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If the issue are tent stakes/lag bolts which get buried under surface, clear solution would be metal detectors available to borrow/rent (or brought by each camp

by rdl 5mo ago

If the issue are tent stakes/lag bolts which get buried under surface, clear solution would be metal detectors available to borrow/rent (or brought by each camp). Also probably could do a drone or ground robot with a metal detecting loop on the bottom.

wffurr 5mo ago
Or just count them before and after. Know how many you're supposed to bring home.
Jarwain 5mo ago
The problem isn't that there aren't solutions, the problem is getting everyone on board
raldi 5mo ago
The best solution I know of is to get three-link segments of chain and put one on each screw as it goes into the ground. That not only marks the spot, it also gives you a flexible attachment point which is useful in all sorts of situations. (Two links would be pinned in a stationary fashion.) Biggest problem is it’s a pain in the ass to chop up all that chain, and nobody sells them in pre-cut lengths.
- brotchie 4mo ago
  Closest I've been to losing vision in one eye was creating these 3x chain links for Burning Man. Naive thought: I could use a large bolt cutter to cut chain links. Started trying to cut a link, felt it was sketchy, went and put on some safety glasses. Restart cutting (had these bolt cutters with like 1m long arms), apply full force, jaws slip a bit on the chain, jaws bite hard. Chunks of steel fly into my chin and face, metal chunks embedded in chin, cracked safety glasses. Dodged a bullet. Ended using a small welded up jig so I could stretch the chain and then use angle grinder to cut the chain links. Still sketchy, but no flying metal chunks. Wish I had a plasma cutter.
  - raldi 4mo ago
    The Org should make a deal with a manufacturer to produce some huge bulk quantity of these and just sell them pre-cut to camps.
  - donkers 4mo ago
    I had a Home Depot employee cut them for me before purchase, they have a big thing that does it with no effort at all.
- Jarwain 4mo ago
  I'm a big fan of bolt hangers personally. They also mark the spot, provide a nice anchor point, and don't require chopping!
  - raldi 4mo ago
    Looks like something that would pop a tire if you drive over one
7373737373 4mo ago
Could use one of those metal detecting car trailers used in meteorite search, that might map out things pretty quickly I can't find it right now, but I think it was used in deserts in the US or Australia

by rdl 5mo ago

wffurr 5mo ago

Or just count them before and after. Know how many you're supposed to bring home.

Jarwain 5mo ago

The problem isn't that there aren't solutions, the problem is getting everyone on board

raldi 5mo ago

The best solution I know of is to get three-link segments of chain and put one on each screw as it goes into the ground. That not only marks the spot, it also gives you a flexible attachment point which is useful in all sorts of situations. (Two links would be pinned in a stationary fashion.) Biggest problem is it’s a pain in the ass to chop up all that chain, and nobody sells them in pre-cut lengths.

brotchie 4mo ago
Closest I've been to losing vision in one eye was creating these 3x chain links for Burning Man. Naive thought: I could use a large bolt cutter to cut chain links. Started trying to cut a link, felt it was sketchy, went and put on some safety glasses. Restart cutting (had these bolt cutters with like 1m long arms), apply full force, jaws slip a bit on the chain, jaws bite hard. Chunks of steel fly into my chin and face, metal chunks embedded in chin, cracked safety glasses. Dodged a bullet. Ended using a small welded up jig so I could stretch the chain and then use angle grinder to cut the chain links. Still sketchy, but no flying metal chunks. Wish I had a plasma cutter.
- raldi 4mo ago
  The Org should make a deal with a manufacturer to produce some huge bulk quantity of these and just sell them pre-cut to camps.
- donkers 4mo ago
  I had a Home Depot employee cut them for me before purchase, they have a big thing that does it with no effort at all.
Jarwain 4mo ago
I'm a big fan of bolt hangers personally. They also mark the spot, provide a nice anchor point, and don't require chopping!
- raldi 4mo ago
  Looks like something that would pop a tire if you drive over one

7373737373 4mo ago

Could use one of those metal detecting car trailers used in meteorite search, that might map out things pretty quickly I can't find it right now, but I think it was used in deserts in the US or Australia