I was having a conversation the other day with a like minded friend and the talk drifted into discussion of the most useful survival skills to have for our AO.
We of the basics, trapping, fishing, hunting-tracking, fire making, shelter building, etc. then we moved on to skills less discussed and some specific to our AO, swamps of S.W. Florida, Glades and the 10,000 Islands.
Some of these were a little esoteric such as problem solving, basic geometry and meteorology, basic sailing and navigation on the water, teaching yourself to be ambidextrous. Then there was spear fishing, netting and fish trapping, medicinal and edible plant identification and preparation, tanning including gator hide, primitive tool making including using turtle shells, bones, and indigenous plant material for rope and basket making.
These are just a few from a long discussion but I thought it might be interesting to hear imput from others.
We of the basics, trapping, fishing, hunting-tracking, fire making, shelter building, etc. then we moved on to skills less discussed and some specific to our AO, swamps of S.W. Florida, Glades and the 10,000 Islands.
Some of these were a little esoteric such as problem solving, basic geometry and meteorology, basic sailing and navigation on the water, teaching yourself to be ambidextrous. Then there was spear fishing, netting and fish trapping, medicinal and edible plant identification and preparation, tanning including gator hide, primitive tool making including using turtle shells, bones, and indigenous plant material for rope and basket making.
These are just a few from a long discussion but I thought it might be interesting to hear imput from others.