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ColoradoSurvival.com Tip 005 - Eat Yucca Flowers! |
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Eat Yucca Flowers! - The white flower petals on yucca plants are quite edible. Perfect for adding to wild salads, and great for a trail snack. The flavor is extremely mild but actually kinda tasty. Collect in a basket or cloth and air dry in the sun to preserve for a few days. The center stalks of the yucca can be baked or boiled and eaten as well, and you can peel apart the sharp, spiny "leaves" to harvest the fibers inside, which are strong enough to braid a strong cord or weave a sandal sole.. |
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| Posted 06/23/09 by Whisper At Stars |
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ColoradoSurvival.com Tip 006 - Don't Count On Your "Space Blanket"! |
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Don't Count On Your "Space Blanket"! - While it's small and lightweight enough to carry with you, don't count on that "space blanket" to be your saviour. These mylar blankets are intended to reflect your body heat back to you and technically they do that, but you must remember that they also conduct heat away from any body part they touch, just like metal. They are better used as part of your reflecting wall next to your campfire or an insulating layer inside your sleeping bag (but OVER your clothes). Easy to tear and destroy, they are usually folded up tightly and over time can weaken along the folds, leaving you with a bunch of useless little mylar squares. |
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| Posted 06/23/09 by Whisper At Stars |
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ColoradoSurvival.com Tip 007 - Use A Tarp! |
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Use A Tarp! - In my humble opinion, tents are good for two things: filling with water and blowing into the river. In most (if not all) cases, a tarp will do the trick. Carry a 6'x8' or 8'x10' tarp folded in your pack and include some cam straps or parachute cord. You can get fancy with your setup or you can just roll up inside it and sleep through the big storm, depending on how much setup time you have. Yes, you are bit more exposed to bugs, but in a survival situation you can eat those! If you're travelling with others you can combine tarps to create a bigger shelter. |
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| Posted 06/24/09 by Whisper At Stars |
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ColoradoSurvival.com Tip 008 - 10" of Snow = 1" of Water! |
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10" of Snow = 1" of Water! - Collecting snow is a good way to get drinking water, but knowing how much it will provide can help you decide how much effort to expend gathering it up. Fill your water bottle, a coffee can, a bucket... Whatever's handy. Warm it slowly and remember that it requires less energy (heat) to add snow to warm water and melt it down than it does to try to melt a pan full of all snow.Eating snow can do the trick too, but you should let it melt in your mouth before swallowing it to avoid being injured by ice when you swallow... Try to make sure it's not yellow... But you knew that. |
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| Posted 06/24/09 by Whisper At Stars |
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