Activity for Dakatine
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| Edit | Post #40764 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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| Edit | Post #39629 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: Using paddles to support a bug net My buddy just sent me this picture. But he didn't want to send me more detailed pics or a drawing. I'll keep this answer up to date whenever I'll have more details. (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Using paddles to support a bug net Would it be possible to use canoe paddles - and eventually some cords and beach stakes - to hang a bug net such as this? Our paddles will be about 2 meters (6.5 feet) long and can be split in half, like this: Ideally, we'd like to keep the paddles outside of the net. (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: What sleep quality do you get in the outdoors? I thing this is too broad and too personal to get a definitive answer. Mine is: go try out for yourself as much as you can in a safe environment. Experiment with different setups as much as you can: tarp vs tent, foam mat vs inflatable, try several sleeping bags if you can borrow them, or just buy ... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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What is the most efficient DIY alcohol stove for narrow pots? I like to use a pot which is 8.9 cm wide (3.5 inches) - because anything bigger would be a waste of space and weight for my needs. It's identical to a Toaks 750ml titanium pot. Most of the stove systems I tried, are inefficient with that pot since they produce a flame that is too wide, goes over the... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: Searching for a sport route in the Briançon area, France I found this route that fitted perfectly. The above link leads to the best topo I could find online (it's in French, unfortunately). Here's a picture from that page: It is a one-hour drive from the Ailefroide camping, according to google maps. The Alps are really outstanding for the variety of... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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Please explain this cryptic instruction on soloing related knots I am trying to decipher a text from this page on rope solo leading: The other way you can tie in is to create a higher tie in point between your harness and chest harness, meaning you have less chance of taking a head first fall. So far so good. But now: To do this take a length of full st... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Rappelling from tree Short answer: If the tree is a living and thick one, then it was OK. That being said, there are several reasons you should had done a proper anchor with multiple points (trees, in this case) and equalized, and then walked back again to the top. One simple drawback of your approach is, that the fric... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What's the easiest to release, though solid, knot "on a bight"? I am practicing falls with a self belay device indoors and I am tying the rope to the anchors so to fall on a single strand of rope as I would in real life. I used the figure eight on a bight but I searched for something easier to release after several falls. So I tried the bowline on a bight. Turn... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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Aid climbing: do you need a fifi hook if you use adjustable daisy chains? I am new to aid climbing, still practicing on easy and short walls. I am getting the feeling that if you use adjustable daisies you don't need a fifi hook anymore, but I could be wrong and miss something. Dooes an aid climber need a fifi hook if he uses adjustable daisy chains? (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Protein-intake on extended minimal-weight treks For breakfast I bring freezer-bag-cooking porridge with powdered Scottish oats and chocolate protein powder, mixed with nuts and honey. Each portion is in its own bag. You add warm water, stir, and you have your proteins served along with carbs. And it tastes great. Pros: easy to do once you have... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Why do some climbing ropes have smaller load bearing than some paracords? Climbing ropes are meant to hold falls, and to absorb the shock of the fall itself through stretching (they can stretch up to 30% of their length during a severe fall so to reduce the impact force on the climber). There's no need for a climbing rope to hold more than it does, because any more force ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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Searching for a sport route in the Briançon area, France I am searching for a limestone multi-pitch sport route in France, in the Briançon area, that is nicely bolted, up to 5c (French grade) difficult and that has at least 7 pitches. I am searching online since a while, but in vain, and maybe some local can help me quick. (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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Is it a good idea to grind Esbit fire tabs? Esbit tabs can't be lit with a firesteel, unless you grind (produce a powder) some of the tab up first (here's a video about how to do that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHRmWVitRyE). A firesteel is much safer than matches or a lighter in my opinion, as it can hardly (if ever) fail, so I'd prefer ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: How can I safely practice trad climbing? The best way to lear how to place protections is to climb sport routes that are also suited to protection placement. Bring plenty of quickdraws (and of gear to place of course). Use the bolts, but place protections as if those were your only alternative up there. This will, as the very first and f... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How to carry fat, greasy foods like tahini sauce and peanut butter? Peanut butter and tahini sauce are very high in calories and I am searching for a lightweight but safe way to carry some while backpacking. They are soft and oily, so of course I really don't want any leak from the container. But also, I'd avoid a container that is so big and heavy to cancel the adva... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: How can I avoid or lessen sweating in a rain jacket? Unfortunately there isn't much you can do if your rain jacket is not breathable. My recommendation is to replace your rain jacket with a poncho, which may be very cheap - while a highly breathable rain jacket cost hundreds of dollars. A poncho is much more ventilated than any jacket and will allow th... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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Is drinking water containing dirt harmful? I noticed that if I collect water from a stream dense of small debris/thin mud, if I keep the water bottle close to the surface, while it takes a longer time to fill the bottle, the water is cleaner there. In that occasion, the water was not that muddy, but it was muddy enough not to look clear - it... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What is a good tarp setup for very high winds above the tree line? Assuming it's very impractical to get down to reach the tree line; and that the wind is changing direction very often - so a setup with several sides closed would be preferred - what would be a good tarp setup for very strong, direction changing winds? The kind of tarp I am interested into is the sq... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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May camping with a tarp be safer than using a tent, in bear country? I just read this question about bears and tents and according to the answers, if you ever have to use a bear spray, you have to do so outside of your tent (quite reasonably). I am wondering if camping with a tarp, especially with a open (as in suspended a-frame) configuration may be somewhat safer t... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How to care for a smelly (as in wet dog smell) down sleeping bag? My down sleeping bag smelled like a wet dog after a damp night out. By reading this forum thread. I realized that it probably didn't dry enough after the trip. So I let it out at the air, and the smell partially went away. Two more days in the open air, and the smell was still there though. So I wa... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How often to wash gore-tex? According to my jacket instructions, it performs best when clean (gore-tex pores need to be clean from sweat, skin oils, and whatever else from the outside). Also, they instruct to tumble-dry the garment after washing so to renew its water-repellent treatment. Can there be too much washing and tumbl... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How to lock a trucker's hitch without losing any tension? What is the best technique to lock a trucker's hitch in a strong way that's also easy to release, but most important, that doesn't loose any (or the least amount of) tension in the line, when I lock it? (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What knot is this one? What are its purposes? I stumbled across it and I saw it in a showcase. I couldn't recognize it. It looks like it's a way to tie fixed loops in the middle of a rope. (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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What are practical uses of paracord survival bracelets? So I was gifted two of those survival paracord bracelets. I untied one so to check the resistance of the cord. It holded my whole body weight (75kg) hanging from the ceiling, and I also bounced on it a bit. But, given that the lenght of such a string, once unfolded, is 3.30 meters, I am wondering w... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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How to use a poncho in high winds? Are there any recommendations about how to use a poncho to get shelter from the wind? I was thinking about wrapping some cord around my waist to hold it in place, but maybe there are better options (that don't require any extra item for instance, or more effective ones). (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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Gear storage: what gear that can be safely stocked outside? I have plenty of gear and I live in a small apartment. I am planning to buy an outdoor closet to put on the balcony to get some extra space. Here's a sample to show you how it would be like. I would like to know if I can stock some of my gear out there so that it won't get ruined not even in the ... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Installing a hand line for scrambling? Yes, that book is quite odd being aimed to beginners, so it should at least explicitly give some more information about that. That being said. If you want to do that, here's one way to (there are several). I did this in the past to help a party of less experienced people cross a slope full of unstab... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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Are there any sunglasses with prescription insert that does not alter depth sense? I own a pair of Adidas Elevation Climacool eyeglasses which served me quite well for about ten years and whose sun lenses now need replacement. Those glasses allow to use a visual defect correction insert. Please notice it in the bottom left of this picture: This feature gives me the freedom to c... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: River crossing in winter? I thought about fishing boots. They would probably take the same space as an extra pair of pants and boots anyways, but they would save you from getting wet from freezing water and be a lot cheaper as well. (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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Why are death percentages of death from trauma in an avalanche so different between USA, Europe, and Canada? I am reading this highly-rated book about avalanches and I was impressed by this sentence, in its beginning. Over 25 percent of avalanche victims in the U.S. die from trauma from hitting trees and rocks on the way down (about 6 percent of avalanche victims in Europe and as many as 50 percent in C... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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What is an effective way to join a map that is printed on several sheets? Whenever I had the chance to print a map on A3-sized sheets (11.69 x 16.53 inches) I usually just needed two sheets of that size for my whole planned trip, and most of the time it was fine enough to keep them apart and to swap them according to where I am and where I am heading to. By printing on sm... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Is there a recommended safety standard for crampons? Yes, there is an EN standard that regulates how crampons should behave to get the EN certification. Unfortunately the guide is not available for free, as far as I know. The UIAA reccomendations mostly rely on top of the EU ones. The only added requirement by UIAA is: In the information to be sup... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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What could be a long and scenic two days backcountry ski tour in Switzerland, bivying on the snow? I am a backcountry skier/snowshoes hiker and I finally want to do an overnight experience in the Alps. The Simplon Dorf area would be ideal (for I can access it quite easily), but any southern Swiss Alps may be fine. What I would love to do is a round trip (that is, getting back to the starting p... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Finding a suitable slope to practice self arrest? Unless the slopes gradually becomes less and less steep and you're sure there are no glaciers hidden under it, then the only way to safely practice that is to build a solid backup anchor on top of the practice slope and tie into it with a significant amount of rope slack. How to build the anchor is ... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Winter Slackline solutions If your basement columns are made out of reinforced concrete as I suppose, get a metal stud finder to be sure not to drill the steel and just go for it. Use a chemical bolt (see here: http://www.fischer.de/en/Home/Product-Range/Product-Selector.aspx/cpage-category/pcategory-1001076852/ for an exampl... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Can cold weather be sufficient to act as a refrigerator? Yes you can. Degrees are degrees no matter if in a fridge or outside of it. And some less degrees won't hurt to food preservation (while some extra ones of course could). If you need to carry the food in a backpack for a long time remember that the body radiates warmth, so take that into account, a... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Is it a bad idea to dry clothes by the fire? Make a big fire. This may sound silly and couterintuitive, but the reason is pretty simple. If you make a small fire you need to put your stuff pretty close to it to have any chance of drying it in a decent amount of time. And if you put clothes or boots near the fire, then you concretely risk to b... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Dropping gear: Where did the hairline/micro fracture urban legend come from? I wouldn't label this as a "myth" tout court because it may depend on the very single piece of gear, I mean it's material, design, and manufacturing. While one carabiner may not suffer from being dropped from a significant height, one other could. Just like Black Diamond states in the very text you q... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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How can I tell if Chinese rock climbing gear is reliable? Most (if not all) the big rock climbing brands do manufacture their gear in China - carabiners, cams, slings, whatever. Now, I stumbled on this: http://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/Climbings/1453743258307418.html It looks like well made gear and the price is interesting. The brand isn't well kn... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Avoiding building a belay anchor too low down Mate if I got it right what you made was even worse than the American Triangle of Death: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americandeathtriangle The solution there, would be using only the crack by placing some (3 or 4) pieces there. If you hadn't enough pieces to stick in the crack, it'd had probably b... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: Rock Climbing falling.Turning upside down It happened to me. I was the belayer, and it was a slab. The leader panicked before reaching the next bolt and started to walk backwards, pushing her shoulders back, out of control. When the rope finally pulled, most weight was on the upper part of the harness and she flipped down. She hit a spike... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: How to make a fully-enclosed tarp setup with a 1.4 x 2.4 meter tarp, for one person? OK, I finally tried the setup inspired by this site, which can be fully closed by pegging the sides closer to the middle, and pegging it directly on the ground on the opposite side of the entrance. It would be quite a tight night and you would need to leave your rucksack out, if it's big. But I wa... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: When hiking should I always wear a shirt and sunscreen, or is just sunscreen okay? Assuming you're reapplying the screen often (sweat washes it away) and it's a quality one, then it would do for what matters sun protection (although you should still properly cover your head with a hat or a bandana or whatever). That being said, I would use a shirt anyways; to protect your skin fro... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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How to make a fully-enclosed tarp setup with a 1.4 x 2.4 meter tarp, for one person? While I am moving more and more towards an ultralight approach to the outdoors, I am discovering that carrying less doesn't only lighten the load on your body; it also puts you closer to the environment. So I am experimenting with bivy bags and tarps. I am now wondering if I could be able to just ca... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |
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A: What this instrument is used for? It is a self-locking descender with other uses as well. The official page by the manufacturer states that it's not only meant to be used on canyoning: Multiuse descender device, the only one in the world which can be opened under load. Multi-purpose device suitable for canyoning, special forc... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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A: How to keep water cold in hot weather? If you only use PET bottle try to put a neoprene sleeve around them. Neoprene is used to insulate the tubes of the so called "hydration systems", that is those bladders with a tube going from the bladder to your mouth when you want to suck water from it. Neoprene works pretty well both in keeping th... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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A: Will a down sleeping bag recover 100% after being squeezed if it's not for a long time? I emailed Feathered Friends and PHD about this issue. I only got a reply from FF so far: A compression bag greatly reduces the size of a sleeping bag. There is no limitation to compressing down, as long as the down is not being stored compressed for an extended period of time, It will not be ... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |