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Are you going to get wet? Scale 1-10
Is it cold? Scale 1-10

Add them together and anything 11 or over means no cotton.

This is scientific fact

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Wet and Cold: AVOID
Wet Only: BEST TO AVOID
Cold Only: EH NOT GONNA KILL YA

Also it depends on the clothing, jeans and socks are turrible in any weather if they get wet. T-shirts not so bad, if it's not cold out.

>>904436
I'm >>904438 and your formula is brilliant genius. I'm gonna use that.

stainless steel has a number additives incorporated during the manufacturing process to make it stainless. These additives are geared towards that effect, and not towards making the steel stronger.
Additives to carbon steel are geared almost entirely to improving the edge retention.

there are hundreds of different types of carbon and stainless steels, so these are only general rules. You can still get great blade characteristics out of stainless, but you tend to pay more for it compared to a mid-ranged carbon. There are still plenty carbon steels, just as there are plenty of shitty stainless steels. Both carbon and stainless come in types that can be ridiculously brittle or malleable at a given thickness.

Mostly it comes down to a preference thing. I think the vast majority of people won't ever notice the difference in edge performance between carbon and stainless; particularly if you're only putting light--moderate use on it, and only occasionally sharpen it.
for knives, you might as well go with stainless for the convenience of being rust-free.
for larger tools, such as axes or long bush knives, you might want to go for a carbon; they tend to be harder, less brittle, and wear down less quickly. You're doing occasional heavy work with it, so it isn't a hassle to keep it dry.

so til;dr; carbon steel isn't necessarily better, but it does tend to be cheaper for a given quality. It's more or less a meme on the knife level, but you might as well go for it if you enjoy looking after your tools.

>>904403
As a follow up:

get whatever kind of steel you prefer, but just remember that low price always means shit steel. Doesn't matter if it's carbon or if it's stainless; it's usually garbage pot metal if you get it cheap.

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>>904403
Actual help on 4chan. Thanks /out/, keep being the most sane and awesome board on here.

What if I'm using it to slice my salami and extra sharp cheddar? Does food use ruin carbon steel without a bunch of maintenance?

>>904271
Well that must have been the most annoying fucking thing in the world. I feel bad for anyone trying to actually enjoy their lives anywhere near that. Anyway I've never been tricked into hunting snipe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVPfL1tK6AE

>>904274
All good. Closest neighbor to pawpaw lives about 35 miles away. KotH is good stuff.

Mine was in scouts. Yelling the bullshit snipe calls they taught us walking through some field at night and then scout masters dressed in full camo came runining out of the trees or from behind and bagged us up in big ass burlap sacks.

up

>>904093
>What are those called?
these are desus

fender stays

>>903575
i have the same problem with my north face jacket. In contrast to more classic shaped hoods it overhangs over your forehead to stop rain dripping down your face, it does work but like you say it constricts vision a lot when the drawstrings need to be tightened if its windy. What helps for me is putting my wool beanie on under the hood, but of course in summer that's not the best solution either...

Some hoods are designed to fit over a helmet, if you do not have a helmet to use the said jacket for. I find that using a hat and cinching it over that works. Also better brands tend to have a "halo" cinch that really helps.

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>>903575
I'd rather buy garbage then that shitty north face jacket. If you want a rain jacket, Arcteryx, TAD, and Fjallraven have good stuff. Don't fall into the poorfag northface meme.

If fishing you'll most likely want flat bottom/open top.
You could also take a look at Walmart, they got some cheap inflatable pontoon chair rafts that have motor mounts for a little gas/electric.
My uncle just got one for fishing and he's been pretty impressed with it.

Personally I use a wilderness double just for the extra beer cooler space.

>>903452
with kayaks if you are on a budget dont get your heart set on a single model/size. play the overstock/used rental game. (depending on what country/state you are in) right now a lot of places are getting rid of last years stock in tent sales.

also fishing rod holders are an aftermarket feature you can either just make yourself or buy cheep.

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>>903611
>with kayaks if you are on a budget dont get your heart set on a single model/size

this is good advice. i bought a expensive as fuck ocean kayak trident ultra (tm)(R) because of stupid web forum nerds talking about hull shapes and water resistance and whatnot. a year later i get exactly the one in op's pic for the kids. i end up selling the expensive one because they both basically did the same thing. as long as you're not racing it's all good. get something wide so you don't fall in all the time and some waterproof bags, outfit with stuff as you see fit.

>>903071
Depending on how isolated it was 36 years ago he might have been out there for weeks marking boundaries.

Still pretty cool find.

Whether you find that guy or not, I'm glad you posted this, op. Really interesting.

>>903141
Now that I think about it I don't think the trail I was on was around then. I think I'm going to take a pencil and paper and see if I can do that thing where you put the paper against it then rub pencil lead on it and see if I can read it better.

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And this is the busy/shiposting season too! In summer it's even less rambunctious.

90% of /out/ doesn't go outside. They just shit post about gear like consumerists and talk about how you need to carry a 50 cal sniper rifle or 500 S&W revolver with you to defeat any threats, proving they've never actually gone out.

Fishing and Homegrown threads are the only decent content on /out/. The hunting threads are okay but usually turn into autism.

If you want 40% of the catalog about how you need a $150 knife to feather a stick or cut some salami, then this is your board.

/out/ is the /r9k/ of outdoor life.

>>902228
It's not on sale but I was given one of these and they worked well.

https://www.selfrelianceoutfitters.com/products/gen3-stainless-steel-32-oz-bottle-and-nesting-cup-set

>>902233
Thanks for the recommendation!
I was hoping for something a little cheaper, like in the $20 range, I'll book mark this one to look into later though

>>902236
Your paying for the Canterbury school meme mostly.

But it's one of the few in that size range that are not painted so if you want to boil water in it thats a plus.

>>902134
Start small with local nature trails and keep lurking /out/

Start with an overnight near home in good weather, and work up from there. If you fuck up on a one-night trip in summer, it'll most likely just be annoying and uncomfortable.

>>902134
Start off with day hikes at first.
Pick a nice one nighter near you.
Rent/borrow some gear.
See if there's a trail or /out/ club in your area that organizes trips

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I got myself an SJCAM SJ4000. Cheaper'n dicks and really nice. It's basically a Chinese GoPro, that comes-with a shitton of accessories and is compatible with all the GoPro mounts. Has a WiFi and non-WiFi version.

I had a Contour Roam for a while that I really liked. Doesn't do 4k but it does 1080 as well as time lapse.

Pros: Waterproof to 30ft without a case and it has a standard tripod screw built in so you don't have to buy a lot of accessories. On/Off switch is big and easy to use with gloves, too.

Cons: You can't change the settings on the camera without plugging it in to a computer or tablet.

I bought a go pro to record fishing clips. How do I record without getting static noise from wind? Any tips?

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Yeah if you lose electricity, the first thing to do is leave 95% of your possessions and play Rambo in the wilderness.

Drop of a hat "SHTF" is a morbid fetish among obese armchair survivalists who think they'd be king of the hill because they have a bugoutbag.
What is actually likely to happen in our lifetimes is gradual deterioration and division of society to the point of politicized paramilitary groups gaining prominence and perhaps civil war.
The lower the population density where you live the better. Knowing your neighbors and a nearby farmer is probably a good idea. And owning a firearm. The ability to produce and preserve some of your own food. Having a decent supply of non-perishable necessities. Especially potential bartergoods like medicine and ammo, should supplylines fail or prices skyrocket.

I'm looking at getting a rifle, a house with a garden + chickens and the option to heat by firewood, a couple of sacks of rice in the basement and the tools and skills required to live as comfortably as possible in a less stable, less affluent future.

I think everyone should strive for a frugal, wholesome, down to earth, somewhat selfsufficient/resilient lifestyle even in the best of times anyway.

>>901219
This.

/thread

>>901225
No.

I just lost power a few days ago and that shit was scary!

Thought I had forgotten to pay my bill and started getting ready to bug out to my spot.

Trouble is my spot has no running water or fertile soil and I can't carry enough to remain self-sufficient for more than a few days before seeking water.

And I don't have a seed bank anyway.

But it is inna woods!
So th.. theres, um, wood.

>>899845
Where was that taken?

>>899850
Antarctica, or on the way there from Tasmania. went there for work in 2013/14

>>899845
>are we holding a sc/outsmas this year?

No.

>>899816
1. Fresh water doesn't come from a sewer system. A sewer system carries waste water away.

2. The ground water (and srrounding soil) probably isn't contaminated with copper, it's probably contaminated with all the nasty ass solvents and acids used to extract the copper.

3. The well is probably contaminated, too.

4. You don't know enough about natural sciences or even basic plumbing to be a farmer.

>>899843
chalk the "sewer" thing to english being my second language. i don't know what the actual word for the pipe system transporting water is in english.

anyway, yeah, obviously i don't know shit at this point. i'm just looking into some preliminary things right now and this was one of them.

my grandfather used to grow stuff there, during and after the mine's active period, i know that much.

anyway, i'm pretty sure you didn't answer a single question i had. if you're going to reply to tell me i don't know shit again, read above. i came here to ask a specific question, i know i'm not even close to being ready to start doing anything. this is a long term thing i'm thinking about starting in the next 5-10 to 15 years.

>>899854
OK, fine. Your first and only option should be to get the soil and water tested to see what it's contaminated with because the you can determine if farming or living on this land is even financially viable.

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>>899012
>4 knives
Completely neccessary

>>899020

I would say some thing about the Co2 gun...noticed you carry a G2...I'll let it pass.

6/10

>>899020
>newports

Not surprised desu