Back in 2008 I was 13 years old when my dad decided to pack up the family and move from Alaska to the lower 48. It was a 5 day journey, being stuck in a minivan with 3 other siblings with nothing but junk food like chips and poptarts. Here are a couple of quick (but boring) incidents on the road.>outside Alaskan border in Yukon.>family stops around mid-day to eat at diner>It looked exactly like a fantasy gnome forest, enormous pine trees so dense I looked dark in the day>after we head across the road to a trail leading to a hotsprings.>bout 20 people there and my family is standing on the walk dipping our toes in the water and boiled their toes off>Canadians laughing at the American clowns that didnt know hotsprings had a temperature gradient.>leave embarrassed another>stopped in Canadian small town with a pig factory to sleep in a parking lot>stench so aweful it was difficult to sleep, kinda like smoke but mixed with dogfood and garbage>1am>wake up with insane cramps and knew I had to blow shit out of my keister>look outside>literal serial killer port-a-john in front of the dark woodsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2863413>”alright you can use mine”>his stick is indeed shit as he wrapped the tape the wrong direction, and it’s too short>make it to the stop >bro rests against a tree and eats a (now liquefied) orange>”we need to pick up the pace or we’re gonna be late”>we rest for about 20 minutes>set off again> next stretch is about 2 miles, rest area at the end of the trail is the next stop, then the last 2 back to the parking lot>bro is huffing and puffing as soon as we set off>”man my legs are killing me”>remind him of the cost of having to be rescued>remind his this was his idea>we slow to an absolute snails pace>it dawns on me that the possibility of us not leaving before sundown is very realComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2863414>start sprinting up the last 2 miles>still going uphill somehow>get a call from our dad>”is everything okay?”>”bro collapsed and I’m getting the car”>”well try to get home soon”>”will do”>continue sprinting>going way too fast, starting to get tired>can’t stop now or else we’re fucked>keep pushing on>finally make it to the camping areas about a 1/2 mile from the car>see a water spout in a vacant rv spot>run over and pull out my water jugComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
That reminds me of that guy asking for advice on the radio. He had moved across the country from the most mountainous region to the most flat and boring one, because his wife wanted to be close to her family. Unsurprisingly he became depressed as fuck and questioned whether he should divorce her.
>>2862766That reminds me of that guy asking for advice on the radio. He had moved across the country from the most mountainous region to the most flat, boring and economically dead one, because his wife wanted to be close to her family. Unsurprisingly he became depressed as fuck and questioned whether he should divorce her. I think hey had kids as well.
>>2863414>>2863416If anyone ever wants to know what Search & Rescue is like, this is your average non-injury call. The only difference is sometimes they're wearing skis.
Any experience using Meshtastic devices out on a camping trip or whatever?
>>2858228HeyI ended up with a device just the other day and me and my buddy went hiking in the mountanins testing this shit.Here's my two cents:>Almost completely useless in deep innawoods: the signal had zero penetration and with lots of trees involved, we lost contact at like 600 meters and switched back to radios>On the other hand, impressive range when direct line of sight or altitude is present: I was able to make contact, although briefly, with a node 500 km away (by hopping on 6 devices along the way)>The GPS and waypoint sharing is very nice and useful>Several nodes in the area provide live weather updates, which is sweet.>The device is small and compact (Wio Tracker L1) and the battery can hold up for several days no problem.>The app while stable and intuitive can be kind of hostile at first>Firmware is stable and the device allows you to read messages on screen and type messages with the built in joystick, no phone involved. Kinda basic atm but you got the functionalities.>Not waterproof. Keep that shit inside a pouch.Honestly, I like it. I wouldn't pick it over the radio but it has practical uses.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
meshtastic is more of a hobby for people interested in radio. if you want to buy something off the shelf and just use it in the woods to text your party or whatever, you're fucked. Everyone's complaint is that it has shit range, and almost everyone complaining has a fucking shit radio with a shit antenna. That's the problem, you have to be a radio enthusiast and be good at soldering and have some backgound in electronics AND be deeply into camping and hiking. My personal node is a custom board made by some guy and it does 2w transmit power, but i had to myself figure out a battery, make a case, buy a suitable antenna and mount it, buy a sutiable gps antenna and mount it, spend like $180, and then after all that I have one radio that will work pretty much always within a half mile and mostly work up to like 1 mile, while anything past that you have to have at least no hills in the way and it will work.That being said, that is all ad-hoc. if you have actual existing nodes around that are built well and in proper places to provide coverage, your usability goes quite higher. but that is pretty rare.Imo, it isnt really useful for hiking, where it can be useful is camping, glamping, fishing, outdoor activities that normies do basically. Like when do you go hiking with friends and you are greater than talking distance away from each other enough to warrant this
>>2858228what for
>>2863309My complaint is that range sucks ass for lora. But I am really into HF and vhf radio so I think I am expecting to much out of it. The APRS suggestion is the best in this thread and of course it gets scoffed out of. They won’t jam VHF across the country. That is a retarded fear to not use the best solution available.
>>2858401I don't think it's too hard to believe that bodies can be burning in the streets and buildings falling over and a bureaucrat from central authority still comes knocking at your door for using the bands without a license.Or all licenses will be revoked immediately anyway.So moot, but also maybe not impossible it's not moot.Comedy always.
>>2837828My wife got me one for my birthday with the olive wood handle
>>2863386Doesnt she know what knife gifts mean
>>2863387Gotta give a coin too.
>>2863387Huh my wife gave me mine and I gave two of them to my friends because I liked mine so much and they're cheap.
>>2863417He doesn't know.
looking for a blueprint of a underhand chop so i can have my local welder build one for me, can't really find much online, thanks in advance
>>2860653This is retarded
>>2861091Yeah everything is until you chop your foot in half
>>2860653>>2861095Why would you ever chop anything near your feet?
>>2861270IDK, why remain an ignorant retard when you can read a book?https://www.fs.usda.gov/t-d/php/library_card.php?p_num=1823%202812P
>>2860350wtf is thisjust chop it from the top along the grain
Is it wrong to buy a knife just because you think it looks nice? >pic relatedI know it's not super steel, or the best value for money.I just like how it looks.
>>2863292Whoa this guy doesnt care about spending 11 dollars he must be RICHLol get fucked, jerkoff. Nobody actually thinks that. You are sad and nobody is impressed by your pitiful posturing.
>>2863191>Mora 2000 (S) BlackHow is the spine on the blade? I have a regular one with the mirror polish stainless, and the spine is rounded and doesn't throw sparks.
>>2862359Stainless? If you shed your chuddy shackles and buy carbon you can BLACC your knife and become an elite ninjaI BLACCED this bad boi right here by leaving it in instant coffee for a day
>>2863191Man, the M4 is almost perfect, but I wish the grip would slim down towards the blade for comfier pinch grip.
>>2863343you should have made it bluish black with vinegar or something since you already have a black handle
Admire my mushrooms (lepista nuda)
I reach the range of forest druid
Bonus track agaricus campestris, also tasty
Any /carriers/ here? I’ve accepted a conditional offer to be a PTF city carrier in a besotted urban hub in the upper South and idk what to expect. I’m 6’3, 220lbs—fairly fat, problem drinker, heavy cigarette smoker, but I can easily walk 20 hilly miles a day with a 50lb messenger bag and don’t mind the heat. And I can clean myself up if needed. Is this a good job pour moi? Considering I don’t have a CDL and don’t know how to code or anything about any trade obviously. And not particularly worried about braving dog-rich urban neighborhoods. I love rednecks and I love black people
The best tip I can give you is try to to stay in the "goldilocks" zone. That means you dont deliver too slowly, but not too quickly either. Also, it was my experience that management vastly preferred speed to being careful. I got way less shit for being sloppy and fast than for being careful and slow. I would say 75% speed and 25% care is about the right ratio. Its easy to do it right though, honestly. Ask me anything else you want
>>2863359Thanks man. If you’re still checking the thread. This is pretty much what I’ve heard from others. I’m probably going to go for it because I need the money. Were you typically on a different route every day? I’m most concerned about never getting a hold down if that’s the correct term, getting sent out to different stations, just doing pieces of different routes all the time
>>2863382I was a regular, so I had my own route. It depends though, typically since you're new, its gonna be two years before you get a regular slot. I was a CCA for two years before I made reg. And then itll be the bottom of the barrel routes. Until that point you will be put wherever they want you, including different stations. You can, however, put in for a route if the regular is out for any amount of time and then youll do that route every day until theyre back. Thats subject to seniority too though, so if you and another plf put in for the same route and he has more seniority, he'll get it. Honestly I preferred doing different ones every day. Meant when I got a shit route I almost never had to do it twice. Also meant more leeway since they wont expect you to be familiar with the route. Some guys preferred getting on one route asap though. In my city, everyone that wasnt a regular got sent out almost on a daily basis because there was ALWAYS a station shitting itself (we have 13 offices here, you might not have so many). So we would finish all our own work, then have to drive to another office and finish theirs too. I was out until 11pm some nights. Probably wont be that bad for you. Big tipsWear sunscreenStay hydratedDont bother joining the union until youre past probation, they cant protect you until that point and itll be wasted dues Also, put in a bit more hustle until probation is done, once you get there you can relax a bitAnd if you make regular, be careful, thats when management will try to fuck you. Thats when theyll start threatening your pension, etc. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Like I said though, pretend to care more until probation is done. They WILL drop you for little shit until that point.After probation you are almost bullet proof. Union can get you out of nearly any fuck up you can imagine at that point. And be nice to people's dogs. That helps. Those little creatures were the only bright part of my day out there.
>>2863323Based iguanodon
Where are all the mushrooms edition?
>>2847356Not a lot, could try starting some seeds off indoors?
Couldn't find a single snowdrop flower growing for the past week.
>>2861108Did you die?
>61st day of rain in 2026
>>2861731bumping replying to my own post 6 weeks later lol. Surely someone has gone /out/ since then? I've been too ill or studying myself.
Is adidas terrex underrated as an outdoors brand? I just never really considered them as an option because I just assumed that their stuff was shit because they are mostly an athletics brand but I got some of their stuff for running trails and I'm actually pretty happy with it. I wouldn't pay full price for any of it but their stuff constantly goes on sale so you can get it at least half price. I used to wait for Patagonia shit to go on sale like once a year or get REI's in-house brand but they have been jacking up prices.I only tried basic stuff like shirts and pants so far but I was also wondering if their shoes and jackets are any good. Their warmer jackets use primaloft which I know some people don't like as much as down but I never wore anything with it.
>>2863291If you get it on sale, yeah. They started of as shit but just kept at it, and by now most of their stuff is pretty good.I still don't buy it, I usually try buying things made in the EU. But objectively their stuff is fine.As far as trail shoes go, they're a lot better then the shit Nike, Hoka and Salomon pump out (the road unning brands are even worse).
>>2863291Support small specialized brands and not gigantic, evil mega-corporations.
>>2863363small specialized brands are giga expensive
>>2863370I feel like a lot of the "smaller independent" places use that as an excuse to fuck you over too. Like an in person art store I went to wouldn't price match their own website for me. Ridiculous enough to charge more in store but even more to not price match. I just said fuck it and ordered it off Amazon.
>>2863370Not true. I'm not talking about boutique shit.
>>2856996I like to vary things, but here's some constants:>Snacks- honey glazed nuts with sesame. Taste heavenly.- Homemade jerky.>Breakfast- A fried breakfast egg is great. If you live in a country where they are sold refrigerated (america does it I think), then taking eggs refrigerated is probably unsafe, so stay safe out there, but if you live in a country where that isn't the case, they'll be shelf stable for weeks. Do be careful with setting down your bag though (I put them in a ziploc just in case of leakage).- Oats, milk powder and the add-ins of choice (raising and cinnamon, or chocolate, or similar) make for a great porridge. Just overnight soak with some water and heat in the morning if you want it warm.- Coffee (I tend to just bring pre-ground and a metal filter that fits onto a cup. Immersion brew in a pot, filter and clean the pot).>Main Dishes- My absolute best dish: Couscous. In a bag add: Couscous, dried parsley, dried herbs of choosing (anything Mediterranean works), freeze dried onions/shallots, raisins, some curry powder (just a little) and the secret ingredient: Powdered citric acid, about a knife's tip. This is what makes the difference between boring and fresh taste. Add some form of meat, either smoked sausage or canned meat (spam works), fry that up too.(cont)Picrel, the couscous. Visually appalling, flavor-wise unbeatable.
>>2863349(cont)- Falafel: 3 Ingredients: Wheat wraps, powdered falafel and middle eastern salad (cubed onion, cucumber and tomato). For the falafel add water, let it sit, then rather than deep frying balls, squish them down a little and shallow fry as disks. The middle eastern salad can be made in advance or in camp fresh, but the cucumber and tomato tend to get beat up after a few days, so it's a early meal.- If you're in camp for long: White beans (you can pre-soak in the backpack to save time), cook in fire, drain. Add herbes de provence, some cut up smoked fatty sausage for flavor. Add tomato. Depending on the weight and trash situation, either canned or puree, which you water down. Optional, but makes it much nicer: Add some cream. (The shelf stable kind in cartons works). - The ol' garlic ramen: Two containers, one with a mix of light onions sauce and dark chinese vinegar (about 3:1, or just onions sauce if you're lazy), another with neutral oil. Cook the ramen and drain the water. Heat the oil so it starts rippling on top. Put the ramen powder in an empty bowl, put the raw garlic on top, then pour the hot oil over it so it sizzles. Mix and add the onions sauce. Then add the cooked ramen and mix again. Amazing flavor. If you have an egg, a fried egg as a topping is even nicer, though I rarely bother.Picrel, the falafel before frying them up. Didn't take pics of the final thing though.
For me? It's tuna creation packets, cheese dippers, a couple chocolate bars, and some sausages. Maybe a can or two of canned corn and canned chicken
>>2863354Oh and you can't forget the water, energy drinks, and rye whiskey
I usually bring some chocolate, nuts and dried fruit, but I've started making my own beef jerky from ground beef. The batches I've made have been good so far, but I wouldn't trust it for more than two days.>>2860794I always stock up on them whenever they're on sale in Lidl.
/out/ give me recs on leather boots that are stylish yet practical. Preferably waterproof. Been thinking about the danner light 2, but I wanna know whats out there.
>>2856830I use Baffin Truro as my main shoes for around 6 years, had them since 2018. Had to reglue the soles recently, and I wish I took better care of them since they're pretty scratched up. But they'll still give me another 8 years. Currently using them while in Finland. They're great in snow, and in summer they're not bad at all w/ good grip. They're less water proof now, but can probably fix with some sort of sealant.
>Meindl Schlern MFSProbably the best quality boots I've owned so far. Its leather lined and has no synthetic water proof membrane, but its keeped me dry throughout this winter and during the snow melt. Leather is an aniline which makes it more water repellent, easy to clean and also means less maintenance (you don't need to apply wax as often). Compared to my leather goretex boots it also doesn't run very hot and I could probably continue to wear it throughout much of the summer comfortably. Not something I ever considered with any of my a synthetic membrane boots. Runs a bit small so size up by atleast half an EU size. Also expect a considerable break in time. Took about half a month of daily walks until they got comfy. They now feel like an extenstion of my foot. Sole it stiff too, but that can be a good thing over the long term and certain terrain. They are also resolable. All around, highly recommend for wet and cold climate. The gore tex version of this boot is called Bergell I believe and is otherwise identical.
>>2861475Surely you've bought something by now right?
>>2856830The Danner Light 2 is a sick pair of boots. I just got a pair of them, as well as the taller version, both for free, they're fucking fantastic, and they aren't as stiff as my Danner work boots.
I use Jim Greens, the razorbacks and the vellies. They're great, cheaper than danners, and solid quality. Resoleable too, and very wide toe box
Any other Anons in the Benelux? Where do you go /out/?
>>2862735I walked a bit through the Ardennes a few years ago, mostly from Dinant to Charleville in France.Big forrest, the Meuse valley, some lakes too, you wil leasily find war museums and maybe abandoned forts and factories to explore.I visited the Groningen region, it's clearly not suited for wild camping, so much canals you can't access most of the fields just next to the the roads. Otherwise peaceful and flat, if you like swamps and birdwatching this is a great place. For biking too obviously.Free public transportation in Luxembourg may be useful to travel in the area.
>>2862735Het polder
>>2862735The entire region is policed.No wild camping allowed.Not allowed to leave trails on public land. Only somewhat pretty region is the Ardennes, but there are next to no native/natural woods. All just plantations for lumber. And even in the Ardennes you're never more than 250m removed from a driveable road.
>>2862735LARP as a Saxon pirate and camp out on some swamp land by the ocean, probably what I would do if I lived there. Sounds kino.
>>2862735Netherlands is absolutely useable as a stealthcamping spot and it's sort of easy too.You should never go there for actual wild nature apart from fishing. Though the nature that is there is suprisingly well-kept and there are more than enough animal species like deer, beavers, wild hogs, and even wolves making a return, which of course turned the entire overdomesticated country upside down calling for witchhunts on the wretched forest beast.The entire eastern half of the country is free to camp in, but i like Drenthe and Gelderland as they provide a decent mix of coverage and open field. Limburg is also great if you like elevation. There are huge fines, and they stack, so if you make a fire, sleep in the woods at night, cut down some trees and spear a fish without a license you can look at 900+ euro because all of that is illegal. The only physical dangers are mud/dune bogs (just don't be retarded), and the increased amount of freeroaming hobo retards you meet because the country is so small.
Last thread >>2844498This 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.
Anyone here familiar enough with Hu’s lineup to offer recommendations? I found dark moor and sea to be mediocre, nebari OK, Zulu great and indaba is the best tobacco I’ve smoked so far of all brands.
>>2863306>but last time I went there the prices tins were going for were ridiculousI cannot believe 50oz of tobacco is $2,000 with 6 days left.
>>2863326what a steal!
>>2863306Nice they’re already scalping the recently-released Steamworks for $35 starting price. I hate fags like this, they’re ruining the hobby by panic buying at release and setting the bar at a ridiculous notch—they should DIE
>>2863332No one ever liked scalpers, but at least they just used to stand outside venues trying to sell you sold out tickets at a markup. Nowadays, they're botting the website so hard that real people can't even get in before everything is sold out.
I think the Cracow-Częstochowa Uplands in Poland are a bit underrated outing place
what would be the best place around there to hang a hammock for a night or two?
Yeah krakow and surrounding areas are great for adventuring, cause all of poland north of here is flat and boring lol. I like to take my 7" FPV and get some nice views. This pic is from like an hour south of here two weeks ago
>>2854582I'd love to see those castles in real life.
>>2854582Oh I know that finger.Where should I ride this season apart from Skala and Olkusz around Krakow? I think gotta go south closer to the big mountains.
>>2863293if you want small hike
So im planning to snare trap the nutria at my local lake. Ive got the trap and a few fitting spots and all.The only thing im unsure about is how to do the actual kiling. I was thinking of just grabbing its neck and cutting its throat, the same way one kills a fish. Will it thrash around so much that this isnt a good idea? I will wait near the trap, so he will not be tired out once i try to go for the kill. I wanna kill the little fella as quickly as possible with as little pain as possible but im unsure where to stab him. Will a pocket knife suffice or should i bring a large chef knife? Guns are not an option. These animals have nasty teeth so im somewhat scared to get hurt.Also considered a hatched or an axe but this wouldnt really be the most painless method and im also concerned about ruining the fur which i wanna use later on. Has anyone here got experience with killing critters like that and can give some pointers on how to approach the killing blow please?
>>2862493Consider wearing a welding glove on the hand you intend to grab the critter with.
Depends on how humane you're feeling.If it's on the low end, you can drown it in a barrel or something like it, full of water and with a lid on. Or weigh it down and throw it in a suitable body of water. My grandfather used to trap stray cats in a cage trap, and he would just kick the trap over the edge of the quay, cat and all, and pull the trap out a few days later, when the cat would be drowned and the crabs and little fish would have started eating it. He'd shake the cat out, bait the trap and set it again. That's not very nice, and a terrible way to go. But it works, and you don't ruin the fur.If you leave it in the trap, it's going to sort itself out somehow. That is an even worse way to go, and very cruel besides. But it works. I found grandpa's traps a few years ago, and three of them had the mummified remains of cats in them. Don't know when they got in there, but he died in 2002.If you're feeling humane, hit it in the noggin as hard as you can with something heavy. A heavy metal shovel should do the trick. That should at the very least knock them out for a bit. Depending on the animal, the force might cause their eyes to pop out, or bulge out in a grotesque way. It looks almost cartoonish, and would probably be very funny if it wasn't so grotesque.When they're knocked out, that's when you bleed them, by, simply put, cutting their throat with a sharp knife. Pocket knife, chef knife, don't make no nevermind so long as it's sharp.Instead of a snare, you could use a striking trap, like a Conibear. I don't know about no nutria, but the mink-sized ones I've used are mean enough, so you'll want to take care you don't get your fingers crushed in it. Here's a video on how you can set them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-8MJHLzR8EAnd make sure to anchor your trap properly, lest you have an injured animal running around. That's entirely unnecessary and easily preventable.
>>2862513>>2862514>>2862516then i will use a chainmail glove and a steel fish clubthank you guys for the good intel
>>2862493The trappers I know just use a .22 pistol
>>2862493Foot on head, grab back legs and pull.
