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The parks are quite regulated, and for many you need a permit for back country (random) camping. The wilderness areas are more liberal. They like to know where you intend to go. Note however tha...
Another trick you can use if it's sunny and open enough for shadows: Take a bearing, and note the angle of the shadows to your bearing, or to the sun to your bearing. You still need to check th...
There have been some interesting answers here but no one has mentioned what had been pointed out to me by my friend. Reading some of these though does make me think that there is a degree of cultur...
If your dog(s) ever wear any clothing then permethrin may be a good choice. from the website: https://www.mosquito.org/page/repellents "Permethrin-containing products (Permanone) are recommended f...
Technica I just read about these, so haven't tried them out yet, but they look amazing. They're molded around your individual feet, and are thus supposed to be a perfect fit. They have a boot, an...
I normally don't wash them. Let them dry. Brush hard with a bristle floor scrubbing brush. I don't worry about them being wet either. They are synthetic generally and won't rot. I backpack in t...
Yes, it looks very much like Poison Oak. I grew up in the Ozarks where there is Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac. All are plenty of fun.
When you fall into the water with a regular chalk bag, it will get too wet to be used. Some solutions to this include, Using liquid chalk, it supposed to stick for longer and you can spread extra...
Chaga is parasitic and grows exclusively on living trees. The tree you have pictured appears to be rotting. Additionally, the mushrooms on that tree have a clear top and bottom. Although the color...
I'd use food storage boxes - yes, plural, for flexibility in arranging the fridge. The good quality ones with an o-ring in the lid should seal tight (in practice they're not always airtight for lon...
For traveling we will pre-freeze pop bottles with ice or juice. When we stop at a motel, we refreeze the bottles. This works well. As we drink the juice, we will refill with water. For your use...
Presuming that you have a modern can, the simplest solution I can think of is to rotate the ring-pull 180 degrees around its axis, so that the lever is over the opening (as per the image below, bu...
After a brief exchange of comments, I think I have enough to take a stab at an answer, with the caveat that this will be mostly informed-guessing on my part. After all, every animal has its persni...
My Dad drinks canned beverages regularly while working outside, and his go-to solution for keeping wasps/hornets/etc out of the cans is a small disk or square of 1/2" plywood about 4" square (or di...
The guidebook that I have for climbing lists different routes left-to-right meaning when you are standing in front of the crag looking at the routes they are described in order of what you see goin...
Good snow goggles as described in ab2's answer take a while to make. A quick and dirty way for temporary use can be made with bark. Birch bark is probably easiest to work with, but any smooth bar...
My question is: short of drilling, how do locals decide the ice on their lakes is safe for winter sports? What people in North America do (for testing if you can walk on the ice) is: Check t...
I can only judge how likely it is to be slippery. These are my experiences from doing canyoning: Before judging the rock I judge my shoes. E.g. almost everything would be slippery in sandals. Hiki...
I see what is essentially an direct belay but rigged off the harness serving as a pseudo indirect/body belay, you also have a direct clip-in to a third piece as a personal backup. The good. You...
I fell down a 10m crevasse last weekend on the Argentiere glacier in chamonix. I was on a snowboard and luckily landed on a snowbridge within the crevasse which stopped my fall without serious inj...
The steps are rather simple for following a bearing without always looking at your compass, Pick a distant recognizable point (stump, rocks, tree) on your bearing. Travel to that point (not neces...
You know one when you see one when it comes to "established fire-rings", but Generally: Complies with the objective rules. Has been used for multiple seasons, with evidence of a deep bed of soot...
@WeatherVane has already posted the permit link in a comment. Get your permits ASAP since you are at the 24 week window about now. They go fast - looks like Happy Isles TH is full through the curre...
Boot Fitter Here. I can tell you that Gore-Tex can and will keep your feet dry and last the lifetime of the boot, if: the Gore-Tex was intact at point of sale, and the boot fits properly. But ...
I keep MREs (You can find cases for around $6-8 a meal, ~1500-2000 calories). They last marked 5 years at around 60 degrees F, longer in the cold, less in the heat but they have been proven to stil...
