Activity for James Jenkins
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A: Are there less crinkly emergency space blankets? I have only purchased the inexpensive kind. That cost a couple of bucks. These work by using a metalized plastic to reflect 90% of body heat back to the person. They are light and compact. The nature of the design, makes them noisy. There are some products marketed as 'Silent' but I did ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: Why would hearing muffs be tested against continuous and not impulse noise? Current testing is "is based upon idealized laboratory testing, the NRR can overestimate the protection" There is some talk about changing the rating system, but in a quick search I don't find anything recent. Some sources recommend wearing dual protection 'earmuffs and plugs' because the rat... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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What is the best method for storing a 'pre-mixed baking mix' in a camper for long periods? I have a camping trailer that we keep stocked with food and beverages. When we head out on an impulse trip, it stocked and ready to go. Most of the supplies are canned or dried, so we don't need to worry about spoilage. Bread does not do well in the camper for long periods. I have purchased Bis... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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What do the 'delete' and 'close' options I see under a question do? What do the 'delete' and 'close' options I see under a question do? I am a normal user with 1700 rep. I see a delete button under questions and answers (if I wrote them or not). When I mouse over it turns red and gets bigger. I see a close button under questions and answers (if I wrote them... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: Towing with a Recumbent Trike, Tadpole or Delta? After lengthy consideration, I went with the delta. My particular trike has one wheel drive. After the first outing I put a knobby tire on the drive wheel. I have always made sufficient traction to move forward. Yes it is possible to spin the traction tire in some scenarios, it is also possible to... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: How many wag bags will the average person use per day? Several references indicate that average person poops between 3 times per day, to once every 3 days. Any group could average anywhere in that range. Given the unpleasant prospect of re-using a wag bag, I suggest using the higher range of (3 per day) and adding a couple extra just in case. ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: What would minks be looking for next to a seasonal irrigation canal after dark? You are beginning with a false premise "The irrigation canal has no fish or crawdads in it, because its only full for a short time." > Abstract.—Irrigation canals can be a major source of mortality for fish in the Rocky Mountain region. Our study looked at how fish were affected by the irrigation ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: What is the survival rate for baby cottontail rabbits between spring and winter? Spring to fall is the breeding season. While they can have a litter every 28 days. The best research I am finding suggests they have 3 to 5 litters per year, with 1 to 8 kits (babies). By some estimates only half of the kits survive to leave the nest. They reach sexual maturity in 3 to 4 month... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: What is the advantage of a running vest instead of a backpack for trail running? Balance... A vest for a limited amount of stuff, is a quick easy replacement for Combining a Frontpack with a Backpack while hiking (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Are there any tricks to get a fish to commit to biting a fly? In my personal experience: Keep the fly moving. A moving fly is a meal that is about to escape. A fly that is not moving, needs only to be protected from others until you decide if you want it or not. (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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At what temperature does rain gear become a liability? At what temperature does rain gear become a liability? If it is a couple of degrees above freezing and you are wearing rain gear to stay dry. It helps keep hypothermia (too cold) away. If the temperature is above body temperature, and you wear rain gear. It is likely to cause hyperthermi... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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How to refine search for multiple words? How to refine search for multiple words? If I search 'Rain' I get 30 groups of answers. https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search=rain If I search 'Rain gear' I get 75 groups of answers. https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search=rain+gear The ad... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Would an Ursack stop marmots? No, the Ursack is only bear proof. If you want protection against smaller critters you need the Ursack Allmitey From the company site > No need to choose between bear and critter protection. The Ursack AllMitey protects your food from all creatures great and small. While our standard Major an... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Import new posts from TGO I know from experience on other codidact sites. That if we provide a list of posts, ArtOfCode can and will import them. I propose that about monthly we use the list at https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions?tab=Newest to identify new questions at TGO that we would like to import here. ... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Gear Recommendations Charlie I saw the new Gear Recommendations my first impression is that I like it. My second thought is that there are probably a lot of post in the primary Q&A that would fit nicely there. Is it an option to migrate appropriate questions from the general Q&A to Gear Recommendations? (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Advertise Outdoors on The Great Outdoors? TGO community ads for 2020 need to be posted on meta here https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1608/community-promotion-ads-2020 I don't have the time or the skills to create the ad. If someone posts it, I will up vote it. If someone wants to create the add but does not want to po... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Planted cherry tomatoes too close together; can I still recover? Pinch off (kill) the smaller of the two plants. Leave just the roots and base of the smaller plant. Anything else you do is going to adversely effect the larger/better plant. (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Why would a skunk be chasing a human? The skunk is clearly not angry or afraid. The woman has something the skunk wants and expects to get. Could be food, could be attention. I have a rabbit in my house that follows me just like that when it suits her. Watch the video and pretend it is a cat or dog following her. What do you s... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: How to keep gloves from getting sweaty? Putting on a snug fitting pair of latex or nitrate gloves on first and then putting the winter gloves on is a good solution. You often see nurses or mechanics wearing these types of gloves to keep their hands free of blood or oil. The are not effective for keeping your hands warm, but they are effect... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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How to keep gloves from getting sweaty? When shoveling snow in the winter, if my gloves are warm enough to keep my hands warm, they tend to sweat and get the gloves wet from the inside out. How can I prevent this? (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Adjusting derailleur with bike upside down, is it ok? I need to adjust the derailleur on my bike, I don't have a bike stand because I am on the bike trail. I have three options for pedaling while adjusting the the derailleur. Turn the bike upside down, balancing on the handlebars and seat. Tip it up on the kick stand Lay it completely on its si... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Towing with a Recumbent Trike, Tadpole or Delta? I have some experience towing with an upright bike I am considering getting a recumbent trike, as my back side does not last as long as my legs. With an upright bike I automatically move my weight forward, back or center to manage traction. On a trike that would not seem to be an option (have not rid... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: At what point does a solar charger become more efficient weight wise than batteries? There are a lot of variable's Season: Summer has more sun then other times of the year Direction of travel: The charger needs to face direct sun to be most effective, You can't just put it on you back and leave it there. Cover: More tree cover = Less sun Budget: More efficient solar charger... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: How long does canned chicken repackaged into a ziplock last? Actually you might want to keep the chicken in the can, and you probably do not want to cook fresh chicken at home and bring it with you. The USDA recommends that cooked chicken at room temperature be eaten with in 2 hours, 1 hour if it is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32C). You could potential... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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How stay fit enough to make moderately hard rides a couple times a month? When I have time I like to get my bike and canoe out and do a day trip. Doing a mile or two is not hard but a good day trip is between 8 and 14 miles. When I started at the beginning of the year 6 miles was all I could do before leg muscle fatigue (and butt soreness) did me in. Now at the end of th... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Bugs on other sites. I am not able to vote up or down on the question or answer here https://photography.codidact.com/questions/74926 I have a vote history of one vote on that site which is on a meta post. Also I am not able to add a tag to a new meta post at photography or https://meta.codidact.com/ so I was n... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Trailer connection, off the shelf parts and proven performer I now have over 100 miles towing the canoe with my homemade trailer hitch pictured in the question. A schedule 40 PVC 1 1/4 (or 1 1/2?) to 1 inch connector is used as the hitch, the bike has a quick release for the seat, so loosen the seat pull the post out and center the connector and restore t... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Trailer connection, off the shelf parts and proven performer I am planning a long bike and canoe trip (bike tows canoe, canoe carries bike and cart), There are a couple of purpose built products for towing a canoe with a bike dumb stick & woody hitch but they each have short comings. There are hub connections used by standard tow a kid trailers, but they are ... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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How to build surge brakes on bike trailer? There are a couple of pretty good answers in How to make a cargo trailer?. After looking at those, at the answer to What are the safety concerns of a high vs a low mount trailer hitch? and doing some other research, it seems that heavy trailers have significant safety issues around braking. All... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: What are the safety concerns of a high vs a low mount trailer hitch? I now have about 100 miles (160 KM) towing my 17 foot canoe behind my bike all of it with the hitch mounted to the seat post. I have been averaging about 5 - 6 miles per hour for distances of up to 15 miles (24 KM) on mostly straight and level trails (rail to trail). There have been occasional t... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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What are the safety concerns of a high vs a low mount trailer hitch? When you Google for images of "canoe & bike," you find two basic solutions to towing a canoe with a bike: 1. A traditional axle mounted trailer is modified to have a tongue long enough to load/support the canoe/kayak on the trailer. 2. A seat post or carrier mounted pole connects to the front... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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bicycles in scope? I was thinking this morning I might manually migrate over my posts at https://bicycles.stackexchange.com to https://outdoors.codidact.com/ I can't see a reason to exclude any bicycle related questions here, and so migrating these over seems like a reasonable next step. Any thoughts for or aga... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Do we want to know the visits per page? Counting page visits is possible, and it is an intricate part of the displayed details on some sites. I was considering asking for it as feature request, but I wonder if that is information we want displayed. The are positives and negatives both to displaying and not displaying the visitor ... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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How to find a safe portable 1500 watt heater I have 20+ year old space heater that is nearing end of life. 120 volt, 1500 watts We use it in the camper when have electric hookup, and need a little extra heat. I started looking online for a replacement, the one I have is not made any more. There are some similar looking ones but the re... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Boat Septic Pump Out? I am very familiar with dumping septic holding tanks in a camper on land. I do it regularly and safely, either at the camp ground or at home. I am considering a boat trip on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, which would involve purchasing a boat with a head/toilet. All I know is that is illegal (... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: What causes these big gathering of ants on a sidewalk? These look like the pavement ant (Tetramorium caespitum)—also known as the sugar ant in parts of North America The are very common in the US, and the photo indicates the are probably having an ant battle. > Although you may see pavement ants during the day, they are most active at night. If you... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Unable to upvote answer Unable to upvote answer, I am not able to upvote this answer by llogan I tried using the permalink for the question, still not able to vote the question up or down. https://outdoors.codidact.com/questions/57040#answer-57050 I was/am able to vote for other answers on that question as well ... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Relink local questions? I am going through my answers that migrated over. Many of them have links to posts on TGO.SE. I have been manually editing them to point to the post here. Is it possible or desirable to automate editing links in posts from tgo.se to outdoors.codidact (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Duplicate posts: Duplicate posts: Both of these links to go the same content "Is it possible to make a slingshot from "Natural" resources?" https://outdoors.codidact.com/questions/58490 https://outdoors.codidact.com/questions/39637 Second example "Is fish tickling a reliable survival skill?" https... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Dead links for questions. I am going through my imported posts and voting on answers. Some of them are giving me this message. This occurred with Google Chrome, right click open in new window. In the first example I also tried to open the link with a different browser, Edge Chromium, same result. As I go through, if I ... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Why are American ski resorts so expensive? Because enough people pay this price for the resort to stay in business. Sister site What Creates the Price in the First Place supply and demand depend on a whole range of (hypothetical) prices. However, the equilibrium price (which is a certain price and different from the range of potential ... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
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A: Is there a more accurate way to gauge the fuel level on my ski boat? I am not familiar with your specific boat. In most cases the reason the needle is moving is because the float in the fuel tank is moving as the fuel sloshes back and forth in the tank. Changing to a digital readout is not going to give you more specific information. See this related article. H... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
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A: Do animal trails have switchbacks? Do animal trails use switchbacks? = No How do you prove a negative? You can't, but consider the alternate question; "Why would an animal trail use a switch back?" Goat climbing cliffs maybe, but that is not so much of a trail as a search for good ledges All other trails are made by herbivores tr... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
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A: What's the best way to preserve a skull, without bleaching? I like the answer by @fgysin and agree that is the current condition, soap and water is all you need. If there there was still meat on the bone AND if you live out in country, take the skull to an ant nest and let them clean the meat off. Leave the skull next to the nest for a few weeks until it ... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
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A: Keeping a backpack from being stolen whilst sleeping in a tent There are many variables, with weight and budget. But given this sentence in your question slept with my backpack wedged uncomfortably beside me due to limited room in a fully manned tent I assume you are in either a one or two person tent, with the rated number of users. Consider upgrading ... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: Nails in an emergency/survival kit If I was considering nails for my survival kit, I think I would probably upgrade to a hand drill instead. Metal nails are use once and gone, a drill and a knife will make an unlimited supply of holes and wood fasteners. Keep in mind survival is either short term stationary or it is mobile. A... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: Which is more dangerous, icy roads or icy roads with snow on top? The roads are not the danger, the drivers on the road are the danger! Think about your question inversely (antonym); "Which is safer, icy roads or icy roads with snow on top?" It is not the presence or lack of ice/snow that creates the danger/safety, it is how the driver responds to the presence of... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: Camping site suggestions There are no places in the US that meet your two criteria. Gathering firewood is banded in most campgrounds. As seen in the related post, you can gather firewood in some very secluded locations, which will mostly exclude beach access. Dispersed camping allowing gathered wood fires within 5 hou... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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How to waterproof leather gloves & mittens? I have leather gloves and mittens and I want to waterproof them. I usually use mink oil on my leather boots to condition and seal them, Can I do the same for gloves and mittens or should I use something else? (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: If I kill a deer how long can the body last before preserving? There is not a single "right" answer to this question. The body can last for much longer then you are willing to eat from it. As a rule of thumb, maggots can start to appear within about 24 hours of the first fly landing on the body. If this causes you to stop eating, is a matter of how hungry you... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |