Real survival

[Capt'n Mil Coll]

Well thanks for that intel Teenagegunwacho. I guess if I was lost Id just take out my coleman stove and cook up some mre's. Then pitch my 8 man tent lay out my sleeping bag and blow up my air mattress plug in my color tv with portable dvd player into the generator and bake some brownies in the port-a-oven.
Course if you didnt have your lighter your ruger your knife for whatever reason how well would you?

[teenagegunwacho]

you gona invite Augustas and Deets in to

[Cyrano]

Originally Posted by Mooseman684

The first thing I am going to do is sit down, Light a cigarette, and assess the situation !

Moose, you are SO right! Assess the situation, get your head around it, figure out what is the best thing to do in the situation and then do it. Even taking an inventory of your belongings comes second to this!

There would be a lot fewer people found dead in the woods after getting lost if more of them just sat down, had themselves a cigarette, and thought things through before taking any action. Taking the wrong action when you are a mite bewildered (as Dan'l Boone used to say) is often worse than taking no action at all.

[338RemUltraMag]

that is assuming you have a lighter...

[mitch_mckee]

Originally Posted by 338RemUltraMag

that is assuming you have a lighter...

and smoke.

[KGunner]

If you have a river or small stream you can catch a fish with rocks (sorry, should have used plural), by building a trap. You can either create a small dam that would stop them from moving any further or a funnel trap that they will go into and not be able to swim out of. It is a trap that can keep on working if done correctly.

[Big Tool]

This Post has really had me thinking alot about things that we take for granted.

I would have no problems starting a fire and catching food whether it be by killing animals or catching fish.

The problem i can't seem to figure out is once I have killed a deer for example. How would I go about preserving the meat??? We usually would quarter out all the meat and freeze it or at least keep it on ice.

I've been thinking all day about packing all my survival gear up and going camping to refresh my survival skillz.

Usually I carry ice chest, and food, and tents, but I hope to bring nothing but a few energy bars and catch everything else. We have a piece of land my dad owns a few miles from my house that has a good sice creek/river on it.

[DWFan]

In this part of the country, it's pretty hard to walk very long without coming across a road of some kind, providing you compensate for the natural tendency to walk in a circle. The critical thing for short-term survival obviously is water.

[mitch_mckee]

Originally Posted by DWFan

In this part of the country, it's pretty hard to walk very long without coming across a road of some kind, providing you compensate for the natural tendency to walk in a circle. The critical thing for short-term survival obviously is water.

Ah, but what if the reason for your emergency is that you cannot walk very well due to injury?

Five miles is a long, long way when walking is an issue.

[bellx1]

I know that i'd be able to survive. My brothers and I regularly practice our survival skills when we go camping, or just fishing. we also enjoy reading up on what to do in different situations. we've taken courses in survival.
we can build shelters for the cold, or heat, deserts, mountians, barren areas
all of us know multiple ways to build fires without matches
we know by sight plants in N. America that are edible, or have medicinal uses
can track animals, though i'm not a pro
catch fish w/ makshift nets or traps
regularly practice tying knots, and use them frequently
can find water
can do all this with a knife , paracord, sometimes carry an E-tool

[mitch_mckee]

Originally Posted by Big Tool

This Post has really had me thinking alot about things that we take for granted.

I would have no problems starting a fire and catching food whether it be by killing animals or catching fish.

The problem i can't seem to figure out is once I have killed a deer for example. How would I go about preserving the meat??? We usually would quarter out all the meat and freeze it or at least keep it on ice.

I've been thinking all day about packing all my survival gear up and going camping to refresh my survival skillz.

Usually I carry ice chest, and food, and tents, but I hope to bring nothing but a few energy bars and catch everything else. We have a piece of land my dad owns a few miles from my house that has a good sice creek/river on it.

Ya got fire and meat you have biltong:

how to make biltong - Yahoo! Search Results

[Sooner Shooter]

Originally Posted by Capt'n Mil Coll

Well thanks for that intel Teenagegunwacho. I guess if I was lost Id just take out my coleman stove and cook up some mre's. Then pitch my 8 man tent lay out my sleeping bag and blow up my air mattress plug in my color tv with portable dvd player into the generator and bake some brownies in the port-a-oven.
Course if you didnt have your lighter your ruger your knife for whatever reason how well would you?

Just sit back and adjust those rabbit ears! Some traveling vendor may sell you a Ruger and knife.

[mwatson]

A cool attitude is the first thing in survival, not to panic over the situation. Always carry some type of multitool because you never know when it may save your life. my 2 cents worth.
Mike

[Deersniper]

First thing is the safe room, some potassium iodate, the gas mask and then try to get some news on the SW radio, load everything I shoot and try to call friends. We will know people by our call names.

[KGunner]

Did you read the first post in this thread? Haha

[KP90DC]

Originally Posted by Cyrano

Moose, you are SO right! Assess the situation, get your head around it, figure out what is the best thing to do in the situation and then do it. Even taking an inventory of your belongings comes second to this!

There would be a lot fewer people found dead in the woods after getting lost if more of them just sat down, had themselves a cigarette, and thought things through before taking any action. Taking the wrong action when you are a mite bewildered (as Dan'l Boone used to say) is often worse than taking no action at all.

This is the best advice I've seen when lost.

I got lost in the mountains one year deer hunting. It was about sundown when I started to go to camp and headed to where I thought camp was. I walked by a rotting tree that had fell, and later I came to what looked like the same tree. I went on and the third time I saw what looked like the same tree, I realized it was the same tree. I was walking in a circle though I thought I was going straight. I sat down on the tree and started assessing the situation. I knew if I was to get out of the mountains I was going to have to walk straight. It was getting dark and the mountains looked all the same and when you walked over a peak and down in a valley you would loose sight of any landmarks. As I sat thinking, I could hear what sounded like a cow bell in the far distance. I started toward the sound. When I got to it, some cows was walking up a logging road in the mountains, and I followed them until I came to a main road and then walked out. There is no substitute for using your head in any kind of emergency situation.

[cremley]

I am an eagle scout and I got the wilderness survival merit badge so I think that counts for something. All I would need is a good pocket knife to survive. Just watch a few episodes of man vs. wild with Bear Grills and you will learn a lot about survival.

[muskrat]

I got lost one year deer hunting in the UP (northern Mich). It was in the upper 20s, 6-8 inches of snow and light snow coming down. I knew I was about 1.5 miles from our camper but other than that I had no idea which way to go. My compass had gotten broke and that is not a good feeling. i decided to hunker down for the night as I knew I could find my way out next morning. I built a shelter, and started a fire. About 3 hours later I heard noises and saw a light - it was the guys I was hunting with. When they got to me they could not believe how well prepared I was to spend the night in a cedar swamp. i always carry survival items in a pack of somesort - usually a fanny pack - when I go out for a day of hunting.

[shootingmad]

I never go into the wilderness without a knife, but one could be made out of a sharp stone or other sharp object. My survival skills in desert or snow are basic but am well suited to bush and woodland terrain. Nature can be used to an advantage, the terrain is useful for navigation, shelter and water, the animals and plants for food. Its knowing what to look for and what to eat. If your injured for example, there are plants with antiseptic properties. Finding a river could be your savior, they give you food and water and a way to navigate, follow a river down stream until you find a road or other man-made establishment. As for fire, its important to stay warm and the best way is with fire, fire can be made from a dry, straight, round stick against a flat piece of bark or wood with dry shavings or ferns to spark onto. Finding these items dry is the hard part, which i don't really have any advice for. The other thing you can use to start a fire is flint rock, flint can be found around rivers and cliffs, it has a waxy-shiny look and can be black, green, brown, grey and even white in colour. As most of you would know, when struck against steel flint emits a spark. Fish and even small birds can be caught with a spear. As for edible plants, its hard to tell which plants and berries are poisonous and again it comes down to knowledge, and it is highly recommended that you avoid plants and berries you don't know. One thing i was told was with berries you can split them open then just dab them on the end of the tongue, if it is poisonous it will be extremely bitter or burn in which the tongue and hands should be washed throughly and lots of water should be drunk after washing. That said some poisonous berries can taste good but still be poisonous and vice versa, so it comes down to taking a chance. Dead animals can be a source of food also, freshly dead animals can be eaten however you want to be wary of desieses carried by rodents and birds. Also keep in mind the fact that insects like maggots and worms are a high source of protein. And I think I've written enough, lol. I hope this helps someone.