Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
The Bushcraft Thread
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 2398593" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>I hate this word almost as much as "tactical", "survival", "Zombie", or the acronym "SHTF" - but it seems to describe the outdoorsy survival stuff as a whole pretty well. I had planned on getting more into this a year and a half ago, but had some life-changes hit me (and ended up moving), so here I am trying again. My two sons are old enough now that I don't have to worry about them keeping up with us (and I just ordered a couple of decent fixed-blades for them), so I think it's time to try and get into it again.</p><p></p><p>I'm basically trying to learn the basics of bushcrafting, go out and practice them one at a time until I'm proficient at that particular aspect of survival and then ultimately go on one long trip where I had to navigate around, build a shelter, build a fire, get clean water, and catch/cook my food all while carrying minimal supplies on me (like only if something goes horribly wrong do I break them out).</p><p></p><p>I've been doing a bit of reading/Youtubing and the rule of 3s and the 5 Cs seem to be semi-constant with all of the interwebz Bushcraft experts out there - I thought I'd bounce a few things off of everyone and see who had any input or better ideas.</p><p></p><p>Rule of 3s - You can survive approximately:</p><p>3 minutes without air</p><p>3 hours without shelter/clothing (in extreme elements)</p><p>3 days without water</p><p>3 weeks without food</p><p></p><p>The 5 Cs you have to have for survival in the wilderness (else, you basically have to build your own while in the wild):</p><p>1. Cutter</p><p>2. Combustion</p><p>3. Cordage</p><p>4. Container</p><p>5. Cover</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's what I basically want to do (feel free to correct or add to any of this if you know of anything I'm missing):</p><p></p><p></p><p>1. Build several different kinds of shelters (everything from bringing along a space-blanket or trash-bag/tarp, to completely from scratch with just stuff from the woods)</p><p></p><p>2. Build a fire with every method available (Fire-Steel, magnesium, Flint/steel, Bow-Drill, Pepsi-can, etc.)</p><p></p><p>3. Use and field-sharpen a small fixed blade knife for all tasks needed to do anything on this list</p><p></p><p>4. Build a trap to catch both a variety of smaller land animals and fish (as well as learn to use any other method aside from trapping to do the same)</p><p></p><p>5. Navigate with/without a compass (first using a map in an area I'm unfamiliar with, then without a map, and finally just using landmarks and tracking the sun/moon/stars)</p><p></p><p>6. Learn to effectively identify (safely) various kinds of usable/edible plants, berries, bugs, stones, etc.</p><p></p><p>7. Learn Field First Aid (thanks <strong>subprep</strong>)</p><p></p><p></p><p>There are a few things that I don't think I'll be able to do without (especially with my kids) like filtering/boiling water every time we need it - this has always stumped me and I assume that if I had access to a running creek, I'd just have to drink from it in a survival situation and not worry about upstream bacteria or viruses (which especially around livestock always worries me when backpacking even if I have a filter).</p><p></p><p>What am I missing and does anyone know a ton about this stuff that would like to contribute?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 2398593, member: 229"] I hate this word almost as much as "tactical", "survival", "Zombie", or the acronym "SHTF" - but it seems to describe the outdoorsy survival stuff as a whole pretty well. I had planned on getting more into this a year and a half ago, but had some life-changes hit me (and ended up moving), so here I am trying again. My two sons are old enough now that I don't have to worry about them keeping up with us (and I just ordered a couple of decent fixed-blades for them), so I think it's time to try and get into it again. I'm basically trying to learn the basics of bushcrafting, go out and practice them one at a time until I'm proficient at that particular aspect of survival and then ultimately go on one long trip where I had to navigate around, build a shelter, build a fire, get clean water, and catch/cook my food all while carrying minimal supplies on me (like only if something goes horribly wrong do I break them out). I've been doing a bit of reading/Youtubing and the rule of 3s and the 5 Cs seem to be semi-constant with all of the interwebz Bushcraft experts out there - I thought I'd bounce a few things off of everyone and see who had any input or better ideas. Rule of 3s - You can survive approximately: 3 minutes without air 3 hours without shelter/clothing (in extreme elements) 3 days without water 3 weeks without food The 5 Cs you have to have for survival in the wilderness (else, you basically have to build your own while in the wild): 1. Cutter 2. Combustion 3. Cordage 4. Container 5. Cover Here's what I basically want to do (feel free to correct or add to any of this if you know of anything I'm missing): 1. Build several different kinds of shelters (everything from bringing along a space-blanket or trash-bag/tarp, to completely from scratch with just stuff from the woods) 2. Build a fire with every method available (Fire-Steel, magnesium, Flint/steel, Bow-Drill, Pepsi-can, etc.) 3. Use and field-sharpen a small fixed blade knife for all tasks needed to do anything on this list 4. Build a trap to catch both a variety of smaller land animals and fish (as well as learn to use any other method aside from trapping to do the same) 5. Navigate with/without a compass (first using a map in an area I'm unfamiliar with, then without a map, and finally just using landmarks and tracking the sun/moon/stars) 6. Learn to effectively identify (safely) various kinds of usable/edible plants, berries, bugs, stones, etc. 7. Learn Field First Aid (thanks [B]subprep[/B]) There are a few things that I don't think I'll be able to do without (especially with my kids) like filtering/boiling water every time we need it - this has always stumped me and I assume that if I had access to a running creek, I'd just have to drink from it in a survival situation and not worry about upstream bacteria or viruses (which especially around livestock always worries me when backpacking even if I have a filter). What am I missing and does anyone know a ton about this stuff that would like to contribute? [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
The Bushcraft Thread
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom