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Colorado mountains will be full of snow, except the very front of the front range, like Boulder. Some passes will still be under like 20ft of snow in the high country. Snowshoes would be helpful haha.

>>710556
Get some yaktrax or anything in those lines. If you find yourself going down on a steep path covered with mud because of the melting snow, it will really help, specially if you are carrying a big backpack.

Keep at hand cheap construction leather gloves and use them when fixing camp. Nothing worst than ruining your hands because of wet and muddy rocks and wood.

>>710556
Oregon here. You will need to purchase a recreation pass/license if you wish to use our trails. Not even joking.

AVON Skin so soft is a body cream in UK, but also used by UK army as insect repellent. Does not contain DEET or any other repellent, just works cuz perfume reasons

https://www.avon.uk.com/product/354-1203/skin-so-soft/skin-so-soft-fast-hydration-dry-oil-spray


Results: A total of 74 events occurred. The event distribution was as follows: placebo—40 events; special mixture—28 events; Avon Skin So Soft—6 events; DEET—0 events.

Conclusions: When tested against a placebo, both DEET (P<.0001, NNT=1) and Avon Skin So Soft (P =.0001, NNT=1) were found to provide significantly better protection, while the special mixture did not (P =.30). When tested against the special mixture, both DEET (P<.0001, NNT=1) and Avon Skin So Soft (P =.0048, NNT=2) were found to provide better protection. When DEET and Avon Skin So Soft were compared with each other, Avon Skin So Soft was found to be 85% as effective as DEET (P =.046, NNT=7).


http://www.bcmj.org/article/mosquito-repellent-effectiveness-placebo-controlled-trial-comparing-95-deet-avon-skin-so-sof

>>710346
>>710353
Thanks so much. Never heard of this but I have heard of AVON. I'll try to find a local rep. Thanks again.

Get a poncho tarp. If you ever get lost you can build a shelter out of it. You never know when you'll go from golf course to lost man. Always best to be prepared.

- Your fellow American

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=24413386&cp=4406646.4413993.4414966.4418347.92422126&categoryId=4414148&fg=Brand


I bought this and am very happy with it after a year of heavy use. Only 60 bucks and it is the same design, same materials as the 120 dollar north face equivalent. Not very breathable though, you will get hot in warm weather. Breathability will cost you. For 60 bucks though this jacket is amazing.

>>708970
Looks good, problem is I'm in Canada and Dicks doesn't ship here

>>716114
If you want an introductory list for overnight gear you could just straight up ask, anon.

>>716114
1) A horse
2) A cowboy hat
3) As much beef jerky as money I have left

Naked cowboy rides off into the sunset.

>>716114
Let's say the store is Walmart but you can't buy anything from the outdoors section.

>>715245
I'm part of a 193 million acre land share where we each pay an amount relative to our incomes. We rarely bump into each other.

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>>715245
i dont personally own it but its our family's property. i hope to inherit it someday so i can live there permanently

I own 5.5 acres adjacent to a National Forest so I practically have thousands of miles of backyard. I worked like a slave and saved almost every penny living with my Dad until I was 24. I had $160K saved and put $100K down on the house I purchased for $314K. It was already equipped with solar panels and a natural spring well. It also has wood stove for heating but it does have central air I use for AC in the Summer. My monthly costs average about $1,500 a month. This doesn't include gas, health insurance, etc. just things related to my home such as insurance, taxes, utilities, groceries, etc. I take home almost $4,000 a month so it's all great. I wish had more acreage for my own private use and I wish it was a log cabin instead of a vinyl rectangle box rancher style home but I'm still very happy.

I've created my own trails to the NF trails and Rangers haven't bitched about it. I work in pest control and help out a lot taking care of bees nests and pest problems around camp sites and shelters. I take my dog on hikes every weekend and have lunch at shelters meeting a bunch of new hunters, fishermen, and your hipster hikers. My dog loves the attention. On my own property, I have my house, a shed I built for firewood storage, and it came with a large workshop that I had to fix up a bit. It holds my lawn equipment, ATV, and random junk I store for my Dad. I grow veggies and planted a few fruit trees. Planning on planting some blackberry and honeysuckle bushes. Thinking of getting some chickens so I can have eggs to feed my dog instead of buying dog food at the store. Are eggs good for dogs?

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Decent shad

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>>714510
Westcoast anon her. Caught another big brown today on a worm and bobber. Bought some new lures in town, then went to the local pond and caught 4 little smallmouths for kicks. Pic related, anyone have success stories with those Rebel Crawdads? I'm looking to pick up a few for laketrout if they work.

>>714562
Are those the really small ones? I have a couple of those ~1.5" deep diving Rebel crawdads and I haven't really used them a ton but the few times I did, they were definitely drawing little nibbles and bites from all sorts of stuff.

>>714553
What is that?

Learn to whittle.

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grow sustainable cholla cacti and mail them all to me

>>716244
Build a meth lab

Tentfags, unlike hammock homos and tarp tards get a tent then forget about it. We don't have to keep asking for affirmation or how to fix a shitty choice.

PS. Kill yourself you multicultural Nigger lover

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>>689230

Once you know what you're doing with a tarp, the idea of packing around a tent seems insane. I got a 9x7 silnylon

>>704490
I want to by a kayak for fishing, preferably in the 500 or less dollar range. Do you have suggestions of qhat i should be shopping for?

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>>704507
My first kayak was a bass pro shops ascend fs12t sit on top. It was great. The only fault was sitting in it for 6+ hours got painful.

Mine had a seat that was molded into the kayak. The new ones have a raised seat.

They do cost about $550 though.

Hobie Outback is the best fishing kayak made.

mylar space blankets. can be used as sheet or to line shelter and deflect heat.

fire starter kit.

some paracord

poncho/tarp/wool blanket

salt and pepper. metal canteen (full, replace water every ~2 week). flashlight, fire starter (a small vial of alcohol is very utilitarian for sterilizing and fires).

for food, i recommend blending rice into a powder. the thickening properties are very efficient, to the point a water bottle full of it can make nearly 15 bowls of porridge, that can be flavored with powder soup stock or sugar and spice. bugging out is an on the run type deal though, so some trail mix would also be welcome

extra pairs of socks and underwear. gloves. plastic garbage bags. a cheese cloth type linen (a shemagh can double as this) which can function as a filter and scarf, or whatever other application loose linens can provide ie mending . on that note, cordage, needle and thread. map of area. extra batteries for whatever electronics you have, including phone

do not doubt the importance of water and socks. a wool blanket and a little mylar pack could go a long way

this is more of an innawoods pack and less of a relocation pack. best thing though is near everything necessary can be added for free, or near free

>>695169
40 garbage bags (extra large) they are cheap lightweight and offer insulation not found in nature anywhere and the number of possible applications are enormous. not to mention you should not leave garbage behind.

20 freezer bags (1 gallon size) can transport and store water and food items you gather. very compact when not used. you can take a dump in it and take it with you if you are tracked by dogs and not worry about smelling up your kit.

1 roll of duct tape: this combined with garbage bags is basically god tier shelter or whatever you need.

1 hatchet or small axe this is like the ultimate woodland multitool.

You will be fine, and your friend is right.

Post a pic of your GF.

>>714130
This is far more true for down than synthetic. Down bags should always be layed out flat and open for storage (under a bed is a good place) synthetics can be stored in their stuff sacks, so long as you don't compress them.

If your bag is down and you've stored it compressed, I wouldn't trust it. At least spend a night in your back yard to see how it is at that temperature. Look into getting a liner; thermalite extreme will add 25F to your rating. Yes, it does look like overpriced mosquito netting, but they keep you surprisingly warm.

Also, post a pic of your gf.

>>714144
Thanks for the info. My bag is synthetic. I will try to give it a test before I leave.

Probably not going to post gf pic though. Are people not worried someone they know will see when they do this? The internet can be a scary place

one of the unspoken criteria for bushcraft blades, to me, is that it has an overpronounced lip above the handle. quillon, guard, whatever it is called. there cannot be any doubt to me, that if im using it in unruly conditions, or need to use it for some heavy duty work, that my hand will slip and cut me open when im miles away from healthcare.

youll notice that almost every popular bushcraftsmen customize their blades to have this lip, but they never add it to their criteria, which i think is irresponsible.

otherwise, that looks beautiful and ergonomic

>>712394
Hehehe you bought a butter knife. Nicely played.

>>699987
Is it really innawoods if you can drive up to your house?

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>>699987
I've befriended a local reptile. He has an excellent paint job; similar to Aus-cam, though I couldn't get great photos as I didn't feel like standing up at the time. This fella has visited for the last few days. He likes left over chicken stir fry, is more curious than scared of me.

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>>699989
Yes. I cleared the 'Yaris track' by hand. Combined with natural clearings to get as deep as I could. Was limited due to the width of portable building and shit turning of transport truck.

What type of disaster are you expecting to happen where you'll actually be able to move around? The roads are the first thing to get shut down and during an evacuation you're not going to be allowed to carry around a bag full of shit.

>>714755
>you're not going to be allowed to carry a bag
why?

>>714755
muslim invasion

>>712659
have jobs been falling out of the sky onto your "well qualified, hard working, and very much deserving" head for so long you think this is a real question?
>yes, i'm jelly

>>712659
Because ephebophile. It's just asking for trouble.

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because I make probably 6x as much per hour as an engineer than I would as a camp counselor, and I don't have to deal with children?

I have to work in the summers ... build my vacation balance back up to the limit before the snow falls next winter.
>taking all next week off to go snowmobiling
Still take a few days off/long-weekends in the summer to go ride the moto.