I love this time of year when all the nosepicker children go back to school and everyone fucks off back to their normie jobs and its just peace and quiet outside. i swam out into the bay this morning and floated there for a good hour today with not a soul as far as the eye could see. peace at last. amen

Anything really from how to tie knots to preserving food or hunting any tips ?

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/06/europe/american-journalist-found-norway-intl
Why are americans so bad at hiking?
>gets lost in a Norwegian national park
>breaks his knee
>stranded for 6 days on a glacier

>Back to the Frontier, a show where 3 families will leave the 21st century behind to live as 1800s pioneers
Which family are you rooting for? How would yours fare?
Also did anyone laugh at the black family getting a cabin with an entire wall missing kek

Bear spray or firearm?

I was looking into camping/hiking and touching grass again, I had an alice pack in the military a long time ago and that was alright, but is there high tec super light stuff out there now that carrys a lot? Id like a full frame pack that is as light as possible that could carry 50-70 lbs. What about actual waterproof? Or do you still need to wrap everything in garbage bags?

do anons have any fabric/fiber recommendations for clothing that protects against the sun and is not plastic?
i assume tighter weaves/knits are also better since there's less air between them, but i also don't want to die of heatstroke

Tent or Car?

Hi, guys.

This hasn't really got a thing to do with the outdoors. Actually the bugs in picrel are indoors. But I killed like 40+ of them in two hours late at night when I'm really sick and should be resting for my internship early tomorrow. And I hate the feeling of these bugs dropping from the ceiling and flying into my ear and I need to evaluate what kind of pest threat they are. What are they? Do any of you recognize them? How do I get rid of them?

>more info coming soon

What's even the point in hiking in groups? Jesus fucking christ.