I have recently ordered my first length of hemp rope from overseas. At 6 cm it is probably more correct to call it "small stuff". I like to carry a small length of rope in my pack just in case I need it for carrying or for getting game up off the ground for dressing. Even though I started skinning and butchering game on the ground so am well used to doing it this way, for smaller game than buffalo or wild boar I find it easier to field dress game on a Gambrel. Rope is also useful for securing two people together in difficult steep terrain, which I have had to do on occasion.
One of two gambrels that I made to use at home. In the woods I just use a strong piece of wood.
Jan Josef Horemans I ( 1682 – 1759 )
A stick is being used here too, roped to a ladder.
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