trying to decide between binocular or monocular. probably either the vortex solo 8x36 or vortex crossfire 10x42 HD. help me make a decision.use case would be just something fun to have while /out/ and about and maybe even in the city. so smaller size of monocular seems advantageous, but binocs seem easier to hold steady and give a sense of depth.
If you're a bird-spotter then take both. Swarovskis are amazing if you can afford them - the pinnacle of optical quality for me. Get them second-hand.
what about compact binoculars? best of both worlds?
I prefer binoculars, you're going to use both hands to keep it steady, might as well use both eyes too
i ended up getting compact binos witth 8x zoom. my first impression is that they are pretty good! however, i also think that 8x zoom does not really make much of a difference compared to my normal eye sight. i don't get much more information than my naked eye already does. and at the distance where the binoculars would make a difference e.g. by being able to read a sign, they are usually so shakey that i can't make it out anyway. so i would need a way keep it completely steady.i am gonna test them some more but there is a good chance that i will just get rid of them completely. i think a noticably bigger zoom would be more fun, but i don't see a point in spending that much money and carrying around so much stuff
>>2874918I find 10x to be the sweet spot. Any higher and it becomes hard to keep your target actually in view. Only use higher magnifications if you want to look at stationary objects exclusively. I bought these on Amazon for $40. Work perfectlyhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y4MNGW8
Where did I take this picture today, are you able to get the exact location? It shouldnt be to hard. Post orginal pictures of your recent outings that you took and if you did not go on any recent outings, think about why you keep making excuses instead of just going out even if only for a couple of hours on a small hike.When coming back to this board it feels like 80% is just larpers. There are almost no original pictures taken anymore and 50% is gear threads. lets try to change that and post real pictures that you took.
>>2874440blue mountains?
Asahi-dake yesterday
a hike in white mountains last week
Post your preferred hiking shoe and the rest of us can judge how /out/ they are
I just wear my work boots, Wolverine Raiders. I've worn through 2 pairs over the last 10 years. Thinking about getting a pair of Danner Pronghorns.
>>2864907Same bro
>>2863540Any opinions on any of the Brooks trail runners? I wear the Adrenaline GTS for road running and I like them well enough. I was thinking about getting the Altra lone peak 9+, but I've heard there's a bit of an adjustment period if you're not used to zero drop. Is that true?I'll probably be using them mostly for hiking if that makes a difference
>>2863540lowa renagade mids for drysimms ultralight wading boots if im gonna be fly fishing
any recs for a hat with brim ideally somewhere between a bucket hat and a cowboy hatlooking for sun protection from all angles (not baseball cap), but can be put in a bag easily (so not leather/straw)
>>2872314Eliminating seed oils from your diet will largely reduce sunburn.
>>2874612boomers also wear underwear and sneakersyoull be a middle aged boomer one day too
check out failsworth
are these hats supposed to sit on top of your head or go fully in?
>>2874902Personal preference
Discuss nudism. Is it something you grew up with, or found later in life? Have you ever considered giving it a try?I wanted to try making a thread on a blue board in the hopes that there could be a serious discussion instead of the degenerate gooning the occasional nudism thread devoles into on /b/.
>>2874283>using words like weird and creepyYou aren't even a woman and yet you use their vocabulary? What the fuck is wrong with you?>>2874298Nude hiking is great, but I have extremely pale Anglo skin and get sunburned too easily. If you're afraid of mosquitos and horse flies and other crap just spray some DEET; it's not going to kill you. Hiking up isolated river beds nude is great fun. Pic related waterfall I reached yesterday after about 2 hours hiking up the river. I guarantee probably less than a dozen people ever come here each year.
>>2874454Only women are allowed to use "weird" and "creepy"?
>>2874561Women use those words whenever they don't like a guy. It means nothing. In my experience most of the time a girl calls a guy "creepy" she just means he's ugly and she's not attracted to him. It doesn't actually mean that he's doing weird shit or looks legitimately insane, or otherwise acting in a way that you or I would call "creepy". I notice women do with with quite a lot of words these days. Another good example is "cute". Basically anything they like is "cute". A child in a princess costume is "cute", but a sexy bimbo in a slutty microkini is also "cute". And no, gay cruising and swingers aren't "creepy". They're disgusting.
>>2859239>sharing fruitsYou mean drinking wine? Sounds good
>>2874308i did it with a long time friend (both male) while tripping on mushrooms and it was totally fine
>ruins your outdoorsThanks a lot, fucking leaf faggots.
>>2874803Is Canada being negligent in forest management?
>drive 15 hours to northern michigan>everything covered in apocalyptic haze>no hiking or biking possibleoops
>>2874824Lunglet detected.Perhaps it's all the jabs you took during the scamdemic that have fucked your ability to breathe properly.
>>2874803>>2874876>start retarded conflict over fentanyl>induce if not force a trade war that makes both of our economies take a hit and operate less efficiently>canada, and to an extent the PNW states as a whole, loses the ability to spend on tertiary services like forest fire management>the fires, which were going to occur anyway thanks to the rapid advances in climate change, become poorly managed and become bigger problems than they need to be>forest fire smoke, being affected by wind, inevitably blows in part into the USI for one am fucking flabbergasted
>>2874885Saya a cute
Last thread >>2856593This 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.
>>2874537The best (and cheapest) tobacco in NY comes from the reservations, take a trip down to visit the Seneca
>>2874844NTA but on that note has anyone ever gone down to St. James parish in Louisiana? Are there ways to pop in and visit any of the perique farms? I’d love to go down and see some louisiana tobacco growing and barrel fermenting
>>2873976>Tobacco & Salt Museum in TokyoOn the face of it, it doesn't sound too interesting.
This my first time growing tobacco.That's 10 days between pics, they're really taking off now>>2873994When the leaf is starting to turn yellow appearantly>>2873995I have no tools as of yet. You can cure pretty much anything in a barn if you harvest at the right time. Virginia just takes an extra fermenting step, or alternatively cure it for over a year. You can quite easily make a press and turn the tobacco into flake.>>2874036That particular patch is a type of havana cigar leaf. I also have a virginia and burley patch.
>>2874880Beautiful. I’ve heard it said that growing your own delivers the best taste.
The snowy world you grew up in no longer exists. There are those out there who made billions depriving you of snowy winters.
>>2857989>There are those out there who made billions depriving you of snowy winters.yeah but thats where you are wrong, its not manmade. the upcoming poleshift is responsible for these 12.000 year weather cycles
>>2858481>It's not fair! If [strawman] is allowed to do it, then why can't I?Conservative thinking always follows this path. What a childish mindset.
treeslove,,,CO2!,,still havesnowon the peaks.
Nuking india and china would solve every environmental problems. Every single one.
>>2874868what about the problem of background radiation in the atmosphere
Any Sierra Nevada enjoyers on here? What lakes/trails are your favorites? Share your photos and stories here.
Gonna dump some photos from recent outings to the sierras
>>2874771I'm up in Shasta county, but I get down to the Feather and Yuba rivers to camp, fish and prospect. And I've been down to Yosemite
>>2874771how does that ultamid fare in the sierras
>>2874837I got the xmid 1. And I havent experienced any inclement weather to truly test it, but its been working out fine.
A thread for all them big beautiful amphibians and reptiles you’ve seen while /out/. Snakes, frogs, turtles, lizards, and toads. I miss seeing frogs and toads. When I was a kid you could let ride your bike down the road without seeing dozens of pancaked toads on the road… it’s been decades since I’ve seen that now.This big bastard casually strolled through my lawn one morning so I captured it and let it go at the lake. I do not need any snappers hanging around.
>>2874361Ameiva - Iquitos, peru
Reptiles are cool.....
>>2874370I wish this was a gif of that tortle walking.
>>2874242Always
saw these lil niggas at work
seen mountains.seen deserts.seem boreal forests.seen grasslands.seen canyons.seen ridges.I crave something newthe maddening sea of greenit calls to me
>>2874584My tax dollars via the Tides Foundation>>2874581>>2874698>>2874702>>2874769Also my tax dollars via the Tides Foundation
>>2874581>prairiesPretty much don't exist anymore because they've all been converted to farmland.
>>2874790Literally not true.>There's no rainforest anymore. The Brazilians chopped down all the trees.
>>2874579What about marshes?
>>2874584The Russian propagandists are Jewish you moron. Literally Russian Jewish mobsters run the whole thing.
Now that most hills are open for the season, what are your downhill MTB plans for the summer?
>>2873716Currently waiting for my new rear wheel, there will be hitting the parks again.
>>2873716Not almost killing myself and ending up in a cast for 3 months.
>>2873716Until july 2019 I had no idea ski resorts opened during the summer and carried your bike up the up on the lifts. I bought a bike on sale and hit the lifts in mid August but they closed mid September. I rode a lot the next summer of 2020 and had a great time and almost broke my neck going down a really steep section. I am "old" so I need to take it easy on the steeper runs. I still ride when I have time, and really enjoy kilion brons vids about Mega avalanche rides.
hit sugarloaf ME opening dayrainy as fuck so half the mountain was closed but I enjoyed the tech I got to doneed to go back another weekend to hit the rest, but also need to burn the free loon mtb day the pass gave me and not sure when ill get a chance
I prefer trail riding to downhill
humiliation ritual
>>2868910There are black bears in South-East Ohio, but their population isn't very high.
>>2868900They stole my pickynic baskets.
>>2868900what is humiliating about that?
>>2869028No, please come visit
>>2868900I want to say I had my food stolen from one of these because I didn't hide it. It was stolen by a human.
>can't go outside cause the wildfire smoke has made the air quality india-tier and makes me want to die when I breathe it
>>2874781Smokers pay for that experience, bud
>americans think they could invade and occupy Canada>can't even handle one day of our normal summer air
>looking forward to a pleasant nightwalk like usual>moment I step outside it smells like the world is on fucking fire
>>2874819It is
>tfw me at the bottom row
when did realtree edge become streetwear ? this used to be a show of character -- that you'd wear this if you were a hunter with grit and interesting pasttime. now it's just for douchebag zoomers whose only hobby is being bad at managing their mcdonald's paychecks. how gay is that ! anyone else feel like putting their balls in these people's mouths ? read this sentence if you agree.
>>2866235cityfags will do anything to appear masculine, wearing shit like this is just an extension of it.
>>2866251I wear camo because for some reason no one else buys it in my size, so it often ends up on deep discount. Growing up in a rural redneck area, I associated camo with assholes but these days, got to find ways to save money. Funny thing is that /out/ is one of the places where I don't wear camo as I don't want to be difficult to see.
If you were ever wearing this shit anywhere but out actively hunting, you were always a poseur more interested in looking like a grizzled hunter type than actually hunting.
A lot of people will wear their hunting jacket because it’s usually the warmest article of clothing they own
Realtree is y2k grunge drip now unc. I got a realtree carhartt #workwear jacket that shits tuff
