What other outdoor communities are you subscribed to in the fediverse?

Discovery in the fediverse can be challenging — which communities and instances have you found so far? What would you like to see?

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mercurly@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I think my home instance should count!

miles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Definitely 👍

simon@lemmy.utveckla.re · 2 pts · 3y (15 replies)

These are the ones I'm subscribed to right now:

  • !bikepacking@lemmy.world
  • !backpacking@lemmy.ml

...and !ultralight@lemmy.world of course.

As for finding communities, I've been using https://sub.rehab :)

gelberhut@lemdro.id · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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miles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

nice 😀 i've tried adding !ultralight@lemmy.world to sub.rehab and contacting them but haven't heard back 🤷

miles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (12 replies)

thanks for the links Simon! I see you're a mod of bikepacking, nice! it's funny... I bike commute to work, which I enjoy but i don't dream of traveling by bike because I find myself having anxiety about being dependent on the additional gear related to the bicycle. Is this anxiety common in the bikepacking world?

simon@lemmy.utveckla.re · 2 pts · 3y (11 replies)

You’re very welcome! As for traveling by bike I just finished a ride from the top of Sweden to the bottom and except for a used up tire, I didn’t have a single mechanical problem. So as long as you make sure to start your trip with a well serviced bike you rarely risk anything, I’d say.

Of course that depends on where you are going though - I wouldn’t go out on a three month trip in the deepest of Alaska without a good set of redundant gear, but traveling in Europe is no problem at all.

miles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (10 replies)

That sounds like an incredible trip!

simon@lemmy.utveckla.re · 2 pts · 3y (9 replies)

I wrote about it here https://lemmy.world/post/2241358 :)

miles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (8 replies)

nice trip report! i think it would really benefit by the inclusion of a map of your route, do you have one?

simon@lemmy.utveckla.re · 2 pts · 3y

I'll add it as soon as my data export from Garmin is done processing. I had three alternatives for the route when I left Malmo, but ended up making the next day's route day-to-day basically. It was easier that way, given changes in weather, amount of food etc.

simon@lemmy.utveckla.re · 2 pts · 3y (6 replies)

miles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

That is terrific, thanks! It loads a bit slow as it's 2MB. Try saving it as a .webp, it'll be much faster! Looking at it now...

miles@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

I just went through my list of subscribed communities and there are fewer active outdoor-related communities than i realized 🫤