How you handle vision correction while /out/?
I'm badly nearsighted, I wear glasses at my desk job and contacts when I'm doing something more active.
That works fine for day trips but if I wanted to spend a few days camping, what's the best approach? Being blind in the middle of the woods is a horrifying thought.
>>668823
wear your glassed? get a strap for them if youre that much of a pussy.
>>668823
>what's the best approach?
wear a blindfold for a year and heighten your other senses
Just put one of those little necklace type lanyards that attach to each arm of your frames so they don't fall off your face and break.
Might look nerdy/goofy but it's better than bringing all the shit to put your contacts in and out when /out/ while avoiding getting shit in your eye
Long story short I'm going to end up homeless for awhile and don't have money to stay at a hotel. How is stealth camping in Canada?
My plan is to stealth camp in the wilderness, hunt wild game for food and going back to town once in awhile for supplies. I don't plan on going near cities.
What i'm afraid of is getting mugged and confronting rangers. Has anyone done this before? How long will I last in the Canadian wilderness senpai i need to know before I start buying gear.
Bump, good luck and stay strong OP
>>665267
suck up your pride and apologize to your parents.
>>665267
You're fucked. You obviously have no idea what you're doing or how to do it.
Just fucking get a job and live in a tent in the woods.
I see all sorts of lazy fucks around town bumming it. Maybe tthey earn enough to not need a job, but they sure as shit aren't "hunting wild game in the woods" and shit.
Get some min wage shit job, buy food, bum it in the woods or around town.
You're not going to last a week in the wilderness.
Its getting to be not terrible outside in some parts (I love winter hiking/snowshoeing/camping, but I get the impression that many people don't) So, lets see where our fellow scouts are and make some new friends.
make sure to post the area you are willing to go do stuff with other anons in
>example
>pretty much anywhere in eastern WA, as far west as the eastern side of the cascades
Anybody in MN want to do some predator hunting, fishing, canoeing, trapping, bushcraft or whatever. Snapchat is autismsaves
COSprings here. hmu bb ;)
I'm from Belgium but i 'm going to Spain in 10 days, I wanna do some camping not too far from Madrid for about 3 nights. Anyone up to join?
Is eating fish from the ocean even healthy anymore?
>>668881
yeah, but maybe don't eat a lot of predator fishes very often because heavy metals
>>668881
Healthy for you?
No
Healthy for the ocean?
No
Indian Ocean, no
Bering Sea, yes.
> be me
> be whale swimming in Indian Ocean
> blowhole starts leaking
> feeling woozy
> shits all the way back to Pacific Ocean
> mfw Indian Ocean designated shitting ocean
Alright New-English flags, let's get some sweet, sweet, OC of this storm progressing. This is at ten of.
Maine here, snow still lingering from last week.
Ice fishing has been good, winter fly fishing, even better.
Wish we had a few feet of snow up here.
>>671967
I'm going ice fishing for the first time next week, it's pretty exciting.
>>671959
nothing on Cape Cod except wind starting to pick up.
I just bought this bug bivy on ebay for $32. I'm going to match it up with my trekking poles and a nylon tarp if it rains. How did I do?
you did great...
at being a useless attention whore faggot
sage
>>671856
The ideal thing would be a tarp desinged to cover your bivy directly.
It would need a door, obviously.... And maybe we could keep some additional space protected from rain too...
I wish something like this existed on the market...
>>671856
dont settle for just any nylon tarp
OC only? Google img fags do nothing for me.
Blog it if you feel you have to.
Isopro not so good cold. Tape chem hand warmer to bottom.
And I made a soft shell for my canister
And a soft shell for my dehydrated food to stay warm while rehydrating.
The next trip will not be gormet.
I MYOG quite a bit. Almost always cheaper, always fit my needs better than commercial gear. Pic is my roll-top alcohol stove (coca-cola bottle). I've also done a cocoon hammock, hammock straps, several bike bags and I am currently dehydrating and vacuum-packing meals. Next up is Tyvek reflex rain pants and poncho. Will probably make a bivvy with this as well as a backup for my SOL Escape bivvy.
I made my own Jecklin Disk for field recording. Commerically sold ones cost three-hunnred dollars or more, and not only are they not fucking worth anything close to that, they also seem to have a number of limitations and design flaws. It's fucking ridiculous. Anyway, mine's not especially pretty looking but it sounds as beautiful as an adolescent orgasm. >:]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35398552
>Explorer Henry Worsley dies in Antarctic crossing
>Explorer Henry Worsley has died after suffering exhaustion and dehydration during a solo attempt to cross Antarctica.
>The former Army officer, 55, was 71 days into his effort to become the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided.
RIP m8
Sad but a terrible waste. He should have stopped. You have to know when you've gone too far and solo, that's even more critical.
what a dipshit loser
>>673442
>and solo, that's even more critical.
Don't you tell me what's more critical, princess.
Luke is out there alone, and I'm gonna find him.
Help me pick out a mountain bike for XC/Touring purposes /out/ pls.
>also general cycling thread I guess?
I'm open to used but would prefer new for obvious reasons. Here's what I'm looking for.
>$300-500 budget
>29er MTB
>trigger shifters
>Hardtail
>as light weight as possible
>good gearing for upper echelon of speed
>to be used for 60% pavement, 35% gravel/dirt trail, 5% downhill.
I want to use it for touring trips mostly desu, like It seems like a fun way to expand my backpacker roots.
Trying to get all of your criteria in that price range is a bad idea, sorry. Post your local craigslist I think.
Nice picture, by the way
Also, /n/
>>673186
in that price range for a new bike I mean
>>673186
I already looked up my local craigslist, full of overpriced beat up crap.
I'll probably go to performancebike, they are a cycling retailer near me. They might have on the floor deals, but from what i've seen online, there's roughly ~12-15 models in my under $500 price range on their website,
My main problem is I have no idea what's the difference between all of them since I really don't do bikes.
I've been looking for a good answer for a while now so maybe one of you guys can help me out. How do I keep squirrels from stealing my pizza while /out/!?
>>672654
Put it in a container
>>672682
Those shifty bastards can break into containers
Hey guys, probably a stupid question but how do you clean your cookware in subzero temperatures without getting frostbite in your fingers?
>>672346
Steel wool and place place it in the fire if it is metal.
Heat up water on stove, use dish brush if you don't want to get wet or use waterproof gloves.
I've got stainless cookware so I just boil up some snow and wipe it out.
Sticky didn't help me at all.
What are some good books about bushcraft,hunting,fishing,foraging,harvesting and survivalism in general?
>>672199
>>672200
Cuck
>>672202
>first one to come forward and help anon
>he calls me a cuck
Anyone from West Virginia?
Anyone /out/ in WV?
WV appreciation thread general.
New River Gorge Bridge
>>672718
Same spot
>>672720
Coopers Rock
What kind of cactus is this?
that there's a stubby southern prickly pete, and a nice one at that
>>670986
It's a pricker.
Let's call him "pokey".
Being /fa/shionable is the most important thing while outdoors.
>>666858
I wouldn't say most important but it's up there. Having matching gear is nice. Better than some euro milsurp garbage.
A weird bug.