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2023
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Where can I go camping to test my survival skills?
Globally, there are many places you can go. If you are going camping to test your skills, start easy and progressively go to tougher areas. Challenging areas will be where there is inclement weather, very humid or dry environments, locations where clean water is not readily available, and fishing and hunting will be difficult.
Which is better, a recurve or compound bow for survival?
Hands down a recurve bow. Even better would be a takedown recurve bow as they can be taken down (usually in 3 pieces and the bow string), and easily packed or attached to your pack when traveling. A recurve bow can easily be strung, and making string with natural items isn’t too difficult.
Why do I carry a small magnifying glass?
People ask me, “Why do you carry a magnifying glass in your wallet? Are you that old you can’t read the menu or the phone?” Funny. I carry it for only one reason, starting a fire in an emergency when I have nothing else like a lighter or ferro rod (this is super rare as I carry a tiny ferro rod in my wallet).
What’s a good ham radio to buy?
This one is a loaded question. A good ham radio is one that works when you need it. Here are my favorite ham radios, in no particular order, for survival.
What do humans absolutely need to survive?
In this order, humans need the mindset to survive, skills, shelter, fire, water, food, tools, and clothing. Some people need friends or family for social and moral support.
How do I get a license to use a HAM radio?
This is definitely the most asked when I tell people that I have a HAM radio for adventuring and survival. It is a 5-step process in getting a FCC Amateur Radio Technician license.
Never be lost using orienteering and navigation
I have seen so many people get turned around and they spend hours finding where they are, how off course they have become, and have to setup a make shift camp before they get to their destination. Most people think that their cell phone or GPS units will get them to their destination, until there is a failure of those items in one way or another, and they go off course, and now they are lost.
REVIEW: LifeStraw – A life saving portable water filter
LifeStraw ($19.95 MSRP) is a water filtering straw that allows you to drink water from a questionable source while camping or adventuring. It’s portable, and you can put it in a case (either by LifeStraw or third party) after use to keep the inside of your pack dry, and it lasts a long time (1000 gallons of water). I like this because it is compact (9 x 1.2in – 22.9 x 2.6cm, 1.6oz – 46g), it lasts almost 3 years of daily use at 1 gallon per day, and the maintenance when you get back to civilization is easy.
Can you wRite in the Rain in a notebook?
Ever had the need to take notes in the rain? I have when I was hiking in Oregon and Washington through the Pacific Crest Trail, and without one of these notebooks, I would have no way of taking notes (this was well before iPhones were invented).