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I was recently reading an article on UKClimbing by Andy Kirkpatrick about clothing in winter. It talks about vapour barriers: I’ve played around with vapour barrier socks over many years, and ...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by System‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Iizuki‭

Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne (1876) describes how Siberian hunters used to hunt bears with nothing but a knife. This was ideally done with a single lethal blow, to damage the fur as little as po...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

This isn't a knife, it's a saw. So the knife laws don't apply. Anyone can carry a saw (Woodmen, carpenters, etc.). So yes, there should be no problem with carrying a saw in open land. You state:...

posted 9y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I know the New Forest well, I used to live in Ringwood. To become a commoner you essentially have to buy some land that comes with the right to common on the new forest. Commoners are those wh...

posted 6y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I am stealing Charlie Brumbaugh's question about canoeing on an open lake, because for kayaking you would get different anwers, and it's important to distinguish those. If you are kayaking on a...

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

I just wanted to know what place in america has forest, temperature ranges from 40°F - 60°F (5°C - 15°C) year round, does NOT rain for days on end, and rarely gets snow. I tried looking around on...

5 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by System‭  ·  edited 5y ago by ArtOfCode‭

Killamanjaro has relatively simple terrain. The main issue with climbing it is it's height (it's nearly 6000m/20,000feet). You will need to acclimatise correctly. It will take several days to do ...

posted 10y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

In my experience, and from what I've heard from my whitewater canoeing friends, the best thing to do when handling a canoe in rough conditions is to kneel in the middle. This will bring the bow ...

posted 10y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Is it a viable practice to not wear a shirt, as long as you smear your body with sunscreen, if you plan to go hiking for hours (assuming reapplication)? Or is it advised to wear a shirt at all time...

4 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

The salesperson explained that leather keeps much warmer, but has no effect on breathability or water proof-ness. Well he's not really correct there, so breathability is based on the concept t...

posted 10y ago by System‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Iizuki‭

Are rubber soles the best alternative to heavy boots, or has anyone found another material that maximises friction with the ice? Rubber soles will have zero effect on ice. You need something...

posted 10y ago by System‭

This sounds like a macabre version of one of those teambuilding exercises. As noted above, your emotions will be going haywire and you won't think clearly. You'll probably stay with your fallen f...

posted 8y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

What you propose is widely used where I live - although the tanks tend to be installed under the trailer with an access hatch though the floor, so a bit of leakage is not a major issue. The cor...

posted 8y ago by System‭

Steve Gibson's experience seems to be yes, but only at close range. From “The Quiet Canine” Electronic Dog Whistle - Acoustic Management of Unruly Dogs from a Distance: But in no event was thi...

posted 6y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I'm a knife nut, and I can tell you with 100% certainty that a knife is one of the worst weapons you could have as a first defense against animals with natural weaponry - dogs, bears, lions, etc......

posted 6y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭