Activity for Charlie Brumbaughâ€
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How to make sure that your arrows are flying straight? Sometimes, if your knock is too high or too low or your rest is not perfectly in line with the string, your arrows will fly at a slight angle to the direction of travel instead of perfectly straight. How can you test to make sure your arrows are flying straight? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: What is the v-notch on top of the “Clickup” climbing belay device for? According to the diagram in the instruction manual, that is called a braking notch and the only mention is If the rope is inserted incorrectly into the Click Up i.e. not following the indications marked on the device (Fig. 3.5) or the Click Up is inserted upside down onto the harness’s ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Is there an easy way to remember if you add magnetic declination to magnetic bearings or true bearings? Remember, your compass points to magnetic north while to finding True North requires calculation. This means that the declination needs to be added to/subtracted from the magnetic bearing i.e. what your compass is showing. As a sanity check, For locations east of the agonic line (zero decl... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: How do I know when it's time to replace my climbing shoes? Generally speaking, newer shoes are going to be better and more effective and yet as you well know that costs money. So what it really comes down is a cost/benefit analysis that's going to be up to the individual. If it gets to a point where you are slipping and the shoes are falling apart at the se... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How much vegetation is represented by the green on USGS 7.5 minute topo maps? On official USGS topo maps, vegetation is represented by green, and non vegetation by white as you can see below. How much vegetation does an area need to be colored green? Are short bushes enough or does it require trees? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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When would docks on Chatfield Reservoir be least busy with boaters putting in and taking out? I have a magnet and line setup to go magnet fishing and I would like to make some sweeps around one the docks Chatfield Reservoir on where it's likely that people have dropped gear/cellphones into the water, but so far there have always been people there putting their boat in and out and I don't wan... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Ultra-light camping setup for solo-backping in the Uintas The tent is probably not strictly necessary, a tarp or just the fast setup should probably work fine unless it seriously rains or you are above treeline while it rains or it gets really windy. At the point in the year, the number of ticks/mosquitos should be greatly reduced. Not taking the whole ten... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What's is the Leave No Trace way to dispose of loose tea leaves? It's possible to buy tea that is loose leaf instead on in the tea bags and use it while in the outdoors such as cold brewing in a Nalgene. Coffee grounds need to be packed out but what about tea leaves (which are biodegradable). What is the Leave No Trace way to dispose of the used tea leaves? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Has an excise tax on rock climbing/backpacking/hiking gear to support conservation ever been proposed in the US? In the United States, there are a couple of excise taxes on outdoor gear that goes towards conservation, Pittman–Robertson Act which taxes firearms, ammunition and archery equipment and the Dingell–Johnson Act which is the same idea but for fishing. The simple idea is that hunters and ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What is the Leave No Trace way to dispose of coffee grounds? If one makes coffee in the backcountry, there will be used grounds. Coffee grounds are biodegradable, but should one instead pack them out completely? What is the Leave No Trace way to deal with used coffee grounds in the backcountry? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How do they tell the sex of Peregrine Falcon chicks? Related to this question where the difference in size might possibly be due to one of the 3 peregrine falcon chicks being male, how do they tell whether a peregrine chick is male or female? Eventually, it's possible due to size difference but at this stage how do they tell? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What kind of bird is this greyish small chicken sized one I found in the Uintas? On my hike through the Uinta mountains, I came across this greyish bird and her 3-4 chicks. The timelapse I took of the birds can be seen here. It looks like some sort of grouse, does anybody know what kind of bird this is? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: When to clean out old bird boxes? It looks like the answer is to clean them out at least once a year, once the breeding season is over and before winter, which would be around the end of August in the northern hemisphere (or the end of February in the southern hemisphere). If a species has multiple broods, they can be cleaned out be... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Is it legal to launch a kayak from a public beach in Chicago? It looks like it will depend on the beach, some beaches have restrictions on where you can launch, some don't and some do not allow kayaks or paddles sports. It would probably be easiest to ask the park department which beaches allow kayaks or you could go through the list and see if a particular be... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What would the advantage of a piercable butane canister be? All of the butane gas cartridges I have seen have a screwable top for attaching your stove, however, there are apparently also pierceable cartridges without a screwable top. Source What would the advantage of this type of canister be or is this style just not seen in the U.S? (I went looking yest... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How much margin due to charging inefficiency should I add when calculating the size of batteries needed for a trip? In order to charge my electrical equipment while backpacking (GPS, camera for timelapses, phone, etc) I bring along a large battery. To calculate the size of the battery you can figure out how many recharges each device will need and how big their batteries are. However, charging one battery with an... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What is the leave no trace thing to do when parallel trails start to form? Sometimes in areas with sandy/muddy ground, multiple parallel trails will start to form. What is the least impactful way to walk a trail like this? Do you stay on whichever trail shows the most recent travel of the deepest or another option? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Why are cottontail rabbits smelling through gravel piles? In one of the gravel parking lots I pass on my way to work there are a number of cotton tail rabbits that hang out there. At one end of parking lot there is piled up gravel from all of the plowing that happened over the winter. A couple of times when I have passed by there were rabbits that looked ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How do they capture Rocky Mountain Goats in order to relocate them? In Grand Teton National Park they have Rocky Mountain Goats and Bighorn Sheep and because they are worried that the goats will spread diseases to the sheep, they want to mountain goats gone from the Teton Range. How do they capture the goats alive so they can relocate them somewhere else? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Where to find Rocky Mountain Goats? All of the times I have seen Rocky Mountain goats it has been by accident, you come around the corner of the trail in the mountains and there they are. If one were to go deliberately looking for them to take a picture for example, where would one look and are there any signs of their presence in an ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: How to cut a climbing rope? The easiest way to do this is to use an electric rope cutter. Source To use this you wait till the blade is hot then stretch the rope tight with your hands giving yourself a couple of inches on either side of where you want to cut and bring it down across the blade. The blade will go through the ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How to cut a climbing rope? Sometimes it is necessary to cut a climbing rope, either to shorten it or to trim worn ends. If were one to cut a climbing rope, how would one do so? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How to melt snow without fire or body heat? I did a backpacking trip once where I was above treeline, there was no running water and I was low on fuel for my stove. While some of the snow was melting it was draining into the ground so fast there was no liquid water. What I ended up doing for drinking water was throwing snow on top of a tarp a... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What is the use case for non-breathable waterproof pants? For rain pants, there are both breathable pants that let sweat out and non-breathable ones that do not. The problem with the non-breathable pants is that your sweat can build up inside and then you will get wet underneath the pants anyways. As non-breathable pants are still sold, what is the case wh... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Are there any tips to help hummingbirds find a new feeder? Once a hummingbird feeder is set up and the hummingbirds know about it they will come back over and over again on a regular basis. They even seem to remember after the winter and will come to check to see if the feeders are out yet. If one is setting up a hummingbird feeder in a new area that hasn't... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What is this dime sized black bug with white on the segments near Loveland Colorodao? On my walk around town today I found this small black bug, (keychain carabiner for scale). Closeup It has two antenna and it seems that there is white on the edge of the segments. Does anyone know what kind of bug this is? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Can dirty bird feeders make birds sick? Dirty bird feeders are known for causing problems for birds, CPW said the disease has not yet been confirmed in Colorado, but the agency wants to warn people that house finch eye disease, along with several others are commonly spread at dirty bird feeders and baths. The other diseases include sal... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Why would one type of 22lr ammo be louder than another? I was doing some target 22 target practice and had three different brands of ammo, supersonic Thunderbolt 35 grain, Aguila 40 grain subsonic and Aguila 60 grain subsonic. The Thunderbolt was the loudest due to the sonic boom, but the 40 grain was noticeably quieter. The exact same setup of rifle and... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Using a Snow jacket for non snow conditions? It would probably work and some of it will just depend on your preferences. Possible issues may include, Too much insulation causing you to overheat and sweat and become uncomfortable, doubly so if the jacket is not breathable. Bulkier and heavier than it needs to be. Several layers instead of one ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Where to find pronghorn sheds? Each year pronghorn shed the outer covering of their horns, and while they don't last as long as deer sheds you can still find them. All of the ones I have found have been by accident, if one was to deliberately go looking for them, where would be good places to look? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Why would a Rocky Mountain Goat be making scrapes in the ground? While hiking in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada, I came around the corner and saw several mountain goats who had made several fairly large scrapes (3-4 ft long and a couple feet wide) in the ground. Why would the mountain goats have done this? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: How should regular Appalachian Trail hikers interpret this weekend's attack? Realistically this is something to be aware of, horrible assaults and murders have happened before on the trail. Beyond that, for me at least this isn't a reason not to hike, it's a reason to be aware and prepared. Tons of people die in car accidents but people are still going to drive to work. The... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How stiff of a sole should I look for in hiking boots? There is a spectrum of sole stiffness in boots, from full shank on mountaineering boots to the easily bendable ones on really cheap boots. The way to test is to push in on the shoe lengthwise and see how easily the sole bends. As I am looking for a new pair of hiking boots, how stiff of a sole shou... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What is this brown catipillar with white stripes and two black spots near the head in Loveland, Colorado? I was riding my bike today and I saw a number of these brown caterpillars with white strips and black spots near the head crossing the sidewalk. (Penny for scale) Does anyone know what kind of caterpillar this is? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Will a coyote attack my dog on a leash while I'm on a hiking trail? Has this happened sure, Traps have been set out after an elderly woman was walking her small, mixed-breed dog on a leash around 10 a.m. on Saturday on Avenida Majorca and a coyote began attacking the dog, Falk said. Falk said the woman tried to wrestle the dog away and was bitten in the scuf... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Is there any evidence that suction devices are helpful for snake bites? There are two studies I could find on this, Conclusion The Sawyer Extractor pump removed bloody fluid from our simulated snakebite wounds but removed virtually no mock venom, which suggests that suction is unlikely to be an effective treatment for reducing the total body venom burden after ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Is there any evidence that suction devices are helpful for snake bites? Back in the old days, it was recommended that for a snake bite you cut an X and suck the venom out. That is no longer recommended, however, they still sell suction devices such as the Sawyer Extractor that you are supposed to place over the bit and then suck the venom out. (There is at least one answ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What is this abandoned equipment and shed on skids near Mono Lake CA? I found this abandoned building with what looked like some sort of radio gear while hiking near Mono Lake California. The shed on skids Close up of inside Does anyone know what this was originally used for? (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Are perches on humming bird feeders bad for the humming birds? Apparently, there is a theory that says Hummingbirds can become hypothermic if they sit on a feeder perch and drink several cropfuls of cold sugar water early in the morning. The birds fall to the ground unresponsive if they become extremely hypothermic. If they are not found before they die and... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Are sleeping system R-ratings additive? Yes, they should be additive in this situation and its pretty commonly done. As long as the materials involved are dense solids in direct mutual contact,[9] R-values are additive; for example, the total R-value of an barrier composed of several layers of material is the sum of the R-values of the... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: Can a gun spontaneously fire? No, a gun will not spontaneously discharge It's an object that won't do anything without external input. A better term for this is negligent discharge because the human was negligent and messed up and cause the gun to go off. There are all sorts of ways of causing a negligent discharge, Assuming t... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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Are there statistics on how often CPR on someone who has been struck by lighting works? In all of my Wilderness First Responder classes and books, they have said that people who have been struck by lightning and need CPR have the best chance of it working (in general save rates with CPR are extremely low). Are there any official statistics on the number of people who got struck by ligh... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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What is this square plastic thing with small black flat glass marbles in the Uintas? On top of one of the peaks in the Uinta mountain range I found this plastic thing with small black flat glass marbles in it. It was several feet long and there were small holes underneath of the flat marbles. The plastic holder had holes below and it had a temperature reader attached. What e... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: Name of this Forked Fin Fish with Teeth Caught in Miami River, Florida, USA That's an Inshore Lizardfish. The coloring and range are right and so is the description of the head and the teeth. It looks like they are edible but not deliberately caught by most people. (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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What would be the advantage of the 3 fingers under release? In the Instinctive Bow Division of World Archery, you can either release in the Mediterranean style with one finger above the knock and two fingers below, or you can shoot 3 under, where all three fingers are under the knock. I have only ever seen people use the Mediterranean style, what would the a... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: Am I allowed to shoot 3 under in World Archery's Instinctive Bow Division? According to the rulebook, you can either shoot with one finger above or all below but not both. The bow must be shot using the "Mediterranean" loose (one finger above the arrow nock) or fingers directly below the arrow nock (index finger no more than 2 mm below nock), with one fixed anchor point... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: What aquatic animal laid these eggs? Those look like Wood Frog eggs. You would expect to find Wood Frogs breeding in ponds, vernal pools, and marsh edges in or near forested habitat at a wide range of elevations as soon as the snow melts and the ground thaws. A typical egg mass can have between 500 and 2000 eggs. The embryos start o... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: What to do with chalk when deepwater soloing? When you fall into the water with a regular chalk bag, it will get too wet to be used. Some solutions to this include, Using liquid chalk, it supposed to stick for longer and you can spread extra on your forearms/legs to rechalk up. Multiple chalkbags/extra chalk so that while one bag dries out you... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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How to sharpen the line cutter/gut hook on a knife? Some knives have gut hooks, and some have line cutters, Source It basically the same notch just optimized for different purposes. How exactly would one sharpen the gut hook/line cutter? Its not as easy as sharpening the blade. (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: What is this sharp, curved notch on my knife for? It's a line cutter, the idea is that you use it to cut lines, string etc. The reason that it's curved is to keep the line from slipping off the blade, using the rest of the blade would be quite difficult to do. See here for more examples. You wouldn't want to use it for skinning. (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |