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I looked at Wikipedia, List of snakes of connecticut and the WhatSnakeIsThat listing. It seems it most likely is one of these 3 based on the back color: Black Racer (Coluber constrictor) - 20 to...
While I cannot identify the snake myself, I would still like to partially answer your main question of "Is it dangerous?" TL;DR Non-experts can easily misidentify snakes, and even experts can mis...
You for large saws that also fit in a pocket, it looks like the best solution is a "pocket chainsaw" which is basically a chainsaw blade that you pull back and forth with your hands. Image Sourc...
When I couldn't find a Canadian Tire, I bought "rubbing alcohol" in a pharmacy. Works as well.
The consensus around the people i travel with is varied and the best answer to this is "it depends". Keep the water in - Keeping the water in does add thermal capacity but it's not as good as ice...
One thing that jumps out at me here is: I have a bunch of alpine draws on my left gear loop, and cams on my right I've recently stopped doing this. I now mix my gear and draws up, so both s...
If you are not threatened there is no reason to activate your PLB. See How bad do circumstances need to be before activating a PLB? It is a forest fire, there may be people who are actually at ri...
Option 2 is better, as activating your PLB will divert resources that could be used to fight the forest fire, and put other people in unnecessary danger (PLBs aren't a get out of danger free card)....
I'd like to caution against returning to recently burned areas for recreational purposes. Give it a year or two for vegetation to return. Traveling, even by foot, could cause irreparable damage w...
Now that parts of the Park have been reopened, I've learned that there are several answers to this question. In the case of "when is it safe", the answer is essentially, "when the fire is out". The...
They probably will burn, see this one for example, Image Source Also wood has a higher ignition temperature. Sometimes they are in metal boxes on metal posts, but quite often they are wood or ...
I've seen these or very similar pics before. Did you ask on another site? I can't tell from the pix if there is mortar or just mud holding the stones together. In a similar question it turned ou...
Out and back is the same as total. The 10 mile trail might be 5 miles out and 5 miles back, for example. If you take a different route back, the numbers might not be the same. For example you mig...
Yes but try a traditional Greenland kayak paddle You absolutely can although as mentioned above you are sitting closer to the water and may therefore need a shorter paddle. That said, as your ...
The existing answers, should be considered. But given that the OP wants to know how high to build a fence. I know from experience that bears can climb 20 feet (6 meters) without diffuclty in secon...
While caging animals is slightly different than keeping animals out, it probably provides the best evidence for specifications. Animal enclosures need to be secure, because animals frequently attem...
The answer is really dependent on language, I think. Being from a French-speaking part of the world, I can definitely say that even in orienteering/mountain traveling, the meaning of contouring wou...
Charge controllers are your friend here. A good charge controller will monitor the circuit such that the battery gets the appropriate charging current at all times. This allows you to set up all ...
I have a setup like this in my VW campervan. The vehicle was originally equipped with a charge controller that receives input from both the vehicle alternator and a 240V mains hookup and charges e...
When I first began kayaking I found a winter of swimming and rock climbing helped me get through the sore-arms stage, where I had felt stuck, to the plateau of leisurely paddling for hours at a lev...
Stage 1. You come around the corner and see the strainer. Backwater. The technical term is a backferry. You want to move slower than the water. Move the stern over a bit in the bank you want t...
Without spending a fortune on a kayak ergo there are still useful exercises. These will tend to use body weight and and/or minimal equipment. A lot of the effort in kayaking comes from the core, ...
The laminated OS maps at least won't get damaged, but they're still troublesome in the wind. When I used to go to Dartmoor a lot, I had 2 maps, one folded to north sheet, and one to south. That's...
The shape of the ring matters. If someone has stepped on it it will be flatter on that part and won't pinch the lid to the barrel rim as tightly. Check that. If the seal rubber is old it gets ri...
I know of a sailboat owner/restorer who has made a point of installing yuloh fittings and uses the yuloh (specialized oar for sculling) preferentially over the outboard motor when possible. https:...
