Subforum request: Outdoor Survival

[Hyper-dimension]

Wouldn't it be nice?

A forum for discussing outdoor survival tactics, both practical and not-so-practical. Fire-making, tool-making, weapon-making, shelter-making, hunting tactics, fishing tactics, creating potable water, edible plants, edible bugs, the list could go on.

I think it would generate some interest, so what do you think SHARP and xxombie?

[Alamo]

Pretty broad range of topic even though it is just survival. I have a nice compendium I got a while back from a friend and will post it later. Any specific's your looking for?

[Hyper-dimension]

Pretty broad range of topic even though it is just survival. I have a nice compendium I got a while back from a friend and will post it later. Any specific's your looking for?

Not so much, I just thought a forum on the subject would create some useful discussions.

Would be glad to see the compendium. :)

[Frank]

Outdoor survival is a little specific. A "The Great outdoors" would be a nice attribute to the site. One of my favorite forums from totse.

Post this is the suggestions forum.

[Hyper-dimension]

Outdoor survival is a little specific. A "The Great outdoors" would be a nice attribute to the site. One of my favorite forums from totse.

Post this is the suggestions forum.

I see what you mean. I guess I was thinking more of a forum about survival, hunting, and fishing, but I guess it could easily include camping, hiking, rafting, etc. and become an "Outdoor Living" type forum.

I put it here, because I wanted to see what SHARP and xxombie had to say, and if they liked the idea it could be moved to Suggestions to see what people think community-wide.

[xxombie]

A neat idea, I'll suggest the idea to the higher-ups. :thumbsup:

[Hyper-dimension]

So....what's the word?

[Hyper-dimension]

How about a forum for white survival?

How about you keep your greasy ass out of my thread?

[SHARP]

Wouldn't it be nice?

A forum for discussing outdoor survival tactics, both practical and not-so-practical. Fire-making, tool-making, weapon-making, shelter-making, hunting tactics, fishing tactics, creating potable water, edible plants, edible bugs, the list could go on.

I think it would generate some interest, so what do you think SHARP and xxombie?

I like the idea.

[Alamo]

Alright so Im failing completely at finding my it on the old HDD's but I did find

Army Survival Guide (http://www.equipped.org/fm3-0570.htm)

I will still look for mine but this is pretty much the Army survival guide which works great.

Edit: Also if you use mozilla Addblock can remove the frame ontop or you can just download it and.. yeah.

[mr.blunt]

This would be a great addition. I think that "Outdoor Living" might be better than "Outdoor Survival", but it could easily cover survival and anything else like camping, paddling, hiking, etc.

I'm all for it.

[Frank]

For the record I take classes for forestry and wild life conservation.
;)

[mr.blunt]

For the record I take classes for forestry

yeah, same here

[xxombie]

Well SHARP and I are down for the idea, just waiting for approval.

[Hyper-dimension]

Well SHARP and I are down for the idea, just waiting for approval.

It is so good to hear it!

[Hyper-dimension]

Any news on this??

[Toothlessjoe]

What experience do xxombie and SHARP have in that area?

[xxombie]

What experience do xxombie and SHARP have in that area?

SHARP was saying he has lots of experience in this kind of thing. I personally don't know a lot, but that doesn't mean I wont be able to mod the forum.

The guys that mod Carved out of Wood, I'm sure they know TONS about fashion :thumbsup:

[Raptor Ribs]

Great idea. I love survival shit.

[Toothlessjoe]

that doesn't mean I wont be able to mod the forum.

I never meant it as a personal dig :p.

The guys that mod Carved out of Wood, I'm sure they know TONS about fashion :thumbsup:

That won't stop them from modding the forum though, but like you obviosuly think: it would be nice to have at least one mod who does know about, and is passionate about the subject.

[Raptor Ribs]

I never meant it as a personal dig :p.



That won't stop them from modding the forum though, but like you obviosuly think: it would be nice to have at least one mod who does know about, and is passionate about the subject.

Why the fuck does it say mod under your name? April fools joke?

I don't see your name beside any of the forums on the main thing.

I will assume this is a joke. Lulz.

[Toothlessjoe]

Why the fuck does it say mod under your name? April fools joke?

I don't see your name beside any of the forums on the main thing.

I will assume this is a joke. Lulz.

I hadn't noticed that until you pointed it out, lol.

[SHARP]

What experience do xxombie and SHARP have in that area?

During the summer I go fishing quite a bit, it's not uncommon I stay away from civilization for as long as I can (my longest trip was about 2 weeks), but it's a small country and it's hard to "keep the public out of my patch of jungle", with one exception; One of my favorite spots is well within military training grounds where nature is left undisturbed, and that means that there isn't always a clear path to the lake unless you're good at picking up (more or less "well" established) animal trails, to get to the right spot, as everything turns into a jungle in the summer.
As in "you won't go fishing unless you carry a machete and keep your eyes on the ground"...

I'd be happy to share my fishing tips, but I don't know if they'd be of much use to you as we live so far apart, and only have a couple of the same species of fish present in our waters.

I've played airsoft for years n' years, some people here are quick to ridicule and generally just flab their virtual gums about a game they know nothing about, but the fact still remains - you can't play successfully and win more games than you lose - especially when you play as a sniper, which is my role...
If you haven't got the faintest idea of what's going on around you, and how the rest of the environment reacts to you presence, you won't stand a chance - I've had a bird land on me during a game...:D

The funny thing is, that the more you pay attention to your surroundings, the more they tell you; I can't be arsed to write up a long post in English as I'm not totally un-inebriated at the moment, but I'll give ya' a bit o tips regarding a couple o' birds...

Pheasants and magpies, are two excellent indicators of approaching "enemies" or something else you'll be happy you got a heads up, on.
Magpies will usually be the first to leave when you approach them, and thus they can be used as an indicator when something "big" is approaching your camp site - pheasants on the other hand, won't leave until you step on them (and I mean that literally with the females, the males will take off when you're within 10-15 m), which will give you a very good indication of whether or not something is sneaking up on you, that you should react on now!.

Magpies won't yield much meat if you're lucky enough to get one, but if there's Pheasants around as well, they can be caught easily with either snares, or a piece of paper rolled up into a funnel shape, and then stuck deep into the ground.
You cover the inside in glue (pine "resin" (or whatever the hell it's called) is excellent), and place a bit o' granulated raisins or nuts or something similar, on the bottom.
When they forage in the early morning, they'll get their head stuck and pull the cone out of the ground, after that it isn't really too hard to pick them up, as they can't see shit.
Sparrows can apparently be caught the same way, but unless there's nothing else around I can't see why you'd even try, it's just a waste of energy to catch something that small...

If you want trigger mechanisms for, and/or, larger traps, or tips on how to make improvised water distillation devices, just let me know...

[yawanur]

Restart TGO, bro.

Sharp, did Dr. Ol Raw make it over? He was kind of in and out towards the end of totse, hope he didn't get left behind...

[xxombie]

I suppose I do know some shit. I know some edible plants, staying warm outside and cooking in the wilderness. Hooray. I think it's a lovely idea.

It should also include leisure activities, not just survival.

[Hyper-dimension]

This is all good to hear, but what do the admins have to say??

[xxombie]

This is all good to hear, but what do the admins have to say??

So far you know as much as I do hahah. Still waiting on some word. They're busy beavers, but they'll get to it I'm sure. :thumbsup:

[1983]

Sounds like a good idea... I've studied survivalism on and off for a while now and have have turned some of my knowledge into wisdom over the years but I'm never too old to learn something new.

I'm more or less an enthusiast but I collect information and text files on survivalism and try to build my own personal archive for reference material.

I'm also the only one in my family that silhouette hunts... Basically hunting at night without any external light source but it takes years to get used to.

You have to be able to adjust to the different "patches" of dark... Best way I can describe it is you appropriately bait where you're sitting and wait to hear your approaching target then you adjust your eyesight to where you can make out the silhouette of your rifle and the silhouette of the deer and you put two and two together.

You have to be very close in range and have to have a very intimate feel for your rifle as well as use appropriate rifle and rounds.
As for adjusting your eyesight you can train yourself in various exercises like trying to see colors in the dark or making out different shapes and terrains by concentrating and basically staring at something until it comes into better focus...
It'll probably give you a descent sized head ache when you're just starting out but the more you get used to it the better you'll be at it.

Also thanks SHARP for that cone trap idea... I believe it's called pine pitch but I can't be 100% on that... I know you can use it's used for stone aged arrows to set the head and glue the fletching into place.

Other than that I'd be more than happy to see some form of survivalism board come up.

Al

[Alamo]

I've played airsoft for years n' years, some people here are quick to ridicule and generally just flab their virtual gums about a game they know nothing about, but the fact still remains - you can't play successfully and win more games than you lose - especially when you play as a sniper, which is my role...
If you haven't got the faintest idea of what's going on around you, and how the rest of the environment reacts to you presence, you won't stand a chance - I've had a bird land on me during a game...:D

:batman: I know this feeling of waiting for that one shot were you know after the game hes still pissed off because he couldn't find you if he wanted to bwahaha. I used a Tanaka m700 breakdown for the longest time and partly used a friends Psg1 which was a beast of a gun to use, too long though heh.

As for outdoor survival I was one of those boy scouts that ignored all the books and just went out and applied it to camps ect, I am no professional in the area but being in the wilderness is another home. The trap idea is a good one indeed as for the pitch/sap you can also get strong branch slivers sharpen them up and point them downward putting them through the side of the tube or in a hole in the ground so when the bird/animal goes to pull out heh, hes not going any were.

From building structures and navigation knowledge I would feel secure in the wild, as for plants edibility I lack some of that knowledge. I am not a great fisherman but love to fish but for our issue "survival" you can build downstream locks for fish to get trapped in and well not a barrel heh but just as easy :). I have always made sure to have a multi hatchet/shovel tool in my vehicle as it can make pretty much anything you will ever need outside, also depending on your area a machete is nice to have for clearing out areas to make a secure campsite.

will add more later :)

Long story short I would love to help out if anyone has survival questions/ideas they would like to apply to nature ect fire away!

[SHARP]

Restart TGO, bro.

Sharp, did Dr. Ol Raw make it over? He was kind of in and out towards the end of totse, hope he didn't get left behind...

Haven't seen him around.:(

Also thanks SHARP for that cone trap idea... I believe it's called pine pitch but I can't be 100% on that... I know you can use it's used for stone aged arrows to set the head and glue the fletching into place.

You're welcome.:)

:batman: I know this feeling of waiting for that one shot were you know after the game hes still pissed off because he couldn't find you if he wanted to bwahaha. I used a Tanaka m700 breakdown for the longest time and partly used a friends Psg1 which was a beast of a gun to use, too long though heh.

Yeah, quality kills are so much better than quantity kills.:D
I used a heavily modified G3 SG1 (it ended up 4in longer than a PSG-1), and later an equally modded SR-16.
I plan on getting a KJW M700 Police and HPA modding it, or build something from scratch.
The problem is I've got too many projects, and too much work at the moment...:(

The trap idea is a good one indeed as for the pitch/sap you can also get strong branch slivers sharpen them up and point them downward putting them through the side of the tube or in a hole in the ground so when the bird/animal goes to pull out heh, hes not going any were.

The Vietcong used that type, sometimes constructed in the traditional way, and sometimes using tempered steel spikes in a wooden frame.
Nasty stuff...