Activity for hippietrail‭

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Edit	Post #41683	Initial revision	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	How to choose shoes for long-distance urban walking for durability first then comfort? I'm an international hitchhiker and I've never been sure what kind of shoes to buy. I do the vast majority of walking on roads, carrying 15kg or so. Sometimes I'll be off-road in the same shoes. I've walked up to 30km in one day though 10km or so is more typical. I generally look for hiking shoes f... (more)	—	almost 6 years ago
Question	—	Is linen a good or bad choice for underwear when (hitch)hiking in hot and/or tropical weather? I've recently learned that linen underwear is great against fungal infections that can be contracted in hot sweaty conditions. But elsewhere I had read that the best fabrics against sweaty or tropical conditions were synthetic fabrics that provide wicking thus preventing excess moisture build up. I... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Preventing "heat rash" around ankles and shins? I'm currently hitchhiking in South East Asia where it's of course always hot. I'm getting a rash around my ankles that I've had in the past but never looked into. (The same rash, but on a different trip, in Korea, about 5 years later. In Australia I guess we would call something like this "heat ra... (more)	—	about 10 years ago
Question	—	Dome tents vs popup tents, are there any inherent pros or cons besides price and ease? I was lucky enough to be given an almost new double skin popup tent. Where I'm camping right now it's got windy a couple of times and rainy a couple of times. A friend of mine who is camping in his (several seasons old) dome tent says he thinks they're an inherently better design than popup tents a... (more)	—	over 12 years ago
Question	—	How do I use these "guy line runners" to adjust the tension on my tent's lines? I was given my current tent and I have to admit to being pretty ignorant of tents, having not done much camping since I was a kid some decades ago. Now when it came time to use the guy ropes I noticed there are plastic "things" on the ropes, that I assume are used for something like adjusting the te... (more)	—	over 12 years ago
Question	—	Is it normal for a double skin popup tent to leak in slight rain? About a year ago I was given a three person dual skin popup tent. Almost new but possibly a factory second. (It's made by "Vango" and I think it could be a "reject" because one of the four guy ropes is not attached to the tent and looks like it didn't get ripped off but was never attached.) Anyway ... (more)	—	over 12 years ago
Question	—	Do I need to worry about feral dogs or even wolves if I camp in random areas while hitchhiking in Georgia (the country)? After almost half a year working in a hostel in Tbilisi, spring has come and it is far warmer than anywhere further west in Europe so I'm going to hitchhike around Georgia with my tent in warm areas. I've hitchhiked a lot in countries some people consider dodgy and camped in random spots when it got... (more)	—	over 12 years ago