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Can /out/ give me any tips to camping alone deep in the mountains?
>I can fish, make a fire, and make decent shelter
>Hunting skills are still at beginner
>Getting better at identifying edible plants
Bring food.
Depends where you live
You don't have to do any of that stuff unless you just really want to. Just bring food and a stove (if necessary), bring a shelter appropriate for the weather, and make sure you can stay warm enough during the night.
I'll start
>Nobody boils water for 2 hours
>Fills up with ashes every 5 minutes and needs emptying/refueling
>People who haven't bought one still defend it on here because they planned to and are infatuated with their idea of how neat it will be to use
This thing is a plague
>>621931
The small one, yes. But the large version looks sweet.
>>621935
Yeah it makes way more sense when you scale it up. But if they just made a thermoelectric pole you stuck one end of in the fire with the USB ports for charging your phone in the other end that'd be more practical than either
>thisthreadagain.tiff
Why don't we post about gear we like?
Does anyone legitimately feel bad for this idiot? $12 USD for a shitty Chinese patch? Lacks basic understanding of the English language?
>>621909
I have one of the splatcat originals. there is no fucking way I'd wear this POS. it's such a poor quality knock off- it's damn insulting
aaaaand this is why there is a Denver goodwill full of /out/ patches.
So fucking glad this guy took the bullet.
I was being such a fucking idiot trusting that this was a reasonable group of people with whom I could feel a certain comradery .
I am only out a few hundred bucks and I havbe learned another valuable lesson.
It's just as well, there seem to be plenty of people making patches now.
I only took on the project because it did not look like anyone else was going to.
>>621922
dubs for truth.
it's insulting as fuck.
I need a sleeping pad. What should I get? Something that could be used for backpacking. Doesn't need to be ultralight.
>>621829
Foam or inflatable?
>>621834
Probably foam. I do a lot of desert camping and I have a feeling the first night out I'd pop an inflatable one. Am I underestimating the durability of them?
>>621835
You're not likely to pop an inflatable pad unless you really abuse it. Mine's survived out it's time in Death Valley.
Just did Mt Barney in Queensland, it was a mission. What have you guys been up to?
What's it like? There are a few different tracks I've heard. What did you take?
>>621633
I took the track that had hard written on a tree at the start, near yellow pitch I think. It's honestly my first proper climb and one of the best things I've ever done, although be prepared for a lot of rock climbing where if you fall you will die. I didn't bring ropes so my legs were like jelly but I made it and I'm alive. I'll post some more pictures.
From the top
Who here keeps a list? A mental note even.
Birding has got to be one of the most underrated past times.
I have only had the opportunity to become familiar with southern african birds.
Who else has some birds to share from their lands?
Pic is a cold European bee-eater.
>>621552
Colombian fag here.
We have the largest bird list of any country in the world, with 1850+ recorded species.
Years ago a friend and I bought a guide to the birds of Colombia and we got into the hobbie for a while.
>Not anymore
But now I can identify like 30+ different species
Parrots, bluejays, woodpeckers, endemic tanagers & others also come to my window every once in a while...
Here's a very common thick billed euphonia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL6-qhbJ3c8
>>621607
One page from "A Guide to The Birds of Colombia"
>>621552
OP I grew up in East Africa. My family had a copy of pic related. We wrote down the date and location whenever we identified a new species out on safari.
The book is pretty worn out now and has heirloom status in the family. Looking through it brings back great memories. Love birdwatching. Cheers for reminding me of this.
What would you do if you were living in an isolated part of the world, surviving on your own with your family(or by yourself) and you one day find out a disease of a disaster of some kind has killed the majority of the population. Would you try and find survivors and figure a way to keep civilization surviving? Would you laugh it off and continue your life in the middle of nowhere?
Why are you even living off the grid? what would your reasoning for this lifestyle be? What part of the world would you live in and why? Would you move after the disaster to somewhere more hospitable? What would you do with all your free time?
>>621520
>living in an isolated part of the world, when disease / disaster kills majority of population
Cool.
>try and find survivors ... keep civilization going?
Nope. Civilization isn't very, um, civilized. I'd prolly just laugh it off and continue to live as I had been until dying of old age or wildlife attack.
>why living off grid?
Because fuck people, stupid people especially. In this day and age, the population of stupid people is skyrocketing because somedumbshit keeps passing laws to protect them. Protecting. Stupid. People. Is. A. Terrible. Idea.
>what part of the world / why?
Somewhere in Wyoming or one of the Dakotas, because less people.
>would you move to somewhere more hospitable?
Not if I already had my homestead set with the details worked out. If I had achieved homeostasis before the majority of the population keeled over, I'd probably just stay there.
>what would you do with all your free time?
I don't think you're overly familiar with off-the-grid / homesteading lifestyle. Free time is merely time used to improve one's way of life, as opposed to time that must be spent to maintain one's way of life.
Know that now no one will bother me.
Would just smile, knowing natural selection finely balanced out nature.
fellow sc/out/s
does anyone have experience with these? I haven’t really been able to find much out there on Youtube compared to other outdoor gear really.
It's a nice concept for a shelter you can throw up in seconds and without need for being able to peg it down.
I'd be interested to hear of anyone using one successfully overnight as a shelter in place of a tarp/tent, and to how well they bear up in regular use- if it's shitty thin material, or decent stuff that will stand up to more than a few semi-emergency uses
>>621380
People pay 50 bucks for a coated nylon bag?
I really need to get into the survival gear business, damn.
>>621422
this is why I am wary about buying, you can pick them up for as little as about £20, but the 'premium brands' can go up as far as about £90
>>621380
I have teh one pictured, got it for about £10 on ebay, didn't expect to win it at that price.
not used it for real, haven't needed to yet, most i've done is get it out in the house and sit in it with the gf. it seems like a good little emergency device, or a nice place to stop for lunch on exposed mountain top if the weather is horrible. seemed to warm up pretty quick in there too, though like i say i've only tried it in the house. it comes with me on walks where the weather might turn nasty.
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so, i was looking into getting an axe from trustco but they're really expensive. any alternatives for backpacking axe?
>inb4 plastic handle
also general bushcraft tools/knives/guns thread.
considering pic related(195 dollars).
>>621379
or ignore me, it's cool. it's not like im asking something for something reasonable or anything.
> 20 minutes between posts
Hello newfriend!
>>621379
This board is really slow dude, give it a few hours or even one or two days. Anyways, get some Husqvarna or Gransfors Bruk
Alright, so my mom called me over to fix a tree that went crooked, and I came to find this. She tells me it's about 5 months old. How do I go about straightening this?
1) fix your fucking pic
2) get a new tree
>>621233
Cool.
> your mom called me over, too...
Not sure if fixable but loosen the rope that's pulling on the thing like a g-string
My down sleeping bag is smelling a bit funky.
Should I wash it or just air it out?
Some tips on how to wash/care for my down sleeping bag would be helpfull.
Thanks
it's important to do everything you can to avoid having to wash you down or synthetic sleebin bag. use a liner, don't put it directly on the ground ever, don't go into it with bare skin ever, no peeing the bed, no sweaty sex, no shitting/cumming in there either, no snuggling with pets (specially dogs), no packing/storing the sleeping bag unless it's 100% dry (this means hanging it up to air-out/dry for at least a day or two after EVERY camping trip). dont' keep it in long-term storage without occasionally airing it out and fluffing it up to reloft the...
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Go to laundramat and use one of those fuck huge front loading machines on the gentlest cycle available. Purchase one of several available commercial products for the purpose of washing down items. I use nikwax. Suspend flat to dry, preferably outside on sunny day. Do not lay on the ground to dry unless you have no choice. Drape across two or more clotheslines is preferable. Do nothing with your bag until you are sure it is completely dry inside and out.
>>621185
Don't forget to put it in the dryer with a few tennis balls.
>Friend works at saw mill
>said he has a load of pine wood that was rejected for lumber
>free fire wood.jpg
>get there, its all sawn in 4x6 chuncks some 3 or 4 feet. Most 1 to 2 feet from where they cut the wood they could use.
>I know that smell.jpg
>keep straight face.jpg
>so /out/ what do I do with my truck load of fat wood?
Bon-fire.
>>621168
birdhouses.
>>621172
sounds like an interesting recipe
Does /out/ ever talk about gathering firewood? Feels like an /out/ related thing.
>>621047
>>621047
Powell's don't like talking about things that involve chainsaws and other power tools around here....
This is my saw when I bought it. Stihl MS362 C-M
>>621054
I've got a Husqvarna 235.
Pretty reliable machine, but the chain stopped Lubricating itself properly, guessing something is clogged up.
Gonna tear it down, clean it up and soak it in diesel
>Powell's don't like talking about things that involve chainsaws and other power tools around here....
It's a weird topic, I mean.. it could fit on /diy/, /out/ or even /o/ just because
>ATV
Wondering if anybody has experience using composting toilets? More specifically, installation, odor issues, disposal and compost quality techniques. Please no memes.
>>621040
why not just set up a septic tank?
how does the compost get down there ?
Most geochaches are composting but people dont realize it yet.
I finally got my Darche Ranger Solo.
I just had my first go at rolling it up. Looks like shit.
Do any of you gents have any tricks? I figure I'll just need to have a few more tries at it, but this time it looks not at all as nice as the pictures on the internet.
>>620988
If you're rolling it up with bedding inside it'll look chunkier, so long as you can roll the cunt up and gets the straps around it that's all that matters
>>620992
This is what I'm aiming for.
>>620994
That's without bedding for sure, if you want it that compact replace the mattress with an inflatable 4WD one
