Akabelle‭

From your question I cannot figure out on what terrain, what climate, what continent you wish to hike on :) but this read might be an interesting one for you. There is a guy from Hungary who trav...

posted 5y ago by Akabelle‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Although I checked your link, I am not sure how exactly you would personally use a salt lick (based on the images from the mineral lick wiki article). There might be certain signs that can give awa...

posted 6y ago by Akabelle‭

I have been reading about dryer lint as an effective kindling material, but I keep having the feeling that in some way it implies burning "plastic": all the artificial materials, coloring (although...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Akabelle‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I remember buying in pharmacies a liquid prepared on the spot, from mint powder and saline solution (unfortunately this mix is sort of local-specific to our Romanian pharmacies, so I cannot provide...

posted 9y ago by Akabelle‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

I often use Bikemap.net, not only for bike trails, but also for hikes: has really good maps and also nice route planning functions; you can save your maps to be available offline, and then track th...

posted 8y ago by Akabelle‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

Once I was advised not to drink too much, but rather just sips, to get rid of the thirst: a camelback + a drinking tube in your backpack should be handy in this case. Of course, apply with reason: ...

posted 8y ago by Akabelle‭

I keep encountering this issue during summer, when wearing short trousers or a skirt while hiking: my boots get filled up with small rocks and stones, and I must stop from time to time to empty the...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Akabelle‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

What we did in our local scout troop when we met picky children during several day long hikes: explain them how the trip will look like: we camp in such places where we can make fire, but we wil...

posted 8y ago by Akabelle‭

There are a lot of games out there ("team building" games, introductory ones, icebreakers etc.). This is just the first result of a google search. All games can be adapted to the size and age of th...

posted 8y ago by Akabelle‭

Before leaving home: I prepare myself two safety kits (see this one as an idea) - one contains medication and first aid, the other has survival tools (like matches and stuff to build a fire). I che...

posted 7y ago by Akabelle‭

What I found useful when nothing else was on hand: putting a short layer of toothpaste on it. The menthol gives a cool feeling, thus reduces the itching.

posted 6y ago by Akabelle‭

With kids or without, I would consider building a shelter. There are a lot of shapes and sizes for it, a quick search for images can give you plenty of inspiration. It needs some preparation (plann...

posted 6y ago by Akabelle‭

If by tea leaves you mean the camellia sinensis used for green tea, then it is just as foreign to certain areas as banana peels are. I find Sue's answer from the coffee question quite decisive here...

posted 5y ago by Akabelle‭

Long story short, I got a huge oily stain on my raincoat. More precisely butter, on the shoulders part. It looks bad, it smells like butter, and I am really not comfortable having it on my clothes ...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Akabelle‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I would take a piece of yarn (something thicker, for example the one used for embroidery) and try to cover the whole eyelet with it - not just wrapping it around, but also securing it with little h...

posted 5y ago by Akabelle‭