Thread: Survival training?

like most have said , get out and practice some stuff , while on a tramp etc .

To me , in NZ , its all about NOT letting our weather killing you , we have maybe the worst combo , we have wet/cold , ie raining & winter temps & wind , and those will kill you real quick , if you are un-prepared .

IF you can , create , warmth ( fire ) , and maybe also shelter , you are well on the road to being able to survive .
We forget , how important , being able to make fire is , we take so much for granted , we want a hot cup of tea , so we flick a switch , and 5mins later are having a hot brew , in the bush , you need to either make a fire or have a means of heating the water etc , making a fire from wood in the bush and maybe one match , may take 60 mins or more to do , try that in the rain !!! .
In short , learn all you can about making fire , and practice IT , also look at making improvised shelters , branches and ferns etc .

Look at Ray Mears stuff , RE fires etc .

Also just do a search about surviving etc .

It seems the single biggest thing that seperates the dead from the survivors , is WILLPOWER , ie NOT giving up .

Also learn some basic Nav skills , NOT GPS use , map & compass skills .

Look also on line for books , and see if you can find some related forums etc .

Later Chris