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Posts by Erik vanDoren‭

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Q&A How do PADI and SSI qualifications match up?

Im certified SSI and my gf is certified PADI, from what i understood in term of qualifications the SSI AOWD differs from PADI AOWD in the experience needed to access them. While PADI lets you go on...

posted 9y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I prevent myself from getting pumped when climbing?

I don't do any climbing but, as therapist, one suggestion I would give to you is cold rinses, (edit: cold if you do things yourself, to be conservative, a therapist would use ice, unless you know h...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Will Black Bears actually follow you up a tree

They are faster and can climb better than you, so if they want you they can get you. They rarely see you as real prey so they might not climb a tree to get at you, still... its a risk In this vide...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can the attitude that one is a guest in black bear country prevent hassles with bears?

Learn their behaviors: many encounters become accidents because they escalate to that level in a way or the other. Learn that not all the bears are the same, different kind will act different...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Does a life-straw replace my water while hiking?

Lets say you planned well all your hikes and you know you will have constant availability of water all along the route then you could rely only on the Lifestraw. That said even for the best planned...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭

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Q&A Are the seagulls begging or contentedly sighing?

The sound you are referring to is probably a plaintive call used to attract attention (of a mate or from the little ones to the parents for feeding) it might just be them wanting to be fed. You can...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Preparing rice and mashed potatoes with warm instead of cooking water

Keep in mind that any water you are cooking with is still liquids you are intaking. A pantry full of dehydrated food is an awesome weightsaver in places were you always have water available but in ...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A What causes these shallow indentations in cheek of axe head?

Looks like scaling to me, the way scaling is dealt with when forging depends a bit on the composition of the metal and the heat that is used (lots of heat=lots of scaling, you can eat away a lot of...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A What do life jacket ratings mean (Type I, Type II, etc)?

Given you mention "type x" I guess you are referring yourself to the US classification. In other countries (like Canada or Europe) classification, requirement and approval is different. So, for Th...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Starting a Fire with a Battery - what are the fundamental guidelines for safety and efficacy?

As principle behind this think about your old light bulb. One emergency method of lighting a fire used to be to break the glass of the light bulb in your flashlight and burn the filament, no more n...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Travel trailer with pets during a tornado

Trailers can be literally thrown around by a tornado, even high straight winds can be a concern, under it is not a safe place. Usually the idea is to know when they come and move out well before ...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭

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Q&A What attributes does a good reliable beginner kayak have?

Can you specify you don't look for a whitewater kayak? Other than that the use you will do, and expect of doing in the future, of the kayak will be a big part of your choice: a little calm inland ...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A V-chamber vs trapezoid construction

The answer to "it is considered in the temperature rating" can be yes, no and maybe... Really it depends on the manufacturer and how they test it. It also depends where the manufacturer market is: ...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Handling IT-Band Syndrome when hiking

As general rule a physical assessment is necessary as it can be the result of compensation for other problems (flat feet or hyperlordosis for example, just to name a couple). The treatment involves...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I stop my scuba mask from pulling away from my face after equalizing?

Its a bit hard to give a proper answer as you are at the beginning so the reasons it happens might be a few different ones Since from other information in the comments you say that this happened d...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭

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Q&A How should I clean epoxy out of the insert that goes in an arrow shaft?

Heating can help, but you have to be careful, infact an "insert removal tool" is basically a brass bolt as tip of a soldering iron. However if you have a soldering iron with bent needle tip for ele...

posted 8y ago by Erik vanDoren‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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