Podcast Episode (00:24:06): Listen on Apple Podcasts In this encore presentation I interview Les Stroud of Survivorman about his book Will to Live. Will to Live is written with skill and honesty. I’ve read many survival accounts, accident reports and how-to books, but Will to Liveweaves all of these together. Les gives a detailed account of the situation, analyzes the actions taken and describes practical survival skills in a single narrative thread....
Advice on what to do when lost in the woods was created in 1947 by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. ( It is part of the Oregon State University Archives). The advice still rings true today. What to do When Lost in the Woods PDF File What to do WHEN LOST IN THE WOODS A CLEAR HEAD WILL FIND ITSELF. If everyone remembered this, there would be fewer reports of persons lost in the mountain and forests, according to United States Forest Service rangers....
Podcast Episode (00:34:20): Listen on Apple Podcasts ****In this Podcast:****Interview with Les Stroud of Survivorman about his book Will to Live. Bill McFarland calls in to tell us about his favorite camping trip. *Links in this Podcast:Read my review of *Will to LiveWill to live on Amazon Check out Les’ first book Survive!: Essential Skills on AmazonSurvivorman on DVD on Amazon Les Stroud’s websiteSurvivorman Challenge from Scouts Canada (PDF file) Frank Maynard’s Blog Bobwhite’s Blather
Years ago I tuned into the new ‘reality’ show Survivor thinking that it would offer some kind of practical advice on the subject, or at least provide an honest depiction of what happens in a true survival situation. Boy was I disappointed. Survival soon became a hot commodity for television shows. Most of them were predictably shallow, sensationalized and, in some cases, downright silly. All but one; Les Stroud’s Survivorman series; an honest depiction of how a skilled outdoorsman reacts to some pretty grim situations....
Veho hosts a great collection of 24 full length Ray Mears Videos . As I have noted before Mears shares many useful skills in these videos without sensationalism. Well worth watching. Via Rikkis Scouting Resources
The most common cliché about scouting is a toss-up between helping old ladies across the street and rubbing two sticks together to make a fire. Making fire with a bow drill is an obtainable skill for those who are willing to devote themselves to a little study, finding the proper materials and patient practice. Here’s great advice and direction on making a bow drill fire featured on the Wildwood Survival website....
EXCERPT from Fire by Friction Do you think that you can build a fire using a fire by friction set made by yourself? If you answered YES to the this question, you are already 50% done with the building of your fire by friction. It is a fun challenge to any scout and the following tips should make it easier. Before you start, decide which end of the spindle will be the top....
Tom Managan at Two Heel Drive has an interesting post on signal mirrors. He sends us to the fantastic resources at Equipped to Survive that offers the following on using CD’s as signal mirrors; In tests a CD proved to be only about 20%-25% as effective (distance and brightness at distance, judged subjectively) as a 3 x 5 mil-spec plastic signal mirror, a bit more effective, but not even 50% compared...
Aquamira, an EPA-registered water treatment, is stabilized Chlorine dioxide an effective and safe water treatment used in municipal water treatment. The first time I used this was on a long canoe trip. We purchased Aquamira as a backup treatment method to our water filter. As it turned out the water filter failed and we used the Aquamira for most of the trip. Most of the time there is no aftertaste although one person complained of a chemical taste....