Got a few good survivla tips? C'mon, tell us your good ones and I'll tell you mine.

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I use peroxide in my moat, it is clean and zombies are full of rot!
Kind of like snails and a ring of salt!

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really attaches to bottom of the boat? That's pretty cool, I can't say I've ever seen one like that. I do not own a boat myself but my grandfather always has. when I go fishing with him he has one that sits inside the boat. I have To tell You its personally never helped me catch anything...and I have been fishing for like forever!!!! If your looking into gadgets I do remember seeing a motorized boat toy Fisher.....wouldn't want to loose a catch of a lifetime to it doubt it could hold up to anything bigger than a panfish....

the best way to catch fish is To talk to other people who fish! My sis who's a yr younger also loves the sport and was talking to a Guy who catfishes through work...come to find out they like chicken liver...so we learned to hook the stuff (like hooking jello) and between us caught 5 bullhead cats, a large Pike, and a small striper.
Another tip is explore...I fish in esturaries (where salt & fresh meet) so not only do I go To fish I go for a myriad of other things, like crabs (blue and tiny bait one for black fish) which can be caught with everything from chicken To muscles you find on beach, I sometimes go out with a mino trap, lure or beach bucket with intent on 'finding' my own bait rather than buying it :-)!
always go for a differ fish bring a chair and practice practice practice--not to mention relax relax relax! -- always makes me think of that saying give a man a fish feed him for a day teach him To fish feed him for life. :-) or at least make the cat happy!

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My survival tips....um right.

1. A thinking person is a living person. Keep thinking, keep moving, keep hidden when you can.

2. If your life doesn't depend on it, don't use it unless you have a refill source. Case in point, shooting .22 shells for days at the hope of hitting a squirrel. Find yourself a nice and stationary rattlesnake, and kill it with a stick, or a bullet if you're scurred.

3. Those that are willing to step outside their comfort zone, are often called "survivors". You want to be one of these people not scared of eating grass hoppers if you have to.

4. Dig in for the night. Humans have the poorest night vision of maybe anything on the planet, so hide at night and move in the day. Anyone with night vision equipment will see you as easy pickins.

5. Things in any household that will serve as kindling for a fire: Men's cologne and women's perfume, Vaseline, some liquor, shoe polish, candle wax, nail polish remover, rubbing alcohol, and most petroleum based lubricants. Use these to saturate cotton, paper towels, napkins, chunks of cotton fabric, wool, anything cloth for the most part.

6. Keep a shotgun on you at all times, because it's the most common ammo in America. Everyone and their mother has an old 12 gauge for some reason or another. Any abandoned house could be an ammo depot waiting for you. Busting into restricted government areas to get your 5.56mm ammo may sound cool, but the first rule of the military is that you leave nothing for anyone if you have to abandon a post. They'll just destroy it or take it with them. Any sporting store worth it's salt probably has more shotgun shells than 5.56 ammo.

7. If you're lost, follow water. It will not lead you in circles, and it will bring you to some sort of civilization in time. Usually a mile or two.

8. Easy way into a car is called a brick. Older models are simple to hot wire. Find an old c-10 if you can, so easy a 16 year old could do it.

From my old mountain climbing days comes this tip. Keep a good array of Carabiners with your BOB or camping gear.

They are small, lightweight, and worth their weight in gold.

They come in handy for all kinds of uses from securing extra items to the outside of your pack, to being able to secure a grown person to a rope....handy little gadgets and very strong. I like the quick release aspect of them. Make sure to get several sizes. Carabiners are a lot like potato chips, you can't have just one. Here is a link to a very good selection.

www.rei.com...

Originally posted by Rocketman7

Originally posted by Maxatoria
map of your area and learn to read it, mark on it places of interest such as remote truck yard aka maybe some fuel/place to sleep for the night

first aid kit - cuts/bruises can slow you down and you dont need 5 years of medical school to wash out and bandage a cut

a few good knives as until they can make a shotgun cartridge that can skin/gut and joint an animal you'll need them probably more than a gun

Great tips.

I went shopping yesterday and bought a couple good knives and a combination pliers survival tool.
One of the knives is made to be thrown.
I decided to get that because I live in Canada and well getting a gun is like getting your engineering degree.

I went to the sporting goods store to get the combo tool on sale and wanted to get a slingshot. He said, oh no, we don't sell anyting like that here. No weapons you can fire at all. I saw a flare gun there for a boat though and said, what about that, it looks like you could put someone's eye out with that.
I don't think he felt comfortable letting me handle it even though it was still in the package.

Its 50 bucks, but you can get more shells. I think I will get one eventually and a couple spare boxes of shells.

I am not worried about a gun really because if the time comes I need one, then I will have to find one on some dead body. Around here most people don't have guns. So I think most people would assume there is no need to just shoot you as walk by. Since you probably aren't a threat to them.
I guess whoever has a gun here will get to be king.

Where do you live? It is not at all difficult to buy guns in Canada. Yes, you have to take a weekend course and it may take a month or two for your licence to arrive, but after that it's simple. Yuo might be surprised at how many guns there are in Canada. If you live in Toronto or something you might not get much exposure to them, but they are definitely not rare. I've owned firearms since I was 16, and even getting handguns is no difficult matter.

If you really are interested in firearms and learning to use them, go for it. It'll cost you a couple hundred bucks and about 12 hours of your time. After that, you can buy all the guns you want. Not too expensive either-I was looking for a bear defense gun to use while bowhunting in Grizzly bear country this fall, and bought a Mossberg Maverick(basically a 500 stripped down, barrels will interchange) with an 18 inch barrel for under $190, new from Wholesale sports. A couple years ago I bought a 1911 and a Tok-clone 9mm online for $350 and $99. Both work great,the .45 is extremely accurate.
Now that the registery is history, it's a better time than ever to become a Canadian Gun Owner!

I've found that spellchecker has saved me a few times.

...& duct tape for everything else

...& lighter fluid to get rid of duct tape residue

Well after spending 1400 dollars on-line on radios and all sorts of survival equipment and getting ripped off by every single supplier, from America to China, my advice from now on, is ammo ammo and ammo.

The only good investmenbt to make is guns and ammo.

And make sure you get it from a reputable supplier and when the time comes, do not hesitate to use it because they will use it on you.

He who hesitates is lost.

Don't tell everyone you have stocks stored up, you will be their focus when food and water runs out.
Soak cotton balls with Vaseline, great for fire starting, also handy as lip and other areas sores.
Stop and think before you react, if time permits, have a brew and assess the situation.
Like others have said, don't need to be thinking, water water everywhere and not a drop to drink, read all the water purification ideas online, get what will work for you.
Panic and more than likely you have just cut your chance of survival.
Know your area, where is safe, who to trust, be ready for as many risks to your safety, Role play, games like, what if an EMP, Earthquake, Pandemic, riots, invasion etc, see where you would be weakest and make changes

Originally posted by Rocketman7
The only good investmenbt to make is guns and ammo.

only if you are sorted for food/drink/shelter as you cant eat/drink ammo

Rule # 44: Always chose the bigger knife. Ive been in hairy situations and have never said " this knife is just too big..I wish I had brought a smaller knife".
I have however, found myself wishing I had brought a bigger knife... once.

Rule #11: Forget firesteels, and flint strikers. This isn't the 1800's. Mini Bic FTW. Tiny, Compact, and you can get about 500 lit fires from one mini bic, you can carry several, they weigh next to nothing, and cost less than $1 each. ( a few strike-all matches, coated with fingernail polish can be helpful if your gear gets submerged, but bics dry fast)

Rule # 45: NEVER carry only one knife. There is NO one best knife. Knives are tools designed for specific jobs. bring all the right tools for the job and life will be easier.




I can do this all day.