Camouflage for Apache Hunters
As a bushcrafter you need to know these skills. they can help you tremendously when being outdoors for long periods of time.
The Mescalero Apache Resistance and Survival
Outdoor Survival Skills
Since most of you will be in a city during the next major disaster, the type of skills you'll want to focus on first is urban survival skills.
Stay alive in any situation.
Fear and Intimidation in Apache Combat
The Evolution of Communication Methods in Apache Warfare
The Evolution of Communication Methods in Apache Warfare
Being prepared to defend oneself and one’s holdings is a big part of prepping. As it turns out, we won’t all just be able to get along. Weapons are an important part of these plans and preps, as they will afford you the power, effectiveness and sometimes the range needed to fend off desperate looters, ... Read more
Every survival situation is unique. But there are rules to follow in each of them. These 6 should be followed every time.
Solar Water Distillation in Apache Practices
Surviving a nuclear war is possible if you aren't too close to ground zero, but surviving in the following years would be difficult.
Knowing how to build and use your own snare trap is important in a survival situation. Click here to learn how to make a DIY "lift pole snare trap."
20 primitive skills we should all start learning highlights essential pioneer and survival skills that will help you survive any environment.
When you're in an urban survival situation, there is a rule that will help you prioritize. It's called the Survival Rule of Threes.
The Apache throwing star is a variation of the simple throwing stick. I don't know if the Apaches actually made these or not, but it's pretty simple to make and it looks like a good idea. I made one and it seems to work fine, but I have never field tested it on game. Maybe I'll try it out next time rabbits get in the garden. Only problem is the throwing star will probably do more damage to the garden than the rabbits. Pictured below: An Apache throwing star. To make a throwing star you will need two straight sticks that are the same length and approximately the same diameter. I made mine with sticks that are a little smaller than regular throwing sticks. My sticks are about an inch and a quarter in diameter and about eighteen inches long. Pictured below: Two sticks cut to length. After cutting your sticks, you need to mark the middle of each stick, and lay the middles across each other at a right angle. Mark the width of each stick on the other stick. What you are going to do is cut a notch half way through each stick so that you can lock the two sticks together into a cross. I used the saw and blade on my Swiss army knife to cut and clean out the notches. Pictured below: top, sticks laid together for marking; middle, notch cut with saw blade on Swiss army knife; bottom, sticks locked together after notching them both. Once the sticks are locked together you are going to lash them tightly. You can use rawhide or cordage to do this. I twisted up some yucca fiber cordage for my lashing. Pictured below: Sticks lashed together with yucca cordage. When you have lashed the sticks firmly, take your knife and sharpen a blunt point on the ends of each stick. Pictured below: Sharpened point. You're done. All that remains is a little throwing practice.
Other than oxygen and shelter, water is the most important necessity for survival. That's why we need to learn many ways to purify water.
Yucca filamentosa, I never really thought about the second part of that name, filamentosa, until I sat down to make cordage with the yucca plant. It is certainly filled with filament! Yucca, or sometimes called Adam's needle because of the sharp needle like point on the end makes very strong cordage, fairly quickly. First you scrape the green part of the leaf. We did this very quickly using a quarter. Next you comb out and separate the fibers, you can use your fingers or a flower arranging "frog" or a pet comb. Then, take a small section of the fiber and do a "reverse twist" while applying tension. As you are twisting gradually work in additional small sections of the fiber so you continue to get one long piece of cordage. Yucca is also used for its Saponins (soap) which are mostly found in the root but also in the leaves. It is one of the best woods used as a hand drill for fire starting. An all purpose plant, the flowers are edible and fritter nicely. It is native to the SW but grows throughout much of the US in full sun.
Wars are a terrible part of history and it can happen again. Arm yourself with these war survival tips before the inevitable occurs.
Head down south for the best campgrounds in New Mexico and experience a great adventure while putting your camping skills to the test!
With all the talk of medical martial law, quarantines, and lockdowns, it's time to look again at why you don't want to trust your family to FEMA's emergency refugee camp system.
The Cheyenne Indians lived in tent like houses called tepees they were really cool. They also lived in lodges. Tepees were only used when they were following their food which usually were buffalo.I totally_agree_tepees_are_soooo_awesome_but_poor_Buffalos.
If you're stranded away from home during a disaster and you don't have any survival gear, these urban survival hacks will help.
