I need pointers and experienced advise for running away from it all and starting an off the grid homestead?
>>2839161I go outside more than you and I think that AI pepe is funny.
>>2839161kek, the retard fears the silly picture bot.
>some faggots ITT actually went and got the posts that totally refute their points deleted for being offtopicholy shit LOL
>>2836868use a tent until you build a shelter and keep getting supplies from the city gardening isn't that hard
>>2839162Conveniently, there was no response to this.
Going to upsidownland this March for a month. Gonna be mostly in Victoria, what should I do? What's the best hiking /out/? I don't know how to surf.
https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/every-bit-different/nature-and-outdoors
why don't we have an australia general thread on here brahs
>>2842327Get straight on the ferry to Tasmania, Victoria is like the California of Australia and the only way to get/out/ is to shoot a couple of cops and go on the run. All other hikers have been arrested for disturbing the indigenous spirits.
Thoughts on this brand? I'm getting the Recon model as a jack-of-all-trades outdoor knife (I'm forcing a patina on it).https://roganusa.com/
>>2840301$100 for 19th century basic bitch 1075? Cold Steel's SK85 and Varustruleka's 80CrV2 knives are less expensive and better steel.Nah.
>>2840301As used by Joe Rogan?
>>2840301Just make a handle from almost any piece of wood. I made a handle for a putty knife I found on the side of the road from a scrap piece of furring strip. I cut it using a cheap hacksaw then used a piece of brass tube from the hardware store and some 5 minute epoxy to hold it together. I've had it for years now
Esee knives are solid
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friendly reminder that the vast majority of canada is nothing but utter and total isolation in every direction for at least a hundred miles, and it looks fucking beautiful too.
>>2839316funny, i take it for granted some times. i grew up in the one dark green area in southern alberta, its called "special areas" for a reason
Don't come here, we're full.
>>2839731Theres really rich mineral soil north too, there was a government initiative to get it farmed so they were giving land to vets but they hated it. There's a quote I read, 'its snow 8 months of the year and the rest is bugs'.The bugs are HORRIBLE there around may/June/July. Ive done reforestation there. Literally deadly if you were sick or unprotected, the insane amount of mosquitos, blackflies, deer flies will just wear you out to death, I'm sure it could happen. Also this area was first settled by finnish people. Unique place in North America.
>>2841946That's not the imaginary line Anon is talking about.
>>2839316The U.S. still has the west, or the very least, states like the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and parts of Michigan.
Casual hammock camper here.So I have been hanging my hammock using this kind of a knot I figured myself out at some point (anybody knows what it actually is formally called?) without any issues, it can be easily undone by pulling on the free end yet it never tightens under a heavy load. Tree trunk goes in the big loop.But recently I had an outdoor try hard nerd friend of mine say it's a very unsafe knot. Can somebody confirm this? I don't see the problem.
>>2841663>all that grasshow many ticks did you catch?
>>2841708not a single one this timethere were quite a lot of mosquitos - so I just kept spraying DEET on myself every few hours and that may have helped repelling ticks
>>2841728I find that they come out in second wave when the weather cools off a bit closer to autumn
I don't like leaving my backpack unattended outside and prefer to have it in my tent with me, but I see all the advantages of a hammock over a tent. Am I being a retard?
>>2842389Tarp is a lot more open, yeah. Mostly I just leave my bag underneath on a little ground sheet or pad to keep it dry.
Just bought a few pairs of ripstop, fleece lined pants from Carhartt and tractor supply. For winter farm chores. Any suggestions for non toxic waterproofing?
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>>2842089nighthawkinlight has some great waterproofing vids on YT but the fleece lining complicates things.
>>2842089Borax.
>>2842089Combine 100% silicone waterproof calk with mineral spirits in a 1:3 ratio. Paint the solution onto the fabric and let dry for 14 hours. It will be waterproof.
>>2842269Wow. Ok. I'll try it thanks!!
I just got banned from every hiking club at my university, I don't know what to do and where to meet people because nearly everyone interested in this hobby is in these clubs. I guess I am just kind of an antisocial loser and people slowly realize this the better they get to know me. I just want to make friends hiking and now I am literally banned from doing that.
>>2842353I had subway club sandwich with me for lunch on a club hike and a girl asked what it was and then said good choice. Then i looked her up and down and licked my lips and said i was so hungry I could eat anything, implying cunnilingus.
I got an official warning president of my school's triathlon team because after nationals I got really hammered and acted like a buffoon for the whole night. Specifically I yelled "GAAYYY" several times, and I made a joke about a german exchange student being hitler's grandson and when I was talking to some people from a california team I joked about them burning in the wildfires.I was told that if I ever did anything like that again I would be instantly kicked off the team, and I was banned from drinking alcohol at any team-related events for the rest of the school year.
>>2842366>>2842367*sensible chuckle*1. Neither of you did anything wrong2. Go hiking to be alone, not to make friends (also alcohol is poison, stop drinking it, it makes you stupid)
>>2842353I literally have no idea and they won't tell me. I blacked out and they simply cited the rules I broke and will not give me an account of the events. Nobody else that was there remembers seeing me either.
>>2842370>they simply cited the rules I brokeWhich are?I'm any case, look up the grievance and appeals process. Say you've got autism and this is discrimination under the ADA.
Do you bring the 11th Essential with you on your outings?
>>2842336I would guess that more people do now.
>>2842336Interesting, could I use this to keep bluejays out of my yard too?
Anybody have experience with using outdoors sleeping mats for extended indoors use? How did it go? Any recs for durability and comfort, since heat retention and weight wouldn't be an issue? My current mattress is getting old, so I'm wondering if simply laying a proper mat on it could be an interesting solution for comfort.
In japan they sleep on futon mats over a tatami floor mats. But a $40 air mattress will last for years and works just fine.
>>2842170No trees indoors
>>2842178Not with that attitude.
>>2841972Slept for 3 months on a thin foam matt on a hardwood floor. Was pretty uncomfortable. I ended up putting more blankets underneath me. Was better. I guess a floor in a building is way way harder than earth come to think of it. Because I really felt like I couldn't spread out or easily get comfortable.
Just don’t get a sub 400g “ultralight” mat. Those things are meant for autistic thru hikers who have the money to get a new one every year or two, and aren’t terribly reliable long term. I have a Nemo Tensor 3.4R value and I use it sparingly, and yet it’s had a hole here and there. Went on a month long trip and it deflated every night, I only found the hole towards the end. And I carefully cleared the ground and used a tent footprint underneath it. Still had holes lol
Hey /out/ists just thought I'd share this vid I made of my 2 month canoe trip down the Murray River in Australia. It was fucking awesome and I know a few of you are into kayaking and canoeing. Something a bit different from another gear thread. If anyone wants to do something similar i'd be happy to give any advice that I can.https://youtu.be/vyAMyzPl9q4
very cool anon
>>2842087Canuck here, thanks for sharing. Canoe videos from other countries are rare.
What is the best park in all of Florida? Pic related is the major trailhead loop for Serenova Tract in Hudson, Florida
>>2839662I railed one of our former HR clerks there.
>>2836785The free version is perfectly cromulent.
>>2836785I've spent more time outside than most of this board ever will, and even I use alltrails occasionally.
>>2836783Paynes prairie flooded after Hurricane Irma in 2017 and is now mostly marsh/lake. Only the trails along the periphery are usable and there isnt really the possibility to hike out into it. Cone's Dike trail is still open though
i just want to snorkel cool places. I have never been to Florida. I am alone. Where should I go?
If someone with enough experience in a relevant field saw the lines on a small piece of wood (like this cocobolo pen blank), could they determine roughly how old the tree it came from was at the time of removal? Like, from details like the curvature of the lines and the space between them? Or is that pretty much impossible?I'm not trying to make a point, it's late and I'm just curious.
>>2842144>Or is that pretty much impossible?This.
>>2842144it's not an exact science but you can estimate the size of the tree by looking at the curvature of the ring line segments and figuring out how big the complete circle would be and then figuring out how old a tree has to be to be that thickthe problem is you need the outer rings for that and you can't tell if that little chunk was cut from near the bark or near the core
>>2842144If there's dendrochronology data for the tree type and location where it grew (which maybe could be determined through isotopic analysis) then you could determine when that piece of wood grew. If you knew when it was harvested then you'd at least have a lower bound on how old it was when it was harvested.
>>2842147>>2842155>>2842218Cool beans y'all.I was just curious. Looking at little bits of trees rings I thought, I wonder if someone way smarter than me figure out how this is...
>having a look at white sands national park>look slightly north>White Sands missile rangeMost American shit I've ever seen. A fucking military missile range in a national park.
>>2841435>some jew yorker doesn't know what its like dealing with mexicans Ain't that just peachy for you, sweetcheeks You wouldnt last 5 minutes down here
>>2839180So are citizens allowed to test their missiles at the missile range as well? Or is only the government allowed to do that?
>>2839200Ackshually, US missile base location is part of strategic defense planning. By placing them in remote areas, it forces an attacker to allocate resources specifically to neutralizing the bases. This means fewer warheads aimed at population centers, and the enemy will need to allocate a disproportionately sized number of warheads to destroying each base to ensure something gets through anti-missile defenses. Repeat this for every missile base on the continent, and an enemy nuclear first strike has to be spread out and rendered less effective.
>>2841560Youre joking but there are test ranges for civilian rockets "Model" rockets that are supersonic (record is 143km altitude set by University of Southern California students).
>>2839180the range and base are around the natl park, not in itgo a little further and you'll find the Trinity Site, ground zero where the first nuclear device was detonated in human history (open to the public only 2 days out of the year)- t. have been to ground zero and have a bag full of trinitite
Bear spray chuds lose again. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/250916.htm
>>2842118>beyond bizarre how so? Bear attacks happen. Black bears are skittish but will attack when hungry or cubs are threatened.When i was in colorado a group of campers fought off a black bear with sticks after it dragged a kid out of his tent by his head.
>>2842184I would like to add that the boy was dreaming about a crunching sound when he awoke to kind his skull in the jaws of a black bear
>>2842184Cause they attack like less than 1 person a year in AZ and just going in on someone on their property is even more unusual.
>>2841554You’re so fucking stupid
>>2842188>just going in on someone on their property is even more unusual.People are encroaching more and more on their territory. If i went swimming in the ocean, i wouldn't find it bizarre if a shark bit my leg off, though it doesn't happen often. I'm in their territory and sometimes they do that shit. Though it's kinda rare.
have any of you had issues with animals stealing stuff from your yard?i've had a possum steal a foam soccer ball from my yard (3 times, the same possum too), and now i've had a groundhog steal a tennis ball why do they do this? don't they know thats a crime?
Why are you leaving this shit in the middle of your yard? Why not put your toys away when you're done playing?
>>2840781they were in my yard though loli live directly on the forest line
>>2839924Had a raccoon steal the entire cat autofeeder off my porch
>>2840837smart little fuckers
>>2839924>why do they do this?To play whack bat, I assume.
