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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...
There is a simple explanation that transcends the idea of rock climbing for the sake of it: Some people have other motivations that require rock climbing as a skill, for example peakbaggers. If yo...
If you need a water supply that will not freeze without additives, dig a hole in the ground. In the hole place a hard sided cooler . The top of the cooler should be no less than 1 foot below ground...
the ecological footprint of growing and transporting bird feed is massive If we want to feed birds then convert lawn to nature habitat - shrubs, trees, wild flowers plants habitat piles, leaf pi...
Alpine Skiing, also known by it"s more common misnomer as "downhill skiing" is performed with the heels affixed to the skis via a alpine binding, while Nordic Skiing is performed via a toe binding....
Pheasant shooters will almost certainly be using shotguns, not rifles. A shotgun cartridge contains many small pellets, and they lose their velocity much more rapidly than bullets do. In fact, thei...
Escaping a sunken ship or submarine has some similarities to an emergency ascent in the course of SCUBA diving, but it's not identical to it. First the differences: You don't have fins. Without...
One possibility: Check out the home improvement store. Check the tool section. You can get all sorts of attachments for tool belts, including ones to carry things like a cell phone. They aren't...
Pelican makes small cases for electronics. There is likely something of a size to do what you want.
Welcome back to good old chemistry class! Apologies if this gives you nightmares. First, the tablets used for water purification are not elemental iodine, but a crystal form called Tetraglycine H...
The folks at Smartwool explain why you should not use fabric softener on Merino wool: Machine-wash on gentle cycle in warm or cool water (avoid hot water as heat may shrink wool). Use mild soa...
