I urge you to check out Eric's YouTube channel. Eric's a long-time member and his channel shows the learning curve. Eric doesn't just tell you how, he shows his wins and his loses so you can take advantage of the lessons he learns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfyLdq3s7rk

does a hobby of wandering off path in the woods/mountains/wilderness for fun if in ranger gear or otherwise count? in Scotland I will often carry my favourite bushcraft gear set (that is all modern and light weight), hike somewhere wild, cook lunch over a fire box and stay for the day Yes! Even in ...

I did a post-apocalyptic ranger a few years ago. The pics are very blurry otherwise I'd post them. I wore a brown fedora with a pair of brass goggles for the sun and dust. I wore a modified leather sleeveless duster. over a khaki pair of pants and dull gray shirt. For weaponry I had the short sword ...

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Scott, his lovely wife Stella (yes, they both have the same Birthday) and Mike AKA Axe Murderer. Have a wonderful day guys!

Very pretty!

Welcome and Happy New Year!

Welcome!

Happy Birthday!

Interesting article. While we all probably have seen examples of primitive baking in a clay oven, I have to wonder if instead of "hermetically sealing" the oven, they had a clay plug that would fit into the opening. The plug would be used to not only seal the opening but also used to heat ...

Well, if elves had free will and then their corruptions had free will. Eru created life and Melkor just corrupted it. Intentionally or unintentionally leaving in free will. It can be construed that it is necessary for higher forms of life to have free will to survive.

Wonderful shots!

Welcome. Not too many Rangers from Down Under, there are a few though!

Welcome Dawson!

I did a little reading on the subject of Blacklisted IPs and it stems from several possible issues. First, if you send out spam or your server is not configured correctly. The next and most likely is a virus that is attaching itself to outgoing emails or posts. Hopefully this helps a bit.