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woods
Jan 21, 2007 2:15:13 GMT
Post by baz on Jan 21, 2007 2:15:13 GMT
Here's a thought. If you were dropped down on some remote shore could you eat? Make a fire? make a shelter?
I think having these skills is really important, because, 'you never know'.
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woods
Jan 21, 2007 9:49:12 GMT
Post by wulfcwen on Jan 21, 2007 9:49:12 GMT
I doubt it. I would have to wrack my brains and hoefully recall some things I learnt in Girl Guides not that half of we did would be remotely useful I was bored rigid as they seemed to want to things like sewing etc.
Will you tell us how to do some of these things or give us a few tips?
I keep a box of emergency stuff handy as you never now when such things will be needed.
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woods
May 29, 2008 22:33:27 GMT
Post by acrossthepond on May 29, 2008 22:33:27 GMT
Being able to survive anywhere depends mostly on keeping a clear mind and not panicking. If you lose your mental capacities, no matter how much survival gear you have at hand or not, you're doomed.
After you have overcome the fear factor -- what your Winston Churchill said, "there is nothing to fear but fear itself" -- and unless you are physically hurt or in a combat (war) type situation, your greatest needs will be concentrated on water, food, and shelter.
Of course having a few basic survival essentials would help too ..but that doesn't mean having to outfit yourself with a large assortment of items.
Not long ago on one of our gargantuan selection of satellite television stations, there was a series of broadcasts titled Man vs Wild on the Discovery Channel which featured a former Royal SAS, named Bear Grylls, wherein he showed the view audience how to survive harsh conditions armed with his wit, cunning, a knife, flint, and canteen.
If you have a chance to see any of those productions whether on your "tele" or rental CDs/DVDs, they are very informative. If that's not possible, prehaps a library or bookstore will have a copy of his most recent book, Born Survivor: Survival Techniques From the Most Dangerous Places on Earth, released in spring 2007. It was listed on the Sunday Times Top 10 Best-Seller List and is well worth a read.
Of course, if you happen to be anywhere near the River Thames, where he lives on a converted barge with his wife Shara and their young sons Jesse and Marmaduke, you mite be lucky to have a go with him in an one-on-one of how to survive almost anywhere.
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woods
Jun 2, 2008 20:43:13 GMT
Post by baz on Jun 2, 2008 20:43:13 GMT
I've never been convinced by Bear Grylls, while his show is entertaining some of the things he does are very high risk and it would be unwise to try them in a genuine situation.
Ray Mears is more to my tastes: less 'blood and thunder' and more useful information.
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woods
Jun 6, 2008 6:29:07 GMT
Post by wulfcwen on Jun 6, 2008 6:29:07 GMT
Hmm having a camera crew there helps a lot if things get too bad yell for help and the crew is there like a shot after all they don't want to lose their star do they.
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woods
Jun 6, 2008 14:11:44 GMT
Post by acrossthepond on Jun 6, 2008 14:11:44 GMT
There was another survival show on the Tele, unsure if it show'd on British TV, called Survivorman, starring Les Stroud, who pitted himself against nature. The tag line for this show, unlike Bear Grillis, stated: "...no food, no shelter, no water, no tools ..no camera crew. One man - alone in the wilderness for seven days." Some of Survivorman's test of wills came in: Season -1: The Boreal Forest; Arizona Desert; Coasa Rica; Georgian Swamp; Canadian Artic; Mountainous Terrain; Canyonlands; Plane Crash; and Lost at Sea. and in Season -2: Ecuador; Kalahari; Labrador; African Plains; Alaska; and South Pacific. For more about those shows, and lots of survival skills, go here!
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