Heat Casualty Signs & Symptoms5/5/2015 (If you suffer from or witness any of these below mentioned signs seek professional medical help as soon as possible to avoid injury or death)
Heat Casualty (Signs) • Muscle Cramps • Dizziness • Headache • Nausea • Weakness and/or Fatigue • Unsteady Walk How to treat or react: • Remove patient/victim from environment • Locate or Improvise Shade For Patient/Victim. • Loosen Restrictive Clothing • Give/Take Sips Of Water • While Rendering Aid; seek medical help as fast as possible. SERIOUS SIGNS & SYMPTOMS: • Hot Body, High Temperature • Confusion, agitation (Mental Status Assessment) • Vomiting • Involuntary Bowel Movement • Convulsions • Weak or rapid pulse • Unresponsiveness, coma React By: Seeking Emergency Medical Professionals As Soon As Possible. • Lay person down in shade with feet elevated until medical personnel arrive • Undress as much as possible • aggressively apply ice packs or ice sheets. (Cool body temperature down with cold water & fan person to cool) • Give sips of water while awaiting an ambulance (if conscience) • Monitor airway and breathing until medical help arrives Mental Status Assessment: Call an ambulance if any if the following exist. - What is your name? (Does Not Know) - What month is it? (Does Not Know, the month or year) - Where are you/we? (Is Not Aware Of Location Or Surroundings) - What were you doing before you became ill? (Does Not Know The Events That Led Up To Current Situation) Indications Of Possible Water Intoxication (OVER HYDRATION) Signs & Symptoms: Confusion, weakness, and vomiting. What to do: Ask these questions to the person/patient: • Has the person been eating? (Check pack for possible food items to feed person) • Has person been drinking a lot? (Suspect water intoxication if person has been drinking a lot) • How often has person urinated? (Frequent urination with Water Intoxication, infrequent with Heat Injury) • What color is the urine? (Clear urine may indicate over hydration) [ If a person has been eating, drinking and urinating a lot, yet has these symptoms, immediately call for an ambulance or seek medical help.]
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FEMA 10 FLOOD FACTS20/4/2015
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FEMA says that everyone needs to be equip with the knowledge of these 10 flood facts. Most if not all people live within a flood zone. The best prevention is planning. Each household should be prepared for a flood in the same capacity they prepare for house fires.
1. In the United States, floods are the top natural disaster affecting Americans and responsible for causing billions of USD in damages each year. 2. FEMA reports the all 50 states have been touched by flood waters in the past 5 years. 3. In Flood Zones, otherwise high risk areas your home is most likely to suffer damages from floods over fire. 4. Hurricanes, winter storms and snowmelt are common causes of flooding. Recent land developments also have a potential to increase flood risk due to possible changes in natural runoff paths. 5. Flash floods are known to consist of 10 to 20+ feet of raging walls of water. 6. Vehicles can become immobilized or even carried away in as little as 2 feet of water. 7. Homes are being damaged and costs are potentially in the tens of thousands of USD in just a few inches of water. 8. The majority of homeowners insurance does not cover flood damage. You need to ensure you obtain flood insurance. 9. $4 Billion dollars a year in damages were claimed due to flood between 2003 and 2012. 10. The only way you are able to acquire flood insurance is if your community participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. Visit: floodsmart.gov for more information. Source: FEMAJ Plant Cordage - Useful & easy to fashion30/12/2014 Having simple skills and knowledge of how you use the fiber of a plan and turn it in to usable cordage is a invaluable skill to have. North America is full of plants to fashion together cord and it's easy. Plant fiber types are key to strength in cordage. Plants that typically grow in water, offer this type of strength, desert plants provide great strength too. Plants that make good nesting material are also ones that are excellent for cord, or fishing line. In this posted video I show you how to quickly fashion a cord from a Texas plant that is commonly grown all over the State. Please watch and see how easy it was. There is not a lot of deviation from experts between their opinions on the difference from animal and plant fibers for string, cord, nets and etc. In a survival situation, where speed of self rescue is critical you may not have the time to go hunting for animals or search around for usable litter. You best bet will be to go straight to plants for fibers or cordage. (Remember Tarzan swung from vines, just pointing that out!) Plant fibers like any other gain strength as you add more. With enough you can make it as long or thick as you need it to be to serve it's intended purpose. Survival is a time when time is not on your side. So having a basic knowledge of what uses a plant can offer is a critical part of being prepared. As our corporate motto goes:
Grasses are also a common fiber to use in any environment. Grass stems, dunegrass, reeds, sweetgrass offer strength and are abundant. Yucca, leaves of the agave, iris are a fiber source. You have seen Bear Grylls use the agave to sew together his clothing on an episode of Man vs Wild. He bit the tip pulling the sharp point that had fibers attached, then used it as needle and thread. Yucca must be dried then grounded or pounded to separate the fibers, once done you can you finish by rubbing portions in your hands together. It's important to study the various techniques used for different plants. It's also good advise to learn how to tie, twist or braid cordage. Take it one step further and learn knot tying. All methods are time consuming, but when in a survival situation, knowing what is available to you and what to do with it might save your life. Common animal hides used for their fibers are catgut, sinew and rawhide. But unless you carried it in with you, your going to have to hunt and kill to get those fibers. Plus you will have to dry them and treat them. Common plants and trees that offer fibers are common in the wild and easily identifiable. Roots, bark, whorled milkweed, branches, stems, cottonwood, cattail, spruce, hemp that comes for marijuana plant. (Avoid marijuana it' might be illegal - hemp is not once processed, avoid possession of leaves or buds and seeds) Trees are a great source for cord fibers, use the tiny branches they have thinner softer bark. Remember inner bark on the spruce is edible raw, also tastes good cooked. Inner bark of cottonwood, elm, basswood, maple, desert willow, juniper, moosewood, aspen, willow, are common fibers for cordage. Hope this bit of information helped out, please watch my video it's a simple demonstration. I was able to use the fiber immediately. Anyone in the wilderness should apply the fundamentals of survival & the priorities of survival. They never change or go away, just the order that they are needed determined by climate, environmental considerations. Remember to communicate your location, dates and times of departure and return with several trusted people. The safe bet is check in and register your party at the Rangers office before you set out on your trek or adventure. Please be safe and see you in the Wilderness! Para Cord and it's usefulness30/12/2014 Subject: 10 ft of Paracord and it's uses. Ten feet of paracord in a survival situation is like gold. First off having any type of cordage is invaluable. The potential uses for paracord is almost limitless. In survival mode we are only limited by our own creativity. Paracord can be used for making nets, tie downs, making fishing hooks etc... One can utilize paracord for fashioning together tools to assist in your self-reliance and sustainment. Para cord can also be used to make a life saving tourniquet, pressure dressing for compression bandages. Ten feet of paracord with a seven strand fill sheath amounts to 70 ft of paracord guts. Plus the 10 ft of the outer shell. Giving you a combined total of 80 ft of usable material. In a survival situation having the ability to create tools is vital. Fashioning tools with the ability to secure or tie together instruments of the needed components invaluable. Para cord can serve many purposes such as fishing line. Assist with setting spring snare traps. Commonly used to make a primitive fire craft tool known as the bow drill or fire thong. As stated above the para cord and it's applications are limitless and only limited by your own creativity. Para cord is a main staple in survival should you have it to use. Having cordage is almost a survival requirement. Even in today's survival schools we teach how to generate cordage from natural materials. It's important to know how to make cordage or rope to be effective in the wilderness. People wear paracord survival bracelets or belts. The reason they wear these type of paracord fashioned items is all part of being prepared. People know and see the endless value that having paracord offers. I alway carry paracord due to the fact that it's strong. Can contribute to saving time, when time is of the essence. Limits your need to make natural cordage. In survival sometimes the easy way is the smartest way. Only as long as the easy way does not sacrifice safety of the individual or group. Paracord it's a tool in and of itself, it's a resource. Having paracord can help make other bushcraft tools that will lead you to or contribute too you own self-reliance, or perhaps rescue. One can watch endless videos on social video sites about the uses and applications of para cord. From jewelry to tools this military grade product is a life saver. The military uses this in today's modern era. This is a product that has staying power and is diverse in it's usefulness. Edible Tree Inner Bark - Cambium30/12/2014 Cambium is the thin inner bark of a tree and is loaded with nutrients. Outer bark has high levels of tannin, therefore not edible. Inner bark is a superb survival food when in the wilderness. You are able to eat this thin inner bark raw, however it's more easily digestible if boiled for a long period of time. Boiled into mush makes for a fantastic breakfast treat topped with maple sap or your favorite berries.
(Note: Do Not toss the boiled water; rather drink it as it's loaded with nutrients.) There are a number of tree species that offer edible cambium bark. It's always best to collect this food source in spring time. However you can collect it year round. Locations that you want to target for collection are as close to the ground as possible. Roots or young saplings are great parts of the tree to gather bark. You can use outer bark for medicinal purposes which I will cover later in this article. Types of trees that offer edible cambium are as follows. • Pines (Inner Bark and leafs loaded with vitamin C) Part of the Evergreen species. Vitamin C helps prevent scurvy which if you are vitamin C depleted you can die. Has long round needles. Bears cones that produce a tasty Pine Nut. Pine nuts are commonly used as salad topping. Spring is the best time to harvest nuts. • Willows (Comes in a variety of types) Identify by broad leafs that are toothed. • Tamarack (offers cones and has needles) • Maples (Sap is edible and sugary) This tree grows in a lot locations. You can draw the sap out by cutting a v-notch into to bark. Cut the notch lower on the trunk close to the ground. Must be boiled, before eating. • Slippery Elms (Has toothed leaves and grows in North America. • Birches (Outer Bark makes good roofing material, flooring, wind barrier, foot wear) you can tap the sap by cutting a v-notch. Also produces a sugary flavored treat. Must be boiled before eating. • Hemlocks (Not the same as the poisonous plant that bears the same name) Part of the Evergreen Species. Has distinct short, flat needles similar to the Spruce. • Basswood (Part of the Lime species) has leaves in the shape of a heart. • Poplars (found in northern territories) leaves are triangle in shape. • Spruce (Not only is the inner bark edible you can use the leaf to make vitamin C packed tea) has short flat needles similar to Hemlock. **sap producing trees such as Birch or Maple can be harvested daily. For larger volumes of sap collection tap two or more trees.** With most of these trees that you can eat the inner bark you can find some that produce gum or resin. If it is water soluble that indicates it's a gum and is loaded with sugar. If it's not water soluble, this indicates a resin. Resin is a fantastic fire starting aid, look for Fatwood in pine Forrest's. Do to high Turpen levels just a few shavings will catch a spark. Some people keep Fatwood in their survival kits. Tends to come from Pine trees. You can identify Fatwood by it's distinct oder. It smells of a concentrated Turpen which is the main ingredient of Turpentine. So basically it acts as an accelerant for fire starting and is all natural. Also is considered valuable and people collect it to sell for profit. **DO NOT INGEST FATWOOD** Poisonous Trees To Avoid Ingesting: • Hickories (Has a variety of species by territory. Only a few offer edible nuts or sap) Use extreme caution and positively identify species before ingesting nuts or sap. Hickories are great for smoke flavoring meats. • Cedars (Part of the Evergreen Species) very scented woods. This tree is mostly found in the Mediterranean and Himalayas. You can find Cedar in North America in northern territories. • California Laurel (North American Evergreen) Has a pungent odor. Tear drop shaped leaves with yellowish flowers. Has greenish to purple berries. Has a short tree trunk. • Oregon Myrtle (North American Evergreen) Has a pungent odor. Oval shaped leaves with yellowish flowers with purple berries. Has a short tree trunk. • Horse Chestnuts (Very Poisonous) Fingered leaves, white, yellow or pink colored flowers. Sticky buds, spiny shelled nuts. Similar to Buckeyes. DO NOT mistake this tree with the Sweet Chestnut it's leaves are thin and toothed with seed cases that are more prickly. • Buckeyes (Very Poisonous) Fingered leaves, white, yellow or pink colored flowers. Sticky buds, spiny shelled nuts. Similar to Horse Chestnut. • Laburnums (Yellow flowers and broad leaves) • Black Locust (Grows in North America) tear drop shape leaves with white flowers. Has dark gray bark and seed pods. • Moosewood AKA Moosebark (North American tree that is found in north eastern territories. Has white striped bark, tear drop shaped leaves. Bears winged fruit with yellow and greenish colored flowers. • Yews (Bears poisonous red berry like fruit) Part of the Evergreen Family, scaly bark that is flaky much like dead dry skin that's peeling. The needles are very dark green. ***Note*** See the similarities with each of the above listed trees? All have differences but some have commonality to one another. I cannot stress anymore how important it is to seek hands on instruction by a reputable botanist or survival instructors school. You eat the wrong thing you can develop health complications or even die. #DanShrigley #EdibleBark #Edible #InnerEdibleBark #Cambium #FatWood #Survival SHTF & TEOTWAWKI: What does it mean to you?30/12/2014 For those new on the scene to prepping, and survival here is the meaning or both hashtags. #SHTF = Shit Hits The Fan #TEOTWAWKI = The End Of The World As We Know It. Both relate to prepping which is a term for preparedness. Preparedness towards the goal of survival. Survival is a general term that covers many sub-categories. Self-reliance, bushcraft, wilderness survival, urban survival, bugging out, off the grid living, homesteading etc.. Back before Y2K, 1999 the fear was that a technology collapse was possible due to the pending new year and the date formats of computers. People began prepping for the unexpected chain of events that would transpire if the social infrastructure collapsed. People began stockpiling up on gold coins and silver. Weapons and ammo in large quantities. They began storing food, fuels and water. However prepping did not go mainstream during this time just yet. Y2K came and gone with little to no effect. Companies and Governments to precautions to avert the disaster. Y2K birthed the era of prepping that eventually went mainstream with the prediction of #TEOTWAWKI via 2012 and the Mayan Calendar ending on Dec 31, 2011. Again nothing happen on this date and life went on as normal. Then with the US deficit rising beyond record breaking numbers. People losing faith in our country's leadership and ability to ever balance the national budget. Fear of civil and economic disaster, forced the mindset for more and more people to take precautions needed to become Self-Reliant. The popularity of Survival and Prepper television programming became record breaking. The education and entertainment value flew through the roof. People were adopting preparedness more than ever in the history of the modern world. In the last several decades natural disasters of mega proportions started to unfold. More and more people became fearful of the unknown potential tragedy they could confront. School shootings, workplace violence and terroristic attacks both domestic and foreign. All these incident types brought with it more prepping by more people. Causing more of the population to explore preparedness as their only option to survive. The threat of war, flu pandemic, floods, earthquakes, wildfires, tornadoes, nuclear war, super volcanos erupting and other like disaster keep bringing more people to join the frenzy known as prepping. So in a nutshell, here it is: First things first, everyone should be prepared and have on hand the minimal life sustaining things needed in case of an emergency. Emergencies can be anything from natural to manmade disasters. However to take survival to the next level, one needs more than just inventory. Survival skills are needed to achieve self-reliance. The knowledge needed to sustain for extended periods of time. Immediately some critical skills needed might be as simple as CPR, Basic First Aid. This would cover self aid and buddy aid. The ability to defend yourself physically from an attacker with a form of self defense fighting style. Having training in hand-to-hand combat is smart. Having food and water stored for your family that will last 72 hours or much longer. For long term survival you will need shelf stable and long term storable foods. This includes medication and first aid kits. Survival kits are also highly encouraged. The next concern for a SHTF or TEOTWAWKI scenario may be security. You're ability to protect you and your family from hostile criminals or groups. Beyond having an inventory comes proper training with the correct use of your home defense weapons or firearms. Knowledge of primitive weapons construction will serve greatly too. Once the ammo runs out, you may find a need to fall back on primitive technology. This covers a wide variety of personal preferences. Here are a few tips on weapons/tools and their use. • Bow & Arrow • Clubs • Spears • Knives • Swords • Batons • Sling Shots • Firearms made in the privacy of one's garage or workshop. Just to name a few. First everyone needs to know safely how to use each weapon. Knowing properly the mechanical functions and safety procedures to all weapon types in your inventory. Practicing how to not only use safely but effectively. Second however nice it might be to have a large collection. In a SHTF scenario, everyone should carry the same caliber ammo as the assist in a ammo support situation. Example: If you all carried different types of weapons and ammo types for various calibers. If a fire fight when one runs out of ammo he or she is out of the fight completely. To avoid this by carrying the same calibers of firearms this allowed you to support one another with ammo crossover or exchanges. Some Preppers collect massive inventories and stockpile everything in their homes. I always thought that this was in part a failure in planning. First is hiding your inventory from those who wish to take it. If in a survival situation you might be forced to protect your inventory with lethal force. One potential failure I see with this is if your home is cordoned off and a larger force organizes and plans to raid your homestead will you be able to effectively defeat the larger force? I suggest you maintain 3 to 7 days supply for your home. Keeping the bulk of your inventory where you plan to Bug Out to in a geocache known only to you and your family members. Also never hide your inventory in only one or two places. I suggest multiple locations so if one cache is found you're not at a total loss. Also publicly advertising in social media or other such resources that your a Prepper as if you're proud of it and want to gain a certain level of respect for being known as one. This is a violation in your very own OPSEC. Nobody outside your immediate family or isolated group should ever know you are a Prepper. It's like holding up a huge sign "Come rob me if Shit Hits The Fan!" Also beware that if SHTF were to happen your localize community will be watching your habits. When you move, what you carry out or in with you as you come and go. If they are all without power yet you have lights. That being an indicator or sign you posses a generator can cause horrible consequences. While everyone else is starving and losing weight, becoming unhealthy yet you're not impacted shows you posses an inventory. Never keep your inventory in your house. Spread it out. Keep in mind that law enforcement, military could go house to house seeking to confiscate your firearms and ammo stockpiles. I urge you to consider geocache seriously as a method to protect your inventory. Only trusted members should know where geocaches are located. Also more valuable than food is water. You should consider cache of water or a secret water well as part of your SHTF plan. Survival skills not only for wilderness but all region specific environments you may find yourself traveling or living in will be a life savor. Urban survival skills are key especially if you are forced to remain or return to a built up area. My recommendation is once you relocate to your safe haven at all costs remain there if you can until you know things have improved or not elsewhere. Having knowledge on primitive survival skills will help to minimize the need for extensive inventories and give you freedom of maneuver carrying much lighter loads. So consider learning primitive survival and bushcraft skills. In a scenario of TEOTWAWKI you're basically trying to get away from bad people yet don't avoid good people. Remember there are more good people in our society than bad. Yet to be safe when you're not certain, avoid other people until you feel comfortable with them again. In a worse case situation it's important to remember that the average Bug Out type personality is running for the wilderness. This can pose life and death consequences especially for trigger happy personalities or their victims. It's my opinion that running to the wilderness might be like running into the middle of a civil war! That's the battlefield. Your best bet would be to seek refuge via a sailboat and head off to a remote location. Why you might ask do I feel this way? It's simple, over the last three years I have heard countless people state that if someone crosses their property border it's shoot first, ask questions later. This shoot first ideology seems to be running rampant with the extreme of the Preppers. What's smart, smart would be to eventually collect members and restructure communities together. Remember that in a TEOTWAWKI situation military either our own or foreign troops will be patrolling our streets. We will fall under a Marshal Law. So curfews will be in effect, you may also not be allowed to travel beyond boundaries set in place either. The fear of the unknown is the thing that has the biggest influence on Preppers. Nobody knows what's going to happen. I suggest that we focus on community and not individualism and the reward will be greater. Prepping is made up mostly of individualism rather than community. Strength in numbers is obvious. Criminals and combative groups will run in packs, so should the good citizens. Security comes in greater numbers. However the needs of the greater numbers grow as well. Sustainment for the members of your family or group will become center stage. Homesteading skills, farming and harvesting will be needed. How many of you know how to dispatch a slaughtered animal for food or clothing? When was the last time you planted a garden and harvested your garden? When was the last time you made your own ammo? Can you walk into the woods and pick out what plants are a viable food source or poisonous? Can you survive without electricity and gasoline? Actually you can survive, it may not be ideal but not so many decades ago our ancestors all used candles and oil lamps in the evening hours. We are simply spoiled now, try living two weeks with no running water or electricity. It's not fun, yet it can be done. Try and see how fast things become uncomfortable. First main concern will be toilets and flushing. Second will be the food in the refrigerator and freezer. Third concern may just be the Air Conditioner or Heater. Then sanitation will become a concern as well. It for some would seem easier to live outdoors than to worry about staying in a house with all the luxuries removed. If SHTF or TEOTWAWKI did happen do you have a plan? What would you do? Would you survive? Hope you enjoyed this article, please give me your comments in reply. "Know More, Need Less" -Daniel W. Shrigley • Be Prepared • Stay Alive • Thrive "In Survival Failure Is NOT An Option" -Daniel W. Shrigley Lost or Stranded30/12/2014 Do you know the difference between "lost" and "stranded?" Lost is not knowing where you are nor which way you should go. Stranded is [usually] knowing where you are but no one else seems to know where you are. Now according to most survival books, websites and search & rescue (SAR) teams... RULE # 1 - Before you take off and go anywhere you should tell someone (a) where you are going and (b) what time you will be back or be arriving at your final destination. Just in case you don't make it back or to your final destination within a certain time a search and rescue (SAR) party will know where to start looking for you. RULE #2 - Should you become lost or stranded in a disabled vehicle or you're a survivor of a plane crash, it's best to remain with the vehicle or plane. As it will be easier for a SAR party to find you in a stationary position than to look for a moving person or a group of people who have no idea where they are going. But if there's no vehicle or plane and you are on foot and you have no idea where in the hell you are or which way you should go. Then again, it's best to stay where you are as it will be easier for a SAR party to find you in a stationary position then to try to look for you wandering around aimlessly not knowing where in the hell you are going. But if you broke RULE # 1 - Failed to tell someone where you are going before you took off.. Then you can skip RULE # 2 and proceed directly to RULE # 3 - DON'T PANIC & LOSE YOUR HEAD, S.T.O.P ! Stop moving, sit down and relax, think where you may have screwed up, Observe your surroundings and try backtracking a little bit to see if you can recognize the terrain. And if you don't, sit down, take a deep breath and admit to yourself... "Well it looks like I'm lost, what should I plan to do next?" Well for starters you should listen up for signs of civilization. Such as listening for sounds of vehicles, trains, church bells, factory noise, etc that will give you a general sense of direction as to which way is civilization. But if you don't hear anything, then look around and proceed to the nearest and highest piece of ground and from there look for buildings, towns, church steeples, roads, railroad tracks, fences, power lines, telephone lines, etc that will lead you back to civilization. If there's no high ground then climb the nearest and tallest tree. But again if you don't see or hear any signs of civilization but you see a stream, creek or river, then follow that instead. As it will not only provide you a source of water for drinking but will most likely lead you back to civilization or to some trails or roads that will get you back to civilization. But should you be on the move and you don't see or hear anything that can help guide you back to civilization and the weather starts to change, the temperature begins to drop and or darkness is quickly approaching. Then it's best to stop and stay where you are for the night and begin building a shelter and getting a fire going before it's too late than to risk getting wet, cold and not seeing where you're going. And as you read on you will not only learn from me how to build a shelter and start a fire but to survive, thrive and to teach others how to do it too. SURVIVAL TIPS: Field Hygiene & Five F's30/12/2014 One of the most important parts for consideration with any form of camping or survival; Hygiene is a must.
• Five F's 1.) Fingers 2.) Flies 3.) Food 4.) Fluids 5.) Fecal Matter The above mention are the considerations a person or group must respect and correctly manage. It's very important to always keep clean and segregate waste from living space and water sources. We all poop and urinate. We all need to wash and brush our teeth. Never relieve yourself within 100 ft of your camp. Always wash your hands after handling raw materials, foods, waste or plants. This simple practice will prevent disease, and infections. Never corrupt a water source with human waste or human byproducts. Burn or bury unused food waste to avoid unwanted predatory or scavenging animals. A good practice is bury food waste 1/2 Mile away from your campsite. This will help to minimize cougars, wolves, bears, and other like wild animals from encroaching your encampment. Hanging food 16 feet or above from a rope will save your next meal from being stolen by animals. Cryptosporidium & Giardia are parasites that are microscopic. Two of the major concerns for potential drinking water. All water must be treated or boiled. My preferred method is boiling by fire (Conduction) or Solar Boiling (Radiation). Convection is the third form of heat transfer used in camping or survival to make jerky or smoked meats. Also to heat shelters. Hygiene also includes washing tools or pots & pans. Bad hygiene will always attract what you do not want; Animals or flies. Dry wood such as mesquite when burned will deliver a smoke that Mosquitos and flying insects don't like. It also is good for masking the smell of food. Animals most generally don't associate smoke that smells pleasing to human noses as a signal for food. Animals by instinct associate smoke and a danger and will avoid at great lengths most generally. It's important to remember that washing hands, face, or head should be done only with treated or boiled water. Giardia & cryptosporidium can enter your body by ears, eyes, nose and mouth. Wash your tools, pots & pans with treated water. Don't Be An Individual Be A Nation6/12/2014 My take on this is be prepared for anything and don't focus on only isolated crisis. The best prepared are those that take precautions based on common sense. You should be as prepared for surviving in the wilderness as you would if lost or stranded or a Solar Flare, Super Volcano or Societal Collapse. The smart person prepares along the lines of basic necessities and then expands in to comfort, security and specialized self reliance items. We have more of a chance to suffer from weather related catastrophe than any other type of event. My advice is just be prepared with arming yourself with education and appropriate inventories. Never stock bulk inventory, always break up caches in multiple storage or Geocaches to limit absolute inventory loss. Never rely on one plan, always have alternate plans and give yourself the freedom of maneuver. If you have a bug out plan, create two additional plans for Egress (Escape/Exit/Fallback) and seek a safe haven. This video talks about Solar Flares and #TEOTWAWKI or #SHTF the presenter speaks about Millions dying and tries to instill fear. Listen my friends, if you're prepared with the ability to protect your family and property but operate with the ideals of community and infrastructure rebuilding we will all survive. We as Americans are resilient and will bounce back as we always do, we always pull together in times of crisis. That being said we need to stick together as a people versus become individualized! "Don't Be An Individual Be A Nation" ~Daniel W. Shrigley http://www.blackoutusa.org/vsl/index.php #Blackoutusa #Survival #SolarFlares #DanShrigley #NoFearPrepare Dan Shrigley's Desert Survival Tips29/11/2014 #DanShrigley #Desert #Survival #Tips: Water is a life or death commodity in the desert. I always suggest you bring 3 X's the daily amount in extreme heat typically 1 Gallon US Standard per person per day. (Prevention is planning, followed by action and revision) Should you find yourself lost, stranded or stuck in a desert survival situation you will need Water, Shelter and Fire to survive. Water takes main stage in this theater of survival. First you must conquer fear which I have talked about many times in my writings and on radio. The psychology of survival and how to defeat fear is your first challenge. It's critical to remain calm and collect your thoughts or you may die in any survival situation. The feeling of despair, hopelessness is very real but you can overcome it with the right mind set. Once you calm down you need to meditate on your surroundings. Identify what is available to you. At this critical moment where everything that you see could possibly become a tool for your survival. Allow for your creative imagination to render positive impact on potential tool construction using primitive technology known as bushcraft. In almost every survival scenario a forked Walking stick is one of the most important tools you should pick up first. It needs to be one or two feet taller than your height. Reason being stick in hand with arms extended this gives you plenty of standoff from poisonous snakes, and coyotes. The forked stick with a v-cut will help pin down a snake at the head. My first recommendation is do not mess with the wildlife. You can live for 2 to 3 weeks without eating food, you can only live for 1.5 to 3 days without water depending on the conditions of your environment. Your second most valuable tool in a desert environment is a container or capture device to collect water. This will allow you to transport water or travel with water as you try to achieve self rescue. Your third most viable tool will be a device that you can dig with if needed to procure a water source of its water. Sometimes in dry desert locations your best places to seek water are plants, springs, and the bottom of cliffs with limited sun exposure for soil extraction. When I was serving in the Army, and we were in Kuwait the temperatures would reach 115°F to 150°F depending a lot on materials that surrounded us, such as blacktop roads, concrete barriers or even vehicles. Typically the US Army encouraged us to drink water and drink a plethora of it. One skill we used to cool our core temperature was to wet our clothing and wet a hanker chief. Tied around our necks to cool blood flow through our jugular veins. This assisted with cooling our core temperature. BIRDS & WILDLIFE: Birds, animals and insects offer great indicators based on their behavior where water sources might be found. (Especially as for insects are concerned look for nats, flies and mosquitoes). Birds will tend to circle in the air above water sources. Boil or treat all water before drinking. Remember when drinking water from a pond, pool, river, creek or stream that animals visit you must treat the water. Reason, due to the fact that animals have poor hygienic practices. DRY RIVER or CREEK BEDS: Dry river or creek beds with vegetation are great places to dig for water. You may need to take into consideration the terrain. Find the lowest point of elevation. Even if all you find is damp soil you can use clothing to press droplets out. Suck the moisture, repeat the process as needed. Water sources are a great place to find edible plants for food, but beware that near water grows poisonous plants and you need to know exactly what you are eating. Flip rocks over in creek beds or riverbeds to locate water. Water tends to get trapped under rocks and evaporation is drastically slowed under the surface of the rocks. Water is protected from exposure to the sun under rocks. Additionally water tends to collect at the base or bottom of cliffs especially in the face of the cliff that gets the least amount of sunlight as mentioned above. Morning dew collects on plants and rocks, use a T-shirt or sock to soak up water. Suck on or wring out into your container or capture device collected water. In a survival situation every single drop of water is gold. Water is not to be wasted, this is a matter of your life or death. Without water you will most certainly die in an extreme climate situation such as the desert environment. TREES: Cottonwoods, willows, sycamores, huckleberry and cottontails generally are near groundwater. So if you see one, two or three trees off in the distance that might be a great indicator that there is a water source feeding those trees. (So know how to identify these trees on sight) CACTI: Cacti are a good source of water. The Prickley Pear offers an edible food source and moisture and you can eat the fruit or the leaflet to self sustain and collect water moisture. (BEWARE!!!) Beware of cacti that consists of a white milky colored liquid. Some cactus are highly poisonous do not drink or eat any cactus fluid that contains a white milky substance. TRAVELING: It is always best to travel in the times that the days are the coolest and you still have visible light. Sunrise and sunset are great times to travel in the desert. Most desert critters are nocturnal. Snakes tend to come out at night as well as coyotes, cougars or mountain lions. To avoid injury try to refrain from traveling during daylight peak hours when the sun is at its highest point in the sky. Avoid hiking at night to avoid trips and falls and potential injuries. Dark crackled mud with a tendency to curl up at the edges, but a look or feel of chocolate might be an indicator of a potential water source. Remember when traveling in the desert; Terrain features are often 5 to 10 times farther away than they appear. Before making your trek be certain you have enough water on hand to sustain yourself until you get to your destination. Always seek water while traveling on route to your destination. This article was written by Daniel W. Shrigley otherwise known as America's Survival Son. www.facebook.com/Daniel.Shrigley.Survival Survival Tip: Shadow Stick Method In an open area, place a stick 12" inches in length securely in the ground. Standing straight and then grab two rocks. Look for the tip of the casted shadow. Mark the first position with one rock at the tip of the shadow. Wait for 15 minutes then mark the tip of the shadow with your 2nd rock. From the base of the stick draw a line center between the two rocks. You now know which direction north is in the Northern Hemisphere. www.IMDb.me/Daniel.W.Shrigley #SurvivalTips brought to you by America's Survival Son #DanShrigley STINGING NETTLES - Survival Food28/11/2014 STINGINIG NETTLES:
The stinging nettle is a great source of vitamin A and C; it also contains manganese and potassium. You can collect the young shoots as well as the leaves. Be sure to use gloves as they do have stinging hairs. The leaves and shoots can be boiled like a vegetable or sauté in a stir fry. Cooking the nettle removes the stinging effect of the plant. The Stinging nettle’s stock is one of the best materials to make rope in the bush. It is strong enough that you can make a thin rope, strong enough to make fishing line. www.DanielShrigley.com SURVIVAL BASICS OF SELF RELIANCE28/11/2014 Shelter is defined by hasty, improved and fortified. Broken down to categories such as natural and manmade for each. In a survival situation the focus is protection from elements that impact life sustainment. These elements include wind, sand/dust, sun, water/rain. Can include chemical or radiation in disastrous scenarios.
The basic knowledge of how to acquire or construct a simple shelter to protect you from environmental influences can make the difference of life or death. Every year people suffer or die from exposure, most commonly from lack of preparedness. Proper clothing, portable shelters and the ability to be protected in weather is common sense right? To the trained or experienced person you'd believe this however it's not true. Not all people know what to do to build a primitive shelter that can defend against against cold, rain or wind. The proper method is layering with available natural raw materials. In the wilderness there is no hardware store for supplies. It's critical to think outside the box, use your creative imagination and take action. The priorities of survival demand that you have four essentials to live just to meet the basic requirements. Those are commonly known as Fire, Water, Shelter and Food. Water is always essential no matter what environment you find yourself in and without you can die in a matter of hours or as long as three days. Based on your pre-existing hydration levels. Impacted by the temperature and extreme conditions affecting you. Fire is second most essential tool for survival. Offers, heat for warmth, cooking, cutting and sterilization. All methods of survival can be obtained in a multitude of ways and as creative as your mind is you can invent new possibilities to acquire the desired outcome. As for fire you have combustable, electrical, chemical, friction, radiation, convection and conduction. If you know the science you have the keys to invention. Friction fire is the most primitive form of manmade fire craft that dates back over 10,000 years or more in to human history. Fire Saw or Fire Plow, Hand Drill, Bow Drill, Fire Thong, and as of late the Fire Piston. All take practice but generally so easy a child can do it with proper training. Food is the very last fundamental that requires attention. In almost every scenario food is the very last concern by experts and my fellow colleagues. However food is in most cases in abundance around the planet we just need to know where to look. Animals, fresh water, seas water, plants, insects, trees all offer sources of nutrition and food. However eating the wrong food can certainly kill you in a matter of minutes. Never eat anything you find in nature that you are not certain 100% of what it is and having had it before your life depends on you being right. Animals and plants are a viable source of food for sustainment if you know what your doing. So how does one capture or find the correct food source? First you identify what your recognize. Stay with what you know and only explore if you have no options. There is a test to experimenting with edible plants called the edibility test method. I teach the basics of five for regional specifics on local plants as a base for beginners. Know at least five common plants found in the area you will be adventuring into so you have this baseline of knowledge as to what is safe to eat. Foraging is a skill that does not allow for error. You must be 100% positive and identify without doubt what you are about to ingest. Get it wrong and you can become sick or deathly ill. Traps and Snares offers great way to capture warm blooded prey, however the best survival food source comes from water. Fishing is easy, it has a multitude of methods of capturing food and water masses almost always offer a variety of abundant food. You just need to know what to eat and how to get it. Weaponized hunting is more advanced but still derives from primitive skills. Blunt force hunting such as clubs, stone throw, sling shot and projectiles like bow and arrow or spears. This area of knowledge and skill comes from a term called Bushcraft. Bushcraft is the art of primitive tool and weapon construction with raw materials. Another skill set I will offer to my audience and students. *********************************************** All quotes created and published by Daniel W. Shrigley: "Minimize Risk Through Proper Education." "Conquer Fear, You Survive By Taking Calculated Actions." "Know More, Need Less" "In Survival Fear Is NOT An Option" "Be Prepared, Stay Alive and Thrive" ~ Dan Shrigley *********************************************** This message is Endorsed by Survival Extreme Catalog Inc. and Daniel W. Shrigley Emergency Preparedness27/11/2014 How do you prepare for a natural disaster?
Well like any survival situation you begin with the basics. First you prepare by having accountability of personnel or family members. Develop a escape plan with a centralized meeting spot. In case of fire you develop a designated escape route. Crouch but don't crawl to evacuate from a fire. Never touch a door nob with bare hands in a house fire. You don't know how hot the door nob might be. Cover your mouth with a damp cloth if possible. In case of earthquake or tornado you will develop a plan the identifies the strongest most centralized location in your home. If available retreat to a reinforced shelter or under ground shelter in case of tornado. In case of flood seek high ground and stick to locations that allow for easy rescue. If possible evacuate the area before the flood arrives. Obey warnings from emergency management offices or authorities. So having a reactionary plan to implement that's practiced and refined to perfection. Safety is your greatest concern. Living through the event is the priority. Next step is recovery and accountability. Get 100% accountability of all personnel or members. Render aid to those in need if at all possible without risking further injury or loss of life. Notify authorities and call for help only if damage, injury, death occurred or if rescue is needed. Beware of broken natural gas lines and down power lines assume all are live and deadly. Notify utility emergency services immediately. Mark with a bright colored signal or sign to alert others to avoid the area. Water, food, blankets, first aid kits, flash lights that are charged and back up batteries on hand. If possible use electronics that are crank generated. Crank radio on hand in case of phone failures. List of phone numbers for service provides. Enough water per person to last no less than 7 days typically. Practice water conservation and use ration control with H2o and food. Chem-lights, fire striker(s), road flares, area maps, tents, shelf stable foods, dry foods and canned foods. Pocket knives, compasses, thick trash bags 72 gallons or larger, bleach, rope and cordage, tarp(s), firewood, extra fuel stored in a approved storage container. Zip lock sealable plastic bags. Rags and sterilized bandages to include tourniquet(s). You'll want a emergency supply of over the counter medicine or relief aids. Also back up supply of prescription drugs and eye ware. All members are recommended to attend a RedCross approved CPR class. To avoid predicted disasters it's important to adhere to the advice of passed through media outlets and emergency services. Often people place material possessions at such a high value that they risk their own safety to protect property. If your told to evacuate it's determined that to avoid great bodily injury or death it's best to leave. It's important to be prepared, the above recommended items are a baseline to begin with, you can add too or take away what suits your needs best. Your emergency kits should provide necessity for sustainment, minimal comforts, communications and signal. The best way to survive is to beat the elements. In the cold proper clothing attire, in the heat proper sun protection and artificial shade, wind and water protected clothing and shelters. You need to remember that preparing is all about the event and or conditions. Learn historical seasonal data about your location to best prepare. Nothing beats knowledge and common sense. Safety is the number one concern. Like they say in the US Army, everyone is a safety officer and if you see an unsafe act your obligated to sound off and put a halt to it. Sometimes life throws curve balls at you. It's how you swing back, that determines a strike, base hit or home run. Being prepared and educated is a Major League decision. You improve your odds of survival by taking simple measures that improve your chances to live. Take a survival class, learn CPR, obey warnings. It's so easy a caveman could, well you know. Daniel W. Shrigley11/11/2014 I have dedicated my life to teaching survival skills. Having been professionally trained through military Non-Commisioned Officer Basic, Advanced Academies and Special Troop Schools. I have graduated from Three NCOES schools via the US Army.
I am an accredited Survivalist Instructor via Northwest Survival School, Spokane Washington. (Travis Johnson - Industry Leader , globally renown expert) Director & CEO of a profit earning corporation at Survival Extreme Catalog Inc., survival & preparedness products. Includes educational and entertainment services, production company for TV & Film industry. • Survivalist & Adventurer • Chief Executive Producer • Executive Director • Director of Casting • Creator & Developer Editor, publisher of a daily iMagazine titled: SURVIVAL TREK ESCAPE's Daily Magazine. Executive Producer & Host of a survival adventure and education reality tv show currently in production titled: Survival Trek Escape. My Projects: Cast Member on Discovery Channel - Ultimate Ninja Challenge 2018. • Survival Extreme Catalog, Inc. • DAN SHRIGLEY'S SURVIVAL ACADEMY • SURVIVAL TREK ESCAPE, reality television show. • Skookum, The Movie - Professional Actor • Messangers Of Peace Organization - Celebrity Ambassador Worldwide Scouting Organization. Mentor to 30 Million Scouts Worldwide. Survival Trek Escape (TV) is an independent film project that has a global following and fan base. 2014's Self Reliance Summit: Keynote Speaker & Affiliate Partner. Dan's Links: http://www.DanielShrigley.com http://www.imdb.me/DanielWShrigley http://www.zazzle.com/SurvivalTrekEscape http://www.zazzle.com/TheSurvivalStore http://www.exploretalent.com/DanielShrigley http://www.facebook.com/DanielWShrigley http://www.twitter.com/DanShrigley Knife Tip31/10/2014 Temperate Climate Use Survival Knives are great! However remember rubber non-slip grip knives are the very best choice in extreme environments. Metal handle knives hold temperature. So when it's freezing cold or extremely hot you want to be able to hold the knife. As in this photo it utilizes Para-Cord as a handle wrap. Once this cordage is used you lose your handle. Solid shank knives are my favorite. They offer more durability. Less chance at breaking when used or hammered. Remember it's not the size of the knife that matters it's the dependability and function. You should carry a utility, pocket, axe/hatchet, parang. I always carry a trash blade, conserve my survival knife for when it's needed most. Include in your inventory a good quality wet stone. A dull knife only makes a job sloppy or adds to risk of accidental injury. Never baton the point of a knife, 1.5 inches typically behind the drop point. This will limit the cracking or breaking of your point. Featured in the picture below is a blade that's not a bad choice for fashioning as a bladed spear tip.
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Solar Stills are a very well known survival trick to collect condensation water out from the damp earth. You will need a container to collect droplets of water and a medium size piece of plastic material. Dig a hole in the ground preferably two feet six inches deep, or until you reach damp soil. Avoid shaded areas when selecting your dig site. Great places to look are dry but moist creek beds or moist water runoffs as the water will be easily extracted. Once you hole is dug, place your water catch container in the center of the hole. Then with the plastic you selected lay it across the top of the hole, weight the plastic down with earth or several rocks around the edge. Remember to leave enough slack in the plastic to position a rock in the center to form the shape of a cone. The cone needs to point down into the center of you container without touching it. Allow the solar still to sit for a few hours and check back often, to collect enough drinking water you should set several stills up. The more you make obviously the more water they provide. This is a basic skills survival tip of the week. Dan Shrigley's Survival Tips30/7/2014 The greatest lessons the military teaches to service members that caters to the prospect of survival. • Training in expected and unforeseen situations. This training type gives what is known as muscle memory. It must be repeated often as with most skills, they have a perishable quality. Such training consists of battle drills, land navigation and map reading, marksmanship, physical fitness, medical first responder or self aid, to name a few. Proper training establishes confidence, removes the thinking out of a process that allows for quicker reactions based upon a standard. • Preparation and planning. Followed by communication and accountability. Before a detail, tasking or mission, planning takes priority. A properly formulated plan that is refined is significant to a successful outcome. The military issues out items that ensure combat efficiency and effectiveness. Having an accurate inventory that has uniformity amongst a group ensures limited risk and readiness. Established comprehension at the lowest rank of an organized plan disseminated out to a group will ensure that everyone operates toward a common goal.. At every level a structured plan combined with effective communication will secure a commanders intent. From maintenance of equipment, vehicles, weapons, health and fitness. All preparations add to yet again a successful mission. Survival and prepping are not immune to the same structure. At the minimum survival consists of priorities and fundamentals to simplify the steps. • Planning • Communicating • Knowledge & Skill • Situational Awareness • Mitigating Risk Safety Factors • Task Prioritize • Mission Focus Then: • Water • Fire • Shelter • Food • Clothing These are the most commonly known and taught priorities. I have added to the list additional life saving steps that should be listed. • Proper Field Hygiene The five F's that will save your life Fingers, Flies, Fecal, Fluids, and Food. Dividing your camp into areas that minimize impact. Keep your camp divided into quadrants. One for living, cooking, cleaning (down stream), and 100 meters away for fecal waste (Burried). Food waste disposal should also be 100 meters away from your encampment. This minimizes animal attraction into your sleeping area. • Security Security is a concern for predatory animals, scavenger animals and uninvited humans. Poisonous snakes, reptiles and insects. Being aware of your threats and enviornmental considerations. Taking appropriate precautions to minimize such threats are as simple as visually scanning near and far. Setting up warning devices or using birds communication signals. If you have two or more in your party a rest plan is encouraged. Pulling watch and rotating rest cycles. • Climate While preserving calories and hydration, being aware of the climatic environment you should implement proper work cycles. The objective is to minimize your exposure to extreme conditions. Focus on hydration, warmth, shelter, food intake. In hot locations working at dusk and dawn will limit your risk to heat injuries. Cold weather situations, focus on layered or insulated clothing natural or manmade. Keeping a readily cache of fire wood and like materials. • Gathering edibles This changes upon location, seasons and weather. When available collect and store what you need to last the extent of your survival situation or planned timeline towards self rescue. • Tools In most situations you will never have enough tools on hand. Having knowledge on crafting stone tools and working with natural materials can improve your chance at survival. Simple plant cordage or root and vine lashings can serve a valuable purpose for construction needs. Remember to trust your own creativity. • Signal The ability to telegraph your location via symbols or signal is critical to your rescue. The symbols used could be an X or Triagle. Included in this is the ability to attract attention via smoke or loud noises. Again your creativity here will help greatly. • Weapons The club is still one of the most effective weapons for defense and hunting. Practice throwing at a target for improved accuracy. Spear, bow and arrow are proven primitive weapons still used in the modern age. Again practice makes perfect with defense and hunting. • Common Sense Taking the path of least resistance is the general rule. Back flipping off a waterfall because you saw it in Man vs Wild is not the smartest choice. Simply remember don't take risks you cannot recover from. In a survival situation your life depends of escaping with minimal to no injuries. even a scratch can cause infection. • Filter and treat water Never drink water that has not been filtered and boiled. • Inventory Inventory right away what tools you have or can scavenge. These tools might just save your life. • Search & Rescue Always make your location easy to spot from the air and ground by search and rescue. You should carry on you or in your packing list a fluorescent colored shirt, vest or belt that's reflective. SARS will generally target major terrain featured, such as bodies of water, clearings, or high elevation points. By: Daniel W. Shrigley, Survival Extreme Catalog Inc., Bell County Wilderness Survival Group, and Survival Trek Escape. Why We Wear Clothing21/6/2014 Ever wonder why we wear clothing? Well the answer is that mankind is a tropical being. We by design have no thick fur coat to protect our skin from wind, rain, sun or the cold. We were built to thrive in tropical temperate zones. You take us out of tropical climates and we now need clothing to protect us from the elements. Also foods found in the tropical regions of the planet are best suited for our consumption. The foods in these regions provide all our bodies need to live healthy long lives. We by design are not built for cold climates and this is why we require layering of clothing to shield or bodies. We use our body heat to stay warm inside our clothing, clothing does not generate heat. Clothing traps heat keeping a barrier of warmth around our skin. Heat only transfers in three ways, convection, conduction or radiation. Clothing provides conduction by directly heating the material with body heat. The air pockets between layering is heated using convection from body heat caught in the middle. At some point in our history we migrated to areas outside of the tropical regions. In doing so we required more clothing the farther north or higher in elevation we traveled. The human body is unique in that some people require more or less clothing depending on individual comfort. We can acclimate to changes in temperature over periods of time. Most people take two weeks to completely acclimate. However there is not set standard. So now you know why we wear clothing.... SURVIVAL BASICS OF SELF RELIANCE16/4/2014 Shelter is defined by hasty, improved and fortified. Broken down to categories such as natural and manmade for each. In a survival situation the focus is protection from elements that impact life sustainment. These elements include wind, sand/dust, sun, water/rain. Can include chemical or radiation in disastrous scenarios.
The basic knowledge of how to acquire or construct a simple shelter to protect you from environmental influences can make the difference of life or death. Every year people suffer or die from exposure, most commonly from lack of preparedness. Proper clothing, portable shelters and the ability to be protected in weather is common sense right? To the trained or experienced person you'd believe this however it's not true. Not all people know what to do to build a primitive shelter that can defend against against cold, rain or wind. The proper method is layering with available natural raw materials. In the wilderness there is no hardware store for supplies. It's critical to think outside the box, use your creative imagination and take action. The priorities of survival demand that you have four essentials to live just to meet the basic requirements. Those are commonly known as Fire, Water, Shelter and Food. Water is always essential no matter what environment you find yourself in and without you can die in a matter of hours or as long as three days. Based on your pre-existing hydration levels. Impacted by the temperature and extreme conditions affecting you. Fire is second most essential tool for survival. Offers, heat for warmth, cooking, cutting and sterilization. All methods of survival can be obtained in a multitude of ways and as creative as your mind is you can invent new possibilities to acquire the desired outcome. As for fire you have combustable, electrical, chemical, friction, radiation, convection and conduction. If you know the science you have the keys to invention. Friction fire is the most primitive form of manmade fire craft that dates back over 10,000 years or more in to human history. Fire Saw or Fire Plow, Hand Drill, Bow Drill, Fire Thong, and as of late the Fire Piston. All take practice but generally so easy a child can do it with proper training. Food is the very last fundamental that requires attention. In almost every scenario food is the very last concern by experts and my fellow colleagues. However food is in most cases in abundance around the planet we just need to know where to look. Animals, fresh water, seas water, plants, insects, trees all offer sources of nutrition and food. However eating the wrong food can certainly kill you in a matter of minutes. Never eat anything you find in nature that you are not certain 100% of what it is and having had it before your life depends on you being right. Animals and plants are a viable source of food for sustainment if you know what your doing. So how does one capture or find the correct food source? First you identify what your recognize. Stay with what you know and only explore if you have no options. There is a test to experimenting with edible plants called the edibility test method. I teach the basics of five for regional specifics on local plants as a base for beginners. Know at least five common plants found in the area you will be adventuring into so you have this baseline of knowledge as to what is safe to eat. Foraging is a skill that does not allow for error. You must be 100% positive and identify without doubt what you are about to ingest. Get it wrong and you can become sick or deathly ill. Traps and Snares offers great way to capture warm blooded prey, however the best survival food source comes from water. Fishing is easy, it has a multitude of methods of capturing food and water masses almost always offer a variety of abundant food. You just need to know what to eat and how to get it. Weaponized hunting is more advanced but still derives from primitive skills. Blunt force hunting such as clubs, stone throw, sling shot and projectiles like bow and arrow or spears. This area of knowledge and skill comes from a term called Bushcraft. Bushcraft is the art of primitive tool and weapon construction with raw materials. Another skill set I will offer to my audience and students. *********************************************** All quotes created and published by Daniel W. Shrigley: "Minimize Risk Through Proper Education." "Conquer Fear, You Survive By Taking Calculated Actions." "Know More, Need Less" "In Survival Fear Is NOT An Option" "Be Prepared, Stay Alive and Thrive" ~ Dan Shrigley *********************************************** This message is Endorsed by Survival Extreme Catalog Inc. and Daniel W. Shrigley www.spreaker.com/user/survival-talk-radio
Courtesy of Sandy Brooks Monday, 21 October 2013 Top 3 Survival Experts The Top 3 Survival Experts Survival experts always tend to by when they are in a tough spot, whether finding their way the mean streets of Manhattan or figure out how to build a fire in the wilderness. Survival experts are known for getting resourceful when the going gets tough. They have always got it covered without any problems or panicking, and there is a lot we can learn from them about surviving in areas like deserts and forests. If you intend to get rough out there, the top 3 survival experts below may serve as inspiration and invaluable sources of survival tips. 1. Bear Grylls Bear Grylls is probably the greatest survival expert around, considering the fact that he decided to pit himself against all of nature. Unlike the typical stereotype of refined British men, Grylls served in the SAS regiment of the British Army. Bear Grylls has put his survival skills to the test on the Alaskan Mountain Range, in the jungles of Borneo, and in the Moab Desert, just to name a few. Grylls probably knows more about surviving in actual wilderness settings than many other survival experts and has appeared in many TV shows, most notably Man vs. Wild. 2. Daniel W. Shrigley Daniel W. Shrigley stands out from the crowd of surivival experts because of his expertise and ground breaking survival TV show. When it comes to surviving in extreme situations, Shrigley happens to be highly knowledgeable. Shrigley is certainly survival expert you can learn a lot from. Many survival experts are more focused on their celebrity status and publicity than survival itself, but Shrigley is truly experienced and knowledgeable to survive in life threatening situations. Shrigley is also the Director of Survival Extreme Catalog Inc. and he is set to star in the reality television series, Survival Trek Escape. 3. Les Stroud Les Stroud is a survival expert who puts himself is dire situations and shows you exactly what you will be up against in such situations. Above all, Les Stroud is a true survivalist and not an actor. One thing that sets Stroud apart from other survival experts is the fact that he goes out into the wilderness on his own, perhaps on a remote mountain, and there are no people with him. He is not even accompanied by a TV crew, rather he films everything himself. Les Stroud survives all by himself and has plenty of experience when it comes to that. The title of “survival expert” is self-styled. Whether you are seeking advice or inspiration in case you ever find yourself in a dire situation where you need to find a way to survive, consider watching the above top 3 survival experts in action. Sandybrooks at 10:41 Share </p> <h4 dir="auto"><span style="color:#222222;">No comments:</span></h4> <h4 dir="auto"><a href="javascript:void(0)"><span style="color:#888888;">Post a Comment</span></a></h4> <p dir="auto" style="margin-bottom:1px;"></p> </div></div></div></li> </ul> Archives
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