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Hopefully, if your clothes are thick enough, the mosquitos won't be able to bite through. Also as DEET apparently works by messing with the mosquitos sense of smell, it won't be as effective becaus...
I will start as everybody else... :P I'm a side sleeper too. I own a therm a rest 4 season sleeping and despite of being a nice mat for sleeping on snow (inside a tent of course) or soft grass, it...
There are three factors that might cause this. Lack of Paddling Speed If you are moving too slowly, you will be hit by the wave rather than catching it. You should be feeling like you are joining ...
I believe that what you are referring to is called the "Texas Rope Trick". I hope that it's obvious that this is an incredibly risky idea and that you are better off just leaving the carabiner.
The reasons for this recommendation are the same as with the recommendation to never use the rock side biner of a quickdraw with a rope. In both cases there is metal-metal contact. This leads to sc...
First of all: the boots are the most important equipment for snowboarding! It's good to read something about it but please go to a real board-shop before purchasing them! Choose one of those fancy ...
They are Sea Urchins and they taste like mussels. People mostly eat them raw. They're actually pretty tasty. Oh yeah, you'll peel off the shell and go for the slimy flesh, a delicacy with fresh l...
The climber was using a Powr-Grip Suction Cup Lifters. The full list of equipment can be found here.
But 3.5 liter is not enough and still 1/4 of the weight. Get a good filter, water treatment, or boil water. Even with a filter have some treatment. Boil is time consuming and with a bigger pot...
In water, during the day, darker colors are easier to see. The very differing contrast will help to spot the goggles if they are dropped onto the sand. Also, ocean colors tend to be beige, green-...
I would also consider a few things: actual weather for the following night: heavy storms and strong winds may break even healthy branches, not to mention the dry ones terrain + state of the soil...
Climbing shoes need to be extremely tight* because they frequently have to support a lot of weight on extremely tiny footholds, often on the tip of the toes: Any free space inside the shoe could...
Two reasons really Feel You want to be able to feel what your standing on, how you foot moves, is it gripping, etc. This also aids precision. Compression allows you to put more weight though you...
You asked about access the tree. Inspect it. Push on it. Look for bugs. Knock on it - if it sounds hollow that is not good. Try and break off limbs - if they break easy that is not good. Assumi...
There are two considerations ( if you don't include cost ). Breaking Strength The rule of thumb for rigging is that the breaking strength of the rope should be roughly 15x the static load. That...
You need two things: Webbing or Tree Straps - These are critical so that your rope doesn't damage the trees that you are hanging from. You probably don't want to use webbing between your hammoc...
This is based on experiments following the great answer by Chris I purchased two "water proof" barrels. Related How can I keep a water-proof barrel dry for use in a canoe? One is 8 gallons the o...
You may be allergic to dust mites. Dust Mite Allergy If you have allergies or asthma, a tiny creature living in your home could be making big problems for you. Although you can’t see them...
Teflon is a brand name. The scientific name is Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Searching more I find there are food grade PTFE lubricants available. (Super Lube) Points making PTFE appropriate...
The stone piles shown in the photo are NOT rock cairns. Do not confuse them. Many national parks in the US consider stone piles left behind by visitors to be graffiti and or vandalism. They distu...
First the Ursack is advertised as bear resistant not bear proof, nothing is bear proof FAQ, have there been any failures? We have sold bags in 50 states, Canada and assorted foreign countr...
Sure looks like a high gloss sealant to me. Clean the rock up and apply a high gloss concrete/masonry sealant to the other side and I bet you get a match. Or take a wire brush to they shiny sid...
Sugar Maple trees are by far the most popular trees that people tap for sap. So I will use this as my example of how to tap a tree. The following is taken from: Common Sense Homesteading. Ident...
Not unless they did a really bad job. Shoe size starts with the sole. It would be really hard to even sew in an upper to a wrong sized sole. If you told the cobbler you want less width they could...
This is what the Western Mountaineering said: The Bison is a considerably narrower bag so even though it has less down/less insulation than the Cypress it has more loft. The design of th...
