Posts by Charlie Brumbaugh
My assumption here is that if you are connected to both the tower and the cherry picker, you have in effect connected the tower to the cherry picker, and were the hydraulics on the cherry picker to...
As far as this site goes, the rudeness has completely killed my willingness to ask questions, it's also why I stopped doing the photo contest. To an extent the rudeness here is a copy of the ruden...
I haven't seen anyone carry more than dice and a rulebook for Yahtzee. Normally it would be riddles or stories or different getting to know people games. Thinks like, Two truths and a lie. Have...
That is the town of Geiranger at the end of Geiranger Fjord Source Picture was taken from approximately here.
That is the Storseisundet Bridge. Source Picture was take from approximately here.
It happens but it is not that common. However it did happen there just a couple of days ago. Even Metro Vancouver area witnesses the natural phenomenon a few times per year despite light polluti...
The next step would be to try and figure out whose dog it is. That would probably mean any local social media groups such as Facebook or Nextdoor. The other place to try would be animal control to...
Over the weekend I hiked to the site of a crashed F-100 Super Saber. Most of the paint is gone, but there was this insignia with a Minute Man and two fighter jets. The crash is dated to 1967 but...
I am looking at buying a 22lr barrel liner, but the ones I have found online are longer than I want by about 6 inches. If I buy one of those, how difficult would it be to cut it shorter and then r...
This is from the east side of Crowly Lake looking towards Mt Morgan and Mt Aggie. Peakfinder has more of the mountain names.
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...
Ursacks Significantly lighter 8oz vs 44oz for 10 liters of space. Shrinks as food is eaten. Not a large hard object in your backpack. Bear Canister Legal to use in more places. More bea...
There are basically two bear-resistant containers meant for storing food while backpacking, bear canisters and Ursacks. What are the pros and cons of each?
I have a standard 2 1/2 lb jar of peanut butter and I have one same size container of PB2 powdered peanut butter. Bulk Powdered Peanut Butter takes 3 times as much space as regular for the sa...
I have heard of people using powdered instead of regular peanut butter for backpacking, mostly on the theory that it is lighter. How does powdered peanut butter compare to regular peanut butter?
Rules that are always applicable are as follows: One photo per answer, and no more than 5 answers per user per contest. Post only photos taken by yourself/person with you. All entries should i...
It has not gone unnoticed that someone(s) have been downvoting imported questions as soon as they hit the front page regardless of whether they are good or bad questions otherwise. Question need t...
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...
There are two main kinds of railed mounting systems for rifle scopes and some other types of rifle attachments like bipods or lights known as Weaver and Picatinny. What is the compatibility betwee...
Rules that are always applicable are as follows: One photo per answer, and no more than 5 answers per user per contest. Post only photos taken by yourself/person with you. All entries should i...
I was hiking through the snow to a frozen alpine lake and it made me wonder if there were ice-skates that would strap directly to a mountaineering boot instead of being a completely separate boot? ...
I need to take either a WFR recert or a WFA before July and am wondering how Covid is affecting them. Both types of classes usually have close contact between participants but I do know they are st...
While hiking about a quarter-mile from the South Platte river I found these shells in a gravel bank. Most but not all had turned white, and they were in what looked like a gravel bank/deposit ...
Rules that are always applicable are as follows: One photo per answer, and no more than 5 answers per user per contest. Post only photos taken by yourself/person with you. All entries should i...
That looks like a Spanish Saddle Bush-cricket (Ephippigerida areolaria) of the Ephippiger genus. The coloration and the area are right and its looks like a female.
