My Favorite Swimming Technique for Survival
There are so many swim strokes for swimming, but which is the best? The only way you have learned to swim (most likely front crawl.) But if you know how, the breaststroke is my favorite.
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Calorie Management for Bushcraft Activities
I am sure many survivalists have watched the show “Naked and Afraid”. They burn a lot of calories (energy out) but consume minimal calories (energy in) during their assigned time to enter and finish the challenge in harsh and unpredictable conditions. Caloric balance is critical for survival, but they tend to do some tasks that are not beneficial for their success.
How To Stay Warm with Water
When you are out and it gets cold, there are several ways to stay warm. Best way is layering clothing and being near a heat source like a campfire. But if you get a downpour of rain while you are building a shelter and get soaking wet, you may have limited amount of dry clothing to get into. The best thing to do is drink water.
Keep Bugs Away From Camp
Watch a few episodes of Naked and Afraid, and you’ll see people covered in bug bites, and tons of mosquitoes and ants and other bugs that attack them. There are ways to minimize this, but not all locations will have the necessary items to keep you from getting devoured by bugs. So, what can you do?
Trenches for Bushcraft Shelter
Most bushcraft shelters work well except when it rains. When inclement weather strikes, it can be a very wet shelter. Worse yet, it can start to flood on the dry floor that you need to sleep on. The solution to this is making a trench around your shelter.
Cooking necessities at camp besides the stove
I have lived on a boat, overloading (before the term got popular), and have gone car camping, glamping, and backpacking in many places around the globe. When you have the luxuries of carrying a ton of stuff to prepare and cook food, it feels like home to me. However, if space and weight is a concern (carrying a kitchen full of stuff is not an option in a survival situation), I have a short list of items I carry or make on my own.
Ribbit – Open-Source radio-based messaging platform without cell or internet
RibbitRadio.org is slowly gaining popularity. It is a great way to send messages to people off-grid or with no cell or internet service. You only need a HAM or GMRS radio, and a smartphone (iOS or Android) device to get started, though there are some useful accessories that are nice to have.
Why you should have a tourniquet in your FAK
A tourniquet is something I always carry in my FAK (First Aid Kit). The reason is simple. If there is severe bleeding from a limb (legs/arms), you need to slow or stop the bleeding using a tourniquet.
Importance of radio dispatcher
A community of survivors have established base camp, and the community is humming with tasks being done, enjoying life as best as possible, and the community needs to communicate. There are several ways of doing this, and mesh network text messages and radios are the best ways. So do you need someone to handle dispatch?
Daily tasks for survival
Now that you have a small survival community in place with the essentials of fire, water, shelter and food, what are some tasks that need to be done daily in order to continue to survive? Here is a short list.