As a city boy who never left his outside of his comfort zone, how do I find the courage to explore the unknown?
>>2866256Stay in your containment zone instead
>>2866256Just start slowly. Find a foresty area that is so small there's no way you will get lost, then just walk through it. Drive to a place, take a trail or path from it, then eventually... just turn around.
Do you wear a helmet when you are riding your bike? why or why not? i used to be heavy into road biking and going FAST in traffic to show off and get my adrenaline going so i always wore a helmet otherwise i felt extremely exposed, but now that im older i prefer to just cruise on the bike paths and take in the scenery and smell the fresh air, so i stopped wearing a helmet and just let the wind blow through my hair
>>2863512The only solution is to wear full impact proof armor at all times forever until you die.
No. I honestly should
>>2860627I'm always wearing even if I don't go far. I feel bad if I don't have it on my head.
>>2860627biked to school along a 80kmh road with no shoulders from 3rd to 6th grade, helmet wasnt a thing back then. it depends on how you bike, some just have to go fast af and crazy, i was told to bike as if you where walking. no one use a helmet while walking? one of the major differences in this biking style is you bike against traffic. this way you see cars coming at you and you give way to them, just as if you where out on a walk.
used to ride bmx and do dirt jumps all of the time and never wore a helmet or had any brakes on my bike. faceplanted 1 time and a helmet wouldn't have saved me. do 100's of kilometers on my current bike from the dumpster with no brakes no gear system and i just don't see how you guys are possibly falling and hitting your heads riding casually.
Hello /out/ it's me again. Maybe it is time for another abandoned mine exploration thread. I have posted these for over a decade; this will be the last one. AMA. I'll answer what I can. I hope you enjoy.
I have some shafts near me but I'm worried about a partial collapse near the entrance. Is that generally common? Local rumor is that the feds blasted them all to keep folks out. Easier than just putting bars up.>>2858198I've also seen a few cross markers out there, though I somewhat doubt they are burial markers due to their positioning on a cliffside. So far I've got:>60M of climbing rope>A headlamp and high power flashlight>multiple batteries>A backpack >4 times the food and water needed for the trip>A spare set of waterproof clothing>A multi tool/knife>whistleComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2865955> I have some shafts near meI bet you do. Faggot.
>>2865955There is a lot to unpack here.The type of ground the mine was dug in makes a huge difference, unstable ground vs. hard rock. Many mines have grave markers that are not burial sites. those were for guys that died in the mine that they couldn't get to the bodies. Rope is almost pointless if you don't have a harness that allows you to ascend and decent the voids. No point in a whistle either. The best advice I can give you is stay out stay alive. If you can't do that, then make smart decisions. There were zero safety persuasions when these men dug the mines and going in 100 years later mean it is even more risky.
What is the most dangerous thing that happend to you while you were exploring?
>>2866157One of my first times using rope to gain entrance down a vertical shaft mine. We roped down a 300 ft vertical shaft and explored the drifts. on my way back up part of my t-shirt got pulled into the croll. this is the part of the climbing harness that latches on the rope. your single point of contact attaching you to the. rope. I was stuck on rope 250 ft up in a mineshaft with my shirt and rope seized in my climbing gear. A stupid and easily preventable mistake on my part, in a hobby that doesn't typically forgive stupidity, I broke my ankle while exploring. Just bad luck on that one. Had to have surgery to remove bone fragments. Climbing an old wooden miner's ladder, about 50 feet up still have at least another 50 to get to the drift tunnel. Headlamp shorts out. I had to climb back down in the dark. I now always keep 2 headlamps on my helmet.Saw on old piece of newspaper in a drill hole. Grab the corner and start trying to pull it out. Realize it is an old stick of dynamite that didn't go off. Another one of my stupid mistakes just to name a few.
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.
hey bros so i'm starting to get old, i injured my shoulder/collarbone about 10 years ago and now i'm starting to feel it's wrath. so i'll be out hiking and after about 2 hours of walking with my pack i'll have to bust out the tiger balm and tylenol to get through the trip because my shoulder will hurt so bad. is it over for me? looking to revise my pack around this and ideally not waste money on super ultralight shit. minimalist is cool with me as long as there's some weight off my shoulder. any gear suggestions of what I should look for?
>>2866108Yes real I need more, I increased it to 7.5 today and it still won't be enough for some sections of my hike, if I go without water cashing, filled up last night at this spring>>2866171>three rolls of toilet paper.Yes I do>Find a lighter bookThat is the light one >Do not wear sandalsThey are good for water crossings, and lounging around in at night after camp is made >ippie dreads at burning man.I don't like hippies would never go to burning man>The metal chair depending on weight is fine, over 1lb remove, under 1lb fine.I did not bring it in the end>tent doesn't appear to be a backpackingIt is a back packing tent 1.5kg if I remember Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2866195>Yes real I need more, I increased it to 7.5 today and it still won't be enough for some sections of my hike,How many days are you going without water supply?I carried less than 6L when I did pic rel through the fucking Australian outback.
>>2865926damn thats nice, only thing left is get dyneema stuff sacks, what sleeping bag you got? trekking poles?
>>2866203I'm not sure exactly but possibly more than three
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?
>>2865768thanks man
>>2853544>>2853541Fun facts: Aside from our intelligence, human beings possess a few physical attributes that are considered to be the best in the animal kingdom.>The best endurance runners (horses are a close second in the right conditions)It used to be thought that horses had us beat in this domain, but in 2004 a marathon runner in Wales beat a horse in an endurance race over hilly terrain, and it has happened multiple times again since. It's in our genes as hunter-gatherers, who would exhaust prey by running them down, as well as our not-so-common ability to cool ourselves through sweating.>The highest velocity and most accurate projectile throwersThis one is not even close. Thanks to our shoulder's ball-and-socket rotation, waist rotation, and dexterous wrist and finger movements allowing for millisecond precision in projectile release, a trained spear thrower can hit a man-sized target 20-30 meters away repeatedly. A more casual example is a baseball pitcher's ability to throw 90+ mph fastballs into a 17-inch wide strike zone from 60 feet away. Tools such as firearms and slings further amplify this part of our nature.>The best in fine motor controlOur opposable thumbs, fingertip sensitivity, and brain-to-hand coordination is unmatched in the animal kingdom.>Vocal range and controlHumans have an unusually fine degree of control over vocalization, especially compared to otoher primates, this one makes sense considering our social proclivities and use of complex language. Only some birds have us beat in terms of raw vocal mimicry or high ranges.>Dietary flexibilityHumans can survive on a wide range of diets compared to most animals, which is part of why we've colonized nearly every environment on earth.
>>2853644>just walk for 30 minutes in 35 degree 70% humidity broGet fucked
Sometimes a wrap a belt around my neck when I whack it.This trains all my muscles and it will train yours too
>>2853460>me after a successful rockhounding trip
>Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not a “reorganization.” An execution.https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-dismantling-us-forest-service/7716263Are you good, Ameribros?
>>2865833You don't belong alive retard nigger
>>2865813>melanin flavored skitzo babblepost hands.
>>2865880You *definitely* don't belong at the parks if you're this mentally unstable.Cope.
>>2865341Alway rember da ganite mountain hotpockets
>>2865276Fewer chuds, chud.
Does this mean no more comfy fire watch jobs?
>>2865945i didn't lose my pension
>>2865989if you have to ask, you don't need to know
>>2866030i have to ask and i need to know.
>>2866048you need to go back
>>2866176take your meds, retard.
Apparently I'm not supposed to walk barefoot?
>>2865879and if you walk long enough in snow your toes get a beautiful black color
>>2866095You know you can do cool things like walking barefoot in the snow and also not be a fucking retard, it's this cool technique humans have called Physical Awareness, and maybe if you tried to get to know your body a little better you would understand what I'm talking about.>Dips his toes in snow once>Fucking dies.
>>2864222Moccasins definitely are shoes, but your argument is actually starting to convince me that socks are as well
>>2866186Wife got me some nip socks for wearing with flip flops. They take some getting used to but they’re ‘aight.
>>2864167>hey man what's the time>uhh it's gem-o-clock
>Be me>No jerb, get more depressed day by day>Obsessed with coding atm and notice how I get more anxious every day about doing outside>When I ride my bike I feel it is good, it's hard to do it more thoHow do I break the cycle?I am thinking about JUST starting bike packing (probably towards frens 700km away from me). I have never done it more than 1 night tho, because I always got impatient and was scared of wild camping.But i am in germany. Wild camping is not allowed but I mean it'd only cost me max 50 bucks or something if someone actually called the popo.How do I JUST go and do it? I have everything, in theory. Second problem is: I always pack way too much and I sweat a lot, which is uncomfortable. What do?Should I get my laptop with me to be able to still code? I might be able to be mad about the 2kg extra and not coding at all in the end
You can do what ever you want, mate. Freedom is ultimately the thrill we are seeking by being /out/.You should use your access to a computer to your benefit and organize stays with online friends throughout your journey, or even do some computer tasks for the elderly for a bed and breakfast, just tell them you are a young man trying to make it in the world and you are eager to roll up your sleeves, oldies love that but they need to be able to trust your goodness first.Good luck and have fun!
>>2866181I have fantasies about things like this constantly but never go through with them. I want to tell you to just be more brave than me, but I dont want to ruin your life.
>>2866191>I want to tell you to just be more brave than me, but I dont want to ruin your life.Yes, THEORETICALLY, I know that. But even when I read this:>>2866189>or even do some computer tasks for the elderly for a bed and breakfast, just tell them you are a young man trying to make it in the world and you are eager to roll up your sleeves, oldies love that but they need to be able to trust your goodness first.I get scared af.I am really scared about talking to people by now. Last time I stayed at a camping spot or even in an airbnb is almost 10 years ago.I think the where-to-stay problematic is scaring me the most. Second is about not being able to chill out, but i know i can do that. Just gotta find a lake or suttin.So I either have to deal with my fears of booking an airbnb or deal with my fears of doing highly illegal wild camping where the military could rape me anytime
>>2866194Tho weather gon b gud
> Be me.> Taking a shit in the woods on a backpacking trip> Enjoying the feeling of being completely alone deep in the wilderness> being one with nature, etc. etc.> Finish up, burying my shit, I turn around and notice a trailcam pointed at me.> These fuckers are everywhere this year.> Ruining my primitive experience.>> At the very least, maybe they could be used to secure a camp site with monitoring and alerting while you sleep?> Still, I find the prospect of being on camera at all times, including private moments deep in the wilderness very disconcerting.
If people were civilized and didn't throw garbage in the trails then cameras wouldn't be necessary. Also in trails where a lot of people go I think taking a shit there has to be banned too because people often leave tissues or don't know how to bury it well, etc. so you have to banned it there. I don't know, if you need to do it go to a place far away from the trail to be sure that there are no cameras.
>>2865831good cuz this is pretty funhaven't caught anything yet
>>2861380Finders keepers*snip*Yoink
>>2866037Oh so you'll steal things if theres a low chance of getting caught or prosecuted?Tell us what other stuff you want to steal.
>>2866093Bird seed
Sidewalk gardening edition.pastebin:https://pastebin.com/Mvfh8b87New USDA zone map has been released: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/Koppen Climate Map: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/K%C3%B6ppen_World_Map_High_Resolution.png (embed)Search terms:Agrarian, Agriculture, Agrology, Agronomy, Aquaculture, Aquaponics, Berkeley Method Hot Composting, Cold Frames, Companion Planting, Composting, Container Gardening, Core Gardening Method, Cultivation, Deep Water Culture (DWC), Dry Farming, Espalier, Farmer's Market, Forest Gardening, Forestry, Fungiculture, Geoponics, Greenhouses, Homesteading, Horticulture, Hot Boxes, Hügelkultur, Humanure, Hydroponic Dutch Bucket System, Hydroponics, Keyhole Garden, Korean Natural Farming, Kratky Method, Landscaping, Lasagna Gardening, Ley Farming, Market Garden, Mulching, No-till Method, Ollas Irrigation, Orchard, Permaculture, Polyculture, Polytunnels, Propagation, Rain Gutter Garden, Raised Beds, Ranch, Rooftop Gardening, Ruth Stout Garden, Sharecropping, City Slicker Composting, Shifting Cultivation, Soil-bag Gardening, Square Foot Gardening, Stale Seed Bed, Sugar Bush, Truck Farming, Vermiculture, Vertical Gardening, Window Frame Garden, Windrow Composting, Alpaca, Snail, Toad, Trumpeter, Turkey, Worm, biochar, vermicompostingLast thread: >>2852759(Un)official /HGM/ discord: https://discord.gg/TvN3Ed4Geh
>>2866163>>native>>edible>Checks both my boxes.Holy reddit>>2866198The reason they aren't common is because each tuber takes two seasons to develop and they have very small yields. It's not the next super crop that will revolutionize agriculture with ebin indigenous knowledge
>>2866349Oh that's nice, don't even have to put a heater in it.
>>2866315thank you for correcting me, i was going off of memory which is apparently shit>runners>Mounding: As new shoots emerge, mound a mixture of soil, compost, or mulch around the base of the stems, covering them halfway to encourage rooting on the nodes.>Growth Habit: Runners elongate (extend via stems) to cover ground, often sending out whips before developing density. Mounding plants grow in tight, compact forms, building density at the base rather than spreading outwards.I'm learing things, thanks for pointing out my stupid againbut yeah the stems will form roots from which you can propagate them>>2866372>The very first potatoes, cultivated in the Andean highlands thousands of years ago, were tiny, often no larger than a thumbnail, pea, or small cherry. These early, wild-type tubers were much smaller than modern varieties, which were slowly cultivated over millennia to become larger. all great things begin with selection
>>2866372Yeah bro growing things that I can eat that are already perfectly adapted to my area is reddit. Piss off nigger
The wacky quest to try and find land in my area to grow things on>Plot available for 10k>Owner is in canada and doesn't respond to anything (maybe if I offered him the FULL amount he would, but it's been on the market over 500 days and I'm not doing that)>Plot not available, just an old lot a convenience store burned down at>Was bought up for a too-high price by some guy who owns a gym halfway across the town who's fighting zoning guys to build another gym there and has been trying for years>Previously was owned by a dead guy so I had to follow the red herrings to find out who really owned it now>Plot owned by some guy who left to florida>Nobody has seen him for a decade>Plot owned by some guy who got it at a tax foreclosure auction>Massive slope, completely shaded by trees, neighbors throw garbage over cliff, nobody has built ANYTHING on that entire side of the road because of the slope>Still 5k>After that 5k I'd have to call in a treecutting company to cut the trees, and they haven't given me a quote yetI just want to spend thousands on garbage unbuildable land, why do they make it so hard?>>2866097>Container copeComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
What's with stealth camping content? Every time I look for videos about places I want to try I get a bunch of recommendations for various stealth camping videos, most of which look like very obvious click-bait. Is this a real hobby or are people just grifting?
>>2865596Noted, thanks anon.Surprised there is enough of an audience for what sounds like larping as a homeless guy.
>>2865597I regularly clear my jootube history and I get that shit regardless of browser or search history. It’s being pushed by someone for some reason but that’s all beyond me.
>>2865592It's certainly real, and it is fun. There isn't much to it either, hence the click bait.Find an out of the way spot with no sight lines, pitch a camo tent and then kick back. You are stealth camping!
>>2865592Never understood the fascination with stealth camping. I've spent the last 3 years as a vagabond traveling the country. Stealth camping is easy as hell. Find a wooded patch. As long as you pack in after dark and pack out before light you have a 99.9% chance of not being fucked with. Normies hardly leave their vehicle or house when they're not at work. Even if someone does spot your campsite there's a 99% chance they'll go "oh homeless person over there with a tarp better stay away" if they do decide to walk over just say "excuse me sir, do you have a dollar?" And they'll be sure to high tail it the fuck out of there fast
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KEYSTONE WAS THE FIRST RESORT TO OPEN YESTERDAY AT 3PM!
>>2865681I dont ski but I'd like to do Lions Head another time this winter. The last time I was up there was too much spindrift. I don't know if the winter route is still passable though, all these freeze thaw cycles might have turned it into a slip n slide even with crampons.
Turning in my ski rentals today.Worst. Ski season. Ever
>>2865991What made it bad?
>>2864708I am aware, I'm saying that nonetheless, slushy snow isn't the snow you want to learn on if you can help it
>>2865681Just did it on Sunday. Skied Left Gulley. So fun! Taking laps is a serious workout if you're trying to move at a decent pace.
Any recommendations to get into bushcrafting? I have no clue as to how to do basic things like start a fire or set up a tent or a hammock. I really want to be good at it by the end of this year. I have only been going on short hikes, but I want to feel confident in my survival skills. Books, videos, ect. Would be highly appreciated.
>>2863781That is the most uncomfortable "bed" I've ever seen lmao. If you're gonna pack the rest of that shit out, at least pack hammock or a bed roll. Plus logs like that with your body heat will likely attract insects to you at night
>>2863988Take meds.
>>2863988you retards claim shit like this every year. pashol nahui
>>2863783Based survivalist.
>>2863781The Boy Scouts of America Handbook 9th edition unironically.
>>2865834I thought it was funny
>le food prepfucking reddit fags
>>2865463Than tell us what hunting knife you have.
>>2865843reddit humor has been and always be cringe and gay
>>2866113Helle jegermester
