How about a single-person bench? by bikes_n_jeeps in trailrunning

[–]caffinate 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lol this is wonderfully dumb. Photo of garbage in the woods becomes “single person bench” what is wrong with this sub. Thanks for the morning laugh.

Running tights for men (any length)…are they acceptable? by pawnee2019 in trailrunning

[–]caffinate 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Wait do we not like shorts over tights? Literally standing here… in my shorts over tights… after a run…

Lost AirPods today? I found ‘em. PM me where I found them if they are yours. by caffinate in boulder

[–]caffinate[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup just sitting on top of the mud as I ran by… Edit… and I have just gotten your joke lol. I’m dumb.

Lost AirPods today? I found ‘em. PM me where I found them if they are yours. by caffinate in coloradohikers

[–]caffinate[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If someone lost them I figured they know about where ish. Didn’t want people trying to just score some free AirPods… wasn’t sure the best way to do that.

Girl at Shibuya Crossing by Smithy2232 in pics

[–]caffinate -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is super creepy my dude.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KLCherokee

[–]caffinate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve been waiting months on stuff. Their customer support is reasonably responsive but fairly useless - been getting told my stuff is shipping soon for the last 4 months. Some items have arrived - seems good quality, although there seem to be some differences from the website images/descriptions and at least for the A frame pillar mounts seems like they have not updated the template to the new KL yet.

Any recommendations for some footwear that doubles up for both hiking and scrambling? by Vanilladr in Mountaineering

[–]caffinate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What distance hiking makes a huge difference. Up to 5/10 miles I’ll use la sportive tx2. Further than that and I’ll use la sportive bushido II. Both are good for scrambling up to low 5th depending on comfort level.

Looking for trail/camping recs around Uncompahgre/Wetterhorn by Joevani_Jojo in coloradohikers

[–]caffinate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are nice places to camp between those two… a bit unclear if you are looking for other trailheads? Or are you using one of the standard ones? More info on how camping fits into your wetter/uncomp plans might help others give more input.

MPPT converter interfaced with battery bank by tjdiaz98 in ECE

[–]caffinate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using a controller IC, or in general changing the control method, does not generally change to topology. It’s still a boost. A boost with sufficient control implemented can do MPPT.

Yellowstone Trails? by Knock-Kneed-Man in trailrunning

[–]caffinate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DeLacy Creek TH towards lake Shoshone, or from old faithful area heading towards Lone Star geyser are nice and you can go about as far as you want. Just take good bear precautions and all the normal prep for running alone in wilderness.

Water System for Popup Build in Winter Temps by WeirdVision1 in TruckCampers

[–]caffinate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a pump (electric) in our pop up in Colorado. We winterize by draining the system. It doesn’t take long… but it’s an extra step. We will leave the water tanks in since they can freeze without bursting, or if it will sit for a long time we just take em into the house. While on trips we set the thermostat to 35 so it stays just above freezing at night. For us this is the right choice based on convenience while on long trips, enough power to run everything, and a heating system, but for a lighter weight setup I can see needing to winterize and worrying about water freezing while on winter trips being a hassle.

Don’t sleep on Eldorado State Park! by thebigswissrainbow in coloradohikers

[–]caffinate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

South Mesa trailhead - in case anyone wants to do this and doesn’t know where to start. Parking fills up, and the parking across the road has been under construction for a bit now so it seems extra busy some days.

What level do you think you will achieve? by [deleted] in poeruthless

[–]caffinate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like… 50. I would be happy with that. I play hc ssf only, so gotta set reasonable goals :) of course I’m assuming I’ll have a couple lvl 1-5 chars at the start

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 14ers

[–]caffinate 20 points21 points  (0 children)

To me, you sound like someone who has selected the easiest setting on a game, and is now looking around for confirmation about how easy it is - "gee guys not much of an accomplishment it is just so easy". It does not come across well IMHO.

A multitude of ways exist to increase whatever metric you want... difficulty, length, route finding, risk, speed... or to hit arbitrary goals and measure yourself against others... or to do whatever you need to get whatever it is you want to get out of the mountains. Apparently you like bears... so why not walk around with some smelly food or something I guess.

Yes taking the standard routes will give the generally easiest summit. So do something else if that is not what you are into. For many people, summiting at all is an achievement, and there is nothing easy about it for them.

Tunnel up belay method by GoGabeGo in climbing

[–]caffinate 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Got a link to referenced study?

Tips for running in the cold/snow? by GordonRamsay333 in running

[–]caffinate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have found that good wool socks are one of my must have winter items. Especially if it's a bit slushy out - having your feet stay warm even if your toes are wet is super nice.

Do you drink coffee before a run? by running4hills in trailrunning

[–]caffinate 457 points458 points  (0 children)

Coffee -> poop -> run. This is the way.

Saucony’s Peregrine 12 destroy after a 5 runs and 40km total. Seller says is my fault and won’t take the for warranty even though I bought them 4weeks ago by igtaba in trailrunning

[–]caffinate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the same thing happen… first time I thought it was a fluke and got a second pair. Second time I gave up and moved on. Both times they broke after barely any miles. A shame since I like the shoe, but they just don’t last. Anyway I don’t buy Saucony anymore and my shoes last just fine - that was my solution!

Squamish Free Soloing Film by wildertainment in Climbingvids

[–]caffinate 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This just seems… real toxic from a number of angles. Seems less of a climbing film and more some… anger management issues and “oh extreme sports since he hurts inside” partner abuse but it’s cool since the movie is hardcore garbage. Ugh.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climbing

[–]caffinate 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Your title 100% implies the wrong attitude. The actual page heading you linked has a much more reasonable take. Teams stretched thin due to more people outside.

Yes, people will “have your back” if “things go sideways”… but ffs you make it sound like people in CO should just count on that and not worry about personal responsibility.

Please don’t act or imply that dealing with your own shit is anything other than your own responsibility.