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They have some limitations. Lack of suitable trees for instance. Also, they aren't as warm as sleeping on the ground, so if it's cold out you'll need a lower rated sleeping bag, a pad, and maybe an under quilt.

Go camping for a few nights with a hammock and see how it is

>>844989
>can't sleep on stomach
>can't roll or move around in sleep
>what if no trees
>shit when it's cold out

nah, I'm good.

>>843312
Be vewy vewy qwiet....

>>843312
Don't wear shoes

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>>843312
ghillie

Holdover question from last thread:

How do you tell the difference between Black Nightshade (Solanum Nigrum) and Sunberries (Solanum Retroflexum)?

>>843072
Answer from last thread,

>Solanum retroflexum have slightly fuzzy stems when compared to Solanum ptychanthum which has smooth hairless stems. Both are also referred to as Solanum nigrum and both are of course edible. A wide variety of various Solanum are labeled Solanum nigrum because they are so difficult to differentiate from each other.

Solanum nigrum isn't common in the USA either. So, where you are located in the world will also help determine if you have Solanum nigrum or another species. Solanum retroflexum normally has larger fruit than Solanum nigrum and related species. Solanum nigrum normally has more "teeth" on the edges of the leaf than Solanum retroflexum. You can further compound identification by finding out there are two types of Solanum retroflexum, a hairy type and a smooth type.

The biggest problem is that the differences between these species are so minuscule that even online resources are completely and utterly incorrect and only DNA testing can tell them apart properly. Often, location in the world is the best indicator, though that is subject to misreading taxonomy during identification.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226580516_Genetic_relationships_between_Southern_African_Solanum_retroflexum_Dun_and_other_related_species_measured_by_morphological_and_DNA_markers

But, hey! All of them are edible.

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I planted some of these things last year, and now they are everywhere. Some of them are over 12 feet tall.

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>>842347
The problem is I'm not sure if there's that much of a demand for farm jobs. I'm just talking out of my ass/bumping your thread though

>>842347
>tfw no qt farm girl to milk your dick

Why live?

OP you just have to find a farmer that's hiring, but you're going to have to start at the bottom shoveling shit and loading hay.

Not so much a "job", but a farm around here will sign you up for their CSA in exchange for working something like 4 hours a week. Might be worth looking into if you're not certain if it's the job for you.

>>841933
I hate this shit hole, good luck op

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>>841933
A decent amount of /out/ stuff in Anderson and Oconee County, SC
Pretty decent in Transylvania County, NC as well. Good luck, man

>>841933
From NC but live in CO now, Wilmington is hands down the best town in the state. really good sunrises.

>>838087
I did this in arches, I hiked up courthouse wash, which is the largest part of the park that permits primitive camping (but you need a permit which I didn't have), then once I reached the end of the wash I was near the middle of the park. I hiked through the petrified dunes, which was probably the coolest place I've ever seen, and idk what the rules are regarding that. But it was really hard because I didn't wanna step on the cryptosoil like an asshole so I had to jump around alot. I camped another night there and then walked toward the windows area of the park. The next day I checked out the windows and by then I had run out of food and water so I started hiking back out via the road. It was getting dark so I started thumbing and lucky for me I got a ride out, otherwise I might have gotten busted. All in all I highly recommend doing this as long as you are willing to suffer by not stepping on the cryptosoil. I mean I recommend it as a hike but its risky as far as the law. Petrified dunes were like an alien moonscape. I found shallow caves hollowed out from big dunes that had flakes of flint left over from the Indians.

You must stay on the trails unless you want the keystone kops on your tail

getting in trouble might be the least of your worries

if there are signs specifically telling you not to, there is probably a good reason for it....like not wanting people to get boiled alive or walk off a cliff

>>836941
Not enough criteria.
>hunting what exactly? Birds? Deer?
>what type of hiking? Desert? Forest? Snow?
>guarding what? You? Cattle? Goats?

90% of dog breeds were bred for a specific purpose.
Coon hounds are great for hunting. But for hiking they're going to be running 2 miles away looking for game.

>>836961
>But for hiking they're going to be running 2 miles away looking for game.

Same for most game dogs. The ones that defend a home or are really tiny tend to hang around. Also the very smart breeds hang around. I've had a few beagle mutts, the instant they are in the woods they are yipping and barking, running around like they are trying to tie the biggest knot in the world (chasing rabbits) and end up 1-2 hills away. German Shepherds stay with me the entire time.

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american labs are good for birds/retrieving. also good for companionship and hiking (I suppose. they can get pretty big, and long hikes can beat up joints). Not good for herding. Could work for guarding (not living with sheep like those big white guard dogs, but being on guard for the house and family, etc).

I do like labs.

>>835931
>>835933
samefag

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>>835922
its really good money. going engineer is smart. lots of land based options when you get tired of shipping out. i had a friend who was an officer. had a nice schedule of 2 months on 2 months off. really enjoyed it. then they died. but dont let that bother you. normal rotation is 3 on 3 off. could even go 4 on 4 off. the more time you go to sea for the more $ per day you can make. why not go to superior maine maritime academy? maine is a primo /out/ state any time of year.

>>835954
My uncle worked on a schooner charter up in Maine when he was in college. Sounds sweet.

got my first spots of rust on my ESEE 6 after atleast 4 years, feels good having kept it rust free so far, feels bad that it has tiny rust spots now

not really sure on how to go about it, with the blade coating and all, will post a pic or two tomorrow

>>833281
howcome you guys never buy semi-serrated? in the knife threads the amount of semi-serrated blades is always minimal.

>>833284
well. ive only just now with having bought a leatherman wave experiance serrated blades, its just. .. specialized i guess, is very marginally better at cutting rope and fabric, but it cant do what a perfectly normal blade can, now that waves serrated blade is only ground on one side so i cant get the full picture,

where you can put the most power behind a cut is the part of a blade where serrations are most commonly placed,

personally, since i dont skin much a blade with the serrations towards the tip would atleast be slightly interesting

>>829781
What do you use? A horse?

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>>829856

>>829856
A strong back.

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I'll start off with mine, Nike SFBs and Danner Mt Adams
>Nike for the Mojave
>Danner for the Sierras

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Just got these Asolo boots after being a long time Zamberlan fanboi. Their soles are harder and I suspect will last longer as a result.

What about hiking sandals? Is there such a thing? I'm gonna go hiking in Peru, and I sweat profusely if it's above 15 degrees Celsius and I'm wearing anything more enclosing than sandals.

Here's one tiny model.

https://youtu.be/ka3wmoI23C4

With power banks and solar chargers super affordable these days, this one seems gimmicky as shit. So I need to pack candles, and a little motor that's probably fairly fragile, and maybe a wind screen for the whole contraption (which also doesn't work when it's raining)

If you need more than a 20kmah power bank while /out/ for a week, you're doing it wrong.

The only reason I bring my phone/power bank us because I love quiet music when I make camp and sit by a fire. Especially if friends are with me.

>>849287
That is a very dumb ass plan, like full retard man. They spin fast because they ain't doing shit for work. A steam engine would work, but you'd have to scale it up to the point where it wouldn't be nearly as fucking portable. Even then it would be pretty fucking inefficient since you are doing three stages of conversion, each with energy loss. If you want to power your faggy ass faggot shit inawoods with something portable there are a few ways. Portable solar, hydro, or even human electric generators. I don't know how well they work, but they sure as shit will work better than that crap.

>>849150
I'll be working in the woods leading trips for a week at a time. up in and around Algonquin park in Ontario

>>849157
Ay yo I'm hunting around there in November

>>849150

Dress well and accordingly, your well being is directly proportional to how well you layer and the quality of your clothes.

Always bring a good outdoors coat for when you stop, or even one of those fancy canada goose parkas.

Bring a good reliable axe or big knife to chop small logs for fire

Bring many lighters and maybe matches and the ferro rod.

Always eat before sleeping.

If your fingers are freezing even with gloves on, try covering your face.

Always wear good sunglasses or even blizzart glasses.

Bring a good hat.

Rubber boots are usually the best for frozen environments. Dont buy into the cold mountaneering boot meme for the woods.

Buy some cheap finn boots online, they know what's best

>>848979

I do senpai

A cool via ferrata.

But there are other people in it so it's private

>>849149
>via ferrata
>more dangerous
you know how i know you're a faggot?

>>848979
I have quite a lot of gopro helmet cam footage of atv rides down mountain trails in alaska