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Food General Survival 

How can you tell if a mushroom is poisonous?

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– Hi, it’s Doug!Have you ever found amushroom growing in the wild?Well, this guy in the countryof Zambia found what might beone of the biggest mushrooms in the world. And best of all, it’sone that’s not poisonous. He could eat it. Someone named Isaiah has aquestion about mushrooms. Let’s give him a call now. – Hi, Doug. – Hey, Isaiah. – I have a question for you. How do you know if amushroom is poisonous or not?- Ooo, that is a great question. Mushrooms aren’t just somethingyou can find at…

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Food General Survival 

How can you tell if a plant is poisonous?

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– Hi, Doug. – Hi, Landon. – I have a question for you. How can you tell if a plant is poisonous?- That’s a great question. There’s probably lots of food from plantsthat you love to eat. Maybe you like strawberriesor carrots or raspberries. I’m guessing most of these are thingsyou get from the grocery store. All of the foods fromplants in the grocery storegrow in the wild, too, butdefinitely not all of the plantsyou can find in the wild are safe to eat. You might have heard thatsome plants…

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How to Survive a Sinking Ship, According to Science

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You’re enjoying a nice dayon an ocean cruise. You’re relaxed and secure. Too bad that a rogue wave, human error, high winds,or a mechanical failurejust ruined your trip. Suddenly, a huge spray ofwater douses your clothes. People are rushing around shriekingand falling over deck chairs. The floor underneath your feet is lurching. Your ship is sinking. So, how do you survive?Here’s how to withstand thedanger of a sinking ship,Long before a potential disaster strike,there are steps you can takein order to be prepared. the captain or a crew member willgive…

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General Survival Tools 

how to make a survival bow

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so in today’s video I’m gonna show youhow I make a survival bowok so the wood i use to making bows is willow like the one you see herebut my all-time favorite is ash and the way youcan identify ash is by the little budsthat grow in the end of the twigs andit’s great at withstanding pressure sothats why its my all times favorite ok solet’s say you wanna make a proper bowthat’s gonna last year’s and years is aquick little tip that will save you hours upon hoursof time…

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Skinning the Wolf

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You going to the pad?I’m going to. . . the. . . where I’m estimating to be the third tarsal there. 28?– 28. We got the weight. And I think that’s it. Um, I don’t. . . want to weigh the testes. Sweet. So, should we push it over that way and then. . . Or, let’s see how much he lays out if we flip him up. Also, see, these are. . . his leg is so broken. It’s just flopping around all over the place. – Oh my…

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General Survival Tools 

How To Make A Rope Making Machine | Incredible Survival Hack

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Back 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…

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Make Soda Bottle String (Cool Survival Hack) | How To Make Rope From Plastic Bottle

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A 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…

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Primitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drill

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Using 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…

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Making Rope From Bark (Primitively)

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First, 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…

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Clothes General Survival 

Navy Skills for Life – Water Survival Training – Clothing Inflation

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I’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…

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