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In a survival situation, what can I use from a green coconut palm?
Why is a coconut palm so valuable for a person in a survival situation?
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Are there any low sodium freeze dried meals?
For health reasons, I usually try to keep my sodium intake fairly low. However, most freeze dried dinners offered in camping stores contain an more sodium than I'm looking for. I consider 800mg a serving to be fairly high, especially considering I…
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Is it ok to wear hiking shoes on street conditions?
I want to buy some comfortable shoes to wear while going to work. I have to walk 4 km every day. I want to use these shoes on rainy (not too heavy) days too. I am looking for shoes for all weather conditions (except heavy rain and snow) that are…
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What is "Isolation" and "Prominence" in mountain terms?
When I was browsing through the wikipedia page of the Denali mountain, I came across some piece of information.
Refer the screenshot below.
What does the term Prominence and Isolation mean?
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How to keep my legs warm in winter?
Winter is coming!
Very quickly in Belgium actually, much faster than I'm used to. It's also the first year where I spend a lot of time outside. Soon, that could be a lot of time outside... freezing.
I have plenty of layers to keep my upper body…
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What to do when you run out of rope on a sports climb?
The situation is, that you started a high route with fixed protection (bolts) and misjudged its length, so before reaching the belay the middle mark of the rope passes the belayer.
What can you do to descend safely leaving no or the least amount of…
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How to deal with unethical campers?
Earlier last month I witnessed someone fell a tree in the Eagles Nest Wilderness while I was on a backpack trip. Its quite obvious that you're not supposed to cut down trees in a national forest, in this particular wilderness fires are also…
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What do you call the criss-crossed elastic strap on this Northface backpack?
This Northface backpack has an elastic strap which criss-crosses the back side of the pack. What is this type of strap called? The image below shows what kind of strap I'm talking about:
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Is drinking water containing dirt harmful?
I noticed that if I collect water from a stream dense of small debris/thin mud, if I keep the water bottle close to the surface, while it takes a longer time to fill the bottle, the water is cleaner there.
In that occasion, the water was not that…
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Exploring coastal caves safely?
Having read this good question I felt it covered mountainous regions very well however myself and my husband are big fans of the coast and he certainly has (with his ex-fisherman father) explored many coastal caves over the years.
What dangers or…
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Where is the optimal place to do dishes in the backcountry?
I just came back from a backpacking trip in an alpine area. I was cleaning some kitchen items (pot, spork, pan, etc) with some remnant food particles that were coming off. I use a very small amount of baking soda or campsuds to clean with.
I know…
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What are the main differences between dehydrated foods and freeze-dried foods?
What's the big difference between Dehydrated and Freeze-dried foods? What are the pros and cons to choosing one over the other for backpacking?
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What are the principles of Leave no Trace?
What are the fundamental principles of leaving no trace in the backcountry?
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How should I traverse fields with horses in?
I am surprised at how many people I see doing this wrongly (my experience being an ex-horse owner and now hiker in the UK).
What is the correct way to traverse a field containing horses?
Let's exclude the different trespass laws and property defence…
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How to straighten a bent aluminum tent pole
During a storm one of my tent poles that used to be straight, became bent. Is there a way to straighten the aluminium pole again?
Or is it a bad idea to try straightening the pole because is would likely snap anyhow and is replacing the pole the way…
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