What do you get when you mix the cast of Dodgeball, Knocked Up, and SuperBad with Happy Madison productions (Adam Sandlers gig). You get… Strange Wilderness.
If you’re looking for…
- Intelligent Humor
- Insightful Philosophies
- Responsible Outdoor Experiences
- Good Clean Fun
Don’t rent or buy this movie.
But if you’re looking for…
- Slapstick Comedy
- Stoner Humor
- Ridiculous Scenarios
Then this movie is for you.
For me, the highlight of this film is when they dub their stoner voices over old wildlife films from the70s and 80s. This is a movie you watch for the same reasons you watched the three stooges.
Coming out today in a movie store near you.
May 20th, 2008
The bowline is used mainly to make a temporary loop at the end of a line. Like the other similar knots, it can be made and then secured over an object like a post. Since the bowline is generally tied with the working end, it can be passed through a ring or other object before the knot is tied. This feature makes the Bowline a convenient and useful loop knot.
The bowline, or more commonly one of its variations such as the double bowline, is sometimes used by climbers to tie the end of the rope to a climbing harness, or the like. The advantage of the bowline in this application is that the knot is easy to untie even after it has been loaded. The disadvantage is that, while it is a very strong knot under load, it has a tendency to loosen up and become untied when it is unloaded and shaken around over a period of time, as might happen during a climb. Several other knots are more commonly used in modern climbing technique.
The following image is from Pro-Knots which produces plastic, easy to use knot cards. I have one of these for fishing knots and carry it with me in my boat bag just in case I need a quick reference.
May 20th, 2008
