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Even the “regular” paracord would be set ablaze if you put it close to a fire / heat source :) It’s a nylon / polyester after all… In my opinion, such gimmick paracords are not more dangerous than ...
First, the difficulty of a V1 is not consistent everywhere, especially for climbers with limited experience. A V1 crack is a very different animal from a V1 slab. Yosemite climbs and boulder proble...
Condensed milk tastes better with coffee than with tea. Powdered milk, although it keeps once opened, isn't as easy to use as it should be. It goes lumpy very easily when you put it in a hot drink...
Elk is a little bit nicer to work with. It lays flatter. I think sika is the best. Sika is a small deer; lovely to work with.
It's all about weight. Water has a density of 1kg/L. Thus 3L is 3kg or about 6.6 pounds. That's equivalent to a brick on each shoulder when placed inside your pack. That's really not that much,...
Traditional bows can be long....ever considered a pool stick bag? Depending on personal height and whether your quiver is on the hip or back- mod straps added to hold the bow should be quick and easy
Cornbread may contain wheat flour as well as corn meal. Both are processed cereals and so should not be given to wild creatures. In addition cornbread probably contains some of these ingredients: ...
I was wondering if there is an option for keeping milk on a long term basis? Good: UHT milk Better: UHT milk PLUS special handling. UHT milk has been mentioned in a number of answers. ...
As per Aravona's comment, this is a firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus). According to Wikipedia, they are not dangerous and nothing to worry about. German version has way more info about this than the E...
While it looks like it has changed, Outward Bound used to routinely include a 3 day solo without food. If I recall correctly, a poncho tarp shelter was provided and you were located near clean wate...
In my experience, most standard single sleeping bags, are built so you can zipper them together to make a double. They are designed to zipper to an identical/matched bag, so don't count on buying ...
A few things not otherwise mentioned in other answers: Grip depends on how much pressure you can exert via your fingers. Often times it is not advantageous to just get as much skin on there as you...
I think it is easiest to understand if you think about a small pocket where you can fit a single finger in deeply and securely or jam two fingers in poorly. While it is always nice to distribute th...
Every time a climber finds a way to place more fingers on a hold, he/she will. If he/she is not using all fingers, it's because: They're training their fingers to get stronger, It's impossible t...
My standard food canister I use for work everyday doesn't seem to let any odor through. It has rubber sealing. These things come in all possible sizes and shapes and materials and are available wor...
When racking up, you have a spectrum of possibilities between two extremes: At one end, you could put every single piece of gear on the same carabiner. While the weight savings would be incredibl...
Fold each handle into itself and treat each as a single strand. Then just tie those two strands together in an ordinary square knot. Here is an example showing a similar bag, although much smalle...
I've had trouble finding kayaking gloves with adequate grip on my paddle (unless they grip too much to rotate the shaft in my left hand). So you may have trouble. However I'm looking for warmth and...
Sous-vide bags. These are available globally but do require a sealing machine. Sealing machines come in different types but ones that take the open end of the bag, suck the air out and then apply a...
I don't know. I think it really depends on the situation but some of them are critical. 1 Air and other environmental elements like extreme heat, cold, ice water, blizzard ice storm, avalanche...e...
Another factor here: Depending on where you are you very well might find that attempting to obtain food costs you more energy than whatever you find provides. I'm thinking of my usual hiking terr...
I have never succeeded in keeping black flies away with a chemical approach. A hat is important to keep them out of your hairline. Long sleeves, long pants, tuck your pants into your socks. Yes, On...
I understand that to be a Myth: Spiders can lay their eggs under human skin in wounds created by their bites. It always happens to "a friend" not to the person relating the story. However, there ...
A rough measurement shows that the surface area of one arm is about 1.7 times that of my head. So the rate of heat loss from my head will be around 1/3 that from both arms - quite significant. But ...
For Great Britain, with both climbers beginning at the foot of the next pitch, with leader L and second S: LOn belay: I'm tied to the rope and prepared to climb SClimb when ready: I am now belayi...
