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>>866377

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>>866378

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>>866379

punam co. ill bub. plenty of acreageout here

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I would be up for it, as long as you weren't planning on doing too many miles each day. I've done Dartmoor, that was a good one. Been planning a short trip to the Forest of Dean with a couple of mates as that looks good as well. Where about in the country are you? Pic is camp at Dartmoor

>>865976
Looks comfy anon, how did the tarp on the left fare ?

Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial species of the spirochete class of the genus Borrelia. B. burgdorferi exists in North America and Europe and is the predominant causative agent of Lyme disease in the United States. Borrelia species are considered diderm (double-membrane) bacteria rather than Gram-positive or negative.[1]

Lyme disease is a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted by the Ixodes tick (also the vector for Babesia). The infected nymphal tick transmits B. burgdorferi via its saliva to the human during its blood meal.[9] In order for a successful infection, the vertebrate host reservoir must cultivate enough bacteria that can be circulated throughout the blood, so that B. burgodorferi can be transmitted through Ixodes blood feeding.[7] Additionally, the bacteria itself must withstand the molting and life cycle of the Ixodes tick and successfully transinfect a host for B. Burgdorferi to spread to humans.[7]

Clinical presentation of Lyme disease may include the characteristic bull's-eye rash and erythema chronicum migrans (a rash which spreads peripherally and spares the central part), as well as myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, arrythmia, arthritis, arthralgia, meningitis, neuropathies, and facial nerve palsy.[10]


Characteristic "bull's-eye" rash of Lyme disease
B. burgdorferi infections have been found in possible association with primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCLs),[11][12] where a review of the primary literature has, as of 2010, noted that most of the PCBLCs examined have been 'unresponsive' to antibiotics;[12]:846 hence, as in case of Chlamydophila psittaci association with ocular adnexal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, the working conclusion was that "if B. burgdorferi is truly associated with PCBCL, then there is wide geographic variability and other factors are probably involved".[12]:846

Progression of the disease follows from 3 stages.

>>865214
My sister and my friend both got it a couple years ago. Their experiences happen to be very similar, but in no way represent "everyones" experience.

Neither of them were exactly sure when they got the infecting tick. My friend had gotten a couple ticks on him that he caught very early, my sister never knew she had a tick. The greatest risk in contracting Lyme is with the little nymph ticks - they're smaller than a freckle. Even if you scratch the spot, and look at the spot, you won't really notice them there. But of course ticks take purchase in dark crevices where you won't see them anyway - especially dangerous with the little nymphs aka seedlings (behind the knee, the armpit, your back, buried in your hair on your scalp, behind your ear, etc).

They both had lyme for months and didn't know it. They started feeling tired, sore joints in the morning, sudden wobbliness and loss of motor skills, etc. They're both the kind of peopel who visit the doc when things aren't right. My friend visited the doc 2 or three times before they did a full test and found the Lyme. They assumed he had a virus, stress at work, etc. He got it taken care of.

My sister, on the other hand, visited the doctor several times, and even went to the ER fucking TWICE. The doctor ran her symptoms down every time and assumed she had a virus for awhile, and eventually he was positive she had clinical depression. The back pain, the lethargy, the irritability, the lack of sleep, etc. She was legit seeing a psychiatrist on her doctor's referral because she had no idea why she was becoming so vague and useless.

One day at work she collapsed, she was unconscious for 7 hours. The ambulance took her to the hospital and they got her on fluids and ran every single test possible - and blaring obvious found she had Lyme. Two weeks later after the antibiotics she was fine, but it went for so long that she has light nerve damage now. She's lucky in that she doesn't have chronic pain.

I got bit by hundreds of ticks as a youth in the Northeast. I have no idea why I don't have Lyme

I have a pair of Salomon boots and I'm very happy with them. If you can afford it I say go for it

>>864938

No. Full leather or go home. All those little stitched seams will tear and the soles will fall apart before you know it.

Also, if you're hiking through and terrain with thorny things (spinifex, acacia etc), you'll have unbelievably annoying needles poking into your feet on the reg.

>>864985
You kinda have a point but in this day and age there's plenty of sturdy fibers other than leather.

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>>863792
This jacket is 60.00 but is the same in every way as 300.00 ones other than that a waxed jacket looks cooler.

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>>863824
Yeah but it's NORTH FACE so it has obnoxious logos and the lining falls apart after a few months

>>863826
Tent damage looks like user error (neglect and storage in weather extremes).

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>>861961
taking it up a notch anon

>>861985
Are you the same autist that always posts this fucking geeps thing?

>>861961
When i was 18 i found a geocache and urinated in it. Not long after it happened someone posted on the website about how they found it full with what they suspected to be urine.

8 years later and I wouldn't do it now... pretty devilish though.

>>862272
You did the right thing

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>dogtags
>tacticool helmet
>toy soldier backpack
>everything in od and tan
why are sport climbers such faggots?

and i just realized he has a separate matching bag for fucking everything. what a bitch.

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>>857971
Because that particular one probably likes to pretend to be an operator.

needs more knives

I usually only use 1 large knife, 1 pocket knife, and an extra knife in reserve

>>850828
>only 3

We went to montauk afb like ten years ago. It was cool

Yeah I go there occasionally, it's really fun I've done plenty of tags there and I live 30 minutes away, if you find the bunkers there is a hole in either side of the doors and you can crawl in through that way. Its one long corridor with many rooms attached all the way down it

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Last night went out to Drawbridge, it's a ghost town in the marshes between Fremont and San Jose. Had to play hide-n-seek with a patrol car on the way out and had to dodge the Amtrak (those bastards are stealthy) but otherwise had a great time.

Show a picture of the leaves and bark please. I will try to ID it. Also Location/time of which you took the picture if possible please

>>870715
One moment.

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>>870715
It's not my image, it's from NCIS season 9 episode 3 on netflix, here's a .webm of the scene.
It's supposedly filmed in southern california.

I tried to run it through that arborday tree finder, but i couldn't make out enough detail.

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>>870604
Relax. It's never as bad as they say. The power outages afterward are the worst.

>>870616
>It's never as bad as they say.
>Andrew
>K'trina
>Sandy
well, sometimes it can be a shitshow

>>870623
New Orleans is just a poorly designed shithole. And I'm pretty sure they learned from Andrew.

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Came off of the tree in the background of OP, grows in bunches

Your state is about to get assfucked by a cat4 hurricane and you are berrypicking?

>>870355
I was talking a walk and I got peckish.

>>870242
jokes on you kid, this is part of their new 'filled with helium range'

>>870257
helium should do the trick.

A double layerd suit. filled with hydrogen let you fly everywehre. I wonder why no one ever build one.

>>870242
Is this your first rodeo with Steve climber?

>buying backpacks online

anon dont do it.
always try a backpack on before you pay for it
unless you live in buttfuck no where
then good luck

>>870141
>Will these things last me? Are the materials good? I'd like to keep the pack for a long time.

for 60 dollars, no, none of the above. I will never understand why one would cheap out on gear. Spend a few hundred for something high quality, that is what will last you a very long time.

>>870143
how is that even possible. Most retailers you find laying around don't carry high quality gear. I demand my pack be cuben fiber, nobody carries that type of gear because they suck. Any online retailer worth a damn will let you return packs that don't fit for something that does.

http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/stateView?state=TN

>>870097
A little out of the way, but something I'll seriously consider. Thank you. In places like this, aside from what is specifically prohibited, can you pretty much do whatever you want? Sorry for the questions, I usually either camp at parks with heavy restrictions or private property with none.

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>>870120

Wilderness areas are the best way to camp, if you're there for the outdoors and not to party/ride vehicles. Basically, read the restrictions for each area, be absolutely sure to pack out your trash (seriously), check for any fire bans, and revel in the freedom. You can usually camp anywhere in the area, as long as you're a certain distance from streams/rivers/trails/lakes. (And let's be real, unless you're visible from the trail, no one's going to be there to write you up for it if you aren't.) They're areas specifically set aside to be unspoiled by civilization, which means you don't have to worry about fratboys on ATVs. Some trails are very popular for horseback riders, so watch out for that; and during hunting seasons it can be a good idea to wear an orange hat or something of the sort. If you're not big into backpacking, you can also just camp at the trailheads or in the general area.

Dispersed camping is also allowed on most National Forest land. (I.E., you can pull off on the side of the road and go camp in the woods.) But I like the designated wilderness areas for their ease-of-access and the strict ban on motorized transport/human structures. Keeps it pure.

Any other questions, feel free to ask.