Activity for Aravona
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A: How to encourage birds into the garden of a rented house? Before we did the following we had barely any birds in the garden... We put up one of those stick in the ground multiple feeders which has three hooks with three different feeders on, a table/bowl and a water bowl . So what you've added to the garden should be plenty. The issue here maybe what foo... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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Exploring coastal caves safely? Having read this good question I felt it covered mountainous regions very well however myself and my husband are big fans of the coast and he certainly has (with his ex-fisherman father) explored many coastal caves over the years. What dangers or points to be aware of (tide, potential debris, etc) ... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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How can you tell if you can reuse an arrow? Title says it all really, if I were out practice shooting on a boss, or if I were hunting, how could I tell if I can reuse the arrows I've just shot? (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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What sea life may be hazardous when rockpooling? Back on my childhood nostalgia train... After thinking about Crabbing I began to wonder if there are any particular sea life that I might have to be wary of when going rock pooling along the coastline? For this, please don't mention litter or various flotsam and jetsam type items, just sea life. Wh... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: What are good baits for crabbing? One thing I saw a lot of last time I went crabbing and apparently rage threw my net off the pier (I hold to the fact it slipped out my hand!) was people using left over cooked sausages cut into small chunks, or raw bacon again in small bits. They seemed to be fairly successful. What a waste of bacon... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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What are good baits for crabbing? Now certainly if you're British you likely just had a wave of nostalgia over the idea of Crabbing! I did when I thought this through certainly. Crabbing is not only a great way to spend the afternoon at a rockey sea side or pier with your kids but I was thinking is actually a useful skill for surviv... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: How to clean cookware? Nhinkle gives an amazing answer here, but I wanted to add an option which we quite often use, which is to soapy wash less often throughout the day. This will depend on what you cook / eat / water supply etc however. For example when camping we often eat, packet noodles, porridge, beans, packet soups... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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How to store a bow? What is the correct way to store a bow after use? Is there any specific care that is needed pre and post storage? (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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What makes a good surfing location? Obviously it is hard to surfboard without any decent surf. I know in England the best surf is near the South West, Cornwall and Devon being famous for it (Woolacombe and Newquay), but elsewhere I'd have no clue. I also know weather is a factor, requiring offshore winds, but that can ultimately chan... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: How to cook meat with no equipment? You can cook meat on a wooden skewer, piecing it like a kebab, and turning it frequently to prevent burning and to allow it to cook evenly. Similarly you can do this with two sticks and have the meat tied between the two. This is useful for smaller chunks, but becomes difficult with larger ones. You ... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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Do dog life jackets have the same ratings as humans? I'm looking into purchasing a dog life jacket for kayaking with our Shetland Sheepdog puppy, when he is fully grown (6months, he's currently almost 4months). Ideally this will be for rough water such as the sea, as potentially on calm water like the canals he may be ok swimming. However he is long h... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: How should I traverse fields with horses in? Often in British countryside you'll find fields with horses in (and cows and much of this is applicable to bovine) where it is unavoidable or rather difficult to go a different way and the are a few things to be aware of. Usually you'll be heading over something similar to this: As public rights ... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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How should I traverse fields with horses in? I am surprised at how many people I see doing this wrongly (my experience being an ex-horse owner and now hiker in the UK). What is the correct way to traverse a field containing horses? Let's exclude the different trespass laws and property defence laws in different countries - here in the UK we d... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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A: Where in the north of the UK are locations with good and easy to locate fossils? To quote UK Fossils, picking out a few of the many areas they suggest where Fossils are Common or Often Found in the North: North Wales: The North of Wales is well known for is Carboniferous limestone rocks. These rocks contain fossils of corals, brachiopods, and crinoids. Some of the most popul... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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A: Which wildlife is it legal to hunt in the UK? From gov.uk you can hunt the following legally: Birds You don’t need a licence to hunt: game birds, eg pheasants and grouse quarry birds and certain wild birds, eg moorhens and woodcock certain waterfowl, eg some ducks and geese Deer You don’t need a licence ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Why don't people in the UK use snowshoes? This is really interesting, and I think it might be similar to why we don't generally have snow tires / chains etc as a common item here in stores. Certainly the South rarely gets snow, with Wales, The North and Scotland being more likely to get snow days. From the MET Office: The UK gets on ave... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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Good places to go potholing in the UK A long time ago when I was about 10 I went potholing on a school trip in Devon, and despite mild claustrophobia I found myself eventually enjoying it - egged on brilliantly by my friends. I hadn't thought about it in years until recently and now I'm curious, as a beginner: Where are good places in ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: How to clean hiking boots My boots are leather, as you've not stated what yours are made of at time of writing, here goes with what I do to clean my boots on walks and to store at home. Firstly for at home I will always leave my boots to dry off usually overnight - just on some newspaper away from any radiators or the fire, ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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When should you use gear to climb a tree? After a long night of geocaching with some friends, one of them had a car full of climbing gear which he said he used for tree climbing - if the cache is up a tree. A couple of times now myself or my other half (Dynadin) have climbed 3-6ft up a tree to get a cache, usually these are pretty big oaks ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Securing things to spars with a wire Cocky's Hitch This wire knot comes under other names and I found it under a Cobb & Co hitch knot (another Australian name). It requires wire, what you intend to tie together, a bolt or screw driver, and pliers to cut the wire. Cut yourself a bit more than twice the length of wire to go around the job. ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What food is good to take trekking for acid reflux? There are quite a few questions here about suitable foods for different excursions / types of food to take etc. Inspired by questions like this and this I decided to finally ask this one. I happen to have Acid Reflux which, for those who don't know what it's like, is like a permanent heartburn / ind... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What to do if a team member falls sick? Recently I fell ill whilst car camping and it made me consider the situations when not around amenities. In addition to this I recently was part of a four man, one dog team climbing Snowdon and one of us fell ill with a severe migraine, and we carried on despite the migraine as the team member wished... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How to clean vomit from camping gear? Some background. Whilst car camping down in Weymouth recently I was unfortunate enough to encounter a stomach bug (we initially thought it was food poisoning but later realised it was a bug as my other half developed the same symptoms over 3 days later). I ended up making a mess inside the tent, thou... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Knee pain when descending a mountain I would say it is likely you can have issues with your knees when you get older as a mountaineer - in the same way someone who regularly runs on the roads can get damaged knees, in this case it is recommended to run on grass (as it's obviously more cushioned) or on uneven ground such as in a forest, ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Setting up a shelter What kind of shelter you can build will depend on what is around you at the time. If you are in a forest or woodland you will obviously have more to utilise than in a desert or moorland, but from my own experiences I've built shelters in British deciduous and coniferous woodlands. During Girl Guides... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How do you repair a plastic kayak? So roughly a month ago my other half and I brought ourselves each a SOT plastic kayak, we've been out on the water for maybe 2 hours total paddling time, but mine filled up with water. We found a hole, approx. 1cm by 0.4cm, in the seam of the plastic in one of the two rear drainage holes, too small ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What are good items to leave in a geocache? I started geocaching roughly a month ago and it's really fun activity to get into. I had a few questions (though one was answered already here > What should be carried in a standard Geocaching bag?) but my main question is typically for the UK due to people nature here, though all ideas are welcome.... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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Buoyancy aids ratings I recently brought a buoyancy aid to use when kayaking. One thing I noticed when purchasing it though was the 50N rating. All buoyancy aids I looked at seemed to have a 50N rating and I vaguely remember one result saying this was the minimum safety rating. What are the safety ratings for buoyancy a... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: What hazardous wildlife is there in the UK? In the UK we have, comparative to other countries, very few venomous creatures. However the false widow and adders are still a risk. False widows have mostly been recorded in the South of England and Wales (though I've personally never seen one) but have been recorded to have bitten and hospitalise... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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What hazardous wildlife is there in the UK? And what situations should I try and avoid in regards to wildlife and areas prone to hazards in the UK? Edited my question to cover the other answers more as they were very good additions to the wildlife aspect. (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Affordable Festival Tent Blacks / Millets do festival pop up tents (take it out the bag and it literally pops up) and pole system tents in your price range by Eurohike and Vango, who are both good well known brands. Bear in mind for that price range I don't see you getting anything that will have brilliant reviews. You'll ... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: How can I make Tyvek less noisy? My other half used Tyvek when he was practicing Archery and one of the factors there was it had to be quiet, they used it for 4-6 hour stints to sit on. This is what he and some others in his club did: Wash it on a cotton / white cycle in your washing machine without any soap or detergent or powde... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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Pitching a tent in the rain? So I've had the complete and utter luck of never having had to pitch my tent in the rain. However, with needing to pitch it this weekend and the high probability of rain and potential thunderstorms (I might add, British thunderstorms, so rather tame and mostly lasting 15-30 minutes maximum so we sho... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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What factors should I be aware of when storing a kayak? I've seen various images / comments online of how people decide to store their kayaks. Some people wall mount them, some have a rack, some stack them with padding, some hang them (horizontally / vertically) from walls, some hang them from ceilings or store them upright with padding. We would ideall... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Is it safe to be in a vehicle during lightning/thunderstorms? Yes. It is safe to be in your car when in a lightning storm. Cars (pretty sure not soft-tops) and planes act as a Faraday Cage Faraday cages are metal containers or meshes which protects against static and non static electricity. As a note... Top Gear also tested this in laboratory conditions with... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: To pack Vertical or Horizontal? I tend to find that although I plan to pack either horizontally or vertically it never ends up that way, though I've tried both in the past. I now tend to pack in a manner of: How likely am I going to need that item. Will using this item remove it from my pack (food) Will using this item lighten m... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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What to look for in a snorkel? I recently read over this post: What to consider when buying fins for recreational snorkeling and found some great advice in what to look for when purchasing fins for snorkelling. However I was wondering what to look for when buying a snorkel. I've snorkelled a lot before, mostly on holidays in the ... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Logic behind hikers yielding to horses? Having had horses myself, here in England, part of the reason you give way if you hear a horse coming on a Bridleway is because (and I say this having been in the situation) there is no speed limit for horses on Bridleways (some might have a trot sign but not always), if you're cantering or galloping... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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Guy Ropes and Wildlife A few years ago camping in Dorset, England we had an issue with the wonderfully cute local wildlife nibbling away at our guy ropes. At the time, we didn't have a replacement. So with a guy rope loosely held together by the last few fibres my other half decided to put chilli powder on every guy rope a... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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Kayaking in the UK My husband and I are both avid walkers / hikers but for a long time have been wanting to get into kayaking. Both of us have kayaked in the past. Separately we did it on school trips - many years ago - at adventure/team building week locations (for Americans, think of a summer camp that lasts a week a... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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Camping with a dog for the first time In a few months my fiance and I will be joining two friends camping. My friends chocolate labrador will be joining us for the weekend. My fiance and I, whilst both dog lovers, have no experience camping with a dog. We have a decent four man tent with a large living area, which you can easily stand ... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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