Give me some inspiration for /out/ism in Australia. Are the national parks around Sydney worthwhile? Blue Mountains and that? Or should I go further afield. I want to spend a week or so camping. Wouldn't be opposed to a long-distance bushwalk. Or even a canoe trail.
Just today I discovered an exposed entrance to a former clay mine. I want to go back with flashlights and I guess chalk to point where i came from since i was able to find a map of the mine and its confusing af. What else do I need? Its horizontal, entrance is at the base of a mountain. I don't think there is anything vertical about it, just horizontal pathways
I have the Rockfront rain hoody and Outdoor Research Helium pants. Both weigh in at 320g & I'm not even an ultralight guy. I prefer packable over lightweight. I'm happy to carry small but heavy things if they make my time /out/ more enjoyable.
I stopped using goretex because it doesn't breathe well in the wet anyway. My last Goretex was the OR Foray II and I got the Rockfront because it has the same side poncho zips which means it ventilates exceptionally well but weighs less than half the weight of the Foray and packs down well enough to fit in my pocket. I tried ponchos too but they're just too much to deal with in the wind.
I'll keep using my Foray jacket on windier days when a more substantial and structured jacket might be preferable but I can't see myself buying a membrane jacket again.
I also use a packable stormproof umbrella in the spring and summer when there's much less wind and the rain tends to come down more horizontal.
Does anybody know if there's anything on the BC, Alberta, NWT border? It looks like it's just an empty spot in the wilderness but I'm hoping someone might have a better idea, or knows if anyone's been there before
Hey /out/. I dont know if this is the right board for this, but its the closest i think.
So I recently inherited my family's old cabin, which is on an island, surrounded by a forest and a lake. I've been to said island a million times throughout my life, but never alone. As a kid, i was always told horror stories about the woods by my older bro and our cousins, and somehow they stuck to adulthood.
Now, im going to have to face my anxiety about the forest since the cabin needs some work before its livable, and also because i want to spend time there alone as well. Any good tips, aside from bringing a gun, because Europe.
>permanently reduces your lifespan by a few months, because of extreme fear & strees >haha, it‘s just a prank, relax dude Pranking urban explorers in abandoned locations like that should result in the death penalty.
theres a field near me and this one horse keeps chasing me - i won't even do anything to it and it charges at me. how do i kill it (in a nogunz country)?
I want to go for a few day hiking trip, where I would make 10+km per day, the problem is every time I do more than 10km hiking I end up with blisters, so taking a longer trip would be a problem.
What the fuck am I doing wrong? I used to use military boots, they cant be fucking bad despite what anons say, soldiers walk in them an live. Not to mention back in the day people use much more primitive, heavy, leather boots and didn't complain.
I've been using Grom Protektor boots for years, they are decent, breathe well, light, I don't think its their problem. is it the socks? Should I invest in those marino wool socks? I heard mountain hikers use thick wool socks even in the summer, I honestly cant imagine doing that, won't it cook my feet?
One issue i have no matter what boots I wear, there's always some minimal friction, no matter how tight I tie the lases (I know they cant be too tight) I'm guessing that might be the reason I get blisters after a longer walk.
Should I just buy fucking Lowas? God fucking dammit.
