whatsisname‭

PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) bottles are not "special" containers, they are the most widespread containers holding potable water in the world, with more than 100 million used per day. Now, yo...

posted 9y ago by whatsisname‭

You most definitely want to be selective when selecting rope for a sailboat's running rigging. I'll group sailboats into two categories: racing and non-racing. Racing sailboat is simply any boat wh...

posted 10y ago by whatsisname‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

It's a novel idea, but it's not going to work in any practical sense. Most of those foams take about 15 minutes to setup, and you'll have to come up with some way to fabricate a mold while you spr...

posted 11y ago by whatsisname‭

There is not a definitive guide for all locks, however most of the major locks in the US are run by the US Army Corps of Engineers, and they do not charge recreational boaters to pass through them....

posted 12y ago by whatsisname‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

While camping with some friends in Anywhere National Forest, I found a deer tick on a friend. After removing it with tweezers, is there anything else I should do? Should we abandon our trip immedia...

4 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by whatsisname‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

In addition to the fire hazard, cooking food in your tent in bear country is a good recipe for waking up to find a bear trashing your campsite, and/or you.

posted 14y ago by whatsisname‭

If I find a tick on myself or a friend, what is the best way of removing it? I've heard some people say that singeing the tick with a match makes the tick detach and fall off. However I've also h...

11 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by whatsisname‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

There are basically two major types of generators for this situation: traditional and inverter generators. The expensive ones are the inverter generators, and the difference between the two types i...

posted 7y ago by whatsisname‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I would recommend checking out something like Hobie's Mirage pedal driven kayaks. With their spiffy pedal drive, you can trivially outrun(outpedal?) just about anyone while hardly breaking a sweat....

posted 13y ago by whatsisname‭

From the sounds of it, to develop all the skills you are interested in, you are not going to learn them all with a single class. Additionally, it will likely take several years to hone your skills ...

posted 13y ago by whatsisname‭

No question, life vests are a net reduction in risk. It's trivially easy to check yourself and your gear over and eliminate any potential risk of entanglement beforehand. It's not so easy to get ...

posted 14y ago by whatsisname‭

The math is absurdly complicated. There is no way you are going to be able to estimate the tides without substantial geographical and astronomical information. The brackish areas can be especially ...

posted 14y ago by whatsisname‭

The hydrocarbons are going to dominate in this category. Gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, and diesel are all nearly the same in terms of energy content by mass and volume, and are significantly high...

posted 14y ago by whatsisname‭

Being an avid skier I have ski poles lying around, so I've always used those. Do proper trekking poles offer any advantages for snowshoeing?

5 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by whatsisname‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

Most people I know and myself store food in bear bags. However, I have heard that some parks have banned bear bags and require canisters. I've also heard there is a bear in New York that has figure...

4 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by whatsisname‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭