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Answer	—	A: What should you do if your sleeping bag gets soaking wet at night? I'm going to assume that you're too deep into the bush to bail and get back to civilization, and that your bag is all that's standing between you and hypothermia. In this situation, you have to get your bag dry. First, prevent yourself from getting any wetter. You have rain gear, that is good. Get i... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Would it hurt anything to leave a canister stove attached overnight? No, go ahead and leave it on, you'll likely save fuel that way, be it a very small amount, but you do lose some fuel each time you take the element off of the canister. You don't need to take it off if you're not packing it away. (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Where to get replacement parts for a Ugly Stik GX2 I'd recommend contacting an Ugly Stick service department directly and asking them if they can send you a replacement part, there's a chance your rod may even be covered by warranty: http://www.uglystik.com/UglyStik-warranty-service.html IN THE U.S. Shakespeare® Customer Service 1900 18th Str... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to keep small rocks and stones out of hiking boots? Like Russell said, gaiters are what you need, there are many varieties, most are meant to help keep your feet and pants dry while moving through the bush, but in your situation I'd probably recommend a pair of trail running gaiters: They're built exclusively for keeping sand, dirt, and rocks out ... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Approximately how long does the Telluride Via Ferrata route take? The thing with Via Ferrata routes is how long you take often depends on the size of your group, their fitness, and how comfortable everyone is with heights and using their gear. I've seen people at a crawl on some simple via ferrata lines that provide some assistance on high exposure parts of popul... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Safety in re-slinging old trad gear Climbing accidents very rarely are a result of mechanical failure, and almost always a result of human error. Traditionally, climbers built their own climbing gear as you've mentioned, I personally know a few old school climbers who years a go used to climb with machined nuts they found in their ga... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Where can I find good topographical maps of Peru? The University of Texas Library has some decent 1:100,000 topo maps of Peru for free download: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/peru/ Sample (Machupicchu): (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to rappel with a dog? Your dog needs a climbing harness: I have a friend who goes everywhere with their dog, and they have a pro-rated harness for them. You need to get your dog a harness, and tandem rappel with them just like you would another person, or with a heavy gear bag, by clipping them into the same point on y... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	How do you boil water without a proper container? Suppose you don't have a pot or any other fire proof container to boil water in, but you need to boil it for safe drinking water. How else can you boil the water? (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Identification of bugs on porch Those are Cicadas, they live in the ground for years and crawl out only to moult their skins as adults and mate. They have an obnoxiously loud mating call, I'm sure you've heard it, they'll often emerge from the ground all at once, there are some places where they come out like clockwork every fi... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How do you smoke salmon in the wild without a smoker? You make a smoker, all you need to carry with you is some tinfoil. Best tasting fish I ever had was cooked in a tinfoil smoker out in the woods on a winter camp, we lashed together a simple rack like shown below: Our fish fillets went on the rack, then we wrapped the whole thing with tinfoil (tin... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	Will a Rocky Mountain Goat attack a person? We went to Gargantua this weekend, I've been going at least once a year for the past few years, and it's not uncommon to see rocky mountain goats up at that elevation, but this time around we ran into a family of nine, some of which were hanging out right in the cave entrance. Just inside the c... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to walk on the hot beach or rather hot sand? Barefoot Shoes Also known as minimalist shoes, the theory behind them is to give you as close to a barefoot feel without actually putting the soft, soft flesh of your terribly urbanized and unadapted soles of your feet at risk of damage. My favourite barefoot shoes are Vibram Five-Fingers, I wear e... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Roof rack system suitable for both bicycle and kayak? Yakima Rack You could easily do 2 kayaks and 2 bikes at the same time on your car, like so: ...with room to spare. I can fit a 17.5 ft canoe, two mountain bikes, and a tandem mountain bike on the top of my car with 66" crossbars, I'm confident you could tighten the setup shown above and fit two... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Putting electronics inside a surfboard? You'd install it basically the same way you'd install fin boxes and foot strap inserts (youtube example), surfboards aren't much more than a big block of styrofoam wrapped in fibreglass and resin. Simply put, you need to cut through the fibreglass, and hollow out a spot to put your electronics, and s... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Does it harm deer when I walk on their trails? No, human smell is only potentially harmful to small fawns, a doe may abandon her infant fawn if it smells of human. At least this is what we're told as kids when we're hiking a trail and encounter a baby fawn. Their defence mechanism is to lay perfectly still, and they will, even if you were to sit ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: What can I do to discourage people from littering in the back country? Honestly, the best way to discourage people from littering is to be vocal about it. People are less comfortable leaving their trash lying around if someone voices their disapproval. And less likely to do it again in the future if they've been chastised once in the past. Rhetorical questions like, "H... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: What is a so called "Weiderost" (cattle guards)? In North America they're called cattle guards, or Texas gates, and they are everywhere (where I'm from at least). They're intended to replace a conventional gate by discouraging livestock from crossing, while also accommodating vehicles by not making them stop to open and close a gate door. They are... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: What is the smallest island that will support one person indefinitely? ...is there minimum size/configuration of an island that it is likely you could survive indefinitely? No, at least not if you're in a location where you're not at risk of dying from exposure to the elements, but considering most uninhabited island are in the South Pacific, I think exposure is ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: How do you make an emergency water filter and purifier? Gravity Filters Cone Filter Much like Charlie's gravity filter in a bottle, this filter is essentially the same, only using a cone of tree bark in place of the bottle, and using extra filtration layers instead of a coffee filter or bit of cloth: Tripod Filter Using a shirt, or bag with a hole... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	How do you make an emergency water filter and purifier? How do you make an effective water filter using the natural elements of the great outdoors? Suppose your only source of water was dirty and questionable at best. How could you make it potable without having to boil it and using only what mother nature has to provide? I've never made one before, bu... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Is it an acceptable Leave no Trace practice to bury ruined food? Food waste does not impact the environment negatively (with perhaps meats being the exception). What's food for you is also food for all the little critters out in the woods. Rodents will eagerly clean up all the burnt oats, the flour will quickly turn to soil, and all other ruined food will attract ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Slingshot resources The Pocket Shot! If you want a slingshot for backpacking, then this is the one I'd recommend: It looks unconventional, but I think it's genius, best part is you can store all your ammo in it and it packs away super small! Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kY5ku1kEM You can even... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to stash firewood without it getting wet? Don't chop it. If you haul in your wood unchopped with its bark still on, then it'll stay dry enough on the inside. We found a pile of wood buried in the snow at one winter camp, and had no troubles getting a fire going with it. Don't worry too much about it getting wet; just leave it stacked in a s... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	Extending a two bolt anchor with one sling? I took some kids out climbing last night at a small crag popular for top roping, but I wasn't too impressed with their choice of anchor placements, or lack of additional hardware considering their placement. On one of the routes, if you were to clip into the bolt hangers, you'd be unavoidably crossro... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	Canoeing in a thunderstorm What are your chances of getting struck by lightning in a canoe? I've done a lot of canoeing on stormy lakes before, but when the thunder comes what is the real risk of getting struck by lighting? My thinking is, if you're on a mountain lake surrounded by mountains, the lighting is much more likely... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: How do hikers cross fast-flowing rivers without wading staffs? I've crossed a lot of fast flowing creeks and rivers in the Canadian Rockies, some deeper than my waist. The technique I use, and teach others to use, is to walk facing upstream, and walk sideways, leaning into the flow of water. It ultimately comes down to balance and how sure your footing is, I gre... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Handling IT-Band Syndrome when hiking I struggle with my IT bands, first time it hit me I was deep in the backcountry on the top of a saddle ridge, and it was a 14km agonizing hike down to the nearest cabin. You can't really stretch your IT band, it's not a muscle, it's connective tissue. It's connected to your tensor fasciae latae, bu... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: What to do when a snake blocks a narrow trail? In this situation, if you wanted to preserve the life of the snake, I would have recommended you used your poles to pick it up, swing it out over the gorge side of the trail and place it back on the ground behind you. You may have also had success using the basket of your pole to hold it's head down ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Knot to attach gear to a beam I come form a coal mining town, in the mines they call the change rooms the 'dry', because mines can be very wet places and the 'dry' is where you'd dry out your clothes. Before they started putting ventilated lockers in the drys, they used to hang their clothes on hooks under baskets that they'd rai... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Identify what bit me by the mark it left (note: potentially graphic, but also beautiful, photos) Your bite/sting mark is missing something very essential in order to qualify it as a bite or sting mark, and that is: a mark from a bite or a sting. Had something bit you or stung you, then you would be able to see a little hole or pincer mark in the middle of that very colourful bruise you have. Co... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: What to do when a moose blocks the trail? I've encountered moose on several occasions. The first was when I was a boy while walking through the woods on the way to school, I was on the trail through the woods that connected to the upper part of town when I came up behind a big moose. I stopped, backed away slow, then as nonchalantly as possi... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: What do I need to consider when rock climbing at night? Depends on your headlamp. I use a Petzl Ultra Vario headlamp for caving that can cast a beam 200m, so when I've got that on I can see pretty much the same as climbing during the day. I've climbed at night before, there wasn't any real significant difference. We happened to be climbing during a full... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Top Rope Anchors - is a figure-8 on a bight stronger or just easier to untie than an overhand knot? Doesn't really matter for top roping, you've got so much rope out when you're top roping that when you take a fall pretty much all the force is absorbed by the rope, your anchor is holding only a little more than the body weight of you and your belayer most of the time. Mountain guides will tie an ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Knot to tie a hook onto the middle of a line Dropper Loop Knot Tie Dropper knots at the points where you want hooks. Tie your hooks to a short length of line and put a perfection loop in the other end. Connect the hooks to the short lines to the main line by first feeding the dropper loops through the perfection loops, then the hook... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	Will an opossum wake up from pain stimulus if playing dead? When an opossum is playing dead, will it keep up the act even if an animal decides to start eating it anyways? Or will it wake up once it's flesh starts getting ripped open and try to fight back or flee? (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Quick release knot for attaching kit Girth Hitch I think the knot you're using is appropriate if the idea is not to lose your kit, another knot may run you the risk of losing something because it came untied without your blessing. If you're using cheap cord, then don't bother with the knot if it's giving you grief, just cut it at the... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Rapelling an overhang I was thinking about this question while rappelling over an overhang this evening with my little girl and payed attention to exactly what I do: Plant your feet on the edge of the overhang, keep your legs straight, and let the rope through your descender until your body has cleared the roof. Think... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Safety precautions for a spotter for his/her own safety You have one principle risk of injury as a spotter, and that is from a climber falling on top of you or hitting you. As a spotter, your job is simply to direct falls to the crash pad. You are not there to actually catch the person, you are not there to be a crashpad, you are there to ensure that th... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to avoid tangling up the rope when throwing it before rappelling? Toss the middle first. Throwing your rope isn't always the best solution. High winds, trees, and rocky slopes can make it easy for you to get your rope hung up. Throwing your rope is only really advisable if you're on a steep vertical cliff and there's little or no risk of getting your rope hung up ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Climbing wall on private home Very feasible, I know of a couple houses that have a climbing wall on one side, but you'd be better off leaving the siding up, your wall is going to have bolt holes in it which will let in water. You won't need a special support structure, your exterior walls should be framed with 2x6's if it's less ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Legal deep-woods campsites or forests that allow off-trail hiking and ad hoc camping in Maryland? Depends where you go. If you're going to a campsite with easy access, and one that is regularly maintained, reservable, and has power... then of course you're going to run into people. You need to to pick spots to camp that aren't on the map, the user maintained sites that aren't easy to get to. Unfo... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to join two pieces of rope in an adjustable tight loop? The type of knot you are looking for a called a friction hitch, or a slide and grip knot which is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted. There are many different ways to tie a friction hitch: Klemheist Blake's Hitch Distel Hitch Rolling Hitch Prussic Ba... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: What happens to the eggs after American robins are born? They eat them. It's true, egg shells are edible, and birds will eat them. Mommy robin probably snacked on the shells while she was sitting on her babies keeping them warm. After laying their eggs, birds are rather depleted of calcium, and eagerly eat the shells up to replenish those minerals. Eggs ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Best time to buy used (wind-)surfing equipment Pretty much all my wind surfing equipment is used (I'm still just getting into it) and I've discovered that the best time to buy windsurfing equipment is at the beginning of summer, for a a couple of reasons: People who buy new are getting their new stuff for the year and want to sell off their old... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: When to sharpen crampons? According to Will Gadd, you should sharpen your crampons and ice tools after every use. If you spend just a minute or two after each trip–sometimes you won't even need a minute, just give them a look over and a couple passes with the file to take off a couple burrs–then you're never go... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: How do you patch/repair an inflatable dinghy while still underway? Depends where the hole is and how big it is, but: First, determine if it's necessary to try and patch the hole in open water. If you're close to shore, then go ashore and patch it there. If you're losing air faster than you could get back to shore, then you need to act quick. Locate the the hole.... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: What does lumen and lux for flashlights/torches actually mean? Simply put, lumens is the total amount of light coming out of the flashlight, and lux is the measure of how much of that light is focused in one area. One lux equals one lumen per square metre. If light were paint, lumens would be equal to litres, and lux would be how thickly you apply the paint. If... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: What can I provide to help a robin build her nest? We have one spot under our back deck where Robin's make a nest every year, last year we had a nest with five eggs: Every year, we did absolutely nothing to help them out, and they always did just fine. I did think that I could have helped a bit by giving them a couple worms when I poked my head in... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Bald eagle vs. vultures? The vultures had likely found something that the eagle also wanted in on. I come from a part of the world where Bald Eagles are everywhere, and yes, they are carrion birds that eat roadkill and found kill all the time. I actually have a picture I shot not long ago of a bald eagle picking meat off of ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago

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