http://www.survivalboards.com Survival Forum SHTF Survivalist Blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:07:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.survivalboards.com/2011-08-13/field-trip-with-nature-class/ Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:32:27 +0000 Kevin http://www.survivalboards.com/?p=8948 Contrary to popular belief, nature classes do not take their clothes off and run around naked in the woods. In fact its just the opposite. We keep our clothes on and drive to where we want to go. Saturday morning the nature class that I am a member of did a field trip. The purpose of the field trip was to see some of the native and rare plants in the area, and to see some of the unique geological formations around the Jasper Texas area. At 8:00am we met in the parking lot of the Stump restaurant on hwy 255, which is just north of Jasper Texas. The places where we were going to go were old logging roads. The people that drove cars parked their vehicles at a nearby hotel, then we carpooled in the 4 wheel drive trucks and SUVs. The first place we stopped at was on top of a pipeline. We parked our trucks on top of the hill, then walked around the rim of the hill top looking at different types of trees and plants. After we got finished looking at the plants, we went back to the trucks, over the hill and down to a creek bottom. The cool thing about the creek bottom, it was filled with petrified wood. There were small pieces, large pieces and medium sized pieces. One of the men in the group was an amateur geologist. He talked to the class about the different types of trees that grew in southeast Texas during the last ice age - white oak, pine (conifer trees) and palm trees.

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Full Story>>>]]> http://www.survivalboards.com/2010-11-10/adding-a-blog-feed/ Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:00:36 +0000 Kevin http://www.survivalboards.com/?p=5908 Lets start with the Maxpedition Falcon-II Pygmy - which is my favorite dayhike / warm weather overnight bag. Even though the Falcon-II Pygmy has capacity of only 1,400 cubic inches, for you ultralight backpackers out there that should be plenty of room. Some of the stuff that I took on my last hiking trip with my son and nephew: Hammock Rain poncho Poncho liner Survival Knife Mutli-tool Topo map GPS Compass 2 - 32 ounce water bottles Water filter Cord Spare socks

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Full Story>>>]]> http://www.survivalboards.com/2010-07-23/maxpedition-vulture-ii/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:10:37 +0000 Kevin http://www.survivalboards.com/?p=3799 Looking for a good quality 2 - 3 day pack? The Maxpedition Vulture-II might be just what your looking for. When your looking at backpacks, there seems to be small, medium, large and super large. Small - good for day hikes and short trips Medium - good for day hikes or overnight trips Large - good for 3 - 5 day trips Super Large - good for 5+ days trips (think expedition) The problem I have, I need a pack that fits right in-between medium and large. These are the ones where you can pack enough for a 1 - 3 day trip, but not too big or too small. This medium sized pack is where I'am trying to fit the Maxpedition Vulture-II. I need something for warm / hot weather camping, and just big enough to carry some food, one man tent, rain poncho, hammock, poncho liner,,,, but not too big that I'am tempted to carry gear that is not needed. If your like me, and if there is spare room in your pack, your going to find a way to fill it up. A half full pack just does not look right. Before a pack is taken out on a hiking or camping trip, it needs to be loaded, tested and checked out. So before my Maxpedition Vulture-II was taken on a real hiking / camping trip, it was loaded up and taken on a trip to the deer camp. Inside the pack I was able to fit - hammock, one man tent, 3 legged stool, couple of MREs, compass, map, and topo map compass.

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Full Story>>>]]> http://www.survivalboards.com/2010-06-26/molle-vs-alice-pack/ Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:30:47 +0000 Kevin http://www.survivalboards.com/?p=3568 "which one should I buy, an ALICE Pack or a MOLLE Pack?" - that is one of the questions that I see a lot of on the forum. The answer is not a simple one. Before you can answer a question, sometimes you have to ask a few questions. How much room do you need How rugged do you need the frame? - the MOLLE pack has a plastic frame, ALICE has a metal frame A couple of weeks ago my son, nephew and I went on a boating / camping trip. We loaded up the gear, launched the boat and headed out to a camping spot on the river. While we were there, I decided to put together a video about the packs and do a little comparison. My first exposure to the ALICE pack was way back in either 1992 or 1993. One of my good buddies had just came back from the first Persian gulf conflict, and one of the first things he did was buy himself a medium ALICE pack to replace the one he had been using in the ARMY. I liked the pack so much, I bought myself one. The difference between my buddies pack and mine - my pack was woodland camo, while my buddies pack was olive drab. After using the medium ALICE for a few years, I found it was a little so, so I bought a large ALICE pack in olive green. My first exposure to the MOLLE pack was a couple of months ago after I bought 3 packs off ebay.

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Full Story>>>]]> http://www.survivalboards.com/2010-03-06/getting-the-maxpedition-vulture-ii-ready-for-a-camping-trip/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:55 +0000 Kevin http://www.survivalboards.com/?p=2926 The other weekend I took some time to get my maxpedition vulture II ready for a camping trip. Over the next few months, my family and I have a couple of camping trips planned. One is supposed to be next weekend, on March 13 to Dam B in Jasper, Texas. There is supposed to be another camping trip on the river, and another camping trip along the Sabine River sometime this summer. Regardless of where your going on a camping trip, its best to be prepared. On my camping trips, I like to be comfortable, that might include bringing a hammock and a tri-pod stool, or even both. That way I can get off the ground for a little while and relax.

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