Communities

Writing
Writing
Codidact Meta
Codidact Meta
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Photography & Video
Photography & Video
Scientific Speculation
Scientific Speculation
Cooking
Cooking
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Judaism
Judaism
Languages & Linguistics
Languages & Linguistics
Software Development
Software Development
Mathematics
Mathematics
Christianity
Christianity
Code Golf
Code Golf
Music
Music
Physics
Physics
Linux Systems
Linux Systems
Power Users
Power Users
Tabletop RPGs
Tabletop RPGs
Community Proposals
Community Proposals
tag:snake search within a tag
answers:0 unanswered questions
user:xxxx search by author id
score:0.5 posts with 0.5+ score
"snake oil" exact phrase
votes:4 posts with 4+ votes
created:<1w created < 1 week ago
post_type:xxxx type of post
Search help
Notifications
Mark all as read See all your notifications »

Posts by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

948 posts
50%
+0 −0
Q&A 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 Extrac...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question first-aid snakes
50%
+0 −0
Q&A Where was this picture of the source of the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin river taken?

In 1892-1896 Theodore Solomons took this picture of the in the Sierra Nevada mountains. That would put it on the east side of the Ritter Range and likely south of Mt Ritter. Does anyone recogni...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&A What is the compatibility between Weaver and Picatinny railed mounting systems for scopes?

Weaver mounts will fit onto either Weaver or Picatinny rails, while Picatinny mounts are only guaranteed to fit onto Picatinny rails. As time has gone by this has become less and less of a problem...

posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

Answer
50%
+1 −1
Meta Stop bumping old imported posts with no-change edits

No. The point of this site is to build a resource for future visitors, not to generate interesting questions for people to answer. One of the major selling points of Codidact when considering mov...

posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A In the United States, where would I find how a geological feature got its name?

In the US, there are plenty of interestingly named features along with lots of really repetitive ones. If I wanted to find out how a mountain/creek/river got its official name, where would I find ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Question maps united-states
50%
+0 −0
Q&A 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 anyon...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&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 ...

posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A 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 ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&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 aw...

posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A 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 s...

8 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question hiking boots
50%
+0 −0
Q&A 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 c...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&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 attacki...

posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&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 sugges...

posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A What are the pros and cons of cotton vs mesh filters for making cold brew coffee in a Nalgene water bottle?

From my research so far into making cold brew coffee in a Nalgene while backpacking, I have found there to be two types of filters, cotton ones called "coffee socks" and mesh ones that screw onto t...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&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 ...

posted 5y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A How use a nylon cordelette as an adjustable tether for rock climbing?

The solution to this is a Purcell Prussik, that looks like this, It's a cordelette tied into a loop with a double fisherman's, and then looped back with a prussik to itself. See here for how to ...

posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A How to tie a Purcell prusik?

Note: You want to keep the double fisherman's knot close to the opposite end, but offset slightly, this gives you maximum adjustability while being able to use the far end as a prusik as well if ne...

posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A SERE Surival Kit includes velcro finger lights, but why?

The point of the velcro is to hold the light onto your finger, and the extra length makes it possible to use with gloves. These have several advantages, Originally designed for pilots, the pop...

posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A What does contouring mean in the context of navigation/orienteering?

Contouring means to follow the contours of the land to your destination, trying to stay at the same elevation as you work your way around the hill. In this example you would walk up the hill, and ...

posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A What does contouring mean in the context of navigation/orienteering?

One of the techniques while navigating in the outdoors is known as contouring, what does this mean and when would it be useful?

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&A How common is it for a mother duck to adopt ducklings?

There is a recent story of how one mother duck kept adopting more ducklings that weren't hers and eventually ended up with 76 ducklings. This is called "brood amalgamation", how common is it among...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&A What makes some of the lakes in the Himalayas saline?

In all of these cases it's because they are Endorheic, which is a fancy way of saying that they have inputs but no outputs. The salt that is carried down by the precipitation is trapped in the lake...

posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A How can I distinguish between rock pile types cairn, duck, and natural?

In short, Cairn -> many rocks piled up Duck -> 3-4 rocks stacked on top of each other. Natural -> Small rocks don't stack directly on top of each other, gravity tends to spread them out....

posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A When is improvised water filtration warranted for survival?

It depends on the timeframe, Dehydration will kill you within days, giardia takes much longer to develop and can be treated once you are out of the backcountry. People have died because they didn...

posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

Answer
50%
+0 −0
Q&A Which is bigger, as in longer, Omura's whale or Blue whale?

Blue whales are larger by quite a large margin so it looks like whatever you read was wrong. In fact, the Blue whale is the largest recorded mammal, and the Omura's is one of the smallest whales. I...

posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Answer