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The old Sailor – der ewige Segler
The old Sailor or “der ewige Segler” of the lake of Constance:
Yesterday we saw him on the lake, sailing as always. A true character and probably “the sailor” himself. When we ask him how many days he sailed last year he just said “sieba tag ned” which means only seven days he wasn´t.
Feinschmuck bronze anchor – anker
Feinschmuck bronze anchor – anker:
Yesterday I was able to grab a brand new piece of the Feinschmuck collection.
today feels like I need meat!
Barbecue in Argentina at about 4000m in the mountains.
This wonderful steak we barbecued on a road trip in Argentina up in the mountains at about 4000m. It is not a myth, the meat in Argentina is sensational and so good damn cheap you hardly eat any vegetables over there. I guess I need a good one today!
Cabin time with friends – Grabs – Austria
Cabin time with friends – Grabs – Austria:
Last weekend like the last 3 years we rented the local DAV (Deutscher Alpenverein / German Alpine Club) cabin with some friends and had a great weekend with backcountry alpine skiing, hiking and skiing. Of course some great food, wine and schnaps was also playing a role. Due to the schnaps and quite a hangover I was not too motivated to take photos on Saturday morning, sorry for that. But after 1 1/2 hours of walking uphill with the skis all systems were nearly working as normal. Great to be with friends up in the mountains and great to have clubs like the DAV who let you rent their huts/cabins for a reasonable price.
Lambchop – Mr. M. Concert & the last vinyl
Lambchop – Mr. M. Concert & the last vinyl :
First of all thanks to Eric from Life time gear for pointing me via his post to this great artist. Luckily Lambchop & Kurt Wagner made a performance at the Spielboden – Dornbirn, which is only 25 minutes from here.It was a great evening and I even got the last vinyl the have had.
Baltes German Army boots size 43 on Ebay now!
Baltes German Army Boots size 43 now on Ebay:
It´s no secret, I like these old German Army boots made by Baltes. These boots I saw just now on Ebay. I already got one in 43 and 44 both are amazing. The price is a bit higher what I payed for mine but ok.
For some impressions how the age, check my earlier posts:
Baltes German Army Boot size 43
Baltes German Army Boot size 44
Tomato bottling fiesta by Rohan Anderson and friends
Every year Rohan Anderson his family and friends harvest their tomatoes and do a great fiesta by bottling them for the use of the year. Absolutely outstanding.
Wow. What a day.
Passata day gets bigger each year. We had a great mix of people from all backgrounds, old and new, some knowing about the process and some losing their passata cherry. I’m glad I could accommodate.
We now have the year’s supply of passata, and we have a few boxes left over which we’ll sun dry and make relish and more sauce. There were some beautiful moments, and plenty of laughs. At the end we had a heap to clean up but it seemed like everyone had a ball.
A special thank you to the beautiful couple of Greg Hatton and Katie Marx and their gorgeous little girl, for opening up their home to us at such late notice. The Newstead Butter Factory is a gem of a place and perfect for passata day. Hopefully next year I’ll be inviting everyone to our new farm. Okay to…
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swiss army backpack salt and pepper small vs. big
Swiss army backpack salt and pepper small vs. big or light vs. heavy:
As promised I took some images of the smaller or lighter Swiss army salt and pepper backpack from 1963 made by A. Mosimann. As you can see it lacks the stronger and reinforced carrying system and the closing flap with the leather buckles. This makes it about 2 kg lighter and a lot slimmer when not filled. The materials have the same strength and the reinforcements of the stitches are pretty much the same. Absolute superb craftsmanship I have to say, not one single weakness I could find on the construction of the backpack. All buckles or leather parts have got reinforcements on the other side of the canvas. The canvas itself is very strong but does not tend to break. I guess if you treat it with some wax it will be waterproof like a barbour jacket.
Speaking of the comfort I have to admit the bigger and heavier rucksack feels a bit more comfortable esp. when you plan to carry a lot of weight. But at the same also quite heavy and bulky even when empty. The closing method of the lighter one is quite strange at the beginning but quick to access and if you fold it it should be keep most rain away. So I would say a quite clever design. So if you need a stylish vintage backpack with rugged leather I would say there is no better one on this planet for around 30 Euro / 40 USD. Grab one as long as they are available.
For an earlier review of the bigger and heavier backpack have a look here:
ski touring in the bregenzer wald – austria
Ski touring in the Leckner Tal, Bregenzer Wald – Austria:
Yesterday Maria and me had to go for some ski touring be – cause the weather conditions looked perfect and 2 days ago we had snow in the higher regions. So we grabbed our dusted ski touring equipment and gave it a go. From Lindau about 40 minutes to drive and you are right in the Bregenzerwald and in the Lecknertal. The ascend to the summit was about 2 hours, a quick tour but right to check the stuff and make adjustments for the next time. Check my skins on the ski´s and you know that there is wax missing on the skins, you do not want to drag all the sticky snow up the hill. No problem on a quick tour but a already a pain in the ass. The panorama at the summit was great, the sight was ok not to clear. You might remember this place from the end of summer post.
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