This is literally the most gun that anyone needs in the woods, unless you’re in bear country. Even then, if you can aim then you’ll be fine.
>>2846769Savage makes a .22mag/410 model
>>2833152A 22 will bounce off a bear skull. At worse give it a concussion.
>>2833171I don't care what you or anyone else thinks. How about that?
>>2846776>bush gun>9mmPick one.Then go and research what a fucking "brush gun" is.
>>2833147>hunting large insectsCare to elaborate?
Have you ever heard about canyoning?
>>2846861I have! We don't have many canyons here but it's an appealing "format" to me. I like the mix of routefinding, climbing and water traversal. Maybe in the future if I make some friends I can try stuff like this.
>>2846861Isn't that the activity that the guy in 127 Hours was doing when he got stuck and had to saw his arm off? Seems retarded tbdesu.
>>2846865Its only retarded if you go alone without telling anyone your plan like he did. Otherwise no more dangerous than any other roped activity like climbing.
>>2846866You’re right that going alone is fucking dumb and that was Ralston’s biggest mistake but you’re wrong that canyoneering is just as safe as climbing. Canyoneering is far far far riskier than sport or even trad climbing. The most dangerous thing one does routinely while climbing is rappelling and that’s the main thing you do in canyoneering. There is the added risk in canyoneering that you are often using natural anchors like trees or rocks slung with potentially old webbing since a lot of routes aren’t bolted and many canyoneers actively oppose bolting. Adding water to the mix significantly increases hazard and risk especially if you’re dealing with running water and/or potholes. Scores of very experienced canyoneers have died from flash floods, drowning, or hypothermia even in the middle of the summer in places like Zion. There is a ton of technical knowledge required to canyoneer safely whereas climbing, especially sport climbing, has a relative lower knowledge curve when starting off. Anyone interested in canyoneering should take classes, pay a guide, or find a guru to teach them the ways. And never do it alone.
>>2846861I crawled you mom's canyon.now I have herpes.
>>2846005If you can't even make up an answer I fear you don't go outside.
>>2846016>I fearAgain, not a single person cares about you or your retarded opinions.
What do we think of Victorinox's new Alox design?
>>2845993
>>2837828it's clunky to open, it's nice for food like sausage or peeling apples
There is nothing more retarded and gay than "stealth camping".>im camping behind a road sign or in a trash canNobody cares stupid faggot
>>2838987kek
>>2846298>I pull off the condorI dunno, should I google this or will it scar me forever?
>>2839016There are plenty of options for places to camp where you are allowed. Stop being an attention seeking special boy faggot.
>>2839198Stop camping in boomer lots, go into the woods like a man and stop at the primitive site
>>2846827I cant fit my RV in those
How awful of an experience are trailer tents?
>>2846751>Always make sure you thoroughly clean AND dry it out before storing it for the year, THIS!I see so many once decent pop-up trailers for sale, with rotted fabric and interiors because the owners were too fucking lazy to let it dry or take care of it.
>>2846573They're cheap quick and easy, what's not to get? You have autism right?
>>2846573Interior of a 1970’s Apache Mesa hard side pop-up, complete with a full kitchen and a fridge. The walls are hard sheets of fiberglass rather than a nylon tent. Sleeps 6 comfortably. Top of the line and under $14,000 when adjusted for inflation. Weight is under 1,600lbs/750kg, so even a small SUV could tow it. THIS IS WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU.
>>2846854Exterior. We had one when I was a kid (late 80’s, early 90’s). They stopped making them in the 1970’s. With Scamp and Casita (and Escape, sort of) becoming more popular due to not requiring an F450 Diesel Texas Edition McDouble to tow it, there’s obviously a market for something like the Apache Mesa.
>>2846855derp
I love being outdoors, love hunting camping hiking fishing, all of it. Been doing it all since a kid. But I have a huge problem with being scared of the dark. I'm alright as long as there's someone else with me, but when I'm alone out deep enough into the woods I can't help but be debilitatingly scared of the dark.It's so bad that I have to have my hand on my gun at all times once the sun goes down, I even piss in a bottle at night so I don't have to leave the tent. It's hard to sleep because I'm hyper alert to every sound, and as you know there are a lot of them at night. So my question is, has anyone else felt with this and how did you over come it?
>>2845763I have a dog but her knees have gotten too bad to take her deep into the woods. She did help a lot when she was younger though.
>>2845723Not my fault youre a retard and DIDNT LINK THE POST YOU WERE REPLYING TO.Dumb cunt.
You seem pleasant.
>>2846583>>2846572Shut up and touch grass you plebians. This is the /out/ board, we are above this petty bickering.
>>2844571Like you and others have said, exposure therapy really is gonna be the solution 90% of the time, some people take longer than others though. And a psychiatrist would give you a list of coping mechanisms specific to the situation, but sometimes people need meds to bring the cortisol and adrenaline levels down enough to where you are able to effectively apply the coping mechanisms. That's the thing with psychotropics, they aren't a cure, they're ment to bring you down to a level that you are able to apply the coping mechanisms, then once the coping mechanisms become natural to you, you're then supposed to ween off the meds. Because when you're brain is physically incapable of developing new memories and learn while cortisol and adrenaline are active in your system. Thats neurological fact, not just some therapy mumbo jumbo.
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)
i also need boots, though on a terrible budget. last year i got the cheaper line of these >>2844129 but they were like two sizes too large so i'm considering doubling down on that but it feels bad to repurchase a questionable product>you don't NEED bootsit's for the elements, not for my feet. i'm not going to dress up in gaiters or water-resistant trousers every time there's a chance i'll have to walk through snow or whatever.
>>2843610Keene makes good stuff, my wife wears them, I wear Morrel.
>>2845863Goodwills in northern states always have cheap used Sorel boots.
>>2844630Why do newfags keep bringing up this tired old debate? Trail runners and boots are both ideal for different terrain and trail types. Trail runners are for literal trails. Boots are for more rugged terrain where you might actually encounter something other than a well maintained gravel trail.
>>2845863When it comes to boots you really get what you pay for. Expensive leather boots will pay for themselves down the line, and I don't necessarily mean you have to go out and buy a $1k pair of whites. I hike in Red Wings Blacksmiths which are like $300, but I'm on year three with them and they still look good as new after their b-annual clean and polish. Anyone who claims heritage leather boots are uncomfortable to hike in has never taken the time to properly break them in, or is a dainty city boy with soft feet.
>Forest in the morningBlissful >Forest in the afternoonCool and safe refuge>Forest at sunsetEtherial and calming>Forest in the black of nightAbsolute terror and fear How do I overcome this? Exposure therapy? I was so tired by the second night of my hike it didn't matter as much but every little sound freaks me the fuck out. I'm a 28 year old 200 pound man, why does it scare me?
>>2846394I've done this before, not fun. Ever since a particularly difficult incident I carry a flashlight or headlamp in my bag if there's any risk at all of me being held-up or late.Fun fax: I live at the edge of a long branching national park that sprawls many miles of a river valley and is surrounded by suburbs, so sometimes if I'm out at the pub or shopping at opposite suburbs it's much easier for me to hike through the park 30mins to get back and forth, rather than deal with going all the way around via busses etc. I got hung up at the pub with some friends once and by 2am the busses weren't coming so I bushwalked home with just the little lamp on my phone which had like 10% battery so I had to use my night vision mostly and just occasionally check for giant spider webs blocking the path. I almost walked into about 5 garden orbs which build their nets across the entire trail at night
>>2846174i hate stumbling over your tents at 2AM. makes me paranoid that every little rock and mound might be a tent with another person. very disturbing. please stop setting up on trails and the easily-accessible scenic spots.
There is a trail near me that I've walked a dozen times during the day, but the one time I went at night just to try it, I could hear deer (?) walking all around me, not something I ever heard during the dayit was too spoopy to ever try it again
>>2846773I've been startled by deers in the dark quite a few times. I've also been stalked by bears, a mountain lion, and been encircled repeatedly by coyotes. The dark is more than just the dark, it can be downright dangerous
>>2846795Coyotes wouldn't be nearly as scary if they didn't travel in such huge groups. I remember one time, walking down sketchy backroads to my buddy's in the middle of the night as a teen, where I heard what must've been damn near 30 of the bastards just across a field. If they'd wanted a snack, I wouldn't have stood a chance.
>ascends Mountain without proper gear>don't tell anyone when you plan to return>disoriented by blizzard >can't find track>dies of hypothermia three hours walk from a roadhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mystery-surrounds-deaths-of-two-hikers-in-victorian-high-country/du6a48d1rBecause you can see the top from the road, i think people get the impression they can just walk in and out, without really understanding the weather conditions at the top, and how quickly they can change. Never good news.
>>2843896>I read through Freedom of the hills before I even did my first 3 mile hikeI don't believe you
>>don't tell anyone when you plan to return>plan to return
>>2844394You never know when you might need to place an ice screw.
>>2846786Has it come up yet?
>>2846790Nta but, no.Infact, I don't even own an ice screw so if I did need to use one I'd be.........Screwed.
I need a water bottle that1. Won't poison me with microplastics or metal flakes2. Is easy to clean without a dishwasher 3. Holds at least a liter What are my options?
>>2846608“Nonstick” bro is literally asking for a non Poisonous water bottle and you give him the forever chemical silver dildo
>>2846671Metal and glass wouldn’t be so expensive if it was mass produced like before look at Mexico most of their beloved sugar water coke is still in glass bottles because the infrastructure is still there to produce those bottles
>>2846698More delusions. Tin cans and glass bottles are still being produced in numbers so large, economy of scale advantages are hardly to be made any more. They're more expensive because of physics, that's the reason.
Try a waterskin.
just open your mouth and look up when it rains
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/microplastics-hiking-shoes-outdoor-gear
>>2846721The people who care about this are already doing this and it isn't an issue North America and Europe. We essentially need to implement martial law on india and china to stop them from poisoning the world
>>2844687Time to start wearing wooden clogs
>>2846670We're in a miniature ice age. The temperature will go up no matter how much money you send to billionaires.
>>2846736but you can't change what's going on in those places on the other side of the world, the only thing that should readily matter is here and now, what can be changed. and if you consider the logistics of what you're preposing it is obviously something straight out of the turner diaries that would involve glassing large amounts of people and nature. do you really think the average american would get behind forcing martial law on the two most populous countries, much less the rest of the world (which that would require)? anyways i'm just trying to inspire some people to not let shit like this get them down when they see it, shit is pretty bad but you know it's going to get way fucking worse and nothing can change that until we give enough of a damn to be the vehicle of change ourselves. that doesn't have to involve collapsing the governments of world powers
>>2846760I agree, we must immediately implement large cutbacks on US agriculture and implement a total ban on food exports to the third world, preferably coupled with a naval blocade of those countries for good measure until they completely fix their ecological situation to match America and Europe's level in terms of recycling, air and water pollution and carbon emissions per volume of industrial productivity. Only that way can we start to address climate change. This is the only reasonable alternative to using nuclear weapons and enliminating those polluters threatening our planet entirely.
Protip you can't
>>2845530>gentileObviously the Jews are happy to live in shacks.
>>2845591ur mom was a genteel
>>2840945Adirondacks are pretty amazingI live in Vermont and I'd never bothered to go there until a couple weeks agoI was surprised how nice it is and how the landscape is more extreme than Vermont
>>2840945that poor guy
Truly the land of enchantment. People are caching on sadly and there has been a large increase of Californians and Texans coming here. Can tell just by the increase number of license plates from those places as well as how they are buying property left and right that the average New Mexican can't afford.
is it possible to do simple navigation (north, south, east and west) via looking at stars? if so what is a good guide to it?t. only goes outdoors to pick berries and afraid to get lost in the forest
>>2845306Just use a compass and gps on your phone bro.
>>2845308this, it's impossible
>>2845306Lmao op you cant navigate with the stars. What utter nonsense. This isn't star trek.
>>2845306there is a north star, but it only points north, so if you are heading north you're in luck, but other directions? tough luck kidits the bright dot in the night sky (look north)
>>2845306If you can find Orion, Taurus, the seven sisters or Cassiopeia then you can find the general direction of the North Star.
Its that time guys.Any deals out there this year? Usually la nina years are great for finding good deals on silvers, lots of sales because its gonna be a mild winter
>>2846680>>18572715 (OP)
>>2846680>Will wearing long johns help me fuck girls who look like this?No. Now go back to your containment board.
I have started to wear my loungewear inside out. There is just no good reason to not do this, it’s way more comfortable on the inside without all the stitching. You can even buy stuff that was already made inside out, now that’s smart.
Yesterday I wore brynje top and bottoms under a jacket and pants in this weather and it was nice and cozy.
>>2846694those are sweat pants not LJS
heres mine time was about 3 weeks agowas fishing at the river behind my house and had a decent fishing day except for one momentwas drinking with my rican friend who brought some ribs and casting for catfishi had like about 85 yards out and felt a rumbleso im like ill wait for a hit on the hook and then run back and shitwell about 10 minutes goes by and its grtting worselike channeling energy to my sphincter i say fuck that im gonna lose it and start reeeling in my linenow im struggling to hold this flow in reeling in on a 12 foot pole on 40 lb test with a 4oz weight(nriver has some deep black mud), i knew it was gonna be a bad onegod knows 8 seconds into the retreival im probably 40 feet from shore i get a MASSIVE strikeand then it happenedthe force of the fish hitting my hook plus my stance, it must have looked absurb.mind you now, i am wearing swimtrunks (no net) and all this happens in less than a secondi instinctely threw back my rod for the hook land, and in the same action release my bowelsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Last 2 times I had to do it I was on sand, thankfully. Camping in the sand dunes, fishing trip>3 day trip>need to unload>walk 200m back into the dunes where nobody is >dig a hole>do the thing>burn the paper>fill in the hole The very last time was in pitch black darkness...just adds another element to it.
Just don't be the guy that shits beside a tent site. A few times I pulled a stake out from the ground covered in scat and asswipe. Fuck whoever shits right beside their tent
>>2845578That’s shitty, man. When I need to go at the campsite, I just hike a couple minutes into the forest, turn over a big rock, blast it into the hole, return rock to its resting place.
Thoughts on trail bidets?Section hiked the AT and mostly used the shelter latrines except once, so I never actually used it.
Simple story really, only 1 time surprisingly.>be me>be on wma>hike for an hour or 2>walk back to car>on way, feel an extreme and painful need to shit>try to brush it off but can't>had bag on w/ water bottle inside and other things>use plastic bag to shit somewhat off path>carry shit bag w/ me and toss it out when I get home
