>Time is 1:42am in the UK>Actual snowstorm covering my town>Decide "Hey I'm a fat autistic POS, lets go for a walk since snow is cool">Gear up in boots and scarf with gloves ready for a nice hour long walk So there I am walking up a hill enjoying the peace and scenery. I am a fat mid twenties male so I am not really expecting what happens next. I see over the crest, a man walking in the middle of the road towards my direction. I think nothing of it because why the fuck is anyone dodgy going to be out at this time? So I continue walking up the hill thinking nothing of it. As we get closer to eachother he sneakily starts walking onto the pavement in front of me. I'm a bit weirded out at this point so I go "Alright mate?" as a friendly gesture. He doesn't respond, I call again and he still doesn't respond. Might be my imagination but I swear he was walking brisker at me. Now I am really pissed off what I did next because I ran like hell. It's almost 2am, the roads are dead and its just me and him, I've never had a proper fight in my life and all I'm thinking in my head is "GUY HAS A KNIFE AND IS PROBABLY A MIGRANT". I am a fat bastard but somehow the adrenaline made me speed away faster than I've ever known. Despite the snow I didn't slip. So what the fuck was the guy's problem? Why did he start walking on the pavement only when we were crossing paths? My town isn't known for things like this but occasionally it does happen. I'm just so pissed off man because I feel like a coward. Still thats the most running I've done in years so I was coughing my lungs up for 10 minutes after.Maybe I should join a boxing gym.
>>2856882>GUY HAS A KNIFE AND IS PROBABLY A MIGRANTIf you're in a town in the UK the chance of crime is basically zero. Even lower if you aren't near bars/clubs/pubs at night. Just to make the point that you shouldn't let this make you schizo and paranoid about being out and about. Also most people in the UK have never been in a fight.>Maybe i should join a boxing gymNo you should go and do some cardio, you are not going to box your way out of a knife fight. Running was the exact right thing to do.>>2859399Carrying wrench/pipe is effectively as illegal in self defence terms as carrying a knife, it'll still be taken as evidence if found because our police are hyper 'tistic about "weapons". It's better to carry a large flashlight because you have "legitimate reason" to be carrying it. This is the defacto standard for anyone with brains worried about self defence here.But reality is because guns are illegal for carry your best tool is always good cardio.tl;dr Buy a powerful flashlight, running shoes and a gym membership. Fighting for ego's sake is the most stupid thing you can do because unlike what people believe, 90% of fights end up with both people equally injured and even if you're trained you're still likely to get hurt badly.
>>2856882>fat man leaves basement and goes outside>sees another human>runsIs there an /in/ forum you might enjoy?
>>2859576This is the only valid response. You live in one of the safest places in the world in history. You're alright mate. If you go schizoid, the assholes win. Theres a 90% chance the guy had his headphones in and was listening to some droopy pop balad. Then theres a 9.999% chance he was as autistic as you. That last 0.001% is divided by actual psychos (who dont murder the vast majority of people they meet) and deaf people (who also dont generally murder random passers-by.
>>2859842Are you sure about deaf people?
>>2859956It's not deaf people you have to worry about, it's the blind.>I didn't see him, he must have ran into my knife 20 times officer>No witnesses, not even himself
Autist here. What is the appropriate way to greet women that you encounter on the trail?
“Looks like it’s just us”“I think we’re alone”“Are you with anybody?”Make sure you maintain eye contact when greeting them.
>>2859673nta but also have that bug-eyed stare while you're at it and a toothy smile.
>>2859666Whatever fag.
>>2856521>being mindraped so hard you imagine getting singled out as a creep for saying hiThis is 100% a you problem
>>2860081Ya, sorry I've had so many bad experiences with shitty women that people refuse to take accountability for. Guess it makes a mother fucker jaded after awhile, nobody holding women accountable for anything, as if they're children we for some reason granted voting rights.I'm already doing everything I can to improve myself, it's time for women to take accountability for being pieces of shit and creating this shitty modern dating dynamic, and if they can't do that, we the Chuds will rise up, revoke the 19th amendment, name the jew, and restore order to the world.
I think the Cracow-Częstochowa Uplands in Poland are a bit underrated outing place
>>2854928>I'm planning to go to Austriame too, the area around Vent looks amazing
>>2854582Absolute tourist bait. You can't hear your thoughts over people taking selfies and their kids running around screaming, and everything costs as if it was next to the sea and the mountains at the same time.
>>2856556I know a few places with barely any tourists in Częstochowa alone. I didn't see a single human being on Mount Prędziszów but I wouldn't recommend it because of industrial smell. Very few go to mount Osson and nobody goes east of it. Right riverbank of Warta from "Pont de Srebrna" to Mount Przeprośna, including Jaś i Małgosia rocks were completely empty too, except for one guy riding his dirt bike on Mount Przeprośna. It's not for faint hearted because you need to cross this "bridge" to find yourself on the northern slope of Mount Przeprośna.
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I've been there a few times. Unironically these are the nearest natural climbing routes, and I have to drive like 12 hours to get there.All the holds on the routes are fucking polished to glass. Not exactly a pleasure to climb.
Discuss /out/ activities and locations in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary.Here are lists of national parks in each countryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Parks_of_Polandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_areas_of_the_Czech_Republichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Slovakiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Hungary
>>2859552Too many options to hike, too little time to talk.>>2859643No bugs, bears mostly asleep, yeah it may be worth it though higher chance to freeze over compared to rest of the year.Anyway, this year I would like to finish rest of the Slovenský kras national park. Make some hikes in High Tatras and Veľká Fatra.And a lot of smaller hikes across the western and central Slovakia (depending on work schedule, and weather, railway infrastructure reconstructions, foraging possibilities and what not).Still not decided if I will be willing to get a tent/sleeping bag four outdoor sleeping (I can survive night with bad sleep due to some back pain problems, but not sure if I can survive night visit by a bear).
>>2859814That's nice. I'll be working in Žilina for a while in the next few months. I plan to stay there for a while, as I've never had a real chance to explore that amazing landscapes there. I'm Čehún btw, so don't worry, bear eat us first
>>2859850Žilina is a good starting point - hills or mountains, you will have a hard time to decide where to go :)as for bears, if I remember correctly, only on victim was foreigner - belarusian. Still it is a good idea to have mountain rescue insurance (something like 20 eur/year)
>>2859814nice. I plan to do Mala Fatra somewhere early autumn. either with tent or sleeping in Chata pod Chlebom.
>>2859916Not many hikes in "Krivánska" Malá Fatra, as you can see - only 2 to be exact (one of them in early October from Kraľovany zastávka via Osnice and Medzihole pass to Zázrivá - too cold and too little time to manage chain secured trail up to the Veľký Rozsute. Also first time I have seen bear footprints for a few hundreds of meters on hiking trail in Bystrička valey).As a light sleeper I am not a big fan of mountain cabins with shared rooms, so no idea how it looks like in Chata pod Chlebom.Also, you probably know it, from march to june, some trails on your route are closed.npmalafatra.sk/navstevnici/uzavery-turistickych-chodnikov
Rank US States (or regions in your country) based on natural beautyhttps://tiermaker.com/create/us-states-36606
>>2859436Mosquitoes probably
>>2858679not just for out, but where I would like to live. I am from Germany. Some odd choices, I know.
>>2858679Criminally underrating Oklahoma
totally biased and only places i have visitedbasically everything not in f tier gets a passand i am pretty sure there's okay parts of all of three of them, i just didn't see them personally
Idaho, Nevada, Utah, California, Arizona would be top of my list. If you don't know what BLM land is don't reply
Last thread >>2844498This is a thread for enjoying a pipe while doing outdoor activities. If you ask why this belongs on /out/, you've never spentan evening by the campfire with a pipe silently enjoying the nature around you, and you're missing out.>how to get startedPurchase a corn cob pipe (or a cheap briar pipe) and a pouch of Half and Half or Captain Black tobacco from a smoke shopor online. You will need a lighter or match, and something to tamp it with--a large nail works well if you don't have a pipe tool.Fill the pipe with tobacco, pack it down halfway, top it off, pack it down to 3/4, top it off again, pack gently and enjoy. Smokeslower than you think you need to, the tobacco tastes best when it is burning cool. Tamp and re-light as needed. If you stillhave trouble, try different methods on YouTube until you find one that works for you.>smoking a pipe will give you cancerOriginally the Surgeon General found that pipe and cigar smokers, following a careful study of the statistics (at a time whenmost adults smoked, so they had a good sample size), had insignificant death rate increases. Nowadays, tobacco is beinglegislated against while hard drugs are being legalized. Put two and two together. Tobacco is just another good thing under attack by the government.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Started smoking cigars when i would go fishing just sitting there for hours. 10/10 on a calm summer night.
Did Savinelli stop making bings favorites? How come Smoking pipes and a bunch of sites hardly have any in stock.
I've been enjoying an aromatic called Gowith Pensioner's Mixture lately, have any of you tried it? Strong smell of prunes in the topping. The interesting thing about it is that it's known to vary slightly batch to batch, but only within certain narrow parameters. The topping is always identical. So over the months/years it's been a blend that I not only got a good taste for but also one that keeps offering new flavours.
>>2858796It's always humid, damp, wet and cold here in the UK. Well, for 8 months of the year. These are the conditions that suit a Lat bomb English blend well, just like the smell of a fireplace in winter.965 was one of my first blends, to me it was a revelation because it's so similar to Drum pipe tobacco that I used to smoke. But since then I've tried a few blends in the same genre and can say that it's not "better" than some of the others, but it definitely has that Peterson level of refinement where it becomes a thing of its own compared to the rest. They really really know how to finely balance their flavour profiles.
>>2859895Drum ciggie tobacco*
Any disabled hikers here who stick to easy trails?
I have p intense fibromyalgia and need to use crutches/a walker sometimes. If it's a day where I think I'll be fine I'll do moderate hikes and if I end up in pain during it I just man through it, which I know I shouldn't be doing at all but I literally can't fucking live like this anymore man. I have places to go and shit to see, I've kind of stopped caring. it's either this or straight up killing myself lol.
>>2859652I've lived with chronic pain for almost 20 years now. It's related to my Ankylosing spondylitis, which is basically rheumatoid arthritis of the spine. I've got sciatic nerve pain, scoliosis(caused by the arthritis, not childhood scoliosis, my spine was normal until my 30s) and a couple spontaneous fusions in my neck and back. I've learned that, because I'm always in pain, some of it can be tolerated and ignored. I'm not doing damage to my body, I'm just getting erroneous pain signals. I'm in a similar situation when it comes to hiking or doing anything in general on my lower pain days. I go out and do something and may end up having to "man up" and keep going in spite of the pain in order to make it back to my car. But I know the difference between, this hurts and it sucks and I'm going to be laid up for a week after this. And that's something you only learn through experience. So, get out there and live your life. Learn what your pain signals mean. Try not to let it rule your life. It sounds like you're already doing that to some extent. Keep it up anon. Life stuck on the couch isn't worth living. Don't give up!
I have a pretty unique case of IBS which means i'm on the porcelain throne for 4 hours minimum at a time, but usually good to go afterwards. It's a bit of a gamble but I try to do a few miles a day and on the better days, there's a disused railway line that was converted into a walking track that I take to the next village and back. I make walking canes and hiking poles as a hobby, so usually take one along to make sure everything is assembled properly.
>>2858675Kinda. I'm mostly blind in one eye after a cornea transplant. I have to take specialty eyedrops throughout the day to manage my eye pressure and to keep my body from rejecting the donor tissue. I don't really do extended trips anymore way offgrid; the logistics of keeping prescription meds like that which are sensitive to extreme temperatures and contamination is just too much for me to bother with. I'm happy with my day trips mostly. If I wanted to spend several days /out/ I would make sure to bring a partner and have them carry a backup bottle or two.
>>2859866jesusi had lasik and they said my corneal flaps were really thin and I might have a risk of damage to them if I did it but luckily all I got was just permanent dry eye which is also managed by drops but they aren't temperature sensitive, I keep them in my backpack (also use antihistamine drops)I guess being blind in one eye would kinda ruin your depth perception and a lot of the hiking (tho easy) I do can involve scrambling and steps and that would not be fun with one eyeI bring a cooler everywhere with me. As long as you can get ice every 2-3 days a rotomolded cooler will be fine.
Hey anons, I recently got a job where I need to carry some personal stuff in a bag. I expect it to go in and out of boats and aircraft. Ideally also carry-on dimensions for typical airlines. It'll be sitting indoors for the most part, but if I'm unlucky it'll sit out in the rain or get dropped in a puddle.I've found a bag that meets my requirements for the most part, a North Face duffel, but I was wondering if any anons have advice on what I should get. I'd like to get one that looks a little more unique and high-vis too. Is a proper drybag worth it? picrel is just "water resistant"
>>2858646They're not bad but they aren't super high quality buy it for life or anything. Then again who is anymore, everybody has lowered their quality.
>>2857807I would suggest either the Base Camp XS or S or the Osprey Farpoint 40, depending on your needs. Base Camp XS or S for rough use/allround, Farpoint 40 if you have to carry it on your back for longer periods, or have to carry a laptop with you.I have three Large model Base Camp duffels. My sister borrowed one for eight years. The oldest, which must be like 17 years now, is in Italy, but the dago I lent it to five years ago keeps forgetting to bring it when I'm there.Anyway it's a banging duffel bag. Rainproof enough that you don't need to worry about putting it down in the snow or leaving it in the rain for a little while., solid material. The D-shaped lid and the good zipper makes it easy to stuff it full. The shoulder straps are actually usable, even if it's not super ergonomic to carry it for very long periods of time. There's some lack of organizing options, but you can solve that with some lightweight packing cubes.The Farpoint is an OK backpack. Hip belt that works and isn't for show, good straps, nice and airy back. If you're flying, you can easily pack the straps away, which is nice if you want to take it as a carry-on, so the straps don't snag on anything.Outside-access laptop pocket is handy, and the organizing panels inside make it easy to organize your gizmos and doodats.You will want packing cubes to pack in, and conveniently enough, Osprey's ultralight set fit beautifully. They also sell a transparent 1-litre toiletries bag, and that also fits. Bag isn't as waterproof as the Base Camp duffel, but surprise surprise, Osprey also sells a light rain cover for it.One downside with the Farpoint is that if you use the stuff pocket on the back, it easily bulges backwards like a dome if you have anything in your pack, so it looks like you're lugging a turtleshell around. The shape is a bit odd, notably the width, because it's made to maximize the volume within carry-on size requirements, but it's still comfortable to carry.
>>2859587(cont)I don't know what your needs are like, so I thought I'd share my packing list for when I'm traveling for business without checked bags, packing either in a carry-on suitcase or the Farpoint 40. I have not tried the Base Camp XS, but on paper it has a lower volume, so I don't know if you can fit all this in it.>Packing cube, small: Underwear and socks for up to 5 days>Packing cube, medium: T-shirts and thin sweaters for up to 5 days, wool underwear if going somewhere cold, shorts or sweatpants>Packing cube, large: Spare set of pants, spare shirt(s) - For longer trips only>Toiletries bag: Toothbrush, -paste, floss, deodorant, comb, perfume, blister bandages, nail clippers with file, a few Q-tips. I don't have very strong beard growth, so I get away with shaving before I go, but if that's a problem for you I'd just as well buy a cheap razor on-site and leave it there, or pack a Bic disposable and a travel-size shaving foam.>Electronics: Laptop if needed, charger(s).>2 lightweight tote bags - One for laundry, one for day trips/personal item on the flights. Get synthetic ones, put your packing cubes in them, there's a little extra waterproofing.I usually bring a second pair of shoes, in case I need to dress sharp or the other pair gets wet Usually loafers or running shoes. Wear the heaviest or largest pair, pack the other.I don't have any problem making the weight for carry-on luggage, even if I use the heavier suitcase. Part of the trick is just stuffing things in my pant and coat pockets. Phone, e-reader or book, passport, wallet, headphones... If I need to dress up on the trip, I'll also wear my blazer on the flight rather than packing it.
>>2859587>you don't need to worry about putting it down in the snow or leaving it in the rain for a little whileSounds great, anon. Thanks for the recommendation.>not super ergonomic to carryAt most I'll be lugging it through a building or to the street, so no big deal for me.>FarpointCertainly a good bag, I already have one!>packing cubesPersonally I've never liked/used them much. My bags are plenty organized without them though, so maybe it requires a certain autism (or lack thereof) to use. >>2859588>make sure to bring underwear and sockskek thx mom>I'll also wear my blazer on the flight rather than packing it.Oh, yeah, for regular trips I carry nothing besides a small laptop bag. You can reliably buy anything you could possibly need at the destination or at the airport. For example, the airline/hotel always gives you a toothbrush and toothpaste.On one occasion it was inconvenient when I had a drink spilled on me, but I can't imagine it would be that much less inconvenient to change into your spare clothes than to just buy extras when you need them.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2857980The carry-on restrictions are hard limits if you have a hard-shell bag. Having a soft/squishy duffel gives you way more leniency.
This guy made a bicycle trailer, the walls are made out of pink panther foam (xps), so apparently light weight. I was thinking of building one, but in the shape of a box (with a slide out inner box for my legs). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPxb5oyxzGs&list=LL&index=37
>>2858789Cute goalpost, buttercupYour statement has nothing to do with your lack of balls You think you can accuse purity spirals and nobody will notice you're evading the original critiqueYou're dumb, and a coward
>>2858416You aren't. Lol.
>>2859808>no skillsMust suck being you
>>2859832I accept your concession, I guess.
>>2859837Lmao sad cope
Discuss nudism. Is it something you grew up with, or found later in life? Have you ever considered giving it a try?I wanted to try making a thread on a blue board in the hopes that there could be a serious discussion instead of the degenerate gooning the occasional nudism thread devoles into on /b/.
>>2859211I went down to the beach with my gf last night because it was 25 degrees at midnight and since we had the entire beach to ourselves we decided to strip off completely. Obviously it was partly sexual and we did fuck while we were down there but there was also an entirely non-sexual pleasure to swimming in the moonlight with no fabric between my body and the waves. I didn't realise I'd enjoy it so much.It's odd, I've had sex in public a lot (one of my exes had a thing for fucking near waterfalls) but I've never just enjoyed the non-gooner aspect of it the way I did last night.
I like it enough, but haven't gone to any nude beaches. I might just be a bit wary of being naked around strangers, even if my reservations are fading as I grow older.I visited a friend who has a very remote cabin, and we had just finished casting the foundation for a sauna building kit she had bought. It was summer, hard and hot work, so we were positively drenched in sweat. We just took our clothes off and left them to soak in a stream before we walked, mother naked, the two hundred metres down to the sea for a swim.Almost odd, the difference it makes to be naked, compared to wearing a pair of swim shorts, or just boxers. It felt so much more natural. Grounded, in a sense.Once we had cooled down, I went back to the cabin to get some beers, towels and sandals, and we just sat on the beach, letting the sun and gentle breeze dry us while drinking lukewarm beer in amicable silence. Will absolutely look for more chances to be naked in nature, lovely experience. I would like to feel a warm summer rain on my body, or laying down in fresh snow.
>>2859531>>2859246>>2859218Sounds like it's the boomers being degenerate...
>>2859817>my reservations are fading as I grow older. That's the problem innit
Lo descubrí y fue algo desagradable en mi opinión.
see this, what do?
>>2854529>tfw it's real
>>2853653Sex
>>2853655BASED
>>2853715Welcome new friend.
>>2857100Larp
Where are all the mushrooms edition?
Hi, I'm from /brit/ I like coarse fishing and fossil hunting
>>2856054don't really like that you live in the same town as me
hi i'm from /brit/ and i like wanking
https://discord.gg/GrsMchRgMwcome meet up next week bros
>>2855801Nice lad, I've just moved near there
Could you use grounded down asphalt instead of rocks or any other alternative if you for example lacked charchoal?
>>2858489>carrying melee weapons is retardedno
>>2858497>mobile screenshots of a pdfhttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/internet_archive_downloader/
>>2858591Neat, but can't get it to work on my phone.
I saw a cool idea where people are filtering water using trees. There was a research paper where they used small debarked plugs of pine maybe a quarter inch long and positive pressure to force the water through. Some guy on youtube also got great results by taking a much longer (5 feet or so) freshly cut grape vine and using the natural osmotic pressure of the xylem. Worth looking into for a DIY water filter.
I used ChatGPT to help make me make a bug out bag list with size, weight, volume and average cost per item. https://bugout-list.tiiny.site/
General thread for freediving and/or spearfishing, since I don't see one mentioning either.My personal questions:I've been thinking about taking a certification course so I can learn to do these things correctly and safely. I'm probably happy just doing the diving, but spearfishing seems like an easy and practical extension. I only casually skindive and rod-and-reel fish at the moment. Does anyone have experience taking such a course?I know I'll need my own gear early on, but each instructor I can find seems to have their own equipment shops, so I imagine they wouldn't be impartial about the quality of other gear on the market. I live on the Pacific coast of the US, so I see that a 7 mm open cell wetsuit is strongly recommended. What good/bad features should I look out for on wetsuits and other equipment? For non-competitive diving, carbon fiber fins are almost certainly not worth the price, right?
Anybody been to Dahab?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nojwX5ZL0qE
I did a touch and go to 70 feet today, I need to get my bottom time up.
>>2857141Respect!
>>2857141i'll give you all the bottom time you need anon :3
>>2857362reject.
heres mine time was about 3 weeks agowas fishing at the river behind my house and had a decent fishing day except for one momentwas drinking with my rican friend who brought some ribs and casting for catfishi had like about 85 yards out and felt a rumbleso im like ill wait for a hit on the hook and then run back and shitwell about 10 minutes goes by and its grtting worselike channeling energy to my sphincter i say fuck that im gonna lose it and start reeeling in my linenow im struggling to hold this flow in reeling in on a 12 foot pole on 40 lb test with a 4oz weight(nriver has some deep black mud), i knew it was gonna be a bad onegod knows 8 seconds into the retreival im probably 40 feet from shore i get a MASSIVE strikeand then it happenedthe force of the fish hitting my hook plus my stance, it must have looked absurb.mind you now, i am wearing swimtrunks (no net) and all this happens in less than a secondi instinctely threw back my rod for the hook land, and in the same action release my bowelsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2859550YEA HEHYA buddy! ive had these bastards since 2017 they have never failed me, loved em so much i grabbed 2 more pairsi will swear by them, the ankle support is unmatched the fit is perfect the tread is geeat and as a stone mason they have never let me downim sad they stopped making mine in high topgreat bootswoe unto thee who have never experienced Rocky
incase anyone is interested try and find these or something like that i PROMISE they are the best boots out there ill put my trip on it best boots in the world
>>2859677rkyk706. had a 6 foot lentil drop from 3 feet and didnt even scathe meno joke
>>2859677Have you tried Keens? I have a pair of Rockies that are too big. I still use the included keychain. However, I've come to be a big fan of Keen boots, particularly the Targhee IV.>>2859678What do beans and boots have to do with one another?
>2019 >RASP night landnav>im a gigachad so i sprint as fast as i can through the woods to my furthest point way hefore anyone else>only way yo get to my point is across a bridge over a river>lay a 2 foot long surface shit right in the middle of the bridge>chuckle>get dropped from the course for giving some points to a crying private
