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Help me find shoes /out/!

Anonymous Tue 21 Oct 2025 14:56:46 No.2845969 View View Reply Original Report

So I have been looking for hiking boots that double as everyday leather boots too. Been looking at the jim green collection. And I am torn between a razorback, a normal AR8 and a tyre wedge AR8.
> The normal AR8 are nice, with a good sole, but they are a bit chunky
> The tyre wedge AR8 are lighter, but I am unsure if the sole is good for hiking
> The razorback is probably the best one for hiking, but it looks perhaps too "outdorsy"

Ignore prices btw

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Anonymous Thu 20 Nov 2025 20:31:07 No.2850303 Report

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>>2845969
trailrunners fo hiking outside of winter
winter boots for hiking during winter
fashionable leather boots for being fashionable
rough-er leather boots for light hiking and lots of walking

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Anonymous Fri 21 Nov 2025 16:05:09 No.2850412 Report

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>>2846284
>a heel will obliterate your feet
are yours made outta glass or something?

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Anonymous Fri 21 Nov 2025 16:45:10 No.2850419 Report

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>>2850412
a tall heel will send a shockwave up your knee and back causing long term issues. I've been in wildland fire for over a decade and talk to people in need of major surgery before their 30s.
More of them switch to polyurethane (foam) boots then the traditional welted that I see no reason to recommend welted boots unless you can minimize the heel. You don't even need the heel in a lot of cases because the extra height in them isn't more rubber but just an empty space to cut down on weight. Even if you want a bit of a lift, get something like Jim Green and throw in an insole to fill it out so you have more shock absorption then hitting hard material.
picrel is a picture of a vibram montagna inside to demonstrate that you're not getting extra durability out of a big heeled outsole.
As I said earlier just go with one of Jim Greens Anatomx if you wanted a welted boot as you will get both an anatomical boot and one without unnecessary heel or weight.
With that being said i'd still go with a cup sole or something else like the Vibram Magna Esc since I get much better natural movement out of those then welted boots.

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Anonymous Sat 22 Nov 2025 12:56:11 No.2850515 Report

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Pretty useful thread ngl

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 07:31:43 No.2850753 Report

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>>2846365
Just go for Alfa or Crispi, both have good modern soles.
And they are available everywhere, so you can try before you buy.
Alfas didn't fit my feet, but my Crispis have been amazing.
Used them for some very long days hunting, and no issues so far, and they are pretty light for how much support and coverage they offer.

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/wcg/ wool clothing general

Anonymous Fri 10 Oct 2025 02:42:53 No.2844162 View View Reply Last 50 Original Report

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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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Anonymous Fri 21 Nov 2025 02:01:44 No.2850352 Report

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>>2850259
Anon there is Big Bill, Johnson Woolen Mills, and surplus.

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Anonymous Fri 21 Nov 2025 11:00:42 No.2850379 Report

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>>2844963
The best hiking socks money can buy, but cold compared to real wool socks.

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Anonymous Fri 21 Nov 2025 11:04:23 No.2850380 Report

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>>2849631
Cold conditions are dry, if it's not dry, then it's mild.

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Anonymous Fri 21 Nov 2025 15:34:27 No.2850405 Report

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>>2850379
I loaded up on some slightly oversized surplus extreme cold weather Darn Tough socks. They are pretty warm, and perfect as a second layer sock.

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 07:26:25 No.2850751 Report

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>>2850405
Yeah, they are quite amazing, I use mine right now, but it's only -16 degrees today, had -23 yesterday, and will probably see -30 before christmas.
For those colder days, thick heavy wool socks is the only correct choice.

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SKI TOURING

Anonymous Thu 16 Oct 2025 00:52:23 No.2845062 View View Reply Original Report

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Best way to /out/ in winter is ski touring.
Prove me Wrong
>most efficient form of mountain transport
>Fun as fuck on the downhill
>Cost of touring setup and avy gear keeps the poors out
>High fitness and skill requirements keep the /in/lets out
>Faster, easier and more fun that snowshoes on the way up
>Powder skiing on the way down
>No trails needed to get up the mountain, meters of snow cover all bush and vegation so you can pick whatever path you want
>no rock fall
>snowpacks are incredibly complex and interesting to learn about
>spatial distribution of snowpack variability in mountains makes for constant intellectual game of knowing where risky/bad snow is and avoiding those areas
>like hiking, but with way more thinking, and more independance
>great workout
>powder skiing

Why the fuck don't you ski tour anon? Don't tell me you're a flatlander...

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Anonymous Fri 31 Oct 2025 01:32:30 No.2847247 Report

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>>2846700
>admittedly, looks fun as fuck in steep and deep powder, but boarding is objectively a slower less efficient form of travel. I don't envy slowboarders whenever I see them flopping all over the place splitskiing the flats or spilling on icy skintrack without edges.

As a splitboarder I can confirm it's fun as fuck in steep and deep. But you're right it's much more inconvenient than skiis; transitioning the board and bindings takes me ten minutes and is kind of annoying in deep power. Then I watch ski tourers rip their skins off without taking off their skiis. All newer splits have edges on the inside and most bindings can fit crampons if it's icy so if they're flailing around they just suck.

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Anonymous Fri 31 Oct 2025 03:31:23 No.2847253 Report

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I've only ever resort skiied
this is probably a stupid question but how do you know there isn't a rock under a soft patch of snow that's gonna totally fuck your shit up

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Anonymous Tue 18 Nov 2025 15:23:58 No.2849937 Report

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>>2847253
you don't

it does

you walk back to the car from there

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Anonymous Sat 22 Nov 2025 15:54:53 No.2850531 Report

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>>2846560
if you're still lurking anon, look into classic telemark stuff... originally the gear was almost indistinguishable from what you're describing. You can find somewhat heavier, more rigid 3-pin bindings, and while it's not heel "locking" per se they will also accept removable cables which tighten your boot down into the ski even more. I don't know where you like to go but it sounds similar to me, I use 3-pin and have regular nordic boots as well as some asolo tele boots I got off ebay for ~$50. The rigidity of the tele boots alone had me going down logging roads I was crashing on before, and adding more of a "tele turn" and some pole planting got me carving which on edgeless xc skis makes me feel like a boss (I can do some regular alpine already)

I can't actually rec picrel book since I just ordered it but maybe check it out.

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 06:09:46 No.2850747 Report

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>>2845067
This looks like the Wapta icefield. Have you done the traverse? Every report I've read people use the huts but you seem to be using a tent. Do you need some kind of permit to do this? I want to do the traverse but would rather use a tent than huts.

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Winter swimming

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2025 22:46:25 No.2849494 View View Reply Original Report

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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.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 16:52:23 No.2850641 Report

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>>2850620
leave it to 4chan to have some pseudo-intellectual douchebag come out of the woodwork and school us with his massive wealth of medical knowledge. enlighten us oh wise one in your deep understanding of cold mitigation strategies

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 20:29:35 No.2850673 Report

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>>2850641
It's like saying that XYZ will strengthen your eyesight or your sense of hearing. It's just not a thing. What can happen is that your immune system gets impaired due to various factors like stress, sleep problems, vitamin deficiency, etc. When that happens, you can get it back to normal by addressing the underlying issues, but you cannot strengthen it (nor would you want to).

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 02:41:21 No.2850729 Report

Quoted By: >>2850730 >>2850739

I'm too scared to do a cold plunge, much less a winter swim. I'm convinced I'd go into shock and drown.

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 02:45:24 No.2850730 Report

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>>2850729
I seent it enough times to not ever attempt it
Seent it once and that was enough

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 04:22:07 No.2850739 Report

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>>2850729
its a normal human response to gasp involuntarily when dunked into cold water lilke that hence why people drown instantly. honestly the repeated exposure has make it to where i dont even flinch when i dunk myself, its pretty cool

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The perfect folding knife

Anonymous Thu 28 Aug 2025 18:34:34 No.2837828 View View Reply Last 50 Original Report

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 11:59:36 No.2850615 Report

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>>2850580
You get 1 knife with most of those sets, and then you can buy another one if necessary. Maybe get a serrated one and a normal one, to justify carrying 2? I got 2 titanium spoon-forks on chinese ebay for a few bucks each and they are lighter than plastic so whatever.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 22:04:57 No.2850696 Report

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I'm from the valley they're made in, they have a whole museum there (though it's pretty small). The creator used to smith tools for his alpine village and would also make knives for his friends, eventually he decided to make a folding knife that would be cheap to produce and easy to carry in the mountains.
Nowadays it a cultural phenomena here, everyone I know carries one at all time.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 22:23:53 No.2850701 Report

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>>2850696
>Nowadays it a cultural phenomena here, everyone I know carries one at all time.
That's pretty cool. What's the popular size? I would guess #8.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 22:31:35 No.2850702 Report

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>>2850701
Got it right, everyone uses the n°8. Usually it'll even be the first knife you gift to your kid, I still have mine and use it. I have a special one for mushroom foraging too.

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 03:34:45 No.2850736 Report

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>>2837828
Thats not a buck 110

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Anonymous Sat 28 Jun 2025 18:06:10 No.2826640 View View Reply Last 50 Original Report

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How do we solve the tourist issues in western national parks?

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Anonymous Sun 02 Nov 2025 19:14:14 No.2847576 Report

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>>2826654
Not him but i'm a western park ranger and live in one (not the interpretive kind).
>>2826640
Tourists will always be retarded. I could rant for hours about the dumb shit I deal with. Even yesterday was fucking shitty with some retarded hippie I had to remove.

Short answer is that there is no fixing it. Humans will always be idiots.
Education would work if anyone cared or paid attention. I think instilling respect would also help. In the 70's the anti-pollution campaigns in the USA actually did a lot of work and I wish we'd bring it back. Right now one of the big campaigns is "be bear aware."
Making a park less accessible helps. I wish people knew the difference between a national park and national forest/wildland. If you want freedom, to harvest, hunt, or fuck around, go to a national forest. If you want to just hike and enjoy nature, maybe camp, go to a park.
God I fucking hate so many people. Littering, poaching, dogs off leash in wildlife areas, not following rules on signs, trying to build a little shelter in the woods because you think I won't come down and tear it up and you wanna larp as ted, etc.
I really hate people who come strapped for bear and refuse to realize that bear spray works better. Especially if they try and bait a bear to attack them so they can think they acted in self defense when they put themselves in danger. Like fuck. Some of those retards will provoke a bear like a white guy sitting outside a hood gas station and shouting nigger then act surprised when shit goes south.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Nov 2025 20:12:04 No.2847586 Report

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>>2847576
>Making a park less accessible helps. I wish people knew the difference between a national park and national forest/wildland. If you want freedom, to harvest, hunt, or fuck around, go to a national forest. If you want to just hike and enjoy nature, maybe camp, go to a park.

This is why I like the DYOR mentality of National Forest, the lack of infrastructure and advertising campaigns keeps enough people out until it inevitably ends up on social media.

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Anonymous Mon 03 Nov 2025 02:49:29 No.2847616 Report

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>>2840152
I like this quote but if he hadn't killed himself someone else would have if they were stuck in a car with him for more than 3 hours.

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Anonymous Fri 21 Nov 2025 16:55:52 No.2850424 Report

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>>2847586
no

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 02:40:12 No.2850728 Report

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>>2847123
>One jurisdiction just banned tourism entirely on environmental grounds
Based

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What's the coolest peak in the world?

Anonymous Sat 22 Nov 2025 23:53:07 No.2850575 View View Reply Original Report

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8 thousanders excluded. I'm neither crazy enough nor rich enough

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 20:13:01 No.2850671 Report

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>>2850575
Coolest? Any Matterhorn. Besides Matterhorns? StratoVolcanoes.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 20:16:13 No.2850672 Report

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>>2850575
Vulkan Krenitsyna, even the view from the crater rim is good

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 21:42:10 No.2850692 Report

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>>2850652
>another pile of snow
WOW
O
W

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 01:46:31 No.2850714 Report

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>>2850672
incredibly based

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Anonymous Mon 24 Nov 2025 02:10:17 No.2850721 Report

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>>2850652
no, mountaineering filters nu-/out/ pretty hard

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Anonymous Sat 01 Nov 2025 08:23:19 No.2847374 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2848959 >>2850708

Does jogging on rural dirt roads count as /out/?

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Anonymous Wed 12 Nov 2025 21:25:40 No.2848877 Report

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>>2848855
There are fossil and artifact threads occasionally. There just isnt that much posters or interest in general on this board

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Anonymous Thu 13 Nov 2025 04:21:05 No.2848959 Report

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>>2847374
If you're on the east coast yeah

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Anonymous Fri 14 Nov 2025 21:14:43 No.2849290 Report

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https://polls.io/sktus/vote

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 23:05:43 No.2850706 Report

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>>2848164
having sex in the woods on acid is /out/

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 23:29:20 No.2850708 Report

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>>2847374
Depends on whether it involves batoning or not.

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What's the deal with Savotta?

Anonymous Tue 14 Oct 2025 07:48:41 No.2844793 View View Reply Last 50 Original Report

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Anyone from /out/ tell me if the Kantamus 60L is worth it? Looking for an endgame backpack that will survive the apocalypse.

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Anonymous Thu 20 Nov 2025 22:50:13 No.2850321 Report

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>>2850254
black is way more "hardcore" larp then getting it in green. They do seem like a good choice for a short distance bag for rucking tools equipment etc. Trail building on route to hunting camp etc. For any sort of distance they are just overbuilt by a margin of a million 300d is overkill.

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Anonymous Thu 20 Nov 2025 22:52:48 No.2850322 Report

Quoted By: >>2850635

i buy my savottas in m05

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 14:40:38 No.2850629 Report

Quoted By: >>2850704

I have one, its a very versatile daypack and robust. However for hiking, I would recommend a specialized hiking backpack as the shoulder straps and hip belt on the Savotta stuff is fairly thin to allow shooter mobility (being a military backpack and all) and in turn is not as comfortable as a regular hiking pack, for bushcraft it's great because you can tie anything to it and the fabric is really thick so no embers can really fuck it up.

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 16:10:09 No.2850635 Report

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>>2850322
cringe larper

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 22:39:28 No.2850704 Report

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>>2850629
it does a lot of things that are pretty nice, however, as you say, there are also backpacks that are actually more specialised for hiking that do have some nice features and are only half as expensive as savotta. a lot of them are adjustable to your back, making them more comfortable, and dont weigh nearly as much.

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Gold Panning

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2025 14:29:43 No.2833665 View View Reply Last 50 Original Report

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Anyone into prospecting/panning/using similar tools to get shiny things while you're /out/? I recently bought a kit and tried it out yesterday, seems like a fun hobby. With the currency at all time lows it might even be lucrative.
Might head up into the White Mountains this weekend and try my luck.

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Anonymous Sun 09 Nov 2025 10:04:02 No.2848258 Report

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>>2847967
Give it a try for sure, but you won't be the only one out there, there's ferals camped out in the bush flogging all the well known spots flat out since the price skyrocketed.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Nov 2025 23:45:45 No.2849860 Report

Quoted By: >>2850699

Heading out to the claim Saturday. Wish me luck!

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Anonymous Thu 20 Nov 2025 07:31:18 No.2850192 Report

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>>2847959
If you do look for cracks that bisect the creek, quartz veins or other similar bedrock structures can stop gold from traveling. look for clays that are sticky and homogeneous sitting on or close to bedrock as well, you may find they hold lots of course gold.

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Anonymous Thu 20 Nov 2025 22:01:05 No.2850317 Report

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>>2833665

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Anonymous Sun 23 Nov 2025 22:20:26 No.2850699 Report

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>>2849860
Only stayed out for about an hour, most of that time was spent looking for a spot that might have gold. Ended up pulling apart some chunks of decaying bedrock and panning it. Found 4 specks in 4 pans. Which is much better than the two specks in two buckets I found up on another creek. I don't expect I'll ever get rich from the gold I find. But it is still much nicer to actually find any gold than not :)

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