u/Full-Raisin1931

I'm gonna be flying in to a remote village in Alaska, and am worried about having to buy butane once I'm there. I'm going to be hitch hiking to the trail head, and instead of bringing a camp stove and buying butane, I'm wondering if my dehydrated/freeze dried meals will reconstitute with cold water and 8 hours of time instead of boiling water.

I'm flying from JNU to Yakutat for a diving trip, and will have a five gallon bucket with a lid that snaps on full of stuff. It's the best option for what I'm doing, not considering using other forms of containers or luggage. Will they let me check it?

Hey y'all going on a solo back country trip in SE Alaska, got my food sorted except for lunches. My idea as of now is for all three days doing tortillas with peanut butter and summer sausage, but I'm wondering if this is the best course of action. Trying to figure out something that is light but packs lots of calories.

It doesn't bother me to eat the same thing three days in a row, but wasn't sure if this is the easiest option to make and eat on the trail or the lightest option.

Let me know if you have any ideas! Thanks.

Edit: I should note that I don't want to have to cook these meals, just assemble and eat. No stove or cookware.

Hey ya'll,

I'm up here in Juneau, Alaska and would like to do a free diving course. I'm very comfortable in water and have done lots of snorkeling and swimming here, I have a hobby of free diving our rivers for lost fishing gear. Honestly I've been diving down for crabs and sea urchin without having done a course, but I know that is not very safe, so I would like to take one.

Juneau does not have a dive shop anymore and there are no local courses. I will be back in Ohio where I'm from in September and plan on taking a course at the Gilboa Quarry, but I'm wondering if it is worth it to pay for an online course to start learning some basics to practice until then.

I have been doing some CO2 tables through the FreediveApnea app, but not sure what else to do besides that. Anyone have a suggestion of a good video tutorial on the Frenzel technique?

Thanks!

Also if anyone is in Juneau and would like to meet up for a dive let me know!

So I'm located in Alaska, and mostly dive very cold, glacier fed rivers and ocean that's between 40-45 F. I'm planning to return to a place where I've dove in the past, but you have to go in the winter when it's cold so that the glacier sediment clears up and you can actually have some visibility.

When I've gone in the past, I had a friend's house to crash at and take a hot shower to stave off the hypothermia. He moved, so I'm trying to figure out the best way to do this. I'm honestly very broke, and can't really afford to rent an AirBnb or anything like that, so planning on ferrying to the spot, hitch hiking to the river, and tent camping for a weekend to dive all day as much as I can. The water temp will be around 38 F, and the air temps will be around freezing (last time I went there was over a foot of snow).

I'm trying to figure out a way to warm up after I get out of the water. Usually I dive for around 2-2.5 hours in these conditions, then need to get out as I'm starting to shiver uncontrollably. I mostly stay in shallow water, and don't push my breath holds in these conditions, so no need to worry about dying while diving, but I am worried about being able to get warm after. For reference I dive with a 8/7/6MM Hollis Neotek V2 wetsuit.

A couple of options I've considered:

1. Getting a hot tent with a wood stove or propane stove - Strongly considering but honestly pretty expensive and not sure how it would go with a cheap one. Also, will add lots of weight and gear to carry as well
2. Battery powered heated clothes - I don't know anyone that has ever actually used this stuff so no idea if it works well or not but I've seen them advertised
3. Making myself a thermal wrap - Basically reflective emergency blanket inside my warmest sleeping bag and wool clothes in my tent - just not sure if it will suffice depending on how cold I will get, specially with such cold outside temps in a tent
4. Portable sauna tent - I know they exist but haven't taken the time to research cost and details

So, does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Anyone else dive in remote cold water?