Rain, Mud, and a Mallet in Progress

26 April 2025
Saturday
Rain & Overcast

I rolled in yesterday and set up camp. It’s a bushcraft weekend, after all.

Then came the rain. So yeah—late start. The kind where the only smart move is sleep. And sleep I did. Deep, overdue, healing rest.

Woke up, grabbed some supplies, tried to get something going… and BLEH.

Sat in the truck for an hour just to reset. Made a quick post. Jotted a note. Drove around to check some drop-in spots. Took a nap.

Back at camp, I grabbed more gear and got to crafting. A mallet’s in the works—primitive tools, built from the land around me. Now I’m in the tent, listening to drizzle on canvas. I should be asleep. But here I am… writing.

I keep coming back to this. Pen to paper. Sharing thoughts. This is content, right?

Then why does it feel like I can’t let go?

Why the loops? The endless mental reruns?

What happened to the guy who could do it all?

Inner Compass Check:

• Tired? My head. The mental noise. What’s missing, what’s next, why any of it… the constant barrage of questions.

• Alive? My body. Rested. Ready. Like it’s waiting on the green light from something deeper.

• Pulling me? Writing. It’s always the writing. Like a purge. A reset button for the soul.

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After this, I shut the book. Tears came. No shame in that. Sadness, frustration, not knowing why. Just sitting with it.

Nature resets me. Always has. Out here it’s simple: do the work or don’t eat. Build shelter or get soaked. It’s combat mentality minus the gunfire.

It’s just you, a tent, and the world.

And somehow, that’s enough.

Reading this back, I see it now: this is the “why.”

Not just for me—but maybe for you, too.

If something in this stirred you—if it hit a nerve or lit a spark—I’m glad. That’s the point.

I came to the woods to create… and I did.

Now it’s your turn.

Gear I Used This Weekend
(These are affiliate links. No fluff—just the real gear I trust out here.)

• Emergency Survival Food Kits
  Stay sharp. Stay fueled.
  → My go-to kit from My Patriot Supply

• Books That Built Me
  Skills that stick. Mindsets that last.
  • Spec Ops Bushcrafting
  • Survival Sanctuary
  • Foraging Secrets
  

Don’t wait for permission. Pack your gear, get outside, and build something real.

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