Posts by Desorder
I spend a few weeks in Vietnam a few years back and one fo the first things I did was to climb Fansipan (3,143 metres). The place itself is fine. Altitude shouldn't be a problem as long as you don'...
The weight of the arrow depends on the material used to make it. First let’s understand that you pick an arrow based on the weight of the bow (poundage) and the archer’s draw length. That will gi...
There are various factors to lead you being above the clouds. Mainly what you want to do is to be on top of a mountain during Thermal inversion. From wikipedia: In meteorology, an inversion i...
Backpacks are primarily designed to be carried out therefore they need to be light. They also need to be tough so they can endure the trips the specified weights for a long time. Although we do ge...
Yes, you can with no trouble. I have one that I use a lot direct in the fire. I built a little fire pit outside at home using regular cinder blocks. I used a tripod and hang my cast iron pot just ...
I don't actually ski or crosscountry but I spend lot of time mountaineering with friends that do. Packs with ski straps are for sure the way to go. Once I got asked to help someone with strap skis...
I'm answering here because I don't think it would fit as a comment but I believe others might have a better answer. Is each cam, stopper, and carabiner individually tested? Maybe. It will depend ...
There it is. You get one of those and you can bake anything you want. I've used before and it's awesome. Edit --- Just updated with a link to MEC website. They seem to have it in stock Outback o...
One shooting the other basically. It's a safety measure. Where I live we don't have hunting season. We hunt the whole year round. I'm a bow-hunter and I've encounter myself looking up the barrel o...
I know that some animals find hard to see red and they can't differentiate between red and green very well so I'd assume green and red have the same application (used in dark places) with red being...
Red filter for headlights has some specific applications. It's highly used for hunting and military operations as it doesn't have a strong/long light beam so you can only see very short distances....
I think you have already answered. Check for clear sky or how the overall weather feels like. A barometer could give you a brief indication as well. Ideally, you have left home with an idea of the...
Turnaround time will be driven by the time you want to be back to your origin/campsite. You will also need an idea how long the walk itself is going to take. That's quite important and more precise...
I've been involved with hiking/trekking clubs around my area here. I was what they call chief guide for a few years (responsible for organizing trips and lead some of them together with other club ...
They are called rock cairns and are used to mark tracks. Various tracks around the world use them in place where the track might not be so clear or easy to follow. In some other places, it's just ...
The male spends the dark winter incubating the egg in his brood pouch, balancing it on the tops of his feet, for 64 consecutive days until hatching. According to Wikipedia.
I've been to various countries in the list (more than once in some of them). I don't think you're going to find wild camp in some of them. I've been to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and mos...
Aiders are the key differentiator between aid climbing and free climbing. When free climbing, the gear is just for protection. In aid climbing, you place protection, clip an aider to it, walk up th...
From your three options, a Dedicated GPS unit is going to be your best bet. Smart Phones barely last a day. If you're out of coverage, the phone will keep searching for network and battery will di...
I've tanned some hides before. I believe you want to do only half the process otherwise you lose the fur. Basically, you flay the animal (remove the skin). Then wash all the blood and stuff. Get i...
Boots take a little while to break in. My La Sportiva Makalus is a full leather mountaineering boots and took years to break in. In our mountaineering group, we had another 3 guys using Makalus and...
I will start as everybody else... :P I'm a side sleeper too. I own a therm a rest 4 season sleeping and despite of being a nice mat for sleeping on snow (inside a tent of course) or soft grass, it...
The climber was using a Powr-Grip Suction Cup Lifters. The full list of equipment can be found here.
Artificial vanes are heaps more durable than feathers and being artificial, they are weather resistant. One of the things I most see in the field on a wet day is long bowers covering arrows with a...
Chest guards works as the same of arm guards. It protects the archer from get the sting from the string. Although, when an archer shoots his/her arm, it's more likely it's related to his/her form ...