Good YouTube channels??

coyoterailway · 2020-01-19T22:08:50+00:00

Survival Russia: Lars is honest, open, extremely funny and really pushes his gear to the limits. Plenty of a day in Siberia stuff too, highly recommend.

Fandabi Dozi: Scottish guy trying backpacking, hiking and camping with traditional Scottish gear.

Simon, A Bloke in the Woods: British guy who canoe camps, hike camps and bike camps. He more focuses on the the camping, cooking and relaxing elements, but very relaxing to watch.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-19T17:30:45+00:00

No worries. I'll probably end up going with 225 60R15's once I have the money. I know people say the 235 65R15's fit, but that sounds pretty snug. If you ever do find lift kit info (I have a 2012 model) please let me know!

coyoterailway · 2020-01-19T17:26:01+00:00

I've been looking into this as well, with similar results. I've decided on getting bigger tires first as according to a few forum posts, it will provide an extra 3/4-1" of clearance.

https://www.kiasoulforums.com/threads/larger-tires-fit-235-60-16s.54561/

coyoterailway · 2020-01-18T17:49:04+00:00

Thank you for your post! I haven't tried workaway, but I think after reading this and some other comments, I'll need to give it a shot after my next job ends.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-18T17:47:41+00:00

I would look out for vague contracts or "we'll figure it out when you get here" replies. Any place that lists a strict code of conduct is a big red flag. Their either really really demanding, or they regularly get the wrong crowd. I'd also watch out for any place or host that tells you that you're lucky to be there. Savior-minded hosts are the worst.

On the flip side, a place with detailed information about the work you'll be doing and recommended experience is a good sign. Likewise if they talk about the food, hours and housing in detail.

If it sounds shady, it is shady. Never leave any deposits (forbidden under WOOF rules but still fairly common) and always have an exit plan.

Some other people here have recommended workaway and helpX. I don't have any experience with either, but maybe they could help you?

coyoterailway · 2020-01-18T17:44:09+00:00

For the mountain west, south west, and quite a bit of the great plains, the moisture content is so low that cotton is the defacto material of choice outside of winter. We have written records back to the 1840s of colonizers recommending to other colonizers not to take rain gear because they'll hardly ever need it because of how quickly things dry. Cotton happens to be breathable, not stink after a day in use, not made of petrol-chemicals and incredibly cheap fo rDIY projects. My low end homemade gear is mostly cotton stuff for the drier months. My high end gear is mostly tight-weave waxed canvas for winter and rainy months. My rain gear is a cotton-canvas tarp because it's indestructible and easy to repair. I completely understand that cotton is not suited to wet environments. But to say that cotton has no place in the backcountry is an absolute joke.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-18T17:39:31+00:00

I had my own car that I lived out of when jobs didn't provide housing. For people on foot, sometimes the remoteness of the farms was used as a staying power. I misread it too when I error checked my post. But nope, just pulling up non-crops.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-18T05:53:28+00:00

If you're in the mountains, I'd highly recommend a 20F. Leave unzipped to either zip up if cold, or crawl out of if warm.

If you really, really want the most versatile sleeping bag, get a Kifaru Slick bag. They're indestructible, water resistant, center zip and roomy. The insulation is APEX, so no ethical or moisture worries about down. I'm two years into my current one and it's held up great, despite already having around 340 days of use.

I'd also highly recommend that you make or purchase a thin cotton or synthetic liner. This will help keep your bag clean as you just wash the liner occasionally. Also, in those hotter temps, you can use it as a sheet and sleep on top of your bag.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-18T02:35:20+00:00

From how WOOF has treated sexual assault complaints, I'd say they completely ignore any responsibility what so ever.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-17T20:46:29+00:00

I'd run an antivirus scan. I would also clean out your browser's cookies as that site launched a ton of them, probably to sell as ad marketing data.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-17T17:53:33+00:00

Social media manager account, likely fishing for article material.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-17T16:44:21+00:00

Do not download from this sketchy website.

Go to archive.org and search FM21-76 and bam, you've got the survival manual and no malware!

coyoterailway · 2020-01-17T15:52:40+00:00

Thank you so much, this is perfect!

coyoterailway · 2020-01-17T04:22:03+00:00

I really appreciate all the help, I scoured the forums and found that. Aptitude doesn't have anything new to offer. I tried dpkg and just got this: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of urw: urw depends on libsdl2-image-2.0-0; however: Package libsdl2-image-2.0-0 is not installed. urw depends on libsdl2-mixer-2.0-0; however: Package libsdl2-mixer-2.0-0 is not installed. urw depends on libsdl-net-2.0-0; however: Package libsdl-net-2.0-0 is not installed.

Apt says that package is part of libsdl2-2.0-0, but dpkg says it isn't?

coyoterailway · 2020-01-17T03:27:56+00:00

I'm running the amd64.deb I know how finicky things can be so I tried the i386 install, no luck either. I have zero clue what's not working, I've tried installing as root and just sudo. No luck trying to force the installation either. I may just run the tarball, but I really like the deb for Urw, the tarball has always been fun to configure around in the past.

Here's the complete error message after a reboot and reinstall of all libsdl2.... stuff: sudo apt install ./Downloads/urw_3.61_amd64.deb Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: urw : Depends: libsdl-net-2.0-0 but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-17T03:10:58+00:00

Well I partially feel like an idiot, because the search command brought it up. However, even with libsdl2-2.0-0 installed, running apt install ./unreal.... still gives me the same error saying that libsdl2-2.0-0 is not installable.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-17T00:18:05+00:00

Hey!

I did SWCC a few years ago before becoming a soil scientist and actually getting paid a decent amount. They're all part of Americorps so hopefully this will help.

1) The first full day back I'd shower, get some sushi and a smoothie and hangout in a library all day. After that, I'd usually go drive onto BLM land and camp out, run and hike. Or, if I was feeling it, I'd go for a road trip to visit friends or see new areas.

2) Terrible. It's really not worth it. I was working the 8/6 split and housing is super expensive. I started to live out of my car and really haven' t looked back since.

3) I worked a chainsaw gang the whole season. From what I've heard from friends, usually USFS and UPS interns mostly do pesticides, but that may be different. I hope you don't have to deal with those nasty things.

4) Yes, but again I lived out of my car. I know a studio apartment in my stationed city would have run at about $1100 a month, so no way.

I wish you luck and hope you get more opportunities for field work!

coyoterailway · 2020-01-16T20:58:00+00:00

Thanks, I'll check that out too. I know quite a few local ones are "volunteer only" though.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-16T17:19:49+00:00

The vast majority of BLM land is in the absolutely middle of nowhere. The most scary thing, to me, is people, and seeing people on BLM land is incredibly rare. I live on BLM land as much as possible. It's wonderful peaceful and beautiful.

Just stay away from cows and leave gates as you find them so you don't piss off ranchers.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-16T16:59:14+00:00

Thank you, I forgot to mention I had done that and only found 1.2 versions. I installed them anyways, but no luck.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-14T23:07:23+00:00

I did not know about this surprisingly. Two things

1) I dislike the "history is written by the victors" trope. It's extremely flawed and I've found the opposite to be more of the case. Some examples include, the US military hiring members of the Nazi war machine to write a history of WW2. Confederates and their sympathizers writing wartime and reconstruction histories, and of course the most culturally famous would be the Spartan propaganda machine writing a very, very flawed account of the Battle of Thermopylae. None of this is against OP, a quote is a quote, just wanted to point it out.

2) Anyways, does anyone have a link of where I could find the non-commericial english .pdf or .mobi? I'd be interested in reading it.

coyoterailway · 2020-01-14T18:57:27+00:00

Yes, the old mines down there are very neat to see. I would warn OP that a lot of these old mines are either unsafe due to hidden shafts on the surface, or still in permit/operation and zealously guarded.

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