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By Tim MacWelch
If you are fortunate enough to live within the natural range of birch trees (the genus Betula), then you have a lot of interesting survival materials at your disposal. Birch can provide you with fire and containers; and the right species of birch can even make you a delicious tea and syrup.
For friction fire building with birch, you can use the dead and dry branches for your drill and fire board. These materials are effective, but not quite as easy to use as willow or cedar. By far, the best fire related use of birch comes when you burn the papery curls as your fire starter. This birch paper is like a stepping stone between tinder and kindling. Whether wet or dry, these birch bark curls will burn strong, creating a black oily smoke. Any birch species that produces papery bark will be useable, but the white birch (aka paper birch) is the most effective. You’ll need an open flame like a match or lighter for best results in lighting the bark. Spark based fire starting methods are not particularly effective for lighting the bark strips.
Beat Mother Nature at her own game, own this cold weather that has settled in by customizing and accessorizing your ATV and/or Side-by-Side. Steve Nessl is Yamaha’s ATV and Side-by-Side Group Marketing Manager and he joins The Revolution this week with a look at all the options available for outfitting your Off-Highway Vehicle for any condition.
Tune in, listen up and take notes because Eric Rice from Sticky Holsters joins us this week to showcase what, we feel like, is one of the best concealed carry holsters we’ve ever used. Sticky Holsters utilize a synthetic rubber or “sticky” material on the outside that creates a non-slip surface when carried in the waistband or creates friction when carried in the pocket.
Whether it be in the backwoods or a survival situation, constructing a rudimentary shelter is a must, for if or when, things go awry. Shelter keeps you dry, warm and even cool, in certain instances, and having that barrier of protection can also lift spirits in what could be a troubling time.
I’m no fortune teller, so don’t look to me for a weather prediction concerning the upcoming winter. It’s going to get colder. That’s all we need to know. And before things take a turn toward the deep freeze, we can take this opportunity to get our vehicles ready for winter. You’re tempting fate by driving around without any supplies to help with breakdowns and unexpected “car camping” trips. This list covers the normal emergency supplies, and calls out the special winter items to add to your supplies.
Texas is a whitetail mecca and home to some very diverse terrain and cover. Steve Nessl, Yamaha's ATV and Side-by-Side Group Marketing Manager, recently returned from Texas, where he tagged a monster buck and also showcased the prowess of Yamaha’s recreational and utility vehicles at a media hunt.
As outdoorsmen and women, we spend an incredible amount of time in our vehicles. Guns, bows, camo, fishing poles, and a plethora of other gear gets crammed into the cabs of our trucks. While all of this is more than necessary, it takes up valuable space in the cab, makes it difficult to find things because it’s unorganized, and can even lead to breaking expensive gear.
Most hunters live for the rut. They plan their vacations around it and rearrange their lives so they can get in on the action happening in deer country.
The team at Rainin’ Skies Waterfowl in Denver, Colorado are racing to the finish line getting decoys prepared, putting pits in the ground, and building blinds, all in anticipation of the next few months of extreme waterfowl action.
We may have a lot of fun practicing (and playing with) the skills of survival, because many of the skills are enjoyable. From fire starting to fishing, shelter building to foraging, these pursuits are entertaining and enriching. But do we really understand the role that these activities play in a survival setting?
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