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In defense of Les Stroud...

meh to be honest i could take or leave "survivorman" - its ok, but you know that he has an "out"... either a sat phone or something so if the SHTF, he can punch...

Least they could have made a tape of the event and let us watch it....:(

Could have waited til it crossed the path of the eclipsed moon, and then bang like a big ole firework.....

LMAO...

I was thinkin you could raise rabbits (all know how "fruitful" they are:)), to eat and feed the dog, cat etc....


I could never eat my dog.... :( she'd lay down and die next to...

No more car payment? no more mortgage? no traffic lights? a culling of a large percentage of earth's inhabitants? hmmm doesnt sound all that bad- but then again i guess it kind of matters A) if...

#1 shooting it down because of toxic fuel? hmmm, more likely we're shooting it down because its as big as a bus, and if it doesnt completely burn up- someone could salvage whats left and see the...

Here's a thought for those of you who chose "home"... especially if you live in a populated area... I certainly hope your armed, because in my area i would have to worry about people/groups of...

I think i figured out a procedural change that might benefit this situation.....

Step #1 ram perps head into brick wall, thus stunning him/possibly knocking unconcious.

Step #2 then as he is...

Here's a thought for young and old to ponder and chew over....

In my limited travels (36 yrs), i have met both young and old stupid people, and i've met both young and old wise people... the young...

Wow Kemp... so many things too comment on.....

Here are some of my thoughts and opinions about some of the above comments and what your looking for.

#1 FVR and others mentioned regarding "home...

i guess the next time i have a camp fire, or a fire in the fireplace ill have to grab one of my old "holy" tee shirts... your right looks easy enuff with some cans/ vent hole etc...

as far as...

the fire piston i own is what i consider a back up. I also keep a couple magnesium/flint blocks around, but if i have a BIC lighter in my pocket, that's what i want to use.

That being said a...

I dont think they have enough loose water volume to expand and burst, but as you mention you'll find out in the Spring......

I do know if you want to blow yourself up- set a can of pork-n-beans on...

Boy this post makes an interesting thought to me...

You wanna talk about one of those times when your fighting off the panic bug in your stomach and brain....

Its below zero, snowing/frozen...

I'm patial to snares....
You can find ALL kinds of internet articles and videos on youtube that show you basics of snares..... one of my favorite is some of the archive articles you can find on...

I have two Gerber knives.... for a "survival" knife being that i am going to use it for other jobs than just cuttiing... i want a little larger fixed blade type. I also reccommend that at least one...

Well now... lets see.... we can buy a dozen or so have-a-hart traps, put extra food in them.... catch us some woodchucks, and I'd be glad to UPS some up too you.....


2 things...

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ok i forgive Wareagle.. it is a typo, and i read it as "isnt" and it was probably "first" or something like that.... see i am willing to use my head and compromise....

Before you all get the...

Did someone say something about herding cats??? :eek:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWymXNPaU7g

Ok, I'd like a chance to revise a little of what i said.

As a GAME- talking about "actual survival" situations is great, fine and I would gladly take part in those- take advice from those more...

Im sittin here scratching my head....trying to figure out what this post is really about...?

A game? Sorry but to me Survival is not a game... its a way of life.

I have a day job, a normal...

Yea u need a mighty big spear to fend off the Sasquatch....:D

Guys... i was just joking about the anarchy/apocolyptic talk- hope i made that clear......

where/when i grew up..... Upstate NY/ Western Catskill Mtn's- there was no/little TV... So my brother...

I personally relish the idea of a post-apocolyptc world (providing i "survived" the intial event)....
No more car payment, take off in my jeep and head for the mountains- where I
A) know how to...

Scenario- you go through the trouble of taking your shoe-laces out, lashing your only survival knife to a pole- find a deer or something and heave the spear at it. Deer runs off with your "spear"...

Sad Story....

Relating to questions posed regarding concealed carry etc.....

When I was a boy, my grandfather used to say... " its better to be tried by twelve than carried by six".
I think...