fantasy books recommendations?
>>2850963sex is fine in botns since its not explicit (offscreen 90% of the time) and severian is explicitly left unfullfilled by the handful of women he sees. It's also heavily implied hes lying about several of these and using them as justification for his actions, given the book is a memoir. Also sev's what, 17-19 during the bulk of the series? Of course that shit is gonna be on his mind.book 3 is peak /out/ with him walking through the mountains with the green light of the moon seeping through the thin atmosphere. creatures like alzebos are cool as shit too. My only complaint with the series is the last couple books shy away from the strange locales as much. If all you focused on were sev's exploits with women instead of everything fucking else going on around him, thats on you. Cause thats only like 5% of the story
>>2849507The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick RothfussAnything by Brandon Sanderson
>>2849507The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy by Tad Williams,
>>2849547>krabat is one of my absolut favourite books.Looks neat. I'm going to check it out.
I am retarded and I spend multiple hours fucking around trying to start a campfire until it starts burning. It's pretty much wet outside and temperatures go below freezing often.Birch bark works well to start it, but I want to figure out how to start without it. Tried feather sticks multiple times, but it takes a very long time and results are mixed at best. And yes, the wood is dry... As for carrying some firestarting material, I don't want to because autism.My latest idea was to split a log in half, and then with surform make enough wood shavings to start a fire, but no idea if this will work (pic related)Any advice on how to improve firestarting would be greatly appreciated
>>2852783Dryer lint is basically charcloth and it’s very light. I save all of it and use it to light fires
>>2853604how you're gonna store that? you need airtight container of some sort for something that might make an unexpected explosion if you're slow and let the vapors built up. better take wax, petroleum jelly, pine resin, all waterproof and more stable.>>2853690no it's not. most of today's clothes are polyester so it's not pure cotton. i mean, it may work, but soak it with wax/petroleum jelly like cotton balls to last longer and be waterproof
>>2853694yeah i was thinking carry a little bit of it in a tiny bottle then dab a little onto a rag or cotton but vaseline is better it's also more versatile
>>2852783Here's an old boomer trick I was taught:Take a tire, lube the inside with old car oil, and pour gasoline on it. Gasoline ignites easily, gasopine ignites the car oil (hard to ingnite on its own), and the car oil ignites the rubber (very hard to ignite on its own). Once the rubber ignites, NOTHING takes it down.
>>2852783People smarter than you store birch bark for when they can't find it, don't willfully be a retard because you think it will make other people think you're cool.
>gun? heh, I just carry bear spray, it's actually more effecti-
>>2853331>>2849697>>2849879>>2850431
>>2853716extremely dishonest comparison as the shooter already has his gun drawn and ready and is anticipating it's use, aside from the fact he is obviously a competitive shooterEven the guy in the video you linked would not be able to draw and fire in that timeframe in a scenario where his firearm is holstered and he is caught by surprise
>>2853716is this supposed to make a point?
>>2853748Jerry could do it holstered toohe's also ancient as fuck so why not count that
>>2853711Yes, but attacking people was made illegal in the bear laws that were passed in 1976, so he'll be perfectly safe
I need the Indoor companion to my Outdoor machete. Ye Ol kitchen table wants to steal my woman and I need to turn it into firewood. All I have is this OUTDOOR machete, it only cuts natural plants Outdoors. The table has been shaped by man and therefore is an Indoor object.
>>2853590every outdoor machete can be used as an indoor machete, you just have to hold it on the blade instead of the handle
>>2853590Have you considered an axe or a hatchet?
Today I had to abort for the first time.I underestimated the snow depth on my route and didn't bring snow shoes. About 200 m below the peak, in really steep terrain, I kept crashing through the surface of the thigh-deep snow between the rocks underneath. For one it was becoming really exhausting, cold, and I was worried I could hit one of the rocks with my shin or knee.It was a bit of a reality check. Thanks for reading my blog post.
>>2852920Old snow fields are the niggers of the mountains. Best avoid them completely, if possible.
>>2852779>Today I had to abort for the first time.Aborting is one of the sanest yet most frustrating things you can do.
>>2852839Driving to the top of the mountain in you F150 doesn't count as a "climb"
>>2852796>>2852839magnificent bait sir
In winter, I prefer doing peaks that I've already done at other times of the year. No pressure to summit and it's not a big deal if I stop short. And I'm already familiar with the route.
Last thread >>2827097This 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.
>>2852969jew or MAGAcuck?
it's almost annoying how well my $20 MM corn cob smokes, compared to my Peterson that cost like ten times as much
>>2854812such is the way of cobsif they weren't so cheap, they'd probably be seen as the best pipes in the worldi just wish missouri meerschaum wouldn't skip out on quality control so much these days
>>2854828I wonder why no artisan pipe maker has come out with some higher end models made from cob. add some horn stems and you got a real nice pipe.
>>2854930theres vermont freehand, they do the forever stemsbesides that, missouri meerschaum has the hardwood line of pipes, but i've seen people who've gotten fucked up ones thoughi think the main reason people don't make high-end ones is missouri meerschaum, as they have the rights to the specific corn variety that has wooden cobsone day, i'd like to turn one of their large cobs into a falcon bowl as others have done, i think that'd be a perfect smoker
Obviously idk about the specific measurements for a spear (much less polearms) but what i do know is that for personal use (outside of formations) the total length must be at least close to the height of your doorframe (210cm) but i'm going for the shortest end which is 180cm. The shaft would be 150cm long and the spearhead 30cm, again CMIIW because i'm using the same ratio for straight swords. The blacksmith recommended me using sleipner steel or D2 for the spearhead, sleipner costs around 191 usd and D2 149 usd, for the shaft he hasn't given me any specifics yet.For the design, i'm currently going rather simple as starters but suggestions are welcome.Any advice?
>>2851924You know that's not why.
I work metal and make various tools such are effectively polearms.Spears are by their nature incredibly cheap weapons, you only need to buy a spear head, the handle is generic. You fit a spear handle differently but the piece of wood you buy is the same. From easiest to best:Splice and pin. You just get a full tang knife blade, remove the handle, re-hsndle it the exact same way to a pole. $10, you get a c100 stainless blade. Very prone to splitting, so you'd nearly always glue and bind it, put a pipe section as a cap over the end, binding it with wire, whatever. Rolled Steel. Like >>2851933This is essentially the easiest kind of spear head to forge because it's not strictly welded, Socket:With modern welders its far more sensible to just weld the entire head to a socket, and have a full socket. Not a good as a fully forged head but your still talking about any random socket from any old tool with a socket, and hoe is a good choice, and any random blade. Depending on the quality of the weld this might not be weak at all, and especially if you want custom features, well that's no more difficult. Then there's a fully forged head, which probably requires forge welding and is actually especially difficult, even compared to swords and the like, which are typically just made from bar stock and not forge welded at all. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Pic relate, Socket spear from China, cast bronze. To get one of these cast isn't a big deal, especially if you have made a model of what you want.
Welded spears. Very easy to produce a one-off
>>2851889>he doesn't larp as a tractor hoplite
Thoughts?5" and brown handle
>>2848193Supporting the business and people of Ukraine is NOT the same as endorsing the the gov't or it's leaders, Gov't is the same everywhere, it fucking suxx.>>2848216they are decent knoifes for the price, yeah>>2848399dubs have spokenI don't like the Gar(((berg))), I'd much prefer a full tang version of the Kansbol in CPM3V with Micarta handles but that's never going to happen.
>>2848197>macbook airgay
>>2848197You inspired me somewhat. Had no idea they made knives, thought it was just carving tools. $39.
Please purchase an advertisement, and post it in one of the 20 general gear threads.
>>2841892>you vill live in ze pod>you will use ze bic>you will use ze garberg
A or B?
>>2853515nta>A types don't even have to leave their car to get better scenery than B types.There is nowhere in B where I can go and be sure I'm even 10 miles from the nearest person.lollmao, even
whichever has the least amount of guns
Wow America sure is beautiful
>>2848423>There is NOTHING in A but the Pacific Northwest, Yosemite, and the Sequoia National ForestAre you really this retarded? is it wilful ignorance or just lack of intellect and experience?
>>2848412You should. They are amazing.
Not sure if this is a good board for this question, but i don't know where else to post this. Does anyone know where in the USA can I find a place similiar to picrel? (Sorry, i can't draw it) Desert and plains (with the first being majority of the land preferably) with mountains or mesas, and woods around or only the occasional pines. A national park or something?
>>2850918Las Vegas valley floor is at about 2,000 foot elevation.Mt. Charleston is 12,000 at the peak, ski lodge is at 8,000 feet.Its a ~45 minute drive from The Strip to the lodge in Lee Canyon.
>>2850950There's some very nice hikes on the mountain.
>>2850951No pines on the valley floor>mountain is being blocked by the foothills
>>2850918Minecraft?
>>2850918You can cover hot low elevation desert (below 3k ft/930m), followed by mid elevation shortgrass prairie and juniper savanna (5k ft/1500m), then cool ponderosa forest (always below 37C in temp, 6-9k ft/1800-2700m), then followed again by shortgrass prairie and juniper savanna, followed by high desert/sage brush desert (5k ft/1500m) driving in Arizona on the I40 west to east, totally and completely flat as the European steppes the entire way. Other cool drives in Arizona are as follows.AZ high country using either the 260 or FR300 and Lake Mary rd from Alpine Arizona to Show Low AZ, then to Payson AZ then to Happy Jack AZ then to Flagstaff and finally Williams AZ. 300 miles entirely through forest, never dropping below 4,600 ft (1400m), going as high as 9,300 ft (2800m).AZ 191 from Safford AZ to Eagar AZ.SR89a through the Verde Valley mounting the Mogollon rim through Sedona to Flagstaff via Oak Creek canyon.SR288 from Tonto basin through the Sierra Ancha and finally mounting the Mogollon rim near Forest Lakes AZ, saguaro cacti to cool ponderosa forest.Safford AZ to the top of Mount Graham, 2,800 ft (850m) to 10,000 ft (3000m).Tucson AZ to the to Summerhaven AZ and the top of the Santa Catalina Mountains, saguaro to ponderosa pines and aspens. Catalina highway. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Southwestern Australia has these thermokarst lakes like Minnesota or Russia. Does it get very cold there?
Bunga bunga?
>>2853268it gets pretty chillie for Australia standards but nothing even close to Minnesoter or Rusher
Are all those lakes from the ice age or something?
>>2853268>like Minnesotadont believe MNs lake are that (had to look it up) as there is no permafrost in MN. Those lakes are glacially scoured out lakes. granite filled with water.
>>2853268Arizona (one of the warmest western US states), gets colder every single winter in its high country (-30C) than the all time 100+ year record lowest temperatures every recorded in the entire continent of Australia and New Zealand. So in short, no they do not get cold. And -30C is not really that cold by Dakotan, Montanan, and Minnesotan standards, people still go outside and do yard and property work like normal in those temps. AZ also ironically has places that get hotter every single summer (51C) than the all time record hottest temps recorded in Australia. AZ also has places that average more winter snowfall than NZ's all time snowiest places in record breaking years.
did you know that the colorado river doesn't reach the ocean anymore, and hasn't consistently since the 60sit all gets sucked up for irrigation and municipal water on arizona and mexicothere's just a dry delta in baja california where it once wasa similar fate has actually befallen a bunch of rivers in the southwest
>>2850988white devils
>>2851578Hes saying people should just not live where there isn't water. Its kinda of mute argument cause no large scale human settlement on earth exists without massive hydropower setups providing big water reservoirs
>>2853357Maybe stop growing almonds and alfalfa in an arid environment.
>>2851051>Californians ... almondsJews, the family that has the ridiculous water rights for growing almonds is Jewish, and they primarily export their almonds to Israel
Freshwater should never reach the sea. Its too valuable and to hard to desalinate
I’ll give you my cherry blueberry cobbler for your recovery trail mix with pretzels
>>2850769Surplus MREs are cheaper than the shit you’re gonna find at cabelas. Maybe you should get a better military industrial complex
>>2844236Actually love these, do not like pushing cement out my ass for an hour though.
>>2850789This tbdesu, plus i get to save on gas/electricity by not having to cook it. God bless the MIC
I wouldn't touch one of these if my life depended on it. I heard even just smelling one permanently turns you into a bubba.
>>2844236For me it's the chicken pesto pasta with the cayenne pepper packet
I am coming up with a lil thru hike idea. Hike what would start out to be a lore accurate path of the Fallout New Vegas courier from california to the building the lucky 38 is based off of in Vegas, mostly following the lore accurate path, but hitting a few side locations. It might end up being more of a route than a trail, but this is the general route I had in mind. Hike from the "Mojave Outpost" (Mountain Pass) up through primm and then to Goodsprings, then east down to Nipton, over to Searchlight, and then north hitting a few notable irl equivilent locations for the Nelson the ghost town, Helios One, Novac, and then go through Boulder City to Hoover Dam and then over into Vegas.I have thru hiked a few times before, but not in the desert. I am aware water is a significant consideration here. Luckily many of the locations/towns are within a days walk of each other at my pace, although some places appear to have gaps where natural water or civilization/faucets would be.What would you consider changing about the route, or anything your would specifically add? I am aware there is a lot of public land, but also a significant amount of private land like on the solar farms and military bases.
thats a far as fuck hike through literally nothing.there is some cool stuff north of vegas but the area to the south is desolate desert. there is pretty much no water out there. also the area from nelson to boulder city is all private property. just drive it and go sightseeing. if you want to hike go to valley of fire or red rock
>>2852339Take some acid and listen to the Radio New Vegas radio
>>2852339The alternate route is to smoke crack and sprint north along 15 right to Vegas. Whenever ypu start coming down, immediately hide and smoke another rock to maintain your speed and outpaced the deathclaws.
>>2852611Just take a sip from your trusty Vault 13 canteen.
>>2852339You aren't going to do this hike, so why are you posting about it?
the greatest /out/ youtuber is back. did we miss him?
>>2848219I saw one clip of him in sub-arctic temperatures with his single digit-aged kid and thought that was irresponsible and was just worried. It's an experience of a lifetime for the kid, to be sure, but one mistake and he would be dead.>>2848895>>2850786basically these two points
>>2851081I call him Steve too. I have an ad blocker and Sponsor Block. I am subscribed but not a member. I have never and likely will never give Steve any money or buy anything with his coupon code, should he ever get one.
>>2848392bitter incels thrive in anonymous spaces that are divorced from consequence
>>2851823>>2851977Again I'm not saying he's not good at what he does and he does make entertaining content. All I'm saying is he's a bad source for actual information on survival/camping/bushcraft. Yes HE might know what he's doing, but your average viewer doesn't. If someone tries to replicate any of his outings chances of getting hurt, getting buried, sleeping in a wooden shelter that catches on fire in the middle of the night or just getting injured and stranded are VERY high. He rarely goes over all the precautions and preparations he takes. Once again good entertainment, but just that.
I wish someone loved me like this man loves honey butter and fry bread
