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Beginners Must-Have Gear Help

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 22:10:24 No.2316122 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2316132 >>2316140 >>2316143 >>2316418

I'm a city boy but I've had some experience with trailing and fishing, and now I'm gonna move to a place with a lot of woods nearby so I wanted to make the most of it.

What are, in your opinion, must-have items for a beginner? For starters, I'm just looking to walk, maybe light up some campfires. Then, I want to camp, fish (hunting is not allowed in my cunt I'm afraid), and cook in the woods. Recommend me some good knives, backpacks, tents, etc.

Pic related is a photo I took the last time I was /out/.

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Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 22:29:39 No.2316132 Report

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>>2316122
You may want to consider booking a free 1 on 1 virtual appointment with a qualified REI consumer specialist.
https://www.rei.com/outfitting

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 22:54:37 No.2316140 Report

Quoted By: >>2316141 >>2316150

>>2316122
>Recommend me some good knives, backpacks, tents, etc.
First of all, don't be a lazy cunt. You can do this research yourself simply by googling terms as 'Good backpack for 3 day trip'.

Anyway, I think the best way to figure out what you need, is by making a couple of important categories and then fleshing out what is inside those categories to fulfill the tasks you need to do. For example:
>Fire kit
>Medical
>Shelter
>Utility/tools
>Transportation
>Navigation
etc

Regardless of your particular requirements, the following is always a good idea:
>Good shoes
Don't cheap out on these, you wont regret it.
>Decent bushcraft knife
See >>2295564
>First aid kit
Assemble your own and follow a first aid course.
>Survival tin
Just in case shit hits the fan. Also learn how to use what is inside of it
>Some sort of water purification
Standard survival rule is 'you can last 3 weeks without food, but only 3 days without water', but that's assuming sitting still and sheltered. So probably less so if shtf and you need to get out. A way to purify water is a good idea. ex. life straw or iodine (could be part of your first aid kit).
>Some sort of navigation for the area you are in
Best are of course navigation skills + compass + paper map, as it cannot run out of batteries in an emergency (when you really need it).
>Water
ALWAYS carry more water than you think you need. Its probably the most common rookie mistake in the outdoors, regardless of what you want to do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 22:56:34 No.2316141 Report

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>>2316140
For most other things, it depends on where you are, what you like, what you want to do, how 'hardcore' you want to go, how light you need your kit to be etc.
>Cooking kit
Depends whether you want to (and are allowed to) make your own fire or prefer to bring a stove.
There's many options from jet boil to alcohol stoves. Depends on your own philosophy/requirements/environment.

>Tent
This also really depends on philosophy, climate and what you like. Some people just use a tarp, others a hammock, bivie, 1 persont tent, 2 person tent, single walled vs double walled etc.
There is so much choice, and you really have to narrow it down according to your wishes.

Just google, ask around, watch youtube videos and think about your needs and how they fulfill the tasks and categories you set out.

As a side note, you don't need the expensive drippy gucci ultra light weight gear a lot of youtubers shill. Usually the regular stuff 10x less expensive will do just fine. If you have gone outdoors for a couple of times you might want to upgrade, but you can only know WHAT you want to upgrade and WHY when you have actually used your stuff. Don't waste money on things you might not even need to upgrade.

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Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 22:59:23 No.2316143 Report

Quoted By: >>2316150 >>2316156

>>2316122
Something for each category without being a retard (if it’s not going to rain, you don’t need rain gear; if it’s going to be rainy or cloudy you probably don’t need sunscreen; etc.).

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 23:03:00 No.2316145 Report

Quoted By: >>2316150 >>2317184

>Cunt
>Means to say country
GTFO zoomer faggot.

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Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 23:07:57 No.2316147 Report

Quoted By: >>2316150

>Water
>Food
>Shelter
>Fire
Acquire items to provide these 4 things, while mitigating following factors:
>Weight
>Price
>Quality
>Size
Start with Military Surplus gear. It´s cheap, and depending on what you get of good/acceptable quality. However it´s mostly heavy, so go be an UL fag somewhere else.
The high weight can be countered by keeping your camping situation as basic as possible.
Here´s a picture of my cat.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 23:10:53 No.2316150 Report

Quoted By: >>2316154

>>2316140
>>2316141
>>2316143

This is very useful, thank you :^) I know I can do the research myself but I wanted to see what you guys think before I bought shit I'll never use (or expensive shit that's actually crap and fail to perform when I need it most).

>>2316145
I heard it on /int/, actually the first time I use this expression lol.

>>2316147
cade!!! also thanks for tips :^)

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 23:22:34 No.2316154 Report

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>>2316150
>what you guys think before I bought shit I'll never use (or expensive shit that's actually crap and fail to perform when I need it most)
Hey it's part of having a hobby. Everyone makes shitty purchases in the beginning.
Just accept this fact, and do your best to try and get what you need.
No one can predict what you need, and what you will like.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 23:25:47 No.2316156 Report

Quoted By: >>2317375

As far as general gear advice, all gear has three basic aspects: price, weight, and quality or usability. You only ever get to pick two.

Cheap + light = crap quality or useless (Amazon brands no one has ever heard of, Chinese knockoffs)

Light + good quality = expensive (cottage vendors, most ultralight gear)

Cheap + good quality = heavy (military suplus)

>>2316143
The 10 Essentials have been around for a century. It’s a great list, especially that it’s generalized. For instance instead of “take a bic lighter” it says “fire” and leaves it up the person bringing it to decide what they need. “Insulation” could be just a hoody for a day hike, or a quilt, ground pad, and clothing necessary for a 3 day hike in sun-freezing temps.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 23:54:28 No.2316170 Report

Quoted By: >>2316416

You don't need as much shit as most people shill. Modern people just like to consoom and get caught up in marketing and collecting gear, next thing you know they're carrying way too much shit, and have to dig through their pack for 10 minutes to find what they need. Start minimalist, and you will learn what you need or what you wish you had to makes things easier. Contrary to what most will recommend first... I'd say focus on getting a pack first that is big enough to hold a decent amount of stuff, but not too big where if full it becomes heavy. Being more minimalist and having lighter gear means it takes way longer to get fatigued, it's easier/quicker to pull out what you need, and in the hot part of the year, you sweat less. I never use ny large packs I bought thinking I would need them, instead I ALWAYS grab my light gear. I use a waist pack with two small tackle cases instead of taking my whole tackle bag too when I go fishing. You also want to invest in a good thermos so you can keep drinks/food hot or cold. Lastly, a good rain poncho. The Agawa Boreal 21 or 24 saw is a good saw too, the 15 is too small in my opinion.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Mar 2022 10:37:36 No.2316416 Report

Quoted By: >>2316536 >>2317191

>>2316170
Something something your pack isn't perfect once you've found nothing else to add, but is perfect once you've found nothing else to take away.

You don't have to be an ultralight fag who cuts his toothbrush in half to have a good time innawoods, but once the miles start adding up I don't think there is a single person who doesn't wish their pack was a little lighter.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Mar 2022 10:41:23 No.2316418 Report

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>>2316122
>For starters, I'm just looking to walk
You're going to need comfy shoes, clothing appropriate for the weather, and a water bottle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Mar 2022 10:53:46 No.2316423 Report

Quoted By: >>2316424

I'm just going to leave this here in relation to gear.

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Anonymous Thu 10 Mar 2022 10:54:47 No.2316424 Report

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>>2316423
a-and this

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 10 Mar 2022 15:10:38 No.2316536 Report

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>>2316416
big packs can't go a lot of places. try going through thick brush with a big ass pack, getting hung up every 60 seconds. try going up and down steep inclines with a heavy/improperly balanced pack.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Mar 2022 14:20:56 No.2317184 Report

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>>2316145
it's /int/ lingo, been for a long while. a lot of /int/ threads start with "1. your country, 2. some kind of question". and people started to abbreviate country to cunt.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Mar 2022 14:28:23 No.2317191 Report

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>>2316416
I cut my tooth brush down so it would fit into a ziplock bag. That’s just being pragmatic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Mar 2022 14:29:14 No.2317192 Report

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>>2316424
might have made sense if it had the shape of a cumulative normal distribution

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 11 Mar 2022 19:43:13 No.2317375 Report

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>>2316156
You're going to need more than a quilt and a ground pad for temps that freeze the sun

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