ITT: [spoiler]Post holes[/spoiler] and why you're digging them>Water catchment for arid area
>>2836171I bought trucks/machines/equipment to start a business. I’m pretty sure this happens frequently and my story isn’t as rare as you may think, another local guy bought a restaurant and bar with money he hid. His crimes were more white collar stuff where mine were a bit of it all
>>2836225How long ago was this?
>>2836172>Are you saying it’s better to have $0 than it is to have $2 million in cash?No, I'm saying that it wouldn't allow you to have a millionaire's lifestyle. If you want to live off the grid innawoods, having money stashed away will surely help. But if you start living beyond your means, it will be an automatic red flag. That's how a lot of criminals get caught, and that's also why money laundering is a thing.
>>2836172>Are you saying it’s better to have $0 than it is to have $2 million in cash? Are you fucking retarded?/out/ does /biz/
>>2836171If you're willing to survive flying under the radar a large amount of physical cash is a huge windfall.My biggest expenses are food, housing, and vehicle maintenance. I can get all three for cash. With working a simple low wage job somewhere remote to build up funds in the bank for "official" purchases, you could be quite comfortable.
Those of you who hike/backpack camp, do you ever bring a chair with you?
Hammock campers just keep on winning.
>>2836653thermarest z-seatBest 25 bucks I ever spent
>>2836872>just whittle yourself a chair real quicklol. have you ever actually been out?
>>2836653I took a camp chair like that out in the winds in wyoming. was comfy as fuck once i setup on a really nice overwatch of the valley between the range.problem was it was big and awkward to carry. Also heavy. Wouldn't recommend or do it again. It's probably best to get a dedicated tiny one if you want to that's made for hiking.
Fuck no, there's rocks ans logs everywhere. Bringing a chair Is a good way to get laughed at out there, and usually a funny trail name too
A Norwegian hiker has gone missing in northern manitoba Canada . He was planning on hiking from Ontario to Alaska. Police have so far found his back pack and rifle. His last coordinated on his GPS placed him next to a river
>>2836412poor guy but that terrain eats people for lunch. its been dangerous to wander though since before the written word.
>>2836412Body has been locatedhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/steffen-skjottelvik-family-first-nations-1.7622290
>>2837080i agree he was, everything i read about him seems to suggest he rushed it and somewhat underestimated the dangers. its the downside of having old video blogs like Lars on yt, it seems so easy. in reality it took him years, often waiting and preparing for months just to cross a river, or eventually giving up and asking some local inuits to ferry him over.>yeah we will do that, we plan a hunting trip there next month, we will take you with usso you wait....he didnt wait.
>>2838894Arizona is unique in that after heat and cardio vascular deaths, falls then drownings followed by freeze deaths are also yearly occurrences. We got HD videos of Australians and Arkansans being helicopters off of baby mountains in 30 inch deep snow in November and December, not even the snowiest months. I've also seen california and Arizona (valley fags) plates rolled over in a ditch off of a snowy highway before.
>>2838894that can easily be said about americans, asians and south/central europeans in norway as well. its all about being in a place you dont know, with minimum gear, no knowledge of risk and totally unprepared for changing weather.americans and germans seem to be the worst here, i dont think its only their numbers that make them stand out but its a lack of respect of how brutally nature just kills you. it doesnt give a fuck.
Black metal or baroque pieces>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKy3kX8XUM&list=PLecKPCyj4yRP8P_v2XXxP85CGaXxs4LWw>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZENtivAi6I&pp=ygUKZHVua2VsaGVpdA%3D%3D
>>2834998>canadastopped reading right here. pajeet opinion is instantly discarded
I just play the loudest reggaeton I can with as large of speakers as I can everywhere I go from 9am-2am
Sometimes I get scared when I do difficult climbs/etc solo at night so I bring a flask of whiskey and my wireless earbuds. It's kind of a guilty comfort but nothing calms me down and it takes 0 space and weight. (Bluetooth speakers are of course completely degenerate)
https://tiermaker.com/create/water-treatment-methods-18574121
>>2836358My comment was made in a specific context and I stand by what I said.At the low need end,the weight of rucking in water isn't a real issue. you must carry a given quantity of potable water anyway so the amount you can actually avoid carrying is fractional, you piss the water out as soon as you start, you can dump surplus towards the end.As you get into the high needs bracket, such as the example you present, where you couldn't carry sufficient water if you wanted to, at that point I would still recommend against the filter but on a different basis. The scalability, survivability, liability presented by the filter system makes it a poor choice for those managing critical water resources.you obvious do just fine with the filter, lots of people do, there's no fundamental issue with filter system. but that's no reason to recommend them, and I don't.
>>2834936>is already heavy with microbiology.Not that heavy.>It also has very capable defenses, Yeah, but those defenses exist when you put water in your mouth, not inundate your asshole with baby tapeworms. >should anything go wrong your body will just decide to flush the ever living hell out of that area Sure, and you might end up in the middle of nowhere, extremely sick and dehydrated.
>>2836516Told you: Just try the same thing again tomorrow.Do you think I shoukd use the sawyer for enema? The squeeze?
>>2836338What a dumb fucking post. You might as well have just written "I never go outside" and hit the post button.
>>2836173do you just hike alongside rivers? on a hot sunny summers day you should be drinking like a litre an hour minimum especially carrying weight.
Homesteading and prepping With the way everything's going this is looking inevitable. What are you doing to prepare? Have you started a self reliant homestead?
>>2839023There's really no point in homesteading or survivalism if you're alone. If you have a family, well, you better pop out enough babies and add a few free-ranging dogs to ensure that nothing in the area escapes your attention. Not to mention motion-sensing cameras. It is the 21st century after all.
>>2839074I was looking at land about a decade ago and came across some really nice desert scrub in Arizona for $45 and acre.That's not a typo.It wasnt some bank deal where you had to pay $100k in back taxes.It really was just 45 bucks an acre. Because it was a hundred miles from any municipal water supply and no water table for a well (that you could reach without spending a million dollars).I thought about getting some of it for fun but its just a money pit. Paying taxes on 100 acres ill visit once just seemed stupid.
>>2801684I’m just going to rape and pillage till I get got.
>>2839098This. I just want to habitually maim the prepper anons. I don't actually intend to survive in a shithole world, I just want to make sure others don't survive as well.
>>2839149Thats a mentality.The longer you survive, the more you can maim survivors.Gotta have goals man.
Summer is arguably the worst /out/ season of them all and these fucking little gnats, flies, mosquitos, etc are to blame. Every other season is bearable without them, but summer is absolutely awful with them divebombing you.
>>2834903You've never heard of a spider stick? Grab any long twig and use it to sweep the webs out of the trail in front of you. When I encounter a web, I'll usually pause a few seconds to let the spider scamper to safety. If you go too fast, the spider often ends up in your hair or something.
>>2832434>you aren't white if you can tolerate heat and not whine like a faggot little bitch!shalom, rabbi
>>2831928Many gnats are attracted to CO2, similar to mosquitos.
>>2838290So how do we as humans resolve this? Is the trick to breath less?
>>2838322You could start smoking. Or you could use chemical bug repellent. It's not very challenging.
what do you use? me nothing yet. I have rough rocks I want to smooth out. if I see a rock or mineral in something I use my hammer and a flat head to get a piece but I no longer want to be a barbarian so what do you use?
>>2838853I use Telekinesis so use telekinesis it's effective efficient and can provide high quality stones and such plus burg no hands
>>2838853Personally I use toilet paper
>>2838853check out the history of lithic technology. humans have bashed rocks against rocks for millions of years!
>>2838853There's hundreds of plans for DIY tumblers or vibrators.You can even make them (almost) perfectly round with a box with no bottom mounted on a belt sander.
Have you been to nude beach or been casually naked outdoor in other way? I have been a couple time on nude beach. It wasn't eventful to talk much about it but it felt very nice to walk around and lie down in completely natural, unobstructed by anything state.
So recently (as in just got back last night) I was a volunteer at a lesbian music festival where skinny dipping was acceptable, and I decided to do some in my off time. I was the first person to do so this year that I saw, but I did see a couple other people doing it later. Apparently some people also got naked at the glow party (which I mostly missed because I was working the loadout).
Went for a little hike on Sunday and visited to a spa with sauna area (nudity required) afterwards. Given it's summer I sunbathed naked the first time too, around half an hour, 10/10 would recommend. I feel every time I go to a sauna I become more and more of a naturist lolIt's strange but getting naked with a bunch of other people non-sexually just feels so good and centering / earthing for me. The first time for me was when I tried out the sauna at my gym and I think a sauna is the perfect spot if someone is curious but still feels uncomfortable about being nude. It's rather dark so you're not feeling that much exposed and after a few minutes in the hot sauna and after you leave your focus is all on not dying from the heat rather than strangers seeing you naked
>>2839006>It's strange but getting naked with a bunch of other people non-sexually just feels so good and centering / earthing for meHonestly I relate but being trans it's often hard for me to participate in that outside of specifically LGBT spaces and events, I wish it was easier. Even when people are okay with it it can be awkward.
>>2836886There's a skeeter on my peterWhack it off!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjtjcJBtHJg
i was informed that tanning just gives skin cancer so you should just take vitamin d supplements, eat food with it and get sunlight directly at dawn and dusk
Are their chest packs worth it?
>>2827491>richfag slop
>>2827491They are what Mystery Ranch and Kifaru used to be. Real good gear from down to earth people.
>>2836294>anon is poor
>>2830455Ffs why do you need to larp as a SAR tech?
I went into the store in Junction yesterday. I don't care if they're overpriced, it's just nice to meet normal guys in Colorado still. I'll support them over some fag shit made by jews
>inb4 he doesn't train
Mountain athlete here. Training for the New Alpinism by Steve House is my bible and contains everything you need to know.
>>2835849Correct, american. That's just fat.
>>2834435I've never been above 1100 feet of elevation except in jets.. A friend of mine, who smoked and drank more than I can without falling on my fucking face when trundling around my own kitchen, used to hike up Longs Peak for shits and giggles. 11,000 fucking feet. I'd pass out by around 9000.
>>2834435Throw rocks in a pack. If it's good enough for Tenzing Norgay it's good enough for (you)
>>2838975Longs Peak in Colorado? You start above 9000 feet.
do you ever read while /out/? if so; what kinds of books do you read? What was the last book you read?
Usually novels innawoods. Right now I'm reading Bob Marshall's biography. Before that I read Catch 22.
>>2838855On longer hikes, nothing else to do in the evening in a tent or on rest days.
>>2838855I bring an e-reader with me, and last time i went camping on a 5 day trip i read the iliad and dantes divine comedy. The latter was kinda meh, reads much more like a fanfic than a legend.
>>2838855We already have a thread going for this with some good recs>>>2832853
>>2838855Im planing on bringing two books with me on my next backpacking outing>Paradise Lost>EddaIve read these before. and Im bringing the Koran in case some unruly locals want to kill me for tress passing or whatever.
Any other anons been spending time /out/ looking for Posey’s hidden treasure? I’ve mingled with a few other hunters IRL and they’ve all been either complete Redditors or full-blown schizos.
>>2839005If someone finds it, they’ll detail their adventure on Reddit. Square that circle.
I'm chosing places to travel in order to do some sort of hiking trip, and initially in I'm between Belgium, Germany, Canada and Norway....
Hike the West Coast Trail. I did this past may and it was a great experience. Very challenging
>>2838489well, what are you looking for? I've got routes upon routes upon routes.
>>2838484Belgium is nice for cycling but really boring for hiking. Germany and France have much better trails, it's not even close. Spain too.
>>2838484>Belgium,a little bit of euro-forest, mostly farmland and cities though, little /out/ings to be had>Germanyb*lgium, but big. When you come across what remains of nature, expect tourists in flip flops. A few gems are there though and there are some great trails for beginner /out/ists>Canadahaven't been in a long time, but was really nice back then. Grandpa used to fly innawoods with a seaplane and fuck off for a few weeks. >and Norway.haven''t been there to hike, but norwegians are great people
>>2838486Over a quarter of Germany is protected land. As has been said elsewhere you might find a lot of family farms and simple hiking trails in those spots but there‘s a wild array of distinct environments in varying skill levels. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nature_parks_in_Germany
What is this plant
>>2838519Oh no I ate it and rubbed it on my groin…
>>2838519I already used it as toilet paper...
>>2838432western herpe grass
>>2838432marijuana
>>2838432weed
