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Q&A What to consider when choosing between rigid and inflatable stand up paddle boards?

Great question I would think through in your specific case the following steps: store it (at home or at a public boat ramp if available) transport it (if it’s not already at the launch point)—-to...

posted 6y ago by mmcc‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A Does bottle color affect mold growth?

Mould does not need light to grow, and the proposed green colour will prevent you seeing mould growth, and being darker inside, will encourage mould growth. What is important for mould growth is d...

posted 6y ago by Weather Vane‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How should a backpack be carried to keep from injuring the spine?

Some things I learnt from books, occasionally an instructor and from others: Pack heavy things close to your body. So do not put heavy things in the outside pocket at the back of your main backpa...

posted 6y ago by Michel Keijzers‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to win against ants

The best way is to reduce (actually to remove) any kind of attractions they like: food and water. If they cannot find anything useful, than they will stop releasing scents that attracted other ants...

posted 6y ago by Michel Keijzers‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to win against ants

There are a number of articles on the web telling you how to kill ants that invade your campsite with common household products. See, for example, Tips And Tricks To Stop Ants From Invading Your C...

posted 6y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭

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Q&A Post-hike Care and Pain Relief for Blisters and Hot Spots

As someone who thru-hiked the AT, and has had many a blister, I can safely say that you really need do nothing for them other than to remove the dead skin once the blister pops, off load any pressu...

posted 6y ago by Yerbakoi‭

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Q&A Is a flare a good fire starting tool?

Flares appear to weigh up to around 200g each, and to be fairly bulky. As each one can only be used once, that's a lot to carry per fire - a similar amount of liquid fuel and tinder could be expect...

posted 6y ago by Chris H‭

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Q&A How to win against ants

You are outnumbered. You will never be able to "completely eradicate" ants. Outsmart them instead. Build a moat. A trick for keeping ants off a table is to put each table leg in a small container...

posted 6y ago by dotancohen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A If you are stranded at sea with a basic set of fishing equipment, how reliable of a food supply are fish?

It depends on your lure/bait, if you have. Fishing is also a lot about luck. Right fish, right lure/bait, you could get one.

posted 6y ago by FazHarris‭

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Q&A How to heal a flapper quickly

Besides super glue, as some do not want to go that route, here is another option. You also mentioned that you cut it off. This can actually slow the healing process as it will dry out the skin und...

posted 6y ago by Ice76‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to touch up scratches on a black anodized aluminum flashlight?

I have a small can of Bar-B-Q-Black, a Rustoleum product that we have used on scratches or dings on black metal objects, such as a wood-burning stove or a iron garden bench. This particular can say...

posted 6y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to win against ants

If you have a large enough car, depending on your environment it can be a better solution - for example, in a prius if you fold down the back seats there's easily enough space to sleep with a decen...

posted 6y ago by metamorphosis‭

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Q&A Backpacking with incontinence

Visit your local medical durable goods store and purchase several ABD pads, which are super absorbent and can hold a considerable amount of urine and, being cotton, are biodegradable and can be bur...

posted 6y ago by Yerbakoi‭

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Q&A What to consider when choosing between rigid and inflatable stand up paddle boards?

Are you surfing Are you competing Do you have a car with roofracks or a van The key to the development of the inflatable boards was to make the experience more accessible. Red Paddle Co who (as ...

posted 6y ago by Separatrix‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why are we moving in circles with a tandem kayak?

If your kayak has a skeg, make sure it is down (in the water). This will help you to steer straighter by reducing the turning effect of paddling more on one side. As mentioned, you will have to a...

posted 6y ago by Greg Hewgill‭

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Q&A Keeping your butt dry in a kayak

You're going to be sitting in a certain amount of puddle regardless. A spray skirt/deck on a sit in kayak will reduce the effect but even that has its limits. Only wearing a full dry suit or dry t...

posted 6y ago by Separatrix‭

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Q&A How to get out through surf in fins?

To adress both ways to cross waves When going offshore: just dive under the wave, when it breaks (white foam on top), if not you'll be knock out When returning on the beach: bodysurf the wave(vid...

posted 6y ago by Cailloumax‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A Keeping your butt dry in a kayak

In answer to your title question (and for the purpose of future readers): Use a spray skirt for SIT IN kayaks. Further reading: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/spray-skirt. For your purp...

posted 6y ago by S. Ong‭

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Q&A Is it practical to get a satellite phone for communication from remote areas?

You're almost certainly going at this the wrong way. For something like this you want a Garmin inReach unit--the costs are a lot lower. They only give you text messaging, no voice communications....

posted 6y ago by Loren Pechtel‭

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Q&A Boots or trail runners with reference to blisters?

I also have feet which are blister sensitive, but I'm not overweight. In principle, everything that 'dampens' your steps, avoids blisters, but cost energy. So it's a tradeoff. This includes for ex...

posted 6y ago by Michel Keijzers‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to remove butter stain from raincoat?

Ok. If you aren't going to wear it dirty, then risking its waterproofing doesn't matter. Things to try: First one sounds crazy: You have a stain. Stain the rest of the poncho to match. You ...

posted 6y ago by Sherwood Botsford‭

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Q&A Why are we moving in circles with a tandem kayak?

The tandems I have seen have rudders, not skegs, because people find them hard to turn without one. Depending on the type of rudder, it can be easy to set it so it is turned when your feet are in ...

posted 6y ago by Ross Millikan‭

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Q&A What weather conditions would lead to lightning strikes before sunrise?

Thunderstorms due to diurnal variations from the previous day that still last as well as incoming cold fronts could be the cause. The former wouldn't be a big threat, as they would abate, the latte...

posted 6y ago by imsodin‭

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Q&A Will beginner notice a difference between lower and higher middle-end stand up paddle boards?

If you goal is muscle exercise, a stand up paddle board may not be the best choice. I stand up and paddle all the time in my 17 foot coleman canoe. I use the same 5 foot paddle sitting or standi...

posted 6y ago by James Jenkins‭

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Q&A Why are we moving in circles with a tandem kayak?

Your explanations could be correct. But from having paddled a flat bottom inflatable kayak I noticed that the "swirl" from the paddle would go under the hull and cause a turn. The solution is oppos...

posted 6y ago by doug‭

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