To make a poultice from plantain leaves to stem the flow of blood from a bad cut.( which I received while cutting the notch with the the sharp edge of the quarzite cobble while making a bowdrill to make fire.lol.) Oh well, tomorrow is another day. To be able to make a cutting blade from a quartzite cobble, to cut the notch in a bowdrill fireboard. It's not the stuff I care about so 's the skills, or know how.to be able to start a fire by "rubbing two sticks together". I have acculmulated a lot of 'stuff' in the process. I have a j.o.b., and a family, and a mortgage to support. Is there wood and leaves/brush for insulation to construct a debris shelter? Rocks to make simple cutting blades, to help construct a bowdrill, to make fire? Fire to coal burn a wood bowl to purify water with hot rocks? What's for supper, and how do get it? I recognize that I 'play' at primitive skills. Out of habit I survey new surroundings with that question in mind. But, I have been intrigued and challenged for decades with answering the question- how I would cope, skills-wise, stepping off the beaten path.
confusing one with other will be detrimental to your goal SURVIVAL.John McPherson introduced the theme of "Naked into the Wilderness" in his primitive skills series. There is Primitive and there is stupid, fore going modern gizmosĬompletely. Survival is conquering the unplanned event that befalls you, prepacking items to cover such an event will improve your likely hood of success.
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Regardless of how you accomplish them having various methods to do so increases likely hood of survivability.Ībility to produce potable water via numerous methods both modern and primitive, will serve you better than knowing how to knap a blade. Whole lot of pert much useless stuff out there you can expend time on for very little return improving your survivability. The day comes i have to hand knap stone for a blade, sad state of affairs. I,m all for folk learning primitive survival skills, however not utilizing all the gizmos and gadgets available makes lil sense. Knowing how to find, get, retrieve water and de-contaminate it is something any woodsman should learn. Dress properly for the weather, put a few things in your pocket. If you do, stay with the plane! Never leave sight of it. Survival rates in plane crashes are so low, and the chance of being able to walk away if you do survive is about nil anyway. My opinion, so take it however you like, but not meant to offend at all is take a few things with you instead of a stick and rock. In this great day and age, being prepared is extremely easy and doesn't require much. (Oh, I'm a proficient tracker, but that is a hobby - except with local search and rescue volunteer). I cannot ever see myself without the ability to use any of these things. And even my youngest knows how to simply navigate by sun and stay put at night. I know the the important stars of constellations at different times of year because I like simple navigation and its easy to learn basics in your own backyard, but thats not necessary. There are only a few things I've found on my multi-day jaunts that would benefit me greatly if lost, out of water, food, ammo, etc: knowing how to find water, which I do building natural traps (which is SO easy to learn, even easy deer leg traps that I tested with a shank) carrying a $3 tried and true magnesium/flint striker in pocket, as well as a small sharp knife makes fire! With trash everywhere, I polish bottom of pop can to concentrate sun on stripped tender/dry leaves. I use equipment! For me, there is no problem with that at all. Even retired, I don't have the time or oppurtunity to continue learning 'ancient craft' out in the woods as Tarzan, so. The Naked Survivor is a concept that takes a lot of time, training. I'm retired as well, and still 'relatively' young at 44. I don't fly airlines anymore, so I drive.always. Re: Naked into the wilderness:true preparedness