A perfect day: the fire is burning, the forest is breathing and the only 'cloud' above me is wood smoke, not Google servers. Phone on GrapheneOS, no TikTok, no Insta, no toddler trends. Pure freedom – no one is following me except a few trees and maybe a curious bear. It's peace, control and zero social media stress. This is exactly what offline life should look like.
>>2842625>he says, online
>>2842626one way or another but you didn't really understand the context
>>2842880The context is that OP went to a lot of trouble to take a picture "away from it all" but still managed to bring the worst part of "it all" with him.
>>2842625How long were you out there ? Did you get bored and just think about going back ? If so what did you do to ease your mind and pass the time ?
>>2842625
I was thinking about how Cincinnati sits right on that bend of the Ohio River, and there's something fascinating about how the city's identity got shaped by being this gateway between the North and South. Like, during the Underground Railroad era, it was literally the first stop to freedom for so many people crossing from Kentucky. But what really struck me is how that geographic position created this unique cultural blend - you've got Southern comfort food traditions mixing with German immigrant influences, creating things like Cincinnati chili that people either love or hate, no middle ground.The whole city feels like it exists in this perpetual state of between-ness, you know? Not quite Midwest, not quite South, carved into those hills overlooking the river like it's always been watching the flow of history pass by.
tl;dr + cincy is a shithole + ohio as a whole is a major dump
I plan to check out the Paw Paw fest some year because I think pawpaw are tasty and interesting. I expect the event will only be vaguely fruit related, and will be mostly vendors selling BBQ and beer, but I'll ride my motorcycle and make a thing of it.
cincinnati chili was created by macedonian, not german immigrantst. macedonian >>2842298it didn't seem that bad to me, having visited many shithole cities on the periphery of appalachiahocking hills is nice!and ohio has some other nice hikes and gorges in the appalachia bit of it
I need to get back down to Cinci for a Jungle Jim's run, it's been too long without my weird candy and foreign beer. Might even grab some White Castle on the way back.
Hey, wazis? Google Lens is confidently, spectacularly wrong. It looks like a leaf that got blown up like a balloon. I think something was inside it. At first I thought it was a diseased leaf, but I wondered if it might also be part of an insect that mimics leaves.
>>2842679Its a spiders nest. Lots of species build like thisWhat is a wazi?
>>2842712There is also caterpillars that wrap themselves in a leaf when they build their cocoon for camouflage.
>>2842750>isdont you mean are?
>stop by stream/river to get some water>keep walking upstream afterwards along trail>see pic related in middle of that stream/riverWhat do you do at this point? Do you just accept that you fucked up and will likely get sick?
>>2839158lmao based retard
>>2840600+1 on the filter, but forget about the pump filters unless you're shitting money. Those things cost around 3x what a sawyer mini costs, while having 1/1000th of the lifetime. While you probably won't need the 4 million litres the sawyer is rated for, the 200-500 a katadyn supposedly lasts means you'll most likely have to buy a new one every year, unless you're /in/ like most of the gear queers on here are.>slow as fuckYeah, though it varies by model. For example, I've got a sawyer mini and a mini squeeze, and the squeeze takes twice as long for some reason.>you have to backflow every fucking timeAre you filtering toilet sludge or something? I backwash around every 5-10 litres, normally, and when I forgot the syringe for it once, went ~25l without washing. Took a little longer, but still worked.
>>2840474I was on a trip with my buddies and they took some water from a very clear river and some had those basic bitch filters. I even washed my face but didn't drink any. Day later in the evening after another hike everyone that drank from that river got fucking wrecked. Puking from 9pm til 3am, wasted and barely conscious.Turns out there were literal gypsies bathing and shitting upstream.Moral of the story: don't drink water near gypsies, or just boil, use heavy duty filters not some basic ones, they're useless.
>>2839153I drank some water from a river that had dead sheep in it, I got severe vomitting and diarhhea I awoke in hte middle of the night in my sleeping bag with severe stomach cramps and nearly couldnt make it out of my bag and tent, it was a time crunch, my guts were so weak i knew if i brought my knees to my chest to get out quickly id of arse sprayed in my bagi managed to break free from the sleeping bag and crawled in pitch black about 10 metres from my tent but I couldnt make it any further and projectile vom shitted in the morning i awoke bleary and took a look at the scenesome hikers labrodor was lapping it all upi tried not to laugh in fear of leakage10/10 would recommend
>>2839295Filters work great. As an experiment when I was a soldier posted to wainwright alberta I filtered water from puddles with cow patties in em. Didn't get sick.
IMHO Aragorn would be way better off with a crossbow than a short bow. Short selfbow is practically useless in an individual combat, and crossbow is both more accurate and more powerful for hunting but can be just as compact if well designed. Name other instances where wrong choice of /out/ equipment was promoted shamelessly in media.
>>2842287>Agincourt & Crécyyeah those french 'peasents' didn't stand a chance :^)
>>2842383>cannon not pictured
>>2842246Of course longbows work and targets can be hit with them, but when given the choice most people today will not pick it for hunting. It could've been the reverse, but it's not and that tells something. Longbows were commonly used for hunting during late 19th - early 20th ct. in America solely due to the cultural background. There already existed a sport-oriented bowmaking industry in the UK with all the paraphernalia while other bows were practically unheard of. Their ethics were also dubious by today's standards, they often shot from farther than 50-60 yards with multiple arrows until at least one stuck in, "putting some wood in the air" as they used to say. IMHO at least some richer people during the middle ages probably hunted in exactly the same way, fire at will at first sight and come what may.
>>2842276that is of little importance in hunting unless you are hunting buffalo from a horseback or similar, and for a single ranger fighting multiple goblin archers face to face spraying arrows makes no sense at all. you want to pick your goblins from an ambush one by one and then rate of fire is secondary while accuracy becomes primary.
>>2842308Was Wilhelm Tell retarded? Man's a national hero of Switzerland. Know any retarded national heroes? OP made a lively thread that refuses to sink. That ain't retarded.You went full retard (and quoted your own post).
I think I am going to start bow hunting this year. I have woods behind my house that has some decent sized bucks. I have an old compound bow that is 25ish years old. Anyone have a recommendation on a bow? I would like something up to 85 pound draw. What do you shoot? What do you hunt?
>>2842405you have your priorities straight! should never harvest without a plan to process. my local guy retired and now theres no processor in my whole county. I'll have to drive at least 20 minutes to a half hour away to have mine processed. At least the dude I have to drive to is honestly very very good and it's a good price
look into slightly older mathews like the halon or v3x (picrel) the v3x is a beast.
>>2837203>I'm 5'9, so yes I am shortThat's the global average. Am getting started with a longbow, QRD on how to select appropriate arrows?
>>2842674If you aren't tall, you're short. Sorry bud.
>>2842685Your speculation bubba, and a wrong one at that.
Any ABQ locals around? I'll be passing through next week and am wondering where's the best place to watch the balloons that doesn't require a ticket. I'm willing to hike but from what I can tell from pictures they stay pretty low.
>>2842633Oh fuck I forgot that shit was starting soonFuck me I hate the balloon fiesta
>>2842637Alright try somewhere around Alameda and 2nd. Used to go park there when I was a kid. Probably all charging money now and traffic will be crazy bad. Those fucking balloons will be visible from most of the city though really.
>>2842633I don't live there but I went to the balloon park or what it's called one day and then me and my mom drove around Abq to see them. Look at where the wind is blowing and then try to reach the higher points towards the mountain or on the west side of the Rio Grande. Sandia Resort and Casino has free parking (at least last year) and gives you a good view towards the balloon fiesta park. Pic is from the casino
>>2842633>>2842705And remember to be out EARLY, the highways will be packed in the morning before the balloons go up
GF wants some quality /out patches that won't out her as a 4chan user. Photos of your patches and/or small, not so well known, brands are encouraged.Thanks gang
>>2840952Just get ones of the bear on the bench. There are some that don’t have /out/ on them. It’s also a if you know you know. With how slow this board is it’s not going to be a huge giveaway.
>>2841867Tyty
>>2841084Fr. Assuming OP actually has a "girl"friend and it's not just his schizo demon he should tell "her" to either not be a pussy and accept the dogwhistling or accept normiedom
>>2840957>doesnt like tolkienYou married a gay man
>>2842686He's in a relationship with Jill, been with him all his life, always handy.
Easily the most underrated /out/ state. It's funny how so many people just think Nevada is a desert
>>2826666That's because its actually just an obliterated sandhole. NM easily mogs the fuck out of it you want an interesting desert landscape, and everyone knows the real reason the government squats on the land there is to strip mine the resources whenever they show themselvesno bueno
>>2839216bluesky,,,ride,cloudsneek up and SOAK!,,,phone"ALERT! a flash flood warning has been issued. dont cross running water,,,heck,just stay Home."
>>2842655What the fuck are you babbling about?
>>2842658Wish they would just ban him already
>>2842658You might have brain damage if you can't follow that. He's being extremely literal
Is trad climbing based and trad?
>tradbased>free solovery based>sportcringe>bouldercringe
>>2840784Danger doesn't inherently make any discipline any better than any other. I bet if you were on a mega run out trad route several metres above some shitty half nut you'd be shitting your pants
>>2842639By number of injuries bouldering is more dangerous than any of the others
> a trip lasts 2 months>and costs $40 000You need to be a really rich NEET to climb Everest
>>2842551>>2842555I am pretty sure the chinese will do it eventually. Build a lift to the top and a restaurant there.
>>2842585if we can have autonomous electric trains we should build them to the top of every mountain
>>2842585>>2842587It's almost certainly impossible. Also the Chinese side of everest is dogshit compared to the Nepal side, and the Chinese side already has a road that goes to the base camp. Either way though it's far more dangerous to climb than the Nepal side.Also after a certain alt you literally start to die and lose brain cells. You can't make a functional building near the top of Everest. Simply not feasible. Not to mention the horrible weather.
>>2842605You actually start to get brain damage at much lower altitudes. I think studies have shown even as low as 16k ft you start to do irreversible damage. https://www.amjmed.com/article/s0002-9343(05)00674-1/fulltext
>>2842605maybe the trains could be pressurized.
[Lost Footage]“...All exits are gone. I’ve tried every hall, every door, but they just lead me back to the same place. I can’t leave. My supply’s almost gone just a swallow of almond water left. I don’t know how long I can keep moving without it. My head’s pounding, my legs are heavy… I think I’m running out of time.Please, if anyone gets this if anyone’s out there I’m begging you... come find me before the Backrooms do.”
If you're not careful and you goon to the wrong BBC videos, you'll end up in The Blackedrooms, where it's nothing but the stink of black cum, the madness of being alone in the dark, the endless background noise of rap music, and approximately 6 million square miles of randomly segmented gooncaves to be trapped in.Science save you if you hear a black BVLL wandering around nearby, because he sure as hell has heard you.Entities:Tyrone:He is always lurking, and vill BREAK your BUSSY if he sees you. The SEG (Basedteen Exploration Group) advises you to look out for any queen of spades symbols fanatically carved into the walls.4cuck Janny:Sent to The Blackedrooms after posting too much BBC on /lgbt/, xe will notify the other entities of your exact location upon seeing you via BBC-IRC. Xe will also draw ‘p on the walls, a telltale sign of xis proximity to you. Do NOT say “Sneed” in xis presence.Jartygoer:Taking the appearance of a morbidly obese black man, he will attempt to touch you upon seeing you. Any physical contact with a Jartygoer results in the victim being transformed into a Jartygoer themselves.Shartypooper:Taking the appearance of a 16 year old male teenager with blonde hair, a red shirt, khaki shorts and black shoes, they are friendly to any lost wanderers and would guide them on how to escape the Blackedrooms. They are hostile towards Jartygoers and would kill them via brutally beating them to death with hammers and batsOrigin:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2842558You wanted to EXPLORE private property, punk? You desired to COMMIT A CRIME, and that's what you did, isn't it? HAHAHAHA poor bubba fell into my maze, now it's dinner time for this old boomertaur hahahaha! -regards
>>2842574kino
Got a complete Tasco 1959 7TE 60mm Refractor in original box with all accessories along with a whole bunch of books with some other stuff for $20.Did i do good?
>>2840946More like inches for that part.But the size really doesn't matter that much.Once you can do simple tasks like find the clitoris, you're already in the top 10%.Regarding telescopes. For Astronomy.It's not that much about the ability to zoom in, it's more how much light you can catch.Also, due to how our eyes are built, with more light, above a certain threshold, comes color.Otherwise, as you probably know, human low-light vision is exclusively black and white.With the optical 8incher, if pointed at the well known Orion Nebula, I would, albeit faint, see a bunch of colors. Fields of them, some more red, or blue, or green.So, a mild success I would say.Now, if you take the hobby seriously, you turn all the lights in your home of 30 minutes before the action, the telescope has been outside for some hours to acclimate, you set your personal digital device to a skymap and red-only light.Red light does not ruin night vision.Then you may sit outside for hours, without moving much.So you'll also learn which pieces of your Garderobe are good at keeping you warm.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2838372back in the day astronomers would move to a town and live there and wait YEARS because they knew they that in 10 years if you looked from a certain place on earth at a certain time you would see somethingastrofags are mentally ill
>>2841589You're not expressing that information in a way that makes me think that you have no mental problems.Sounds more like a cult.That you kinda were part of.
>>2838710>>2838681These are actually quite good for starting out
>>2842354fuck off phone poster.
winter is behind us and its time to get back /out/, sea, lakes, rivers, even canals, sailing is fun toofotm vacationer paddleboardfags go to >>>/trv/
Hi frens I have decided that I want to buy an aluminum boat as we just had our first kid, and I want to be able to take him fishing. I don't really know anything about aluminium boats. I just know I need to buy one that comes with a trailer, and I plan to buy an old 2 stroke motor to put on it 15hp to 25hp. What should I get? I hear Lund boats are the best, but consequently very expensive. Total budget 1000-3500 Thanks
Anyone have any particular recommendations for water shoes? Ideally it would range in use from summer day trips to week-long trips in colder conditions on a sea kayak
>>2841715nah i go back on myself all the timeif you are on a river or somewhere with a current i try to do the upstream part first, then its easier to get back do where you parkedi did a really poorly planned downriver section once, had to leave my kayak in some bushes, hike a couple hours back to my car and drive back to pick my kayak up
>>2842512went up to the mississippi and found out for myselfguess i had it in my mind that there would be a powerful current or something that would be really hard to fight against, and I'm sure that can happen but it wasn't so bad when I wentman my forearms are sore but it was fun
>>2810312its fall here now which means high streamflow advisories and high tides all day, woopiee. i found this cool hidden spot under a huge maple tree on the river
Can we rank all countries in Europe according to their /out/ value?
>>2839965It's called economy, Sergei. You win some, you lose some. You lose money and get something in return. A crime is when you lose some and get nothing in return. Like when you go camping in Russia.
>>2838181all the normal countries have been mentioned already im not getting into that. but what defines europe? pic related is the europe i was thaught at school, i guess georgia, azer, russia and turkey has enough nature to beat the rest of us if they want.then i dont get why balkans, grece, italy, germany and france get so little credit? they got truly stunning places. uk is also underrated but i guess you have to be a nordic like me to appreciate its weather. spain is also much better than most think, with the interesting aspect that you can easily take a ferry to morocco. i know a few who did and they got shocked that morocco was what they expected spain to be, and when they returned they saw that spain was what they expected morocco to be...>inb4 no camping.common sense and dont get caught.
>>2841960>pic relatedduh
>>2838205>Ukraine in irradiated minefieldThe Carpathians are NICE I swear!
>>2839146Not any more?>Hiking as an organized activity in Russia goes back to the 1920s, when the Society for Proletarian Tourism and Excursions was set up. By the early 1930s, it already had more than 90 holiday camps and nearly a million permanent members. The word tourism in the society’s name did not mean going on a beach holiday to the Black Sea (though of course many people did that as well), but rather going on a hike and exploring a particular area while overcoming natural obstacles like mountains, rivers and snow.https://www.rbth.com/travel/332498-soviet-hiking-tourism/amp
