USA Made or China Made?

Some folks, like myself, are trying to avoid purchasing from adversary countries, aka China, and prefer to buy USA goods. Sometimes you can’t.

Looking for USA made Outdoor products can be a daunting task when the majority of outdoor goods are made in Asia/China. If you are concerned and want to buy American then you are in luck for some gear.

Coleman makes some US made goods but majority appears to still be  Asia made.

When searching for goods, look to find where it is made.

The truth is USA businesses are still importing from China and you may not be able to avoid buying Asian/China goods. But stay at it. I found some alternatives. You can too.

In your Internet search bar use words like “USA made” does help some.

On Amazon you can read “answered questions” on a product and can give you a “where made”. I was able to sometimes find alternative goods but we are still forced to buy some China goods. 

Some US businesses are getting the message to seek other non adversarial manufacturers.  Example: I believe it is not “If”China invades Taiwan but “when”. And then we will be forces into change.

Start Now! You can do this!

Good Searching!

 

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Conceal Carry Without Special Need

New York gun case New York State Rifle & Pistol Asso­ci­ation Inc. v Bruen, addresses whether New York state’s concealed carry law violates the Second Amendment.

A century-old New York state law that requires gun owners to show “proper cause” — or a specific special need — to carry a handgun in public and was struck down by the Supreme Court 6/3 yesterday.

The momentous ruling by Supreme Court yesterday  has larger implications across the nation for self-defense without requirement to show special need.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-shoots-down-ny-rule-set-high-bar-concealed-handgun-licenses

10 Point Turbo S1 Crossbow Arrow Flight with Killzone Broadhead

I am very pleased with my 10 Point Turbo Crossbow (390 fps) and my NAP Killzone Cut-on-Contact 100 grain mechanical broadheads however at 35 to 40 yards, my target points hit 6 inches higher than the Killzone broadhead. I have adjusted for the broadheads.

Killzone provides a practice blade. It isn’t easy to assemble the practice blade but once done, it works. Note that the there is a pencil point type head that you can get as well for this broadhead but i prefer cut on contact point. Haven’t killed a deer with it but we shall see.

Now is the time to purchase hunting items because they’ll be sold out come August/September.

Good Shooting!

 

 

Tall Ladder Tree Stands Can Sometimes Be Hard To Put Up- But A Powerful Hand Crank Hoist May be Helpful -Updated

Today tree stands get taller, and I keep getting older. The other day my friend and I beat ourselves up getting my Muddy Excursion 17 ft Stand up, or not so up. The tree was the best of several we observed near a deer trail. We are not as spry deer hunters as days gone by, accordingly we had to work smarter not harder.  We left the stand down and I reconnoitered a solution back at home on the internet.

Muddy sells a hand crank hoist and 25 ft strap that can ratchet hoist-up my stand. I bought one. It is on the way so we will have it soon to report on. Below is a helpful video of it but would use two people instead of one. Safety is key.

 

 

Update 

I used this hoist yesterday and it worked like a charm and made it very easy with 2 people. Some hunters hoist solo (alone). Be safe! Just be sure the ladder is not on a slope because the stand platform and seat will tip forward (not level). Or you can buy a leveler for your ladder base if that tree is your only choice. I like my Muddy tree stand and Muddy hoist. I also purchased snap-on pins for fast disconnect. Tree Stand Snap Pins – Muddy Outdoors (gomuddy.com)

 Good Hunting! 

 

 

 

 

Beware! Deer Ticks in Southern New Hampshire Are Very Active

Here in Southern NH it is early June and the deer ticks aka black leg tick that carry several very serious diseases, such as Lyme Disease, are very active. A 15 minute walk on our back lawn near woods produced 5 deer ticks on my wife and dog. My pants were sprayed with permethrin thus none crawled on me. 

https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/programs-services/disease-prevention/infectious-disease-control/tickborne-diseases 

The primary disease they can carry is Lyme Disease but here in NH the diseases according to NH DHHS include:

  • Lyme disease (most common reported tickborne disease)
  • Anaplasmosis
  • Babesiosis
  • Powassan virus and
  • Borrelia miyamotoi.

Symptoms (from NH DHHS)

Many tickborne diseases will present, at first, with nonspecific symptoms that may include:

  • Fever,
  • Chills,
  • Malaise (not feeling well),
  • Headache,
  • Muscle and joint pain, and
  • Lymphadenopathy (enlarged lymph nodes).

Some may also present with other systemic (body systems) symptoms, such as:

  • Neurological,
  • Cardiovascular, and
  • Gastrointestinal symptoms.

Powassan virus infection, in particular, can progress to meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the brain and membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord).

  •  About 10% of Powassan encephalitis cases are fatal (cause death).
  • About half of those who survive the clinical disease have permanent neurological sequelae (nervous system injury/damage). 

As an Outdoorsman, I am acutely aware, but these ticks are sneaky, and I have been bitten several times. Luckily, I discovered them early or took a prescribed medicine by pill such as Doxycycline to destroy the bacteria.  

My primary defense is awareness, and to spray clothing and shoes/sneakers with Permethrin. You can buy it as a spray in the camping section of most department stores. And when inside, change clothes and do a tick check in front of a mirror.

Also you can put suspect clothing in a dryer for say 20 minutes or so to kill the ticks. 

Stay Safe!