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This saved my butt like 5 times now. Tie your boots/shoes with 550 cord! I heard that somewhere on this forum. I just would like everyone to know! 
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600th post giveaway in honor of RescueRiley
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reading your posts are making me misty guys...you guys are my best friends... THis place is awesome...Mapper 66 "thumbs up brother"
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I would like to up the chances of RR to get this knife.
My advice is to leave itineraries with times and locations and time due back from a trip with family members at home. In case something happens to you they can give it to police or search and rescue to increase the odds of finding you when do don't come home on time.
Good Luck RR !
My advice is to leave itineraries with times and locations and time due back from a trip with family members at home. In case something happens to you they can give it to police or search and rescue to increase the odds of finding you when do don't come home on time.
Good Luck RR !
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Id love to get my hands on one of those izula's.
Here is my tip: A pencil sharpener can be used to get small shavings for starting a fire.
Here is my tip: A pencil sharpener can be used to get small shavings for starting a fire.
This picture is one of my favorite. This was taken this October. The composition isn't great, the camera that took it isn't great, but I like the idea behind it:
My buddy and I set out to practice our fire making skills in the rain, and our nightime navigation. It was an area we had only been to once, and we went a different direction this time. It had been raining all day long and just overall crappy weather. For some reason I had this draw to get out in the woods and tromp around a bit.
My goals were not impossible, but they were difficult. I am a challenge junkie. If there is something I cannot do that I wish to learn, I completely surround myself with the task until it is complete. I strongly feel that if we do not learn something every day we are failing ourselves. Our brains and body are way more capable than most people use them for, and I try to keep mine going as much as possible.
This was a cold windy day, and I had with me a knife, a poncho, a flashlight and a fire steel. There was some extra kit brought along but it was not needed. In less than two minutes I had a shelter up, just something to keep the rain off. A few minutes later I had collected a bundle of somewhat dry pine. A bed of pine needles, some cones, my knife, and some shavings. With a few sparks I was in business, and could have fed this fire all night.
Also barely seen in the pic is my Glock which is another life altering item for me. Personal protection is a skill of every responsible person in my opinion, and I devote hours upon hours and thousands of dollars into proper mindset, training, and practice. That little bugger goes everywhere with me and while it doesn't keep me safe in itself, I am confident in my abilities because I have put the time in to be proficient at this craft. I do not seek bad times, but I am prepared for them.
With the fire lit, a good hiking buddy to talk to, and a dry spot to sit, I was extremely comfortable in this spot. We stayed for a bit and doused the flame, covered the area, and snuck back out under complete darkness. It was a good night.
My buddy and I set out to practice our fire making skills in the rain, and our nightime navigation. It was an area we had only been to once, and we went a different direction this time. It had been raining all day long and just overall crappy weather. For some reason I had this draw to get out in the woods and tromp around a bit.
My goals were not impossible, but they were difficult. I am a challenge junkie. If there is something I cannot do that I wish to learn, I completely surround myself with the task until it is complete. I strongly feel that if we do not learn something every day we are failing ourselves. Our brains and body are way more capable than most people use them for, and I try to keep mine going as much as possible.
This was a cold windy day, and I had with me a knife, a poncho, a flashlight and a fire steel. There was some extra kit brought along but it was not needed. In less than two minutes I had a shelter up, just something to keep the rain off. A few minutes later I had collected a bundle of somewhat dry pine. A bed of pine needles, some cones, my knife, and some shavings. With a few sparks I was in business, and could have fed this fire all night.
Also barely seen in the pic is my Glock which is another life altering item for me. Personal protection is a skill of every responsible person in my opinion, and I devote hours upon hours and thousands of dollars into proper mindset, training, and practice. That little bugger goes everywhere with me and while it doesn't keep me safe in itself, I am confident in my abilities because I have put the time in to be proficient at this craft. I do not seek bad times, but I am prepared for them.
With the fire lit, a good hiking buddy to talk to, and a dry spot to sit, I was extremely comfortable in this spot. We stayed for a bit and doused the flame, covered the area, and snuck back out under complete darkness. It was a good night.
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I am only new, but I would like in if possible. Could use a present for Xmas in these hard times.. especially since I have never held a Izula.
My tip is: When you think you have enough firewood, get at least 5 times more.
Also, if you ever get lost, don't start guessing at which way to go. Sit, think about where you are, observe the area and make a plan.
My tip is: When you think you have enough firewood, get at least 5 times more.
Also, if you ever get lost, don't start guessing at which way to go. Sit, think about where you are, observe the area and make a plan.
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count me in on this!
I think thats how to add a picture.... thats a snap i got driving by the grand canyon at sunset!
I think thats how to add a picture.... thats a snap i got driving by the grand canyon at sunset!
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Count me in on this one.
A tip: Don't wear synthetic clothes near the camp fire. I had one of those awesome fishing shirts. The fire popped and now I have 3 or 4 small holes in my shirt
Here's a pic of a jungle bed. Laying the poles longwise lets them have of pseudo-spring action, and it actually quite comfortable, as you can tell from my friend Carmen's giant smile:
A tip: Don't wear synthetic clothes near the camp fire. I had one of those awesome fishing shirts. The fire popped and now I have 3 or 4 small holes in my shirt
Here's a pic of a jungle bed. Laying the poles longwise lets them have of pseudo-spring action, and it actually quite comfortable, as you can tell from my friend Carmen's giant smile:
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My tips: Respect and become intimate with your tools. Not only will they work better and do more, they'll break less.
If you learn only one outdoors skill, learn to chop wood. People respect a man who can swing an axe, and it really does build character!
If you learn only one outdoors skill, learn to chop wood. People respect a man who can swing an axe, and it really does build character!
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I'm in! This is not really a joke, and only kinday outdoorsy...I'm on a beach with some not so wildlife, but it will work. hehe
For some reason, for me dead crabs on a beach are like rubber chickens to a clown. I have to play with them! Got my girlfriend pretty good with this one, then she made me reenact it for a pic.
For some reason, for me dead crabs on a beach are like rubber chickens to a clown. I have to play with them! Got my girlfriend pretty good with this one, then she made me reenact it for a pic.
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Here's my tip: Always hang your food from a tree, regardless of whether youre in bear territory or if theyre hibernating cause there's plenty of other nocturnal creatures out and about who are eager for a free meal.
just a pic of my favorite way to hang a pot over a fire. I like it cause you dont need any cord and it only takes a few minutes to set up.
just a pic of my favorite way to hang a pot over a fire. I like it cause you dont need any cord and it only takes a few minutes to set up.
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I am in if thats ok my tip: try to spend more time outdoor than on W&SS
since this tread will be locked tomorrow, I just write my tip and try to take some pics as soon as stops raining.
my tip is this, bamboo is one of the most useful things in the wilderness, you can use it to make shelter, traps, fishing rods, and get some water.
I've read somewhere that sometimes bamboo have water inside it. Not the ones I have in my area, but I found a nice way to get water from it.
Just place it in the fire, with the end that has the cut away from the fire, in a few minutes, water will start to drip from the end, collect it and voila! (it doesn't taste very good, but it didn't make me sick either)
another tip, when burning large bamboo, make holes in it, so that the pressure doesn't build up and explode the thing.
that's it.
my tip is this, bamboo is one of the most useful things in the wilderness, you can use it to make shelter, traps, fishing rods, and get some water.
I've read somewhere that sometimes bamboo have water inside it. Not the ones I have in my area, but I found a nice way to get water from it.
Just place it in the fire, with the end that has the cut away from the fire, in a few minutes, water will start to drip from the end, collect it and voila! (it doesn't taste very good, but it didn't make me sick either)
another tip, when burning large bamboo, make holes in it, so that the pressure doesn't build up and explode the thing.
that's it.
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this is my daughter ava on her first time in a swimming pool.....after about an hour she was out of the vest and floating on her own and dunking herself....it was a fight to get her out of the water....
she is a swimmer now....:thumbup: with supervision of course.
the next one is just me and her.
she is a swimmer now....:thumbup: with supervision of course.
the next one is just me and her.
