The Woods
Rat Creek
The valley that Empire State Plaza crosses is called the Rutten Kill Valley, which is Dutch for “Rat Creek”.
While some people say it refers to urban, common, brown rats that are an invasive species from Europe, “Rat Creek” most likely refers to muskrats, the common furbearer that burrows along the bank of creeks and are commonly trapped and skinned for their pelts in our state.
Places I Camped in 2022
Places I Camped in 2020
63 nights in 2020.
Cultivated Crops, Percentage of Landmass by WMU
"Areas used for the production of annual crops, such as corn, soybeans, vegetables, tobacco, and cotton, and also perennial woody crops such as orchards and vineyards. Crop vegetation accounts for greater than 20% of total vegetation. This class also includes all land being actively tilled."
Silvel Diesel Heater. Follow up video. THE TENT. What have I learned. Questions answered.
They seem to work pretty good until the EPA catches on and starts to ban their import. They're relatively inexpensive and maybe some point I'll have to get one, as it sure would be nice to heat my truck cap with one, you can run it all night and just warm, dry air pushed into your truck cap or tent, while the dirty diesel burning part it's outside. Does require about an 1 amp of electricity an hour (12 watts) to run though though.