Questions tagged [europe]
Question specifically related to European standards, European languages and Legality and obligations together shall be tagged under this Tag. Questions about a particular region in a country that belongs to European continent are not supposed to be tagged with this tag.
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Is roadkill processed in the EU?
A friend of mine had a car accident where he hit a whitetail. Sadly it died instantly. This made me wonder if someone is going to check if the roadkill can still be eaten. Maybe not for humans but dog ...
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What to do when finding huge pieces of trash?
When I'm out in the woods I often find huge pieces, like for example a car tire or even something bigger, or huge piles of trash. Of course I can't take that with me on my hike to bring it out.
What ...
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Dozens of earthworms came on my terrace and died there
We've had a harsh weather turnaround lately in central Europe. It went from a pretty warm late summer to a pretty cold autumn in nearly one single night. As this happened, earthworms started to come ...
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Snoring noises at night in the summer?
When I slept outside in central Europe, I often recognized extremely loud snoring noises. It's not really rattling but more like rhythmical breathing. I heard it as a kid for the first time and I ...
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Am I allowed to "wild-camp" in my car?
It's generally prohibited to camp in the great outdoors in a few European countries like Germany (check out this related question). Speaking for latter, it's allowed to sleep in your car however.
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Why is it prohibited to sleep in a tent?
In many European countries like Germany, it's prohibited to sleep in the great outdoors with a tent.
While I understand that downright camps are a problem due to littering, fire etc., I don't get why ...
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Legal situation for Parkour in the EU
I often wonder if it's even legal to practice Parkour in the cities of the EU? The runner is kind of trespassing the plots, isn't he?
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Winter camping in Western Europe sleeping bag question
I will be car camping in Western Europe (Portugal & Spain) from Nov. 14-Dec. 22nd this year. I will be camping in a wide range of environments, ranging from the mountainous Asturias Province of ...
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US vs central European bear advice
I was just reading through a couple of posts here on outdoors.SE and saw some advice which was a lot more strict than I am used to. For example, in the country where I hike (central europe, brown ...
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What would happen if I use a USA (GMRS/FRS) two-way radio in Europe?
This question is the opposite from this one: What would the consequences of using a US two-way radio (GMRS/FRS) in Europe? I know Europe has their own frequency range for two-way radios (PMR), but for ...
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Road Trip food on the cheap
I'm planning my first road trip with a friend. We're going from UK through France, probably Germany or maybe Belgium to Denmark and over to Sweden, back down to central France and then back home.
We'...
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Site with statistics of mountaineering accidents
I was wondering if there was a website where I could find the different kinds of statistics of accidents in the mountains. I know that Dragon 06 (rescue service of Alpes-Maritimes) posted some numbers ...
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Walking from Macugnaga to Saas-Fee [closed]
We're planning a trip to walk from Macugnaga (Italy) to Saas-Fee (Switzerland), probably as a 2-day hike over the Monte Moro pass through the Alps. The trip is planned for August 2015.
Has anyone ...
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What are the primary considerations when trekking across the Olympic National Park, Greece including a summit of Mount Olympus?
I am planning to make a solo traverse of the Olympic National Park in Greece, including a summit of Mount Olympus.
I am a former soldier and team medic with considerable experience in the outdoors, ...
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Why are death percentages of death from trauma in an avalanche so different between USA, Europe, and Canada?
I am reading this highly-rated book about avalanches and I was impressed by this sentence, in its beginning.
Over 25 percent of avalanche victims in the U.S. die from trauma from hitting trees and ...
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