Survival Myths... Debunked

2008-07-08 15:33:20

see for instance 'rabbit fever'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tularemia

however, your general point is well taken.

2008-07-08 15:46:15

maybe it should have said, ALL healthy fur bearing mammals are safe to eat, and will provide you with nutrients and calories.

2008-07-08 16:31:04

Water should be boiled at least one minute at ground level for it to be purified. At higher altitudes, it takes longer (up to 5 minutes) since the boiling point is lower.

Also, survival matches aren't a myth. Just because Swedish Firesteel is better doesn't make them a myth.

2008-07-08 17:19:03

Synonymous wrote:

Water should be boiled at least one minute at ground level for it to be purified. At higher altitudes, it takes longer (up to 5 minutes) since the boiling point is lower.

Also, survival matches aren't a myth. Just because Swedish Firesteel is better doesn't make them a myth.

I agree. Use what you can get, just because something is not the absolute perfect solution doesn't mean it isn't useful.

2008-07-08 18:20:29

Bringing a lighter is a great idea, but if you don't have a lighter, it's nice to know how to rub the sticks together. Takes practice, but if people could do it 50,000 years ago, so can you.

The nice thing about plants: you don't have to catch them. But you definitely have to put your time in with a few Peterson's Field Guides. There are some easy ones, though...acorns, for example. Eat white oak acorns as is, or any acorn after boiling in a few changes of water to leach out the bitterness.

2008-07-08 18:25:01

Synonymous wrote:

Water should be boiled at least one minute at ground level for it to be purified. At higher altitudes, it takes longer (up to 5 minutes) since the boiling point is lower.

Also, survival matches aren't a myth. Just because Swedish Firesteel is better doesn't make them a myth.

I believe you can have "ground level" even at higher altitudes. Shouldn't the correct term be "sea level?"

2008-07-08 21:47:37

Edi2or wrote:

I believe you can have "ground level" even at higher altitudes. Shouldn't the correct term be "sea level?"

Oh yeah, I wasn't very lucid when I was typing that.

2008-07-08 21:47:21

And for that you get 10 lashes with a wet noodle. However, I will make that an organic noodle.

2008-07-08 21:48:19

Anonymous wrote:

Oh yeah, I wasn't very lucid when I was typing that.

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2008-07-08 21:55:25

the Editor wrote:

[quote=Anonymous] Oh yeah, I wasn't very lucid when I was typing that.

puff puff give[/quote]
Naw man, get the shit right. It's puff puff pass, puff puff pass. At least that's what I've heard *cough, cough*

2008-07-09 01:04:50

>> ALL 6 legged insects...

Brilliant!

2008-07-09 21:37:09

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