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I've always had a dream of one day trekking the Himalayas in Nepal. Before I make that journey I want to get a taste of mountain backpacking at home in the US. Are there places I can get a comparable experience to a Himalayan trek? Things like multiple biomes in a 4-5 day span, high mountain lakes, deep valleys and such. I live in Arizona, so I am no stranger to mountains although the ones here aren't exactly what I'm looking for. Maybe in the Rockies or the Pacific northwest? What do you say /out/?
>>669503
The cascades in Washington and the smokey mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina are both temperate rainforests and would be like what you woüld experience in the Himalaya.
>>669523
I'd second The Northern Cascades or Olympic National Park.
>>669527
Thirded. I've been to the Cascades and the Himalaya. If you can get a free plane ticket to Nepal though, via churning credit card rewards, it's really quite an affordable vacation and an incredible experience. I felt like I was in a dream.
Has anyone here made a terrarium or bottled garden before? I currently have two ferns inside pic related. It's been nearly two weeks and the ferns appear to be fine. Some of the terrariums I saw had different layers in the soil, with charcoal and gravel for filtering. Unfortunately, the bottle got a bit shaken up and the layers lost their distinctness. Oh well, it appears to be going fine anyway.
If you have a terrarium of your own or cool pictures of terrariums, please feel free to share it!
I would love to have a ginger plant that I could take with me hiking ... For reasons
>>669167
Would that be for figging anon?
>>669166
I've tried this twice and failed both times. They're really cool tho. There's a guy in England who's kept one in a big wine jug for like, 20 years if I remember right.
Found in a river on a mountain
>>665515
Looks like glass to me.
Its river glass. Broken pieces of glass that gets polished by the water over time till its smooth. I have a jar of it from my childhood.
>>665515
I'm leaning towards quartz because of the amount of conchoidal fracturing. A sure way to test is by actually scratching it on glass. Quartz has a hardness of 7, glass is 5.5. I took an intro to geology class.
Which is the better filter, /out/?
Lifestraw claims to filter out 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria and 99.9% of waterborne protozoa. It claims it can be used to filter up to 1000 L of water, and has been field tested for years in pretty harsh environments like Africa and other shitholes.
The Sawyer mini claims to filter 99.99999% of all bacteria and 99.9999% of all protozoa. I did not see a total lifetime listed for the mini, so I assume it is good for at least as many liters as the Lifestraw. The Sawyer claims the pore size in its filters is 0.1 microns, which...
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>>659204
I use the Sawyer mini. I want to say it was some huge lifetime. I have every expectation that I'll break it or lose it before it dies. The Sawyer is just wide enough to wrap in duct tape, and who doesn't need extra duct tape? The Lifestraw I think does a buy one gift one deal, where they send one to Africa.
sawyer claims 100,000 gallons. that's what i have. like the screw on. just carry a couple extra bags.
I have the sawyer mini. I don't like it but it does what it's supposed to. It even comes with a straw btw.
What I don't like about it is how the bag only fits maybe 500 mL and it takes some time to press it through. Way too annoying for me I just use these disinfection tabs now.
/out/, i have a question about wood.
I moved into this rental and my main source of heat is my wood stove. PG&E fell 3 trees in my front yard that were very dead and 1 fell in my back yard. i easily have 4 or more cords of dead wood.
How does /out/ handle their chopped wood? what do you do with the saw dust from cutting it? these trees were very dead, the pine needles at the top were brown, but its still burning like its wet. how long should it take to be really aged?
its dark now but if this thread is still here tomorrow i will provide pics.
>>671119
>wood stove
>pine trees
pls b b8
>>671120
not bait, just burning what i have. they did cut down some oak but it was alive still and is super wet.
why whats wrong with burning pine?
find a place in your back yard away from your house and stack the whole pieces of wood on pallets covered in plywood. stack them neatly and cover with a tarp for a year to let the wood season. if you need it that bad, it can be seasoned over the summer. splitting dry wood is a lot easier than wet wood. as for sawdust, just use a leaf blower and rake to clean up the tree mess
Can you name an /out/ youtuber more based than this man?
>>669657
stephi, shes CUTE
>>669667
lol fag
>tfw you will never have to wear twelve layers and have a six layer cocoon around your hammock.
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so I bought a pair for Corcoran jump boots for reenacting
what's the best oil or other treatment for them?
what's the best way to break in all leather boots?
I've never owned a pair of all leather boots, just some Merrells and Oboz, so I don't know how to care for the leather
I use obenaufs lp for winter rain/ boots that will get muddy at the beginning of the rainy season. Obenaufs leather protectant for a quick coat on top of it after washing them off.
Mink Oil Or Brown Kiwi shoe polish and scrub the absolute fuck out of it.
And another guy doing Airborne... sweet Christ.
If you use mink oil remember how qt minks are. Also, when I was looking for a picture I saw some mink in a cage. Probably in a Chinese farm.
He appeared to be blind in both eyes but half his face looked rotten, like a zombie.
That's what you're supporting when you buy it.
For hunting, how do you improve your spotting skills?
>>668715
spot moar
>>668715
bring your spotting equipment with you and spot things throughout the day
get a job as a construction worker
fellow ontariofags, can you all help me pick out some really good innawoods places in and around the GTA. And if you'd like as well suggest other places in Ontario aka best province
This province is rich with spooky innawoods glory
Gotta go North of Newmarket if you want any good spots m8.
>>668590
North of Newmarket? I live around the area, anything in particular?
>>668781
Lots of good trails and parks around Lake Simcoe, Southeast Georgian Bay, and into Muskoka. The GTA was great back in the day for blasting groundhogs in fields but now it's all pure shit even in aspects not related to the great /out/doors.
Ray is Love, Ray is Life
https://youtu.be/TEP83CAyxgc
thnks anon
king ray
fuck off hit whore
sage
>>671353
I dont really like this new hipster way of filming videos, with color filters and slow motion.
2gay4me.
I prefer the old fashioned 90's style Ray with GOAT taste in music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwp_mJFRQS0
Hello /out/ what do you think is the best folding saw. Please no Gerber shit
>>668926
silky
>>668927
I wanted to get it but I though it was too heavy and also it does not have a coating so it will rust.
>>668929
the bahco isn't bad at all
Things I need in a camping pillow and mattress:
1. Compact
2. Comfortable (inc. thermally)
What are my options?
get naked and lay atop of your clothes
>>668439
>what are my options?
What is your budget?
>>668444
I usually try to be a cheap ass but I now realise this is something worth investing in. But I wouldn't mind knowing whats good in multiple price ranges.
Where does /out/ shop outdoors clothing?
I've recently become quite happy with a new brand called Northern Hunting. Also Fjällräven
I have a few shirts from rei, a thing or two from Columbia, and then a pairs of offbrand synthetic pants and shirts. Does anybody have any recommendations for a jacket or coat for 30-40' F temperatures?
>>649399
I think you should go with lots of layers. I was at a lecture with a guy from Sirius(see link) and he described his clothing as follows:
>Fine mesh underwear(to avoid
>Woolen underwear(in very cold weather, two layers)
>Thick winter pants
>Fleece jacket
>Wind breaker
>Thick cotton jacket
>Down...
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>>649402
>Fleece jacket
>Wind breaker
>Thick cotton jacket
>Down coat
4 coats for 30-40F weather. Yeah....no.
I actually get a lot of my /out/ clothing from Old Navy. Their active wear line of clothing is pretty good and its super cheap. I got some synthetic long sleeve shirts for $10 each.
Check it out Bro's they got a great special on a 2 pack of Mora's.
Personally I really love the brown handle look,
I was stuck between choosing the professional, and the heavy duty. I went with the HD, there was really nothing fancy about the professional, colour aside.
https://www.massdrop.com/r/HT383T
What do you guys think? the Heavy Duty or the Professional.
Pic is of the heavy duty with the carbon steel blade.
> Mora
> professional
> heavy duty
Pick one or just stop the meme, I want to get off!
>>671043
Mora will never die.
>>671043
>>2015+1
>>still pushing the 'Morabad' meme.
Sup /out/
I have plenty of hiking and backcountry navigation experience, but no mountaineering experience whatsoever.
How fucked would I be if I were to spend a week in the Scottish Highlands, doing stuff such as traversing Aonach Eagach?
I wanna do the exact same thing. When are you planning it?
>>671320
Late April/early May, or in August. Not sure yet.
>>671329
Am i retarded for wanting to hike Scotland in February.
