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>>398366
do want

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Not a campvan, but a Scamp is super lightweight and you don't need a truck to tow it.

I've been (S)camping with a buddy of mine in the Colorado Rockies. It'll go just about anywhere, and is a good home base to have near a trailhead.

>>398385
how much?

>>441937
Do not eat the yellow snow!

Carry a candle and book of matches. It's much easier to get the candle going, and use it to light a fire

>>441945

Good thinking.


If you get sap all over your hands, use butter or margarine to get it off. Just take a small portion, rub your hands together over the sappy bits, and then rinse.

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>>440239
Here's mine.

Spyderco Paramilitary 2
Nitecore SRT3
Leatherman OHT
Maxpedition CMC wallet
Swedish fire steel
Cold Steel Super Edge
Paracord bracelet

And of course - Mjolnir necklace to honor my ancestors ;3

I have a hole in my pockets that I slip my dick through. Does that count?

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All you'll ever need

Sometimes I also have my katana for self-defense

>>424609
US Farm Income and Taxes,
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-marketing-and-management/farm-income-taxes-14991.aspx

US Grants and Loans for Small Farms,
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=GRANTS_LOANS
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/farms-and-community/grants-and-loans-farmers
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/funding.shtml

Managing Risks on Your Small Farm,
http://agmarketing.extension.psu.edu/begfrmrs/MangRiskSmllFrm.pdf

Chicken info and forum,
http://www.backyardchickens.com

Rabbit guide
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7884798/Rabbit_Production_Manual

A public access seedbank for many types of rare or endangered plants; both edible and ornamental,
http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/index.htm

Organic and heirloom selections:
http://sustainableseedco.com/
http://www.seedsofchange.com/

Potato, Sweet Potato, and Tubers seed bank (free, but requies filling out forms and waiting in line):
http://www.cipotato.org/

Awesome interactive plant/gardening maps for USA, Canada, France, UK, BC, (frost dates, temp zones, etc):
http://www.plantmaps.com/index.php

Sprout seeds and info:
sproutpeople.org

Insect Habitats for attracting polinating bees, predatory/parasitic wasps, hibernating ladybugs, butterflies, etc.
http://www.inspirationgreen.com/insect-habitats.html

Toad and Hedgehog Habitats,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JetkWtw7Jc
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/frogcrafts/a/How_To_Make_A_Toad_Village.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/hedgehog_home/
http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/leaflets/L5-Hedgehog-Homes.pdf

Chili Peppers!
http://www.fatalii.net/

More on Aquaponics & Aquaculture,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=26xpMCXP9bw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=_WgfaJjvfxA

I am the guy from the previous thread.

Just letting know that for my pseudo-composting I will use used coffee grounds and used herbs from tea bags. They are not the most natural thing, but, well, who knows. Posting so I can get opinions (inb4 you are an idiot).

Pic related, my unhealthy and useless soil on >>424242

>>424729
Try to get more green organic stuff in there too, but that's a good start.

>>435892
A tarp

>>435892
in the space of about 5 lines you went from having no money to having $30 so if I were you i'd type like there's no tomorrow and you'll have enough money to pay off whatever debt it is that's forcing you to move across the country to escape

>>435903
kek'd

>>421070
I can't stand it when someone places their hand on my shoulder. Freaks me the fuck /out/.

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>>421070
>kayaking trip
> A few inexperienced people but okay, I'll come
> "Fuck, my kayak isn't turning right"
> "Fuck, I'm so tired"
> what
> help pull some people's kayaks onto the shore
> one in particular is heavy as fuck
> "Thanks bro."
> Unpacks his kayak
>Pulls out fucking 24 pack of Monster energy drink

>>421070
I hate other people too.

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>>430372

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>>430372
Cool

>>423345
I wouldn't mind being abducted by aliens.
More scared of other humans.

>>423349

Yeah I used to think it would be kinda fun until I went deeper into AA phenomenon. Real or not, it appears to seriously fuck people up.

Also, The Forth Kind.

So yeah, fuck aliens. People I can deal with.

I once camped on a small flat section of a pretty steep hill. On the way up there I encountered two big red deer, and because the trail was pretty much the only place to walk on because of the steepness, both me and the deer became somewhat stressed. On of them turned around and walked back the way it came, the other ran past me.

That night I feared being trampled by them, seeing as there was not much place for them to move, and I was pretty hidden (not in a tent), so they could step on me by mistake.


Other than that I don't think I have ever feared getting lost while /out/. I guess that may be because I have never been in a situation that turned dangerous because of getting lost, always kinda knew what direction to go in order to find something eventually, so I have only been lost for 3-4 hours at a time.
Other times I should have been afraid was once I camped one degree above freezing. There was wet snow everywhere, all my clothes were wet, I did not have a fire, no skis, and one heavy backpack. I used 5 or 6 hours walking back to civilization on a track that usually takes me 2 hours at most, the whole way there it rained. The only two things my mind was on was getting from the cover of one tree to the next, where I would rest (because walking with no skis in 1+ meter of wet snow is exhausting), and also thinking about the hot food I would eat at home.
Thinking back at it, it probably was a very dangerous situation, but being afraid didn't cross my mind at the time.

>How should I prepare myself?
By taking a reality check and realizing you're not going to "find yourself" out there. You're just going to get more and more depressed until you die.
>What take?
A cell phone so you can call your family and apologize for worrying them. Also tell them that you mistakenly got a ride from a trucker who raped you and left you on the side of the road.
>What to expect?
Rapist truckers and lots of regret.
>How many things I will have to carry with me?
Just the phone. You'll be using it pretty soon.
>How to behave in the wild?
Don't. You don't belong there.

>>424588
Your answer actually made me laugh pretty wild.

What if I want to die there? Get depressed? I am depressed now... Fucking suicidal thoughts...

I do not worry about truck rapist, cause I would probably rape them. I am overly manly sadly...

I am asking seriously. And I would like a serious answer.

>>424581
It's not gonna work if you don't already have plenty of /out/ experience with long trekking trips, being /out/ in winter for extended periods of time and most importantly having a seriously firm grasp on plant foraging, farming, and hunting. How do you expect to stay hidden when you hunt and farm? How do you expect to survive without hunting and farming?

Butt sex

You could fuck each other OP

>>424981
Usually my buddies and I keep the mantra of "what happens in the woods, stays in the woods" needless to say pack water, a condom if you like, lubriderm, somene wipes and just have a good time.

GOD IS MARIJUANA

So what's your mystery?

Shaman here. Druids are faggots.

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The first step is selecting a good tree. This is a step I perhaps failed to do well enough. There have been a variety of trees used for bows throughout history, many of which provide the necessary characteristics. Common examples in America include ash, osage orange, oak, and walnut.

Yew was traditionally used in English longbows, but is generally not ideal for American flatbows due to the difference in design. English longbows typically have a round, D shaped body where the flat back of the bow is formed by a single ring of sapwood while the interior belly was formed by heartwood. The sapwood was powerful under tension while the heartwood was powerful under compression, giving performance closer to a composite bow; impressive for a self bow.

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But enough about longbows. I chose an ash tree because it was easy to identify and one of the first that I found that seemed straight. It's important to examine the tree for knots, bulbous or twisted sections, or anything else that may suggest the underlying wood is flawed.

Unfortunately, while downing this tree (using an admittedly improper tool) I broke my hand axe. Once the tree is downed, you should cut the straightest part from the tree with your saw, about 8 feet in length.

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Examine the log you now have, look at the grain, see if it's even or uneven. My log had the grain very off center at one end and wasn't as straight as it appeared when it was part of the tree. I worked with it regardless. It caused me some issues down the line.

Now strip the log of bark, being careful not to damage the underlying hard rings of wood underneath. If you do, it will only make it harder for you.

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Stalkers have been here before me!

>>382201
wtf is a s.t.a.l.k.e.r?

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Look at these pipes. If you listen closely, you can still hear the echoes of the pain and suffering that happened in this place.

>>385440
>>>/x/

>>385442

/thread

>>385440

ctd:

I'm a Montanan. I've done plenty of hunting camping fishing etc. I live at the foothills of the rockies in an area with tons of peaks, lakes, rivers etc.

Me and my family went camping at a nearby lake which you have to hike 15-20 minutes to reach. It's certainly not the most remote lake, but there was nobody there when we arrived and set up tent.

This lake area has a beautiful view on the opposite side of the entrance which is comprised of limestone cliffs, caves, and chutes leading directly up into the back-end of the mountains. Anything from the most remote reaches of the wilderness areas beyond the mountains can easily pass down to the lake.

While the sun started to set, I was gathering more firewood. When I came back my little brother said he was hearing something like a "truck" or engine rumbling in the woods, but there are no vehicle accessible roads so I'm not sure what he heard.

My Dad was with us and he had his pistol out, he didn't say anything but I saw a look on his face like he was uncomfortable. He shot into the woods to scare away any bears etc. He acted like he was playing around but I could tell he was legitimately trying to clear the area by making noise, and he didn't want to spook my little brother by saying so.

As it darkened, we heard someone or something start coming down the hillside behind us, not from the mountains, but from a thickly forested hillside that reached out around the lake, connected to the mountains.

Something was coming down through the pine trees and deliberately snapping thick branches every 20 steps or so. I've encountered grizzlies, we know about bears, they tend to just bulldoze through the woods and snap the shit out of everything. This sounded more like someone deliberately breaking thick branches. They got closer and closer.

By this time me and my family were dead silent and just staring into the woods. Me and my Dad readied our weapons and stood up. We were expecting a Grizzly.

ctd

>>366899
>>366901
While I thank you, I was in the infographics thread before it died; It's where I grabbed the first pic. Thanks though.