2/2 is life really about giving up all ur possessions and connections to civilization and returning to being an animal? the rest of the world is going to space and theyre going to party with the aliens while ur getting all upset about 'the system'

obviously u should do it at some point in ur life. but its not a matter of morality as far as im concerned. friends and family is the highest truth in life, and whatever makes having those things the easiest is the right way forward. u dont have to totally sell ur soul in order to have those things.

i dont like the fact that all technology, our food, clothes, cars, appliances, are made with slavery. am i a bad person for using any of these things? is some indian dude, packed into a reeking call center cubicle, in the middle of jeetistan, a bad person for using a computer and phone, that was made with slavery? no.

obviously, u get to choose what kind of life u want. if u spend an hour playing video games, u r not spending an hour outside with the woodland critters. the choice is yours.

but it seems like 'living in the woods' just ends up falling back into the category of 'work.' ur not partying w friends, laughing, joking, drinking, smoking, eating delicious food, having a picnic in the park... ur ruggin' it out. and its just work at the end of the day. play is where its at. more play with friends and loved ones, less work, is freedom. the best things in life r free, friendship and love.

Whats the best way to scan for outdoor areas near you? Ive been looking for opportunities for hot tent camping and snow shoeing/small game hunting this winter. Ive been deer hunting but would like to push more into the outdoor camping side and am near the rochester ny area

Sup /out/,

Anyone have suggestions for good /out/ novels? Could be fiction or non-fiction, but I'm looking for good tales of expeditions or exploration in the American West/PNW preferably during the mid-19th through mid-20th century.

Extra points if it has to do with anything Fortean, like Bigfoot

Also general /out/-/lit/ thread

Old thread: >>2752854

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 Missouri Meerschaum Legend and a pouch of Half and Half or Captain Black tobacco, available at most smoke shops. 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
While any tobacco consumption comes with some risk, the cancer risks from occasional pipe use are pretty minimal. Educate yourself and make your own informed health decisions. Some info here https://aacrjournals.org/cancerpreventionresearch/article/10/12/704/46541/Association-between-Cigar-or-Pipe-Smoking-and

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

>I DON’T LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE REEEEEE
Then leave the thread. Pipes have been a part of outdoors culture for centuries. If you don’t like it, leave.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRWHHOAf39U

I watched this video and now I want to talk about it. Are oak tree forests really going to be fucked if we don't kill the other trees so oak saplings can have a fighting chance?

what fish you think would give the best sloppy?

I want to go hiking yet still have the ability to LARP without wearing ugly neon parkas that go for $400. I bought this picrel coat for $50. 100% wool.

The Cheese Tax! The Cheese Tax!
You got to pay the cheese tax every time you're cooking
When the cheese drawer opens this puppy comes looking
The rules are the rules and the facts are the facts
But when the cheese drawer opens, you gotta pay the tax

Surely you actually went outside for Christmas and didn't spend most of the entire day larping, right?