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Need some help here /out/ I have no idea if these are weeds or the first germination of a combination hummingbird and butterfly mix. >not gardener. Help, please.
secondary close up pic, Again, not gardener just wanted to use this planter that was basically growing weeds for a couple years. figured I would give this a shot.
>>780786
Probably the mixes.
>>780792
just a bit of info this would be the first 6 days so was earlier than I thought it would be.
Going camping in a couple of days and decided a swag is more suited to my style than tents - do you guys have any swag related advice?
I was thinking about grabbing this before I head out: http://www.anacondastores.com/camping-hiking/tents/swags/dune-boundary-swag/p/BP90028928
>5kg
I cant even fathom hauling that around. Get a tarp
Wow, that's pretty cool. Its like a spacious bivvy? Same concept it looks like.
>>780248
>>780241
Sorry, I thought bivvies and swags were interchangeable.
I'm just looking for something simple, light and wind / water proof. I guess I'm extending my search to bivvies, can anyone vouch for a good manufacturer?
Only looking to spend a couple of hundred dollars, I'm looking for something fast and simple so I can be on the move.
Anyone else been in a conservation corps?
Nevada Conservation Corps member here, on a chainsaw crew working 8 days on, 6 days off cutting down trees in the nevada desert, a perfect job if youre looking for something to do after high school/college. AMA
>>780159
One person working, three watching.
Yeah, that sounds like a government job.
I did this, it's fun but you'll spend the majority of your time cutting down invasives that came about cause some idiot planted a honey suckle for its aesthetic value 30 years ago.
>>780159
>legs too close together
>branch not propped up properly
>using the fucking tip of the chainsaw instead of the very back where the anti-kick teeth are
>might be wearing proper rated hearing protection, might be
At least the other people are standing far enough back and there's nothing dangling off the person running the saw.
Is there really no safety course at all?
Hey /out/
Going on my first back packing trip later this summer to the tetons. Have a completely clean slate when it comes to gear so want to do this thing right from the beginning. What would you guys reccomed in the way of tent, sleeping bag and mat, as well as pack? And any other items that would make life better that I may not know about? Will be 5 days of hiking in total.
>>779862
Honestly? But as little as you can, borrow everything possible (not shoes but everything else) If you're going to stick to trails then old running shoes would do as long as they are still an all right shape.
It's a huge waste to dump thousands of dollars into gear while you don't know if you like it yet, it's not for everyone.
I have friends who loved LOVED to go on the first hike with me, only to break down after 1-2 days and never go hiking again.
Buying everything before your first...
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>>779904
Thanks senpai spee here so not very familiar with /out/
>>779920
Good point, don't really know anyone I can borrow from though. I spent 4 years in the Marines so I have the experience of hiking long distance heavy weight day after day, and being out in the field. But that was all structured to wear it's just do as your told so much easier. But I enjoyed the non military aspects of it enough too feel pretty confident it's something I'd like to...
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Angeles National Forest has a real hard time cleaning bathrooms. What are your feelings on replacing them all with a squat toilet (hole in the floor.) Everyone has to hover over these things already.
>>779657
Back to India, you street shitter!
>>779657
> walk in
> theres shit everywhere
> walk out and shit in trees
basically what it is at this point. anything is better desu
I'm looking to spend a weekend at a bothy in Wales sometime in the next month or so.
I've never stayed in one before and I'm a bit nervous about turning up to one to find it's full of people from one group partying it up and looking like a weirdo.
Can anyone share their bothy experiences to put my mind at ease?
I generally don't leave the house but I'll bump this thread out of the kindness of my heart
>>777464
There was one guy on here to stayed in one. Said he spent a whole month there without seeing a single person, if I recall correctly. And yes, his was in Scotland.
>trekking innawoods
>wearing anything other than military boots on your feet
Why do people do this?
Sooo... you hike completely naked wearing just military boots?
I like you style OP.
>>775142
Oh look, its this thread again.
dont even get me started on this shit
>>775142
Simply put OP I could only afford one pair of boots/shoes whatever and whilst sure, the old German paratrooper boots I used to have were god tier I decided to pick up something a little more low key. Are they ideal? Nope, but they're better than nothing.
Anybody watch any Youtube """outdoorsmen"""? Thoughts?
Pic related, Survival On Purpose:
+Actually /out/
+No inflated ego like Nutnfancy or PM101
-Heavily commercialized, is nothing more than a gear tester
-95% of his reviews are of shit sent to him by companies
-Throws knives
-SCHRADE™
Primitive technology, Cody's lab, Native Survival
These are the best one of the top of my head. I've got some more, but if I can't remember then they're not so great to recommend.
>>774559
Karamat Wilderness Ways. Nuff said. Not exactly a youtdoorsman though.
All these niggers have shilled so much that they ended up depriving the word "survival" of it's meaning. It's not theirs but their followers fault tho.
so /out/
I want to go /out more and so I was thinking of buying a proper knife for that.
Up until now, i used my Victorinox Hunter and I also own a Fiskars X7 Axe, which i occasonally bring along.
So for the new one... First i thought ESEE izula 2 but i reckon it's just a bit small. What about a ESEE 3? something like that...
What would you recommend? specifically when it comes to sizes...
If you want to go /out/ more, then go /out/ more. You will figure out what equipment you should buy as the need arises.
Don't buy it as a toy and don't use wanting to go /out/ more as an excuse to buy a new toy. Nobody can tell you which knife to buy without knowing what you'll be using them for and what cutting needs you'll encounter.
That being said, some real advice:
You already have a hatchet so you don't need anything big enough for chopping or >batoning, but you already figured that out. I have an Izula II and it's...
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>>774461
If you like the look of the Esee's have a look at the JG3
>>774461
With a victorinox huntr and that fiskars you are already set anon. Get a foldable saw and you are golden.
Also, listen to the previous anon.
Feel free to do your own one
>>772402
>Scotland not God tier
wat
Hey guys, I was thinking about buying a uv-5r because they have good reviews etc. I don't know anything about radios but it's not rocket science so I guess I can learn. My question is, what's your experience with these type of devices while /out/, will they actually help you if things go south or they are just memes. Do you need to pack an extra anthena and extra batteries so they would work?
>>761510
Uv5rs are nice because they are cheap. But they are cheap because they are bare bones. You are going to need some knowledge to use it. And the programing cable to name channels. And a general license to talk on the 2 meter and 70 cm bands.
I don't recommend doing it but i have a friend;^) that set his up with the important marine freqs and the frs, gmrs and murs freqs. And all the noaa freqs.
So his little 35 dollar uv5r is essentially a marine radio a frs/murs/gmrs radio and a weather radio on top...
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>>761510
I wouldn't count on it for any kind of emergency, but for communicating with others who are /out/, I think it would be pretty cool
read this >>989158
>>761789
grr let's try that again
http://boards.4chan.org/diy/thread/989158/
I wanted to grow weed in forest for a long time. Do I just plant the seed in the ground and just water it everyday?
>>780347
I will stake out your crop and shoot you on sight druggie!
So yes.
>>780347
>i want to do something
>but ive done no research at all
>the only thought ive struggled to formulate is overly simplistic
Go read a fucking book
>id rather ask one of the most bigoted, tism filled boards on 4chan instead of google
What do you expect other than posts like this
>>780350
And I will walk 500 miles...
And I will walk 500 more...
Just to be the man who walked 5000 miiiiiles
ITT: Post your most murdered shoes
The time has come again. I'm going on my... third or fourth homeless hitch hike. I wont go into my story of why I'm doing this. This isn't my personal blog and I know none of you care.
What are the best states to do this in? I was thinking Florida because winter is tolerable there.
So, what I'm asking is, best states to be homeless/off the grid in? Thanks in advance.
Super perfundo to you on the early eve of your day.
>>779232
>I was thinking Florida because winter is tolerable there.
you'll also be killed by hillbillies.
>>779236
They're my people. I'm immune
>>779277
Good luck avoiding getting mugged or stabbed
Post shelters you've built.
Me and two buds built this. Pretty cozy.
>>779154
That looks like crap, shame on you....
>using ferns as cover.
it's like you want lungcancer.
>>779154
Looks good bud, people put too much stock in perfectly crafted shelters
