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Sea Lions and Fur Seals are known to eat octopus, but they're a bit difficult for them to eat as is. They're one of many creatures that fling food out of the ocean to tenderise, stun, kill, or rip ...
According to the Ordnance Survey legend, those are BOUNDARIES Civil Parish (CP); England or Community (C); Wales See page 6 of the legend under boundaries. There are no other small bla...
It’s certainly not “safe” by any typical definition but I’m assuming you mean “safe” by the standards of a canoe trip on a big body of water. So I think regarding going to sleep in your canoe, l...
If the water is muddy or there are swimmers, then the usual solution is to prefilter before treating. A handkerchief is usually sufficient for filtering out all of the visible swimming bugs and sa...
In moving water put it in a bucket and let it settle for 12 hours. In still water the top layer is solar disinfected. Solar disinfection
First there are legal limits, these vary by species and the legal body with control over the body of water. Second physical (without regard for the law) catch limits are boundless. The right bait...
I've used bamboo tweezers before. They're normally made by gluing two flat pieces of bamboo togther with a wedge in between, but with skill and suitable thread you could lash the blades together w...
There is a summary of the Bombard voyage in Surviving the Extremes by Kenneth Kamler, MD, who started his explorations into extreme environments through climbing. On one of his Everest trips in 19...
No, do not activate a PLB unless there is an emergency. There is already a standard for signalling to a helicopter whether or not you are in need: Source: Parks Canada Mountain Safety If you ar...
IMHO, it looks like typical Eurasia yellow Hawthorn. All hawthorn are edible and they do carry some cyanide in the seed like crab apple. As long as you don't swallow 100 pounds of seeds you should ...
Just taste it. As in this answer, normal saline matches what you have in you at 9 grams of salt to a liter of water (this is 9 times as much as Gatorade). If you ever try to drink the stuff, its...
Here is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say The only certain way to prevent a Naegleria fowleri infection due to swimming is to refrain from water-related activities in warm...
You can test it at home. Make you own salt water by adding 35grams of salt to a liter of water. Desalinate the water to a new container, and measure the salinity with a hydrometer. one of lo...
Being noisy in public is generally annoying for people around you, regardless of what kind of noise it is. (Exceptions apply, e.g. sporting events where being noisy is expected) Playing an instrum...
Answering the specific question: why does a shorter but deeper dive leave a lower residual nitrogen limit than a longer shallower dive. Common gas absorption decompression models such as Buhlmann ...
It looks like yes garden hose connectors are not regulated to the same level as say interior hoses, One section which may be neglected however, is the home’s garden hose. While seeming miniscul...
The US Code of Federal Regulations says (36 CFR 261.10) The following are prohibited: (a) Constructing, placing, or maintaining any kind of road, trail, structure, fence, enclosure, comm...
That soft cooler with blue ice it should be fine. During the day store it in the shade if you can. You could even store a sandwich and drinks on the way there. Search Amazon for blue ice freezer...
If you are going with a cooler in your scenario, I would get a soft sided cooler with wheels Random Example on Amazon I have one at home that folds up nicely, the example I used has a hard insert....
I recommend the Mendips with an organised group. Could do a morning session in the dry Goatchurch Cavern and an afternoon session in the wet but superb Swildon's Hole. Around there there's loads ...
As you suspected, brass hose fittings are known to contain lead, which can cause severe health problems of many types. It doesn't take a lot of lead to be dangerous, and some studies even find lead...
I bet most folks have a piece of cotton based clothing on them personally...or hair...hair is extremely flammable...it kills me on the survival shows where they try to make a fire and one of the pe...
The dead wood will certainly be dryer than it was when the tree was alive. However, whether it's dry enough is uncertain. Cut it and see. You could offer to cut the tree in return for the wood. ...
I have done lots of heating via firewood, and while wood from a standing dead tree is pretty dry, once it has been sawn into lengths there is so much more surface area that you can then dry it out ...
I'm not familiar with any general etiquette too. But I would say if someone is hiking on a popular trail, they can't expect silence and/or not to hear other people. I can only speak for myself but...
