CRAZY PREPARED

[the last yatto]

I demand you rename this thread Crazy Prepared, in honour of the TV Trope. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrazyPrepared

they use  Naruto as reference point, suggestion to change it back

[Requia ☣]

Also, a fifty pound draw on a non compound will be *very* hard to use, pulling it back is one thing, pulling it back and holding it steady is something else, make sure to put in a couple hundred shots a week (or day if you can) to get your muscles used to it if you expect to use it for survival.

[the last yatto]

deer weapon and zombie weapon

learn the difference


(A simple Swiss Army knife is the exception IMHO.)
maybe cause it fits in the hand still

i can figure out almost all those tools are used for except what is that broken ring   in the middle

[Requia ☣]

Thinking more long term, I should deposit some cultures of Penicillium notatum where I'm likely able to get at them.  Should be interesting to explain to the health inspector.

Also, whats the plant that produces aspirin?

Edit: willow bark

[the last yatto]

SANDALS
The Vietnamese and people throughout the Third World make a fantastically durable and comfortable pair of sandals out of rubber tires. They cut out a section of the outer tire (trace around the outside of the foot with a piece of chalk) which when trimmed forms the sole. Next 6 slits re made in the sole so the rubber straps can be criss-crossed and slid through the slits. The straps are made out of inner tubing. No nails are needed. If you have wide feet, use the new wide tread low profiles. For hard going, try radials. For best satisfaction and quality, steal the tires off a pig car or a government limousine.

[Richter]

Also, a fifty pound draw on a non compound will be *very* hard to use, pulling it back is one thing, pulling it back and holding it steady is something else, make sure to put in a couple hundred shots a week (or day if you can) to get your muscles used to it if you expect to use it for survival.

I'm steady with a 45# currently, but it's a little lackluster.  A 50-55# I prefer because it has better penetrating power and a flatter tragectory over 10 meters.  It's a toss up, but too much time drawn to sight my target always messes me up, regardless of steadiness.  I like to just fluidly draw, spot, release.

You're right, ANY tool is useless if you're not adept at using it.  (Watch the new guy at a charity building project swing a hammer, for example.)
With bows, I've always pulled off the best shots with the ones I've been able to train as you desbribed, each one's a different animal.
I think I'll take some free time over the next few days to practice tying most of the knives I own to a pole in the same spirit.       

[Richter]

deer weapon and zombie weapon

learn the difference

Meat on the hoof and fictional manifestation of humanity's self loathing. 

Learn the difference. 
I'm with you though.  The Swiss Army Knife is still my favored bottle / can opener.

SANDALS
The Vietnamese and people throughout the Third World make a fantastically durable and comfortable pair of sandals out of rubber tires. They cut out a section of the outer tire (trace around the outside of the foot with a piece of chalk) which when trimmed forms the sole. Next 6 slits re made in the sole so the rubber straps can be criss-crossed and slid through the slits. The straps are made out of inner tubing. No nails are needed. If you have wide feet, use the new wide tread low profiles. For hard going, try radials. For best satisfaction and quality, steal the tires off a pig car or a government limousine.

THIS. 
Sandals also, worn in humid hot enviroments, keep you free from the foot rot that is inevitable if you try to wear boots long term.  It worked out, and still works great for the Vietnamese.

[whatc]

Supposedly good for your posture also. These kind of sandals worn by Masai were inspiration for "MBT shoes", which go for over 200$.

[Sheered Völva]

Supposedly good for your posture also. These kind of sandals worn by Masai were inspiration for "MBT shoes", which go for over 200$.

"There is no sex without feet.  The more feet, the better sex." -- Charlie the Centipede.

"There you go bragging again.  I'm 10 times a better lover than you are!" -- Millie the Millipede

"Both of you, shut the fuck up!" -- Slim the Slug

[the last yatto]

fictional manifestation of humanity's self loathing. 

also isnt there a trick to get fresh water by using a plastic tarp/tent
(was it macguyver or mr wizard that i remember this from)

water purification tablets worth it or just collect rain in barrels?

[Nast]

fictional manifestation of humanity's self loathing. 

also isnt there a trick to get fresh water by using a plastic tarp/tent
(was it macguyver or mr wizard that i remember this from)

water purification tablets worth it or just collect rain in barrels?

If the cloth you're using has a fine enough weave and folded many times, you can filter out copepods (little planktonic animals) that may carry nasty things like cholera or guinea worms.

Of course, this only reduces the amount of contaminants, and thoroughly boiling water before you drink it is your safest option.

[Requia ☣]

Reading through the army survival field manual.  It has one specifically good tip I feel the need to share, on the making of survival kits.

3-6. In preparing your survival kit, select items that are
multipurpose, compact, lightweight, durable, and most
importantly, functional. An item is not good if it looks great but
doesn't do what it was designed for. Items should complement
each other from layer to layer. A signal mirror in your pocket can
be backed up by pen flares in your LBE and a signal panel in your
rucksack. A lighter in your uniform can be augmented by a
magnesium bar in your LBE and additional dry tinder in your
rucksack.

The specifics may not be the best option, but its encouraged me to compliment the lighter I carry with me with a spare bottle of lighter fluid in my car.

[Iason Ouabache]

Speaking of the Army Survival Field Manual:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21753/US-Army-Survival-Field-Manual

[Requia ☣]

In the interest of one upping Iason, I found this:

http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/59301233/field+manual?tab=summary

Which should have all the field manuals Cain mentioned, and then some.  It's 2.5 gigabytes, so finding a torrent client that lets you pick and choose files might be a good idea (I have no idea what this would be in the windows world).

[Cain]

Bit Torrent would do the trick.