This is pretty straight forward. Just post any and all skills that you know that could be useful in a survival situation. Everything is welcome whether it be an urban survival skill, a wilderness one, or anything else. By skill I mean a tip, trick, or something you can easily make.
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Certain plants can be used to stun or kill fish in a pond, tidal pool or slow moving stream. I won't list them here because it isn't legal to use them. In a real survival situation, game and fish laws would be moot. You can find lists of the plants and how to gather, prepare and use them but, since it really takes no practice, save theknowledge for when it is needed.
FIsh weirs and traps are also effective even in moving water and, properly made and placed, can provide enough fish to feed a small group of people. Fish and game laws also apply with them so check local regs before you use them.
I've not tried it with a new-fangled car, but fish are very succeptable to electrical shock such as from an old fashioned car engine coil and battery. Likewise this is almost universally illegal in public waters.
Normal fishing methods are not ineffective and, particularly with multiple rigs, can produce a large amount of fish without having to be constantly tended. Such methods are jug (float) fishing where a line is suspended from a free-floating jug, limb lines where individual lines are attached to tree limbs overhanging the water, and trotlines, a long single line attached to an anchor on one end, a tree limb or root on the other with multiple baited drop lines along it's length. As before, local regs vary, but practice with construction and various baits helps.
FIsh weirs and traps are also effective even in moving water and, properly made and placed, can provide enough fish to feed a small group of people. Fish and game laws also apply with them so check local regs before you use them.
I've not tried it with a new-fangled car, but fish are very succeptable to electrical shock such as from an old fashioned car engine coil and battery. Likewise this is almost universally illegal in public waters.
Normal fishing methods are not ineffective and, particularly with multiple rigs, can produce a large amount of fish without having to be constantly tended. Such methods are jug (float) fishing where a line is suspended from a free-floating jug, limb lines where individual lines are attached to tree limbs overhanging the water, and trotlines, a long single line attached to an anchor on one end, a tree limb or root on the other with multiple baited drop lines along it's length. As before, local regs vary, but practice with construction and various baits helps.
Got another one.
This isn't a really a skill but it's good knowledge so I'll post it anyway.
If you get seasonal allegeries this is a method that will cure it (it's not proven, but I got it from a very reliable source that said it worked for him).
What you do is you eat a spoonful of unprocessed honey everyday. Just take a regular spoon and a jar of honey, leave it somewhere you will see it and everyday for 30 days you take a spoonful.
It's kinda gross but you can put it on bread or other creative ways to get it down. The hard part is finding honey unprocessed. Some stores might sell it but you will have to look around. I got some from a store in an amish town. Also if you know a bee keeper they could probably hook you up.
Anyway nothing will ruin a camping trip like a runny nose so go get yourselves some honey.
This isn't a really a skill but it's good knowledge so I'll post it anyway.
If you get seasonal allegeries this is a method that will cure it (it's not proven, but I got it from a very reliable source that said it worked for him).
What you do is you eat a spoonful of unprocessed honey everyday. Just take a regular spoon and a jar of honey, leave it somewhere you will see it and everyday for 30 days you take a spoonful.
It's kinda gross but you can put it on bread or other creative ways to get it down. The hard part is finding honey unprocessed. Some stores might sell it but you will have to look around. I got some from a store in an amish town. Also if you know a bee keeper they could probably hook you up.
Anyway nothing will ruin a camping trip like a runny nose so go get yourselves some honey.
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dont go into the woods with a menstruating woman,first reason is obvious,second reason it either pisses off the bears,or turns em on i dont remember which,either way its all a bitch
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Just bring a shotgun with you.
Bear comes by and BANG!
Bear stew for weeks, and a nice bear skin roof and floor for your shelter.:thumbup:
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water stored in 35gal trash can placed in the rear of your shower allows you to have the drain uncovered for use, and is easily filled if you have a hand wand shower head
learn to flush the toilet by pouring water slowly into the bowl
a section of garden hose with a female connection can access water stored in your water heater... be sure to regularly flush the bottom of the heater so sludge doesn't build up
dedicated small plastic pump up garden sprayer sprayer painted black for shower... you may need to temper the water temp
battery powered fan provides ventilation during power outage... a 12v male adapter for the fan battery pack can be used with a female 12V receptacle with a couple of battery clips on a portable car battery
have a minimum of (2) 5day Igloo/Yeti coolers, one for ice, and one for food....freeze drinking water in 1 gal or 2L bottles, and use to cool cooler....a small freezer connected to your generator can store frozen perishables, and be run intermittenly to freeze additional ice
a belt clip and a split key ring attached to your flashlight with a cable tie will keep your light accounted for, or LED headlamp
a portable battery powered or 12v digital TV relieves boredom in addition to news.....AM/FM radio powered by standardized batteries... I standardize "D" and "AA"
land line phone hard wired not portable
citronella bucket if you live in mosquito area, and have to stay outside for heat relief
ear plugs if your neighbor has a portable generator if you plan on sleeping
adapter to fill 1# bottles from bulk 25# bottle....adapter line to run propane stove off bulk bottle
invest in a good quality battery powered drill, and back up with a Stanley "yankee screwdriver" if you have to board up
reinforce a double wide garage door if garage is attached to your house... during Andrew, once the door caved in, the roof left
pdf file a copy of important papers and store on a thumb drive or two, in a remote, safe place.....video inventory
phone tree with family....identify emergency meeting location...dedicated coins for use in pay phone or phone card...
maintain 1month reserve supply of necessary meds or special medical needs like refrigeration for insulin/ oxygen accumulators
learn to flush the toilet by pouring water slowly into the bowl
a section of garden hose with a female connection can access water stored in your water heater... be sure to regularly flush the bottom of the heater so sludge doesn't build up
dedicated small plastic pump up garden sprayer sprayer painted black for shower... you may need to temper the water temp
battery powered fan provides ventilation during power outage... a 12v male adapter for the fan battery pack can be used with a female 12V receptacle with a couple of battery clips on a portable car battery
have a minimum of (2) 5day Igloo/Yeti coolers, one for ice, and one for food....freeze drinking water in 1 gal or 2L bottles, and use to cool cooler....a small freezer connected to your generator can store frozen perishables, and be run intermittenly to freeze additional ice
a belt clip and a split key ring attached to your flashlight with a cable tie will keep your light accounted for, or LED headlamp
a portable battery powered or 12v digital TV relieves boredom in addition to news.....AM/FM radio powered by standardized batteries... I standardize "D" and "AA"
land line phone hard wired not portable
citronella bucket if you live in mosquito area, and have to stay outside for heat relief
ear plugs if your neighbor has a portable generator if you plan on sleeping
adapter to fill 1# bottles from bulk 25# bottle....adapter line to run propane stove off bulk bottle
invest in a good quality battery powered drill, and back up with a Stanley "yankee screwdriver" if you have to board up
reinforce a double wide garage door if garage is attached to your house... during Andrew, once the door caved in, the roof left
pdf file a copy of important papers and store on a thumb drive or two, in a remote, safe place.....video inventory
phone tree with family....identify emergency meeting location...dedicated coins for use in pay phone or phone card...
maintain 1month reserve supply of necessary meds or special medical needs like refrigeration for insulin/ oxygen accumulators
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If you can get the raw honey with a chunk of honeycomb in it to chew it will help as well. It worked for my son.
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1. The homey needs to be LOCAL unprocessed honey. It has something to do with the bees using the same pollens that drive you nuts. I am not sure how it works exactly, but it does.
2. In case of a breakdown in society, vacation homes are often empty and well stocked. I have spent many a night under vacation beech homes. (Empty ones.) THe house provides shleter, water, and the sand dunes around it make a nice comfy bed.)
3.In cases of emergency, civil unrest, or whatever, stay clean, shaved, and presentable. People are automatically wary of dirty, unshaven people. Police are too. IF things go bad, the cleaner you keep yourself, the more likely you are to get help, sympathy and be left alone by the authorities.
2. In case of a breakdown in society, vacation homes are often empty and well stocked. I have spent many a night under vacation beech homes. (Empty ones.) THe house provides shleter, water, and the sand dunes around it make a nice comfy bed.)
3.In cases of emergency, civil unrest, or whatever, stay clean, shaved, and presentable. People are automatically wary of dirty, unshaven people. Police are too. IF things go bad, the cleaner you keep yourself, the more likely you are to get help, sympathy and be left alone by the authorities.
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Plastic plates melt .. I have used them for "repairing" holes in a alloy dinghy worked OK too no leaks .
snares work , bigger snares get bigger animals , but be aware its illegal in most places to snare pigs and goats or dogs .. practise is kinda out of the question . anchor well if you do do this , and use strong enough wire .
cover your carry over , do not display stuff you do not want people to think about stealing from you . Jewelry , knives , whatever .
snares work , bigger snares get bigger animals , but be aware its illegal in most places to snare pigs and goats or dogs .. practise is kinda out of the question . anchor well if you do do this , and use strong enough wire .
cover your carry over , do not display stuff you do not want people to think about stealing from you . Jewelry , knives , whatever .
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One is not enough.
Practice primitive fire making, but ALWAYS carry matches or a lighter.
Never be without a knife.
Never stop learning.
Think first.
I am no survival expert, but these things I hear over and over again every time someone brings up the topic.
Practice primitive fire making, but ALWAYS carry matches or a lighter.
Never be without a knife.
Never stop learning.
Think first.
I am no survival expert, but these things I hear over and over again every time someone brings up the topic.
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Have some skills that will make you invaluable in a crisis. If America defaults on it's credit and rioting spreads from the UK to overseas, and all hell breaks loose, I'm hoping the demand for my skills skyrockets.
Assuming the world needs entertainment. Probably not. Maybe I'll work on tying knots, a hangman's know may come in handy. I'm not sure how long I will survive without my Tazuo Iced Chai tea lates with organic milk and caramel syrup. I had some coffee today at Tim Hortons and thought I would prefer death over eating there again. Maybe instead of asking how we can survive, we should honestly ask ourselves if we really want to...
Assuming the world needs entertainment. Probably not. Maybe I'll work on tying knots, a hangman's know may come in handy. I'm not sure how long I will survive without my Tazuo Iced Chai tea lates with organic milk and caramel syrup. I had some coffee today at Tim Hortons and thought I would prefer death over eating there again. Maybe instead of asking how we can survive, we should honestly ask ourselves if we really want to...
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Heretic!!!
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Vege oil can be made into bio diesel ... I do this only if the oil is contaminated with water and detergents . its not worth it otherwise for me .
You can run diesels on straight vege oil , as long as its liquid .. mostly the biodiesel process is used just to make the stuff liquid .
You can distil used engine oil to make diesel . you DO need to let the stuff you distil from this sit for a couple weeks to drop its tar ... after its sat tho , tip it in the tank and drive , I find it is better than regular diesel , less smoke more oomph , but the smell ... yeah it reeks when you cook it . distilling gear is easy made , I get my parts from the dump .
Scrap metal is a resouce you can fan a regular camp fire with a hat or piece of cardboard and make enough draft that you can heat bolts , nails , smaller lumps of steel to workable temps . A rock can be a anvil if you dont hit it too much , hitting the job tho doesnt seem to damage the rock . I used limestone and bassalt so far no problems .
You can run diesels on straight vege oil , as long as its liquid .. mostly the biodiesel process is used just to make the stuff liquid .
You can distil used engine oil to make diesel . you DO need to let the stuff you distil from this sit for a couple weeks to drop its tar ... after its sat tho , tip it in the tank and drive , I find it is better than regular diesel , less smoke more oomph , but the smell ... yeah it reeks when you cook it . distilling gear is easy made , I get my parts from the dump .
Scrap metal is a resouce you can fan a regular camp fire with a hat or piece of cardboard and make enough draft that you can heat bolts , nails , smaller lumps of steel to workable temps . A rock can be a anvil if you dont hit it too much , hitting the job tho doesnt seem to damage the rock . I used limestone and bassalt so far no problems .
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If you can , 2 batterys hooked up to give you 24 volts , and the lightest duty welding rods you can .. I still sucked at it tho , cold lap and inclusions everywhere , and the batteries died before I could get the hang of it . I suck at arc welding anyway tho .
probably be an idea to have a spare battery handy to jump start from .
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Exactly. A few simple and easily carried tools go a long way. And the primary tool is between our ears.
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ability to reload a metallic cartridge... if portablility is needed, a Lee hand press or older Lyman tong tool...slow enough burning propellant to use dippers ....primers, bullets (or bullet mould), standardized propellant if you reload more than one caliber...
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Ability to improvise a knife when one is needed and not handy. Many types of stone can be shaped by flaking but, when expediency is important, a simple spall broken from a piece of chert is amazingly sharp. A sharpened piece of bone or fire tempered stick also works as does a broken bottle. I have skinned and dressed deer using these methods so I know they do work.