Missed the shows last weekend. But last night I noticed on the Weather Channel that Creek was on. Watched a couple episodes that I hadn't seen. They were all good and well done. The snow mobile show as certainly interesting as was the guy who got lost just looking for butterflies. The butterfly show sort of reminded me of how I would react if I got twisted up (essentially dismissive until too late). But I would need to resist my normal tendencies. Calm down and think about solutions rather than shooting from the hip and running up and down mountain sides thinking where you needed to go was just on the other side. It might be, but think about it first before doing and potentially wasting all that energy.
The snow mobile guy was totally soaking wet with no known way (by him) to start a fire to warm himself in the middle of WY winter. When found, he had a core temp of 80 degrees. He probably should have been dead. He wasn't even wearing suitable clothing for the conditions.
Creek's fire starting demonstration with a bow was very educational for those of us that have never actually done it. I want to watch this again! The typical survival shows gloss over the details quite a bit. I know it's not necessarily easy, but Creek did a good job of showing you the how to of it.
Some lessons learned so far.... duct tape, try to be at least minimally prepared for the unexpected even when you're sure of yourself. Stay dry. So have a means with you to protect yourself from the weather. Carry fire making materials always along with water and a knife.
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