Posts by System
This question asks how to set up a top rope anchor. It states that No angle of tension shall exceed 60 degrees. Why?
What are some slackline vendors or brick and mortar stores in the state of Maryland with people who actually know how to slackline? I agree that some vendors of slacklines from Amazon may be selli...
A parasol being used in the city is likely to annoy people when they either get stabbed in the face by one of the ribs, or have to take avoiding action to prevent said stabbing. This is generally ...
Mental changes are generally hard to detect and have other common sources like blood sugar, hydration, altitude and strenuous exertion, but these are what I use to track my mental state when I'm by...
We're going to an area in France where the expected daytime temperature will be 30°C or higher. We use a light brown (beige) coated cotton tent. We have to decide whether to put it up in the mor...
Providing you're not setting this up too high, a good cheap alternative is to pop down your local climbing wall and ask if they have any old rope. Climbing walls throw out rope all the time. Depend...
do I have to ask land owners or could I go into a forest away from people and hunt there? Yes, you always need the land owners permission to hunt/fish or even to leave designated footpaths. ...
Use an odor neutralizer. As the smell will be coming from the inside of the shoe, Spray them with an odor neutraliser or a specialist shoe odor neutralizer, then pack them paper or cloth impregna...
Yes you can. It's called a long match and here's an example of how to make one. I've seen several variations on this theme but basically you want a method to hold the heat of the fire with a limi...
The risk of a strong wind (Chinook or foehn winds are common here in New Zealand. Highest recorded wind speed 250km/h caused by one) should never be underestimated. It takes a lot of physical and m...
Basically twist locks (in my experience) are a pain. They suffer from a number of issues: They're difficult to undo It's impossible to grip them with gloves on, this is a problem when it's cold T...
I have had mild hypothermia (on a mountain bike race when I was a teenager) During this I'd describe the symptoms as flu like. I was quickly whisked down the mountain by mountain rescue to warm up ...
New Zealand falcon - Wikipedia claims they have attacked people, and I have been fortunate enough to have been 'challenged' by one in the wild. I changed my planned route preference to finding out...
Typically these are not meant to be messed with. Even if you could get to the knot I'd imagine you would struggle to get it un-done. Basically, in my experience, cutting it is often the best/only s...
Having had to splint my own broken wrist in the wild, I do not suggest wasting time going for "natural" solutions to the problem. Sure, if something natural is there and better than what you have,...
I switched to using a self inflating mattress years ago, mostly because of the problem of the bulk of foam mats, and having them outside the pack while working though dense bush. Inside as shown...
If the poles of your tent attach to the outer you're in luck. Before you go remove the inner from the outer and pack these separately, potentially wrap them in plastic bags or something so they sta...
If you drop a belay plate you can use a Munter Hitch to descend down the rope. Here's an animated example of how to tie this knot (1 to 6 only) It works like a belay plate (but in reverse) so i...
I'm a fan of a cold bath (ice bath if you can stand it). My understanding is that the contraction of the muscles that happens as they get cold forces out things like lactic acid thus improving your...
How would I go about taking a compass bearing of a distant peak and then relate this to the information on a standard map?
My new head torch has a mode that produces a red light. I've seen this several times and I have no idea when our why you would use it?
how do the skills required for mounted archery differ from being stationary and shooting at a target? Well quite a lot really. For a start you need to be able to ride a horse very well! Numb...
Is it practical to replace the sole of these shoes and if so, will I need to get a cobbler involved or can it be done at home? Yes, resoling boots is practical and cost effective way to repa...
To ask about EU would require one answer per participating country. So I'll answer for the UK and Finland. UK: Yes, you can - so long as you didn't intentionally kill the animal. Road kill For ...
Prominence Is it's height above the surrounding ground (so the ground level is x height above sea level, the mounting is y height above sea level, it's Prominence = y -x) Isolation Is the distan...
