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  1. 6 points
    Went from tents, to Bivvy bag and swag, to hammock. A hammock gives a consistency in sleeping that nothing else can.... Regardless of terrain. Even in flatland I can knock up a makeshift turtle dog stand to hang . With a bit of rock-climbing gear I carry in kit I can hang underground or above the tree line if the rock accommodates. My current setup, got it up to have a spot for respite from the heat at home currently. The tarp can be setup for storm/snow, and use an underquilt when cooler (think sleeping bag under/around the hammock) I've modded my gear with things like whoopie slings, and some import gear to cut weight and make it more flexible in setup options. Trangia is all I use for cooking , if not on coals. Can get a variety of fuels anywhere to run it.
  2. 5 points
    I was unclear where might be best for posting this. Moderators please move it if it would be better elsewhere. Thanks! With my apologies to all that that this is my reality today. Recently it was brought to my attention that links from my former website Largely Accurate Information Media are being used for exposing people to malware and a virus. I stopped using several websites a couple of years or so ago, that being one of them. Apparently it is now owned by someone who is using it to deliver malware. The titles that are affected: Notes on the Genus Desmodium San Pedro book (with and without Pachanoi or Pachanot) Pachanoi or Pachanot Cactus Chemsitry By Species Cactus Chemsitry By Species Light Cactus Alkaloids Some other succulents I uploaded an earlier copy of Some other succulents and also Notes on the Genus Desmodium from prior to the addition of internal links to other publications or articles of mine. That was not possible for the others so all of those have been revisited and the links either removed to else replaced with something current. This was noted on their front cover to make it easier to recognize the replacement files. All of these are now at troutsnotes.com replacing the compromised copies bearing the same names. If you have one of those earlier copies they are safe as long as you do not click on a link to the LAIM site or follow the suggestions that pop up but a much safer idea is to just delete all of those and obtain new copies. I also uploaded a copy to DropBox where a person can take a look at them prior to deciding whether to downloading them. Cactus Cultivation C2_CactusCultivation.pdf https://www.dropbox.com/s/fvp1y7sl5aq0y5b/C2_CactusCultivation.pdf?dl=0 Cactus Alkaloids C13_CactusAlkaloids.pdf https://www.dropbox.com/s/8im9x6bsdvvjavt/C13_CactusAlkaloids.pdf?dl=0 Cactus Chemistry By Species Light (illustration-free for easier use during research) CactusChemistryBySpecies_2014_Light.pdf https://www.dropbox.com/s/4tf64kfn538d8q7/CactusChemistry_2013_Light.pdf?dl=0 Cactus Chemistry By Species (Intensely illustrated.) CactusChemistryBySpecies_2014.pdf https://www.dropbox.com/s/aikxohacl8iavjb/CactusChemistry_2013.pdf?dl=0 Pachanoi or Pachanot? Pachanoi_Pachanot-bad-links-replaced-jan-2018 https://www.dropbox.com/s/p1tx3q17hg6y1vd/Pachanoi_Pachanot-bad-links-replaced-jan-2018.pdf?dl=0 San Pedro and related Trichocereus species SanPedro_2006_with_pachanoi_pachanot_addendum.pdf https://www.dropbox.com/s/kshk4mn74fpolfr/SanPedro_2006_with_pachanoi_pachanot_addendum.pdf?dl=0
  3. 5 points
    @MountainGoat @MORG @Glaukus @kai @od101010 @Tasman @bardo @Dicko @teamwhy @tarenna @Flux @MrWormwood @noname @Zedo Seed is in a big red box via snail mail. Hope to see photos of all your sprouts in the very near future I got some germinations in only 4 days just before xmas from my broad phyllode seed! I noticed quite a few germinations have 3 cotyledons... Unsure what's up with that (1 in 30 or so I noticed?) Enjoy
  4. 3 points
    Team Hammock! It's great being able to just stop hiking anywhere (anywhere with trees, at least) you like & set up camp - no need to find level ground with a clearing big enough for a tent or swag. Rocky ground, wet/flooded ground, steep slopes, all good. I've hammocked in swamps, hanging over creeks, on cliffsides, and in canyons during flashfloods, and if you make a few adjustments (eg. hang your pack & boots off the ground during flood times, and remember to climb out the uphill side of the cliff-hammock) you can get some pretty amazing sleeping spots. I've seen people string theirs up high up in tree canopies - that would be awesome to try sometime, esp somewhere like a rainforest with lots of epiphytes & wildlife at that level. You can also purposely hang them loose so they dip down in the middle & work as a sling chair, makes a nice spot to sit & read on hot days. The one I've been using for years is just basic - similar to WB's, you can pick them up for $30-40. The mozzie net is great, and if I don't need it during the day I can flip the hammock over (so the net is underneath) & lay on the clear side. I also have a netless one (they're $13 on ebay) out at my cabin just for day-lounging or emergency guest bed. And I recently bought one of this style where the net stays up on its own - haven't taken it out for a spin yet, but looking forward to it. They're not ideal in really cold weather, and they can be uncomfortable if you hang them badly (eg. tilted, or too loose so it sags in the middle, or tied so that water runs down the ropes into your bedding) or have to share one with other people or all your gear (eg. because of flashfloods or tent failures) - though we have slept 2-3 people per hammock (small people, that is - combined weights <150kg) in emergencies, they do stretch out pretty wide. But once you get the hang of them, they're so comfortable. It's really the best thing: there's nothing like looking up at the stars, being rocked gently to sleep by the breeze, then waking up to an amazing view from the edge of the cliff where you're suspended. @waterboy 2.0 I've been looking at these because the wastefulness of those single-use butane/propane canisters drives me nuts. I wasn't sure how efficient they were, but the idea of being able to just burn metho is pretty appealing. What other fuels do you use in yours? I also like that the basic design is so simple & robust you can just DIY out of old cans & stuff (eg. DIY adjustable alcohol stove ), it appeals to the cheapskate & apocalypse-prepper in me.
  5. 3 points
    there's appears to be some kind of status amongst the bleating herds to be the one guy who knew all along, "The one who called it". some guy says some shit that turned out 6 months later to be right all of a sudden everyone says "oh wow he was right where were YOU six months ago" so now everyone just bleats shit constantly "tick tock somethings coming" you say that over and over again until something actually does happen then you can say "SEE!?! this vague and nebulous statement which had no informational quality at all turned out to be right. I WAS RIGHT where were YOU when i turned out to be right (please hire me)"
  6. 2 points
    It´s not just the dochotomy that self seeds- lots do. Here is my biggest Loph with lots of sprouts
  7. 2 points
    I don't take photos of my camping, only my hunting, but having done a lot of hiking which requires us to take everything with us - I can highly recommend Jetboil gas stoves! Incredibly efficient, lightweight and compact. Paired with a kit like this, you're laughing https://www.moroka30.com.au/stoves-c-25/jetboil-zip-cooking-system-p-258.html?zenid=kuloi1of5gk5t7ffs3lqjf3vc1 https://www.moroka30.com.au/cookware-c-9/cs100-p-18.html?zenid=kuloi1of5gk5t7ffs3lqjf3vc1 Be interested to see what people sleep in on their camping trips
  8. 2 points
    The spirit of this is awesome, be the change you wish to see, good job siggor, may many blessings and much good fortune be bestowed onto you : ) I was going to send something extra in the package i am sending you but now i will fill the bag up, much respect. (imaging if instead of giving so much to the government and instead gave to each other how much abundance we would all have, oh how i envision and long for the demise of the evil doers)
  9. 1 point
    Got any good camping pics or info or ideas? Lets all have a squiz then I'll go first. This is my 17 year old stainless billy, still good as new. -camping on our bush block.
  10. 1 point
    I have 1xpack of seedlings to give away, it consists of Bridge OP Dawson OP T werd OP SG op mix 2 of each, it's from the collection of bardo's auction. I will be continuing to give this lot away once a month to cut down on the collection, I also have a variety of seeds given by the one and only Gimli (the master of all givers), which have germinated and looking to grow them on to give away as well. This is in the spirit of Gimli and a past time where everybody had the interest of the community at heart rather than selling their wares at douchbag hipster prices, there is an auction site to do that, a special interest site is not the place in my opinion. The giving has slowly dwindled over the last decade heck even over the last 3 years. It's a sad sight to see. The only stipulation is to create a giveaway thread and link it here and is for your own personal collection and not to sell on, if I suspect that people are selling on, it will ruin this little project of mine and for everybody else that has this like minded interest. Also any cacti seed that people don't have the time or patience to grow on and given in this direction it will be grown on and added to this thread. It will be drawn on the 22nd of every month. The amount of the giveaway will increase as the stock continues to grow to decent sizes.
  11. 1 point
    Yeah I have to agree that finding seedlings in ones own pots is pretty cool. Lophos, Astrophytum, Stenocacti, all do this... and yep dischotomise and dichotomy are real words, of 100% greek root actually, not unlike the word Lophophora TH> I would think my graft as a simple dichotomy if there wasnt some alien form coming out of the dividing line
  12. 1 point
    that would be awesome to accidentally have ephedra seedlings grow, but this doesnt seem like one. in any species, there should be nodes in between stalk parts . all eyes (potential growing points) are in those distinct nodes. Max distances between the nodes is one of many identification traits for some species, and these nodes are perhaps the genus trademark. sorry to disappoint you. now you need to try the real thing again
  13. 1 point
    Thanks Horsey, Just flowered today..
  14. 1 point
    Mate, it's a hard task and a big ask. But it will be really worth doing as a single document. It'll prolly also help formalise a lot of the notes into new ideas. And when it's finished it will be gorgeous I write lab notes like this, all good
  15. 1 point
    I have a Griffonia simplicifolia growing in a pot at home, and these popped up last summer. Until last week I thought they were new shoots from the vine and was waiting for them to develop leaves. After 15 months waiting I had a closer look last week and they look like bloody Ephedra! Not sure which one. I recycle my propagation mix and throw a lot of old prop mix into different pots to top them up. They could be *really* old E. gerardiana from 20 years ago, E. major or E. sinica from seed that didn't germinate over 5 years ago. Whoever they are they put a huge smile on my face. Never give up Thanks for keeping us updated, this is great! Sorry I didn't get to mention this thread at T's and my EGA presentation on research. It was in my notes to do but I got nervous and left heaps of major points out :/ Hope I'm not interrupting here, lemme know and I'll move it
  16. 1 point
    So the same dick spinning this shit is bringing us this.... Seems legit... I was waiting for lizards, but was disappointed. Worry about what our Fuckers are doing to you here, not another American fantasy. Give them enough rope... They are not far from it now.
  17. 1 point
    still really new to the phenomena .. i dnno what to answer so gna just nod and agree and take it as opportunity to learn that from you.. I see what you mean and maybe you're gna pop out a varigate? dnno why i feel that way .. maybe i saw an ebay freakie and somehow reminds me of your's shape of 'dirty'(?) / irregularity in it's crease of crestage that had the colouration yours is presenting but more of it .. the species was darker green maybe a gymno? maybe that cactus china? - going from bad memories i hope it increstigates for ya :3
  18. 1 point
    When you get home and look at your book collection, where you notice your copy of Mein Kampf is sitting next to a copy of the Bible ...
  19. 1 point
    Some nice plants around the town of Luan Prabang, Laos. some plaques from plants in the botanic garden, down river a bit from the town
  20. 1 point
    One of my L. williamsii, on its own roots, dichotomised (is that a word?) - starting about 4 years ago. Become a nice double header. All the sprouts around it have just self seeded - seeds fell off of Momma and germinated. I always have seeds of this species to give away - PM me if interested.
  21. 1 point
    Hahahah this thread is some funny ass shit, what a world in which we live : )
  22. 1 point
    Retrospective notes #2 : drunk but wise updated general infos after 1.5 year again, I thank all people that helped in any way in my search, which is essentially to grow some ephedra species and compile infos on how it might be done - mean the growing, the whole growing thing and I am also intersted in the taxonomy and the species descriptions , obrservation on the growing habits and differences between the species and all these nerd things. Still looking for fresh seed or hints for someone who has fresh seed or e-shops who have fresh seed of , well, nearly any Ephedra species.. especially any rarer ephedra, any varieties or synonyms of e.chilensis and really any american ephedra, northern or southern. I am still giving away fresh cf fragilis foeminea and regular foeminea seed to anyone interested to plant them and report his results here. I currently have lots of fresh cf fragilis foeminea. you might find that I am less into conclusions and more into random notes in this 1.5 year report, but hey, I hope I can arrange them notes better, in this single post and try to give it a structure. I will certainly come back, maybe at the 2 year point, when I re-process the pile of papers + material I have gathered, which I havent looked at or checked for a long time now. Also if you havent read all of this thread, go to 5th page, and also read the 1 year retrospect notes, which is mainly focusing on starting from seed , its in the begining of the 5th page here, its a first attempt at an extract of what this thread is about. But that post was more into conclusions. this one not so much. 1.EPHEDRA ROCK GARDEN ARCHITECTURE & SUBSTRATE NOTES. As far as my climate in concerned, and I am at zone ~9 which is pretty mild winters and very warm and dry summers, I am begining to doubt whether extra draining is really needed when its grown in pots. Judging from both my own experience and the pictures of Thundehorsey, which I saw again, and taking for granted that most or many of them species can handle cold pretty well, especially when they are of some age and into maturity, and maybe even younger at a pubescen stage, so I am re-thinking the possibility of planting them in the ground, and aesthetically it really suits real well as a rock garden companion and it should be a good companion for columnar cacti in such gardens.. maybe the ground is the best possibility for lots of people who could just have the mature plantlet sent within europe, as UK and german shops sell them, as essntially this: rock garden plants, slow but reliable growers. In my climate, even with early planting, even at 900 meters, which I plan to plant multiple cf fragilis seed grownsand maybe 1xgerardiana , I fear they would suffer - well the gerardiana, I dont think think the natives would have any problem with the help I will offer when planting. This should be done soon or, next september-october. I did not like the use of a sandy cactus mix I used previously for transplanting the more mature plants I got from UK and germany - so I am leaning to using a more rich substrate for them - after all you want to pamper them and as much as slow plants teach patience, you really want to offer them more than they would get in the habitat .. but it always depends on where you're at. 2. PEBBLES Ephedra's root system especially in pots seem weak by more modern plants standards, until they become established. Like waterboy had suggested to me, all of them seem to like having pebbles around them, it seems, I delayed doing this, and it really seems to aid the grow. I am not a big fan of using pebbles in cacti in pots, for a variety of reasons, but I think they are a pretty good idea for use for ephedra pot cultivation, and could be essential in the long term establishment of plant planted in a semi-wild enviroment or an ouside garden. Size of pebbles should we chosen according to the size, habit, stage, species of the plamt. Pebbles should rather be placed in the pots after some sign of growth of a sucker/rooted cutting or a newly received plant, and not at once after repotting. 3. CLONING One of the things I think I have found out, which will not come as surprise, is that, it seems, as with any plant really, its really important , doing the right cut of the right sucker or else you will have a lousy perspective of a constantly stressed small-smallish sucker. One ideal cloning I recently did was what I did in my ebay sinica, which was itself received as a rooted sucker initially, its actually interesting to see this ebay sinica be so willing to do underground sprouts and suckers after some time, when successfully established, and one would woulder if its really sinica , if this is really sinica behaviour , as it might resemble more f.e. a distachya, according to descriptions or personal impression, species known to do underground shoots extensively. But - this ebay motherplant- it really looks like the 3 seed growns I have, which are now , kind of pubescens, like the ebay cutting when established in my hand, only younger and more vital as such! So I have to really accept this is a mature sinica unless other wise proved. The success is that both cuttings, which were pruned in their over ground green parts , in the usual sense of taking cuttings, had a substantial , wide for ephedra standards underground stem with a good portion of little rootlets... and I let some 5-7 eyes at the green parts . They are both are happy sprouting from undeground. And I am thinking, maybe sinica aint so hard after all. Or maybe these things should be attempted only when the plants are active and growing. Yes. and preferably at the begining of the season. I am seeing that size matters, in regards with ephedra cloning - the underground part seems to play a huge role, in a sense similar to a general underground succulent cutting like some bulbous plant ... and, like with cacti and succulents, there is a size below which its not really smart to cut to propagate, even if you want to clone on like me, you shouldnt, you should wait until the suckers mature and become a plantlet of their own, capable to dealwith the stress when cut off from the mother plant. so yeah, dont be like me, be patient, take your cuttings big and more importantly, if possible in the begining of the growing season , when plants are active. keep always in mind that this is a very slow growing genus overall, espesially untill established in a garden... it is very important, it seems, not unlike others plants actually, that the cuttings, clonings, suckers replanted and such, should betted done in the growing period one older cloning attempt I did when I received the 3x gerardianas, was really unseccessful... I tried to take a single bigger cut but it came up to be 4 smaller ones. They didnt go well. one of the 4 is still alive.. always stressed and lossing bits.... smaller cuttings maybe should be potted in much smaller pots until showing establishment signs but they should be really slow, like in the seedling stage. I still have 2 minima little suckers, done when I transplanted my newly received minima.. despite they are alive they were stressed due to weather, these are really small suckers - plantlets . So, do you cuttings big, or else bring very small suckers to a really smaller pot. 4. STRESS - CYCLE this ancient plant is very easily stressed and prone to stress. well yes, but not so in in the early seedling transplant... this is not regarded a good idea, but after stranplanting several weeks old, strong stemed seedlings , it can be very carefully done and this can boost their growth. again, any up-potting would better be done in the growing season and one should also be able to find the yearly cycle for such plants, especially if they are in pots and not in the ground where they perhaps belong.... so cycle-wise they seem to like our mild zone-9 winter and be annoyed by the hot summer season. they also seem to be annoyed by any cold peaks on the otherwise mild winter. Bigger pots are propable better given generously in certain species. especially those with tendency to do sucker sprouts. people with colder cycles should be happy about the news but as a slow plant, the grower should look into the cycles of the plant. and try to understand them and plant itself, what it likes to have to be happy 5. SPEED COMPARISON this refers of course to the experience of growing from seed foeminea/foemina cf fragilis > nevadensis > sinica > chilensis cf fragilis even flowers at 1.5 years, of course the meditereanean forms are totally different from most of the their cousins around the world. both nevadensis and chilensis seem to have tendency to harden up the stem , and make it fat . early woodification. and of course foeminea / cf fragilis base seems to harden like this of course.... sinica was put in a faster than chilensis place though, because of the suckers which chilensis shouldnt do. they are so different species anyways, to be compared as for their speed. it's maybe unfair to chilensis which seem to be pretty straight forward after it establishes, with multiple growing points. seemingly the prettiest. and maybe I also overestimated nevadensis growth, but i think is second to foeminea as for the size of growth and also trunk .... maybe a plant that should be soon in a bigger pot...
  23. 1 point
    maybe a bit more time and a good pic of the flower would be the trick as far as I can see mate.. looks deeper green than a jourdi to me to rule that out so far .. might be wrong tho .. there's some sweet hybrids mind
  24. 1 point
    what's that state called when you're lying in bed and you get these repeated burst of intense energy in your head, like a kind of electric balloon inflating inside your skull? i tried to not grasp it and see if i can sustain it but couldn't. and any tips how to turn it into an OOBE?
  25. 1 point
    Here's an older one in a 16 oz cup next to a standard #2 pencil... i've been harevesting tips from these all through last year.. these are about 3 feet tall... They are kinda ugly like I said I was gone and someone didn't water them for me like they offered... btw they were 4 foot tall yesterday cause I took about 12 inches off each one so frankly more than a meter tall.. I don't plan to let them get that tall again, at least not indoors... lol on the left is is how they looked before I chopped them down to stumps so the process can start all over... actually im gonna plant the stumps in the ground and start all over cause I already have some rooted in cups on the right is after I chopped all the green leafy tips yesterday, and im gonna trim them down summore today to about 1 foot stumps and then im gonna replant some logs and begin the process again.. as soon as my tomato & pepper plants go outside im gonna sew more cactus seeds.... A cup full of roots.... they've been in this cup over a month... I use botanicare pro grow plus kelp solution in low doses eh... I just root in kelp and when they grow I add a little botanicare unless im gonna graft soon.. I had some others with more roots but they look really slimy ... doesn't matter tho they are slime resistant lol they only rot if you don't remove the leaves from the bottoms so they're not sitting in water... I had a bunch of pics last year with grafts I did in the cups but not sure if I backed those pics up before that laptop fried... gonna graft that way again pretty soon tho ... just fyi if you graft with this method, remove all water from the cup several hours to a day before so that its not runny when you cut... otherwise everything else is the same, except i use packing peanuts in the cups to keep the stocks sturdy... I know this post isn't about that but thats just some d'tails. anyhow i hope its helpful info + visuals PS. The tall ones in my pics lost 1/3 to 1/2 of their leaves while I was out... there are leaves all over the place.. plus im running my whole setup on an extension cord now cause the plug sockets went out... and I have to move everything when it gets warm cause I can't run the spare ac until I get the wires fixed ugh... i grow several outdoors too but i prefer indoor grown for grafting because you can cut down further on softer tips, but the also when grown outdoors the spines can be really tough to deal with.... I didn't think about that btw when I mentioned in the "Gloves" post hehe... those gloves with nitrile palms work best for indoor grown stock but still helpful for the others eh...
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