[HN Gopher] United States Antarctic Program Field Manual (2024) ...
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United States Antarctic Program Field Manual (2024) [pdf]
Author : SheinhardtWigCo
Score : 122 points
Date : 2025-12-06 22:26 UTC (1 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.usap.gov)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.usap.gov)
| smlavine wrote:
| Related: a cool blog from a year or two ago from a participant in
| this program: https://brr.fyi
| rtkwe wrote:
| Another fun blog from Funranium Labs:
| https://www.funraniumlabs.com/category/antarctica/
| ProllyInfamous wrote:
| I read every word on this site, last time it was posted.
|
| The footage of the Rodriguez well (and TNT explosions), in
| 320x480 glory, are a time capsule of human ingenuity.
| netsharc wrote:
| Reading the post about how a lot of tech breaks because of the
| slow internet https://brr.fyi/posts/engineering-for-slow-
| internet makes me think "Kids these days" (stupid kid coders
| who can't take into consideration slow or latency-filled
| connections) and want to take a bat into the "open space" where
| these dumb devs are siting around...
| teppic wrote:
| That "orange" bag has seen better days.
| optimalsolver wrote:
| Do NOT let strange dogs into the base.
| wombatpm wrote:
| Especially if Norwegians are shooting at it from a helicopter.
| hermitcrab wrote:
| I feel there is a back story here.
| clawr wrote:
| I believe it's a reference to John Carpenter's "The Thing"
| hermitcrab wrote:
| Ok, thanks - it went over my head.
| darknavi wrote:
| I find it neat that even in a climate as hostile as the Antarctic
| humans still make an effort to recycle.
|
| > Field Camp Hut Etiquette
|
| > Sort and pack all trash and recycled materials and take them
| back to McMurdo Station for proper disposal.
| foobarbecue wrote:
| Oh man if you had any idea how much work goes into waste
| sorting & disposal there. In McMurdo every trash station has
| trash cans for ~10 different categories. I was always calling
| up the waste department to ask about classification. We would
| get bored and argue about the classification of juice boxes for
| "fun". I worked on Erebus and all of our pee & poop got
| helicoptered out in buckets. Food waste was shipped all the way
| back to CA and had to be kept frozen the whole way.
| dotancohen wrote:
| I bet that helicopter pilot was some ex-Navy F-14 pilot who
| liked to buzz the tower and risked his taxpayer-owned jet to
| save his wingman after an encounter with MiG 28s.
| hermitcrab wrote:
| I remember going to a talk on Antarctica where someone said
| that other nationalities would go and salvage stuff from
| the trash heap outside the US base at McMurdo. This was
| some years ago. I assume things have improved since then?
| dotancohen wrote:
| I have no idea, never been there. I was referencing
| Maverick from Top Gun being threatened with flying a
| cargo plane full of rubber dog shit.
| hermitcrab wrote:
| Sorry, posted to the wrong child thread.
| netsharc wrote:
| Juice boxes are cardboard, plastic and alumunium glued
| together and a hassle to recylce. But heck, their inventors
| (Tetrapak) are billionaires!
| mackman wrote:
| I was down there recently on a helicopter-based expedition and
| they set up a forward base of operations with a few days of
| emergency rations in case of unexpected weather that prevents you
| from returning to ship. I asked them what happens if the blizzard
| lasts more than a couple of days. Someone somewhere has a recipe
| book for penguins.
| booi wrote:
| I assume it tastes like... chicken?
| deadbabe wrote:
| No, penguins are pretty disgusting.
| hermitcrab wrote:
| And also have some rather disgusting personal habits:
|
| https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1667192081373184000.html
| foobarbecue wrote:
| The version of this that we had when I worked on Erebus
| (2009-2017) was more fun.
|
| It had a section about crossing crevasses with combinations of
| sleds and snomobiles and tracked vehicles, crevasse rescue etc.
| In the middle of otherwise serious text it said "to recover from
| this situation, you might elect to [something], or possibly
| [something else]. Either way, a change of underwear is
| recommended."
|
| If people want I can try to dig it up.
|
| EDIT: found it. p244.
| https://www.eol.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/files_live/priv...
| It's really interesting to compare these and see how USAP's risk
| posture has changed. No more adventures allowed.
| analog31 wrote:
| p244. Thanks.
| foobarbecue wrote:
| Oops! Fixed, thanks.
| mmooss wrote:
| Essential reading for field operations is SS3.2f _Field-Camp
| Liquor Rations_.
|
| Also, fwiw, it's the 6th edition dated February 2001 (per
| Acknowledgments).
| hermitcrab wrote:
| Reminds me of this terrifying photo:
|
| https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/rjy851/tucker_...
| cryzinger wrote:
| I like how the _very first_ pages for this one are related to
| emergency procedures. Gotta put the critical stuff front and
| center!
| baden1927 wrote:
| For waste management, x-org server/windows tiling, either for
| USAP risk aversion or wing aircraft GIS systems that are
| programmed in UNIX, are the long-leverage hold of -CTU static-
| build boundaries.
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