Outdoors - Q&A

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What are the pros and cons of a bear can vs an Ursack?

1 answer · last activity 1 day ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

food backpacking bears

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How does powdered peanut butter compare to regular peanut butter for backpacking?

1 answer · last activity 6 days ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

food backpacking

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What is the compatibility between Weaver and Picatinny railed mounting systems for scopes?

1 answer · last activity 26 days ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

scopes

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Is it safe to carry a propane gas cylinder in minivan?

3 answers · last activity about 1 month ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

camping liquid-fuel-stoves car-camping travelling

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How far apart should scope rings be on a picatinny rail?

0 answers · last activity about 1 month ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

guns

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How are backpacking conditions at Yosemite in April?

2 answers · last activity 2 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Why is (almost) no one climbing hard routes on Half Dome?

3 answers · last activity 2 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

rock-climbing aid-climbing yosemite big-wall-climbing

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Are there ice-skates that will strap to a full shank mountaineering boot?

1 answer · last activity 2 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

boots ice-skating

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How are Wilderness First Aid/Wilderness First Responder courses being done during Covid?

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

first-aid

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What's special about a winter gas mixture? Why does it work better?

2 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

canister-stoves cold-weather

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How well do mosquito clothing patches work?

2 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

first-aid mosquitoes prevention

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What are these shells found in a gravel bank along the South Platte?

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

animal-identification colorado

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What's this Spanish insect?

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

bug-identification spain

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Can anyone help identify this skull fragment

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

united-states animal-identification

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How much experience is needed for crossing the Mendenhall Glacier?

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

safety glaciers alaska

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How to keep humans from stealing your food from the bear boxes in Yosemite Valley?

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yosemite

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Where did all the stink bugs go?

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

bugs pennsylvania

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How thin is "too thin" for tent guylines?

5 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

tents backpacking

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Is there a reason for the seemingly over labeling gear in the UK with "unisex" ?

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

gear uk

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Footwear for one month in wet climate

7 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

walking footwear

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Where's this lake and tiny island in Algonquin Park that you can canoe to?

0 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Chgg Clou‭

canada identification

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Where's this lone tree and hills south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan?

0 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Chgg Clou‭

canada identification

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Do tent colors have functional purposes?

10 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

tents

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Where's this fence and rolling hill photographed on Sep 2020, in Stouffville, Ontario?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

canada identification

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What is this metal plate at the top of Mount Hoffman?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

yosemite manmade-object-identification

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In the United States, where would I find how a geological feature got its name?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Olin Lathrop‭

maps united-states

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How would PLA stand up to cold and wet environments?

0 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

trekking-poles pla

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What difference is removing wolves from the list of animals protected by the Endangered Species Act in the US going to make?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Olin Lathrop‭

united-states wolves

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How long after a fire will the majority of the dead trees fall over?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Olin Lathrop‭

forest-fires

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When are cottontail rabbits most active?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Lundin‭

rabbits

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Is PLA suitable for outdoor gear use in the sun?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Mark‭

pla

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How can I make a STL of a topo map perfectly round?

1 answer · last activity 5 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

topographical-maps stl

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Are there less crinkly emergency space blankets?

1 answer · last activity 5 months ago by James Jenkins‭

space-blankets

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Why would crows be dropping something into a pond?

2 answers · last activity 5 months ago by Lundin‭

bird-behaviour crows

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What would lead to widely different air quality readings for the same area?

0 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

safety

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What is the best method for storing a 'pre-mixed baking mix' in a camper for long periods?

2 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

food storage rv

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Why would hearing muffs be tested against continuous and not impulse noise?

2 answers · last activity 6 months ago by James Jenkins‭

shooting

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What can I burn in an open cup burner stove?

1 answer · last activity 6 months ago by Pastychomper‭

liquid-fuel-stoves

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Accessibility of hiking trails in Nepal during December

2 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

hiking trekking nepal

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Is it safe to use a slightly rusty butane canister?

1 answer · last activity 6 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

safety liquid-fuel-stoves

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Towing with a Recumbent Trike, Tadpole or Delta?

2 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Olin Lathrop‭

canoes biking

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How many wag bags will the average person use per day?

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by James Jenkins‭

human-waste

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What would minks be looking for next to a seasonal irrigation canal after dark?

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by James Jenkins‭

animal-behaviour minks

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What is the survival rate for baby cottontail rabbits between spring and winter?

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by James Jenkins‭

rabbits

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What is this small winged bug with a black spot on its back and dusky colored wings

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by Olin Lathrop‭

united-states bug-identification

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How do you train a barn sour horse?

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by Pastychomper‭

horses

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How do you become a New Forest commoner?

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

animals uk legality forests

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Climbing Kilimanjaro for a newbie

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by luap42 (on a break)‭

hiking kilimanjaro africa

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What is the advantage of a running vest instead of a backpack for trail running?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by James Jenkins‭

trail-running

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Winter boots for -40°C that are snowshoe and crampon compatible?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

winter boots new-england

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