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What's the single best outdoor tool and why is it the axe?
>>2866065 A saw is superior to the Axe.
>>2867121Fact: An axe can fell buck and split, a saw can only fell and buck.Saws have their place.
>>2867082>>2867079Hatchets are literal garbage and im tired of pretending they're not because of that gay book. You'd be better served with a 2 pound boy's axe with a 20" handle. With a 14" folding saw you're unstoppable.
>>2867165>I need to be contrarian because a book has the name of a tool!Please gain sentience. Tools aren't made for no reason, especially thousands of years ago.
>>2866065nomy kukri is
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>>2867816You can catch a lot of bluegills on dry flies. It’s how I got both my kids into fly fishing. You might not catch a ton of big ones but it’s constant action during the summer if you know where to fish. >>2867802I am a fly chad. I haven’t fished gear since I was a kid.
>>2867819there's fishing seasons?
>>2867826In some places for some species
>>2867531I did this as a kid. It was probably illegal. Where I live now it's illegal to transport game fish alive.
>>2867832>illegal to transport game fish aliveThat's stupid
Anyone every done the trail? Any advice?
>>2865948dont listen to this cuck. you just walk the damn trail. fucking permit to walk. this america you retard.>>2866004sobo is the best. you wont be disappointed
>>2865904I could easily do the PCT trail.
>>2865904This chick is doing it. She leans straight into the bimbo aesthetic, and even has that bimbo inflection in her voice. She’s cute, shows off just enough of her body to hook in simps like me, does her hair and makeup before hiking, and brings real feminine aesthetic into the outdoors. It’s pretty unique.>she’s faking it for likesIt’s an understandable reaction, but how many people fake thruhikes while they’re doing it? And if she’s faking she went to the trouble of soiling her socks and shoes, which goes 360° against the aesthetic she’s going for. Plus it’s pretty tough to fake a thruhike because you’ll get called out by the people who are doing it. It’s not like you don’t run into other people.
You see this on trailShe’s friendly because pretty girls are nice“OMG, I woke up under the trees because I recently got into cowboy camping! It’s, like, soooo fun!” ^_^Puts on makeupMakes a cute TikTok for the boys, being sure to show a lot of skin and stick her ass outHikes 25 milesWhat do you do?
>>2867801>swinging wildly but still missingBrother, no. Just stop.
Wandering in nature is the same as finding ourselves?
>>2864355I guess.
>>2864355no. it lets you practice similar skills but sometimes focusing too much on the external has a detrimental effect on finding yourself. you may just need a very bland room with a comfortable chair.
>>2864355Isolation in general made me realize who I am. Solitude in the wild made me realize my part of the world. Edgy but true in my case.
I'm a hateful degenerate with no self control and i disgust myself. Personally, being outside makes me feel human
>>2864355>finding ourselves?lollmaoWhat sort of retard spirituality shit is this?
any other suggestion for hoboing around in good weather with minimal setting up hassle and weight? other than pic relatedmust have mosquito net and be light (pic related is about 450 g/1000 lbs)
While we're on the topic of sleeping bags, why hasn't anyone made an actual waterproof sleeping bag?I mean something you can stand in a lake with
>>2867263Pick better campsites. Or get a better sleeping bag. Wind can worse inside something like a bivy anyway because you hear WHACKWHACKWHACK of plastic all night
>>2867781They exist and generally suck because of condensation issues. Also, that’s what a bivvy bag is. They’re very, very useful-case specific. Like, any other viable option is better.
>>2867272>>2867276I love windbreaks so goddamn muchI'd love to see if anyone set one up meant to protect a whole portion of camp. Say, tent guarded and then another one secured to trees 10ft away
>>2867806>that’s what a bivvy bag isIt definitely isn'tI said waterproof sleeping bag, not water resistant cover
They opened a store in my city recently. Is any of their stuff worth it?
>>2867549based and jewpilled
>>2867420i don't get it
>>2867307Have been using their tiny stove and pot for over a decade, their cookware is bombproof
>>2867601>bombproof>made in Japan
>>2867307I've had a Snow Peak titanium pot for like 20 years. It's just a pot.
Found this near a cellar hole in the berkshires. I was wondering if anyone knew how to date it. Weve found stuff as old as revolutionary war but this seems newer. The arrowhead shaped arms attached to the tread made me think it would be easy to identify, but nothing. Im pretty sure its brass.
>>2867188Fellow metal detectorist here, hello! A local museum has a collection of these. These were used from around 1780-1860 and came in many different designs, made of bronze or brass. While the date of manufacture is not known, this stirrup was probably used by an officer in the Revolutionary War as you suggested.>>2867231Yes, modern stirrups use these rubber pads, but what OP posted isn't made for them. They didn't used those pads yet.
>>2867188>>2867209looking at this hurt my neckreverse image search corroborates >>2867235's info, either Revolutionary War (or Civil War)
>>2867235>>2867239Thank you for your input! I had one other guy from this area say possibly civil war era. It was actually found on a rock wall and hit so hard on the detector I thought it was probably trash and almost didn't bother digging it. Same thing happened with this brass boot buckle I found by the CT river.
>>2867280I put it on the dollar bill for scale, its larger than most of the buckles ive seen pulled out of the area.
>>2867280Dang, that's a nice buckle.
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>>2867063huh, there's forest near me(Aus) that looks very similar
i am glad most people think arizona is just barren desert you get all the nature to yourself
>>2867828Try reading while going /out/ it’ll make you happy
>>2867829There’s never really anyone else on the trails out here, I love it
I do a lot of it. It makes me feel more connected to nature, I get to work with my hands and literally eat the fruits of my labor, and it's a great way to supplement your diet and rely less on the grocery store.Everyone I know says it's gross to eat things that grow in the woods, and I'm weird for knowing so much about whats growing out here, I kinda get it, it's not a normal hobby, but I really enjoy it, and wish I could find more people out there who do it.Anyone here know about any online communities where I can hang out with other people into foraging?Pic related, it's a bundle of mustard garlic I found today while at work. I'm a happy man.
Here's what I got from everything
>>2867812Nigger, where are your faucet and knobs?
>>2867818I'm still pretty new to this, I took the leafs tops of the stems, flowers, and roots. You probably can't see the flowers cause they're mixed in with the leafs until I can get home and sort everything. I'd love to find a community who can help me learn more about this shit.
>>2867818Oh nvm I'm retarded, you're talking about the sink. Ask the department of transportation, it's our break room lol.My brains fried ive been doing shit all day because my coworker is as useful as tits on a bull. I thought faucets and knobs was some kind of slang for a part of the plant I didn't take.
>>2867812What do you do with the roots?
What's some of your favorite /out/ approved kinos?
>>2866328Underrated and incredibly intense movie>>2866417I love the fact that this movie will never be good again, but was stunningly effective when it came out. I saw it in the theater. I didn't really find it all that scary but man I ate that shit up, so unique and well executed and harrowing
>>2850465the grey
>>2850465The original Walking With Dinosaurs series
dust devil is great
It finally happenedI fully self destructed to being a hardcore long time drunk and I have no job and no moneyHomelessness is now a certainty very soonI have no hope but to try small towns in a fair weather place like California until someone allows me to work for them and get back on my feetAny towns you guys suggest? I deeply need to be in a rural/wilderness/small town area I can sell my laptop and get a plane ticket to california, where wages are high and they help people with nothingFor the record I can fish and dig through trash cans for food quite reliably and my favorite weather is 50 degrees and wet
There’s food in federal prison, just start mugging people and booze it up as long as you can before you get caught and sent to slammer with three square meals a day
>>2867759Kill yourselfYou are a worthless piece of shit and you should dieKill yourself
Surely living on the streets in Cali isn't going to help you with your substance abuse issues. And forgive me, but why not LARP as a hobo somewhere more pleasant? If I ever had to reset I like to daydream moving to somewhere I can spearfish. Wages in Honolulu are high to reflect the cost of living, but it would be so fucking easy to set up a hobo camp in the forest just outside the city and commute by bus, I scouted out plenty of good spots.
>>2867759A hand up is not going to be found in the insular small towns. Rural California hates outsiders and bums. Truth is, the more you need money, the less people will be willing to hire you. They won't trust you around their property, and they sure as hell won't let you stay in their home.
>>2867814Disagree. Maybe 20-50 years ago. Fent and meth addicts look so starkly different than a guy with a drinking problem that I'll just look like a free spirit.
Every single axe I have ever used that looks like picrel has the head start coming loose after only a few weeks. Every single time. It's retarded that I can't buy a wood handled axe that is made correctly out of the box. Even with premium brands like Gransfors, while the heads may not come loose, they are hung crooked half the time, and there's no store where you can pick out a straight one in person. I don't have time for these shop projects to fix these issues myself, an axe should just be fucking made right.
>>2867623diy
>>2867623>and there's no store where you can pick out a straight one in personSo you have all your axes delivered?Or is the axe store like a fast food joint where you place an order, they bag it all in the back and just hand you a bag full of shit?
>>2867714I only buy axes in person so I can pick out one that doesn't have crooked alignment between the head and handle. Most wood handled axes are crooked, even from the better manufacturers. I found a store in North Carolina once that had council tool axes and every single one was crooked.
>>2867623>I don't have time for these shop projects to fix these issues myself, an axe should just be fucking made right.You do have the time. In the time it took you to whine this out onto your iPhone you could have re-handled your axe properly, but you just want people to think that you're rich by claiming you're too busy to maintain your equipment.
Do you like to look at things when you go /out/?Show us your optics.>monoculars>binoculars>scopes>sunglasses too, I guess>cases/carry systems>cleaning and maintenance>poorfag optionsI have a Vortex 8x25 mono that I like to bring, but I regret not buying the 10x25. Binos are my old Nikon Travelite III 10x25.
>>2865941how about you go suck you own dick?
>>2865978no, i won't because i'm not a faggot who wishes other men to do that to fuel some sick fetish
>>2865731You can get adapters that help line your phone up with your binoculars, but it's more common to digiscope through larger telescopes, like spotting scopes.Getting the alignment just so is one part of it, the other is to hold it steady enough.If you want to take good pictures, it's probably best to get a real camera. The good thing is, good cameras have been available for an alright price for a long while now. Buy used, buy yesteryear's model, or the model before that. I still have my Canon 550D, and it takes perfectly alright pictures.
I wanted to post this somewhere. I used my phone (s24+) and the vortex diamondback binoculars to get this shot. I had to use the timer. I had to screenshot it because it's too much data. Anyway, this was the only thread I found that's appropriate.
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Would you? Have you lived in one, built one, or simply stayed overnight? Explain yourself.
>>2867520>oh say can you see
>>2867520The only permit I needed was for septic.No requirements for water or electric- theyre not even required if i want to live without them. They dont care if I freeze to death but open sewage contaminates the surrounding properties. You can actually be evicted from your own property over sewage issues.Any structures only have to be inspected/certified (certificate of occupation) if i rent it. Its my right as a 'merican to die when my shoddily constructed shack collapses.This is strictly regional of course.Building on the beach in Los Angeles is going to be very different than building in bum fuck nowhere Nebraska.
>>2867534>Building on the beach in Los Angeles is going to be very different than building in bum fuck nowhere Nebraska.That makes sense but legit houses there only cost $50k lol, if that's the move then why even move to the woods and struggle with permits and septic and all the aforementioned shit lol
>>2867539Because that $50k house isnt on 100 acres in the middle of a forest.Its on a 1/4 acre lot on the same street as Dollar General.Id rather spend $50K for acreage and live in a shack made out of palets than $50k for a house and listen to the meth dealer neighbor beating his girlfriend on the other side of the backyard fence thats 10 feet from my bbq pit.And if I had $100k I wouldnt get a $50k house on $50k of land.Id get $100k in land.Oh wait.Thats exactly what I did...
>>2860075Nigga I live in Florida you will roast to death before July 4th
