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Knives come in all shapes and sizes. Knives are also not optimal for cutting your way out of a net or fishing line: use a line cutter such as the Trilobite Line Cutter (others are available). Th...
Despite what the extremely smart and dedicate (and if I say so myself good looking) individuals in the US military say is the maximum safe exposure, more noise reduction is always better to the ext...
On average a hole will be cooler. Wine, root, and cheese cellars are all used for preservation (cool). A cellar will even out swings so on a cold night it may be warmer and during the day it wil...
It depends on many factors including the following regarding the soils encountered - assuming you finds soils high up on this mountain: The heat capacity of the soil: it's ability to store heat wi...
(Note: Doesn't this belong on Worldbuilding??) Your question is inherently unanswerable as you are missing a key factor: The season. Look at that chart in wanderweeer's answer--note how the tem...
Finite Element Analysis Ice Screw Analysis by John Gregel shows computer models of the stresses applied to an idelaized screw in differing strength ice blocks at three angles: +15° hanger higher...
I hike in Arizona, which is super snakey!!! An easy deterrent is to hike with wooden sticks (I make mine from yucca or agave stems) and tap in front of you as you walk. 99.9% of snakes will get out...
I looked first at bears to get a handle on this question, because it is well known that bears get a significant part of their caloric intake from berries. I should have looked first at berries! ...
Your current choices are good. For a fixed loop in the middle of a rope, an alpine butterfly is a solid choice. I can think of alternatives, but no really better ones. For a loop at the end of th...
People make lots of claims. You can find all kinds of suggestions when you research this, some of it even from people who are considered experts. In the end, all you can do is use some basic logic ...
There was a study that found that during totality, the bees stopped buzzing suddenly without any gradual slowdown. The researchers found that while the insects were happily buzzing throughout t...
Don't underestimate condensation. Other answers have mentioned sleeping mats. The problem is that if you're camped on cold ground, you've got a cold groundsheet, and that's going to get condensati...
I have camped for a month in March/April in Alaska. The biggest problem that we had was managing moisture of clothing, and bedding. Things slowly get more moist, largely from breathing and you even...
Winter outdoor recreation can be a place where the margin of error is a lot smaller than in warm-weather/typical camping season. Winter stuff also just takes a lot more overall energy to do anythin...
Approaching this from a slightly different direction, and assuming you're on your own or with one other person and therefore fit in either: Once you're in your sleeping bag you'll be almost immedi...
Haven't seen this one yet: It may be tempting, but don't pitch your tent under a snow-covered tree, unless you're prepared for that snow to fall on you. Speaking from (youthful) experience here.
Something I learned ... while layering is absolutely necessary in general, wearing all of your layers into bed isolates portions of the body and keeps your body's heat from being available to warm ...
Chubbs, the alligator in the question, is 15 feet long, according to the OP's link. OP's source and mine: Sports Illustrated. According to this source The state's [Florida's] biggest alligato...
Do not underestimate the cold. Ever. I suggest you go with a group, preferably people who are experienced. You should also try camping in autumn so you can begin to understand what winter will be ...
No scientific basis. For it to be so, drinking would have to process differently standing up than sitting down. But if you sit upright then the upper body (where the water is being processed) is no...
One obvious activity that will appeal to many (but not all) outdoors people is watching the local wildlife. The sort of voyage in the question can't be far from shore, so watching for birds and cet...
The most cruitial mistake you could do with winter camping is God forbid lose a toe or get a frost bite on toe or fingers. Take into account that when you will not be moving, you would need much mo...
Thread is often used for plucking eyebrow hair - perhaps this would work on slivers too. Assuming you were clothed, you could probably get hold of some thread. You can view a great guide with text...
In my experience, different tents aren't incredibly warmer than others. As @paparazzo said in the comments, even winter tents aren't designed to keep warm, just shelter you from the elements. Your...
Freezing is not that cold. If it is a quality 2 person tent with a good rain fly then I might go that direction. Mine is mesh but the rain fly seals almost all the way down. I camp it all the wa...
