Is /ice climbing/ yuru?
>>2858915>is the one on the right a genuine fumo? i havent seen this one aroundI'm not sure, that one isn't mine. I think its a character from bloodborne or elden ring.
>>2858233I went ice climbing for the first time last week. It was the most fun I’ve ever had outside and I can’t stop thinking about it. I’ve spent the whole week trying to find used gear deals so I can have my own stuff. Ice is so awesome bros
>>2860854I love climbing but my first time on ice completely killed my interest. I'm glad you had the opposite experience. the gear is damn expensive though and this isn't the best time of year to look for it. keep an eye on the mountainproject for sale forum if you aren't already.
yes very
>>2858257The nice thing about ice climbing is your rope stays alot cleaner than when climbing dirty and dusty rocks
Do you swim in winter? the ocean doesnt freeze here but gets down to around 7 degrees in january/february at its lowest. today it was 9 and pretty comfy. i go multiple times a week and it has really helped me build up my cold tolerance for all /out/ activities. not to mention strengthening my immune system and easing arthritic and tendonitic pains.
>>2858360You need to see a doctor.
>>2861035What do you have against colored men, bigot?
>>2849494i went to a hot spring the other day it was really cool but kind of crowded. the water is very hot and sometimes its too much even when its 20 degrees out!
>>2849669wait till you find out they have aids
>>2855011Not sure if you even check back in this thread, but I think that sounds like a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing.
How does this happen?Femanoid gets into an argument with a friend at a bar and storms out into a snowstorm with no coat or phone and dies. https://www.kake.com/home/missing-emporia-teacher-found-deceased-police-say/article_edb44dbf-62b6-4fc5-85f2-eed5fb1c62c2.htmlHow would you have survived /out/?
>>2859508>pic>>2859544anybody have the screenshot about how "there's a reason why for thousands of years every society restricted women's freedom"?
>>2859108Graduated here, weird af to see the face of someone I knew on the log
>>2859108Strange coinc.: I was fuckin' conceived in Emporia, Kan.
I used to get hammered and go on walks in the woods. Once or twice I fought with my ex and went on a walk on a cold night nearly blackout drunk. I'd never forget my warm clothes ever. She was just being a dramatic roastie. Women are so emotionally unstable its unreal
>>2859108She would’ve survived if she was at home getting pumped full of semen
Do you like to look at things when you go /out/?Show us your optics.>monoculars>binoculars>scopes>sunglasses too, I guess>cases/carry systems>cleaning and maintenance>poorfag optionsI have a Vortex 8x25 mono that I like to bring, but I regret not buying the 10x25. Binos are my old Nikon Travelite III 10x25.
>>2859038Your camera should have a built-in distance marker. My Canon has a button that you press and lines just show up on your screen for a quicker capture. Look in your camera's manual.
I own some relatively cheap Nikon binos. Nothing worth sharing, but what I do want to take a second to mention are the SIG Zulus. I work in a sporting goods store. Whenever I have to cover the area that includes optics, I always play with those I was reading the clock in a building across the street,something I couldn't do with $3000+ Swarovskis. This was all because of the auto stabilization. I don't own any and have no need for them, but they are just so cool. I fish a lot, hunt a little, and take nature walks. Maybe, I'd get some use out of them if I bought them.
I have a pair of Swarovski SLC 10x42 binoculars.They are very good, and were very expensive, but when I got them and started using them, they were honestly worth the price.I bought them for hunting, and keep them in a Kuiu binocular bag for that. It's easier to carry for extended periods than the strap you get with them.For regular hiking, I don't bring them. I just don't see that I would get much use out of them for that.For a riflescope, I have a 1997-model Swarovski Habicht 2,5-10x42 I bought used. Doesn't have illumination or anything, but it does the job even when there's poor shooting light. I recently had it serviced, and I should say it's ready for many more years to come. I don't do much rifle hunting anymore, so it's mostly just for target shooting and the odd seal hunt. I had a Zeiss Conquest 3-12x50 scope on my last rifle, and that was also a fairly good scope, even if it looked bloody ridiculous with how fat it was.
tell me everything you know about sight levels. i would use one for being sure which peak or boulder is the highest on a mountain
>>2858968I use these swaro ELs for stargazing and birbs. They're amazing, especially in low light that's when pricey glass really stands out. Also looking thru them for long periods of time, less eye strain. Don't have money just worked overtime and saved for them.
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.
>>2860888No, it was summer so I just smoked, cleaned the pipe and went to bed with the windows open. Next day I went to work but I still let the windows open since I live in an apartment complex at the third floor, no burglar's gonna climb when there are easier targets.
>>2858761People hyped this blend up so much but it really is meh. If you want a better latakia blend by Peterson check out Balkan Mixture. Despite the name, it doesn’t have oriental leaf; it’s a heavenly blend of latakia, virginia, and perique. Absolute umami bomb.If you want a “better” version of My Mixture 965 with that Cavendish sugarwater edge, and have access to cornell & diehl blends, try out C&D’s Mississippi Mud. One of the rare instances where I would say the cheap and rough-around-the-edges c&d actually shines. Smells like real funky stuff at first opening of the tin before it breathes (and looks ugly as hell bc it’s a rough-cut ribbon), but as soon as you light it up you’ll get hit with an addictive balanced mellow mixture
>>2861085>cheap and rough-around-the-edges c&dIs this a common opinion? Fairly new but have enjoyed the C&D bulk and cakes so far. What are some better options?
>>2861126I’m kind of just parroting what everyone else says. It’s a commonly-used phrase to describe C&D but I think it’s a half-truth. If you try other blends such as (spitballing here) Orlik Golden Sliced, Capstan Blue, Mac Baren HH line, you get a sense of high quality leaf where a lot of care and attention has been done with regards to processing, casing, topping, pressing, cutting.C&D uses a lot of burley in a ton of blends and comes across a bit more cowboy-ish. But they also produce finer tobaccos like the G.L. Pease line and Per G. Jensen’s new line of baccy now that he can’t make mac barren blends anymore (fuck my life). These blends are pretty much completely up-to-par with the higher quality offerings out there. For their mainline stuff though, C&D just likes taking “pretty good” leaf of good enough quality and shoving it into quick and crummy looking flakes and weak crumble cakes and selling it ASAP. I’ve heard they do have high quality offerings, such as their special-release Carolina Red Flake (i’ve never tried it) that supposedly is the highest quality virginia grade they have and people claim it stands right up there with the absolute best tobaccos
>>2861126>>2861129And sorry I got distracted and completely skirted your second question lol. Not sure what you’re tastes are, but if you want to expand out and build up the cellar and not break the bank too much, try out:Orlik golden sliced, GL Pease gaslight, peter stokkebye luxury navy flake (and peter stokkebye luxury bullseye flake if you want a more “natural” option whose taste doesn’t lean into any topping or casing flavor), peterson balkan mixture or peterson nightcap (nightcap has gotten expensive recently though sorry).If you’re further interested in more blends try peterson elizabethan, erik stokkebye evening flake (it’s like luxury navy flake but even more expressive and still cheap as a bulk), c&d bayou morning flake.I’m not a burley guy so I can’t give suggestions there. But I do love dark fired kentucky, if you want to dip your toes in that try GLPease Six Pence or Jackknife Plug
Are there any outdoor brands that don't use poison like gore-tex or their own in-house poison? Fjallraven is the only thing I could find but they still use basically plastic clothing only too
>>2861096brugly if you're that deep in the rabbithole you need to be living in a cave in the high sierras getting water by hand from a seasonal creek. otherwise there's pollutants and carcinogens in every thing. wake up. welcome to the game.
>>2861100alright fine i guess fjallraven it is
>>2861096Are you talking about membranes in general? What's the problem with those? Please let me in on your hallucinations.
>>2861120gore-tex unironically gives you cancer just being near it even if you aren't wearing iti want whatever they used before gore-tex and polymers like that existed
>>2861096>poisonYeeeaaaah.We have a wool thread active and we have natural material threads every now and then. You can easily fashion a viable outfit of wool and cotton. Rain protection is the biggest problem, but you can either deal with the weight of a waxed cotton shell or wear a plastic poncho. These things are just polyester and polyurethane, no goretex, no impregnations.
>>2837828I got one in the mail. I'm probably only going to use it for cutting up apples.
>>2860420I pretty much only ever need the pliers/wirecutter and the can opener desu.
Victorinox Fieldmaster.I'm taking it in my grave
>>2837828I have one with an olive wood gripIt's like a 5/10 on everything but looks>folding mechanism is garbo>blade is too thin for pretty much anything I want to do>gets sticky really quickly and doesn't want to open or close without a lot of maintenance>two handed open and close is always annoying especially during the winter months when it's coldThe grip feels nice tho
>>2852477>Mercator K55KLARPer
What's /out/ opinion on boot knives? Thinking of getting one because they're the easiest fixed blade knives to EDC that are also large and easy enough to conceal. Survival knives are too large and look mall-ninja-tier when edc'd and neck knives are usually too small.
>>2857985About that, the bigger and even larpy ren-fair boots are probably the best suited for that kind of use, although either a custom built in sheath would be needed or some way to strap it to your leg first like scuba divers do. YMMV
>>2856702kek. best post.
I was just gifted this knife. Any good? Is the paracord a meme? https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/products/the-magnacut-speedgoat-fixed-blade-blaze-orange-and-black
>>2860147Try it out, if you don't like it you can always make some scales for it and epoxy them on.
>>2856313I like them. I wear steel toes for my job every day and I leave one in my right boot as a backup knife in case I leave my main one back in the shop
Winter wanderings edition.Who's had any good /out/ings so far this winter? Every aspect of your edged what kit have you worked on lately? What plans do you have for the coming spring?
>>2860644Sorry for the sideways. :(2/4
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4/4I also have an article on 18th century knives, potable soup and a few others like shoulder bags, bedrolls, and flint and steel.
If anyone is interested there is a trade show for reenactors in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Ive been going to this how for over a decade and its a fantastic place to buy anything period correct and get knowledge and literature. The event is called Echos from the Past Trade Shoelw at the sunnyview expo center in Oshkosh.
>>2860168Do you know the two guys with ~15-person Voyageur canoe? I've even seen them at Devil's Lake.
how do you train for mountaneering hiking and backpacking and out in generali know the optimal way is to load weight on a backpack and walk uphill and down, increasing distance, elevation and weight progressivelybut i live in flat area and it's depressing to drive for 1 hour just to be on the same boring trail. anything closer is shit, i need to go up and down the same hill 10 times to get close to the total elevation i want, it's boring and depressing and people who i encounter think i'm stupidany other suggestions?
>>2853644It's sad how true this is. Walking is mostly for the poors these days, and they're pretty terrible at it.
>>2853644My brother in Christ just drive a car. You aren't that poor.
>>2861063This nigga smokes crack in the blade then runs up and down the canals because he's stuck. Dont let him trick you guys
>>2855108lol
>>2853460I live in flat flyover country but still go to Rockies, northeast, pnw for mountaineering/hiking a few times a year so get it. It’s definitely doable What I do is focus on cardio base and strength training:>squats, deadlifts, other leg work 1-2x a week> trail running, if possible, even in a flat area> distance running 2-3x a week (typically stay in the 5-7 mile range unless training for a longer race) > cycling (typically around 20-30 miles a ride)> sounds gay but step counting. Going on long walks, getting at least 12k a day. Buy a walking pad at home if you need to What works for others but I’ve never done:> rucking, even if flat area, putting 20-30 lbs on a vest and just walking > stair master. Any gym should have this Also try to be lower body fat. I like to train for triathlons so it’s a plus because this also keeps you in great hiking shape. My buddies who focus solely on bro split lifting 5x a week at the gym, have a beer diet, and play in a rec softball league once a week all think the are good to go and ALWAYS have to tap out in the mountains
So I been wanting a cheap bike to bike around to the store and maybe bike 5 miles to work, but I don't want to shell out hundreds of dollars for some overpriced bike if a walmart bike suits me fine. I heard walmart bikes are shit, but are they that shit that I should spend 500+ bucks if I just want to commute to places?
>>28606352nd hand stores can have some good deals. i bought a Amazon bike and put a 50cc motor on it and rode the fuck out of it and it still seems fine. fwiw
>>2860639>Try Craigslist.The right answer. Look for a hybrid or MTB from early 90s/ GT, Diamondback, Trek, Mongoose, Fuji or Giant with no suspension & steel frame, Japan or Taiwan made. Just check CL around me in Podunk, 8 at $100 or less. Spend another $100 on chain, tires, tubes & cables and you've got a great bike for next 20 years. Really splurge and spring for new seat & grips.
Facebook marketplace>>>>>> craigslist in 2026.I scored a Trek Domane 4.3 2014 for $4802018 Specialized Stumpjumper for $1500
Craigslist, FB marketplace and to a lesser extent my local junkyard are all places that I've gotten used bikes from, and most of them have been rideable, or have provided parts for other bike projects. as far as walmart bikes, the ozark G1 explorer and whatever the current ozark down hill bikes are pretty legit from what I've seen and read about, as in they're ridable. To me, I'd be more inclined to get the G1 over a mtb bike though
>>2860635“Hundreds of dollars” is for an “overpriced bike”Oh anon…. Real advice though I’d go secondary market, which is plentiful, and focus on quality there over <$500 new which equals shit. Check out the website pink bike, look for bikes that are under 7 years old, lightly used, no obvious defects, same size as you, etc from reputable manufacturers. You’ll get something much better. Or if you want to commute and nothing else you can probably find a local place in town that serves the community (aka Poors) with donated and refurbished bikes and get something there very cheap that will hold up If you’re cycling for exercise, doing touring rides of 20+ miles, or mountain biking then I would focus on a decent bike
Weather is starting to get cold and I wanted to get you guys opinion so I figured I'd get the wool general goingWhat's an acceptable blend in your guys experience for /out/ings? I'm looking at getting one of those L.L. Bean birdseye sweaters and it's 80 wool 20 Rayon. Will the rayon be detrimental at all? Anyone have experience?
>>2860958Funny that you should mention milsurp btw. There's WW2 repros for 150 bucks.https://nestof.pl/en/products/poland-1945/uniforms-headgear-and-footwear/m1936-polish-field-tunic-woolen-repro-8213.htmlYou would think that they use the cheapest "wool" you can find, but they also sell fabric by the meter and it's decently thick at 370g/sqm, perfectly in line with those other jackets I posted. Might be recycled and/or blend, but the price suggests it has a strong wool content.Varusteleka also sells a blanket shirt (anorak) at 180 bucks.https://varusteleka.com/en-de/products/srm-blanket-shirt?_pos=1&_sid=61b0d677e&_ss=rVarusteleka uses a recycled wool blend of course. Those german ones I posted used new wool, and still start at 260 eurobucks.Fabric weight on all these are 11-13 oz. Filson uses 24oz on their mackinaw cruisers, but you pay also twice the money and don't get twice the functionality.
>>2860958>https://hedlund-clothing.de/loden-kleidung/lodenjacke-herren/lodenjacke-grenland-forest>387gsmI mean we are talking jackets I guess at this point. But this is very thin. There are cotton tee shirts at 310gsm. The filson makinaw is 24oz/ly which is ~500gsm. Honestly the makinaw is more of a coat than a jacket, really. The first one I wouldn't even count since it's mostly recycled and a lot of plastic and the third one is just a light jacket. You can find ones that cheap here in multiple styles with low weights like that. There isn't really going to be a free lunch.
>>2860961>There isn't really going to be a free lunch.Buy the fabric and make it yourself.
>>2860962I've done this kind of thing and resoled my own shoes with leather midsoles and gluing the soles. I would need a Juki TL to give it a go without just breaking needles. I will probably buy one but not right now. I already have all the clothes I need and most people buy way too warm of clothes for the weather anyway. I'm comfortable with just a sweater and a windbreaker until it's under 10F. My next project is going to be a new leather carry-on suitcase with the max volume I can get based on airline size regulations. I will get urethane casters and a telescoping handle for it and just saddle stitch it. For the rigid sections just plywood. I've found brass ykk zippers to order for it as well. For the lining I will probably just glue a thinner 1-2oz leather and just glue it corium to corium.
Petros is having a sale again.I can vouch for these, they're good.Love my zippered crewneck
Where are all the mushrooms edition?
https://discord.gg/GrsMchRgMwcome meet up next week bros
>>2855801Nice lad, I've just moved near there
>>2847356Not a lot, could try starting some seeds off indoors?
Couldn't find a single snowdrop flower growing for the past week.
Can anyone give me a bit of reassurance?I'm planning to drive from roughly Manchester area to Cairn Gorm on Sunday and do 3 days of hiking.I'm kind of bricking it a bit now. It's already snowy and icy in northern England, though I am sure the low ground and motorways will be alright. But the forecast is not looking great around the highlands.In fact, there's a big pink anus opened over the exact area I'm going, indicating 200cm of snow accumulation. I pray that's wrong, but hoping that someone that's been in that area before can give advice about what to expect with the roads and conditions. Is it going to be doable or am I going to get stuck?
Would you? Have you lived in one, built one, or simply stayed overnight? Explain yourself.
>>2861039I have an address now.Had to call some county tech that came out and checked where my cabin was with GPS in relation to the road and I got a street number (its not done by driveway location- makes sense when you think about how buildings can be arranged on a large piece of property).Mailbox is about a mile down the road- was the closest place a mail carrier could access the shoulder due to how the road has cliffs/ditches along the edge.
>>2861051That’s fair. Sounds like a preddy good setup. If I ever get an inna woods place my two requirements are 1. A spring/ source of fresh water, and 2. A lake/ place to raise fish. I grew up in Mississippi and I know that if you have a decent sized lake you can eat forever raising catfish
>>2861057I have a non-navigable creek and found out that if I wanted to build a pond fed from it that it was an act of congress level of paperwork because of those affected downstream.Makes sense- I wouldnt want someone upstream to damn the creek and cause my portion of the creek to dry up.Something to keep in mind- best to get a parcel with an existing pond or do your due diligence on local regulations before you buy if its an important aspect of the property to you.Luckily in my area you can drill anywhere and hit water. My well driller was impressed with what he hit and says it can pull about 100 gpm. 220 feet drill with water at 120 and pump sitting at 170.I had a friend in Nevada who had some property and got a quote from a well driller. They said in that area they MIGHT hit water at 2,500 feet but the odds were not in their favor and even if its a dry hole that will be $50,000. Mine was $9,000 and that included drill, casing, pump, expansion tank, trenching the water line to the cabin and even clearing about 1/10th of an acre of saplings and overgrowth.
>>2860371ngl that looks comfy af based cabin anon. pls don't disappear and keep us updated as you finish it.
>>2860371Are you an ex mathematics professor by any chance
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
>>2860396A simple pair of steel toe boots from walmart will prevent that.
>>2860559so would chopping like a normal person
>>2860396You know they make safety equipment for axe bucking logs, right?https://mailletec.com/product/lumberjack-s/
>>2860653This is retarded
>>2861091Yeah everything is until you chop your foot in half
