Why would you want other people to see you before you see them? That would make me very uncomfortable, like sitting at the very first table in the break room with your back to entrance. I don't own a single piece of clothing or gear that is any color except Earth brown, olive drab green, and stone grey. The whole point of going out in the woods is escaping humanity and becoming invisible and being left the fuck alone.
>>2710223Bright colors are for women. Refer to your own pic.
>>2718935Fuck yes I loved how I could just go for a wander anywhere and find a huge comfy mossy covered rock to sink into when I lived in BC. So soft.
Jesus Christ is the Son of GOD who came to earth and died for the world, so that may have eternal life. Three days later GOD rose Jesus Christ from the dead. He promised that whosever believes in Him, He promised them eternal, when the ask Him for it.
>>2729637>If we hear someone set off in camo do we even send a helicopter at all?>We're also suspicious of people in camo because they could be trying to ambush other hikers. Jfc you're fucking useless aren't you.
>>2710230thats the whole fucking point retardits so if there's an emergency or you injure yourself you're easy to find. fuck man /out/ has fucking falling since all the newfags invaded in 2020
/out/ told me my potato patch sucks, you said it needed more compost. out btfo
I still say you need more compost.
>>2732434been hilled twice, i planted them in furrows>>2732446they are planted in 50% oak leaves faggot
>>2732453I don't think you're supposed to stop hilling them but what do I know.
>>2732459they are kennebec potatoes and a Norwegian told me it was pointless to hill them anyway
Last years (i think) at a trailer in florida. The roaches made fine fertilizer
Did you know that some tractor owners fill their tires with water or other fluids? Filling tractor tires with water is a common practice in agriculture and certain industrial applications, serving various purposes. This practice is prevalent in agricultural tractors used for tasks like plowing, planting, and harvesting, as well as in industrial tractors involved in material handling, construction, and other heavy-duty operations.https://farmingshelter.com/should-you-fill-tractor-tires-with-water/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5KTC1-YX08
>>2729806Does anyone here even know who their dad is?
>>2729783This isn’t news. Loaders regularly have rear tyres filled for extra counterweight. More stable with a full bucket. Also rollers for more ground pressure. Rims often have a 2” cap for easy filling.
>>2731587Sure, but it's not as effective as calcium chloride because it's not as dense. Rimgard is 11 lbs per gallon, calcium chloride is 17 pounds per gallon. in a context where you're going to be running the same set of tires for a long time, and you're not pushing the limits of the tractor anyways, rimguard is probably a great solution. But if you're wearing out tires more often than you replace your mattress, you're probably not going to have any corrosion issues with the calcium chloride solution either, and it will perform better.
>>2731888false
Orienteering thread? Orienteering thread.>What is orienteering?Orienteering is a competitive sport that combines running with navigation. Participants use a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, aiming to complete the course in the shortest possible time.>What equipment do I need?For a beginner, all you need are comfortable outdoor clothing and sturdy running or hiking shoes. Clubs often provide maps, compasses and short introduction courses for beginners.>Do I have to run?No, you don't have to run. Orienteering can be enjoyed at your own pace, whether you prefer walking, jogging, or running. Many people start with walking to familiarize themselves with map reading and navigation before increasing their speed.>What if I don't know how to use a compass?That's okay! Many beginner courses are designed to be navigated with minimal to no compass use. However, learning to use a compass is easy and orienteering is a great way to learn and practice compass skills.>What if I don't want go to a meet or see other people?Many permanent orienteering courses exist that can be ran outside an official meet. There are even apps like UsynligO that allow you to run virtual courses. See your local club's website for more info.
>>2730329I used to love orienteering in boy scouts, there really are a lot of courses all around
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Herb ID please?
use plantnet phag
>>2729766Based response, though I have never seen oregano with such large leaves. It's heuristics and that's difficult to convey to people- when you're IDing a new species it's important to base it on solid and consciously reasoned evidence, but there is also lots of value in unconscious pattern recognition, and when I have seen pros in any sort of ID that is 99% how they operate (though they can explain their reasoning when asked).
>>2729757>Definitely some kind of mintThat was my first thought.
>>2729753When I was younger I was really into plants. State champion FFA on nursery landscape, state champion on Plant ID FFA, state champion on timber stand improvement etc. Went to undergrad and didn't pursue something related to plants (a decision I regret every day). But I have a good job now- it's just not what I love. Anyways, I moved back home about 10 years ago, blessed with property and woods.. it's a very rural place so I got back into plants. Stopped getting cable and all that, not many other people living around so I just spend all my time in the woods. Spending that time just out there seeing the plants every day season after season year after year made me understand them in a way no book or key ever did. If you dont have a fascination with them they will never stick. Almost a form of autism. Like you see people's face in a crowd and you'd never recognize them but if you have some interest in them it might stick and be familiar. Opposite/alternate is always useful but when it really comes to ID'ing young or out of season plants there is no replacement for just "knowing" them. Each one has certain qualities aside from obvious characteristics... they like to grow in certain places, slight variations in color, do different things at different times of year etc. and I never made a list to ID these plants it's like recognizing a person's face. Every day for like a decade if I'd go in the woods and come across something I didn't know I'd take pics and go home and figure it out and after about the five year point I sort of got to where I can get 90% at first blush, and can put the other 10% in the right family for the most part. Every now and then I get stumped though and this area is sort of hard mode I mean there are a ton of species here. But tbqh I miss the days of going in the woods and every day it was one I didn't know.. like sort of an adventure to figure them all out. Makes me a bit sad now that it's no longer that way. Sorry for TLDR
>>2732768Sorry meant for >>2732722
Modernity is so goddamn gay, decades ago you could hitchhike easily and truckers would pick you up really fast, nowadays they aren't even legally allowed to pick you because laws, company policies and insurance garbage.And this is just an example of many, as we move forward and as the population grows things get worse /out/ wise.
>>2709914what? hitchhiking is still a thing here, no laws against it. if i can i will try to pick up hitchhikers when im on my roadtrips, they are usually international travelers and has lots of stories. once picked up a danish girl who had traveled all the way from denmark to north cape, norway and was heading home when i picked her up.blew my mind when she told me east euro truckers, the kind you really dont want to deal with, they are batfucking crazy, drunk or on drugs, where here best and safest rides. they absolutely wouldnt touch her, no sexual harassment, nothing, just total protective bro-mode.
>>2726842>can't enjoy riding on the bedngmi
>>2723116Hnnnghh
>>2726882NTAYou’re a massive faggot. The Vox article contains like two dozen links. The poster he posted is all over the internet (along with one or two others), all attributed to the federal government.
Alwaystop,,,giveride.
>early May>96° F alreadyAre y’all really going out in this? >t. Floridian
>>2729721It's been a weirdly long, cool spring in southern Arizona. My windows are still open all day except a couple hours in the afternoon.
>>2729721I had frosts until 3rd May. It was the wettest winter ever, on record, ever.I have never needed my heating on this late before (by about 2 months difference).It was warm for the last week, and then will return to the seasonal average.
>>2729721>forecast rain all week averaging in low 60sIt's fucking May why do we still have April weather. Fuck this global warming shit why is it taking so long.
>>2729721Louisiananon here. It fucking sucks. It’s usually warm but the last two weeks have been a solid 10° above average. It cooled off last night and looks like it’s back to normal.
>>2731036geoengineering
I noticed a trend where my farts start to smell like the bubonic plague after camping. Anyone else experience this? Is it the dehydrated decathlon meals, the streamwater I'm drinking(filtered), maybe the electrolyte tablets? Send help
>>2731567>dehydrated decathlon mealsit's most likely this. i've read reviews of some mountain house meals doing this very thing
>>2731567
>>2732472What if OP got buttpregnant with Wendigo buttbabies haha
What if you put some Mountain House in your ass would you burp or would you make a dehydrated poopy farty mess
How do you handle feelings of loneliness and vulnerability when alone and /out/?
>>2728875And a backup weapon. One heater and one good sized blade.
>>2728678>feelings of lonelinessI hate people so being alone is nice>and vulnerabilitycarry gun
>How do you handle feelings of loneliness and vulnerability when alone and /out/?That's the best part about being alone and out.
I usually just get very horny when /out/ and imagine meeting nature spirits for sex, it's almost unavoidable at this point, at some point on a hike alone I WILL get an erection.Vulnerable? Vulnerable to sex from nubile forest spirits / creatures.
Europe isn't known for it's dangerous fauna and predators, but in the Alps there are bears, wolves and foxes, and also boars in the pre alps, I don't know much about them but I want to learn more.I'm about to go to the admaello national park in the alps for a 2day outing and i got the (irrational?) fear of getting jumped by a pack of wolves or a nigger bear while i sleep.I'll be between 1800m (start) and 2800m(end)ITT we discuss the topic of predators and dangerous animals in the alps, where they are, how to prepare, defend yourself, and avoid them.
>>2730717>>2731023>taking them from slovenia.are there bears and wolves in slovenian alps? i was thinking of visiting grintovec and triglav
your fear is irrational. the only reason you get attacked by a bear while asleep is because you didnt store your food properly, and no just leaving it far from your tent is not enough, and still teaches the bear to look for human food. hanging should only be done on a tree with at least a 10ft limb 20 ft up, so requires a decent amount of cord. the safest thing for yourself and the bears is to just use a bear can
>>2730717Learn how to affix a knife to a sturdy straight branch, making a small spear. 10 minutes of handywork creates a weapon that has decided the outcome of history countless times. You only need a handle of say 30 cm to fend off various animals and the if you put the sheath on the blade it can be kept in your pack. Then again, you don't want to be seen walking through quaint Alpish towns with what looks like a brutal improvised weapon, so...
>>2731136I always have my big knife hanging from my belt and no one ever even acknowledged it, idk they even saw it, and they talk with me and chat no problem, dont think they give a shit
anyone here ever had some encounters?I met a pack of boars in the pre alps while going up a super steep off trail muddy incline where I had to be on my knees with a stick to go up, and those guys just ran down like it was nothing, it they charged me I would've been absolutely fucked, pretty cool and scary experience.also met a mother and baby deer or something like that, in the middle of the road in a very small and full of tight curves road, and when I started honking they didnt go innawoods but kept running along the road, not very smart, if another car arrived while we were there it could've needed in a car crash and the deers would've been rekt
Do you guys bring any instruments with you when you go /out/? Im considering picking up a naf, harmonica, or small travel guitar to maybe jam a bit when im camping overnight.
Would I be a dick if I brought an alto sax or something
>>2729266Surely you aren't suggesting anybody drags "university-level stuff" and "way more pro stuff" with them on a hike, nor is that price range what I would recommend to a "beginner" (the first post you replied to). Especially not when they plan on taking them /out/side.You can get alright, playable, decent-sounding violins (well, fiddles), guitars of any sort and banjos at a price range where it isn't a huge pain in the ass and the wallet when the rain and moisture eventually and inevitably gets to it (i.e. less than 300 bucks). Pic related, 270 bucks new and plays like a charm. As you said, steel-string guitars are even easier to find in this respect. I have a 12-string that I couldn't have paid more than 150 for at the time, and a Soviet-era parlor guitar that I picked up on the cheap (50 bucks lmao). Both sound fine and hold up well outside.I'm going to ignore the brass band and drum comment for obvious reasons: not /out/.
>>2731297Patrician choice
>>2715720if i was at a campground i'd rather someone have a guitar than a fucking bluetoothat least they'll just strum for maybe 30min until their fingers get sore and they stop.
Moving out to Oregon for a job: near the cesspool called Portland. Any suggestions on places to hike for someone who has never been in the NW.
>>2731834Only worth going on an off day. Especially when the trail narrows, it's not fun having to hug the rock wall cause some man shaped like a bowling ball is taking up the whole path.
>>2729460I doubt anyone wants to live in Portland. If only there were high paying jobs less than an hour away from work: ow wait, that's basically anyone in Colorado.
>>2726504Olympic is top tier, but overcrowded. Cascades are worth the drive. I recommend any trail overlooking the Skagit River. The prominence of the mountains around make the view breathtaking.
>>2725908bump
>>2725908Beacon Rock is like an hour drive away in Washington. They've got some pretty neato rock formations.
>Can I see your Angel's Landing® National Parks Trail Permit™ please?>Oh you mean you don't have one? >That'll be a $200 + tip fine thenWhat would you do, /out/?
>>2731964line wasnt too bad because i went as early as possible. had tickets for circuit 4 but bribed security guard to let me onto the best cuircuit (circuit 2 has best views). its very touristy though, feels more like a museum than being /out/. peru overall had many tourist trap places and street shops but their currency sucks and food was cheap so unless youre room temp iq and cant barter for shit then you should be fine
Appreciate the advice, thank you anon.
>>2725691start hiking, if they want to tax me they have to earn the privilege to do so
Fuck yeah Climbing General, it's been too long.I've been having a blast this season at the Gunks so far.Got two new climbing partners that are around the same ability as me and it's allowing me to push my grades up a little more than in the past when I was climbing with a less able climber.Managed to onsight Never Never Land, my first 10b (on GunksApps, 10a mproj). Super technical slab climb with some fantastic committing movement. Also been super fun revisiting past climbs that felt like a challenge and now are just cruiser.Always on lookout for more partners if there's any NE anons that want to get after it. Looking to hit up some of the longer climbs up in NH.
>>2731960BASEDASEDThis one's going in the compilation
https://vrch.at/3dqt5b2aPretending to be outside with highly regarded individuals.
>>2732517VR is /in/. This is /out/. >>/v/
Man I liked his stuff but he really comes off as a prick
I think it's obvious someone either found him or got too close to finding him.
>>2688035>Read the textHe sounds fun, thanks for recommending the channel OP>>2709155Bookmarking these too, thanks
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>guy comes off as a smartass antisocial asshole in his videos>turns out to actually be onewoah, what a fucking surprise, who would have thought?>>2724948>he kept getting caught by the police and he pretended to sleep outside while living in hotel roomsi need a source for that
