Survival techniques and tools
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Read MoreBack when I was a kid. I was in boy scouts and my dad wasactually, the scout leader and went through a phasewhere he was trying to teach us all the different knots you could tie with rope. But he wanted to take it one step further,and actually make the rope itself. So he used this little guide book to puttogether a little makeshift rope making machine. And we spent hours winding sisal like thisand turning it into long strands of rope. Now Eventually, we made so much ropewe built…
Read MoreA couple years ago,I was surfing around the internetand I came across a cool articleabout a small company in Russiawho would recycle 2-liter plastic bottlesand turn them into brooms. Crazy idea, right?They take the plastic bottles and set them up into a machinethat they’ve created that extracts small thin strips of plastic ropewhich then they can bundle up and turn them into heads of broomsThis blew my mind, and ever since then I’ve wanted to try it for myselfNow over the years I’ve seen a lot of different tutorials pop…
Read MoreUsing the fire sticks to make firethis method can gives you blistersa round stoneDrilling a hole in it with a stone awlPecking a hole with the stone awlPecking hole from other sideHole gouged right throughQuartz sand added to help drilling processSpindle stick Fitting stone over the spindleFibrous tree barkseparating the inner bark frome outer barksplitting the inner bark into thinner stripsTwist the individual strands clockwise, but twist them together anti clockwise. This prevents the cord from unravellingcarving a notch in the stickTying the cord onto the notch with a strip…
Read MoreFirst, get a tool to chop the tree down. Here I am using a wedge-shaped rock, which will work as a makeshift axe. . Find a straight thin tree to chop down. I recommend trying to fine with with smooth bark, as they are usually greenwood and the bark will peel off easily into sheets. Once you get most of the tree cut down, just push and pull it off the base. Don’t worry about the wood cracking or splintering, as we are only going to use it for the…
Read MoreI’m HM1 Richard O’Dell, search-and-rescue medical technician at Naval Survival Training Institute Pensacola. And this is Petty Officer Trejo. Trejo is performing drown proof which he’s going to lead into the floatation of his trousers. So, before we begin, it’s very important that you see on land the knot that must tied on the pant legs in order for the flotation to work. As you see, I took the pant legs and crossed them over; then bring it through, creating that knot. Now, what you do is bring that leftover…
Read Morehey a friend of mine John Jane l0 hejust did a video and the subject wasliving and extreme cold and surviving init and how to you know what to wear andkeep her house warm stuff like that takecare of your animals and I thought thatwas a great video and I live a littlefurther south than he does I think it’simportant for people in my region toknow what to do and what kind ofclothing to get for when thetemperatures plummet down into the 50sso I’m going to show you a couple…
Read MoreSo, you find yourself stranded on an islandin the South Pacific or maybe you’re out inthe woods in Alaska. You don’t know where you’re at you don’t knowhow long you’re going to be here, you’ve gotto survive and all that you have, the clothingon your back. Today, gentlemen, we’re going to talk aboutstylish survival for the sharp-dressed gentleman. Now, if that intro just flew past you, understandthat this isn’t an entertainment video, thisisn’t a true survival video, your clothingshouldn’t be McGyvered in a survival situation. You should use it as…
Read MoreIn this survival scenario:Deep into backcountry. . . Freezing temperaturesAt least 20 kilometers away from civilizationwith just a few hours of daylight left. Two day hikers cross a beaver dam when disaster strikes. . . Submerged into freezing cold water your phone and electronics will dieThreatened by hypothermiaYou better have the basic skills and minimal equipment to make it out yourself. . . Alive!Got a shovel, got some snowSmooth gefixt ouwe!Take care about nature;)Then the day finally cameThe winning giveaway challengeWe have been looking forward to it, yes. . .…
Read MoreYou know, amazing stories about people who’vesurvived a plane crash are also extremelyrare. But what if I tell you that one man not onlystayed alive after his plane dropped intothe ocean, but also managed to fend off hungrysharks for a whopping 15 hours until he wasrescued?Doesn’t sound like much fun now, does it?. It happened in 1986, and this man’s name wasWalter Wyatt, Jr. The thirty-seven-year-old flight engineerwas flying from Nassau, the capital of theBahamas, to Miami on a rainy December day. He was the only person on board his…
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