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
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)
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/
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
Tips and advice for camping in the rain. Less thought about equipment etc.
>>2863923hammock tent; backpack rain cover
>>2863923>Tips and advice for camping in the raindon't. simple as
>>2864366>it will rain so fucking hard your goretex will just give up, your boots will squelch at every stepI kinda like being in this part
>>2863923Not very experienced but :It's very different if your gear can be dried by a few hours of sun the day after, or if you go for multiple days of continuous rain and moisture.Have some kind of tarp to protect the tent and create some dry spot where you can stay, organize stuff, change clothes... A big leafy branch can do half of this, but big branches falling on you can be an issue in some places.Make sure you have dry clothes to wear inside your tent.Sometimes a simple garbage bag doubling your backpack inside (and even more cheap bags) is better than a raincover.Suspend what you can where you can to at least drain water.Dry your feet and try not to stay in moist shoes for days.
Don't get wet
What's the best way to NOT die from co2 poisoning while tenting?
>>2863582CO2 poisoning isn't a thing, you actually need sufficient CO2 levels to maintain the bohr effect. Worst you'll get is a headache. For CO poisoning, don't run an exhaust into your tent.
>>2863496>>2863582Don't camp in a hottent. It's literally that easy
>>2864639>>2864576Copy that, loud and clear.Although, what else shouldn't I do while camping?
>>2864120Yes, why do you ask?( not op )
>>2864416>spaceOh shit.Do you have stairs in your house?
Where are my /divers/ at?
I've heard that drowning is one of the most peaceful ways to die. My question is how the hell can anyone know that? Anyone who has drowned is... dead.
>>2861024*painfulNot peaceful lol
>>2861024You have the testimony from drowned people who have been resuscitated. Once you get past the parts they've experienced, it's "just" passing out from lack of oxygen and your body shutting down, bit by bit.People describe a desperate struggle to breathe remaining air and holding their breath until they are no longer able, and then an intensely burning sensation as the lungs fill with water. After a while of that, they pass out.>>2860749If you're doing such deep dives, you're either very interested in what you're doing and don't mind it, or you're getting sufficiently compensated for it to not mind it.For your regular compressed-air diver, it's no big concern, you just don't dive that deep. That's for the technical divers with their mixed gasses.
>>2860221>I associate line signals with the old bell divers back in the day.if it works it works.
So this is where you people went. I was sad when the /xs/ thread died shortly before my first dive.Question, is there any chance that an average town dive club will teach you to dive without a BC? It seems a real neat skill to have, but I get the impression that most consider it "unsafe".
Its astonishing when you think about it. An entire continent (safe for Russia and scandinavia) has been completely stripped of its nature
>>2864571only goy fumes
>>2862711Correct, but because they don't have an /out/ culture. Bongs don't travel anywhere to go /out/, which is really weird considering their history.
>>2862702Corsicas nice, live there and can do nature every day, tho continuum is kind of a mid metric imo, afaik a simple foot path ruins it even tho it doesn’t affect or endanger flora or faunaalso it’s not rlly isolated cause dickhead tourists keep making the trails lose all sense of immersion so I mostly hike in the off season when there’s a bit of snow However some valleys are a lot more lonely than others, find the right one and u can have some great isolation and forage provided nobody makes a tourism campaign for it
>>2862711You can go innawoods in replanted forests. Some have even been replanted to have a natural variety just for recreation. There is just less wilderness by the american definition; land that retains its primeval character and is untrammeled by man.
Sverige number ett
The fact that they exist and that I have never seen them makes me incredibly sad.
I've wandered the redwoods which I guess are old growth on account of many of them predate Julius Caesar. But sadly from New England everything was clear cut by about 1840. Couple small patches of old growth out in the Berkshires apparently
>>2864739There’s a few old growth spots left on the edges of the Everglades that ive been in. It is a primeval feeling to stand next to thousand year old cypress trees. In North Carolina I think theres a 2000+ year old cypress stand too
>>2864739I've been to some in deep northern California. It was awesome to see them in person. Pictures didn't capture the density of vegetation correctly.
yeahlilley cornett woods in eastern ky is nice, but you gotta call them and reserve a day to hike in advance and its a guided hikei still havent asked what happens if you have to poop I assume they make you bring a poop bag and pack it out :( but they do have bathrooms at the visitors center for before and after the hike
>>286473910 minute walk and I got one right here in Sweden.
