Fire Bow Drill Contest
Jeff Wagner of FirePistons.com has posted a bounty consisting of a $100 custom made fire piston to the person who can produce a coal in the fewest number of bow strokes. “The challenge is - how fast can you make a coal by primitive bow drill ...no holds barred.”Survival Kit Blues
The other day I decided to go through my survival kit. It needed reorganizing after a year or more of neglect. Occasionally I had rummaged through the survival kit when in need of some cord, an aspirin or a bandage for a skinned knee, so it was a bit of a mess.Windmill Delta Stormproof Lighter
If you have ever attempted to light a fire in adverse conditions, when the wind is blowing a gale and the rain has soaked everything, including you, to the bone, then you may appreciate this heavy duty lighter.Your Body Needs Fuel
Keeping tanked up with high grade fuel is one way the successful survivor gives himself the edge. Fuel your body properly each every day and it won't let you down when times get tough.The Importance of Proper Nutrition
Just as the survivor always keeps the fuel tank to his vehicle full, he also makes sure the nutritional needs of his body are topped off. The last thing you want to do is meet an emergency situation with low energy and poor physical condition.Dying the High Life
When in the high mountains it is stalking you and members of your party. It is a silent killer that can strike without warning, in the middle of the night or on the trail even in the best of weather.Altitude Sickness
Learning to recognize symptoms of high altitude sickness and its relatives pulmonary and cerebral edema is of utmost importance to the survivor who finds himself in the high mountains.
High altitude sickness can affect anyone regardless of physical condition. Death is common and the skilled survivor needs to have an understanding of the causes of altitude sickness, how to avoid it, and what to do should you or a member of your party succumb.
How Body Heat is Lost
In cold temperatures heat is the currency of life. The survivor does his best to conserve that heat.
There are a number of ways in which heat escapes from the body and into the surrounding environment. Understanding the mechanisms involved in this heat transfer process is vital in order to minimize heat loss and preserve as much body heat as possible in a cold environment.
This knowledge could very well save your life.
The Physics of Keeping Warm
What are the mechanisms that cause you to loose body heat and what are the basic methods that the survivor can employ to stop this from happening?
This is an important topic. For many of us, we learn how to survive in the outdoors through trial and error. But when it comes to surviving in the cold, errors can be deadly.
Knowledge is power and this power is hot indeed.
How Do You Make Water Safe to Drink?
If you had to choose the one best way to make water safe to drink, what would it be?
Even treated water can be bad water if you use inferior materials or methods. Just because you have a faucet filter or have put a chemical into your water does not mean the disease organisms have been destroyed.
Required reading for anyone who wants to survive.
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