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Comment by Sandra on December 17, 2011 at 7:43pm

Found a cool way to hunt big game with a slingshot.  Dave Canterbury from "Dual Survival" shows how in this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=NGIcCRJGYug&NR=1

Comment by SE on December 16, 2011 at 5:28pm

Michael has it right. Fresh snow, not packed is best for top area. If built correctly, your body heat will help you. Biggest advantage is keeping out of the wind and not feeling/being exposed. Never had to sleep in one, but taught my cub scouts how to build them years ago.

Comment by Michael Sherman on December 13, 2011 at 12:26am

I have built a snow cave before. It is better to pile up fresh snow so it is softer to dig into. you would probably want to use a small pot,shovel, or cup to dig with and not your gloved hands.  Or in your case with the plowed snow, pile up snow against the packed snow for a stronger structure. Either way it is a lot of work for little warmth.

Comment by G Moss on December 12, 2011 at 10:46pm

Hi Sandra, thanks for the info for us preppers. :D

Comment by Sandra on December 12, 2011 at 6:56pm

Has anyone here every built a snow cave?  I tried to dig into the side of some snow that had been piled up by a snow plow, and I got wet and cold before the hole was big enough to crawl into. 

Admittedly, the snow plow had packed the snow pretty tight, but still... it just seemed that in a survival situation I would have been in trouble.

Comment by Sandra on November 15, 2011 at 3:54am

If anyone in this group is into prepping, consider this...

The cost of food has risen dramatically over the past two years, more than can be expected in that period of time.  You might want to consider stocking up on freeze-dried or dehydrated food for times when food prices are downright ridiculous.

I've been buying storage food from Emergency Essentials & have been very pleased with their service, quality, and prices.

A word to the wise - honey is going to sharply climb due to an epidemic of CCD - (bee) Colony Collapse Disorder.  Hives are simply being abandoned... long story.

Also, peanut butter is going to get hit with steep price increases because the area of the country that grows peanuts was hard hit by drought this past growing season.

 

Comment by Sandra on November 15, 2011 at 3:48am

Eric - you might want to check your settings under "email"... If after fixing that, you still don't get notifications, we'll try to figure out why.

Comment by Eric W. Heauser on November 8, 2011 at 6:05pm

for some reason, I'm not getting notification of posts...
...But that's not why I'm posting.
Thought every body, that doesn't already know, this is how the Paracord Type Survival Bracelets are made:

http://www.backpacker.com/skills-survival-bracelet/slideshows/117

Comment by G Moss on October 23, 2011 at 8:26pm

Alan, I love your blog! It is so informative and your photos are great. Keep up the good work!

Comment by Alan Russo on October 23, 2011 at 7:58am

I noticed not much action here lately, but I figured I'd post this anyway. Maybe someone will find it, and we can get things going again.

I have a short Fire by Friction post on my Blog, and you are invited to check it out, feel free to comment on it: http://ethnobotanist128.blogspot.com/

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