My mom never let me go to Scout/summer camp because she was afraid that I might get raped.What did I miss out on?
>>2722682I did that sort of thing in school. We went away camping for a couple of weeks for 'bush school' when we were 15 or 16. Had to do all sorts of teamwork modules involving building tents and bridges and shit.
>>2722682Pioneering was my favorite. Building towers was so much fun. I have a bunch of stories from my time in scouts including one death at summercamp, but I'll post them when I'm not phoneposting.
>>2722672Only kid i recall knowing that was in scouts was poor, but his moms was a scout leader so i'm assuming that got them some kind of discount or free?
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>>2722696>summer camp 2003>camp Meriwether>week has been great so far>I'm fat as shit at the time, so the hike into camp kicked my ass>third or fourth day in>I'm working in the mess hall for dinner>Troops are all assembled for the nightly flag-lowering ceremony>which includes lighting off a cannon>Setting plates in the mess hall, suddenly hear a much bigger boom than normal>Apparently the cannon had a hang fire, and a scout went to check on it when it went off>Poor dude's skull split open in front of his family>Camp resumed as normal, and the rest of the week was pretty fun desu>Had no idea this dude fucking died. The counselors just kind of acted like everything was fine around the kids.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Id like to learn taxidermy to atleast have some use of the small game that i cant eat. Where should i start? What tools i need and are there any good textbooks on the subject? Pic related i paid 150€ for this and wanted to share it with you guys.
>>2722229Taxidermy is like tattoos. The quality scales heavily with price. 520 for a hide/pelt is pretty damn expensive though.
>>2722261I suspected that when I saw cat pelts going for 250 some places.
Are there any good books about taxidermy for beginners that you guys could recommend?I'm a digital artist, know basics of animal anatomy and I do have experience with clay sculpting. But I've never played around with corpses before.
Does anyone have good guides or videos for soft mount/re-posable taxidermy? I have a small interest in it as I've heard about it on and off for a couple years. I'll probably end up modifying the guide to my needs/materials but having a a known good method to go off would be nice. I just don't see how you wouldn't end up getting creases in the joints or compressing the filler in those areas over a couple years if you pose and move it like once a month or something.
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Howdy. The lake i've been camping at all my life has recently been permanently closed for overnight camping by the state(faggots didnt pick up after themselves) However, the northern quarter of the lake is in the national forest boundary line and the state manages everything else. Could i get away with camping in the national forest area legally? I'm in Colorado if that matters
>>2723152>Could i get away with camping in the national forest area legally?yes.
Are there ever rockhound threads on /out/? Found these in high desert colorado, curious if anyone knows what they are. They're part of a petrified wood collection I found in a washout (next pic) and I'm curious what the type is that gives this unique orange yellow hue.
And this is petrified wood, correct? Got a dozen smaller chunks just want to verify it's actually petrified wood.Also it was public space before anyone gets their panties in a bunch.
>>2722957>public spaceby which I mean it was in previously untouched land between two new housing developments, so not public or private land really just a garbage wash with a few little coulees.
>>2722956>I'm curious what the type is that gives this unique orange yellow hueBest way to identify it is to lick it. Kek. But seriously, yellow-orange in rocks is usually from trace iron inclusions
>>2722956Looks like a type of limestone. I think it is quite common for them to have parts that contain oxidized iron, at least that's what my local limestone has a lot of. Some of these cracked open can reveal fossils.
>>2722957it does look a little bit like PW. Is it a spot known for it? I found a nice chunk of 50 million yr old redwood tree
>be bong >go on convoluted trip for meaningless glory >fail >get stuck on an ice pack for almost 2 years >kill scores of animals >ditch your men to try and rescue yourself >by some miracle you survive and are forced to save the crew you deserted. Are anglos stupid? All the stories of men dying for non existent glory seem to come from England.
>>2674309We don't talk about the Antarctic natives. Just stay away from Antarctica, for your own safety, for all of our safety.There's a reason all of the major powers of the world have agreed to leave Antarctica alone, and it's not just because of the cold.
>>2674304that is a lie, they crashed at about an hour walking downhill to some local rancher's place
>>2686233Why would you need rain gear ? It doesn't even get warm enough for it to rain there.
>>2673989For me, it's the car Shackleton took to AntarcticaIf you read up on all those early polar expeditions it was always the Scandinavians who did well and know what they were doing, a lot of their stuff isn't well known or translated though.Guys like Shackleton and Scott were performers, not proper adventurers. They were the ones who managed to convince English donors to fund their adventures where they got up to all kind of retarded high jinks, came back and got good publishing deals from their rich buddies for their accounts.
>>2721524>Guys like Shackleton and Scott were performersGood thing you've done something productive with your life and upstaged them, right?
Why would you want other people to see you before you see them? That would make me very uncomfortable, like sitting at the very first table in the break room with your back to entrance. I don't own a single piece of clothing or gear that is any color except Earth brown, olive drab green, and stone grey. The whole point of going out in the woods is escaping humanity and becoming invisible and being left the fuck alone.
>>2710223>>2710224When in Rome...So I'll have some colorful clothes and kit, but also some camo stuff on tap. A thread like this exists because people can feel uneasy if a fully-kitted camo dude suddenly appears before them. Keep the normies happy and usually all is well. >>2710225Disagree, browns tans and greens are nice, especially as pant/short colors. Go nuts up top. Put on a friendly face and all that. Maybe even God Forbid make some friends with the normies in your area and have hiking buddies on tap, of all persuasions from amateur-hour tiktokkers to paranoid smelly vets.>>2710227I do like sky blue. >>2710341Yes. Sometimes there's good deals to be had amongst the goofy colored stuff.>>2710379A notable risk. Fair.>>2710439EVERYONE in the southwest tints their shit. You can literally spot the out of state lost folks by how untinted their stuff is. Though there's also the topless jeep types in my area. YMMV depending on the clime you live in though.>>2710487Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2721544You are retarded, "lad". Grow up
>>2710223>Why would you want other people to see you before you see them?nigga you aren't in hunger games, people aren't out there to get you while you're on your little camping trip.
>>2723119Let em larp. It's all they have.
>>2717723>I'm actually blackWhy
>permanently reduces your lifespan by a few months, because of extreme fear & strees>haha, it‘s just a prank, relax dudePranking urban explorers in abandoned locations like that should result in the death penalty.
>>2708627who the fuck gets scared by these?
>>2720687>he's dumb enough to answer rhetorical questionskek, just as expected
>>2721580>nuh uh i wasn't asking if you're mad i was stating you're madYou're the retarded one, buddy. Re-read that and try again. Or just go buy some noodles and pretend you're /out/ in a building again.
>>2721588heh
>>2708627Urbex bump
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>>2720141>is houseboat living on a 30 ft. sailboat feasible?the moken and the bajau laut of maritime southeast asia have done it for centuries
>>2708948i got my boating license today, see you on the high seas anons
>>2708948Alright fellas, what should I want to do if I want to live on a boat, have a budget of $20,000 (for the boat alone, I have a shit ton of money for other things like food, tools, etc), wanted to bounce between the bahamas, Florida, be able to spend months remotely in the Everglades/Keys, and be able to stay in town for short periods of time as well, all on top of having no boating experience?Big ask, but I gotta know. I am losing my mind here in Orlando.pic semi related
>>272306320k seems on the low end for a liveaboard that can sail reliably/safely between Florida and the Bahamas. I would probably add another 15-20k as a buffer for replacing/repairing/adding anything on the boat (e.g. do all the batteries need replaced, are the electronics all good, are the sails worn out, does the hull need scrubbed and repainted, does it already have a windvane steering system or do you need to buy one, etc.)
I have an inflatable boat on the way :3
I remember once when our class went on a field trip to the local metropark and some guide or whoever was telling us about a plant that came out around Halloween and smelled like boloney meatAny anons know about this plant or was he just some crazy asshole trolling some kids?around Lake Michigan area if location helps
Amorphophallus titanumwould be my only guess
>>2722579The great black swamp used to have all sorts of biodiversity before they drained it and paved it over. It could be a holdover from the native biome that was obliterated and largely forgotten.>>2722590This is a tropical plant, as is the Carron Flower.Skunk cabbage is native to the US but it doesn't smell like boloney.
The closest for deciduous forest is probably the pitcher plant. Semi-digested bugs can pile up and somewhat smell like meat. The plant itself smells sweet though.I like quality baloney.
>>2723096Clean it up jannies.
If you disagree you are wrong.First it should have a blade between 6"-8" long. You need a long blade for a myriad of tasks, but primarily you need it for splitting, for rapid carving with the spine braced against your knee (critical for making things like wedges), and for combat effectiveness. This puts the overall length at 10"-14", which is the maximum length for concealment/EDC, which is the whole purpose of a survival knife.The knife shouldn't weigh more than 16 ounces. More than that and it's probably just going to be clumsy for most tasks and too redundant with a hatchet. The knife should only have enough heft to easily cut down poles 1"-3" in diameter or cut someone's fingers off. If you don't have a saw for some unfortunate reason, the way you crosscut bigger trees with the knife is to baton it across the grain like a chisel, you shouldn't be relying on chopping heft for this. The point of balance should be around the index finger in a high grip.It must be made of carbon steel or low alloy tool steel like 01, 52100, 5160, etc. Stainless steels, especially "super steels", are useless garbage that trade every single desirable quality of steel like impact resistance and sharpenability and fine grained edge just for slightly better edge retention, which is something only inexperienced people care about. The heat treatment should be rather soft. The knife should be indestructible and easy to sharpen with anything, with edge retention being a distant priority.
>>2722532it's shit steel, but shit steel can be comfy, if you want to mistreat your knife and occasionally sharpen an edge very quickly when you need it, it works great, it's pretty much indestructible. if you need something that holds an edge a for long time it's not great, better get harder steel. it's very thick too so not good for fine work
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>>2722540any recommendations? I was planning on getting the strong arm for anything and everything so I can buy one knife and never worry again.
>>2722930if you are only going to do bushcraft stuff, the Gerber Strongarm is fine, but take a sharpening stoneif you are going to do hunting or cleaning fish as well as bushcrafting, get some better steel blade, maybe a RUIKE F118 JAGER
>>2714757>>2714758>>2714760So... this or nothing.
Modernity is so goddamn gay, decades ago you could hitchhike easily and truckers would pick you up really fast, nowadays they aren't even legally allowed to pick you because laws, company policies and insurance garbage.And this is just an example of many, as we move forward and as the population grows things get worse /out/ wise.
>>2709914Imagine how hairy that 1970 minge is.
>>2718259Hitchhiking isn't /out/
>>2709942SOURCE: my ass
>>2720459Would love to stick my face in that
>>2722614But shopping malls and motor boats are?
Looking for a good pair of lightweight 'noculars.I bought a pair of carson 8x21 but the FOV is horrible and there's awful fringing and fisheyeing through the eyepieces.
>>2720483I'd suggest the Vortex Diamondback HD in 8x32, or 8x42 if you're good with the weight. I find them to be very good for the money, particularly the 8x42, which is not heavy at all, and even easier to carry with a shoulder harness. Plus the VIP warranty, etc.If you really want small and light, consider the Vortex Solo 8x36 monocular. It's the optic I use even more than my own binoculars (Nikon Monarch M7 8x42 and Vortex Viper HD 8x42) simply because it's so damn convenient, even though it's technically inferior to the other two.
>>2721921>8x32what does this mean? what does the 8 mean and what does the 32 mean?
>>2723128First number is the magnification, so 8x.Second number is the diameter of the lens closer to the object, so 32mm. The larger the objective lens, the brighter the image.
>>2723128the first number is the magnification, and the second number is the objective lense. the bigger the objective lense, the more light gathering potential. that means better performance in low light conditions like dusk and dawn. most 8x42 and 10x42 are the sweet spot in terms of performance to size ratio, but while fairly small, they are not true "compact" binoculars like 8x32 which are noticeably smaller, but more importantly significantly lighter.
>>2723131>>2723132ok thanks anons. planning on getting something good but i need to save up a bit first
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>>2703510They make one called "the outdoor."It's for rainy camping trips.There are also coated wood ones.But pic related is what you wanted.
>>2710906looks like the axis lock patent has expired
>>2721943It already expired in 2016, redditor. Also the mechanism itself was never patented (how could they patent something as simple as a crossbar lock anyway?) only the name.You are not an expert on knife engineering because you watch jewtube videos.
>>2715719fresh
This is my favourite to take /out/ these days.
How would you go about making a dugout shelter that isn't a complete clickbait "youtube-tier" meme?Something that will last, not turn into a flooded hole in the ground, or rot quickly?I've considered lots of materials and techniques, from using bricks and cement, to welding a metal arched frame, to just going primitive with burnt logs.How would you do it? Want to make my outdoor retreat and cabin a reality, but don't want to impact the landscape by making a big building above ground. Looking to build small and cozy.Want to bury it into the hillside like a nice Hobbit hole, and am willing to construct with quality materials and take my time.
>>2722001dugouts rot because theres no ventilation.even cabins above ground get their share of mould and rot and thats with having windows on multiple sides and doors, a dugout is doomed to fast decay.your best bet is making it using stone or concrete if you want it to last longer
its a hole in the ground,it's gonna suck ass no matter what. even the hobbits put in hardwood floors, dude.why does your emergency hole (in a given camp spot lol) need to be nice anyway?
>>2722001Material quality is probably going to be your first and biggest issue just all round, you'll need properly treated and fit for purpose materials, second, making sure that there's good airflow, between those you'll solve everything short of a freak downpour.>>2722101>$50Not likely in this economy, sadly.
>>2722592There's an extremely high emphasis on using junk and reclaimed stuff. Basically the only thing you're buying new is the PE sheeting
>>2722003this is going to have all the problems OP mentioned retard
Why does the North East have so much SOVL bros? Vermont and New Hampshire are the best states I've ever been to in this country.
I've always had an autistic obsession with Vermont, seems like a comfy and uneventful place to live. Shame it will probably be "enriched" like everywhere else in the US.
>>2713844Why does it have the Canada logo if it's from Vermont?
>>2722113maple searp, like Canadians, come from maple trees. it's understandable that this can cause confusion
>>2722097Burlington's been getting enriched for the past couple decades.Went to school in the late 2000's there and there were no black people except a few hundred somali refugee families who weren't too much trouble at the time. Their kids grew up while continuously enriching the place. Now there's legit black people shooting and robbing people.Also, all of the libertarian-leading hippy liberals turned into woke authoritarians.However, the state overall is still extremely comfy. It's removed enough from any major city that it's sort of its own little world. Also, NH and Maine soak up most of the summer tourism, so VT doesn't feel overrun during the summer.
>>2713841https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwDE5dMCtsc
