Surviving in the wild, could you do it?

[Fengzi]

hey fengzi

can you start a fire using bow-drill
can you find water in the desert.
have you summited whitney [mountaineers route]
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Never tried to use a bow drill but have started fires with flint and even a lens off my camera once. Finding water in the desert would be tough. I have a basic idea how to do it but do admit I don't have a lot of desert experience. Like I mentioned earlier, a lot would depend on where I was. As for Whitney, I've never actually tried it. The mountaineers route is well within my limits as a climber though as I have a great deal of experience in technical rock and ice climbing. For about 10 years climbing was the main focus of my life and I had planned on being a Mountain Guide. I even worked in a store that sold backpacking and rock climbing equipment.

[friendowl]

you should keep up with the montaineering.
your kid will benefit from the wilderness.
living in cali we get caught up inthe rat race.
kids should be exposed to the elements asap.
teach your daughter to climb and to master herself
im gonna do john muir trail this sep.212 miles.

[benagain]

Yea I could survive. Used to take camping trips with nothing but a knife and some string and got by fine. I was noticing though. Does it look like that animal that dudes cooking in the second picture have fur on it still? It looked like a big rat or something, but couldn't tell as half of it was burnt.

[friendowl]

looks like a lizard.

[activedenial]

Here is the site

http://www.survivorman.ca/episodes.html

http://www.lesstroudonline.com/board/

[higher4hockey]

i got a shotgun a rifle and a 4 wheel drive and a countryboy can survive.


ive seen that show. he has a few tools but is pretty resourceful.

exactly. I spent the first sixteen years of my life on a farm, i spent a hell of a lot of time in the woods. i think i would stand a better chance alone without any food in the woods than i would in a city with no money.

[sweetnhighz]

There is a new show on tv called survivorman, the guy goes out into the woods for seven days without any food, water and shelter. He shows how to survive and keep yourself alive by making traps and eating shit like crickets and rabbit anything edible. I actually learned some stuff, but I wouldn't know enouph to survive by myself. I know one thing, whenever I go camping I always take a shitload of weed. Nothing better than blazing in front of a campfire. :stoned:

dunno bout you but this show isnt new ive been watching it for at least a year now and waiting on new episodes damnit!!!!!!

[mrdevious]

Just thought I'd throw this in, I've heard that the most valuable tool to have when you're stranded out in the woods is a hatchet.

as for water in the desert, you dig a little hole and put a plastic ziplock bag in it, leave it over night, and the next morning it'll have some water. also you can drunk from cacti of course.

[intheclouds]

exactly. I spent the first sixteen years of my life on a farm, i spent a hell of a lot of time in the woods. i think i would stand a better chance alone without any food in the woods than i would in a city with no money.

Yea I am a country boy too, But put me in a big city and I wouldn't survive even with money

[higher4hockey]

^ lol yeah that too. I'm way too much of a hick to hack it there. A friend of mine i went to school with lives in Brooklyn, the only way i'm ever going to nyc is if he's there to chaperone me!!