I just saw 2 deers running past like, very close to where i was standing very cool i didnt know nokotan was based on real animals that just live on the earth just like you and me. but they were fast so i havent recorded it... Have a low quality squirell instead!Have a good day, everyone!!
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>>2872832This was the last picture I took before it died. :(
I was hiking along and a Deer popped out but it was slow so I yelled "hang on!! jesus christ where's my damn phone. Ok... ACTION!!! now look confused.. scary creatures are here.. now run off.. CUT!! PRINT IT!!!"
FUGGINDURRRRR!
>>2872833>>2872832>>2872831sad, rip bird
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.
>>2865324Dunno if you still around but creating a digital model, perhaps including some optimizations for printability, is easy peasy. I could do it given pictures and a few critical dimensions.
>>2871078>privacyWhat kind of normalfaggot are you?
>>2859138Yeah just bring your whole kitchen
>>2859378>ThoughtsI think you are a gearfag and hope you get mauled by a bear
Just ordered a gregory zulu 30 to be used for a daypack and maybe an overnight or two. Almost went for the deuter futura 32, but I liked the color of the zulu better. I've never tried these suspension mesh back things before but it seems ideal for light loads while hiking. It feels a little insane to be spending $150 on a daypack but I have a feeling this is one of the things that is worth spending money on.
I want to live like this.
>>2873220It's expensive.And dont make me post "chinese scooter explosion while charging #34,698 .MP4"The real problem is collecting that energy, solar panels only work when its sunny.You cant afford property to homestead in SoCal.You can afford property in Nevada but the water table is 5,000 feet down and you cant afford the well.You can afford the property in Montana and can easily hit the water table but 35% of the year you cant collect enough sunlight to charge a cellphone.You can afford the property and hit the water table and have enough clear days to keep the solar going in Tenneessee but theres so much sulfur in the water that everything smells like rotten eggs unless you change the filter every morning.Those are all examples from my personal experiences BTW. I have a cabin innawoods. Im not off grid. I was lucky enough to have a trunk line running down the road.>first 300 feet is free- after that its $4 a foot overhead, $7 a foot underground.>*free 300 feet not included if you choose underground Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2873248I'll add this.Septic-I have 30 feet of elevation change across my property.I had multiple options for septic.The guy who bought the 20 acre lot next to mine is much flatter. He actually bought his first and probably thought it was the better choice.Since it's lower and flat (surprise) its part of the flood plain. So you might be able to walk across it afyer a hard rain but its water logged 5" below the surface. He could only get a septic permit in one area (the highest part) where he totally did not want to build.The alternatives were to hire a soil scientist (yes, thats a job title) and truck in semi trucks full of backfill or have a pump system that pumps his poop water uphill to another piece of the property.Oh ya, he was behind me so his distance from the trunk line was about $7k for electric (iirc). He asked me for permission to run the powerline across my property for a shorter run and that was just a "eh, I dont think so".I also own that plot now.
>>2873218>Unnamed 1883>Unnamed 1893>Unnamed 1886How did they map hurricane paths when radar didn't exist?
>>2873296they didn't.. some guy left his photos on the table when taking his toddler to Denny's.
>>2873296Jesus christ.The future of humanity is doomed.>I cant figure anything out unless a computer tells me what happened.
How do I learn to enjoy the sea?A friend got injured and basically handed me two pedal kayaks (similar to pic, a bit larger).>Took it out and pedaled.>enjoyed just going around but found that unlike hiking I can't really bring all that much with me.>Not like I'm cooking over a fire sitting on a kayak.>Got bored of baking in the sun j>just paddled around for exercise.I've never fished before in my life, the whole pole-fishing thing seems like a moneyhole but idk. I think the kayak has a fishingpole stand.I definitely need to figure out some kind of shade for itNot sure what else is out there, would appreciate some thoughts from sea-faring anons
>>2868440If they're larger than your pic you can carry significantly more than hiking. I have no experience with pedal kayaks, just regular paddle ones and taking them on multi-day camping trips where you move from spot to spot to overnight is a lot of fun. And like this >>2868990 anon said, get yourself a hat and wear long sleeves.What rough area are you based in?
>>2868990>polyestermelanoma machine
>>2868440paddle through narrow rivers and lakesif you're just paddle in open waters, everything feels monotonous and boring
>>2873211this is gonna sound odd but there's no real rivers/lakes around where I'm from, just sea
>>2873279which sea?
Is Jeremy Wade the undisputed king of /out/?
Elite ball knowledge
>>2873202why do they call him wade
Looking for /out/ book discussion and recs. I just started Sand County Almanac, and recently finished pic related. American books preferred, but everything welcome.
>>2872929I get that he's closeted gay (and fruity and trying to hide it) but he's hideous and distasteful. Surely someone has written a tasteful historical fiction inspired by real events about gay logger lovers in appalachia.
>>2872862Supprised this hasnt been mentioned
>>2872862bump because not enough /out/ books
Robert MacFarlane - Is A River Alive?
How is the alice backpack im comparison to whats out today? Its affordable here in europe for around 80€ and I got into the whole outdoor topic with the game DayZ where its very prominent.So I thought I might aswell and military stuff is good? Guess it might be a bit heavy?
>>2871855It's fine, not great, not terrible. It's a decent starter for people unsure if they want to invest too much in a new hobby. It's smaller than some of the European surplus packs, so it would be hard to overload. >>2871859Rothco repros have waist belts now. I also added a chest strap to mine.>>2871923Nice paint job.
>>2871855They are OK with a frame. Not great. Our guys cut up sleep pads to make extra padding. Fill it to 75% capacity at most. Also make sure to get a Waterproof bag to line it with. The ones without frames were used as glorified luggage by people like myself who rode instead of walking everywhere.
>>2872101post more pics of your completely unused backpack
>>2872971You first ma’am.
I had a small alice, it did not impress me. The internal storage space was too small so I had to put gear on the exterior, which is awful. Those nice pouches are fun but are also clearly designed for mill equipment. Normal people doing long term hikes want considerable more volume and need a larger pack.
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>>28725435/5
>>2872540>>2872543>>2872544Beautiful anon.
Waters of the Georgian Bay are just starting to warm up so made for some very cold swimming. This weekend was perfect weather though so I can't complain too much
Good God was it windy
Made it to Allegheny National Forest before all the Rainbow Gathering weirdoes start showing up this week
Shelter-cels get what they deserve
>>2873169That's a weird response but uh, okay? I guess?
>>2873058>cant imagine other viewpoints>thinks most hikers should be committedoh i hope i run into you at peak shroom level
>>2873193As weird as writing 1000 words crying about the people who pay your salary?
>>2873076Sure, I wish I had rich parents. Don't we all? I am not jealous of a disconnect of reality >>2873097;)>>2873187I usually spend a collective month out of every year outside. I backpack, whitewater, climb (outdoors only, not a loser), sometimes hunt, fish, and snowshoe. I have slept outdoors in negative temperatures and temps over 100. I have done a decent portion of the AT in sections, along with other trails here and there. Only thing I haven't gotten into is serious mountaineering, but I'm waiting for the tiktok trend to die down. Being a normie would be cheaper.>>2873224shroomhead mentioning shrooms? a shocker. be more original. there's enough druggies on the trail, might want to find a hostel to hole up at and work-for-stay until you can scrounge up enough pocket change to get an uber home
>>2873250>Noo! Dont take drugs outdoors! This is serious!
seeking locations to homestead off grid within USA that does not have >data centers>cell towers>radio towers>heavy metals in the water and soil, >geoengineering activity (chemtrails, marine cloud brightening, stratospheric aerosol injection, ocean alkalinity enhancement)was wondering if anyone from can confirm if their gardens/livestock grow very abundantly in places without these pollutants? or if anyone can confirm their location (anywhere in USA) is free of the list above?
>>2868129good luck avoiding leadsmall propeller planes still use leaded gas, and that's responsible for the majority of atmospheric lead contamination in the US
OP heregyattdamn i didn't think the thread would still be standing. so what i've gathered is appalachian mountains? i dont really wanna live there it's too hot for my liking. any places that are a little colder?
>>2873275>tried to read thread but clearly too defective to extract any meaningful information so just went with a recognized name.you aren't going to buy land with your tardbux son.also stop watching white female "influencers" who keep using the "chemicals!1111" buzzword because they are almost as defective as you are.
>>2873276every place listed and suggested i don't want to live there
>>2873277we know you aren't going to leave your parents basement, so what does it matter?
What are the weirdest things you've ever seen?
>>2873232FAKE AND GAY
>>2873265It was in Alaska. They have unusual blacks up there.
>>2873256It was the first time I've seen it, and it freaked me the fuck out because it happened after I'd gone to bed in my tent. It looked like someone was walking through the forest passing a bright flashlight across my tent. I could see the silhouettes of the trees in a flash then they'd move for the next flash. It was creepy as fuck to get out and investigate.
Just spoopy fog moving in really fast on an otherwise clear day. But that's just mountains for you.Haven't seen anything inexplicable yet.
>>2873232that's impossible
Rank US States (or regions in your country) based on natural beautyhttps://tiermaker.com/create/us-states-36606
Here is my ranking. Basically any state without mountains suffers heavily. I had trouble deciding if I wanted to put Arizona and New Mexico that high. They are cool if you like rocks, but a bit lacking if you enjoy greenery, water, and wildlife.
>>2873204Also, Delaware is more of a D- or an F+. It only escapes true F by having a shit ton of coastline
>>2867354North Dakota has TRNP, this is better than the SD Badlands in some ways/out/ doesn't go outside
>>2867293Grasslands would be cool if I owned a fucking horse and it wasn't all enclosed in barbed wire
>>2873262Both are nice but Badlands is more stunning, I think. Also busier, but not hard to escape the crowds, Badlands is actually one of my favorite places to backcountry camp, I appreciate that it's one of the few national parks that allow you to backcountry camp without permits or designated campsites. Super easy to find a nice spot between the badlands and feel secluded even if you're only a few hundred feet from a road. Theodore Rooselvelt is also a good place to camp.And the Black Hills are surprisingly nice for such a small mountain range.>>2873263It's the least protected habitat in the world, a shame
I wasn't ready for them last summer, I realize that. Now I'm ready.
>>2873106Which tevas specifically tho? The ones for hiking seem to have mixed reviews
>>2873126Should i actually get toe socks for these?? Swag or fag
>>2873126No socks. Barefoot is more badass. Plus, easier to clean bare feet than socks when they get dirty.>>2872732>>2872733Skill issue.>>2873052In mud I would just remove the sandals and go fully barefoot.
>>2873249the mud did that for me :/
>>2873252I rest my case.
Alone airs tonight, lets get the seasonal thread going as they are some of my favorite comfy threads. This year its "Alone: World Championship" This season, survivalists from seven different countries are represented including the United States x3 kek, Canada, Wales, Australia, Slovenia, Portugal, and New Zealand. It is set within the Arctic Circle along the rugged Richardson Mountains in the Northwest Territories of Aklavik, about 150km from where they filmed Season 11Hopefully its more interesting as I found the last few seasons lacking
>>2872257I'm surprised nobody has been keeping wood and starter tinder underneath their tarp to keep it out of the water and rain (that area is as swampy as the atchafalaya or okefenokee).
>>2873022yeah he had days to work on getting a friction fire going yet seemingly did fuckall about it.
>those euros better gear up bc they're playing with the big boys now>AAAAAAAHHHHH MY FERRO RODThe editors really clowned him on that one
>>2873235No, he did it to himself. It was his choice.
>>2873238This board is so autistic
How do you go camping for the weekend but not be tired as absolute shit when you get home? I want to feel refreshed from being /out/ but I come home just wanting to sleep for 3 days.
>>2873157hammock campingfast tarp setups with quick releases MRE for food (homemade)whenever possible, do storage on repeat campsites (e.g. hide firewood somewhere so you don't have to always go gather)get better footwearif it's too cold to hammock camp, stay home, sell your normalfag tent
>>2873157bummaxxquit your job so you have no reason to not just sleep for three days when you get home. Of course, affording a home isn't really possible when bummaxxing, so make sure you buy a car to live out of before you become a bum.
>>2873157I think the trick is to refresh your soul, not your body
>>2873206How are you going to pay for food?
Don't camp when it's sunnyThis is especially important if you're white
