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Magnets While not exactly the same, a few years ago when I had my car towed, I saw incredible advances in technology in such a seemingly mundane activity. Tracking of the tow truck via GPS loca...
Same factual background as this question, but now presume that my flashlight comes with a strap. Then how best to mount it temporarily to the rental car or RV?
My family wants to off-road. Due to COVID, we'll avoid other people to our best ability. The boondocks where we'll be driving won't have lights, let alone on roads. I've spoken to all rental RV an...
Ursacks Significantly lighter 8oz vs 44oz for 10 liters of space. Shrinks as food is eaten. Not a large hard object in your backpack. Bear Canister Legal to use in more places. More bea...
There are basically two bear-resistant containers meant for storing food while backpacking, bear canisters and Ursacks. What are the pros and cons of each?
I have a standard 2 1/2 lb jar of peanut butter and I have one same size container of PB2 powdered peanut butter. Bulk Powdered Peanut Butter takes 3 times as much space as regular for the sa...
I have heard of people using powdered instead of regular peanut butter for backpacking, mostly on the theory that it is lighter. How does powdered peanut butter compare to regular peanut butter?
Amazon River, October 2009. Somewhere between Colombia, Brazil, and Peru. To the left, the jungle; to the right, the river. Suddenly, the wet season started. That morning we had been playing f...
This photo was taken on the evening of October 10th, 2018 in Atlanta. It was remarkably clear and everything visible was reflecting the streaks of falling water.
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For the question linked on 2021-01-06, the change was a deleted (spam) answer. Unfortunately, if you can't see deleted answers you can't tell that's what happened, so I understand how that was con...
Downvoting old questions just because they are old needs to stop Actually, those old questions need to be deleted altogether. That failing, more people should downvote them. I have downvoted, an...
It has not gone unnoticed that someone(s) have been downvoting imported questions as soon as they hit the front page regardless of whether they are good or bad questions otherwise. Question need t...
Weaver mounts will fit onto either Weaver or Picatinny rails, while Picatinny mounts are only guaranteed to fit onto Picatinny rails. As time has gone by this has become less and less of a problem...
There are two main kinds of railed mounting systems for rifle scopes and some other types of rifle attachments like bipods or lights known as Weaver and Picatinny. What is the compatibility betwee...
I run quite a lot and, from time to time, I enjoy going through unknown trails. I also like running without stopping a lot, so following a track with my mobile is quite uncomfortable: you need to ...
This was taken in the foothills of Ben Armine, Sutherland, Scotland, January 2019. I drove through torrential rain to get there, but in the highlands it was all snow.
January, 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The canals were frozen, and so was I.
Same storm as this answer. I was struck by how the snow piles formed on the tree branches.
In February 2010 in Pittsburgh, PA, a storm dropped 26 inches on us overnight. I do not understand the physics of how this snow along the top of a fence did that, but it stayed that way for more t...
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It's simple: N 44.08471° W 79.28164°. There are not too many buildings with white roofs in that area.
There are indeed long distance skates with straps that you should be able to use regardless of what boots you have. Maybe something like these would work in your case:
I was hiking through the snow to a frozen alpine lake and it made me wonder if there were ice-skates that would strap directly to a mountaineering boot instead of being a completely separate boot? ...
I need to take either a WFR recert or a WFA before July and am wondering how Covid is affecting them. Both types of classes usually have close contact between participants but I do know they are st...
