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Q&A How to remove butter stain from raincoat?

You already washed it, so it is probably not as waterproof as it was new. If the pores/fabric are open enough to trap butter and keep it through a wash with dish soap. you have two options. Buy...

posted 5y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How To Quickly Warm A Tent

You don't. The tent is not an insulated structure. It protects from the wind and the rain. Inside your tent, you need insulation, such as a sleeping bag or warm clothes. That's what you warm up. ...

posted 5y ago by foobarbecue‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I pack my food so it doesn't smell?

From my experience, tinned meat/fish is perfectly ok in such long trips. Combined with pasta and one-two types of porridge (rice, buckwheat, etc), it's good enough for two-meals-per-day style trekk...

posted 5y ago by Yury Schkatula‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Most practical knots for hitching a line to an object while keeping the bitter end as tight as possible, without sag?

I agree that the trucker's hitch will certainly do the job. That said, if your special situation requires retightening if things start to sag, you might consider the tautline hitch. It's a great ...

posted 5y ago by Scott Seidman‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A When do insects normally hatch from insect houses?

Likely these are solitary bees. You might notice bees buzzing around your house and on wet days during the flying season check inside the holes and might see them sheltering from the rain. ...

posted 5y ago by Aravona‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Garmin inReach vs. overcast sky

Iridium uses radio frequencies around 1.6 GHz or 18.75cm wavelength. Atmospheric absorption at these frequencies is very low: Clouds contain water droplets, though. So, let's have a look at ra...

posted 5y ago by peufeu‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there such a thing as "heat lightning" without a storm?

Sometimes on a hot, humid day, we see lightning off in the distance. If we're out on a trail or camping in the evening, it's even brighter. It seems to be traveling in almost a sideways motion. We ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Sue Saddest Farewell TGO GL‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there such a thing as "heat lightning" without a storm?

Heat lightning is a myth. It's normal lighting from a far-away thunderstorm. Lightning is visible 30–50 miles (48–80 km), or up to 100 miles (160 km) over perfectly flat terrain. Thunder is only a...

posted 5y ago by csk‭

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Q&A Clothing for cold weather hiking

I will go for two day hiking on a mountain (intermediate level). The weather will be chilling (3 °C to 5 °C, no snowing,but it may rain). I would like to know what kind of clothing would be better?...

6 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Science123‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A If I kill a deer how long can the body last before preserving?

This isn't a question for a real life situation I am in, but more for a simulation that I want to be as accurate as possible. My setting is pre-refrigeration and someone has just successfully hunt...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by SeriousBri‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Synthetic insulated belay jacket vs thicker mid layers or down

If I stop to take a break in cold dry windy weather, I am perfectly happy tossing a big puffy belay jacket on top of my shell if I can get out of the wind. If I cannot get out of the wind, I will u...

posted 5y ago by StrongBad‭

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Q&A What signs can I use to navigate a cave if lost?

When you say "trapped" I presume you mean he cannot find his way out, as opposed to being trapped by rock fall or something blocking his exit such as flooding? The only weather-related clues could...

posted 5y ago by Paul Lydon‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How likely are you to be injured by falling shot from a game shoot?

The chance of you getting hit depends on a lot of factors; without knowing where the guns are, which direction they are firing, which way the pheasants are being driven from, how far they are from ...

posted 5y ago by User205850‭

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Q&A Outer Layer Recommendation Question

Definitely make certain it’s lightweight and waterproof. Protecting your down jacket from wet weather is essential. Wet down will not keep you warm. Armpit vents make it breathable and are helpful ...

posted 5y ago by M.Mat‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Which Ultralight & Compact Jackets are suitable for Winters (minus 10-15 deg. Celsius)?

Question was edited to add the criteria of maximum 2 layers of something light. This invalidates the initial answers, but I am leaving this because I still think it is the proper solution to outdoo...

posted 5y ago by Loduwijk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A As of 2019, why do mountaineering courses still teach how to use a paper map?

Digital content is no substitute for skill Here. Describe to me how to fly the go-around on a Runway 13L approach to Midway. Here's the approach plate. Before you object, remember. You are looking...

posted 5y ago by Harper - Reinstate Monica‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Tenting, and want to hookup my laptop to RV power hookup

I'd advise against plugging in a 30 to 15 amp converter and using it directly. If something short circuits in your 15 amp cabling it might not be enough to trip the 30 amp breaker (if there even is...

posted 5y ago by HTDutchy‭

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Q&A Are square or rectangular tarp shapes more versatile?

I have tarped for most of my outdoor experience. One year on a bet (be careful what you say at the pub...) I spend a full year under a tarp in the bush near my home. Right now I have a silicone co...

posted 5y ago by Sherwood Botsford‭

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Q&A What advantage does the what3words coordinate system have over other, traditional systems?

This is used a lot by emergency services, in fact I've recently seen emergency services advice recommending people install it on their phones. If you are outside, in the wind and the rain, and som...

posted 5y ago by Tim B‭

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Photo Contest 2020 - May - Birds

A pair of ducks enjoying their expanded pond after a rain, in Sligo Creek Park, Silver Spring, MD, USA, in April 2020.

posted 4y ago by Isaac Moses‭

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Gear Recommendations Looking for a breathable rain shell?

I am looking for a new rain shell, Must be breathable Lightweight, will have other warm layers on underneath Fairly inexpensive <$50 Attached hood Lightweight Does anybody have recommendations?

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Photo Contest 2021 - January - Snow

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.

posted 4y ago by Pastychomper‭

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Q&A How do I safely ride my road bike in the winter?

It's November, and in the Northern Hemisphere, winter is fast approaching - and with it, the rain. As a cyclist, I do occasionally enjoy taking my road bike out on the roads and just pedaling, wit...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Q&A To leaf peep in Adirondack Park, how many Scenic ViewPoints can you drive up to?

Adirondack park is large, especially by northeast US standards. There are quite a number of roads, from main paved roads to lesser paved roads, to good dirt roads, etc. There is something for eve...

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A What is this object in my garden (that looks like a bomb)?

The most common use of these in my direct, personal, experience is that they were used to mark road construction / obstructions at night, before battery powered flashing lights replaced them. It's...

posted 7mo ago by Spamalot‭

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