Can someone who has done this work say what it was like? I am currently looking at jobs with my local government and these look pretty good. Decent pay and you get to be /out/ doing stuff like maintaining trails and blowing leaves
no yes no no no maybe no no
Being a ranger is pretty chill if you're upstate. Maintenance isn't too bad. If you're okay with riskier working conditions, the scaling team pays very well. State retirement is decent. I've only worked maintenance when the swim area was closed, but it was pretty chill. For reference, I had ~4 years of work as a lifeguard while I was in college. Nothing but good things to say about my time at the parks
How do I get an /out/ gf?
>>2720849or a town by a river. That works too.
>>2720849>texas>almost zero public land>almost entirely flat in the parts people tend to actually live in>90F+ 8 months of the yearno, no thank you
>>2716786>married man>incellol. lmao, even.>>2716827>>2717063Cope reddit nigger nigger reddit cope
>>2720836Manatee, pretty much the same thing just a different tail shape, this one loves fresh water and hangs around the dock
>>2714685You go into the forest and capture one.
what's the "smartest" way to do something like this? i want a thing which is mobile and contains the shit i need to survive. so, like an RV or a converted van or a trailer or whatever. the idea of having a dedicated sprinter van that you can live in is neat, but that's another vehicle you're paying for insurance etc.
>>2710349He's probably goofy, best way to get a girl is make her laugh
>>2718094He definitely a goofy
>>2710349i don't know what it is but literally i had the most lucky with the ladies at the lowest points in my life (no job, no money, at one point living in my car, etc.) and as soon as my life turned around it's been a dry periodgranted i'm a lot more careful when it comes to devoting myself to a woman these days and i personally feel like relationships i don't see myself marrying them are a waste of time so that could be it
>>2710308
Stealth minivan is the way to go.These days you can get legitimate batteries straight from Amazon and run anything you want.With battery isolators, solar panel, and an electric driven a/c compressor ($1000 installed by mechanic) you can have climate control and infotainment system running with the car off.I’d recommend 100% tint on the back windows and a rear view mirror cam.You can get a diesel heater for the winter too.3 gallon water jugs with a usb pump for fresh water and another to catch grey water.Get a 12v cooler and just run it all the time off the house batteries.Use an iPad as a tv/gaming system, bring a laptop too.You can run a 1200w k-cup off of the house battery for single cups of coffee/hot water. You can get a 300w hot plate for reheating sausages or egg bites. You can get a usb-c powered ninja blender.3 x $100 pieces of sanded plywood for cabinets and a $100 “trucker” mattress.Basically an $8k minivan, $1k a/c compressor, $2k battery and $1k of Amazon plug and play type stuff, plus bring your own devices. Remove all the seats, build cabinets and bed platform to fit. Add a shitty little hideaway rv toilet and technically you have a full legal rv conversion which means insurance is like $25 per month.
Dudes I went to high school with now have house, wife kids truck dirt bikes side x sides and fuckhuge camper trailersI'm fucking disgruntled
>>2720564Everywhere on the Wasatch front north of St. George. And the area between Price and the north border are grassland and not desert. Similar climate to central/Western Kansas depending where you're at.
>>2720569Yes a lot of it looks beautiful but I'm assuming the Sun there is still a little too spicy for me.
>>2720583The sun is basically Colorado sun. The prices unfortunately are also Colorado prices. I bought my first house for 260 in 2016 it was 180 five years before that, I sold at 450 in 2023. Prices have wholesale skyrocketed and it's getting unreasonable.
>>2673535I'm not sure how you can have gainful employment and not do all those things, from my experience the only way to have opportunities is through other people giving you knowledge or connections, I would know because I have no job and do none of those things except I live with my mother who I hate, maybe I'm just a bit tarded, I'll probably be in prison or a mental institution in 3-6 years from now.
>>2720591Thanks anon. Middle of nowhere Kansas it is then.
A week after I spent the weekend at a state park, I had the urge to go out for a walk a short trail since the weather was nice. I live in a metropolitan area, so the option for any decent trails are sparse and the ones we do have usually barely qualify as one. But I didn't want to drive nearly an hour to my nearest nature preserve, so I sucked it up and decided to try a local city park.The entire time walking, I had mixed feelings. As a kid, I loved public parks for what they were. But now as an adult who wanted to go for a walk and escape into nature, I felt a bit frustrated. At no point was I not within a few hundred feet of a building. While it was nice to see the community gather together outside, it felt so crowded and it didn't help that a family was blasting music at a kid's birthday party. In the end, the only thing I felt like I took away from the entire experience was that I had long stretch of road that I was able to walk, but even then it wasn't ideal as I had to stop to cross roads at lights and crossing.The harsh reality is that for most people though, this is all they know and in a way all they really need. Even becoming the slightest of /out/ is like a curse, especially as a yuppie, as you realize that you're trapped within a concrete jungle and essentially stuck there. I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to leave the city, but this alone is enough to make me jealous of those who live far away from them.What's your opinion on public parks? Do you have any suggestions for me for "feeling /out/" in the suburbs?
OP went to a park and got upset that the park was a park and that other people were in the park just like him
>>2720585Those urban/suburban parks should be an option of last resort, for quick workweek outings and for busier weekends when you can't make it out to the rural counties for proper /out/ experiences.
>>2720593>>2720702Yeah, "last resort" is right. The feeling was kind of spontaneous at the time but, but now that I know what I'm in for on a day like that, I'll probably make the trip out to somewhere a little more remote next time>>2720677It's less that, and more that I wish public parks were better or offered more of the nature aspect. I did appreciate people actually being there and being outside, but it felt crowded. If there were more options for walkways and trails, and parks were designed to intentionally disperse people over a wide area, maybe this would be less of an issue. Plus there aren't any regulations of things like noise pollution, so having to hear the music a family was blasting from across the pond was annoying when I just wanted some peace and quiet
>>2720585Bro you talk like a fag and your shits all retarded
>>2720585Urban parks are pleb tier. Go to a cemetery, it's a park that only you'll be in
do you bring your guitar when backpacking, /out/?
>>2717238>>2717328>>2717508based snufkin chads
I want to pick up a native american flute and jam out in my lonesomes
Got bored on a stormy day on a steep bush clad mountainside once and started making up Native American sounding chants with my dad. Real fun desu, we were pretty stoned though.
real backwoods /out/ motherfuckers play the spoons and chant negro folk songs. the type of music than can only be appreciated after 36 hours in the sun and also while drunk.
>>2720788Wildly american post
What's up with Krauts, specially boomers, and their kitted out rigs?I'm in southern Europe and every time I go to the beach, no matter the time of the year, there's always many, many hundred thousand €€€ traveling/camping rigs there and 90% of the time they have German plates.As I post this there are a couple 100K vans, mercs sprinters I think, fully prepared for world travel and parked on a gravel road right up to the beach.
>>2719828I kid you not, sometimes I think about starting an export business for cars.I can hook you up with some reasonable priced older bmw as well.
I thought only Americans did this?>>2719828Trust me, you do not want anything Mercedes. Due to US fuel regulations, it causes their motors to be unreliable and break. They used to sell these cars here, I think they still sell the Sprinter, but there was so much outrage at the repair shops against their brand that Mercedes said fuck it and stopped importing. American "diesel" is not the same diesel that these cars are actually designed for. You're better off with a gas engine Chevy Express 3500 or Pro master. I know they don't look as tacticool, but it is what it is.
>>2720205>You're better off with a gas engineno
>>2720072>I can hook you up with some reasonable priced older bmw as well.WHO WANTS A MONEY PIT LIKE THAT? I AIN'T BUYING YER SHIT, MUHAMMED.
>>2718464they will need them to run over all the turkish hordes taking over their country
i plan to go spend a week in the paris catacombs, 30 meters deep underground with no electricity, light or cell phone network. now, i suppose i need:>food for a week>water for a week (or a water purifier, theres plenty of flooded tunnels)>something to charge my phone and flashlight>some kind of potty>some sleeping bag or matressand a way to prevent passerbys from stealing all of the above. what do you recommend, /out/?
>>2718025>Hope you make it out OP.anon...
>>2718042WE DONT KNOW FOR SURE NOT TILL THE SKELETONS RATTLE ANON
>>2718085Rattle rattle, nigga
>>2690369It's just very humid and smells like an old cellar. I don't see anything interesting about it, going down there and avoiding the tourists and finding a safe space is a huge hassle. These days most areas probably have security cameras too.
say hello to the demi-humans for me
starting this because i don't want to clutter the catalog with my dumb ass question. i am trying to plan an /out/ing, 4-day weekend type deal. i would ask my best friend who i usually camp with for advice but he's deployed. i'm planning on getting a tent, foam pad, sleeping bag, and solar phone charger. i already own clothes, lighter, water bottle, plenty of packed food, and a mora companion (it was on sale for like $14 and i like to get plant and mushroom cuttings) and flashlight. do i need anything else, or is it all just consumerist memes? forgive me if i forgot anything super crucial, i'm retarded (89 IQ). i don't plan on making fire. i just want to hike and sleep. it's a normie campground so i don't need water purifiers, i think. it'll be in southeast oklahoma, sunny and hitting 60F at night. good weather to not go missing? thanks in advance! :)
>>2720281try to find a lock that has a mesh cut-proof fabric on the outside. don't have a link, but my buddy showed me his and all his family's bikes have been stolen except his. his lock has a bunch of marks on it from where people would try to cut the mesh and it just wouldn't give. im no expert though, wait for someone who knows what they're talking about to reply b4 u buy
>>2720281I've had the same kryptonite evolution U bike lock the past 15 years, 10 of which I was bike commuting and locking my bike up in public, downtown almost every day. I live in a city and never had my bike stolen. Make sure to lock through the front wheel.
>>2720198>End up sleeping in wet gear nonmatter whatI live where it rains allot--this isn't true at all.>>2720192Get a freestanding tent that has mostly external clips. I can have my tent up with the tarp on in less than 4 minutes and my pack has a pack cover. I've never gone to bed wet.You also want to "read the storm." If you can (which is more common than not) you can wait for the lull in the rain and set up then.
>>2720281I wouldn't overthink it, any U lock is going to be pretty hard to cut without huge, heavy duty bolt cutters, if you need more flexibility and range for whatever you're chaining up to then get a metal chain made out of marine grade stainless steel and a big, tough padlock.Like this guy says >>2720471 kryptonite is a good brand but if you can find a cheaper U lock at a hardware store or online then get that.
>>2720192Another option is a 'fly-first' tent. They tend to be not free-standing trekking pole tent. There's also always tarping as an option.
Have you ever stealth camped on private property before?
>>2718863Americans will never be truly free
>>2714501The rich cunts brought over the slaves.
>>2718863Finland sounds like heaven on earth, really the only thing you have to worry about is Russians chimping out.
>>2715456Blah blah blah here's why I should murder people for camping.
US /vs/ the NordicsHiking // WalkingCamping // Camping at a camp groundWild camping // CampingStealth camping on private ground // Camping1ft snow school and roads closed // Lets go camping
Have you ever masturbate in the forest??When I have so much time for myself, I often have wild fantasies about raping some inocent hiker or shit like that. Then I relive myself behind a bush, cum on the floor and clean myself with a leave. Is literally the times I get more horny ever
>>2712372holy fuck that tree is sexy can you give me her number
>>2712372>When I have so much time for myself, I often have wild fantasiesI really don't like my horny fantasies.
Serious what the hell is wrong with some people on here, some of y'all are all sorts of fucked up
>>2715910my fantasy is to find a trail cam and drop a massive deuce directly in front of it so they get some nice scat footage for the archives
the elites don't want you to know this but the hikers at the national parks are free you can take them home. I have 411.
>america has no cultur- America has a culture. And it's beautiful.
>>2716856One of the guys wears a dress and heels and make up.
>>2708144>Hello anon, welcome to my fart box :)>Make yourself at home! Don't mind the stale french fries on the seat, let me get that for you...>What's that, front seats a bit tight? No problem, I'll just pop open the trunk so I can move my mattress that's blocking your seat>Did you know I don't have to pay rent?
>>2716880Cool, thanks for posting, you just wanted to be contrarian, huh faggot?
>>2718453I'm gonna level with ya, bud. You sound faggy.
>>2708175There's the Adirondacks and the Catskills, most of Maine looks undeveloped as well, but yeah a lot of urbanization on the east coast.
>ruins your /out/door kino
>>2719721>What did god mean by this?>godThe US government created Lyme Disease as a bioweapon. This is common knowledge and not even a conspiracy theory anymore.
>>2719818>north carolinaCan confirm; I barely remember getting to the hospital because of the fever
>>2718240That's why I usually hike and camp in the dead of winter. I fucking hate ticks.
Went back home to kansasAveraging 1 a day even light yard workIn pacific nw I can fish in grass above chest and be fine
>>2718240This is why I go camping with my pet turkey. He just eats all the ticks for me.
I promised to my friend to go one month long backpack trip in the summer. What do I need to take with me?>Boots, must be good for long walks in summer>Where I sleep, tent/sleeping bag or something else
>>2720214The Mountaineers made a checklist over 100 years ago and called it the Ten Essentials. The Boy Scouts have been teaching it for decades. It’s a generalized list, something like this, in no particular order:1. Navigation2. Illumination3. Hydration4. Nutrition5. First Aid6. Fire7. Repair Tools8. Insulation9. Sun protection10. Emergency ShelterNotice that it doesn’t include a pack or worn clothing. It’s specifically things that go in ones pack for emergencies while mountaineering in the western US. It’s not really a backpacking checklist; it’s for day trips. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2720026Tents for backpacking are good if it's a tent big enough for only one person in a sleeping bag and that's about it. Although one two-person tent may be an overall lighter option than two one-person tents if you don't mind sharing tent with them and sleeping really close. You could also try a bivy, or a hammock, or even a tarp with a bug net instead to save even more weight and space. Your backpack should have either an internal or external frame for back support as well as some lower straps to transfer the weight of your pack to your hips, and upper straps across your chest to pull the pack closer to your back. Internal frames are typically the lighter option, but external frames offer a bit more support, make it easier to strap things to the outside of your pack, and have better airflow across you back to keep you a bit cooler.Boots give you a lot better ankle support, but you'll probably be sick of the extra weight at the end of your feet after a month. You might want to consider a lighter pair of trail runners. If you go with boots you will definitely want to bring a pair of camp shoes to let your feet breathe while you're sitting around camp even if its just a pair of flip-flops. Although with an open toed-shoe you have to be more careful as to not injure your feet. So here again it might be better to just get a breathable pair of trail runners and use them for both hiking and around camp.Whatever you choose, you'll want to go for a few practice hikes with your full gear on to be sure you can manage the weight.
>>2720194Can second the boots aspect of this, climbed mount Ascutney in Vermont with nothing but Flipflops, a bottle of wine, a book bag with two water bottle, two joints, and a dream. However, good boots do make or break long hikes. If it’s less than 30 miles and the elevation gain is less than 3000 feet I’d say sneakers are more than fine.
>>2720026spend some time with this cunt beforehand. the last thing you want is to realize you don't like this guy that much on day 2 and really want to leave. this happened to me multiple times.
>plenty of great tips>not even a single "thank you"OP is a faggot, as usual.
Have you done your part to curb the mosquito population? Find mosquitofish, distribute them into standing water, abandoned pools etc.
>>2713652bump
>>2716239Is it time for shitpost bumpin?
>>2705317In the western US there are dozens of native minnows which perform as well or better than mosquitofish locally and they are actually native, mosquito fish including the "western" mosquito fish are native to the eastern or central US and not the far western US. The mosquito fish is actually invasive in most or all of the western US.
>>2716948Who cares just put it in your water stream. It's for the betterment of every outdoors enjoyer.
>>2719674I'd rather put local native minnows in local streams. Everyone already puts invasive fish all over the world, when you could just go out and catch some natives at known sources and safely transport them to your desired areas. Some enterprising douchebags have introduced largemouth bass to south central Alaska before, which goes to show that if you can do that, why not go through much less trouble reintroducing natives in local areas.