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9 votes

3 answers

726 views

What is the main purpose of the foam inside a self-inflating mat?

Jsab

11

answered yesterday

0 votes

0 answers

51 views

Is there a consensus on why man-eating big cats persist in hunting humans as prey, and if so, what is the consensus and the evidence that backs it up?

ab2

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modified yesterday

6 votes

1 answer

211 views

Feather found on chicken coop

Rosie

1

modified 2 days ago

3 votes

0 answers

57 views

What European mushroom is this?

fyrepenguin

2,599

modified 2 days ago

18 votes

2 answers

3k views

Correct technique to traverse exposed sandy rock slope

Peter Schilling

931

modified 2 days ago

7 votes

3 answers

2k views

Practical uses for commando/Australian rappel?

ab2

24.7k

modified 2 days ago

12 votes

3 answers

7k views

Bird migration across Atlantic?

Willeke♦

5,143

modified May 6 at 18:42

2 votes

1 answer

141 views

Increase Accuracy of Magnetic Compass

Hutch

121

answered May 6 at 6:15

5 votes

7 answers

858 views

How to find true north without compass, sun, and stars?

Hutch

121

answered May 6 at 5:59

15 votes

1 answer

4k views

Can I get fresh water from ocean fish flesh?

Jesse Hughes

1

modified May 6 at 0:37

0 votes

2 answers

969 views

What accounts for the predominance of Kendal Mint Cake over York Peppermint Pattie in mountaineering expeditions?

Toby Speight

4,806

modified May 5 at 12:37

0 votes

0 answers

83 views

What are the best ways to plan a trekking tour in the Himalayas for beginners? [closed]

Himalayan Hikers

May 5 at 8:29

15 votes

6 answers

3k views

Multiday hike in UK with children

nsandersen

631

modified May 5 at 8:09

10 votes

4 answers

2k views

Any way to save down sleeping bag after washing?

Kyser_Family

1

modified May 1 at 4:27

4 votes

0 answers

82 views

Grackle folding leaves

Willeke♦

5,143

modified Apr 30 at 18:06

8 votes

2 answers

2k views

Why do Old Town canoes have dramatically higher capacity than Osagian canoes?

Steve Flier

1

modified Apr 27 at 5:21

2 votes

1 answer

81 views

Please help identify this animal faeces found in Corse (France)

Weather Vane

4,935

answered Apr 25 at 18:40

6 votes

3 answers

292 views

How essential is the darkness/tint of a pair of sunglasses to protecting your eyes?

Costillo

21

answered Apr 21 at 5:18

4 votes

1 answer

565 views

Rainbow trout fishing on a small, deep lake in eastern Ontario

Chris

1

modified Apr 20 at 15:07

3 votes

3 answers

204 views

Best overlanding navigation app that remains fully functional with no Internet connectivity?

Willeke♦

5,143

answered Apr 19 at 5:29

1 vote

3 answers

261 views

How does bushwhacking work?

ab2

24.7k

modified Apr 17 at 22:26

-2 votes

0 answers

62 views

How to determine what bait fish are in your body of water?

Willeke♦

5,143

modified Apr 15 at 4:36

10 votes

2 answers

2k views

Make winter tent wood stove fire last all night?

User1974

2,501

modified Apr 12 at 21:04

4 votes

0 answers

58 views

How to determine how much weight a trotline needs?

DJClayworth

1,960

modified Apr 10 at 19:45

1 vote

3 answers

1k views

How to Maximize Survival Stranded on a Snowy Mountain

Martin F

4,114

modified Apr 3 at 22:00

2 votes

1 answer

657 views

How do cooler box manufacturers calculate product capacity?

chicks

149

modified Apr 2 at 23:41

3 votes

3 answers

2k views

Is it worth to use LEP flashlights as a tactical or EDC?

Nathaniel Hosea

1

modified Apr 1 at 13:03

9 votes

1 answer

11k views

What's meant by poundage or weight of a bow?

Jack Closson

1

modified Mar 31 at 18:30

9 votes

2 answers

2k views

What do you call a nearly vertical step on a ridge?

David

1

modified Mar 28 at 8:00

18 votes

0 answers

599 views

Tahoma Creek suspension bridge history

Lex

1

modified Mar 27 at 9:15

4 votes

0 answers

221 views

Take barbecue ashes with me

Flint

268

modified Mar 25 at 10:53

12 votes

2 answers

1k views

Differences between shock absorber and via ferrata set

andreikop

31

modified Mar 25 at 9:09

4 votes

1 answer

221 views

Can a rain-resistant roof be constructed out of grass?

Flint

268

answered Mar 25 at 8:05

17 votes

4 answers

16k views

Which animals would kill porcupines?

Linda Nelsen

21

answered Mar 24 at 17:01

26 votes

3 answers

47k views

What should I do when caught in lightning while in my tent?

Toby Speight

4,806

modified Mar 24 at 10:02

60 votes

10 answers

25k views

How does water depth affect swimming safety? Why do signs, especially in the UK, say "DANGER: deep water"?

Toby Speight

4,806

modified Mar 24 at 9:58

2 votes

0 answers

77 views

Which kick is most optimal to go as far as possible underwater while holding my breath with bi-fins?

Franck Dernoncourt

1,117

asked Mar 19 at 0:49

8 votes

0 answers

145 views

What is known about how the National Park Service plans to cope with projected large cuts in Park personnel? Or is the planning just beginning?

Weather Vane

4,935

modified Mar 15 at 18:54

19 votes

1 answer

737 views

How are camping fuels named in different languages and geographies?

cbeleites

4,433

modified Mar 15 at 13:26

3 votes

0 answers

156 views

What makes snow too deep to drive in, even with great traction on rear wheels of truck? [closed]

User1974

2,501

modified Mar 14 at 4:29

5 votes

2 answers

231 views

Searching arguments for naturism helping disabled people. Have some countries or institutes established this?

ab2

24.7k

modified Mar 14 at 0:07

2 votes

1 answer

68 views

In what temperatures do you find using down bag with 300 g fill good enough? What about 200g down fill?

njzk2

2,877

answered Mar 13 at 21:58

3 votes

1 answer

40 views

Seeking Back-Country Skiing Route Advice in Skellefteå & Kittelfjäll (With Dog!)

bob1

12k

answered Mar 13 at 20:55

2 votes

3 answers

370 views

Why aren't coyotes hunted for meat?

CommunityBot

1

modified Mar 13 at 18:32

7 votes

1 answer

969 views

What is this brown bird with a white area over its eye, found on the top of a pine tree in Ohio?

Dave

173

modified Mar 12 at 20:48

-1 votes

2 answers

178 views

Are there backpack models that have durable zippers?

Chris H

27.4k

modified Mar 10 at 16:41

47 votes

1 answer

4k views

"Official" providers of topographic maps per country

bob1

12k

modified Mar 9 at 20:40

15 votes

2 answers

3k views

Does mud stick less to trail running shoes?

chicks

149

modified Mar 6 at 5:52

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