Questions tagged [night]
Questions about outdoor activities done partially or entirely between sunset and sunrise.
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How can I overcome irrational fears of being out in the dark?
I'm a little embarassed I have to ask this but figured I cannot possibly be the only one who's had this problem.
I've gotten into (trail)running semi-seriously earlier this year. Considering how great ...
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Help identifying this animal
Anyone can help me identify this animal? It walks like a cat and climbs trees like a monkey. No tail is visible in the video. This video was captured in Arunachal Pradesh, a provincial state in the ...
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Can lions hunt on cloudy moonless nights?
Lions have truly remarkable night vision, to the extent that they not only hunt at night, but actually prefer to do so when there is no moon in the sky, because the lack of moonlight makes them nearly ...
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Do wolves hunt on moonless nights?
Wolves have better night vision than we do, enough that they can quite happily hunt on moonlit nights.
But what about when there is no moonlight? Intuitively it seems to me that with no moon or nearby ...
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Need help identifying a sound
I wondered if anybody could help me identify the animal producing the sound that I just about managed to record with my phone (it was extremely quiet, so I apologize for the low quality of the ...
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Does the two sticks and a star method of finding north work the same way in both hemispheres?
There is a method of finding north by aiming two sticks at a star and then tracking the star's movement to find which way is north. You can read the full description here.
However, there is the a ...
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How would navigation be different while hiking at night?
If one were to hike during the night and sleep during the day, what differences in navigation would one have to take into account?
In my experience you are more on instruments (such as a compass or ...
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Are there any advantages while backpacking to hike during the night and sleep during the day?
This is something I have pondered on multiple occasions, when the light of the full moon and the altitude induced insomnia kept me awake long into the night.
I realize that this would be an unusual ...
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Are Oxygen shortages possible in closed bivouacs?
I used to think this question was a bit ridiculous. The volume of air that we take in while breathing may be high but the lungs only consume 25% of the oxygen for any breath and the rest is returned. ...
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How to cross rivers or streams at night or in darkness?
I am preparing a dayhike with some buddies of mine but to get to the trailhead, we have to cross more than ten river crossings which are passable by huge vehicles. The water there is quite fast and ...
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Do flashlights (torches) with multi-color capabilities have any applications for usage in the great outdoors at night?
Do flashlights (torches) with multi-color capabilities (white, red, blue and green) have any outdoor applications for usage in the forest or while hiking at night?
I have several flashlight that have ...
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What are the pros and cons of using a red colored light source for hiking at night?
I have heard the argument that red light is better because it helps preserve your night vision, however it is less bright than white light.
Are there other pros and cons that I am missing or ...
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How can I find north from the stars without recognizable constellations?
If I am trying to find out which way is north at night, and I can see stars, but not the North Star or the Southern cross or other recognizable constellations, because the terrain is limiting my view, ...
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What should you do if your sleeping bag gets soaking wet at night?
I spent one really miserable night because I found out during the rainstorm that my bivy sack wasn't waterproof. Drying it out wasn't an option because of the rain and moving some where else also ...
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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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