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I wouldn't blame anybody for looking down on smartphones if they are so inclined. Certainly it is better, wherever possible, to use tools which do not require electricity.
But smartphones are incredibly useful on account of built in gps, map software that doesn't need connectivity, etc. If you're going to have one thing, besides lights, that needs electricity it should be a smartphone.
This thread is for suggesting apps that you've personally found useful while /out/. For example, I frequently use BackCountry Navigator.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.ordnancesurvey.oslocate.android
>>627406
Maps.me is a pretty decent, free offline map/GPS option.
Any random copy of the army field guide. Not that it's a definitive work on the subject, but it's worth noting that if you start to panic, you'll forget basic survival skills, having them written down is a good idea. And if you haven't read it yet, do it thrice. Trust me, you want that information drilled in there. Wilderness survival is less about gear and gimmicks than it is about knowledge and improvisational skill.
let me sing the praises of this little beauty, if you will indulge me
This is the Panasonic NCR18650B, 3400mah. For the time being, the very best battery money can buy. If you've seen 18650 cells claiming higher capacity, guaranteed, they are Chinese fakes (Ultrafire is a notorious example of this).
The rumored 22650 format Tesla's Gigafactory is supposedly going to manufacture will likely be an improvement, but there is right now loads of gear designed to work with 18650bs and it will take years for gear to be made that works with the new cell size
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>>627388
Excuse me? Are you seriously going to just post this giant word wall thinking an implication of that magnitude could slip by undetected?
I will fight you in the forest you nikwillied penny licker. Robert is not my uncle.
COMMIES GET OUT
SQUAAAAAAAAAAAWK
>>627388
when will stores begin to carry these? and my gear uses AA or AAAs
Any Australians here get into urbex or tunneling? Share your experiences and places you've been.
>>627370
Sometimes I think I do this just to spook the shit out of myself. I don't believe ghosts are real but junkie squatters sure are.
There's also a cold, stark, bleak beauty to ruins. So much angular, ice cold concrete and rusty metal. Scattered paper detritus here and there, the telltale accumulated filth of human activity
I don't really have any great stories except that once when I was geocaching, the cache turned out to be in a place like this. Inside was a chicken nugget with a small...
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>>627378
There are some old ruins near where I live, an old fort that's burnt out so there's only a few stone walls, nothing bigger then a small house, and an old church. The church has candles in it that have been used recently, it looks like it was set up for some kind of ritual.
>>627385
Oh. I am a materialist so stuff like that doesn't spook me.
What would it take to fix the problems with this thing and make it genuinely useful/worth having with you?
>>627367
Really? Well, it's basically a Peltier chip with a water reservoir as a cooling system, so I'd remove everything except those two components, add a heat spreader to the other side to prevent burnout, and rebrand it as Powerpot (tm).
>>627392
I like the powerpot but have mixed feelings too
It's like cool, I can boil water and charge my phone over a regular camp fire. That's an improvement over the biolite already
But it doesn't take that long to boil water. Not long enough to charge a phone. Then I want to use that water for drinking or cooking but I can't until my phone's charged. It doesn't work nearly as well without the water to retain heat.
What I envision is something rod shaped, where you stick...
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>>627401
You have to figure, though, that if it's hot enough to boil water, that it's going to overload the chip or melt the housing faster than a passively cooled heatsink can dissipate the heat, so you'd still need water, and in either case, you still have to have a fire, which isn't always allowed. Plus heatsink are frickin' heavy. Your best bet is to use the PowerPoint, and keep at least a sterno can, in case you can't have fires. Just keep water in it until it's nearly charged, and then...
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What are some of the most /out/-tier colleges in the US?
>>627301
(name of state) school of mines.
>>627301
Highest elevation 4-year school in the US.
Unity College in Unity, Maine.
I think blueberries are imported.. not sure. I am in Taiwan and came across these. So are they blueberries? They sure look more bluer than blueberries. LOL.
Will I trip balls, or die if eat them?
>>627231
Generally speaking, crown berries, compound berries and anything that looks like a strawberry is edible.
But I'm only sure that that rule works in the US, no idea about Taiwan.
>>627239
Thanks... never seen blueberries in the wild. I left them alone and moved on. But man do they really stand out in a wall of green vegetation.
>>627231
Those are not blueberries.
Question for all you UK or European fags. Have you ever actually been camping what I would consider the basic American camping experience? In the woods, or by a lake or seashore with a campfire, marshmallows, mosquitoes, swamps, catching fish or frogs, spooky stories, general store, boating, shitting and showering in bug filled restrooms etc?
>>627225
>American camping
>Marshmallows
>Tent three feet from car
>Can hear your neighbors snoring
As an American, I find this offensive. I'm going to assume it's bait, so... good job, you triggered me.
>>627275
Why are you triggered when this is in fact what 90% of tent campers and kids actually do? Did you not have a normal (white) childhood? This hasn't changed since the 70s when I was a kid
>>627287
Maybe in Murica, not here in Finland.
So I know you all know how to make summer foods, like wild berry and MRE PB wraps and critter and cat-tail soup, but what about winter foods?
I've got Angel hair & MRE cheese spread pasta (comes in spicy or regular).
What else do we all eat /out/ in the cold?
>>627260
Awesome! I hadn't though about being able to bring cold foods! I feel like an incredible idiot now, but I'm still excited. Thanks!
>>627260
What do you cook or eat with the bacon fat? Or are you some kind of Neanderthal?
Can anyone recommend me a good knife for going /out/ with.
I want one I can make a few little tools with and a small shelter preferably.
Havalon
BKII.
You are welcome.
>>626745
Suitable for chopping wood etc? Only small pieces?
What is the most edgy equipment for a week-long hike innawoods?
Duster, steel-toed boots, biolite, a cairn kicking boot on a stick, what else?
>>626684
Nothing wrong with steel toe, faggot.
>>626685
Are you fucking kidding me
I see your steel-toed boots and raise you tabi. Tabi with steel toes and rubber soles.
Hi, /out/: In Wilderness and National Park areas I go to in Montana and Wyoming, they have signs that food must be stored in a vehicle or "approved" bear-proof container.
I ask because I would like to make a box for my cooler and other supplies in the front of my trailer (used for hauling ATVs).
Would plywood be enough, with tough latches and hinges? I can weld together steel, but rust is so ugly without a factory finish of powder coating or something. Aluminum would be another choice, but expensive, and could a bear just rip through it?
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Any box will work as long as you geocatch it.
Bears dont use GPS
>>626606
OK, /b/tard, but I want something that meets the definition of the law and also the spirit of the law (like I don't want bears getting into my stuff).
>>626612
Most of the time they're talking about a bear cannister, but some areas also allow give gallon buckets with lids or yeti coolers.
A lot of parks also have food lockers at their campsites for campers to use.
Your best bet is to call ahead and ask the Rangers what qualifies for their area.
I would like help putting together a list of gear for a 72 hour trek. Ideally everything I will need to survive, and to be able to fit into my Red Rock Assault backpack (pic related). Let's say my budget is $100, not including the backpack itself. Weather conditions are like fall or spring, a little cold but not a snow storm.
>>626414
72 hours? What is this, preschool? If there's water, bring a filter, otherwise bring clean water. Maybe a sleeping bag, tent and pad, if you're going comfort mode.
>>626414
A tarp, some cord, something to cut wood for fire, something to start the fire, something to boil water with OVER the fire so you can drink it and something to sleep on. You can survive without food for 3 days but essentially some stuff to snack on like jerky or nuts. That's all you need for 3 days to survive. Since that's what you wanted.
>>626431
Actually, let me stop being a dick for a minute and give you some DIY links to stuff you can save some cash on. Your budget is tight so i won't recommend brands. http://www.thesodacanstove.com/alcohol-stove/how-to-build.html
http://www.thesodacanstove.com/accessories/pot-support/
And what you were asking for but for whatever reason didn't google:
http://indefinitelywild.gizmodo.com/all-the-camping-gear-youll-ever-need-for-under-100-1616432918?trending_test_e&utm_expid=66866090-62.H_y_0o51QhmMY_tue7bevQ.5
What scares deer off instinctively? Physical barriers are ineffective, and chemicals or coyote piss are too expensive. What's the best way to keep deer repelled from an area?
Mind if I ask what you're troubles are that you need deer repellent? I'm guessing they're eating your garden up or using sidewalks like in some of the front range towns.
>>626377
Blaze orange seems to be repeling them this year
Does anyone have any experience or info on the Hults Bruk Splitting Axe?
Looks handy for its size, and I like that it's able to split better than a regular axe, but I'm not sure if it's worth the weight.
http://www.shopterrain.com/garden-tools/hults-bruk-swedish-splitting-axe
>>626228
Did someone say worth the weight?
>>626228
Won't really be good for anything but splitting small, dry logs into kindling.
Expecting my gransfors bruks small forest axe to come in today. Will post follow up
>just dropped nearly $26k on my first ever snowmobile
>tfw won't even see snow for like 2 months
>tfw may not get any snow at all
>paying more than an average car for a snow motorcycle
>buying a specialty vehicle only usable for four months of a year for 26k
>>625956
yeah it's a bit expensive but people seem to really like them. hope it's worth it but i've never been on one so we'll see what happens once the snow flies.
I may be a poorfag but I think beater snowmobiles are GOAT
