Global Disaster Feed FEMA Disaster FeedA New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the roof of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car. And the car’s owner thinks divine intervention played a part in saving the man’s life. (Sept. 2)
If you’re starting university, you’ll either be dreading or loving the idea of Freshers week. Lifetracks visited Leeds to get some practical advice on dealing with homesickness; settling into your halls of residence; joining sports clubs and societies; budgeting for the term ahead; making friends, surviving student nightlife and staying healthy. For more info on student survival visit: www.lifetracks.com
Part 1: Sometimes the city is a bad place to be. But millions find themselves linked to the city, living, working, or recreating. Cessation of services, terrorists attacks, economic or governmental collapse, rioting (for a variety of reasons), and devastating NATURAL disasters can transform a usually-bustling and mostly safe urbanscape into a wasteland where emergency services are either overwhelmed or just unavailable. You may quickly find your survival (and those around you) will be up to you. Go prepared, both with a calm, can-do mindset that will allow you to overcome, adapt, and survive bad situations (and help others to do the same). In this series of vids, I introduce my “Concept USK” or Urban Survival Kit and its philosophy as requested by many TNPrs. A possible motto as you work your way through urban chaos: “Prepare, Survive, Render Aid, Lead.” Some Nutnfancy foundations of the review: most kits will evolve according to need and technology, a kit will have to be personalized for your situation, adherence to legalities of some contents is your responsibility, it’s impossible to prepare for every contingency and SAWC (Space/Size And Weight Constraints) will dictate your level of preparation and kit “depth,” preparations for self-defense are wise, the necessity to blend in and not draw attention to yourself, the concepts of “write-off,” re-stocking, pre-postioning, and redundancy in kit preparation, and guidelines for use. In Part 1 these foundations are discussed …
Patrick Chapin takes us through a twist on an old classic in this wide-open Legacy field: Survival!
Demonstration Of A Few Handy Rope Knots For The Outdoors. Also A Signal Mirror Demo, And Other Wilderness Survival Information. Knot tying is a valuable skill to learn. I will post more knot videos in the future. I recommend practicing these until you have them memorized. The 3 knots shown are: -Sheet Bend -Bowline -Clove Hitch
