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I'm Donnie Dust, survivor and primitive skills expert. I'm here today to answer your Internet

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question. CDN Pooh Bear, why do survivors say to drink your urine? If you're lost in the wild, no thanks. absolutely true no thanks don't drink your urine it's waste production it's your body's waste the last thing you want to do is drink your urine it's a bad idea to ask the next question is from a survivor how do you navigate? Without a compass or GPS, there are several ways you can apply some natural navigation whenever we see a crescent moon, just like the tattoo on my hand is a crescent when you are in the northern hemisphere and see a crescent moon in the sky.

If you follow end to end to the horizon, which is a cardinal direction from the south, when you see puddles, the puddles will generally dry from a south edge to a north edge because the sun moves across the sky in a certain direction if I see snow on certain edges of the mountains. Well, snow likes to be protected. Snow will generally last longer on the north side compared to the south side. We've all heard this saying about moss only grows on the north side of a tree. Well, the moss will grow 360°. around a tree, but dry moss usually dies first compared to wet moss and dry moss is Dyer because the sun hits it, even looking at the trees, all the tree branches will have a natural curvature towards the sun which can be cardinal direction, so if you take multiple natural signs and indicators of a direction, compile them together that can give you a cardinal direction when you don't have a map or a GPS in life, math and money, what does it mean to die from exposure when to die from exposure It just means that the elements are going to kill you, it could be the sun, it could be the cold weather, it could be the rain, it could be anything that is in that natural environment in the form of weather when you don't have shelter. or the appropriate clothing that you are essentially exposed to, whether it is your bare skin or inappropriate footwear or even perhaps a hat that does not cover your head exposure will kill you.

Quick question from Reddit: is it possible to make a knife from wild materials you can definitely make? A knife with wild material The easiest way to make a knife with wild material is a process called siesta flint or lithic reduction. What requires is a piece of stone with a high silicate content and when it breaks it breaks similar to glass that has a waxy interior, smooth as glass and with special characteristics, not all stones are the same. This here is a granite paving stone. this is a piece of chir, it has a high silicate rate and when I hit it with the cobblestone, it will essentially create a razor. blade scales that I can use to process all types of game cut fibers, cut notches and fire boards.

I'm going to rest my stone under some little taps and there's your knife. This edge is very sharp and can cut almost anything, so even Cutting a piece of light brown leather is very sharp when you hear it, it has a little bit of a jingle. The reason this works so well is that it breaks in an equal fracture, so if you ever shoot a ball through the windshield, it creates a perfect 90. ° cone with each hit I can impact and more importantly create the blade I want if I hit it harder I get a bigger scale if I hit it softer I get a smaller scale then I can take this small scale and turn it into a projectile point for hunting I can take this larger flake and turn it into a stone knife that I can use for any number of tasks when I'm in the bush next question Sherry C, how can you maintain good dental hygiene as a

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What I do when I'm in the bush is use something called Willow Willow is a plant that usually grows near water. You can take any section of Willow with any diameter and what you're going to want to do is If you're going to want to peel the bark, don't throw this bark away because it can also be used as aspirin in case you get a headache or you're not feeling so hot. Peel the rind like you would a banana, put it in your mouth and you're going to chew it with your mullers, you're twisting, you're rotating and eventually you're going to create a little brush of fibers, take those fibers, start rubbing your teeth.

I never bring a toothbrush with me when I know I have willow naratic cavities. This question is from the gorge, can you light a campfire without matches or a lighter? how is it done? one of the most scientific ways or what I like to call high

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is something called a ferum rod a ferum rod is a synthetic material the rod is man made it cannot be found naturally in the environment they can reach an excess of around 5500 of and most fires, like a Tinder packet or even a small ember, are between 6 and 800°, another option is through friction, that's my personal favorite, you can use something like a bow drill or a hand drill and that's where you're using friction between two different types of wood to create enough heat and, more importantly, enough dust that's been removed from one of the shafts to create a small a ember that you drop into a Tinder package, you blow it on it and it lights up and it lights up, so I'm going to use this is a little platform and I have some juniper bark, let me use it as a Tinder and I'm going to rub.

In my hands this is a fibrous bark. What I want to do is create a small bird's nest. I want to try to open up these fibers as much as possible to give them a little more surface area, so I wash it. my rock can see the crust breaking gently and I'll place it right on top of my rock like this Ferro rod and the striker of my Striker. I have a small lip and it will allow me to throw Sparks into my Tinder package. I'm going to take my Ferro Rod, I'm going to put it in my Tinder pack and I'm going to create my fire, let it eat the fuel, let it eat the Tinder, this is where I would add all my wood and I have a fire.

So the last form of fire is friction fire, specifically a bow drill, this is a bow with a piece of rope, a spindle and a hearth board, and lastly, I'm going to have a

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block that It's a rock with a small indentation to give me downward pressure. I'm going to combine all of these elements by taking my spindle placing it between my string and placing my bearing block right on top. I'll start tilting until I get enough heat, rotation, and black dust to create a small shot. this coal, leave it in your Tinder packet, blow it on the fire and you'll have a fire, this is from Ray kleene, you know beaver fever is a real thing, my dad, beaver fever is definitely a real thing, but beaver fever beaver is a kind of slang term. or a kind of code term to indicate that you become infected with some type of waterborne pathogen, gerardia cryptosporidium and even hepatitis can be found in some type of natural water.

Waters, this is from Joe Patrick 85, what should you do if a grizzly bear attacks you if you encounter it? When attacked, the best thing you can do is curl up in a ball and protect the back of your head and neck because that is the place to kill a grizzly bear, that is where it will try to eliminate its prey by breaking its neck and suffocating it. . do all kinds of damage to whatever part of your body is exposed, however, it's more about preventing a grizzly bear attack, understanding what's going on in that natural environment, it's cing season, the fish are running, It's the time right before these bears are getting ready to dent and they're very hungry and a little aggressive, understand that environment and the factors that could be attributed to a grizzly bear attack and ultimately you can reduce it if there's a chance.

That a bear is running at you and coming at full speed, most bear attacks are something called Bluff charges, they are looking to scare you or scare you out of an area, it doesn't mean they are going to attack with full force. and they start to knock you down and tear you to pieces, they are just lying, but that lantern can be very, very close, the best thing you can do to let those animals know that you are in the environment is to be loud to be a little bit in their Vision, so say it, and their first vision is really smell, so if they can smell you coming, they can hear you coming, ultimately they will flee from that area.

Bear spray is an option, wearing a few bells around your dog's neck or even around your own wrists or ankles will make just enough sound to let those predators know you're in the area and you really don't want to be bothered. The next question is why are there so many types of knots, there are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of knots, but I will say this, in my mind there are only four categories of knots: a knot at the end of the rope, a knot in the middle of the rope. rope, an anchor knot and then a knot that would join two ropes together, one end of the The rope knot can also serve as an anchor knot, something like a bow line allows me to take a piece of rope material and creating a knot on the end that can be used for any number of things, whether you need to attach some type of carabiner.

Here he throws this over a tree and then lowers a bag of food to protect me from the bears, but this here is a knot that goes at the end of my rope. More importantly, this is something you could use to repel from a Thread or repel. next to a cliff, in the middle of the rope knot is where I need to tie a knot in the middle of the rope, even doing something like a butterfly or alpine hitch allows me to take my knot and put it in the middle. I could have done it. someone tied to this side someone hooked here and someone crawling to this side the last knot when I want to connect two pieces of rope something like a square knot allows me to take two ends and know that I can secure those two ends together and take a piece of rope shortened and extend it by connecting two ends together the next question is from vinvin what is the most nutritious insect the most nutritious insect is the one that catches a fish if you are looking for insects that can eventually catch a fish or catch something else that leads to a more abundant meal and better, more calories, more fat, I would go there, but if I have to eat some bugs and if you have to eat some bugs, I think you suck at your job, that's just my personal opinion. opinion, but I would definitely go with grasshoppers or crickets because they're relatively easy to catch, they're pretty good to eat, they're not the worst, skewer it, squeeze out the guts, roast it over the fire, make sure you kill all the parasites. it could be growing inside there, put it in your mouth and it tastes like bugs covered in popcorn.

The next question is from an unstable employee. Does anyone know the best way to sharpen a machete? There are many different ways to sharpen a machete and it is very similar to While sharpening a knife in the jungles of Central America and the Amazon, what I liked best was a rotten log with a handful of sand and I passed the machete back and forth creating a new edge that allowed me to cut. Next question is from Brett Patrick, what are your top four essential

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tools or weapons? My four main things that I always carry with me are what I call the main four, which are a sword of some kind, a barrier, a bottle and an aspect of a tool to burn or make fire when we think of a blade that can come in form of stone blade, it can come in the form of a steel blade or it can even come in the form of an axe, some type of tool that allows you to process allows you to cut allows you to take large material and break it when I think of a barrier that could be a tarp could be a blanket could be a sleeping bag something that provides you with a barrier against the natural environment something that will simply allow you to stay warm or in the shade if necessary a bottle now it sounds a little crazy but I'm talking about a steel water bottle of a single wall something that allows me to boil water in it, more importantly, carry water because water is not going to be everywhere, so when I find a place with water I want to boil it and I want to be able to carry it with me if I have to leave a place and then shoot your burn, which is ultimately something that's going to give you an advantage when it comes to making a fire which could be in the form of a ferah stick or a good pack of Tinder, a lighter, a can full of matches, but something that will allow you to make a fire because if you don't have experience Making a fire in the bush can be very difficult, so give yourself that advantage, you have a tool to make that fire and you will be fine with those four cores.

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: is the water in a Wilderness lake drinkable or not? Yes, all the water. in lakes, rivers, rivers and ponds are drinkable, however, it is necessary to purify that water and I am not talking about filtering, there is a difference between filtering water and purifying water. When you filter the water, you remove particles, grasses, leaves. A little bit of dirt and debris when you purify the water, you are ultimately killing all the bacteria. Any of the nasty little things that might be living in that water. The easiest way to do this is to boil water if you don't have the means. ofboiling water, a filter is an excellent option.

A filter that is a commercial grade filter that will remove not only particles but also gerardia, cryptosporidium, beaver fever, if you will, will remove all of those pathogens from the water, making it safe. drink the following question from Dutch Touch 9, how would you go about washing SL? Cleaning your clothes in the wild every time you fish or process any game. I always wash my clothes. I don't want that smell. I don't want that oil. I don't want that grease on my clothes, it's going to track bears, all kinds of little varmints that you want to avoid.

Get naked, find a stream, grab a handful of sand or a coarse rock and place it on the fiber of the clothing you're looking for. to exfoliate all of that kind of saturated stuff that's in your clothes, wipe it off, wash, rinse, repeat, do it two or three times, air dry, you'll definitely be good to go, but if you want something that has a little more antibacterial fight. or something that's more soapy, there are plants like a yucka or something like a sage that you can incorporate into that wash and make them a little bit cleaner with a little bit fresher smell, take that yucka root, grind it up, it's going to have a lot of saponin. in it and it will be a kind of soapy material.

Sage, put it in your pockets, wash it with that sand, that coarse rock in a stream and you will make your clothes a little fresher. The next question is from quora, how do you treat common injuries or diseases in nature, mainly weeds, all the things you pick from your garden, are some of the most beneficial for you, even something like nettle, nettle stings you and What do you do with nettle to get rid of it? that bite take that same leaf that stung you roll it between your fingers spit in your hand make some pus and rub those little needles in your hand and you will relieve that pain something as simple as dandelion root something as simple as Yaro, all those things can kill infections, they can kill bacteria inside you, so it takes years of knowledge and a lot of experience to know medicinal plants, but once you know them, there are endless opportunities, most of the medicines we have.

Nowadays, it is usually derived from some type of herbal medicine. Important update. Does anyone know how to catch a rabbit? How do I make a trap? How do I bait him? What to prime it with. It is very, very important to be aware of primitive traps in the United States. It's usually 100% illegal, if you're going to do any kind of trapping you have to be in a non-survival situation since food is a must and you're going through all those means to try to get some food if that's the case. In this case, the best options are traps.

Traps work in several ways, but the simplest is a wire snare or a small piece of rope, and this is actually where you identify the path an animal takes to its den. a path to water a path to food and what you would do is create a small trap in that path because that is the process and the route that that animal travels and a trap is essentially a small rope that hangs from a stick or tree by the that when the animal passes over your head it's going to pass, but your shoulders are going to be a little too wide and that rope is going to shrink over your head when it starts moving or when it starts running. creating a super tight little noose around its head and it eventually expires, but here's the catch, if you are in a survival situation and you have to employ some type of trap, you have to be the first to get to that animal once they catch it. , because it is an animal.

In distress, a coyote, a fox, any type of scavenger or predator will zero in on that sound and try to get to that animal before you do, this is from the outdoor apocalypse, do life straws really work? I bought one in the store today and I'm a little skeptical about using them, although lifesaver straws are a great option. Basically, lifesaving straws are a giant straw that allows you to place the straw directly into the water and start drinking. That straw has all the filtering and purifying mechanisms inside so you can suck up dirty water and ultimately consume clean, safe drinking water.

This is from serasoft. How do you make a primitive fish trap? Primitive fish traps are a very popular way to fish. The reason is that it is a passive means of acquiring food. A passive medium like a fish trap allows you to do something else while it works for you. There are now a variety of fish traps, from basket traps to fish clothes and even traps with spring-loaded poles that will activate when a fish takes the bait. The key difference is understanding what it takes to set up those fish clothes can come from logs and stones and that simply allows the fish in a stream to move towards a trap and get stuck there, you come there, then you cast them, the you throw on the shore with your hands and you already have food, a basket trap is more like a funnel that goes with the current, it will swim towards that basket trap and eventually get trapped.

Think about the traps and how many fish they can catch. A basket trap, maybe two, three or four, a giant fish. 20 or 30 and a Poole spring trap designed for fishing maybe we'll get you one. This is from Anon. Do you know how to survive falling through ice? Most people choke quickly and the reason is that your body goes into what is called a cold. water shock response as soon as your flesh touches that water, you instantly want to breathe, you want to breathe deeply and when you do, you finally inhale water and quickly drown. Furthermore, people have a tendency even if they stand up or even get closer. up to their knees wet, they start to hyperventilate and that causes them to breathe erratically and at higher elevation it can definitely lead to passing out quickly in that freezing water and drowning if you find yourself in the water, hold your breath, come back up, grab it. edge create as much space as you can, spread your body weight and crawl on the ice until you can reach a piece of Solid Ground, take off all your clothes and try to create a fire, take anything that is dry, maybe someone plus have some clothes, but you need to start warming up if you don't have any of those things exercise running on the spot jumping jacks push-ups anything you can do to keep your body's core temperature at a much higher level next question is from Tyler Arbuckle if an igloo is made of ice How does it keep you warm?

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nically not made of ice, it is made of snow and it is made of a specific type of snow, a very compacted snow and more importantly, snow is mostly air if you really think about it. Basically, snow is a large thermal layer, since it is mainly air. Once you create that IG shape and crawl inside it, your body heat will eventually warm the entire igloo, many of the igloos you see on YouTube and different survival shows are not. In reality, 100% authentic igloos, most Inu, most igloos or Eskimos that you would come across, were usually lined with animal skins, seal skins and caribou skins to be exact, and were usually They heated it with something called a kudlick, which is essentially a small oil lamp. seal oil or seal fat that little kli that heats the inside of the igloo along with the animal skins creates a fairly warm shelter the next question is from Nicole aelion the shelter is key to surviving in the wild if you are in a pinch, a old cedar stump can make a great shelter from the elements, what are other possible natural shelters you can find in nature?

A free shelter is always the best shelter. Rock caves jutting out from large rock fields where immovable rocks have been fixed. All of them can create a barrier against the wind. or any of the elements, more importantly, it doesn't require you to do anything, or create anything, or cut anything if it's there and it's safe to be there, it's a great refuge. The next question is from Willie Wonka, the one who is afraid when he travels alone with a backpack, how? Do you combat loneliness? Loneliness is definitely a factor and I think there have been some studies that show that about 3 months completely isolated and alone can lead to all kinds of mental problems.

We are primates and normally like to stay together in small groups and small bands. But to combat loneliness you have to stay active you have to be busy you always have to think about how I can improve my current situation if I have a shelter I have a fire I have a sustainable source of food how can I improve that? Keeping your mind busy will ultimately help you fight off some of that loneliness. The next question is from Tony Mahovich. Television program. Vegetarian survivors. 10 vegetarians. SL vegans are thrown into the desert. Who will be the last surviving plant eater?

For the flesh, it's an interesting TV show, to be honest with you, but here's a fun fact. I was vegan for a year and a half because of a challenge. A friend of mine challenged me to eat only plant-based materials for about 90 days. I said sure why not, but the only thing he taught me was the plants I could eat in the bush and let me tell you, there are tons of plants, berries, roots. , you name it, there are a variety of food options, are they that high in calories? compared to eating a squirrel or a possum or any kind of deer at all, but it will keep you alive, it will keep you fed.

The next question is of a brilliant ratio 2412, what are the best animals to eat and which are safest to consume in the wild without parasites that you would get, not all animals have parasites, it is kind of a myth, there are certain animals that They are scavengers or eat dead things and are more likely to have parasites and different types of bacteria on their meat or fur. you want to avoid them, but squirrels, rabbits, moose, moose, moose, all those kinds of things are very safe to eat. This is from TV Canada history. If you were a loan contestant and could only bring one item, what item would you bring?

Well, ironically, I was a solo contestant in the Canadian Arctic and I was allowed to bring 10 items, but if I could only bring one item, I would definitely bring an axe, but an axe, a large cutting tool for cutting down trees and building a shelter. chopping firewood to make Spears all that is essential with an ax this is from Reddit ask if you got lost walking what is your best survival tip if you ever get lost while walking you hear a lot of people say to stay in place and I agree with that to a certain extent.

What if you're on the side of a cliff or hanging on the edge of a flood plain? The most important thing when you are lost is to get to a safe place. where you can find some kind of shelter and then stay still once you're in that stay still situation you need to start thinking about how can I ask for help and how asking for help is anything that gives you movement of contrasting colors. and anything that is extremely loud, for example a whistle, maybe waving a jacket above your head, movement, color and sound will ultimately enable a search and rescue, a rescue plane, any another extra hiker will find you when you're lost in the bush, that's all.

Questions I have received from the Internet. I hope you learn something and I'll see you in the bush.