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>>964505
Dunno. There appears to be about 2,000 people on that site that bought them and have an opinion.

Disregard the 5 star reveiws. They are shills or tards.
Disregard the 1 star reveiws. They are competitors or tards.
Read the 2-4 star reveiws. They are still tards, but they know they are tards.

>>964505
I dont know much about the two brands. I looked up the tent and it looks pretty nice. Has the things I look for in a backpacking tent.
Free standing, full rainfly, usable vestibule, and not to heavy.
Here is a suggestion. The lynx 2 man twnt is only $10 more and roughly 1lb heavier. You will appreciate the extra room.
I dont know much about teton sports but I do have experience with High Sierra packs. They are of good quality and around same price, if not cheaper.
The Titan 55 is the same size as the teton 3400 is $10 cheaper and weighs about a pound less. It also comes with a pack cover (for when it rains).

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>>964519
Appreciate the advice. I'm not super experienced with backpacking shit out so I wasn't really sure how much weight would be good. Do these packs have a way to secure my tent to the bag or do I just have to nigrig it myself?

>>964259
There is already one of these bullshit threads up
>>957920

>>964262
Homeless General has always been it's own thing; if you have a problem with positivity, that's more of a personal issue than a board management issue.

>>964262
Okay sage is here, what about rosemary and thyme?

Colorado, Utah or British Columbia. Montana but we're full.

Figured, im thinking about moving out to Utah and becoming an instructor, I'm already one here, but I've heard Utah skiers are better in general

In the States? Utah, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming (as meme as Jackson is, it's a great place to ski).

The elevations are high and the moisture content is low.

If you want "learn to ski anything" experience, though, Alyeska in Girdwood, AK. Everything from powder to concrete on one mountain.

Tits or gtfo

>>963651
>go to store
>buy cheap combo sub $100
>buy new line (8-15 pound mono)
>buy the following baits and terminal tackle: hooks, sinkers, bobber, pack of worms, inline spinner (mepps), pack of senkos, 4/0 EWG hooks
>spool that line on that combo
>go to pond/lake
>use various baits
>???
>win Elite series bass championship

>>963651
I'll teach you. Getting into your pants would be optional.

>>963327
1. leave your comfort-zone, go outside instead of odering your desired backpack on the internet
2. go to a store which supposedly has your desired backpack. there is also the possibility to check the stores stock beforehand via phone.
3. handle the desired backpack, try it on
4. buy it or don't buy it

Probably depends on what you're doing innawoods. If you're hunting and need to carry a gun, you're going to want a different pack than for regular backpacking.

How good is your other gear? I ask because cheap gear is often heavier and packs larger so you would need a bigger pack. I carry a 50L pack for overnights and weekends, but it's mostly unfilled with compression straps clinching up the excess. During winter that same pack is filled up quite a bit more.

If you want a good, reliable, and affordable pack I always recommend a kelty redwing 50. They're awesome for the price. Sometimes as low as $65 for the old model (new model has a couple extra features).

A lot of people love their osprey packs. I tried out one of their atmos AG packs and I didn't like the AG suspension. The hip belt just felt odd to me, but others swear by it. The exos 58 will probably be my next pack. It's lighter, and has a different suspenion.

Gregory makes nice packs as well. They can be slightly more expensive, but they are excellent quality.

If you are going lighter weight, ULA makes amazing packs. They're geared more towards people who aren't carrying as much weight, as they typically have a max weight of 40 lbs or less, and a recommended base weight well under 20 lbs.

>>963327
How much are you carrying?
What's season(s)?

snart min ven!

>>963243
O-only two more months till it doesn't rain every day

It sure is boring /justexisting/ until summer

>>963200
Make a shelter, make traps, build a fire, take photos, carve creepy things in a tree, place skulls of trapped rabbits or squirrels on sticks near it, smear blood from the squirrels or rabbits you trapped all over sticks and tree so we can read about it on /x/, masturbate

Take three days by yourself to seriously evaluate your life and what you're doing with it.

>>963200
Sex with an armadillo?

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Klymet Inertia XL pad, large SeaToSummit inflatable Aeros pillow, $19 down throw from Costco.

Maybe two pounds total?

>>962630
>$19 down throw from Costco
What's the lowest temperature you used this in?

>>962630
OP here - How heavy? I'm not an ultra lightweight fag but I'd prefer not to be carrying an extra 10kg up onto the hills

I have literally no idea. Looks cool though.

Ask in the DIY

Aquaponics doesn't have to be expensive, I'm running a system where I just stick tomato plants through Styrofoam, and float the Styrofoam in a container of water.

first for fuck this sudden wind and cold temps

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>>962468
#bowfinlivesdontreallymatter

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Dodd knot a shit.

>>961038
I live in south georgia as well. Literally any camo works. Its like 20% camo, 60% how still you sit. If you want the absolute best camo use a ghillie suit.

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>>961044
I was considering a spotted pattern like flecktarn, would it work any good?

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cadpat? really you're just trying to break up your shape and >ghillie suit
is not crazy if it isn't heavy.

>>959557
Fuck off, we're full

i have a friend from oregon who's super into mountain biking, but i haven't done in any in literally about 20 years. but if i can get my balls callused enough in the next year and a half or so we'll probably do a couple legs of it next summer.

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>>959557
I don't know, man. Something about the name seems ominous.

I've been fly fishing 7 years, I still don't really know of any websites. I have iceshanty for ice fishing and adkforum for local bodies of water. That's it.

>>958569
is adk the local mapping thing?

>>958566
I just check a few blogs every now and then. The fiberglass manifesto is definitely my fave.

Regardless, should we make this a /fly/ general? I'm headed to NE Iowa, in the Driftless Region, in exactly one month for some spring fishing and I'm wondering what flies I should bring. Any suggestions? I've mostly done warmwater species so the trout should be fun for me.

>>956453
Budget?

>>956456
No budget really. I plan to get into this shit, so I want to buy once, if possible.

>>956453
>Machu Picchu
>visited by over 1.2 million people a year
>Inca trail is limited to 500 trekkers a day (300 of which are earmarked for porters and guides)
Why don't you use google to ask instead of starting a thread?
https://www.machupicchutrek.net/inca-trail-packing-list-machu-picchu/

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>>959390
Avoid memes. Go for a classic shape that will be good at classic knife work. No serrated edges because then you can't sharpen the damn thing again. No sharp spine since you want to be albe to press your thump against it.
Full tang for strenght.

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>>959390

ESEE 3HM if anything.

Resist the urge to get large knives - they're far less useful, than a more reasonably sized blade.

Esee are indeed very good quality, but you want a knife that's somwhere between 3 inches, and 4.5 inches tops - anything more is going to be too unwieldy.

Some options to consider:

Skookum bush tool
LT Wright genesis
LT Wright Lagom
Esee 3HM (modified handle)
Esee RB3
Helle Temagami
Numerous woodlore variants like this one here: http://www.tlim.net/602.php

Some general specs:

4'' straight back, drop point, or spear point blade (including kephart).
1/8'' thick
high carbon steel (A2, O1, 3V, 1.2235, 52100, 5160, 1095 or similar)
Simple, comfortable handle with no guard, and no finger grooves, or other "pseudo-ergonomic" features.

If you are comfortable with it, you can go as low as a 3'' blade, and 3/32'' thick.

The only caveat here is that for camping, you might want a 4-5'' blade for slicing food, but you can just get a $10 mora, or an appropriately-sized Opinel for that.

Pic related (2nd from the left) is the general style of knife you want. I could also recomment the jessmuk (great knife), but only if you don't mind spending $235+ (the other options I mentioned will run you anywhere from around 80 bucks, to about 170).

>>959412
depends on what you mean by "sharp spine".

If you mean double edged, then heck no - a single edge is what you want. But what is generally known as a "sharpened spine" is more like an ice skate, and you want that to strike a ferro rod, or to clear bark, etc.

And pressing your thumb on it isn't a problem, but you should avoid swedges, since that's where you would press with your other thumb sometimes.