Hiking/Camping Gear thread.
Gear list. Try to state purpose of every item.
Where are you going?
How long are you staying?
Your Objectives for this trip?
I don't think this will be a very successful thread anon
>>822045
Dont DOUBT ME.
>>822043
Yeah, sure -- just came back from a week long fishing/hiking trip in South-Western Norway. All in all happy with loadout. See list here:
https://lighterpack.com/r/88zaos
In hindsight: Should have brought waterproof socks, as shoes were wet, all day, every day, and didn't really dry out until the last day. Also, should have brought my Cumulus down sleeping bag (700g), as two night we had temperatures around freezing, and the quilt wasn't really warm enough.
Nice trip, though, pic related, nice landscapes
If I have a tent for camping, do I really need a sleeping bag?
>>821757
Yes, yes you do. Or at the very least a very warm blanket large enough to wrap your entire body in. If you've never slept outdoors, know that it can get very cold at night even during summer. Especially if you are sleeping directly on the ground. You should also get a sleeping pad of some kind for additional insulation.
>>821757
Why would you need a tent?
Order of importance is usually bag, pad, tarp, then tent.
Using the collective mind of the Internet to find new/old ideas for diy survival/camp tools, gadgets, and general cool stuff to do for camping/ outdoor survival. Show me what you got /out.
Title edit- Diy survival/camp gadgets
>>821699
Knife
Lighter
Metal canteen
What else is there to need?
>>821796
>Plague mask
>chips
Pleb.
Are there any companies that offer something like a GPS SOS beacon? I'm going to be living alone on my property in the middle of nowhere Alabama for a few months, and if I do something like break my leg I'm fucked. There's no cell service at all.
How would you get help in the wilderness?
>>821478
Satelite phone?
>>821478
you could try out this company
I don't remember the brand, but search for satellite beacons. It's what I've used a couple times. They call down a helichopter on your location, so it might be a bit overkill, but there is such a thing
comfy photos general
been /out/ today?
went out, scouted out a new spot for a campout and made a little test fire
in the fire you can see my char tin where I tried to make some char moss - works really well.
just got home
>>822751
Fuck anon. Where is that?
>>822751
Too bad the quality aint that great, this would be the wallpaper to surpass metal gear
This is where I am right now, what's your view?
>>821507
Congratulations, you're a fucking idiot and a bitch! How's it feel?
At least i'm technically outside
So you wanna hunt animals anon? You wanna eat like you ancestors? You want to partake in one of the few primal things left on earth?
Get your hunters ed now. The fall is approaching. Fall will come and there will be hundreds of you asking about how to start hunting. You start now by getting legal.
Can't hunt. No experience and shitty laws on stupid island nation
it's 2016, i can eat without having the bonerrific pleasure of shooting something, so there's not need for me to hunt
>You wanna eat like your ancestors?
I do. For hundreds of years my ancestors were intelligent and advanced enough to own pastures and raise their food in a controlled environment.
But if you want to fill out your caveman paleo meme then go ahead, I bet you'll feel mighty manly when you grow your neckbeard out too
Guys I need a good hiking spot in Indiana that is NOT Hoosier National Forest. I only have a few days off and need some time with family. Would camp but it's in the 90s and raining all weekend.
>>820906
Turkey run?
>>820906
You banned from HNF?
Morgan-Monroe is nice and has some good trails. There is also a section of it just north of 67 that is pretty open and never crowded. I own some property near it and roll through there every so often.
>>820970
>You banned from HNF?
Yeah, a ranger came across me in a rather conspicuous situation with some marijuana and a doe... Just don't ask.
Thanks for your advice though. Where's your property? I might take a visit. Any wildlife there?
Would anyone be interested in an Urban Exploration General? I can link a large collection of photos from abandoned factories, a cinema, a dance hall, a pub and such like.
Anybody want a look?
I live in a somewhat populated area, but I know these places exist.
How do I get into the groups of people that know about them?
>how do i /out/
>>820340
Do research on local history, scout out the buildings yourself for security measures, be sensible, and talk to people
https://www.flickr.com/photos/142360633@N04/albums
Pic Unrelated
I was curious, I know this is gonna get shat on. Has anyone here brought an Umbrella while /out/? It was pouring rain the day I planned to leave last week, and was going to cancel my hike it was so bad. Instead, I left my friends cabin with a big old umbrella someone left and ventured off for my 2 day trip. It was great. I stayed pretty dry through heavy down pours and I was able to sit under it (it was pretty fucking big) to get a nice little fire going to catch some fish. Its funny, it was so easy to strap on my back, I feel like I should have used one before.
Hey, it worked.
>>819868
Nothin wrong with that brü. The important thiing is you didn't act like a sandy clam and cancel your whole trip! I will say it's much more fun and convenient to have wearable rain gear (keeps your hands free and gives you full coverage but whatever works mang.
I'm going out tomorrow night and we're getting hit with spotty (but possibly severe) thunderstorms. Finally gonna really be able to test the Frogg Toggs I bought this spring!
You can get a suit like this for $30 give or take, you should consider something of the sort.
>>819872
no shit eh? how are those? I was really not looking forward to getting to wet. I have a nice cut on my shoulder (paintball injury, assholes gun was firing to quick and actually wounded me) so I was a little off my game to start. I have been using cheap ass slush pants and a rain jacket my dad had. Both keep me very dry with normal rain but it was quite heavy that day. If wasnt windy so it was just raining cats and dogs straight down.
>>819878
They're pretty good, lightweight and breathable which is a huge plus for anything waterproof. they aren't cheap suffocating rubber, they're some sort of fabric but they're guaranteed 100% waterproof (no water leeching in through seams or through the zipper or anything). I've only worn them in light rain because it's been such a dry year, but they have great reviews. They're very comfy so as long as they prove to be as good for water and wind as they're sposta be I'll be happy.
Hey guys,
So I have become happily married. However, my beautiful wife's cat pissed all over my backpack (I was storing it under our bed). Though I know how to prevent this from happening again, does anyone here know how to get the cat piss odor out of my bag so I can take it out without smelling like a zoo?
>>819825
Vinegar and alcohol. First rub in the vinegar then the alcohol and lastly just bath it in water and soap.
To prevent your lovely feline to piss on ya bag just spray it with a mixture of water and lemon (Or chilli), their noses can't take the smell.
>>819825
>never speak to me or my wifes mixed race cat ever again
>>819825
Just a heads up, if you ever catch her cat pissing anywhere but in the litter box, shout at him and scare the fuck out of him.
That's how you teach a cat that he is not allowed to do certain things. You have to catch him red-handed though, otherwise he simply won't understand.
>QUICK! Post your favorite just add water food when /out/side
Mountain house beef stroganoff is based desu
>>818555
"Trips dont lie" Shakira
Chili mac with beef did not live up to the hype for me.
I endorse
A Coa de Jima is a tool used for harvesting agaves.
A friend of mine has been looking for one for a while for use in his garden, but hasn't made any progress in his search. Any help would be much appreciated
>>818427
That is clearly a great white pineapple
>>818427
You literally have to get onto Mexican internet and speak Spanish to find that shit. There's a few other tools that are super hard to find in the USA like that. A good "Metate y Metlapil" is hard to find, most are not designed correctly. A Molcajete is much easier to find, but there are lots of cement fakes. I lucked out and found one at an antique store. Fast forward ten years and they are everywhere online.
But, at least it has been getting easier the older the internet gets.
The problem with a coa is they are extremely specific tools used only where agave are farmed. Hooking into that sort of market will require some research beyond google and a translator.
Good luck.
>>818427
that edge must have been sharp af when he started
Hey guys, I am wondering if what we need is actually TWO commune sites.
What if we set one up in the UP where would could get forested land on the water with plenty of fishing and we spent summers up there.
Then we could get a chunk of land in the southern AZ desert so we could skip the brutal winters.
If we had a couple of cool converted school busses, we could easily travel between locations.
>>817127
Two tracts of land that no one that wants to do it has money for. Just as likely to succeed.
>>817127
I'm out the loop, who is "we"? Are "we" trying to setup some sort of selfsufficient commune?
Dont ruin the UP with your shitty shanty town
What's in your home made MRE's that you take /out/ with you? I'm gonna put a few together and just wanted some input and ideas.
Pic is not mine just for attention.
Bigfoot jizz
>>817067
Some variety of:
Breakfast, Couple of muesli bars. Coffee sachet, sugar sachets.
Lunch, Instant soup, coffee and sugar, packet of crackers and cheese.
Dinner, MRE entree or local supermarket version (retort pouch of stew/thai curry/whatever with rice or instant mashed potato). Fruit jerky, tea bag and sugar. Chocolate.
Usually have paper napkin, packet of powdered soft drink, sachet of salt and pepper etc.
One of them always has extras like mints, tube of condensed milk, curry powder etc. Open that one first and use those things with the others.
>>817067
>vacum packing already packaged foods
I hope you are storing those in your bomb shelter for 20 years. because otherwise that is fucking retarded.