Why did people stop bringing salami and cheese to camping trips? Its literally all you need
>>2881533Hunter S Thompson and Ted Kaczynski are two sides of a coin in a way. Both men I respect.And yes jeets are a threat. A lot of them are also lactose intolerant and have nut allergies too (partly because the percentages scale with their population size, which is in the billions). Frankly if you can't digest a prevalent food source such as nuts, considering we as humans are opportunistic omnivores by nature, you shouldn't remain in the gene pool.
>>2881533>>2881541ted was made by the CIA and he did exactly what he was made for.
>>2880989may I present:
>>2880989I still do bring a salami log with me. also a few underwood liverwurst cans. its what my dad always brought aside from beans. they still live in my pack today. along with a bag of trisquits
>>2881508blyn i mean a flask of absinthe
Have you ever had any close calls getting stuck in a cave?
>>2879103the existence of ultra over processed unhealthy snack foods doesn't excuse your literal shit eating son.
>>2876230thatäs pretty neato. but stay safe desu, reasonably so. don't die.
>>2877988They had a short amount of time to save him before the effect of being upside down kill him.They did everything right. Multiple small cavers went to where his feet were, they drilled out the surrounding area to expand it, they attached winches and people even went down in the extremely tight space to put rope around his body.The soft cave collapsed and everything they did flew out of the walls, and then there wasn't enough time to do it again, and he died.There's another reality out there where John Jones survived and is doing motivational talks like the 127 hours guy. They were very close to rescuing him.
>>2876230>>Too narrow to bellycrawl, so we lay on our sides and push forward with our legsjust reading shit like this makes me want to throw up. i will NEVER go into a cave smaller than a dump truck can drive through
At some organizational caving meetups, there will sometimes be a game offered referred to as the "squeezebox." It is a wooden frame with two sheets of wood that can be vertically adjusted in half inch increments. It is a way to determine the minimum amount of space that you can squeeze through! My personal squeezebox record is 7in, although I was only wearing athletic shorts and a tank top at the time. It's probably somewhere closer to 8in with all of my gear on, but I have to breathe out and push/pull at that point. If my outstretched hand (from the tip of my thumb to the tip of my pinkie) can fit in the passage, then so can I! Pic related.
I think this time of year is my favourite time of year. Late August to Early September, maybe most of August and September. End of Summer, beginning of Autumn. It's just the perfect weather. Not too hot, not too cold, the sun sets at a great time, it feels like the sunsets last longer too. Theres a slight chill that arrives at night too when you get to early September.
yeah maybe in the ez pz valleys all the mountain trails are going to close for winters in september mid or end fml
>>2879113Thats why Late August/Early September is best>>2878952Not here, its where the weather is still nice but theres a slight chill to it.
>>2878441Still too hot here
>>2880451And now?
>>2882275I just booked a trip for next week and its supposed to be in the 80s during the day - in the mountains :(
the debate that tore /out/ in half...
1. Don't be out in the rain.
I'm going to larp experiment with a giant felt capeline hat as an umbrella.
>>2882233>>2882248>>>/in/
I prefer to hike in kilobuck technical gore-tex shells. right now I'm using Norrøna Falketind and very happy with it
>>2882248Yeah
What are the weirdest things you've ever seen?
>>2873239I saw a baby garter snake once that was 2 inches long and as thin as a spaghetti noodle and when I tried to catch it the little guy still tried to coil up and strike me :)Wish I had caught it for pictures but it was so small he instantly vanished in the grass when he decided to leave.
>>2874484100% rabid coyote. The strange back and forth behavior and charging are the major signs. You put him out of his misery, rabies is the most hellish disease on earth
>>2874934>I could have punted him 100 yards if he got cheekyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqVE9qfg7yI
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>>2881497>>2881500I've seen reddit chungus like you wouldn't believe
>cant hunt and fish better than the south>trees are all the same >flooded with redditors and tourists during summer
>>2881615Me too
>some of the most incredible and diverse landscapes in the world>perfect combo of accessibility and remoteness
>>2877688I took this buck in Louisiana btw
>>2879328>>2879315I live out west, have lived in New Hampshire, and can confirm this. Do not come.
>>2882304>calls it a buckSure ya did billy.
>>2862542Yeah, I was born and am still trapped in eastern Georgia and I fucking hate it.>>2862543Good idea just let me reach up to my money tree and pick a few million dollars so I can choose where I live.
>>2879661jeets are fucking everywhere in WA. i see them all over the cities in OR too
I know, it's amazing.My birthright btw.
One thing ill say is its not nearly as rainy as people say. The claim of 200 overcast days is bull because half those days will have moderate sunshine, then you get the measured rainy days and over half will trickle for under 2 hours all day. Not ideal for rain lover like me. My quest is to get to Forks WA some day>>2864148Ive done hikes near it>>2864358This ive never had much an issue with traffic in Oregon except the worst hours in mulnomah >>2864410The stay put of oregoners would hate this but as someone who drives around a lot I love this>>2871229This, but only to white conservative bros, and I dont mean repub worshipping but like actual conservationalist ive got mine types, and family men>>2879046Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2864402>>2864373I was driving through St Helens one evening with some folks in a bigass truck were tailgating me. The roads around there are pretty full of pretty bad potholes, I knew one was coming up soon and was going a bit slow so I'd be able to react in time. I did and swerved out the way, the truck hit it hard enough I saw the passengers hit their heads on the roof.Then they passed me while flipping me off like it was my fault. lmao
What does your backpacking kit look like & what are your favorite pieces of gear you have that are unusual or greatly increased your quality of life on the trail? This is my basic kit alot of the gear is 10 years old or more I have recently added a camp chair & a little bidet that goes on a water bottle. My favorite piece of gear is not pictures but it is a frybake pan which is basically a lightweight dutch oven I will be using it on my trip at the end of this month to roast a chicken & make stuffing.
>>2861996Hammocks and rain flies are king in summer camping, honestly. They can be sub-optimal in the cool and cold, since you lose so much heat from the underside without an insulation layer, but that works to your advantage in warm or hot temps. Otherwise, some rain gear, plenty of changes of underwear or socks, since you're going to sweat a lot more. More water than you think. Otherwise, it's mostly the same equipment.
>>2866193I think it's probably over if you don't bite the ultralight cost pill. Otherwise if you're getting old and have been a habitual hiker there's probably nothing you can further minimize out of your kit.
>>2867661Love my sunbrella, they're not worth it if you're going to be anywhere windy though.
>>2879190Nah cuz your back's gonna get wet on hot days no matter what you try to do about it.
>>2881411Yeah you'll be pretty cold. Before I got a nice insulated pad I'd use one of those, then a mylar sheet, then a cheapo inflatable and it was...tolerable in a warm bag.
Last thread >>2868475This 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.
>>2882193At a certain point any blend with noticeable Latakia is going to get deep into the wood/cob/whatever. Cleaning a wooden pipe with alcohol sounds irritating. I’ll smoke them to the point where I don’t like them anymore and then get another for $20. Since I smoke heavily I’ve got 8 of the same pipe in rotation for dryness. They don’t go out very often.
>>2882193i do clean my pipes after every use, also you're not supposed to do the deep alcohol cleaning with cotton balls and all every so often, briar absorb it and that can damage it over time if you do it too oftenbut as the other anon said, some blends do leave a smell, like the smoke can leave a smell on clothes and everything>>2882261now maybe that's a bit excessive, if i was you i'd just do corncobs myself
>>2882261>I've got 8 $20 pipesall this to avoid doing a little cleaning on your pipes? why do you not want nice things?
>>2882240literally all you need is 2 drill bits (one if you wanna ironman it)other than that, go for both mm & imperial drill bits, and build around the stem you have in your hand rather than the stem you're gonna getafter than, having a dremmel with a meat eater helps to shape the bowl into what you need before you sand & knife it
>>2882261why spend an extra $20, when a wet pipe cleaner will fix months of not cleaning?i understand laziness, but its more effort to buy than to have a couple things in a drawer
why do people say the desert smells good when it rains?i was out in Arizona and Utah and whenever it rained it smelled like a public urinal
If you want good smells go look for desert rivers and washes that get water sometimes. They have such a wonderful scent. It's like what laundry detergent and shit was going for but failed to achieve. This applies to rivers in a lot of areas, not just deserts.
>>2876133poei
You were probably in Tucson, Phoenix, or Salt Lake City all of which smell like piss and shit on a good day.
>>2879116mud smells good tho
>>2879218I've lived in the nevada desert my whole life and it smells like rabbit brush, dust, and occasionally alkali water.
Have you ever done a canoe trip? How hard is it, relative to hiking/bushwhacking? It seems like a comfy way to go.
>>2880602Paddling upstream seems like it would be a nightmare.
>>2880440hitting your head is one of the easiest things to prevent that can kill or cripple you instantly. there can be a lot of shit under the water to bonk your noggin on if you go in. is it necessary, idk maybe there's faster water along their route somewhere.
I tried to swim in my pool once and almost drowned.
It's not really out there but at least it's out somewhere.
Does anyone have experience canoeing the pearl river between Mississippi and Louisiana?
>Go to Death Valley>Diehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/french-tourist-dead-death-valley.htmlMaybe visit Disneyland next time.
>>2880277There's a state park in Nevada called Valley of Fire and retards die from the heat every summer too. The VALLEY OF FIRE.
>>2881035Angel's Landing isnt inherently dangerous but it attracts so many people, many with no hiking experience. So the crowds + stupidity like twerking on the edge of the cliff for your instagram will lead to more accidents
>>2878355I read this whole thread because I am planning to go there for a week this January, but all this was is retarded Euraniggers saying there should be payphones out in the desert in case you run out of tea and crumpets or some shit like that.
>>2878355>Maybe visit Disneylandi'd rather die thanks.
>>2880390>keeps happening year over year and intensifying every summer>durr this is unusual weather you pleb americain!lel, enjoy your noac europoor
What's the best form of self defense you can get outside of a firearm? I've been looking at things like high powered CO2 kinetic round launchers and lower powered pepper ball launchers, but I'm not entirely sure that kind of thing would be effective at stopping much of any kind of threat.I'd like to think the pepper balls would be more effective at stopping a human threat, maybe there isn't a kinetic round launcher out there that's powerful enough to work without being just a gun. I'd also like to ward off wild animals and violent dogs. Any ideas?
>>2875504the vibe checker
>>2875513>>2875551firearms use fire
>>2880717>hey attacker bro just give me 3 mins to load this thing
>>2875257Just as easily get yourself (female cops do it all the time) and then you are blind in an emergency situation. Cant even run.
>>2875211Slingshot is aimable, lethal in a practical sense, can be carried in an easily reachable pocket, won't get you shot by a jumpy cop. A lot of countries ban them for these reasons. A real one not a Dennis the Menace forked stick.
The snowy world you grew up in no longer exists. There are those out there who made billions depriving you of snowy winters.
>>2882197>this retardedHow retarded?
>>2857989>the sky is angry because you aren't eating the bugs
I have little weight in this game but in NJ last year we had one of the snowiest winters since the 90s something like 14 to 20 inches all over the northern areas. This made life s mega bitch and working at a hotel many coworkers had to stay at the hotel just to get to work next day. I welcome a lighter winter this year. As for those in the more southern areas I hope you have water because heat without it sounds like hell
>>2858405It has probably something to do with pesticides and gmo crops.
I live in the northern midwestbring on the heat I say
Wool season is always here, so post your recent acquisitions, finds, scores, freebies, and hand-me-downs.Topics include:>blanket sizes and associated problems>mods and enhancements>repairs and letting go>dying>ponchos and dual-use items>common misconceptions and uncommon truths>giving wool garments as gifts>knitting and darning
>>2878837Do you guys wear merino wool underwear or just go commando beneath your wool pants?
>>2881286i wear merino undies occasionallybeen meaning to get some more
>Get a Pendleton>Can’t stop being /cozy/ in it
>100% woolcan't stand 10 seconds with the itch>70% wool + 30% polyamideheaven for life>100% merinoeven more heaven, then they breakmaybe i should try old school and use a linen underneath the wool layer
Go commando. Underwear is for goys.
