Asking for a friend

ITT guys who made it. Men who didn't die of exposure or hunger, men who survived

>b-b-but there's no fall colors out west
Is there a bigger east coastlet cope?

Didn't know if this was fit for /trv/ or here, anyways

Iraqi photographer - soon to be backpacking my ass all the way throughout Central Asia alone, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, will probably be camping in the wilderness a lot to get new pictures, the target is somehow getting to Tibet or the Sufi villages in the north of India at some point....

I need help with:
1. What kind of solar-powered battery pack do I buy? Something portable, I need it to power a small electric stove for boiling water, and a charger for a phone and DSLR, nothing more I think, let's try to stick under 500$? The fewer bucks I spend the better

2. I am thinking of buying a Samsung phone with a stylus for note-taking, it'd save me having to bring paper and run out of it, and I'll probably have a spare Chinese cheap stylus just in case I lose the original: what mirrorless bands do I look out for on the phone? What regional model should I buy so I don't get stranded like a dumbass when I try to phone somebody for help?

Are there any hardcore /out/tards who have spent time camping in the global south or East / Central Africa??

Any Rhodesian larpers or French military guys on here have any commentary or resources? It doesn't seem like there is a ton of information outside the stuff in the savannah but I'm not sure how applicable that is to the area I'm going.

I'll be in Jinja near the Nile. I have anti malaria medication.

I'm coming from the Midwest USA and obviously can't bring my guns, blades, or anything other basics like water purifying tablets and shit like a flint and steel / a lighter. I'll be there for 3 nights with no accomodations other than access to a park.

Other than don't get eaten by a crocodiles, anyone have any pointers?

You now remember geocaching

It's ski season. How do you protect your skis from theft if you leave them on the hill?

What are some relatively easy 2500-3500 m mountains in Europe?

Going out with friends, socializing, having fun, making memories, forging meaningful connections and getting ahead in life, while you are here shitposting about some hunting gear bullshit nobody cares about on a beautiful autumn's weekend. Any last words anon before you inevitably end it?

why does it seem like all you people want to go out and be “in le nature” but don’t give a single fuck about preserving ecosystems or native biodiversity? You feel entitled to go out and be in nature and treat it like your personal fucking playground, damaging the ecosystem and demanding roads and trails be paved through the wilderness so you can “heckin enjoy it”? And then go home and continue to fuel the 6th mass extinction with your destructive consumerist habits?
Anyway, I planted some Texas native wildflowers today to help the declining pollinator population in my area. What did you do?