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I have landscaped for a city in BC for several years and have notice that the "Adopt a Highway" only works on very short streets and only then if the those picking up the litter are doing so at lea...
Having your muscles "pumped" is not a problem in itself. If you have problems with movement because of it, it is most likely down to muscle type, muscle mass, and cardiovascular effectiveness. Bec...
WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS? You have three main choices: A dedicated PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) A satellite messenger with added rescue facilities (DeLorme or Spot) Conventional measures such as a...
The one way I know to remove the twists from a climbing rope, requires for the rope not to be hanging nor in use in any way. The procedure is quite simple but may require help from your partner: ...
It is generally a good idea to carry some sort of emergency signaling equipment if you go into the wilderness. Whistle : has limited range but is especially useful if you get separated from your...
First: it is very difficult to exactly determine the species of a skeleton, much more so a partial one (at least if you can not do DNA analysis). I have worked on archaeological digs where we consu...
Personally the sleeping mat is one of the last things I would leave out of my pack. Inflatable mats with internal baffles like the top-of-the-range Thermarests and Expeds are much less bulky than c...
Carabiner Braking Device You can make a braking device using only carabiners, which is how things were done before tubular devices, or braking plates: Source: Freedom of the Hills
There are no foolproof ways to tell if something you picked in the woods is edible. Figure out what species it is and look it up. If you've got time to wait 8 hours for a reaction you've got tim...
That looks like the spine and pelvis of a raccoon: . Although the raccoon is not native to Germany, they were introduced there in the 1930s and can be found in the wild. The map below shows racco...
Avoid the problem with a better solution Avoiding the twisting in the first place surely is best, and there is a simple way to do that: This is the Super Munter, Monster Munter, or Double Mun...
It is unlikely that you will encounter a viper out in the mud, considering its habitat: It is found in a variety of habitats, including: chalky downs, rocky hillsides, moors, sandy heaths, m...
According to this guide, it is recommended when testing to first shoot with fletched arrows before shooting with the unfletched ones, always aiming at the same point. It gives you a control group t...
In order to distinguish hail from a thunderstorm you should know how the temperature is decreasing with altitude. Generally if it decreases really fast you have formation of hail. (Edit: you mentio...
I spent every night in my tent with temperatures between -15 °C to -35 °C. However, I only have a sleeping bag for +3 °C. This is how I keep myself warm anyway: I have a crappy foamy which I put...
I have both a 12" original Pyromid and the new Ecoque grill in 12". The pieces are all quite similar and interchangeable. The new model works as well as the original. both are fantastic little gril...
Yes, it is safe as long as you store and transport sensibly. @jrodatus listed a few points: keep it charged don't get it wet don't drop it only charge within the correct temperature range But ...
Prevention is easy, wear your pack on your hips where it's supposed to be, and never let anything rub. Friction is bad, all hot spots need to be taken care of long before they are allowed to develo...
As Shem pointed out, wear the pack where it was designed to ride on you. Making sure the pack is tightened snug so it's not rubbing is just as important. Loose straps cause added motion which cause...
I have been climbing on a yosemite bowline for a long time, and never had any problems. I don't see it as any harder to check than a figure 8 once you are used to it. It's easy to tie, secure, fast...
I never heard of the pencil trick and I'd be wary. But using a cup with a lid is probably the most obvious choice.
A full keel is very stable and gives you better tracking through seas - you don't need to adjust your helm much as you crest waves. A fin keel loses some of this stability, but you gain manoeuvrab...
In southern Germany there are a lot of steep hills which don't have too much rock but mainly grass. Therefore people are "grass climbing" mountains, there is even a grass climbing grade for it. ...
Mountaineering is one of them terms that means different things to different people. To me mountaineering is spending time ascending mountains, simples. I would argue that rock climbing is a skill...
In humans not a lot. There are significant differences between blubber and fat. Though blubber is mostly made of fat it has very different composition to human fat. An animal with blubber also uses...
