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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.

What are the best folding camping saws in 2026?

did you know that the colorado river doesn't reach the ocean anymore, and hasn't consistently since the 60s
it all gets sucked up for irrigation and municipal water on arizona and mexico
there's just a dry delta in baja california where it once was
a similar fate has actually befallen a bunch of rivers in the southwest

Due to being a dwarf (5’8), my proximity to a major river known for having gold and spots to look for it, and the current gold prices I have decided to dwarfmax. Anyone here ever panned for gold? I’m not thinking of getting much to start for supplies just a mesh sifter a shovel and a pan. Anyone who pans for gold around here have any input for supplies or tricks?
>don’t quit your dayjob
I’m not

Looking to do some big bike rides in the Western US mid-March. Mostly off-road/unpaved. Driving from the East Coast and car camping.

What general areas do you guys recommend?

Right now looking at a Guadalupe mountains -> Lincoln NF, NM -> Santa Fe/Taos -> Southern CO somewhere?

Also possible:
Gila/Silver City, NM routed in
Southern Utah -> Vegas/Red Rocks -> Death Valley after Colorado

NOAA map shows much lighter snowpack at altitude than years past but I don't live out there. I saw plenty of snow in the Flagstaff area early Spring a few years ago so I make no assumptions.

Hello /out/ it's me again. Maybe it is time for another abandoned mine exploration thread. I have posted these for over a decade; this will be the last one. AMA. I'll answer what I can. I hope you enjoy.

Sup /out/, went camping (at a wilderness campsite) recently to try out some winter gear. Sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and the rewaterproofing on my tent held up really well.

One issue I had, was that while there were plenty of big logs available, there was no tinder or kindling and I had to use my swiss army knife to baton massive pieces of firewood to start a fire. This was fucking atrocious work and I realise I need a good fixed blade knife. Now I've got it in my head to get a big knife or a hatchet, picrel is available in a very decent 6 inch blade and this beauty of a 10 inch blade. As much as I know 6 inch is probably fine, my gorilla brain is telling me to get this big fucking thing, then I don't even need a hatchet and can carry the SKA for small tasks/multitool.

Convince me otherwise before I drop serious money on this thing.

Did you put in for a permit this year?

Thinking of driving up to Washington this late spring or summer. Would mostly be car camping with a few days of backpacking.
Should I hit Olympic or Cascades NP? I would like to go to Olympic for some beach camping but I would guess it’s more crowded, although Cascades is probably also pretty crowded right?

Talk to me PNW anons