Kevin‭

Each has their purpose, I'm sure. So for what activities is each better? When would I use one over the other? What about half-serrated blades?

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Kevin‭  ·  last activity 13y ago by System‭

A topographic map, as we see here, is made up of a number of lines.: Every point on a given line is at the same elevation. Where the lines get closer the slope is steeper, and vice versa. But tha...

posted 13y ago by Kevin‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

Rule number one: Assume that one piece of your equipment will break, there must be redundancy right up to the rope. At least two, preferably three, independent anchors should go to two opposing loc...

posted 13y ago by Kevin‭

The answer is right there in your link. Some select tidbits to answer your question: All known scorpion species possess venom Of the 1000+ known species of scorpion, only 25 have venom t...

posted 13y ago by Kevin‭  ·  last activity 12y ago by System‭

Perhaps this is too naïve a solution, but I would take a tarp, lay the tent out on top of it, trace the outline with a sharpie, and cut on the outline you just drew.

posted 13y ago by Kevin‭

It's been a while since I went rock climbing but I'd like to get back into it. What are some hand exercises that will help with climbing?

9 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Kevin‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

It depends on precisely how big the kit is. A couple other answers have covered bigger packs, so I'll mention what could be in a much thinner pack. If it needs to be flat and relatively small: ...

posted 13y ago by Kevin‭  ·  last activity 13y ago by System‭

You will probably need, as you mention, a mallet/hammer or rock, but if you find a particularly resistant spot, you may have hit an underground rock, and you should move the stake around a bit, see...

posted 13y ago by Kevin‭

There are a number of ways to purify water, off the top of my head we have filters, iodine, and boiling. Clearly each has some advantage/disadvantage (iodine tastes terrible, boiling takes time). ...

10 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Kevin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I have a pair of skis, let's pretend I use them as much as I want to. How often should I wax them? Once a season? Every few ski days? Before or after every ski day? Both? Does it matter what kind o...

4 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Kevin‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

GPS (wikipedia) is based on orbiting satellites and so is accurate worldwide. There are other similar systems in use or under development, run by other countries (Russia, China, India, and the EU),...

posted 13y ago by Kevin‭  ·  last activity 13y ago by System‭

This has now been brought up on skeptics.stackexchange.com. Presumably you were looking at the contraindication for before surgery: Not recommended for: Upcoming Surgical Procedure ...

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

Take a bath. Fill the bath tub with water and the pad with air, and put the pad underwater (if it's too big to all go under at once, check section by section). You should see bubbles coming out of...

posted 12y ago by Kevin‭

Moss grows best in the shade (and damp, but most relevant here is shade). Because of the curvature of the Earth, in the northern hemisphere the north side of trees is shadier than the south side, s...

posted 12y ago by Kevin‭

Here are two dessert recipes I like to make while camping: Peach Cobbler: 1 (big/commercial-sized) can of peaches in heavy syrup 1 (regular-sized) box of cake mix (plain yellow cake, unless you ...

posted 11y ago by Kevin‭