is it just idealistic 19th century bullshit or is it attainable? please post stories and/or opinions
>>644083
It's a quiet place to be alone with your thoughts.
Unless you're some kind of sperg that hates being alone in nature it is the prime location to search oneself.
Whether you come to some kind of revelation depends on what you were planning to find out.
>>644083
what album is this
>>644095
new order. power corruption and lies
Merry Christmas and happy holidays, sc/outs/! It's that time of year again: where we show our spirit of giving, help each other get outdoors, and call eachother faggots for what's in out wish lists!
Post your Amazon wish list here and maybe some nice anon will give you a gift. Here's my wish list:
amazon dot com slash registry slash wishlist slash 2GZCHDIVFPSL2
And in the meantime, I'll help get the ball rolling for the first few posters who share their wish list! Remember, you'll have to get around 4chan's spam detector when posting you link
Hope Santa treats you well, and good luck!
Also: if you receive a gift, I encourage you to pay it forward :)
>>637331
Great idea man! Here's mine: amazon dot ca slash registry slash wishlist slash K9Z2GLR65KYW
Can't wait to surprise someone
>>637338
Merry Christmas :)
I am about to go on a kayak camping and fishing trip and am a bit nervous because I have never done it before.
I have everything ready but have had to strip down mostly to the bare essentials in order to save space.
Just wondering if others have experience doing such trips and could share any tips they might have that save me having to learn them the hard way?
>>645783
Bump for interest.
Tie all your gear down to the kayak. No one ever believes they will capsize until they watch all their gear sinking or floating away.
>>645866
What are the main causes of capsizing in the calmest of waters?
What are some good /out/doorsy anime shows and movies?
The only two I have watched are Mushishi (pic related), Princess Mononoke, and, to a degree, Spice and Wolf (including the books), all of which are among my favorites.
What others have you seen that you would recommend, preferably ones that are highly aesthetically pleasing and capture the essence of the outdoors very well, which should be implied, but I'm clarifying anyway.
Sorry, I meant the three* that I have watched. Not two. I can count.
Kino No Tabi, It's AOTYAY, nigga.
Yama No Susume is alright if you like lolis climbing mountains,
Also, Not really /out/ related but I watched Serial Experiments Lain when I was out on my first 5 day trip and it really intensified the sense of isolation and loneliness I had. Bretty good 5/5 anime though.
Any Ghibli film. Non Non Biyori has a great country setting. Samurai Champloo has lots of traveling to different environments.
How has been the winter this year where you live? Seems a lot warmer than previous years, almost no rain either. Good times to go /out/ here in Europe.
>>643218
Been rainy. Really not that cold...not even cold enough to wear pants or a coat.
Last year in New England we had an essentially snowless December and January. January in fact was in the 40s and 50s every day. Then we got 9 feet of snow.
I trust nothing. Yes, we had a snowless November this year, and it's rather tepid for december, but I don't trust it. The board is set. The pieces are moving.
After recovering from a bad ankle sprain last month I though this would be the perfect time to learn to cross-country ski since the weather would be cold and the trails I run on are normally covered with snow and Ice.
It snowed 1/2" last week, and it was gone by the next morning. No snow probably till after Christmas, just rain/freezing rain.
Fuck you El Nino.
Why do logger boots have such high heels?
>>644166
Mine don't. Americans are weird.
>captcha - Select all images with trees
>>644166
Logging is a tough job and you are on your feet all day. Why do you begrudge anyone who wants to look his nicest while while working so hard?
>>644181
There must be a real reason.
Guys help im so scared i was poaching a moose and i think someone saw me loading the antlers into my truck. I drove to the bar first before i went home you think im safe?
I'm an overly cautious person, so I would say you're never safe until you're certain you've erased 100% of the evidence.
Sure would be a shame to waste that meet and lose the antlers but if the cops show up with a warrant based on a cell phone pic or some shit you're fucked when they find the evidence.
Get rid of it man, don't risk it.
>>643509
I hope you get caught, filthy criminal.
>>643509
>poaching a moose
get fukt in prison m8
Traditional/classic/historic pocket knife general.
What do you have/carry? What do you like about it? What made you choose it over something modern? Has it ever saved your butt or some other cool story?
Anybody here make knives? I've built/modified a few pocketknives from Rough Rider kits and I'm really enjoying it. I'd like to start building from scratch soon, I just need a good mail order heat treat since I can't do it myself.
>>643303
>>643305
Yeah man, I'm starting to really like the traditionals a lot more now. Picked up this little GEC and it's real nice. Got given a nice little S&M at my birthday too.
what are the best comfortable boots and that are waterproof and will last a long time
Danner. I've got a pair of old Danner work boots that have lasted a good long time. They've got Goretex lining and are completely waterproof.
>>641411
Like deez.
>>641414
Acadia, i just bought rhose couple months ago, solid. About $250_275.
A few questions, really I suppose. First off, what are the main things you look for in a knife you'll take with you on a hike? Secondly, why do you guys hate partially serrated blades so much? Just because it cant do a full sawing motion as smoothly? Thirdly, do you guys prefer to have a go-to blade that will last you a long time, or does it make more sense to buy knives to beat and throw out (moras)? Maybe I'm wrong about moraknivs, though. If I am, please, correct me.
For a belt type knife that could be used as a one tool option:
#1 5-6 inches long, so you can work with natural materials ~ 4 inches wide. A longer blade than that is typically unweildly for finer work
#2 High carbon steel so I can strike it with natural materials to start a fire. Stainless steel is acceptable if corrosion will be a big problem.
#3 90 degree spine so I can use it as a scraping tool, especially useful for using a ferrocerium rod.
#4 Minimum of 3.175 mm thick, for robustness and maximum tool usage
#5 Full tang. The weight savings are not worth it for a one tool option. Increases strength of the knife and easier to replace handle scales if broken.
#6 Plain edge, no serrations. Plain edge is more useful and easier to maintain.
>>640435
I carry a folder with a half serrated blade and tonto tip on me regardless of whether I'm out or not for general cutting/utility, a military knife without serration on my shoulder strap when I'm out for minor wood processing, and a fishing knife when I'm out at the lake. So I may have as many as three, for different purposes.
There really isn't one knife that will do everything you want. If there was, there'd only be one knife in stores.
>>640444
also forgot no cross guard. a single guard on the blade side is acceptable but a guard on the spine side serves no purpose outside of melee combat and will only get in your way as you use it as a tool and not a weapon.
Where is the GREATEST hiking experience you've ever had in your life? I mean, the one where you said to yourself "Okay, this is the most incredible landscape I've ever seen in my life".
Northern New Mexico right here. Between Santa Fe National Forest, Bisti Badlands, and every other wilderness area, I've never found anything else as incredible.
A close second is northern Wisconsin. It doesn't look like the rest of the midwest, and it's very eery.
Just last night actually. In the San Diego river valley. It was super clear out with a full moon. I was on top of a hill and the whole valley was lit up by the moonlight. While I was sitting and relaxing after around 8 miles of hiking, I saw a huge meteor with a bright flash, smoke and all. It was awesome. Of course my iPhone doesn't have enough exposure to do any justice.
The top of Mt. Whitney has a view that makes it seem like it is in the middle of Mordor. But it was certainly lacking in the fun for most of the hike. Though the trip did have some really fun individual moments.
My best hiking experiences have been when me and a couple others go super deep innawoods and leave all trace of civilization behind. The beauty is always in the isolation. When we spend a day fishing in a remote place without seeing a single other person, and shoot the shit at night by the fire.
not hiking but bike trekking.
this fall i was in Nepal to do part of the Annapurna circuit. to the highest pass (picture related) then pohkara - ghorka - Kathmandu.
my mind was literally blown, complete experience overload. just so much shit.
power outages, forest full of weed, avalanches, earthquake damages, hot springs, from alpine stone deserts at 5°c to jungles at 38°c. 3000m downhill in a day, and up 1500m the next. Flying with 70 year old Dornier propeller planes into the Himalayas. low budget with no hot water and toilets worse then a public train station.
its travelers crack
>"Hey anon we're going Enoing™ in our Enos™ this weekend. Would you like to join us Enoing™ this weekend? It's such a beautiful weekend to Eno™"
When will this meme end?
>>634890
I don't Eno™ anon, I DD™.
I love it when some fag literally grabs something that has existed for ages, slaps a shiny brand on it and sells it. I mean im not going to lie some people actually improve the design but this is just a fucking hammock. Besides how does the people on the top climb down if they wanna piss in the middle of the night? Do they wake everybody up?
>>634911
I don't know. It's literally become a meme on college campuses. No one calls it a hammock. Everyone calls it an Eno™
Alright before I start I admit this is a strange question.
I am a city yuppie living in the suburbs of Toronto who only knows other yuppies. I love to cook, I own and shoot guns(at a private club) and I am always trying to teach myself something new.
>I have never hunted or shot at anything living and am looking to start with small game.
>Right now I'm trying to teach myself how to clean wild game.
>The problem is when I watched this video and it churned my stomach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZB7iE2b21M
>How can I desensitize myself?
If I posted that video on my fb my friends would think I'm a psychopath.
>>645208
You might like watching Gin no Saji.
Animu about a city boy going to an ag.school and having to come to terms with killing animals and other gross facts of life.
Sure you could desensitize yourself by watching a bunch of gore and snuff films, but I don't think that's healthy.
You just have to accept the fact that we're all made out of meat and the circle of life and all that kinda stuff.
>>645208
If you've ever bonked and gutted a fish, dressing animals really isn't that much different. Do it properly and it's not that messy either.
As far as desensitizing, I don't really think that's all that necessary. Just go do it and I think you'll do OK.
>>645208
Just remember when you do harvest an animal, you owe it to the animal to dress it cleanly and treat its carcass with respect. This feeling of responsibility should overcome any squeamishness you have.
I got myself a 52 liter backpack for my backpacking trip across Europe, which begins this week. I also have two compression packs. Any advice for how to pack my backpack and how much I should bring?
>>642421
Don't use the compression bags unless you absolutely have to. Every time you crush down your loft, it insulates a little less. Try to keep as much weight as possible against your back and shoulders, and lighter items further away from your body. Toilet paper goes in its own pocket, NEVER in the bottom of your bag.
>>642468
>Every time you crush down your loft
So I shouldn't use a compression bag for my winter coats that I plan on bringing?
> backpacking across Europe
> in winter
> begins this week
> only asking for advice now
> not even knowing how to pack properly
I guess my best advice would be don't go. You're clearly not motivated in any way, shape or form.
Hi does anyone do landscaping and tree work? I'm currently at college studying Arboriculture and Forestry and I'm halfway through the first year. I plan to do some landscaping jobs the days I'm not at college. I'm putting ads on craigslist to offer hedge trimming, weeding and possibly clearing dead leaves, I cant do any tree work as I can'tafford the kit just yet. Can anyone in this field offer me advice on soneone starting out with the bare minimum of tools? As I get more money I can expand my services that I can offer.
Don't buybused, you never know how beat on the chainsaw will be,
There will probably be a bunch of guys here who give you all sorts of suggestions on what to buy etc but it all depends on what you're going to be doing,
Fall cleanups are a great place to start
As is weeding/general landscaping work
Dont be afraid to get dirty, planting. And uprooting shit isn't hard and alot of people (atleast around here ). Need it done ,as for actually cutting down trees, most people will want a person/company that's insured. So its not a great place to start out ( plus nowadays there's a ton of people doing tree work so prices are down)
Offer to clear brush, and remove downed limbs once you get a chainsaw
I would also make a flier to hand out personally, and of course word of mouth is th best advertisement so do a good job
Maybe also give a discount to old people it makes you look like a good guy
>>642110
Great thanks for the advice!
>>642066
Gardener here. You can get alot done with a pair of pruners (Felcos), a spading fork, a grub hoe (w/pick head for rocks and such), a shovel, a fan rake and a metal stiff tyned rake and a wheelbarrow. Get one of those green plastic ones, not those low wheelbarrows. They're terrible for getting around. It's amazing how much I get done with these tools. No need for machines, and if you're being paid by the hour, all the better.