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Survival's Cool: September 2012
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Friday, 28 September 2012. Wild Food and Natural Resources Course - September. Here then, are a set of edibles from the weekend. Plant - Bilberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus. Why, you may ask, have I suddenly started using the Latin names? Also contains many heathers, as well as rhododendron, so it's not surprising that are all also found in the same region. Almost leafless Bilberry bush. The bilberry season is short, lasting on...
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Survival's Cool: February 2013
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Tuesday, 5 February 2013. Wild Food and Natural Resources Course - Autumn Round up. Posted by Steve Marvell. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Who is the greatest of them all? I had to do it . I asked that question that keeps getting asked in one form or another; who is the best survival guy? What is the Emergency Services Number? What is the emergency services number in the UK? Thats a trick questi. Give your position away.
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Survival's Cool: Free Wild Food & Natural Resources Course
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. A New Outdoor Diet. March - Beech, Nettle and Jew's Ear. March - Ash, Pennywort and Morel. April - Goat Willow (Sallow), Gorse and Cramp Balls. April - Silver Birch, Ramsoms (Wild Garlic) and St George's Mushrooms. May - Oak, Three Cornered Leek (Wild Onion) and Fairy Ring Champignon. May - Jack by The Hedge (Garlic Mustard), Wood Sorrel, Common Sorrel, Primrose, Dandelion.
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Survival's Cool: May 2012
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Thursday, 31 May 2012. Wild Food and Natural Resources Course - May - Extras. May is a fantastic time for food and I thought it a shame not to miss some specific tasty treats so I've decided to do a quick round up of a few of my faves, all of which can be eaten raw on the trail. I'll throw in a few leaf morphology terms, just for good measure. Jack by the Hedge (Garlic Mustard). It tastes like a cross between lemon and app...
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Survival's Cool: Wild Food & Natural Resources Course - Autumn Round up
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Tuesday, 5 February 2013. Wild Food and Natural Resources Course - Autumn Round up. Is still easily identifiable by its spines, but do look out for twigs which have come down in the wind as they can be rather annoying if they make it into your socks. Bilberry. Fruits have long gone and with no other edible parts, it's left along until next Autumn. Yarrow. By winter, Puffballs. Once more. Common Lime. Are a constant pain in...
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Survival's Cool: February 2012
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Wednesday, 29 February 2012. I find the "tobacco tin" survival kits of a suitable size to be carried in a jacket pocket, thigh pocket, or in some old first aid or camera case on the belt. Contrastly, the larger Web-tex one is a bit big and not so robust and although has more capacity, breaks the first rule of survival kits, see above. Posted by Steve Marvell. Monday, 27 February 2012. The month of January is characterized ...
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Survival's Cool: Who is the greatest of them all?
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Tuesday, 22 January 2013. Who is the greatest of them all? I had to do it . I asked that question that keeps getting asked in one form or another; "who is the best survival guy? It's been asked as Mears vs Grylls. It's been asked as Bushcraft vs Survival. And it's been asked generically and with specific context. I tried to make it as contemporary as possible. The poll can be found on Facebook. Ray Mears - 31 votes. Known ...
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Survival's Cool: Give your position away
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Sunday, 25 August 2013. Give your position away. If you can determine your position, it's important to ensure that you know how to describe it. T. His is best illustrated with latitude and longitude, the most internationally recognised coordinate system used on all sea and air charts as well as most GPSes and mobile phones. Many instruments display position in different format and i. Everything about the way the coordinate...
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Survival's Cool: March 2012
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Monday, 19 March 2012. Someone had to tell it how it is, so I did. Click it for the Facebook version and happy sharing. Posted by Steve Marvell. Ways of Seeing One. Take a look at this photo. What do you see? I'm rather hoping that you noticed the Beech on the bottom left. Anyone who didn't should be reading my Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Shame on you if you're not. Shaded areas for mushrooms? Conversely, ...
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Survival's Cool: July 2012
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The musings of a Survival Instructor. Free Wild Food and Natural Resources Course. Friday, 13 July 2012. When does Search and Rescue (SAR) start looking for for you? Where do they start looking? How long do they look for? These are three important questions and by understanding the answers, you can greatly increase your chances of survival. SAR Starting Point One. Answered the first of these and SAR Starting Point Two. It may be that the casualty (it's just a term), is known to be on foot and was known t...