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It might be cinching so tight that it is cutting or pinching the line. Whenever I need to attach two lines I use a blood knot. Fast, simple, effective. (Image from https://swittersb.wordpress.co...
Very slim to be almost nonexistent. From personal experience, I have not gotten any disease from touching/eating things while hiking. I am typically hiking in the midwest on and off trails. Di...
You want to be light with big tires with tread. The idea is to float. Look up Baja 500. None of those vehicles are weighted down.
Pika Source Rounded ears No tail Short limbs Lives at high elevations, commonly above or around treeline Makes chirping noises. Protected species Eastern cottontail Source Large hind fe...
As for the legality of it, be sure to check with your local authorities. A man in Texas got a visit from a game warden for illegally taking wildlife when a dove flew into his window. Texas Monthly ...
Let's start with the terms lift and header. Suppose I want to go that way, whichever direction that happens to be. If the wind is coming from that way, then I can't do it, at least not on wind po...
To answer the title question, there are a number of diseases you can get from wild rabbits, Zoonotic diseases specifically associated with rabbits include pasteurellosis, ringworm, mycobacterio...
How long are you staying by the riverside? If this a day trip, you don't need to do any special preservation methods. You can put them on a stringer and keep them in the river until you are ready...
Disclaimer: I never got lost in the forest. Before leaving Tell someone where you are going, when, with whom, what is your expected itinerary when they should expect you, and when they should st...
If tape is not an option and it has to be fishing line I'd recommend some version of the round lashing, or steigersjorring in my native Dutch. It's normally used to connect wooden poles, for instan...
Personally, I have never been lost. First thing is, don't panic. If you are going on an excursion, you will have most of what you need already (ie shelter, fire starter, food, etc). You don't re...
Disclaimer: I have never been lost in the woods. I have mislaid myself a few times above timberline, but after I climbed to a local high point, I found myself. The OP asks specifically about bui...
If your lost for days, setting up a refuge is the last thing you want to do. People make themselves a camp and sit there and die. Her cell phone couldn’t get a signal. Instead of continuing to...
Placement of the eyes on either side of the head widens the field of vision making it difficult to sneak up on the prey animal. It limits the area of binocular vision but comes with clear benefits....
There are some good answers about trails that I am not going to expand on. For roads that are not heavily used like logging roads These may extend many miles into the forest, with multiple branc...
In general: the smaller and steeper the stream the better. The two main things you don't want to have upstream from your drinking spot are still water, which is a breeding ground for insects and in...
Use a pencil. They do not freeze and can be easily sharpened. You might also use a grease pencil; they can write on metal, plastic, wet, oily, or waxy surfaces as well. These don't always afford...
It depends... What matters depends on what kind of climbing you plan to do. Length matters if you’re climbing (and/or rappelling) routes longer than 25 meters. In some areas, a 80m rope is essen...
One time, during a winter research project, it was only after after a full-day ski to the study site that we realized that none of us had a pen or pencil. So we wrote the numbers in the snow with ...
I've heard said that if you are lost in the woods, the best solution is to stay where you are until help arrives. The same logic may apply even if you find a path since you don't know which directi...
The majority of bear attacks are the result of surprise encounters, particularly involving a mother with cubs. In a surprise encounter, the bear is acting defensively, and wants to eliminate a pot...
There are some pens that are made for extreme conditions such as the uni-ball PowerTank Retractable Ballpoint pen. I've never personally used one of these but it has many positive reviews on Amazo...
I have previously used a tape recorder and nowadays, a smartphone or tiny handheld microphone. Then I simply speak my observations and findings in a way I know I will be able to easily tabulate whe...
When it happened to me it was a black bear ( USA- WY, a state park). I was on hands and knees as it was a small tent , so looking straight into his/her eyes at about 10 ft. I shown a flashlight on ...
Fisher Space Pen. Writes down to -30F and won't leak no matter what (say, from altitude changes going up a mountain.) https://www.spacepen.com/about-us.aspx (And I have no connection to them othe...
