4th of Summer, 522 AV
“Part of the reason we need to wash these cloths is to keep from getting infections and such, but also because after walking all afternoon these clothes are pretty thick with our scent which is like an alarm in these jungles. We don’t want that sort of attention so we’re going to wash them clean with soap and then let them dry out tonight next to the fire. How does that sound?” Uta asked.
“Sounds reasonable.” Cleon agreed hesitantly, drawing a chuckle out of Uta as they proceeded to quietly wash their clothes. Cleon made sure to scrub his garments throughly, especially around the sweat stains, scrubbing hard until his fingertips tingled and his hands were all wrinkly. Then he rinsed off the garments in the cool stream before they wrung out the water and folded them into a neat little pile that Cleon helped carry back to the camp.
While the meat was still cooking, and their clothes were drying, Uta guided him over to the perimeter of the camp were he noticed something immediately obvious once it was pointed out to him. There on the ground was a thin loop of thread attached to a forked stick that was sunk into the ground. Around it, foliage had been placed strategically which obscured the larger body of the stick while leaving only a small avenue for entry which the loop of thread was loosely across. Uta knelt beside the contraption to explain.
“Indigo set these up earlier. Snares, and a few other things just enough outside of the camp that we might get a lucky catch for breakfast in the morning. When you are putting a snare together it is just as important to make sure you build your trap right as it is to structure the environment around your snare. You see small animals like the one this one is meant to catch will look for the space of least resistance which is why she has laid the loop of thread across it like so. When the animal crosses through here, it will snare itself by the neck and make enough noise that we can come and finish it off before it has the chance to break free. If you plan on staying for a long period of time in the jungle, building traps and checking them often will be crucial to your survival. Staying well fed is one of the hardest things to do in this situation so you’ll want to make sure you have plenty of opportunities to catch food so it’ll be there for you when you need it.”
“Now I know we talked about how food doesn’t exactly keep well in this environment which is why you’ll need to make sure you catch it often, and dry what you don’t eat for later. Maybe even if you are nice, Indigo will show you how she makes that dry rub I mentioned that will help the meat keep for longer. She’s already gone through the effort of setting up several snares already so we won’t go into that now, but I just wanted you to realize that this is an important aspect of making camp. As is the other measures she has taken to secure our camp.” Uta said, gesturing him over to check out around a nearby tree.
WC - 554
.
“Part of the reason we need to wash these cloths is to keep from getting infections and such, but also because after walking all afternoon these clothes are pretty thick with our scent which is like an alarm in these jungles. We don’t want that sort of attention so we’re going to wash them clean with soap and then let them dry out tonight next to the fire. How does that sound?” Uta asked.
“Sounds reasonable.” Cleon agreed hesitantly, drawing a chuckle out of Uta as they proceeded to quietly wash their clothes. Cleon made sure to scrub his garments throughly, especially around the sweat stains, scrubbing hard until his fingertips tingled and his hands were all wrinkly. Then he rinsed off the garments in the cool stream before they wrung out the water and folded them into a neat little pile that Cleon helped carry back to the camp.
While the meat was still cooking, and their clothes were drying, Uta guided him over to the perimeter of the camp were he noticed something immediately obvious once it was pointed out to him. There on the ground was a thin loop of thread attached to a forked stick that was sunk into the ground. Around it, foliage had been placed strategically which obscured the larger body of the stick while leaving only a small avenue for entry which the loop of thread was loosely across. Uta knelt beside the contraption to explain.
“Indigo set these up earlier. Snares, and a few other things just enough outside of the camp that we might get a lucky catch for breakfast in the morning. When you are putting a snare together it is just as important to make sure you build your trap right as it is to structure the environment around your snare. You see small animals like the one this one is meant to catch will look for the space of least resistance which is why she has laid the loop of thread across it like so. When the animal crosses through here, it will snare itself by the neck and make enough noise that we can come and finish it off before it has the chance to break free. If you plan on staying for a long period of time in the jungle, building traps and checking them often will be crucial to your survival. Staying well fed is one of the hardest things to do in this situation so you’ll want to make sure you have plenty of opportunities to catch food so it’ll be there for you when you need it.”
“Now I know we talked about how food doesn’t exactly keep well in this environment which is why you’ll need to make sure you catch it often, and dry what you don’t eat for later. Maybe even if you are nice, Indigo will show you how she makes that dry rub I mentioned that will help the meat keep for longer. She’s already gone through the effort of setting up several snares already so we won’t go into that now, but I just wanted you to realize that this is an important aspect of making camp. As is the other measures she has taken to secure our camp.” Uta said, gesturing him over to check out around a nearby tree.
WC - 554
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