Questions tagged [rain]
Rain is precipitation that falls out of the sky in a liquid form. Use this tag to tag questions related to rain.
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Air drying down sleeping bag in high humidity vs stuffing immediately?
When camping in rainy/high humidity weather (without direct sunlight) should you still air your down sleeping bag in the morning or stuff it directly? Obviously not in direct rain, but what about ...
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Does rain increase any dangers in marshes and swamps? Or are they dangerous enough that rain doesn't add (or only adds minorly) to their danger?
Suppose you knew it was going to be raining and you had to traverse through a swampy or marshy area. For the dangers that exist with them, how significantly are they increased due to rain?
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At what temperature does rain become not chilling?
I live at 53 degrees latitude, where the effect of being caught out in the rain and getting wet is always to become uncomfortably cold.
However, I would expect this to depend on the ambient ...
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What first aid steps should you take for someone who faints after being injured in the cold rain?
So let's say a friend has been outside exercising pretty intensely (eg. running) and they are caught in the rain. They have slipped and got impact trauma to their body and head but no broken bones. ...
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Having a condensation problem under a tarp that's enclosed outside with 2 heaters. Help!
Ok so I have attached a 2 sided massive tarp to my house and then added tarps around the sides to create walls. It's built over my back porch and a concrete patio with some ground showing and some ...
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Suffocation while cooking under an umbrella?
I was recently backpacking in Olympic National Park. I didn't have a tarp with me (was being cheap. Bought one shortly after the trip) but had a $5 umbrella. It rained a bit during one the mornings ...
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Tent in the rain
I have an MSR Elixir 2 tent bought 5 years ago and used three nights since (a shame I know). In any case, it was used for 4 nights camping in Spain in dry conditions and was an amazing tent.
A few ...
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Why do upside down tree leaves mean rain
So I have heard this saying a lot and would like to know if and why this is true because the leaves are upside down now and I have always been confused by this because some have told me nay and some ...
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How to keep socks from wicking rain off pants into boots
My wife and I have been very fortunate in our long distance hikes - we've never been rained on except for our last day on the way out. So, while we have rain jackets that we pack, we've never packed ...
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Caught in the rain without rainwear or raingear
If you are caught out in the rain without any rainwear, raingear and nowhere to hide out, how can you minimalize the damage?
I've seen things like:
holding a bag over the head
wearing a plastic bag ...
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How to keep paper from being damaged by water in the outdoors?
Sometimes people will keep notes or things they see in the outdoors or keep a journal and paper getting wet and then wrecked is a big problem.
The other obvious use is printing maps off from the ...
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Do self-inflating sleeping pads have to be kept dry during trips?
Context: I'm planning to take my self-inflating sleeping pad on a bike trip this year. The bike doesn't have any mounting points for a rack, so space is somewhat limited. Currently, my plan is to ...
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Can a rope&bucket used to gather water from a well be kept outside, tied to this well, or does it have to be kept inside?
Is it feasible to tie the rope and bucket to the well and therefore keep it outside or do the rope and bucket have to be kept inside to protect them from harmful weather?
Or does the well, bucket and ...
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Does firewood have to be stored inside or is storing it in a lean-to sufficient?
I've asked this question on Worldbuilding.SE because of what I need the answer for and I learned that:
Depending on the climate, I can store the firewood outside with no protection;
Firewood should ...
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Is a full waterproof coat more important than waterproof trousers for hiking?
I've spent most of my working life outdoors (forestry mostly), but have not done much hiking, which I now intend to do. When working outdoors, my clothing consisted of a wool shirt and waxed cotton ...
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