Archived threads in /out/ - Outdoors - 191. page

>>959071
>I don't need hiking boots
Why are you here?
>I don't want to look like a fudd
>>>/fa/

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>>959073
I already have a nice pair of hiking boots, but I don't want to wear them at work. And by fudd, I mean I don't want to wear shit that looks like this, aka straight outta boot boots

>>959073
>>959078
Also, 90% of my job is working outside in snowbanks/mud with heavy machinery, so they have to be able to resist crushing.

Trail runners for a thru hike.
Boots for just about everything else except day hikes.

>>959008
Watching this with interest. Walked some of the GR5 for a week in the Alps last summer. I thought boots were necessary there because it was sharp rocks underfoot for much of the way. But I did find them hard to air out - they got very moist by the 5th day. And it didn't even rain. We were doing about 12-15km a day with 9-10kg packs. Those boots were throw away at the end, but had done almost a decade of service. So were cost effective.

I wear trail runners most days as I must walk about 10km per workday, and they are more comfortable than boots by a large margin.

I think if I am doing grassy trails rather than rock, I might try trail runners instead of boots. But make sure it's appropriate to conditions I think.

kinda depends on the climate you know

I hunt with traditional bows (recurve and longbow). If you start on traditionals, compounds seem like using a gun. I can defiantly group better with a compound, but it's not as fast or as fun.

If you are just trying to kill animals, you can't beat a firearm. You can shoot hundreds of yards with a scoped rifle. You can shoot out to maybe a hundred yards with a good shotgun. A compound bow is a great tool for forty yards and in, and a traditional bow is about a twenty yard weapon (in general).

To be a bowhunter, you have to love the concept and the method...or perhaps want to hunt in an area that is bow only. For those of us who love it, we wouldn't have it any other way.

As far as tips, your need to ask more specific questions. Saying tell me about bowhunting is like saying tell me about fishing, cooking, art, or anything else....there is just so much, for a format like this.

>>958909

This post is BS.

If you want to be ethical use a compound bow -- I see too many of these Robin Hood Hipsters running around in the forest maiming animals.

Crossbow is like using a gun, a compound bow is still extremely challenging yet a superior hunting tool when compared to a traditional bow -- Acurracy, Speed and Power -- Compound wins and so does the animal you are trying to harvest.

Bump. basically montana/wyoming type terrain for americans who've never been.

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>>958413
>Bump
did you notice that this was still like the 6th thread on the entire board when you did this, faggot? we're slow, don't bump for at least 24 hours, or better yet 48.

>>958414
cya tomorrow then

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https://hennessyhammock.com/products/ultralite-backpacker-zip-with-silnylon-monsoon-fly-combo-70-off

>>958119
I love hammocks, but where the fuck are you going to put it on a beach?

>>958108
http://www.diamantina.net.au/product/campmor-safari-hennie-2-4mx2-4m-canvas-tent/ One of there I've had one for 4 years now great for on the beach best tent I've had for use in strong wind

>>955747
call everyone a scotchman

>>955747

What part of Scotland do you come from Anon? I might know your family.

Nice plan :) Cairngorm national park is pretty awesome. If you stick to the low ground it'll be pretty simple too, though not the most exciting.

I'd recommend the Larig Ghru if you're prepared to break your no-camping rule for a night. It takes you deep into the heart of the Cairngorms without pushing into anything too nasty. There's a bothy in the centre but at that time of year so you might not be able to fit in (literally), easy camp though. Good boots, kit and navigation are all you'll need really.

For planning the Scotways book and OS maps are your friends. Walkhighlands.co.uk is aimed more at mountaineering but it's worth a look.

Have an awesome trip :)

https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/lairig-ghru.shtml

>>955279
Leave the girls behind.

stay hydrated

>>955279
its a skill. you get better over time.

if you are going with people and you are in the front once everyone catches up to you thats when you should start "timing" your break. if you wat for someone to catch up and just start walking again as soon as they get to you all you are going to do is further the gap. you may feel like you are losing time but it will add up as gains on the back end. let the straggler take as much time as they need (not want). maybe after they are done let them set pace for a little bit.

>>954261
You picked the right time of year.
Set up a ground blind on the forested edge of a lake, place an electronic call (distressed rabbit is great) with attached decoy out on the ice, you can use a scent attractant too but it's not necessary.

You will have easy pickings and clear shots over the ice.

Bonne chance Canadabro

>>954261
>>954269
I hear female howls are very good to use this time of year.

>>954261
Man oh man. I can tell you: coyote tastes like shit. Can't you get a seal license or something?

>>953296

>https://youtu.be/H1FABkrnIaE

>And all his others

>>953296
>What are the shit tier ones?
All of them
Youtubers, and their shills are cancer here

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA
Primitive Technology.
Its a treat every time he uploads a new one.

>go alone
>join an outdoor club
>hire a prostitute to go with you
>get a dog

>>952045
Why the fuck would you need friends to go hiking? Not having to speak to another human being for days at a time is literally the best part.

Hiking with others (especially with friends) would be about anything but nature.

>what the hell do i do
I tell you what you do. You come up with excuses not to go out.

>>>/g/

I have the Geotel A1. shit was 70 bucks and it kicks ass. kinda chinese, only works with its factory charge cord but overall good deal.

>>951793
learn to read bitch

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A couple posts from the end of #129

>>957655
>>957636
>>957685

We need to help Scotland anon find a spinning combo for a reasonable price.

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Somehow, I feel much better when having slight-off cut bait in the freezer.

>>957711
Would I be better just going for a fixed spool reel for starting me off then as well?

>>955100
Don't. You will die.

>>955100
Stay out of Illinois. There's a cougar passing through.

Don't bring drugs and try your best to avoid them the police are a bigger risk then the rare random pysho

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>>954745
>Hey spaniards it's wild camping allowed there?
No, you can't just go and camp wherever you want. You can only camp in places designated by the local government of every autonomous community(kinda like the states in the USA, every one has it's own laws and stuff) or in campings.

AFAIK at least in Valencia you are allowed to sleep in the while, as in no tent, leave no trash nor/minimum traces you where there and only between sunset and sunrise. Also absolutely no fire in the wild.

>what are the best trails in Spain to be away from people?
Don't really know sorry

>>955147 here again
>or in campings
ok I just looked it up, that'd be campsites sorry, here we just call them campings

>>954745
Looks like an American rack to me, you sure?

>>952331
In general, probably just /out/. It's a constant cycle of swallowing it's own regurgitated memes.

>>952331
Is an amputee on a slip-and-slide, or is that just pink water?

>>952331
ideally: experience
a lot of it is trial and error. luckily some of my closest /out/ friends have different approaches and are in different tax brackets, so when we go out we get to compare functionality

other than that: reviews (always read before buying), forums, and ray mears type shows.

i do more research than most, but my strategy all along has been to buy the cheap version and see where it breaks/is uncomfortable so i know what to spend the money on the expensive version