Okay, so i have like an exam in a very fae away city and i'm extremely fucking poor so i jusr have money to travel but staying in a hotel is out of the wayGive me some great advice to look homeless or atleast places to sleep in
>>2853533>But if you approached the guard and just told them that you've got a five hour wait for your trainOk let's see your ticket or some proof that you have those plans ... Instant fail. >Gaming cafes open 24/7Don't exist in most cities >You can beg anyone who's probably local and honest for a room, if nobody has ever asked them, they'll often say yesThings that will never happen. Literally the most delusional post I have read for a long time.
>>2850377>under a picnic table, in a bush, alleyway, public park, gazebos,Sounds like a good way to be fucked up by druggies and thugs Wouldn't it be easier to ask someone for a place to sleep?
>>2852191There is something less depressing about sleeping in caves and forests than in those urban hellholes
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>>2855378Dude this channel looks lit! Thank you for sharing Anon! I am watching him now!
You did go /out/ this year, didn't you?>inb4 he stayed /in/
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>>2855744We already have this thread. Check the catalog before posting, idiot.
>>2855744You take creature with you /out/ ?? Yayy I do that too !! I don't got out nearly that much, but I almost always bring a small creature along
>>2855744Learn to read >>2854596
>>2855744>snow November through July
What bottles do you like the best for re-use when hiking/doing outdoors stuff?
>>2850674I've worked years in various out jobs in different agencies in backcountry, like search and rescue and trail crew and wilderness work and everyone I've ever worked with uses nalgenes (or other brand equivalent) or metal.
>>2849372>dollar tree>everything costs $1.25 wtf?
>>2848396good idea
>>2849579BASED. Use your shit until it breaks before buying a replacement.
>>2848373I got an all metal US Army style canteen because I'm a larping faggot that I definitely overpaid for but it makes me happy to use it. Plus it comes with a built in cup that has handles. I like it even if it makes me look autistic.
Where can I go out in Texas besides Big Bend? I am from upstate New York so am used to the Adirondacks.
>>2854319Lol imagine a red man calling you whiny. These niggers never invented the wheel and got beaten at every turn and still claim supremacy. Where was a whining tonto?
>>2854305>watching youtube to learn history
I am surprised nobody has mentioned Guadalupe Mountains National Park. It contains the highest mountain in Texas which is easily hiked (less than 9,000 feet). Added bonus: it's quite near to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, which is simply spectacular. (Photo here is not my own.)
If you want to get out in central Texas get into rock climbing.
>>2852773When i look in google maps its seems all the forestry is in the SE side of texas, so maybe look there. Sabine national forest looks nice
Anyone here ever go /out/ in restricted/illegal areas? Any advice for accessing these spaces?Pictured: North Brother Island, NYC
>>2851851just go and claim to be homeless; it's new york
>>2851879nice try FBI
>>2851936>>2851941This always gets me.Especially for those "right to roam" eurofags.Its always people who dont own anything that have the belief everything should be made available to them.Except for the things they use. My 40 acres is mine to do with as I please.You dont pay taxes on it so gtfo.If I want to let that little hollow get overgrown and become a rattlesnake den then thats whats happening.If I want to go through it, gas the rattlers and skin them then that will happen.
I’ve taken a kayak with my brother, a friend, and camped on this island off the coast of Lake Michigan in Wilderness State Park. It’s restricted but it’s easy to get away with going there if you got the right equipment.
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Do mosquito bed nets like the ones given out by organizations like against malaria foundation help people sleep better or make them more comfortable? Or is the only benefit that they help save lives by making people less likely to get malaria?>The long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) provided by the Against Malaria Foundation are high-tech protective shields made from durable polyethylene or polyester fibers specifically engineered to survive harsh tropical environments for three to four years. These nets are far more than a physical barrier; the fabric is either impregnated or coated with WHO-prequalified insecticides, such as pyrethroids, which kill or repel malaria-carrying *Anopheles* mosquitoes on contact. This insecticide is designed to be wash-resistant, remaining effective for up to twenty manual washes, while the specific mesh size is precisely calibrated to balance cooling airflow with impenetrable protection against even the smallest insects. >Because these nets are family-sized, each one typically protects two individuals often a mother and child and by killing mosquitoes throughout the night, they create a "community effect" that reduces the overall mosquito density in the area, providing an extra layer of safety for the entire village even during the day.
>>2855232>b-b-b-but my studies!
>>2855189They can't even produce their own mosquito netting so they don't die from malaria? I'm not surprised, but still, ffs man. What a shitty, bottom of the barrel "race".
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>>2855239Wait, wtf is wrong with worm bin compost?That's a bit of a stretch giving the multiple other things you could do?
>>2855232Funny how despite all of the millions upon millions of malaria nets sent to Africa annually that definitely, totally aren't being misused, the incidence rates of malaria in sub-saharan Africa have barely budged. Amazing how everywhere else has seen significant declines in Malaria cases except for sub-saharan Africa.But I'm sure that's not a knock against those rigorous surveys by charity organizations dependent on continued donations for their survival.
Im an adult who myself has never been able to afford much in terms of camping gear, but my mom has quite a lot of money and I think she wants to buy me something nice. Does anyone have recommendations for gear, (cold weather gear in particular)? Pad, sleep system, tent, bag, etc; I dont know if Ill get a chance like this again and am trying to make it count.Pic related I want to do cold weather stuff soon.
Merino wool everything, socks leggings, shirts. I spend my winters skiing every day and a good base layer of merino goes a long way.
>>2852774boots. don't listen to any other advice. if your feet are wet and cold, fuck everything else. merino everything is good too, but boots.
>>2853639why do bears eat quarters?
>>2852774Hi there. I'm a 47 year old man and I've spent most of my life in the woods. I'll gladly help you with gear but first I need a photo of your mom.
>>2855445Well played.
Any TN anons out there?Know any good /out/ spots in the great volunteer state? Personally I am looking for some spots in Eastern TN in the Nooga area, want to go on a day hike, camp overnight and do some plinking. Was thinking of the pocket wilderness in Dayton, but idk their rules on guns and camping overnight.Anyone else been having fun getting out in the mountains?
>>2855096I dont think I've heard of rattlesnake point. Around where is it at?
>>2855487above caney fork (i think tn has multiple things labeled caney fork) in the scott's gulf wilderness areahttps://www.flickr.com/photos/cavertim/3032533761/^picture of the purported overlook'Rattlesnake Point is perched on a high bluff far above and between Sheep Cave and Big Laurel Falls.https://www.uppercumberlandcaving.net/Gulf/tour/rattler.htmlI believe it is where I circled on the map roughly given the description. There's also wilson ridge to the wsw of that and buzzard's roost on the other side (south) of the gorge upstream to the NE, which seems to be wholly on private property.
>>2855487also I think it maybe has to be right here because I emailed the land manager and he said the reason it's not *legally* accessible is because to get to it, you have to go through a nature conservancy property that is closed to the public; but the rattlesnake point overlook itself is on public land - he gave me that clueif you go to google maps or the scott's gulf park maphttps://tnstateparks.com/assets/pdf/additional-content/park-maps/Scotts_Gulf_Wilderness_web_1.pngyou can kinda see a little area of cliffy edge in darker green that's on the virgin falls state natural area owned land which is open to the publicfuck i hate bureaucracy
>>2855510If the illegal entry way is the one he immediately thinks of then thats probably just one that be reached by foot. With these plateaus out here you honestly really might need to do some bouldering. Get some pics when you go anon!
>>2855727anon, im not going, it's illegaland I don't even know exactly where it isor it could be overgrownit just makes me angry they don't fix up these views that people have enjoyed in the past
Hunting season is upon the northern hemisphere>what are you hunting this year?>any changes in gear?>any interesting stories from last year?
Actually can anyone recommend me resources to learn and train as a hunter ? I mean I could go out in the wilderness and try to figure it out myself, but are there any books or videos on the subject ? I haven't seen "educated hunters" whether irl on online, just guys who go out with a gun and a permit and shoot (sometimes coordinating with each other)
>>2855687Meateater is a pretty good resource for newbies
>>2856076thanks G
>Mossberg 590S Magpul in FDE, comes threaded for chokes>choke tubes + any shotshell compatibility (below 3.5")would this work as a multiuse shotgun for home defense, backpacking, hunting etc.? I'm thinking of getting this, or an old over-under and using that as a dedicated hunting shotty
heres mine time was about 3 weeks agowas fishing at the river behind my house and had a decent fishing day except for one momentwas drinking with my rican friend who brought some ribs and casting for catfishi had like about 85 yards out and felt a rumbleso im like ill wait for a hit on the hook and then run back and shitwell about 10 minutes goes by and its grtting worselike channeling energy to my sphincter i say fuck that im gonna lose it and start reeeling in my linenow im struggling to hold this flow in reeling in on a 12 foot pole on 40 lb test with a 4oz weight(nriver has some deep black mud), i knew it was gonna be a bad onegod knows 8 seconds into the retreival im probably 40 feet from shore i get a MASSIVE strikeand then it happenedthe force of the fish hitting my hook plus my stance, it must have looked absurb.mind you now, i am wearing swimtrunks (no net) and all this happens in less than a secondi instinctely threw back my rod for the hook land, and in the same action release my bowelsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2853242He shit in a deep planter box, where nobody is going to step. No point in using a bag. Dogs just shit wherever they want, that’s why it’s the law for their owners to clean it up (they do it for free) and the ones who don’t are assholes. Most people are at least smart enough to poop somewhere off the beaten trail, so to speak.Even in nature, I roll over a big rock, blast it into the hole, and roll the rock back.
Perhaps any female hikers would like to share? :-)
>>2853528Can confirm,I dont clean my dogs shit, am an asshole otherwise
Day hiking in below freezing weather, snow everywhere. Have to shit, feels like diarrhea. I’m not going to make it to a McDonalds or a gas station. Nobody around, not even dog walkers. Go off far enough I can’t see the trail anymore. Find a small clearing surrounded by bushes for cover and drop a big pile. It’s not diarrhea after all, just a huge pile shaped like a classic turd emoji. Wipe with snow. Do not recommend. About two days later, back on the same trail. Decide to go have a look. It’s been in the teens all week. Expect to find a frosted shitpile. It’s gone, MacReady. My footprints and various animal tracks are all that can be found. My shit is gone. Some animal ate my shit.
>>2842514>cover up my leavings>my leavings >leavingsHolee shit anon. That is fucking awesome and hilarious.
> be me> Practice charting time.> take a lot of time taking measurements around my basement.> Take measurements back to charting table.> Absolutely fucked. > Repeat measurements repeat charting.> Still fucked.> Drop pen in frustration > North changes.> That was several hours of my life.
>>2854809Daily reminder that wood toothed nigga named his last ditch defensive point "fort nessisary" with the only locked door being on the liquor shack.
>>2854820He's just like me
>>2854433Sorry for off-topic but where can a European get himself a legit Cammenga 3H compass? Everything seems to be fake including """their""" Amazon store.
>>2854809He was part of the British regiment that fired the first shots of the war at the French.
>>2855515Not off topic at all. Idk but now I want to look into that question.
Land that conservation agencies refuse to allow to be open to the public outright should be turned into condos for millionaires instead.
>>2855482They should be drained and shipped off world and sold to the highest bidder. Then the ocean bed should be covered in concrete.
>>2853939Yes saar open the designated shitting forest saar.
>>2853942Information redundancy. It's like a library, museum, or graveyard. Information is stored there even if it's not in use.
In my state, the state and state-funded yet private conservation groups own land from which the public is barred. I know of multiple properties where this is the case.
>>2853939>Land that conservation agencies refuse to allow to be open to the publicThats where all the kids go missing>>2853942Yes it does, if you're jewish
If you aren’t visiting the parks in offseason, you’re a retard>no crowds>No annoying foreigners in busses>park roads normally blocked to vehicle traffic are openTake the offseason pill
>>2855433talked to a lot of boomers who work for state/federal landsI don't think they give two fucks if the parking lot is too smallthat's the next generation's problem
>>2855434>talked to a lot of boomers who work for state/federal landsand they all told you that all donations are embezzled?
>>2855442no, they just clearly didn't give a fuck about fixing anything and seemed totally detached from their workI think they just care about a steady job and if the forest is barely accessible and overcrowded they don't give a fuck and if you gave them more money to fix it they would find a way to pocket as much of that as possible you had this dedicated park/trail building era in the 1930s with the CCC and that all got abandoned, in many cases you still have various remnants of what they built - overlooks and roads and shelters but often left to crumble and get overgrown
>>2855449sounds like an eastoid problem lol
>>2855449>be me, mid level resource spec at a national forest office>have no funding, no seasonals anymore to delegate work>still have injunctions to manage the land for many uses without funds to do so>office has to manage resource extraction, forest health, archeological resources, fire and fuels, cultural resources, and lastly recreation>only manage for the recreation that the local userbase cares about because they are the ones who use the forest the most and there is no money for more>most of our staff goes on fires as much as they can as its the only way to make money>admin person gots DOGE'd so I have to work double duty at the front desk>think I hear a knock at the door, its so weak I can hardly tell.>in comes this fat ball of a man, clearly from a city out of state>hear the wood creak as he slowly crosses the floor and hear the ice clink in his stanley cup>pulls out the latest iphone and points a fat finger to an alltrails map>asks in the most fem sissy voice ever why there isnt a double wide paved path to an old fire tower>think to myself that its because hes the first person to ask for it in all the years working there.>think how it would take years of NEPA review and compliance because the old stuff is all historic now and therefore an archeological resourceComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I use a fenix ARB L21 headlamp coupled with the acebeam E75 hand held torch. Both are rechargeable by USB-c and the batteries are interchangeable 21700. These two give me more light than I can use and make a great pair.What lights to do you carry?
>>2855190>Both out performed by random chinkshit from temu.I can get 10,000 lumens for 50 bucks off Amazon or ebay.Im not going to pay a hundred bucks for 1/10th the performance.I guess it was nice of you to help the CEO of Rei pay for that new Ferrari though.
>>2855379My HL60R still works after 10 years, still holds charge on the original battery and has been dropped and used in the rain and freezing temperatures more times than I can count, nothing on Temu can claim the same my cheapskate friend. That said, modern Fenix is pretty bad.
Cheap aliexpress version of the expensive ultralight waterproof pocket flashlight thats on garagegear.Seems like a pretty accurate copycat, I'm happy with it, was 1/10 of the price.Similar to pic related
The purpose of this general is to encourage people to go /out/ and find cool fossils and artifacts. This thread is also a place to share our own collections and things we find when we are /out/ hunting.Rules are as follows,>To just post and discuss fossils and other related geological subjects.>When you post about a fossil in your collection, please label it with what formation it is from, what it is, and where in the world it is from.>If you don't know where it originated or the species that is ok, just label it as so>You can post rocks and minerals as long a they are ones that you have found while /out/ Helpful Links https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/https://zoom.earth/Geologic maps of US states (usgs.gov)A Beginner's Guide To Fossil Hunting - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil ForumListing of Historic Resources (alberta.ca)USGS | Pocket Texas GeologyComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2853178yo i haven't seen one of these threads in a while, i haven't been in this board for ages too. If this thread ever dies come to the /extraflags/ general on /int/, i now live in Northern Italy so we can talk about geology all day, plenty of well documented locations around here. I'm mostly into minerals but there's also a few fossil locations i wanna explore
Trimmers Rock Formation in Devonian shale and Siltstone near Millville PA. I work in solid waste as a CQA so i got out to a site where they were excavating the next cell for cover material while i was doing Liner work next cell over. I'd hop in and find alot of shell impints, hash and ripple marks along with crinoids. Found Burrows back here in the summer too. Some Pretty Tight dendrites as well, site management lets me have at it . The ripples were too big to take unfortunately. I got some from near Allentown PA anyway
Found this flake in the summer, have sent it to the correct authorities, but they have not added it to the database yet. Mearly a flint flake so not that intresting but always nice to find a new site.
>>2855428Pic related is about 4km from the site I found the flake. It was along the river.
>>2853178does petrified wood count? Found a 50 million yr old redwood tree
