Do mosquito bed nets like the ones given out by organizations like against malaria foundation help people sleep better or make them more comfortable? Or is the only benefit that they help save lives by making people less likely to get malaria?
>The long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) provided by the Against Malaria Foundation are high-tech protective shields made from durable polyethylene or polyester fibers specifically engineered to survive harsh tropical environments for three to four years. These nets are far more than a physical barrier; the fabric is either impregnated or coated with WHO-prequalified insecticides, such as pyrethroids, which kill or repel malaria-carrying *Anopheles* mosquitoes on contact. This insecticide is designed to be wash-resistant, remaining effective for up to twenty manual washes, while the specific mesh size is precisely calibrated to balance cooling airflow with impenetrable protection against even the smallest insects. >Because these nets are family-sized, each one typically protects two individuals often a mother and child and by killing mosquitoes throughout the night, they create a "community effect" that reduces the overall mosquito density in the area, providing an extra layer of safety for the entire village even during the day.
How important do you think a survival knife is? Do you think it is a rather not needed item thats need can be superseded by a usual every day knife? It is easier to just snap logs for a fire than to hack them with a survival knife. This is of course not including raw survival where you are needing bushcraft and hunting skills to actually survive. Just general non normie tier camp holiday woodland camping.
Im an adult who myself has never been able to afford much in terms of camping gear, but my mom has quite a lot of money and I think she wants to buy me something nice. Does anyone have recommendations for gear, (cold weather gear in particular)? Pad, sleep system, tent, bag, etc; I dont know if Ill get a chance like this again and am trying to make it count.
Any TN anons out there? Know any good /out/ spots in the great volunteer state? Personally I am looking for some spots in Eastern TN in the Nooga area, want to go on a day hike, camp overnight and do some plinking. Was thinking of the pocket wilderness in Dayton, but idk their rules on guns and camping overnight.
Anyone else been having fun getting out in the mountains?
Do you swim in winter? the ocean doesnt freeze here but gets down to around 7 degrees in january/february at its lowest. today it was 9 and pretty comfy. i go multiple times a week and it has really helped me build up my cold tolerance for all /out/ activities. not to mention strengthening my immune system and easing arthritic and tendonitic pains.
heres mine time was about 3 weeks ago was fishing at the river behind my house and had a decent fishing day except for one moment was drinking with my rican friend who brought some ribs and casting for catfish i had like about 85 yards out and felt a rumble so im like ill wait for a hit on the hook and then run back and shit well about 10 minutes goes by and its grtting worse like channeling energy to my sphincter i say fuck that im gonna lose it and start reeeling in my line now im struggling to hold this flow in reeling in on a 12 foot pole on 40 lb test with a 4oz weight(nriver has some deep black mud), i knew it was gonna be a bad one god knows 8 seconds into the retreival im probably 40 feet from shore i get a MASSIVE strike and then it happened the force of the fish hitting my hook plus my stance, it must have looked absurb. mind you now, i am wearing swimtrunks (no net) and all this happens in less than a second i instinctely threw back my rod for the hook land, and in the same action release my bowels an ABSOLUTE TORRENT of liquid shit blasts out of me now my brain flashes FISH OR SHIT >the brown tide has now crossed my shorts cutoff and is dripping down both my legs i chance a look down and my god its heinous at the same time my friend just realized what has happened hes now yelling at me DUDE YOU SHIT YOURSELF! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU i start charging at the reel, fish still on, 25 feet to go, ill wipe when i land it bitch breaks off at the shore line
> be me > Practice charting time. > take a lot of time taking measurements around my basement. > Take measurements back to charting table. > Absolutely fucked. > Repeat measurements repeat charting. > Still fucked. > Drop pen in frustration > North changes. > That was several hours of my life.
