Great simple recipe for an all-time outdoor favorite snack.
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Include Homemade Energy Bar Recipes in Your Survival Kit
In the wilderness, food is the fuel your body burns to keep you warm and provide energy. You must be able to carry enough calories with you to offset those you’ll burn up. It’s like putting gas in your car: Without fuel, you won’t be able to go far. When your energy “tank” runs dry during an emergency, you will feel weak, cold and not have enough energy to save yourself. Food, like your survival knife, is one of the Ten Essentials, and should be included, in some form, in your survival kit.
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A little elbow grease, and some steel wool, can help you salvage a badly rusted cast iron cooking impliment.
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The only item on the lunch menu that first day was a three-inch square of Hudson Bay Bread gobbed with about two tablespoons of peanut butter. I’d worked up quite an appetite paddling and portaging that morning, and privately wondered where I’d get the energy to last the rest of the day.
Read the rest of this entry »Remaining Calm Raises Survival Odds
For anyone venturing into the woods, there are basic rules to keep in mind, said John Gookin, the National Outdoor Leadership School curriculum and research manager. But the most important thing is to keep your head. (Good information here – Leon)
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