Can anybody recommend good types of walking sandals. I know those typically don't go together very well, for hiking I use a good pair of shoes obviously, but for longer day walks / trail walks I prefer to feel the breeze. the only band that comes to mind is Birkenstock, but that's because it's the only one I know.
Tevas or Chacos are the go to, just make sure they fit properly or you’ll get some of the worst blisters you’ll ever have in your life
>>2870401keen. better protection than *fully open toes* sandals, vibram soles, overall good materials, long lasting
>>2870749love me keen sandals
6.5/10>mediocre hiking trails>great paddling trails>South part is overcrowded and dull compared to rest of the continent >North is slightly better but fuck ton of blackflys and mosquito during the summer
>>2869708>Southern Oregon>heaven on earth/10we're full though, sorry.
8.5/10>amazing recreational areas anywhere in the province for any sport/activity>places worth visiting in dense and sparsely populated areas>90% of our roads are unpaved (over 1 million kms)>cleanest water in the world>best fishing in the world>amazing motorcycle riding>a bazillion bodies of watercons>too expensive if you want to live in places with moderate weather (changing soon)>too fucking rocky
>>2869774My wife and I honeymooned in the UP in the off-season and it was amazing. I'd love to go back and rent a cabin on Lake Superior.
4/109/10 if you're ocean faring7/10 if you can drive a few hours
>>2870702>changing soonLmao
What's some of your favorite /out/ approved kinos?
>>2851636I remember liking this movie as a teen but recently when I rewatched this the guy is so pretentious I had to shut it off midway through.
>>2850465The one where he beats the sht outta that motorcycle fag for waking him up
Some episodes of the original MacGyver TV-show worth watching, with more or less heavy /out/ themes:- Final approach- Family matter- Ghost ship- Widowmaker- Survivors- Gold Rush- The Invisible KillerI think it was the Ghost ship-episode where he stuck a hollow metal tube into wet soil to extract water. Always loved that trick.
>>2869133you know, I really liked that movie - much different than I thought. Good sound track, good acting, funny and dramatic. Three thumbs up
What kind of pants do you guys wear for hiking/camping? I'm looking for something not too expensive and preferably slightly fire resistant. You guys always have interesting recommendations.
5.11 Stryke pants are GOATed. Tons of pockets, sturdy construction yet light, cool colors and versatility. Helikon-Tex pants are another solid option.Only real con I can think about is that they do get hot when you're /out/ in warm weather which will make you want to roll them up to get some cool air circulating. But other than that, they are excellent in colder temperatures and for bushwhacking, even in rainy conditions.But pricey (around $100/150) but not as much as some of the faggy brands mentioned ITT which are not as durable or versatile.If you don't wanna spend that much, go milsurp for similar specs.
Was gifted a pair over a year ago, and they're pretty good. The vents actually make them comfortable in all seasons and the materials have held up to both daily use and several multi-night hikes. Unfortunately they're overpriced, and the company Kuiu just got bought out, so it's only a matter of time until they turn to shit. No way I'd pay full price for new ones.
hiking has sure become popular since the corona thing happenedno idea how many years it has been already but i still see 3/10 people wearing fjallraven pants in my grocery store
>>2870667They’ve got really nice, pretty inexpensive t-shirts. But yeah their pants are crazy expensive.
>>2869511I have some thin breezy hiking pants that zip off into shorts.
Did I have an atypical experience being homeless?I literally had no money and had to rebuild my gear every year or so, but I traveled all over and got into and out of various vehicles and traveling modes, even rode a horse for some time, and I had an amazing time and a huge sense of freedom. I miss being homeless now, I've got a place to live and a good vehicle but I feel like I'm wasting a lot of my time being in a home. I don't miss being stressed on resources, but I know these things kept me in my best shape and forced me to socialize with people I would never have talked to, forming lifelong friendships and bonds with people that go well beyond what most people ever have in any society. Then I try to find other people who were in my situation and it's mostly bitching about how bad and dangerous being homeless was. I was never in any danger, maybe of heat stroke once or twice but it wasn't even that bad. These people talk about having to "be on guard while taking a piss or shit in case you get ambushed" and I have to wonder if they were just living in the ghetto homeless like a homebum or actually traveling around. Even when I stayed in some Californian cities for a month or two it never got anywhere near that bad. It isn't drugs either because I did hella drugs a lot, just not meth or fent. I'd drink almost every day too. Now I work in manufacturing for in-ground vaults for waste or storage, and it's good money, but I feel like I'm wasting my life when before I was truly living it even in the bad times. I already felt like that before I was homeless. When I bring this up a lot of people get uncomfortable or even angry, I guess it goes against this preconceived propaganda-ish notion that being homeless is the worst possible thing? Maybe it removes much of the victim-value in it which those people have used as the foundation for their slop politics or something.
>>2869868>>2869872>>2870041shut the fuck up you sad pathetic mentally ill freak
>>2870100>watching out for yourself and your neighbors makes you a “mentally I’ll freak”Kekarooni! Don’t you have an airplane bottle of flavored vodka to steal from a gas station to do?
>>2869552I also had an atypical homeless time. Was all screwed up from medical problems before medicaid for the poor was a thing(and after a few months oit poof it WAS a thing) and needed time to recover. It was hella dangerous and I moved to a big city from a small town. Met a few decent people, good hearts but mentally ill or PTSDed out. Got a Bachelors in Street Smarts from the School of Hard Knocks that has improved my life greatly. Made one very good friendship that lasted about a decade until mental illness took them from me after a few years of caretaking. It was an adventure. A real one. Not a few hours ziplining bullshit. An adventure that destroyed my old life and forged my new one and changed how I look at the world, but, of course things could have been better but honestly I had been on track to bust my hump in retail till I died as some Department Supervisor. The world is changing fast with AI and mass immigration changing the job market and if I ever and up homeless again, Ill be well prepared so I can look for work or keep working, no sweat.
>>2869552i just spent a week travelling hobo style with a tent, hiding in cities to sleep, walking around from 5am to 10pm. so much freedom, you stop giving a fuck about everything. it was honestly most fun i had in years. there were a few moments it felt sketchy (niggers) but nothing extreme. i honestly think i'd enjoy being homeless
>>2869553How did you get jobs so easily? What kind of jobs were these?
Go home, retard. Your mom is worried about you.
>>2869998naw, /out/s "runaway to da woods" tards either never leave the basement or build stick playhouses in their mom's back yard they spam across several boards.They will however get mad at everyone making jokes about the kid and huff that he's "really doing something".
>>2869998>going to the mountains>Eerie Indiana Someone explain this one to me.
>>2870011its erie colorado but dont worry he has been found safe
>>2870050Hooray!
shit if my mom looked like that maybe I'd have to run away toojust so I stopped thinking about banging her all day
>sockshow do i not have these things turn into sweat sieves while dicking about?i'm sure i have to get better socks, but what brand doesn't just get tons of holes after a little use?
Go buy wool socks already. Better then cotton socks in every single scenario and they last longer. Only time cotton socks are acceptable is if you're a desk jockey office bitch that needs socks for formal fashion and you never actually do any real movement in them.
>>2870657Maybe not wear them at all when it gets too hot? Take the sandals pill.
>>2870657You change into a dry pair, let the wet pair air out. You just missed Memorial Day sales, be ready for 4th of July sales.All socks wear out, you’re putting lots of pressure and your body weight on them. Look for well reviewed wool/poly blends like darn thought and smart wool.
>>2870697Sorry I actually go outdoors
>>2870659>>2870660>>2870694wool, got itthank you anons>>2870697i don't know whats up >>2870731's ass, but during summer i'll wear water shoes when outits closeer to going barefoot (which i generally prefer), and it lets me wander streams all i want
Rank US States (or regions in your country) based on natural beautyhttps://tiermaker.com/create/us-states-36606
>>2869595The whole eastern half of the state is pretty beautiful most of the year. The best parts are probably the sky islands and sedona.
>>2868046California being F tier is just plain retardation
>>2868046What went wrong in California? Did you go on trails in national parks and sperg because it was so busy? Any time somebody doesn’t immediately love California for its outdoor potential you know they’re retarded or didn’t explore that much
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>>2868381I really want to go to France one day for the nature, it looks weirdly similar to the Southwest US in some pictures.
Anyone from /out/ tell me if the Kantamus 60L is worth it? Looking for an endgame backpack that will survive the apocalypse.
>>2868215Honestly I generally think every Savotta pack looks more oldschool outdoorsy than military.
>>2869295All the PALS webbing makes a lot of their packs lean military to me, but that's mainly because I see a thousand tacticool rucksacks covered in it rather than on Savotta packs where it's actually well made and useful.
>>2844793Look they are fine but here's the thing, not for what they are charging now that they have the Nato insanity pushing them to make bad choices. Germutt money had infected the FDF expectations and it had knock on effects. It's bad. Varu is hyper priced now due to this. If you can steal it for half or less, go for it. If you can't find something custom. Especially if you live in the USA. Over here we take what we can get.>>2851991That's peak. I have the M but with the giga pockets because I like carrying IFAK and rats with spare water. I just throw the Zlite inside a dry bag. Inside is dry bagged as well so I can do water retardation no problem. I got my old one when they were still offering the black hardware and got a green one early. It really is a shame about how much they've jacked the prices on everything. Basically priced me out of bothering to import now. Varustelekas wayback machine is like a journey into the rape of the zoomer to alpha generation. If I were them I'd never fork over a cent to em I'd rather buy custom home grown and I'll save. Same thing happened with those fuckfaces over at Crossfire. KS ruined it by showing them what retards would pay for old stock. I'll use mine till it becomes ghillie ribbons.
>>2851303>/fa/ggot hereMore like an actual faggot. You can rock whatever you want, stop caring about what others think.
>>2845410exactlyt. Pole
How do you guys find places to camp? I'm trying to find somewhere in Michigan's UP to go but it's proving really hard. I'd like somewhere where you have to hike at least 10 miles to get to and somewhere where I can make a campfire.
>>2870581>open map app>go to UP>see multiple national forests with long trails wilderness areas with trails>even designated long distance trails that will have campsites along it>plenty of random roads that probably arent drivable but might still be walkable>plenty of land in the wilderness areas to then turn off trail and romp into
>>2870581>it's proving really hard
>>2870600I mean I could do that. But I'd prefer a nice loop.
>>2870581>it's proving really hard.it took me 30 seconds to find this....https://www.nps.gov/piro/planyourvisit/upload/Chapel-Beaver-Day-Hikes-Map-508.pdf
>>2870645There's like a billion people on that trail and I've been before.
This past weekend I did a 15 miles hike in a canyon with vans shoes (that's all I have considering they have more grip that my 8yo worn down running shoes) and I had a few close calls almost twisting my ankles, not to mention my soles are bruised all over now.Is there a pair of shoes I could hike with, wear daily (so with an understated design, I wear straight cut jeans and slacks) and if possible run with (concrete, country trails, no more than 90mn at 7-8mph). I don't need it to be waterproof, it would be great if it was under 100 usd and available in black or beige.I am looking at trail running models (aren't the soles gonna be too soft for hiking)?The hikes I go on are usually rocky and slippery but I'm nothing too hardcore.Thanks. In exchange please accept this funny webm.
>>2867937Generally you shouldnt wear down hiking shoes/trail runners with daily use and especially running on concrete but if so then any pair of trail runners will probably fit your retarded jack of all trade plan. If you want to save money and you ddo in fact lilive in the US then try looking at what Sierra has in stock
>>2867937I wear a Discovery pair, in light brown, so far pretty good. I've went to two hikes (15 miles total), no blisters and I used them casually too.
Walking, and especially running, around on concrete in urban settings is going to quickly wear down the lugs that making hiking shoes effective.
Why this little guy so horny?
Vans makes shoes with hiking soles and they have a line called Ultra Range that are better suited for outdoors. I used to have a pair of Ultra Ranges but they were kind of lousy. They were better than regular vans or sneakers but way worse than actual hiking boots.Vans has different shoes with vibram soles though you could look into those.
So I've had this mango sapling for arround three months and when autumn started here in Buenos Aires, Argentina it started decaying just as you are going to see in my photos. It grew for arround one month and it looked really healthy but nowdays it's leaves are becoming brown and I don't know what else to do. It was outside but the cold weather as I read online makes everything worse so now it's inside my house and 1.5m away from a window.Please HELP!
>>2870609Hmm....that sounds good. Did you add perlite to your potting soil too? How heavy is the pot now compared to just after watering?
>>2870611I'm thinking about repotting in a smaller pot and praying
>>2870614Definitely re-pot it. When you do, check the roots. Cut out anything slimy. It sounds like your pot has good drainage. So that leaves your soil. Well draining soil should be ok in a pot that size. But if mango's handle transplanting/repotting well, definitely go smaller until it's re-established itself. Otherwise, add more perlite to your soil to try and improve your drainage.
>>2870596>three monthsthe soil is drained of nutrients. get some liquid plant food that you mix with water.
>>2870615Hope for the best but it doesn't look that good haha. This is how I repotted it
I plan to take my adventure bike out into the national forest areas where Georgia east Tennessee and North Carolina meet. The Cohutta Wildlife Management Area in Georgia joins the Cherokee National Forest of Tennessee and the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina. This area and the Nantahala is categorized as temperate rain forest.
>>2869785Sounds dope. Swing by Lake Conasauga (highest lake in GA).
>>2869785Are there fish other than trout to fish for there?
I don't fish but I love hiking along comfy creeks in southern appalachia.
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>>2871400Thanks! There's feral swines around me parts so wondering how high I should raise mine. Maybe they'll just crush it anyway.
>>2871403>Maybe they'll just crush it anyway.They will. Something like pic related is rated for deer. Feral swine have tusks and are much more aggressive. You'll just have to use heavy duty fencing and barbed wire.
>>2871430Thanks. War it is then.
So far this year I have bought a new mower, string trimmer, blade edger attachment, and a leaf blower. Now all I need is a new snow blower
>>2871403>There's feral swines around me parts2bh i thought you were talking about joggers
Is this the best place to see the solar eclipse 12th August 2026?
https://peakvisor.com/panorama.html?lat=41.336543952656&lng=-2.3683985116742576&alt=1153&yaw=-66.80&pitch=-1.77&hfov=60.00apparently nothing should be blocking the view
It's close to the centre of the path of the totality, has okayish cloud coverage (unlike northern coast), and apparently it's a short hike from nearest train/bus station.
