berry120‭

I haven't found anything on this looking around, so I'll approach it from a different perspective - why not slide a small piece of thicker material round the thin guyline as a sleeve? You could the...

posted 10y ago by berry120‭

If there's a stick around and enough sunlight, I've found the stick method surprisingly accurate: Find a straight stick, around 2 feet long (length isn't that important) and plant it straight in ...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

As well as the other answers, I notice you said they were new shoes you were hiking in - it isn't uncommon for these to be more likely to rub and potentially cause blisters until they're properly b...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭

Normal detergent should be able to break down the poisonous oils in question, it shouldn't require any specialist stuff to remove them. Just be sure of a few things: Wash infected clothes separat...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭

There are several things that supposedly reduce the pain - if you have any baking soda with you (sounds silly but if you frequently get stung it may be a good idea for this reason) then mixing some...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

Conifers are your friend here - they have a sticky sap which can be used as the base ingredient for a natural glue. It hardens relatively quickly on exposure to air and in its solid form is quite e...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭

There's two main things that generally cause this, the first being the moisture content in the rock and the second being the type of rock. If the rock is wet and you heat it rapidly, any water will...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

There's no hard and fast rule for specific tensions that I know of, mainly because that will vary slightly depending on the conditions. As an average rule I tend to make them taught, but not to the...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭

It seems you can get fuel for stoves in either gas form (butane, propane, etc.) liquid (methylated spirit) or solid fuel tablets. What are the particular advantages and disadvantages with each for...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by berry120‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by System‭

I've never been hiking in such extreme situations, but if in the situation in the question, i.e. you're hiking in very cold weather and someone falls in (let's say so pretty much their whole body i...

4 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by berry120‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I've grabbed some neodymium magnets as a cheap way of attaching small geocaches to metallic objects such as road signs and poles. However, I'm not sure of the best way of attaching the magnets - t...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by berry120‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Sometimes children find long hikes boring and tiring, but if you can turn it around to play some games along the way they can find things a lot more interesting. What are some good games to play i...

5 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by berry120‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by System‭

I'll give this a stab, but there aren't any authoritative sources that I've managed to find on the subject! The most I could really find are examples such as this one where people have drank it an...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭

All types of berries are your answer here! Pretty much any (edible) variety contains a large amount of vitamin C - blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries for instance. (Blackberries a...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

My one experience can be summarised as "ish". It definitely helped / worked in light rain, so if that's all you're trying to achieve then it should be fine. But for heavy rain or pressing the garme...

posted 11y ago by berry120‭