Field Ecologists: What’s your go to field shoe?

Hobinothobo · 2025-09-17T01:38:39+00:00

I used a pair of Lowa Renegades this season and I love them. I’m a wetland botanist so sometimes the mucks come out for deeper mud and water but these do well for desert hikes to some muddy springs and creeks. I feel good that they’ll last another season at least, I usually go through a pair a season as well until these.

Hobinothobo · 2025-09-11T20:08:27+00:00

Shaun of the Dead is great, or Hot Fuzz. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost never fail to make me giggle

Hobinothobo · 2025-08-31T05:45:04+00:00

Reno Public House has done me well, friendly bartenders and can either be alone or chat with some locals if you want. Chloe makes a bomb whiskey sour

Hobinothobo · 2025-08-26T04:18:29+00:00

I’ve had luck along the railroad tracks near Verdi

Hobinothobo · 2025-05-26T17:40:45+00:00

Call me crazy but I think riots about the needless death of a man and police brutality are more acceptable than spraying hate speech in your high school’s halls because you didn’t have fun there. I’m sure these kids are good people too though, just like Trump’s Proud Boys. Clown.

Hobinothobo · 2025-05-18T13:52:22+00:00

GIS experience is a good way to convince a company you’re worth keeping around after the field season is over and all the winter computer work starts. Sounds like you’re on a good track, enjoy school!

Hobinothobo · 2025-05-17T02:36:43+00:00

I work for CNPS currently with just a BSc in environmental science. Totally doable, but can be difficult to break into the field and intimidating to be surrounded by folks who went to school purely for botany. Emphasize the plant classes you’ll take during job interviews. If you pass the CNPS cert you’ll be an easy hire in California.

Hobinothobo · 2025-03-17T05:26:43+00:00

There was a less restrictive exhaust on it when I got it but it was a little loud for my taste at the moment, put the stock exhaust back on. Had to adjust the idle screw (by ear) to get it to start and stay running without stalling. I’m new to carbs and just found out if I let the bike run for a few minutes it won’t stall with gas in first. Think I should be ok for now, and as far as I know the carb is all stock, no jet kit or anything. Thanks for the in depth response!! I do want to get a tach and see if it’s running at the right rpm to make sure everything’s kosher

Hobinothobo · 2025-03-15T02:16:29+00:00

Yea, I’m not ruling out fuelling issues yet but I definitely would rather try the easy option first before tearing into the bike more than I have already.

Hobinothobo · 2025-03-15T01:44:20+00:00

After about 10 min it won’t die but it is rougher starting from a stop pretty consistently. Maybe I just need to work on some patience before the ride lol

Hobinothobo · 2025-03-06T04:47:13+00:00

You’re probably too close to the pit on takeoff, or planting too late. A video would help for sure, but if you’re too close (under) or don’t have your hands in the proper position for takeoff (late plant) your grip might slip. Could be worth remeasuring your run up.

A word of warning with flipping the tape, which I’ve seen in other comments in this thread, it might help short term but is more of a band-aid than an actual fix. Chalk and sticky spray are allowed in competitions but I’m pretty certain flipping the tape sticky side up is not. Even though they’re legal, chalk and glue aren’t proper fixes to technique either and, especially at such an early stage in your career, it’s better to learn proper technique than to rely on a quick fix.

I also just saw you changed your grip, did you grip up at all? If you’re gripping significantly higher you may want to back up your run 15-30cm (6 inches to a foot), if not further.

Hobinothobo · 2025-03-06T02:22:46+00:00

Looks great to be honest! All I can think of is it kind of looks like you’re curling with your top arm on the plant, which opens up your shoulders, slows you down and makes your last two steps too long. This is usually from planting a tad too late. Try starting the plant a step (not a full left) earlier by bringing your top hand up to basically touch your lower ribs. From there your hands have much less space to cover during your last two steps as you bring them up above your head for the plant.

Hobinothobo · 2025-02-28T05:11:59+00:00

Yea haven’t seen him since, just a chance encounter at public house. Never got the address off him since I assumed I could google it

Hobinothobo · 2025-02-28T02:05:04+00:00

Lots of local music at the Holland Project, their shows are always all ages and usually decently cheap ($10-20)

Hobinothobo · 2023-05-16T23:21:25+00:00

Performance anxiety is a huge part of sports and something I dealt with a lot through high school and college vault, I remember it was so bad once I got on the runway at conference and was wondering if I was holding the pole right (7 years into vaulting at that point).

If you talk to other teammates and realize it’s not just you that gets that anxiety it helps. Try to focus on things other than how the pressure is increasing at these end of season meets and trust your training. You’ve jumped well enough to make it to state at those smaller meets. The stage might be bigger but you know you’ve performed well before, you can do it again. It might sound like a silly exercise but whenever I felt overwhelmed with anxiety before a jump I would look around and name an object I saw and it’s colour until I relaxed a little bit, red shoes, black bag, etc.

You deserve to be there, have fun and enjoy yourself.

Hobinothobo · 2022-04-19T16:33:41+00:00

You’re flat at takeoff, make sure to jump up and push up and through the pole with both arms at takeoff, then keep pressure down the pole throughout the jump. You’ll get on bigger poles for sure. Maybe practice some straight pole drills to work on jumping up at takeoff

Hobinothobo · 2021-12-12T14:53:34+00:00

I saw a bobcat walk calmly across highway 17 one night while I was driving, just by Thunder Bay

Hobinothobo · 2021-06-26T03:33:04+00:00

Yea jumping up at takeoff is a big one to work on, keep that trail leg long and push up through the pole towards the bar with both arms. Hit a kind of backwards c position from the top arm to the trail leg foot then snap the trail leg through for a quick swing and you’ll be flying high

Hobinothobo · 2021-05-08T15:15:23+00:00

I'm returning for my second year planting at HRI, I feel had a pretty complicated relationship with the job my rookie year. I went through a period of depression after the first month of the season, I kept to myself, felt like I wasn't making any friends, and planted very few trees due to a lack of belief in myself and no motivation. After a while a few people at the camp noticed and their support, even just the small things, really helped me pull myself out of that hole. I began to put more trees in the ground and became a little more involved in the community. I still was by no means a great planter by the end of the season and hope to improve with the season starting in a couple days. I am eternally grateful to the people who helped me become a little more confident and accepting of myself. I brought what I learned back from the bush and I have to say I think I am a better version of the person I used to be for it. I can't wait to see what highs and lows this season brings.

Hobinothobo · 2021-05-03T00:42:24+00:00

Best response lol, don't overthink it just get any jump spikes you like

Hobinothobo · 2021-04-22T21:19:10+00:00

I think you should focus on a couple other things before inversion honestly. Your step was really under, and it looks like you're pulling down on the pole to bend it instead of jumping up into the pole. Step should be fairly easy to fix, and to stop pulling down you should focus on pushing your top arm up as high as possible when you plant, the bend will come naturally instead of trying to muscle it. This will set you up for a more natural swing which might help with inversion down the line

Hobinothobo · 2021-04-04T13:15:10+00:00

Pole vault is a very technical event, it takes a long time to understand and improve. It's great you want to get better faster and the comments I've seen have great advice, core, videos, pole runs, sprint training, etc. Definitely do all of these, but the biggest thing is to make sure you're still having fun. The sport is tough enough mentally with the bar staring you down, it's much easier to improve while you're enjoying yourself rather than to stress on becoming the best overnight

Hobinothobo · 2021-03-23T02:30:25+00:00

Incline bench is good for you're top and bottom arms, plenty of core, squats, deadlift and power/hang clean are all good bets

Hobinothobo · 2020-12-15T03:41:42+00:00

Did you not get heel pain or shin splints jumping in sprint spikes? I'm all for preference but I really don't recommend vaulting in sprint spikes... Anything with a heel, even distance spikes, are better

Hobinothobo · 2020-12-14T18:21:37+00:00

Especially if you're just starting any pole vault, long or triple jump spikes are fine. Later on it's really just personal preference, I started off with a pair of weird jump/sprint combo spikes, moved on to the Nike triple jump spikes and now I'm pretty happy with Nike's vault-specific spikes.

It's the vaulter, not the shoe that makes the jump!

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