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Riding Out the Blizzard of 2012 in Indiana

Posted on December 26, 2012 by JTHats
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Under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security and possibly the New World Order, the county did close all roads to public travel. I saw a couple of neighbors in old pickup trucks head towards town awhile ago and wondered if they’d make it past the barricades.

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Cold Steel’s Professional Hunting Blowgun — No Poison Frogs Included

Posted on December 3, 2012 by JTHats
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Traditional blowguns took down big game, not just birds and rats, but primitive hunters only managed this feat by combining darts with poison. That’s where the blowgun shines, because you can hit a large target easily, even if you aren’t very good.

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Good Knives and a Good Handle Company

Posted on November 27, 2012 by JTHats
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Work knives tend to get battered and broken and lost, so I didn’t want to spend much for a new one, but I did want carbon steel of good quality. If you want something like that today, you have to know in advance what you’re looking for and who makes it.

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