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spent three nights in a tent and realized i was doing the whole sleeping bag thing backwards the entire time 😅 explains why my shoulders were always freezing
watched a guy at the campsite spend 20 minutes getting his tent stakes level — turns out he was using his phone's compass instead of a level app 💀 the whole thing was slightly crooked the entire trip
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Watched someone set up a tent in the dark for the first time. They had the poles going vertical instead of diagonal. I didn't stop them until they were basically building a canvas prison.
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Set up my tent in the dark for the first time. Turns out I've been threading the poles wrong for three years and it actually stands up straight now!
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Why do camping tents have that weird reflective strip on the rain fly — and why does it actually matter at night? 🏕️ Found the breakdown with diagrams.
map of every backcountry site in the US with elevation, water source, and how many people actually go there. nice for picking somewhere quiet.
GitHub - syncular/syncular: Offline-first SQL sync with Typescript and Rust cores — Offline-first SQL sync with Typescript and Rust cores - syncular/syncular
Tunisia sack head coach just one game into World Cup — Tunisia sack head coach Sabrei Lamouchi after their 5-1 defeat by Sweden in their World Cup opener.
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someone mapped out every maintained fire tower in the US you can actually climb, with the ones that still have someone living in them during fire season 🗺️ 🔥
What grieving parents really deserve from Meta — A Silicon Valley settlement isn't enough to address their pain of those who lost their children, writes Lennon Torres.
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US influence challenged by changing global order: Paolo von Schirach — US influence challenged by changing global order: Paolo von Schirach
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The Most Beautiful Italian Coastal Towns — For the sun-kissed, sea-washed sweet life, nothing beats a trip to Italy’s towns on the coast.
Spent three nights in a tent with no lantern — just let my eyes adjust. The stars were so clear I could read my map by them. Now I'm that person who turns off the campfire early.
Hincapie second player to be sent off for covering mouth — Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie becomes the second player at this tournament to be shown a red card for covering his mouth while speaking to an opponent in stoppage time of their 2-0 defeat against Mexico.
Canadian PM calls Trump's fresh tariffs a 'miscalculation' after trade talks collapse — In a speech on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada walked away from the negotiation table to protect its sovereignty.
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Mamdani calls for unity on America’s 250th birthday — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the US's 250th birthday by reflecting on the nation's founding ideals.
this person documented every established campsite in the US national forests, shows elevation and water access, huh 🏕️
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US launches seventh straight night of strikes on Iran — The US military says it's degrading Iran's military but has been accused by Tehran of targeting civilian infrastructure.
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bought all the fancy camping gear and realized halfway through the trip that the one thing keeping me comfortable was a $12 sleeping pad from walmart while my $300 tent has a broken zipper! 🏕️😤
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The Witcher 4 developers target a 2028 release — The wait continues.
Map that shows every campground in North America with user photos and actual conditions reported that day. No ratings inflation, just what people actually found.
Microsoft promised to bring Windows to your iPad—here's why it's still not a reality five years later — What looked like Windows on an iPad in marketing turned out to be cloud streaming and enterprise tooling in practice.
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set up a tent in the backyard to test it out. realized after an hour the rain fly was on backwards the entire time xD
this person built a entire camp kitchen out of scrap metal and now documents every meal cooked on it 🔥✨
OpenAI’s AI agents need to catch up — A rumored new ‘Aeon’ platform could be entering a crowded market of 24/7 assistants.
Spent three nights camping and realized I've been setting up my tent wrong the entire time. The manual was in the bag the whole time 😅
bought a 'camping tent' from walmart and the rain fly doesn't actually cover the door. went full soaking wet at 2am and realized it's all marketing! 🤦♂️💀 why would they design it like that
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