I live in south of France and we have to deal with those bastards too.
In my city it's been a couple of years since they started putting some kind of traps on trees, I don't know if it's really effective but there's nothing else to do sadly.

I love these little guys! I used to put them in jars when I was a kid. And I liked to pet their soft backs.

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>>727632
House in Houston last year. They suck man. It seems like every 5 years or so Texas has a bad outbreak in some areas. This house made the news, but they were like this all over. It was really bad.

>>726684
more like the god's pet's turd

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Good old Matt is a lesser God, Ray mears is the high God-King of /out/ he governs over all in the /out/doors kingdom.

>>726839
There is no God but Ray Mears and the Primitive Technologies guy is his prophet.

Rangers are 99% of the time a former police officer or Military vet. Going to school is useless unless you meet that criteria first.

It's stupidly competitive for as shitty as the pay is. I'm an Ohio state park ranger and I only got the job because the director of our park is a drinking buddy with my stepdad.

40% of my day is trying to catch gay men in the woods banging so I can arrest them.

>>726050
lolno.

Depends what you mean by "ranger" Common perception is that the park ranger is the ranger of the 1950's who did law enforcement, interpretation, ecology all in one. Since then, the NPS has specialized into divisions. You have interp rangers, LE's, sciences, backcountry, climbing, boat rangers, the list goes on. Furthermore, you have all the other divisions in uniform (trails, maintenance, fire, weeds/revegetation, wildlife, GIS, etc) who generally don't interact with the public...
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>>724879
>whitney
i know you said you've been before, but do you already have your permit reserved (i ask because it looks like last time you were outside the high season which changes the game), and are you aware they're doing roadwork on whitney portal road and trailhead parking is fucked? and which route are you taking up whitney, how long will you be taking, and how much $ are we talking about?

>mfw $4.49 dividend because fuck spending oney at rei
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>>724879
Go wild in the Coghlan's section at REI. Maybe a bladder if your pack has space for it. Sawyer mini, etc.

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>>724889
Hey, thanks for the reply! Yeah last time we just did a one day hike. This time we are going to stay at one of the camps over night making it a two day one night trip. Around $150 to $200, I don't mind spending a little over from my own pocket too. We aren't taking the mountaineers route, just the normal one.
We were so ill prepared the first time.. No picks or anything. 5ft of snow at one point, maybe more. Looking back at it, mistakes were made.
>>724897
Solid...
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you probably only need to oil it a couple of times and then just wax it and oil it occassionally. it should be fine honestly. you don't want a hard setting finish like varnish because that will give you blisters and you will loose grip

>>724427
>>>/diy/ has a few knife making threads from time to time including info on what you're talking about.

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>>724427
Your plan should work great, I find tung oil to be an easier solution though.

>>724347
Been thinking of picking up Endurace, is it any good?

>>724414
I'd like to know this as well

Scott and Amundsen: Duel in the Ice. Great book.

They are absolutely useless unless you camp in a location with lots of thick bush and wrist or less thickness saplings. A small axe is superior in every aspect.

Also, CRKT makes shitty tools.

>>723241
Two questions.

are you looking to chop wood 3inches wide or smaller?
>parang.
Machetespecialist [I've ordered through them, they are legit, even though the website screams "GONNA STEAL YOUR CREDIT CARD"] has condors 11 inch eco parang. I'm gonna buy one here soon. but it would be interesting to see someone else on here get one and let me know how it acts/feels.

or

Are you looking to chop grasses/palm fronds?
[a real machete]

>>723251
I would also like to throw in a little rant. WTF amazon, why is it now free shipping with 49 dollars or more? instead of 35? How the fuck they go from 35 to 49?

>>722328
Why do you think this is a good idea? If camping isn't allowed, the first person that finds you is going to have something to say about it. I have camped in places I probably shouldn't have, for a night at a time and never returned to the same spot. Moving a few yards off trail in an urban environment will not keep you undiscovered for long no matter how high in a tree you are. If snoring is enough to give you away, a tent or tree house certainly will regardless.

3/10 for getting me to reply.

>>722334
Thanks for the effort of replying anon.
Your thoughts HAVE triggered an idea. What if I created a small shelter out of the plentiful supply of fallen branches and tree's, and lined it with MLV for sound proofing ?

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>>722342
I honestly think your only way to avoid detection without digging an underground bunker is to blend in to the landscape. You can build a lean to with deadfall but it won't blend in year round and if camping isn't allowed, I doubt cutting foliage is either. This could get you in significantly more trouble if caught depending on where you live.

Why not just find a place close to where you live where you can camp?

Killing deer is good for all other animals in an ecosystem, except predators
Stupid troll

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>>720821
>killing bucks and mounting their heads up a wall does deer a favour
>hunters actually believe this

>>720828
>implying everything else was wasted

deer sandwich

Heart of the elk.

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Most of the time when out I make what I usually eat day to day for a meal; Oats for breaky with some fruit, coffee. For dinners and lunches I do some sort of protein, a carb, and a veg. I cook the same sort of things while out its just a little more difficult. Once you get into dehydrating your own shit you'll never go back to anything else.

Fav meal that I can remember was a pair of ruffed grouse I shot in the fall plucked and slowly cooked in a dutch oven in the coals of a fire with red peppers, zucchini, and rice. Seasoned the birds with salt and pep and threw...
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Does anyone still own Kershaw Leeks? That used to be a really popular knife 10 years ago but I never hear anyone mention them anymore.

When you guys go /out/ for more than a weekend or so, do you bring a sharpening stone?

>>715118
think theyre still pretty popular. its just that most people prefer fixed blades when /out/, and for good reasons.

Karrimor SF Sabre 60-100 would be expensive but very high quality. It can be a 60l bag or unzipped for a 100l bag for your camping trips. They also come (sold separately) with side pouches that are 12.5l each. These are the bags that the British Special Forces use and I love my 45l Sabre.

>>709071
Jesus fuck, I wish people would check the catalog before making duplicate threads.

>>709092
I swear I checked it on my computer and I didn't see shit. Then when I was browsing on my phone 10 min later I saw the like 10 other threads then I felt like an asshole

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>>707342

Looks like an Opuntia and yes the pads are edible.
Google nopales recipes.

>>727892
You can eat the fruit and the pads but instead of eating the pad I recommend carefully splitting it and fucking it. The slick slimy feeling on your dick is amazing and if you don't blow inside they last for about a week.

>>727916
This is the guy you hate to meet on the trail...

>>726997
Youre better off putting it under you. Or wrapping yourself into it, like a space borrito.

>>726997
>Why is there no questions general?
We haven't really needed one for a while.

Hope I helped!

Ive hiked maybe 50 miles in my life and only car camped. Is my body ready for the appalachian trail?