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  1. Thread: Iceland trip

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    Iceland trip

    I'm leaving for Iceland on the 20th.
    I want to spend most of my time chilling out in nature, bathing in natural Hot Springs, and watching northern lights.
    But I also plan on doing a bit of...
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    I like the last two ideas. Thank you! :) I...

    I like the last two ideas. Thank you! :)

    I also added "Change mushroom hunting" as an activity since there is a decent amount of birch trees around.
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    I have had 3 different tents throughout my...

    I have had 3 different tents throughout my travels:

    1) MEC Camper-2
    2) MSR Hubba-Hubba
    3) MARMOT (can't remember which one)

    All of them are 2-persons tent, 3-seasons.
    #1 would often have its...
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    Hello everyone! Long time no see, right? I had...

    Hello everyone! Long time no see, right?

    I had completely forgotten about keeping you guys up to date on that adventure of mine.

    Well, as some of you guys might have guessed, I survived. ;)
    ...
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    Winter Survival - Any ideas?

    Hello everyone!
    I'm not sure if you remember me: I used to post about some adventures of mine, be it survival-related, or simple travel-related.
    I just came back from a 2-years-long hitchhiking...
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    We will only carry bear sprays. The two persons...

    We will only carry bear sprays.
    The two persons I contacted which have done this trip before told me they only had that as well.
    I don't think bears will be a problem at all. And anyways, none of...
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    I bought a 8Gb memory card for my camera just for...

    I bought a 8Gb memory card for my camera just for that trip. I sure will bring back nice pictures. :)
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    Wish me good luck! See you around. :) ...

    Wish me good luck!
    See you around. :)

    http://i.imgur.com/4hPEJt6.jpg
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    As expected, it seems like they don't mess with...

    As expected, it seems like they don't mess with kayakers.
    Another thing came to my mind: does salty air affect health in any noticeable ways?
    And is the best technique to start a fire with wet wood...
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    I know my mushrooms quite well. The hedgehogs is...

    I know my mushrooms quite well. The hedgehogs is the only one I know which will be there and which I have never gotten to identify beforehand so I'll probably stay away from those (even though I know...
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    3 months is the total duration of the trip, but...

    3 months is the total duration of the trip, but that's far from being on our own the whole time. The longest time we will spend without encountering a village where we will be able to replenish the...
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    Long-term kayaking trip

    I am leaving for a 3-months long kayak trip in about a week. I haven't gotten to prepare my emergency/survival kit yet. Any propositions?
    I'll be in between Skagway (Alaska) and Vancouver Island, on...
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    Beautiful pictures.

    Beautiful pictures.
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    I can't see the pictures... it says I am a guest...

    I can't see the pictures... it says I am a guest and have to register! D:

    Anyways, nice post. :)
    I remember the first few times sleeping alone in the woods as being pretty similar: paranoia...
  15. Same. Thanks.

    Same. Thanks.
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    Thanks for that link. Will read tomorrow. In...

    Thanks for that link. Will read tomorrow.
    In case of a brown bear, I should not initiate physical harm?
  17. I can't see any of the pictures. :(

    I can't see any of the pictures. :(
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    Would being the first to initiate physical harm,...

    Would being the first to initiate physical harm, by doing so from a distance (such as throwing rocks), be a bad call whenever a bear stalks like that?
  19. From my discussions with a forest ranger from...

    From my discussions with a forest ranger from Canada, up here they usually give a notice to the squatter, and -then- burn it. (Though there are some very rare cases where the cabin was taken over and...
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    Is this the generally accepted method of lighting...

    Is this the generally accepted method of lighting a fire with a steel bar? I personally have been holding up the bar in a steady position with a particular angle which shoots sparks where I want,...
  21. Basically, if you're thinking look-term squat, I...

    Basically, if you're thinking look-term squat, I don't think anything but Alaska would make it.
  22. Thread: Coastal Berries

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    Coastal Berries

    I am currently preparing for my kayak trip down the West Coast.
    I will be leaving Skagway (South-East Alaska) around mid-May, and should arrive on Vancouver Island a few months after.
    Obviously,...
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    Last summer, I gave my first try to primitive...

    Last summer, I gave my first try to primitive spear fishing.
    We were 3 friends out camping in the woods along some bush road: it was a good spot for climbing boulders in that region.
    While they...
  24. But entertainment is a big part of the...

    But entertainment is a big part of the psychological part of survival!
    /doing it wrong
  25. Thread: Hitch-hiking!

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    I will be kayaking down from Skagway (Alaska) to...

    I will be kayaking down from Skagway (Alaska) to Vancouver Island, leaving in May. After that, some cherry picking, and then I'll be hitch-hiking down to South America and spend a year out there.

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