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| bio | website | svsu.edu/~jhlavace |
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| location | Saginaw, MI | |
| age | 44 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 4 months |
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| stats | profile views | 14 |
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Feb 1 |
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What kind of canteen material will have the least effect on the taste of water? I have two 32 oz plastic bottles that I bough in the outdoors section of a local supermarket, that have almost no taste. Last year I got another one that looks almost the same, but has a different color, and no matter how many times I wash it, water gets a horrible plastic taste in it. |
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Feb 1 |
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Backpacking or hiking in areas open to hunting In Michigan, most backpacking areas are open for hunting. |
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Jan 27 |
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How can I avoid putting cinder burn holes in my clothing? Wear cheap stuff that you don't mind burning holes in. |
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Jan 26 |
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Will a tent provide some protection from bears? @Graham: I understand that the tent will not offer any physical protection, I just want to know, am I actually inviting the bears to eat me when sleeping outside. You know, like if you don't hide your head in the sleeping bag, the wild foxes will come and chew it up. |
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Jan 26 |
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How can I start a fire by rubbing two sticks together? I do not agree with that. I know number of people who can do it reliably, in bad weather, rain, snow, etc. If you know what you are doing, you can rely on it just as much as you can rely on matches or lighters. there are obviously different camping styles, some people like to bring all sorts of modern tools and equipment, others prefer to "stay closer to nature", and for those, making fire in a way that people used for 100's of years may be of great value. |
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Jan 26 |
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Which will drain less body heat: lying on bare earth or bare rock? I think it would greatly depend on the type of rock or soil. Sandstone should be ok, I would not want to sleep on granite without an insulation of some kind. It will also depend on the season, whether the rock was sitting in the sun all day, etc. |
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Jan 26 |
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How can I be absolutely sure my fire is safely extinguished? +1 for the root advice. I would add, never make fire on peat. One may think it is safe to make a fire in a wet and boggy area, but your fire can dry the peat underneath enough for it to start smoldering, and one can start a peat fire that will burn for months and spread into a very large area. |
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Jan 26 |
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Will a tent provide some protection from bears? I understand that the tent fabric will not provide any physical protection, what I am wondering is if a bear is more likely to attack someone just sleeping on the ground in a sleeping bag than a person it cannot actually see because they are in a tent. |
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Jan 25 |
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How can I start a fire by rubbing two sticks together? Hm, that's strange. I suppose all the times I have seen people do it in a real life situation, I must have been hallucinating. Of course you need to know what you are doing, but frankly, if you cannot chop a straight piece of wood and cut a notch in it with a knife, what in the ... are you doing in wilderness? |
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Jan 25 |
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Is it worth buying a footprint? You a lucky you did not run across any hungry ants. Few years ago, when backpacking in Cyprus, I woke up one morning with my tent full of tiny little ants. It turned out that when pitching the tent in the dark at night, I built it right on top of a fairly large ant hole. When they found their front entrance blocked by my tent floor, they decided to chew their way right through it. Very nice neat round little hole they made. |
