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How do you locate the "North Star"?
What if it's night and you want to find north? How do you locate the North Star in the night sky?
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Permanent Camping Cooler - No Ice Needed
Situation:
Forest
Clay Ground covered in pine needles
Pacific Northwest Climate
No River
No Electricity
Can provide purified water, and whatever building materials needed.
Goal:
Construct a cooler which can permanently serve as an fridge out…
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What do I do if I lose my belay plate?
The scenario
My climbing partner and I are at the top of a pitch and we drop a belay plate to the ground. There is no safe descent, we were planning on rappelling down off safe anchors.
What do we do?
Also covers: "How to abseil without a descender…
user2766
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How to store a backpack while sleeping?
During a recent backpacking trip, we hung the bear bag and got ready to set in for the night and I realized I wasn't sure what I should do with my backpack. Technically the backpack was carrying the food bag all day, so should it be hung? I should…
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What foods should I avoid when backpacking?
Are there any foods that should be off-limits when backpacking because they have a negative impact on performance or well-being? I am thinking that candy-bars and very greasy foods might be candidates?
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Is titanium cookware safe?
There are one or two other posts on cookware, which covers those made of titanium, but this post is in regards to its interactions with the human body. I haven't been able to find any academic/peer-reviewed articles in this subject and I don't want…
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How to apply duct tape and mole skin to prevent blisters?
In response to a question that was asked regarding preventing/treating blisters, a reputed and a respectable climber (DavidR) said:
"Having 'duct tape', 'mole skin', or other adhesive products, and
knowing how to apply them to prevent blisters in…
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Is it possible to develop immunity against mosquitos?
For me, every bite by mosquito results in heavy itching and the blister, which size is dependent on how long the mosquito was sucking the blood, in worst cases even 1 cm in diameter. If I would stay naked outdoors the whole nights, the blisters…
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What are the odds that I stand a chance against Wild Boars?
I have been trekking and camping since last 6 yrs. I have over 600 hikes and about 30 technical rock climbs under my belt. We often tend to camp up in forests, and at our sides, wild boars are pretty normal. Though I have never been under an attack…
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Canadian Law with respect to knives
I keep seeing slightly different answers for some of these questions.
In summary of what I know already, please tell me if I am wrong.
You can own any knife of any length, with the following general exceptions:
It is stereotypically related to…
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If one falls through the ice while ice fishing alone, how might one get out?
I was talking to a friend from Michigan recently, and she mentioned how short the ice fishing season on her small lake was this year. This naturally led to the safety of ice-fishing, and how one might save oneself if the ice gave way.
I know that…
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How can I clean teeth in the backcountry?
Consider a 10-day trip without resupply. A bathroom is not exactly available next to the campfire. What would be different about brushing teeth: frequency, tool, etc.?
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What are the first signs that you are headed for heat exhaustion, and what should you do?
Extreme heat by historical standards is in the news, and most likely in our future. So this question is how to know when you are headed for being seriously affected by the heat, and what to do about it. To clarify, you want to notice early danger…
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Are there any modern advantages of a fire piston?
A fire piston is a very old way of starting fires, predating friction matches and works on the same principle as a diesel engine.
Basically, you use it to light a piece of tinder and then start the fire with that.
Source
It's possible to buy…
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Under what conditions does heating a tent artificially make objective sense?
My question is motivated by the earlier question How To Quickly Warm A Tent, which generated a lot of interest, and one of the best comments ever on TGO:
All I could think about after reading your other half's post, was what
my wife would think,…
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