Activity for Charlie Brumbaughâ€
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What features should I look for in a packraft? Reading through are other packrafting questions it looks like it would be a neat activity, especially since there are quite a few beautiful alpine lakes that would be neat to float across and they would be far enough in that packrafts are probably the only option. We already have a question asking a... (more) |
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A: What determines whether the young of a cat is called a kitten or a cub? It depends on whether the cat is a member of the Panthera (cubs) or Felinae (kittens). This Panthera is the big cats, The British taxonomist Pocock revised the classification of this genus in 1916 as comprising the species lion, tiger, jaguar, and leopard on the basis of cranial features. Resul... (more) |
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A: How to keep paper from being damaged by water in the outdoors? The solution to this problem is waterproof paper. You can get it in notebooks, journals, legal sized for printing maps or documents etc. I have also seen at least one organization that had their instructor manuals printed on it. Some waterproof paper can be used with pencils, regular pens, and water... (more) |
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How to keep paper from being damaged by water in the outdoors? Sometimes people will keep notes or things they see in the outdoors or keep a journal and paper getting wet and then wrecked is a big problem. The other obvious use is printing maps off from the internet like the free USGS topo maps. Is there a way to keep one's notes or journal or printed maps f... (more) |
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A: How to estimate the size and or gender of a mountain lion from its tracks? There are two things that can help one estimate the size, Size of the individual tracks themselves. The stride length (distance between tracks on the same size) The size of the tracks will stay the same no matter how an animal is moving, however, when an animal runs, the stride length will increa... (more) |
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How to estimate the size and or gender of a mountain lion from its tracks? If one were to come across mountain lion tracks, how would one estimate the size of the lion making the tracks? Also, is it possible to tell the gender of the mountain lion(s)? (more) |
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How did/does shrinking canvas effect sailing ships? When canvas gets wet and then dries, it shrinks. Sails get wet from rain and from spray, and it was even done on purpose to increase the speed of sailing ships. For canvas tents, this has to be taken into account when building the frame as otherwise, you can end up with a tent that is too small for ... (more) |
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A: How are canvas tents made to be fire retardant? They are treated with chemicals to be fire retardent. Fire retardant canvas tarps are treated with substances that lessen flammability. They are not exactly resistant to flames. When fire comes in contact with these tarps, they can delay or stop its spread. Fire retardant canvas tarps are nature ... (more) |
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A: What does moose scat/poop look like? The biggest distinguishers of moose scat from elk and deer are size and color. Moose scat is significantly bigger than either deer or elk scat around the size of a very large grape and usually reddish brown instead of black like deer or elk. Notice both the size in comparison to the boot tracks and... (more) |
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What does moose scat/poop look like? What does moose scat/poop look like and how can one distinguish it from the other similar scats namely deer and elk? (more) |
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A: What do Tyrannosaur dinosaur tracks look like? First off, the tyrannosaurus dinosaurs are in the suborder Theropoda, and were bipedal, which is a fancy way of saying that they walked on two feet. They had three toes and one dewclaw. The ones found in British Columbia were over 2 feet long and over 5 feet between tracks. Finally, these tracks a... (more) |
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What do Tyrannosaur dinosaur tracks look like? One of the genera of dinosaurs is the Tyrannosaurus, which includes the famous T-Rex. What do the tracks of this type of dinosaur look like? (more) |
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A: Where do I attach a bobber? A bobber will hold the string a certain distance below the surface of the water. Putting the bobber onto the string 5 feet from the end will result in the hook with the bait being just 5 feet below the surface of the water. How far you want up the string them depends on the type of fish and the body... (more) |
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A: Can removing dead wood harm the ecosystem? The answer seems to be that it depends, Birds, small mammals, and other wildlife use snags for nests, nurseries, storage areas, foraging, roosting, and perching. Live trees with snag-like features, such as hollow trunks, excavated cavities, and dead branches can provide similar wildlife value. Sn... (more) |
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A: What animals have paw prints similar to a mountain lion such that the absence or presence of claw marks are the most reliable distinguishing feature? The answer is members of the dog family of animals as they are the other type of animals with paws that a similar in size wolves coyotes (have to be a really big coyote or very small mountain lion) domestic dogs (the bigger varieties i.e not Chihuahuas) A full grown mountain lion will leave bigge... (more) |
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A: How to find and identify mountain lion tracks? The easiest time to find them is just after a fresh snowfall. Optimum conditions are enough snow for the tracks to be clearly visible without preventing one from driving back roads. The way people and especially hunters will find tracks is to drive the back roads in the morning just after a fresh sn... (more) |
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How to find and identify mountain lion tracks? Mountain lions are rarely seen by humans, but their tracks can be much easier to find. How would one find and identify mountain lion tracks? (more) |
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A: What's the proper way to establish a triaxial connection with carabiners? If you want one point and multiple things to connect to it, then what you do is create a master point with rope or cordellete and attach your carabiners to it. Usually the master point is a a overhand knot on a bight and the carabiners attach to the loop. That looks like this, Image Source In ... (more) |
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A: Is it actually useful to ration food? The simple answer is that yes it does make sense to ration, see the stories of the men who survived the Essex or the Mutiny on the Bounty or the Chilean Miners or many countries during wartime. From a mathematic point of view, one rations when does not have enough food for the timeframe between now ... (more) |
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Are there resources for identifying dinosaur tracks? There are plenty of bird identification app or books or websites, is there anything similar for dinosaur tracks? I get that identifying dinosaur tracks is hard, if I remember correctly there are only three known sets of T-Rex tracks in the world, and it looks like many tracks are unidentified. Stil... (more) |
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A: What is the difference between a dinosaur true track and a natural cast? The easy way to think of this is that tracks left in concrete sidewalks are true tracks while pouring plaster of paris into animals tracks left in mud would results in a cast. Sometimes the dinosaur tracks were made in materials that turned to stone and were then preserved as true tracks, and someti... (more) |
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What is the difference between a dinosaur true track and a natural cast? Of the dinosaur tracks that people find in the outdoors, there are two main types, true tracks and natural casts (there are also undertracks and infills but these are harder to see). What exactly is the difference between these two types of dinosaur tracks? (more) |
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A: How to instruct someone how to take off a climbing harness? Been there, done that, it's far more worrisome when you have to show them how to put the harness on and then have them test that it's tight enough. And like you said, you really don't want to touch them. The simple solutions is to show them how you take your harness off, and have them mirror your ac... (more) |
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A: Are there gender-specific climbing harnesses? Yes, men and womens climbing harnesses are different. A number of styles are specifically designed for a women’s physique, with unique fit and comfort characteristics built in. Be aware that a men’s version of a harness will not fit the same as a women’s version. Women–... (more) |
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A: How to use DEET bug sprays if I have dogs? I would spray the DEET on your clothes in places where the dogs won't lick, such as the top of a hat. I would also suggest trying to avoid using DEET by wearing long pants and sleeves to avoid the number of mosquitos trying to bite you. It also worth pointing out that since this is a known problem, ... (more) |
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A: Telescopic surf fishing rods - Are less segments better? Like most things its a tradeoff. More segments, Smaller collapsible size, More eyelets to run the string through Can be more expensive. Fewer segments, Fewer parts to break Fewer weak joints I know for sure that more segments in a fly fishing rod make for a better one. (more) |
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A: Do birds eat chillies? Do they feel the chilli heat? TLDR: Yes they eat them, No they don't feel the heat. The tiny Bird’s Eye Chili originated in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, The Philippines, and surrounding countries, but they can now be found all over the world. They are presumably called Bird’s Eye Chili because of their small rou... (more) |
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A: How should you find out about local shooting ranges in a new area? Often times it makes sense to ask the locals by asking at gun shops or outdoor gear shops like for example Sportsman's Warehouse or Cabela's. The other good resource would be the managers of public land in the area, sometimes the BLM or Forest service will have designated areas and sometimes areas ... (more) |
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A: How to use a static rope as a tether at the anchor of a top rope climb? Here is what I have done in the past and have demonstrated for others. Attach yourself to the tether with a Gri-Gri and tie backup knots beneath you to prevent a catastrophic failure of the Gri-Gri losing its grip and you sliding all the way down the rope. Its unlikely that the Gri-Gri would fail, b... (more) |
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A: How can I view a route from a .kml file overlayed on an Ordnance Survey map? I believe that what you are looking for is, Gavin Brock's Ordnance Survey Map KML Overlays for the UK Same one found here. The Charles Close Society for the Study of Ordnance Survey Maps Any of these should put an Ordnace Survey overlay into Google Earth and then you could combine that with the .... (more) |
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A: Resources for finding public hunting land Probably the best, but not the cheapest solution is to get a GPS with a hunting map overlay. These will show all sorts of things like, Hunting area boundaries Public lands Private land open to hunting (Walk-in areas) Who owns what private land. This can be useful is you have permission from one lan... (more) |
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A: Can skunk spray be fatal to geese or other animals? TLDR: It has happened once to a dog and it is possible that it could happen to birds but I can find no instances of it happening. In rare cases, skunk spray can have more effects than just smell on a dog. In rare instances, Heinz body anemia, methemoglobinemia, and hemoglobinuria may occur a few... (more) |
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A: What is a back bearing when navigating with map and compass? Sometimes landmarks that you are travelling from, are much easier to take bearings to than what you are travelling towards. For example, in southern Utah near Bryce Canyon, there is a cinder cone that rises several hundred vertical feet above a relatively flat forest. Taking a bearing to the cinder ... (more) |
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What is a back bearing when navigating with map and compass? Sometimes when navigating with map and compass one will take a back bearing, i.e. a bearing taken directly opposite to the direction one is travelling? When and why would one want to do this? (more) |
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A: How can I get a GPS location for this tree on a distant hillside? There are a number of different ways to do this. Method using GPS, compass and Google Earth. Get the GPS coordinates of where you can see the tree from. Take a bearing with a compass to the tree from that location and write it down. Move to another location a decent distance away from the first wh... (more) |
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Why are vultures attracted to rubber on vehicles? I was looking up some things for some of our recent questions when I saw this line in the safety guide for Everglades National Park, Vultures are attracted to the rubber on vehicles and have been know to cause severe damage to windshields, sun roofs, and windshield wipers. Here is an example ca... (more) |
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A: Effective breathing techniques for high inclination, tougher hikes Paul Petzold, the founder of NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) was a big proponent of rhythmic breathing. The idea is that it helps one conserve energy and better utilize the air at higher altitudes. He described it as, in which the rate of breathing controls the speed of movement rathe... (more) |
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A: Are rolling snow pieces a sign of increased avalanche danger? Yes, rolling snow when the temperatures warm can be a sign of an impending wet avalanche. Rolling balls, and point releases all indicate wet unstable snow. It is worth noting that direct sunlight leads to a rapid temperature increase especially on southerly and westerly slopes even when the air (... (more) |
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A: What is the risk of getting lost while canoeing in a cypress swamp? I would say that the risks would be fairly significant, due to how things are going to be fairly flat and the banks wills have lots of vegetation, both of which will limit the amount of distance you can see. Also, in any areas like that, things will start to look the same after a while. The tricks I... (more) |
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How dangerous are alligators to people canoeing? Inspired by this question, how dangerous are alligators to people out canoeing in say the Everglades in Florida? I am sure there is some danger because from time time you here about people winning Darwin awards by going swimming with alligators What precautions should one take if canoeing in places... (more) |
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A: Alligator free Mangrove or Cypress swamps in the US? Mangroves no, because if you compare this map of the distribution of mangroves to this map of the distribution of alligators in the United States, Image Source there aren't any places with mangroves that don't also have alligators. On the other hand, there are places on this map of cypress swam... (more) |
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A: Is there a benefit for animals who return to the area of a deadly forest fire after the fire is out? According to United States Forest Service, fire has a number of benefits for the wildlife including more nutrients in the ground, more open spaces, there are some plants that need fire to spread and it helps control invasive species. Fire offers many benefits to wildlife and plant species. First ... (more) |
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A: When backpacking, what gear should go in the brain(top most compartment) instead of the main compartment? The basic rule of thumb is that your small, often accessed items should go into the brain of the backpack. Things like, Water purification (iodine, tablets etc.) Map Compass/GPS Small camera Phone Small notebook Pencil Sunscreen The idea is that if something goes into the main compartment it is ... (more) |
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When backpacking, what gear should go in the brain(top most compartment) instead of the main compartment? Most backpacking backpacks have both a big main compartment and a "brain" which goes over the top of the main compartment. Image source When packing, which gear should go into the brain? (more) |
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A: Is there a reason for seeing a lot of roadkill badgers in the spring? Its a combination of the male badgers out looking for mates, Springtime is the most perilous time for wild animals, says Whelan. “A lot of male badgers are killed in spring because they’re out looking for females.” It is more of a problem if a female is killed: “If aro... (more) |
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A: Higher weight carrying using forehead? Yes, tumplines do have advantages over a regular backpack, and that includes being able to carry more weight. African women have been found to carry loads of up to 60 percent of their body weight on their heads more economically than army recruits with a backpack of an equivalent weight. Nepalese... (more) |
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A: Should one buy a higher shoe size while buying hiking shoes? It can depend on the person but it is something that is suggested fairly often,, Many people prefer hiking boots that are a half or full size larger than their normal shoe size. This helps accommodate thicker hiking socks without discomfort. If possible, try on your boots with the socks you'll be... (more) |
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A: Possible resources to identify birds while outdoors (preferably in the Indian subcontinent)? There several apps for phones that would help a person, eBird by Cornell Lab (This one is supposed to be worldwide) Birds of India Specifically for birds in India The Audubon Bird Guide App (Limited to North America) Merlin Bird ID App (North America and Europe, will also help identify the bird fro... (more) |
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A: Should one deliberately eat more and put on weight before going on long treks? It depends on the circumstances, in fact people going for Mt. Everest will deliberately gain weight beforehand to offset the coming loss. Gain weight: It's advisable to gain an extra stone in weight, as you can expect to lose up to 20 per cent of body weight on Everest. Source Also see one, tw... (more) |
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A: What is the best way to figure out the size/volume of an old pack? You need to fill the backpack with something and and then measure the volume of that filler. It would probably be easiest to to stuff the backpack full with t-shirts until you can't fit anymore, then take them out and stuff them into a shoe box which is a nice cubic shape. Then you multiply the heig... (more) |
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