planning a canoe camping trip for next summer.
anyone have tips, or experiences to share?
>>913303
Obvious tip, but keep your gear in a waterproof container, and tie a buoy to it with plenty of rope attached.
>>913303
If it's summer - wear sandals during the day, switch to closed footwear in the evening on shore.
Tips from mistakes I've made when I first started from zero:
Bring a flask of strong booze if anyone falls into cold water. Helps with the shakes that do not let them change clothes.
Waferproof harmonicas. My B has never been the same.
Stop alongside a bank and everyone get out. Pulling a canoe with someone inside will result in their end being submerged.
Should this happen, do not push canoe back in the water, as they will be submerged further.
Yes, this happened to me.
Also - it's hella fun whatever happens, as long as there's current. So no worries.
>>913311
>it's hella fun whatever happens
Portages are never fun.
I am going to climb snowy mountains twice or thrice per year. I need some good waterproof boots that I can wear in the city once in a while aswell.
Budget 80-130 euros tops.
any suggestions?
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fucken bump
>>912965
Go to REI and get whatever fits and is in your price range? If they fall apart or don't work they will take them back.
>>912965
>>912978
no need to bump after an hour, son, /out/ is a slow board
you've also posted one of those most common questions,
- Go to outdoor store
- Try boots on
- Buy boots online for cheaper than in store
Personally I'd stretch for a pair of Salomon Quest 4d - mine are on their second season still going strong.
Going quail hunting next week, seeking suggestions for good game bird recipes. No real limitations on ingredients, but don't get too crazy. Something I can make in a dutch oven would be nice.
>>912903
There is tons of old french recipes for slow cooked creamy bean stews with all kinds of game bird and meats. Dutch oven is perfect and you don't need that many ingredients.
Only catch is, you need to cook the beans all day, like keep some embers under or near the pot for 6-8 hours if you use dry beans, much less if you use canned beans.
Results looks something like this.
1 onion
2 sticks celery
2 small carrots
2 tomatoes
chop up, slightly fry in 2 tbs of oilive oil for some minutes, then add
1 1/2 lbs dried white beans, cannellini work best, but all beans will work, Soak them overnight, change the water before you add them to the pot. the beans should be covered in water by at least two fingers water.
Now add spices, but no salt! I like allspice, bay leave, clove, black pepper, thyme and oregano.
Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce heat. like have the pot next to your fire and only a few embers below it. Now slow cock that thing for hours and hours until the beans start to get soft and mushy.
Take your dressed quails, half's likely work best. for extra taste you can crisp the outside over the open fire, then add them to the beans. For extra taste add some bacon, salt pork or coarse pork sausages. Also, add salt for the taste now.
Now cook the meat and the beans for another hour or so, make sure you let enough water evaporate, texture should be a creamy stew, not a watery one.
If you want to do the god of cuisine extra pride, add some breadcrumbs on top during the last half hour and cock with coals on the lid, should give you a delicious crust.
If you use canned beans you should be all set in about 90 minutes, soaked beans take all day.
>>912966
That sounds god-damn tasty. Definitely keeping that one in mind. Thanks duder.
http://honest-food.net/wild-game/pheasant-quail-partridge-chukar-recipes/
>just moved from southern Colorado to Chicago
>lol -5 isn't cold what are you all on about?
>hits -5
>feels like I'm in the goddamn arctic circle
Besides the general notion of FUCK HUMIDITY I really need a new coat to deal with this shit but I haven't had to buy one in basically ever since I've always had hand me downs from dad and grandpa since I was 15 or so. Any recommendations for ~100 USD or less? I don't stand out in the cold for hours on end, I just need something to deal with 15-45 minutes of being out in the open air at -20 windchill.
>>912709
> ~100 USD or less?
Going to have to find a discount/liquidator for that price range. I'm not sure what that is in the chicago area.
Also your coat probably isnt really the problem. Its lack of layering. You want a tight base layer, fluffy fleece/sweatshirt, and then your overcoat.
Don't forget a hat. If you have a hat you can wear a balaclava. Just dont forget to take off BOTH or NEITHER or you will be potentially mistaken for a terrorist/gas station robber.
>>912709
Get a merino wool baselayer set after you get a good coat. An extra long muffler is also great. I wrap mine around my head and face twice then pull the coat hood over it.
I've had to deal with -40 where it hurts to breath in the air. -5 is good walking weather.
>>912716
I just looked up the literally shitloads of burlington coat factory outlets in the chicago area. You are a lucky bastard.
Go there, you might end up spending more than 100 dollars, but its gonna be under half of anywhere else and loads better than anything your gonna get for 100 bucks anywhere else.
What is it about winter that makes me want to put my pack on and throw a rifle over my shoulder and start walking into the abyss and darkness of unoccupied frozen land?
Every year this happens, the first snow and then here I am wishing I could just trudge for dozens of miles through it all and build a camp and a fire and start setting up for long term survival.
Is there anything wrong with doing this? I live out west, the land is quite large here. I'm a skilled outdoorsman and have survived alone in the wilderness for over a month before.
With everything that's happening in society, and my own mental illness(bi-polar), I believe it's finally time for me to pack up my things and leave society behind.
I'm tired of it. I'll be walking east into northern Idaho. Nothing but a rifle and a fishing pole, and the typical survival gear.
I wish you all luck and survival in this human world, I'm far too anti-social to contend with you all. I'll be in the woods, and I may die. That's all okay. I don't think life is about being the longest lived or the safest, or even the smartest. Though, I know you 4channers are loading up your comments. I won't be around to see them.
You'll be posting later tonight.
>>912593
>I'll be in the woods, and I may die.
Is that what the rifle's for?
need the old thread of a guy... from ireland? who live in the woods. in a tent. he walked to a little town. go a gym to shower.
he upload a lot of pics
some one make a backup? thanks in advanced
>>912582
Wrong pic mang
>>912587
Welp time to change my pants.
>>912582
>a true sc/out/
No archive.
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>>911367
Thinking about buying an Ugly Stik for anything besides soaking bait? Here's why you shouldn't:
>1) Berkley Lightning Rod is $39 everywhere
>2) Berkley Lightning Rod Shock is $49 most places
>3) Berkley Lightning Rod Shock is $39 at Walmart
>4) Shimano Sellus is $59 with great varieties and actions for bass fishing and a good reel seat
>5) Fenwick Eagle is $49-$59 and has what we call "Action" and "Sensitivity"
>6) No. 8 Blackout is $79 and will make you feel like a respectable angler
>7) Other rods are offered in a variety of actions and weights to better fit your needs
>8) An Ugly Stik will still break when you slam the tip in your car door
>9) Fiberglass is for Corvettes, not casting lures
>10) Ugly Stiks weigh a ton compared to similar size graphite composite rods which means terrible balance and can make your arm tired without the proper fapping routine to build strength
Still waiting for help with the beginner guides on the Pastebin. I put a little saltwater one in there, but I want to do a river one possibly. Skid typed up a saltwater guide so enjoy the autism and CAbaymang just did a trout one.
Thinking about picking up a new hobby? Want to get a memecaster? Haven't mastered the Palomar knot? Click here!
http://www.pastebin.com/u/fishingandtackle
https://imgur.com/a/1Xw3N
Talk about fishin
>>912438
Oh so it was a shroom. I'm double retarded. If you find one and it bruises blue/purple it's the good kind.
>>912446
>no berkley inshore
It has rubberized cork handles instead of the meme cork handles that deteriorate after a year.
Why have all the normies stopped adventuring irl? Why did they give up on this /out/?
>>912330
>Normie's
REEE3EEEEEEEEEÉ
Because it had the longevity of unrefridgerated whole milk
Cause at every opportunity, the developers made the game worse. More grinding, less information, blocking rooted phones, allowing Starbucks ads, etc...
The core game being shy didn't help. If it had elements of classic Pokemon, but also the real-world exploration stuff, it'd be amazing. As it stands, it's a boring glitchy veneer to a Garmin GPS. And atleast the real Garmin GPS would be accurate and have reasonable battery life.
I know how to make a shelter, make a fire and boil water to sustain myself indefinitely, but I don't know what I'd eat if I wasn't bringing in all my food. I've heard of people hiking the Appalachian trail arranging food drop offs, but this isn't what I'm interested in.
If you were going off the grid indefinitely without bringing any food or seeds, how would you find enough food to survive?
If you want more details, I'm concerned mostly with forested montane ecosystems. A challenge is not to starve through a cold winter.
>>912073
You won't be able to sustain yourself off of foraging during the winter; indigenous peoples would have grain stores and still hunt in order to meet caloric requirements.
But if you started early, learned the area, cached grain seeds and supplemented with animal fats and proteins, it might be possible to survive the winter... if you have enough knowledge of your local edibles.
A good place to start would be: all compound berries, crown berries and anything that looks like a strawberry is edible. All parts of all grasses (rice, wheat, cattail) and cruciferous plants (broccoli, mustard) are edible.
Stay away from mushrooms unless you're willing to risk a slow, painful and incurable death. But if you are, boletes are the least likely to kill you when you fuck up; you'll just wish you were dead for a few days.
If you watch the TV show Alone they do that very thing, they have to find their own food. Every single one of them that makes it past a few weeks starts to look emaciated, they are actually supposed to possess survival skills to get on the show. Best bet is to learn several ways to catch and trap fish/sea creatures.
>>912076
That's not really true. There's several species of ocean fish that are highly toxic.
The contestants on the show are given guidebooks on the toxicity of local flora and fauna, this would be the first step, and also dependent on what "local" is for you and contingent on your location not changing.
Freshwater fish species are all edible, but toxicity may still be present in fish living in contaminated water.
The ultimate goal is managing caloric intake and expenditure; greens have few calories, grains have many, animals are loaded with them. But greens require almost no energy to prepare, grains require processing, and animals may need to be tracked for days depending on what you're hunting. I find squirrel traps to be the best source of calories for the energy required to set them up.
What are some good YouTube channels of people exploring abandon places, old houses in the woods that kind of thing? I found a very old abandon house deep in the forest while kayaking and I want to know what I'm getting into.
>>911556
ffs
you don't need to watch a video to learn how to explore these areas
just go out
be safe
have fun
watch out for niggers since these are the areas where they tend to occupy
>>911556
check the online forums, no one uploads to youtube for legal reasons and it gives their locations away to vandals.
Andorra dude, small country
>>911440
is that all of andorra?
Is Andorra good for hiking and camping? I have never been there and i live near there, also, It is taxes free, So everything is cheaper (clothes, food,..) sorry for bad english
>>911440
>181 sq mile micro State
Nice!
So when you're out camping and going from place to place getting firewood how do you transport it back to camp?
>>911374
Besides, of course, you know your arms.
>>911374
Squaws gather firewood.
>>911397
You camp with someone other than just your dog?
You some kind of management that prefers to order other people to do your work for you and is unable to enjoy the majesty of the woods by yourself?
Hey /out/ I've been watching a lot of mushroom and plant foraging videos lately and I've been wondering where I can find some good beginners guides to foraging. I want to eat some wild shrooms
Are you an expert in mushrooms? Yes?
Then avoid wild mushrooms. No? Then avoid wild mushrooms.
You dont mess with mushrooms.
>>911206
how do I become an expert on mushrooms
>>911210
Study mycology.
I thru hiked the AT this year April to October. I'd be happy to answer any questions if you're planning a thru hike or just curious about it.
Why did you do it?
>>911104
For a variety of reasons. It had always been in the back of my mind, something I told myself I would do someday. In someways it was a form of escapism from drudgery. Needed time to myself. Wanted adventure.
>>911113
How did your family react to your decision of doing it?
How did they react when you came back?
Do you regret doing it?
How much did you spend on average per week?
If you had to do it again, which 3 items you did not bring the first time would you bring with you and which 3 items would you leave behind?
Is there any reason to not sew up a wool blanket and use that instead of a sleeping bag?
>>910273
Wanting to be warm
>>910273
Congratulations anon, you moved from ancient gear to 1940s gear.
>>910273
The itching