I have the Rockfront rain hoody and Outdoor Research Helium pants. Both weigh in at 320g & I'm not even an ultralight guy. I prefer packable over lightweight. I'm happy to carry small but heavy things if they make my time /out/ more enjoyable.
I stopped using goretex because it doesn't breathe well in the wet anyway. My last Goretex was the OR Foray II and I got the Rockfront because it has the same side poncho zips which means it ventilates exceptionally well but weighs less than half the weight of the Foray and packs down well enough to fit in my pocket. I tried ponchos too but they're just too much to deal with in the wind.
I'll keep using my Foray jacket on windier days when a more substantial and structured jacket might be preferable but I can't see myself buying a membrane jacket again.
I also use a packable stormproof umbrella in the spring and summer when there's much less wind and the rain tends to come down more horizontal.
Lets say I work 4 days a week and I have a wife and kid at home to garden while I'm at work. How has the icremental approach worked for you homestead anons and how long has it taken for you make a well establish homestead with cows and shit?
Does anybody know if there's anything on the BC, Alberta, NWT border? It looks like it's just an empty spot in the wilderness but I'm hoping someone might have a better idea, or knows if anyone's been there before
Hello anons, Floridian /g/ tourist here. I want to wander around the Appalachian Mountains for a few days, in the snow. I am fucking tired of the heat. I am fucking tired of people. I literally just want to wander around in freezing cold snow, alone, for a week or so, living off the land. Preferably I would like to avoid people as much as possible. I want to learn land navigation. I also want to bring a gun, shoot an animal, and eat it. My questions are: >how feasible is this for someone who has never been on a REAL /out/ trip aside from camping with his dad as a kid and hiking preapproved trails? >what skills do I need to learn, regulations do i need to read, and equipment i need to bring to ensure that I don't suffer death, grievous bodily harm, and/or arrest during this trip? >where should I go? my only stipulation is that there is snow present. I want to do this november or december.
Hey /out/. I dont know if this is the right board for this, but its the closest i think.
So I recently inherited my family's old cabin, which is on an island, surrounded by a forest and a lake. I've been to said island a million times throughout my life, but never alone. As a kid, i was always told horror stories about the woods by my older bro and our cousins, and somehow they stuck to adulthood.
Now, im going to have to face my anxiety about the forest since the cabin needs some work before its livable, and also because i want to spend time there alone as well. Any good tips, aside from bringing a gun, because Europe.
>permanently reduces your lifespan by a few months, because of extreme fear & strees >haha, it‘s just a prank, relax dude Pranking urban explorers in abandoned locations like that should result in the death penalty.
Anyone else like going out into parks and wild area and killing invasive species? I’m in Washington State and we have a huge problem with English laurel, English Holley, English Ivy, and Himalayan Blackberry. I love hiking off trail to topple over a 25 foot English laurel with my saw. I follow up with planting native trees and shrubs. Anyone else do this? Show photos of progress or invasive removal toolkit.
theres a field near me and this one horse keeps chasing me - i won't even do anything to it and it charges at me. how do i kill it (in a nogunz country)?
