Rough Camping & Survival Tips

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2588954847986959

 

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[Mort Hill]

Always follow Jethro Gibbs rule number 9. "Never go anywhere without a knife"

We have an old saying in the South that holds true for the “older” generation.
When asked if you got a knife, you respond “got my pants on don’t I ?”

 

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...some good practical tips here...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=889898658193895

 

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Rainy day survival fire hack: [shared[

So it goes without saying I do my fair share of camping and staying in the woods. This is a trick I taught myself I didn't learn it anywhere but it comes in handy and I've used it in many times.

When you're in wet conditions especially when it's raining starting a fire is not only essential it very well could prove to save your life. There is no greater challenge then when it's pouring rain and all the wood and material around you is saturated and in these conditions hypothermia is a very serious threat and they not only cause you extreme discomfort but could also cost you your life.

Well a trick that I'm sure maybe someone else has done but I used quite frequently in the rain is finding a hollowed tree. These trees will act as chimneys and fireplaces and not only afford you a small dry area in which to start your fire but will also offer you the dry rotten material needed to start and maintain your much needed heat source...

Inside these trees you will find pulpwood which is very soft almost paperish. This pulpwood makes a great dry tender which is extremely beneficial when trying to start your fire. The tree itself acts as its own little shelter and up inside the hollow you will find your dry wood you also find inside this hollow a shelter your fire from the outside elements. In most cases I will actually take out my tarp and lash it a few feet above the opening of the tree leaving myself plenty of room to be comfortable guiding any sideways rain away from the mouth of my fireplace. Now this serves two purposes, in one case it protects the fire from being extinguished by rain and secondly it directs the much needed heat and keeps it around your body.

The only side effect will be smoke so I recommend leaving plenty of ventilation and if possible go to the opposite side of the tree and carve a hole higher in elevation in the rotten hollow of the tree which will act as a chimney and allow some of the smoke to escape at the back side of the tree away from where you're sitting and trying and stay warm. I would recommend only starting a small fire as you don't want to ignite the entire tree and definitely do not do this in dry conditions when you're in an area laden with pine straw or other extremely flammable material as you don't want to cause a forest fire.

Again keep the fire small and it will be some heat, provide you a way to sterilize water, and cook. If done properly you will do no harm to the tree that's not already done and you will keep yourself alive so this is for Extreme Survival and not for everyday use. But we need to know everything we can to keep ourselves alive and situations where most people cannot survive.

Yes I absolutely love our forests are trees and nature and believe in leaving it as we found it and not damaging apparently hurting anything as it provides for us but not teaching survival skills that can be imperative to survival in extreme situations would be Reckless.

Enjoy I have fun in the outdoors, never stop learning, and pass on and teach others what you know...

 

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Here is another historical real life survival story....

San Nicolas Island
Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California
A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

FROM 1835 TO 1853, AN American Indian woman, stranded after the evacuation of her people, lived alone on San Nicolas Island. Her story inspired one of the most popular children’s novels ever written.

Named Karana in Scot O’Dell’s Island of the Blue Dolphins, the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island’s native name is not known. She was part of the Nicoleño tribe that inhabited the island, the most remote of the Channel Islands at 61 miles off the coast of California.

As in the novel, Native Alaskan hunters came to the island to hunt otter. They clashed with the Nicoleños, killing most of them.
In 1835, it was arranged that the Nicoleños would be removed to mainland California for their own protection.
During the evacuation, a young woman was left behind when a storm forced the departure of the ship.

Some say the young woman was not initially left behind, but jumped off the ship when she realized a young boy, either her son or younger brother, had been left on the island. This is a later addition to the story, attributed by some to Victorian romanticism.
In any case, the woman lived alone on the island for the next 18 years, surviving on roots, seal meat, and shellfish meat.

The knowledge of someone having been left behind never lasted through the years. There were stories of a lone woman seen running along the beaches of San Nicolas Island by fishermen.
After several failed attempts to find her, a fur trapper named George Nidever and his crew finally tracked her down.
They followed footsteps in the sand and found her skinning a seal and wearing a skirt made of green cormorant feathers.

She was reportedly a very happy and pleasant person. Around 50 years old and in good health when she was brought to Santa Barbara Mission, where she lived with Nidever and his wife, she could not communicate directly because no one was left who spoke her language. Her tribe had died out by that point.
Sign language allowed her to tell some of her story, and she also delighted in dancing and singing for Santa Barbara residents.

Sadly, she only lasted seven weeks at the mission, the change in diet having resulted in her contracting dysentery.
She was christened Juana Maria shortly before she died, and buried in the Nidever family plot at the mission cemetery.
Her dress and other belongings she brought with her from the island have been lost.

Archaeologists have since found evidence of two places she probably lived, a cave and the hut made of whale bone she was found near.
Boxes of artifacts, including fishing hooks, abalone shell dishes, bird-bone pendants, and harpoon tips have also been found around the island, often near one of her dwelling places.

All archaeological research was halted in 2012 when the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians claimed kinship with the Nicoleños, and challenged the rights of archaeologists to conduct research on the island.
Today, San Nicolas Island is mostly populated by Navy personnel and used for training and weapons testing.
There is a conservation effort underway to protect a species of fox that is native to the Channel Islands.
The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island remains mostly a mystery.

 

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Corona,,,

“Child - "How old are you, Grandpa?"
Grandpa - "I'm 81, dear."
Child - "So does that mean you were alive during the Coronavirus?"
Grandpa - "Yes, I was."
Child - "Wow. That must have been horrible, Grandpa. We were learning about that at school this week.

They told us about how all the schools had closed. And moms and dads couldn't go to work so didn't have as much money to do nice things.
They said that you weren't allowed to go and visit your friends and family and couldn't go out anywhere.
They told us that the shops and stores ran out of lots of things so you didn't have much bread, and flour, and toilet rolls.
They said that summer holidays were cancelled. And they told us about all those thousands of people that got very sick and who died.
They explained how hard all the doctors and nurses and all essential workers worked, and that lots of them died, too.

That must have been so horrible, grandpa!"

Grandpa - "Well, that is all correct.
And I know that because I read about it when I was older.
But to tell you the truth I remember it differently...

I remember playing in the garden for hours with mom and dad and having picnics outside and lots of bbqs.
I remember making things and fishing with my Dad and baking with my Mom.
I remember making forts and learning how to do hand stands and back flips. I remember having quality time with my family.
I remember Mom's favorite words becoming 'Hey, I've got an idea...'
Rather than 'Maybe later or tomorrow I'm a bit busy'.
I remember making our own bread and pastry. I remember having movie night three or four times a week instead of just one.

It was a horrible time for lots of people you are right.
But I remember it differently."

Remember how our children will remember these times.
Be in control of the memories they are creating right now, so that through all the awful headlines and emotional stories for so many that they will come to read in future years, they can remember the happy times.”
- Author unknown