TOTM October 2014 Preparedness Hobbies and Handcrafts for post TEOTWAWKI living and trading

I used to trap as a kid. I don't want to get back into it, but im loaning out some traps to a relative. and go out with him to run his lines a couple times.

 

I bought about a dozen traps myself for coyotes, and allowed a trapper to use my traps and land to train his sons in trapping. Any profits in skins will be split 50/50, and he will run the trap lines daily. (As required)

 

@nathan @kellory These are a good thing... I like conibears and snares... make sure to pick up a few books, parts/spare sparts and vids so you know how to set, repair and make your own... one thing folks sometimes forget it the amount of "pets" that will be let lose when things go bad... packs of once domesticated dogs or even some nasty owners with some vicious dogs.... nice quiet way to get rid of these nuisances without wasting lead... in some countries... they like the taste of these too

Traps are a wise investment IMHO... and they are cheap and last forever.... and you can set and go about doing other things... Great posts...

 

I took survival training as a Boy Scout. (I'm sure it pales in comparison to the military version) so I know how to set quite a few (illegal) snares, traps, and boobie-traps. Trapping rule here require snare have a minimum size (to hold) yet the snare I trained on were quick kills.
Did you know, a crossbow can be set to hit an animal by tripwire on a game trail, or a man forcing a locked gate? These methods are NOT LEGAL so this is for informational purposes only!

 

A question comes to mind..... Noise makers built to fire a shotgun shell when a trip wire is caught, are illegal, because they could be used as a boobietrap, and positioned to wound or kill with live ammo. But what about one built to use propellant charges of the .22 varity seen in the .22 pellet plus Hilti-gun thread?
Built so no bullet could exit the holder? @BTPost might know the legal problems with the design idea?

 

My grandfather was a blacksmith from the late 1800's to the 1930's. My dad had many of his tools in an old garage, like a hand crank drill press, a forge with a hand rank blower, and wonderful anvil and all kinds of heavy duty hand tools as well as carpentry tools. Fortunately I was able to save a few items along with my brother and nieces husband. But much of it rusted away in an old shed or junk pile and was sold as scrap by my mom well after dad died and she moved. I don't know what is left and where it is as we had a large family and a few took everything they could. But many items can be handmade from old tractor parts and common items.

 

I spin a good yarn, but it's typically military in nature....

I have made candles and soap. Looking to try making lye soap soon.

@Bear, I saw where you were teaching the throw net. I got a chance to do so a few weeks ago. I need to improve my throwing technique, but learned a lot. I intend to buy one now, learn more. Thanks

 

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