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An irony of floods is that muddy, filthy water inundates everything, but there is generally a shortage of drinking water! People stranded by standing water may be able to adapt desert survival skills to gather potable water. by Leon Pantenburg Widespread flooding is ravaging Louisiana. BATON ROUGE, La. – An act of God is how …
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An irony of floods is that muddy, filthy water inundates everything, but there is generally a shortage of drinking water! People stranded by standing water may be able to adapt desert survival skills to gather potable water. by Leon Pantenburg Widespread flooding is occurring all over. Deadly floods have slammed South Carolina, and other areas …
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Survival gear doesn’t need to be elaborate or expensive. Some of the best items are common, easily-found products you may already have. One of those items is a large metal cup. Here’s why you need one. by Leon Pantenburg I slogged along in the ranks, Springfield slung over my shoulder, headed toward the sound of …
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An irony of floods is that muddy, filthy water inundates everything, but there is generally a shortage drinking water! If you are stranded by standing water, you may be able to adapt desert survival skills to gather potable water. by Leon Pantenburg Widespread flooding is occurring all over. Deadly floods have slammed Oklahoma and several …
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Your first line of defense against hypothermia is your clothing. Here’s how to make sure the fabrics in it will do the job. By Leon Pantenburg Dressing to survive starts with knowing what fabrics to wear. Different fabrics have radically different properties. Choosing the wrong type, or mixing clothing of different materials can be disasterous! …
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More people die of drowning in the desert than of thirst, according to the United States Geological Survey. In the wilderness, and in particular desert areas, flash flooding can be a real, immediate and deadly danger. by Leon Pantenburg Death Valley, California, December, 1977: The rain pattering on the tarp woke us up and my …
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Home What do you need to stay hydrated? There isn’t a do-it-all, indispensable water filtration/purification system, as far as I’m concerned. But here is how to put together an integrated survival water system that may work for you. by Leon Pantenburg Start with where you anticipate being. Water will be harder to find in arid …
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Home Your first line of defense against hypothermia is your clothing. Here’s how to make sure the fabrics in it will do the job. By Leon Pantenburg Dressing to survive starts with knowing what fabrics to wear. Different fabrics have radically different properties. Choosing the wrong type, or mixing clothing of different materials can be …
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Home Summer is here, and people like me are attracted to those empty spots on the map that indicate an arid desert region. Always take lots of water along, and never depend on being able to find it! But it’s a really good idea to know where to look for water in the event of …
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Home We can learn a lot about survival/preparedness from history. One of the most desperate survival tales associated with the westward expansion was about a lost wagon train in 1845 in the Oregon desert. Here’s what I found when I went searching. By Leon Pantenburg The Oregon Badlands are superb for practicing land navigation skills, …
