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I'm going with "it's too dangerous, so don't do it". I have two manufactured alcohol stoves, and both contain warnings against refill while hot. That being said, my answer is "You don't". Pictur...
Answer so far: James is correct -- when possible go around. Move between clumps. Crossing powerline ravines, it can help to go up or down stream to wooded terrain which shades them out. If yo...
This is really down to a matter of taste, fit, and comfort. These days through hikers doing long distance hikes like the Appalachian Trail or the Pacific Crest trail mostly go for light weight hiki...
From your profile, I think your chipmunk is the Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus. They're the most common chipmunk species in Virginia. That's what I have too, so this answer is based on the behav...
You can buy a meat bag like this one. They work great for anything from rabbits on up to a whole deboned mule deer. When you get home, you rinse'em, then run'em thru the clothes washer with scent-f...
While I technically agree with Liam's answer, I think there is two reasons why I would act differently: Purely for psychological reasons (personal peace of mind) and to keep redundancy consistent. ...
First, I would like to give a definition of a smaller term, that of just "light." For this, I turn to the U.S. Coast Guard. In this brief PDF of the Aids to Navigation System, we get a couple hel...
I disagree with the other answer. If you are anchored to 2 "solid" pieces and one fails, you are now in a non-redundant state and your goal should be to resolve that situation as quickly and safely...
If you go with boots designed in the 1970's and 80's you get the comfort as was available in the 70's and 80's and if that is acceptable for you, why not. Many people still hike on shoes which wer...
For anyone interested in building their own bike trailer: Just wanted to add to this thread the following resource for cargo-hauling bicycle trailer design and basement/garage fabrication. Note...
Does it make sense to train rock climbing wearying a weight vest... ? To expand a bit on what Jan said: it depends on why you're training. Back when I was a solid gym rat, some of my climbing...
It's the same shape as Ashley's "Knotted Strap Hitch", #1696 page 294. That hitch is intended to be tied with both loops around the hitched object and with both ends loaded, not as a two-loop loop...
I finished the job last night, using "Black Witch" glue and reinforcing tape. It looks good so far - the join is like a less tidy version of the seam in my first picture, as I erred on the side of...
They have zero insulation value. They have near perfect IR reflectivity and are vapour tight. This is unlike most things you have used. Since they are dirt cheap (in the flimsy emergency form, u...
Maybe this is an obvious thing, but does your BOB have to be completely prepacked? (Or even, is it?) I.e. do you expect to need to grab this bag and have less than 60? 30? 10? seconds to get out ...
Credit goes to @ATJN for identifying the bird as a Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), which is the largest member of the grouse family. I know you primarily asked for the identification, but ...
Most of the time it just means that you got to the top under your own power from the standard trailhead and if you want to be more specific, you give the route. Plenty of mountains will have diffe...
It depends on context as well as more objective criteria. Example: If your first mountain is 1270m but you got the bus to 800m where the road ends, you've still climbed your first mountain (not me ...
Adding weight is an extremely efficient way to strengthen core, leg and back muscles - and also your fingers, depending on what kind of training you are doing. I have been training with extra weigh...
Looks like a female capercaillie to me. What killed it could be anything. Because the feathers seem pretty much intact I'd suspect a bird of prey like a goshawk. Here is a picture of a female caper...
A downside of your plan is that emergency stuff doesn't have to be comfortable while your planned base camp probably is. If you're spending a safe but miserable night a short walk from your camp, d...
Lots of good and valid points in the existing answers, but I'd like to add a few points from a Central European perspective, and for situations that are as described i.e. the serviced lodges are no...
Compared to even the most basic climbing rig, shoes are small and light so not carrying them doesn't really help with your load. Climbing kit is expensive, with or without shoes, but shoes are much...
Climbers in a climbing gym may not necesserily be training for climbing natural rocks - some are probably just training to become better at indoor climbing, or are doing it for recreation alone. S...
Yes, they do. Their task is to reflect as much of the heat radiation of your body back to it, while also inhibiting heat convection and conduction as good as possible without becoming bulky. They a...
