Activity for Danubian Sailorâ€
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| Edit | Post #41849 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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Will beginner notice a difference between lower and higher middle-end stand up paddle boards? I'm considering stand up paddling as a sport for rest periods for my legs (running, hiking, cycling) and a way to train upper body muscles. I've checked the prices, of course the cheapest are the ones from local Walmart-equivalents (300-400$). Those from local reputable sport market costs about 700... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Is there any measurable effect on acclimatization rate for people living in middle mountains? Do people living in middle mountains (500-1000 m.asl) have any measurable advantage against lowlanders when it comes to acclimatization? Are there measurable differences in blood cells density? I've read some article stating that about 25% of people can exhibit first symptoms of mountain sickness... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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What is the lowest altitude where the effect of lack of acclimatization can be observed? What is the lowest altitude where the effect of lack of acclimatization can be observed? I've heard that generally we speak about the need for acclimatization over 3000 meters (9800 feet). Are the negative effects, such as significantly decreased performance, headaches etc., observed on at least a s... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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How should I prepare my body for prolonged exposure to heat? Today I hiked for about 4 hours, and I ended up with sun stroke (terrible headache, trembling etc.). The heat was moderate (about 30°C, 86°F in shade), and the way was half in forest. I had a baseball cap on my head and I drank a lot (about 2.5 liter water). I was not dehydrated, judging fr... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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A: How to stay clean on a multi-day hike? The principle of washing in winter is, generally speaking, the same as in summer. You find some stream (you usually camp near the stream) and wash there. The water in streams is fluid even by slightly minus temperatures, only the washing is more extreme because of cold. If the water in the stream is... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Does cotton really kill? I know some people (mostly female) who wear cotton on winter hikes, but they claim they don't sweat (and they drink very little, which makes that plausible). But I sweat a lot, and if you sweat a lot, in winter it's very important to wear breathing clothes. And with breathing clothes is so, that one... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Why is it unsafe to handle metallic equipment with bare hand at higher altitude? Wearing gloves constantly is quite normal in the temperatures below -10 C, and on the high altitudes, the temperatures are much lower. Additionally, metal has high warm conductivity, which means, touching it will quickly drawn warmth from you. There are anecdotes about stupid guys tricked by mean g... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: How many calories does hiking burn? Those values seem to be over-exaggerated. I was once measured by the professional equipment (from the local university) and my callory usage was 5000-6000 kcal a day, with average 20 km hike and 1000 meters elevation. This included the normal metabolism per day (about 2000-2500 kcal) + increased meta... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Measuring actual distance walked on a map (Allowing for changes in height) What exactly do you want to measure? If you want to estimate shoe usage, it would be better to measure steps, not the distance. If you want to estimate fatigue, than there's a heuristic, you should assume that 100m up is the equivalent of 1km on flat terrain. So you have walked 20 km equivalents... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: What are good items to leave in a geocache? If you want to drop some really useful outdoor items, consider that all plastic straps, strap side release latches and strap adjusters, as well as safety-pins, needles and threads, and other repair items. Some caches may bless you for it if his/hers rucksack is damaged while hiking, and they have no... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Week long trek, how far each day? pace? Making 30-35 km every day is perfectly sound, if only you're used to making such distance. The famous Polish hiker, Łukasz Supergan have written to made 30 km a day on average on his 4000 km long trip to Santiago de Compostella. The trained hiker can made 30-50 km a day without days off. This... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Gloves for knuckle protection that can get wet but not necessarily waterproof Go to your nearest builder's supermarket, or even check a normal one, and look for worker's gloves. Or mechanic's gloves. Such as are used by people building houses or repairing cars. Those are very resistant and cheap. I've bought my ones for about 2-3$ (price in Poland, but I've found similar glove... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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Effective technique for crossing high and dense mountain pine Is there any special effective technique (parkour or something similar) for crossing very high and dense mountain pine? Those ones can be really dense, and sometimes the only possibility to cross them is to walk on the top of them, and crossing it is usually very slow and tiring, especially with big ... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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How to deal with aggressive homeless when exploring urbex? It's a geocacher's nightmare, when you do a nice urbex cache, and then, when leaving, find the entrance blocked by angry homeless, that seem to live there and are not happy from unexpected visitor (which isn't surprising). How to deal such situations, to avoid the confrontation, which could end poor... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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Taking only the part that I need from OSM to my Garmin I'm just buying my Garmin and I'm looking for maps for geocaching. I'd like to select Bavaria, or a part of it. Under the link: User: Computerteddy (Wiki). I've found the map for the whole Germany, over 1GB, too big and surely I don't need so much now. But I've found information about programs, that... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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Stability and ergonomics of Garmin Etrex 20 I'm thinking of buying Garmin Etrex 20 (or 30) for geocaching purposes. I've read reviews in internet, and after that the issues with ergonomics and stability makes me worry, if that device will be good enough for geocaching. I'm geocaching so, that I load caches for large region, but I don't plan e... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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What specific features should I take into account when buying GPS device for Geocaching? I've been geocaching using Android smartphone, but it slowly becomes unsatisfying. The battery time of Android smartphones is too low, I need to minimize time I'm walking with device on, because battery discharges very quickly. I'm planning to buy a dedicated GPS device. What should I take into acco... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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Trekking maps of Svanetia available abroad? Are there any trekking maps of Svanetia available abroad? I'd like to purchase the maps before arriving to Georgia. The preferred map scale is at least 1:50.000, however 1:100.000 would also fit in last resort. It would be at best, if the actual tourist trails (if any) were shown there. (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Make UPS-like cache searchable in winter When hiding something in the forest on the surface, there's a great practice called UPS (Unusual Pile of Sticks, the German version is very sweet: Hasengrill). They prevent people from boaring a few acres of land and are great replacement for spoiler photos. However, snow makes them invisible. How s... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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How to assure safe searching for cache hidden in my own backyard? You shouldn't place a cache on someone's property without permission, that's for sure. But when the property belongs to me, I can hide cache on my own backyard. However, what should I do to assure safe searching for geocachers? Strange people walking at the night through the door and sniffing aroun... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Consequences of crossing railroad tracks when looking for caches in Germany? It happens quite often by geocaching: the cache is situated somewhere near the rail track, but it seems that you are on the wrong site... The legal passage is quite far, and you have still a lot of caches to get... and don't want to loose too much of it just going there and back. Yes, many German ca... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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How to estimate is the branch thick enough to stand on it? Some geocaches are placed high on trees: You need to climb there to log. But standing on too thin branch can be very dangerous. Is there a formula to estimate how thick must be a branch of a given species of tree to hold the weight of man? Of course we are talking about solid, healthy (and not r... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Safe looking for caches in hollows Caches are very often hidden in hollows. Generally any tree with more or less visible hollow is a very probable geocache hide. Often you can't easily look into that hollow because it's deep or located above your head. I usually simply put my hand into the hollow to check what's inside. In Central E... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Strengthening exercises for a backpacking trip? Endurance and muscle strength are completely different things. From my experience and observations, hikers are usually thin (or even very thin) and big, strong muscles doesn't contribute to endurance. Often, because large muscles require more energy, they may be handicapping the hiking endurance. I'... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: What's the difference between water-resistant and waterproof? I'm not a native speaker, but being waterproof suggests more endurance to water than being only water-resistance. But linguistic nuances doesn't make law. More important is, what are the norms and regulations about using such definitions, in the country where that equipment is produced or sold. If th... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: When are cotton socks actually better? Availability factor - cotton socks you can buy practically everywhere. When it comes to price, the wool socks you can buy relatively cheap in the military surplus, but it usually means buying in internet. Wool socks are good for winter, but for me they are not-an-option in summer because my feet swe... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Carry a larger water bottle or a smaller water bottle for backpacking? General rule is to be flexible. Small plastic bottle gives you absolutely no flexibility. Big plastic bottle gives you more flexibility. You can fill it fully or only to the half, or one third. Two plastic bottles give you even more flexibility. You can take 0,5l water, you can take 1, 2 or 3 lit... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Splitting up weight hiking as a couple/mixed gender group Someone who has overweight isn't normally able to carry more, so weight isn't as important. The height would be more adequate... Muscle strength isn't much important when you go on long hikes... Strength doesn't translate directly to endurance, often it's the opposite - people with smaller muscles ar... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Learning to find north using moon phases How to learn to find north using moon phases? I'm looking for easy-to-remember rule of thumb, at best some simple graphic. It's quite trivial by full moon. Since full moon is in direct opposition to the sun, at the midnight it will be exactly on south. Some time ago someone have explained to me ho... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: How to make a fire without burning the ground I'm not sure what you are afraid to destroy with you fire. You should remove any plants around the fireplace anyway. The bigger problems are the remains of the fireplace, such as partially charred logs, which can stay there for months. They are more an aesthetic problem, and they will be eventually u... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Dog Breeds for Backpacking and Trail Running The wolf, the wild ancestor of the dog, has extreme running endurance. According to this article, many wolfs travel more than 50 miles daily searching for food. I've read somewhere, that wolfs can chase moose for a few days, but I can't find that now. Wolf is very similar to us in that domain, huma... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Pack for carrying a puppy Baby sling may be a much better option, because it weights less and is easier to pack when not used. It would be also easier to adapt to the size of the dog, and with a bit of skill, you can make it yourself from a bit of an old sheet or something similar. (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Why don't we apply the principles of layering when it comes to pants? Actually, layering of clothing on the other parts of body is discussed, but not so often. There are many reasons for it: The warming of the chest is crucial. This is where such vital organs like the heart and liver are placed, so the lowering of the temperature there is the most dangerous. In fact,... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Sunblock for clothing-optional camping A skin is a skin, so there's no difference if you take off your T-Shirt or your pants first time in the season. The less the body part is used to the sun, the more protection it needs. Well, the only difference is the skin on the penis, which is usually naturally a bit darker, so it already has more ... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Orienteering skill organized trainings in Germany? Are there any schoolings/trainings for orienteering skills in Germany? I hike during weekends, but mostly using GPS (geocaching) or using trails, so there's not much opportunity to fully train orienteering skills. Orienteering runs are not for me, because I'm hiker, not runner. Rogaining is too extr... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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How can I ignite coal on a grill device without using kindling? Today I tried to ignite coal on a grill device, without using kindling (we ran out of it). I gathered a lot of small twigs and a bit of medium ones. I managed to set all this on fire, but the coals didn't ignite, and it was extinguished soon after the twigs were out. I've observed my grandmother pu... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Are trekking poles proven to be helpful? Trekking poles are a great helper if you have problems with your knees after a long march. A pain 'in knees' is usually a pain in the muscles around the knees, that are responsible for maintaining equilibrium. Those muscles are not very active if you walk on footpath, but in outdoors they are intensi... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Chasing with mosquitoes Mosquitoes are the one of the most disliked petspest, but they don't seem to take it to heart. When I go fast through their territory, they seem to have problem with biting me (but if there are enough of them, they manage to do it), but they are circling around me and bite with joined force when I ... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Is cold shock response a real danger, if someone is used to cold water? Various sources (mostly TV stations, at least in my region) are constantly warning about the danger of cold shock response, if someone goes to water too quickly. But on the other hand, Bear Grylls is famous for not passing any occasion of jumping naked into ice-cold water. The sudden heat loss by s... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Will using a sleeping bag stop the body from adapting to cold? The sleeping bag (at least as I've understood it) works in that way, that it uses the heat the body creates to create a layer of heat air between the body and the sleeping bag's border, therefore providing pleasurable feeling of warmth. But after watching some videos about people such as Wim Hof and... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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How to hide something at the telestation? I've tried to find a few caches, where the coordinates were showing the T-Mobile telestation, such like that: I'm used to not being able to find geocache (I'm not enough experienced, or maybe simple I don't have good enough perception), but this case doesn't give me rest - I just couldn't figure an... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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Is it safe to drink hot water? How hot can it be? Many mountain hikers recommend drinking hot fluids, because they provide a lot of energy. According to the discussion "Does eating snow help dehydration?", the actual calorie gain is minimal, however there are calories available practically immediately. However, how hot can water/fluid be to be able... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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How to deal with hail outdoors without special equipment? Today on the short geocaching trip I've barely escaped hail storm. It wasn't very long, but I was without any special equipment. Light umbrella would survive a few minutes, and my jacket would provide a limited protection from water for a short period of time. What are the strategies to deal with s... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: What are the major difference between a regular sleeping bag and one designed for women? Woman's body generally produces less heat. So if sleeping bag is labeled as being for women, it will be thicker (and more expensive) having the same comfort zone as the model for men. Another difference is the consequence of the first. Producing less heat, women are more likely to have cold feet, s... (more) |
— | almost 11 years ago |
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How to improvise heavy rain protection for a backpack? Heavy rain can soak all of your gear. There are some things that you don't ever want to get wet, like your camera. I've learned to protect those things with string bags, which are light and I always have a few with me. However, it would be nice to protect my whole backpack from rain. A long, broad p... (more) |
— | almost 11 years ago |