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Can we get an urban exploration thread going?

I'm gonna be going to this abandoned naval jet engine testing facility in a few weeks. Apparently closed because jet fuel contaminates the ground or something. Anyone been there?

Also share stories, photos, etc.
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>was 12-13
>lived in a small town with a couple of shut-down factories
>one was an old light bulb factory
>decided to check it out with some friends
>one of the offices was an abandoned hobo-house
>hobo-house had a shitload of old shopping carts and other metal mesh cart disassembled and put up as cages to keep others out
>there was an old hibachi grill that had been cooked on so many times the bottom had been replaced with a piece of 1/8" steel
>there was around 9 pallets of lightbulbs that never got shipped or picked up
>nearly all of them were destroyed or had been stolen
>graffiti everywhere
>a couple of dead animals
>someone put a cow skull on a female mannequin that had somehow ended up there
>vending machines were vandalized
>a bucket of old shit and newspapers had been placed in one of the old bathrooms
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>>679938
Where'd they get a cow skull?
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>>>675742

Pic relevant. My boyfriend is taking me on a camping holiday and I'm scared. It's on the Isle of Wight. I've never had to pit my wits against nature or any of that stuff before. I've watched some Bear Grylls stuff to get me psyched but it makes me even more nervous.

How can I pursuade him that my life is in danger and I don't want to go camping. I want to go to Ibiza instead. I don't know why I'm with him he's not considering my feels. All my girlfriends say I should dump him and he is such a loser.
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Nice bait. Try on \b\
Faggot
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>>679872
>Isle of Wight
Nothing to worry about:
museum handyman has been jailed for life for the murder of a 15-year-old Danish schoolgirl on the Isle of Wight

charged with the murder of Jean Marie Smith

50-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion of murder after the man's body was found on a quiet road

Police opened a murder investigation yesterday after a 15-year-old student was killed during a holiday on the Isle of Wight.

A woman has been found murdered in a tent in Ryde on the Isle of Wight

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager from the Isle of Wight who has been missing for nearly 15 years

Special Branch has photographs of boys bound and gagged in the back of a van off to a 'party' on the Isle of Wight

body of the 27-year-old, from Newport in the Isle of Wight, was found...
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>>679885
Thank you anon. I will show him this and demand he takes me to Ibiza instead.

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So, how often do you go /out/ on average?
Im including everything from day hikes so month long journeys
Naturally its only a weekend every so often for me but obviously depends on weather.
Also activities during scOUT sessions?
myself just building on our tent structure, just chucking palm fronds on an thats about it..
then fishing or chilling an playing cards
just curious sc/out/s
heres a fucking awesome webm for the scene
(on a side note if anyone can give me some DSLR settings for night photography id be in your debt....i can fuck about and get some alright shots but nothing on this level. I think i might need a better lense at base before i try nighttime photography but whatever. Lol)
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>>679818
I was on the snow riding 17 days of January... only at work for 9. Rest of the days were travel.

In the winter I'm out just about every weekend. Summer is when I take care of projects around the house, but still get out on the moto an evening or two a week and take a weekend or two a month to go ride.

From the looks of the webm, you know what you're doing. Maybe a little longer exposure/bigger aperture/higher ISO to up the exposure a bit.
A little bit of external light from a headlight/flashlight can make something pop out more too.
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>>679818
almost never when im in school
a lot over summer/holidays
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>>679818
saved. that webm is really cool

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Hey /out/, I've got a puzzle-challenge for you.

Let's suppose you needed to travel by sea in an innawoods scenario. What I mean by that is your budget is severely limited and you want to avoid governments, coast guards, big trade routes and so on.

How would you go about travelling across a small sea, for example Europe - Africa via the Mediterranean, or UK - Norway via the North sea?

The challenge is you have to ROW. This is because motor boats have too much bureaucracy associated with them, i.e permits, licenses, mooring and such. What you want is a simple boat/canoe/gig, that is also reliable (motor could break down, requires fuel, etc.)

ALSO, because, realistically, you would innawoods as a team, you have to take 6-8 people with you.

So I leave it to you- what is your plan of action? Where do you get a good cheap boat? How do you sleep, feed, etc? What do you bring? How do you land? What do you do if a current takes you away and you don't have enough supplies?

Tl;dr conditions of challenge
>$2000 dollar budget
>8 crew members
>No motors or sails, just rowing
>The less noticable the trip the better, but it should stretch the system in such a way that it is legal
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Have a large sized row boat (sorta like a vikeing ship - the sails). Pack a large fishing net to supply long term food but before leaveing buy a crate of MRE's. For cooking have a small propane powered stove. For water bring 200+ water bottles and a home made convection/evaporation device to purify sea watter. Idk about rute I'm american don't know my way around. I don't really know all that much about sea travel so I'll probably get lost.
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>>680139
Nice, where did you get that boat from? Price?
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I would probably buy some sea wrothy ship and modify it to hold more paddles and have storage bins. I never thought about it becuse I'm in a landlocked state so geting out on any body of water is hard.

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is a 30L backpack enough for a 2 days camp?
tent and sleeping bag will be outside
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>>679591
yes

also we should bring back QTDDTOT threads. there have been a few in the last coupla days
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>>679591
why is that dude shirtless in vietnam?
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>>679602
that is mark whalberg in the set of ted 3

Would you wear to sleep in the outdoors? Or is this too techie for wilderness people?
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>>679484
>>679483

Mods please...
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>>679494
WHat are these mods you speak of?
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>>679483
I normally carry a towel with me when hiking/camping so I can dry myself off if I end up getting in some water. I usually just roll the towel up and use that as a pillow. Pretty sure I don't even own a regular hoodie either.

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Did I spend too much time in the sun guys?
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This image is taken just five days prior. Did I overcook myself?
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how are you still alive bro get to a hospital quick, you will OD on vitamin d
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It's funny, because not once did I get burnt. I'm usually pretty pale, but I hardly ever burn. I'm hoping since I never burnt, I should be fine.

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Post the coolest water parks and slides!
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The slide in the pic is located at Siam Park Tenerife https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvR9fTZl6fU
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Lower Falls along the Swift River in the White Mountains, NH

It's cool beans

Hey /out/ I figured you guys are probably the best people to ask for this. I want a mess kit for out in the woods, I was looking at getting a repro of a world war 2 one but all the ones I find are all aluminum and I like steel more considering it'll probably be in a pack with other heavy stuff. Are there any modern ones that are good? Anything else I should consider?
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>>679396
> modern

Ikea Children's Cook Kit. I shit you not, next on my list for stainless!

My uncle is selling his Ranger and a utility-style ATV. I like both machines. I've been thinking of getting my own off road toy. My brothers ride dirt bikes, but I've never had my own off road vehicle to go out with them. Any green sticker vehicle would be fine, really. I'm not a good rider, especially high revvy 2 strokes. I just like to cruise.

Plus side to the Side x Side
>fit the waifu
>fit more beer/ gear
>safer?

Plus sides to the ATV
>easier to get on/off
>cheaper
>faster?
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>>679070
Personally, I'd rather have the ATV. It's smaller and can go places that a SxS will have trouble getting into and it is easier to load and haul.

I don't see the point of a SxS at all, just buy an older, used 4x4 Toyota Tacoma or Ford Ranger instead. They're cheaper and much more functional than a SxS.
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>>679076
Funny you bring up a Tacoma. My uncle and cousins had to help out some guys in a Tacoma, lifted on 33"s, and 4x4. Stuck in shallow rut. Their friend in a Jeep didn't have a recovery strap or anything. But we did, and pulled the truck out no problem. Side x Sides go where trucks and Jeeps cannot. ATV's do have lower center of gravity, but I've never been on super gnarly trails on one though.
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Man I've drove many SxS Rangers. They're just awesome. My family has several. Dad, brother, 3 uncles, 3 cousins, grandma... all of them have their own. Mostly Rangers, a few John Deeres. One Kawasaki.

I grew up learning on ATVs, then rode a dirt bike for about 10 years. I think the SxS is as much fun as anything.

If you're riding tight technical trails, then a bike or ATV is a lot better.

If you're using the vehicle for bumming around on wider trails, it's awesome. You can have a cooler, and a ton of camping gear, and have a passenger with you.

Any of you folks smoke a pipe when /out? Tobacco is what I'm talking about.
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When I'm out I enjoy a blunt, that's being honest haha. A nice one before I snooze off in my sleeping bag helps. Not always /out/ approved though.
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smokin a phat one next to a camp fire lookin at the stars

thats as good as it gets m9999

thats why i out
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>>678979
>tobacco
>bronchial constrictor
>at altitudes were O2 is scarce
You would just slow us down.

Tobacco is one of the dumbest drugs there is
The only good thing about it is that it is cheap

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I'm new to camping, and I live in Louisiana. I've been looking for a place to camp that isn't a park. All of the campgrounds are just cleared out areas with some benches. I want an area with dense woods and that is secluded. Any ideas?
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Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge and Tunica Hills WMA, both near St. Francisville..
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>>679429
Many thanks
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>>678960
What part of LA? I'm in the Shreveport area planning a hike in the Ozarks or something soon.

What do /out/ists like to throw in their packs that are objectively wastes of space?

>pic related
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>>679556
I always bring too many flashlights, and more reading material than i ever use.
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condoms
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>>679561
Guilty. Though since I carry my kindle papaerwhite more reading material doesn't really ad weight. Flashlights and their batteries on the other hand.....

I don't bother with a radio because my phones full of commercial free music that doesn't sound like static...

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I'm screwed guys...i need to build snowshoes or i fail a class. I have no money. What do?
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>>678857
Build showshoes
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>>678857
build shoes out of snow
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Makeshift snowshoes can be made with spruce or pine limbs and some cordage. Not pretty but can work in a pinch

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I have some spare cash and always liked the idea of flying something.
I was thinking of getting into powered paragliding.
Has anyone here done this? Any advice?
I'm in the northeast US and the sport is very niche here and I've never known anyone that did it.
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Those are so cool, used to watch them on summer evenings from our backyard as a kid. Wanted to do that every since but never really got into it.
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>>678829

/n/ is probably a better place to ask about this.
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>>679782
>/n/
See, this is what sucks. I like paragliders and paramotors too, but /n/ told me to go to /asp/ and /asp/ told me to go /n/. I'm not OP btw.

/n/ is almost entirely bicycles
/asp/ is almost entirely fighting

But to answer your question, I don't recommend powered paragliding. Learn regular paragliding and buy an ultralight paraglider, they're not nearly as expensive as a powered paraglider and you can hike in and fly out. Speed gliding is really, really fun but it's a totally different ballgame than regular paragliding.

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