The snowy world you grew up in no longer exists.

There are those out there who made billions depriving you of snowy winters.

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

not a good time

Thoroughly clean all of your gear once you get home. Never leave it dirty. It is a slow and relaxing process almost meditative. Do not leave your gear dirty as a performance to other men. Maintain your kit.

as a semi-shut-in i spend a lot of my time going to random cool/pretty places on google earth and yearning for exploration

Weather is starting to get cold and I wanted to get you guys opinion so I figured I'd get the wool general going
What's an acceptable blend in your guys experience for /out/ings? I'm looking at getting one of those L.L. Bean birdseye sweaters and it's 80 wool 20 Rayon. Will the rayon be detrimental at all? Anyone have experience?

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This is a thread for enjoying a pipe while doing outdoor activities. If you ask why this belongs on /out/, you've never spent
an evening by the campfire with a pipe silently enjoying the nature around you, and you're missing out.

>how to get started
Purchase a corn cob pipe (or a cheap briar pipe) and a pouch of Half and Half or Captain Black tobacco from a smoke shop
or online. You will need a lighter or match, and something to tamp it with--a large nail works well if you don't have a pipe tool.
Fill the pipe with tobacco, pack it down halfway, top it off, pack it down to 3/4, top it off again, pack gently and enjoy. Smoke
slower than you think you need to, the tobacco tastes best when it is burning cool. Tamp and re-light as needed. If you still
have trouble, try different methods on YouTube until you find one that works for you.
>smoking a pipe will give you cancer
Originally the Surgeon General found that pipe and cigar smokers, following a careful study of the statistics (at a time when
most adults smoked, so they had a good sample size), had insignificant death rate increases. Nowadays, tobacco is being
legislated against while hard drugs are being legalized. Put two and two together. Tobacco is just another good thing under attack by the government.

>muh weed
Not the time or place. Start your own thread.

All tobacco users welcome.

Best packable puffers?

I'm going to Aconcagua in a few days. Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas, and the highest mountain outside of the Himalayas. It's not technical by any means but it's a challenge due to its altitude or 6,967m (22,858.1 ft) and it can get really cold: https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Aconcagua/forecasts/latest -30/-40c

Expedition starts on Feb 1st.

I'm going "solo", unguided, with logistical support (a few meals on Camp 0-1, a mule to carry some gear to basecamp, etc.), I have experience, and there's a lot of people on that mountain in case something happens (HACE/HAPE being my main concern really) so I won't be solo for real but I'll be minding my own business for the most part, I'll keep park rangers informed of what I'm doing, etc.

For extra safety I'm bringing an InReach (for routes, messaging/SOS stuff), and a VHF Radio (to talk to park rangers in case some shit happens during certain portions of the ascent), but the most challenging part will definitely be the summit push,which can last a long time and get really cold/disorienting due to the altitude.

I'm all loaded up on audiobooks, books, and I'll be porting my own gear up and down the mountain most of the time anyway so I'll acclimatize pretty well, plus I don't have a guide constantly telling me I'm not fast or that we're running out of time, etc. which generally tends to bring an extra level of complexity if you're not acclimatizing well and you're being pushed to higher camps.

picrel is the south face, I took that pic a few years ago I went with a friend and couldn't summit (felt like shit, had gear issues).

What challenges do you have in mind for this year?

From what I gather, most of these are boomer-occupied. That's fine if those are the best ones but I can't help but feeling their insight is a bit dated. I just want to know where the interesting stuff is from people that actually homestead/prep/do survivalism which is more strictly oriented toward these lifestyles

Any of you guys know where I can get a modern crye-style combat shirt in Erbsenmuster? Or Eichenlaubmuster.
As a lesser consolation a modern jacket or parka would also be acceptable.