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    Big Hunt Camp

    7 guys times 7 days is a lot of holes and it sucks seeing toilet paper everywhere in an otherwise nice camp spot. I found a system with a toilet seat that sits on a five gallon bucket + bags and chemicals. Basically a groover but like 90% less expensive. Something like this. Can be nice to...
  2. J

    Over Priced Things That Shouldn't Be?

    Everyone's a free market economist until it's time to price at what the market will bear.
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    Back issues field dressing.

    I recommend a good PT. I'm going to generalize a bit, but seems like most guys have screwed up hips and shoulders which leads to low back problems. When you're young you can skate, but once you hit middle age the bills start coming due. At some point if you want to stay active you need to start...
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    Did it make the jump?

    Yes. Prions aren't actually alive, they are just proteins. Freezing is generally how you preserve them. It's heat that wrecks them, not cold (I do not know how hot you need to get a CWD prion to deactivate it).
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    Talk me out of, or into a canoe

    Not sure what you're talking about, I've been paddling canoes for 40 years.
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    Talk me out of, or into a canoe

    maybe true, but the ones who do care will pay a premium for a royalex wenonah. They're the pre-64 winchester of canoes, sort of.
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    Talk me out of, or into a canoe

    Great boats and hard to find (depending on where you are). If you want one a year from now you might not be able to get it. Conversely, unlikely to lose much value. Grab it and a copy of Path of the Paddle and see what happens.
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    Talk me out of, or into a canoe

    Better visibility, easier to carry cargo & dogs, drier, easier to hop in and out of, more artistry to the actual paddling, and easier to bring a kid or partner along. Flatwater paddling is like watching paint dry to me, but I don't fish. Floating rivers is great. ETA: I see a lot of people...
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    Want a canoe, know nothing about them

    Aluminum is noisy and cold but durable. Fiberglass/Kevlar is light and strong, but you'll feel bad banging it into rocks and paddling onto beaches. Much easier to move around by yourself though. Royalex used to be the standard but is no longer made. High-end plastic alternative is my favorite...
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    Investments outside of retirement

    Invest, or gamble? If you'd put it all into Nvidia or Bitcoin a few years ago you'd be the clear winner. Less risky: VTSAX (total stock market) for 5 years. After that, start looking at what a 30%-50% decline would do and if you'd still be able to hit your target, shift enough into fixed...
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    Triathlon/Marathon/Endurance Sports Thread

    Trail running is one of the best things you can do to condition for mountain sports (including elk hunting), IMO. Road running is not as good and not as fun, but still pretty good for you. If you're middle-aged and/or overweight take it reeeal easy at the start though, not hard to run straight...
  12. J

    Put Some Thought into your first aid kit

    That's good to hear. I've always heard poke a hole in a glove or a bag with a safety pin for eye & small cut irrigation.
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    Things to do in Spokane

    Everything I know about is downtown, the only other place I've been is the Trader Joes. Pick up some lime scooters and ride up and down the riverfront trail on both sides of downtown. It's great. Big municipal water park and playground right there on the N side of the river as well. (I would...
  14. J

    Suunto mc2?

    I don't know, but everything about it looks like you are correct. For a 1:24000 map with 40 foot contour, which I assume is a standard USGS quad, the hash marks show the contour spacing for various slope angles. That range (25-45 degrees) is critical for avalanche hazard, so people who travel in...
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    Career change advice

    If you want to do conservation/environmental work, there are a few options. At the federal level, veterans preference actually helps a lot to get hired into a permanent job. The trick with the feds is that your career advancement depends almost entirely on how much you are willing to move, so...
  16. J

    Grizzly Country Questions

    Lotta good advice here. Not at all hunting specific, but the book Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance by Herrero is very interesting, he's a (the?) leading researcher on the topic.
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    Banff vs Glacier

    Jasper. Glacier is a cluster. Trying to figure out how to camp there is at least as complicated as most draws. There's basically only one road through the park and the shuttle doesn't work as well as it should. Canada has bigger mountains, way more of them, and the campgrounds are nicer.
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    Snowpack not looking very good :(

    Pretty rough for Montana and the PNW here.
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    Wilderness First Aid? WMTC or SOLO

    As long as they're teaching the same certification, I'd go with whichever one is closer/cheaper. I've taken a bunch and never found much difference between companies.
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    Keep hurting my lower back any tips so this will stop.

    These are all basically right on, but to help navigate the many options and come up with a plan I'd recommend finding a good physical therapist.

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