Posts by paparazzo
Maybe spend a bit more and look for something for other uses also. Shopping or airplane carry on bag. Make sure it will hold what you need but day hiking does not need to be its only use.
Unless your dogs are well behaved (will sit on a single command and not move) then address the dogs and distract them. Grab them by the collar. If the people don't bother you then the dogs are no...
One problem is a dogs do not like changes in diet. Search on calorie dense or weight gain dog food. I don't want to name brands. Work that into their diet before you leave. Get packs for you...
You used the term belay incorrectly. The other member is just an anchor. The problem is that the child cannot perform a self rescue and cannot anchor an adult. If you had two groups of three (on...
First control the bleeding with gauze or a cloth and light pressure Elevate the foot Clean with soap and water Apply an antiseptic You can get single packs Bandage/bandaid(plaster) if necessary ...
Even 350 HP ski boat would not be able to pull that out. Dig it out with a shovel would be a lot of work. This is a task for a commercial salvage company. Or put like 30 people on it. 2-3 i...
A trail closed sign on a post or tree.
Yes wet sand is easier. Start in a low gear and see what works. You want weight back - arms straight and head back. Bigger tires are better. Riding in soft sand is hard. As in difficult ...
I use 3mm utility cord around my neck. I tie in key with a Girth Hitch. Or tie the key into the necklace. I use a double fisherman on the cord.
You did slow his fall. Assume 15 meters of rope to the top then 12 meters back to him for a total of 27 meters. Stretch = 3/27 = 1/9. So just over 10%. And that assumes no slack in the line. ...
A bowline knot or a clove hitch. (1) (2) (3) added to the question after this answer.
I think you could tie in with as simple bowline. The main is the loop and then feed through with the tie in. I would test it out before climbing with it. But it is designed to take stress on all ...
You have some answers on condensation in general. Your breath adds moisture to the air. As the air cools the amount of water vapor it can hold drops. When you get to the dew point the moisture ...
Open is a common term in sports tournaments. It is a class that is open to anyone that wants to sign up. Typically even pros can enter an open division but some tournaments may exclude pros fro...
A short run is not even close to 6 hours with a pack. If you are not mobile and have to be extracted it could get expensive. Take some back to back long days with a full pack and see how you...
If you want to make Coghlan's you can get the ingredients from the MSDS. But that seems kind of extreme. "Make our own camp soap" is not very clear.
Not to recommend a brand but I like heavy flat soles with straps They pack flat If you have to swim they are little flippers link If you are rock climbing your rock shoes
Basing on stretch. Assume 40% or 1.4 stretch. Let x be the distance to the anchor from the ground Let y be the rope out beyond the anchor (free rope) Total rope out = x + y Fall factor would b...
I would not have guessed you could deplete O₂ or saturate CO₂ but evidence that you can. You compared to a tent. A typical backpacking / climbing tent design is different. The walls and ceiling a...
You need to include winter to summer but based on your latitude the sunlight has to pass through a different distance of the atmosphere at dawn and dusk. Maybe this is what Botsford is saying. Ci...
Since 2000 there are only 3 recorded death by cougar in North America and all of those were day time. wiki Cougar attacks are up but still rare on the west coast. Up in CA as partly because c...
Whippet is an attempt to add some ice axe capabilities to a ski pole. Several combinations one whippet one whippet and one ski pole one ice axe and two ski poles one ice axe I don't t...
I own both a 3 season tent and 4 season. I car camp in warm weather all the time with my 4 season tent because it is bigger. Once you unzip the door you get a lot of ventilation.
A couple problems Not in a good position to access the danger and you have not done the route. If someone does fall rescue is now much more difficult. You don't even know which side they got out ...
Trash is pretty clear. Biological human waste is pretty clear. Grey water is grey. Boiled some potatoes. Clean dishes with biodegradable soap or shower with with biodegradable soap. Disch...
