If you plan on attending one of the OSS courses, you will need some gear. This short video has some suggestions for what gear to bring. Note, these are not the required items, merely suggestions.
Archive for Video
Use A Condom To Start A Fire?
I came across this video…pretty clever. I have seen ice, coke can, and glass bottles, but not this.
I Need Your Input…
Next week, three of my co-workers and I are going backpacking for a few days. During this time I will work on a couple of videos, So I need you to let me know what you would like to see videos about. You can let me know a couple different ways…email me or you can leave them in the comment area here. I need any requests by Sunday morning.
Bow Drill Session With JROTC
This is just one of the videos I shot while with the JROTC group we have had this week. Tim is demonstrating the bow drill method for starting fire.
S.O.S. Review
Well, our Science of Survival camp is over and here are some more videos and photos from the event. It had its ups and downs, but in the end, everyone had a great time. Some of the stuff below includes dirt time, the solar stills, the 3 line “monkey bridge”, etc.
S.O.S. – Fire Via Striker
Here is Tim showing kids how to use a striker to start a fire during our science of survival course.
Boiling Water in a Plastic Bottle
Here is a short video I shot on my iphone of my class trying to boil water in a plastic bottle they found along the trail. They are using a vine they found to hold the bottle to a stick over the fire. Due to the leave no trace policy at the camp, we keep our fires small. needless to say..it takes awhile. You can usually get it to boil in about 10-22 minutes. Bes sure to not fill it all the way and to keep the cap off(or at least punch a hole in it). The really thin bottles will shrink a ton. We used a gatoraid bottle that was hard thick plastic. It still deformed, but did not shrink as bad and didn’t melt.
Warning!
This may cause chemicals to leach out of the plastic into your water. This should only be done in a survival situation.
