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What is the most efficient food to take a for a 12-15 day hiking trip?

answered Jan 31, 2012 at 23:27

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Does eating snow help dehydration?

answered Mar 18, 2012 at 1:25

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What are essential items in an emergency kit?

answered Jan 25, 2012 at 18:35

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How should I remove a tick?

answered Jan 25, 2012 at 21:31

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How can you navigate without a compass or GPS

answered Jan 26, 2012 at 22:26

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How to harden feet to avoid blisters on long hikes

answered Jan 31, 2012 at 22:14

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Is drinking urine safe?

answered Jan 25, 2012 at 17:51

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What are the advantages and disadvantages between gas, liquid and solid fuel?

answered Mar 1, 2012 at 17:47

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Is it safe to eat poison ivy berries since I don't react to the leaves?

answered Apr 22, 2012 at 16:34

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of a paracord knife handle?

answered Apr 28, 2016 at 12:40

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How would you help a snapping turtle cross the road?

answered Oct 11, 2016 at 16:23

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After I've shot large game, and it escapes, how can I track it?

answered Feb 8, 2012 at 5:52

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What is the best way to cross streams while backpacking?

answered Mar 16, 2012 at 21:54

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Prevent mosquito bites: insect repellent patch or just eat vitamin B1?

answered Feb 11, 2012 at 17:49

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What is this knee pain when going downhill?

answered Mar 21, 2013 at 2:55

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Do tent colors have functional purposes?

answered Mar 7, 2016 at 15:09

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Are carabiners useful tools to have in the wilderness? If so, what would they be used for?

answered Feb 13, 2012 at 23:19

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Why do people who backpack sleep in tents instead of tarps?

answered Dec 5, 2013 at 22:08

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What do fishing regulations mean by "no bait?"

answered Sep 28, 2016 at 0:36

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Is 8 miles of unpaved gravel road a lot for a old-ish consumer road car to take in normal weather?

answered Jul 13, 2016 at 0:44

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What do you risk when you ignore blisters and carry on walking?

answered Jul 16, 2013 at 18:43

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Survival type activies for Scout camp

answered Jul 30, 2014 at 13:51

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Backpacking or hiking in areas open to hunting

answered Jan 31, 2012 at 22:24

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Do iodine water treatment tablets have negative effects?

answered Feb 1, 2012 at 20:34

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What essential items should go in a small first aid kit?

answered Feb 3, 2012 at 2:13

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Which will keep my food colder longer, draining the melted ice water, or leaving it in the cooler?

answered Feb 8, 2012 at 3:55

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How to clean vomit from camping gear?

answered Sep 15, 2014 at 10:59

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How to stay clean on a multi-day hike?

answered Feb 10, 2012 at 17:43

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What is the ultimate car camping bed solution -- for two people?

answered May 29, 2012 at 16:43

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Pros and Cons of paracord

answered May 30, 2012 at 17:40

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What is the most efficient food to take a for a 12-15 day hiking trip?

Does eating snow help dehydration?

What are essential items in an emergency kit?

How should I remove a tick?

How can you navigate without a compass or GPS

How to harden feet to avoid blisters on long hikes

Is drinking urine safe?

What are the advantages and disadvantages between gas, liquid and solid fuel?

Is it safe to eat poison ivy berries since I don't react to the leaves?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a paracord knife handle?

How would you help a snapping turtle cross the road?

After I've shot large game, and it escapes, how can I track it?

What is the best way to cross streams while backpacking?

Prevent mosquito bites: insect repellent patch or just eat vitamin B1?

What is this knee pain when going downhill?

Do tent colors have functional purposes?

Are carabiners useful tools to have in the wilderness? If so, what would they be used for?

Why do people who backpack sleep in tents instead of tarps?

What do fishing regulations mean by "no bait?"

Is 8 miles of unpaved gravel road a lot for a old-ish consumer road car to take in normal weather?

What do you risk when you ignore blisters and carry on walking?

Survival type activies for Scout camp

Backpacking or hiking in areas open to hunting

Do iodine water treatment tablets have negative effects?

What essential items should go in a small first aid kit?

Which will keep my food colder longer, draining the melted ice water, or leaving it in the cooler?

How to clean vomit from camping gear?

How to stay clean on a multi-day hike?

What is the ultimate car camping bed solution -- for two people?

Pros and Cons of paracord