Rough Camping & Survival Tips

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Not only for bug =out
Also for hiding/protecting if you have to leave important 'things' while leaving base/camp

 

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=844180629423325

 

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Some more DIY [paperclip @ safety-pin] emergency fishhooks...

 

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Good use of resources and easy to find materials for emergency uses when we have no or limited supplies and tools.......

 

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Hook is Russian olive branch with thorn.
It is yucca fiber bound and finished with pine pitch.
String is yucca and cheated on the sinker.

 

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That's because its an educational and instructional show, not a survival show
He isn't left to die, the route is planned and the point is to educate, not entertain......

 

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Hook is Russian olive branch with thorn.
It is yucca fiber bound and finished with pine pitch.
String is yucca and cheated on the sinker.

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Olive branch torn

Yucca

Pine pitch/resin/sap

 

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...Some good natural 'rope' plants pictures below--
Apparently the bullrush makes the strongest 'rope' of these 4 plants shown...

-reedmace= also known as latifolia, bullrush, cat's-tail, nailrod,

Dandelion

Daylily

Crocosma

 

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.....borrowed...[Willow tree]

Another Bushcraft project that you don't need to be in the woods for.
This week is the Catalan tray or tension tray.
This project requires little in the way of tools, materials and skills.
Any flexible weaving material can be used, I chose willow as I have access to it, I also added a few pieces of dry dogwood in the center of the tray to add a splash of colour.

I wont go into detail as to the construction as the images say it all.
The beauty of the tray as the name suggests us that it requires no knots or cordage to secure parts as the whole structure stays together through being under tension.

The tray is useful either on camp or at home hung on a wall as a wall decoration or functional as the name suggests a tray.
My one tip would be use your thicker rods in the center and thinner rods towards the outside when it gets slightly more tricky to weave.

 

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...more D.I.Y. Dandelion uses...

Perfect time for gathering dandelion stems for cordage, plaiting and twining material

The flowers have finished their flowering and the seeds have flown off into ze world

These Lal’uns are dandelion on cattail- foraged for their planty fibres.

 

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Came across this Mole skeleton, and I see maybe an unexpected D.I.Y. 'survival' resource here if need be....?

A= Ribs maybe some small gorge fishing hooks?
A= Ribs also maybe a small needle/awl?
B= Scapula maybe an arrow head and fishing hooks?

Now, what to do with those two teeth?

[See examples of some nice small bone tools]

 

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....fine woven Milkweed natural cordage for maybe fishing....?

 

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taken from the net---- Making and drilling a hole in to a bone needle--

Making bone needles, using flint tools, is actually much easier than anticipated. It just takes a lot of time.

In five hours I managed to make two needles, and that’s because I chose a fragment of bone that just needed to be scored once to make into two needle blanks.

If you’re starting with a fresh bone, the first needle will need two scored lines to extract the blank and it’ll take a lot longer.

Taking a short length of fresh hazel, split one end to about an inch down with a knife. Set a flint flake with a nice pointy bit in the center with the split wood holding it in place. You can make your own cordage or use some string to hold the split together, and therefore the flint drill bit in place. Use whipping to do this.

Hold a loop of string on the surface of the hazel, with the end of the string upwards and the loop downwards. Then wrap the string round the centre of the loop tightly. When you come to the other end of the string, slip it through the loop and pull the two ends of the string, pulling the loop under the whipping. Trim both ends.

Key in an anchor point for the drill with another bit of flint. The drill can then be twizzled between the palms with a downward pressure to drill a hole in the flat end of the needle. I weighted the other end down with my grinding stone.

taken from the net---- Dill a hole in to a bone needle--

Making bone needles, using flint tools, is actually much easier than anticipated. It just takes a lot of time.

In five hours I managed to make two needles, and that’s because I chose a fragment of bone that just needed to be scored once to make into two needle blanks.

If you’re starting with a fresh bone, the first needle will need two scored lines to extract the blank and it’ll take a lot longer.

Taking a short length of fresh hazel, split one end to about an inch down with a knife. Set a flint flake with a nice pointy bit in the center with the split wood holding it in place. You can make your own cordage or use some string to hold the split together, and therefore the flint drill bit in place. Use whipping to do this.

Hold a loop of string on the surface of the hazel, with the end of the string upwards and the loop downwards. Then wrap the string round the centre of the loop tightly. When you come to the other end of the string, slip it through the loop and pull the two ends of the string, pulling the loop under the whipping. Trim both ends.

Key in an anchor point for the drill with another bit of flint. The drill can then be twizzled between the palms with a downward pressure to drill a hole in the flat end of the needle. I weighted the other end down with my grinding stone.

When you can see light through the base of the hole, turn the needle over and go in from the other side. You’ll find the hole is chamfered slightly, again just due to the shape of the flint.

The head of the needle around the eye can then be ground a little more into the desired shape.
When you can see light through the base of the hole, turn the needle over and go in from the other side. You’ll find the hole is chamfered slightly, again just due to the shape of the flint.

The head of the needle around the eye can then be ground a little more into the desired shape.

 

[Aussie Mal]

Aussie bushman's home

 

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Free 667 Survival books and articles to download on your small key USB library and print later at will or to check when needed...


http://seasonedcitizenprepper.com/preparedness-downloads/

 

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