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>>920415
Looks straight. Just be careful if you buy any greenery because cops will love pulling over a car full of kids leaving Colorado. But Cali may be fully recreational by the time you get there too, not sure what the timetable is on that. Either way the Mormons in Utah will be real quick to penetrate your asshole if they find something when they tear the car apart.

It will be cool if you have never been to the US. Besides the scenery out there, you will get to see how big and diverse of a country the US is just by driving that western 25%. Get some In-N-Out Burger in Cali, be safe if you come in the winter because the snow can leave you stranded in some of those spots or possibly kill you if you aren't prepared. And don't trust the brown people.

>>920419
We're all gonna' be under 21. So Green and alcohol are out of the question unfortunately.

>In-N-Out burger

I'm hoping for my out of body experience there.

>Winter

We're going in February, so first thing I'm doing is buying a shit tonne of blankets, fire lighters, jumper cables and snow chains.

>>920419
>don't trust brown people

And by that he means if they are even light skinned feather injun kind of brown, if it's not white it's probably not right, or safe.

Racism and stereotypes exsist for a reason.

>>920205
I know what you mean, OP. And I loved it. In uni now but still an assistant scout master with the local troop and I work at Philmont over the summer.

Anyone /Philstaff/ here?

>>920205
Posting on this board, it's pretty obvious that I liked the outdoors aspect of the scouts, but I kind of really did not like the atmosphere. It was not so much the ideology (being a good person and all that is never a bad thing), but the christian nature (My family is from Japan, but I was born in the US, so we are not Christian) and the somewhat nationalist overtones were a little alienating, especially since all the other boys in the troop were white, corn-fed midwesterners. I liked the people, but I never really felt like part of the group, so I left after becoming a webelos. And found that I generally had a lot more fun with other friends in a somewhat less structured environment where the agenda of the organization didn't really get in the way of our camaraderie. So while I think it's great for many boys, and it can teach a lot of lessons, which I did value, I feel you have to be the right cultural demographic for it to fit right.

>>920205
Lucky for me my parents educated themselves and found out that scout masters were touching the little boys that they were supposed to be mentoring when I was growing up in the 90's.

Now I'm introverted, have low confidence and self-esteem, and wouldn't know what to do if I were ever without the comfort of my modern home and appliances - but hey at least I was never scarred for life by a scout master, right?

Quarter million dollar "holiday" house in Sweden next to a lake.

I'll take care of your house for the rest of the time you arent there for a room.

>>920210
Thanks now you just need to tell me which area is the best :^)

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>>920198
Great bait thread. Would post again. Maybe I'll pretend to be mad next time.

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This one was the very first I found while hiking. What caught my attention was the apparent multiple strikes on it.

>>919934
Pretty cool, OP.

>>918589
No. Even if it is an edible variety it is too old to eat. You'd be eating a stew of bad microbes and their toxins.

>>918589
>smells like one you buy in the shops

kek oh it must be fine then huh omfg...

Fuck it op there's only one way to find out take a big bite and report back.

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Being stalked by a mountain lion on two occasions.

Having a buddy radio back to me "two sleds unrideable, and I need you down here to assist with a medical".

Couple of times i've rode by fairly fresh meth (i'm guessing) ops in the woods. Mark those in the GPS and keep riding...

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Just mostly getting stalked by mountain lions and the such.
Had one "spooky" experience a few years back but it was probably some guys fucking with me

>>893051
share please

>>924341
You gotta be a man, and do what you gotta do sometimes. That is all.

>>924519
What does that even mean? I appreciate the bump but that doesn't offer any help or meaningful advice.

>>924524
Rent and the utilities that it entails along with furniture etc etc seems to be out of the question on your budget. So, live out of your car regardless of inconvenience to be able to put lots of money away , improving your situation in the future

>>924230
Animal's use roads because they can see down/up/across them for travel. Also serves as good landmarks.

I was wondering last night how big an impact the Great Wall of China must have had on the ecosystem. Migration routes, transhumance, even the spreading of plant seeds via wind and scat. I wonder if there are any ecological studies.

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>>924230
Deer seem to love roads.

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>>923833
crazy old dude lived in the abandoned mining town and i assume he made the (wobbly) pvc railing.
didn't stay way too long as the owner saw some things that spooked him

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>>923834
oops, didn't mean to trip
the mine opens into a cave system and at the end of the mine is this giant waterhole that's freezing cold and something like 200 feet deep

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>>923836
>>923834
aforementioned crazy old guy somehow got a fucking pontoon boat in there

>>923714
Everyone knows rivers are for pooping

>>923714
I'm in my 50's, been /out/ since I was 10 at least. I've never once rought water or a filter. Drink from clean water streams. Of course it helps I live & go out in a clean part of the world.

>>923734
Que the Cali anons with their toxins.

I like him to a certain extent. He still has a lot to learn, and doesn't show any indication of LNT or explains the land he is using is with permission etc. These are important things to distinguish him from someone who is legitimate, and a delinquent.

>>923215
AlfieAesthetics
Primitive Technology
...there was another one the sc/out/s used to rave about, but I can't recall his name.

>>923215
Mcqbushcraft

>>923070
2 lb ground deer meet
1 large sweet yellow onion
1 package 2 alarm chili mix
1 can tomato sauce

1 10 inch dutch oven
1 Bag of charcoal unless I know I will have wood

Maybe add a second dutch oven for cornbread if I'm truly car camping.

My best car camping meal I ever brought was kabobs. I had teriyaki chicken and then roast beef cubes. I pre-cooked the meat, put the veggies on the sticks raw, skewered them at home, and they were easy as he'll to transport. Each person got to "cook" their own Kabab to their liking, it was interactive, and was the best flavor I've ever had while camping.

I kept them on ice ever night, it was the dinner meal on day two. We can camped, but remotely, so no running water, or amenities.

When you're "roughing it" to any degree, anything hot will taste amazing. Especially if it's been pbjs and hot dogs leading up to it.

>>923070
pan fried blackened pickerel or trout

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y'all johnson minnow?

>>922332
That's a man.

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>>922345
4u

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Stop stabbing me

This wasnt really a problem in Colorado until out of towners moved in and destroyed our state. Fuck California.

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>>922166
Are empty Newport packs ok?

baffin makes good cheap winter boots

buy a huge box of baking soda and sprinkle the inside of your boots and socks every day

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>>920811
Will the baking soda do anything other than help keep the odor down and maybe absorb some of my copious sweat?

Are you talking about tall boots like this? I don't really trust this style for walking and snowshoeing. I have horrible memories of wearing Sorels and my socks constantly sliding off because I could never get the boots tight enough.

>>921056
I usually just toss those de-odorizer balls in my boots and shoes