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Posts by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A How can people survive really cold nights outside with minimal equipment?

I that most of the cases in the article you linked are an example of selection bias, most people in those situations would die. In other words, the people in that article became famous by survivin...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A Dealing with anxiety and confidence issues

For how to deal with irrational fears I don't think there is any substitute for repeatedly conquering them. For instance I used to work at a place where we would take people rock climbing and rapp...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are the pros and cons of air pads vs foam pads for backpacking?

Backpacking sleeping pads come in two basic types, foam and air, with some of the air pads being self-inflating. What are the pros and cons of each and how would one decide which type to get?

6 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A What should go in an inflatable sleeping pad repair kit?

While backpacking with an inflatable or self-inflating sleeping pad one runs the risk of getting holes in it. This does happen fairly frequently, and while they do make kits, I would like to know ...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Could this year's unusual warmth harm turtles?

It looks like it can be harmful for the turtles. Even the healthiest turtle may come out of hibernation too soon and be caught above ground by a spring snowstorm and perish. Many wild box turtl...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A Do raw eggs need to be rotated for freshness on a long voyage?

It turns out that raw eggs need to be either sealed or rotated, the people in the video were doing both. The egg shell is semi-permeable. As an egg ages, it loses the slightest amount of inter...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are good practices for resolving disagreements on a backpacking trip?

On a backpacking trip with multiple people, it is all but guaranteed that disagreements will arise. Pace, food, wake-up times, route and chores are some of the common sources of friction. Backpack...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you create a sense of community on a backpacking trip?

Most of it will come from having done hard things together. Just being together, say in a classroom, isn't enough, there has to be an element of difficulty. The extreme example of this is men who h...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A Are there any situations while backpacking that would require a watch?

One of my favorite things about backpacking is the absence of time constraints, you eat when hungry, sleep when tired and sort of track how much time is left until dark. Would there be any situati...

14 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you create a sense of community on a backpacking trip?

Having a sense of community on a backpacking trip can mean the difference between enjoyment and misery. It can also be the difference between backpacking as a team instead of as random group of peo...

5 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to temporarily mark a trail?

The easiest way to do this is to turn on the tracking function of your GPS or mark it as a waypoint. Then you can simply follow your track backwards or navigate to the waypoint.

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to clean picked berries?

After picking berries, you are often left with a pail full of berries, some leaves, some sticks, pieces of stems, sometimes little white worm creatures and some dirt. Is there an easy way to clean...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is there any statistical evidence that hunting reduces the likelihood of mountain lion attacks?

There has been some discussion on this question about whether or not hunting would increase or decrease the likelihood of a mountain lion attack. I have seen some websites saying that it does not, ...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to triangulate your position with a map and compass?

The basic idea behind triangulation is take multiple bearings with the compass to recognizable points and draw them on the map. Where they intersect is your location. You want the lines to be ...

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

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Q&A When back country camping, how do you avoid being attacked by a mountain lion in your sleep?

If one looks at the list on Wikipedia of fatal attacks, one will notice that fatal cougar attacks are pretty rare. At least 20 people in North America were killed by cougars between 1890 and 20...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A What date does a moon phase guide represent?

I believe the way that it works, is the the time at which it peaks/goes darkest is marked as the day that it happens. In this case, on Feb 26th, according to this page, the New Moon will peak at ...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are there types of compass other than the regular magnetic one and the gyrocompass?

Beyond the ones you have mentioned, there are, Solar Compasses The solar compass, a surveying instrument that makes use of the sun's direction, was first invented and made by William Austin Bu...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A If you are faced with surviving on your own for a prolonged period, should a sling make your short list of hunting tools, and why or why not?

Slings are difficult to master, The main reason that slingers were only found among certain groups and fought as specialized corps in the ancient world was because the sling required a much hig...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can a compass be thrown off by its surroundings?

Yes, there are certainly areas where there magnetic anomalies. There is on in the Kursk area of Russia that is caused by a very large iron deposits. There is also one in Africa that they are not ce...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can a compass be thrown off by its surroundings?

Would it be possible for a compass be affected by its surroundings, such as a large iron deposit or other rocks to the point where it is not working correctly? I am not talking about declination ...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why do I always wake up freezing?

Here are some other things you can try, Fill a water bottle with hot water, wrap it in a t-shirt and put that inside your sleeping bag. Don't drink warm tea before you go to bed, as that will inc...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to cross rivers or streams at night or in darkness?

There are a couple of things you will want to do. Headlamps are essential as you will want the full use of both of your arms. The darkness will make it more difficult, mostly because you be able ...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A Can a compass reverse polarity?

They certainly can and it is caused by, Please be aware that a reverse polarity is caused by exposing your compass to articles with iron content (something as simple as being placed next to a p...

posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can a compass reverse polarity?

Can a compass have its polarity reversed so that the end marked "north" points south and vice versa? If so, what could one do to prevent and fix this problem?

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it normal for a compass to develop an air bubble at high altitude?

I wouldn't call it normal, but it does happen and if the bubble is large enough it will effect your accuracy. In that case you may want to purchase a new one or if possible send it back to the manu...

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

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