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Just found this and thought it rather interesting and adds just a little something more to the already great answers posted. The following is from the Flashlight University: LED Colors and Uses. ...
I know that some animals find hard to see red and they can't differentiate between red and green very well so I'd assume green and red have the same application (used in dark places) with red being...
A pace counter is a low-tech, manually operated, very light-weight device that you can make yourself from heavy cord and beads, or buy for $5 to $10. In contrast to a pedometer, which counts for yo...
In addition to the answers given above, red light also produces less of a glare when you walk or run through fog.
What we did in our local scout troop when we met picky children during several day long hikes: explain them how the trip will look like: we camp in such places where we can make fire, but we wil...
Materials to consider: Counter tops: Formica on marine or pressure treated plywood. Working with formica is fairly straight forward. You need a battery laminate trimming tool. HDPE. High dens...
There are detailed instructions at gizmodo.com/how-to-make-your-own-tent-footprint. The example used is even a Big Agnes (but one with an isosceles trapezoid rather than your simple rectangle). Es...
bait cast can throw further than spinning reel. The key point is if you keep getting bird nest, add heavier weights or sinkers, this will reduce your bird nest. 2nd point is bait cast does not ha...
I think this is a really complicated question because everything we do and don't do has consequences. What is a preferred outcome or consequence to our actions is deeply personal and not really rel...
Hiking alone in any season has it's risks; mainly, you lack a key means of getting help should something happen. Just having a phone with you does not guarantee that you will have signal, or that i...
The first thing to know is what is the latest you want to be on the summit and aim to be off before then. Then you calculate the estimated time it will take to summit and return. The start time is ...
You cannot overcome a phobia without facing the cause that triggers the fear in the first place, at least in a indirect way. To close the book on a phobia and throw it away really cannot help one g...
Hunting serves several purposes, a few of which are to: Allow residents (who own public game animals) to harvest meat; Follow long-held traditions; Manage game populations The two most common t...
In Wyoming, the archery season comes first to coincide with the rut, where the elk and deer are breeding. This makes it much easier for the archery hunters as it is possible to call the elk or dee...
First and foremost is Wilderness First Aid. There are official courses taught by the American Red Cross, and the Boy Scouts. The scouts offer the courses to non-scouters, all are welcome. Next o...
There are a few reasons why Canada Geese sleep on the ice. michael has covered them, so this is supplementary. In simplest terms, it's because they live in the water, and are able to tolerate fro...
Someone with an aversion to snakes has two issues when it comes to a camping trip: seeing a snake and having a panic attack or other negative reaction in a particular moment worrying about seeing...
How do you do it safely? It is safe. Just do it. Those six deaths were over 100 years. Recently there are as many as 50,000 people doing that route per year. Even if those six deaths were all ...
That link lists it as a 1-2 day hike. If you are slow definitely a 2 day hike. And it says night time temperature can get near freezing. Sleep under the stars is what you hope for. If it is c...
One shooting the other basically. It's a safety measure. Where I live we don't have hunting season. We hunt the whole year round. I'm a bow-hunter and I've encounter myself looking up the barrel o...
Being from Arkansas and about 80% of us Arkansan's duck hunt I can throw out a few pointers. Location. Are you in the flyway? Start scouting your local game and fish website about duck hunting. ...
It's highly unlikely that using poles will make anything worse. You still have to place your feet as carefully and in the same sort of position (training for technique/precision). Your legs still d...
If you have an entrance big enough to get in out it seems to me that would be more than enough ventilation even if it is partially blocked with pack(s). Think how much circulation you get in some...
I'm answering here because I don't think it would fit as a comment but I believe others might have a better answer. Is each cam, stopper, and carabiner individually tested? Maybe. It will depend ...
While having a belayer that is much lighter than the climber is clearly not ideal, especially on lead, it isn't insurmountable. A famous climbing couple from days of yore was comprised of Lynn Hi...
