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Post by spinifex on Aug 22, 2023 15:22:07 GMT 10
I like his choice of clothing though. Nicely mute colours that blend in with surroundings without going down the military/hunting camo route that looks as sus as heck if you have to interact with others.
And I agree fully with his comments about getting real world experience in doing things. And doing those things under different circumstances and in different environments. Everything from growing garden plants to starting a fire to building shelter structures and dressing appropriately.
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Post by norseman on Nov 13, 2023 11:10:56 GMT 10
“Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own”
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Post by norseman on Dec 17, 2023 3:49:04 GMT 10
I kinda like this bloke almost but I think this one is a keepa, could be useful if you need to bail out!
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Post by norseman on Jan 15, 2024 5:07:35 GMT 10
Some interesting ideas in this one! Keep what is useful, dump the rest!
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Post by norseman on Feb 8, 2024 6:52:11 GMT 10
A random pop up on my web, but I think fully deserves to be here! This is good!
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Post by spinifex on Feb 9, 2024 13:26:02 GMT 10
I like this blokes videos ... he does some weird stuff.
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Post by spinifex on Feb 9, 2024 13:29:10 GMT 10
And this guy is very interesting too. Worth watching a broad spectrum of his stuff despite his waffley presentation style.
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Post by spinifex on Feb 9, 2024 13:32:19 GMT 10
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Post by norseman on Mar 1, 2024 8:03:10 GMT 10
Some immediate Survival Priority information you really need to know! This is what sets apart the professionals from your average YT meat flogger!
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Post by norseman on Mar 1, 2024 8:29:31 GMT 10
And another one:-
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Post by norseman on May 20, 2024 6:26:44 GMT 10
This bloke is bloody good. Look at the Military Poncho content at 7.21 I've owned 2 original US Issue Ponchos for thirty plus years and I'll never give them up! These videos are literally only hours old!
and this:-
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Post by norseman on Jun 3, 2024 5:45:45 GMT 10
This bloke just keeps on giving! There is no way though that I will be carrying a boat anchor size fishing kit like that GI version!
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Post by norseman on Jun 16, 2024 5:46:14 GMT 10
This bloke just popped up on my screen again. He has some really practical stuff from a European perspective, quite refreshing above and beyond the usual American wankfest! His message on fitness at 3.30 minutes and on food at 12.45 minutes are especially worthwhile! In fact the whole vid is good value!
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Post by norseman on Jul 10, 2024 9:41:24 GMT 10
If you can spare an hour this is one of the most worthwhile, practical videos I've seen in a long time and it's Australian based / focussed! Many of the templates and practices illustrated by the presenter are exactly those we've used and demonstrated in our workplace for many years!
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Post by spatial on Jul 10, 2024 21:28:47 GMT 10
This bloke is bloody good. Look at the Military Poncho content at 7.21 I've owned 2 original US Issue Ponchos for thirty plus years and I'll never give them up! These videos are literally only hours old! I am over the 10c of survival by Dave Canterbury. Back in the 1930's mountaineering and rescue club came up with 10 essential of hiking and being outdoors. I have had some interaction with Dave Canterbury, that he should look at thru hikers and what gear they Cary. In the US there are 3 big thru hikes one starts at Mexico through to Canada takes 6 months on average. Many don't Cary knives fire kits and do just fine. There is food resupply every 5-10 days. GPS and locator beacons is what will save you. Majority of wilderness rescues are due to getting lost. Making fire and boiling water is a waste of time, use a filter or purification tablets light and easy to carry, a Bic lighter with and matches and chemical fire starter is sufficient, carrying a big knife to batton wood is unnecessary. Very short vid on 10 essential of hiking. |
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Post by norseman on Jul 11, 2024 7:19:43 GMT 10
This bloke is bloody good. Look at the Military Poncho content at 7.21 I've owned 2 original US Issue Ponchos for thirty plus years and I'll never give them up! These videos are literally only hours old! I am over the 10c of survival by Dave Canterbury. Back in the 1930's mountaineering and rescue club came up with 10 essential of hiking and being outdoors. I have had some interaction with Dave Canterbury, that he should look at thru hikers and what gear they Cary. In the US there are 3 big thru hikes one starts at Mexico through to Canada takes 6 months on average. Many don't Cary knives fire kits and do just fine. There is food resupply every 5-10 days. GPS and locator beacons is what will save you. Majority of wilderness rescues are due to getting lost. Making fire and boiling water is a waste of time, use a filter or purification tablets light and easy to carry, a Bic lighter with and matches and chemical fire starter is sufficient, carrying a big knife to batton wood is unnecessary. Very short vid on 10 essential of hiking. I totally agree the 5c turned into the 10c then even at one stage it was 15c! It is and always was a branding / marketing strategy for Dave Canterbury which unfortunately is now very entrenched the World over! The new "Ten Essentials" is based on Ten "systems" as opposed to 10 indvidual items and is the model we use. |
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Post by malewithatail on Jul 11, 2024 8:57:12 GMT 10
I too have a couple of ex Vietnam era ponchos and hooch's and they are so useful when camping out.
Not seen them around much either, so glad I got them when I did.
The Chings cheapies are rubbish, the waterproofing will wash out the first time they get wet and they tear so easily as the material isn't cross weaved like true army ones. I had a couple of them also, but chucked them after the first few uses as they were useless.
My haystack had no needle, what do I do next ?
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Post by spatial on Jul 20, 2024 20:26:32 GMT 10
Something a bit different, from Africa. Eating venomous snakes.
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Post by spinifex on Jul 25, 2024 9:28:12 GMT 10
I am over the 10c of survival by Dave Canterbury. Back in the 1930's mountaineering and rescue club came up with 10 essential of hiking and being outdoors. I have had some interaction with Dave Canterbury, that he should look at thru hikers and what gear they Cary. In the US there are 3 big thru hikes one starts at Mexico through to Canada takes 6 months on average. Many don't Cary knives fire kits and do just fine. There is food resupply every 5-10 days. GPS and locator beacons is what will save you. Majority of wilderness rescues are due to getting lost. Making fire and boiling water is a waste of time, use a filter or purification tablets light and easy to carry, a Bic lighter with and matches and chemical fire starter is sufficient, carrying a big knife to batton wood is unnecessary. Very short vid on 10 essential of hiking. I totally agree the 5c turned into the 10c then even at one stage it was 15c! It is and always was a branding / marketing strategy for Dave Canterbury which unfortunately is now very entrenched the World over! The new "Ten Essentials" is based on Ten "systems" as opposed to 10 indvidual items and is the model we use. Funny how these videos always come from very similar mind-set about the survival environment.
I have spent over 20 years wandering around in very isolated arid places, frequently solo. I also did a lot of long distance sea and lake (as in the big desert salt lakes when they filled with water) travel in a 13ft canoe. (Not a sea kayak). The overall survival kit I took was similar for the different environments and served the core purpose of making myself highly visible from the air and maintaining good cognition (warm, hydrated, carb supply for brain function etc) to enable good decision making/problem solving ability until found. I always took sufficient food supplies to allow for the time I intended to be away + 2 days. And I ALWAYS made sure I left a map of where I intended to go and stayed within the boundaries I marked on it. The areas for potential search could be anything from dozens to maybe a hundred square kilometers. I also always left my gear list and an expected time of return. I always made sure I would get home before the return time so that if the day eventually came when I didn't ... my people knew something was definitely out of order and a response was required.
The things in common to 'survival kits' for both arid and maritime survival (in order of importance to me) were:
1. one to three X 1.25L bottles of water (depending on circumstances) in a comfortable to wear day pack. (This is extra to water I expected to use)
2. A roll of surveyors fluro pink flagging tape in one of my pockets. (to make nav/signal markers) 3. A 1.5m square piece of super durable, day-glo orange, aerial marker tarp. (signalling and also shade/ rain shelter)
And in a waterproof heavy plastic screw top jar about 1 litre capacity containing:
4. Ferro and vaseline cotton balls. (critical purpose being for making signal fire, secondary keeping warm, thirdly to cook scrounged up food) 5. shiny silver thermal blanket and 10m of builders string (critical purpose being for keeping warm at night, secondary for signalling or making shade) 6. A dozen barley sugars (helps brain function at critical times when food intake is limited) 7. thick gauge clear plastic bags (water acquisition from plants and salt water.) 8. An aluminium cup (used with bags for water acquisition) 9. A well sharpened, sharp pointed pocket knife. (Sharp point sufficient to be useful to remove splinters if need be)
10. Compass 11. a 1.8m length of 15cm wide elastic bandage (snake bite - which can still be a serious risk when paddling as one can expect to make landfall on coastline or off-shore islands where venomous snakes are rife.) 12. Fishing line and fish hooks - useful on coast and to catch things in the desert.
NOTE: I don't pack F#cking Bandaids. On principle.
In hindsight, the other thing I SHOULD have always been carrying was a small supply of waterproof paper and a weatherproof pencil to leave notes with high-viz markers at mouths of caves/ravines etc where aerial detection of an immobile person is very difficult. I would rate having those very highly now.
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Post by malewithatail on Jul 25, 2024 9:33:49 GMT 10
Been around for many years, usually on lifejackets, but now becoming available for general use. I still have a couple of out of date battery/lights from my days at Port Kembla, William Halbert and sons life raft inspectors, amongst other things. Just tried one out, date stamped '73 and it still worked for 24 hours as per spec. They come with a rip off seal to allow water in, but they also will work with just the moisture in the air, but take longer to activate. Not bad for over 50 years storage ! Worth putting a few in the bug out kit. www.megamarine.com.au/products/hydra-light-fl-100-water-activated-flashlightStupidity got us into this mess, why can't it get us out of it ? |
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