The Great Outdoors Weekly Newsletter - Monday, June 30, 2014

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Top new questions this week: Camping with a dog for the first time In a few months my fiance and I will be joining two friends camping. My friends chocolate labrador will be joining us for the weekend. My fiance and I, whilst both dog lovers, have no experience … camping uk dogs   asked by Aravona 13 votes answered by Kathy 15 votes "Tag line"/"pull cord" for multipitch trad: what kind and when needed? I normally climb with a single 10 mm x 60 m rope. On some multipitch trad climbs, I don't expect to have to rappel off, but I might have to in an emergency. Many people carry a special-purpose 6 mm … safety rock-climbing   asked by Ben Crowell 6 votes Kayaking in the UK My fiancé and I are both avid walkers / hikers but for a long time have been wanting to get into kayaking. Both of us have kayaked in the past. Separately we did it on school trips - many years ago - … uk kayak   asked by Aravona 6 votes answered by Rory Alsop 3 votes Am I liable for damage or injuries caused by my dog? If I am in my woods with my dog, and it kills a protected species of songbird (which it knows it shouldn't), should I report this? If so, to whom? Should I expect a fine? This hasn't happened yet, but … legality birds   asked by jmusser 5 votes answered by Marcus Wigert 5 votes Makeshift Stretchers I recently read a news in a local organization report log that a group of inexperienced stranded hikers gambled up a route and had to take a risky way down the hill. In procession, a guy got hurt … safety medical-emergencies   asked by WedaPashi 4 votes answered by nhinkle 6 votes Guy Ropes and Wildlife A few years ago camping in Dorset, England we had an issue with the wonderfully cute local wildlife nibbling away at our guy ropes. At the time, we didn't have a replacement. So with a guy rope … camping wildlife   asked by Aravona 4 votes answered by Marcus Wigert 2 votes Can a nylon tent flysheet which is delaminating be repaired? I have a Vango Hurricane Alpha tent (made in Scotland) which I have owned since new in the early 1990s. I have recently noticed that there are irregular white patches on the inside of the flysheet … camping tents repairs   asked by Paul Lydon 2 votes answered by requiem 3 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Where can I find an iodine crystal water purification product? For years I used a product called Polar Pure for water purification when weekend backpacking. It was an iodine based solution, so not great for a thru-hike, but fine for a week or less. Specifically, … equipment backpacking water water-purification   asked by Justin C 11 votes answered by MaskedPlant 3 votes Which knot for climbing: figure eight, yosemite bowline, bowline on a bight? This is a topic often discussed online, but all I could find so far was people sharing their opinions (including numbers) on what tie-in knot is the best. Here's what I've found out from different … climbing knots   asked by David 14 votes answered by xpda 13 votes

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