jungle living

[drewdunnrespect]

hiya gang

now then lets just say that petrol is going to run out in twelve months time and you have made the decision to move to the amazon rainforest because you beleive its the safest and the enviroment you have most servival knowledge on.

so the question is what kit would you take

drew

ps i know this sounds very much like an end of the world as we no it question but didnt know how else to put it and i wanted to find out what gear you would take for permanent jungle living

 

[TomBartlett]

Mosquito netting, machete, camp knife, variety of billy cans, maybe a dutch oven, definitely several books. I got a rough idea on how to construct shelters out of bamboo in Thailand, a bit of a better long term solution that hammocking in my eyes.
Although, on second thought, maybe I'd be better off with a solar panel to power an ipod loaded with handy phrases in Portuguese and Tupi...

 

[akabu]

Change the Dutch oven to a Sherpard's pot lighter[3 inch deep by 12 inches.. fry broil boil Bake] or WOK with cover..Axe

 

[lannyman8]

knife, perang, sharpening stone, mozi net, ponch, hammock, stainless pots + pans (2 or 3) and a realy good medical kit containing the works including antibiotics......

daysack and water bottles but thats about it realy........the jungle has loads to offer if you know what your doing........minimal is always better in the jungle (im told).....

will find out when i go to Belize is spoze........lol

chris.................

p/s good post Drew........

 

[tomongoose]

From my time in Brazil I think the most important thing is good boots and a pair of dry socks

 

[ex-member Raikey]

a parang, moz net/tarp/hammock set up

and my mate Yiago from the Mayorana tribe,...

 

[Retired Member southey]

A parang, mosinet, big med kit to get me through untill i achieve mystical medicen man status, and a O niel loin cloth, because theres no excuse for not having style,

 

[whitey3192]

a good knife, decent boots, spare clothing (wet kit for day, dry for the night) hammock, basic survival kit, (fishing line, flint n steel, snare, sewing kit, condoms) puritabs (lots of) Surviva-Pure water purification system first aid kit (with malaria tabs) mosinet, hammok and a cooking implement. and some mess tins
bobs your uncle, fannys your ant.

 

[Nagual]

Nothing at all, I'd wait for you lot to turn up and then for some reason you'd start losing stuff mysteriously...

 

[Treemonk]

lycra shorts and sudocrem, otherwise the chafing will mess you up.

 

[Agile]

... and a way to light a fire, that doesn't involve a firesteel. Probably just a decent waterproof lighter or five million.

As for the med kit, a bumper size of anti-fungals wouldn't do any harm either!

 

[Tengu]

A big book on hydroponics so I can clear the place and set up a farm like the tribes did before there was any silly jungle.

 

[bandel4]

lycra shorts and sudocrem, otherwise the chafing will mess you up.

Cannot agree more!

 

[Bushwhacker]

You don't need a lot at all.
Ditch your cook pots for a start.

And your hammocks/sleep systems.

As a bare minimum - Machete, bushy knife, iodine, fishing line and hooks etc, flint n steel AND a lighter. As an item of luxury I'd go for a head torch, 12 hours of darkness does your head in after a while.

 

[Tetley]

Ray Mears

 

[Bushwhacker]

Ray Mears

And Daley Thompson.

 

[DaveBromley]

I'd take a machete, bushy knife, basha and hammocl and water purification kit. maybe a billy can as a luxury but other that that bamboo can be used for most things or at least so ive read

Dave

 

[Shewie]

A one way ticket to Vancouver

 

[Rumi]

You can tell we're all English here, no fire arms.. 22 cal semi auto hi power rifle with dusk scopes and silencer and 200 rounds, gun oil and maintenance kit, mossie box net, hammock, ultralight sleeping bag, machette, boot knife, locally prepared Malarial prophylactic, medium size medi kit with alcohol, iodine (for wounds and water and tropicalised Sycatrine powder and a mix of dressings sizes and the usual other stuff in a medikit, Danner jungle boots, saddle soap for boots, flint and steel though would be more likely to rely bow drill or continuous fire management. Jungle survival is easier if practiced as a co-operative group so it makes sense to go in a group or find and live with a local tribe.. When the sh** is hitting the fan getting to the Amazon might be nigh on impossible.. It makes more sense to develop the wilderness around where you live through guerrilla conservation gardening (planting wild food plants) in places people don't frequent..

 

[forrestdweller]

A one way ticket to Vancouver

THAT would be in my experience worse then a one-way-ticket straight to hell!
AVOID-THAT-AIRPORT-AT-ALL-COSTS!!!