If I had found your video earlier, my swear jar wouldn't be rivaling Fort Knox ... Great video, thanks!

Thank you so much you are amazing.

Thank you😺

If you use 2 carabiners on the frame your mounting strap will center itself when tightened.

I own this tarp. I recommend this

Hey ol' friend! I'm back on the tube again... How have you been? I hope your doing well. I deleted the old channel and I am starting over from scratch. I Never would have thought I would be even thinking about making videos again. I hope to see some new posts from you soon Ray!

Made some 1-3/4" outside diameter fender type washers from the side walls of a Clorox bleach bottle. Sandwiched the tarp between 2 of the washers and set them with a brass grommet. Never had a grommet failure using this method of reinforcement.

Thanks a ton mate!

Good stuff thinking about getting that tarp

My wife just brought this set home from thrift store. Nobody knew what it was,git it for a dollar lol. I didnt know what it was but saw the smiths name and knew it was for sharpening something. Mine has 3 holes 1 is on other end with same angle. I got 2 black rods which i figure are the coarse ones? No nagura stone but, a small wooden stick black in color and the same diameter it fits the holes. Any idea? And thanks for the video. I believe my set is a lil newer than urs.

Are you makin anymore videos

The balance is not needed the first thing I do when I take a lid off is turn it to drain it into the cup !

At leased you used steel not aluminium !

I'm going to use your stove for a top for my Rubbing alcohol stove I made from 2 tin cans. This will be an after burner if I have to use a fuel that smokes. Your stove will burn off the smoke from my heater.

Those are steel can. Tin was outlawed 100 years ago.

try cut a piece of plywood for perfect fit cut metal a 1/4 bigger. then take a small hammer and shape it. Nice job on making a lid. hope it works well.

I have been planning on sewing 2 queen size sheets bought in Walmart together for a sleeping bag months ago. I got the sheets, but still haven't sewn them together. I also got queen size bedding pad to lay on on the floor. At times it's too hot that i want to sleep in the floor to cool down. But haven't used that either, yet. Trying to decide on how I want to sew top of one sheet for body pillow. I also have unsewn sheet to try making a bigger pillow case to fit 2 body pillows inside. This way the pillow case keeps the top pillow on top of the other pillow. But I still haven't gotten that sewing done either. But I did get all 4 sides hemed a few months ago. Right now one pillow case always slides off the other body pillow. I sleep with 2 body pillows, one on top of the other. Can't sleep with only one pillow. Good sewing. I'd like it more if you recorded yourself actually sewing your projects. And share step by step in what you are doing. I am looking for sewing videos that actually shows them sewing sheets liners together, etc.

Need to get and use tripod stand for your camera. Than you can do more things with both hands, which will be way easier for you to show us things.

Thank you for sharing!

You are terrific 🙏🇺🇸

Every confused Marine owes you a thank you. I aways forget how to fold this damn thing cause we use them like once a year.

Thank you for posting this video; I just found a sharpening set like this at a thrift store and was looking for instructions on how to use it. Will be grabbing a Nagura stone as well to keep the rods clean.

I can get a hair shaving edge with just the yellow diamond stone. It's amazing.

Do you still have this tent? If you are not using it I would love to buy it, the zipper broke on mine....

Family of Mississippi Kite.

I purchased the same Smiths set in 1984 for 29.99 at a local hardware store. I carved the price and date on the underside of the wood base at the time. That was a lot of money for me at the time. I still use that set to this day. Given the use, not so expensive after all. Its a 20 degree angle, I believe. I have some other sets that are 25 degrees. Add a leather strop for a few strokes and I can get it razor sharp with these. I've always cleaned mine with a 3M green scuff pad with water and dish detergent. Never knew of another way.👍

Mississippi Kites

found these in a drawer and was a bit confused, thanks for the help

Awesome

Hi Ray, just checing in and i noticed your last video was a year ago, i hope you are well and i pray everything is ok.

Hey just wanted to say straight up badass video man keep it up

Thank you! RAH!!!!

Thank you!

I just got one of these this weekend. This vid will help me get it packed back up. Thanks! Haven't seen you on in a while, hope all is well your way.

Real cool! I have one of these from Catoma the whole set is solid coyote Brown. Was also able to find a military surplus rain fly new in the original bag labeled for the government. I’ve had my eye on one of these woodland camouflage bed net, but this is the first I’ve seen the woodland camouflage rain fly. It’s a really neat pop-up single person net. Easy to pack in a backpack. I usually don’t fold mine all the way down to the tightest smallest package. Will only do that when I need to for small backpack travel purpose. Looks like a great item for those that travel to foreign countries maybe aid workers going to Haiti or even those that go down to the Everglades in Florida. Totally keeps all bugs out. One item I just recently purchased for it is the ground cloth. It’s not inexpensive. Paid $70 for it. But it’ll allow me to set up the Ridgeline pole and the rain fly using the footprint ground cloth not needing to use the net at all.

You assaulted that poor stick and they's comin to get you. 😁

Thank you sir !!!!!! 🫡🫡🫡🥰🥰😍😍😍🙏🙏

thanks for the vid <3 still a believer in this as the best setup

Could also sew on small strips of hooking loop to the ribbons. There’s also peel and stick hook and loop, but personally think sewing on would hold better long-term. Thanks for the video good thoughts on how to pack it up - later

Not the best video sorry

You have a Merry Christmas Ray ;)

Great project! I’m not sure why you needed to cut 3 pieces though. You could use one long piece. Fold the bottom up, leaving 1/5 for the top. Tape each open side. Position and add the Velcro. Fold over the top. Great idea. Just another option of how to complete it.

Just use a hole punch to put the house in

THIS VERY NICE.

Love the soundtrack. What is it?

Good video...thanks

I have one of these, but only use two of the connections any one time, three is overkill

Love the upgrades! i’m doing a lot of similar stuff with my 99’ 10th gen. Great video too. explaining everything great and throughly. thanks

Thanks for the video. Just picked up one of these from komando store online and I was pretty perplexed as to it's supposed to fold back up and the instructions didn't help that much. My problem was the final fold, I didn't want to snap anything, but after seeing that it could handle the pressure I had no problems. I'm pretty surprised at the tension this thing is under. I guess the warning on the bag isn't pointless lol.

Well you taught this old dog a new trick Ray... Never seen one before - always used my wet-stone and keeping the blade 22 Deg to the stone for that perfect angle - I can see that by using these, then you at least know the blade is always at 22 Deg so long as you keep it verticle to the rods ;)