The ultimate thread of threads .Survivalism.

[tracker]

I don't claim that all these threads is all you will ever need but it does give the thread title an eye capturing focus point for you to recognise easily so that you can come here and have a click easy way to find threads to help you find certain topics .
It helps not having to sort through line after line in the survival section .
I apologise for any brilliant threads that are bound to be missed and will endevour to update this idea from time to time .
I hope this helps you all in some way or another .


hope you will find as much info as needed to help you and your family have an easier time ahead should any bad luck bestow us .
your healthand happyness is my concern .
Love your children ----dont fail to prepare because thats the same as preparing to fail .



enjoy !





THE HOME SECTION !

Survival-ism In Your Home .
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85753

Emergency home survival thread.
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38418

Home survival thread 2 .
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44850

Top 100 things that go missing in bad times .
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44848

How to dehydrate food
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51763

Instant Mashed Potatoes
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58953

How much food is enough?
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56715

72 hour packs
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61917

Do-It-Yourself Mixes
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53015

Stocking up
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61564

Emergency Bread Guide pdf
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67635

Food storage without refrigeration
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56709

AND FINALLY --------A MUST HAVE FOR ALL HOUSE HOLDS !

SURVIVAL LIST ----GRAB AND RUN BAG .
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36063


Medical Supplies
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43752

Educational, recreational and psychological health
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45462




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things that can affect home and country survival variouse .

things to understand from some one with practical experience .
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88434

Ultimate survival info / freese dried foods etc
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44852

Survival Medicine: Basics
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43747

Where There Is No Doctor - new edition!
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62734

Self-defense weapons for the UK
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72973

A must get for all survivalists!
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64477

Some Good survival articals Ect .......
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89424

Living off the land, Yea man, what foods too eat?
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86926

Stinging nettle tea - among our herbal benefactors
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1058383968&posted=1#post1058383968


truth about why Most folks may hurt you serious !
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89348&page=3



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what we hope does not happen .

Cities/towns , and when the SHTF .
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75250

Basic catastrophe / martial law survival .
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44847

Esacping tracker dogs / attack dogs and handlers .
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75666

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Ultimate bad times dread to think .

Most important for surviving nuclear fallout
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44849

Biological Threat Assessment and Containment
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65970

and for massive meteorite impacts

get ya self a hard hat lol.

:)

[elixirsoo]

Wow! Tracker you are a star - this is awesome :)

[tracker]

Wow! Tracker you are a star - this is awesome :)

someone had to do it .

Im not the star though --------all Ive done is place the good works of other folks here , Im just the cleaner :D

[petercookie]

Wow! Tracker you are a star - this is awesome :)

+1

[tracker]

Your one of those stars ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ your on the list .

:cool:

[elixirsoo]

someone had to do it .

Im not the star though --------all Ive done is place the good works of other folks here , Im just the cleaner :D

Kudos to the original posters but you are the one that brought it all together and made it easier to access. :)

I've spent a couple of days now reading your contributions on the forums - my compliments are sincere. So take it like a man. :p

[tracker]

Kudos to the original posters but you are the one that brought it all together and made it easier to access. :)

I've spent a couple of days now reading your contributions on the forums - my compliments are sincere. So take it like a man. :p


I'm a man ? :)

brilliant stuff .

Im the daddy .:cool:

[wakeup2nwo]

Hey great thread, i found this site which directs you to LOADS of books you can download on survival etc..

http://www.***********************/forum1/message742541/pg1

Worth a look :D

[wakeup2nwo]

strange.. link didnt work:confused:

<<Link edited. You can't link that site here.>>

[jonas parker]

Nice job, Tracker! JP

[tracker]

Nice job, Tracker! JP

your on it too dude , you have made some seriousely great threads , and they need recognition for that .

anyway I thought this was a good idea , just to give other folks an easy time getting around .

:)

[jojo]

great thread tracker. its brill to see it all in one place :)

[tracker]

another great fantastic thread , see here folks .

How to learn survival .
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1058389906&posted=1#post1058389906




:cool:

[grenadene]

Brilliant Tracker...Brilliant! :)

you are sooooo organised......

(I hope you live near me)

[aronia]

How to Learn Survival

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89983

[jakemaverick]

bump

[tracker]

dude ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ :cool:
again
dude :cool:

[tracker]

How to Learn Survival

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89983

yes I hoped you might find it ,

your thread seemed just so irresistable ---couldnt help it .:)

[elixirsoo]

...it contains too many good links to get lost in the forum. Methinks I will message a Mod to request a sticky, anyone agree with me? :)

[elixirsoo]

strange.. link didnt work:confused:

<<Link edited. You can't link that site here.>>

Though most of these are taken from the "Treasure" book list, I am putting them in this new Recession Proof GLP thread for ease of finding. They are organized into categories. If you like what you see, check back occasionally, because I will add to them, but will put additions at the foot of each category (in a new color) rather than on a new post.

These are what I consider to be, essential or very helpful books and information (all free downloads) for the times we're living in and coming into rapidly.


Gardening, Wild Foraging and Self Sufficiency

The City People's Book Of Raising Food
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8103864/The-City-Peoples-Book-Of-Raising-Food

Encyclopedia of country living Carla Emery
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6449578/Encyclopedia-of-country-living-Carla-Emery

The complete book of self sufficiency by John Seymour
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6449749/The-complete-book-of-self-sufficiency-by-John-Seymour

Vegetable Gardening Encyclopedia With Special Herb Section
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6412280/Vegetable-Gardening-Encyclopedia-With-Special-Herb-Section

Gardening Without Irrigation - Dry Farming
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8300483/Gardening-Without-Irrigation-Dry-Farming

Intensive Gardening For Profit And Self Sufficiency
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8301731/Intensive-Gardening-For-Profit-And-Self-Sufficiency

Joy of Gardening
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2296631/Joy-of-Gardening

Indoor Gardening Secrets
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6253964/Indoor-Gardening-Secrets

Wild Edibles - Nutrition & Medicine
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8100611/Wild-Edibles-Nutrition-Medicine

Herbal Manual - Herbal Medicine 1936
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8069412/Herbal-Manual-Herbal-Medicine

Culpeper's The Complete Herbal
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8067154/Culpepers-The-Complete-Herbal-Herbal-Medicine

Edible And Medicinal Plants
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8150505/Edible-And-Medicinal-Plants-Herbal-Medicine

survival - how to make herbal preparations
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6535757/survival-how-to-make-herbal-preparations

Edible Rooftop Gardening
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7797894/Edible-Rooftop-Gardening

Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Vol. 1 - K. Peter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7524448/Handbook-of-Herbs-and-Spices-Vol-1-K-Peter-Ed-CRC-2001

Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Vol. 2 - K. Peter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7524451/Handbook-of-Herbs-and-Spices-Vol-2-K-Peter-Ed-CRC-2004

Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by Kains, M. G.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2390089/Culinary-Herbs-Their-Cultivation-Harvesting-Curing-and-Uses-by-Kains-M-G

How-To Hydroponics - A HowTo Guide to Soilfree Gardening
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3858026/HowTo-Hydroponics-A-HowTo-Guide-to-Soilfree-Gardening

bill mollison - permaculture design course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5030/bill-mollison-permaculture-design-course

Saving Your Own Vegetable Seeds
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8226547/PROD6Saving-Your-Own-Vegetable-Seeds

Organic Gardener's Composting by Steve Solomon
http://www.scribd.com/doc/884545/Organic-Gardeners-Composting-by-Steve-Solomon

Growing & Curing Tobacco
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8227028/Growing-Curing-Tobacco

Organic Tobacco Production
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8226885/Organic-Tobacco-Production

grow organic potatoes
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2548574/growing-potatoes

Home Composting Bins
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8330632/Home-Composting-Bins

Organic Insecticides For The Garden; Home & Garden
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8226741/Organic-Insecticides-Garden

Barrel-ponics
http://www.fastonline.org/images/manuals/Aquaculture/Aquaponic_Information/barrelponics_manual.pdf

An Integrated Fish Culture Hydroponic Vegetable Production System
http://www.fastonline.org/images/manuals/Aquaculture/Aquaponic_Information/An_integrated_fish_culture_and_vegetable_hydroponi cs_production_system.pdf

The One Straw Revolution _excellent (no tilling or plowing) permaculture
http://ebooks.du.ac.in/edu-resources/Resources/books/onestraw.pdf


Food Preservation _Cooking, Canning, Curing, etc.

Preserving Food: Drying Fruits And Vegetables - Nutrition
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8086473/Preserving-Food-Drying-Fruits-And-Vegetables-Nutrition

Complete Guide To Home Canning
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8078550/Complete-Guide-To-Home-Canning-Nutrition

Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry, & Fish Safely
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8090308/Canning-Meat-Wild-Game-Poultry-Fish-Safely-Nutrition

Preparing And Canning Fermented Food And Pickled Vegetables
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8084385/Preparing-And-Canning-Fermented-Food-And-Pickled-Vegetables-Nutrition

Every Step in Canning
http://www.scribd.com/doc/934987/Every-Step-in-Canning

Small-Scale Food Drying Technologies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8429418/SmallScale-Food-Drying-Technologies

Field Care Of Harvested Big Game
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8757590/Field-Care-Of-Harvested-Big-Game

How To Build A Wood-Fired Oven & Start A Home Bakery
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8451084/Building-A-Bread-Oven

Solar Cookers - Natural Living
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8102008/Solar-Cookers-Natural-Living

Earth-Friendly Cooking Technologies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8347607/EarthFriendly-Cooking-Technologies

Solar Distillation & Water Purification
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8334119/Solar-Distillation-Water-Purification

Rain Water Harvesting
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7145044/Rain-Water-Harvesting

How To Make An Upesi Stove
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8333387/How-To-Make-An-Upesi-Stove

Wood Conserving Cook Stoves - A Design Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9171909/Wood-Conserving-Cook-Stoves-A-Design-Guide

How To Make Liquor With Fruit And Berries
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8307739/How-To-Make-Liquor-With-Fruit-And-Berries

Cheese Making Made Easy
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8944050/Cheese-Making-Made-Easy

Cheese Making
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8307365/Cheese-Making

Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry, & Fish Safely
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8090308/Canning-Meat-Wild-Game-Poultry-Fish-Safely-Nutrition

USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

Guide 1, Principles of Home Canning
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/usda/utah_can_guide_01.pdf

GUIDE 2: Selecting, Preparing, and Canning Fruit and Fruit Products
http://www.foodsaving.com/G2SelectingPreparing-CanningFruit-FruitProducts.pdf

GUIDE 3: Selecting, Preparing, and Canning Tomatoes and Tomato Products
http://www.foodsaving.com/G3SelectingPreparing-CanningTomatoes-TomatoProducts.pdf

GUIDE 4: Selecting, Preparing, and Canning Vegetables and Vegetable Products
http://www.foodsaving.com/G4CanningVegetables-VegetableProducts.pdf

GUIDE 5: Preparing and Canning Poultry, Red Meats, and Seafoods
http://www.foodsaving.com/G5Preparing-CanningPoultryRedMeats-Seafoods.pdf

GUIDE 6: Preparing and Canning Fermented Foods and Pickled Vegetables
http://www.foodsaving.com/G6Preparing-CanningFermentedFoods-PickledVegetables.pdf

GUIDE 7: Preparing and Canning Jams and Jellies
http://www.foodsaving.com/G7Preparing-CanningJams-Jellies.pdf

Water

Handpumps for Domestic Rainwater Tanks
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/UWWKDTU/ugp012_whitehead/PDF/ugp012_whitehead.pdf

Using Treadle Pumps
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/UWWKDTU/tr27/PDF/tr27.pdf

Treadle Pumps _Non-motorized Irrigation
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/UWWKDTU/wp32/PDF/wp32.pdf

Recommendations for Designing Rainwater Harvesting System Tanks
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/UWWKDTU/a6/PDF/a6.pdf

Water Well Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9165499/Water-Well-Manual

Windmill Construction Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9614230/Windmill-Construction-Manual


Heating, Energy and Fuel

Solar Water Heaters
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9173638/Solar-Water-Heaters-In-Nepal

Water as Fuel
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4123662/Water-as-Fuel

Run Car on Water - stanley meyer resonant electrolysis cell system collection
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4110288/Run-Car-on-Water-stanley-meyer-resonant-electrolysis-cell-system-collection

Homemade Batteries [2003, 14 Pages]
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3921621/Homemade-Batteries-2003-14-Pages

Wind Energy Systems
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450845/Wind-Energy-Systems

Wood Burning Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8096896/Wood-Burning-Handbook-Natural-Living

Oil Drum Stove For Cooking And Water Heating
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450853/Oil-Drum-Stove-For-Cooking-And-Water-Heating

Water Power For The Farm
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9165207/Water-Power-For-The-Farm

Pumping Water For Irrigation Using Solar Energy
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8617302/Pumping-Water-For-Irrigation-Using-Solar-Energy

Generator Power For The Homestead
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9153427/Generator-Power-For-The-Homestead

How To Make Biodiesel Fuel
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9153517/How-To-Make-Biodiesel-Fuel

Build Your Own Biogas Generator
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8679538/Build-Your-Own-Biogas-Generator

Using A Biogas Digester
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8337831/Using-A-Biogas-Digester


Livestock

Small-Scale Chicken Production
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8422107/SmallScale-Chicken-Production

The Homesteader's Handbook To Raising Small Livestock
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8680857/The-Homesteaders-Handbook-To-Raising-Small-Livestock

A Poultry Mini-Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8258787/A-Poultry-MiniManual

Small-Scale Freshwater Fish Farming
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8429562/SmallScale-Freshwater-Fish-Farming

Poultry a Practical Guide _Very old, Very excellent comprehensive guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8942814/Poultry-a-Practical-Guide

Hog trapping
8 documents and trap plans
http://www.fastonline.org/content/view/88/29/

Poultry raising gold mine!
nearly 100 documents!
http://www.fastonline.org/content/view/50/29/

Raising Rabbits start to finish
http://www.fastonline.org/content/view/52/29/

Small Scale Dairy Production
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/LSTOCK/001/LSPrdts/Agrdk_Milk_Processing/36-e-2003-print.pdf

Why and How to Keep Dairy Goats
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/LSTOCK/001/Goats/FarmAfricaGOAT%20BOOK.pdf

Constructing a Simple Wooden Cart
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/UWWKDTU/tr24/PDF/tr24.pdf

Making a Straight Hame Collar
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/UWWKDTU/tr46/PDF/tr46.pdf

Single Donkey Harness for Cart Pulling
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/UWWKDTU/tr27/PDF/tr27.pdf

Medicine

Holistic & Alternative Medicine 101
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6311011/Holistic-Alternative-Medicine-101

Herbal/Medical Contraindications_ Using herbal remedies and pharma products: interactions
http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/HerbMedContra1.pdf

Herbal Formulas for Clinic and Home
http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/Formulary2.pdf

First Aid Full Manual FM21-11
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4089404/First-Aid-Full-Manual-FM2111

Where There is No Dentist - Murray Dickson
http://www.scribd.com/doc/408523/Where-There-is-No-Dentist-Murray-Dickson

Where There Is No Doctor - A Village Health Care Handbook - David Werner
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6408748/Where-There-Is-No-Doctor-A-Village-Health-Care-Handbook-David-Werner-Rev1992

Wilderness Medicine Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8149708/Wilderness-Medicine-Course

Healing Pets With Alternative Medicine
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8515671/Healing-Pets-With-Alternative-Medicine

Physicians Desk Reference: Herbal Medicines
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7354348/Herbal-PDRsmall

How To Treat and Heal Your Pet at Home?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2374175/How-To-Treat-and-Heal-Your-Pet-at-Home

ONE MINERAL CAN HELP _Potassium Iodide
http://www.nogw.com/download/_07_sski.pdf

Ditch Medicine - Advanced Field Procedures For Emergencies (1993)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2205119/Ditch-Medicine-Advanced-Field-Procedures-For-Emergencies-1993


Survival Manuals and Info

Compact Survival Kits
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8698084/Compact-Survival-Kits

SAS Survival Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6723318/SAS-Survival-Guide

Wilderness Survival (FM 21-76)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8085776/Wilderness-Survival-FM-2176-

Nuclear War Survival Skills
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2932392/Nuclear-War-Survival-Skills

USMC Winter Survival Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2960322/USMC-Winter-Survival-Course

US Marine Corps Summer Survival Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2960529/US-Marine-Corps-Summer-Survival-Course

Survival Attitude
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4020001/Survival-Attitude

NUCLEAR CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6147889/NUCLEAR-CONTAMINATION-AVOIDANCE

Kearny Homemade Fallout Meter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3082604/Kearny-Homemade-Fallout-Meter

survival - personal wilderness medical kit
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6535775/survival-personal-wilderness-medical-kit


Building Related _Survival Shelters and More

Seven Survival Shelters That Could Save your life!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3007857/Seven-Survival-Shelters-That-Could-Save-your-life

Building With Stone And Earth - Part 1
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8331565/Building-With-Stone-And-Earth-Part-1

Building With Stone And Earth - Part 2
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8331631/Building-With-Stone-And-Earth-Part-2

Barn Plans And Out-Buildings (1886)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8342942/Barn-Plans-And-OutBuildings-1886

How to build your own underground home
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5504156/How-to-build-your-own-underground-home-construction-plans-energy-efficient-save-money-secur

The Complete Book of Underground Houses _How To
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5902364/-Underground-Homes
the manual of free energy devices and systems
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3152210/the-manual-of-free-energy-devices-and-systems

Communication

The Complete Manual Of Pirate Radio
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8608511/The-Complete-Manual-Of-Pirate-Radio

Crystal Radio Project
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8608892/Crystal-Radio-Project

Field Antenna Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8608089/Field-Antenna-Handbook

Shortwave Radio _Build Your Own
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6472690/Shortwave-Radio

A Handbook On Shortwave Radio And LEO Sattelite Communication
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8375638/A-Handbook-On-Shortwave-Radio-And-LEO-Sattelite-Communication

Shortwave 101 - How To Listen To World Radio
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9614280/Shortwave-101-How-To-Listen-To-World-Radio

Shortwave Radio Networking When Phones Fail
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3195783/Shortwave-Radio-Networking-When-Phones-Fail


Other Skills and Useful Info

The Foxfire Books are simply some of the best old time skills books around!
Foxfire One
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961411/Foxfire-One

Foxfire Two
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961376/Foxfire-Two

Foxfire Three
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961322/Foxfire-Three

Foxfire Four
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6476078/The-Foxfire-Book-Volume-05

The Foxfire Five
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6476078/The-Foxfire-Book-Volume-05

Sharpening Small Tools
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9231295/Sharpening-Small-Tools

Farm Shop And Equipment
This publication offers suggested assortment of tools, special tools, and how to keep and care for them.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9153426/Farm-Shop-And-Equipment

Tools For Agriculture - A Guide To Appropriate Equipment
Appropriate Equipment For Small Farms
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8681208/Tools-For-Agriculture-A-Guide-To-Appropriate-Equipment-

Soapmaking - How To Make Soap
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8304654/Soapmaking-How-To-Make-Soap

Village Technology Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8681380/Village-Technology-Handbook

W.F. Vickery, Advanced Gunsmithing, 1940
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8697640/Advanced-Gunsmithing-

Manual Of Bicycle Repair
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9452394/Manual-Of-Bicycle-Repair

The Formula Manual
Make your own recipes for almost everything other than food.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9452986/The-Formula-Manual

Land Clearing
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450761/Land-Clearing

Axe Manual of Peter McLaren
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9356136/Axe-Manual-of-Peter-McLaren

Crosscut Saw Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450723/Crosscut-Saw-Manual

Basic Plumbing Skills
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8604200/Basic-Plumbing-Skills

Basic Plumbing Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8603975/Basic-Plumbing-Course

Hoppe's Guide To Gun Care
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8457633/Guide-To-Gun-Care-

Pistol Preventative Maintenance Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8457777/Pistol-Preventative-Maintenance-Guide

Emergency Sanitation At Home
Interesting DoD publication from 1958
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8259039/Emergency-Sanitation-At-Home

Spinning With Simple Tools
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8452139/Spining-With-Simple-Tools

Introduction To Spinning
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8451949/Introduction-To-Spining

Natural Dyeing Of Textiles
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8337045/Natural-Dyeing-Of-Textiles

Handloom Construction
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3799907/Handloom-Construction

Blacksmithing Basics
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8336508/Blacksmithing-Basics

Practical Blacksmithing 1891
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8802150/Practical-Blacksmithing-1891

Farm Blacksmithing 1921
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8802051/Farm-Blacksmithing-1921

Alternatives To Portland Cement
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8331447/Alternatives-To-Portland-Cement

How To Make Candles
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8304539/Candlemaking-How-To-Make-Candles

Candle Making
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8303763/Candle-Making

Hide tanning
4 documents
http://www.fastonline.org/content/view/89/29/

Pond Construction and Management
about 50 documents
http://www.fastonline.org/content/view/35/29/

Fighting fires
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/LSTOCK/001/SA_InfoPaks/docs/FightingFire.pdf


This is a great resource site for homesteaders, people interested in sustainability and survival techniques. There is so much here that the site deserves its own listing.
Downloading directly from the site is free, but does require sign up and some information (including info on what you plan on doing with the materials provided). It's worth it!
http://www.itdg.org/

This is yet another almost incredible information resource for all things homestead. It will take time, but is well worth the dig and everything is available for free download.
http://www.fastonline.org/content/view/12/26/



Shamelessly copied post from the forbidden GLP forum. ;)

Excellent find wakeup2nwo. :)

[tracker]

...it contains too many good links to get lost in the forum. Methinks I will message a Mod to request a sticky, anyone agree with me? :)


that is abrilliant Idea you have .

It would be nice if it can also be updated from time to time .

there is a quote below with zillions of info on it .

would be nice to have that as a second sticky .

good idea Elixirsoo .

all in good time I suppose , but yes its a good idea .:cool:

[schaff]

I think this thread is a brilliant idea tracker:cool: i agree defo a sticky.
I am also gonna link my making a fire thread cause i think its one of the most important survival skills you can learn.

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89961

[gilly]

Stickied, as requested. :)

[elixirsoo]

Stickied, as requested. :)

gilly you are a star! Stickied it before I could even post saying it had been requested. Thanks. :)

[schaff]

Stickied, as requested. :)

Cheers gilly the first sticky for the survival section :D.This is a great thread created by trackers passion and entusiasium for people to learn skills that could help save lives and to you tracker i appreciate you for that :cool:

[cryst4l]

http://www.seedman.com/

Another useful thing is to build up on your own personal seed banks. If they are doing it in Norway, then makes sense to me :)

EDIT: About halfway down the page are vegetable seeds

[petercookie]

Super thread this like. Its good it has been stickied too.

I just thought i would add a couple of other theads which i reccomend......

Survival Video Thread!->

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71321


reccomended survival/wild food videos and sites ect ->

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82653

Top thread......... cheers to all who have contributed.....

[petercookie]

Survival/wild food Torrents .............
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92761

:cool:

[freckles]

Tracker, thank you so much for taking the time and effort to put all the links together. Whilst I have not read them all yet, I feel much better prepared already, even if I have not started preparing, but the knowledge is soaking in. You're a legend. You have certainly given me alot to think about and have motivated me beyond words. :) :) :)

[tracker]

Tracker, thank you so much for taking the time and effort to put all the links together. Whilst I have not read them all yet, I feel much better prepared already, even if I have not started preparing, but the knowledge is soaking in. You're a legend. You have certainly given me alot to think about and have motivated me beyond words. :) :) :)

Thankyou very much for those kind words , its people like you that make the effort all worht while , believe it .

this thread though , has been updated in a more comprehencive way here;
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98931

there are some new ones on it too .

I soon plan to ask a mod to make it sticky . infact I have but have had no reply yet , im sure they will do soon though .

I want it to replace this thread we are on now .

take a gander at it , its easier , bigger and more comprehencive .

:)

[subl1minal]

Awesome thread! :)

''I got my fist, I got my plan, I got survivalism!'' - Nine Inch Nails

[astrochicken]

The classic from 1976.

Worth grabbing...

http://books.gigaimg.com/avaxhome/avaxhome/2008-04-23/The_Complete_Book_of_Self_Sufficiency.jpg


Download links are at the bottom of this page (http://www.ebookee.com/The-Complete-Book-of-Self-Sufficiency_167103.html)

[tracker]

The classic from 1976.

Worth grabbing...

http://books.gigaimg.com/avaxhome/avaxhome/2008-04-23/The_Complete_Book_of_Self_Sufficiency.jpg


Download links are at the bottom of this page (http://www.ebookee.com/The-Complete-Book-of-Self-Sufficiency_167103.html)

wow thankyou for that , am downloading it now .

brilliant link .:cool:

[white horse]

Shamelessly copied post from the forbidden GLP forum. ;)

Excellent find wakeup2nwo. :)[/QUOTE]

Brilliant work you guys for all these links; diving in and picking out what I can...

You know what you need? You need to keep a W98 or XP machine in good working order when you next upgrade your tech, make sure it has a DVD reader/writer and store as much of this information on DVDs.

So long as you can find a 240v AC current you can fire it up...

Otherwise it means printing it out and forming some kind of library somewhere!

... would be good wouldn't it to organise a DIF 'seed bank' that could be used for physical storage... need some way to provide access to a repository of knowledge... ram it with books and printed material...

[EDIT] o yeah sorry forgot why I posted a reply - Was going to recommend giving the Joy of Gardening a miss. Dreadful book. Not useful.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2296631/Joy-of-Gardening

[elixirsoo]

Shamelessly copied post from the forbidden GLP forum. ;)

Excellent find wakeup2nwo. :)
Brilliant work you guys for all these links; diving in and picking out what I can...

You know what you need? You need to keep a W98 or XP machine in good working order when you next upgrade your tech, make sure it has a DVD reader/writer and store as much of this information on DVDs.

So long as you can find a 240v AC current you can fire it up...

Otherwise it means printing it out and forming some kind of library somewhere!

... would be good wouldn't it to organise a DIF 'seed bank' that could be used for physical storage... need some way to provide access to a repository of knowledge... ram it with books and printed material...

[EDIT] o yeah sorry forgot why I posted a reply - Was going to recommend giving the Joy of Gardening a miss. Dreadful book. Not useful.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2296631/Joy-of-Gardening

Hi white horse :)

I have a little netbook just for accessing my pdfs etc.. I am also storing stuff on flash memory cards, which I keep in sealed cases. It's amazing how much can be fitted on them and they take up so little space. :)

[white horse]

Hi white horse :)

I have a little netbook just for accessing my pdfs etc.. I am also storing stuff on flash memory cards, which I keep in sealed cases. It's amazing how much can be fitted on them and they take up so little space. :)

Hey yeah - time to give some serious thought to keeping back some old/current technology cos over the next 2 years you will loose all your computing power to 'the network', local computing will not be possible.

Gonna look at a dekstop and a laptop, and burn some CDs/DVDs full of all types of software and media... especially survival stuff!

laptops will be crucial cos they should be easier to jury rig for power than a pc?

Widn up radios, solar powered calculators etc; all that stuff we are being encouraged to ditch in favour of internet or phone apps.

Time to start keeping a stash.

... hmmm....

OK - I think this year I will have to start my survial raft and start collecting stuff in the loft maybe... hmmmm...

[vince2468motorway]

I have started the survival process in central Portugal with a nice chunk of rich land halfway up a mountain..
Cant say its gonna survive whatever is on the horizon, But it sure beats the crap out of living in the matrix.
Could do with a few like minded live on the land, helpers if anyones interested in checking out Portugal..
Got a link here,,,

http://ruralpropertyportugal.weebly.com/promoting-eco-farms.html

Stay safe . Vince,

[pirateben]

if you live in the u.k. wilkinsons have these http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/Security-Lighting+Torches/Wind-Up-Charger-Mobile-PhoneTorch/invt/0273857?htxt=wtpiPbN8yfetYe%2F9yJIVOuCQq%2Bp%2BgZf UkTtejeY%2F11wSs7QYcLiVtYcNnGlBH75lEtVV%2FOAE40Ea% 0AqT%2Bwa3nLQQ%3D%3D wind up torches with a compass on the top and a output socket with a cable and 5 different adaptors for charging mobile phones. it says £6.99 on their website but i got one for £4 instore the other day.
the torch isnt the brightest but it is better than nothing in the dark, i only really got it for the dc output, it can charge a phone from dead to 5 mins talk time with just a few minutes winding, and i bet if you could find/make some other cables you could charge other things like mp3 players/satnav, very handy imo

[leon11]

subscribing :D

[blackwolf]

Been reading links on this thread for hours, getting square eyes!!!
Thanks Tracker, your time and energy in sharing awareness/knowledge is much appreciated

Sending a Big Hug ... to you

[sannox]

why is most of the gear sold as survival gear ex army ?
Why dont explorers and mountaineers etc use army surplus ?
Why do survivalists think dressing head to foot in camo isnt drawing attention to themselves ?
Why do you think a
£35. Survival tent is better than a 4 season tent costing £150. With a lifetime warranty ?

I suppose what im getting at is the comical aspect of whats labbled survival gear and clever marketing of army surplus crap and cheap low level camping gear ,
Dont be fooled .

[them]

why is most of the gear sold as survival gear ex army ?
Why dont explorers and mountaineers etc use army surplus ?
Why do survivalists think dressing head to foot in camo isnt drawing attention to themselves ?
Why do you think a
£35. Survival tent is better than a 4 season tent costing £150. With a lifetime warranty ?

I suppose what im getting at is the comical aspect of whats labbled survival gear and clever marketing of army surplus crap and cheap low level camping gear ,
Dont be fooled .

To add a comment supporting your view I would draw peoples attention to the fact that soldiers in the British Army serving in Afghanistan ALL buy kit beyond standard issue. Some of the top items include;

Socks
Boots
Head torches
Base layers
Food stuffs
Knives

BSF use virtually nothing on the standard MOD equipment list so there's a major clue there for you ;)

[psketti]

Amazing new brazilian invention - YouTube

:cool:

[sannox]

To add a comment supporting your view I would draw peoples attention to the fact that soldiers in the British Army serving in Afghanistan ALL buy kit beyond standard issue. Some of the top items include;

Socks
Boots
Head torches
Base layers
Food stuffs
Knives

BSF use virtually nothing on the standard MOD equipment list so there's a major clue there for you ;)

i know its insane ,
during the falklands campaign a mate of mine borrowed a ultimate s bag after comparing his standard issue with my 3 season bag now that outdated crap is selling online and in stores as survival s bags :D

if this gears cheap by all means use it to explore the outdoors but dont think ex army = immortality ;)

[sannox]

what sort of plans are in place ,what are the expectations what will you personally strive for ?

will you stay hidden will you return to society to pick up were you left off ?

[dreamscope]

i know its insane ,
during the falklands campaign a mate of mine borrowed a ultimate s bag after comparing his standard issue with my 3 season bag now that outdated crap is selling online and in stores as survival s bags :D

if this gears cheap by all means use it to explore the outdoors but dont think ex army = immortality ;)

Nobody's saying it is :D

The old mark 1 was lovely and snug, if a bit bulky. The mark 2 maggot was a toaster for sure, no idea how many seasons it is or whatever but it was great. Still, my civvie version is warm enough and about half the size, so no contest :)

[sannox]

Nobody's saying it is :D

The old mark 1 was lovely and snug, if a bit bulky. The mark 2 maggot was a toaster for sure, no idea how many seasons it is or whatever but it was great. Still, my civvie version is warm enough and about half the size, so no contest :)

the mk2 was heavy and big , it would be the size of two modern bags and was the bag my ultimate beat (wasnt it a two part afair bivvy bag ?)

if a product has survival stuck to it it implies a degree of performance that ensures life to many people .

[dreamscope]

the mk2 was heavy and big , it would be the size of two modern bags and was the bag my ultimate beat (wasnt it a two part afair bivvy bag ?)

if a product has survival stuck to it it implies a degree of performance that ensures life to many people .

Yes what was the name for it again...'stuff sack' if I remember right? New technology back in those days :D You could get it tied down quite tight so it was about, just over half or about 2/3 the bulk of the mk 1 but it would still be about twice as heavy as a civvy job. Must admit though it is warmer than my civvy sack.

But yes you're point is right, surplus stores etc. will market old mk1s as 'survival gear' but it definitely wouldn't be the first choice if you had to head fer dem hills at short notice.

[sannox]

Yes what was the name for it again...'stuff sack' if I remember right? New technology back in those days :D You could get it tied down quite tight so it was about, just over half or about 2/3 the bulk of the mk 1 but it would still be about twice as heavy as a civvy job. Must admit though it is warmer than my civvy sack.

But yes you're point is right, surplus stores etc. will market old mk1s as 'survival gear' but it definitely wouldn't be the first choice if you had to head fer dem hills at short notice.

i think army surplus is a great way to get outdoors , its doesnt need the tag survival gear and the few quid it seems to add ?
the more experienced you get with outdoor sports the better gear you acquire
its progress ,
i think its possible to give people a headstart when selecting equipment and save them discomfort that inadequate equipment creates and sometimes its puts people off because just remember being exhausted hungry and wet etc ,
when thats a thing of the past with modern gear .

i wouldnt tell anyone to stay indoors because their gear was substandard
but my bugbear is labbeling gear survival when as far as im aware no such equipment really exists its practically an advertising slogan imo .

[dreamscope]

i wouldnt tell anyone to stay indoors because their gear was substandard
but my bugbear is labbeling gear survival when as far as im aware no such equipment really exists its practically an advertising slogan imo .

Not quite sure what you mean by saying no such equipment exists, I mean some things are made for simply going outdoors whilst others are made for emergency situations because they will make the difference between life and death, hence they are known as survival kit.

Example, the 'survival sack'. It could be anything from simple bright-coloured polythene, sort of like a super-strength bin-bag, to the 'space suite' foil sack. Or the flint-metal firestarter; you wouldn't use these in 'normal' outdoor trips where you have a sleeping bag and hexi / gas stove, they are emergency gear which will increase your chances of survival if things go wrong.

So there is a market out there for survival gear, but it might be confused with other stuff which isn't emergency gear.

[sannox]

Not quite sure what you mean by saying no such equipment exists, I mean some things are made for simply going outdoors whilst others are made for emergency situations because they will make the difference between life and death, hence they are known as survival kit.

Example, the 'survival sack'. It could be anything from simple bright-coloured polythene, sort of like a super-strength bin-bag, to the 'space suite' foil sack. Or the flint-metal firestarter; you wouldn't use these in 'normal' outdoor trips where you have a sleeping bag and hexi / gas stove, they are emergency gear which will increase your chances of survival if things go wrong.

So there is a market out there for survival gear, but it might be confused with other stuff which isn't emergency gear.

survival sacks are emergency shelters ,
you could take anything from an outdoor store and stick survival before its name and create survival gear its a marketing scam ,
survival tools = multi tools of old
survival tins = they are a real enigma , lofty wiseman introduced the us to an sas trick of carrying loads of stuff for trapping fishing firelighting etc in a tin and some sold these tins under the name .........

tents bivouacs rucksacks knifes jackets sleping bags pots stoves the lot
all could be named survival items having survived nothing ;):D

[dreamscope]

survival sacks are emergency shelters ,
you could take anything from an outdoor store and stick survival before its name and create survival gear its a marketing scam ,
survival tools = multi tools of old
survival tins = they are a real enigma , lofty wiseman introduced the us to an sas trick of carrying loads of stuff for trapping fishing firelighting etc in a tin and some sold these tins under the name .........

tents bivouacs rucksacks knifes jackets sleping bags pots stoves the lot
all could be named survival items having survived nothing ;):D

Yeah those survival tins...would you need to use those if you're out there with a nice load of food for your trip and the cooker to go with it?

Same for the survival sack..it's for when things go wrong, hence emergency gear hence survival.

Difference between survival kit and normal kit is you only use it when TSHTF

;)

[sannox]

Yeah those survival tins...would you need to use those if you're out there with a nice load of food for your trip and the cooker to go with it?

Same for the survival sack..it's for when things go wrong, hence emergency gear hence survival.

Difference between survival kit and normal kit is you only use it when TSHTF

;)

you turn to your emergency gear if your standard fails and if your emergency gear worked you can call it the gear that helped you survive or your survival gear for short .
:D
you can then label that gear survival gear and sell it own describing how you survived using it .

[tracker]

Its all about learning what to use and how , and if you dont have anything one must be able to compromise .
History has shown us that if humanity does not prepare for the next year , people die of starvation .
early hunters prepped , so did the village folk .
Dawins theory , adapt or die .
if we do not learn how to adapt , we can not adapt .

unfortunately it is a lesson of reality that should we not , we can pay the price .

Its never FOOL PROOF

BUT IT IS

PROOF THAT YOU ARE NOT A FOOL .

:cool:

[the apprentice]

Its all about learning what to use and how , and if you dont have anything one must be able to compromise .
History has shown us that if humanity does not prepare for the next year , people die of starvation .
early hunters prepped , so did the village folk .
Dawins theory , adapt or die .
if we do not learn how to adapt , we can not adapt .

unfortunately it is a lesson of reality that should we not , we can pay the price .

Its never FOOL PROOF

BUT IT IS

PROOF THAT YOU ARE NOT A FOOL .

:cool:

Never truer words spoken, practice makes perfect.

Now is the time of year to lean how to adapt and have fun doing it.

My top ten for this years courses.

First is how to make a bow and arrows and string from out of the wild.

Second is finding natural cures for common ailments using the culpepper guide.

Third is making bronze tools and making a charcoal furness for melting copper and other ores.

Fourth is making eel and other fish traps for both bait and main species, night lines, underwater traps.

Fifth is how to build a mini stove from recycled tin cans and old nuts and bolts.

Sixth is how to catch live game and train your dog to catch them and domesticate what you capture.

Seventh is learning how to use nature as your early warning signs in a defensive situation.

Eight is learning how to make emergency footware and clothing from the wild and tanning of the materials.

Nine is making traps and using live bait from imprinted wildlife.

Tenth is learning how to make the system work for you and not the other way around.
:)

[the apprentice]

survival sacks are emergency shelters ,
you could take anything from an outdoor store and stick survival before its name and create survival gear its a marketing scam ,
survival tools = multi tools of old
survival tins = they are a real enigma , lofty wiseman introduced the us to an sas trick of carrying loads of stuff for trapping fishing firelighting etc in a tin and some sold these tins under the name .........

tents bivouacs rucksacks knifes jackets sleping bags pots stoves the lot
all could be named survival items having survived nothing ;):D

Lofty's baccy survival tin is a sure way to loose everything at the same time, ypur much better keeping all ypur gear on your person in many different places so you loose as little as possible in a bug out situation.

The very best survival kit is you and your pwn hand to eye coordinations/skills, not a book by lofty in your pocket saying so.

Learn to find, capture, prepare your food doing the 12 day rule using only 500 calories per day, if you can do this you will stand a better chance at surviving.

[fromthatshow]

Does anyone have a good list of 2012 survival communities? Or know of a good place to check? I have been searching around and found a couple good groups on http://face2012.net. But I am trying to find groups in the US, and having trouble. I don't have the resources or knowledge and time to do something myself. My only hope is to get together with others. Any help would be greatly appreciated, or links to other threads on this forum. Thanks :)

[sannox]

Lofty's baccy survival tin is a sure way to loose everything at the same time, ypur much better keeping all ypur gear on your person in many different places so you loose as little as possible in a bug out situation.

The very best survival kit is you and your pwn hand to eye coordinations/skills, not a book by lofty in your pocket saying so.

Learn to find, capture, prepare your food doing the 12 day rule using only 500 calories per day, if you can do this you will stand a better chance at surviving.

500 cal a day isnt much your going to be very lethargic .

[sannox]

Its all about learning what to use and how , and if you dont have anything one must be able to compromise .
History has shown us that if humanity does not prepare for the next year , people die of starvation .
early hunters prepped , so did the village folk .
Dawins theory , adapt or die .
if we do not learn how to adapt , we can not adapt .

unfortunately it is a lesson of reality that should we not , we can pay the price .

Its never FOOL PROOF

BUT IT IS

PROOF THAT YOU ARE NOT A FOOL .

:cool:

got to plan ahead , if you dont you wont get by its simple :)

[the apprentice]

500 cal a day isnt much your going to be very lethargic .

You are indeed, try a rabbit which is almost pure protein and not much fat, birds eggs again protein and a little fat.

The 500 is pretty difficult to find even at the best time of year.

The way you see BG burning off the energy is amazing and a sure way to die if your on your own and lost in a strange unknown habitat.

Injury and traumatic shock due to fluid loss is the biggest killer, survival is down to knowledge not tools and tins full of things that you might never use.

The 12 day rule makes one think about what your going to do, choose your plan of action carefully before the off because your likely to head downwards from that momemt onwards.

You might get lucky, you might not, and again heat is half meat ;)

[tracker]

Never truer words spoken, practice makes perfect.

Now is the time of year to lean how to adapt and have fun doing it.

My top ten for this years courses.

First is how to make a bow and arrows and string from out of the wild.

Second is finding natural cures for common ailments using the culpepper guide.

Third is making bronze tools and making a charcoal furness for melting copper and other ores.

Fourth is making eel and other fish traps for both bait and main species, night lines, underwater traps.

Fifth is how to build a mini stove from recycled tin cans and old nuts and bolts.

Sixth is how to catch live game and train your dog to catch them and domesticate what you capture.

Seventh is learning how to use nature as your early warning signs in a defensive situation.

Eight is learning how to make emergency footware and clothing from the wild and tanning of the materials.

Nine is making traps and using live bait from imprinted wildlife.

Tenth is learning how to make the system work for you and not the other way around.
:)

LIKE IT very much .
The early warning system using nature is more easy than you might think .
Other than smell , for which in some cases you can smell people coming from a good distance ( wind direction does help ) just listening to your surroundings and then hearing a sudden change can indicate a few things .
( Weather change , approaching predator , grassland fire , from miles away , often wild life can smell fire before humans , things like that . any change is always worth noting .)

I noted your comment about making footwear , WELL DONE , some thing that isnt thought of often .

funny enough , psychology can also help depending on the situation , in bad times when meeting strangers , it is paramount that the ability to assess and adapt to personality traits of different personality types can be used with out raising suspicion . the chameleon as one says , to change shape and form to adapt to all situations .


I like this list of yours , should prove handy if you accomplish it .

[tracker]

Does anyone have a good list of 2012 survival communities? Or know of a good place to check? I have been searching around and found a couple good groups on http://face2012.net. But I am trying to find groups in the US, and having trouble. I don't have the resources or knowledge and time to do something myself. My only hope is to get together with others. Any help would be greatly appreciated, or links to other threads on this forum. Thanks :)


you can just google it it won't take long before you see loads .

[tolkienite]

An excellent thought for making hides supple is skin the animal, then crack the skull and use the brains of the animal. Chop the brains onto the scraped hide {scrape the 'meat' side to get the last sinews and scraps off}. Rub them in using hands or a blunt instrument. Make sure to cover the whole area of the hide.
Really give it a good going-over, rub the brains into the hide as much as you can.

Wash or use hands to take the left over brains off the hide. Rub it as dry as you can with a cloth or leaves {if you are truly stuck for items}.

Whenever you have a free moment {has to be soon, that hour if possible} rub the hide to make it supple. Work it with your hands, gently twist it back and forth, bend it, rub it with a smooth rock.

If it's allowed to dry stiff it won't be any use to you. The rubbed in brains help to keep it supple and it cures as soft as a calfskin. {especially if you use a calf, lol}
They also make the hide waterproof, which is useful if you want to survive winter.

If you rub it for a few hours the first day and keep rubbing it on and off during the next few days, you'll have a very strong, soft, warm piece of skin that can be cut into any shape and is very useful for a range of clothing and coverings.

It is especially easy to make rabbit fur foot coverings using this method. Fur inwards is a great option for winter. Pierce holes in the skins with a knife, sharp stick or even shattered stone {if really desperate} and sew them together using dried tendons or strips of leather cut from a finished hide {deer hide is best for tendons and hide strips. Substitute kangaroo skins if you have access to them, they are very tough}
If you have no other option, use a carnivore's skin for strips of hide. The skin around the neck and chest is thickest.

Guide the strips through the holes using the point of a sharp stick. This is a good method in lack of a needle and thread.

Using logic and these instructions, you can easily fit together shoes for winter.

[the apprentice]

LIKE IT very much .
The early warning system using nature is more easy than you might think .
Other than smell , for which in some cases you can smell people coming from a good distance ( wind direction does help ) just listening to your surroundings and then hearing a sudden change can indicate a few things .
( Weather change , approaching predator , grassland fire , from miles away , often wild life can smell fire before humans , things like that . any change is always worth noting .)

I noted your comment about making footwear , WELL DONE , some thing that isnt thought of often .

funny enough , psychology can also help depending on the situation , in bad times when meeting strangers , it is paramount that the ability to assess and adapt to personality traits of different personality types can be used with out raising suspicion . the chameleon as one says , to change shape and form to adapt to all situations .


I like this list of yours , should prove handy if you accomplish it .

I already have these skills under my belt and the list is designed for students who come out with me, showing also teaches me new tricks which I inadvertantly get from them, one is always learning.

Footware is as important as food, without them your at a dissadvantage as you already know I'm sure.

To me many times in the past the animals have been my eyes behind and in front of me, if there is a flurry of feather behind me moving over or past me I know and vice -,versa.

In nature spycology as I like to call it is very cunning, what you sometimes see is not what you get in a chase, where you can run right past your target and then become the prey.

In the ambush situation which way do you run ;)

As in any animal which is cornered can be a dangerous time and what appears to run away can take the edge off your perception and can then be used against you, bravery is nearly always what gets you into troubles that you never bargained for whilst the adrenalin is running.

There is always something to learn that you will never get from RM's video's or books like being on the ground, like I said before, enjoy it doing it :)

Footware can be made from old car tires and last for years I have seen a pair where the steel brading inside was intricately woven over the top to create the upper, they were really good/year :D

[the apprentice]

An excellent thought for making hides supple is skin the animal, then crack the skull and use the brains of the animal. Chop the brains onto the scraped hide {scrape the 'meat' side to get the last sinews and scraps off}. Rub them in using hands or a blunt instrument. Make sure to cover the whole area of the hide.
Really give it a good going-over, rub the brains into the hide as much as you can.

Wash or use hands to take the left over brains off the hide. Rub it as dry as you can with a cloth or leaves {if you are truly stuck for items}.

Whenever you have a free moment {has to be soon, that hour if possible} rub the hide to make it supple. Work it with your hands, gently twist it back and forth, bend it, rub it with a smooth rock.

If it's allowed to dry stiff it won't be any use to you. The rubbed in brains help to keep it supple and it cures as soft as a calfskin. {especially if you use a calf, lol}
They also make the hide waterproof, which is useful if you want to survive winter.

If you rub it for a few hours the first day and keep rubbing it on and off during the next few days, you'll have a very strong, soft, warm piece of skin that can be cut into any shape and is very useful for a range of clothing and coverings.

It is especially easy to make rabbit fur foot coverings using this method. Fur inwards is a great option for winter. Pierce holes in the skins with a knife, sharp stick or even shattered stone {if really desperate} and sew them together using dried tendons or strips of leather cut from a finished hide {deer hide is best for tendons and hide strips. Substitute kangaroo skins if you have access to them, they are very tough}
If you have no other option, use a carnivore's skin for strips of hide. The skin around the neck and chest is thickest.

Guide the strips through the holes using the point of a sharp stick. This is a good method in lack of a needle and thread.

Using logic and these instructions, you can easily fit together shoes for winter.

When I have used the old grey matter to treat hide I find there is never enough and the cream goes off very quickly in the hotter parts of the year, bark tannins are far better and can be carried dry until you need them and make a far better job, The leather is also less vunerable to attack from nature, eating it.

For the soles you need stiffened leather or woven willow strengthenings or hand split timber that can be heated and bent into shape, a much more simple shoes is the clog which are about the best emmergency shoes you can have and last a long time and insulate you from the ground very well in winter.

Best items for needles are fish bones and a variety of thorns for making holes first, so you don't break valuble needles.

I make my needles with a small barb at one end and use it like my handmade hook awl which I sew on my soles to make my own shoes and boots.

You make the hole with a thorn, push the needle through wrap the thread around the needle and when you pull back trough the hole the barb catches the thread and pulls it back through the hole, no need to make an eye.

If you mount the thorn in a piece of wood like elder with its hollow centre you have more control and save breaking them, be carefull with blackthorn because it has a waxy enzyme on the point which can prevent the natural healing over process and also accumulate in the body each time you prick yourself and makes some people quite ill.

The very best tapered threads I make myself out of nettles and other hemp like plant sinew, twisting it and coating it with beeswax and tree resin and the needles are animal whiskers that are whipped in, especially good are pigs, known as waxed twins in the traditional shoe making trade, exactly like the Romams once used and are still the best products from nature herself, these are not that difficult to make if you are shown how.

[tracker]

Its been a while Apprentice .
Where you been ?
Good to see you .

:)

[the apprentice]

Its been a while Apprentice .
Where you been ?
Good to see you .

:)

Still here, been busy making lots of things, greenhouse, bee hives, falconry hoods, Mayan spinners, blackcurrant pickers, leather survival bags, shoes and boots, tool making/leather sole planes that you cannot buy any more, and lots more.

And you.

[the apprentice]

Its been a while Apprentice .
Where you been ?
Good to see you .

:)

Still here, been busy making lots of things, greenhouse, bee hives, falconry hoods, Mayan spinners, blackcurrant pickers, leather survival bags, shoes and boots, tool making/leather sole planes that you cannot buy any more, and lots more.

And you.