Comments on: what do you think is your coolest wilderness survival skill?

By: havaseat

havaseat — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:12:59 +0000

survival or less than perfect trip,,hardest part is keeping your self entertained,,or making most of situation,,,,example,,10 day colo.. over several years ,elk, deer, late hunts ,,to warm, few animals,,drop range fences ,help clean up move sheep,,dam the creek,rebuild old log house,,route irrigation ditch,cut oak brush post,dig up model t buried in dirt to windows, in sage flats,poke around mines,same applies to daily,,forget the rat race,,itll still be there
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By: ishootbirds2

ishootbirds2 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:30:59 +0000

being able to live off the land. hunting animals for food, butchering them, cooking them.
being able to start a fire when needed
being able to defend myself from dangerous animals when needed
being able to create shelter within 5 hours of work.
and always prepared for such a inconvenience by never being more than 2 hours from my car and and always 5 days food/water in my car at all times when in the wilderness.
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By: Joe R

Joe R — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:49:59 +0000

Starting fires in the rain of the Northwest
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By: travis s

travis s — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:07:59 +0000

Finding where I parked the truck so I don't have to spend the night in the woods while waiting for the search and rescue. Seriously, my best survival skills are the skills I've worked to hone so I never have to use my survival skills.
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By: dahlia

dahlia — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:37:59 +0000

1) starting fires
2) building tents
3) not getting frostbite
4) cooking over an open flame
5) gathering wood
6) fitting 4 people and all their camping gear in a cabrio
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the Kern County Experience

By: DropAHeartBreakAName

DropAHeartBreakAName — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:16:59 +0000

if you get two bottles, you can urinate in one, tape the two together, bury them under some sand making sure the urine stays in one bottle and doesnt go into the other one. The one without the urine will get condensation and you can drink it. But you need to make sure that you can get the bottles apart without them running into each other. Sounds disgusting but apparently it works well. I'd rather try it then die of dehydration.
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one of those Serious Jungle/Desert/Arctic shows.