Rough Camping & Survival Tips

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They apparently don't understand,
that part of prepping,
is being armed to deal with those,
who want to steal your stuff.......

 

[Ridge Runner]

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Been there. Done that.

When ya gotta go, ya gotta go.

Put my back against a tree when dogs ran two deer: 1 to my right, the other to my left. My rifle against a tree with my pack just outside arms reach.

For a long time after that I carried a revolver in a holster on a cross the chest bandolier.

 

[Ridge Runner]

When I was a youngster receiving monthly magazines from Sports Afield, Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, and a couple of others my favorite was Sports Afield, it had a center section with all kinds of outdoor tips. One particular tip on fire starting wet wood is to get: a tin can with screw on lid ie pellet/BB tin can, fine sawdust, and lighter fluid.

Start by pouring enough lighter fluid into the tin to cover the bottom.

Next place sawdust into the tin to soak up the lighter fluid and a little extra.

Continue to layer lighter fluid and the saw dust until the tin is slightly over full, but the lid can still be screwed on compress the contents.

To use:

Cut a channel into a piece of kindling. Place a few pitches of the lighter fluid soaked sawdust into the channel.
Place tinder, ie a "Bird's Nest" over and along the piece of kindling and sawdust.
Light with: matches, a lighter,

Alternative ignition:

Place a pinch of sawdust in:
the bowl of: a bow drill or hand drill
a "bird's nest" using flint and steel

Works with dry, damp, or wet wood to start a fire.
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A multi purpose item is peanut butter.

Not only as a food source, but the oil can also be used to start a fire.

 

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[HankBuck]

When I was a youngster receiving monthly magazines from Sports Afield, Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, and a couple of others my favorite was Sports Afield, it had a center section with all kinds of outdoor tips. One particular tip on fire starting wet wood is to get: a tin can with screw on lid ie pellet/BB tin can, fine sawdust, and lighter fluid.

Start by pouring enough lighter fluid into the tin to cover the bottom.

Next place sawdust into the tin to soak up the lighter fluid and a little extra.

Continue to layer lighter fluid and the saw dust until the tin is slightly over full, but the lid can still be screwed on compress the contents.

To use:

Cut a channel into a piece of kindling. Place a few pitches of the lighter fluid soaked sawdust into the channel.
Place tinder, ie a "Bird's Nest" over and along the piece of kindling and sawdust.
Light with: matches, a lighter,

Alternative ignition:

Place a pinch of sawdust in:
the bowl of: a bow drill or hand drill
a "bird's nest" using flint and steel

Works with dry, damp, or wet wood to start a fire.
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A multi purpose item is peanut butter.

Not only as a food source, but the oil can also be used to start a fire.

RidgeRunner: is that “really” suppose to be helpful?? First off where the hell is a Tin Can these days and especially one with a screw-on-lid? 2nd - if you have a can of Lighter Fluid AND a match or lighter to ignite it ….Then you can throw out the can & saw dust etc… Because you already have everything you need to set ANYTHING on Fire !!! Outdoor Life must’ve run out of helpful tips for that issue…

 

[F. Vaccaro]

Orrr you could carry a few road flares!

 

[Kalaharikind]

Interesting topic and pet passion of mine since I was a little kid running around in the bush with my pellet gun and mongrel dog.

I like to always have the 5 C's on me. (Reference: Mr David Canterbury)

Cutting tool
Conbustion device
Cordage
Container for water/cooking
Cover against the elements

Those are things that are quite essential and hard or time consuming to make in nature, especially when you are truly in a pickle already. You can make most other things you need if you already have those 5 items.

Following the contributions on this thread with keen interest.

Regards

 

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Bush crafting a bow and arrows using only a KNIFE!
Then hunt and cook......

 

[HankBuck]

Bush crafting a bow and arrows using only a KNIFE!
Then hunt and cook......

Observe: If anyone is capable of “bush crafting a Bow & arrows” with only a knife — then they should just “bush craft” an Airplane and fly home !

 

[Kalaharikind]

Bear Grylls would do okay I think in any environment in my opinion. He has a varied and thorough skillset. He is focused on bushcraft and survival for a living, and he claims to be ex SAS, so he should have the mindset. The latter is key I believe.
I humbly recommend the greatest true story of survival ever written:
The Jungle is Neutral
Freddie Chapman

Its available online in Pdf form. This is unbelievable stuff!

For SA conditions the justifiably celebrated books by Koos Stadler and Jack Greeff are eye opening reads. They dont go into the details of bushcraft much, but they exemplify the mindset.

You can have all the skills in the world, but if you cannot stay focused you are done.

 

[GuttormG]

Bear Grylls is good TV entertainment. But do as he does and die.. My favorite is getting out of the wilderness by simply jumping into a icy river and float a few miles down to civilization.
Off course you can do as he did in the series Born survivor, hard core wilderness survival during working hours and chilling at the local resort the rest of the day.

As for SAS, Grylls served in a reservist regiment.

But he is one hell of a entertainer!

 

[Ridge Runner]

RidgeRunner: is that “really” suppose to be helpful?? First off where the hell is a Tin Can these days and especially one with a screw-on-lid? 2nd - if you have a can of Lighter Fluid AND a match or lighter to ignite it ….Then you can throw out the can & saw dust etc… Because you already have everything you need to set ANYTHING on Fire !!! Outdoor Life must’ve run out of helpful tips for that issue…

Well....

First: check the internet you can find tin canisters with screw on lids.
Pellets for pellet guns still come in tin cans with screw on lids.

Hint: check out muzzle loading shops /stores like: Log Cabin Shop, Track of the Wolf, Stonewall Creek, etc.

Note: I have several tins in various sizes that I purchased from vendors at the National Muzzler Loading Rifle Association, Spring National Championship Shoot.

Second: this is a prepared item to put in your pack to use as a fire starter.

Third: obviously you have not tried to start a fire with wet wood using a match or lighter.

Trying to light wet wood with lighter fluid alone, the lighter fluid will burn off before igniting the wood.

 

[HankBuck]

Well....

First: check the internet you can find tin canisters with screw on lids.
Pellets for pellet guns still come in tin cans with screw on lids.

Hint: check out muzzle loading shops /stores like: Log Cabin Shop, Track of the Wolf, Stonewall Creek, etc.

Note: I have several tins in various sizes that I purchased from vendors at the National Muzzler Loading Rifle Association, Spring National Championship Shoot.

Second: this is a prepared item to put in your pack to use as a fire starter.

Third: obviously you have not tried to start a fire with wet wood using a match or lighter.

Trying to light wet wood with lighter fluid alone, the lighter fluid will burn off before igniting the wood.

Ridge, if You can’t start a fire with Lighter fluid & matches you’d best stay home or in a Holiday Inn Express. Camped & backpacked for years without lighter fluid then carried some fire-starter-sticks and realized how stupid I was for doing it “the Boy Scout way” for so many years….it was easy wet or dry and with lighter fluid I could burn “water”….just use some tinder too (natural or shred something). I’m sure your method works (it has too) and it is good advice and a nice “tip”. As far as looking for a screw top tin can - empty plastic jars are easier to find, light weight, air & water tight also.
But I’ll keep an eye out for those 1950s tin-can-artifacts - are they next to the burlap sacks and canvas tents?

 

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Bear Grylls would do okay I think in any environment in my opinion. He has a varied and thorough skillset. He is focused on bushcraft and survival for a living, and he claims to be ex SAS, so he should have the mindset. The latter is key I believe.
I humbly recommend the greatest true story of survival ever written:
The Jungle is Neutral
Freddie Chapman

Its available online in Pdf form. This is unbelievable stuff!

For SA conditions the justifiably celebrated books by Koos Stadler and Jack Greeff are eye opening reads. They dont go into the details of bushcraft much, but they exemplify the mindset.

You can have all the skills in the world, but if you cannot stay focused you are done.

An excellent Namibian true survival story also, is...

 

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Another excellent book about epic African hunting stories is this one, [......family!!!]

 

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Real bush survival tips out of southern Africa [Rhodesia] book....

 

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