{"id":8084,"date":"2015-09-13T15:12:20","date_gmt":"2015-09-13T20:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcstx.org\/?p=8084"},"modified":"2015-09-13T15:12:20","modified_gmt":"2015-09-13T20:12:20","slug":"time-to-get-out-in-the-woods-and-go-primal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/13\/time-to-get-out-in-the-woods-and-go-primal\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Get out in the Woods and go PRIMAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a whole, most Civilian Operators devote a majority of their time (and budgets) to self-defense training. They see the world around them going to shit at an accelerated pace and want to be ready should the wolf come knocking. And while this is admirable and NEVER<\/strong> should \u00a0be discouraged in any way, as long as the training is practical and realistic, I think we as the CO Community need to remind ourselves that OTHER<\/strong> skills, like the primitive skills of fire-making, shelter construction, primitive trapping and water purification methods in the field, just to name a few, need to be DRILLED<\/strong> on frequently.<\/p>\n

Now I want you to notice that I did not use the word “survival skills”<\/em> but “primitive skills”<\/em>, why? Because very often folks THINK<\/em><\/strong> they are practicing\u00a0survival skills <\/em>but in actuality they are still relying heavily on modern conveniences and technology. For example, for fire starting they might practice igniting a tinder bundle with a Metal Match<\/a><\/strong> and Knife versus a Bow Drill<\/a>,<\/strong> which depends on nothing but gathering materials you can find in the woods and a bit of hard work and patience.<\/p>\n

How about water purification? Now for the prepper who is on the ball, perhaps after reading 52 Prepper<\/a> Projects<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>you\u00a0built yourself a ceramic water drip filter for the house or fallback shelter and also purchased several Frontier Emergency Water Filter Straws<\/strong> <\/a>for yourself and the tribe in the event you have to BUG<\/strong>. But what about if we don’t have any of these nifty items? In that case it would be practical and SMART<\/strong> to learn how to build a Makeshift Water Filter out of \u00a0a 2L Coke Bottle<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0or maybe how to use Transpiration Bags <\/a><\/strong>to Both collect and filter water at the same time. There is also the Solar Still<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>which if made correctly, can produce up to \u00a0a quart of water per day, or by building 4 stills can yield up to a gallon of water per day.<\/p>\n

How about food? Yeah you have packed those MRE’s and cases of SPAM, but what about when that runs out? For those of you that have never hunted animals for food or fished, I suggest you learn quickly. Besides hunting with a bow and arrow or firearm, there is also primitive trapping.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Not to re-hash some common knowledge, but the LESS<\/strong> energy you can expend in getting food, the better, which is why traps make the most sense.<\/p>\n

Shelter is often one of those things that preppers take for granted IMO. Regardless of the lengths we have gone to have a safe and self-sufficient home, having the ability to build a temporary or semi-permanent shelter is MANDATORY.\u00a0<\/strong>Regardless if you just need a temporary place to get out of the elements like these SHELTERS<\/a><\/strong> you can build in 20 minutes or a more SEMI-PERMANENT STRUCTURE<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>like this one, having the ABILITY<\/strong> and KNOW-HOW<\/strong> can be a life saver.<\/p>\n

Lastly, the best way to practice all this stuff is to get away from the modern world for a while and take off to the woods. What should you take with you? Well, if you want to go the easy route, take your BOB and a firearm, but if you really want to drill on PRIMITIVE SKILLS<\/strong> that DO NOT<\/strong> rely on anything but human ingenuity and some hard work, just bring yourself (and a knife of course). If you have a wife and kids, I strongly urge for them to tag along as well. A family that learns to cooperate and work together NOW with minimal supplies has a much better chance for survival.<\/p>\n

Stay Primal, Stay Alert and Stay Dangerous!<\/p>\n

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