Survival Stuff - some old tech and some new
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Survival Knowledge - Still relevent to-day...
Could YOU make it, out in the bush, on your own for a night or three? Do you have any "emergency" gear in your vehicle? Can you build a fire without a lighter or matches? Do you know how to identify, harvest and utilize any wild plants? Any idea how to build a lean-to type shelter? Does anyone even carry a little jack-knife in their pocket anymore?
All these questions and more, will be discussed here eventually for you on the subject of, Surviving, with your new Squidoo friend, LarryB. It has been said many times before and I will say it again, right here, that Knowledge, is the key to success.
Especially, when you're way out in the boonies. Some basic Bush Sense goes a long ways towards keeping you O.K. when the SHTF.
Here's a hyper-link to one of my new blogs, where I've tried to cover a fair amount of Survival stuff too. I really try to update it once or twice a week and add pictures each time as well. Unfortunately I've had to jump out of everything Internet related recently due to REAL World pressures etc, and THAT slowed me down quite a bit.
The good news is, I'm back on track again and rollin' down the rails now with more to share with Y'all... :-)
Take a tour over to this little blog when you get a chance. AND, don't be shy about leavin' me a comment either. I LOVE that stuff! ;-)
A Canadian webmaster...
Anyone else in here visiting to-day, have a blog too? Tell me where it is and I'll go check it out and even sign your guestbook too.
All these questions and more, will be discussed here eventually for you on the subject of, Surviving, with your new Squidoo friend, LarryB. It has been said many times before and I will say it again, right here, that Knowledge, is the key to success.
Especially, when you're way out in the boonies. Some basic Bush Sense goes a long ways towards keeping you O.K. when the SHTF.
Here's a hyper-link to one of my new blogs, where I've tried to cover a fair amount of Survival stuff too. I really try to update it once or twice a week and add pictures each time as well. Unfortunately I've had to jump out of everything Internet related recently due to REAL World pressures etc, and THAT slowed me down quite a bit.
The good news is, I'm back on track again and rollin' down the rails now with more to share with Y'all... :-)
Take a tour over to this little blog when you get a chance. AND, don't be shy about leavin' me a comment either. I LOVE that stuff! ;-)
A Canadian webmaster...
Anyone else in here visiting to-day, have a blog too? Tell me where it is and I'll go check it out and even sign your guestbook too.
Surviving...
Knowledge to keep you alive...
It makes me extremely sad to hear of such needless and pointless waste of good lives, when most of the times it all could have easily been prevented. A little bit of Cool gear and a little polished solid knowledge to go with it, some of which is supplied on this "Surviving" page of mine, can go a long way towards keeping YOU alive in the woods.
Go check out this little Survival related web-page of mine to-day and see if you can learn something from it!
Surviving...
later,
LarryB
Making Fire...
No matches allowed...
Here's a picture of some of my "fire gear" that I like using to keep my fire building skills sharp. There's a cool little fire-steel or ferro rod and a Magnesium bar and a piece of hacksaw blade to go with them, along with a slick 10X Concave mirror. The mirror is a super tool to use on those bright sunny days and it works like magic.
Not shown here, but usually in the same pouch, is a powerful magnifying glass, which works real well too when the sun is out in full force. Have YOU ever used any of this stuff before? Maybe this year you can give these kool gadgets a try too? If nothing else, the experience will humble you a little. As I've mentioned before, without matches or a lighter, most folks would NOT be able to start a fire in the woods, even if their life depended on it...
Some Man Gear...
Outdoorsy and manly stuff...
As a matter of fact, Both of my past wives turned into pretty fair tackle collectors, in their own right, and wowed lots of office girls with their lunch time, show and tell, tackle sessions. I kid you Not! :-)) Yes sir, it was Quite the Show, when they brought in the slinky'est, slippery'est, and slimey-ist, long plastic worms, in their lunch bags. LMAO :-)
Anyway, until the Ladies send in a picture or two of their Lady-Gear, this then, is just a shot of a bit of "Man-gear" awaiting it's next outing...
Nothing too fancy or expensive shown here but all very serviceable and any part of it could help make a night in the bush a little better. Save your empty plastic vials and those old 35 mm film canisters to load up with some of the gear you can start collecting now. I Love those cool M&M containers, for nearly everything too...
Now I'm a Hubber too...
Hubs for FRE* with LarryB...
Let me steer ya over there to check out my very first Hubpage to do with, of course, Outdoorsy related stuff.
Outdoorsy Hub
More EDC's...
Small and light keyring...
More EDC options to tickle the mind...If you'd like to talk EDC'ing on a really great forum, then just head right over here --->
EDC Forums
to-day and be prepared to be amazed...
later,
Another piece of Kool gear...
Now that's Precision! :-)
I already have two sort of similar gizmo's like this guy but then again,this little puppy fits perfectly into SO Many of my pockets, pouches, bags etc. :-) You can never have Too many fun things, they say...There are even two little screw drivers that fit almost invisibly into the end of this kool gadget. Of course, I forget to pull them out for this picture. Doh! :-)
Survival gear like this is not just limited to carrying with you when you hit the hinterlands. Nope, this stuff can save your bacon, almost anywhere, anytime. You just never know. May as well be at least a little prepared for stuff, seeing as things like this don't take up much room nor do they weigh very much. That little loupe is powerful enough to light the end of a cigarette with a semi-sunny day as our first test of it's usefulness. The neatly enclosed blade, like most Stainless Steel knives of it's ilk, is quite a serviceable unit, especially if you hone that blade a little, when ya first get it.
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justin42
Oct 20, 2011 @ 3:36 pm | delete
- Pretty nice lens you got here. I've always had the survival instinct in the back of my mind and the B.O.B. in the basement. I had never thought of my bicycle as a piece of survival gear though. Thanks for the great tips.
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BenHill123
Oct 15, 2011 @ 3:34 am | delete
- I am feeling all outdoorsy now! - I may be inspired to get out the house this weekend. Cool article thank you
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LarryBass
Sep 14, 2011 @ 9:16 am | delete
- Pretty cool beans to see the comments on here for such an off beat keyword search eh...Squidoo Rocks! Sho Nuff! :-) lb
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JGibz45 Jul 28, 2011 @ 2:16 pm | delete
- Awesome Lens....Man Gear....It's a addiction I tell ya. The EDC Stuff never gets old. thanks for the fourm link.
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LarryBass
Sep 14, 2011 @ 9:10 am | delete
- Thanks for dropping in here and for the cool comment JG. You're welcome too for the EDC link, did you get hooked-up over there? :-) lb
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abhyagni22
Jul 24, 2011 @ 7:23 am | delete
- Its good to read this lense.Thanks for sharing it.
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Jul 23, 2011 @ 3:32 am | delete
- Valuable information and excellent design you got here! I would like to thank you for sharing your thoughts and time into the stuff you post!
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LarryBass
Sep 14, 2011 @ 9:12 am | delete
- Thanks for dropping by and for the kind words friend. I'm very glad you've enjoyed your visit here with me. Tell a friend and pass it on if ya want to... :-) lb
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- Thank you for visiting my little lens and I'm very happy that you've enjoyed it. You can even pass it on if ya wanna. :-) Have a Super day. lb
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Bikin' at you...
Fresh air via bike riding...
Biking on this old mechanical steed of mine, gets the air-jamming thing, workin' again. I bike to live and I live to bike, was one of my sayings about 25 years ago when I straddled a 650 Yamaha Special. Oh those were the days, my friend, those were the days...These days, reality bites and I hop buses now and or ride this little ol' steel pony wherever I need to get to. No worries though. I'm gettin' Way healthy again because of it. :-)
I Love this efficient little rig because it's really quiet, it causes NO pollution, and it can carry pretty heavy loads too. Then there's the pedal power which makes me stronger. Also, if need be, I can pick it up and take it with me almost anywhere.
Also, once it's paid for, that's it! No license to worry about and there's no fancy course to take or insurance scams to deal with. Just sit on the thing, hold on, and start peddling. Off to Adventure land...
Oh ya, there's NO gas or Oil to buy either! Now, is That Cheap, or What? So you see friend, it really does make a lot of sense to have a Bicycle as a Survival transportation device, as part of your future gear...
Get biking to help you Survive better too. :-)
Biking with LarryB
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