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Related to this quetsion Tree tapping in the UK - Time and legalities. I have never tapped a tree. How do you do this? What equipment is involved, etc?
Depends on what you're doing. My insights: Running/jogging? Barefoot or running shoes near the waterline. Try to avoid sandals that expose your toes completely, since you could hurt you toes &...
Your best bet is a layering system. This allows you to alter your clothing to your need. Briefly you'll want: Base Layer Possibly merino if you want here. This layers principle job is to wick sw...
the only issue I can see with what you did above was your proximity to the ground when you fell. It might be worth investing in a "Clip stick", something like this: From Rock and Run website The...
In the UK you'd inform the council. This would be fly tipping and is actually illegal. Report fly-tipping or illegal waste dumping Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste. You can rep...
paraphasing slightly: What are anti-sweat technologies in winter jackets The best way to prevent sweat in a winter jacket is to use a breathable layering system. Base Layer Tight fitting w...
Would a Canada Goose deliberately try to keep a section of water from freezing? As with all animals, yes if there is an advantage to it in doing so. I suppose the real question is why, righ...
Canvass is: More expensive Heavier Easier to repair Easier to waterproof More rugged Once it gets mildewed, it's done forever Nylon is: Cheaper Lighter Harder to repair Harder to waterproof L...
Example of both Note in the high background, that is a waterfall. In the foreground is the cascade. One part fills before the other does. The picture below shows a cascade. Key difference b...
Ouch. If you have to ask, you're not ready to take her. You also intimated that your hiking party is a party of 2. I wouldn't even be a part of a party of two adults in the summer, let alone a p...
I was chacking a map to see access rights on a particular route I know. I was checking if a path was a bridleway or footpath as I know Mountain Bikes should only use bridleways. Studying the key cl...
I want to screw a board in my house to mount indoor climbing holds, like an indoor wall. so a piece of board with evenly spaced screw holes in it that accept the standard screw mounts for climbing ...
Two reasons really Feel You want to be able to feel what your standing on, how you foot moves, is it gripping, etc. This also aids precision. Compression allows you to put more weight though you...
My friends think that I'm mad, but I'm pretty sure I saw an Osprey the other day. Could anyone confirm that what I observed is an Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) or, at least, Osprey-ish? I saw the bir...
Your looking at the wrong value. Fill Weight is not a measure of warmth. It's a measure of the weight of the down. Weight does not equal warmth. The difference in fill weight here is likely (as str...
In hindu festivals especially during Durga Puja dried coconut fibres (the exocarp of coconut fruit) are lit and then crystals of Dammar gum are sprinkled over it which produce dense white smoke wit...
Have you ever looked into Mindfulness I've used it with resonable success to improve my climbing and particuarly to cope with fear, etc. It's a very good way to help you "be in the moment" and to r...
This is covered extremly well on Animated knots by grog: Overlap the two ends. Wrap one end around both ropes two full turns. Then pass this end back through these turns and pull tight. Next ...
Female stag beetle?? They don't have horns. Female stag beetles are usually smaller than the males, with smaller mandibles. and seem about the right size: Some species grow up to over...
If the epoxy is "hard to 200 °C" heating it isn't going to help. The only thing that removes epoxy is abrasion or chemical (resin stripper, acetone, etc.). So basically choose your weapon (excuse t...
Because I trust my biners way more than I trust a sling threaded though bolts, I consider a relying on (my) single biner safer than the above set up. With the hardware visible to me in that pictu...
Basically this is a bit of a myth, I think perpetuated by old cowboy films! There's no way you could suck hard enough to remove the venom from out of your blood or lymphatic system. Most venoms a...
Most of your question is covered in When is the midge season in Scotland?. But I'll answer the non-duplicate question: Is there anything else a part from midge spray I can use to keep them aw...
Bit or preamble: Down is measured in "Fill Power". Fill power is a measure of the loft or "fluffiness" of a down product that is loosely related to the insulating value of the down. The hig...
for me I look at Amount of lumens produced Several modes (battery saving to full on light everything up) Battery life Bulkyness (or lack of!) You can get good LED torches that have all of the a...
