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I believe key parts of your question concern both the size of the toe hole and the length of the pivoting, clawed sole plate. I suspect that an ideal adult snowshoe would come in different sizes, l...
You don't say what area of the world you are looking for maps of, but I see your profile locates you in Alberta. If you were looking for locations in the USA, mapper.acme.com tiles USGS topo maps a...
While water works and is precise, I strong suggest doing this outside or in the bathtub. A much easier way is to get a bag of packing peanuts, either by scrounging from your local receiving depa...
Professional use These devices are intended for professional rope work. When doing rope access work, there are typically two ropes involved. One is the working line which is loaded with the worker...
This kind of device is rarely used in sports as it is only useful when used with fixed ropes. You mentioned crevasses: The rope is not fixed here and you are tied in, so it is hard to image how suc...
Fossil hunting It depends what you want out of your expedition, and if hunting fossils in far flung places is your thing then a geological map will take you a long way. https://www.bgs.ac.uk/igeo...
I personally use several WMS layers (Web Map Service) in GIS software. Many are free to use, some are licenced. Here's a short list that might interest you: CalTopo: has USGS and NRCan scanned to...
I'm not sure if it covers Canada or not but have you checked out the GaiaGPS app? It's phone rather than desktop but it can serve up topos at a variable scale, I just don't know how much of the wo...
The orvis tippet knot for joining two sections of leader together is very strong, reliable and quick to tie after a bit of practice. The only downside is that you ending wasting more tippet on the ...
Gym climbing is not rock climbing because...well, you are not climbing rock. You are climbing artificial holds made of sand and resin in a controlled atmosphere. True, gym climbing is easy, safe, ...
Semi-selfcontained desktop solution: Ozi-Explorer. https://www.oziexplorer4.com This program allows you to have a folder of maps images. You then can download a program called 'map merge' (same...
Norway Norgeskart (location) Sweden Kartsök och Ortsnamn NB: does not provide same view as paper maps. Finland Karttapaikka Switzerland https://map.geo.admin.ch/ (location) France Car...
I read the same articles, and it sounds like the invasive species management professionals expect to be able to completely eradicate the nutria without needing assistance from the public at hunting...
I use lysol disinfectant spray on my climbing shoes every once in a while. It works quite well. However, since you say you want to avoid chemicals, you may want to try cedar shoe / boot trees. The...
You are right that leaving the boots to air out periodically is the best solution, but not always doable. Changing sweaty socks is a good way to get boots to smell less. Socks are easier to carry ...
Different sites are strong in different parts of the world or for different activities, even if most aim to cover all activities. This is a list of such websites. This is a community wiki effort....
Incoming messages count against the limit of text messages. Yes, any message sent back to your inReach device, including replies to preset messages, count against your monthly message allotment...
Maloo is correct. I am Australian too. The only precaution we have in rural Victoria is stay away from: A lone kangaroo that does not move away, or approaches. if you find one, watch constantly a...
Yes, this system is in use, on the coast of Victoria at least. I cannot get the maritime website to work on this device, there was a sweep (rotating light) and a flash. Both lights coincide when yo...
Although existing answers are not bad, I think they fail to stress the most important reason. North Cascades National Park is not easily accessible by car. The only roads in the park are the Steh...
Were any lighthouses designed to also provide directional information? Yes. All of Norway has that. Maps indicate what colour is shown in what direction: Source: Norgeskart
Abandon the trip if... someone in the group demonstrates behavior that threatens the group, someone in the group is found to be lying about their status. First involved dangerous brandishing of...
When indicator nymphing or euro nymphing it helps to have non tapered leader under the water to reduce the drag of the faster surface currents on the leader. e.g. When indicator nymphing in 6 foot...
The views I'm predominantly a gym climber who dabbles with some outdoor sport climbing occasionally More often than not climbing crags are in wilderness areas, be they remote or little pockets ne...
Darker colours of indicator like black or dark red work well and white is probably the worst colour high glare situations. An indicator made of light and dark colours can help with visibility in a ...
