Posts by Michel Keijzers
I see a lot of ideas already. Whenever a kid gets bored (or better: before that time), make sure it gets distracted. For kids a long walk without much 'change' is maybe boring. So you can try: ...
There are camera bags looking like the picture below. This one is quite big, there are also smaller ones. The benefits are: It has lots of small compartments, so you can put your lenses and acce...
Most items have been mentioned (and I will not repeat them), but some obvious I didn't see are: Turn off Bluetooth Turn off WIFI Already mentioned was making the screen brightness lower. A screen...
For running, I had knee problems when I 'landed' on my heel after every step. This forces the shock going directly into your knee. I 'fixed' this force by landing every step on my mid foot. I ca...
A knife is probably better than nothing, as most have said, a stick might work better. In case you don't have anything (I can imagine you don't want to walk continuously with a stick and you could...
About water, I cannot say that much. As long as the water is flowing, mostly it is good, however if there are agriculture lands around the river (which is very often the case), it might be filled w...
Most things have already said, the only item I couldn't find is that if there is a multi-color pattern on it, it might be slightly easier to set up the tent (especially when each side has its own c...
Most things have been said. Anyway, after cleaning, it's not a good idea to put them under or near the central heating. Although it's not bad for a shoe to wear them while wet, it can cause bliste...
Besides the good answers above, think about your breathing technique and step length. First, adjust your breathing, when running uphill short distances you can increase your breathing speed (e.g. ...
Except for the type of shoes, I wouldn't use shoes with a thin sole, because when the road is covered with snow it's very easy to miss some dirt or other small objects where you place your shoes on...
If you pass someone that is going in the direction where you are going, and you want to know some information about the area you are going to, than you also include it in your question, something l...
Most of the times the hikers might be more afraid of the owners having big dogs than the dogs themselves. So (if you at least want this), make yourself and/or the dogs as least aggressive looking ...
When usin pen and paper, you have to move/bend your fingers; only thick isolation helps, but makes writing difficult. The problem with a phone is that the touch screen only works with fingers or s...
Also as someone said above, when going down the vision is better than for people goin down. In addition, if a bigger group has to pass another bigger group, the group going down can much more easy...
Another reason which I think is not mentioned before is something runners or other long duration sports people experience which is called the 'man with the hammer'. If you would swim for multiple ...
Most things already have been said above. What I can add is that if you find a tree, a dog can stay there for very long time. A (domestic) dog we had once sat an entire day under a tree because o...
I did several (short) winter hikes below zero degrees Celcius (freezing point) while having only a plastic cover and sleeping bag. I always took of my clothes, especially jacket (since it was slig...
As a runner, it is very common to eat 'heavy' food the days before doing a marathon for example. Typically is pasta food but I'm sure rice will do too (it has been mentioned also above). The be...
The key for cold weather clothing is layers ...some tips (some from experience, some from reading/hearing from others): Use layers, especially on your top body Wear something on your head (you lo...
The parameters of your girlfriend would matter depending on the ratio of 'space' occupying, but let's ignore that for now. I would put a cord or something around it to minimize the space; air nee...
The best way is to reduce (actually to remove) any kind of attractions they like: food and water. If they cannot find anything useful, than they will stop releasing scents that attracted other ants...
I also have feet which are blister sensitive, but I'm not overweight. In principle, everything that 'dampens' your steps, avoids blisters, but cost energy. So it's a tradeoff. This includes for ex...
Some things I learnt from books, occasionally an instructor and from others: Pack heavy things close to your body. So do not put heavy things in the outside pocket at the back of your main backpa...
Actually, I would use knee protectors only when needed. It could be used to prevent it, but mainly if you suspect you might get an injury. Instead I would focus on preventing by using a better tec...
It depends. For the boots I had, and military/long walking events experience: Tougher boots take longer to break in, simply because the material is less flexible and takes time to 'form' around y...
