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this will sound gay, but this game (firewatch) has seriously inspired me to become a fire lookout.
So if anyone here has been or knows a fire lookout now would be the time to convince me that being completely alone hours from civilization is not absolutely perfect, because it sounds exactly that.
>completely alone
Yeah, no. Most operational fire towers are along popular hiking trails and double as tourist attractions. You'll have plenty of visitors.
>>688914
:(
>>688909
life isn't a videogame
Now that the zombie popularity craze has died down a bit, is Max Brooks The Zombie Survival Guide a valid preparedness book? It has a number of good points for preparing for a major event and also contains /out/ related info.
>>688843
no
it was written by someone who has zero outdoors experience.
>>688844
there is prepping and bug out info though
>>688843
Sure.
what daypack for shorts (less than10 mile) hikes. pic somewhat related
>>688502
Literally any small pack will do.
>>688502
HEY THERE TNPEERS This is Nuttin' here
>>688513
totally agree
Any anons out there got some Common Carp fishing tactics I should know?
Pic is me when I was 16 and I caught a 35 pounder.
I heard on Facebook that Common Carp is hurting our kids.
>>688445
what do you do with them? here they are garbage fish.
>>688448
hence you should fish for them and reduce their numbers
Hi friends.
Anybody know what this type of reel is called?
Are these good for just spinning fishing spoons, lures, etc?
>what is google
it;s a baitcaster, its more advanced than a spin caster
>>687495
>More advanced"
Man you small game freshwater faggots are retarded.
>>687537
What are you just a salty that never casts with baitcasters? You prolly just sit on a pier dropping 1 Oz weight to the bottom. The reel in the pic is freshwater, and they are the most difficult to use.
So I'm backpacking for 4 days and 3 nights outside in Canada, it's -20C almost everyday so I need tips for keeping warm and staying awake for the whole trip. There's no need for sleeping bags, tents or whatever, I'm more looking for stuff to heat up, heaters ( MSR superfly for exemple) and things to keep hand and feet from freezing.
It has to fit in a backpack
Staying up for 4 days? During a hike? You wanna kill yourself or what?
It will affect your decisions, make youe body fail (if you'll face) dangerous sifuations. Either way, you will fall asleep during the night, and trust me, when that happens you want to be in a badass sleeping bag, under shelter, with fire near you.
>>687473
This. What the fuck OP? Darwin will probably be stoppin by to say howdy. Tell him I say hey and that I hopefully won't be meeting him for quite some time.
>>687473
never been conscripted?
You'd sleep in -20 C for weeks at the time, in bivaques no more advanced than the one in OP
What are some places in the US that have mild winters?
Areas in the "sunbelt" have fairly mild winters.
>>687028
Mild like doesnt get cold?
Or gets cold but doesnt get snow or insane wet weather?
>>687042
Mild like doesn't get cold.
So today I hiked a very lame trail that I had never even heard of but I googled "old gold mines" in my area and supposedly an old mine is near this trail.
This is the old mine. This was a googled pic I found.
I came across a bunch of old cars. Not sure why they are in the woods here but oh well.
This was the "Tolch Rock". On the left was a hill and it looked like the rock just rolled down the hill and came to rest here.
reader beware you're in for a scare: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpacker_murders
This kinda stuff doesn't happen anymore r-right?
Take a nice little gun with you and you should be fine. Does he look like hes scared of backpack-murders? No? There is your answer.
> tfw wanted to ride train and be a vagrant out west but it turns out there is a railroad gang who kill hobos www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Joseph_Silveria,_Jr.
>>686550
>be sleeping in hammock
>serial killer stalks you and shoots you 10 times in back of head
Explain how a gun would help you in this situation?
Are Buck knives meme knives or are they actually decent? I know they are supposed to make knives for hunting, survival, tactical, cutlery, and ( image related, ) custom gift knives. I've heard decent things about the ones they still make in America but what I want to know is do they make any decent outdoor knives?
I just want to note this thread is specifically for Buck knives. Depending on the replies I get I'll either buy from Buck of go with another company like Esee.
I've got a Buck 110 that I've had for 4 or 5 years. They're good knives.
>>686186
>any decent outdoor knives
Any knife that is not utter shit is a decent outdoor knife. I don't care what knife you buy, just make sure it's not shit knife and that it fits for your needs.
I wouldn't select a knife based on /out/ opinions but that's just my opinion. If you think Buck is anything like ESEE you're already on the wrong track desu mate.
>>686186
They are good knives but its important to remember they were designed a long time ago so they lack some of the things people expect these days
No pocket clip so its going to be carried in a pouch on your belt or just dropped into your back pocket, no thumb stud so its pretty much a two hand opener, no plastics so its heavy and it wasn't made to withstand the abuse of batoning
Despite that however the 110 is one of the most sold and copied knife patterns around, a lot of guys say its cleaned more game...
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Looking for feedback on an investment idea.
41, married with kids. Worth (my wife and I, that is) around 1.1 million. All bills and debts are paid. Money is in pretty chill, slow stocks (and other things, but all money market related. No hard cash, etc. Own our home and land, but if the market were to collapse, we wouldn't have much).
Have an extra small home that's on Airbnb, and it is doing ver well, so I got to thinking:
Why not buy another home and put it on Airbnb, too? It takes the money out of the market, and puts it in something real.
But,...
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Oh, and...
Someone on b suggested a rental property is the way to go, and I agree it's a good idea. In a recession, we probably wouldn't need to sell this place, and renters would be interested.
It hink I just want feedback on my "airbnb off-grid prefab cabins for immediate small money makng and future potential selling chips and/or places for my family to escape to" idea.
>>>/biz/
sage
>>686285
Maybe I should write it this way:
Hey, /out/, would you consider buying a tiny home off the grid to use as a weekend kinda place? Would you consider it /out/?
What does /out/ think of the Jerven bag? A bit pricey but it looks versatile. I just don't personally know anyone who's used one
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I know tons of guys who use them for different things, but mostly moose hunting
They are simply amazing. The heat they retain is mind blowing, and even in sub-zero temperatures you can sit quite light-clothed and still feel like you're sitting at a normal room in your home, perfectly heated.
Not cheap, but I would say that they are the best you can get, and definetly worth the money
A bit heavy and expensive, but I think the pattern would work for my area (Colorado Platue).
Kind wish the pattern ws revesable from one type to another.
>>685045
The mountain pattern is the standard but you can get them in forest camo as well
>no debts
>no friends
>no life
>suicidal
>where do I go
Nothing makes me happy in my life currently, and I'm socially retarted. I have no dreams, motivation, or goals. The only thing I want to do is pack up some shit and fuck off into the woods. Maybe I'd write about it or something. My main problem is that I don't know where to go. Where, in the US, could I disappear into some relatively undisturbed...
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>>684959
Woods that aren't full of rednecks that are still public are hard to come by. I would actually recommend somewhere desert like.
I've spent the last few years around the davis mountains in Texas. Gotta say, its one of the only places where you really can be properly alone, as in nobody else as far as the horizon, that isn't somewhat shitty due to the other people who show up there.
Tbh, maybe you need to travel some, find out where you want to be first. Get an old van for like $1500 and just...
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>>684961
In general I know what I wanna do. Since I was a kid the idea of just barebones, a few tools, survival in the middle of nowhere was this unobtainable fantasy. I've dealt with enough people and I'm incapable of the bullshit standards and subtle nuances of communication that are so common now. I just want to be alone and exist within nature just like any other species.
These mountains, tell me more about them
Practice and travel! Get out there for weekend trips and get used to whatever land you're interested in.
Stuff Sacks: do you use them while backpacking? Pros/Cons? Tips to use? How to live without?
Im debating if they are worthwhile and figure I should ask my favorite board.
I use them only for my sleebin bags. I suppose organizing them so socks/undies/undershirts are all in one and outwear is all in another would help save space, but honestly unpacking those things is kind of all-or-nothing affair.
I tether my sleebin bags to the oustide of my (external frame) pack, so I really have to have a layer of protection on my stuff. Get a nice easy, lightweight comprssion sack and you're good to go. Really gotta keep dirt, moisture, buggies, etc. off your sleeping stuff. I did one 3-day hike using a trash bag wrapped around my fleece sleeping...
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>>684748
I only use one for my sleeping bag as well, it saves a ton of room.
Thanks for the replies!
ITT: We discuss experiences with pack goats, pros and cons as well as potential uses
Never seen goats, but seen lots of llamas
>>684509
Tell me about it
>>684517
See them at least once a year in the Sierra on the trails
I think they are pretty foul tempered
Sometimes the people look unhappy they decided to use them
I think they are supposed to be sure footed though
