Show Notes
This week I start the
first show of 2015 with A New Year, then
The Cyber Threat, followed by You could Not Make it Up, then the Blizzard
Survival 20% Discount Offer, Stashing your Cache, The Gloves are off Post SHTF, the Ribzwear 30% off discount Offer,
Ideas to get you Started Prepping, the Wilderness121 10% Discount Offer, How to
Make Razors Last Longer, Honey is the
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A New Year
As it is a New Year I always take the time to check my kit
and make sure it is as it should be.
I check to see if I replaced any items I used last year and
if not, then I make a list of the missing items and plan to replace them.
I also rotate any food stuffs like cereal bars or hot drink
sachets just so I know that what is in my kit is within date and ready for when
it is needed, some of you might have bug-out-bags that have not been checked
for many years.
Replace torch batteries with new ones; make sure the
existing batteries have not leaked inside your torch or radio.
I sharpen all my blades just to make sure.
I check all containers for leakage
Then I repack and seal.
I usually try to do this every six months and definitely
after it has been used.
The Cyber Threat
A cyber-attack could cripple Britain: Jets falling from
the sky. Drinking water poisoned. Nuclear reactors ablaze.
I believe that we have never been as vulnerable to a
cyber-attack as we are now, and after this Christmas’s DOS attacks on play
station and X box games platforms nothing is safe anymore.
The ever present threat of cyber-attacks is not just
something that has had worldwide headlines recently, it is a real threat to our
very lives.
Each year, billions is spent by the governments in an
attempt to keep privileged information private in the face of increased
cyber-attacks, however a recent report by the Associated Press found that
at least half of the data breaches that occurred in the last four years were
caused by government employees and contractors.
Intelligence officials have said that cybercrime currently
trumps terrorism as the biggest threat to the country’s security.
However, an analysis of government records by the AP
discovered that efforts to protect sensitive national data are falling short as
federal employees continue to undermine defence efforts.
The security incidents are almost always caused by accident,
in response to workers visiting websites hosting malware, clicking on malicious
links in phishing emails or being tricked into sharing private information
through social engineering attacks.
Despite their origins, security events are occurring more
frequently than ever and causing major problems.
In the US between 2009 and 2012, the number of federal data
breaches reported on .gov and .mil networks grew by almost 20,000 intrusions to
a total of 46,605, according to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
Last year US-CERT received reports of more than 228,000 cyber incidents.
I think it is "ridiculous" to spend billions of
pounds on building up an arsenal of frigates and fighter aircraft only for
Britain to neglect an equally vital job of keeping the lights on in the home
ports.
Computer war has grown up. It has moved from the age of the
equivalent of black powder to the equivalent of high-explosive shells -- not
yet nuclear devices but close.
Enemies with sophisticated computer technology, money and
determination can now contemplate the possibility of taking down the electrical
systems of large parts of the nation.
Just a small interruption in power supply is devastating; as
has been demonstrated by regular winter power cuts caused by severe weather.
The world as we know it stops when power fails; fuel cannot
be pumped, air conditioning and all other household appliances cannot be used,
plunging us into a dark age without the tools of a dark age – candles,
firewood, horses and carts.
In fact I reckon that in a few hours, if not minutes or even
seconds we would be plunged back into the 1800’s
At the centre of this vulnerability is a device most of us
have never heard of but is an essential part of modern infrastructure. It is
the programmable logic controller (PLC).
In appearance the PLC is usually a small, black box about
the size of a woman's purse. It came on the scene in the 1960s, when
microprocessors became available and has grown exponentially in application and
deployment ever since.
The full computerization of the PLC put it silently but
vitally in charge of nearly every commercial/industrial operation, from
assembly lines to power dispatch.
These devices are the brain box of everything from air
traffic systems to railways. They replaced old-fashioned relays and human
commands, and made automation truly automatic.
The revolution brought on by the PLC is an “ultra-important
part” of the continuing story of technological progress, according to Ken Ball,
an engineering physicist who has written a history of these devices.
Now the PLC -- this quiet workhorse, this silent servant --
is a cause of worry; not so much from computer hackers, out for a bit of fun
through manipulating a single controller, but from the wreckage that can be
achieved in a government-sponsored cyberattack with planning and malice
aforethought.
Such an attack could be launched for diverse purposes
against many aspects of our society. But the most paralyzing would be an attack
on the electrical system; on the controllers that run power plant operations
and the grid, from coal to nuclear to natural gas to wind turbines and other
renewables.
Such a coordinated attack could bring the UK to its knees
for days or weeks with traffic jams, abandoned cars, closed airports and
hospitals reliant on emergency generators while fuel supplies last.
For this to happen, the hostile force would need to able to
get around many firewalls and what are called “sandboxes,” where malware is
trapped when detected.
The evidence of how effective attacks on controllers can be
lies in Iran and two U.S./Israeli programs (worms, which have been used against
the nuclear enrichment plant at Natanz. The first worm was launched
specifically at a single type of controller, made by the German company Siemens
and deployed in the Natanz plant.
A slip let some of the worm be detected on the Internet by American
security companies like Symantec. They named it Stuxnet.
So far Stuxnet has been able to cause the destruction of
about 1,000 of the 5,000 Iranian centrifuge enrichment devices. This was done
by running them at unsafe speeds, while telling the operators that all was
well.
A second worm, called Flame, has been trolling though
Iranian computers, sending back critical information on military and scientific
secrets. This fiendishly clever operation was launched under President George
W. Bush with the code name Olympic Games. But it has been ramped up by
President Barack Obama, according to David Sanger of The New York Times.
How safe are our computers and those little black boxes that
control everything from traffic lights to chocolate manufacture? Well a former
technology expert at the CIA said that cybersecurity is the top worry of
defence planners: It is “ultra” critical, he told me.
We now live in a world in which devastation can be inflicted
by the evil on the unprepared without a shot being fired.
So fellow preppers and survivalists we need to treat a
cyber-attack in the same way as we prepare for an EMP or CME event, in other
words an extended power cut.
And the time to prepare is NOW!
You could Not Make it Up
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Stashing your Cache
A survival cache is a hidden stock of goods you’ll need in
an emergency. It’s pronounced “cash,” and it comes from the French word for
“hide.” It’s a “hide.” So of course you hide your cache.
I would like to look at where and how to hide your survival
cache, and of course how to find it again.
Firstly please bear in mind that none of the methods I will
mention are totally fool proof. If the state sets its mind to find your stuff,
it has tremendous resources at its disposal, including ground-search radar,
economic leverage (seizing your property), and unsavoury interrogation methods.
But let’s be practical — if the state is directing that
level of resources against you, you’ll probably be in custody anyway, so access
to a cache will be a moot point. These methods will effectively protect your
cache from accidental discovery and even reasonably systematic searches by
scavengers and opportunists.
Principles of Hiding a Cache
There are three principles you need to learn: Disguise,
distraction, and concealment.
Disguise is where you make your cache look like
something it isn’t. You can hide tinned food, tools, and weapons in a bin
labelled “chicken feed,” for example. Just place the stuff in the bottom of the
bin and cover it with chicken feed.
An effective form of distraction is the use of decoys
and “false positives.” A decoy is what you want someone to find instead of your
cache, so after you’ve hidden the cache you want for yourself, you can place
another one that’s more easily found.
That way the thief or whoever will make off with whatever
you’re willing to sacrifice, safeguarding what really matters. For example,
bury your cache two or three feet in the ground, then tuck the decoy under some
roots and partially cover it with leaves.
A “false positive” is pure distraction — a failure for the
thief. Your cache can most likely be found with a metal detector. If you bury
guns and ammo, bury them under a junk pile or collapsed barn for example. All
the scrap metal will make a metal detector useless, and a digging operation
becomes a random search.
You can also scatter scrap metal like buried bits of rebar
and junk iron. This is controversial — it might signal the alert scavenger that
he’s close to scoring. He might give up as night falls, or a storm approaches,
but if he’s determined he’ll watch the area, and you’ll have to be very careful
about your recovery methods.
Another way to generate a false positive is simply to
prepare an empty cache. Consider a scavenger on the hunt. You have two caches,
one full, the other empty. By deliberate search he finds your empty cache. His
likely response is to figure the stash has already been depleted, and move on.
But even if he assumes he’s been fooled, he might well
abandon the search in frustration and seek easier targets. If he stumbles
across your real cache, well, you should have done a better job of setting the
decoy, but you’ll then have to rely on redundancy.
Concealment is that which impedes visual acquisition
of your cache. Burial is the paradigm of concealment. Camouflage is a type of
concealment in which your cache is made to blend in visually with its
surroundings. If you paint a PVC tube brown and grey and hang it in a tree, it
will be visually difficult to distinguish from the tree trunk, unless you know
right where to look. Just an idea.
Or imagine trying to spot a white PVC tube in a field of
snow even with binoculars. You could frankly set a grey case in the open on a
rocky mountain slope and expect to find it undisturbed many years later.
Strategic Location
The caches must be located along your path of travel, and
within sustainable intervals. These intervals must account for your mode of
travel. If you’re driving, you should place fuel caches in intervals you can
cover with no more than 3/4 tank of fuel.
On foot, the primary consideration is water. In areas with
plenty of surface water, 3- to 5-day intervals are entirely doable, assuming
you have the means to purify the water you find on the way. You can even go
longer if necessary; it just depends on how much food and water you can carry.
On the other hand, if you’re in a dry climate and have to
carry your water, your caches must be staged as frequently as necessary to
replenish your water supply.
You can only carry so much, and how much you need depends on
the heat. In case you have to bug out in the hot dry season, figure a gallon
per day, and in extreme heat, that might not do it.
If you’re “bugging in,” most of your caches will be close,
and the primary considerations will be concealment and recovery.
Be careful about hiding your cache in areas subject to
flooding.
Urban and Rural Caches
In rural locations you need to use natural features for
concealment. Overhangs, caves, trees, stumps, abandoned vehicles and buildings,
and simple burial are your best friends.
In urban locations your ability to conceal your cache
depends to some extent on how well you know the movements and habits of the
indigenous population. Identify buildings that don’t get much traffic.
Coordinate with like-minded neighbours, but also keep some entirely to
yourself.
Recovery
The key here is understanding ingress and egress. Ingress is
when you go to the cache, and egress is when you leave it. Assume a scavenger
is watching you. He’ll see you go into the woods with an empty bag, and come
out laden with sardines, hard tack, and medicine. What do you think he’ll do
when you’re gone?
Never approach the same cache by the same path. Never leave
the cache by the same path you took to it. Check six (look behind you)
frequently for a tail on ingress and egress. If possible, have a spotter.
Put a team member on a viewpoint who can watch your progress
to and from the cache, and spot a tail. Of course, you’ll need some form of
communication.
Plan your cache placement with ingress and egress in mind.
In a rural setting, enter the woods a good ways from the cache, and travel
under the canopy to the cache.
Your exit from the woods should likewise be far from the
cache, but from another direction. Although counterintuitive, cloud cover is
not your friend.
The higher contrast of direct sunlight makes your progress
through the woods stealthier, so go to your cache on sunny days, if you can.
Obviously, the darkness of night is the best cover, but it makes travel more
difficult and dangerous.
The same concepts apply in an urban setting. If your cache
is in an abandoned building, for example, use different entrances to the
building.
Here’s another counterintuitive point. In an
urban or suburban setting, travel in daytime for greater stealth, and in
small numbers, or alone. Mobs at night attract attention.
By the way, it should go without saying that you need some
way to find your caches again. Don’t trust your memory; you need a map. OPSEC
dictates that your map be coded somehow, and that you have two or more, none of
which indicates the location of all your caches.
Redundancy
Within any given sustainable interval, maintain two or three
caches in case one is discovered before you need it. For example, if you have a
cache three days from your previous cache, you might arrive there only to find
it has been looted. Be sure you have another near enough that you can resupply.
You might never use it, but if you need it, you’ll thank God you had the
foresight to stash it.
The Gloves are
off Post SHTF
I say that Post SHTF
the gloves are off as regards shooting game and even large domesticated farm
animals.
Meat and animal
products is what we get from livestock so even if you do not eat meat animals
still have to be kept for eggs, milk, cheese and other dairy products, which we
need to make up a healthy diet.
They are a very good
source of protein and I can tell you that things do not seem so bad when you
are tucking into a beef steak or a lamb joint.
The feed to
production ratio value of your animals is basically like this. Poultry good,
Pigs & Sheep medium, Cattle poor.
Poultry eat a mainly
grain diet so that is expensive but this can be supplemented with natural feed
when free ranging.
Any switch from high
value grain to natural feed will lower the feed to meat and egg production
ratio, but the switch to a varied natural feed can produce a higher quality
product.
Pigs also eat a
grain diet but this can be supplemented quite well with waste fruit and
vegetables, and also natural feed when free ranging.
Sheep eat mainly grass
but if producing black faced hardy sheep, these will eat almost all kinds of
vegetation from the poorest of land, so even though their feed costs are low
they still put weight on but slower than more expensively reared quality grass
sheep.
Cattle require
expensive quality grass to produce anything and will also require expensive
winter feed and purpose built winter housing, producing anything from cattle
takes many months and masses of expense and time.
Everything will depend on how big the operation is.
Many years ago I
shot a mallard drake from across the river, the mistake I made was I was on the
wrong bank when I shot it, and this meant that I had to cross the river to
retrieve it, nevertheless it did eventually end up on my plate and all was
well.
For decades game has
been the preserve of the wealthy as they purchase days shooting on estates with
driven game (a bit like shooting rats in a barrel) sometimes, I think.
The guy in the
street “us” has been legally removed from these shoots except that we are good
enough only to pick up what has been shot and beat, it seems.
Well as I said when
SHTF “WE” assume the survivor rights of ancient times, yes we must provide for
our own. Now with years of battery breeding of game birds we have a chemical
drug free food source just running around free.
I’m afraid that any
ethics will have to be over ridden as obtaining this free food is the priority
and in many ways and not the way we get it.
So lamping roosting
pheasants and wood pigeons will be the norm instead of deploying decoy’s and
building hides etc.
I’m sure many
preppers and survivalists know what I mean and would agree with my sentiments.
And yes, water fowl
and game birds will be shot on the ground and on the water as well.
As for large
domestic farm animals they too will need to be on our menu either shot of
dispatched with a quick blow to head with a heavy object. Imagine how long we
would survive with a cow or sheep to keep us going.
Fish farms would be a logical target as would free range
chicken farms.
I would also
advocate the live capture of the above; including game birds and water fowl so
as to breed our own food, the benefit being that most of these animals and
birds feed themselves do they not.
It is criminal to take the life of an animal and waste
it, for me it is also morally wrong too.
If you keep animals
for food and then after slaughtering it you decide you can’t eat it and end up
throwing it away, then you have wasted that animals life and killed it for no
reason other than some half-baked idea that you could be self-sufficient or
rear your own food.
This does happen to
some people who then rush down to the supermarket for a pound of sausages. If
you find you have become attached to your animals which happens quite a lot,
then don't kill them, keep them as pets which they most probably will have
become.
Best thing to do is
work out exactly what you think you can achieve and stick to it and not get
carried away by popular fads.
Either do it or stick to growing vegetables and let
someone else produce the meat.
Growing fruit and
vegetables is always going to be cheaper, simpler, easier and a lot less hassle
than trying to produce your own meat.
Yes the gloves would be off.
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Ideas to get you Started Prepping
You may think it can never happen to you. But all it takes
is a quick look at the news to realize chances are good that at some point in
the near future you will find yourself in some sort of emergency situation.
It may be as localized as a flood or as widespread as a
pandemic. The important thing is that whatever you do now to prepare for a
disaster will put you ahead of the game when it hits.
With that in mind, here are some simple ideas to get you
started down the road to being prepared for any emergency?
Plan your evacuation ahead of time and share it with family
and close friends. Know the location of where you will be going and contact
information once you are there. Plan several routes to your destination in case
one or more of them become shut down.
Plan and practice two ways to evacuate your house in the
event of an emergency such as a fire or home attack. Have everyone meet at a
specific location, such as a tree or neighbour’s driveway that is a safe
distance from the house.
Have an out of area contact person that each member of the
family can contact. This way, if you are ever separated from the group then the
contact person, who is in touch with everybody, can help reunite you.
Have a bug out bag at the ready. Keep a bug out bag for each
member of the family. The contents should have enough provisions for at least
three days but be light enough to easily carry.
Include food, water, flashlight/torch, clothing as needed,
knife, etc. Make sure you prepare for the special needs of young children
or elder adults and don’t forget any pets.
For items like medicines or perishables, make a list of
the items you need to collect and leave it in that individual’s bug out bag.
Keep all your important documents together in a secure
place. If possible, store them where they will be protected from fire and water
damage. They could be placed in a Ziploc bag and stored in a fireproof box.
Make sure you have the proper insurance you need. Most
disasters are relatively short lived events and you will have some peace of
mind knowing that even if your home and possessions are destroyed you will have
the resources available to rebuild.
Keep receipts and pictures of your valuables with your
insurance policy. Either leave all of this in a water and fire proof container
or make sure you take it with you if you decide to leave.
Keep cash on hand. In the event of an emergency, credit and
debit card readers may not function. Should you need to purchase any supplies,
you will be out of luck without cash.
Continue to upgrade your preparations. Always strive for
improvements. Be aware of the most likely type of disaster you will encounter
and learn as much as you can about how it will affect you.
For example, if you live on a flood plain, learn all you can
about being prepared for floods. If you live where heavy winter snow is likely,
learn about preparedness for this event.
If you plan to weather the storm or emergency in place, make
sure you have plenty of water on hand. Fill your bath and as many containers as
you possibly can.
Keep an extra week’s supply of food stashed away in your
pantry. This should be food that you normally eat, but not that which is
perishable.
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How to Make Razors Last Longer
Anyone who shaves – and this includes men’s beards as well
as women and their legs – knows two things. One, razor blades are very
expensive and two, a blunt razor blade will cut you up and result in a big
bloody mess.
I heard recently that the mark up on men’s wet razors was
around 5.000%
In a survival situation personal hygiene is paramount and
must be practiced daily.
I recently learned of a new technique and after testing with
three separate razors, I can tell you that it really works.
I have heard of a new method of sharpening a blunt razor
blade that is so very simple that I am surprised more people don’t know about
it.
Firstly clean your razor in a little cup of soapy
water. Let it sit for a while so that all of the old goo and gunk float
away.
Dry your razor by shaking away excess moisture then wiping
it off with a.
Going in the opposite of your normal shaving direction, run
the razor across some blue jean material about 20 times. This is called
stropping. Remember, you want to run the razor blade backwards!
That’s it – as I said simple.
When I finished sharpening the razor blades, I tested it by
having a shave and it was really sharp and did a great job.
I like to save money just as much as the next person, and
with this method you can double the life of your razors and that can’t be bad
can it, oh! And think of the money you will save too.
I do not know how many times can you re-sharpen the razor
blades? Time will tell but if you ask me, my best guess is that you can
re-sharpen then at least twice, if not more. It certainly is worth a try.
Honey is the
BUZZ word
Honey has long been
a valued foodstuff. Unlike sugar cane and other sources of sweetness, the
work is just about all done for you. You don’t have to plant, weed, or
harvest anything. You let the bees do what God programmed them to do and
you get a share.
Being the good
little preppers that they are, they store about 3 times more honey than they
need to survive the winter.
Honey has been eaten
by humans for about as long as anyone can remember. There are
hieroglyphic records that reference it all the way back to at least 2400 B.C.
It is mentioned in
the Bible many times and was often the gift of choice. It was even buried
with the pharaohs in their pyramids so they could have it in their afterlife.
Honey was so valued
that Roman citizens could use honey to pay their taxes. This practice was
continued in various places up through the 11th century when German
peasants could pay in honey or beeswax, which was important in
candle-making.
Napoleon esteemed
bees so much that he had them embroidered onto his flag and clothing.
What exactly is Honey?
Honeybees visit
hundreds of flowers a day to gather nectar and pollen. They store the
liquid nectar in a special stomach where it mixes with enzymes and proteins
produced by the bee.
When they are loaded
down, they return to the hive and deposit their haul into the cells of
honeycomb. The honey is then fanned by the bees’ wings to evaporate much
of the water and thicken the product. The result is honey.
Chemically, honey is
composed of sugars (a balance of fructose and glucose), but it is also fortified
with minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium, sulphur, iron, and
phosphate. It usually also contains B vitamins, but the exact
composition, like the colour of the honey, will depend on what kind of flowers
the bees visited to gather the nectar. Typically, the darker the honey,
the more nutritious and healthful it is.
What is available in
the shops under brand names is usually pasteurized honey. It has been
filtered and heat-treated. While this process produces a very uniform and
sterile product, it may also remove or inactivate some of the great properties
of honey. Raw honey sometimes even contains beneficial bacteria like
lactobacilli and bifidobacteria.
The Uses of Honey
We are all pretty
familiar with its most common use- as a sweetener- but there is a lot more to
honey than that.
It may surprise you
to know that honey has medicinal qualities. It acts as an anti-microbial
agent and it often applied to wounds like burns. I have read it is used
in Iraq to treat injured children in the warzones. It is said to have an
anti-inflammatory effect also, so it eases swelling and allows tissues to
repair themselves. Scientists are looking into its effectiveness against
MRSA. E. coli, and Candida (fungus).
In Europe honey is
used to treat stomach ulcers. It is an oft-prescribed remedy for sore
throats too, especially if added to hot tea. Many people use it to help
get rid of respiratory infections also.
If you are a
seasonal allergy sufferer, local raw honey may be just the solution for
you. Because some of the pollen from local flowers will be present in the
honey that is ingested, many people report that their sensitivities and
histamine responses to pollen in the air is greatly reduced.
Honey is a good
source of anti-oxidants and so may help in preventing heart disease and cancer.
Why Should Preppers Consider Stocking Honey or Keeping
Bees?
Honey stays stable
for a very long time. It was found in Egyptian tombs when archaeologists
opened them up and it was still safely edible. It may crystallize if it
becomes too cold, but warming it will turn it back into its familiar state.
Honey can be used in
place of most other sweeteners (like sugar) with some minor recipe
modifications. Sugar cane can only be grown in a few places, but with
some protection, bees could be kept in most places.
Keeping honeybees
would be a great way to make sure your garden and orchard get pollinated
also. You don’t get fruit without pollination and many bee populations
have been great reduced.
One last
consideration- sweets are a treat almost everyone looks forward to. They
will be a great morale booster as well as a being a really good barter item!
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So you are off on your holidays, you board the plane dressed
for the Mediterranean, flip flops, T-shirt and shorts.
You forget that you must fly over the snow topped Alp’s to
get to the sunny beaches of the Med.
So what if the plane went down and you survived? Modern air
travel today inside an aluminium tube which is warm and were they serve food
and drinks as you watch the latest film misleads us into a false sense of
security. OK in the vast majority of cases nothing goes wrong. But as I have
said what if?
Or a short wilderness trip turns into a nightmare of days
wandering lost, or you got lost on a hunting trip, camping trip or your vehicle
breaks down in some remote area. This is how you end up lost or stranded in
most cases.
The point is you arrived there somehow, in something, on
something and with something such as a backpack with a few essentials if you
are very lucky.
The deciding factor on whether you survive or not, are the
things you arrived with. Will you be empty handed as well as empty-headed if
you find yourself lost or stranded?
You need materials for survival but the thing you need the
most are skills. The knowledge and the skills you carry in your head may very
well decide your fate.
Knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge will keep
you alive. Skills will keep you alive when your gear fails or materials are not
to be had in your backpack.
Watching videos on YouTube on how it is done is not applying
knowledge, but practicing is applying knowledge and you need to practice in a
controlled environment before it is a life or death situation, were mistakes
are a learning tool and not a death knell. Your back garden is the starting
point.
Basic Survival Skills You Can Practice In Your Back
Garden
Your back garden is where you can practice your skills to
gain the confidence and know without hesitation that you can survive if you
become lost or stranded in a wilderness environment or in any environment for
that matter.
Shelter
Pull out your tarps, ponchos and even an old parachute and
start practicing. Look at various ways of using your tarp or poncho as
shelters.
Remember with a survival shelter the idea is to make it wind
and rain proof.
You can string a line and drape the material over the line
and stake down for a classic pup tent style, or gather some saplings and
construct a teepee using the tarp, poncho, plastic or parachute as cover for
it.
You need to learn to
construct a shelter to cover you from rain, snow or sun, before you find
yourself lost or stranded.
Archery/Slingshot/Spear Skills
You could of course
practice with rifles and pistols, but Archery, Slingshots and Spears are slient
as well as deadly.
Safety first, and this means no children or pets in the back
garden, while practicing and that you have sufficient backstop materials for
the projectiles.
OK firearms are not always available but you can make a
longbow, slingshot and spear from materials on you and from what you find in
your environment.
Obviously the way to ensure you have the means to hunt is to
make sure you never leave on an outdoor adventure without a bow or a crossbow
(folding ones are available that can be carried in a pack), without a slingshot
and the means to cut a sapling and sharpen into a spear.
The question is can you hit your target with an arrow, or do
you only think you can, so find out if you can. Then make sure through practice
that you can always bring game down with a bow if needed and the same applies
to the slingshot, practice will make perfect.
Spears in most cases would be ideal for “spear fishing” or
for self-defence against animals or humans.
Unless, the spear is well crafted and balanced properly
throwing a spear to kill game is not very productive, but it is one more tool in
your survival toolbox and you never will know until you do practice.
Fire Starting
Practically anyone can start a fire on a nice sunny day,
with matches and a lighter, but can you do it when the wind is blowing, when it
is raining, snowing, or icing up. Can you make a fire without matches or a
lighter? Now is the time to find out before you need too.
If you do not have a magnesium stick and/or a Ferro rod, you
need to get both and begin practicing. Practice starting fires using a Ferro
rod and cotton balls soaked in Vaseline or alcohol based hand sanitizer, or use
alcohol wipes from your first aid kit.
Know what works best for you. Petroleum jelly, cotton balls,
dry tinder, char cloth, flint, and steel can all be used to create fire under
any weather conditions. Make sure you know how to start a fire with any
materials available to you. Make sure all materials are available by making
sure they are in your pack.
Foraging For Food Edibles in Your Backyard
Unless you routinely spray herbicides to kill weeds in your
yard, you can find edibles weeds growing at practically any time of the
year. These same weeds can be found in a wilderness environment as well,
and what better place to learn to identify the edible ones than in your own
back garden.
The following is just a sampling of what you may find in
your back garden. The list is common weeds and even flowers that are edible and
can be found in your garden and in many wilderness environments.
Make sure you research carefully before picking and eating
any plant and have reliable pictures for reference of all the plants.
Dandelion – Most everyone can identify a
dandelion and the plant can be eaten at any stage of growth. The roots are
edible as well, and many make tea/beverages out of the roots.
Burdock – People spend countless hours and
money trying to eradicate this invasive weed, which by the way, is grown in
many parts of the world for eating and is considered a delicacy. The roots are
especially sought after in many cultures.
Stinging Nettles Delicious eaten or brewed into
a tea, just be careful of the stinging nettles.
Primrose - Some consider primrose evasive
while other encourages it for its white and yellow flowers, but the flowers can
be eaten or steeped to make a flavourful tea as well.
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Outdoor Cooking
If lost or stranded, you will have to cook over open flames
so what better place to practice than over a campfire in your own back garden.
Food cannot just be tossed into the coals or flames and then
dragged out when you think it may be done. Learn how to fashion cooking grates
using green saplings, or use flat heated rocks as frying or cooking surfaces.
You may think you know how to cook, because the microwave is
handy, but it takes some knowledge and skill to cook over an open flame in all
kinds of weather.
These are just a few of the skills needed to survive. With
some imagination, you can come up with other skills that maybe needed, and when
you do, start practicing them so you can master the art of survival.
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Testing your
Survival Plan
Just like most preppers, I carry a small backpack with me
everywhere I go, it is my EDC It’s in the passenger foot well if I am on my own
and on the back seat if there is someone else in the car with me. It’s on my
back when I take a walk through the woods. I don’t go anywhere without it. I call
it my security blanket as just having with me it brings a sense of comfort.
In it, I carry my just-in-case supplies. I have my survival
kit, my first aid kit, my survival knife, some homemade MRE’s, rain gear, and
an assortment of other items that I may need in case of an emergency.
Whether I’m stranded on the side of the road or lost in the
woods while hiking, these items will help make my unplanned adventure much more
pleasant.
Along with my backpack I also have a basic car survival kit
which I check regularly and if I have to travel in bad weather it too will be
in the car with me and not in the boot.
You Can’t Just Read About It
There are a lot of prepper web sites that describe how to
make a good bug-out-bag or get-home-bag. There are even entire books on the
subject. Those resources are great places to start thinking about the contents
of your bag.
Sometimes new preppers will read through those lists and
think that everyone should include everything on the list. If a little is good,
a lot is better.
But those resources are not the final word on the subject.
You should customize and personalize your bag to meet your needs, not the needs
of someone else.
What I need in my pack will be different than what you may
need in your pack. My experiences and knowledge are different that your’s.
I’ll want to include items that augment my experiences and
you’ll want to do the same. The scenarios that I’m preparing for may be
different than what you are likely to experience in your life.
I live in a rural community and my daily commute takes me
down back roads. I also spend a fair amount of time in the woods hiking and
camping. My bag is designed with that lifestyle in mind. If you live in an
urban setting and ride the train to work each day, your bag will likely be
different than mine.
The gear that we choose to keep in our bags will be
different based on our skills and our expected uses or possible needs for the
bag.
Testing Your Bag
After you’ve put together your bag, it’s important to test
it. It’s only through a simulated emergency that you’ll truly discover
items that are missing from your supplies. You’ll also identify items that you
don’t need to carry, that are providing little benefit but are adding weight
and bulk to your bag.
I like to test myself and my survival pack regularly. I hike
into the woods a short distance, perhaps a 1/2 mile or so, carrying only my
survival backpack. I usually make a debris hut, start a fire, and
prepare to spend the evening in the woods using only the items in my pack.
Since this is only a test, I usually have some additional
supplies in my car, better safe than sorry. If I truly need them, I can always
hike the 1/2 mile out to the vehicle and get them. I try not to do that, but I
have done it on occasion.
Over this past weekend, I made one such outing. It went very
well. Here are a few observations from my experiences that may help as you’re
putting together a pack or planning a test.
Emergency Thermal Blanket. Although I carry an
emergency thermal blanket in my survival kit, I apparently don’t really know
how to use it to keep warm.
It was cold over the weekend, considerably colder than
the meteorologists predicted and I used my thermal blanket for
warmth. It didn’t work. The survival
blanket has other purposes: signalling, rain collection, waterproofing a
shelter, etc.
Insulate the Shelter and then Add More Insulation. As
I have said many times before smaller shelters are better when it’s cold. Your
body heat can warm a smaller shelter and keep you warm.
However, it’s very important to make sure the shelter is
insulated very well. Add a good layer of leaves to your shelter and when you
think you have added enough, add twice that much.
Pine boughs are Good Insulation from the Ground. The
earth will steal much needed heat from your body if you lie directly on the
ground. A good layer of insulation is needed to keep you off the ground and
away from the earth. A thick layer of pine boughs works well for this.
Speed Kills. When building a shelter in cold weather,
work at a slow and steady pace, taking breaks as frequently as need to cool
down. Strip off layers of clothing to help regulate your body heat and prevent
perspiration. Sweat will wet your clothes and make you that much colder in the
middle of the night.
Like every aspect of prepping and survival, you must
practice, practice and then practice some more.
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Survival
Shelters
If you find yourself
in a survival situation in a wilderness environment then one of the most
important survival skills to have is the knowledge and ability to build a
shelter.
In a survival
situation shelter is more important than water, food or even fire, shelter will
protect you from the elements and that is your first priority.
So where do you
build your shelter, if you have a choice that is? How do you build it and what
do you build it out of? So I want to cover shelters with tarps, shelters when a
tarp is not available, and snow shelters.
So let’s begin with
finding the proper location for your shelter as I say, if you have a choice
that is.
The first and most
important thing is choosing the right site for building your shelter. There are
many variables involved here, here are some things to look for, and some things
to avoid.
Look for
Dry land
As flat as possible
Has a nearby supply
of firewood and building supplies
Is close enough to
water to carry it to base, but far enough that you won’t be bothered by insects
Provides cover
against the wind
Try to avoid
Low ground can
collect cold air. Go for higher ground if possible, but land that is protected
from wind.
Rivers can flood;
avoid dry river beds or places too close to a river.
Don’t build a
shelter underneath anything that can fall on you, check for standing dead wood
and avoid it.
Before we get to the
shelters, you need to know how to build a sleeping area, a skill you will need
for most of them.
You want to make
sure you’re sleeping on dry ground that isn’t cold. Make a bed with things like
dry grass and spruce twigs. Make your bed at least 18 inches thick so that you
don’t feel the ground beneath it.
If you have a
sleeping bag, good place it on top of the bed.
Sleeping close to
others is a good way to preserve heat. Skin to skin contact is the best way to
do this, so if you needed another reason to get naked with someone inside of a
sleeping bag, there it is.
MAKING A SHELTER WITH A TARP
These two methods
incorporate a tarp into your shelter. One is for protection from heat, the other
is for protection from rain.
Making a Sun Shelter
This shelter is
meant to supply a cool area to rest in very hot climates. It works by creating
a layer of insulation that keeps the heat out, as well as a shaded area to
rest. You will need two tarps (or a large on that can be folded over). The
lighter in colour and the shinier the better, as it will reflect sunlight
better.
Find a low spot on
the ground. If possible, dig a hole to get an even greater lowering of
temperature.
Drive four stakes
around your spot.
Spread out the first
tarp, and use string to tie the tarp to the stakes, a few feet off of the
ground. The lower the better, but you want to be comfortable inside of it.
Spread out the
second tarp, and tie it to the stakes a foot above the first.
Crawl under your
tarps and enjoy temperatures 5-15 degrees lower than outside.
Making a Rain Shelter
This shelter is very
common; if you’re a camper you have probably used it yourself. Its goal is keep
an area dry when it’s a-raining hard.
The concept is pretty
simple. Attach a line to two separate points above head level over the spot you
want to keep dry.
Place the tarp over
this line diagonally, so that there are corners at each end of the line, and on
the middle of the sides that hang over each side of the line.
Tie the corners that
hang over each end to a line, then tie these lines to a spot lower than
the first line.
The end result
should be a triangle-shaped cover over your area, where rain will run down and
fall over the sides (avoiding water build up). It will keep the area underneath
it dry.
MAKING A SHELTER WITHOUT A TARP
Of course survival
shelters don’t require a tarp, if you are caught out with no equipment then
what do you do? Well nature provides everything you will need to make an
all-purpose shelter which will keep you warm and dry.
The lean-to Shelter
Lean-to Shelters are
the more basic wilderness shelter. They have a leaning wall that protects
against the wind, and should have a fire on the open-end of the shelter to
maximize warmth.
Find two trees a few
feet apart.
Find another thick
branch, log, or other object that is longer than the gap between the trees and
is fairly sturdy.
Find a way to lay
the long object across the trees, just over head level. The ideal is for both
trees to have branches on the same side at roughly the same height.
Another idea is
using cordage to tie the object to the trees or if you are lucky to have forks
in the trees then simply wedge the cross piece into them.
Find various sticks,
branches and pieces of wood. Lay them against the long object, at an angle with
the ground. This should give you a wall that leans maybe 45 degrees or so.
Cover this wall with
leaves, pine needles, or any other object that supplies insulation, when you
think you have enough leaves etc. put double that amount again onto the
lean-to. Then place more sticks or branches to prevent the wind blowing the
leaves away.
Make a sleeping area
inside of your shelter just like I mentioned for the tarp shelter.
Make a fire pit and
start a fire at the open end of the shelter, if possible make a reflector to
direct more heat from the fire back at you.
This is also a great
way to dry any wet wood as well.
The Debris Hut
This shelter is a
little more complex, but still fairly simple to put together.
Find a log or pole
that is roughly twice your height in length. Lay this log against an object
such as a rock or tree. The log should sit at angle, at its highest point
giving you space to sit in plus a little extra.
Make a sleeping spot
in the large side of your shelter.
Find some other
branches, and set them up at an angle along the log like an upside down V.
Cover your shelter
with leaves, pine branches, etc. Anything that will supply insulation. Make
sure to leave an opening to enter and exit.
To make this type of
shelter even warmer fill the inside space with leaves loads of them even wet
ones if you have to then crawl in.
The idea here is to
insulate your body so the smaller the shelter the easier it will be to warm the
area with your own body heat.
MAKING A SNOW SHELTER
This section is for
the specific scenario of cold, snowy environments. Cold environments are very
dangerous, and building a good shelter can ward off hypothermia and save your
life. Here is a brief introduction to two of the types of shelters that can be
made in such an environment.
Making a Snow Cave.
If you have access
to a large pile of snow, a snow cave is an option. Using a shovel, try to
compact the snow as much as possible.
Use your shovel to
dig an entrance into the pile. After you get a few feet in, start to dig
upward. The goal is to create a sitting/lying area large enough for you to fit
in.
This area should be
a few feet above the entrance area, as this will stop cold air from entering
and will keep the heat trapped in the upper area.
Poke a few holes
from the inside to the outside of the hill. This is important for air
circulation. But be gentle so as not to affect the structural integrity of your
shelter.
Be very cautious as
these types of shelters can collapse. Keep some of your bags outside of your
shelter, so that search crews can find you in an emergency.
How much do you
know?
As a PREPPER you
will need to be 100% self-sufficient as it may be that you are isolated from
other survivors for years.
Here are some ideas for you to consider.
HOW many of you are
constantly learning new skills?
How many are
involving your children in this process?
Remember that
children’s brains are like a sponge so they will absorb much more than you and
at a faster rate.
How many people have a large collection of HOW TO Books?
Have you got any of these books?
Books on hunting
Books on Survival
Books on growing
food
Books on soil
Books on building
from wood to steel
Books on how to make
steel, iron, tools etc.
Books on tinctures
Books on cooking
Books on plants and
trees
Books on herbal
medicines
Books on human body
physiology
Books on fasting
Books on Poisonous
Snakes and insects and HOW to do First Aid the list goes on and on ...
How many people have done a First Aid course?
How many people know
what CPR is and how to perform it?
How many people know
HOW to treat a snake bite?
How many people "KNOW" how to do the following?
Woodworking
Building log cabins
Metal working
Constructing
underground tunnels
Extracting Oil from
plants
Making bows and
arrows
Making natural glue
Make flour from
different plants (not just wheat)
Make tinctures
Extracting birch
tree oil
Make charcoal
How many people have several of the following?
Axes
Knives
Round wood saws
Single and double
person wood saws
Many files for
sharpening the above
Manually powered
Wood lathe IF possible
How many people have
prepared the land around their bunker or home for growing organic food?
Adding organic
matter (cow manure etc.) into the soil.
Adding powdered rock
dust (AKA: minerals) at least 2 + yards down into the soil.
How many people have
created natural defences around their home (or know how to) using things like 2
or 3 layers of different trees with Passive Normal Trees on the outside and
then a second layer inside made up of Attack Trees which are made up of plants with
thorns, spines and prickles.
Then inside this
layer you can run a barbed wire this way when someone runs into this at night,
you will certainly know about it.
How many people have
studied NATURAL medicine and this includes HERBAL medicine and pressure points?
How many people know what herbal medicine is?
How many people know
that PINE Trees have natural Vitamin C and that Pine Bark is also abundant with
Vitamin C.?
Did you know that
Vitamin C deficiency has been one of the biggest killers of humans through our
known history and yet in most cases where people had access to Pine Trees,
almost no one utilized this powerful disease fighting natural medicine?
How many people KNOW
that just by standing out in the sun for approx. 40 minutes a day you can get all
the Vitamin D you need to stop over 90% of cancers and sickness (and it is
FREE), Plus it also has been said to stop babies being born with rickets.
How many people know
that by drinking RAW unprocessed cow’s milk, you can rebuild your teeth and
bones? How many people have a milking cow or 3 on their land? How many actually
have some land?
How many people have several EXIT tunnels from their bunker?
How many even have bunkers?
There are 101 things
I could list here but I hope that you get the picture.
Whatever you think you know now is NOT enough.
FINALLY:
How many of you have
actually spent a FAMILY WEEK living next to a river or creek and surviving off
the land so that you can make a list of all of the things you will need WHEN
you really do need to KNOW implicitly how to do these things.
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Prepping Means
Learning Too
Does owning a
computer make you a computer programmer? Of course not. What about standing in
a kitchen? Does that make you a chef? No, definitely not. And despite what some
people may think, owning a handgun does not make you a criminal or a murderer.
The same principles
hold true for preppers.
Getting Started
Way back in 1980 I
remember having a series of “ah-ha” moments when I first began to recognize the
need for prepping. I distinctly remember feeling overwhelmed at the amount of
stuff that I felt I needed to buy.
I didn’t have enough
food to last our family for a couple of weeks, much less six months. I didn’t
have any water beyond the few bottles in the fridge etc.
And the only
ammunition we had was that which was left over after last hunting season. Wow!
I needed to buy, buy, buy.
And that’s what I
did. I budgeted, saved, and bought. I started buying a little bit more each
time I shopped if tins of green beans were on sale, I’d buy an extra one, two,
even ten tins of them. If I had coupons for an item that I needed, I bought it.
I began to slowly
acquire some additional items that I may need as well. On each payday, I’d buy
more rounds of ammunition or bandages and other medical supplies and equipment.
I slowly started to
acquire prepping supplies. But that wasn’t enough.
Knowledge is Power
It didn’t take long
for me to realize that there was more to prepping than acquiring stuff. As good
as that is, it’s not enough.
I began to dive into
research like I was preparing to defend the planet. I read about food storage techniques.
I investigated how I could become more self-sufficient.
I began learning
more primitive skills. I learned fire building techniques, how to tie useful
knots, and how to hunt and dress animals. I learned navigational skills and
what should go into a bug-out-bag.
The majority of the
skills I were learning were complementary to one another. But I did have some
overlap and cross-training. I attended a wilderness medical training classes.
I was growing as a
prepper.
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
Supplies and
knowledge are a great start. It’s more than the vast majority of people have
done and if you stop there, you’re still way ahead of the curve.
But there’s more
that you can do to prepare. I’ve mentioned this many times before in various
posts but it’s worth mentioning again.
You’ve got to
practice your skills. An analogy illustrates my point. I can buy an abdominal
exercise machine. I can even read the instruction manual and watch the video
that comes with the machine.
But until I start
using it, there will be no change to my appearance. The equipment and knowledge
will help me to prepare to get in shape, but it’s not until I start using the
machine that my body will respond.
Equipment and
knowledge are good first steps, but you’ve got to put your knowledge and
supplies to use.
Store what you eat
and eat what you store. Practice building fires without matches. Go to the
firing range and hone your shooting skills. That’s when you’ll feel like you’re
really make progress.
The simplest
Survival Navigation Technique
Things happen...you’re
GPS or compass may become lost or broken.
You may find
yourself needing an alternate method of finding your bearings. You can use
terrain association, if there is some readily identifiable features in view,
but you really need to orient your map to a direction.
Anyone who has gone
through any survival courses has been taught a variety of methods of survival
navigation. Most have two problems in common, first they only apply to certain
conditions, second they are a little too complicated and very easy to forget.
If you wish to use
the North Star, it must be night, you need a clear night sky and must be in the
northern hemisphere. The watch method of survival navigation is difficult since
almost no one can remember which hand does what, and how north is indicated.
Also most people now
wear digital watches without the hands on them, especially during outdoor
activities. The stick shadow technique for survival navigation is simple, easy
to remember and works anywhere on the planet in conditions where you can see a
shadow.
The improvised Survival Navigation Technique is the
simplest and most versatile method for direction finding without a
compass.
It works anywhere on
the planet as long as the sun throws a shadow. Equipment needed is simple: only
a stick or straight object such as a pen, and two small objects like pennies or
rocks and you will be able to find north.
Step One of the Stick Shadow Technique for Survival
Navigation
Place your stick or
any straight object into the ground, so it throws a shadow.
Step Two
Put a rock or penny
at the tip of the shadow, something easily identifiable and wait 15 or 20
minutes.
Step Three
Place a second
object at the tip of the shadow's new position.
Step Four
Place your left foot
on the first rock or penny and your right foot on the second object. Just
remember that you read left to right so your left foot goes on the first object
and right on the second object, or if you are military-minded you always start
off with your left foot.
You are now facing north!
All you really need
to remember is to place the two rocks at the tip of the stick's shadow. Then
place your left foot on the first rock and right foot on the second rock. if
you ever find yourself without a compass and in need of a little help orienting
yourself, then this technique is easy to remember and needs little equipment or
special conditions.
My Survival
Meal
This is a survival meal
I have designed not only to be cheap at around 25p each meal but to also
to be filling and more importantly tasty.
I have made some
trial pasta meals (my own recipe)
The ingredients cost
me
Pasta 1kg £0.38p
Lentils1/2 kg £
0.99p
Cup-a-soup x10
£0.57p
Total £1.94p
Put as much pasta
into a zip bag as you want then put in as much lentils as you like and bring to
the boil once cooked then add the cup-a-soup and instantly your meal is ready
to eat.
I made 8 meals at a
cost of 24.1/4p each I think that is fantastic and very cheap and very filling
too.
It is easy to add
food to them say hotdog's chopped up, as they are already cooked and just need
heating up.
You can also change
the flavour by using different cup-a-soups flavours, or use garlic salt, spices
or curry powder, dried onions or even fresh or dried peppers.
All you need not do
is put the cup-a-soup packet (unopened) into the zip lock bag along with a
half-a-cup of lentils and then fill the bag with the pasta.
Mark the soup
flavour on the bag. Instead of cup-a-soups you can use Pot Noodles; Pasta sauce
mixes etc. to flavour your survival meal.
This way you can
vary the meal flavours as you like each day.
To cook you firstly
put the pasta and lentils into water and bring it to the boil and let it boil for
10 minutes when the pasta is cooked then add the cup-a-soup and stir then
simply serve.
Please note that the
lentils may not be fully cooked but they will be cooked enough to eat
and the fact that they are chewy allows for a different texture to the meal
anyway.
My Homemade MRE
I have been looking
at the high prices of British Army MRE Ration Packs (About £10+ along with
postage!) and I decided to opt for making my own for my bug out bag.
All of these items I
bought from Asda so these are current prices. I would recommend using a vacuum
sealer or Mylar bags with o2 absorbers to make these feasible, otherwise the
shelf life I predict is probably not going to be reached due to the nature of
some of the items.
Anyway, let’s begin,
please note numbers after names are Calories, then price!
Breakfast
8 x Belvita Biscuits
445 £0.76
Coffee Sachet 75
£0.14
Lunch
Cup a Soup 90 £0.10
Dinner
Mugshot Pasta 307
£0.68
Lemon + Black pepper
tuna tins x 2 340 £1.10
Snacks
Boost bar 305 £0.25
Kendal mint cake 85g
350 £0.88
Pumpkin seeds 566
£0.55
Strawberry lances
300 £0.33
Coffee sachet 75
£0.14
So this leads to a total cost of £4.93 and a whopping
2853 calories!
I have also got
three vacuum sealed bags of peanuts, raisins and chocolate drops which I would
also chuck into the bug out bag, these contain a staggering 1750 calories for
only £0.99 and will last for ages in the vacuum seal!
I'll add as well, my
MRE weighs about 870g, where as a normal British Army one weighs 1750g and also
it’s technically not an MRE as it requires water and minimal heating, but I
have both of those in my BOB so nothing to worry about really! So it makes the
meals even cheaper for now, however it would make long term sense to obtain my
own at some point.
This is a very basic
but very tasty MRE option and I am sure as I experiment further that it will
develop and become more season friendly with both a range of hot and cold
meals.
The Bug out
Week end is coming.
Community of UK
Preppers on FB are having a (Bug out weekend)
So why not join them on the 2nd to the 4th may 2015 to share and learn ideas with other like-minded people
So why not join them on the 2nd to the 4th may 2015 to share and learn ideas with other like-minded people
Location
The location is Winteringham Lane, West halton. DN15 9AX
Available Spaces
All spaces are designated specific areas of the Bug Out Weekend location that are suitable for that type of bugging out system as the location is a wild managed area and has a range of different types of ground.
All the places listed here are for the tree covered areas of the location.
1. Hammocks: ---------------------15 spaces.
2. Tarps and tents----------------10 Places
3. 4x4 and off road vehicles----20 places.
4. Campervans and trailers----15 places
There is a large open ground area of the location for the Bug Out Weekend to use whatever system you choose, but I will be limiting these spaces to 40 spaces.
Admission Fee
£20.00 for adult over 16 years
£10.00 for child under 16 years
Free for child under 10 years
Traders and promoters are welcome for no extra cost to the entrance fee
Anyone who says they are going to the event must pay a non-refundable £5.00 deposit per person to secure their place.
How to make deposit payment.
Only if you wish to attend say you are going and I will message you and give you the Paypal address with a payment reference number.
Once payment has been made i will send you your payment receipt reference number. This number is to be presented on entry to the Bug out Weekend where the deposit will be deducted from the admission cost.
Arrangements
Please arrange any train Tickets to Scunthorpe as soon as possible (ASAP) as this will save you money and could be cheaper than your own car.
We can arrange to pick you up from Scunthorpe Train Station and drop you back off for a fee of £3.00. Please let me know as soon as possible if you require this service.
Facilities
There will be a toilet facility in place.
There will be ranges for Archery, Crossbow, Air rifle, live round rifles and shotgun too.
There will be a solar Shower available with hot water available if needed..
There will be a Marquee set up in case of any wet weather so it won't stop people who want to do a bit of socialising
There will be a BBQ for anyone who wants to have a good old meat feast at the cost of £5.00 per head
UK Firearms Licensing Act
For anyone who wishes to bring along a gun or rifle that requires to be licensed under the UK Firearms licensing act 1968.
It is every owner’s responsibility to ensure they are covered under the Uk Firearms licensing act and proof of cover for any such firearms must be shown before you are allowed entry to the Bug out Weekend meeting.
The organisers or associates will not be held responsible for any transportation of unlicensed Firearms to or from the Bug Out Weekend.
See the link below
https://www.gov.uk/firearms-licensing-police-guidance
Ranges
Strict safety rules and timing guidelines at the range points must be followed at all times.
Disclaimer
All guidelines and disclaimers will be presented on entry to the Bug Out Weekend meeting by security staff.
All guidelines and disclaimers must be read and understood before entry to the Bug out Weekend.
The location is Winteringham Lane, West halton. DN15 9AX
Available Spaces
All spaces are designated specific areas of the Bug Out Weekend location that are suitable for that type of bugging out system as the location is a wild managed area and has a range of different types of ground.
All the places listed here are for the tree covered areas of the location.
1. Hammocks: ---------------------15 spaces.
2. Tarps and tents----------------10 Places
3. 4x4 and off road vehicles----20 places.
4. Campervans and trailers----15 places
There is a large open ground area of the location for the Bug Out Weekend to use whatever system you choose, but I will be limiting these spaces to 40 spaces.
Admission Fee
£20.00 for adult over 16 years
£10.00 for child under 16 years
Free for child under 10 years
Traders and promoters are welcome for no extra cost to the entrance fee
Anyone who says they are going to the event must pay a non-refundable £5.00 deposit per person to secure their place.
How to make deposit payment.
Only if you wish to attend say you are going and I will message you and give you the Paypal address with a payment reference number.
Once payment has been made i will send you your payment receipt reference number. This number is to be presented on entry to the Bug out Weekend where the deposit will be deducted from the admission cost.
Arrangements
Please arrange any train Tickets to Scunthorpe as soon as possible (ASAP) as this will save you money and could be cheaper than your own car.
We can arrange to pick you up from Scunthorpe Train Station and drop you back off for a fee of £3.00. Please let me know as soon as possible if you require this service.
Facilities
There will be a toilet facility in place.
There will be ranges for Archery, Crossbow, Air rifle, live round rifles and shotgun too.
There will be a solar Shower available with hot water available if needed..
There will be a Marquee set up in case of any wet weather so it won't stop people who want to do a bit of socialising
There will be a BBQ for anyone who wants to have a good old meat feast at the cost of £5.00 per head
UK Firearms Licensing Act
For anyone who wishes to bring along a gun or rifle that requires to be licensed under the UK Firearms licensing act 1968.
It is every owner’s responsibility to ensure they are covered under the Uk Firearms licensing act and proof of cover for any such firearms must be shown before you are allowed entry to the Bug out Weekend meeting.
The organisers or associates will not be held responsible for any transportation of unlicensed Firearms to or from the Bug Out Weekend.
See the link below
https://www.gov.uk/firearms-licensing-police-guidance
Ranges
Strict safety rules and timing guidelines at the range points must be followed at all times.
Disclaimer
All guidelines and disclaimers will be presented on entry to the Bug Out Weekend meeting by security staff.
All guidelines and disclaimers must be read and understood before entry to the Bug out Weekend.
To be sure of a
place go to FB and find The bug out weekend “CUP”
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