/out/ - Outdoors

>>661

Movie scared the shit out of me. I was once forced to free climb 100 feet out of a canyon when the weather turned sour, and a flood was coming. Very stupid of me to be there, and even dumber of me to free climb. At one point I slipped about 15 feet down before I caught a rock. Broke 3 fingers on my left, and cut up my right hand. I would have died or gotten a broken spine/legs and ended up like that guy for being a dumbass.

>>664

I do have a proper flashlight. Its actually a cheap coleman LED headlamp. That light is like one of those cell phone camera lights, but much brighter. It has red, green, and blue lights along with a hi,lo,med intensity.

>>666

If you've never seen sunlight before, go for a 30 foot stroll. Like, go stand in the backyard for a few minutes even.

I kid.

I would suggest you go for an easy day hike, even a walk around a nearby forested/ trailed park. If you want to get into shooting, practice with a bb gun in your backyard (if you live innacity), or go to a local gun range and rent. Eventually, if you feel comfortable, buy your own gun. I suggest a basic shotgun, due it's versatility for hunting, defense, target shooting, and ease of hand loading new round (if you want).

Consider an overnight trip to a campground with some friends, make some smores, fry some sausages, make a campfire look at the stars and enjoy yourself. Watch some online videos and read some online lists to determine what you should pack for some car camping.

If you are a young guy, like 14-15-16, consider joining a local Scout troop. Or work at a boyscout camp. I have a lot of fond memories from that.

>>664

So FYI, primitive trapping is illegal in many states (if not the entire US). Not sure about other countries.

However, i believe (don't quote me on this, i'm no lawyer) you can primitive trap on private land.

For actual trapping, you should consider getting a license.

If you are going to legally trap, and not poach, the kind of trap you set and how it is set depends on the animal.

Rabbits, a simple snare trap is usually fine. For smaller than rabbits, a heavy duty rat trap or a primitive deadfall trap will work fine. Use some smelly bait the animals would love for best effect (I like using peanut butter, but i've heard cheese and fruit even specialized bait is just as good or better).

If you intend to trap bird, things get a bit more complicated, and really your best bet would be to access online resources to see. They are pretty difficult to verbally explain without walking the person through the process.

One version that I like, is sticking a bunch of 6-8in long sticks into the ground, about 2-3 inches apart from one another to fill a 3x3ft area (or wider).

Then, bait the area with seeds/bread/oats etc.

Birds will land on the twigs, and will then jump in between them if they have enough room to get the seeds.

Then, you can start popping them off with a slingshot, rocks, or small caliber firearm. The twigs prevent the birds from spreading their wings quickly/if at all, and will increase your likelihood of getting more than 1-2 birds.

Primitive trapping, like poaching, is only legal in extreme survival situations where it's either you or the rabbit.

Please make your posts readable (i.e. separate quoted replies)), paragraphs).

Thank you for the replies.

Also look into a zebralight headlamp.

>>681

That's a pretty good light. I'm not much of a gearwhore though, so I'll probably be purchasing it by the end of this year (assuming the current light lasts through the summer courses).

Thanks for the suggestion.

Tell us about the gear in your pic

Also, do you have any tips for homemade gear that can come in handy or just for comfort.

I've been thinking about making a simple and coarse net about 1-1,5 meters in diameter. It could be useful for example when gathering firewood instead of carrying it in your arms while still keeping it as light as possible.

Also tips for improvised fishing gear. I can make a decent makeshift hook out of wood but I'm struggling with fishing line.

>>666

nice satan trips.

Go for an overnighter or a dayhike. See if you like it.

How often do you pack deez nuts when you go /out/?

streaming bushcraft/survival shows at :

http://movietme.com/index.php/streams/valhalla

>>658

How to deal with insects? Mosquitos in particular are nasty where I live.

Safe modalities for primitive transoceanic?

What's a good field guide for an ultra newbie in Pennsylvania

>>658

Dumb question, but important: how do you remain hydrated while avoiding giardia?

>>1191

>preparing for winter

fermented food. make holes in the ground, cover them in clay and fire the clay. if you have salt or vinegar you can safely pickle food. you can make vinegar in the same type of hole. the salt or acid prevents pathogens from growing while the lactobacillis develops and starts to secret its own acidic defences. good pickles still have lacto in them and will tingle on your tongue. a little bit of mold on the top can be skimmed off. if it smells rotten or has mold inside you did something wrong and you should throw it out.

you can pickle/ferment almost any kind of food you find in the wild. dandelion greens, fiddleheads, bird's eggs, meats, etc. the important part is keeping a low temperature, so dig a hole in the shade and cover it once you're done. this way the fermentation will happen over months instead of days.

many roots can just be sun dried and will keep indefinitely. to be healthy in the winter you should eat meat and fat. as far as scurvy goes, remember that uncooked meat is high in vitamin C. meat can be cut into very thin strips, dried by sun/fire and pounded into powder between two hides. this powder should then be mixed with rendered fat and perhaps a few dried+powdered berries to make pemmican. to get the lard, boil meat scraps and bones for some time and scrape the layer off the top once it cools. put the pemmican in an animal hide and seal it with sap or wax. there should be too much fat for anaerobic bacteria to develop. as usual, if it tastes and smells bad/rotten, it is.

a steady diet of what they now call probiotics will make it harder for food pathogens to hurt you: competing bacteria kills other microbes and if every surface of your gut is covered in probiotics there's no room for parasites to attach themselves without being genocided by your right wing bacterial colonies. it's like having tiny cossacks inside your body, ready to kill communists in whatever parasitic form they appear. you may already know that the bacteria in your gut talks to you by secreting hormones to affect your mood and regulate your diet.

the inuit have been known to use a grass-lined hole to ferment fish but I don't know much about that.

food you find during the winter can just be put in a safe place where it can freeze and not be eaten by animals.

>>1332

drink directly from a spring or well, avoid walking in or drinking from slow or still water. if you can't get clean water; do the standard boil/filter/evaporate/chlorine thing of your preference.

>>1332

Boil your water or use chlorine tablets.

>>1343

Well/spring water can still harbor giardia cysts.

Something you should also mention is meeting nutritional requirements. Our immune system is regulated by zinc. Deficiencies in copper, iron, selenium, magnesium, B vitamins, vitamin A and vitamin E can also impact immune system functioning for the worse. Baker's yeast or torula yeast is a good source for most of these. You can also drink unfiltered beers, but this will impact B vitamin absorption.