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Jerky is awesome, or Tonkabites, which is buffalo meat and cranberries. Some jerky brands have lower sodium and no nitrates. I also like those Babybell little gouda cheese things, high calorie and ...
Bring the big bottle. That way you can fill it if you need to, and not all the way if you don't.
This goes for kids and adults: Make sure they have enough food. Have them eat trail mix and fruit before they get hungry (same with water and thirst). Don't over-do it. Take what you think a ...
I try to avoid the following: Carrying water (i.e., food that has lots of water in it). The exception is fresh fruits and vegetables, which are worth the weight in my opinion. Pre-made dehydrate...
Short answer: For your first rope, none of these numbers matter. Any 60m dynamic rope around 10mm diameter will be fine. Get the cheapest one of the three, and buy a rope bag to keep it clean. Ge...
Aha! I knew I'd read something about this somewhere, and here it is. Scroll down to the test done by Jim Titt. First Fail Mode: The trapped rope escapes sideways from under the tensioned...
say if the belayer did not take in slack while the climber was climbing and took a large fall, how much force would be exerted on the ATC? I assume we're talking about a follower being belaye...
As already said in WedaPashi's answer, the question in my personal experience is not so much about fast and slow. It is mainly about finding your own rhythm and walking speed that you can then sust...
I would say there is no point in walking briskly. With a heavy backpack, it's a no-no for me. I have observed and have struggled with the same problem when I started off towards some serious trekki...
I have to admit that I am no health professional but to me it sounds like you are just trying to climb harder that your muscles allow after your climbing break. The problem with restarting any phy...
Nah, AFAIK Leeches don't sniff/smell at all. Their main form of prey detection is thought to be by thermoreception, meaning Sensitivity to body heat, which is why warm blooded animals and mostly ma...
There are various popular beliefs that alcoholic and caffeinated drinks "don't count" for hydration because alcohol and caffeine dehydrate you. In fact, beer consumed in moderation has a hydrating,...
Adjustable power scopes are inherently less sturdy than fixed power scopes because they have more moving parts. A .308 has a fair amount of recoil and after repeatedly firing it could shake loose p...
.30-06 is a much more powerful round with flatter trajectory and greater impact energy. That said, for shots on mid-sized game (like deer) at ranges out to 300 yards, it makes no difference which...
I get food-grade 3% hydrogen peroxide (NOT 35%) from my health-food/ vitamin store and put a cap-ful in any water container then fill it to the brim. It works really well to kill microbes of all ki...
It depends on how well hydrated you are to start with, whether or not there is a water source at the end of the day, how steep the terrain is, how much food you are eating, how you breathe (mouth o...
If being in air below 0C is not normal for you, the difference is probably caused by breathing through your mouth vs your nose. Where there is visible snow, it's colder than 0C. You can feel uncom...
Cordelettes are an American obsession. In the UK and Europe most people climb multipitch on double ropes. In this case, and if one is swapping leads, then an anchor with up to four pieces with the ...
I used a blow dryer on low setting to dry the bag and tub, and a paper towel pouch (twist tie close) with rice - I figure if it gets moisture out of a cell phone and salt - it ought to work for a C...
It's not complicated. Let's say you're using a long piece of webbing to build the anchor. Before you tie the ends of the webbing to make a loop, you put the webbing through the rap ring. Then when ...
Outdoorgearlab has some quite nice compilation of different shell materials with their history and use cases. If you boil it down with respect to your questions then Active Shell is lighter and sm...
From this site: The Rope Basket This system works well on stances where you are standing comfortably on a ledge, but you don't have enough space to flake the rope. It is also much easier if yo...
Why I use a tent in three easy-to-understand bullets Mosquitoes Ticks Mosquitoes Yes, I could carry netting, but at that point the tarp + netting would be both more hassle and more weight than ...
A slower, steady climb is better for me, because it takes energy when I stop to: (a) stand with the pack on, (b) remove and re-load the pack, or (c) sit and standup with the pack on. Taking shorte...
Distilling water is a just about as pure as you can get it, better than filtering. You theoretically end up with zero dissolved solids and zero bacteria, viruses, etc. It is possible, if the water ...
