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How To Make A Fire With A Gum Wrapper And A Battery

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A very useful Instructable by Captain MacTavish but I think I would stick with the method suggested here: http://www.theultralighthiker.com/if-you-could-only-carry-two-things-in-the-bush-what-would-they-be/ & here: http://www.theultralighthiker.com/how-to-light-a-fire-in-the-wet/ What you will need is a gum wrapper and a “AA” or a “AAA” battery Step 1: Prepping Place the negative part of the battery on the metallic part of the wrapper. Step 2: The Fire: […]

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If you could only carry two things in the bush, what would they be?

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Now I mean: if you suddenly found yourself there, having fallen out of a boat, after a plane crash which you miraculously survived – or if you were just magically transported there from your living room in just your shorts. Hauroko Burn Dusky Track Fiordland NZ. I think they should be things which you could

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Inflatable Insulated Clothing:

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 I am surprised this idea has not taken off more given that it is (trapped) air which is the insulator in all warm clothing, the more air trapped per unit weight being the yardstick for cross comparison. A product known as Aerovest (http://www.survivalmetrics.com/store/Item/id_aerovest_emergency_survival_vest) was available a few years ago. This provided a waterproof inflatable mylar

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Get Lost. Get Found: Best Plb/Epirb:

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Which one to buy? A two-way message function and a tracking function are nice add-ons. If you just want a straight emergency beacon, the decision is relatively simple: weight, battery life, replaceable battery or not, will it work where you’re going…but there are many devices out there which offer much more. Some (such as Spot)

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Fire Engine Rolls Over Peanut Lighter:

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Impressive. A little heavy maybe (14.3/19.9 grams) , but refillable and well-nigh indestructible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpAKR3DmLZQ After recently suffering a failure with a Mini-Bic (I had a spare) – 12 grams. I am seriously considering my firelighting options. After all if you seriously value your life the ability to light a fire in the wilderness is utterly

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Emergency, Dial: 112.

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This is good advice. You will connect through whatever carrier is available, even if your own is not. You will also bump others users off the cell as emergency numbers have priority. So you will be much more likely to get through. You will NOT get through if there is no coverage though. For this

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Sawyer Water Filter

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A 2 gram back flush for Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter: : http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=78861 PS: If you have a later model of the Sawyer (I have the Mini which filters down to 1 micron so excludes viruses and all bacteria), you can source a different water bottle cap to do the same thing. See picture below: See

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Inflatable Space Blanket Quilt:

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Inflatable Space Blanket: I applaud this chap’s ingenuity. I have purchased two space blankets and some ‘Gel Grip’ contact adhesive (works well on mylar) and a baby food juice container for the valve and intend (time permitting) to construct an inflatable space blanket which should weigh about 120 grams and help one survive down to

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