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.
>>2858931the details seem to matter disproportionately with hammocks. being able to scoop your tarp into a mesh bag, with all lines and hardware attached, is pretty cool. now it's coming for the hammock and quilts themselves:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEka3yxxBek>>2871078find a tree and don't be fat. i do want to start bringing a cheap tyvek ground mat to fold up and keep in a freezer bag, because keeping stuff around and putting on shoes is a downside to hammock camping.>>2871018i decided to buy the 60L version of this backpack and not buy any accessories, though i probably want the airplane bag because it converts the whole thing into a single item with a handle that can be shoved into an overhead bin, trunk, etc. without anything catching. the volume difference comes from the max fill depth, not the frame dimensions.
>>2871078>privacyIt’s very limited, but not totally non-existent. Tarps can be pretty low, and usually are specifically for privacy. The sides are open though. >room for thingsMore than a tent. Just stand up. >fuckingYeah, it’s basically a sex swing. It’s better than a bed at home. But there’s no privacy, and actually sleeping two in a hammock is a terrible idea.
>>2858015Just saw a big herd of ibex, after over 50 days my gear is starting to have wear, I have recently added powdered milk to my food stash, I want cheese as well
>>2858015I'm gonna set up camp here for the night, technically I am about 900eters from the designated campsite, but I'm afraid I won't have cell service down were it is
>>2871421Forgot picture
Would you still hunt or fish if animals could talk?
>>2868288I usually shoot humans before eating them so they wouldnt have much to say.
>>2867887I would date the animals.
>>2867887i would hunt more because they are stupid and they would say stupid annoying things.
>>2867897Bix nood
>>2867887Guy goes to talent agent with dog.>Guy: I have this talking dog.>Agent: Ok, let's see.>Guy: What is on top of house?>Dog: Roof, roof!>Guy: What is on the side of a tree?>Dog: Bark, bark!>Guy: Who is best baseball player?>Dog: Ruth, ruth!>Agent: Get out of my office!Dog and guy sitting on curb.>Dog: Dimaggio?
The nature is harsh, dry, not welcoming, the people are very dumb and either friendly if they can't actually help you, annoying when they want to help you ged rid of all cash in your wallet or rude when they don't care for your existence.Frequent interaction with the wild animals is what made it worthwhile though.
>>2862521I don't know if you're wrong, but I believe you might be retarded. The hell are you talking about? The format of the meme?
>>2864161Aw snap nigga! Lol, good work anon.
>>2860087that kid really walked a long way to steal that bike.
>>2860084to the extent that majority black countries know about statistics, i wonder if they keep stats on the white minority, like what percent of white people are responsible for how much of the GDP, kinda like how we track how 13% of black people commit 50% of the violent crime
>>2862937>that picLooks like the final scene in blood diamonds aka peak bleed out spot
What size sleeping bag would I need for a 4 foot 8 adult male? Should I get a women's or do they make smaller ones? Should I just deal with the extra space? Picture unrelated, it's not me, so stop asking.
>>2870889I would do quilts/blankets and wrap them, rather than waste a foot of a sleeping bag.
Different anon: I live in the Midwest. I'm a big outdoorsman, but I don't camp, which is something I'd like to do more in order to save some money, mostly camping in or near my car. I want to get a sleeping bag. Should I get a 20 degree or 35 degree bag? I run cold, and I like going /out/ all 4 seasons. I had a traumatic experience camping in the snow as a kid, so I don't think I will do that again. I'm thinking maybe a 20 degree bag and then later getting a quilt for the summer or maybe a 35 degree bag and quilt. I really have no idea what I'm getting into.
>>2870889>4 foot 8 adult male
>OVER LANDERwhites are trying to commit suicide and they are trying to take every one else with them.
I spent 350 EUR on a 200cm sleeping bag last weekI don’t regret it but it was too much.>>2870889Apparently you want 10cms longer than your body height (unless its a summer sleeping bag that doesn’t actually need to keep you warm
The shit you find on a 4 hour hiking trail up the mountain,the smell can be described as steaming shit with a sour smell to it if any of you wanted to know what a dead corpse smells like.Was ugly to look at ,one of its front legs was a little bit off to the left but I didn't take a picture of that ,the eyes where gone and it's anus looked prolapsed as you walk by it and look back one last time ,kept walking the trail until I got to the summit .
>>2871225Damn shame to see that ,it can't be seen in my photo but they're were already maggots crawling all of the lower ribcage ,at that point the corpse had no organs
>>2871223Go back a week later and harvest the skeleton for yourself.
>>2871238I opened up a cooler on a log road one summer and there were like three elk heads just sweltering and rotting in it. Absolutely obliterated me, the smell was just ungodly.
>>2871238Always dreamed about getting those flesh eating beetles, grabbing some roadkill, and getting into bone working.Already asking a lot of sheltered vegetarian GF by killing the chickens we raise tho. Maybe I'll build up her tolerance for death one day.
>>2871238There won’t be much left. Scavengers will run off and scatter a lot of the remains. Bears will break open the long bones and feast on the delicious bone marrow (seriously, bone marrow is fantastic). Feral hogs will straight up eat smaller bones. It’s why you never really happen upon an entire skeleton in the woods but might find a few bones here and there. I once found 6 or 7 vertebrae in the middle of an abandoned forest service road. No flesh, skin, cartilage, or other bones.
Man gets got by bear. In Montana Daniel Crago of California speaks out after surviving grizzly bear attack at Glacier National Park in Montana - ABC7 Los Angeles https://abc7.com/post/daniel-crago-california-speaks-surviving-grizzly-bear-attack-glacier-national-park-montana/19251783/
The HAARP they used to make the West have a shitty snow season so the transplants didnt have to worry about snow fucked with the bears desu.
>>2871336>bear attack near the park.>NEAR THE PARK
>>2871336>when the jeet AI is smarter than you...
>>2871335that's too bad, hopefully the bear has better luck next time.fuck off california faggots, stay home.
>>2871397damn. so edgy bro. you sure told them.
meteorological, biological, geological, anthropological, hydrological, or whatever else
Could you live in a place that gets eight meters of snow?
Did you know that there are salt mines under Detroit?
I don't have any maps to contribute but I work with arcpro everyday. USGS topo maps are unfathomably based. >>2871247I lived in Houghton for a bit. The winters were amazing.
>>2871392Michigan Tech?
I do a lot of it. It makes me feel more connected to nature, I get to work with my hands and literally eat the fruits of my labor, and it's a great way to supplement your diet and rely less on the grocery store.Everyone I know says it's gross to eat things that grow in the woods, and I'm weird for knowing so much about whats growing out here, I kinda get it, it's not a normal hobby, but I really enjoy it, and wish I could find more people out there who do it.Anyone here know about any online communities where I can hang out with other people into foraging?Pic related, it's a bundle of mustard garlic I found today while at work. I'm a happy man.
>>2867811Roger that. But, you know what I do a lot of? Like, an retardedly exorbitant amount of? Your thicc-ass mom. Mmmmmm... it just stinks sooo good ...
>>2871318I apologize anon. I shouldn't have said that about your mom. And I lied to you because obviously that never happened with your mom. I should have told the truth from the beginning about how at least 5x a week I just completely core out your dad's disgustingly blown-out, I don't think we can even call that mess an asshole at this point, sphincter. Seriously, that booty of his cast a spell on me. When it comes to yo' daddy's heavenly backside, Fleece Johnson ain't got shit on me. I just love that booty of yo' daddy's and I'm GONNA take it when I want it. -sent from my iphone
I do a lot of foraging and have for many years. I have no idea what the hell you have there though. Every area is unique and it takes a long time to learn all the edible things in any specific area. There is a bit of crossover, but even the same plant can look different 50 miles away.
How can you be so confident what you are foraging is exactly what you think it is, and that it won't kill you?t. ausfag (our plants will be vastly different) seeing plants in the nature overwhelms me a lot because there are sooooo many varieties
>>2871384You just check all the boxes for your identification and eventually you'll have enough experience to be more confident (supposedly youre the most likely to die at this point, when you start to think you're good)You should know the stuff that can kill you so you know when there's a risk for confusion
>go to nature reserve>place is actually an old farmstead from 20+ years ago>meadow is an old overgrown field>wetland is a pond created when a small stream was dammed>forest has an open canopy and diverse understory because it was regularly thinnedWhen will we get finally over this whole "REEEE LEAVE NO TRACE!!!" shit? None of these habitats would have existed without prior human modification, otherwise the area would be mediocre overgrown woodland that we already have everywhere and supports less species. It's clear that we are able to make positive changes to the local ecosystem so why aren't we doing it more. The idea that nature is hecking perfect and we have to leave it alone is just agencies sounding virtuous while they sit on their asses doing nothing and wasting our tax dollars. That's why I don't really give a shit if their funding is being cut.
>>2870856Well for one, it's because it's hard to plan for the proper result without running into some far reaching and horrific oversight. Ecosystems are very complicated. Besides that, the first post got it right and that's not even what Leave No Trace is about.
>meadow is an old overgrown fieldYou don't know shit about either the land or farming.
>>2871337>plants will naturally colonize bare ground through seeds blown on wind or stuck in animal furWow what a conceptUnless you're one of those neurotic fags who think it needs to be 100% precolonial flora for it to count as a meadow
>>2870858This. OP sucks cock, as usual.
>>2870856>It's clear that we are able to make positive changes to the local ecosystem so why aren't we doing it more.Because changes that help first need to be planned out so we don't fuck things up instead (Like>>2870895 pointed out.) and they cost money/volunteer time which could have been used cleaning up the traces dumb fucks leave behind.I mean, I like the reclaimed ascetic more than most people on here but you're obviously stupid or trolling.
Are people really relying on randomly stacked rocks to determine where they are like it's the 1800's
>>2871245They can be very useful in certain kinds of terrain (like attached pic). Not useful on actual trails though.
>>2871292Snow
>>2871307you still have fucking blazes what is your point
Cairns are essential for above-treeline travel, especially in the snow. Blazes are frequently painted onto the rocks but under a layer of snow and ice that doesn't do you any good.
>>2871298>this terrain is all piles of rocks>I know how to direct people, with a pile of rocks!man bring a fencepost and some concrete or something
humiliation ritual
>>2869010Well if you do my thing and rape the shit outta that bear, then, yes. A lot of people might like it.
>>2869033>alpine >don't see any pines
>>2868900If bears are THIS much of a common problem, seems like it might be time for the hunters to step in...
>>2871370it's about calibrating your senses to nature. humans are the loudest scent that reeks of extremely high calorie dense food, so you don't want bullshit animals like mice, squirrels, coons, etc., chewing through your shit to eat your lip balm or toothpaste, it's best to take smell-proofing your site seriously. we can't smell it nearly as much so it makes sense to put everything into a fumigation bag, inside of a hard plastic container that requires a two-digit IQ to open.
>>2871370>too many people visit a place and store food poorly and leave food trash>bears be bears and forage and scavenge and find human food>bears develop habits to look for human camps for food>human-bear food encounters increase>this is the bears' fault and they must be killed
moved far away from the city and my nose is fully clear and not stuffed up even slightly for the first time in 20 years
>>2871325Good god, man. Just go outside. Go for a hike. See some unique mushrooms, pretty wildflowers, cool birds, a neat rock formation, anything. Please just go outside.
>>2871326I spend more time outside than you doebeit
Why light up the skyscrapers at night if people aren't working inside? Isn't it just light pollution?
>>2871325They are. They’re toxic politically and psychologically as well as environmentally too.
How do I put this piece of shit back in the back? there's always some air left inside, even after using a pump
>>2868873open the valve and fold it more carefully
>>2868873roll it
>>2868873There's always going to be a bit of air left even after using the pump. Though, Big Agnes if I remember wasn't as bad as my Uber Lite pad. I think the bag that's included is not that great either, but what you need to do is open the valve and let it sit for awhile and then fold it and then gradually push out the air while you are rolling it. Once its rolled you can push it against your body to get more of the air.
>>2868873You don't. Your overly abused rectum is what you tote it around in now. Will you also carry my lawn chair please? Thanks bro.
>>2868873Put it in a bigger sack with the rest of your sleep system. Folding it and rolling it the same way every time will make it develop leaks faster.
>both cool and graceful>will get you laid>extremely kino music genre associated with itwhy haven't you into surfing yet?
>is only accessible to 0.005% of the populationWhy aren’t you hunting alligators?
>>2870656>if everybody had an ocean ok brian wilson
>>2870569thread theme (no i don't surf)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRbDbTBFX0k>>2870656the coastal elites strike again
>>2870569>360 dunk on you and flies away
>>2871151pretty crazy how fast these guys are on the water
I walked in some thick tall grass today, and I could see the pollen puff all over the place in the air. About ten minutes later I thought I was gonna die, I was hallucinating and disoriented I had to sit down and douse my eyes and fell asleep on my little chair in the middle of the woods. Is this normal? It's never happened to me before.
>>2871198Keep going.
>>2871198i think you almost died of anaphylaxis lmao, almost had that happen after eating some rotten cheese myselftake a couple different allergy meds before you go out and you should be good (as long as you don't huff pollen, that is)
>>2871224If so then it's possibly lethal. OP are you dead?
>>2871281I'm alive. It was from some sort of grass pollen, I ended up at home taking a nap, which ended up being a 6 hour sleep lol...I guess my body didn't like that type of grass pollen.
>>2871295It's not like common allergies, you better consult a doc and stay the hell out of that grass land for life.
