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>>2879046is it normal for mt hood to have zero snow on it? noticed that yesterday when driving
>>2879085I just went by it on 26 a week and a half ago and it still had some on the south side, but yeah it was pretty bare compared to usual, last winter was one of the worst ever for snowpack and it's near the end of a hot summer.
>>2879108Rainier has very little also. Makes me nervous
>>2863016Tax is theft
post cool infographics and all kinds of informative pics
>>2878183That hitch is so overly-complicated holy shit. I'd have to find a goddamn video on how to even attempt that.
>>2878299>>2878973It is just 2 very common knots. maybe stop eating crayons
>>2878634It’s skivvies dumbassYou know, your drawers
>>2878976No. The red ones are the best.
#542- "Knock Your Esox Off" EditionPrevious Thread:>>2877303 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/fishingandtacklehttps://imgur.com/a/1Xw3NNew Bong Fishin Guidehttps://pastebin.com/sDB5SQTqTalk about fishin
>>2879121I work retail. I just got off work. In a giant corporation like that, I wouldn't give a shit. If I found that you did it, I would contact you about being charged more. If you said you couldn't afford or justify the purchase, I'd return it with no hassle. There's no way you can lose.
>went fishing this morning>got skunked for 3 hours>try to leave>blow a tire>insurance says they won't cover it because I was off road so I'd have to pay $400 for a five mile toe>finally got home after walking milesDo I buy a lottery ticket or something?
>>2879136Phone posting I meant tow not toe clearly.
>>2879136Why do you not have a spare
>>2879140I have a donut spare but I had no tools in my car since somebody stole all of them recently. I got my jack from home and recovered my car earlier after posting.By the way insurance wanted to charge $250 to show up and change the tire. Insurance is a scam this shit does nothing.
/Chickens General/I didn't notice a dedicated thread for Chickens, so I figured I'd start one. This thread is for all things related to Chickens, your strategies in raising them, the types of genetics you favor, the environmental threats we have to worry about, and how to prepare for an economic and social collapse.Post all your chicken related Questions and Insights, help other anons establish their flock, or pick up new information for your own use.Resources:>Survival Chickens.https://thesurvivalgardener.com/free-range-survival-chickens-is-here/>Harvey Ussury Managing a small scale Flock:https://themodernhomestead.us/>Intro to Heritage Breedshttps://youtu.be/uhhEenOL0g0?si=n2U0fWQT-_-g0fIj>Why Modern Chickens are DefectiveComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2879118>People kept freerange chickens for thousands of yearsThey also spent 12 hours a day outside, around the property where predators could see them."Fox in the Hen House" was in English print in the 1500's.The Chinese had chicken coops 8,000 years ago (thats not a rypo).Icelandic
>>2879120Landraces were designed for minimal human intervention. If Chickens were truly this fragile, they would not have survived this long or spread to every part of the world to become such a staple of human society.The existence of the Red JungleFowl, the original Chicken, is proof that they are very much able to survive on their own without intervention, and that's why people domesticated them in the first place.Landraces might not be a 1 for 1 with the Jungle Fowl, but most of them Have Spurs, large wings, and are exceptionally predator aware. You don't have to take my word for it, but look into the amount of people still doing Freerange all over the world, even today, and who have been doing it for decades without much challenge.Contrast that to Coop Chickens, which the Romans among many others had, as you mentioned, who every time there is a social or economic collapse typically all die off en masse because they lack the supplies or the instincts to survive.
>>2879124>Landraces were designed for minimal human interventionBy definition landraces are ferals that evolved without human control.And chickens are very weak.There are wild horse populations in the U.S.There are wild burros.Wild steer.But there are no feral flocks of chickens wandering the great plains.The Icelandic lanrldrace breed only developed because of the lack of predators in that part of the country.Jungle fowl are extremely sketchy and aggressive birds. Comparing jungle fowl and long Island reds is like comparing a husky and a chihuahua. A pack of husky might survive if you released them in the Rockies.A pack.of chihuahua, not so much.
>>2879135>without human control.Minimal human control.Chickens didn't leave their native land in the first place without human intervention. All of the landraces were still subject to a degree of human intervention, and they were initially selected for Cock Fighting, highlighting traits such as aggression, size, and longer spurs.Most chickens, especially landrace chickens, can regain these traits if subject to the right selection pressures. The youtube channel SagesmokeSurvival does this by crossing Icelandics with another variety that has long spurs. I'm doing this by investing in Icelandics, giving them ample coop space and resources, and slowly integrating them into the environment where natural selection combined with my own selections will overtime bring out the traits they need to survive on their own.Comparing them to chihuahuas is a false equivalence, they are closer to Huskies, and in this case the Junglefowl would be comparable to Wolves.For clarification, I'm simply using the Icelandics as the genetic baseline that I want these adaptions to occur from. As they are now, they do need my help to survive.However, the traits that my baseline has is as follows:>Flightiness and good Wingspan relative to their size, and the ability to Roost in tall trees.>Phenomenal foraging ability, with the potential to get at least 90% of their diet from the environment.>Broodiness and mothering ability, greater than most modern chickens.>Cold Hardiness, with same accounts describing them surviving as low as -20.>High predator and environmental awareness.>The ability to produce a greater quantity of eggs in winter compared to other birds.>Wide range of colors, giving them a lot of options for natural camouflage.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2879139You would do better with releasing pheasants or turkeys.Humans have spent ten thousand years domesticating chickens to be productive.You're not going to hit some mystical balance point where your forest chickens are leaving fresh eggs for you every morning in the grass with the survivability of central.park pigeons.Youll have wild fowl that found a better place to live 5 miles away or a very happy neighborhood pack of coyotes.
>Go to Death Valley>Diehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/french-tourist-dead-death-valley.htmlMaybe visit Disneyland next time.
Apparently during winter there is no danger because the temperature is between 64.4º F and 71.6º F. So just visit the park during winter and there is no danger.
>>2878709The temperature can drop from 50° to freezing in a day in Death Valley.Its also a horrible place to be during a rain because of flash floods.
>>2878709When the mud freezes it turns into a skating rink and wind blows boulders around like some olympic figure skating competition.Its a dangerous place any time of the year.
>>2878729The logical thing to do would be to be there during the day, not at night when it gets so cold. And floods must be something rare so it's very unlikely that they affect you.>>2878730Doesn't look like many rocks and I think I saw something about that and they move not so fast as to be a problem for humans.
>>2878730The pioneers used to ride those babies for miles
>cant hunt and fish better than the south>trees are all the same >flooded with redditors and tourists during summer
>>2879083>no ticksyes we do.
>>2879083they dont call it rocky mountain spotted fever for nothing..
>>2877886>Fewer mosquitosthis is personally my favorite perk of living in the west so far. I can sleep outside next to a creek in Colorado and maybe end up with a couple bug bites.I spend half an hour outside in MI in the summer and just get torn to shreds.
>>2878406>Either you know, or you don'tso judging from the replies and your lack of defense of your own statement- I guess we can surmise that you, in fact, do not know.
ElkMule DeerSpring ChinookArgument over.
Alone airs tonight, lets get the seasonal thread going as they are some of my favorite comfy threads. This year its "Alone: World Championship" This season, survivalists from seven different countries are represented including the United States x3 kek, Canada, Wales, Australia, Slovenia, Portugal, and New Zealand. It is set within the Arctic Circle along the rugged Richardson Mountains in the Northwest Territories of Aklavik, about 150km from where they filmed Season 11Hopefully its more interesting as I found the last few seasons lacking
>>2878762Nero and Ziga have a food advantage over Aaron. Nero had those two beavers early on and Ziga got his moose. That said, I think Ziga is going to end up doing something that forces him to tap, like burning down his shelter. He's just to absent minded and lackadaisical. He'd have been out a long time ago if he hadn't lucked out on a moose walking up to him and laying down on his plate. And Nero's small, early, food advantage isn't likely to be a game changer at this point. It's hard to say which of them will be the winner at this point.
>AndrewMan, I liked that guy. Despite not winning, I think he's in my top 3 contestants (Roland obv and Jordan being the other two)Never bitched, never whined, not a single complaint his entire time out there.Took losing like a man, and knew when it was time to tap out.I liked Pe(sl)drosa as well, I think in previous seasons they wouldn't have yanked him so quickly. Overall though this season hasn't been too bad, getting real sick of muh drama and feels monologues though.
>>2879027>getting real sick of muh drama and feelsI feel like this season would have so good if they just had better editing. You have multiple contestants lasting a long time and getting food including a moose. If they focused on that instead of muh drama (and if they cut out Jacks' crying) then this could be one of the best seasons.
>>2879038>(and if they cut out Jacks)
>>2878812Nero, he didn't even bother insulating it. Its just a tarp and a massive hole seperating between him and arctic winter
Last thread >>2856593This 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.
>>2879045>don't do that, just do alcohol + cotton balls insteadHmm, noted. I'll try that next time I do a deep clean.
>>2877703>>2878916i'm kinda jelly, i do the other way around, i don't smoke that much so i buy a tin when i finish the previous one, so i get screwed when something get discontinued or not exported anymoreso anyone have recommendation for something similar to early morning pipe or standard mixture?
>>2879031You're only combusting the top layer, the actives are mostly vaporized into aerosols in the smoke. If you're comfortable putting hot fungus mist through your upper airways, go for it, might be a pneumonia speedrun though
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>>2873984>>2874880>>2879127Hang tobacco
why do people say the desert smells good when it rains?i was out in Arizona and Utah and whenever it rained it smelled like a public urinal
>>2876142Very informative, I’ll remember this. Thank you for the knowledge :)
>>2876133for me its the sagebrush that smells incredible but we're in the high desert here.
>>2876133Creosote and petrichor.
>>2876133Does anyone say that? It smells like wet dirt and rocks. So, mud. It smells like mud
>>2876175If my grandma had wheels she'd be a bike :)
I usually don't bother with boots because they're tedious to put on and I don't roll my ankle in trail runners etc. That said, are cowboy boots ok for /out/? I'm guessing it's blistertown, but at least they must be fast and easy to wear?
I got a pair of ropers, I think (Red Wing 1155) because I like going to places where country music is played and beer is drunk, and I wanted something to slip on. Used them this summer, walking not more than 15000 steps per day in a city, so hard surfaces.I really liked the last, as it was wide enough for my Frankenfeet. But the looseness around my ankles felt weird. The boots fit well enough, but the shaft was loose. The fit on my feet felt like wearing loafers, but the shaft felt more like carrying dead weight since it's loose. Don't really get that with my regular lace-up boots. Seems to me like you could roll your ankles perfectly well in them. Twice as heavy as my leather shell boots too. Haven't tried the sole enough outdoors to mean much about it, but it seems alright.But they do have attitude in spades, and they're great for slipping on as a summer boot.I wouldn't wear them for walking in difficult terrain, but I could see it working on trails or leisurely strolls.
>>2877747>They're not great for hiking cause you can't adjust how tightly they fit around your foot like you can with boots with laces.Good quality boots, properly broken in, don't need it, and in fact that's what makes them so good, they end up fitting your whole foot like they're custom made instead of relying on tightness in one specific area like laced shoes. I actually started wearing them because of a suggestion on /out/ after I mentioned instep pain and heel blister problems and now they're all I wear unless I'm wearing shorts or really need the tread and waterproofing of a hiking boot.
>>2875438>they are made for walkingupto guys buttshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Yux4niiO4
>>2878440I've never had blisters in cowboy boots, I wear them almost daily since I was 19, now 27. I'll get blisters on my ankle in lace-ups, even after a few months of regular wear, but a cowboy boot fits well enough after about 2 weeks for me (on my third pair)Won't ever want to go hiking proper in them, I'd eat it if I skid on some mud and walking through sand is impossible, but they're great for city walking if you got decent insoles and have a heel-toe cadence unlike most minorities that flare their toes to the side
>>2874919ive hiked for 5 hours in and out in cowboy boots. its dooable.i did wear a hole in the leather sole, but the boots were quite worn and needed a new sole anyway.>>2874953skill issue.i can walk and run in cowboy boots just fine and have jogged along my friends going on runs.you need well fitted, broken in boots, good socks, quality inserts.
I am looking for a book that instructs on basic survival skills. Not some loons manifesto, but just bare bones survival skills.Do you have any recommendations?
>>2878792Girls Scout Manual should be about your speed.
>>2878794link?
>>2878792SAS Survival Guide by John WisemanBushcraft 101 by Dave Canterbury
I had this as a kid.
why are outdoors youtube vidoes so comfy?
>>2875480Why are outdoors women all chudettes?
He killed crazy neighbor and beautiful wife
>>2875126>let me just saturate this cooking grill in hazardous materials
>>2874396>comfyOP, you misspelled "fake and gay"
>>2875480Damn this photo makes her look like a fucking retard. These poses people do are hilarious
>americans have to pay to hunt and fish for sustenance >have to wait for permission to hunt on public land>have arbitrary limits and restrictions placed on hunting >has a literal hunting/fishing police force to tell you what you can and can't do>can't hunt wild animals in their own backyard or neighborhood (even with bows)Holy fuck. Are you guys OK over there? Even 3rd worlders live better than this.
>>2878961>cope replyMaybe in your shitty state lol. The morality of hunting never comes into play when making game management decisons in my state.
Hey Y'all, no kidding. I am very happy. Check my situation out.>>2876087 "incoherent rage."
>>2878961>These limits are very often fueled by wedge politics that surround the morality of huntingyou're getting angry at an imaginary scenario that doesn't actually happen. Stop talking with confidence about things you clearly know nothing about
>>2872743It’s actually called the tragedy of the commons and this one is not a commie lie, it’s just a fact that public access destroys resources.You should have infinite right to do as you please on private land, barring externalities that spill over into others private property, which should be still possible through mutual contract. Public land should not exist. The entire world, including the oceans, needs to be turned into private property ranches. This is how you conserve.
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I think this time of year is my favourite time of year. Late August to Early September, maybe most of August and September. End of Summer, beginning of Autumn. It's just the perfect weather. Not too hot, not too cold, the sun sets at a great time, it feels like the sunsets last longer too. Theres a slight chill that arrives at night too when you get to early September.
weather here is best late sept-early oct
every time of year is the best somewhere, winter for further south, summer for further north etc. my favorite time to hike in the mountains here in the Rockies is late September into early October though, for fall colors, no bugs and pleasantly cool temperatures. Any time between October and April is great to be on the Colorado plateau.
Dogshit time of year. Trees and plants are tired out and browning off, flies at their worst, still too hot. Winter and spring, and autumn if it's dry, are the best seasons. Early summer is too, but only if it doesn't heat up to quick. Everything after mid June is bullshit.
yeah maybe in the ez pz valleys all the mountain trails are going to close for winters in september mid or end fml
