how do you survive in the wild? |
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My grandfather was a scout leader for decades (he quit when they became a hate group) and I've spend a lot of time out in the woods. Those survival shows occasionally get something wrong, I saw a mistake yesterday. So go ahead, ask away. I'm best in the woods of New England, but most survival code is the same. |
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Last edited by ninja9578; 07-19-2011 at 03:31 AM.
how do you survive in the wild? |
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Can you go MacGyver and cause nuclear fission with a monkey wrench in the wild? |
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A knife. I usually also bring flint and a canteen. In the mountains, rope is also very important. |
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Last edited by ninja9578; 07-19-2011 at 12:43 PM.
What is the best way to sleep so you don't get bitten by bugs or eaten by bears or tigers or something lol |
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Don't spill blood near your camp site, gut, skin whatever far away. Place any food you do have up high, hanging from a branch, a few meters from your camp. Before going to sleep, put some greens on your fire, it will produce a ton of smoke. Put your clothes over the smoke, and blow the smoke towards your shelter. The smell of it will repel bugs. The fire will actually repel both bugs and predators. Predators avoid fire. There are lots of plants that also act as bug repellant, most commonly used is tobacco. |
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Last edited by ninja9578; 07-19-2011 at 03:53 PM.
lets say theoretically, a bear came at your camp site, you had no weapons, no cell-phone, nothing other than your tent, water, food, what would you do? |
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I've seen plenty of bears, this is not as uncommon as you might think. |
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Last edited by ninja9578; 07-19-2011 at 03:55 PM.
Wow, you know a lot |
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That knife looks a bit uncomfortable and impractical, ninja. What make is it? I can't make it out. Looks like a cheap knock-off, but I know Tom Brown, Jr.'s brand puts out some similar blades. Tough as hell, but in my experience largely useless when it comes to actually cutting anything. How does it feel in the hand, and how's the edge geometry? Is it better at a particular set of cutting tasks, or is it meant to be an all-round blade that does okay at most tasks but great at none? I'm curious, as I know in some cases cord-wrapped handles, if done well, can be great, but most suck ass, to put it in vernacular. It does make the knife lighter as a whole, and gives you cordage in a tight spot, but I prefer to just wrap paracord around my knife's sheath. |
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Last edited by Man of Steel; 07-19-2011 at 09:58 PM.
That's not my exact knife, I couldn't find a picture of it. That one probably is a cheap knockoff. The top of mine is flatter, so it's easy to pound in it to cut into something. I've been pounding on it for years, and never had any problems. My grandfather gave me my knife, I'll bet the knife is actually significantly older than I am. I don't know who made it, I'm looking at it now there is a marking on the blade, but it's worn, I can't make it out. I think it says Gerber, which do make high quality knives, I have another one of theres around here too, but modern. It does have a rope grip like that though, it was hemp, but I replaced it with modern rope. It's always good to have an extra piece of rope |
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Last edited by ninja9578; 07-20-2011 at 01:05 AM.
So what's the best way to obtain food in desert? My area is wilderness -- desert inside of mountains. |
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You said you saw a mistake on one of the survival shows a few days ago. What was the mistake and on which show was it? (I'm a survival show fan) |
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"Dreams are real while they last. Can we say more of life?" - Havelock Ellis
Yeah, I heard that some people in WV think of Squirrel brains as a delicacy and was featured on some food show I think I'd have to be pretty starving to try them though lol |
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I don't have any desert experience. But all animals need two main things, food and water. Find where animals are feeding / drinking, and set up traps there. As for water, I only know what I would have seen on survival shows: condensation traps around plants, eating water-logger plants like cacti, digging in dry river beds for ground water. Best tip is to bring water I don't bring water with me because it's abundant here, if I were going to the desert, I would bring a ton of it You could also make Bear Grylls favourite drink |
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If it's a delicacy, I'm sure it's bought from a store. That's fine to eat, the meat is fine, it's just that they carry rabies, so you don't want to eat them in the wild. The brain is actually where a lot of disease is found. I never eat brain, no matter what type of animal it is. |
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I'd recommend the ESEE line, formerly RAT Knives. Or possibly the Ranger line, from Ontario Knife and Tool. Something with a 4"-5" blade seems perfect to me for bushcraft, with a flat, convex or Scandinavian grind for best edge geometry, and a high carbon tool steel like 5160, O1 or A2. |
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This looks nice |
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Something I notice is that a lot of people who go for wilderness living don't incorporate a lot of the available bug species into their diets. They're plentiful and good for you, is there a reason insects are avoided aside from social conditioning? |
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A lot of bugs carry diseases don't they? |
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I've eaten bugs before, they taste terrible, same with grubs. That's why they are usually avoided. There is nothing wrong with eating them, but where I live, there is almost always enough food to not have to. They are also not as easy to find as lots of other foods. You don't need to eat bugs in New England when there are a dozen works per square foot in the ground The worms taste better and are easier to catch and hold onto. I've only done that a few times, usually there is plenty of meat. |
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Rather than drinking my piss, since it's a desert and fires are easy to start (and rocks are hot anyhow) would it be possible to just piss in a bowl or cup and boil it to condesation? How would I go about making a condensation trap? |
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...then I have salt to flavor my food. |
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