REMINDER: Simple survival skills/techniques that could save you and your families!

Do some research on Alexander Selkirk.

He was a Scostman who was marooned on a small island for a little over 4 years and he managed to survive through determination and ingenuity. His story is pretty inspiring.

Learn to outrun the goats and make some good soup from them!

Knowledge for the sake of knowledge is OK. Knowledge that can be put into practice is everything. Applicable knowledge.

Carpentry
Electricity
Mechanics
Plumbing

Construction overall.

Weapons usage for protection and food acquisition.
Light and heavy equipment usage.
Chainsaw usage.

Nothing beats common sense and situational awareness. Either you've got it or you don't.

Common sense is a HUGE must! Thankfully I've worked construction for over 15 years so that helps. For those who haven't, yes, common sense on how shit works is needed.

That's a good tip too, people should have common tools available to them.

Shovel, Hammer, Axe, Etc.

Last Edited by Thisismyusername on 04/14/2018 06:34 PM

Wild goats??



Last Edited by Thisismyusername on 04/14/2018 08:12 PM

For information, come on, I know glpers are good survivalist, share some information for those who may be less knowledgeable.

Life has been kind of nudging me in this direction. I grew up doing plumping, moved over to cooking, then carpentry. I later learned electronic engineering, biology, botany/farming, sewing, learning chemistry and the list goes on and on of practical skills I feel like I can honestly make just about anything. Now life once again is kind of forcing me along another path.

Down the path of survival and living off the land. I've been learning a lot of edible plants. I am in the midst of gearing up and training for some hiking/camping trails like PCT and hoping to work it into even more survival like conditions etc, and possibly take these hiking trips to other countries.

So thanks for your effort in putting this list together, I'm sure I'll find a few things of worth in this knowledge bank.

5. Shelter, here is a video on how to build a temporary shelter to get you through a couple nights. You can work on a main shelter after you build a small one.



*At the end of the video he tells you not to sleep directly on the dirt as it will pull heat from your body, this may be common sense to some people, but to others this is a essential step, build a raised bed or lay some dry material down to get your body(ies) off the cold ground.