Survival Manuals, Books & Films
Survival Manual update »
Just an update on my manual. I've got a lot of inspiration, experience and information on the 5 week course I did in [...]
Shelters & Firemaking
Shelter making »
Basic Characteristics for Shelter. Any type of shelter, whether it is a permanent building, tentage, or an expedient shelter must meet six basic criteria [Read More]
Survival Gear
Survival stick »
There are at least four types of survival sticks which are useful in a survival [...]
Clubs »
Clubs are held and not thrown. As a field expedient weapon, the club does not protect you [...]
Field expedient »
RESOURCES The materials used to make all field expedient tools, weapons, and equipment [...]
Psychology & 1st. Aid
Group Survival »
Group survival depends largely on the ability to organize activity. An emergency situation does not bring people together for a common goal initially; rather, the more difficult and confusing the situation, the greater are the group’s problems. Group Morale. High [Read More]
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Food, Water, Traps & Tracking
Edible plants
Oi mates, I made this list of common edible plants in Northern Europe. There are of course a lot more, but this is a beginning. If you have any comments to the list or suggestions for any other plants, don't hesitate to contact me.. /CS FOOD PROCUREMENT
Preserving meats
WARNING Botulism. Botulism is an often-fatal food poisoning caused by improperly preserved meats. Botulism grows in a controlled environment. The acronym "TOM" is useful in defeating botulism. If any one of the three elements is removed from the preserving process, botulism cannot live. T - Temperature, botulism thrives [...]
Locating and collecting water
Locating and collecting water in a survival situation is one of the most important issues and should be one of your highest priorities. You can find water nearly any place, only a few places on Earth is totally without water. Frigid areas By melting and purifying snow and ice you can collect a lot of water. Although a lot of manuals state [...]
Water Quality
Water contains minerals, toxins and pathogens. Some of these, consumed in large enough quantities may be harmful to human health. Pathogens are our primary concern. Pathogens are divided into Virus, Cysts, Bacteria, and Parasites. Certain pathogens are more resistant to chemicals and small enough to move through microscopic holes in equipment [...]
Water Procurement
Water is one of your most urgent needs in a survival situation. You can't live long without it, especially in hot areas where you lose water rapidly through perspiration. Even in cold areas, you need a minimum of 2-3 liters of water each day to maintain efficiency, due to the loss of water. Water can be collected from several natural sources. [...]
The taste
I've tasted beaver meat, on the last course I attended. It didn't taste like chicken :-), but more like a taste of tobacco. Not unplesant, but just unfamiliar. No doubt the taste came from the Castor glands, as the smell from them was really strong. What kind of meat have you tasted, and how did it taste? /CS
Track Quiz
Just a little quiz, regarding tracks.. Any of you know the name of the 2 animals who passed here? /CS
Meat vs. Plants
I've just had a bubble of oxygen to my brain What do you think of teaching your students about traps and meat versus plants? I have some doubts about teaching students about plants, as the possibility to choose a poisonus plant is much higher than eating a poisonus animal. If you think teaching about edible plants, what kind of plants do [...]