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Help. Their is a bat in my fermenter. by BionicEyein Homebrewing

[–]lazed_and_confused 4 points5 points ago

Do you really live in reddit just to post about rabies facts?

Help. Their is a bat in my fermenter. by BionicEyein Homebrewing

[–]lazed_and_confused 2 points3 points ago

The only way to get rabies is for saliva to come in contact with your blood stream. No cases of rabies have been reported in association with transmission by fomites or environmental surfaces. So you can take rabies of the list of concerns.

Have you considered re-trapping it for an exotic fermented beverage a la Vietnamese rice wine?

Where to camp while climbing at the New River Gorge? Any recommendations? by indy_res_holein climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 1 point2 points ago

Ah, I didn't know, thanks for the correction.

Where to camp while climbing at the New River Gorge? Any recommendations? by indy_res_holein climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 0 points1 point ago

Yes, but that's at the Red River Gorge several hours from the New. You can camp at Rogers Rocky Top Retreat [Kaymoor #1 off Gatewood Rd. Fayetteville, WV 25840] if you want to be social or if you are a cheap bastard like me there is free camping under the Summersville Dam.

Checking rope and other rope related questions by redditor54in climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 1 point2 points ago

I personally would not use any rope that I didn't know the history of, but I may be more conservative than most. You just never know what it has been through and as a potential single point of failure in your protection system you need to be sure its ok to use before you trust your life to it.

A while back I compiled all the manufacturer recommendations for rope retirement here. It has a great picture from Beal that shows acceptable and unacceptable examples of damage.

Ending the quality debate circle jerk. by garethmbin climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 5 points6 points ago

One large issue that seems to be debated is non-climbing-related posts of nearly naked women. There are a lot of fine lines here and I am unsure how best to propose a submission guideline. Perhaps a bullet point on the submission page that addresses the issue? Maybe it's one that's best left to the upvote/downvote process? Thoughts?

Ending the quality debate circle jerk. by garethmbin climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 9 points10 points ago

Another suggestion: nothing from the domain qkme.me

(I know this won't eliminate all meme posts but it will add another step in the meme posting process)

Ending the quality debate circle jerk. by garethmbin climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 13 points14 points ago

Here's one suggestion: Add a list of discount gear websites to the sidebar or FAQ and eliminate posts that reference sales on said websites.

fear of losing gear by workworkbin climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 1 point2 points ago

Getting on things you can't do (yet) is part of climbing.

In addition to the bail biner you can often climb an adjacent route and retrieve whatever you left behind when you rap down or are lowered.

How hard is it to repair anchor chains? by fewdoin climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 2 points3 points ago

Is it cool/safe to bring up screw-on chain links and lower off those?

Absolutely not. You would be altering an anchor system that countless other climbers rely on with their lives. The description of the quicklinks that tradotto linked to both say "When closed with a wrench, it becomes a semi-permanent attachment point." Imagine if everyone else did the same thing?

Fixed protection should not be altered under any circumstance unless you know what you are doing and have permission from the route setter or local authority whomever they may be.

To answer your other question, rappelling is good practice as it minimizes wear. Most of this wear arises when people set up a top-rope system direct to the anchor then see-saw their friends up and down all day. If you setup your top-rope with biners and slings and only use the anchors to lower you will greatly minimize the wear. Until you feel safe rappelling you should continue to lower off the anchor.

We've clearly hit the threshold. Anyone else interested in trying to bring the standards back up? by carrotfueledin climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 1 point2 points ago

I respectfully disagree. In most cases these posts link to discount sites that often have clearance items on climbing gear (i.e. theclymb and steepandcheap). If you are interested in these deals you can sign up for their updates and get alerts when climbing gear goes up.

I have complained about this in the past and been told that some people didn't know about the sites before the post. How about we compromise and have some sidebar content that advises folks where to buy cheap gear?

IMO the worst of this is people trolling for the $10 credit to get new members to sign up with the Clymb. At a minimum that really ought to be avoided.

Buying my first climbing gear by frucknogin ClimbingCircleJerk

[–]lazed_and_confused 0 points1 point ago

Hey bro, sounds like great advice, whatever you do be sure to keep that shit polished and scratch free. Nothing screams n00b like someone who lets their gear get all dirty and scratched.

Cross Country Road Trip. Where Should We Go? by idontalwaysupvotein climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 0 points1 point ago

Ten Sleep is my favorite sport climbing in the US. (I have also been to the Red, the New, Smith, HCR, Red Rocks, countless others).

It has very friendly bolting and lots of high quality moderates so a beginning leader would have a blast there. Also free camping!

Ways to make money while dirtbagging? by Aleco06in climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 0 points1 point ago

Risk breeds reward. I worked a few years out of college and then quit my job, sold everything I owned and went on a global climbing trip for a year and a half. I had decent savings and lived cheaply (spent as much on plane tickets, food, lodging, everything as I do on rent and monthly bills in the SF Bay Area). I didn't work a single hour of the year and a half and climbed in the best spots in the world. The savings eventually disappeared and now I am back at work and planning my next dirtbag mini-retirement.

Dirtbagging is very cheap!

Calling all dirtbags... this might be an oxymoron, but what health insurance do you have? by rift321in climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 0 points1 point ago

I have had a 12-month international-only plan and a 6 month US short-term plan to cover my recent dirtbagging periods, but nothing that would seem to apply in your case.

One thing I will say is to be on the lookout for extreme sports riders. In some cases rock climbing is specifically excluded from coverage without paying a higher premium. In the case of my international plan the premium went up 20% if I wanted them to cover climbing.

*edit: One other thing to look out for with international plans, if you end up getting one, is whether the plan is to evacuate you to the US or to treat you at the nearest location. In my case I had no US coverage for the year I was abroad so evacuation was not what I wanted.

Simple question about cleaning the route by ozzythewisein climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 0 points1 point ago

Not sure what this special trick is but I just wanted to make sure that it is understood that you should NEVER have your rope contact webbing. There must be metal in between or your risk the friction from rope movement burning through your webbing/cord/sling.

Whats the best way to figure how much money you will need for travel? by paintingpaintingin travel

[–]lazed_and_confused 0 points1 point ago

I spent a few months in Thailand and spent $17.50 a day. This was staying put in one spot which is generally cheaper, but was also in a pretty touristy and expensive place. I also estimated that I could have spent as little as $12 a day if I had wanted to be super cheap. Details are here. (I was on a rock climbing-focused trip so you can ignore all the climbing details).

Anyone ever cycle along the Rhine or Danube? by thehappyhoboin bicycletouring

[–]lazed_and_confused 1 point2 points ago

I did the Danube from Budapest all the way to the Black Sea in September 2010. It was a blast. I kept a daily touring diary with tons of info and GPS tracks here. That same summer I cycled a bit of the Rhine (Basel to Sarrebourg) as part of a meandering trip towards Belgium. Deets here if you're interested.

Also, those books you got are available in English as well!

These guys think they run the gym by K1Stechschlagenin climbing

[–]lazed_and_confused 7 points8 points ago

Please stop posting content-less memes on an otherwise good subreddit.

Anybody taken a Wilderness First Responder course? by [deleted]in Outdoors

[–]lazed_and_confused 2 points3 points ago

I am pretty sure an emphasis on scenarios, using actual equipment/bandages, and stage makeup are all standard for any NOLS WFR course. I had the same experience and also loved it.

First boar hopefully coming soon, planning to roast whole, any advice? by lazed_and_confusedin Hunting

[–]lazed_and_confused[S] 1 point2 points ago

As an amateur field-dresser he was intending to skin it in the field, is this not a good plan? The thought was that it will allow the meat to cool more quickly and cleaning/burning off nasty boar hair seems like quite a task.

First boar hopefully coming soon, planning to roast whole, any advice? by lazed_and_confusedin Hunting

[–]lazed_and_confused[S] 2 points3 points ago

I didn't realize a boar was a male hog. I thought the term was gender-neutral. He is intending to get a young animal as these are supposed to be the most delicious. It's his first trip out in a few weeks so there's no telling what will happen. Thanks for the rank-ness warning.

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