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In my experience a tent will give protection from bears: I was camping in a pup tent on the Bruce Peninsula with my 10 year old daughter. I woke up to the sound of what I first assumed to be "pigs...
First thing to point out is that wild camping is not legal in the England and Wales (It is in Scotland and Dartmoor). Now that said if you follow some basic rules it is possible. I cover these in a...
There are going to be two main differences that I can think of. The first is that higher shoes are going to weigh more, simply because there is more shoe. The second is that that you are going to...
Open wounds are treated the same in the back country as they are treated in your kitchen: DEPT Direct Pressure Elevation Pressure Point (now's a good time to call 911, if bleeding so far is u...
If you wanted to pick one up without a live snail inside, I would say finding one on dry sand without a trail that looks like it has been there a while. The signs of that would be, being flipped up...
You want to have some water in the pot/pan, as otherwise you will scorch it. It doesn't have to be too much, just enough to cover the bottom. Then you would just want to keep stirring it.
For maximum efficiency (i.e. melted water per used fuel) make sure the following things are always true: Always have some water in the pot. Never have only water in the pot. Having water increa...
I would think that you can adapt any method that is used for medlar or common medlar (mespilus germanica). So freezer should work. How do I know when they are dried/ripened enough ready for eatin...
A small flame compared to the size of the pot means less heat escaping up the sides. This will of course slow things down. Further minimise this with a pot skirt if at all possible. I had a skirt f...
The link to the image of your pack is broken, so I'm going to generalize. I still prefer my external frame pack (hard to find nowadays) I will gladly live with the extra pound to have pockets, and...
I don't know what phone you have, but there appears to be a relatively simple Android app called "GPS Coordinates GPS Location" that claims to be able to text your coordinates without requiring a d...
Cliffs LIC! Tucking your legs in would indeed reduce the angular momentum and help control the swing, as would working on upper body and core strength. For that route I would say the swing is una...
I use a personal locator beacon (PLB), which just allows me to send a signal in an emergency showing my location. If it can get a GPS signal, it broadcasts my location, but if it can't, it still ac...
First of all you need to control what is life threatening. Control the bleed. Lay them down and elevate the wound if necessary. Apply sterile dressings (or the closest thing you have to sterile)....
In general the best way to reduce/dampen your swinging is what Desorder mentioned in a comment: You want to exercise your core stability to stop swinging When you strengthen your core then y...
It depends a bit on the circumstances. If you have just fallen in freezing water than stripping off will probably get you warm faster as wet clothing will usually conduct heat away from your body...
The usual place this happens is a finger, ear, occasional other places. If you are close to town, and have good insurance by all means, tape it in place to minimize movement, and go see a doctor. ...
Generally speaking bees only attack when they feel threatened or protecting their hives. Apis dorsata has been described as one of the most dangerous animals of the southeastern Asian jungles ...
It does depend on the circumstances and the other two answers cover it pretty well. A personal experience to back those answers up: I found myself sleeping in a precarious place after a rain storm ...
It sounds like what you did to clean it up was effective and could be adapted for trekking. For example there are three key things I read you did to improve the situation: wiped up the mess usin...
I disagree greatly with all previous answers. Pushing the hook the rest of the way through is very painful and takes much longer than the method I describe below. My preferred method is to wrap so...
I agree with what Charlie Brumbaugh said and will not repeat it, but will offer an perspective on what the individual can do. The single most effective thing you can do to improve your acclimatiz...
Your solution isn't a bad one. Adding whatever fleece you have under the raingear would help. Putting your feet in your pack will help keep them warm. Much depends on other factors. How cold is...
That was definitely a beaver. Nothing else has quite the chewing power of a beaver, for example accoring to Wikipedia, these trees were cut by beavers in a single night. Based on the color of t...
I am going to say that that is Mt. Baker. Here is a zoomed in version of the above picture. Here is a Google Earth image of Mt Baker from the south east. Looking at these pictures, there are...
