There are a few reasons any Novice Survivalist worth their time, needs to be able to make fire. After all it is number 2 on the 10 C’s of survival list. Especially when in a short or even long term survival scenario. Some more… Continue Reading “Why make fire ?”
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Do you suffer from “packratsyndrome)… novice survivalist issues. Click the link to see my issue via I’m a PACKRAT, always evolving..
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Posted on April 29, 2018
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For those novice survivalists out there, a word of warning. The disease known as “packrattingsyndrome” is fast becoming the leading cause of space removal. Common side effects are loss of free space, constant scrabbling in the lost spaces, loss of hard earned income. If… Continue Reading “I’m a PACKRAT, always evolving..”
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Remember a previous post, I posted about surviving on a dime. All about the Gerber Dime multi-tool. Well say hello to the GERBER SPLICE, the Dimes little brother. Very small very compact, light and a perfect addition to a key chain, EDC, survival or… Continue Reading “Another Mighty Mini Multi-tool.”
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Today was a good, No a great day. Finally some sunshine and a hint of the end of winter here in Minnesota. Well I hope it so !. As soon as I confirmed what I was seeing outside ( Checked weather forecast on my… Continue Reading “Sun and Snow Lunch with the Animals”
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Posted on April 15, 2018
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Hello all. Well here I am at the “puter” again. Its 10pm Friday night and I had plans for first thing tomorrow. I have spent this week prepping. I got a hair cut. (No not for this outdoors adventure I had planned . Just… Continue Reading “Another survival skill…Optimism!!”
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Whoooot Tooot. !!!!!!!. Another milestone for me. As most of you are aware, I am a triple bypass heart surgery survivor. On April 11th, 2016, I underwent the surgery after problems were discovered during a routine annual medical check up. Today I celebrate my… Continue Reading “A Red letter day, Another year…”
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via Afton State Park. MN. Planning my Walkabout and Scout What joy to find a place close to home full of surprises for the outdoors enthusiast
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Posted on April 1, 2018
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Yes its time to get outdoors again. Its been awhile for a camp out. Desperately need some nature selftime. So hit the internet and looked for a place to visit. I went straight to my favorite search website. The magnificent Minnesota DNR.
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Recently I was going through comments posted from my you-tube channel. I had posted a 2 minute tip video, Something I try to do on a weekly basis. With medium success. Its not easy for me to come up with these but they have… Continue Reading “Knowledge is a Survival Skill !”
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The Novice Survivalist 