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Idk if there is a general thread for /out/ locations or not.
Are there any good places to go /out/ in Virginia for 5-7 day fishing trips? Looking for some place that allows dispersed camping but is within a large lake or river for fishing. Tired of hiking through Southwest VA (Skyline Drive, GW&J National Forest) and only seeing small creeks.
I'm also in Virginia ( near DC, right by the point of the triangle shape in the top) and looking for a good place to camp.
Not sure if I should go to a trail and just walk into the woods though, I'd prefer some uncharted woods but I also don't want to step on a bear trap
There is this secluded lake in the GW forest outside of Harrisonburg. I haven't been there but I was looking on google earth and it seems like the perfect place for camping/fishing.
>>706209
>NOVA
Sorry, you're going to have to settle for car parks.
Hi I was wondering I could share a survey related to my class: conservation biology. A big section of this covers habitat conservation and environmental concern. I would really appreciate an opinion! This is my final project and I need as many participants as possible. Thank you for those who do help out!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/142hWSK8kB522ycHA3syrDxP1nmVLQWXBkjAcRZEgcE0/viewform
i'd help out but i already answered last time you posted, good luck with your assignment though anon
>>705592
Well it's my last day. You can do it twice :^)
>>705589
I got you family
>3- indifferent
Don't know if these threads are common or not...but I currently only have eighty dollars in my account.
Is it plausible to live in my car in a city like Denver or Rapid City (biggest cities near me) and live okayish?
Would I have enough time to survive on this amount of money until I get a job at McDonald's or Walmart to get more income?
Also stories of similar experience or just general poor travel advice.
Yes it is plausible that you could
>>705404
Yes, these threads are extremely common.
>>705404
Does that $80 give you enough fuel to drive to Denver or Rapid City? If those two are the closest to you, you're going to need gas money.
What about food? How comfortable are you going without for a couple days? Or dumpster diving?
Can you currently qualify for unemployment or are you a NEET?
How do people actually enjoy going to campgrounds? I just spent a weekend at one in East Texas and it was horrible. I've always gone hunting for 3-5 days and brought a tarp and sleeping bag. That's my ideal version of camping. Staying at this shitty campground was awful. You can't even leave your site for a hour to hike or fish without some fucker stealing shit. There's always drunk people yelling in the distance. The nearby streams were cluttered with trash, beer bottles, etc. Are all campgrounds this messy? Keep in mind this was a free campsite on a National...
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Why would you stay at a campground?
>>705343
Family wanted to because the weather was warm. They asked me to come along since I'm the "creepy guy that lives in the woods."
>>705341
>free campsite on a National Park
No such thing that I'm aware of. Think OP is full of shit.
Bespoke camping tarp vs cheap-o wal-mart tarp
Hi /out/. What are your opinions on expensive bespoke camping tarps like the Kelty Noah vs. cheaper all purpose tarps found at wal mart?
Obviously they will be lower quality, but do they work well for cheap camping?
>>705301
Dont pay extra for a fucking tarp. I have a walmart tarp qnd it does exactly what a tarp is supposed to do. Im surprised they didnt call it tactical
>>705304
I've never camped with just a tarp so I don't know, but thanks for the advice.
I was worried that the price would be inflated for no reason. Is there a good cheap tarp one would recommend?
>>705323
I've tried $5 tarps from yard sales and $350 tarps made for camping. There's hardly difference. Camping tarps are designed to be more light weight. Just get a 9x5 tarp from Lowe's, Wal-Mart, or wherever. "Camping tarps" are no different than tech companies putting "for gaming" on their shitty products to make it sell. Shilling out a few hundred bucks for a lightweight tarp isn't worth it.
Can we have a sleeping bag thread?
What do you have?
Recommendations?
Ones to avoid?
Tips, advice etc?
I got a North Face sleeping bag for Christmas a few years ago and use that. Also bring a thick wool blanket.
>>705252
REI Igneo.
expensive but it is a shelter in itself, and a cozy AF one at that. pic related.
Dump easy to make 10/10 camp food recipes with natural ingredients! No MRE shit.
>>705138
I will start.
Plov (some english tards call it pilaf)
INGREDIENTS:
Rice about 100g
Chicken or pork +- 200g
1 big or 2 small carrots
Onion
Black Pepper crushed
Salt
Tomato souce or ketchup
.....
So just cut the meat in small cubes and fry it to get brownish then add chopped carrot and chopper onion salt and pepper and cook a bit more until onion gets golden brown then throw it all in pot add some water and rice on top of the meat and boil until rice is ready. If u have enough meat on...
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>trap an animal
>kill it
>stick it's meat on a stick
>cook it over a fire until it's hot and crisp
Bringing your own meals is for women and children. The most you should bring is protein bars and/or beef jerky.
foil packs
beef carrots potatoes salt and pepper wrapped in aluminum foil and put in the coals (careful w/ your wrap technique b/c all the juice will leak out and that's no bueno)
curry:
put curry powder/chili/coriander/garam masala/mustard seeds/whatever u want in oil until it browns slightly
then dump a whole shit ton of ginger, garlic, onions, chilis, lemongrass in the oil and mix it around until the garlic browns and it becomes hella fragrant
then add the protein of your choice and cook until it's not quite done
add some liquid...
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Footwear thread here.
Your advice on keeping your shoes in great shape throughout the wear and tear.
Condition and polish your boots.
If it's starting to separate somewhere, get it glued by a shoe repairer before it gets worse (friction between two separated surfaces wears them out and this means harder to fix).
Don't dry your fucking boots in front of a fire or heater.
Get soles replaced BEFORE they wear fully through, unless you like paying to get the midsole and insole repaired too.
Stitched on soles are overrated, modern glued are bretty gud.
>T. Shoe Repair fag
How does one condition their boots? And how should I go about drying them if they get wet? Obviously you can leave them in the sun but what if it's cold, cloudy, or raining
>>705051
>condition
With leather conditioner or saddle soap
>dry
Dry the outside with a towel. Pull out the insoles and stuff in an old sock filled with either dry rice or cedar chips (you can get them cheap at the pet store)
NEW MORA KNAIFUS 2016
>NEW MORA KNAIFUS 2016
MODEL 1: GARBERG
MODEL 2: KANSBOL
Morakniv Garberg
The 3.2mm thick blade is made from high grade Swedish stainless steel.The blade has a Scandi-grind profile.
Morakniv Kansbol
Swedish stainless steel to enhance strength and long-lasting sharpness. The blade is profile shaped for added precision and the spine is ground so that it can be used with a fire starter.
...bye bye carbon steel.
>>704989
>MORA KNAIFUS 2016
>>704989
>stainless
Stopped reading there.
FIRST MORA NECKKNAIFU
ELDRIS chan!
The knife has a precision blade and ground spine compatible with a fire starter.
I want to try to survive 30 days in the woods. My challenge is to only choose 10 things to carry with me, excluding a med kit and hunting rifle for defense against any dangerous animals. I won't use it for hunting and won't take from any animal I would have to kill with it. What should I bring?
Sounds like fun senpai, is this your first time doing this challenge?
Fishing equipment, because that's the easiest form of sustenance in the woods.
And a cell phone to call mom and dad after you realize the enormity of your error not packing in a shit ton of food and give up after 3-7 days.
>>704894
I go camping every weekend in the Summer, but to campgrounds. I always bring a tent and other easy mode items. This time I plan on camping on my Grandmother's land. They own about 50 acres in the National Forest in Southwest Virginia. I've done similar camping trips but nothing ever this long.
hey /out/, /x/ here. the folks back home are busy circlejerking over succubi and conspiracy theories so i figured i might as well ask you guys just in case someone here knows some stuff
so, what do you think/know about druidry/druidism?
>>704797
They knew some shit thats for sure
>>704801
that much i have been able to figure out
from what i've read it seems like the romans under Caesar mostly wiped out the druids (outlawing their practices etc), and since the druids themselves never wrote down anything (their teachings were delivered verbally), all we have to go on is the accounts of others and their observations of the druids
i might be completely wrong but that's what i've come up with from researching around a bit
>>704805
Yeah. Thats all true. If they built stonehenge then they probably had some great celestial knowledge
I'm heading out west at the end of March. Planning on going to Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. If I want to hike a mountain, will the trails still be covered in snow?
Depends on where and how high you'll be hiking, but the short answer is yes.
>>704740
Yoy beat me to it!
> above what elevation? Yes.
southern NM should be fine.
northern NM will have snow above 9000 feet prolly and lots of mud below that number.
also spring is not the best season for the southwest.
lots of wind and the pollen travels for ever
Thoughts on Maxpedition's new line? I've been impressed with all their other gear (own 3 different packs) How about these for quality bug out bags that don't make you standout like a sore thumb? Especially in an urban environment.
http://maxpedition.com/catalog/2016MaxpeditionAGR/index.html
Sure, it's smaller, but 3V gear has a sling bag thay is sure as hell cheaper than maxpedition.
If i could afford maxpedition I would buy maxpedition, though.
>>704627
I have a pack with that exact sling design from them. It's a neat little thing, but if you put any kind of weight into it, it starts to grate on your shoulder a bit. The ability to unclip a single buckle and swing it across yours chest to be accessible is nice, though. I mostly use it as my motorcycle pack- keeping tools, spare spark plugs, water, snacks, stuff like that in it.
Can someone tell me why you would choose a single sling over two? I don't really understand.
So what are your big /out/ plans this summer?
I've just moved to Paris and I'm thinking about what to do this July/August. I have about a month to hike and preferably camp wild. I'll probably go to northern Spain like last year. Gorgeous.
Im gonna leave my life behind and live on the road/rails for the rest of my life. Im leaving right around july or august too, and my first destination is paris. Gonna panhandle there for a bit and then move down south to spain and into portugal. I heard theres a great hippie/hobo/tramp culture down there. After that i want to go to italy, and then east europe for the nature. After that i'll see where life takes me.
We could go together from paris to spain with a hobo if you like.
I'm gunna go to Wales (you can get Eurostar to London, underground to Paddington then go west to wales.) its the most beautiful country on this planet. I'm gunna climb Snowdon, and paddle on the wye, hopefully do some canyons and waterfalls too. Caerphylly castle is a must see, and I heard there's a sweet look out up behind it.
>>704499
I'm living in northern spain,, camping laws are fucking shit here and if it wasn't for fishing I'd have An hero'd
I'd love to get started on it, but would love some advice.
Prices for a decent rig?
If anyone has any good links or video tutorials for very beginners on it, please share. I've tried looking on Google and Youtube but I'm having a hard time finding things that explain everything on it?
there is 0 reason to attempt to learn something like this online. go take a class
Take a class, you won't know what stuff a video left out until you're halfway up.
