Board: /out/
"/out/ - Outdoors" is 4chan's imageboard for discussing survivalist skills and outdoor activities such as hiking.
We encourage you to have a look around the catalog first to see what we’re all about before posting your first thread. Topics typically posted here include:
>Outdoor recreational activities (Hiking, trail running, bushwhacking, camping, spelunking, geocaching, orienteering, expeditions, urban exploration, backpacking, etc.)
>Gardening, farming and related activities
>Hunting and fishing, and other activities involving the stalking or taking of game (including bird-watching)
>Outdoor survival, bushcraft, foraging, self-sustenance in nature, train-hopping, hoboism, etc.
>Outdoor destinations and exploration (specific trails, parks, regions, etc.)
>Water-related activities (boats, diving, etc.)
>Outdoor philosophy (conservation, Leave No Trace, protectionism, etc.)
>Outdoor building and living (cabins, huts, treehouses, etc.)
>Outdoor social activities and organizations (meet-ups, Scouts, NOLS, etc.)
>Gear related to any of the above topics
Most topics related to the outdoors are fine. Write properly, behave politely, encourage a respectful community, and most importantly, GO OUTSIDE!! There's nothing up there and you can get similar views from the road in certain places. I'd rather be doing literally anything other than climbing a mountain. Target practice, bushcraft, studying wildlife, gathering plants and mushrooms, testing new gear, anything is a better use of my time. I would sooner carve spoons all day then go to the top of a mountain. When someone says they "hike" I just assume they're from suburbia and probably gay. >>2767272
Did you get to hike/see any of the effects of the flooding recently? #518- “Santa Claws” Edition
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Talk about fishin I live in North Florida and I am hoping to get into hunting this year. I've done a solid amount of surface-level research about the rules and so on, but I don't get what people really 'do' while they hunt.
If you're on public land where tree stands aren't allowed, do you just set up on the ground? What's the general protocol for doing that safely and effectively?
Also just give me any general wisdom you think I need. Mine is making a fire and holding pork sausages over the fire, maybe even a slice of bread a bit over the fire and thats all i need.
Bonus would be cucumber or potatoe salat and a nice drink
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Yes im german I'll be spending a week in Vermont this September or October.
Give me the best spots and trails to hit up, I will not be paying for a hotel. Thinking about hitting Green Mountain National Forest and Lake Willoughby at least, thinking about Smuggler's Notch and Mount Mansfield as well.
t. am a leafcuck I made a board where I keep patches from various /out/ locations I've visited over the years including Adirondacks in NY, Algonquin Park in Ontario, and some others. What do you guys think? Do any of you collect patches? If so, share them. I showed it to my friends and they called it my "autism board" so I now call it my /out/ism board. There are objectively the best 10 /out/ states in the nation. You can't beat the richness of the forests and the changing colors and textures and flowers of the seasons. And the plunging gorges and raging rivers. They have everything. Plus the people are friendly and accommodating and not snooty. These are objectively the best three /out/ states in the nation. You can’t beat the ocean and they have everything. 
>Get invited to an Adventist camping event.
>Not all that excited but I figure I might as well if it gets me out of the house.
>On the car ride with my younger brother and his friends.
>We stop at Pizza Hut.
>Figure I might as well have a Corona since there's no drugs or alcohol allowed on the campground.
>Didn't eat a lot that day so I'm slightly buzzed when I get there.
>Head to our room in the lodge.
>Uneventful weekend. Hook up my Switch and Sega Genesis to an old computer monitor while I'm there since there's no TVs in the lodge, go for a walk, and go to a couple meetings (mostly Adventist propaganda about how great the denomination is).
>Go home early.
>A couple weeks later my brother gets pissed and says I "almost got them banned from the camp" because I showed up buzzed (even though the only person there to let us in was one chick who didn't have a clue I was buzzed).
>I point out the rules only mention possession and they also have a three strikes policy.
>He insists the camp doesn't actually need a reason and refuses to change his mind on it.
>It's been over a year and he's still salty about it.
Anyway the campground is really nice to look at despite its retarded rules. Especially in January when this happened. for those who work in an /out/ fields
>what is your job
>how soul crushing is it
>how to get an /out/ job out of college 
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fo hunnit edition Post photos you have taken that are outside, but not in a forest or undeveloped environment.
Interesting architecture, farms, power plants, dams, etc. I want to go out on a nice spot somewhere in the woods and just play something. But because my instrument is piano it's a bit difficult. Is there any acoustic keyboard instruments that are portable for outsite usage for scenarios like i described here? Went out to give my chickens some mackarel scraps and saw this
thankfully no chickens were harmed and the game warden took it away
how can i deter hawks besides a giant net over my free-range area. Any of you /out/ists done it? I'm thinking of doing the Camino Frances starting in a couple of weeks - is this a dumb idea?
How feasible is wild camping along the route? I know a lot of it is farmland Primitive hunting season edition.
Just got back from packing the freezer this winter, with my .60 cal fusil de chase.
What projects, events, or excursions have you been up to or have planned? I am realizing that you could live like this in many places in the mountains in the US and Canada without anyone ever finding you.
Will this become something people do as actually buying a house gets harder and harder?
Right now I am looking at spots in the rocky mountains that would take two days to hike to >put on boots
>walk outside
is it really that difficult? Guys how the fuck do I deal with foggy glasses in winter? Am I just destined to have to deal with a freezing cold nose and avoid any cover that goes over it? I've tried so many balaclava that claim to vent through a mouth mesh and it never works What kind of axe do you use for chopping up deadfall innawoods? Is there any real difference between expensive axes and my $40 one from the hardware store? I know pic related are just silly overpriced shit for hipsters, but even like a $150 axe from council tool or somebody like that seems overpriced. Post your general location and we'll reply with a new location (>2 hours) for you to visit in 2025. If you have already been to that location, call them a faggot and let somebody else try. I found some sky paws on a mountain road.
Seems there is a skying type i wasn't aware of.
Do you practice it? Is it common? Do you need a prepared trail for it or you go on wild snow? What winter /out/ hobbies don't cost an arm and a leg to do?
Skiing and snowboarding seem like a rich person's hobby.
Mountaineering requires actual gear.
Is Snowshoeing the only real option? What is the most money you have ever paid simply to be able to park or enter a gate to park in order to complete a hiking trail (day, not camping)?
I think the most I've paid is 30 dollars, for Shenandoah National Park. I find the concept of pay-to-hike parks fascinating yet evil. How to defend against these demons? I would like to hike the American Discovery Trail this year, problem is there is limited info online and I have no clue what to expect. With most trails it is manageable because there is greater access to water, but the ADT looks sparse, and without knowing where those water sources are it's going to be a lot harder to know what to carry when I need it.
My second issue is with mapping, I can always just walk across the US but I'd like to remain on trail for as much as possible. No mapping apps have it saved. What are some ways to get a good map and navigate, and what are some other hurdles that I would come across on this trail?
I want to do it because it's fairly remote in some places, and just seems like something worth doing, because what else really is. I go through hiking boots quickly, typically I just deal with the smooth ruined sole and slip and slide. I'd like to get a pair of something resolable, which lead me to Jim Green leather boots.
Anyone hike in leather boots? I don't live in terrible heat nor do I wade through rivers. Thinking a single lined leather boot is going to serve me well in the long term. Inb4 schizoids tell me to pay for an ad. I just want to get natural fiber clothing that isn't going to give me PFAS-linked cancers a decade from now. Hey, i’m from NJ and have been lurking on this sub for a while and watching outdoor boys on youtube and I would really like to go camping. I’m more inclined to camp during the winter because there are no bugs and no bears (irrational fear). Anything I should be sure to bring or any nice places to go?
I’ll admit i’m a total shitter so i’m fine going to some shitty campground just to get the ball rolling. Better than not going I guess. Do you guys have any advice on what to bring or where to go? I'm a very amateur hiker looking for good overnight hiking trails in Victoria, AU. Ideally 1-2 nights. Currently looking at the alpine region and Wilson's prom as options. I have been recently terminated from my job and have to be out of my place in 30 days time. I'm 55 years of age and have 5k USD saved up. I've made plenty of mistakes in my life to get me to this point and have no recourse but to head out. Is it possible to live on the Appalachian trail and get properly outfitted for 5k? I have nobody to resupply me and I'll be starting in Virginia and heading southbound for the winter. Any advice on getting day jobs on the trail, hostels, survival, ect. would be greatly appreciated. What can be done about the chaparral menace? It’s the primary fuel carrying the current socal fires.
>not merchantable
>grows quickly
>can easily cause spot fires so dozer line buffers are ineffective
>prescription controlled burns would need to happen every five years and require hundreds if not thousands of personnel to be effective Why do i need snow shoes in winter? My boot seem to do just fine walking through snow as is. For me, it's the Chinese Karakoram My sister has a bungalow in her backyard that I am considering moving into. I'm going to kind of larp living /out/doors seeing that it has no utilities and basically is just a box room. (But I will have access to the main house for stuff)
What essentials do you think I would need for it if I had running electricity too.
Is it worthwhile having a portable stove or is it pointless since I have no sink/water access? Or should I just keep it limited to coffee brewing?
Also what should I do in terms of water storage so I have access to drinking water without having to go back to the house to often.
Mind you, I have never moved out of my parents home despite being in my mid 30s so I don't really know what I'm supposed to have Most of the outdoor gear we buy today are all manufactured in China, and just imported, assembled, local logo slapped on, and marked up for 3 times the price. What are some outdoors gear and gadgets you've bought from Chinese websites that turned out better than expected for your outdoors need?
It's that time again guys. Post your Chinese gear hauls or experiences with gear that turned out to be trash. What is the best training I can do at home or the gym to make it easier and more enjoyable to hike, ski and climb in the mountains and to to prevent injuries, boost performance when doing outdoor activities?
Please don't cite some men's health article, reddit or some PT bullshit. Only personal experience on how training affected your enjoyment of the outdoors. i am a neet and a hikikomori and id like to start going for walks in the park (its a pretty big and nice park) but i am very scared of the sun
it messes up your skin really bad and gives you cancer
id like to preserve my skin but still maybe go out into nature because it's comfy, does /out/ know any way to stay safe from the sun? Have you taken the greatcoat pill?
With a lot of the US being hammered with snow right now, share your tips and tricks for thriving out in the white stuff. Or, just share pics from recent trips or your go-to loadout. I recently bought a used picrel and it's full of stickers and paint
The paint I don't mind, especially since it supposedly helps to keep algae away, but there's these unpainted letters (the previous owner probably used duct tape to paint over them) and I want to cover them
Is there any product I can use to remove the stickers?
And about those unpainted spots, do I just paint over them? What kind of ink do I use? Unsure what board to post this in but this seems like the right board to do so. So I need something for my current setup that pulls about 150-160 watts on average. I recently purchased the image related (Jackery 300 plus w/ 40 watt solar panels) because it was on sale and it had the range of wattage I was looking for but the thing is, with both solar charging and wall plug it only seems to last an hour even though it advertises 8 hour solar charge use. I'm using it for my rog ally z1 extreme and a starlink just to game. If anyone has any recommendations let me know, I wanted something with at least 5-8 hour life but I'm not sure what to really look for. I don't know if another solar panel will help or if it's the generator itself, I was thinking about just getting the Jackery 1000 any advice is appreciated.
TLDR; Recommendations for portable generator that runs on solar for 150-160 watt setup with 5-8 hour runtime. Now that the bears are asleep why aren't you hiking gizzly territory? Old LJS thread hit its bump limit >>2774558
Remember guys, this is the time silvers start to go on sale. Post deals you find on the net What's the most remote place where you've ever drunk alcohol? im curious what /out/'s stance on delta smelt and trying to maintain biodiversity in californias water ways?
seems like the argument is that the smelt is not worth the hinderance to growing food or the inconvenience of rationing water in an urban setting. ya/na?
and isnt the argicultural issue that they would no longer be able to flood fields for cheap food and have to use drip irrigation which would be more labor intensive? (meaningful jobs growing more food) Buck season is officially open in Pennsylvania. Can /out/ share some of your hunting views? Don't know much about season times in other states. 
The purpose of this general is to encourage people to go /out/ and find cool fossils and artifacts. This thread is also a place to share our own collections and things we find when we are /out/ hunting.
Rules are as follows,
>To just post and discuss fossils and other related geological subjects.
>When you post about a fossil in your collection, please label it with what formation it is from, what it is, and where in the world it is from.
>If you don't know where it originated or the species that is ok, just label it as so
>You can post rocks and minerals as long a they are ones that you have found while /out/
Helpful Links
https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/
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Geologic maps of US states (usgs.gov)
A Beginner's Guide To Fossil Hunting - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum
Listing of Historic Resources (alberta.ca)
Frett not other Fossil anons, I am back! Just went through a hell of a big move from Dallas to Houston in the past two months, still going trouh all my boxes to find all my fossils to put back in my bookcase. For a thread starter I'll post on of the last nice ammonites I found up in Dallas before I moved. Placenticeras sp. Eagle Ford Group Britton Fm. Denton Co. Texas Hello /out/, I decided to jump the gun and get a ski pass + lesson for this weekend then promptly realized I needed winter clothes since this center does not rent them out. So I got all this crap in Amazon, wondering if it looks retarded to those of you who ski often. I also got some The North Face snow gloves but those look rather good (posting pic later).
The jacket is probably shit, I wanted a Columbia interchange one but they wouldn't get here on time before I drive out. But it was just $33... I would imagine a rental for a day or two goes for around that much, so meh I just bought a mountaineering jacket that costs more than all my other gear combined and i'm not sure how I feel about this. I've decided to hike by myself from now on, even if it kills me during these really cold winter months. I signed up for a guided hike last month just to get warmed up to the idea of hiking during winter and holy fuck, it was fucking horrible. All these fucking people hiking in a line like cattle. There was nothing exciting about it, if anything, it was really depressing. There was lots of boomers and ugly women, it felt like people use these sort of gatherings to socialize and make friends, it was depressing seeing them desperately trying to socialize and befriend one another, I'm never doing this again. what does /out/ think of this list? are these good locations for /out/ing?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/slideshow/best-of-the-world-2025 Need some more /out/ movie recs. I’ll start with some:
LOTR
Everest
North Face
127 Hours
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Cliffhanger 
Old thread: >>2774508
This is a thread for enjoying a pipe while doing outdoor activities. If you ask why this belongs on /out/, you've never spent an evening by the campfire with a pipe silently enjoying the nature around you, and you're missing out.
>how to get started
Purchase a Missouri Meerschaum Legend and a pouch of Half and Half or Captain Black tobacco, available at most smoke shops. You will need a lighter or match, and something to tamp it with--a large nail works well if you don't have a pipe tool. Fill the pipe with tobacco, pack it down halfway, top it off, pack it down to 3/4, top it off again, pack gently and enjoy. Smoke slower than you think you need to, the tobacco tastes best when it is burning cool. Tamp and re-light as needed. If you still have trouble, try different methods on YouTube until you find one that works for you.
>smoking a pipe will give you cancer
While any tobacco consumption comes with some risk, the cancer risks from occasional pipe use are pretty minimal. Educate yourself and make your own informed health decisions. Some info here https://aacrjournals.org/cancerpreventionresearch/article/10/12/704/46541/Association-between-Cigar-or-Pipe-Smoking-and
>muh weed
Not the time or place. Start your own thread
>I DON’T LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE REEEEEE
Then leave the thread. Pipes have been a part of outdoors culture for centuries. If you don’t like it, leave. I have a crippling fear of dogs. The idea that I walk alone in the forest or somewhere in the countryside paralyzes me when I get to think about the idea that there >might< be a stray or even a domesticated dog running free that wants to bite me to death. Yes I know I'm a pussy but it's a part of a childhood trauma where a dog severely bit me. The older I get, the more frustrating it gets. It literally makes all of my outdoor plans impossible. I'm desperate to have a nice, relaxing walk in the forest, but I avoid it with the feeling of paranoia about how many dogs there are inside ready to fucking maul me. Any ideas how to cope with aggressive stray dogs? Bear spray? Knife? Tear gas? How to survive an attack? Have you ever had a catastrophic failure with your inflatable sleeping pad when out? What did you do? I want to move to the UK from Canada for reasons I won't mention here but I'm wondering if anyone here that's British knows of a prepper community in that area that I could join. Please let me know if you have one that you can connect me with. I can further clarify my circumstances in private. I'm interested in living in either England or Scotland, and in a warmer part of the country if I can. I have a list of gear I'll be taking with me that I can share with you as well. >post pic of recent /out/ing
>take turns guessing where anons pictures are from How do I go about becoming a farmer? I've always had a passion for gardening and the /out/doors, I've tried doing a trade but found that I just wasn't passionate enough about it to want to make it a career. Growing your own food and raising your own animals just appeals to me so much more than being a computer jockey or a wageslave. Are there any farmers here that can give me the rundown? What are the steps I need to take? What are the risks? What are the benefits? How is the life of being a farmer? We are recruiting for an innawoods homesteading community, building from the ground up (literally) in rural Appalachia. We use natural/reclaimed materials wherever possible and focus on prepping, bushcraft, survival, self-sufficiency, self-development, and enjoying life innawoods. 50 wooded mountainous acres with several flat sites accessible on foot. Completely off-grid with solar/gas electric & running water. Big plans for the place including sawmill, blacksmith shop, greenhouse, etc. Far from major cities. Build something before winter or wait til spring. No RV/camper hookups available. No junkies, no trannies, no vaxxies allowed.
Just gauging interest, also wondering how best to recruit? Anyone knows what that thing is? Its on old german map of the area, but there is nothing here currently. I dont know german so no clue what the writing means.
You can use this thread to ask about that kind of stuff too Anyone know if this will work? I've never used a rifle scope just binoculars.
I just want to be able to zoom on things like a parked car for example when I'm hiking to see if someones inside. Tried it before with a good set of binoculars but wasn't able to make out if someone was inside.
What type of magnification should I look for? Arborists of /out/, what stuff do you carry in your first aid kit? I am used to the mantra of grunt first aid - big israeli bandage, tourniquets and space blankets. Good enough?
t. learning the trade Humans were not meant to live in desert climates. Do you do volunteer work outside? Otherwise, do you do anything to help keep your local wilderness clean and unmolested for future generations? You do pick up litter when you see it and kill invasive species, don't you? Who is going? Wya
Locs you want it held at / locs you wanna avoid
Stories from past rainbow gatherings what do you think of quilts?
are they good in temperatures down to around 30F? the lighter weight and versatility seem appealing but idk about losing the hood. How many of you carry a traditional folding pocket knife while /out/?
Do you feel the steel used in traditional folders is outdated or that they are harder to maintain?
If you do carry one, what kind? Give me some inspiration for /out/ism in Australia. Are the national parks around Sydney worthwhile? Blue Mountains and that? Or should I go further afield. I want to spend a week or so camping. Wouldn't be opposed to a long-distance bushwalk. Or even a canoe trail. Why hasn't this been made a reality? Do logging companies have this much leverage to keep the land private? If you really cared about nature, you would live in an urban area. Redpill me on exploring abandoned mines
Just today I discovered an exposed entrance to a former clay mine. I want to go back with flashlights and I guess chalk to point where i came from since i was able to find a map of the mine and its confusing af. What else do I need? Its horizontal, entrance is at the base of a mountain. I don't think there is anything vertical about it, just horizontal pathways I'm addicted to appreciating natural beauty, and this is the evolution of that. I live on the Olympic peninsula and have been taking my bike on solo camping trips in Olympic national forest as well as many day trips.
My "goal" is to try to go as deep and long into the wilderness as I can, but this is for the purpose of enjoying the wilderness to the fullest. I'm just a beginner but am learning with each trip and nerd out obsessively researching things.
It feels like the ultimate open-world video game. Of course this is precisely the kind of experience that such games emulate.
My bicycle is a Surly Ogre which is ideal for my purposes and rides like a dream. It has an overbuilt chromoly steel frame to be bombproof and handle lots of weight. What's your rain gear setup?
I have the Rockfront rain hoody and Outdoor Research Helium pants. Both weigh in at 320g & I'm not even an ultralight guy. I prefer packable over lightweight. I'm happy to carry small but heavy things if they make my time /out/ more enjoyable.
I stopped using goretex because it doesn't breathe well in the wet anyway. My last Goretex was the OR Foray II and I got the Rockfront because it has the same side poncho zips which means it ventilates exceptionally well but weighs less than half the weight of the Foray and packs down well enough to fit in my pocket. I tried ponchos too but they're just too much to deal with in the wind.
I'll keep using my Foray jacket on windier days when a more substantial and structured jacket might be preferable but I can't see myself buying a membrane jacket again.
I also use a packable stormproof umbrella in the spring and summer when there's much less wind and the rain tends to come down more horizontal. Lets say I work 4 days a week and I have a wife and kid at home to garden while I'm at work. How has the icremental approach worked for you homestead anons and how long has it taken for you make a well establish homestead with cows and shit? Hello anons, Floridian /g/ tourist here.
I want to wander around the Appalachian Mountains for a few days, in the snow. I am fucking tired of the heat. I am fucking tired of people. I literally just want to wander around in freezing cold snow, alone, for a week or so, living off the land.
Preferably I would like to avoid people as much as possible. I want to learn land navigation. I also want to bring a gun, shoot an animal, and eat it.
My questions are:
>how feasible is this for someone who has never been on a REAL /out/ trip aside from camping with his dad as a kid and hiking preapproved trails?
>what skills do I need to learn, regulations do i need to read, and equipment i need to bring to ensure that I don't suffer death, grievous bodily harm, and/or arrest during this trip?
>where should I go? my only stipulation is that there is snow present. I want to do this november or december. Why are hikers so fucking chill compared to other outdoor hobbyists? They’re so nice and always greet you on the trail Hey /out/. I dont know if this is the right board for this, but its the closest i think.
So I recently inherited my family's old cabin, which is on an island, surrounded by a forest and a lake. I've been to said island a million times throughout my life, but never alone. As a kid, i was always told horror stories about the woods by my older bro and our cousins, and somehow they stuck to adulthood.
Now, im going to have to face my anxiety about the forest since the cabin needs some work before its livable, and also because i want to spend time there alone as well. Any good tips, aside from bringing a gun, because Europe.
Pic related, a frog hanging out next to my cabin
TL;DR: Anon scared of spoopy forest, what do? Anyone else like going out into parks and wild area and killing invasive species? I’m in Washington State and we have a huge problem with English laurel, English Holley, English Ivy, and Himalayan Blackberry. I love hiking off trail to topple over a 25 foot English laurel with my saw. I follow up with planting native trees and shrubs.
Anyone else do this? Show photos of progress or invasive removal toolkit. theres a field near me and this one horse keeps chasing me - i won't even do anything to it and it charges at me. how do i kill it (in a nogunz country)? 
I want to go for a few day hiking trip, where I would make 10+km per day, the problem is every time I do more than 10km hiking I end up with blisters, so taking a longer trip would be a problem.
What the fuck am I doing wrong? I used to use military boots, they cant be fucking bad despite what anons say, soldiers walk in them an live.
Not to mention back in the day people use much more primitive, heavy, leather boots and didn't complain.
I've been using Grom Protektor boots for years, they are decent, breathe well, light, I don't think its their problem.
is it the socks? Should I invest in those marino wool socks?
I heard mountain hikers use thick wool socks even in the summer, I honestly cant imagine doing that, won't it cook my feet?
One issue i have no matter what boots I wear, there's always some minimal friction, no matter how tight I tie the lases (I know they cant be too tight) I'm guessing that might be the reason I get blisters after a longer walk.
Should I just buy fucking Lowas? God fucking dammit. /qtddtot/ - Questions that don’t deserve their own thread Any urbex fags wanna swap stories/pics? You went outside this year didn't you anon? Hello everyone,
What are good cars that are ideal to be bought and used specifically for the purpose of /out/ings?
The car needs to
>access crappy logging roads, in freezing winters or hot summers
>4WD
>be sub 5k ideally (used market)
>big enough to bring 2 people minimum and gear such as canvas tent and stove (for winter camping in canada)
>reliable enough to not shit out after non-daily use
>have reasonably available and affordable replacement parts for a home mechanic
>relatively simple maintenance, no computer lockout bullshit
Am I missing any specifications? I'm really not a car guy, but I have a lot of experience fixing boats and boat engines so I doubt a car would be that much more complicated to maintain.
I see a lot of early 2000s jeeps being sold by owner for very little so Idk, i'll start with a jeep? /out/ tourist here, but it seems like an appropriate place to ask
What's a good, cheap flashlight? What are some mushroom foraging tips? I think it'd be pretty fun and cute to forage for mushrooms! I don't really care about eating them, I just want to collect them in a bag and bring them home :) I assume woodland forested areas are the best, but mostly here it's just all fields for animals. red pill me on the universal studios eat a hillbilly tea test? General thread for freediving and/or spearfishing, since I don't see one mentioning either.
My personal questions:
I've been thinking about taking a certification course so I can learn to do these things correctly and safely. I'm probably happy just doing the diving, but spearfishing seems like an easy and practical extension. I only casually skindive and rod-and-reel fish at the moment. Does anyone have experience taking such a course?
I know I'll need my own gear early on, but each instructor I can find seems to have their own equipment shops, so I imagine they wouldn't be impartial about the quality of other gear on the market. I live on the Pacific coast of the US, so I see that a 7 mm open cell wetsuit is strongly recommended. What good/bad features should I look out for on wetsuits and other equipment? For non-competitive diving, carbon fiber fins are almost certainly not worth the price, right? >large septic tank sunk into ground, furnished into a basic living quarters
>1 years worth of food, canned goods, nutritional drinks, vitamins, etc
>lights are lazerbrite heads (heads can last 200 hours on just 2 button cell batteries on low), with a years worth of batteries
>handpump well for water
>years supply of books
randomly thought of this today, how does this sound as an emergency bunker?
i'm not really taking this seriously, and i doubt i'll ever actually do it, but i'd still find it interesting to hear what you'd think What are must haves to sell?
How would you advertise?
How should I make a biz plan? What AI should I use and how? I'm retarded lol
I have a piece of land by a boat launch on a popular lake in the Midwest and would be the only bait shop on the lake. Yes it's zoned for biz.
I'm thinking one of those tiny home/barn shells but customized and finished. Around 12x40 or so. It'll be $50-75,000 + Inventory
Live bait is crazy expensive so obviously that - I live right by and have a pond I figured I'd stock and sell. And breed worms, leaches, w/e. So need live bait tanks
What else should I sell given the small space? Figured stock cheap stuff to best value mid stuff.
There's wholesalers kinda near. Buy some Alibaba shit?
I'll try to make my own shit too
Fish are Walleye, Bass, and Panfish. There's also trophy Muskie
I'm a noob and haven't been /out/ for a decade so help [spoiler]or your father dies in his sleep[/spoiler] Have you ever taken a gril /out/? What exactly happens in Northern Quebec? there's like 2 roads that get you roughly half way up and they are surrounded by a million small lakes it seems. I want to raise chickens but my neighbour has pitbills that kill everything and I hate dogs I fucking swear. how many myths are out there to make us believe we depend on the government to live?
i know that you can indeed drink as much rain water as you want without dying, cause most of our minerals come from food. what others are there? are rabies real? protein poisoning? We havnt had an /edc/ thread in a while.
What are you carrying every day?
>pics
>questions
>suggestions
>r8 h8 apreci8 only fulltime /out/ists, aka hobos and vagabonds.
what do you all carry? what size backpack? how do you earn money? Is there a reason to not use the PCU system for layering? All of the gear packs down easily and compact, designed for active and static wear, and is field tested by thousands of people against their own will. Have you ever tried it? I have and I think it's cool but it's not significantly faster than normal hiking cause stopping to admire the landscape is a must. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lost-cities-of-the-amazon-discovered-from-the-air-180980142/
For those of you who don't know, massive discoveries have been made in the Amazon over the past couple years using "LIDAR" imaging technology from the air. We now know that the Amazon was once home to a sprawling and sophisticated civilization.
However, I'm hearing that there's a shortage of manpower to undertake the ground exploration of these sites. Is there any way for an American like me to volunteer for this? This would be a dream come true and I would expect no payment. I was once out hiking in the winter, wanted to make a shortcut to a road and stepped on the edge of a swamp that hadn't properly frozen but was covered in a deep layer of snow.
If I had taken a step too far or in a different place I probably would have drowned as I can't swim 
The whole thing only weighs 40 ounces. For comparison an ESEE Junglas weighs 33 ounces with it's sheath. The 1.5# head with it's thin geometry and flat top on a 27" handle works extremely well for bushcraft, where we are primarily targeting smaller diameter wood that is already dry, frequently working close to the ground, doing lots of one handed hewing tasks, clearing brush and trails, and trying to keep our pack weight down. It's so ergonomic for this type of use I don't know why it's not a standard configuration in the axe world already, most axes with this handle length have a 2.25# head, which is clumsy and unnecessary and too specialized for large diameter trees. The length is the perfect balance between two-handed ergonomics and safety, and fitting on a pack without snagging brush. The heat treatment is as good as anything I've ever seen. The attachment system allows you to adjust the hang with shims, but mine was actually aligned straight from the factory, which surprised me, because wood handled axes almost always come crooked. The design allows for effortless field replacement. The absence of a wedge means that the haft isn't structurally compromised and is less likely to break in the first place.
Some people have complained about the screws coming loose but this is easily fixed with loctite. I also always carry a hex key set anyway. I have used dozens of axes and hatchets for 20 years and this blows everything out of the water. Hi, /out/. I plan on taking a friend and wandering, pretty much living on the road and in the wilderness. What kind of equipment should we have on us at all times? Everyone:
>argues about whether East or West Coast is better
Meanwhile in northern Europe: You literally can't have anything nice when dogs are around. what tents you all use? post pics. no hot tents.
also, im a hobo currently using a tarp, saved up money and was thinking of getting the wild country helm 1 (picrel). would be nice to have an actual closed space at night. anyone have experience with wild country tents? i will put a tarp over it for extra protection. >you have to buy trekking poles!
>you need something lightweight!
>if it's not collapsible it's garbage!
counterpoint: just pick up a stick Anyone run these liquid fuel bottle stoves? How are they vs traditional disposable gas bottle stoves and what fuel do you run on them? It's starting to get cold out, anons. Have any of you had a chance to get your hot tents and stoves out of storage for a cold weather camp yet? I took advantage of some early snow two weeks ago but it is now mostly gone. I was also out for Thanksgiving, it was cold but no snow. Everyone knows this state is a shithole in every regard. Someone please rec a better /out/ state to move to for a former NorCal fag and list your pros/cons. Money's not much of an issue.
>inb4 inb4 inb4
kys How many cairns did you kick this year? It's been almost a year since the last climbing thread on /out/ died. The thread on /xs/ is overwhelmingly focused on gym climbing, so I'm making this attempt to revive the general. Help out by sharing trip reports, photos, advice, etc.
A place to talk about outdoor climbing in any aspect (trad, sport, bouldering, aid, alpine, etc).
Rock Climbing is a dangerous sport that can cause loss of life, limb, eyesight, or sanity.
Off-belay:
https://archived.moe/out/thread/2610900
https://archived.moe/out/thread/2537031
https://archived.moe/out/thread/2495558
/xs/ thread:
>>>/xs/196297
Adam Ondra sends world's hardest trad route Bon Voyage: https://youtu.be/ji4At78H5Ys Fall is here, and with that, wool weather. Post your recent scores.
Topics include:
>alpaca
>bison
>merino
>cashmere
>tartans
>waterproof Irish sweaters
>anoraks
>touques and hats
>pants
>budget-score 100% wool work socks
>blankets
>army surplus finds
>washing and care
>dyeing and embellishing
>darning and patching
>DIY projects
Scratchfags must lurk for 2 years before posting. Sometimes I use a covid mask but it makes my glasses humid how to prevent this when backpacking Grounding shoes, do these things really work? Finally, a non cucked map for 2025 that takes into account:
-natural beauty
-weather
-ease of access
-activities other than mountaineering (fishing, hunting, birdwatching, canoeing, relaxing, hiking)
-cost of going /out/
-peace and quiet factor
-safety from crime and wildlife
-flora and fauna biodiversity Is acting like a possessed demon the best way to scare off animals? I feel like acting big and shouting is a good first step, but the truly unnerving human is the one switching between snarling, gasping, waving their tongue, and panting.
Is this effective on animals, or does it really only trip out people instead? 
i never really post here, i live in an endless suburban hellscape and i would like to find a hobby to spend time outdoors, i need more sunshine and at least a little more physical activity in my life my budget is up to around $1500, im thinking about things like paddleboards ebikes, eskateboards but i cant decide. what would you guys do with this price range? i mostly want to find something that has to do with moving/travelling even though i have a car. an e-skateboard sounds really fun but i guess id only have bike trails to ride on one if thats even allowed, and it wouldnt really be a good workout at all, on the other hand a paddleboard would be a good workout but i could only use it in lakes and i could get eaten by an alligator and half the year is too cold to want to risk falling into the water and also it maybe a little too physically demanding for how little i can do with it. i wouldnt want to spend $1000 on one and then get bored. ive only tried a really good paddleboard (not a cheap inflateable one) and was really starting to like it though. looking for any opinions. also the area around me is flat and has lakes and tends to be on the warm or hotter side for most of the year but mostly its just suburbs everywhere for dozens of miles. thank you and please help im going stir crazy being indoors all the time I havent seen dolphins since 2016. Im soo happy
Have you ever had that animal encounter, that felt like something magical? People summit mountains in the Rocky's all the time during winter without issue and they go to 15000ft. Why is Mount Washington so much harder despite being under 7000 ft? 
Alrighty, I could give a gay sob story. But it doesn't matter. What matters is that I am prepared to go die innawoods. However, I want to see how long I can last there before I become worm food, as a personal challenge and nothing else. It's literally either die innawoods or shoot up a bunch of people and suicide via cop. I chose the former. I need advice in the...
A: Best places to go where park rangers wont mess with me.
B: Best places to get water, trapping, forage, etc
C: Items I should take and get acquainted with and skills I should know
I don't know much about bushcrafting, I went to SERE school back in 2015, so I know how to read maps and use a compass and some basic stuff, but I'm no pro. Again, I don't expect to make it. I'd rather die in nature than be homeless in this liberal gay pavement ape drug infested shithole city I live in, and I don't want to be another antigun statistic if I stay here and inevitably snap further and "clean up the streets".
>inb4 go kill yourself innawoods
That's literally what I am doing, just slowly. These things are exploding in population. Why are they still protected? These are monstrosities early explorers feared more than cannibal natives. We had their populations down for a reason. Why are we welcoming back IRL monsters that literally want to eat us? We shouldn't be doing that until we have some sort of reliable technology where we can implant each one with a paralysis mechanism if it's close to a human and has the urge to attack. Hook up a bear nuerolink or some shit. But letting these things roam free is a hippie delusion. Wtf are we doing? 
>plants
>on earth for trillions and billions of years
>2 million years ago: humans *exist*
>1776: america created
>today: NOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT PLANNT SPECIES IS INVAAAAAAAASSSIVEEEE ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO GROW THERE U MUST KILL IT ON SIGHT
arent plants designed to travel extremely long distances and havent their devised incredibly clever ways to do so? havent they been traveling all over the earth for literally billions of yer=aars?
invasive species is a stupid idea created by people a. who r just trying to protect their unnatural patented/gmo/hybridized cash crop; or b. people who r projecting their feelings of guilt over colonizing a lesser people onto plants
some plants make food that u can eat. grow them and eat them. were struggling to survive out here every day, meanwhile some businessmen and brainwashed college liberals are trying to tell us were bad people for growing the wrong type of food (while they personally do not grow food or make shelters or make clothing, instead reaping the benefits of the global slave industrial comples) Anybody been to one of Backcountry's retail stores? REI has gone to shit as everybody knows and I need winter gear, and I live outside LA (about to move away though, hence needing winter stuff) so the store there is doable but driving into LA is always a pain in the ass. Is it worth checking out? >be me
>adult now, so i wanted to buy a good knife
>always wanted one since i was a kid. No money and time so i waited
>was going for a gerber but decided to do some research
>find an esse 4
>"wow that's an amazingly durable knife"
>buy on blade hq
>2 days later
>turns out the same knife can be made with 2 different steel
>didnt know this until now
>check the knife i saw on review
>it's s35v
>check mine
>it's 1095
>"Your order has been shipped"
>mfw What does a pig cost? Is it cheaper to buy a sub-adult, raise it into adulthood, then slaughter it and butcher it yourself or just buy a whole pig already butchered? I've been looking to join MSC as a civilian merchant mariner and I've been curious about their uniforms I see in photos, can't find anything about a uniform requirement and see nothing about specifications about their uniforms, I just wanted to know if anyone can find a PDF maybe of their code and why they're given a woodland camo in the first place? Looks like type 3 woodland but I occasionally see them using MARPAT as well. Very interesting imo. Anyone here van life for /out/ exploring? Throw on some good AT tires and it seems like this would be ideal. I'm about to graduate from community and transfer. The number 1 school on my list is Cal Poly Humboldt . Whats /out/ scene like out there ? All I know is that its smack dab in a temperate rainforest and has a solid surf scene. Did you pick up your /out/ prescription yet? What’s there to do around here that doesn’t involve the Appalachian Trail? You only like the outdoors because you live somewhere the outdoors is like our indoors
Come to Australia you little shits
Try focusing on spear diving when you got HIV so no woman will date you
Try having to carry a machete around just to cut through the bush
What goods at being vegan when all you can eat in a survival situation is insects and seaweed?
Housing is unaffordable here. We practically have live outdoors. New York and California are cheap compared to Sydney
Fuck you balding boomers Why did skiing & snowboarding turn into a glorified rave party in snow? Can /out/ recommend me a good:
-Hatchet
-Saw
-Camp stove/cooking system
I love to hike and camp, but my camping has mostly been pretty easy stuff. I'm looking to learn how to do longer more difficult things and build some skills. (Mostly building fires.)
It's kind of overwhelming figuring this stuff out. Any other advice for going from easy mode to the next is appreciated, too.
Thanks! What’s your TV set up when you go /out/, /out/? Have you ever stealth camped before? I just finished a little Christmas Eve excursion, enjoyed some hot chocolate and vodka along with a clear, starry sky. I hope you all are well and able to make it /out/ this holiday! Missouri department of conservation is slandering my homie. I don't sharpen my knives. 
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