Going to upsidownland this March for a month. Gonna be mostly in Victoria, what should I do? What's the best hiking /out/? I don't know how to surf.

Thoughts on this brand? I'm getting the Recon model as a jack-of-all-trades outdoor knife (I'm forcing a patina on it).

https://roganusa.com/

friendly reminder that the vast majority of canada is nothing but utter and total isolation in every direction for at least a hundred miles, and it looks fucking beautiful too.

Casual hammock camper here.
So I have been hanging my hammock using this kind of a knot I figured myself out at some point (anybody knows what it actually is formally called?) without any issues, it can be easily undone by pulling on the free end yet it never tightens under a heavy load. Tree trunk goes in the big loop.
But recently I had an outdoor try hard nerd friend of mine say it's a very unsafe knot. Can somebody confirm this? I don't see the problem.

Just bought a few pairs of ripstop, fleece lined pants from Carhartt and tractor supply. For winter farm chores. Any suggestions for non toxic waterproofing?

I just got banned from every hiking club at my university, I don't know what to do and where to meet people because nearly everyone interested in this hobby is in these clubs. I guess I am just kind of an antisocial loser and people slowly realize this the better they get to know me. I just want to make friends hiking and now I am literally banned from doing that.

Do you bring the 11th Essential with you on your outings?

Hey /out/ists just thought I'd share this vid I made of my 2 month canoe trip down the Murray River in Australia. It was fucking awesome and I know a few of you are into kayaking and canoeing. Something a bit different from another gear thread. If anyone wants to do something similar i'd be happy to give any advice that I can.

https://youtu.be/vyAMyzPl9q4

What is the best park in all of Florida? Pic related is the major trailhead loop for Serenova Tract in Hudson, Florida

If someone with enough experience in a relevant field saw the lines on a small piece of wood (like this cocobolo pen blank), could they determine roughly how old the tree it came from was at the time of removal? Like, from details like the curvature of the lines and the space between them? Or is that pretty much impossible?

I'm not trying to make a point, it's late and I'm just curious.