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Cooking and Eating Utensils in the Wild

Using wood, bamboo, and even animal parts, you can use many materials to make equipment for the cooking, eating, and storing of food. Pots and Bowls Cooking with Hot Rocks Use wood, bone, horn, bark, or other similar material to make bowls. To make wooden bowls, use a hollowed out piece of wood that will…

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Clothing and Insulation in the Wild

You can use many materials for clothing and insulation. Both man-made materials, such as tarps and tent material, and natural materials, such as skins and plant materials, are available and offer significant protection. Animal Skins The selection of animal skins in a survival situation will most often be limited to what you manage to trap…

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Making Backpacks in the Wild

Rucksack (Backpack) Construction The materials for constructing a rucksack or pack are almost limitless. You can use wood, bamboo, rope, plant fiber, clothing, plastic bags, tarps, animal skins, canvas, and many other materials to make a pack. There are several construction techniques for rucksacks. Many are very elaborate, but those that are simple and easy…

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Staffs and Walking Sticks

Why Use a Walking Staff? A staff (also called a walking staff, walking stick, trekking poles, hiking poles, or walking poles) should be one of the first tools you obtain. They resemble ski poles and have many features in common such as baskets on the bottom, rubber padded grips, and wrist straps.  Commercial models are…