Survival Trips

Survival trips i mean are going in the wilderness and living off i sorta. do you know any good places?

Alaska

2008-10-14 12:24:45 by willardst94

An overnight survival trip I did in northern new england. In the three videos you will see me make a shelter, make a fire, catch some dinner and more.

i'd like to take a survival trip testing my skills after learning them from and thoroughly reading survival books, how could i go about planning it? should i just look for a suitable spot on a map and go there with the nececities and see what happens?

since this is your first foray into this world, i would highly recommend mapping out a specific area of land and telling a few people. give yourself 3/5 acres or a specific gps spot you plan to hover around.

that way if you *should* happen to eat the wrong mushroom, people will know where to look for you.

beyond that, there are many survivalist websites that will help you more specifically plan an area to aim for and what knowledge is necessary to survive there.

good luck. and don't forget to take bear repellent. you can defend yourself against many things in the woods with enough preparation, but no one has the time to mix some repellent up when they're confronted by a grizzly, if indeed there are bears where you intend to go.

2009-04-12 15:58:50 by Tarquin

Me and my friends are doing a survival thing, going out in the woods for two nights to test our survival skills. We need to know the basic survival needs to bring with. We don't want to go back to the house for anything. We want it to seem like survival. Not a ton of items that are unnecessary.
Thanks to all.

This is backyard or nearby camping, right?

Put some 'emergency supplies' on the back porch or a shed- just in case. A change of clothes, some warm clothes and blankets, some matches or fire starting supplies, snack food, more water, etc.

Bring a few basics:
1. Dress and sleep warm and dry. Warm bag and/or blankets, a good sleeping pad (many layers of newspaper works nicely), a decent tent or tarp, etc.

2. Fire. Bring a lighter and practice making fires. When you have the basic skills down, learn to light one with other techniques- flint and steel, battery and steel wool, magnifying glass, etc.

3. Food and water basics. Bring about a gallon of water per person per day. (If your house is nearby, this is not a big deal). Learn to cook simple foods over a real fire- first with a fry pan and stuff to get the basics down, then in foil, then with no special utensils. Then, try boiling water to treat it, then learn to boil it in 'other things', like a hanging plastic bottle.

Use trips like this to get the basic skills built up, then start to learn about finding your own food- finding edible plants (BE CAREFUL!), fishing, hunting, etc. Learn to build shelters from stuff around you, making your own rope, etc.

Shows like Survivorman can show you some things to try- but skills like this should be practiced in safe places first.

2009-10-11 09:53:08 by Jade

Price: $25.00

They have them through the Santa Monica National Parks and recreational area. If they don't have the classes now, they can find them for you.

2007-03-30 09:50:48 by mkiiparson

I'm going to be stuck in the car for just about all of a two-day trip. My mom is the only one driving so we're not going to be making any stops that aren't absolutely necessary.

I'm going to bring my DS and MP3 player, but those only have rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and I don't have car chargers for them. I also can't read in the car even though I can play video games. I think it's because my vision centers on the screen and my eyes don't really have to move.

I'm going with my twin sister, and we have completely different musical tastes so I can't bring CDs.

How can I, a 5'10 teenager with ADHD -off my meds because of bad side effects- stay sane during a car trip?

Should I get a new DS game for the trip? What can I do when my batteries die? It can't be something with a real potential for messing up nice leather seats.

I just want you to know that I totally know what you're going through, trying to find a solution to this problem, hoping that someone will suggest a single option that solves all your problems that's small, cheap, and entertaining. You may also be thinking that all the other answers are the same sort of thing you've thought of yourself, and you know even if you get all of them you're still going to be bored for a high percentage of the time.
Well, there is an answer, but you're not going to like it. I realised a ong time ago that the degree of entertainment when confined to a small seat for a travelling time of more than 5 hours, that a person needs a variety of stimulus, which means you need to take lots of different stuff with you, so that you can choose what you like from your limited options when you start getting restless.
Here are a few of the basic neccessities I never travel super long distances without:
1) Tranquilizers - Sleeping pills designed to render a person incapacitated for hours, even in an upright position.
2) Audio-visual interactive activities - you mentioned the DS. You must get a charger for it!!! Also get a rubix cube, and a new DS game.
3) About a year ago i invested in a portable DVD player, and it has a battery designed for 3 hours of playback, and I carry a few discs with me. If you're doing a return trip, you can rent from a video library, and if you're parent's car has a built in DVD player with individual headphone jacks, all the better for you.
4) Something creative or imaginitive, like building or sculpting of small and intricately detailed single-piece models. Don't take anything that could break, just something simple like origami. Borrow an origami instruction book from your local library to take with you, and lots of coloured paper, scissors, and an accordian folder to hold it all in. (just an example)
5) Become the trip coordinator, in charge of the maps, the direction, and try to calculate how long till the next town, or the next landmark, where to turn, etc, etc. Become the drivers' helper.
6) Become the trip chef, in charge of keeping everyone's drinks full, snacks at the ready, keeping the cockpit and cabin neat and clean, and maintain order in the ranks like an elected police officer. You could even make up a book of fake fines, and every time one of the people in the car broke one of mums rules they would receive a fine from you (This generally means you get less blame if something goes wrong, so it works in your favour).

Hope that helps :) good luck.

2007-06-23 09:21:43 by Born-Again Libertarian