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As a runner, it is very common to eat 'heavy' food the days before doing a marathon for example. Typically is pasta food but I'm sure rice will do too (it has been mentioned also above). The be...
I did several (short) winter hikes below zero degrees Celcius (freezing point) while having only a plastic cover and sleeping bag. I always took of my clothes, especially jacket (since it was slig...
TL;DR: Honest answer: depends on too many things, different situations will be different. Best answer: do what you feel like, whatever makes you feel comfortable. If you cannot sleep naked in your...
The default expedition map in the UK is Ordnance Survey. The apparent most popular GPS map app for walking in the mountains is the Ordnance Survey app*. That's all very well and plausible, but the ...
Most of the times the hikers might be more afraid of the owners having big dogs than the dogs themselves. So (if you at least want this), make yourself and/or the dogs as least aggressive looking ...
Maps and compasses are independent of any power source, so it is usually recommended to take them with you. GPS devices can fail, also because the GPS signal can be switched off or blocked. Alterna...
Am I putting myself at risk of retina damage? NO The category rating on sunglasses has to do with how transparent the tint is or is not. UV protection on sunglasses is clear. To prevent retin...
I would definitely discourage this. Accidentially releasing the device is dangerous and can lead to fatal incidents. Moreover, releasing the device is rarely needed to my experience. Therefore this...
Except for the type of shoes, I wouldn't use shoes with a thin sole, because when the road is covered with snow it's very easy to miss some dirt or other small objects where you place your shoes on...
Coming too late for OP, but I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, about an hour south of Minneapolis near Northfield. You can likely make six hours of hiking from it wi...
Most things have been said. Anyway, after cleaning, it's not a good idea to put them under or near the central heating. Although it's not bad for a shoe to wear them while wet, it can cause bliste...
I used some quick drying glue (a glue gun will work if you have one handy) to hold the seams together then after letting the glue dry overnight I picked up some rubber cement (the same stuff we use...
A knife is probably better than nothing, as most have said, a stick might work better. In case you don't have anything (I can imagine you don't want to walk continuously with a stick and you could...
You can use hot glue sticks to pull it out. Warm a couple of glue sticks from one end and stick to the visible area of the canister. Let it cool down. Now the glue sticks will act as a handle to th...
There are camera bags looking like the picture below. This one is quite big, there are also smaller ones. The benefits are: It has lots of small compartments, so you can put your lenses and acce...
From the technical side I do not see any major issues. Assuming you made a proper, redundant top-rope anchor, your main concern should be a possible sharp edge at the top which can be countered wit...
You could consider salt curing your meat; e.g. corning, brining, jerking, pickling, etc. “Salt inhibits the growth of microorganisms by drawing water out of microbial cells through osmosis. Con...
The Basics Tying in, ropework, belaying, commands and common sense transfer quite well from rock climbing. At least from trad. Someone with rock climbing experience could certainly top rope on ice...
The answer really depends on how long you plan to be standing still. If you plan to be standing still for extended periods of time, say 10 or more minutes, I would suggest a warmer coat. If you're ...
Yes, you are putting yourself at danger if you use such glasses, but there's a caveat. It's highly depends on location (basically the amount of atmosphere the light has to cross): closer to the e...
There are no places in the US that meet your two criteria. Gathering firewood is banded in most campgrounds. As seen in the related post, you can gather firewood in some very secluded locations, w...
The warmth of clothing is often defined in units of CLO. A 1 CLO ensemble of clothing is suitable for sitting in an office (or more specifically having a metabolic rate of 60 W/m2) at 22C or slow w...
The adequate minimum is 1-2 minutes (100C water at the sea level). Mind the altitude. To kill bacteria you need a combination of temperature and time. At some altitudes (miles), without a pressuriz...
Apples and Oranges Disclaimer, I'm a kayaker, I've never used a pedal powered sit on top Paddling requires skill, technique, practice and endurance. If you have these things, along with the right...
I am fairly confident that it is the skull plate of a Sea Robin. This link is to fossilized collection pieces, but modern ones would be the same. Not sure how it wound up in the woods of central Co...
