Currently assembling my at home and outdoors first aid kit. What is essential gear that I need to have? Or are there any preassembled kits that y'all reccomend that aren't just fancy band aid packs?I'm already getting tourniquets and cpr masks (I know CPR doesn't use mouth to mouth but mouth to mouth is used after Heimmlich and other forms do respiratory arrest) and I'm also getting big ass scissors of course.
>>2726486Where'd you get the bag? I've been looking for something similar to put my homemade kit in.
>>2726075I'd add medical tape and get rid of the bandaids if you're already going to be carrying gauze.Also some vinyl gloves are nice if you're administering first aid on someone else.
>>2727686This but minus the part about getting rid of the bandaids. I wouldn't pack a shitload mind you, but having a dozen or so adds almost 0 bulk/weight and makes it so you don't have to immediately dip into your medical tape and gauze for small nicks and cuts. Hell, throw a few in some of your pockets and you'll be good for a while assuming you arent accident prone
>>2726994>n Finland they sell a viper bite kit in the pharmacy ... Although nowadays they do not recommend it because some people have a false belief in the viper bite pills negating the effects of the viper venom.I'd say the main reason they don't recommend it nowadays is because there's very little evidence that it helps at all.Treating snake bites with corticosteroids is essentially a Scandinavian eccentricity (maybe Italian too) and it's not generally recommended elsewhere in the world. The snake bite toxidrome may have an inflammatory element but that is not what causes most of the actual harm. Morbidity associated with snake bites in Europe and the US is primarily a result of cytotoxins which directly attack cells and tissue around the site of the bite, and hemotoxins which fuck with blood clotting. Neither of these pathways will be significantly affected by hydrocortisone. On the other hand, 3x50mg pills aren't going to take up much space in your pack so if you feel more comfortable carrying them then go right ahead.>>2726914>Anyone think this "first aid kit" stuff is retarded?No. Not at all. If you fuck up with your knife or a hatchet or if you just fall down a fucking cliff then it's entirely possible for you to bleed out well before anyone responds to your PLB. A tourniquet, gauze and a good bandage could very well keep you alive long enough for help to arrive. Similarly, being able to effectively splint a fracture might be the difference between making it to shelter or back to the trailhead vs freezing to death in the rain. At the other end of the spectrum, carrying band-aids and gauze can let you treat minor cuts, burns and blisters well enough that you can continue hiking rather than calling your trip quits 3 days in because you slipped while filleting a fish. Anti-diarrhea meds and oral rehydration solution are the same, they're not going to save your life but they can save your enjoyment of the trip.
Here is my medkit.It contains the following:>1x Cederroth 4-in-1 bloodstopper (can be used as a pressure bandage for larger wounds, burn dressing, for securing the splint on to a limb or as a protective dressing for less serious wounds>2x Cederroth 4-in-1 bloodstopper mini (same but smaller, and also usable on fingers, toes or palms of hand)>50ml of 80% etanol for cleaning up wounds>a couple wound wipes>an assortment of different bandaids>medical tape>triangular bandage>medication (imodium, ibuprofen, paracetamol, caffein, snake bite tablets, allergy meds and allergy eyedrops)>one roll of gauze, wound compress pads>bic lighter>scissors>space blanket>nitrile glovesComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I'm sick of rich faggots pretending to be farmers and attacking actual farmers. The term organic is meaningless marketing shpiel, is arsenic organic? What about synthetic pyrethrum? None of these fackwits stand up to even ten minutes of questioning, they're technically illiterate. And I'll swing this hammer at permaculture fags too, who broadly fall into the triangle of>doesn't produce a surplus/ commercial quantity>technically illiterate, unqualified, doesn't know shit about organic/ elemental chemistry >ideologically motivated. Fuck off back to the city
>upscale restaurant closed due to covid What the fuck is covid
>>2723551These guys, despite many of whom being a bunch of goddamn hippie commies are essential to preserving agricultural practices that work with a lower level of oil dependency that will at some point become essential.That's important.
>>2727646It's a raven.
When did this board get infested by big agro and big timber shills? Or is it just directionbrained idiots trying to own the libs?
>>2727201>Anonymous tip about unreported income This shit drives me up the fucking wall. Complete denial of your right to face your accuser or come to amends without the government stepping in. >But the government is the accuserWell it has only hersey to base it's accusations off of, so it should have no legal standing whatsoever. Also, stop being a cuck anon.
trees love CO2
During the industrial revolution it was noted that tree were growing way more than normal
>>2721012Yeah, but those problems require money, resources, and manpower to fix and can't be easily turned into a financial instrument to be traded on the market.
>>2719753Yaaas we need to lock up all the carbon just like an ashkenazi schmeckle in a chastity cage#climateawareness#israelstrong
>>2727704The average human exhales about 2.3 pounds of carbon dioxide on an average day. (The exact quantity depends on your activity level—a person engaged in vigorous exercise produces up to eight times as much CO2 as his sedentary brethren.,,sex!,danceing?
>>2727914gotcha and amen will convert grow tent into grow room and sex up the walls but that will be plans for next five years or at least until my business rockets, thank you brother but in the meantime will need smaller scale innovations. will keep looking. more advice welcome
Post the next place you are going, if on a roadtrip do next stop. I'll start: Theodore Roosevelt National ParkI can't wait. Badlands are my favorite environment and I'm going to be doing some back country camping and hopefully catch some heat lightening light shows.
>>2726847I'll post about it. I've been through SD before so did Badlands and the Black Hills and this has always been in the back of my mind as a place I need to go. There's also some great badlands in Eastern Montana and the canadian prairies that get slept on.
>>2726845Maybe Patagonia Lake SP. Haven't decided yet.Captcha: N0 N0G
>>2726845Ouachita National Forest. I've been itching to explore this place for months. Gonna hike all over the mountains and check out Hot Springs NP while I'm there too.
starting with this next week. Big Bend National Park and then heading north
Turnip Rock, Michigan. I'm literally going to be kayaking there from Eagle Bay a couple weeks from now.
What job should I work to have the time, money, and energy to go /out/?
>>2725061Thanks for the advice but I have never been able to get into programming, it's just one of those things my brain refuses to understand. It sucks because the things I am good at don't really make any money, or nobody would take me seriously because I didn't spend thousands of dollars for a piece of paper.I think I might just get an entry job at some insurance company and play the corporate game
>>2725269that sounds like a reasonable assessment.and the plan sounds good to me.nowadays I'm 100% sure that your job doesn't have to be related to your hobbies at all. your job needs to make money and afford you the flexibility you need to live a good life.and even though I usually hate the timeline we're on, there's a lot more flexibility in normal jobs than there was even 10 years back.I'd say go for it and make adjustments to your plan as needed
seasonal work in the winter. dirtbag in the summer. works for me
>>2725354>dirtbag in the summerWhat means 'dirtbag'
>>2719539How old are you?
Any of you guys like kites? Started with a $20 dragon kite from costco, had a lot of fun and then went to REI and bought a Prism Zenith 5 for like $50 and I've really been enjoying it. I bought the Synapse 140 from the same brand, a dual-line parafoil, but that has been giving me a bit of trouble and I've only gotten it in the air a couple times; I'll likely need to wait for a better wind day to get a hang of that one. Also any kite recommendations or tips? What brands should I look at?
>>2723917>>2723839starting around 2019 there have been inflatable strut and hybrid designs that are used for hydrofoil surfing and other boardsports. they are pretty cool because more beginner friendly than huge power kites and windsurfing sails, and more suitable for surfing ocean waves; at any time you can simply let go with one hand and the wing will hover in ground-effect.you can't really just "fly" along the ground, but you can catch a little bit of air with a good running start or a slope-soaring situation.
Any advice for avoiding neck strain and/or staring at the sun? I just got a 1.8m foil kite and it's a blast to fly, but I gave myself a kink in my neck flying it for just an hour or two yesterday. Didn't help that the powerzone was directly towards the sun lol
>>2722607i forgot these existedbrings me back to being five and bringing kites to the neighborhood park on a windy dayalthough now i wonder why flying a kite would be fun
>>2727661if you haven't flown a kite recently i suggest you doit's just fun. i feel like i appreciate these simple things even more as an adult
>>2727661Kiting as a hobby is probably more than what you think it is. Look into stunt kites or power kites, lots of fun to be had; even with more simple kites like OP posted.
>Ruins your expedition pathHow do you solve this? Are there any tools to debranch dead/burned down trees? I’m covered in scratches from pushing through walking backwards because I ran out of water on my hike.
>>2724537Will that cut through 2-3 inch branches? How often do you sharpen it?
>>2724539Dead yes you don't need much heft at all. Hell you could probably clear 2" dead branches with a piece of rebar but you'd get tired faster.
>>2724530>Are there any tools to debranch dead/burned down trees?yea is called hands, and not being a pussy ass bitch
>>2724530Literally just walk through them lmao
>>2724530I've never had a problem... although I walk through them like a ninja avoiding laser beams because I've been doing it since I could walk.I do it all the time for mushroom hunting and foraging. Get a Carhartt jacket and Carhartt pants--it's fucking inkwoods armor. I walk through wild rose bushes without issue.
>A battered Brazilian Spanish travel influencer has detailed being horrifically gang-raped in India while her husband was forced to watch — as police revealed Tuesday that eight men have been arrested over the sick attack.>The couple, who go by Vicente y Fernanda on their social media pages, allege they were set upon by the gang of men while camping in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand last Friday night.https://youtu.be/-nKNgV1zSjs?si=j8kvd2czkhGPiT-KThe place they picked to camp was sketchy as fuck but that later on the night I'm not sure they had many choices left.
>>2727187Coward
>>2726679this.
>>2726679Dirt bike pants?
>>2726635>I don’t believe their story.Was there no footage?If there is footage, somene should post it
>>2726634>The place they picked to camp was sketchy as fuckYeah, never set camp in India.
McCandlessbros.. our response?
>>2727526The "Alaskan frontier" hasn't existed for 50 years at least
>>2727610They still set plots of land on it to this day.
>>2724175Homelessness is a housing problem. If we didn't have policies that made it illegal to build cheap housing we would not have homelessness like we do. It just looks like a mental illness/drug addiction problem because those are the people who can't compete for the limited housing available. If you gave them money they'd get a place and in the process displace someone else into homelessness. We need more homes and we need a lot more small and cheap homes.
>>2727619>Homelessness is a housing problemhahah, no.It's a mental illness issue with drug abuse stack on top, when you make housing for these people, they won't use it if requires following basic rules, and when you let them "self-govern", they burn it down in short order.
>>2723869>he died a virginhow is that a bad thing?
I am thinking of ditching my tent and matress and sleeping bag for a tarp and a hammock.Any experiences on this?
>>2724853If you have it set up correctly there is very little tension in the system and load on the anchors is minimal. I'd trust >>2724841 in high winds more than I'd trust most tents. In a normal tent the mode of failure is that it falls over on you. In a hammock the first thing to fail in extreme winds is one tarp anchor. the hennessy tarp I have has simple plastic o-ring and hook tarpline tensioners which will just pop loose before there can be any damage to the lines, the tarp, or the stakes. if that happens you groggily make some random adjustments until shit stops flapping around and go back to sleep.the way things get really bad with a setup of this type is when your anchors aren't trustworthy for whatever reason. anchoring strategy is different for every scenario, every soil, every situation and the only way to git gud is to git gud.
>>2724820I don't know how much loft the Costco down has, but at the rate you're doing all this rigging and sewing you could make Apex underquilt and have sufficient insulation by choosing the right thickness. At 30F you've also entered the territory where drafts are problematic so you'd have to take that into consideration in designing. Personally I would try this at a warmer trip where you can get some data on whatever system you end up building. It's one thing to push something you know to the limit, its another to discover if something works.>>2724848I never understand this idea that hammocks are so complicated. There's maybe a little more fiddling once everything is up but it's not like I didn't spend time looking and cleaning an area for the tent. Whatever extra time is a very minor trade-off for getting a nice tarp and hammock in camp.>>2724855All my tarp and hammock rigging just goes in an external pocket on the bag right as it comes of the tree.
>>2724833>trees spaced perfectly apartThis has to be the same person saying this in every hammock thread, right? I mean I’m pretty sure 99.99% of the people who would comment about hammocks know they have an adjustable suspension and tree distance can vary but a lot, so it has to be just one retard who keeps saying this… right?
get yourself a cheap nylon tow rope from the dollar store, and suddenly every tree is perfectly spaced also get a coil of rope from your nearest hardware store and extend your hammocks normal attachments
>>2725097I suspect it's the same guy that goes to GPS threads and tells people their inaccuracy will get them lost and they should rely on paper maps instead.
Dudes I went to high school with now have house, wife kids truck dirt bikes side x sides and fuckhuge camper trailersI'm fucking disgruntled
Used shit is extremely cheap. Most normies buy things used. A used RV is like 10k, even I could afford that.
>>2659390>>2659438Not owing the government money and government benefits are two very different things. I make 50k a year in a state where average family of four income is 70k, typically both spouses have to work for that average. Minimum wage here is about 25k/year. I do not qualify for government benefits whatsoever and the only reason and I do mean the only fucking reason I don't owe taxes every year is because I am married with children. Technically, I still pay taxes but my returns are more than I put in by a small margin so at the individual level I come out slightly ahead. Let the record show that money management is important, I'm still able to afford a house, small sail boat, hunting trips, decent gear, couple vehicles, home improvement projects, ect. None of those are government aid though.
>>2663500Im going to assume that you are a prodigal loser with a really shitty attitude. Maybe if you had your life together your family would be a little more supportive>inb4 "waaah I'm a victim of circumstances it's not my fault"
this thread is from 2023did OP make it?
>>2676066Can't get a conventional loan for that. Appraisal inspector would never approve it. Without financing, goodbye home.
> No car camping or overnight vehicle parking is allowed in pullouts, parking areas, picnic grounds, or any place other than a designated campground.> All camp sites were booked as soon as they were put on sale> All backcountry permits are only available to "lottery" winnersIs this the /out/ you guys speak of? Or is this Disney world?In all seriousness, I know these are tourist destinations and they're just trying to keep scum like me out, but I have a truck camper and like a month off work (May, early June). I want to experience Yellowstone and the Cascades on a roadtrip from the Midwest. Do you all just give up on national park camping and camp in the surrounding areas then go in the park for the day? Can I count on doing a walk-up and asking for a backcountry permit and not being turned away? My original idea was to go without any reservations and split the time on my trip between car camping (no amenities needed) or tent camping in wherever I ended up, but now I see it could possibly lead to a shitty time without planning. What do you guys do if you're making a trip, plan ahead with the permits and pre-selected destinations or just wing it and do things that don't require permits? I just really wanna get out there this summer, it's my opportunity.
>>2722756go to national forests. dispersed camping everywhere, and most national parks have national forests next to them.
>>2722843I was in the wilderness and ran across a ranger cunt on my third day deep in the woods. She was interrogating the fuck out of me. More concerned about my fire she probably smelled the night before though than whether I had a permit which she could have radio'd in to verify.Many parks do have % of permits reserved for walk-ins. Anyway you should stay away from easily accessible campgrounds and stick to wilderness. There's far less people and you get to camp wherever.
>>2722756Quite a bit of BLM land around here is open for camping with no permits or anything, just show up and camp. You can stay 2 weeks then need to move like at least 50 miles and can stay another 2 weeks.
>>2722756they always have campsites that can't be reserved until like a week or something in advance to prevent everything from being reserved at the beginning of the season.I agree though, this system is cancer.
>>2722756there are almost hike and bikes>>2722892wish more would do this
wild animal feeding thread, here’s me feeding a deer
>>2725166Very cute deer, good job anon
>>2726109You're thinking of leprosy. Bubonic plagues carried on fleas and usually you only see it out west in deermice in the States.
>>2725436https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNYBfpCqB2U
>>2725886Watch out for cholera
>>2725712>>2726109>>2727070you sound like someone with a really fun life
And what do they do to protect the woods from weekend warrior citidiots?
>>2727569I don't know what more I can do for you Anon. I've laid out my views more clearly for you and I've spotted exactly where you misunderstood me. If you want to be mad, do so, but it's no business of mine.
>>2727564I would argue an instinctual animal is incapable of being innocent inso far as it is completely incapable of the complex thoughts which manifest in consciously making a decision which violates a moral imperative. Or rather, how can you be innocent if you don't have the capacity for evil. An animal motivated by instinct is opersting on a hardwired impulse taught to it by the brutality and perfection of the natural world. I suppose they are innocent to the extent that they have no capability to commit evil. It's simple mind is not clouded by by complex notions other than basic urges desires and instincts. Humans on the other hand are truly sentient, have complex motivations, emotional responses, self reflection, and are imbued with an understanding of moral imperatives. I believe this associative self reflection is what creationists refer to when they say people are made in the "image of god." It is a godlike quality like a tiny little drop of "Godness" and is referr3d to wheb the creator is called the "I Am." Some might rather envision it as the black obelisk coming down on 2001 space odyssey. This associative ability for complex thought and self reflection is what makes us capable of evil. Although next to humans, I think dogs are the closest animal to us as far as this "associative" conceptualization- like they have a very very primitive form of it. If we have a drop of "Godness" then we are to God as dogs are to us in this way.. even though I'd say the gulf between us and some creator would be far greater than between us and dogs.
>>2727572>I suppose they are innocent to the extent that they have no capability to commit evil.That's what my thoughts on this are. People are considered innocent until proven guilty. Animals cannot be anything but innocent, since animals fundamentally cannot be guilty (of a crime or a sin for that matter). They have no concept of evil (or good for that matter), so how could they be acting in a way that is not innocent - however animalistic, basal and impulsive that behavior may be? Acting true to their nature is a boon only animals have - or burden depending on how you look at it.
>>2727570I suppose you're right, although I've gotta say that omitting the "you're good" bit from the quote looked like you were trying to twist what you had said. But it appears I misunderstood you. And sorry that I was a bit antagonistic. Have a good night.
>>2727579It's alright man, no worries. Just turns out we were on the same page after all. Have a good one!
What’s it going to take to stop this man?
>>2713616>I always appreciated the fact he’s not a gear whore and is often using a pretty simple kit.I think the vid where he made a real life blanket fort was one of my favourites he's ever done.
>>2726139slenderman is going to come and kill you unless you get all the pages dude
>>2726476i find it fun and endearing
>>2727302stealth camping is about preparing for the apocalypse, he needs to man the fuck up and get scary, build booby traps wires with shot gun blanks, throw firecrackers, make ghost sounds, paint his face like a native warrior, ghillie suit and canada legal crossbow...reclaim the canadian wilderness and make his ancestors proud
>>2727361stealth camping is about drinking a beer in the woods behind home depot
