All videos for the tag : cold (35 videos)
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Shelter building and some more foraging
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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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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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Explanation and presentation of various fire starting tools. Fire is essential to staying alive in a survival situation. There are many ignition options for fire making. For wilderness survival some are clearly better than others. Fire provides warmth in cold weather, allows you to boil and purify water, cook food, boosts moral in a scary…
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Various methods to make water from snow. Demo of “Water Generator” construction & use. Also wet & cold weather firelighting tips. Slideshow of pictures with educational sub-titles, and music. These were taken the same day as my “Update & Survival Commentary” video. Check that one out if you haven’t. I explain my current camera issues…
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Demonstration Of A Few Handy Rope Knots For The Outdoors. Also A Signal Mirror Demo, And Other Wilderness Survival Information. Knot tying is a valuable skill to learn. I will post more knot videos in the future. I recommend practicing these until you have them memorized. The 3 knots shown are: -Sheet Bend -Bowline -Clove…
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The fight to keep the dream alive finally pays off! Norway gives back with all it’s splendor. Still, the legacy of previous misadventures persists and makes every day a challenge.
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After a month of struggling with moisture, the colder weather provides a greater level of comfort as the Trek draws to a close. Time to reflect, but nothing is over until the very end, with a surprise reunion, an the completion of more than one journey.
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Camp Hope. After once being beaten by the rain, a different approach was needed. Back in the mountains, the struggle now focuses on establishing a base camp.
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Drama began on the second day when Al fell in to a lake, then struggled to get his clothes dry in the wet weather. Better times eventually followed ad the sun finally came out.
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I found these old files of me and some friends going backpacking in the Kentucky Wilderness a long time ago. So I decided to share some of the experience with you. There was so much footage that I couldn’t get on because one of the cameras malfunctioned during the trip. we camped in the woods,…
