072: Wilderness Survival Tools Or Survival Weapons And No-Nonsense Methods - The Prepper Podcast

Summary: Housekeeping: * Don’t forget to join and get active at <a href="http://topsurvivalforum.com/">TopSurvivalForum.com</a> * Please give me a review at <a href="http://theprepperpodcast.com/itunes">theprepperpodcast.com/itunes</a> * Questions or Comments: (978) KNOWS-IT or (978) 566-9748 a. green bar on right side of the homepage that says record on it Topic: Wilderness Survival Weapons and Tools Don’t take chances with your survival Keep items on hand if you have a remote possibility of getting stuck in a survival scenario. * Keep Survival knife on you * Basic fishing gear * Always keep a sidearm * If possible, keep shotgun or rifle * Keep a fully stocked survival pack If you ABSOLUTELY MUST build your own survival weapons and tools… * Staff * Club * Sling Club * Knife * Spear * Throwing Stick, or Rabbit Stick * Archery Bow * Arrow Tip * Bola Staff One of the most basic tools to build Helps with: * Steep hikes * Check for snakes * Keep brush out of eyes * Great weapon Pick a large straight piece of hardwood * Tall enough to reach eye level * Thick enough for strength * Thin enough to grasp Club Easier to handle one-handled than the staff. Simple Club 1. Short, smaller staff. 2. Needs to be long enough to cause damage a. Strong enough to withstand damage 3. Straight-Grained hardwood is best Weighted Club 1. Simple club with weight on one end a. Knot in wood b. Rock lashed to it 2. Straight-grained hardwood is best 3. 3 feet long Split-handled clubs 4. Wrap lashing 5. Split end to lashing (7-8 inches, 4 beyond stone top) 6. Lash securely above, below, and across stone 7. Bind Split end tight to secure stone Forked-Branch clubs 8. Fork of 7-8 inches, 4 beyond stone top 9. Lash crotch of branch fork 10. Lash top of fork 11. Tighten around stone Wrapped-handle clubs 12. Must be an inch in diameter 13. Shave to half inch in diameter about 10 inches on end 14. Find 4 lb stone with “pecked groove” 15. Wrap shaved end around stone 16. Lash down on handle Sling Club * Weighted club * Has weight hanging 4 or so inches from club * Strong lashing * Length creates force multiplier on impact * Build a. Tie lashing to stone leaving at least 8 inches free b. Tie to stick leaving 4 inches of rope c. Stick should be about 15 in long Knife * Don’t make your knife, buy it unless you want to knife craft * Crafted or bought knives are much higher quality * If you MUST make one in the wilderness, you will need a. Stone b. Bone c. Wood d. or Metal Stone Blade: 4. Need to choose flaky stone like flint, chert, obsidian, jasper, quartzite a. Stones with higher pitch when tapped are usually better for knapping 5. Use chipping tool of wood or bone to chip off thin flat pieces of stone 6. Use flaking tool of bone, antler, or iron a. Press edges of stone, making opposite side flake b. Will create sharp edge c. Edges will not hold well Bone Blade: 7. Bone is not good for cutting or chopping a. Edges do not hold up at all 8. Best to be used for a puncture knife 9. Find bone and break with rock 10. Grab sharp splintered piece 11.Sharpen edges on rough rock Wood Blade 12. Also best for puncturing. 13. Use straight grain as well, not core of wood 14.

072: Wilderness Survival Tools Or Survival Weapons And No-Nonsense Methods - The Prepper Podcast

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