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Are bears attracted to factory sealed food?

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Why is sailing straight downwind considered dangerous?

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How hot does it have to get for hiking to become unsafe?

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Radius of safety from forest fires

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How much different was camping before “leave no trace” took hold?

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Why are there capacity limits on overnight stays in some locations but not on day trippers?

camping

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How is 40C at 95% humidity survivable?

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Longest range activity without needing to bend over to pick object back up

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What animal made this hole?

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Is there any scientific basis for the special feeling one gets in an old growth forest?

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Are new hiking trails and mountain roads still being developed?

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mosquitoes

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Back curvature and pack selection

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Selecting a double bladed paddle for a canoe

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Where can I purchase a quality compass? [closed]

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What is the English translation of this French Canadian method of “picking” wild blueberries with a racket?

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Zippo lighter barely giving any spark

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Why would a glacier fed river have its peak flow levels at mid morning?

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