Snowy Overnighter with Salmon, Kimbap, Crafting, and Steamed Omelet!

Forecast had snow in it and this close to spring you never know if it will be the last snow of the season, so I got out there while it was still on the ground. I met my good friend and fellow writer, Jonathan Kilburn https://www.nitehawk.net/author/jonathan-kilburn/ out there for some woods time, camp building and Kimbap, which his wife made us for the day. That was very kind of her, but it was a lot. Think of it as a Korean sushi wrap, but different. He was working on writing up a Helle knife and Hults Bruk axe. We were also working on building his camp up a little bit. I was fixing to possibly spend the night out there, so brought a salmon fillet and some morning goodies…just in case. I also had a lot of small projects to get done, preferably before the spring crowd got there. Night temperatures were only 28F and the next day was going to be clear!

Birch in this area is dying off, sadly.






My Alpaca Wool beanie…uber warm and superlight!

Flattening out a maple log for a project


Legs for the project. I only make stakes of all types with a chisel end. Faster and every bit as good as making a point. Try it!



Finished project



Spatula carving as I have zero use for spoons






This is how I make fuzz sticks and stakes with a tomahawk/hatchet. I also used this method shaping and smoothing out a mallet




The mallet was made with only the carving axe from James Gibson. I make spatulas with either a sharp point for poking meat or a flattened, narrow end for lifting pot lids.




Again, I only cross grain baton a chisel point and top—done!

 

We continued working on the camp…




Then it was time for me to have dinner after I made a fire…sure enough that Kimbap was used with the salmon I had.





Camp






I’ve been told I had the saddest, most unappealing camp ever!




Breakfast


Mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, spinach, eggs, cheese, and lots of Red Eyed Hog! Italian sausage was also on the menu.




Steamed the omelet with the small tray this cook pot came with.






Walking out shot of a Beech leaf…winter is ending!




-RB







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Awesome.

Damn this looks good:

 

Awesome looking projects. I want an omelette now.

 

I think you and I should join forces and have an outdoors wilderness cooking show. Me with the cast iron tri legged dutch ovens, you with the awesome food choices. throw in some shenanigans!

local korean food store has Kimbap..... HUUUUUUUGE sushi rolls for like $3 ......they keep me going when i'm poor.

 

Me too, constantly. Trick is getting eggs out there without breaking them.

Sounds like a plan. We'll work in the menu. Yes, Kimbap rolls are huge.

Beech!
-RB

 

Man, you know I do. Used one container and half. Been in a couple of magazines too.
-RB

 

Nice pics. You had my attention with “kimbap.”

 

I need them too. We folk don't usually get magazines sent to us. One or two mags do that for us. It is a strange business where you do some trips/adventures, create the story around it, take photos, submit it, and are lucky to get a bleak response, if any. Usually, "Thanks" or "All received" or "Got it." Then, a check shows up.

Outtake from last overnighter.

-RB

Well, I do appreciate that. It was my attempt at capturing simplicity in the chaotic woods. I do some travel stuff for some magazines. One that I am actually proud of was taken in my local woods of Beech trees.

Straight off the small, P&S camera. Olympus TG4 Jeff recommended.

-RB

New to me. Been to Korea many times, but always ate street food.

-RB

 

Older ones...



-RB

 

Do it, but heck...I got many more in Georgia where we seasoning up a raccoon, and red beans & rice.
-RB

 

Where you puttin' that seasoning up a raccoon?

 

Hey RB!

Great photos man! We'll have to do some woods cooking with my wife one of these days.

 

We sure will.

-RB