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By Tim MacWelch
If you don’t practice, you won’t really know your strengths and weaknesses.
Listen up – armchair survivalists! You may think you have the skills to pay the bills, but you’ll never know for sure unless you get out there and get your hands dirty. Here are three areas of survival that you should practice on a regular basis. Who knows, they might just save a life someday.
By Tim MacWelch
Tired from reading? Build a hut or stuff your clothes with leaves for warmth so you don’t die from hypothermia in your sleep.
Even though the weather is warming up, you can still die from hypothermia on a chilly or rainy night. This makes shelter your first physical priority in almost any survival situation. Your clothing is your first line of shelter from the elements. In cold weather, each extra layer is like another insurance policy to keep you safe. And in sunny hot situations, the clothing protects your skin from burning and it limits dehydration. If the clothing isn’t adequate for the cold weather, add additional insulation if you can.
By Tim MacWelch
Dental emergencies are no joke! Carry the gear to be ready!
When it comes to tooth troubles, I’ve had more problems than a math book. Yes, this picture is one of my teeth, which I shall now make into a necklace for Trav, so he can always feel like I’m right there with him. And contrary to what this picture suggests, I do actually take care of my teeth – I even floss a couple times a week. But sometimes you still get a rotten tooth. I guess it’s just the price of getting older (ask Jim, he’ll know). And if that bad tooth flares up in the backcountry – or a dental emergency happens in the field – you’ll need the specialized gear to take care of the problem. The following items can be added as a dental module to your first aid kit, and can allow you to hold your own, until it’s time to break out the pliers!
The warm up outside means it is time to change up your wardrobe. The spring and summer months have plenty of heat and humidity in store so having apparel that keeps you cool and comfortable makes it a lot more pleasant when you’re in the great outdoors. Jill Gechter of CINCH joins Jim and Trav this week to talk about some new offerings they have that fit the bill.
By Tim MacWelch
Need to tie something weird to something weirder? Try a sheet bend!
Using rope or cord to tie things together is as old as the hills, and it’s an inescapable skill set for every outdoor adventurer. You’ll need to know reliable and useful knots for building shelters, camp gear, traps and many other necessities in the wilderness. What follows is one of my favorite knots, which can allow me to tie almost anything to almost anything else. Try it for yourself!
By Tim MacWelch
You’ve only got three days without water, or three hours without this…
Lost in the wild – daylight is fading – what are you supposed to do first? Forage for roots and berries? Not hardly! You’ve got to take care of your survival priorities, which are easier to understand when you get a handle on the “Rule of Three’s”.
Chandler Bownds is a World Champion Bull Rider from Lubbock, Texas. He is a three-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier and an ERA World Champion Bull Rider, as well. Competing on the rodeo circuit occupies the bulk of his time, attending between 130 and 140 events per year, but he finds time for some hunting, too. Tune in this week as he talks with Jim and Trav about two bear hunts he went on last year and, more specifically, his Alberta, Canada spot and stalk hunt. www.cinchjeans.com
An excerpt from the New York Times Bestseller - Hunting and Gathering Survival Manual
By Tim MacWelch
In a dire emergency – you have to be ready to get your calories where you can!
If your family was starving in the wild, would you be willing to poach some wild eggs?
By Tim MacWelch
Bite them – before they bite you!
With the unseasonably warm weather of late, all the hungry little bugs out there seem to be way ahead of schedule. One of my daughters received a nasty spider bite last week, the other one just pulled the first tick a few days ago, and yesterday – I just received my first mosquito bite of the year. This all leads me to my point – it’s never too early to slather on the bug dope!
Tyler Scales is a PRCA bareback rider. The life of a career cowboy is busy and spent on the road traveling from one rodeo to the next, chasing gold buckles and the yellow bucking chutes of the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas each year. Bareback riding doesn’t come without its own set of risks and Tyler knows all too well that injuries are all part of it.
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