Show Notes
I start this week
with the Blizzard Survival Discount Offer, Ribz Discount Offer, Wilderness121
Discount Offer and Field Leisure’s Discount offer, THE BUSHCRAFT SHOW, EMP, Survival Thoughts, Support these Companies, Fish
Antibiotics for Humans and why not?, Preppers are we clever or not?, Freshwater
Fish and Chips, more companies to support, Smarter Preppers, How to
survive a Chemical attack, Starting a
prepper group Further Companies
to Support, Chemtrails, Pine bark, You should stockpile these items,
Preparing to Survive, ELEVENTH WILDERNESS GATHERING
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Break
THE BUSHCRAFT SHOW
SET TO ENTHRALL &
ENTERTAIN FAMILIES
MAY BANK HOLIDAY
WEEKEND
When: 24-26 May 2014
Where: Catton Hall,
Derbyshire
The Bushcraft Show is
set to enthral and entertain families and individuals of all ages in a
celebration of all things bushcraft over the May Bank Holiday weekend.
Visitors are
travelling from around the world to attend the most exciting, entertaining and
educational bushcraft event of the year.
The show provides an
all-inclusive experience that cannot be experienced anywhere else in the world…
Why? We have Massai Warriors
from the Rift Valley Kenya who will entertain and teach you some of their
Massai ways; from cultural dancing to native beadwork, find out if you have
what it takes to be a Massai Warrior. CODY LUNDIN, co-host of Discovery
Channel’s television series Dual Survival and author of 98.6 Degrees and When
All Hell Breaks Loose is coming from the USA to teach his skills in a hands-on
practical manner. Also coming over from the USA is DAVID SCOTT-DONELAN who is
regarded as one of the world’s most effective and capable tracking instructors,
sharing knowledge and experience gained over almost 50 years.
Very few people have
the skills to match JOHAN SKULLMAN’S outdoor knowledge. As an officer in the
Swedish Armed Forces, he has spent over 30 years in nature’s most unpredictable
environments.
He is the author of
classic books such as, Soldat I fält (Soldiers in the Field) and Vintersoldaten
(Winter Soldier) that are still used in the Swedish Armed Forces. Today he
works at Fjällräven as an equipment expert and test manager and he will be
sharing his skills and expertise at the show.
John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman,
author of The SAS Survival Handbook, says he wouldn’t miss coming to the
Bushcraft Show for
the fourth year running! This survival expert led numerous operations including
the SAS Counter-Terrorist Team that ended the Iranian Embassy siege in London
and brought the SAS into the media spotlight, he also ran the SAS Survival
School and trained the first members of the US
Green Berets who
returned to the USA to form the famous Delta Force (US Special Forces).
We have the author
and living legend of British canoeing RAY GOODWIN teaching you how-to pack a
boat and the art of portage, hear his personal accounts of bushcraft on his
inspirational canoe trips and wilderness journeys and you can even take a
tuition session with him! Tracking Expert PERRY MCGEE, son of the late Eddie
McGee author of No Need to Die, will be teaching you essential tracking skills
on a variety of terrains. In addition, there are many leading bushcraft,
wildlife, woodland craft and survival experts on hand at the show.
If that’s not enough
you can experience numerous activities, demonstrations, talks and see a host of
trade stands, specialist instructors, expert speakers and so much more... all
in a wonderful setting, with like-minded folk. Whether you’re a bushcraft
enthusiast, love the outdoors or simply want to learn more about this
fascinating topic, there is something for everyone!
There’s plenty for
the children to do - Stories from the Wild Man of the Woods, Birds of Prey,
Craft
Activities, Woodland
Games, Low Ropes Course, Weaving and Whittling, Knife Safety classes and much
more...
You will be able to
track animals in the woodland and find their prints and signs without
disturbing the animals, learn about all types of plants and wildlife with one
of the many bushcraft experts, see a wonder of nature as a Land Rover is pulled
by blades of grass! There are activities running throughout the whole weekend
and with most of them included in the price of your ticket, it really is great
value for money!
Hold the world’s most
extreme animals in your hands, cuddle a cockroach, snuggle up to a snake and
tame a tarantula, there’s Open Canoeing, Archery, Axe Throwing, Campfire
Cookery,
Tracking, Fire
lighting, Star Gazing and Storytelling. And, that’s not all 4X4, Raku Pottery
Firing,
Whittling Sessions,
Campfire Music, Wilderness First Aid, Bushcraft Career Advice, Expedition
Preparation,
Competitions, Rifle Shooting, Flint Knapping, Game Preparation, Woodland Crafts
and so much more! Add to this delicious locally sourced food, local ales,
evening entertainment in the Tipi’s and an evening campfire surrounded by
newfound friends.
“We just can’t wait!”
says Simon Ellar show organiser, "We have created a show that cannot be
experienced anywhere else, with such talented and skilled outdoors people
gathered together in one place to learn from one another and most importantly,
have fun!
We specifically placed
the show in the half-term week to open up the event to families. As a father of
four, it is important to me that the show includes as many children’s
activities as possible to encourage children to learn new bushcraft skills and
increase their love of the outdoors, moving them away from indoor activities
which usually involve technology."
The Bushcraft Show
this year has a new location at the stunning and privately owned Catton Hall
Estate, ideally
situated in the centre of England, in Walton upon Trent, Derbyshire. The 250
acre Estate has been owned by the same family for over 600 years and is
perfectly laid out for The Bushcraft Show 2014, having a 10 hectare Showground
and Campsite surrounded by a lovely deciduous woodland with the River Mease to
one side and exclusive access to an exquisite lake and the River Trent.
The show is sponsored
by a select number of outdoor companies whose support helps to make the show a
great success, our thanks to this year’s sponsors; Woodland Ways, 1948 Original
Equipment,
Nordic Outdoor, BG
Craghoppers and Bushcraft & Survival Skills Magazine.
With only three days
to try all the activities at the show, it is set to be a fun-filled weekend
full of adventure and discovery!
Information about The
Bushcraft Show – including: tickets, prices, timetables, accommodation, the
full entertainment programme and details of the wonderful location are
available at:
www.TheBushcraftShow.co.uk
or call 0333 4567 123 (option 2)
3. The Bushcraft Show
is run by Bushcraft & Survival Skills Magazine www.bushcraftmagazine.com
What comes to mind when thinking about possible attacks on
the UK? For most people images of a nuclear missile or another terrorist attack
are conjured up. But, there are a variety of possible methods of attack -- of
which an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a particularly devastating example.
In today’s modern technically dependent world electronics
are used to control, communicate, compute, store, manage, and implement nearly
every aspect of UK civilian systems. Basically it is obvious what we already
know from experiencing a day or two without power following a summer
thunderstorm or winter ice, we need electricity to function as we do now.
An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), released from a detonated
nuclear weapon high in the atmosphere, could temporarily disable nearly all
electrical systems in a geographic area larger than Europe.
And by estimated scenarios “temporarily” is not one or two
days. It could last several months or even years. Our power grid is incredibly
massive, but also incredibly interconnected. This leaves our electrical
infrastructure quite vulnerable.
EMP attacks are particularly dangerous for several reasons.
First, the materials necessary for a small mechanism are relatively easy to
obtain, and it is not difficult to construct. Also, it would be hard to detect
an individual in possession of a small EMP weapon.
A larger weapon has the advantage of a large target area.
Perfect accuracy with an EMP is not necessary. Further, because it is not
directly harmful to human life, retaliation is less likely.
Finally, given that terrorist groups and nations in
developing countries are less dependent on a massive electrical grid than the
UK and Europe, the idea of an EMP attack might be particularly attractive to
states such as North Korea and Iran.
Even a small EMP attack would at least cause significant
economic damage, especially if detonated in a populated area. A larger attack
has of course the potential to be catastrophic.
But how likely is an EMP attack? Well at this point, the
technology for a large-scale attack is very young. Most believe that nations
such as Iran and North Korea do not have the technology yet. And some even
claim that a future attack is very unlikely.
But others argue, for the reasons given above, that this
threat is much more real than a nuclear-armed ICBM landing on the UK or
Europe.
Proponents of a missile defence system point to this
threat as further evidence that such a system is vital for our security.
In addition to the threat from rogue states, China and
Russia have been building up EMP programs.
Some experts state that this renewed effort could prompt
another arms race. Recent political tensions between the U.S. and these
countries have only increased these worries. Additionally, recent strings of
cyber-attacks on American corporations and official government websites have
led to speculations about a foreign, state-sponsored actor.
Though the origins of most of these cyber-attacks remain
officially unknown, accusations and diplomatic strains have grown over the last
several years.
Despite ample warning from many reliable sources, including
both the Space Commission and the EMP Commission, little has been done since
the collapse of the Soviet Union to defend the United States, Europe or the UK
against an EMP attack. I would say that as a country we are woefully
unprepared.
How long will the effects last?
This depends on many factors, including the type of EMP
attack, the area in which the attack occurred, the strength of the
electromagnetic radiation burst, the size of the weapon, and the height of
detonation.
The consequences of a non-nuclear, localized EMP attack
would likely not last a long time, and enough area of Northern Europe would be
unharmed so that efforts to fix damaged areas would succeed quickly.
The answer changes drastically for a nuclear EMP.
Scientists agree that a nuclear EMP detonated 200 miles above Northern Europe
could wipe out the entire electrical grid for that area.
Time estimates for infrastructural repair range from months
to years.
Western society has grown so dependent on computer and other
electrical systems that we have created our own Achilles' heel of
vulnerability, ironically much greater than those of other, less developed
nations.
When deprived of power, we are in many ways helpless, as
normal blackouts have shown. In most cases, power was restored quickly because
adjacent areas could provide help.
But a large-scale burnout caused by a broad EMP attack would
create a much more difficult situation. Not only would there be nobody nearby
to help, it could take years to replace destroyed equipment."
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Fish
Antibiotics for Humans and why not?
I have for many
years advocated the use of animal antibiotics for humans at any time but
especially when SHTF.
There seems to be a
myth that they are not safe or that they would not even work. Well I will let
you into a secret, they are all made by the same companies in the same
factories and even have the very same ingredients.
I know many preppers
who either have a supply of antibiotics or are in the process of stocking up, I
mean what are you going to do when the doctors, chemists, and hospitals cease
to function?
So are Fish
Antibiotics for Humans Safe?
So as I have said before on this show and in many other
places fish antibiotics are a very popular subject within prepping and survival
circles today. I think that one reason for this is that to actually get
antibiotics from your doctor right now is not easy at all, and I very much
doubt that your doctor would ever let you have enough to stock up on, so many
are attempting to source an alternative that:
Is effective for
curing infections in humans
Is readily available
to ordinary people
Is available in
larger quantities than the single doses that are normally prescribed
However I have to
say from the start that if you decide to go down this route you should go onto
the internet for example and research the subject and even seek medical advice
from a doctor. I must caution you against taking my advice as read,, I am not a
doctor and I have reached my conclusions as a result of my own research and
this is my opinion, all I am suggesting is that you take the same road.
But are fish antibiotics safe for us to use?
Well firstly we must
consider what ingredients are in fish antibiotics and what are in Human
antibiotics and what does are available and how that may affect the does we
should take.
As many of you know I have had serious heart problems and to
some degree I still have these problems today. This has meant that in the past
I am susceptible to chest infections having had three since Christmas this
year, I therefore am well aware of antibiotics, their use and dosage.
So it did not surprise me at all that the very same
antibiotics that I had been prescribed at one time or another are the very same
one used on fish.
|
Fish Antibiotic Name
|
Fish Antibiotic Ingredients and Dosage
|
Human Antibiotic Ingredients and Dosage
|
|
Fish Mox Forte
|
Amoxicillin
500mg |
Amoxicillin
500mg 3x per day |
|
Fish Flex Forte
|
Cephalexin
500mg |
Cephalexin
250-500mg every 6 hrs |
|
Fish Zole Forte
|
Metronidazole
500mg |
Metronidazole
500-750mg 3x per day |
|
Fish Flox Forte
|
Ciprofloxacin
500mg |
Ciprofloxacin
500mg every 12 hrs |
|
Fish Pen Forte
|
Penicillin
500mg |
Penicillin
500mg every 6 hrs |
|
Fish Cillin
|
Ampicillin
250mg |
Ampicillin
500mg every 6 hrs |
I have to say that finding this out shocked me for many
reasons least of all how cheap they were in comparison to the very same
antibiotic being sold to humans.
So you can see that these readily available antibiotics
appear to be both the same ingredient and in many cases the same dosage as
those offered to humans from pharmacies.
What else do we need to research when considering Fish
Antibiotics for Humans?
I think the main question that come to me is, what else is
in the tablet? As let’s be honest anyone buying and taking one of these
products wants to know if it also includes a fish health supplement that has
not been used by humans.
So you must make sure before you buy that the only
ingredient in the capsules is the antibiotic that you want such as:
- Amoxicillin
- Cephalexin
- Metronidazole
- Ciprofloxacin
- Penicillin
- Ampicillin
You must also make sure that the dosages are appropriate to
what is recommended by a doctor or a well-respected medical source.
As with all preps you must store antibiotics properly – they
should be kept in a cool, dark place with the original seal intact until
needed. Keep an eye on the usage date.
Warning: consider any allergies – A percentage of the
population is allergic to Penicillin and its derivative medicines. Be
aware of all medical allergies for anyone you are making a Bug out Plan for.
The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria in modern society
is a major threat to modern medicine, in fact after major open heart surgery in
2003 I caught one of those super-bugs and my consultant told me way back then
that he doubted that in 10 to 15 years’ time that he would be able to treat the
same infection. .
The frequent use of antibiotics in both humans and animals
has accelerated this trend. Best practice is to use these drugs only when
necessary.
Where can you buy fish antibiotics, well firstly you do not
need a prescription at all, so your local pet shop has them and of course do
not forget the internet.
- Ebay - Fish Antibiotics
- Amazon.com
- Fishmoxfishflex.com
- http://www.thomaslabs.com/topic/22-fish-antibiotic-information.aspx
Stockpiling medication for a future disaster or a
collapse of society is straightforward when it comes to non-prescription
medications such as ibuprofen and other common pain killers. They are cheap to
buy and readily available.
However, it is not so simple to acquire and stockpile
prescription medications such as common antibiotics which are required to treat
infections.
To have a stockpile of antibiotics in a long-term survival
situation or a collapse of society would be useful if not vital.
Infection will be a big problem in these kinds of situation;
for example – take away our power, water/sanitation and food supplies; replace
them with – fires/camp stoves, survival food and untreated water.
On top of this, give us knives, axes and guns (which we are
largely unaccustomed to using) to chop wood, hunt and defend ourselves and it
is easy to see the need to have access to antibiotics.
Preppers are we
clever or not?
What do we really want from a Prepper website and what do we
really NEED from a Prepper website?
The answer can be very different.
Here a few of important points that we must consider,
however it would take a book just to cover all of the concerns people have.
I have looked at loads of Prepper Websites and I am
wondering how many people will actually survive SHTF.
A lot of these prepper websites are written by keyboard
warriors who read books or watch a film and think that this makes them an
authority on survival, sadly most of their readers will fail at a time when
failure is not an option.
While there are some great sites "out there"
written by people who live the life they preach about, there are many more
"money making" web sites offering their weekly "prepper
fix" often without giving out any real quality information.
So what questions should you be asking in order to learn
and survive?
This is dangerous to your long term health and that of your family
and group. Think about this. Your life and the life of every member of your
family and group will depend upon what you "actually" know about
"real time" survival in the "real world". This will not
include cracking another beer and laying back on your couch with the remote.
Most of the sites talk about people going off and either
living alone or just with their immediate family and most of these people will
be some of the first to be killed or worse by roaming armed thugs. The reason
is because they will only have 1 primary defender, the father.
Think about this the reason that wolves are so successful is
because they work as a team.
Why?
One of the first things you learn is to work as a
"TEAM". There is no "I" in team as we are told. I wonder
how many of these writers have walked the walk I am talking about actually
going out into the woods and setting up camp, building shelter, lighting a
fire, finding and making safe water, hunting, etc. perhaps not too many.
How many of these writers have starved for days at a time
because the food they were hunting was scarce and it was too far to go to the
"shop"?
You have to remember that I am not talking about social
outcasts here or disenfranchised mental patients, I am talking about someone
who genuinely loves to live off the land (or did when they were younger
Most people think that they will continue to live the same
life after SHTF as they did before the Event, just in a shipping container or
bunker for a few weeks and then back home to their house or apartment, minus a
few neighbours.
There are of course some people you do not need in your group like people on medications like
anti-depressants or stronger medication, followed by people who drink alcohol
and smoke (anything) will be the worst affected and the most dangerous. Can you
image living in a survival shelter with 1 or 2 people who smoke a pack or 2 a
day?
If you think that the word "idiot" is too harsh,
what would you call a driver who is doing 50 miles an hour and not looking at
the road for up to 20 seconds + at a time?
Do you want to share your bunker and trust your kids with
someone on strong prescription meds who can no longer get them?
Think about "that" for a moment.
LEARN FROM THE PAST
How many of you have decided where you will go and how you will
survive long term at your selected retreat location?
How many of you have a Plan B, C, D, E and F locations?
How many of you know whether the soil in these chosen
retreat locations is Alkaline or Acidic?
How many of you have purchased seeds of plants which like to
grow in the Alkaline or Acidic soils at your selected retreat locations?
How many of you know what plants and animals live best in
these locations and which local insects and creatures are bad for your health?
(Same with your B,C,D,E & F sites)
How many of you have decided on a location and then started
studying and learning from the native people who live in that area?
For those of you who own land, how many of you have
organically boosted your soils for longer term growing viability by ploughing
in charcoal and organic matter?
How many are taking "noisy" Sheep, Goats,
Chickens, Cows and Pigs when you should be taking "Silent" Ducks and
Rabbits? (Geese are not included)
Freshwater Fish and Chips
The carp has always been pretty safe swimming along British
water ways. It is not considered very tasty, and laws prevent coarse fishermen
killing more than two a day.
But for the Eastern European angler, who regards the fish as
a delicacy, it is a prized catch. And immigrants are catching them illegally -
on a massive scale.
Unused to British fishing customs, they see no sense in
throwing them back in the water when they can be taken home and eaten instead.
And they are catching so many that the Environment Agency
has now set up anti-poaching patrols to give the fish some much-needed
protection.
Under current laws, anglers are allowed to kill just two
freshwater coarse fish a day using a rod and line, and need a fishing licence
to do so.
Using large nets or fixed-rod lines to catch large numbers
of fish is illegal and can result in fines of up to £2,500.
But their use has rocketed since large numbers of immigrants
arrived from Poland and other Eastern European countries.
Groups of men have been seen spotted stretching nets across
canals, walking along the bank and taking fish from entire stretches of water.
Angling Times editor Richard Lee said yesterday: "[The
problem] has arisen because a lot of eastern Europeans do not fish for
pleasure, but for the table."
There is a lot of frustration because it seems little can
be done and there is a fear people will take things into their own hands.
If these people were made aware of the rules most would toe
the line. It is a matter of education.
I know personally that it is a problem which is spreading
all over the country since the influx of east European migrants. I mean back
home if they want to eat fish they simply go and catch it.
Over here they find plenty of canals and ponds but the rules
are different and netting is illegal they are catching fish to eat because it
is cheap and it is what they are used to doing back home.
As a coarse fisherman more than a sea fisherman (due to the
distance to the sea) I cannot disagree with the Eastern European mentality, of
course I disagree with using nets and spear guns etc. but on single hook rod
and line fishing on rivers and not commercial waters why not, after all fish is
fish, is it not?
I recently caught some Perch which when pan fried tasted
great and you could not get any fresher.
I despair as I walk past the supermarket fish offerings, the
variety is fantastic there are even some tropical fish for sale all covered in
ice and looking very good.
But my friends the smell gives it all away, this fish is
not fresh at all, it is actually decaying before your very eyes.
If you have ever caught a fish you will know that it does
not smell of fish at all, it really does not have a smell, well in the case of
sea fish there is a fresh sea whiff but it does not smell of fish at all.
What would you rather eat decaying supermarket fish or fresh
caught fish eaten within hours of catching it? I think you will agree that the
answer is quite simple.
If you have never eaten freshwater fish then do so they
taste great especially the predator of perch, pike, zander and trout, yes the trout
and salmon are predators, in fact being honest most fish are.
Carp and other bottom feeders can taste very muddy unless
purged in running fresh water for at least five days anyway.
Go on buy an EA rod licence and try some fresh fish for
dinner.
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Preppers
The People who will have the most chance of survival will be
those who are part of a team and who regularly train to work as a team, they
will be people who constantly learn about and practice survival and go out and
practice surviving in nature on a regular basis and not in their bedrooms.
The ones who will not survive will be the drug users and the
people who watch sports and learn nothing. It is your choice.
Growing up in the Mourne Mountains, I have become well
accustomed to the scent of pine resin.
Me and my mates would camp out in the mountains and one of
them would find a good solid pine tree to get some sap from so that we could
get a fire going the “Old Fashion” way.
But at that age I never realized how many other uses there
were for Pine resin.
Pine resin has multiple uses in a survival situation. This
sap is produced by the pine tree to seal up cuts or damages to the tree. If you
ever find yourself lost in a wilderness environment, having a pine tree in the
area is one of the best case scenarios you can hope for.
There are many different species of pine trees but they
generally prefer open and sunny areas. They are found abundantly throughout
North America, they are also found throughout Central America, Europe, North
Africa, in the Caribbean region, and in some places in Asia.
Hundreds of years ago the Native Americans used pine sap for
medicinal purposes. The resin is either chewed on or made into a beverage by
mixing with water.
It is known to be very effective in treating stomach ulcers
and rheumatoid arthritis. However medical experts have not verified the
medicinal benefits of pine resin though.
Look for the damaged part of the pine tree because that will
be where the resin secretions are. The resin will be dry and hardened but can
be softened with heat. Look for damaged or fallen limbs first before you
purposely cut into the pine tree’s bark for the sap.
If you have to damage the tree, do it in a small area on one
side only. Also, take only as much resin as you will need and leave some on the
tree to protect the cut from boring insects.
First aid.
When you’re outdoors camping or in a survival situation,
cutting accidents will almost always happen.
Pine resin can be applied directly over the wound to stem
blood flow almost at once. The resin will also inhibit the growth and spread of
bacteria because of its sticky nature which denies the bacteria the moisture it
needs to survive.
Just leave the resin in place until it dries out and then
peel it out. The resin will close the wound up the same way stitching it up
would.
You can also use the sap to treat blisters, burns and
abscesses.
Use the resin to make shoes and other items waterproof.
Heat the resin to liquid form and then apply it to the
material you want to make impervious to water like the lower half of your
hiking boots. You can also use resin to seal seams, repair holes in shoes,
boats or structures to prevent leaks. When heating the resin, use a deep
container to keep the sap away from open flame. Pine resin can ignite easily.
Light and heat.
Pine resin can be used to make a lamp. Look for a stone with
a depression in it, a can or anything that can be filled with resin.
You can use some twisted cloth as a wick. Fill the
depression with the resin, lay the wick on top and ignite the wick. The wick
material will ignite the resin which will burn like a candle. Feed more resin
to keep the flame going.
To use the pine resin as a heat source, get a metal
container and punch holes in its side. Place it over the ignited resin. The
metal will absorb the heat and conduct to the surrounding area. This will not
heat a large area but you get enough heat to warm your hands and feet.
Make glue out of pine resin.
Heat the resin to liquid form. While the pine resin is
heating, crumble some charcoal from the fire to fine powder (or as fine as you
can make them). When the resin is ready, remove from heat and stir in the
powdered charcoal – the amount of the charcoal powder should be about 1/3 of
the resin’s volume.
Dip a stick repeatedly in the mixture to form a ball of
pitch on the end. Store the glue like this until it is needed. Heat the
hardened glue until pliable.
Start a fire with pine resin.
You can use a pine resin to start a fire in damp conditions.
Look for some hardened pine resin and some pine sticks. You will see streaks of
resin when you split the pine sticks. Lay some dried pine needles near the
resin.
When you ignite the resin, it will burn long enough to dry
the pine needles and you can add small pieces of the pine sticks which
will burn even if somewhat damp because of the resin.
How to survive a Chemical attack
I think it is very difficult indeed to imagine an emergency
situation more potentially horrendous than a chemical attack.
But prior to those terrorist attacks that resulted in deaths
and carnage on 9/11 and 7/7 a chemical attack occurred in Japan that was a
wake-up call for the rest of the world.
On the morning of March 20, 1995, domestic terrorists
released sarin gas on several lines of the Tokyo metro system, killing 13
people, severely injuring 50 and causing some 6,000 other injuries, including
temporary vision problems for nearly 1,000 people.
I suppose we all like to think that “it can’t happen here,”
but most of us know better. In fact, some people are surprised that it hasn’t
happened here yet on a large scale. Every day, the government spends man hours
both trying to prevent and preparing for what some consider an inevitable biological
or chemical terrorist attack against us.
It might seem as if effectively preparing for such an attack
would be virtually impossible for individual citizens, but there are some
things you can do following such an incident to minimize the risk of being
injured or killed.
Knowing these steps — in advance of a potential chemical or
biological attack — and being prepared to take them quickly could mean the
difference between death and survival for you and anyone you are with at the
time.
Those in close proximity to the release of a deadly nerve
gas probably have little, if any, chance of survival; but others in the general
area may have an opportunity to survive if they are prepared and if they act
quickly.
Following are five steps to surviving a chemical attack:
Get away from the area as quickly as possible. You’re
probably not going to be able to help anyone who has been immediately overcome
by the gas, but you will risk inhaling the gas if you get too close to where it
was released.
There will be a very natural inclination to flee the area
quickly, so this step should be easy to follow, assuming you are physically
capable of doing it.
Remove your clothes as soon as you are in a position to
do so. If you can possibly rip them off rather than pulling them over your
head that would be much preferable so that you don’t expose your face to any
gas that might have already infiltrated your clothing.
As soon as you can find your way to a place with soap and
water, wash yourself thoroughly, from head to toes. Pay special attention
to your hair and armpits, and interlock your fingers as you’re washing your
hands. This is a very important step to take, even if you are not sure whether
you were exposed to the gas.
Seek medical attention immediately. Depending on the
severity of the event and how many people have been exposed to the gas, this
might be challenging, because there could be many other people who are in need
of more urgent care than you are.
But try to get yourself to a hospital emergency room as fast
as possible, so that you can be treated and determine if and how badly you’ve
been exposed to the gas.
Call family members and friends to let them know what
happened to you and where you are. Warn them to stay away from the area
where the biological or chemical attack occurred.
In many ways this information doubles up as similar advice
for surviving a nuclear attack.
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Starting a prepper group
One of the first things a new prepper typically wants to do
is contact other like-minded people in their area about prepping and trying to
form a prepper group. Unless there is an established and open group in the
area, it can be difficult to start one of these groups.
Not only are preppers by their very nature (and for good
reason) cautious about discussing prepping with people they don’t already know,
OPSEC and all that, but unless the group is advertising and is looking to get
new members, you might not even know about a group that could already be in
your area.
Where do I find people to help start my prepper group?
It’s fairly easy to find fellow preppers if you pay
attention and use common sense. Below is a list of places both online and
offline that you could potentially find several people to start or join your
group.
Gun shops or clubs
Hunting and Fishing shops
Military surplus stores
Twitter
Facebook (especially Facebook groups)
General Google search
How to approach the subject of prepping with new people
One thing I’ve noticed since starting my own preparedness
journey is that people are much more open about discussing prepping online than
they are offline. Talking to a new person face to face about prepping is often
awkward and unproductive.
How about instead of bringing up the topic of prepping
directly, why not just talk about hunting, fishing, camping etc.
Why far too many people have the wrong idea about
prepping groups
A lot of preppers (especially the Doomsday, “SHTF is right
around the corner” types) seem to think that a prepper group means that there’s
an unconditional agreement that a group of people are going to band together
when the inevitable zombie apocalypse, SHTF, EMP or Pandemic finally happens,
and that they will simply rebuild the post-SHTF world with a never-ending
stockpile of MRE’s and ammunition, skills and equipment
Yeah right!
Let’s think about this from a more practical perspective.
What are you
trying to achieve by forming a prepper group?
As in life real relationships of any kind take months or
years to really develop. I don’t know about you, but just because someone tells
me they’re a prepper does not mean that I can trust them, or want to be their
friend.
I think that’s it is highly possible that the people you are
planning to face the end of the world with don’t trust you either unless you’ve
known them for some time.
Perhaps you should just talk to people without using the
prepper word as you know calling yourself a prepper does not make you one.
On the other hand the word “prepper” is however, a really
good way to attract people that honestly have no real preparedness skills and
that buy all the gear and eat MRE’s while planning ONE DAY to go into the woods
to test the kit.
Why not stop worrying about forming prepper groups all
together and just get out there and talk to people.
Get involved in hobbies that involve preparedness related
skills. Find others that enjoy these hobbies and just talk to them go have a
beer. Talk to them about their work, their families, golf, politics…in short,
talk to them about anything and don’t use the word “prepper”.
If it gets bought up then that’s great, but forming
relationships solely on the idea of a “prepper group” is short-sided.
You could actually lose out on making a good friend
because you’re too concerned about zombies, pandemics and what the latest SHTF
articles tell you to do.
They’re not just preppers, they’re people too, and if you
really want them to be around in a disaster to help you, you’re going to have
to develop a friendship based on trust and mutual interests, not SHTF and
Doomsday fear.
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Chemtrails
I suppose to a lot of us the idea of weather control
(manipulation) appears to be a good idea - except for one thing - it's really
quite deadly! Why would anyone (in their right mind) think that spraying toxic
chemicals (chemtrails) - into our atmosphere - is a good idea? So, the question
remains, why do you think "chemtrails" and other geoengineering
projects exist today?
The hidden agenda behind chemtrails and other geoengineering programs
Now then what do record snowfalls in Japan; severe droughts in Texas and violent tornadoes have in common? Well, did you know that these extreme weather conditions are sold as derivatives on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange? Imagine the value of knowing (in advance) that a severe storm was eminent and you could bet on it for profit.
The hidden agenda behind chemtrails and other geoengineering programs
Now then what do record snowfalls in Japan; severe droughts in Texas and violent tornadoes have in common? Well, did you know that these extreme weather conditions are sold as derivatives on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange? Imagine the value of knowing (in advance) that a severe storm was eminent and you could bet on it for profit.
Do you think there is incentive to control the weather
without regard for human life?
Now, let's take a look at how the military is using weather control techniques as a weapon in warfare. Back in 1967, the United States military ran "Operation Popeye" - a "cloud seeding" program during the Vietnam War which extended the monsoon season over Laos. The rainfall was so heavy over 30 - 45 days that truck traffic was impaired - giving the U.S. military an advantage over the enemy.
Weather modification programs are killing life on planet earth
There is no denying that our current weather patterns have become more extreme and quite often deadly. But, here's the real shocking news, government agencies have been secretly manipulating the weather for decades and, worse yet, without our permission.
State run propaganda machines would have us believe that
toxic chemicals sprayed into the atmosphere are designed to save us from global
warming. But, the truth is, chemtrails actually cause global warming by
preventing the earth from naturally cooling itself - at night.
If you have any doubt about the dangers of chemtrails - I suggest you watch the movie, "What in the World are They Spraying" by Michael Murphy.
If you have any doubt about the dangers of chemtrails - I suggest you watch the movie, "What in the World are They Spraying" by Michael Murphy.
In this film, you will discover many of the toxic substances
being sprayed into our atmosphere, such as, Arsenic, aerosol, aluminium,
barium, depleted uranium, high levels of mercury plus many other toxic
substances.
It's no wonder that allergies, asthma and even cancer rates
have soared due to the mass poisoning of our population without our consent.
When the denial of chemtrails is resolved, concerns of their content and their effects are raised. Two metals are consistently discovered worldwide in chemtrail analyses: barium and aluminium. They're formed as nanoparticles easily breathed in by mammals and absorbed by plant life.
Nanoparticles must be prepared and stored in a liquid medium designed to facilitate sufficient inter-particle repulsion that prevents aggregation.
When the denial of chemtrails is resolved, concerns of their content and their effects are raised. Two metals are consistently discovered worldwide in chemtrail analyses: barium and aluminium. They're formed as nanoparticles easily breathed in by mammals and absorbed by plant life.
Nanoparticles must be prepared and stored in a liquid medium designed to facilitate sufficient inter-particle repulsion that prevents aggregation.
In other words, nanoparticles will clump together again
quickly in a powdered or solid medium.
A common phrase used for chemtrailing is aerosol spraying. Some claim the aerosol spraying is apart from the engines, and others claim its part of jet fuel. It could be both, but however the chemtrail is administered, the liquid that could maintain particulates as nanoparticles is there.
When they're released into the upper atmosphere, the particles could retain their nanoparticle size and be easily absorbed as they filter down into the lower atmosphere and into our lungs and vegetation.
A common phrase used for chemtrailing is aerosol spraying. Some claim the aerosol spraying is apart from the engines, and others claim its part of jet fuel. It could be both, but however the chemtrail is administered, the liquid that could maintain particulates as nanoparticles is there.
When they're released into the upper atmosphere, the particles could retain their nanoparticle size and be easily absorbed as they filter down into the lower atmosphere and into our lungs and vegetation.
Chemtrail aluminum nanoparticles concerns
Dr. Russell Blaylock, retired neurosurgeon, neurotoxin
expert and author, recently challenged noted pediatricians to take the same
vaccinations they promote for children
He admits that at first he was sceptical about chemtrail reports until he began noticing them himself. Many still deny their existence even when they see them. The deniers usually claim they are contrails, which are ice particles from jet vapours that evaporate quickly and disappear. Conversely, chemtrails linger across the sky and fan out.
Blaylock has become aware of their aluminium content. He explains that aluminium nanoparticles can enter the brain and spinal cord quickly through the lungs and nostrils, adding that nanopartilces are much more inflammatory to tissue than other forms of environmental aluminium.
He sees a connection of chemtrails' and aluminium deposits to the rise of neurodegenerative diseases, especially among young people. He's talking about Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's diseases, not autism spectrum disorders from vaccines, which Dr. Blaylock has covered extensively.
Dr. Blaylock also expressed concern over the saturation of plant, crop life, and water with aluminium nanoparticles. He thinks chemtrailing must be curbed before it's too late to minimize the threat of constant aluminium toxicity surrounding us.
Many realize that aluminium causes neurological damage unless our immune systems can quickly react or if we are able to eliminate the aluminium toxins quickly.
He admits that at first he was sceptical about chemtrail reports until he began noticing them himself. Many still deny their existence even when they see them. The deniers usually claim they are contrails, which are ice particles from jet vapours that evaporate quickly and disappear. Conversely, chemtrails linger across the sky and fan out.
Blaylock has become aware of their aluminium content. He explains that aluminium nanoparticles can enter the brain and spinal cord quickly through the lungs and nostrils, adding that nanopartilces are much more inflammatory to tissue than other forms of environmental aluminium.
He sees a connection of chemtrails' and aluminium deposits to the rise of neurodegenerative diseases, especially among young people. He's talking about Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's diseases, not autism spectrum disorders from vaccines, which Dr. Blaylock has covered extensively.
Dr. Blaylock also expressed concern over the saturation of plant, crop life, and water with aluminium nanoparticles. He thinks chemtrailing must be curbed before it's too late to minimize the threat of constant aluminium toxicity surrounding us.
Many realize that aluminium causes neurological damage unless our immune systems can quickly react or if we are able to eliminate the aluminium toxins quickly.
Barium's function in chemtrails
But what if our immune systems are suppressed? That may be
the barium salts' purpose in chemtrails. Besides irritating lungs by breathing
it and causing serious heart and digestive problems by drinking barium
contaminated water, barium can directly diminish the immune system.
Laboratory findings have concluded that barium interferes with our bodies' activation of T-cells, which are the attack cells against pathogenic microbes. If not directly involved with destroying pathogens, T-cells support other immune functions, including the destruction of cancer cells.
Thus chemtrails provide a one-two punch of irritant and immune suppression. There have been occasional chemtrail residue captures from air filters, open water containers, and rain water that don't have as much aluminium, but are heavy with barium.
This allows other chemtrail heavy metals and biological disease agents found in some chemtrail samples to have a field day unless we do everything possible to maintain a strong immune system.
Interestingly, the Carnicom Institute has found chemtrail samples of diseased dried blood cells along with the major heavy metal contaminants. But we're supposed to believe the "official" limited hangout that chemtrailing is for preventing global warming.
Laboratory findings have concluded that barium interferes with our bodies' activation of T-cells, which are the attack cells against pathogenic microbes. If not directly involved with destroying pathogens, T-cells support other immune functions, including the destruction of cancer cells.
Thus chemtrails provide a one-two punch of irritant and immune suppression. There have been occasional chemtrail residue captures from air filters, open water containers, and rain water that don't have as much aluminium, but are heavy with barium.
This allows other chemtrail heavy metals and biological disease agents found in some chemtrail samples to have a field day unless we do everything possible to maintain a strong immune system.
Interestingly, the Carnicom Institute has found chemtrail samples of diseased dried blood cells along with the major heavy metal contaminants. But we're supposed to believe the "official" limited hangout that chemtrailing is for preventing global warming.
PINE BARK
Don't make the mistake of trying to eat the dead outer layer
of the pine tree bark. It is the moist white living inner bark (cambium layer)
you are after.
The cambium is located just underneath the dead outer layer
and it is here where the tree`s girth growth occurs. The best way to get a
supply is to peel off some large chunks of bark, being careful not to girdle
the tree lest you destroy it, the carefully fillet the moist layer of cambium
clinging to the inside of that.
You can prepare it immediately or dry it for later use. If
dried, be sure to soak a couple of hours before cooking.
Late spring is the best time, when the tree is richest in
sugars. Use the largest trees possible. Width is more important than height,
the wider the tree, the thicker the cambium layer.
The best way is to find a felling operation and obtain
permission to peel the stumps. This is where the cambium is thickest and best,
and you can get the most food with the least work.
Boil for a half hour, or until the water turns red from
resins. Change water and boil a second time for a half hour. Change water and
boil a third time for a half hour.
On the last boiling, the bark will be fairly tender and the
water will only be light pink. The "bark" will have a colour like
fresh ham, with a texture exactly like cooked turkey breast. The bark has no
particular flavour at all, which makes it an excellent meat substitute with the
proper seasonings.
After the last cooking and draining, add four cups of
chicken stock (made by dissolving four chicken bouillon cubes in four cups of
water) and simmer for one hour.
To half of the pine chicken add some Chinese noodles, some
green onions, a dash of soy sauce, and a beaten egg to make a superb "Pine
Ramen" soup.
From the other half, remove the pine bark and set aside.
Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a skillet and add 4 tablespoons of white flour to
make a thick past. Into this add 2 cups of pine chicken broth, adding slowly
and stirring in to a nice lump-less gravy.
Take an uncooked pie shell and heap it full of the leftover
pine bark. Add cooked potatoes and carrots, a coarsely chopped onion, and a
handful of peas. Cover it all with the gravy, put a pie shell lid on top, and
cook in the oven at 400 for about 40 minutes, or until nicely browned.
When I gave a slice to some relatives one of them remarked
that the chicken was very good, but where was the pine bark. Nutritional
analysis reveals that this bark is high in carbohydrates and is an excellent
source of fibre.
The medicinal value of the pine goes beyond the vitamin C in
its needles. The White Pine (Pinus Strobus) is officially recognized in the
U.S. Pharmacopoeia. The cambium layer of the bark is an effective cough remedy,
and still finds its way into cough syrups.
To make your own, put a tablespoon of crushed pieces into a
jar with 2/3 cup of boiling water. Cover with a loose plastic lid (not metal)
and let steep for 2 hours. Add a half cup of brandy and seal. Let the infusion
sit overnight. In the morning strain out the bark and add 1 cup of honey to the
liquid. Seal and use 2 tablespoons at a time, as needed.
You should stockpile these items
Anyone who has been interested in survival and prepping
already knows by now how important food, water and other basic necessities are.
For those who have opted to plan for a bug in, or who have a
very secure bug out retreat they intend to relocate to and would like to stock
ahead of time, here are some items that you could certainly live without but
the question is would you want to?
Soap, including hand soap, dish soap, laundry soap
and any other cleaning detergents that your home wouldn’t be the same without;
but hand, laundry and dish soap is the most important. You can stock up on soap
and or you can even learn how to make your own soap.
Razor blades are a modern convenience that you can
probably forget in a post-SHTF scenario.
Still, if you want to be able to shave without needing to
sharpen up that knife, several extra packages of blades or a quality
straight-edge razor will be worth their weight in gold if you ever find
yourself in that post-SHTF scenario.
In fact you could find yourself with a valuable commodity
that can be traded.
Toiletries such as cotton balls, toothpaste, floss
and new toothbrushes are all important for maintaining quality
dental hygiene, and considering that a disaster could last years, limiting or
eliminating your access to medical and dental care, you’ll want to care for
those teeth.
You’ve only got one set, after all, and brushing with baking
soda just isn’t the same as using a nice, quality toothpaste.
Feminine hygiene products; ladies know what I’m
talking about, and men, trust me you want your wives and daughters to be
well-stocked on these supplies.
Just because the world as you know it has ended doesn’t mean
Mother Nature’s going to stop doing her thing, so unless you enjoy using a rag
for a week each month… you get the picture.
Hair care and grooming supplies such as
barber’s scissors, clean combs (they are often available in bulk for very cheap
prices and in a variety of sizes), several replacement hairbrushes and a
reasonable supply of shampoo and conditioner.
Again, learning a bit about making your own shampoo and
conditioner may also be a good idea (if nothing else, it’ll be a marketable
skill for you to use in the future when the uneducated, unwashed masses would
love some shampoo).
Toilet paper, oh yes; we’ve been chopping forests for
years to wipe our bottoms, but post-SHTF our supply of all those soft rolls of
TP may be severely curtailed or cut off altogether.
And if you think going without TP is something that might
not be so bad, try it for a couple days and let me know what you think.
Call it a luxury if you will, but it’s one you’ll enjoy if
you have it; and yes, you might end up in a situation where you decide you want
something more than your TP and you trade it but hey, at least you’ll have it
to trade even if you don’t use it.
Socks are one of those things that are often
overlooked, whether you’re bugging in or bugging-out.
Our feet take a lot of wear and tear, day in and day out, so
naturally our socks do too; but when was the last time you sat down to darn the
holes that developed in your socks?
Of course, everyone will do what they can to fix and repair
their clothing and other materials as they go along post SHTF but socks are
generally pretty cheap and easy to stockpile so go for it.
Condoms or another form of reliable birth control;
this may seem like something that won’t be a priority, but you might be
surprised by how adaptable human beings are.
Natural biological functions and urges will still be around,
and may even be heightened in some people, but you probably won’t want to risk
bringing new infants into the world during a post-SHTF scenario; at least not
for a few years or until things stabilize.
With the loss of medical care post SHTF sexual health will I
thing be even more important than it is today.
Aside from their obvious use, condoms can also be used to
protect weapons from water damage, they can be used as temporary tourniquets
and for a variety of other non-sex uses.
Spare glasses and or a one or two-year supply of contact
lenses with appropriate fluids and eye drops.
The importance of your vision in a real survival or
post-SHTF scenario cannot be over stated, so make sure you have at least one
backup pair of sturdy glasses in your current prescription, and the same for
your contact lens.
Comfort food, you’ll want to ration it carefully of
course, but a sweet snack here or there or a bit of cinnamon and sugar over
your oatmeal can do wonders to improve the mood and raise morale, especially
when times are figuratively or literally dark. Sugar, molasses, honey, jams and
various syrups can last for years when stored properly, while canned fruits,
fruit leathers and dry fruit medleys or trail mix can last anywhere from
several months to upwards of several years.
Raspberries, blackberries and blueberries are all reasonably
easy to cultivate, as well, as are many fruit trees, which can be planted for
long-term production year after year. In a slightly less nutritious vein, many
hard candies (like traditional lemon drops) can last for several years when
stored properly.
Preparing to Survive
In today’s uncertain and some would say dangerous times,
practicing survival skills is becoming more and more mainstream. It is not long
ago, perhaps 10 years that survivalists were thought to be sitting in a bunker
surrounded by weapons food and water. However we now have the internet and
terrorist attacks in almost every country on the planet therefore I would now
say that being a survivalist or prepper is more acceptable and in fact nearly
normal!
Today, millions of Britons say that they believe that the
United Kingdom is on the verge of a major economic collapse and will soon be
entering another Great Depression.
But only a small percentage of those same people are
prepared for that to happen.
The sad truth is that the vast majority of Brits would last
little more than a month on what they have stored up in their homes. Most of us are so used to running out to the
supermarket for whatever we need that we never even stop to consider what would
happen if suddenly we were not able to do that.
Already the UK economy is starting to stumble about like a
drunken teenager. All it would take for
the entire UK to resemble East London after the bombers had left would be for a
major war, a terror attack, a deadly pandemic or a massive natural disaster to
strike at just the right time and push the teetering UK economy over the
edge.
So just how would you survive if you suddenly could not rely
on the huge international corporate giants to feed, clothe and supply you and
your family?
Suddenly, we could get almost any supplies delivered fresh
and year-round to massive community 24 hour supermarkets. What our grandparents
called “lean times” became a thing of the past for even the poorest of us.
The expectation that we could always get whatever we wanted
whenever we wanted it took a couple of hard jolts around the turn of the 21st
century: predictions regarding the “Y2K bug” created a resurgent interest in
self-sufficiency, which was further rekindled by the 9/11 terror attacks, the
7/7 London attacks and the foreign wars our politicians have got us into.
A decade later, fears of nuclear terrorism, misunderstood
popular views about the end of the Mayan calendar, and ginned-up fears of
catastrophic climate change, economic collapse, and violent weather patterns
have grown what was once a fringe culture.
Modern prepping has come a long way from the survivalists of
the late 1990s. That wave focused on military supplies, weapons, and tactics,
and was in many ways limited by their options.
Earlier survivalists had even fewer options — they focused
on hoarding and protecting supplies in remote cabins. Yet today’s preppers have
a dizzying array of gourmet shelf-stable foods, “green” power options, and even
custom-built housing to meet their particular survival needs. Additionally,
enterprising companies now cater to nearly every desire the preppers can dream
up.
Firstly you’ll need to develop a survival list. You should
sit down with your family and develop your survival list by figuring out
exactly what supplies and how much supplies you’ll need to survive for a given
period of time.
A well thought out survival list will include items such as
water that is water that is portable for an extended period of time. Your
survival water can be bottled water; or it can be a survival water supply that
is tanked and ready to be distributed. Remember you will require 1 gallon per
person per day.
You list should also include food for survival. Food for
survival needs to have a very long shelf life, such as MRE’s (Meals Ready to
Eat). This high quality food for survival is pre-packed and contains enough
calories to get you through a long day. And despite what you may think, the
food is pretty tasty, too. Cases of MRE’s are available throughout the internet
and can be very affordable.
Better still, consider what I do, I buy extra supplies each
week so my stocks build up fast and cheaply and the best thing for me is that
it is the normal food that I am used to eating.
Your survival plan also needs to take in consideration what
type of environment you live in, or where you might find yourself. For
instance, desert survival is completely different to woodland survival. By
searching the internet, you can find many survival books that teach the varied
skills needed for desert survival, woodland survival, and urban survival, just
to name a few.
Desert survival would, in my opinion, be one of the more
complicated to learn simply because of the harsh and hot environment. You’ll
need to learn how to obtain water from plants and landscapes as well as what is
edible and inedible in a desert environment. You’ll also need to learn how to
conserve water when it is scarce.
Survival books are wonderful tools to have at hand when you
find yourself in a survival or emergency situation. It would be to your benefit
to have a ‘bug out bag’ handy, such as in your car boot to help cope with an
emergency situation.
In your bug out bag you’ll need a survival book tailored to
your environment, several packages of food or MRE’s, a potable water supply, a
warm blanket, a knife, matches or lighters, and anything else you think you
might need in a long term emergency situation.
Extra clothing, toiletries, over the counter medications are
some other things that you might want to pack in your bug out bag. Always
include a list of emergency names and contact numbers just in case you lose
your mobile phone or your battery dies on you. Torches, extra batteries, a
wind-up or solar powered powered radio, and a rain poncho are other items that
would be needed in a bug out bag.
With a well-stocked bug out bag and knowledge under your
belt, you can survive most situations that you might find yourself in. Educate
yourself, equip yourself, and you’ll be ready to face whatever man-made or
natural disaster.
You are listening to
the UK preppers Radio Network on KPRNDB-UK I’m your host Tom Linden.
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THE ELEVENTH WILDERNESS GATHERING 2014 14th to the 17th
August
The Wilderness Gathering has over the years become a firm
date in the diaries of those who enjoy bushcraft, nature and wilderness
survival skills. The previous ten years have seen this event grow from a small
event in one field with some traders and schools sharing bushcraft skills and
knowledge to a festival of wilderness living skills encompassing bushcraft/survival
and woodland crafts.
The show has grown into an event with something for all the
family with stories and music by the campfire in the evenings and skills
workshops and activities throughout the three whole days of the festival.
The Wilderness Gathering has without a doubt become the
premier family event for all those interested in bush crafts and the great
outdoors.
The show has bushcraft clubs for all age groups of children
to get involved in plus more activities for all including den building and wilderness
skills classes for all.
There are hands on demonstrations of game preparation, knife
sharpening, basha boat building, bowmaking, greenwood working, archery and axe
throwing and primitive fire lighting to name just a few. There are talks on
survival phycology, classes on falconry and wilderness survival fishing. All of
these skills are there for everybody and anybody to participate in.
You can probably pick up information on nearly all the
skills needed to live in the wilderness and prosper at The Wilderness
Gathering.
There is a wealth of good quality trade stands that are
carefully selected to be in theme for the show selling everything from custom
knives to tipis and outdoor clothing to primitive tools. The organisers have
even laid on a free service bring and buy stall where you can bring along your
used and unwanted kit and they’ll sell it for you.
There are local scout and explorer groups onsite promoting
the World Wide Scouting Movement as well helping out with some of the classes
and site logistics.
The catering is within the theme of the event with venison
and game featuring on the menus plus organic cakes and drinks. The woodland and
open field camping facilities (with hot showers) giving you the option to visit
for the whole weekend or just to attend as a day visitor.
Check out www.wildernessgathering.co.uk
or call 0845 8387062
0845 8387062 you really won’t regret it.
0845 8387062 you really won’t regret it.
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