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Q&A Am I packing too much for a 2-3 day hike in the forests?

Make a list (much more detailed) of your gear Weight everything For each item, consider whether or not you really need it. For example, the extra pants, the tarp, the extra batteries, the multitoo...

posted 8y ago by njzk2‭

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Q&A What can I do to prevent altitude sickness?

Here is a reliable medical source of the causes, symptoms and advised medical responses for altitude sickness of varying degrees. Cleveland Clinic - Altitude Sickness information Altitude Sickness...

posted 8y ago by PV22‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Minimum safe rappel rope diameters?

I also agree that 8mm rope is pretty safe. I've done pretty close to straight vertical rappels up to 160ft on it while canyoneering (8mm rope is very common in canyoneering). I'm assuming you've ...

posted 8y ago by DawnPatrol‭

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Q&A Rappelling in the Rain

Having rappelled in waterfalls while canyoneering I can honestly say it's not as scary as it sounds. The rope can get more slippery, but the key is keeping a firm grip. I canyoneer without sticky c...

posted 8y ago by DawnPatrol‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to inspect climbing bolts?

To add to a set of already great answers I would like to add two points: Glued bolts and weird old bolts. There are generally two types of bolts used presently: Mechanical and glued bolts. Mechani...

posted 8y ago by imsodin‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Quality of duck vs goose down

Down is a natural product, so fill quality, odour and durability can vary quite markedly within a species depending on the breed, age and condition of the bird. Practical performance is also stro...

posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is Fast Packing?

For non FKT (Fastest Known Time) chasers fastpacking is aimed at keeping a 3-5 miles per hour pace with the goal of covering 25-40 miles per day. I found that fastpacking can be very demanding an...

posted 8y ago by Gilad Nachmani‭

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Q&A V-chamber vs trapezoid construction

The answer to "it is considered in the temperature rating" can be yes, no and maybe... Really it depends on the manufacturer and how they test it. It also depends where the manufacturer market is: ...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A How dangerous are polar routes, if an aircraft must land on water or wild land?

Suppose an emergency landing necessary for a commercial aircraft on a polar route on water or in the unoccupied, secluded Arctic outback (e.g. Siberia, far northern Canada). What is the time in...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Greek - Area 51 Proposal‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A How dangerous are polar routes, if an aircraft must land on water or wild land?

See The New York Times, Nov 5, 1991, After a Plane Crash, 30 Deadly Hours in the Arctic. The four-engine turbo-prop aircraft with a wingspan of nearly 150 feet -- a jack-of-all-trades plane w...

posted 8y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is a realistic weight for a week long hike?

I'm looking to do some hiking and wild camping before the end of the British summer, I'm happy with the contents of my kit and the items I'm taking but I'm not sure how realistic it is to be carryi...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Chris J‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Top Rope Anchors - is a figure-8 on a bight stronger or just easier to untie than an overhand knot?

His opinion was that I could tie an overhand for the master point and be just as safe–the only downside being that it would be more difficult to untie after being loaded. Yes, this is corr...

posted 8y ago by Ben Crowell‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Light-weight emergency overnight-gear

Your needs will vary depending on expected temperature. Your provisions for a 35 C night and a -35 C will be drastically different. Ultralight gear will help, but can only go so far. Whether or no...

posted 8y ago by user9774‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is an emergency blanket effective as a ground sheet?

You can in a pinch, but not what it is made for. Won't last very long at all and will make a ton of noise. Get a piece of Tyvek and cut it to size. Cheap, light and durable. Can't beat it.

posted 8y ago by Joseph Lippens‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Knot to attach gear to a beam

I come form a coal mining town, in the mines they call the change rooms the 'dry', because mines can be very wet places and the 'dry' is where you'd dry out your clothes. Before they started puttin...

posted 8y ago by ShemSeger‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A What to do when a snake blocks a narrow trail?

Some time back I was on a very narrow mountain trail with a cliff rising to my right and a steep gorge dropping to my left. The trail was blocked by by the viper below (with the gorge just out of s...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can I expect a mountain stream to have less water in the morning, even when it is not primarily fed by meltwater?

In late September 2015, I hiked part of the trail in the incredibly beautiful Lónsöræfi in southwestern Iceland, near Vatnajökull. The easternmost segment of the trail requires fording Hnappadals...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by gerrit‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A Lapland UKK hike in late-May

Is it possible to drive the route from Helsinki at this time of the year? In general, yes, you should have no problem driving from Helsinki to Saariselkä towards the end of May. Be cautious of...

posted 8y ago by flith‭

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Q&A Any tips to prevent theft while tent camping alone in a caravan park?

Here are a couple of tips. Make it harder for them to steal anything, roll up your vehicle's windows and lock its doors. Make your stuff less attractive to thieves, cover valuables with a blanket...

posted 8y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it feasible to plot my own trekking route from Lima to Cusco?

To give a simple question, yes, you can, but it is very complicated. About 10 years ago I've done a similar journey but I found that walking around Lima and west and south of the Andes very hard so...

posted 8y ago by Gilad Nachmani‭

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Q&A Tent or hammock safer from lightning?

Surely the Hammock. Since you're off the ground, and your String and the trees are no conductors, you won't get hit by lightning, since you're not grounded. In a tent the lighning will burn throug...

posted 8y ago by Niqql‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where to sleep while bike-touring southern Ontario? [x-post from bicycling]

I've been on-and-off planning a (reasonably) short bike tour from the Kitchener area (about 100km west of Toronto, in Canada) to Ottawa/Montreal, followed by a train ride home. I know most of what ...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Sebastian Lenartowicz‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I test my water filter?

General information Unfortunately the only real way to get your water filter checked is to send a water sample to a lab. You may only want to check whether water is still flowing through, but that...

posted 8y ago by OddDeer‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A "Don&#x2019;t step on anything you can step over." - What does this mean?

The canonical reason for this (in a hiking context, where noise is not an issue but fatigue can be) is that it saves effort. Think about the physics -- when you step up on to a log, you are doing ...

posted 8y ago by jkf‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to walk on the hot beach or rather hot sand?

Last time I was on vacation in Italy, I decided to go barefooted for a run on the beach in the evening. Lovely idea, wasn't it? It was not! The beach felt like a volcano! Which gear or techniques...

6 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by OddDeer‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭