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Alpinism thread?
Here in NY hoping winter comes soon. Anyone on /out/ consider themselves an alpine climber?
>>649973
Seen any conditions reports on trap dike or north face of Gothics?
I used the dacks as a training ground for bigger stuff out in the PNW (Baker, Rainier, shucksan, etc)
>>649973
I had a friend tell me a few weeks ago that the trap dike was thin but doable. That was before the warmup though.
To be honest I bet both are an utter scratch fest right now.
Mind telling me what dacks routes in particular ended up being good training ground? Thanks
>>649987
If you want long slow cardio burn for endurance, hump it out to Marcy and make a run at the great colouir or some of the ice routes on the back side facing feldspar etc. Also just simply summitting and going car to car in reasonable time is good conditioning. Climb trap dike, Colden colouir, NF Gothics (same deal as trap dike, do it light and push and try to keep car to car in less than 12hrs)
Jump over to Poke-O and climb the longer ice routes over there.
I did a 24hrs of climbing marathon w a buddy, we started...
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What's your favorite piece of equipment/gear/clothing/etc? For me it has to be my Golite quilt. Packs lights, packs small, is incredibly toasty, and really nice quality. Got turned on to the idea of quilts or backless sleeping bags after reading Andrew Skurka's hiking guide. Fucking love it, the space and weight saving plus how damn warm it is are fantastic. Golite sold stuff cheap as hell before they went out of business too so that was another plus. Only complaint is no hood, but a hat fixes that. What about y'all?
>inb4 just knives...
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>Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket
Snagged at Costco for $120
>Morakniv
Massdrop for $12
>5 year old Under Amour basic backpack.
Gotten me through high school, now I'm in college. Has been camping, road trips, airplanes, 3 other countries and still looks brand new.
>Garmin eTrax 10
Snagged at Walmart for $40
>2012 CRF250r dirt bike
Nothing in this world compares to dirt biking.
>pic...
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>>648042
Always wanted a CRF250, I got out of riding about 10 years ago. My go to bike then was an XR250 that I loved. Learned to ride on a 1980 XL185. Always been a fan of the 4 stroke Hondas.
My life and schedule now doesn't really afford me much time to ride. Haven't got on my XR since college more than 10 years ago.
Go lite is great for items you will only use a few times but after that their products are very flimsy and will disintegrate before your eyes. That's why they went out of business, that and their products were not returnable at their stores
Let's talk about poo /out/.
How many poos have you done innawoods and what methods did you use?
Any funny stories?
Also toilet paper. Do you use it outdoors? What do you do with it once used?
>>645718
Just do catholes man
>>645772
I did a poo in my pants
Hey I want to start hunting raccoons but I have no knowledge about them and I tried looking up information about them and I have no trail cams or hunting dogs to see if any raccoons are in the area I'm in Florida
Any tips or info would be appreciated
I'm from Nebraska, plenty of the little bastards. Just drive around sides of field* (*Make sure you have permission) and shine spotlight in trees. Watch for the reflection of their eyes and hold and POW, you got yourself a nice coon
Thanks for the information and yeah I don't plan on hunting on someone else's property
Cabel's is running $20 off a $100 purchase, what's a decent sleeping bag?
>>651168
Bump
One that they don't sell at cabelas
>>651168
>what's a decent sleeping bag?
For what weather?
/out/ help.
the significant other and I want to plan our first hiking/camping trip this summer. We're stuck on location though. we really have no idea where to start looking, and the entire US is an option for us.
We want to find somewhere pretty, with water access.
Where are your favorite hiking / camping spots /out/? Even suggestions on which states to start looking in would be helpful.
Thanks
> mfw any National Park in the US or Canada will do nicely
Colorado.
>>651032
This.
Palmer Lake, Colorado. Park, nice short-ish uphill hike into mountains, pass 1 small lake, come to larger lake. Fill water bottles, fish, cook lunch. Hike farther (away from water) and camp for the night, then head back down.
Since you wanted specifics, I mean.
I know there's a lot of crossover with /trv/ among our user base. What country have you been to that had the best outdoors? Did the local culture contribute to your enjoyment of the nature, or take away from it?
I'd argue Morocco is one of the best countries on earth for getting lost in the wilderness, if only the local villagers didn't shit in the rivers, overgraze the forests and throw garbage all over the place.
Spain, Scotland, New Zealand are also in my top tier.
Dump photos if you like; I'm more interested in discussion.
Don't have any photos to share except from Morocco atm.
i tend to go to cities when overseas and do more /out/ stuff closer to home (ca ftw). last place i went has too much concern about landmines to just venture out innawoods. pic related
>>650655
That Cambodia? I'd love to go. Been to Vietnam; there's some badass nature there but it all really tied in to the surrounding culture. Ha Long Bay was somehow made better by the orange-sailed junks sailing through it. Some places the culture and cool history really is the highlight, no point hiding yourself in the woods.
Apparently Laos is the place to go for nature in SEA, pics of the place do look cool.
I'm kind of a beginner when it comes to the outdoors, and i cant for the life of me get a fire started. I've done a ton of research and know all the steps, but i never get anything going and it always dies off before i reach pencil sized sticks. Could you guys provide some tips for an inexperienced outdoorser?
>>650179
If your fire is dying before pencil sized sticks use more small stuff and keep feeding it. Hey larger sticks and material positioned above and to the side of the pile that's on fire. You need conductive and radiant heat being absorbed into larger sticks. A good fire is all in prep. You need either tinder/kindling with a high heat and fire load (pine, birch bark) or a ton of it and to keep feeding. Practice how you build the fire.
I like to use some med sized sticks to build 3 sided square, with pencil szedw...
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>>650179
Practice, practice, practice. Also, a favorite of mine is to take a stick, and rub it in tacky sap, adding strands of dried tree moss and more sap until it's about the size of your thumb. Its a decent amount of work to build up, but it's an amazing wet/dry firestarter that will burn for a long time.
>>650225
>3 sided square
Solid stuff tho.
There was an /out/ film thread and there was one film mentioned quite a lot that I forgot the name of and was planning to watch. The thread 404'd and isn't in the archive anymore. Anyone remember what it was? Got some names or other film recommendations?
>>650085
do you remember what the film was about or where it played?
>>650088
Three guys get lost on a canoe trip, that's all I remember
>>650090
Deliverance.
any other boaters out there ?
>>649804
Hahaha did he die?
Also, why is /out/ so dead? Where can I buy the out patch? Kommando store?
>>650100
In order:
>probably, maybe, who knows?
>it's winter
>holy shit are you this dense, look at the ad at the top of the page
>>650142
UK boater reporting in!
Winter is prime paddling season, the rivers are in good condition.
I want to start a thread about sharpening.
I have an old sharpening kit from my grandfather which contains several stones and a metal clamp which locks the blade in place and also acts as a guide for the stone, maintaining the correct angle.
But I cant shake the feeling that the blades feel somewhat duller after I try to sharpen them.
I followed the instructions for the kit but Im still arent confident its working correctly. there are certain points in the stones movement which it isn't even really in contact with the blade edge.
I was a butcher...
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>>649528
Just freehand it bruh, sounds like you have the experience. Do a test before and after sharpening by cutting a piece of paper or even your arm hair.
>>649529
You mean just use a steel or free hand sharpen with the stones?
A friend of mine is planning to buy some land and offered to build a cabin for me.
Looking for ideas/suggestion for making an efficent and pleasant 1man cabin.
well insulated, good roof, windows you can open, if you install plumbing, install a drain at the lowest point, and a wood stove.
everything else is personal choice
>>649490
Where at?
>>649533
Near the Canadian border, don't remember the state but it should be near the east coast.
>>649532
Yeah, my idea is to make a single environment out of it with a raised sleeping area,
the only contrast that I've encountered is that I want a lot of light but big windows take away from the insulation.
Want to share my ball lightning video
https://youtu.be/7DuJIMhzBvk
Neat.
That lightning was balls
Cool, thanks
I don't think science understands this yet?
Sup /out/
Recently my father in law acquired some land and allows me to hunt on it.
I'm planning on going for ruffled grouse and hare.
My problem is that his land plot is a rectangle and not completely parallel to an imaginary South-North line. (similar to pic-related).
His neighbours are assholes and don't want me hunting on their land. I've never been there before but I have the coordinates on google maps.
My question is, what is the best way to navigate on his land so that I don't venture out of it too much?
I'm thinking of...
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Maybe you should find a new hobby besides murdering helpless animals.
>>648637
>besides murdering helpless animals
>>648633
Well guys I figured it out.
It's an Android app called HuntStand and allows you to enter a land area on your computer and then synchronize with your cellphone. It also tells you where exactly you are using localization.
Pretty sweet.
http://huntstand.com/
I love the cold and snow and used to live in Maine. I want to move to a U.S. state that gets a lot of snow.
What state would you suggest?
Preferably not Alaska
>>648299
Maine
>>648299
Upstate NY.
Or MA--we got a shit ton of snow in Boston last year
>>648312
I live in Central MA and yeah we got 9ft. One blizzard is fun.
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