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.
>>2858015debating the xmid2 and xdome 2, socal so i wont even need to use the outer very often so having an option to just ditch it and enjoy the night sky when weather permits is pretty big for me. any suggestions?
What I take out on trips. My buddy carries a tent for both of us. Why so much water, because its hot and I drink a lot.
How do you guys keep your gear so clean? Mine looks like it was pulled from the trash after the first weekend of use...
>>2858268Never
>>2864956Wash it. If it can't be washed get a slightly damp rag and wipe it. If its for cooking and is dishwasher safe put it in the dishwasher, and if not hand wash. Then if you can keep stuff off the ground, or on a tarp/ in a tent. Although some of the gear I have is brand new in the pic. The water bottles are brand new as I needed more water.
Where are all the mushrooms edition?
>>2864033If you want something with a bit more "Epic" could potentially get out over the Carneddau in Wales, or give Cadair Idris a crack.... fairly easygoing routes but scenery of a calibre far above that which is available in the Peak District.
Anyway, time to drop some pics of recent outings round Wales.
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>>2864075Wales is a nice placeBeen wandering around this old castle myself
>trying to convince chronically unfit friends to do the 14k ashridge loop on Easter Monday>They keep all getting illPlease I just want to walk with friends. Pic is of west bay with my film camera, looking forward to taking it on proper walks.
My e-bike arrives today
>>2864777You are a locust
Ebike niggers will almost run hikers off the train and be like "why does everyone hate me"?
>>2864786who bikes on trails?
>>2864788Ebike fags.
>>2864788If you're on the west coast, anyone with a bicycle. And then they get mad at you for hiking on the trail lel
The snowy world you grew up in no longer exists. There are those out there who made billions depriving you of snowy winters.
snow cover in western us>>2862140>Yeah these faggots never account for city growth around the measurement locations eitheryes, they do. they always do and have done so for decades. who tells you this bullshit?
>>2864831snow/water equivalent
>>2858063>dedicate a large part of available human labor,,,,commiescum,,,you never said howlow you want CO2?,,so,,,howlow?, in PPM?
Plants can live at atmospheric CO2 levels as low as 150–200 ppm, although growth is significantly slowed. The current atmospheric average is about 400–420 ppm, which allows for normal growth. For optimal growth in greenhouses or indoor gardens, 800–1200 ppm is typically recommended, with levels below 200 ppm causing severe stress and plant death.
How long will it be at the present level of CO2 depletion until most or all of life on Earth is threatened with extinction by lack of CO2 in the atmosphere? If humans had not begun to unlock some of the carbon stored as fossil fuels, less than 2 million years from today! Human emissions of carbon dioxide have saved life on Earth from inevitable starvation and extinction due to lack of CO2.https://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/jon/climate.html
My buddy wants to go on an overnight trip on the AT in April, but he has a herniated disc. Any advice on how to keep him from demolishing his back? I'll try to get him to pack gear that's less than 30lbs, and we'll be doing like maybe 5 miles per day. Just go at a slow pace and see what happens?
>>2864568I'm gonna be honest with you, it seems like a terrible idea. That being said, if you're going to do it anyways I'd plan for the worst. I imagine its going to be hard to get a good nights sleep, so a thick inflatable sleeping pad would be good. Lidocaine patches, oral steroids or oxys if you can get a doctor to write a scrip for them (they won't). Any weight you can save by sharing equipment will be important because I expect him not to be able to carry much, stuff like sharing a stove, a two person tent instead of each bringing your own.
>>2864568have him do a practice ruck of ~5miles with a 30 pound back.i'd suggest at a track or something so you can scoop his dumb ass off the ground when he fails. if he has trouble on a FLAT surface, you know with 100% certainty he's not going to get very far on a hike.
>>2864568can't wait for the thread about the news article on his retarded death
is Arcteryx a poser brand? what are some tr00 kvlt core dirtbagging brands?
>>2855627the only brands i'm dead set on using is gregory packs, 5.11 pants, and lowa bootseverything else is a meme
>>2864787Why does Gregory make better packs for their women's line than their men's line though.
For me its going to Sierra and finding heavily discounted but still reputable stuff. Like yeah their model has shifted away from overstock and more into general shit but you can still find some winners if youre discerning
>>2855627They aren't really any more expensive than any of the other big brands and their top tier stuff. You do notice the quality compare to budget options, if it's worth if is up to you. Price is what you pay, value is what you get.
>>2864787They're Lowa boots not Iowa boots...
so ive got this rod from my dead grandpas estate about a year ago and im looking to turn it into a nice something for my wife to use whilst she joins me at our cabin (rural missouri in local ponds). she more enjoys just worms and grabbin bluegigi whilst i try to find new spots. rod is cleared for 16 pounds, but was made in the 80's i think. 5 1/2 meter long.tell me am i just better off buying a whole new setup? if so budget can go up to $150
>>2864905
>>2864905For that rod? Find an old Zebco 202 and give it some TLC.But yeah, your wife would probably appreciate something a bit newer, and less of a hassle.
/out/ give me recs on leather boots that are stylish yet practical. Preferably waterproof. Been thinking about the danner light 2, but I wanna know whats out there.
Can anyone identify these?
Crockett & Jones' Grizedale.
>>2856830Irish Setter Elk Trackers are cool. Irish Setter also has other boots worth looking at.
>>2856830Limmer
>>2856830i've never tried them, but maybe the jim greens barefoot ones
Discuss /out/tubers here.
>>2861477Yes. There are court records.
I like GeoWizard https://www.youtube.com/@GeoWizard
>>2859155Wait I thought this guy was dead
>>2852197One of, if not the greatest outdoorsman of all time has recently started a youtube channel: LarsMonsenWild
>>2852197I've been watching Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't and this guy is a fucking riot.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XniMcVdfiHg
can anyone recommend a good pair of hiking boots? price doesn't really matter, i'm just trying to get a decent pair of boots that won't bust a hole straight through the bottom like my last pair (my walking posture is fine)
>>2843610im going on a hike that involves a few knee deep river crossings. my buddy said i should wear 6" hiking boots for this onemy only pair with ankle support are water proof. i filled my bathtub to see how they act submerged in water and they do fill up and hold waterim leaving for this in 2 days and i dont have time or money to buy new shoes.should i sacrifice ankle support and go with my ultralights or fuck it and do it in crocs?
>>2843610Get you a pair of these bad boys. March your ass to Greece and back.
>>2863762socks and sandals before they were cool.
I've been /out/ for a few winters and don't see the point in boots. If it's raining and you're walking around in mud and you don't have any great way to dry your socks then a pair of sandals makes more sense to me. Worked for the Romans. Am I a total moron?
>>2857647>as I find limmer's too narrowThey have wide sizes and as of very recently EE (double wide)
Leave home for Navy. Return to home town. Go to river where I fished since 10yrs old.Woods gone, condos, strip mall and restaurants replace then.Find moss covered rock i use to sit on, now spray painted artwork project. Sit and wonder why?
>>2864629How about you just go get a job instead of standing around at intersections?
>>2864771but i've already got a dog?
>>2864771>>2864792I watched one while parked at a chick fil a once. Between lights he would pull out his phone and scroll.Then his time was up, he walked off and was replaced by another. Original guy headed to the parking lot I was in, put his stuff in the trunk and went to the restaurants bathroom. I think we have professional beggers in my state.
>>2864843I think you're not wrong with your conclusion but you're also so retarded about it with your specific anecdote that you're probably wrong in that instancenext you're going to pretend you are working constantly at work
>>2864597I know the feeling. I just got back from 'Nam and was hitchhiking through Oregon. A cop started harassing me, next thing I knew I had a whole army of cops chasing me through the woods. I had to take them all out, it was a blood bath.
what kind of baby animal is this?
>>2864522Fiero with a bodykit
>>2864522Eagle
Now a bit more difficult one
>>2864522Bunniiiieeees
>>2864844I KNOW that's a foal. I can see the maresonality.
Any Nurserymen out there? Developing a parcel of land full of tall grass right now with some chickens, taking it slow by scissor cutting grass for the coop, about 12 chickens that come and go, and got about 20 plants going, looking for some clean pots and more creative ideas to put out and improve safety. I'm unsure if this would be the location they get sold, or selling to other nurseries. The option of investing in plants is also confusing. Foraging for starts and coming up from seeds both for ornamental and food, hydroponics eventually, but for as excited I am to exit the greater society entirely to be able to spend more time at it drinking and having fun in the evening kinda relies on a lot of factors I have no controls for. I mostly draw ideas in sketchbooks, but also looking for a good way to record the info into a nursery system on a computer or something. I like the idea of a little bluetooth camera and thermal thermal printer to print cute labels and such but it's easy to get a headache trying to get it all down. We also get pretty bad hurricanes here, which is the best motivator, and demotivator. Cultural influence in art sstudies and making too are other factors. I grew up in a nursery, returning to it now that I'm better housed is a relief but it's not without challenges. Looking for a truck and dirtbike too.
Our area lacks trails for moto and lacks bikes for sale, surprisingly. I had a DR650 as a backup vehicle when I lived overseas but money dried up there like the land, can't wait to get another bikehttps://youtu.be/o_ZJy-J96oE?si=XqDFv1KSS3hai5EF
They also stopped selling fireworks for chinese new year here, so looking at making my own againhttps://youtu.be/8OAMcWZER3Y?si=lHLsdGEcCXCiWWN1
hoping to eventually getting my own climbing gear also, I had a job in tree service for like 4 months and it was pretty intense, I had a lot of fun though, tree nets would be a lot of fun, but we didn't create any on the job. I had some cool videos on my old phone, but google never sent me any of my account's data when I closed it for a fresh phone. Fuck googlehttps://www.treestuff.com/
>>2845083
>>2861726Nice
>>2864231It was solid ice when I was there. There was one crazy warm day with rain that melted stuff and then it got super cold again and froze everything.
Recent kayaking picture i took during that wild heat wave
Any of you guys making reservations for Baxter when they open up?
>Weekend forecast: Expect beautiful sunny conditions both daysMeanwhile...
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.
>>2863794Your fears are correct. The elite planned it at their summit in 2022 or 2023 I think just like they did covid back in 2017. They announced that it's happening via the telephone towers shorting out during the Superbowl halftime show this year just like they showed LA before the fires. Not sure when it's happening but there's been possible hints at June, September, or October. Good luck, anon. I should also add that you can use charcoal to filter water. Look that up as well. God bless
Best advice I've picked up on besides all the basics is to get an very good sleeping bag.
>>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
