Recent questions tagged outdoors

Description : Have you ever taken your clothes off in nature? What do you think your motivation was? (Details)

Last Answer : I haven’t, but I would. It sounds awesome.

Description : Are you supposed to wear pants under snow pants when skiing?

Last Answer : answer:You don't wear other pants under most ski pants, other than thermals (if needed) or underwear. The exception is if you wear a shell , a thin layered water proof covering you pull over your ... You'll see them at gas stains on the highway to the ski resort, wearing ski pants and sweaters.

Description : Why did my goggles keep fogging up when I snowboarded for the first time?

Last Answer : answer:Your exhalation may be getting into the inside of your goggles. Were they on tightly? Also, goggles usually come with a lens defogging cloth. If you don’t have one, you can get one in the lodge store for a couple dollars. You need to wipe the inside of the goggles in the morning.

Description : Have you built a snowman this winter?

Last Answer : answer:Sadly, no. Last winter killed my joy of loving winter. It was a brutal season. Winter used to be my favorite season. One sculpture I would like to try would be snow sharks.

Description : Have you ever made a DIY air conditioner from a styrofoam container and fan?

Last Answer : They work fine, in dry or moderately humid areas. In high humidity the downside is the cold clammy feeling. My grandfather, when he and my grandmother lived in the Victorville area of southern California, had a ... . All of this was bolted to the side of the house with a cutout the fan blew through.

Description : Best type of projector for reverse projection on an outdoor stage?

Last Answer : What is your budget? The town I live in just got a grant for one but I think it was over $6500.

Description : What did you do in the mountains?

Last Answer : answer:I grew up in the Smoky Mountains, and am going to live in the Rockies. I've hiked, fished, rafted, camped, partied, contemplated life and the universe-all kinds of things in both ... them. The most spectacular mountain moment I had was seeing 5 rainbows all at once, in concentric arcs.

Description : Hunters, What is your preference. Compound Bow, Crossbow, or Firearm.

Last Answer : answer:How could you leave out dynamite, driving off a cliff, trapping, rope snare and poison? Personally, I do most of my hunting with a flyswatter or rolled-up newspaper.

Description : Dolmens are interesting - what's that about?

Last Answer : I think apostrophes function in much the same way, the way people like to throw them around so much.

Description : Could you survive in the wild, by yourself, for a month?

Last Answer : I think a better question would be, can the wild survive with me for a month? I’m just kidding, I would probably survive for 5 days and then just give up.

Description : How deep is the deepest part of the ocean?

Last Answer : The deepest part of the ocean is the Challenger Deep, which is located in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean. The depth of the Challenger Deep is approximately 36,070 feet (10,994 ... task, and scientists still have much to learn about this remote and mysterious part of our planet.

Description : What would cause a sulphur/rotten egg smell outside of my house?

Last Answer : Is it sulphur or sulfur?

Description : What is the best legal deer lure?

Last Answer : answer:Lure? For what? A killing set up?

Description : What would cause a sulphur/rotten egg smell outside of my house?

Last Answer : Is it sulphur or sulfur?

Description : What outdoor activities are you into?

Last Answer : I am addicted to kayaking . . . .

Description : What is going on with my lawn mower?

Last Answer : Doesn't your lawn mower have a choke? If it does, you're either not closing it, or the linkage is broken. When you try to start a cold engine, you need more fuel. That's what you're ... the engine warms up, you gradually open up the choke until the engine can breathe its normal air/fuel mixture.

Description : Is it better for you to live in a cold or hot climate? And does your partner feel the same way?

Last Answer : answer:I do way better in temperate climates. If I had my choice, it'd fall more on the cool side. I don't handle heat very well, I get hyperthermia, I get nauseous, irritable, sweat a lot, ... well. So, I can see it being a point of contention in relationships if there is a difference like this.

Description : Do woodpeckers beak ever go dull?

Last Answer : Think finger nail.

Description : What wilderness survival skills do you have?

Last Answer : Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

Description : I'm trying to find a good IP webcam -- any suggestions?

Last Answer : High quality camera. In a weather proof case.

Description : How do spiders spin webs horizontally?

Last Answer : spiders spin webs in almost any direction you can imagine. If you have ever spent any time watching orb spiders make a web, you will realize how they do it. The best one I've ever seen was an orb ... strands, and they usually walk on the non-sticky ones so as not to get trapped in their own web.

Description : Infected mosquito bite, in an otherwise healthy young person. Not dangerous, right?

Last Answer : 1) Talk to your doctor. Without knowing what organism is involved or the state of your immune system, only a doctor can decide what would be best to do. 2) If you don't have a doctor, then try ... worse, gets larger, develops red streaks near it, or starts to hurt, then get to an urgent care center.

Description : What's better than The North Face?

Last Answer : This stuff is amazing. Mountain Hardwear. Great quality. I love the stuff, and its not overpriced, even at places like REI (assuming you live in the US even though they operate in many countries)

Description : Keeping warm tomorrow, while I spend 15 hours outdoors?

Last Answer : I forgot I have good gloves, so also gloves.

Description : Do you know anything about this skateboard ?

Last Answer : Does the logo look anything like this?

Description : What's with that "outside" smell that people get when they've been active outside?

Last Answer : Sweat that has already dried?

Description : Family Reunion Locations in San Francisco Bay Area?

Last Answer : Every year my office holds a work-retreat at Stinson Beach you can rent houses there that sleep up to 15 people each. Our retreats are for about 50 people. If you book far enough in advance it ... -NewYears week. I think the company that rents the houses is called Highway 1 Realty. Hope this helps!

Description : Do I have frostbite?

Last Answer : How long ago was this? If it were me, I would run my hands under lukewarm (NOT HOT) water. I am not giving medical advice to you, this is just what I would do. My recommendation officially would be this: See a doctor. Now.

Description : Are there gnats everywhere in the woods or are the same gnats following me?

Last Answer : They’ll hang around you, but the whole forest is filled with them. Light a cigarette and they’ll all disappear.

Description : How should I properly repair a hole in an inflatable bonzai slide?

Last Answer : Sorry you have not gotten any responses. There is a family of repair products that are not too pricey and are available at marine stores that will probably be more effective than gorilla tape.