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SURVIVAL

SURVIVAL. Practical Survival Techniques and Equipment. Class Goals. Learn the neighborhood Pick up some new ideas Commit to upgrade your equipment Plan to get outside more Realize you have some homework to do. I don’t always know what I’m talking about but I know I’m right . -Muhammad Ali.

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SURVIVAL

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  1. SURVIVAL PracticalSurvival Techniques and Equipment John Kemple, author/owner April 2004

  2. Class Goals • Learn the neighborhood • Pick up some new ideas • Commit to upgrade your equipment • Plan to get outside more • Realize you have some homework to do

  3. I don’t always know what I’m talking about but I know I’m right. -Muhammad Ali

  4. Survival Principles • The rescuer & self-rescue comes first. • Accidents happen--accept and plan for it. • Maintain a positive attitude & don’t panic. • Be prepared, have knowledge & skill. • Adapt to the situation and environment. • Be kind to fellow survivors and victims.

  5. Priorities:The Rule of Threes • Without air--three minutes survival • Without shelter--three hours survival • Without water--three days survival • Without food--three weeks plus

  6. Of course truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” -Mark Twain

  7. Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

  8. Anza Borrego State Park, CA

  9. Australian Outback

  10. North Australian Coast

  11. Relative Importance • SHELTER • Water • Food

  12. Water The Essential Essential

  13. Backcountry Water’s Three Bad Guys:Protozoa, Bacteria & Viruses

  14. Most complete backcountry water treatments 1. Filter plus chemical purifier 2. Boiling to a rolling boil 3. New devices (MSR, First Need)

  15. The TenEssentials (and how we came up with them)

  16. The more you know, the less you carry. -Mors Kochanski

  17. New Ten Essentials • Navigation • Hydration • Sun Protection • Insulation • Illumination • First Aid Supplies • Fire • Emergency Shelter • Repair Kit & Tools • Nutrition

  18. Navigation • Map • Compass • Altimeter • GPS • UTM Plotting Template • Lat/Long Plotting Scale

  19. Hydration • Water Container • Extra Water • Pot, if you want to heat water

  20. Sun Protection • Sunglasses • Sunscreen with • Zinc Oxide • Titanium Dioxide • Parsol 1789 • Mexoryl SX (Canada)

  21. Insulation • Extra Clothing • Foam Sit Pad

  22. Illumination • Headlamp or Flashlight • Extra Batteries and Bulb

  23. First Aid Supplies • Blisters • Tape • Bandaid • Sterile Dressing • Personal Rx meds

  24. Fire • Matches • Lighter • Fire Starter

  25. Emergency Shelter • Tarp • Cord 25-ft • Nylon vs. Dacron (polyester)

  26. Repair Kit and Tools • Knife • Duct Tape • Needle & Thread or Dental Floss • Specific equipment tools & parts • Stove • Ski bindings • Crampons, etc.

  27. Nutrition • Extra Food

  28. Items not in Ten Essentials • Signaling for Rescue • Insect Protection • Snow Travel Safety

  29. Signaling for Rescue • Active • Passive • Day • Night

  30. Signaling for Rescue • Active • Signal Mirror • Whistle • Transceiver (radio) • Cell Phone • Passive • Day - Surveyors Tape • Night - Reflective Cord

  31. Insect Protection • Mosquitoes • No-see-um & Flies

  32. Insect Protection • Mosquito Head Net • Buzz Off Clothing (Permethrin 0.5%) • Tightly woven microfiber Polyester clothing • Insect Repellent (use on skin) • Mosquito • DEET - 3M Ultrathon, Sawyer Controlled Release • No-see-um & Flies • MGK-264 & MGK-326 - Sawyer Broad Spectrum • Mosquito net clothing

  33. Snow Travel Safety • Shelter Building • Ground Insulation • Avalanche Safety

  34. Snow Travel Safety • Shelter Building • Snow Shovel • Snow Saw • Ground Insulation • Foam Sit Pad • Avalanche Safety • Avalanche Beacon 457kHz • Snow Shovel • Probe Pole • Clinometer

  35. BACKCOUNTRY HAZARDS

  36. Survival Kits Personal & Auto

  37. The most dangerous part of any wilderness trip is the drive home. -Anonymous

  38. REVIEW LET’S REVIEW!

  39. Class Goals • Learn the neighborhood • Pick up some new ideas • Commit to upgrade your equipment • Plan to get outside more • Realize you have some homework to do

  40. It’s traditional on these occasions for the speaker to give the graduates some advice before they go out into the world. So I will. Don't go. I was out there last week and it was terrible. -Bob Hope, Commencement Speaker at Georgetown University, 1962

  41. SURVIVAL PracticalSurvival Techniques and Equipment John Kemple, author/owner April 2004

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