hi there. i recently moved to VA around the area of Stumpy lake and was wondering if there might be any decent locations you could recommend for (legal) innawoods camping and or survival practice.

please note, that the wooded areas around stumpy lake are all but inaccessible due to canals made to attempt to block off the woods from the nearby suburbs.

thanks in advance for any help.

I've just spent another day behind the computer because I don't know what to do outside.

Well I figured this is the best place to ask this.. is going desert hiking/camping a good, fun, kinda safe idea?
Me and a few of my friends are thinking about trying it down here in El Paso.
If so, any tips?

So /out/ I'm looking at volunteering with the forest service. I want to be a rancher/packer in the future in so I am looking at opportunities along those lines. This will hopefully last a few months, and maybe more.

Do any of you have experience volunteering or working with the forest service or similar agencies?

Do any of you have experience/work as packers, guides, ranching, or similar work?

Any comments, suggestions, or questions are welcome.

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Ladies and gents of /out/, I'm looking to eventually learn how to survive in the bush using only my surroundings, including skills such as snaring, finding or building shelter, crafting bows for hunting and fire, and generally surviving in a hostile wilderness. The only problem is that I don't want to be an army commando, which is about the only place I know of that they teach those skills anymore. Any help?

Anyone have experience with short-to-longterm camping? I sit in my apartment and feel like I'm missing something. I have this overwhelming urge to put all of my stuff into a storage unit, load up my station wagon with the essentials, and do some camping for at least a few months. I'm not talking about going off into the wilderness and risking death and famine -- just semi-rural/forested living for a bit. I work for a gym so I have daily access to a shower and everything, so I'm failing to see the downside... other than the bewildered looks I get from my friends when I mention it.

I know it's weird, but this if fochan and we're all nuts here. Nutty as squirrel turds.

Hi, /out/!

I'm searching for a good Christmas present for my dad. He owns a lot of land and spends probably 4 out of 5 of his waking hours outside. He goes camping, hunting, fishing, ect. literally all of the time, if he isn't out doing something he's planning something.

So here's my question to you:

What do I get someone like this who already has everything? I'm looking for something unique, useful, and realistically not too expensive.

Rate my 9 speed!

Its sorta street bike right now, but I wanna get some bigger tires and take it /out/. What do you think? Any suggestions?
>also general bike thread