"Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert." -Isaiah 43:19

Avast! Me hearties! We can be river pirates in the desert! (Pirates for Good, that is)

I've been thinking and it occurs to me we could do with some fren upgrades and I'd like to hear your guyses thoughts.

My ideas are to have a group chat on https://element.io/
and group live at Webex Meetings,
in order to talk about God stuff more and whatever else comes to mind.

Update: Proton now has a video chat option

What say we sets the sails and ship out?

(Also posted at c/Christianity and c/HolySeekersOfTheWay)

Edit: Everyone is welcome! Being a Christian is not a prerequisite.

Collecting some prepping and survival tips, please add your own ideas and suggestions in comments and I will edit to update the below. Thanks to u/Graphenium for bringing this up in conversation.

Essentials

• If traveling alone, keep gear up to 60lbs
• Stay fit
• Duct tape
• Aluminum foil
• Plastic Wrap/Cellophane
• Pot for boiling (can use foil but grab a pot if you can)
• Axe (keep it sharp)
• Hatchet
• Knives (Fixed Blade Knife 8-9+ Inches for Splitting and Kindling)
• Rope (polycord, paracord)
• Tarp
• First Aid Kit:
  tourniquet, gauze, quik clot, bandages, benedryl, calamine lotion, tweezers, antiseptic, peroxide
• Soap

For Fire

• Flint and Magnessium
• Water and bottle/clear bag plus sun
• Reading glasses/microscope plus sun
• Rope - Tarp for covering wood
• A bag / Sled for fetching wood
• Road Flares

For Fresh Water

• Purification tablets
• Boil it
• Dig in streams or creeks for water, then boil it
• Kettle
• Narrow Water Bottle (for filling from creeks or puddles)
• Gravity Filter
• collapsible water Cube
• Seperate Dirty / Grey Water
• 5 gal food safe plastic water boxes
• Electrolyte tablets

For Food

• Dry cured meat (6-12 months)
• Trailmix / Raisins
• Peanut Butter / Jam
• Pickles
• Dried soup stock / Ramen
• Rice / Beans / Chickpeas
• Flour
• Powdered Milk
• Powdered Butter
• High protein, high calorie powder
• Coffee / Tea
• 1934 Amish SURVIVAL JAR: see below resources for more info

For Shelter

• Tent (Standing Height)
• Tarps (Multiple for rain, ground)
• Camo Roll
• Styrofoam Mats / Cots
• Down Sleeping Bag (Rated for coldest).
• Wool Blankets

For Hygiene

• Bar Soap
• Antiseptic
• Tooth brush
• Baking Soda (for brushing teeth)
• Comb
• Wash cloth
• Towel

Good Ideas

• Canned food
• Mylar bags of food with silica packets (Salt, Rice, beans, dried things and spices)
• Emergency mylar blanket and sleeping bag
• Tent
• Camping cookware and utensils
• Gun(s) and ammo
• Bow and arrow
• Alcohol
• Emergency candles ( you can melt shortening and add essential oils and put in masons jars. 1 pint jar should last for 24 days burning 8 hrs a day and a quart jar should last 72 days at burning 8 hrs a day. I haven't tested this tho and will leave how to link below)
• 5 gal food safe plastic water boxes
• Electrolyte tablets

Fancy Ideas

• Tobacco/Nicotine
• Coffee
• Chocolate
• Cheese (if it can be safely stored.. Things I'm seeing are processed)
• Gold/Silver
• Cook stove/propane
• Solar Charger - 60W+
• radio and / or meshtastic device
• Hand Generator Radio / Light
• Hand Warmers / Foot warmers
• Lighters

For Clothes

• Wool Sweater
• Wool Hat
• Wool Scarf
• Wool Socks
• Shorts / Tshirt / Undershirt
• Rain Jacket / Poncho
• Cotton Hoodie
• Long Johns
• Waterproof Shoes
• Wind Breaker

Some Resources

You will need a stable base - will need to gather food every 3-4 weeks, will be fetching wood and fuel for heat hours every day, you will need to be near water, but water will be less of a problem than food except in desert regions. Boil all your water and use it for cooking, cleaning, warmth, etc. Soups and Teas are good sources of vitamins and comfort and warmth. Energy is expensive when you need to fetch it.

Hunting is seasonal and animals move....so dont expect it if everyone does it...

Fruit is found in the wild but again only seasonally....

Fish are not in all lakes.

For water, SODIS method. Filter it through a shirt or something into any clear container, then let the sun's UV sterilize the water.

A copper coil with a galvanized/zinc screw at one end inside a copper pot will also purify water.

For a fire NOW in almost any condition, road flares.

https://urbansurvivalsite.com/diy-emergency-candle/

https://facts.net/general/19-survival-facts/

https://bushcraftbuddy.com/26-random-survival-facts/

https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-100-survival-facts-that-might-save-your-life-one-day

A couple of years ago someone posted an archive of Survival Ebooks. I think that post was deleted.

To protect those resources it was moved to a web server and made available for all.

https://awakeningmap.org/more/Akashic%20Drive/Survival%20PDFs/

Archive: https://awakeningmap.org/more/Archives/Survival%20PDFs.tar.7z

You will need 7zip to extract the Archived books.

(Also going to add some videos and tips on staying warm and cooling off and general good stuff to know.)

Videos

5 Tips For Camping In High Heat
hotel that's funny but, obviously, if you can find an place to be inside, do that.

Top 13 Camping Hacks that ACTUALLY work

Stay Cool while Camping in the Summer with these Camp Hacks!

Do this To Stay Warm While Camping

1934 Amish SURVIVAL JAR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzlC3pUQDOk

https://communities.win/c/Health/p/1ASZ3f6Xaz/trying-a-1934-amish-survival-jar/c

This post is going to be a long term sticky.