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Would you survive? — Survival Knowledge Quiz

Posted by nwnikkie on January 25, 2012

Take this basic skills survival knowledge IQ test. The ideal survivalist should be able to score 90% or higher. The answer key is at the bottom, but try and answer the questions to the best of your knowledge first, you will only be cheating yourself otherwise.

1. To locate Polaris (North Star)

A. Look straight up

B. The two stars that form the handle of Ursa Major point directly to the North Star

C. The two stars that form the outer lip of Ursa Major point to the North Star

D. Find Orion’s belt and look west

E. It’s the brightest star in the sky!

2. The “open treatment” method is the safest way to manage wounds in survival situations.

A. True

B. False

3. You may use the moon to find the direction of North under certain circumstances. These are:

A. If the moon is half full it always points north

B. If the moon rises before the sun sets, the side which is illuminated will be the west

C. If the man in the moon is looking at you turn around and that’s north

D. This is not true, you can’t use the moon to find any direction, it varies too much

4. If you find yourself with an intestinal parasite problem you may do all of the following to remedy your situation except one. Which one should you NOT do?

A. Add a tablespoon of salt to 1 liter of water

B. Eat 1 to 1.5 cigarettes

C. Drink 2 tablespoons of kerosene

D. Eat hot peppers

E. Eat ½ tablespoon topsoil

5. If you are in a survival situation and have a serious laceration, the best thing to do after cleaning would be:

A. Suture the wound

B. Use a tourniquet

C. Leave the wound open

6. In a survival situation you may be forced to do things that are dangerous to your health, yet help you to survive. If you are extremely dehydrated you CAN:

A. Drink the blood of a dead animal

B. Drink your own urine

C. Drink Sea Water

D. Drink an alcoholic beverage

E. None of the above

7. You can eat worms raw after dropping them in water for a few minutes.

A. True

B. False

8. You may eat any plant after boiling it for 30 minutes.

A. True

B. False

9. You can boil water in a plastic bag or container.

A. True

B. False

10. Smoke from your fire can be a weather predictor.

A. True

B. False

11. To treat sea sickness:

A. Look at the horizon and close your eyes

B. Drink water

C. Rock back and forth in order to counter act the rocking motion of the vessel

D. Sing a song

12. All North American reptiles are edible.

A. True

B. False

13. All birds are edible.

A. True

B. False

14. To treat diarrhea:

A. Make a solution of handful of charcoal and treated water

B. Drink lots of water

C. Apply a cold compress to the lower abdomen

D. Eat dry foods such as crackers or bread

15. If you have a firearm you can use it signal distress. Choose the correct sequence for signaling.

A. 1 shot wait 2 seconds then 2 more shots consecutively

B. 3 shots with 2 second intervals

C. 10 shots with 1 second intervals

D. 2 shots fired simultaneously

16. The dandelion grows in Arctic regions.

A. True

B. False

17. Wool clothing or blankets will keep you warm and safe even when wet.

A. True

B. False

18. The square knot is used to join 2 pieces of equal diameter rope together.

A. True

B. False

19. 38 rounds for a handgun also work in:

A. 357 magnum

B. M-16

C. 45 ACP

D. 12 Gauge shotgun

20. It’s cold and you have no fire. In order to keep warm you would?

A. Remain motionless to conserve energy

B. Exercise vigorously

C. Cover you head

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Survival Planning and Survival Kits

Posted by nwnikkie on July 28, 2011

Survival planning is nothing more than realizing something could happen that would put you in a survival situation and, with that in mind, taking steps to increase your chances of survival. Thus, survival planning means preparation. Preparation means having survival items and knowing how to use them People who live in snow regions prepare their vehicles for poor road conditions. They put snow tires on their vehicles, add extra weight in the back for traction, and they carry a shovel, salt, and a blanket. Another example of preparation is finding the emergency exits on an aircraft when you board it for a flight. Preparation could also mean knowing your intended route of travel and familiarizing yourself with the area. Finally, emergency planning is essential.

IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING

Detailed prior planning is essential in potential survival situations. Including survival considerations in mission planning will enhance your chances of survival if an emergency occurs. For example, if your job re-quires that you work in a small, enclosed area that limits what you can carry on your person, plan where you can put your rucksack or your load-bearing equipment. Put it where it will not prevent you from getting out of the area quickly, yet where it is readily accessible.

One important aspect of prior planning is preventive medicine. Ensuring that you have no dental problems and that your immunizations are current will help you avoid potential dental or health problems. A dental problem in a survival situation will reduce your ability to cope with other problems that you face. Failure to keep your shots current may mean your body is not immune to diseases that are prevalent in the area.

Preparing and carrying a survival kit is as important as the considerations mentioned above. All Army aircraft normally have survival kits on board for the type area(s) over which they will fly. There are kits for over-water survival, for hot climate survival, and an aviator survival vest. If you are not an aviator, you will probably not have access to the survival vests or survival kits. However, if you know what these kits contain, it will help you to plan and to prepare your own survival kit.

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Preparedness for Survival

Posted by nwnikkie on July 28, 2011

Resist being harnessed by the New World Order as an economic slave, chattel or agent. Restore American, private sector free enterprise to its prominence and productivity before government intentionally regulates and disables it to death. The U.S. government replaced the private-sector with nonproductive, socialist, transnational schemes for destroying the American economy and controlling it from abroad. You must recognize that the United States has been a socialist-democratic state since the first federal bankruptcy socialized the corporate state through the New Deal (1933). Recognize that declared national emergencies and executive orders are symptomatic of the financial collapse of the U.S. Corporation, the federal government and its political subdivisions. Recognize that we must eliminate all deficit spending (thus the size of government) and eliminate the welfare state to restore private initiative and incentives for productivity and excellence. There are no more free lunches. Fund self-reliance and economically sustainable enterprises, owned and controlled by sovereign, American Citizens. Prepare for the collapse with community-based infrastructures, local scrips, and barter network organizations. Prepare for the inevitable re-monetization of debt through the issuance of either a domestic-use currency, or through the free-fall of the U.S. Dollar. Shift all investments out of U.S. Dollar enumerated mutual funds, stocks, and bonds. Invest in more secure stores of value (gold and silver), and commodity- based items. Stop paying all income taxes and funding government oppression. Repudiate the federal debt. Stop voting and obligating yourself to pay an un-payable debt with your property and rights. Boycott all unnecessary consumer items. Prepare for survival into the 21st Century. Preparations for your own personal and family survival include adequate food and water, radio communications, land to grow food and retreat from the cities, healthcare provisions, water/air purification systems, and fuel for generators and vehicles (solar-hydrogen, solar-electric). We must also be able to protect ourselves against biological/germ warfare, AIDS, cancer and other degenerative diseases, and be prepared to build our immune systems with ozone/herbs and other natural means. We must be prepared for any government encroachment or attack by joining with others in citizen’s militia, community networks, and mutual survival infrastructures. Too often the emphasis has been exclusively on personal and/or family survival. This is an important foundation. But we mustn’t forget that our neighbors, communities and friends are the second, necessary tier of our strategic plan for survival. It cannot be everyone for themselves, without regard for each other. We must not only provide and take responsibility for ourselves, but must consider being prepared to be generous to those unprepared. For if we do not, it will be our unraveling. No man or woman can create and maintain a fortress against the entire world. If our neighbors are not considered, they may very well turn against us. Utilize the resources, skills and support that we can be for each other and set-up these infrastructures before the social disintegration gets any worse. Take the time to talk and interact with your neighbors. Build alliances and network everyone you can.

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Surviving In The Forest

Posted by nwnikkie on July 7, 2011

Techniques for staying ALIVE in every natural enviorment

The forest is a beautiful environment, which is why so many people go camping each year. However, it’s best to be prepared and know the fundamental survival skills of the forest. Here is a quick 9 step guide to survival in the forest.

1. STOP and Think

Use the Boy Scouts mnemonic device of “STOP”, which stands for “Stop, Think, Observe, and Plan”.

1. Retrace your steps.
2. Find a source of drinking water.
3. Create a fire.
4. Find or build a shelter before nightfall.
5. Fashion a weapon you can use for self defense.
6. Find a source of food.
7. Travel in one direction during daylight.

2. Retrace Your Steps (assuming you are lost)

If you’re lost the first thing to do is see if it’s possible to backtrack and retrace your steps to the last known path.
For the rest of these instructions, we’ll assume that you were unable to backtrack and that you are officially lost.

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Protecting Yourself from EMP

Posted by nwnikkie on July 5, 2011

EMP. The letters spell burnt out computers and other electrical systems and perhaps even a return to the dark ages if it were to mark the beginning of a nuclear war. But it doesn’t need to be that way. Once you understand EMP, you can take a few simple precautions to protect yourself and equipment from it. In fact, you can enjoy much of the “high tech” life style you’ve come accustomed to even after the use of a nuclear device has been used by terrorists—or there is an all-out WWIII.

EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse), also sometimes known as “NEMP” (Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse), was kept secret from the public for a long time and was first discovered more or less by accident when US Military tests of nuclear weapons started knocking out phone banks and other equipment miles from ground zero.

EMP is no longer “top secret” but information about it is still a little sketchy and hard to come by. Adding to the problems is the fact that its effects are hard to predict; even electronics designers have to test their equipment in powerful EMP simulators before they can be sure it is really capable of withstanding the effect.

EMP occurs with all nuclear explosions. With smaller explosions the effects are less pronounced. Nuclear bursts close to the ground are dampened by the earth so that EMP effects are more or less confined to the region of the blast and heat wave. But EMP becomes more pronounced and wide spread as the size and altitude of a nuclear blast is increased since the ground; of these two, altitude is the quickest way to produce greater EMP effects. As a nuclear device is exploded higher up, the earth soaks up fewer of the free electrons produced before they can travel some distance.

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The Attitude of Survival

Posted by nwnikkie on June 28, 2011

A wilderness emergency could possibly happen to anyone, anywhere. When confronted with an unexpected survival situation man has the potential to overcome many challenges, beat incredible odds, and come out a survivor. But just what is survival anyway? Survival is the art of surviving beyond any event. To survive means to remain alive; to live. Survival is taking any given circumstance, accepting it, and trying to improve it, while sustaining your life until you can get out of the situation. And most importantly, survival is a state of mind.
Survival depends a great deal on a person’s ability to withstand stress in emergency situations. Your brain is without doubt your best survival tool. It is your most valuable asset in a survival situation. It isn’t always the physically strong who are the most effective or better at handling fear in emergency situations. Survival more often depends on the individual’s reactions to stress than upon the danger, terrain, or nature of the emergency. To adapt is to live. Mental skills are much more important than physical skills in survival situations. A person’s psychological reactions to the stress of survival can often make them unable to utilize their available resources. You most likely won’t use your physical skills if you don’t have a positive mental attitude.

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What to do right now if the hard times have begun and you are not prepared

Posted by nwnikkie on June 24, 2011

Copyright © June 1, 2011 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
All Rights Reserved.

Introduction

There are two possible scenarios for the beginning of hard times:

  1. Scenario One: You have some money and many of the local stores are still open for business.
  2. Scenario Two: You don’t have any money, or you do have some money but the stores are all closed.

The overwhelming vast majority of people who have thought about the possibility of hard times are expecting the hard times to unfold according to the first scenario above. Therefore they have not done anything to prepare for any type of hard times. The reason they don’t prepare is because they believe they will have plenty of time at the beginning of the hard times to buy all the things they will need. Although this might work it is my personal opinion that this strategy has about one chance in a million of being successful.

The most likely scenario will probably be the second one above. In the second scenario:

  • A person will not have any money, or
  • A person will have some money but he or she won’t be able to get to it because the banks will all be closed, or
  • A person will have some money and he or she will really, really want to spend it on the things he or she desperately needs but all the stores will be closed because the stores are now empty and they have nothing left to sell.

The second scenario is the one that occurs when an area is destroyed by a hurricane or a tornado or an earthquake. The people living in Japan on March 11, 2011 discovered how quickly an unexpected hard times event (an 8.9 earthquake and a 30-foot tsunami) could completely disrupt their normal life style and thrust them into a day-by-day survival mode where they had to deal with radioactive fallout, limited amounts of food and water, and intermittent utility services. Simple things, like batteries, or a flashlight, or a battery operated radio, were unavailable in Japan after March 11 and during April of 2011. Many, many people in Japan really wanted to buy these things but all the stores in Japan were sold out of these items. The only individuals who had these items were the people who had purchased them before the earthquake and the tsunami hit the island of Japan.

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S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L

Posted by nwnikkie on June 21, 2011

SURVIVAL THOUGHTS

Size up the situation.

Undue haste makes waste.

Remember where you are.

Vanquish fear and panic.

Improvise.

Value living.

Act like the natives.

Live by your wits…but for now, learn basic skills.

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