manoftheson‭

It's been a dream of mine to thru-hike the AT ever since I first discovered it. I'm hoping to plan a trip one of these days, but honestly don't even know where to start as far cost. I imagine it co...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

I've been an avid lover of the outdoors for all of my life, camping in quite varied terrain, but so far in all these locations I've been able to use the usual LNT cat-hole methods to take care of h...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I have quite unfortunately found out several months ago that I'm gluten sensitive. Nearly all my meals I've planned and eaten on the trail have included wheat, and thus gluten, in some fashion. I'm...

7 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

The organization I work with has used NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute for training in Wilderness First Aid for several years until this past one when we switched to American Red Cross's Wilderne...

posted 12y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 12y ago by System‭

The method by which carabiners in any color are coated (either gate or body) is anodizing, which is going to be nearly impossible to sufficiently replicate with anything practical and cost-effectiv...

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

This question asks what the downsides are to hammock camping, but doesn't really address the reasons why you would want to sleep in a hammock to camp. Let's say I'm backpacker new to the idea of s...

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

Bears and other wildlife are attracted to unusual scents, especially anything that could potentially be mistaken as food, such as often-sweet-smelling, aromatic pipe tobacco or cigars. However, you...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

This question honestly could be too localized on these specific products. However, considering the ubiquity of these stoves I find it is probably quite useful information to know if they could have...

posted 10y ago by manoftheson‭

As seen in the photos of the repair kits below, the wick is the fabric-like material which is made of fiberglass. It doesn't burn but does eventually degrade when exposed to the high heat of a stov...

posted 10y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

First do a proper assessment and determine that it's actually a dislocation and not another problem or that there isn't also another injury in addition to the dislocation. This requires the proper ...

posted 10y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

Slippery versions of knots/hitches are very useful in many applications, but have limited use in climbing. But there is one application for which I often use a slippery overhand knot. In Sport cli...

posted 10y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

I've done plenty of camping in my life, especially since it's part of my job, but one area where I've been particularly challenged is camping where sand is involved. It just gets everywhere and int...

5 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

This applies to most sport situations, but there will by some exceptions. This assumes you have draws or other proper gear at the anchors that are not part of the fixed anchors. Just led the route...

posted 10y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

Red River Gorge is one of my favorite places I've climbed and I've only been in the summer months. Yes it is more humid, but it's not unbearable, though I'm from the Southeast so I'm a bit used to ...

posted 9y ago by manoftheson‭

I'm getting ready to make a pretty big move west and I'll basically be driving across the whole US. One state I'll pass through is New Mexico, and I'm looking at heading through the mountains there...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by manoftheson‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭