Robert....

I am up for the info.  If it is on the Internet then I would just like the links will be enough and for those who want to read can go there and for those who don't care can pass.  Thanks Robert.....

Great idea Clint, here is the link, wikibin.org/articles/dave-canterbury.html   

Rober....

The link didn't work.  Let me check.

Robert here is one link....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_Survival

Just because it is on Wikipedia does not make it so.  Dave was my favorite of the two.  We will see who they get to replace him.

Clint, I may have to wait for help on the link. My computer skills are low. I thought we would talk over what happened and see what people have to say about it. I liked Dave, as did alot of other people. This is a forum we have here and sometimes we can talk about adult subjects. Questions like, "Did they go too far with his dismissal"...."Did he betray everyones trust"... "We just don't care, we want Dave back"....and so on. I just want to hear peoples opinion.

As far as I'm concerned, Dave's credibility is now zero, and that makes everything he says suspect.  Assuming the show's producers confirmed that he had indeed falsified his service record, firing him was the right thing to do.  Serious survival shows are teaching their viewers how to survive in different wilderness conditions.  This is serious stuff!  Unfortunately, the stars of these shows aren't required by law to have any relevant qualifications, as far as I know.  So the information they provide their viewers probably shouldn't be taken on its face value alone.  If you want reliable survival information, you need to verify the credibility of the source.  

@Terry I agree with firing him because he falsified his creds.  It does not however mean he doesn't know his stuff; just that he lied about his qualifications.   Just being in the military does not make you an expert in survival.  Being an ex-sailor; I was trained in firefighting, damage control, and water survival, but that is all.  I have not watched Dave, but I would bet that any competent actor could take his place as long as they were taught the technique and given the lines.   Any doubts, watch Morgan Freeman on the Science Channel "Through the Wormhole."

Ok guys and gals...

Here is a web site to make it easy for you who wonder about food.

http://www.wisefoodsupply.com/

Some of this will work out to about $3.50 a meal.  Some more some less.

We must remember that TV shows are made for our intertainment. We should learn survival from better places than a TV show. You may learn somethings from the show but not depend on it as your main sorce of information. I got a message from Cody and he confirmed that Dave has been replaced and for reasons of his credibility and that a survival instuctor must be trusted, for peoples lives depend on him/her. He did not say anything bad about Dave. I liked Dave and it's a real shame that he did that because when it boils down to it, his military record had nothing to do with his ability to teach survival tech.

Robert,

I wonder if it was just the loss of the reputation they worried about

Funny the things you think of as you prepare for tropical weather.

1)  Even not getting ready for a direct hit, you face the possibility of days without electric and extreme humidity.  Put our the damp rid buckets

2) Yes I have an icemaker and it needs to be emptied, cleaned and fresh ice in it for a water resource. Take the old ice, bag it and put it in the outside freezer with icecreams and such (also in baggies). Also freeze bottles of water in that freezer. Easier to clean one freezer than 2.  Keeping one closed fulltime is good.

3)  Get extra chlorine and shock in the pool.  It is a resource for bathing if you keep it clean

4) charge up the laptop so you can keep in touch

Just checked out Marcs site.  That is cool.  Think I will be there on Thursday :)

I wonder if there is a way iKC can embed an audio like the videos?  That would be cool

Hey thanks Pat.  I may see if Marc has a way for us to do that after the live broadcast/chat.

There are "Survivalists" and there are "Preppers"..."Survivalists" usually get this bad rep, usually (but not always) incorrectly related to "Militia" groups where preppers just get themselves ready for upcoming emergencies like floods, ice storms but not necessarily like the end of the world and being infested by zombies.

The English version if often called Bushcraft like what Ray Mears TV shows are all about and during the 1960s and 1970s we were called "Back to the Landers" with The Mother Earth News being our official rag.

There are thousands of sites devoted to survival living and preparation--everything from dealers selling you freeze dried rations and MREs to how to survive in the woods eating plants and everything in between including the Red Cross.

http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com/index.html

http://www.campingsurvival.com/index.html

http://offgridsurvival.com/

http://www.survival-gear-guide.com/index.html

http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/

http://www.bushcraft-educational-society.co.uk/

Some print publications:

http://www.bushcraftmagazine.com/

http://www.backwoodsmanmag.com/

http://www.backwoodshome.com/

Also lots of information can be garnered from places dealing with primitive or traditional archery, blackpowder shooting & mountain man sites as well as Paleo sites like for flint knapping to hunting with an atlatl.

I'm a prepper and a survivalist and I sell prepper supplies.  Unfortunatly I don't live on a farm like Hog, though I use to.   Preppers lay in some of the following supplies, not in any particular order, water, food, guns, knives, books and articles on survival, tools, trade goods, meds/first aid, heat and cooking, and anything else they think may be needed.   I've written a short paper on food storage and use, and will make it available to anyone who would like to read it.  There is no advertising, just the address of my web site.

I will be happy to share with anyone who wishes to read what I have written.  I've written several papers; they are all short and easy to read.  I'm not writting a college text so I try to keep it as condensed and to the point as I can.

You are right Steve, prepping knows no geographical or locational  boundries.

For those who wish to have a copy of my thoughts on food storage and prepping send and email to james@thedawsprojects.com; I forgot to include it yesterday.  I don't collect emails and I won't sent any unwanted mail or use your address in any commercial manner.

That is interesting Hog.  All the work to make what some of us would call a self sufficient life style, sell it all and move to another country.  Sounds like the kind of place you work to keep for generations

I can't imagine what other country would be better. 

The only country I have heard anything good about recently is Chile.  Costa Rica is a beautiful country, but ex-pats can't work there.  You can open and own a company, but you still can't work there even in your own company.  You must hire locals to do the work. 

Is there anyone one on here thats read Dick Morris's new book" Here Come The Black Helicopters"? something about Agenda 21 an the UN's plan for us.

I'm still looking for a couple of survuval knives and need suggestions, I've been thing about a Chris Reeves "Pacific"  What do you think? anyone want to guide me in a different direction? I just need some help here and need at least a couple of good knives to keep in on the pack and one in the togo bag.

clint how close to whicita are you ?Im going to have to get out my ROCT books out on land reading and topogrophy to find you.

so korea has a nuke that will reach us soil , usa haters all around, survial may be closer than we think, usa wants our guns ,dont make since not that we can do anything about a nuke if one hits home. guess nothing to do but old your ground till its over or your dead.

It never hurts to be prepared but Korea would have trouble hitting a bird over the barn.    

David....

I live in Oklahoma but the farms (part of them) are in Kansas about 25 miles south of Wichita on the Arkansas River.

The Chris Reeves knife Pacific is a good knife but priced way over what you would need. Save some money which could be put into a good firearm or other survival equipment.  The TOPS Knives Apache Dawn Fixed Blade Knife w/ ALRT-01 (6.75" Grey Plain) APAD-06 is only $161.50 at BladeHQ: http://www.bladehq.com/item--TOPS-Knives-Apache-Dawn-Fixed-Blade--1.... Be safe...

North Korea does not have a missile which could hit the USA.  Even if they did we can shoot them down.  North Korea acts like a junk yard dog but they can't even feed their own people. N. Korea is a non player.  Iran....different story.

@David Noe,

There's good news and bad news about the bladehq.  The good news is they are including an ALRT #01 with the Apache, the bad news is they don't have any in stock.

While you're on that site take a look at the Ontario Rat 7. Not quite as nice as the Tops, but it might be acceptable to you.

I am very familiar with the Ontario Rat 7.  It is a great knife like all Ontario knives. Ontario has the Marine combat knife contract for now.

Is Korea talking about the Aleutian Islands? Thanks for the help guys, both knives look to be good ones.I've got several that will work but just wanted something a little above the average while still being very useable. I had looked at the Rat series before,may just go with the Tops.

David...

The islands which are disputed by Japan, S. Korea and also N. Korea is called Dokdo and lies between these countries.  These islands are not much more than big rocks sticking out of the ocean.  S. Korea has a Coast Guard base on one of the two bigger island.  No worries here.

I was referring to where a N. Korea might land on US soil. I figured that was as far as one could get.I went back and looked at the Tops knives again and think the Apache would be a great choice.

David....

N. Korea does not have the navy nor the money, nor the military to invade Japan let alone the USA.  TOPS knives has a great selection at a reasonable price. Have a good weekend.

North Korea "claims" to have a missile that will reach the U.S mainland, but that is very doubtful.

If the North Koreans do its only US target to reach is San Fransisco. They don't have one as all the two stage rockets they have tested have failed.  No worries here.

You're right Clint, Korea is likely not a threat, Iran and adumbwittedjohn probably are.  He's just wacko enough to drop one on Isreal, but what man goes to war with only one round for his gun.

What happens if they just decide to EMP the west coast? Just a thought??

Hey guys, have you forgotten Alaska? 

If it can reach San Francisco then it can also take out the whole northern states like WY, OR, WA, MT, ID, AZ, CO etc...They can reach them as they are shot trans-polar (over the North Pole which is why the DEW line was built) not trans-meridian.

All kidding aside, the days of Cold War fears and the stupidity of "Duck & Cover" government misinformation are long past—well not the government’s stupidity, unfortunately that’s still with us...Ten small dirty bombs strategically placed would be far more devastating then one huge mega blast.

James, they only need one bomb…Think about a large enough bomb set off in Los Angeles/San Pedro Harbour…Okay, sure, a ground blast will reduce the effective radius by around 30% but within weeks it would have accounted for the deaths of probably 25 million people and in a couple of months 40 million with the easterly winds…That’s the total death toll +/- of all civilian and military personnel during WW2…American retaliation would be swift and five low yield, short half life, fusion bombs would make Iran into a skating rink—blast glass!

David..

Any strike.....on the USA by anyone would be meet with an overwhelming Thermonuclear response.  N. Korea may be a rough State but they are not stupid.  The way the earth is tilted Alaska is in the strike zone....if they had the missile to reach us...but the very NW corner of the lower 48 would be their target. The N. Koreans are not our problem.  If Iran builds a bomb then in a very few years they will be able to make a small one which they will give to some religious nuts who WILL use it.  Let us pray this will no happen.  

Many people on here have said they have water purifiers. Can any one give specifics on Types, Brands or reccomendations? Also what do you have in your backpack, Food? Clothes? Fire Making tools,Some water I'm guessing. A tent or just a tarp?Let's here what you really have ?What kind of weapons? I know I cant carry all my stuff and I can only go so far on the gas I have so where would you go? the Mountains or is it to cold there or just less populated places? 

What I'm more afraid of is, not Iran shooting a nuclear missile or dropping a bomb (though that concerns me too), but Iran getting someone to set off a dirty nuclear bomb! 

David...

Water filter: http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw

You can buy: http://www.discountmylarbags.com/lifestraw-water-filter/

Fire starter and survival kit: Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate Kit (all in one)

Butane lighter is small and can start lots of camp fires if you know how to make a proper small camp fire.

A water proof 10X10' tarp rolled up and on top of my rut-sack and sleeping bag good to -20 degree F.

A shoulder fired firearm (.22 Mag. cal) a pistol revolver in .22 Mag. A small amount of gun oil. & 300 rounds of .22 mag.

A chopping tool (machete US Military Issue), one combat/utility knife (Daniel Winkler WK II Utility Knife) http://www.winklerknives.com/knives.asp?id=203
 and one Leatherman Wave tool.

Dried food for a week and six liters of water.

Clothing: One change, cold weather, very warm hat, very warm mittens and very good winter boots with two pair of 100% wool socks.

IF....if things go south you will know it is coming so fill up your gas tank and buy an extra eight gallons in gas plastic cans.  Carry extra supplies in the vehicle and when you run out of gas on your way to "Fort Up" you can bury your extra supplies to return to later.

Less populated areas is our first thought but smaller communities are more close knit and have many more survivor capabilities.  Food growing, community shelter raising etc.  Be prepared and be ready to hit the road in 30 min. Rendezvous points for family, friends or partners where you can meet to take off within the 30 min timeline.  Some ideas given to spur others. 

If you live in NYC or Cushing, OK you should worry.  If you don't than you have the edge.

Well Clint I guess I dont have to worry, But my son,his wife and my 2 year old grandson just built a brand new house and his view from his patio is all the Oil storage tanks in Cushing Ok. I would post a picture but thats beyond my skill level on this blog. My daughter lives in Bartelsville,Ok. We were going to move over there but it will be 5 years so we'll see what happens.

By the way I;m in the northeast Texas Panhandle. Pretty much nothing around here some small towns but like I said 55 miles to the closest Wally World. I have most of the stuff except a water filtration system. I have 22 stuff but not mag. plus my ,45 and AR.

David...

There is no worry with nukes and the like. Dec 2012 will come and go and we will still be here blogging away.

I know about where your talking about.  The lifestraw is $20 each and can filter 280 gal. of water. You can drink the worst of waters and be ok.  Small and compact. I also have the little hand pump with will filter out bacteria. 

Take your egg cartons and fill the individual egg compartments with lint from the dryer.  Then melt paraffin and pour in each compartment.  Now you have an instant fire starter which can start a fire with sticks the size of wooden spoons...instead of the smaller match sticks.

Ok i have saved tons of dryer lint (well maybe ounces). Just have to get some parafin and use up the eggs so I'll have a carton. Just ordered a couple of lifestraws.

Yeah Ron when I get them. I just ordered so it will be awhile although Clint recommended then you might ask for his opinions or use of them?