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I'm a city boy living in NYC who wants to go hiking/camping in the Catskills. Problem is, I don't have a car so I need to rely on public transportation. I can take buses, but from the closest bus station, I have no idea how to get to the trailhead to get to hiking proper. Any advice on this?
>>800444
Get a map? Even if the way itself isn't fully shown you should certainly be able to figure it out. If the trail itself has a map you jsut need to put it together with a regular region map and follow directions
Alternatively you could also ask people that live/work/go to said trail often.
Really, navigation is one of those things you need to figure out beforehand
>>800452
Yea. My concern is that it looks like I'll be a few miles off and need to arrange transportation. I dunno maybe I'll just pay for the damn taxi.
>>800459
You're going out hiking m8. Just walk the few miles and adjust your time properly. Make it part of the experience
Im thinking of traveling cross country living out of a van for an indefinite period of time. I got a basic idea of what i need, though would appreciate some advice on how to do it, and if anyone here has done it.
>$$$
>2 gallons of water
>sleeping pad and blankets
>camping stove/camping pots and pans, food u can cook
>a fucking van, idk a good one tho
>duffel bag with clothes, razor,...
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Why don't you just live down by a river?
>>798337
>living in that van
Why not just get "pedophile rapist" tattooed on your forehead?
>>798337
>>duffel bag with clothes, razor, toothbrush etc.
Etc is not very helpful, how do we know if you've missed anything
I need a list of essential camping gear, what would you suggest?
So far I have a tent and a flashlight
Inb4 blowup doll, vibe or dildo
>>798281
*Note: Bivouac camping is hiking into a base camp, staying there for a few nights, then hiking out. Backpacking is moving from camp to camp each day.
**Additional note: The gear in each category applies to all categories below it
Absolute neccesities (Road accessible Camping)
>Tent/Hammock
>Sleeping bag
>Ground pad (Tent only)
>Any form of water storage
>First aid kit
>Food
>Change of clothes
Additional materials (Bivouac camping)
>Basic hiking pack
>Decent shoes
>Map
>Compass
>At least 2 liters of water storage
>1 form of water purification if no potable water at bivouac site
>Bear Bag
>Rope
>Rain coat
>Rain pack cover
Additional materials (1-6 Day Backpacking)
>Hiking specific shoes or boots
>At least 4 liters of water storage
>At least 2 forms of water purification
>Backpacking stove
>Fuel
>Lightweight pot
>Backpacking towel
Additional materials (7+ Day Backpacking)
>Heavy duty Backpacking specific boots
>At least 6 liters of water storage
>Prearranged food pickup points
>>798305
Forgot under 1-6 Day Backpacking
>Solar or hand crank charged flashlight
![rat3[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/jPLFyJm.jpg "rat3[1].jpg")
wondering if any hunters on here can help me with setting up some snares.
I've never been hunting or used a snare before, but I recently discovered I've got a big rat problem in my back garden. I don't want to use poison because I have a ton of other wildlife in my garden that I don't want to kill, but the rats are a real problem.
Maybe if someone could post an infopic of some types of snares or something I could set a couple up near where they like to live in my shed.
>>797821
why not use regular rat traps?
>>798347
Because opie is a hipster faggot
>put a small loop in one end of a brass wire (24 gauge works)
>run the tail of the wire through the loop
>now there is a larger loop
>set it up where rats travel. along fence edges is good
>secure tail of brass wire into the ground with a tent peg or something
>????
>realize that for bulk rat trapping, a baited seesaw over a deep bowl filled with ~3 inches of...
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just finished reading this piece of shit. can anyone recommend a decent book similar to this that doesn't have a giant fucking whore of an author?
>>797791
Can't really help you. My guess is that the sort of person who would write a book about their adventures in wilderness stupidity aren't the sort of people /out/ wants to read about. Or, if you actually do want to read about adventures in wilderness stupidity you can read "Into the wild". At least McCandless didn't suck cocks for heroin.
To anyone else reading the thread: the movie was fucking stupid as hell btw. Don't bother with it either.
>>797838
its ok for fapping
Misogyny, everyone.
For the upcoming month I won't have much chances to go innawoods. So I'm looking for some other sources I could get my outdoor fix from. Preferably something I could download and have it ready for the evening.
What are /out/ recommended tv shows, movies, podcasts and books?
>>796891
could watch history channel's alone
>>796891
Not a very long movie but I'd recomend 'The Road From Karakol'
Just a guy cycling through Kirgistan and climbing yet unclimbed mountains.
Watch the show Mantracker
Flashlight thread.
>inb4fleshlight
>>796004
first for Black Diamond Revolt
>>796015
>3 cell vs 4 cell
>IPX4 vs IPX7
Storm is better.
Show your /out/ watches.
Mine is the Casio SGW-100-2B
>>794045
2hardcore4me
Hey /out/, I posted a while back about how I was going on a long working holiday with lots of hiking for the first time and needed help on what gear and pack to get. I have all the gear laid down now ready to go in my 80L pack. Rate it and tell me what I did right and wrong please.
From left to right: Shmeagh, sealable waterproof bags, antibacterial wipes and sanitizer, watch, paranoid, flashlight, headlamp, vaseline, 10 AAA batteries, water purifiers and mini sun cream, folding knife and knife sharpener, first aid kit, plastic bowl, plastic serving fork and spoon, 2 stackable mess tins, comb, toothbrush, leather gloves, antiperspirant, microfiber towel, metal canteen, inflatable pillow, sleeping bag, inflatable mat, tent
>>790184
*paracord
the spell check on my new phone is cancer
>>790184
What are you going to wipe your arse with son?
>>790184
>No axe
>No TP
>Vaseline? Trying for anal in the woods?
>No food
>Nothing to get food
go camp in your car you dweeb.
SPOTTED IN EUGENE OREGON
REEEEEEEE
GOD DAMN CAIRNS
AHHHHHHH
WHY
ooooooook....so basically what you're saying is you are retarded? Delete this shit thread
>>789297
stop sperging out over people stacking rocks dorkatron, it aint hurtin you
Sup /out/. I'm looking for a decent one man tent. My only requirements are enough room for myself (average height) and a pack, and also that it keeps out the rain. Windproofing is nice too.
What do you think of this tent from yellowstone?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00AOLGD1U/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1WLIMHCD5AHRZ&coliid=IRPFE07MZDQP5&psc=1
It's only £25, can I expect serviceable quality at that sort of price? I've never done any /out/doors stuff before and I'm trying to avoid spending too much on a...
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>>786489
where are you based m8
>>786495
Well he is using pounds as currency. My guess is the uk.
my general tent recommendations:
>2 person
not really that much more weight, you'll appreciate the extra room, and it's more versatile if you want to bring another person down the road
>free standing dome
you don't have to worry about trying to stake it in sandy or rocky soil, and they're much faster to set up when you're getting rained on
>2 doors
just a convenience/comfort thing if you ever have a second person
Old thread >>739383
My predictions:
Jose
Larry
Mike
Nicole
Justin
Pastor with glasses
>>772196
>>772223
The slingshot rubber can also be used to make a polespear for spearfishing or hunting.
For those not familiar, you attach rubber to back of spear, then loop rubber around palm and grab spear near head. When you let go the head rockets forward; can be used to catch fish either in the water or from the surface, and the speed and force mean you can generally catch larger fish than with a regular spear. Larger fish it can't actually get through can sometimes be stunned long...
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>>772820
Also forgot to add: the polespear can be good life after death for slingshot when the rubber starts to wear out, since the max you can stretch it is only limited by the rubber itself and the length of your spear so you can get a bit more power out of it whereas with the slingshot you are limited by arm length how far back you can pull it.
>>772820
>>772832
Nice idea, definitely a factor worth considering.
>>772546
I did some brief research online, it seems most people so you can get a bit over 1000 shots with the right kind of band and if you take proper care of it. One guy mentioned that he got just over 1300 shots.
I got the impression though that the high power bands, most likely the type you would need to hunt something big like deer, wears out much quicker,...
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What's the best freeze dried food to eat during/out/ trips?
>>801087
I am about to go for 2 weeks out.
I will post review of out foods.
Couscous
Idahoan
Knorr
Ramen
Diy trail mixes
Dried goat milk
And more.
I will carry 2 weeks of food on my back and enjoy the pack getting lighter each day. I might place a ressuply cache at 60% of the through hike but I might not.
>>801153
>2 weeks of food
That's a lot of food tbqphfam
>>801157
Yah it's like 25-30 pounds but gets lighter erryday.
I wonder how much my turds will weigh once dehydrated ...... Best out food in my opinion is fresh fish fried or grilled. But from the store it's fackin summah sassage and cous cous or other similar boil only type foods
What are you guys wearing /out today?
Pic related
;^)
it's almost 90F and I have the flu
>>800731
this desu
hi
i have a pair of corcoran marauders that i've been taking hiking and i really like them, but they're my black workboots and they're getting beat to shit.
should i get another pair in brown/tan, or should i get some kind of hiking boot? i'm doing day hikes right now, but i'm working towards multiple day backpacking trips.
thanks in advance
anyone?
Get something other than army jump boots.
I say the latter, they're more comfortable and meant for hiking.
Although I live and breathe in my army boots, I wouldn't say they're the greatest for hiking. They're meant for combat.
>>800789
fair enough, that's what i was thinking too. they feel great but something's telling me there's room for improvement.
any brands or models you'd recommend? anything to stay away from?
