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>>1025063
>bare chest innafields for 5 days to build up mozzie immunity.
0/10 doctors recommend this

if it's that bad friendo you're gonna have to don a pic related. i know you might see it as the autisms but once you're in a proper bug jacket you feel like fucking iron man out there. it's a kind of respite and freedom that i can't explain, you just have to try it.

they make pants too which are useful as well in certain circumstances

>>1025068
What I do to cover up my body is already like a bug jacket. I bought four of those surplus West German flak jackets (the ones innacity hipsters wear all the time) and matching pants for $50 4 years ago. I just tuck the shirt in my pants, tuck the pants into two layes of socks, and button up with gloves covering my wrists.

The only issues has been with the face so it looks like I actually have to wear a bug net, eh?

What I've also started doing is starting fires to keep them away. Something large like a bonfire at night or a series of cigars during the day.

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>>1025077
If only your face is exposed to them then yeah, head net is what you need. Coghlan's™ has a simple one you drape over a hat and they have a deluxe one as well which has support hoops and stuff.

>>1023087
Techwear

>>1023087
It's just extra durability in trouble spots.

Intelligently made things are nice.

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>>1023087

My wife's friend made fun of mine and called them "Adventure Pants" which kind of stuck.

I use them for camping or canoeing type stuff when kneeling or sitting a lot because they're reinforced at the seat and the knees and don't have butt pockets. Good ones should have plenty of strong belt loops every 4 inches, stud type snap fasteners and not riveted buttons, no zippers except maybe the fly. My Fjallraven Vidda Pros also have slots for foam knee pads, adjustable ankle straps and boot hooks. So far they've held up well everywhere except the knees.

>>1022243
Milsurp and slavshit. Also have a mom that loves you and gets /out/ shit for your birthday even though you're 25.

>>1022243
Milsurp pants are usually pretty good on comfort and durability, although a lot of them are heavy. US summer BDU's are pretty awesome tho, 65/35 or 60/40 ripstop nyco depending on how old they are (anything after 1991 was grid ripstop and 65/35, anything before was "ripstop" and 60/40), available in sizes to fit pretty much any human to ever exist, can be had in meh condition for like $1-2 a pair routinely at places like Goodwill and Salvation Army or under $20 in lightly-used condition on the various milsurp websites. Still cloned by a half a hundred companies, new production shit can be had in any camo and color you can imagine, including pink urban camo.

The USMC assault pack is fucking awesome as well if you can stomach the camo pattern. It and the USMC ruck are made by Arc'teryx. They're extremely high quality. Can get the assault pack, which is ~35L, for around $60 most places in either unissued or excellent condition through places like ebay or the sportsman's guide, or if you live even remotely close to a Marine base check the pawn shops. Avoid the full ruck, it's cut specifically to work well with body armor and feels weird as shit without it.

I would avoid most other milsurp, it's cheap and usually durable at the cost of being heavier than 3 fucks.

Reusing commercial water bottles is a good idea too. Some of them are pretty fucking sturdy, like Smartwater and Fiji. They're all BPA-free.

If you have an even kinda-sorta /out/ job try to hook yourself up with pro deals or Experticity to get humongous discounts on /out/ shit. Discounts run 35-70%.

Check your local thrift stores/Goodwill/Salvation Army for shit. You'd be amazed at some of the stuff they have tucked into a corner, and you can usually get big-brand /out/ clothing for a couple bucks.
>tfw scoring an Arc'teryx Alpha jacket that looked pristine for $18 at Goodwill

>>1022243
I like thread.

USGI sleep system is a good way to get lightweight bags and a bivy for pretty cheep.

Amazon has a bunch of good and cheap ponchos.

Never buy hiking meals. Pasta Sides, Instant Mashed Taters and ramen are the way to go. Jerky, tuna packs, and lotsa granola are way better and easier to use.

Fed-Ex envelopes are tyvek and can be used as decent dry sacks. I usually bring one or two for food. After a few trips they get pretty nasty, so toss and repeat.

>>1015699
Though I've never been, I find it really hard to believe that the plains states should be so low.
I dunno if it's just because a bunch of anons are butthurt because there are no trees there or something.

I do think WA and OR should be higher though.

>>1015699
Washington should be at least an 8 IMO. It has everything California has, but in a more easily accessible form with less people and less regulations. I can't speak for Oregon but it's probably the same honestly.

Utah is accurate. Huge variety of different /out/, highly accessible public land, something to do every time of year as well.

>inb4 Mormons

>>1029600
So you have to suck on it and spit out the water if you want to do anything but immediately drink it? I'll stick with my pump.

>>1029603
Nope senpai, you can squeeze the water out. 2.5 L per minute.

>>1029600
>can't use it inline
>can't use it with hard bottles
>""""best""""
nigga you wut

Also what the fuck do you have against Sawyer?

Timestamp or gtfo

when?
which route?
how many people?
how much did it cost?
how much did you carry and how much was portered in?
what previous mountaineering experience do you have?

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>>1029436
>when?
Started early May, was out for a little less than 3 weeks. Early season. Here's the NPS stats after we left the mountain. Of the 20 people who summitted by that time, over half suffered from frostbite.

>which route?
West Buttress

>how many people?
8 in our team, two ropes of 4.

>how much did it cost?
Around $10k CAD, after US exchange rate.

>how much did you carry and how much was portered in?
Carries were shared equally. Was about 140lbs of stuff per person at the start (everything has to be weighed before loading the airplanes to fly in). Loads got a bit lighter going up, but was still probably about 60lbs going up to high camp.

>what previous mountaineering experience do you have?
My technical experience was limited to a few small climbs around the Canadian rockies, as well as a 12-day mountaineering skills course that I also did in Alaska previously. I have lots of experience winter camping and snowshoeing in the Canadian rockies, which is most of what you need on a route like the West Buttress.

Yes. Yes.
Redpill me on you. Can you feel? Do you have a soul?

maybe and maybe

>>1029332
No and no.

>>1029127
Carhartt canvas pants are my go to work pants. Cost around $30 on amazon and last 10 times as long as crappy dickies. Wouldn't really wear them /out/ though, canvas soaks up water and is heavy. If durability is your main concern, go canvas. If you're willingness to sacrifice a bit of durability for lightweight, comfortable, water repellant pants, buy some cheap nylon ripstop hiking pants. Got a pair of baggy Patagonia pants for $5 at goodwill a few months ago and they're amazing for everything besides working construction.

duluth firehose pants

I tbought everyone here says cotton kills

>he is a christian that browses /out/
Fuck off christcuck. We are pagans and actually appreciate nature here

What is the point of this thread?

>>1028860
Even the priest who posted in the religion thread? Of course, this is probably all just a troll thread anyway...

g502 goes in the gear thread.

>>1028271
it clearly says "aqua craft" so it is for crafting water.

>>1028564
you mean like batonny chop chop?

Google can help you. You're either lazy, retarded, or from some 3rd world country that hasn't heard of Google before, but it's a search engine. Enter keywords such as "best rugged phones" and it'll give you answers. Pretty magical.

>>1028042
I think that sc/out/ opinions on this are a million times more valuable than all those clickbait pages put together. Huh.

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>>1028025
how rugged does it need to be ?

i would go for a waterproof phone like the newer Samsung.

and a sealed hard case. anything more is hard over kill unless you treat you gear very bad.

I would go about my business irregardless of which way I was walking or what I was doing. Who gives a rat's tits.

OR: make contact and work together like link related

https://youtu.be/AsmvCGg85wM

Watch and make sure he's not a threat... or a Samsquantch. Or a Skin Walker. Or a Squantch Walker. Darn threatening Squantch Walkers.

>>1027757

Would it even cross your mind to greet the man?

>>1027686
i agree op

>>1027686

Crabs, eh? Bummer.

Let that be a lesson for you. The next time a bitch tells you she never been with another man she's most likely full of it.

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>>1027697
>implying anyone on this board has been with a bitch

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>>1027592

>>1027604

Yea im not a garbage monger, and I'm not going to be carrying 50 cans with on a backpacking.

>>1027592
Something like amazon.com/dp/B00VSANI50

The forest floor is full of them. I pick one up when I enter the woods and I leave it there when I exit.

>>1027446
I tend to do the same -- Though when a longer hike is in the plans or an overnight, I tend to bring my own for the sake of comfort.

>>1027446
/thread