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I fucking hate them to my core. They often buy up land, then totally ban access to the public, even in places where public access was previously legal, with zero explanation about why, while bragging and showing off videos of the beautiful overlooks they would love to arrest you for trespassing to get to on their website. If they DO allow access, there's never any signage, adequate parking, let alone improved trails. They truly do not give a fuck and I imagine them as hateful boomers who pat themselves on the back "oh the land is protected now!" as they ban access. It might as well be private land. It has all been logged already.
>>2853647I'm not sure the issue here is turning it into condos, rather, the frustration of having land that's publicly owned yet still inaccessible (technically).
>>2853701>I'm not sure the issue here is turning it into condosdid you write this comment?>>2853449>Ten years from now they will be developing the land for condominiums.thats what I was responding to. >the frustration of having land that's publicly owned yet still inaccessible (technically).its not publicly owned. its privately owned by TNC. It is accessible via an open trail.
>>2853751>It is accessible via an open trail.no, it's closed to the public
>>2853768>it's closed to the publicNo. Its open to the public. Theres even an overlook lolhttps://www.chattanoogan.com/2023/4/27/468154/TDEC-Nature-Conservancy-Open-Dry-Creek.aspx
>>2853772that's a different area than the one I am talking about...and that overlook sucks
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I like The Adventure Archives: https://www.youtube.com/@AdventureArchives/videosThey go all over the world, their videos are very professional, and they make their own music.
>>2853488I used to watch Foresty a lot but I don't enjoy his newer stuff as much
>>2853622Foresty makes better videos when he is solo. It is nice for him that he has a girlfriend to travel with now, but the videos he makes when traveling with other people are not as good. I think he has actually acknowledged this himself before about videos he makes when out with other people.
>>2853630whooer its ruin eventhing
>Post 10 video was recommended on my home page>Oh shit haven't seen that autistic fellow in years. >Watch the video and see now why I haven't watch him in yearsWhat the fuck happen to him? He's so smug and annoying now, and the amount of he talks out of his ass is insane.
frog editionpastebin:https://pastebin.com/Mvfh8b87New USDA zone map has been released: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/Koppen Climate Map: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/K%C3%B6ppen_World_Map_High_Resolution.pngSearch terms:Agrarian, Agriculture, Agrology, Agronomy, Aquaculture, Aquaponics, Berkeley Method Hot Composting, Cold Frames, Companion Planting, Composting, Container Gardening, Core Gardening Method, Cultivation, Deep Water Culture (DWC), Dry Farming, Espalier, Farmer's Market, Forest Gardening, Forestry, Fungiculture, Geoponics, Greenhouses, Homesteading, Horticulture, Hot Boxes, Hügelkultur, Humanure, Hydroponic Dutch Bucket System, Hydroponics, Keyhole Garden, Korean Natural Farming, Kratky Method, Landscaping, Lasagna Gardening, Ley Farming, Market Garden, Mulching, No-till Method, Ollas Irrigation, Orchard, Permaculture, Polyculture, Polytunnels, Propagation, Rain Gutter Garden, Raised Beds, Ranch, Rooftop Gardening, Ruth Stout Garden, Sharecropping, City Slicker Composting, Shifting Cultivation, Soil-bag Gardening, Square Foot Gardening, Stale Seed Bed, Sugar Bush, Truck Farming, Vermiculture, Vertical Gardening, Window Frame Garden, Windrow Composting, Alpaca, Snail, Toad, Trumpeter, Turkey, Worm, biochar, vermicompostinglast thread: >>2840136(Un)official /HGM/ discord: https://discord.gg/TvN3Ed4Geh
...could someone pretty please answer if its bad to spray tobacco solution? i know some dude ITT does it and i think i got the idea from some south american here. it works great but i am scared it might poison the chilis. nicotin is no joke if not smoked unironically.i guess it grows out?
>>2853764won't that infect the soil with tmv?
>>2853766the plants dont seem to mind and the lice die. it was my last try before doing a full swipe. i am just concerned i might be poisoning myself.
>>2853767i think you're right, it seems like it accumulates in your plants for a while, might be better to help something establish in SA but not if they're annuals in NA you have to eat this year
>>2853767ive searched and asked ai already but i get conflicting responses and lets be honest these llms are getting more retarded and time wasting by the week.
>#531- "Jump the Shark" Edition>Previous Thread: >>2846103>janny pls…>Thinking about picking up a new hobby? Want to get a memecaster? Haven't mastered the Palomar knot? Click here!>http://www.pastebin.com/u/fishingandtackle>https://imgur.com/a/1Xw3N>New Bong Fishin Guide>https://pastebin.com/sDB5SQTq>First for best telescopic rod is the one you exchanged for a 3pc.>Talk about fishin
>>2853564uni to uni is perfectly fine
>>2853671I forgot, with my tenkara rod, I can easily reach 20+ ft away.
Whats everyone everyones on thoughts on swivles? I used to use them all the time, but realised I caught a lot more without them. Maybe thats because I was only fishing for a few months and I naturally got more skilled, but even if its placebo I prefer without.
>>2853762I always tie a swivel to my braid and then a 2 foot leader of mono to spinners and most other lures. Getting the line all twisted up sucks
>>2853762>Whats everyone everyones on thoughts on swivles?yesdepend the rig and lure you use, but it can be necessary if your lure need to not turn on itself or to prevent line twistand it's probably placebopainted or matt black swivels can avoid being a distraction from your lure, same for weights
ì just bought a couple acres in appalachia and am building a cabin so i dont have to be a rentoid. picrel is what ive done so far
>>2853450That left corner will fail.You cant stack 5 tons on an unsupported corner.
>>2853581But ummm, look sweaty, I put a big nail in the corners so they will hold together
>>2853001this is obviously someone trolling there on /pol/>>2852776pls post every day OP
>>2853621>pls post every day OP>never posts againthanks anon
>>2853758>never posts againBecause hes pinned under 1,200 pounds of logs on the side of a mountain in Appalachia.
how do you train for mountaneering hiking and backpacking and out in generali know the optimal way is to load weight on a backpack and walk uphill and down, increasing distance, elevation and weight progressivelybut i live in flat area and it's depressing to drive for 1 hour just to be on the same boring trail. anything closer is shit, i need to go up and down the same hill 10 times to get close to the total elevation i want, it's boring and depressing and people who i encounter think i'm stupidany other suggestions?
>>2853530if you do that, it's better to just use 1kg bags of rice or whatever. easier to pack and to track how much you are carrying. also the treadmill must be worse than actual uphill no matter the incline, because you are not actually going up
>>2853571It worked for me and got my leg muscles good to go for real hiking. I originally took my real gear because the gym had a very good scale and I wanted a precise weight. Then it just became easier not to unpack it every day.
>>2853513real
>>2853482>You don't need to train to walkdisagree. most people barely walk anywhere. when i say the grocery store is a 30 minute walk away people would be shocked to walk that instead of getting in a car or riding the bus
i got a standing desk with a treadmill ill put on my pack of about 20 pounds and ill just walk at 2mph idk maybe an hour or two a day. It's mainly for feet strength and so you dont chafe and a very baseline fitness level. What will end a hike or atleast make it unenjoyable is feet discomfort, blisters, and just general rubbing, all that leads to awkard movements when walking that over time can lead to injury like if you are chaffing you'll walk bow legged or whatever and cause you don't normally walk that way you can hurt something, before i got my treadmill/standing desk i would just walk around with a pack on and do chores and shit just to get some thyme on your feet
Hunting season is upon the northern hemisphere>what are you hunting this year?>any changes in gear?>any interesting stories from last year?
You yanks have no idea how good you have it, hunting in the UK costs an arm and a leg unless you can use someone's land.
>>2852505Just have to pay the mass shooting toll every few weeks.
>>2852544>Just have to pay the gang shooting toll every few weeks.fixed it for ya
>>2852552Charlie??? Is-is-is-is th-th-that you???
>>2851175> What is a double barrel?> What is a magazine cutoff?> Do people really care two different types of ammo at the same time? You are an imbecile and a nohunt
This is literally the most gun that anyone needs in the woods, unless you’re in bear country. Even then, if you can aim then you’ll be fine.
>>2850981Extremely lucky shot to the ear canal.Has happened exactly one (1) time in all of recorded history.
>>2849722You have it broken down and stored in your pack inconspicuously while traveling, parking at the trailhead, checking into your hotel etc.
>>2833143If you're broke just get crossbows or compound bows. Any gun that's slower than bolt action might as well be replaced with a bow.
>>2849602This is so based. Ever since I've seen Clay hunting with these I've wanted one.https://youtu.be/L7V1uLNg7s0?si=Qv2gof87Lz1ddtl2
>>2833189I lived on Svalbard for two years. The requirements for polar bear protection when you were outside of the settlements were very simple, and very effective.Minimum of .30 calibre rifle, 12 gauge shotgun with slugs, or .44 calibre handgun, in that order of preference. In addition you would have a flare gun or a flare, and if you were staying at a cabin outside the settlements you would bring flares on tripwires.In practice, this meant everyone had the stainless Ruger 77 in .308, since it's a cheap and easy to maintain gun. If you already had guns on the mainland before you moved you could of course use that, but the Ruger 77 was de rigeur, together with a flare gun.The escalation of force started with shouting, to shooting flares, to firing warning shots, and hopefully never to lethal shots (only in self/group defense).You could supposedly get rubber baton rounds for the shotgun, in which case you were supposed to shoot at the rear part of the bear. That sounds like more of a gamble than I would care to make.Curiously, bear spray was never an option.In heavily wooded and more temperate bear country, I could probably see the case for big handguns, shotguns and perhaps also for rifles with larger, heavier bullets, perhaps something like a 9,3x62mm, which isn't very hard to shoot with, but still performs well in brush, even out of a shorter barrel. Since shooting flares in a forest probably isn't very smart, I suppose I can see the case for bear spray, but I don't know enough about that to have much of an opinion.
Where can I go out in Texas besides Big Bend? I am from upstate New York so am used to the Adirondacks.
Huntsville State Park is the most visited state park in Texas, if I recall correctlyI'm from Huntsville, it's nice /out/ here
>>2852773big bend is 8 hours away from anything, this isnt the norfeast where you can drive 1 hour from nyc and be at big bear mountain.
>>2852773There are plenty of state parks that offer minor hiking. Otherwise my favorite locations: Big Bend, Palo Duro Canyon, Enchanted Rock, Jacob's Well (more touristy), and Garner State Park.
>>2852773There is the Crockett National Forest out in East Texas (Piney Woods).
Any good recommendations near the metroplex?
see this, what do?
>>2853715Yes. I prefer the bear over my girlfriend.
>>2853653throw my poop at them
>>2853653shoot 4 times
>>2853653Walk over and grab the middle one as that's the cutest.
>>2853653I was hiking to picrel but the bridge was washed out and we didnt want to do a chest deep water crossing so we walked around a lake, which turned out to be a marshy fucking mess but whatever. Cross a fallen log further upstream and 2 minutes later there was a big, raggedy looking bear just walking through the forest maybe 20 feet in front of me. He did not care about my presence, didnt even look at me. Honestly I felt invalidated. Did I smell? Did I not look meaty enough? Fucking prude.
>gun? heh, I just carry bear spray, it's actually more effecti-
>>2849683Slovakia has like 2000 bears, I just saw one a few weeks ago while mountainbiking
>>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
Post your /out/ edc kit.Just pretend the sleeping bag is a hammock and this is mine
link just in case https://innawoods.net
isn't this more of a /k/ thing?
Hopefully didn't miss anything
I call it the Ventilation Improved Triple Pit (VITP).Two poop pits of the same depth and width as close as possible with a third low pit that becomes a downhill trench. The third pit is for urine the principle is a downhill dug trench with gravel at the bottom and dirt on top until it reaches back to the opening of the pit which is exposed gravel. You pee on the gravel it travels downhill through the gravel and you may plant things on top of the dirt which will drink the urine.This separation of urine from poop means the poop can compost and remain as dry as possible giving it the highest volume reduction possible and lowest smell. One poop pit is used for a year and then it is allowed to rest and users switch to the other pit. For every 1/4th the pit is filled you must throw in a shovel of worm rich topsoil. The poop pit being used will each week have dry crushed leaves and wood ash of aboht the same quantity tossed in. High carbon, low moisture and the final piece of the puzzle is aeration. A pipe must be installed from the two poop pits out above the roof or sitting area, and it must have a mesh or fly stop on it. This airflow allows the highest level of composting. I advise connecting the two poop pits together via this air pipe with a three piece pipe connector and only one air pipe coming out. In your local environment you should have mint or peppermint plants. These usually contain menthol which is an insect deterrent. Do not throw directly in the pit, plant them around the toilet and crush leaves up, or create an decoction and spread around the area weekly. If this is done correctly not only will it not stink but you can realistically with a permanent group never have to get in and shovel raw shit.
Nice!
The concept is interesting, but where would you place the piss slide? It's kinda hard to just shit without pissing a little too.Would you have people do their number ones before their number twos to minimize the amount of piss in the shit?I used a pre-made seat for an outhouse that had a convenient piss hole, so you could piss in that while you were shitting, and the piss was led out through a tube, and that seemed to work pretty well. Or, at least it didn't smell as foul as some other outhouses so.
https://alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/10/western-arctic-caribou-herd-long-alaskas-biggest-continues-its-population-decline/> The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, which ranges in Northwest Alaska, is down to 121,000 animals, according to the most recent census by state biologists and their partners.>It is the lowest population since the 1970s, continuing a slide since 2003, when the herd peaked at 490,000 animals. In 2023, the last time a population survey was completed, the herd was down to 152,000 animals. The “weather machine of North America” is showing more signs that it is in serious decline. The carbon stored in the Arctic’s thawing permafrost is a ticking bomb that energy and tech CEOs and their government cronies will gleefully release in their insatiable pursuit of greed. You should care about what is happening in the Arctic. It will impact you.
lol, a thread about Alaska presumably populated entirely by non-Alaskans. Anybody who's lived here their whole lives can tell you that the climate is changing and it pretty clearly has fuck-all to do with people. The big thing is the normal pattern of winter being characterized by cold arctic airflows driving down through Alaska has changed - that arctic air now tends to ram down through the center of North America and there's been more intrusion of warmer, wetter weather systems from the pacific. It all drives off of changes in solar activity.OP wants to talk Arctic carbon, sure, let's talk arctic carbon. Arctic carbon is THE reason why scientists can lie and say "carbon = warm weather" because our data resolution is so shit they can pass off warm weather releasing arctic carbon as an inverted relationship. It's dogshit science used to control retards, and it doesn't matter for fuckall. Let's revisit arctic carbon in 20 years after we've had a lot of time to enjoy the collapse of the AMO current. It's been colder up here, it's been warmer, it's currently pleasantly warm, and soon it will be colder.Every planet in the solar system (including crowd favorite Pluto) has shown dramatic geomagnetic changes in the last 20 years. Some shit is going down, indisputably, and it sure as hell isn't our doing. Buckle up, retards, because you're being lied to and it's not for your own benefit.
There are more aboriginals than ever... hmm
>>2853461lol okay boot sucker.>>2853467>muh-muh-muh reeel action!!111hollyshit you have the glowbot word salad down good, is there anything at all inside that identity shell you've build entirely out of billionaire run activist org press releases?
>>2853480>and it pretty clearly has fuck-all to do with peopleCorrect.Warm and cold periods:Literal plant and tree seeds under the center of the Greenland ice sheet, implying complete melting of the sheet at some point within the last 1 million years.Interglacial periods, last major 10,000+ year long one was c120k years ago. Younger dryas catastrophes. Zero human input.Holocene climatic optimum. Zero human input. Warmer than today.Neolithic warm period. Zero human input. Warmer than today.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2853745Thanks for the effort post. It sounds like you've done some reading on the subject. All the things you have written are things I'm familiar with, but I lack the knowledge to properly educate someone else on them and to defend my position. Can you share some sources so that I can get on your level?
