General thread for freediving and/or spearfishing, since I don't see one mentioning either.

My personal questions:
I've been thinking about taking a certification course so I can learn to do these things correctly and safely. I'm probably happy just doing the diving, but spearfishing seems like an easy and practical extension. I only casually skindive and rod-and-reel fish at the moment. Does anyone have experience taking such a course?
I know I'll need my own gear early on, but each instructor I can find seems to have their own equipment shops, so I imagine they wouldn't be impartial about the quality of other gear on the market. I live on the Pacific coast of the US, so I see that a 7 mm open cell wetsuit is strongly recommended. What good/bad features should I look out for on wetsuits and other equipment? For non-competitive diving, carbon fiber fins are almost certainly not worth the price, right?

I want to become more outdoorsy, but I have little to no knowledge of how. I wanna start fishing, camping and hiking, but I have no clue how to start. I don't trust myself to even start a bonfire. But at the same time, I don't have any friends or family that are into this stuff. Any tips?

Pro tip: you can't

Why do you "need" permits for the JMT and how are they actually enforced?

biological, geological, topographic, meteorological, oceanic, etc.

Can someone find me? Hints are Germany, Saarland

Thread for the discussion of outdoor activities in israel

Do /out/ agree ?

Thread for discussion of out door activities in israel

My kids saw a screech owl on my property so I thought he might want to have a place to call /in/
Now I want to make houses for all my /out/door friends. Different birds, bats, friendly /out/door kitties, turtles?

Who else here has autumn as their fave season?
>September is perfect weather wise. Not too hot, not too cold, never any extremes in September where I'm from. Sun sets at a good time not too early, not too late
>October has Halloween
>November has Thanksgiving

Hello /out/!

Have any of you taken any outdoor courses of any discipline? I would be really interested in taking something that would be beneficial to outings like they experience on Alone, purely out of interest and curiosity. I'm a 30+ burger so I feel like I'm kinda too old for NOLS but any experiences you guys have would be interesting.

Ran into a guy that did this, he had a lot of great things to say about it
https://www.boss-inc.com/pages/program/primitive-skills

Where are all the mushrooms edition?

I HATE my job, I HATE normies. How tf can I just drop out of society and get neetbux. I have a small farm and a bitch to leach off of but I have no idea how to welfare meme. Do I just tell the doctor im autistic and get disability?!?!?!? I make to much for food stamps and I just don't pay my medical bills for any ER visit ext... I have a kid on the way so im scared to drop out without knowing what to do.... BTW I don't give a fuck what anyone around me thinks.... help... living out my RV BTW the pic is from my homestead back in January

What is the thinnest /out/ glove technology available today?

I want to quit society and live out in nature.
Where can I do this, and how should I prepare?

Just ordered the largest head mounted umbrella I could find. Are they any good?

I need a very simple headlamp with a single function that can be very easily turned on and off
No flash mode, no dimmer, no red light, no other bullshit.
I need a single light function and a very simple on/off switch with no stupid modes in between. preferably a slider switch.
Show me what you got

Best way to /out/ in winter is ski touring.
Prove me Wrong
>most efficient form of mountain transport
>Fun as fuck on the downhill
>Cost of touring setup and avy gear keeps the poors out
>High fitness and skill requirements keep the /in/lets out
>Faster, easier and more fun that snowshoes on the way up
>Powder skiing on the way down
>No trails needed to get up the mountain, meters of snow cover all bush and vegation so you can pick whatever path you want
>no rock fall
>snowpacks are incredibly complex and interesting to learn about
>spatial distribution of snowpack variability in mountains makes for constant intellectual game of knowing where risky/bad snow is and avoiding those areas
>like hiking, but with way more thinking, and more independance
>great workout
>powder skiing

Why the fuck don't you ski tour anon? Don't tell me you're a flatlander...

What kind of music do you guys play around the campfire? I like either electronic or hip hop, the fire actually looks really trippy with the beats

Is there a more boring ecosystem out there?

What are some /out youtubers that i can watch and learn from

What is the /out/ consensus on this debate?

Look at this giant mushroom

What's the biggest threat when you're /out/? A wild animal or a homeless tweaker?

for me it's chukchi nomads
>siberia
>northern peak
>reindeer/fishing nomads
>dealt with american whalers
>survived several wars against russian empire
>kept the head of a general as trophy

>be me
>plan to buy camper to live in friends backyard
>midwest but i probably will not stay in it thru winter

Anything I should lookout for? Obviously i want a maintained roof and no prior leaks.
Im looking at 4-6000 campers right now and wondering if I might as well drop 8-12k
I already have an outdoor kitchen,
Maybe I will build a roof or porch for it.
Any advice or considerations on buying and also living in an older camper?

Does anybody else sometimes start screaming and hollering and making chimpanzee noises loud as fuck in the middle of the woods? I like to think that someone far away hears me doing it and thinks it's bigfoot.

Hey /out/, what should I do if I get stung by a scorpion while camping? I’m often far from medical help, and they won’t sell me antivenom, i already asked a lot of places.
I remember hearing about a plant that works against scorpion venom about 15 years ago, but I can’t remember the name. Does anyone know about this or have alternativetreatments?

>shields you from the sun and rain
>easily paired with a beanie for warmth or bug net for bug freedom
>makes 5 panel retards look even more gay
why don't you wear it?

I'm thinking of going to Big Sur for a week around Christmas time. How could I get the most out of my trip there? I would be coming from the South.

You can't see anything from a car; you've got to get out of the goddamn contraption and walk, better yet crawl, on hands and knees, over the sandstone and through the thornbrush and cactus. When traces of blood begin to mark your trail, you'll see something, maybe.

Do you partake, anon? It's the best way to experience nature

Anon, in order to help you /out/doors, what are you placing in your Altoids tin can?

I need a water bottle that

1. Won't poison me with microplastics or metal flakes
2. Is easy to clean without a dishwasher
3. Holds at least a liter

What are my options?

Why can't you build a multi-lane divided highway to Everest base camp and then build a plexiglass enclosed heated road to the very top so people don't have to risk DYING to see the views?

Whats the most out there thing you have built to facilitate your camping adventures bros?

and how does it match up to the autism king?
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHU8VK3qIa4

Have you ever heard about canyoning?

mesh cap or field cap?

Callng all certified hydration baddies to discuss the merits of bring a micro-hydro while going /out/

>goes innawoods avoiding law enforcement for almost half a year
>was actually dead the entire time spending only one week in the washington wilderness
so that's it isn't it, there's no way modern man can ever make it in the wild ever again

There is nothing more retarded and gay than "stealth camping".
>im camping behind a road sign or in a trash can
Nobody cares stupid faggot

How awful of an experience are trailer tents?

>ascends Mountain without proper gear
>don't tell anyone when you plan to return
>disoriented by blizzard
>can't find track
>dies of hypothermia three hours walk from a road
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mystery-surrounds-deaths-of-two-hikers-in-victorian-high-country/du6a48d1r

Because you can see the top from the road, i think people get the impression they can just walk in and out, without really understanding the weather conditions at the top, and how quickly they can change. Never good news.

is it possible to do simple navigation (north, south, east and west) via looking at stars? if so what is a good guide to it?
t. only goes outdoors to pick berries and afraid to get lost in the forest

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/climbing-influencer-dies-live-streaming-140845585.html

Anybody got the vid

Just had a tpwd game warden roll up on me and search everything outside of my cab and then try to insinuate I was a drug addict because I had a vape pen. He was probably 25.

Look I never voted for Trump and I think some of his ideas are good. But why are Texas game wardens rolling up on niggers?

Do you bushcraft when you're /out/?