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I'm going to be camping on festival site crew for 30 days in July and I want to be comfy.
Problem is I can only take what I can carry as I've no vehicle and I want to make a nice cosy camp.
Last year I was in a coffin-like 1-man tent in the blazing sun on perma-wet ground with all my shit outside under a tarp. I'm never doing that again.
Considering the time of year I'm thinking big tarp with a mosq net + making a bed like Mike in pic related video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAlFy67h-0k) in the shade, and I'll make a bench/table, maybe even walls, out of the hazel around me.
What would you bring and how would you set up, considering food/water is taken care of, to set up camp in one place for 30 days in order to be as comfy as possible, if you could only take one bag?
Hammock, or if no trees, one of those fold out cots. Big tarp for lots of shade cover.
Log beds aren't comfy dude.
>>796182
With a ton of soft brush and a foam mat it might be.
I agree, hammock and tarp is a go, plus the hammock is like a porch swing during the day.
I've done long festival stretches and I know the value of just having your own comfy space to escape to. Do you know the site you'll be staying in? Thats a plus and you can plan for it, make a beeline for trees and shade. Just set up a bush camp, impress all the hippie bitches with your woodmanship.
Make a log thing if you want, could be a seat/storage space.
>perma-wet ground
Tentsile, our lord, our saviour.
What does /out/ actually use their knives for? Hunters and fisherman aside it's probably like 99% cutting food and cordage, right?
If you're hiking with a stove is there any reason to have anything more than some cheap light 3 inch pos?
Additional pic related, /out/ist fantasy.
>>795585
Felling timber and emergency surgery mostly. Sometimes sushi preparations if i catch any eels.
I use for cutting food and cordage. Whittling if the mood strikes me. SAK has some handy tools like the toothpick and bottle opener. That's about it for a normal camping trip. I spose if shit goes awry the knife might be useful for knifey things but this doesn't really happen. I legit could campout for a week without a knife and not really be fucked at all, although it does come in handy for a few things.
Post your cooking setups, be they BBQ, campfire, alcohol stove, solar cooker, or whatever; post it!
I'd like to travel around the U.S. for a bit to visit landmarks, national parks etc. and I've come to romanticize the idea of living out of a new-ish van, at least temporarily, to make that happen.
Have you ever lived out of a van or other vehicle?
What are some strategies for:
-parking
-shitting
-shaving
-showering
-cooking
-laundry
-general furnishing
and perhaps most importantly
-electricity/internet
Have any van-living stories? Close calls with the cops or crooks? A close friend got addicted to meth,...
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>>764572
Stealth car camping is the best. You can just park in a public parking and sleep here and no one will even know, or you can sleep on some dirt roar, you decide.
>>764598
I'm a little pensive about the dirt road thing because the potential for people to get curious, good people or bad, is definitely something I want to avoid
I was thinking I could probably get away with spending overnights in hotel parking lots without too much trouble; I heard you can sneak in and eat breakfast for free usually, too (I'd say under almost ever other circumstance I wouldn't steal anything but from what I've heard hotels throw away a shit load of food a day regardless). Walmart,...
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>>764572
Repost from /diy/;
Went fishing for the first time the other day and it was fucking awesome.
Want to get into the hobby but dont know where to begin.
Anyone have any suggestions for rods/reels?
Will mostly be used in small lakes/rivers.
Thanks!
Search the catalogue before starting a thread. There a constant fishing thread
>>800534
Copypasta time
Best bet for fishing lakes and ponds, get yourself a medium weight rod and reel. 6'6" rod with a reel that holds ~150yds of 8lb or 10lb mono. Spool it up with decent 8lb monofilament line, most fishing outlets can do this for you. If you want to fish for more carp or catfish, maybe 10lb line. But 8lb is good for just about anything freshwater. You can still cast panfish lures with it and haul in bigger carp and bass.
Then grab assorted hooks, a couple bobbers, and some split shots. Pliers or a multitool are nice too. Best bet is just running nightcrawlers on a bobber and get comfortable with casting as well as seeing what you catch at these lakes. Then you can start with some lures. Ask what other people are using, or if you are catching crappie, largemouth, whatever, you could ask here for reccommendations or look elsewhere online. Watch youtube vids on how to fish the lures. Find out what works well at your lakes, and just keep going from there.
For a medium weight rod/reel combo (spinning reel of course), you can grab something for $40. But if you think you will really be into it or aren't too strapped for cash, you can buy a combo closer to $75 that will be much nicer and you won't want to replace after a couple months.
They do sell little starter kits with a couple hooks, weights, shitty bobbers, and a lure or two, but it isn't enough go last very long.
>>800534
>>800605
Top to bottom, left to right.
1) Abu Garcia Ike 2- $39
2) Quantum Bill Dance- $39
3) Shakespeare Ugly Stik GX2- $49
4) Pflueger Trion- $59
5) Bass Pro Tourney Pro- $59
6) Lew's Laser Speed Spool- $59
7) Abu Garcia Cardinal SX- $69
8) Daiwa Revros- $69
9) Mitchell 300- $69
10) Pflueger President- $79
11) Shimano Sedona/Sellus- $89
12) Mitchell 300 Pro- $89
13) Abu Garcia Orra S- $99
Hey /out/! I'm getting my first kayak and I was wondering which type of kayak is better for freshwater fishing, a sit in or sit on?
I found ones that you sit in better on freshwater and sit on better in salt water. I prefer canoes to be honest though. Just better in my honest opinion
>>800275
Lots of people prefer sit-on for fishing because you can move around a bit more. But I'm just parroting what I have read.
>>800275
sit on tops are far superior for fishing.
theres more space to move around on,
more space to put your gear,
more space to put fish if you so decide to keep them
hopping off and on is much easier. for swimming.
they dont fill with water and require you to bail them out if you have a yard sale.
they are easier to balance by hanging your legs out on if you get a sleigh ride from a fish
but they are a colder ride if you plan on winter fishing...I both sink's and sot's...
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Ey yo is this the best board for gardening and horticulture? Or would that be /an/?
Yep, you're in the right place. Read the good ol' sticky post.
I'd say this board is better for crops and herbs (mostly the non-420 kind but not exclusively), while /an/ might be better for ornamentals and plant identification
I'm thinking of building a cabin in a semi-remote part of Vancouver Island. I only have an AWD vehicle so I imagine I will have to use forest service roads and fill in a couple deactivated sections to find a semi-isolated area.
I've been treeplanting for a decade and am an avid hiker. I know my limits, and have some foraging and preserving skills also. I intend to bring plenty of food, water, fire starters and backups, cell phone, compass, maps, and all that shit.
I'm just wondering if this is beyond retarded. I know that if the cabin is found by...
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If it's a permanent living thing instead of a pet project, then you're technically squatting and you'll be found out eventually.
You should build a semi-subterranean hobbit home with a living roof and camouflage it.
I wish you best of luck. Maybe you can find a way to just buy a small parcel from your local land management
Lets say you are making a 20x20 cabin.
Lets say you can take down 1 tree a hour which is realistic (that includes delimbing it)
1 hour x 50 logs = 50 hours, Debarking and moving the logs = 1 hour ea (thats insanely fast closer to 1/1/2 hour each) so 100 hours
Per notch 30 minutes (if you know what your doing)
150 hours just to knotch your logs and have them there
roof 50 hours and foundation 20 hours for a basic gravel one.
220 hours total at the moment, windows, doors, chimney etc 30 hours 250 hours. and all you have is a basic house. 8 hours/ per day 31.25...
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Edit: Vancouver Island although has alot of wildlife doesn't have alot of useful wildlife. You'd be better off in the Northern Yukon/NWT, just buy a trapline and live on that.
I want to get on a caveman diet... like hunting and gathering, primitive style. I have my reasons to believe that modern processed foods aren't that great for you, and traditional agriculture doesn't really strike my fancy.
What would be the best way of going about this be?
>>800118
By being alive circa 10,000BC
This is a joke right? Before we even formed civilization we farmed.
Average Calorie intake needed 2k
Foraging for your food 500 more daily.
2.5k so far per day.
2.5x365 912,500 1 pound of beef is 1,134 calories
912,500 divide by 1134 804 pounds of beef.
1 deer will produce roughly 200 pounds worth of meat.
4 deer are needed per year to sustain you.
Legal harvest of deer in Canada 1-2 per year depending.
Conclusion op you are fucking retarded.
I myself live in BF nowhere and fish, hunt and raise chickens/turkeys/ducks/a goat/ horses/rabbits and I...
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>no agriculture
Gonna die
so I just went on my first real overnight, not like the ones before where I can leave easily if I need to. During the night I had Coyotes and even a feral dog or something surround my camp and make a lot of noise. I like this spot I camped at and would like to go back but these coyotes literally kept me awake most of the night. what do I do to make them go away. the first time I built a fire from ready materials because they were really close. but I ran out of wood halfway through the night and they ended coming back multiple time. do I need to pee everywhere to mark my territory,...
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>>800104
gather your firewood during daylight. activity and fire keep coyotes away. pissing attracts coyotes and bears, only retards and alcoholics seem to think their babysitter's grandmother was right when she told them to piss everywhere to ward-off wild animals. coyotes howl all night and won't come near you. you could have gathered wood after dark and they wouldn't bother you. being near water increases the number of mosquitoes. nobody here can tell you anything about a dog barking at you in the woods.
I wouldn't worry about coyotes too much. Attacks are really uncommon. Don't take small children camping there. You should be more afraid of deer or little things. Like bees, ticks n shit. If you want piece of mind get a gun. You don't really need it, but if it makes you feel better. If you can't get or take a gun , firecrackers will scare em off. Mace is nice to have too. Secure your food properly.
Really it sounds like you're just freaking out because it was you first time camping. Consider it experience and learn from it. Next time gather more...
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>>800131
Ponds actually can mean more mosquitoes if it's standing water, as those are their breeding grounds. But yeah less breeze usually means more mosquitoes. Also! You can try not breathing, as mosquitoes are attracted to the CO2 you breathe out.
how do you call your birds to you /out/?
I start of by making the morning dove call
>>800023
I've heard that mimicking bird calls especially digitally can really fuck up some birds. If you do it near their nest they could abandon their nest, thinking another bird has taken the territory
>>800035
are you retarded or some shit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXBbgzQmpJw
>>800145
Pretty well known fact.
http://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/04/the-proper-use-of-playback-in-birding/
Also, fuck you guy. This isn't /v/.
>somebody said something I didn't know about
>fucking retard AUTIST SUMMERFAGS AMIRITE
![Koogan_binoculars_01[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/e0mXwl5.jpg "Koogan_binoculars_01[1].jpg")
What's the best binoculars for under $100?
I never bought any before and don't even know which brands are considered good. The pair I use now are from World War 2 and don't look a whole lot different than pic related, though mine are in better shape. I think my grandfather's uncle picked them up or traded for them, since it says "made in occupied Japan" on them.
They're 7x50 and are pretty good, obviously durable, but they're heavy and it makes wildlife watching a pain. I want to get something lighter and hopefully more...
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>>799770
Good binoculars cost more than a hundred dollars. Anything less isnt worth having
>>799881
This isn't true. You get what you pay for.
Look for Barska. Good for the price.
There's really good deals on second hand ones online. They've often just been dropped and need re aligning with a jewellers screwdriver. Real easy
What kind of lizard is this?
>>799514
Looks like a skink of some sort.
>>/an/
broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps)
What do you guys think of the fish my nephew caught
Seems like a bit of a faggot if you ask me.
Not that there is anything "wrong" with that
Your nephew needs a haircut and a couple testosterone injections.
>>799354
I think this belongs in the fishing general and does not deserve it's own thread
asshole
Anyone canoe?
Hi. This is my very first time on /out/ so forgive me if canoeing is discussed a lot.
I just bought an old town saranac 146 tandem canoe last week and picked up a trolling motor the other day.
I went out on a decently large lake by myself on a pretty windy day for my first attempt at paddling solo. It was.. Well kind of scary. I had to paddle back against the wind for an hour to get back to where I parked.
My question is, do many people use trolling motors for canoes, without necessarily for fishing? I plan on fishing from my canoe...
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>>798360
I don't know about hooking a motor to a canoe, where would it mount? However, I do know that if you're going upstream it's easier if you ride the eddies near the shore, rather than fighting the current out in the middle.
The short answer? Probably, yeah. Take a few practice runs to see how long a full battery charge lasts, though. My buddy's got a 50lb thrust trolling motor that only lasted about 2 - 3 hours on the lake in moderate weather. That was also on a 14 ft aluminum boat, though. Take it out on some practice runs and get familiar with it. That's about the only thing you can do.
>>798360
Always launch so you start into the wind and can drift back if necessary.
