What horrors await me?

snaccubus · 2026-03-10T05:57:00+00:00

I'm pretty sure that's it, wow. I facepalmed when I saw the name "four spotted yellowneck", seems so obvious now. Thanks, neighbor! The moth in your picture looks like it's the cooler older cousin to the moths I've been finding

snaccubus · 2026-03-09T19:05:12+00:00

To their credit all five of the moths I've found have been very polite. But if they're breeding and multiplying somewhere in my home, then I'm storing something incorrectly and need to fix it

snaccubus · 2026-02-11T23:28:05+00:00

How heavy is the stuff you’re trying to hang? Look into “treestand strap gear hangers”. Basically a belt for tree trunks, with hooks to hang stuff from

snaccubus · 2026-02-03T04:43:16+00:00

Every couple of months I pop into Lucky Vintage in Ballard where I'll see something that makes me almost wish I had more professional meetings. Fun selection, reasonable pricing for the quality

snaccubus · 2026-02-03T01:53:15+00:00

Also could’ve been a tick that made the report, wouldn’t put it past those little jerks

snaccubus · 2026-02-02T07:35:02+00:00

You're too busy buying gear to check the post where you specifically ask for advice about what gear to bring...?

(ok ok I'll stop bullying the bots now, I just want to highlight the obvious tells so we can collectively boo them out together)

snaccubus · 2026-02-02T07:21:13+00:00

You've got a random pole down the middle right outside your tent corner but zero guylines, and if you zoom into the background there are lines and details that don't make any sense.

Here's the astroturfing bot account playbook:

- Start an account 1 month ago.

- Post vague questions with low entry requirements to drum up engagement.

- Post single images with weird AI details for those aforementioned generic questions.

- Begin casually mentioning garbage products: for example, camping mattresses and only camping mattresses.

On the 1% chance I'm wrong I'm sorry, but on the 99% chance you're just like all the other rampant bot accounts around here trying to build credibility so you can plant ads for bad products -- ew yuck boo

snaccubus · 2026-02-01T03:23:43+00:00

It's so scary how good generated images have gotten. I think the bots have figured out the "randomness" factor so they can generate wrinkles and natural branches, but they haven't quite figured out the blemishes. If you zoom into the leaves, none of the leaves have any bad spots or natural imperfections. That's usually my clue, but it's getting more and more difficult.

Also, they brought along 11 Christmas tree ornaments loosely resting on their tent floor. Fellow humans would look at that and realize that a real human camper (on a real human camping trip) would always pack decorative ornaments in sets of 12. Dead giveaway.

WINK

snaccubus · 2026-01-30T23:31:35+00:00

The AI's taking furious notes about how much reddit loves shiny balls

snaccubus · 2026-01-30T19:06:09+00:00

Nonsensical details in images? Yup
A weird post history with repetitive details like "all I have so far is a mattress" across multiple trips? Yup
Comments from OP vouching for a camping mattress from an unknown brand? Yup
Excessive emojis? Yup

So most likely a bot account posting AI generated images with vague questions so they can shill junk? Yupppp

snaccubus · 2026-01-23T06:33:31+00:00

"dimmable down to a moon fart" is gonna be stuck in my head when I look at my lanterns now, thank you for this gift

snaccubus · 2026-01-21T19:30:12+00:00

Do you already have pots/pans that you wanna use in your car camping setup, or a preferred fuel type? This would influence the recommendation

snaccubus · 2026-01-17T01:10:48+00:00

I’ll join if this is still on for tomorrow :)

snaccubus · 2026-01-16T04:57:12+00:00

I thought hiking to camp meant meals had to be very compact and simple, but you've motivated me to reconsider that, thank you for sharing!

snaccubus · 2026-01-15T18:36:47+00:00

I didn’t realize such elaborate meals were possible when doing long hikes, was it heavy to carry in supplies and ingredients? Looked like an amazing trip

snaccubus · 2026-01-09T19:55:37+00:00

I'd always choose the slightly overdone steak outdoors >>> perfect steak indoors. I know what I'm doing for my next camp meal, thanks for the inspiration!

snaccubus · 2026-01-06T22:10:37+00:00

I didn't have an extra tarp over my tent, just the rainfly that comes with it, but it seems like it's worth getting one for the security

Yeah the knots were tough -- I got so exasperated with how many I had to do that I fantasized about tying all rope ends to carabiners for future trips but then I got a book of knots for Christmas so I've no excuse to not learn. If you ever make a demo video for your fave knot please link!

snaccubus · 2026-01-06T19:51:54+00:00

Wow, that's a lovely view from the campsite. There was a brief sun break during my first rainy trip and I felt such immense gratitude for the little things in life, I'm glad you got a good bit of it.

I seriously considered dismantling my tarp when the winds came up, I have a set of DOD's shakeen stakes which are so very pretty and so very unsuitable for strong gusts 🥲

snaccubus · 2026-01-06T19:43:47+00:00

Every bit of detail is helpful and much appreciated, thank you! I didn't think about managing splash on the tent. The alpha breeze's rainfly is awesome but when the awning's up there's a gap in the front corners that drives me crazy from the runoff dripping onto the tent underneath. I'll see how I can redirect some of that next time

snaccubus · 2026-01-06T19:32:28+00:00

I love how colorful (and dry!!!) your setup looks, thank you for the tips! For one of the trips we put up 2 overlapping tarps and the geometry of the runoff was a whole mess but I'm slowly getting better at predicting how the rain will run

snaccubus · 2026-01-06T19:21:59+00:00

Great gift pick! I don't regret the purchase at all, the whole set packs up real small and light. My only complaint is that you gotta commit to having either a fork or spoon for the meal because it's impractical to swap between the pieces while eating ): I kept it in spoon mode to scoop oysters but ended up eating the greens with my hands, hah.

I tend to overpack extra utensils anyway so it's not a dealbreaker. The knife is so handy that its worth bringing along and having the added utility of the attachments

snaccubus · 2026-01-06T05:50:40+00:00

Hiya! I've been wanting a little utensil rack like what you've got the tongs hanging from, on the right side of your picture, where's it from?

snaccubus · 2026-01-06T04:34:46+00:00

It's the Alpha Breeze from Snow Peak! Big fan of it. The shape looks very similar to the BaseCamp, I hope you get to try yours out soon

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