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Hey guys I'm going on a 3 day solo backpacking trip next weekend. There is a solid chance of rain. Any tips for backpacking in the rain?
Also any idea for lightweight hot meals to make while on the trail? I've been making Ramen but I'm thinking I might want more variety.
>>786494
Make sure every individual object in your pack is waterproof. Zip-lock baggies are good for this, or dry sacks if you've got them. Then line your empty pack with a large contractor grade clear garbage bag, and pack with all the waterproofed items as normal. Gives you limited redundancy in case your pack fails to be sufficiently waterproof.
Gather fuel ahead of time before it rains, and put it in a garbage bag. Carry it with you if necessary. You don't want to be stuck in a situation where you can't...
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>>786494
If you dice potatoes into 2 cms cubes aprox it takes literally 5 minutes for them to be cooked. You can add whatever you want to them or mash them if you want to.
>>786494
>lightweight hot meals
Vermicelli & a tube of sauce (not a can) - Vermicelli cooks in 4-5 minutes, and a tube of sauce will be thicker and more concentrated than a can, and has less trash to haul out. Make sure you also have a little plastic bottle of olive oil (easy to find a small plastic bottle at a dollar store). You can also bring a baggie of dry parmesan.
Kraft Mac & Cheese - Ditch the box and put the noodles in a ziplock. Put the sauce in another ziplock with...
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Can I become a firefighter as a non US citizen?
Sure. But not in The US.
Literally impossible. Only the US has firefighters.
I have this job and I'm autistic and a pussy
Anyone can do it
Ok /out/, please help me with this one. I'm interested in buying a good wool blanket. Doesn't need to be fancy, even just a green army blanket is fine. The issue I have is quality control, every website I've visited, it seems like a total crapshoot, whether you purchase a new or used blanket.
Apparently these blankets shed so much fiber in the wash they become thin and useless? Where can I go to look for a good blanket? Is it worth it? Should I say screw it and just take fleece instead?
Wool general, I guess
>>785814
Filson© has really nice Mackinaw Wool Blankets™ made from 100% virgin wool for just under $300.
Great deal considering it's handmade® in the USA.
>>785819
That would make a pretty stylish bedroll, but I'd feel bad laying that on the ground. So good wool will indeed cost me more than $100 then?
>>785823
Ahahaha no.
looking for some super light weight breathable cotton button down shirts.
as cheap as possible. anyone know of any?
thanks
www.buttonupamonth.com
>>785744
>Breathable
>Cotton
>>785761
what material is breathable then?
so /out/, how the fuck do deal with the heat? I fall on the left side of pic related and I barely want to walk around outside above 20 celsius
>>785516
Just get used to it. It's mid-high 80s now and I'm wearing jeans and a thin sweater.
Drink water when you need to and don't overwork yourself and you will be straight.
>>785516
you use adequate cloths, sunscreen, and you hidrate yourself even when you don't want. I often go for hikes, mtb and running with temperatures above 32/33ºc and no problems.
But then again I'm a medfag so that's pretty usual here during late May/June/July/August/September so it's fine. 23/25ºc is like the sweet spot for me.
So I live and work in Arizona, normally I can deal with the heat I even work in my forge during the summer but I'm working construction so I cant just walk away and sit down for a couple minutes or everybody starts crying. Now it's already 105+ out here. How do I beat the heat with a hardhat on?
How many calories should a female take in everyday when hiking with full equipment?
Depends on your size, the weight of your gear, the distance you hike in a day, and how difficult a trail.
>>785314
Tits or gtfo
>>785318
5'2, 110 lbs/1.58 m, 50 kg. I expect my gear to be around 20 kg. The trails will vary, but almost always in mountains/hills I think.
>go into desert
>discarded targets, shells and litter everywhere
Why are gun owners so selfish and lazy?
>>783506
>fastest/least-effort way to kill people
gun
>i need a way to have more leverage and dominance than everyone else
gun
that's why
truuuuu
Because they are pieces of shit who get all tingly when they shoot a gun because it is the only way to make them superior to everyone else.
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where do you defecate while inna woods?
rivers? into a hole? from a cliff? in the middle of the trail?
share your poop stories and techniques
indians very welcome
Like nature intended
in geocaches
>>758003
Normally i try to find a geocache. Barring that i look for the most pristine stream i can find. There is nothing like fresh pure spring water on your asshole.
>>758004
forgot pic
I legitimately have no clue what this plant is. I have no intent to do anything with it, I'm just curious. I saw it today while going on a nice long walk through a forested trail. There was only one of them, and I've never seen it before. Needless to say, I think it's gorgeous, I'm just pretty clueless about plant identification
>>786729
It's the most common invasive/pest species on earth. How sheltered are you OP? Btw, depending on which on it is, the flowers can be bretty nice.
>>786729
Yeah, like others have said - Thistle. Specifically, it looks like Bull Thistle right before the pretty purple flower buds out. You can eat the stalk (peel it).
Hey /out/, I'm planning a camping trip with my friends next weekend and i'm going to be doing it in a state owned forest that is like an hour away from me. What are some essentials that I should bring? What are some things you always bring? I've gone camping before with my family but never anything that wasn't on a designated camp ground. Any tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
pic unrelated
>>786535
Your own Toilet Paper.
>>786535
That's a really broad question. Are we talking about car camping? Or are you hiking out to a remote site? What sort of gear do you already have? What sort of gear do your friends have? Are you going to be sharing a tent? Or are you making individual shelters?
If you're going to be hiking any significant distance you'll want to plan what you pack as a group to cut down on redundancy and lighten everyone's load a bit. For example, no need to hump three or four stoves and water filters, and half...
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>>786535
Long BBQ lighters.
Extra money
Extra water
Extra batteries
Extra alcohol
Something to keep yourselves entertained (condoms, porn, deck of cards, hobby gear, etc) when there's nothing else left to do before bed.
So long story short, My girlfriend of 5 year broke up with me yesterday, and I moved out because it was awkward and too painful. I didn't have anywhere to go, So i went to my brother. and he owns a fifth wheel parked in the bush. I will be staying here until I find a place, could be months. its a 1999 golden falcon tour edition looks like the one in the pic.
Right now, All i got is clothes, laptop, phone, a generator, a jerry can w/ fuel, 2 cases of water, 3 full 5gallon jugs of water, toilet paper, some flashlights, power bar charger thing to charge my phone when...
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Why don't you ask the owner of the camper
>>785725
Depends on how cold is it for a 30 lbs tank. My camper can run heat all night near freezing for a few days on 2 30lbs tanks. If you have electricity via generator, get a small electric space heater. We have one that looks just like a little fan, heats our whole camper down to about 45 degrees. Below that and need the regular heater.
If you have no fridge, get some coolers and fill with ice. RV fridges are crazy expensive since they run on both propane and electricity.
If the waste tanks are full, the camper...
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>>785725
If you cannot survive where you are, go to where you can survive. See pic. Secure all of the things on the bottom most layer before trying to secure any of the stuff from the layers above it.
I thought i could start a trapping thread, I know it's not trapping season but i thought i would share some of my past experiences. I didn't lay any traps last year but i did in 2014 (my first time). I got one marten, pic related and ten fucking ferrrets. I don't live in USA so the prices for the fur is very low. I got around 18 USD for the marten and a little over a dollar each for the ferrets, keep in mind they were untanned. So how are the prices in your country? What are you trapping?
One of the ferrets i caught. I was trapping for mink but i didn't get a single one. I caught one ferret almost every week the whole season on five traps that i had layed out around my property within 600 meters from my house.
>>785206
Fur prices are low in the US also. At least compared to their historical values.
I used to trap when fur brought good prices, and have here and there when I just wanted something to tan. My older brother put himself through college doing it, back when a red fox could fetch $60 and blanket beaver $75. Now they'd bring $10 unless Russia or China decide not to buy and then it'd be $0.
If raccoon or muskrat were reliably in the double digits I would start back up. There are so many of both around...
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>>785263
You dumb fucks haven't caught on to the fact men love hanging this shit in mancaves? I've been selling beaver pelts 200$ a piece CAD
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I'd like to start carrying a dedicated camera with me when I hike/camp because my phone is a potato. Any suggestions? Bonus points for being compact.
+1 Fujifilm x100 s or t doesn't really matter. If you can pick the older model up cheap that would be a fantastic option.
>>785017
How good do you want your pictures to be? Landscapes or animals? How compact?
>>785034
Landscapes and flora for the most part. Maybe insects from time to time. Compact enough that I can have it not stowed in my pack 24/7 and still not get in the way.
Did I make a good choice for a general /out/door knife?
>>784867
can you sharpen it?
>>784867
Reppin da UK
>>784867
Sure, why not?
Full tang
It's got an edge
I'm sure it'll do everything a knife is supposed to do.
Can anyone ID this little guy? Found him while on a hike in NE Georgia.
looks like a snake
>>784689
I think that's a Northern Water Snake. Their colors vary a good deal, some have that red color like you see there.
>>784709
I looked on a few other forums and I got that reply. I think you're right. The red on some is much more noticeable than on this one.
