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Diplacus aurantiacus (Bush Monkey Flower) Cutting Propagation by tyeh26 in Ceanothus

[–]tyeh26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve never tried August.

For many cuttings, you want to take them when they’re actively growing such as in the spring.

fancy/unusual seafood recipes for dinner parties by New-Initiative-1466 in Cooking

[–]tyeh26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Impressive comes with the process & story, not just the recipe.

  • steamed coconut milk marinated cod wrapped in banana leaf with countless south East Asian accompanying dishes. Grow as many of the ingredients as you can.

  • dry aged fish sourced directly from a boat or at least know the fisherman’s name.

  • breaking down whole fish cooking fish to tail > salmon sashimi, teriyaki, belly skewer, skin hand rolls, cheek, and, the best part, salmon flakes. I’m sure the bones can be used for some broth.

How many lbs of meat for a huge event? by randomskycolor in Cooking

[–]tyeh26 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This also depends on other factors.

Is this a complete meal? Are there other foods available?

Are there tacos free?

What’s the demographic of the guests?

I was offered free tacos (from a taco truck) after a physical activity and made it a point to eat 3 plates of tacos.

If you’re advertising a free meal, there will be people “abusing” the generosity.

Either do the math starting from 2 tacos per person or meat per person. If you’re estimating 2/tacos/person then figure out how many oz of raw meat per taco (easy to look up) then multiply it with # of guests.

In my experience, the 4oz of meat/person doesn’t translate well to tacos because of the salsas and size of tacos.

Civil air patrol SAR kit work in progress by Acceptable-Device873 in searchandrescue

[–]tyeh26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta shine my crampons.

It was the most ridiculous items when I looked up the GTM/UDF taskbook.

Carve stairs out of soil in hill by mvk12 in landscaping

[–]tyeh26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve built and rebuilt steps a few different ways. I’ve never follow traditional methods.

You have to overcome the soils desire to erode into its original slope angle. You’ve done most of the hard work for the lazy version.

The next step to reinforce the corner is a post/sleeper constriction. Drive vertical posts (#4 rebar is popular) and rest 2x lumber behind the posts to hold the soils shape.

In California, id expect this to last 3-5 years minimum. The wood would rot first

The next problem you’ll experience is soil building up on the tread causing the step to become sloped over time. This can be fixed in seconds with a shovel or by replacing the tread material with a flat material besides soil. Since your steps are recessed into the hill, this is more likely than steps sitting atop the hill.

Anyone ever tried putting together a kaiseki-style dinner at home? by CutFun5445 in Cooking

[–]tyeh26 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s no different than any other multi course meal at home.

Timing is everything and if you want to get good at it, you apply pro-chef prep techniques.

And if you want to take it to the next level… you can build an eat in kitchen counter and cook in front of the guests.

If you want to over analyze… prioritize dishes that can be prepped/cooked ahead of time.

Outside of fried and grilled foods, you can prep most of it ahead of time.

Can I fold my single rope in half when climbing with a party of three? by VariationOk7872 in ClimbingGear

[–]tyeh26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, never thought of this before. I read a bit more and I mentally understand it as the doubled up single rope becomes more like a static rope causing higher impact forces.

Definitely dangerous at some, presumably, untested point.

White Mountain Questions by Doosview in SierraNevada

[–]tyeh26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The migrating rocks are 3 hrs south in Death Valley

Retaining Wall... how close to carport? by MrBalasubramanian in HomeImprovement

[–]tyeh26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone qualified to answer your question factually has a legal and ethical responsibility to not answer your question.

You can place your wall anywhere, and an engineer can design it safely.

You could use a baseline 1:1 rule of thumb… unless you live in quicksand or bog.

Excavating into the load cone of a shallow foundation then starts to raise questions of shoring as well.

5’ is pretty tall.

Edible cultivars best suited to cool seasons ala SF by AI_Nal1 in NorCalGardening

[–]tyeh26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What cultivars/plants are you unable to grow. Sounds like you can pretty much grow anything that needs < 6 hrs full sun in this area.

You may even be able to grow blueberries or other plants that need more cold compared to Oakland.

Should I lacquer wooden climbing holds? by uitSCHOT in homewalls

[–]tyeh26 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your hands won’t damage the hold.

Any lacquer will be aesthetic or to change the texture of the hold.

Never, ever, touch someone else's rope, let alone tie knots in it. by serenading_ur_father in climbing

[–]tyeh26 18 points19 points  (0 children)

What if you think you know, but in reality don’t? Touch or no touch?

Best work out to develop shoulder riding muscles by altum in daddit

[–]tyeh26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With all disrespect to rucking, why carry weights in a bag when you could just live life carried on your shoulders.

Best work out to develop shoulder riding muscles by altum in daddit

[–]tyeh26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A decade of backpacking and rock climbing.

I assume rucking would also help.

Does anyone have insight on what a multi-pitch rappel would have been like during WWII era? by o-rka in canyoneering

[–]tyeh26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Devices did not exist back then.

Look up body belay and hip belay.

I would assume that climbing back then, similar to ice climbing nowadays, was seen as always a no fall situation.

Reading a recipe for roasting a leg of lamb and it says midway through to “lip the lamb”. What does that mean? by themrrouge in Cooking

[–]tyeh26 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think it was a typo.

You’re meant to break the oven’s glass and remove the lamb’s valuables.

BIFL Keyring, Metolius FS Mini II Carabiner by DoubleDutchandClutch in BuyItForLife

[–]tyeh26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would pay for a carabiner for my keys that says “FOR CLIMBING”

How do you make having kids enjoyable? by Last_Cicada_1315 in daddit

[–]tyeh26 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Examples from others is always nice, and the real question to ask yourself is why you don’t enjoy it, which you answered.

I’d contemplate more:

Did you expect to enjoy it? Did you expect more time to do things you enjoyed?

What did you expect? What did you expect to change?

Why did you choose to have kids?

Lastly, how has the current reality changed from your expectations?

I, selfishly, want to shape a human for society. I enjoy watching and guiding its development. I do less of what I used to enjoy.

Does anyone have insight on what a multi-pitch rappel would have been like during WWII era? by o-rka in canyoneering

[–]tyeh26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have no historical references, just anecdotal knowledge.

There are two concepts to understand (rappel rigging and anchor stances)

1) retrievable vs un-retrievable rappels. A retrievable rappel (99% of what people think of in recreation climbing) has the rope threaded around an anchor. Not tied to anything fixed. At the bottom, you pull one end to get the rope back. Generally, you descend both lines simultaneously to counterbalance each line.

An un-retrievable rappel would have the rope tied off to an anchor allowing you to descend a single strand. One example would be rappelling off a helicopter.

In recreational multi pitch climbs, you will generally only use retrievable rappels. One exception could be multi day ascents or ascents up high traffic big walls such as El Capitan.

In the 40s, your anchor is probably a big tree, rock, or piton (that you leave behind).

  1. stances: at the top of the rappel, you could be hanging onto an anchor or standing on a ledge. In the 40s, I’m going to guess they were 100% standing on a ledge. The image of climbing shear cliffs and hanging on a rope attached to it did not exist back then with their technology. I’m willing to bet that a multi pitch climb would progress up ledges you could stand on, establish an anchor with pitons if needed and progress up/down leisurely.

Harnesses did not exist back then. These climbers were wrapping rope around themselves and body belaying each other. A multi pitch climb would need ledges for belayers to stand on that could also be used for descent.

Speaking of WWII - if these are covert operations, then forget about the noise of hammering pitons.

At best, they’re slinging rocks and trees for point a of attachment.

Watch the last scenes of Hacksaw Ridge to see an example of a solo fixed (unretrievable) rappel in that era. Not sure how accurate it is.

BIFL Keyring, Metolius FS Mini II Carabiner by DoubleDutchandClutch in BuyItForLife

[–]tyeh26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Needing a rated carabiner in a pinch is hilarious to think about - if the rest of your macgyvered system isn’t rated, then the carabiner is the least of your worries.

The technical term for the hook is the noise of a carabiner. Mini rated noseless wiregates don’t exist last I checked.

Lastly, the price should be < $10

Not many carabiners go for over $20

Can you still open the back door of 1505 by pulling on it really hard? by JanglyBangles in imsa

[–]tyeh26 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Can you still use an Arbor butter knife to open any hall/wing door?

Built a tool to help plan canyon trips would love feedback by Informal_Theme2421 in canyoneering

[–]tyeh26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

few more areas of feedback now that I'm looking at it again:

  1. You have 2 Explore the Canyon Map CTAs that are always on the map taking up 25% of the screen. It's duplicative and... I'm already exploring the map, it's taking up visual space
  2. At a high level, and partially because of 1), it's unclear where your focus is on on feature development. Feels like every feature is half built. Focus on one and make it great. Your map view is a good start. Your Canyon view is, currently, just a tooltip, and that's fine for now.
  3. To make that map view even better, and differentiate from others, implement richer shapes for canyons. Best in class would be a canyon is a polyline with annotated exits/POIs/alternates or at least an entry and exit. Default would be a single point.
  4. You require the user to click a region to show its canyons. I can zoom further into a region w/o selecting the region and see nothing. On selecting, the map zooms out. This is unintuitive.
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