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Yeah and then go back into the cave to get a lost firestarting method (the eyeglass lenses) because it was SO needed (not like Matt could make fire with sticks. They NEEDED those lenses!) because he...

Precisely. Joe is useless. If I wanted to learn how to hotdog my way out of survival situations (and most likely die as a result), I'd watch Bear Grylls on Netflix. Cody at least made primitive...

I liked it. Though when he got sick and got immediate medical attention (including antibiotics prescribed), it kinda took away from the whole thing for me.

hunter, Abraham & Isaac?

Sounds like me.

I don't have all of that but I seem to be developing into a bit of a mag bar hoarder.

I've been successful with bow drills but it took many, many failures and it's not a...

Almost anyone who has worked in retail can relate similar experiences. It's rare to find a retailer with such a generous return policy. Heck, when I worked at JCPenney, there were women who returned...

I have two of his Kindle ebooks: Survival gear you can live with and A Vehicle Survival kit you can live with, from the Practical Survival series. I love 'em!

Rick, I see what you're saying and completely understand. I think you're absolutely right. There would have to be too many disparate things occurring at precisely the same time to cause the kind of...

So it's similar to many electronics (like 3/4s of most electronic parts come from the same factory complex in China, including every ipod/pad/phone. Foxconn rules the world!). I guess my stubbornness...

No.

As far as buying name brands is concerned, I completely agree with LowKey. For some things, buying the cheapest available is a good idea. For example, buying ferro rods, I don't care who makes...

I've had salt in my extended survival pack ever since I saw the Big History episode on it. I had no idea how significant it was in the development of the world (and my hometown, NYC!). The biological...

Did some research so I'm changing my order. This is only TV/video based though.

1) Ray Mears
2) Les Stroud
3) Tom Brown (only because I haven't been able to find as much video footage as the...

That sounds like a good birthday present for me. Hopefully I'll have a clue of what I want by February. A custom is probably the only way for me to get a knife in the color I want (blue, darker than...

I've heard people talk about 'rabbit starvation' and to use water to offset hunger pangs as an alternative. But I've never heard someone (especially not someone of Mors Kochanski's supposed stature)...

Like? Any suggestions?

As a new (as in, two week old) knife geek, my collection is very small. All I have is the Light My Fire Swedish Fireknife, the Bear Grylls Ultimate Pro (I bought it for the...

This part really baffled me:


Disturbed them? What, did they have to wake up two hours early because the stupid mountain was making noise? Did the ash obstruct the view they're paying extra for?...

I don't see what's so unusual about kids being taught to swim before their first birthday. I was 8 months old when I learned how to swim...when my father threw me into the ocean on a trip to Bermuda....

Oh no, you misunderstand. I actually like Ruth. She is a rather comely lass. It's just that sometimes, she has a nails-on-a-blackboard effect on me (like wanting to smash acorns when you have neither...

Of the ones I'm familiar with, I'd rate them:

1) Tom Brown - since he trained many of the instructors I've spoken to and his books seem to indicate he has a great deal of all-around knowledge
2)...

This sounds like a cross between The Colony and Out of the Wild. Doesn't surprise me though maybe I'm too close to the situation. This is what happens when the bar for 'success' is lowered almost to...

So I've just finished watching the first video and I must say, extremely well made. I'm a bit fanatical when it comes to fire. I keep a ferro rod in my wallet, a magnesium bar is usually in the coin...

Well hello! Almost a year after initially signing up, I felt it's probably a good idea I introduce myself.

I'm a 40 year old city kid, born and raised in New York City but currently living in...