A Food & Shelter Challenge...

[realearner]

Very interesting thread, would like to play but I don't think I am unto that standard yet. But I will keep watch and see what I can learn from the outcomes.
Good luck to all.

[lannyman8]

Very interesting thread, would like to play but I don't think I am unto that standard yet. But I will keep watch and see what I can learn from the outcomes.
Good luck to all.

why not have a try just for the day, it get rid of most of the risk but by not taking food would give some incentive, add-least to get a fire going and boil some water sourced from your site.....

give it a go, you will be fine, just ask if you need any help....

[Teepee]

can i come, i would never have a chance and im skint..

Always a spare seat mate and yorks is on the way!



If I'm going to suffer, I'm doing it in style

[lannyman8]

Always a spare seat mate and yorks is on the way!



If I'm going to suffer, I'm doing it in style

lol....very kind old chap, i was just being cheeky though, but give us a bell when your going and maybe i could get away, time is hard to get though...

[realearner]

why not have a try just for the day, it get rid of most of the risk but by not taking food would give some incentive, add-least to get a fire going and boil some water sourced from your site.....

give it a go, you will be fine, just ask if you need any help....

I might just have ago at a one day with minimal gear, maybe just my little survival tin

[lannyman8]

I might just have ago at a one day with minimal gear, maybe just my little survival tin

go for it mate, its how we all learn, after all none of up are born experts, and even experts still learn things every day....

regards

chris.

[Native Nathan]

I'm up for this, but just to clarify,

We can have any items, that are generally found in a survival tin, as long as they are in the tin, is that correct?

[lannyman8]

thats it Nathan, after all every person chooses different items in their survival kit...as long as its just a small tobacco type tin, not a massive biscuit tin..

[spiritwalker]

hmm i just wish i could get a 3 day pass this kind of thing is on my wishlist but unless i take at least one of the kids it will be a no goer (wouldn't put my lads through it lol)

i even have the perfect spot for it assuming it doesnt have to be a wood i would chose a coastal spot ;-)

[lannyman8]

hhhhhhhhm, coastal would be perfect, lots of easy protine and veg, nom nom nom....

give it a go for the day and see what you can find and cook with just a survival tin...

[southey]

Ere, do I have to have those items or can there be less

[lannyman8]

Ere, do I have to have those items or can there be less

well David, for you i will allow less items....

will bump the points up....

[Man of Tanith]

having given it some thought i reckon i have a way round the lack of friendly campsites within 4mile radius
i am in but not sure i can get permission to do it from the boss yet.
can i do as southey and maybe take less than the items listed?

[lannyman8]

having given it some thought i reckon i have a way round the lack of friendly campsites within 4mile radius
i am in but not sure i can get permission to do it from the boss yet.
can i do as southey and maybe take less than the items listed?

if course mate, the only reason i listed the items was because when i did a 5 items only, people seemed to be put of by the lack of kit and not many took part...

the other reason was that this would be more realistic with some kit as opposed to almost none...

id like to get to the point that i can just go out with a knife and be ok for a week or so, not starve be cold or uncomfortable too much....

my biggest problem is my plant id, its pants...

best of luck Sam...

[Man of Tanith]

id like to get to the point that i can just go out with a knife and be ok for a week or so, not starve be cold or uncomfortable too much....

You and me both Fella

my biggest problem is my plant id, its pants...

And again you and me both fella
my way around the lack of campsites is to walk four miles to my campsite then the next day walk four miles in a circuitous route back to my campsite, is that ok with you oh writer of the rules?

[lannyman8]

sure is mate, i was going to do a 4 mile loop too, not really any other way, unless in Scotland where you could plan a bit better...

[Front Room Woodlander]

I think we will have a go at this. My thoughts would be set up a base camp for the ladies of the family. Then me and the boys head off with our survival kit and see what we can manage. We have a nice wee permission that should offer enough food fuel and shelter. Eldest son is very keen on mushrooms, youngest on trapping and fire building. The four mile hike might be a challenge for them but we manage during the winter months when beating.

[lannyman8]

im glad mate, sounds like it will be an interesting post....

[Skaukraft]

I've been challenged in another thread to participate, but since my summer is already fully booked, I have no spare time until August.
Is it possible to make a late entry, or perhaps make a late summer/autumn challenge?

[jackcbr]

Soooo tempting. Will really have to consider the food issue. At the Sussex BC Meet we are planning a walk in rather than the car camping that we've seemed to have got into. We've got a meet this weekend, so might sound a few guys out, maybe make our May or June meet a trial. Would love to do this and up for roughing it a bit.

I guess poaching my fellow campers sausages doesn't count as foraging?

[Skaukraft]

Can someone please explain to me what a survival bag/wheeley bin liner bags is?

[Thetillerman71]

The survival bag is just a sheet of orange plastic approx 1.8M by 0.9M which can be used in an emergency as a sleeping bag. Unlike gore-tex they are not breathable and you end up both soaking wet and an attraction to all the creapy crawlies, also if you have your head in it you can lack oxygen leaving you with a splitting headache - assuming your lucky enough to wake up at all

In the military they have an orange bag and a green bag the idea is using both you would place an insulating layer of say leaf litter in between them. In a survival situation you would use the green as the inner and the orange as outer, in combat you would use the orange as the inner and the green as the outer

Really only used in an emergency, that said having a piece of orange plastic sheet measuring 1.8M by 1.8M is also very useful for a number of other functions, to make a waterproof bivvy, solar still, transportion bag, panel marker, emergency poncho, rucksack liner etc....the list goes on, well worth carrying due to their small size and weight

[lannyman8]

I've been challenged in another thread to participate, but since my summer is already fully booked, I have no spare time until August.
Is it possible to make a late entry, or perhaps make a late summer/autumn challenge?

ok, no probs, its just that im due to go away for 6 months, so just post up your entry when you can, and i will sort it as and when...

Soooo tempting. Will really have to consider the food issue. At the Sussex BC Meet we are planning a walk in rather than the car camping that we've seemed to have got into. We've got a meet this weekend, so might sound a few guys out, maybe make our May or June meet a trial. Would love to do this and up for roughing it a bit.

I guess poaching my fellow campers sausages doesn't count as foraging?

poaching sausages could be found upon.....

Can someone please explain to me what a survival bag/wheeley bin liner bags is?

as above for the survival bag, and a wheeley bin liner is just a giant bin bag, some uses have been given above but the idea is to use it as a bivi bag to keep warm, but then you get wet from sweat, but you are warm and not dead...

[Skaukraft]

OK. Thanks.

[jackcbr]

Well I know I won't be getting into the top three, but will give it a go if I get the chance, if nothing else, just for myself.

[lannyman8]

Well I know I won't be getting into the top three, but will give it a go if I get the chance, if nothing else, just for myself.

its all for fun mate, or why do it???? having fun is the most important part but testing your self and learning new skills is also part of it.....

have a go and see what happens, you might even like the lack of kit...

[Man of Tanith]

Well I know I won't be getting into the top three, but will give it a go if I get the chance, if nothing else, just for myself.

i wont be gettting into the top three either
but it will be a laugh and thats the main thing

[Man of Tanith]

you might even like the lack of kit...

it certainly focuses your mind on the skills etc

[Native Nathan]

I'll be in the top three..........



No wait



Sorry guys I had my list upside down......

[Skaukraft]

I hope I can find an opening in my schedule before August.
I have absolutely no idea how I will perform, and I really do not give it much thought, it will be a fun exercise. And it will be interesting to see in what way the difference in culture will turn out.