SURVIVAL PracticalSurvival Techniques and Equipment John Kemple, author/owner April 2004
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
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.
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
Of course truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” -Mark Twain
Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Anza Borrego State Park, CA
Australian Outback
North Australian Coast
Relative Importance • SHELTER • Water • Food
Water The Essential Essential
Backcountry Water’s Three Bad Guys:Protozoa, Bacteria & Viruses
Most complete backcountry water treatments 1. Filter plus chemical purifier 2. Boiling to a rolling boil 3. New devices (MSR, First Need)
The TenEssentials (and how we came up with them)
The more you know, the less you carry. -Mors Kochanski
New Ten Essentials • Navigation • Hydration • Sun Protection • Insulation • Illumination • First Aid Supplies • Fire • Emergency Shelter • Repair Kit & Tools • Nutrition
Navigation • Map • Compass • Altimeter • GPS • UTM Plotting Template • Lat/Long Plotting Scale
Hydration • Water Container • Extra Water • Pot, if you want to heat water
Sun Protection • Sunglasses • Sunscreen with • Zinc Oxide • Titanium Dioxide • Parsol 1789 • Mexoryl SX (Canada)
Insulation • Extra Clothing • Foam Sit Pad
Illumination • Headlamp or Flashlight • Extra Batteries and Bulb
First Aid Supplies • Blisters • Tape • Bandaid • Sterile Dressing • Personal Rx meds
Fire • Matches • Lighter • Fire Starter
Emergency Shelter • Tarp • Cord 25-ft • Nylon vs. Dacron (polyester)
Repair Kit and Tools • Knife • Duct Tape • Needle & Thread or Dental Floss • Specific equipment tools & parts • Stove • Ski bindings • Crampons, etc.
Nutrition • Extra Food
Items not in Ten Essentials • Signaling for Rescue • Insect Protection • Snow Travel Safety
Signaling for Rescue • Active • Passive • Day • Night
Signaling for Rescue • Active • Signal Mirror • Whistle • Transceiver (radio) • Cell Phone • Passive • Day - Surveyors Tape • Night - Reflective Cord
Insect Protection • Mosquitoes • No-see-um & Flies
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
Snow Travel Safety • Shelter Building • Ground Insulation • Avalanche Safety
Snow Travel Safety • Shelter Building • Snow Shovel • Snow Saw • Ground Insulation • Foam Sit Pad • Avalanche Safety • Avalanche Beacon 457kHz • Snow Shovel • Probe Pole • Clinometer
BACKCOUNTRY HAZARDS
Survival Kits Personal & Auto
The most dangerous part of any wilderness trip is the drive home. -Anonymous
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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
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
SURVIVAL PracticalSurvival Techniques and Equipment John Kemple, author/owner April 2004
