The Ultimate Survivalism Thread

[John Connor]

This thread is for the sharing of all things survivalism and prepper related. Be it a zombie apocalypse, how to survive in a stranded car during a blizzard or how to light a fire, etc. Feel free to share prepper related tools and tradecraft.


I'll start by sharing a video on how to create a fire with nothing more than a sandwich bag and water.

The same guy shares how to open a coconut. Very interesting as I always wanted to know how to do that.

 

[Chaotic42]

Essential knots:
https://www.animatedknots.com/essential.php

Magnetic Declination calculator (important to make note of before travelling):
https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/#declination

Epoch 2015 PDF map (very large):
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/World_Magnetic_Declination_2015.pdf

 

[Mayne]

If you can't create fire, you are going to have a bad time.

 

[shortylickens]

Cotton balls half covered in petroleum jelly.
Best to keep them separate until the last second.

 

[lxskllr]

Essential knots:
https://www.animatedknots.com/essential.php

Magnetic Declination calculator (important to make note of before travelling):
https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/#declination
Epoch 2015 PDF map (very large): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/World_Magnetic_Declination_2015.pdf

Rope work is way underappreciated by the general population. I see people all time driving with noob straps, or shit tied down with rope/twine/shoestrings... that has an incredibly small chance of making the whole journey.

 

[John Connor]

Back in high school while I was in JROTC, we learned how to tie several knots. I even learned how to tie a Swiss seat. Talk about restricting the blood flow to your balls.

 

[tynopik]

 

[brianmanahan]

primitive technology on youtube, this guy has done lots of great stuff, all starting with nothing but what's in the woods

 

[Naer]

pro tip: don't ever leave the house

increase your survival rate by a bunch

/thread

 

[John Connor]

primitive technology on youtube, this guy has done lots of great stuff, all starting with nothing but what's in the woods

Yeah, my dad found these videos and I started watching them. Pretty cool.

 

[John Connor]

I don't know about that European crap tank or what ever it's called. That inlet looked pretty small...

 

[Darwin333]

I don't know about that European crap tank or what ever it's called. That inlet looked pretty small...

Most of us don't have seriously stretched out buttholes that would allow us to exceed that inlet. Its the capacity that would concern me.

 

[clamum]

Essential knots:
https://www.animatedknots.com/essential.php

Magnetic Declination calculator (important to make note of before travelling):
https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/#declination

Epoch 2015 PDF map (very large):
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/World_Magnetic_Declination_2015.pdf

Nice. I'd really like to learn about knots cause besides the basic one you tie your shoes with, that's about all I know (yes I'm a pleb). I think I'll start by picking like 5 of the most basic/useful/common ones and learn those. Hopefully I don't forget them cause honestly, I hardly ever find the need to tie knots. I'll probably have to periodically do a refresher/practice on them haha.

 

[BudAshes]

pro tip: don't ever leave the house

increase your survival rate by a bunch

/thread

Yet nobody gets out of life alive.

 

[lxskllr]

Nice. I'd really like to learn about knots cause besides the basic one you tie your shoes with, that's about all I know (yes I'm a pleb). I think I'll start by picking like 5 of the most basic/useful/common ones and learn those. Hopefully I don't forget them cause honestly, I hardly ever find the need to tie knots. I'll probably have to periodically do a refresher/practice on them haha.

You can do almost everything you need with a sheetbend, bowline, truckers cinch, and anchor bend. That'll get you everything from a repaired shoelace, to all your crap home in one piece from homedepot.

 

[BudAshes]

You can do almost everything you need with a sheetbend, bowline, truckers cinch, and anchor bend. That'll get you everything from a repaired shoelace, to all your crap home in one piece from homedepot.

And for those who will end up like Waggy the hangman's noose is a must...


Too soon?

 

[tynopik]

Its the capacity that would concern me.

These are dry/flushless toilets i think, so it would take a decent amount of time to fill just from your own deposits

 

[clamum]

You can do almost everything you need with a sheetbend, bowline, truckers cinch, and anchor bend. That'll get you everything from a repaired shoelace, to all your crap home in one piece from homedepot.

Hmmm. Well thanks, I think I'll start by learning those first. I got a bunch of paracord, I'll just cut a couple lengths of that. Gives me something to practice while watching YouTube/Netflix haha.

 

[Fern]

MFL

 

[Darwin333]

These are dry/flushless toilets i think, so it would take a decent amount of time to fill just from your own deposits

I don't even want to know what a dry/flushless toilet is much less how often you have to clean it before it gets really nasty...

 

[John Connor]

And for those who will end up like Waggy the hangman's noose is a must...


Too soon?

I thought it was interesting that in Boy Scouts we learned how to tie that knot. I have my doubts it's in the book now though. This was in the early 90's.

Hell, when I was in JROTC in LET 1, the book talks about shooting, but the teacher said we won't cover that.

 

[sandorski]

Y'all need some Jim Baker buckets!

 

[John Connor]

You can burn crayons for light.

If you are in a flood zone you can store things in your dishwasher.

If you need to store a crap load of water. Put two trash bags together in a trash can and fill with water.

The water in your toilet tank is generally safe to drink. Providing of course you haven't added any chemicals.

Buy a few of these for a SHTF scenario. https://www.amazon.com/Filtration-E...sr=8-1-spell&keywords=drinking+purified+starw

Cosco and Sams Club are now selling 1 moth food supplies. Look into that.

You should have one or two go bags. https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=go bag&index=blended&link_code=qs&sourceid=Mozilla-search&tag=mozilla-20

You might be able to build your own cheaper. I bought a lot of my stuff including a surgeons kit on eBay.

 

[sandorski]

You can burn crayons for light.

If you are in a flood zone you can store things in your dishwasher.

If you need to store a crap load of water. Put two trash bags together in a trash can and fill with water.

The water in your toilet tank is generally safe to drink. Providing of course you haven't added any chemicals.

Buy a few of these for a SHTF scenario. https://www.amazon.com/Filtration-E...sr=8-1-spell&keywords=drinking+purified+starw

Cosco and Sams Club are now selling 1 moth food supplies. Look into that.

You should have one or two go bags. https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=go bag&index=blended&link_code=qs&sourceid=Mozilla-search&tag=mozilla-20

You might be able to build your own cheaper. I bought a lot of my stuff including a surgeons kit on eBay.

Trash bags are often treated with chemicals meant to repel various nefarious life forms. Best not to use them for Food or Water storage.

 

[John Connor]

Trash bags are often treated with chemicals meant to repel various nefarious life forms. Best not to use them for Food or Water storage.

Interesting. There goes that idea. I seen it on FaceMoron during the hurricanes. So Perhaps just clean out and fill the trash can? LOL