Your main things will be fully dependent upon the environment you are in. Your choices might do well in a woodland environment assuming your have the knowledge to make use of them.
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Your main things will be fully dependent upon the environment you are in. Your choices might do well in a woodland environment assuming your have the knowledge to make use of them.
Indeed, our environment is quiet different from most,
Mostly African Bushveld, and wood land environments,etc.
We don't have snow or extreme cold temperature..
the only concerns we do have can be wild life (depending)
The most dangerous being hippos (if you near some coastal areas)
not gonna do it..........Quote:
Originally Posted by antonyraison
Only in America would a comment about coastal hippos conjure up bikini glad women. Okay, only in the Western Hemisphere would a comment.....
Seriously though, Coastal hippos is a comment that could be around for a long time. You know, coastal hippos, the animal, not the women. (chuckle).
Well,..... whale watching in big on west coast Mexican beaches........just saying.
The first thing that flashed into my mind when I read todays' posts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PenjyqNYLIk
Sure glad it wasn't https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F000UK_kUq4
Noooooooooo........I didn't bring up the Hippos......Aaaaaaaaa........
Crash, and with all the love I can muster........I am so mad at you...that stupid song will be bouncing around my empty skull all dang night....Green anaconda...Green AnacondaQuote:
Originally Posted by crashdive123
they have an appetite for foreign men ;) :P hahahah....
So do the whales on the Mexican beaches.....Just saying....
Ok....um....what?
Gets brought up every once is awhile....actually in reference to our friend "Blade" a banned member.....fits in to the snakes comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by WalkingTree
Blade recommended the you let a large snake start eating you and then stab him is the head as a way to survive.....
Can't find the thread at the moment.
Blade..."Killing what I eat". What a hoot. Here's his thread.
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...naconda-attack
Thanks Rick....That thread should a Sticky......Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
So WT.......Many references will turn up as it was great entertainment at the time....and thanks to Rick...you can enjoy it as well....
I just read the whole thing again.....still funny as all get out.
hahahaha...oh my goodness...yea, as all git out. The shorthand of "LOL" is real here. I did. Out loud. A little bit and a few times.
And I gotta get that crap outa my head. "I'm a snake...I'm a snake...I'm a snake". Over and over. I wanted to see a shovel swing in from off screen and shut that stupid snake up. And then the shovel held up to the camera so you could see printed on it "I'm a shovel".
When a OP post is called BS on post #3.......You know it it's gonna go sideways quick....was kinda fun....Though....Quote:
Originally Posted by WalkingTree
Able to outrun or not, why wait so long before shanking his arse? I be stabbing and stabbing right out the gate. Off the chain yo.
I'm a snake...I'm a snake...I'm a snake...
Blade's legend lives on.
Great read sir!
Wow, really great post... thank you. I've been primitive camping for a long time and went camping alone for the first time at the age of 12... BUT I've still not had to reallllly survive out there on my own for an indeterminate amount of time. I've got a lot to learn and feel pretty intimidated. This helps!
I"ve been at it all my life, and I'd need a rifle, a lot of traps, non-hybrid seeds, a lot of netting, a lot of hooks and line, and a lot of rations to get me thru til I could jerk a lot of meat and gather a lot of nuts, berries, rhisomes, seeds, etc, and get the crops producing. Greens, with rare exceptions, just dont provide much in the way of sustenance. There has to be a lot of them, in a small area, for you to get back more calories than you burn while harvesting and processing them.
All that sounds "lazy"
Quote:
people are just lazy. Too lazy to do the research and find OUT how third worlders survive
Building a fire without tools is one thing. Purifying water without any tools is where it gets really tricky.
It is possible though.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve-rawls
Do tell......Quote:
Originally Posted by steve-rawls
Hunter63 saying Hey and Welcome....From Wisconsin.
Instigator, yep that was the word I was looking for, instigator.
Hello, i just want to share with you all this store , they give a good tool for free , i just get mines today . NOTHING TO SEE HERE FOLKS. MOVE ALONG. JUST ANOTHER SPAMMER.
Best bet with out tools is to boil water with hot rocks, either in a hollowed out Log, or in a rock crevasse, or failing all that in your hat.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve-rawls
Great info. You nailed it
I'm new here, so I might as well make a splash.......
1. How much knowledge do you have? You should know how to perform the following tasks in all kinds of environments. - Uh, common sense should be #1
1a. How to build expedient shelters.
1b. Create fire with no tools or tools you create yourself in the wilderness.
1c. Know where to find water and how to purify it.
1d. Basic land navigation.
1e. Basic psychology of survival.
1f. Basic first aid.
1g. Be able to identify plants in your area. Both poisonous and edible.
1h. Understand weather signs.
1i. Basics of trapping and snaring.
1j. How to build expedient tools and weapons.
1k. Basics of signaling.
1l. How to prioritize needs.
I guess the intent here is to return to civilization..... yuck. THE #1 skill set needed is to assess your situation. Winter/Cold climate needs fire first, Desert needs water, etc. Shelter is always near the top of the list for numerous reasons including shade. Digging and indian well will be your best source of clean water except in the desert. Rain water should be gathered and cherished. ALWAYS have the mentality that you own it. :mellow:
Welcome home. I'm guessing you didn't actually read the thread. Like the very first post? :whistling:
Maybe this is that thing, you know, where someone is just like you but in an alternate universe....
Alan
Oh golly geeze, I thought I did. Did I miss something? :knight:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Better than being an alternate me in this universe I guess.
Rick, aside from the normal hunting/fishing, fire skills, what do you think would be an extremely valuable skill to have in the wild?
I can make it by with just a knife if I have to.
skills are valuable as is knowledge...
but given choice full 10cs kit and some rations!!
The purpose of the post was to address all those folks that come on here wanting to venture out into the wild with nothing. No kit, no skills. We used to get one or two a week. Fortunately, that craze has slowed down a bit. I hesitate to say it has died off but maybe it...they...did. All the things listed in the first post are required to some extent if you wish to venture out into the wild and live with nothing but your wits. As to an extremely valuable skill, that is pretty much dependent upon the environment you are in and is certainly open to argument.