I bought the wrong sleeping pad. It's 12cm thick, as soft as virgin snow, and I wake up as stiff as a board every time I use it. Being a back sleeper I went for maximum "comfort" at the expense of enough firmness to keep my back/legs feeling healthy, and now I want a firmer surface more like a mattress if possible.
Which pad do I need? I don't want to feel the natural curve of my spine aching against the hard floor like I would with a very thin one, but the pad I bought leaves me feeling uncoordinated and tired out because my muscles don't relax overnight due to the softness.
General thread for freediving and/or spearfishing, since I don't see one mentioning either.
My personal questions: I've been thinking about taking a certification course so I can learn to do these things correctly and safely. I'm probably happy just doing the diving, but spearfishing seems like an easy and practical extension. I only casually skindive and rod-and-reel fish at the moment. Does anyone have experience taking such a course? I know I'll need my own gear early on, but each instructor I can find seems to have their own equipment shops, so I imagine they wouldn't be impartial about the quality of other gear on the market. I live on the Pacific coast of the US, so I see that a 7 mm open cell wetsuit is strongly recommended. What good/bad features should I look out for on wetsuits and other equipment? For non-competitive diving, carbon fiber fins are almost certainly not worth the price, right?
I find it annoying that basically all young people I know or have met are such faggots that will never leave urbanization and even convincing them to go for a chill day hike is extremely difficult, then they will bitch about muh rain muh heat muh elevation gain like nigger put a poncho on and keep walking. now for an overnighter or more that's basically impossible, I've only managed to bring one person over 1 1/2 years, also note that gear isnt a problem as I will lend them everything
>34 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,
>2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
>3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
>4 And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
>5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord.
>6 And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
I'm 22, completely anonymous autistic loner, sick of working for nothing. Im taking a break from life and pitching a tent. I live in Philadelphia. Ive got a bike, a rack/bags on the back of it which i can throw a tent and some clothes into, and $20,000 in savings, so grocery stores, laundromat, supplies, gym showers etc. are taken care of for a long long time. I'm happy living minimally, all I need is a nice spot to sit and read. First of all Im going to head west out of the city. I know a couple of nice spots in and around the suburbs, then from there there is no set route, I simply feel like traveling for a few months, visiting parks, trails, landmarks etc. I can travel via bike 50-100 miles each day. Any /out/ points of interest I should hit up in Pennsylvania or surrounding states? Activities I should try? Any advice to offer?
So I'm making an emergency "go" type box for the trunk of my SUV. I found this on Amazon for a good deal. Can anyone recommend what all I need in it? I'm on a budget. Let's say 80 dollars. But I'm building it little by little. I have some stuff already in my car but it's not very organized.
