Peru- Jungle Survival Trip 2012

[bearthedog]

Shipping out

Bus #1 broke down

Catching the boat in Nauta

The water was very high, this is actually the street.

Compass class with Patrick (Hobo Jack)

Kyle gave a first aid lecture

Aguilar giving the machete safety class

As usual the locals came to see the gringos

Off to see the wizard…

We sure look funny here

La Selva

My biggest fear in the jungle…black palm thorns

This is why we look up before chopping

Shelter class

Patrick doing the fire class

 

[bearthedog]

Knife class

Traps

We made sure the students made at least one working trap or hunting tool

Food

Reza did the chicken preparation class and we saved the blood for later

Blood left out to coagulate and bbq

After

Brazil nuts

Jungle living

Feet need to air out and the sun was a welcomed treat for this

Bugs will take over if you let them

…and then Mike will laugh at you

Cool off and rest when you can

Preferred footwear by the locals…rain boots

Good thing we had the boot polish this time

We had many Isula ants in our camp

 

[bearthedog]

My camp

The spreader stick with vine to apply tension without stakes and poles to trip over

From chopping, this guy got a little blister

Tools for the bush

In camp we had tools from Scott Gossman, Mora, Marbles, TOPS, Victorinox, Ontario, Gerber, ESEE, Bidor, Greyman, Benchmade, DPx, Blind Horse, KA-BAR,

These blades made their way around camp when the machetes got dull

Patrick used this jungle combo

Percy (Elvis) made this spear

Utility carabineer kit- I keep the stuff I use handy so I don’t need to dig into my survival kit

The real reason I go back to Peru…

Field expedient litter with Kyle

Signaling

Rafts

Back on the boat we gave a prize for the best shelter

After in Tamshiyacu

Last supper

 

[caine]

Awesome photos. Looks like a great time

 

[tknife]

Just amazing shots! I have been using my Monday morning to go over these instead of actually working and I think I made the right choice

 

[jdk1]

Beautiful photos, as always. I see, since you survived, that you must have followed the sage advice given and brushed up on the AverageIowaGuy videos

 

[bearthedog]

Beautiful photos, as always. I see, since you survived, that you must have followed the sage advice given and brushed up on the AverageIowaGuy videos

Have not seen them yet.

-RB

 

[OldPhysics]

Looks like good, sweaty fun.

I suppose it's too late to ask you to tell the Wizard "hi" from me?

 

[rpn]

Ya ate a sloth? How did that taste?

Poor little sucker looks like an infant on the grill!!

 

[hung-solo]

good stuff as usual. the whole jungle thing is not my thing but i do love reading about these trips. great job with the pics. you ate a sloth or was i mislead by a pic?

 

[Humppa]

Great pics! Thank you for sharing your trip to Peru. Must have been a great time, for sure

Kind regards

 

[TPVT]

great pics bear. and a spreader stick? what a great idea. never thought of that. thanks.

 

[sasha]

Oh man oh man you killed and eat a sloth. Thats is just wrong they are way too cute to eat.. Couldnt you find a monkey or a vegetarian out on a hike.. Great pics, Some of those knifes show some real use and lots of abuse. I wonder if you could get some of those kids to tag along what tricks you might learn from them. I bet some of those kids can get alot of things done with out any tools. I think alot of adults don't give enough credit to kids, They always seem to think out of the box. One of those days hope I could tag along

Sasha

 

[omniviking]

Thanks Bear, looks like some good hard fun, Thanks for the post.

Pat

 

[Rockywolf]

Thanks brother, for the sharing. I'm living through your adventures!

 

[Gossman Knives]

Awesome photos Reuben! Thanks for sharing the adventure.
Scott

 

[Hawkeye5]

Thanks for all the pictures Reuben .Looks like it was a good trip. Man, I don't know how you can wear that long sleeve Black shirt.

Hawkeye

 

[Tim the Slugman]

Very cool, has Kyle made it back yet ???

 

[Ultraman]

Thanks for sharing the pics.

Like a couple of others who responded, I can't believe y'all ate a sloth! It looked so cuddly.

 

[Joe Real]

Now we know that you are a sloth eater and inca kola drinker.
Great pictures.