All videos for the tag : Survive Smart (41 videos) - page 2
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Looking for a way to test your fire building skills? Try lighting a “one-match-fire”. This is even more impressive in wet conditions, windy weather, and in other scenarios that increase the difficulty for fire making.
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Soldier emergency tinder. Snipers, combat medics, even Mantracker carry the same good fire tinder with themselves. Few of them know it. (repost)
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This time: The desert cooker aka Benghazi stove. The ‘Benghazi Stove’ is an improvised cooking stove, consisting of three simple items, Dry Sand, Petrol and an Old Tin Can. The ‘Benghazi Stove’ was innovated by the “Desert Rats” in North Africa, during WW2. Partially fill the Tin can with Dry Sand and then pour either…
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Air has a low thermal conductivity but is very mobile. There are thus two elements that are important in protecting from the cold: 1: stopping the wind from penetrating and replacing the layer of warm air close to the body; 2: setting up a layer of still air which serves as insulation, by the use…
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This time: Finding North from the Great Bear. In the northern hemisphere the North Star (Polaris) indicates the position of True North to within 2°. It is a bright star and can be found by producing a line from the two end stars, or ‘pointers’ of the Great Bear (Big Dipper). The North Star will…
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Uses for an old umbrella: 4 Amazing Tricks for Woodrunners, Camper, Hunters and Recyclers: Place 4: Coat hanger, in order to dry clothing. Place 3: Wind protection for your campfire. Place 2: Rain protection for a small campfire. And the number 1 is: A Hunting blind, cheaply and just as well as a commercial but…
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The Self-Extinguishing Candle: There are some 18,000 candle-caused fires annually in the United States, and experts blame carelessness on the part of candle users. Some Candle fires occur because candles were left unattended, abandoned or inadequately supervised. To leave your candle burning so that it will safely extinguish itself at any estimated time, insert the…
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This time: How to create a warm environment. Stay off the ground: You lose more heat to the cold ground than you do to the air around you, so having or making a raised platform is a good way to start off your primitive shelter. To achieve this goal, a camping bed or an camping…
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This time: Once you get to your bug out location – how will you be living in? Do everything you can to take care of yourself, now more than ever before. Security: Make sure that the rock structure is solid and there are no rocks poised to fall from the roof on you while you’re…
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When you think of planning a bike ride, generally you just think about what you will need, to get from one point to the next point. As a survival cyclist, you plan to use the bike as a tool for survival when circumstances may not be predictable. Here i show you a important survival technique….
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The Lighthouse Emergency Signal: Once lost in wilderness, you have to do everything to be found as soon as possible by search and rescue teams. The Lighthouse signal trick can help you to achieve this aim. These things are needed: a trekking pole, plastic bottle, 3 way flashing safety light or a cigarette lighter with…
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Evasion bug out bag. Let´s say you are isolated in hostile or unfriendly territory and try to avoid capture – with the goal to return to friendly areas. You are challenged by the elements, terrain, hostile military forces and the local populace. You should carry evasion aids on your person, because isolation is usually sudden…
