I'm adept at friction fire. Didn't want to waste an item on the ferro rod- I'll get more use out if the bag and sleep better which is extremely important.
How small do you want......??? Three PINT......? or two quart.....? Two & half or three quarts. They are all available.
As much as I LOVE MY DOG, I want to feed no one but me and no one slowing me down! When I mentioned fleeing to a Mexican beach, I would be ALONE!
My initial thought was to grab an axe instead of the knife/saw to save an item- that axe would of course be a tomahawk because a quality friction fit handle can be manufactured in the bush with nothing but the hawk head. That would bring my list down to 4 items- so for item #5 I asked myself what would i bring, and the next best tool would be a saw... but if I'm carrying a saw I'd prefer a knife to an axe- hence why my list is structured how it is.
i have found ones as small as 1.5litres.But i dont like the design of them.Yes i am being picky.I even went down the road of building a proto type for one.
items #6 a good woman with pack mule with full set of panniers,herd of sheep/goats and a pair of border collies.
There are subtleties to the skill that are not at all visually obvious or well explained. For example, material quality/selection plays a large role- which side of the bow's string the spindle sits in makes a difference- aswell as your body postion, the angles and techniques used to apply pressure make for more efficient friction- various methods of handholds/lubrication aswell as string grip etc all make a difference- spindle diameter/length vs. The material- length, bend and rigidity of the bow- tightness of the string- it all culminates to a good set, assuming the user has the skill to make the most of it and were still not even talking about fire plows or hand drills/pump drills which of course have their own idiosyncracies.
Would you explain to me what you plan on eating and how you will gather it please? I see no rifle,fishing kit,gillnet etc.
To be clear i would want just a regular size one to can with when targeting large halibut and deer/moose.I wanted one in a very small size to go in a pack thats light enough to carry and does multiple chores.
I posted that info. I am good at making snares from vines! I'll be dining on squirrel, rabbit and other small critters!
There is a reason that after decades of training, study, research, in 1968'ish I made my final decision that Alaska is the environment (overall) for survival.
I spent a summer living with the Inuit in Arviat (Eskimo Point). They never told me about the famine. It seems that nowadays they are wholly dependent on the Canadian government for food and shelter. I wonder what would happen to them if the supply shipments ever stopped?
Where we live, the wild is right outside our doors. Everyday deer cross our yard. We often get huge flocks of turkeys in the yard. On average, we will get photos of a dozen different bears passing through the yard per summer. There are 10 lakes within 3 miles of our home, some having big patches of wild rice.
