100% deet is very effective against tick, fleas, mosquitoes and other insects. If you use a product with a lower percentage of deet then you will have to apply the product many times per day. By using 100% deet you will only nee to apply the lotion once.

Deet is a very strong solvent for some plastics, and the spray type bottle that DEET comes in tends to leaks after just a few uses. If carry the bottle of deet in your pack or bag it will tend to leak on your other things. I personally have damaged sunglasses, water bottle pouch and backpacks.

I found a solution.
I use LDPE bottles with micro applicator tips, and spill proof lids. These bottles will not leak if closed correctly.

July 26, 2019

Bayou St. John New Orleans Louisana

fishing at night on the Mirrabeau bridge.

Air temperature, 87º f
water temperature, 85ºf
water visibility, 36 inches.
winds, 10mph blowing from the east
Bait, live nightcrawlers and red wigglers

Tackle, #4 Aberdeen hook, drop shot

species caught:
bluegill
pinfish
channel catfish
spot croaker

Fishing Bayou St John New Orleans July 13, 2019
Hurricane Barry
light to moderate rain
30 mph winds blowing north

Randal was out of town for a few weeks, and he was itching to fish, no matter the weather.
The storm was mild so I decided to join him.
the water was more clean than I expected, the water had a visibility of 24 inches. The water was very choppy and wind blown.

I honestly did not expect to catch any fish at all.
I caught 4 fish and Randal caught two bass on topwater.

Cooking chicken fried rice on a Solo Stove Campfire, easy fun recipe. Use a wok on your solo stove

I love to cook chicken fried rice.
I had some leftover white long grain rice so I made a how to video for one of my favorite meals prepared on my Solo Stove Campfire.

Ingredients

450 grams sliced raw chicken
400 grams cooked rice...it has to be cold, leftover
140 grams chopped green pepper
125 grams sliced green onion
100 grams chopped carrot
2 eggs beaten
2 tablespoons soy sauce
salt to taste pepper to taste

New Orleans Classic Red Beans
Cooked on a Solo Stove Campfire

Cooking time: 4 hours 30 minutes
prep time: 30 minutes

6 quarts cold water
2 each smoked ham hocks
1 pound dry red kidney beans.
1 onion cut into small dice
half a bunch of celery cut into small dice
10 cloves of garlic, whole
1 bell pepper cut into small dice
1 pound pickled pork meat
1 tablespoon creole seasoning
2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

September 23 2019
Bayou St John, New Orleans, Louisiana

My favorite spot to fish in New Orleans is Bayou St John. After a hiatus for the hottest part of the summer I am ready to go fishing again. It has been about 5 weeks since I last wet a line.

It was a hot fall day leading into a beautiful warm fall night. I loaded up the bicycle trailer and headed to spot on the Mirabeau bridge. I brought my battery and green led light. I brought my blue bait keeper, floating net, to keep live bait fish. I brought a minnow trap to use as a chum bucket, in the chum bucket I placed some dog food and frozen bait fish.

The green LED light attracts beau coup minnows, they just swim circles around light. I’m not sure if the light helps me catch more fish.

90º f, winds out of the south east 6mph. Water temp 80º f. 24 inches visibility.

Early in the session I caught a few small bait fish, sunfish and spot croaker. I would later use these fish to try to catch a gar. I through out live fish under a float. Using the float method, I hooked a big gar, but I was using on 10 pound test leader, that fish broke me off quickly. After that fish broke me off I switched to sight fishing for gar with a lure, a small 1.5 inch crank-bait. I had success hooking two fish. Booth fish were not landed, one broke a treble hook and the other broke my line.

next time I will change my rig and try to land a good size gar.

this how you should load your solo stove campfire

I discovered the brs-7 stove one day while surfing the web, trying to find and outdoor stove powerful enough to run a wok a,d compact enough to carry with me somewhere.

The brs 7 stove is a very powerful camp stove designed to work with a wok.

In this video we will experiment and determine how quickly the stove can boil 5 liters of water.

see more BRS-7 stove video here:

A quick stir fry of bean sprouts on the BRS-7 camping ctove

easy quick fun

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easy stir fry on the outdoor camping stove

Please enjoy this video of me rolling and cutting hand made pasta

thanks for watching.

I love cooking stir fry on my Brs-7 camping stove, on my back porch.

Well there is a global pandemic and we are all sheltering in place. Staying at home and learning to cook new things is how I will pass the time while we Shelter In Place.

This dish is inspired by a Chinese restaurant in Gillette Wyoming. The name of the restaurant was Hong Kong. My wife and I would go every chance we got. We would always order the Subgum pork chow mein. I have been trying to duplicate this dish for years. I think I finally nailed it.

During these hard time I am cooking food that is nostalgic for me. This dish conjured up some good memories for me and wifey.

I wish I could share the food with you, but the video will have to do. I love you all

ingredient list
pork

celery
carrots
peas
water chestnuts
garlic
shallot
ginger

salt
pepper
msg
cornstarch
wine
soy sauce

chicken stock

ingredients:
eggs
water
salt
vinegar

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The marketing for the BRS-7 Titan Oil Stove claims that the stove will boil one liter of water in one minute.

Today we put those marketing claims to the test.

Air temperature 77º f
water temperature 73º f

Bean sprouts might be my favorite vegetable. They are easy to grow in your kitchen cupboard. I use cheap easily available mung beans to grow sprout just like you see in a Chinese restaurant.

In this video I will show how to grow sprout using just a few simple tools. You will need a mason jar, a special sprouting lid and a bag to keep light from hitting your sprouts.

cooking on my back deck with brs 7 camping stove

Why buy mayonnaise when you could easily make it from a few simple ingredients? Assemble your mise en place and i will show you how to make this beginner recipe.

INGREDIENTS
4 egg yolks
3 cups grapeseed oil
3 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 tablespoon dijon mustard
1//4 teaspoon honey

How to light your BRS-7 camping stove.

I picked up a vintage coleman stove for 15$. I love frying foods in cast iron outdoors on this vintage coleman stove. I chose to make this video with no talking just to showcase the beauty of the process of cooking this food

recipe:
12 boneless chicken thighs

marinate for 1 hour in

3 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup pickle juice

seasoned flour
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup corn starch
2 tablespoons creole seasoning
1 tablespoon granulated garlic
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon msg

fry in 2 quarts of oil at 320ºf until golden brown