Posts by coteyr
First, your probably sleeping with to much on. Your sleeping bag looks fine, assuming your mat and tent are fine, then your likely just fighting moisture. Get naked. Or close to it. At least do...
Low cost, or flash. Or make your own, they are "easy" to make. When learning how to use one (there is a reason they are still sold) it doesn't have to be precise. You just need something to pract...
There are two things you can focus on depending on your immediate needs. Focus on small things to do All I have to do is make a 911 call All I have to do is restrict blood flow All I have to d...
As a native Floridian I can tell you dealing with the heat takes a lot more awareness then dealing with the cold. Cold is easy compared to heat. Mostly because cold effects can be felt, while heat ...
I'm fat, and I climb. Now to be fair I climb indoors and not up the side of a mountain, but some of the problems I face would tend to be the same. Also I climb for fun. It's a much better workout...
As someone that lives, works, and plays in a coastal area in Florida, I can say that I qualify as a local. The answer is nearly never. You would hardly ever be surprised by the tide. It becomes a l...
As someone that lives in a high humidity and high-temperature area, I can tell you for certain that "feels like" and "heat index" is very much the same thing. It's an insanely important number be...
We are bigger, and bigger things eat you. It's really that simple. Go to a park in town, and many birds will be very friendly towards humans. Go to a beach and seagulls will be more than happy to...
The general rule I use is if your tent needs to be heated to be comfortable, then you're "doing it wrong" and should have gotten a better tent. There isn't really any weather (especially backpackin...
You need to use a sharpening rod. Example: AC134 Smith's Pocket Pal Multi-Function Knife Sharpener. The rod just slides in the groove and sharpens it. Here is another sample:AS028C AccuSharp 4-...
I have always found it easy to just carry a few tea lights. PUt them under a wet teepee of small kindling, and it will light, eventually. Size up slowly, remembering that the wood needs to dry and ...
When we go camping I generally use this technique to pack the cooler(s). Generally, a cooler like the one shown will last more then a week, if done correctly. First in goes a layer of ice, on the ...
I know you asked about national parks, but I thought I would add my experiences which are at state and city/county parks as well. Most of the time the rule against sleeping in your car is to prot...
100% no. The best case scenario your going to get is an anal thermometer. You have to be pretty high up in management to use one of those on your self properly. Oral, infrared, or "stick on" therm...
@Wigwam's answer is a pretty good explanation, but I thought I would add to it a bit more "common" one. First lightning is extremely powerful, and it does not need to hit you to totally mess you ...
It's for cane poles and the like. https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-cane-pole?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions You literally tie the line to a stick and drop it in the water...
All useful [climbing] carabiners will have a rated weight, engraved on them, usually in kN (kilonewton). Even non-climbing ones should have a rated weight. Based on the picture, and the descript...
Live shrimp are just that, alive. You can use the fact that they are alive to determine that they are reasonably safe to eat. However frozen shrimp do not have that built-in check. The FDA and ot...
Eat them. Nothing wrong with eating them. Shrimp are shrimp and there fine to eat as long as they are alive (or at least recently dead) when you start to cook them. I wouldn't want to cook shrimp...
Unfortunately, for us as normal, everyday people there is no really good way to tell how dangerous a swarm is. As Kate Gregory, has mentioned, usually a swarm is the most docile a bunch of bees a...
There are two possibilities. As Olin Lathrop states it's a grindstone, and would be used to sharpen, or "file" things. It that's the case, then you would not use it to start a fire. It's part of...
I live and play in Florida, and I feel you. First, don't be afraid of insect repellant. It's not a total solution but it can really help. Coat your clothes in it, then spray a little on your self....
We do this all the time. It's fine. Just leave the bottom open. It will help them feel more secure and safe especially if they sleep in the same bed at home sometimes. There are no risks, and no ...
It depends. Your question says that you have a good set of camping gear. A properly set up tent, with the right gear can be quite warm. Much better then a car. A car will lose heat quite quickly....
There are three ways that I am aware of, as a private seller to sell your guns to someone else correctly. Keep in mind that correctly is very jurisdiction-driven, and in some ways dependent on opin...
