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    Minimalist / barefoot outdoor boots

    Brilliant! Loads to consider there. It's handy hearing from people who have gone down this route already.
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    Minimalist / barefoot outdoor boots

    What a great idea! They look very comfortable and don't look weird like a lot of the barefoot shoes do.
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    Minimalist / barefoot outdoor boots

    That might be an option at least for now. I'd love to try some moccasins but right now I don't have the tools and materials here to make them or a workspace as I'm staying with relatives just now. Buying them looks eye wateringly expensive. They look comfortable as hell though.
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    Clamshell style tactical packs - worth the hassle?

    It might be the actual design of the pack I chose. I don't find that it's any quicker for me or at least not much. Saying that... it takes time to get used to a pack and remember where all the clips are etc. Prior to getting this I've used the same packs for 20 plus years and they've become like...
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    Minimalist / barefoot outdoor boots

    How do you cope with wet feet? Do you just take dry footwear to change into at camp?
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    Clamshell style tactical packs - worth the hassle?

    The clamshell packs probably do work better as a small day pack I would think. Those Lk35 packs look good and at 4.99 that's an absolute steal.
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    Clamshell style tactical packs - worth the hassle?

    One of my first thoughts was exactly that... this is not a pack I'd like to load down too much but not a problem for what I had in mind - 2 or 3 day trips at most. I've loaded it up with 45lbs on a number of day hikes just to see how it felt and also as I was trying to get back in shape and I...
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    Clamshell style tactical packs - worth the hassle?

    I can imagine this type of bag would be good for something like that. I think they do have their functions that they would fill well (medical bags etc). I think for me though as a general pack for camping etc the benefit of the clamshell function is undermined by the number of steps it takes to...
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    Minimalist / barefoot outdoor boots

    I injured my foot a long time ago and seem to have development some issues with inflammation in one of the joints over the years. Up until recently it has not been a significant problem and I got away with wearing normal footwear. Typically I would just wear something like Lowa mountain boots or...
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    Clamshell style tactical packs - worth the hassle?

    When I was in the USA I noticed a lot of outdoors people seem to like the clamshell military style packs with all of the various compartments, pockets, sleeves and such for organizing kit. Initially I thought they looked pretty good as I'm super anal about keeping my gear organized so I went and...
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    Close Encounter

    I've never seen a moose in person but I've watched enough videos of them behaving aggressively when they unexpectedly encounter people and I have to say the thought of having a close encounter with a moose now scares me more than the thought of having a close encounter with a bear. I think the...
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    Close Encounter

    I'm sure people do these things innocently but just don't think about the possible repercussions of encouraging human/wild animal interactions. All too often it ends badly for the wild animals involved unfortunately. It's frustrating to see this with so many species now and especially with...
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    Close Encounter

    I've had lots of encounters with venomous snakes, mostly while I was working on a farm in Florida but the closest I ever got was when I was hiking along a trail and nearly stepped on a pygmy rattlesnake. Normally I would be a lot more aware of where I was putting my feet but one of the kids...
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    Hi from Dundee

    Hello, I just joined the site from my current base in Dundee. I've had a love of most things outdoors since childhood, starting out with simple woodland walks with the dog. As I grew up and found more opportunities I got interested in other things such as camping, fishing, shooting, hill...