Survival Basics - page 185
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Helmut Smit is a artist/designer. This brilliant Ikea Hack “harks back to one of humanity’s basic needs: making fire.” As Ikea does not sell matches or lighters, Smits has taken cues from the wartime necessity of burning furniture to keep warm, and created a fire from an Ikea rope, hanger, wine rack, egg cup, napkins,…
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PART 2 OF 2: A detailed fire making exercise in the Southeastern United States by Nutnfancy. Quite a different climate and foliage than the usual Nutnfancy Knife Clinic in the Rocky Mountains, this southern location provided an equally excellent location for wilderness craft. Tools used included the excellent, high value KaBar Heavy Bowie and Cold…
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A series of videos about skills to enjoy the outdoors. DVD out now on
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This video describes different methods for using the bathroom in the woods. We discuss various plants that can be used during several seasons through out the year. If you support SIGMA 3 Survival School, then please share like and subscribe. Also please click on ads. Clicking these ads provides us extra revenue to make more…
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This video will demonstrate how you can fill your canteen from a tree for drinking clean water in the wilderness. If you support SIGMA 3 Survival School, then please share like and subscribe. Also please click on ads. Clicking these ads provides us extra revenue to make more and better videos! So please help support…
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A demonstration of how to make rope from tree bark and shows strings made from fibers
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Information on some of your many options for carrying water. Military style canteen (1 Quart) with cover and cup. Hydration Bladder. Plastic “Nalgene” bottles. GI Military style collapsible 2 quart canteen with cover, Zip-Lock bag. Iodine purification. Trioxane fuel bars. Info on each container.
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Ground-to-air emergency signs are well known within Rescue parties. Easy displayed by day, you need at night a special procedure for an effective deployment. I call this solution the “SURVIVOR´s RESCUE CINEMA”. The signals can be also projected on the ground, on cliff faces or in urban areas on roofs and walls. The size of…
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Sicherheits-Streichhölzer können in der Wildnis auch ohne die Reibflächen der Streichholzschachtel entzündet werden, vor allem dann wichtig, wenn diese beschädigt oder abgenützt sind. Nützlich ist dabei folgende Information: Streichhölzer entzünden in etwa bei 80 °C. Durch Reibung von Holz auf Holz läßt sich diese Hitze leicht erzeugen; zur Anwendung kommt dabei die Feuerpflug-Technik. Beachte: Streichholzkopf…
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A 2 mm thick wire rope can be used as emergency replacement for a climbing rope, but it is very dangerous. Try this only as a last resort, when all else fails.
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Make Yourself Seen. Look at your gear. Evaluate each item for its potential use as a signalling tool. Identify your signalling tools and arrange them so they’re at hand on a moment’s notice. BE FLASHY You can make a highly effective visual signal to aircraft or distant rescuers with a mirror or other reflector on…
