Snarktoberfest

[The Warrior]

Alright folks, what's next? What do you people wanna do next? Contest? Resurrect the old skills and information threads? What would yuns like to see next?

Been thinking about this one myself. Bumping some of those old, useful threads is never a bad thing, imo.

 

[The Warrior]

Also been thinking about buying a one man tent. Go for a bike ride somewhere, and do an overnighter.

 

[DerekH]

I had an old thread way back when where we listed some options, plus we could revisit some of those old threads too.

 

[The Warrior]

I had an old thread way back when where we listed some options, plus we could revisit some of those old threads too.

Bump it, bump it up...

 

[DerekH]

Bump it, bump it up...

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...hallenges-with-a-twist.1118392/#post-12769092

There is a link to the discussion about it. One topic jumped out at me, navigation.

 

[DerekH]

The list we had:


knife choice and usage
fire starting
cordage and knots
shelter building
water purification
navigation/orienteering
fishing/trapping
tracking and hunting
wild edibles
outdoor cooking
urban survival
cold weather survival
hot weather survival

 

[Bladite]

becker's buccaneers - a take on our own sub-sub-forum for pirates

 

[tanglediver]

Someone from work, who lives way out in the desert, had a visitor over the weekend.

People keep these as pets.

 

[Aikiguy]

Someone from work, who lives way out in the desert, had a visitor over the weekend.

People keep these as pets.

Burn the sumabitch with fire!

 

[tanglediver]

Burn the sumabitch with fire!

Ha! We heard that one today, plus a bit of line dancing, roll over it with the forklift, feed it to the 'possums...
The jury is still deliberating...

 

[Aikiguy]

The list we had:


knife choice and usage
fire starting
cordage and knots
shelter building
water purification
navigation/orienteering
fishing/trapping
tracking and hunting
wild edibles
outdoor cooking
urban survival
cold weather survival
hot weather survival

Good list. Liking the navigation idea - daytime/nighttime skills, map reading, natural navigation. Maybe even nautical skills if anyone has some experience. Lots to cover.

 

[Tanker 1/66]

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...hallenges-with-a-twist.1118392/#post-12769092

There is a link to the discussion about it. One topic jumped out at me, navigation.

Declination in my area is around -13º

 

[Charlie_K]

Someone from work, who lives way out in the desert, had a visitor over the weekend.

People keep these as pets.

I'd prefer the emperor scorpion myself, but getting one is so much work.

 

[91bravo]

Declination in my area is around -13º

4.5 degree declination here...

 

[daizee]

becker's buccaneers - a take on our own sub-sub-forum for pirates

Do I need to give a clinic? Because that sounds like work.

 

[Tanker 1/66]

91bravo Let me do some sifferun and gazintas -4.5 declination would put you in Northern Bama and Married to MTM. I was always good at landnav and it shows right.

 

[Tanker 1/66]

I new you would be the first to recognize it 91bravo

 

[91bravo]

I new you would be the first to recognize it 91bravo

We love land navigation. Map/Compass is always with us, but we're learning terrain association by topographical map now. Much quicker and you don't need to be as accurate on the compass, just general N,S,E, or W.

 

[Tanker 1/66]

91bravo My wife bought me tyvex topo maps of the areas I hike/climb the declination lines are already on the maps. Thin red lines. Makes orientation a breeze while on the move and the tyvex is just about indestructible. I'm not sure if i would use them to call in a Redleg fire mission but they are accurate.

 

[Jonny1280]

The list we had:


knife choice and usage
fire starting
cordage and knots
shelter building
water purification
navigation/orienteering
fishing/trapping
tracking and hunting
wild edibles
outdoor cooking
urban survival
cold weather survival
hot weather survival

I’d be most interested in these:
-Cordage and knots
-Water purification
-navigation/orienteering
-Urban survival

I remember we did an urban survival contest once before and it really made me think about about certain situations that I never gave much thought to before. I enjoyed that one.
The other 3 topics I could definitely use some schooling on and would love to see all the info that the members here come up with.