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Using a GPS and Compass

Kevin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:02:26 +0000

When on a hiking, hunting or camping trip, it is very important not to get lost. And if the hiker or hunter does find their selves lost, how do they get found again? There are some basic tools that should be included in the wilderness survival tool kit. These include a GPS, compass and the…

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Camping Video Collection

Kevin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:06:26 +0000

This video is a collection of different types of camping and hiking videos streamed from youtube. To scroll through the videos, click the buttons on the right and left hand side of the player. If the video player shows an error that the video is no longer available, just click the button on the right…

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Large ALICE Packs

Kevin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:45:26 +0000

The All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (also know as "ALICE Pack"), was first introduced by United States Army in 1974. The ALICE pack was intended as a replacement to the aging M-1956 Load-Carrying Equipment [LCE] and M-1967 Modernized Load-Carrying Equipment. The ALICE pack has become popular with the players of airsoft and paintball. The popularity of the ALICE pack is due to the quality of the materials it is made out of, its easy to customize, and the packs area easy to find in most military surplus stores. This video gives a description of the large and medium ALICE packs. After watching the video, be sure to visit the forum. More information can be found there on gear like the ALICE pack.

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Long term survival plans

Kevin — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:36:37 +0000

Do you have a long term survival plan? We are not talking 3 days, or 3 weeks, or 3 months,,, how about 3 years? If there was a total break down of society, what would you do? My plans are like a flow chart, with a bunch of "ifs" on it. If power, no power, if long term, if short term, if food runs out before life returns back to normal, when will the local community have support from the outside world, is the disaster local, nation wide or world wide. In all there are 4 major plans - A, B, C, & D. Food plan A - First Tier: The first level in your survival food preps are the frozen foods in your freezer and the foods that you have to keep cold. In the event of a power outage, these are the foods that should be cooked and eaten first. The main course for the first week or so will be meat and anything else in the freezers. The time line for this depends on the generator. If the power goes out, gas = food. For every day we can keep the food in the freezer frozen, or cold, that is an extra day we get to eat out of it. One of my investments has been a 100 quart 5 day cooler. Storing some frozen good in these high quality ice chest could extend their freshness by 5 - days This is the deep freezer. It is full of deer meat, sausage, hamburger and ribs. Each package of ribs has 3 slabs in it. The white packages are full of deer mixed with beef hamburger. Notice the tub in the top right hand corner, we will discuss that in a little bit. If the power goes out, and the food is spoiling before we can eat it - the plan is to have a massive bar-b-q and invite all our neighbors over. The smoker is used to make whatever into jerky. I like to think I have a way to cook without power. At this family reunion, I cooked enough for 100+ people at one time.

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Survival Gear – Splitting Mauls

Kevin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:09:31 +0000

Splitting mauls are different from an axe. The maul is heavier and wider then and axe and usually has a dull edge. The back side of the maul is sometimes flat so a sledge hammer can be used to drive it through blocks of wood. Every survivalist should have a way to cut firewood in…

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