Outdoor

‘Terminator’ Robot Dog Now Equipped With Amphibious Capabilities

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– ‘Terminator’ Robot Dog Now Equipped With Amphibious Capabilities:

The use of robotic dogs on modern battlefields in Eastern Europe and the Middle East has expanded rapidly. Over the past decade, we have thoroughly documented their growing presence and proliferation.

The latest quadruped robot designed for modern warfare is the Ghost Robotics V60. However, this is far from a typical robotic dog. A separate defense firm, Onyx Industries, has equipped the V60 with an autonomous maritime mobility system, enabling it to navigate rough terrain and traverse bodies of water—all while carrying a machine gun.

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Pemmican: The Ultimate DIY SURVIVAL FOOD! (Video) & A Vegan Version Of Pemmican

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H/t reader Squodgy:

“Is there a vegan PEMMICAN?”

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– Antarctica: vegan pemmican:

Vegan pemmican recipe

How do you create a vegan version of a recipe which is pretty much dried meat and animal fat, sometimes with dried berries sprinkled in ​[8], [11], [16], [17]​? I did not have an easy time finding a recipe of this online so I decided to make my own recipe. The fat is quite easy, you just need something with lots of saturated fatty acids which is solid at room temperature (or even below room temperature, as the dish is meant for cold climates). Refined coconut oil or vegetable shortening are both readily available and tick this box. I went with coconut oil since I don’t want to eat hydrogenated oils.

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Vegan pemmican

Pemmican is a long lasting, hardy dish that is great for long expeditions. Extensively used by arctic and antarctic explorers, the food originates from the first peoples in modern day Canada.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Arctic, Explorer, First Nation, indigenous
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cooling 3 hours
Servings 1

Ingredients

Vegan pemmican

  • 1 carrot
  • 50 mL green peas, thawed
  • 4-5 dried mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp yellow pea flour optional
  • 3 tbsp rolled oats
  • 1 tbsp raisins or other dried fruit
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika optional, see note
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ~60 mL coconut oil or vegetable shortening

Ship’s biscuits

  • 150 mL whole wheat flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ~70 mL water

Instructions

Vegan pemmican

  • Cut the carrot into thin strips using a peeler. Chop the thawed peas as finely as you can.
  • Spread peas and carrots into a thin layer on a baking sheet or similar and dry in the oven. I ran it at 150°C for 20-30 min, using a convection oven. A higher temperature means a faster dehydration but also means you can burn the vegetables, going beyond basic dehydration (which is undesirable in this case.)
  • While the vegetables are dehydrating, grind the oats and mushrooms to a coarse powder using a blender.
  • Finely chop the raisins.
  • When the vegetables are dried, grind them into a coarse powder as well.
  • Mix all the dry ingredients. Add salt and smoked paprika, if using.
  • Optional: weigh the combined ingredients and measure out an equal weight of coconut oil or vegetable shortening.
  • Melt the coconut fat in a small pot and add all the ingredients. Stir until a thick slurry is formed.
  • Pour the slurry into a mould such as a cake pan or a mug. Let cool to solidify. A few hours in the fridge is enough.
  • Demould by gently adding hot water to the outside of your mould. Warp in aluminum foil or wax paper.

    The vegan pemmican is now ready to go on an adventure.

Ship’s biscuit

  • Combine flour and salt in a bowl. Add a little water at a time and work it into the flour. Keep doing this until a hard dough has formed.
  • Let the dough rest for 20-30 min.
  • Roll dough into a 15 mm thick slab. Cut into desired biscuit shapes, such as squares. Stab with a fork.
  • Bake biscuits at 190°C for 20-30 min. They should be dry and tough. Think “will this survive a year at sea?”.

Hoosh

  • Enjoy the pemmican with ship’s biscuits as is or melt some snow and break pemmican and biscuits into the water, creating the stew known as hoosh. Makes both the pemmican and the biscuits much more palatable.

Notes

Note on smoked paprika:  first peoples in so-called Canada would smoke their meat to dehydrate it, a flavour potentially captured by the smoked paprika. I can not find information on how the arctic and antarctic explorers dehydrated their meat for pemmican. I opted not to use the smoked paprika.

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Personally, after thousands of years of experience, I’m still using Lembas…

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Newly Discovered PRIMITIVE WATER FILTER! 100% Effective (Video) – MIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water

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– MIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water:

Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option.

The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine and ginkgo contain sapwood lined with straw-like conduits known as xylem, which draw water up through a tree’s trunk and branches. Xylem conduits are interconnected via thin membranes that act as natural sieves, filtering out bubbles from water and sap.

MIT engineers have been investigating sapwood’s natural filtering ability, and have previously fabricated simple filters from peeled cross-sections of sapwood branches, demonstrating that the low-tech design effectively filters bacteria.

Now, the same team has advanced the technology and shown that it works in real-world situations. They have fabricated new xylem filters that can filter out pathogens such as E. coli and rotavirus in lab tests, and have shown that the filter can remove bacteria from contaminated spring, tap, and groundwater. They also developed simple techniques to extend the filters’ shelf-life, enabling the woody disks to purify water after being stored in a dry form for at least two years.

The researchers took their techniques to India, where they made xylem filters from native trees and tested the filters with local users. Based on their feedback, the team developed a prototype of a simple filtration system, fitted with replaceable xylem filters that purified water at a rate of one liter per hour.

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Dave Canterbury: The Bushcraft Boxed Set: Bushcraft 101 – Advanced Bushcraft – The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, & Cooking in the Wild – Bushcraft First Aid (Highly Recommended Books – #Bushcraft #Survival #Preppers #Prepping #Outdoor)

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The Bushcraft Boxed Set: Bushcraft 101; Advanced Bushcraft; The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, & Cooking in the Wild; Bushcraft First Aid

The Bushcraft Boxed Set brings together four titles from wilderness expert and New York Times bestselling author Dave Canterbury.

The collection includes:

Bushcraft 101: The primer to wilderness survival based on the author’s 5Cs of Survivability (cutting tools, covering, combustion devices, containers, and cordages)

Advanced Bushcraft: Takes it to the next level with self-reliance skills that teach you how to survive with little to no equipment

The Bushcraft Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild: Provides everything you need to know about packing, finding, and preparing food while trekking

Bushcraft First Aid: Written with Jason A. Hunt, PhD, it’s the go-to first aid resource for anyone headed into the woods

With this boxed set, you’ll be prepped and ready for your next outdoor adventure—wherever it takes you!

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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere (Highly Recommended Book – #Survival #Preppers #Prepping #Outdoor)

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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere

The ultimate guide to surviving anywhere, now updated with more than 100 pages of additional material, including a new chapter on urban survival

“A classic outdoor manual [that] addresses every conceivable disaster scenario. Don’t leave home without it”–Outside magazine

Revised to reflect the latest in survival knowledge and technology, and covering new topics such as urban survival and terrorism, the multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller SAS Survival Handbook by John “Lofty” Wiseman is the definitive resource for all campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers. From basic campcraft and navigation to fear management and strategies for coping with any type of disaster, this complete course includes:

Being prepared: Understanding basic survival skills, like reading the weather, and preparation essentials, such as a pocket survival kit.

Making camp: Finding the best location, constructing the appropriate shelter, organizing camp, staying warm, and creating tools.

Food: What to eat, what to avoid, where to find it, and how to prepare it.

First aid: A comprehensive course in emergency/wilderness medicine, including how to maximize survival in any climate or when injured.

Disaster survival: How to react in the face of natural disasters and hostile situations—and how to survive if all services and supplies are cut off.

Self-defense: Arming yourself with basic hand-to-hand combat techniques.

Security: Protecting your family and property from intrusion, break-ins, and theft.

Climate & terrain: Overcoming any location, from the tropics to the poles, from the desert to the mountains and sea.

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The Gray Bearded Green Beret: Concealed Fire for Bug Out and Tactical Survival: The Dakota Fire Pit (Video) – Dave Canterbury: 5 Minutes to Better Bushcraft Dakota Fire Hole & Dakota Fire Hole: Proper Construction and Use (Videos) – AlfieAesthetics: The Dakota Fire Hole; Stealth Fire (Video) – Kai Sackmann: Dakota Fire Hole (Video in German)

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This is the best and probably the only fire you can risk to make in an extreme SHTF situation (if any at all!).

It can’t be seen from a distance and it can be easily & IMMEDIATELY put out if needed.

This stealth fire can really be improved upon until you can only see it from a VERY, VERY short distance.

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Recommended tool (not only for the Dakota Fire Hole) and now on sale…

Cold Steel: Spetsnaz® Shovel (With Sheath) $39.98 $25.99

(I am NOT affiliated with Cold Steel and earn NOTHING by recommending this to you.)

This ‘Spetsnaz Shovel’ can be used as a weapon and is important to built a hidden/stealth survival shelter/camp, among many other useful applications.

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Don’t miss to watch the following video by…

…The Gray Bearded Green Beret…

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Dave Canterbury…

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AlfieAesthetics…

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Video in German by ‘Sacki’ (Kai Sackmann)…

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Survival Lilly: What is in my bug out roll (Video) – Canadian Prepper: ULTIMATE Winter Bug out Bag/Survival Gear (Video) #Outdoor #Survival #Preppers #Bushcraft

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FYI…

You’ll need to have at least one knife & one fire steel on you at all times and some more in your BOB or INCH bag. 

Silky saws are an important survival tool.

Silky Bigboy 2000, Silky Gomboy and Silky Pocketboy are great.

Check out more info here:

https://infiniteunknown.net/category/outdoor/

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Outdoor Survival Canada Mens Atka Parka

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(Personally, I earn nothing by posting about this and I am not affiliated with the store or company in any way.)

Also check out the other promotions (Birthday promo, veterans discount,…), in case you’ll see this when the blowout sale is over.

– Outdoor Survival Canada Mens Atka Parka

Price (Select country): $813.52, $1,074.99 CAD, €721.79, £626.92

  • One of OSC’s signature styles, the Atka is the ideal combination of style and function whether you are braving the streets of NY or working in the Yukon.
  • Proudly Handcrafted in Canada

Crossover to where the Expedition Begins 

From a Web Review:
Although this parka was quite expensive to purchase, I find it well worth the money when the temperature drops below -30 and everyone else is shivering except me. The manufacturers of this coat don’t scrimp on down and it keeps me warm in -40 weather wearing just a t-shirt with no extra layering needed. Very heavy duty construction throughout. Lots of roomy pockets. A top quality garment that will last a lifetime.

The OSC Collection provides a unique combination of warmth and waterproofness that is hard to find in winter parka collections while encompassing a sense of style and fit that remains unmatched.
Our entire collection is handmade in Canada by our own skilled artisans.

STANDARD FEATURES

  • Entrax – Waterproof/Windproof/Stain Resistant Outer Shell (Critical seams are sealed)
  • Entrax 800 – Moisture Wicking and Breathable Lining
  • 650 Loft Power Premium Down
  • Removable Hood and Removable Coyote Fur Trim
  • Machine Washable
  • Temperature Rating of -40C/F
  • Limited Lifetime Warranty* (See our FAQ’s)

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Suunto MC-2G Global Compass

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@Amazon.com: Suunto MC-2G Global Compass by SUUNTO

Click on the link above, then click on select and choose “1”, then the following description should appear:

List Price: $83.95

Price: $57.50

You Save: $26.45 (32%)

  • 2? high
  • 4? wide
  • Compact mirrored compass for taking highly accurate and reliable directional measurements
  • Global needle works anywhere on the planet; base plate with magnifying lens
  • Fixed declination adjustment system is ideal for areas with large magnetic variation
  • Extra sighting hole for added precision; luminous bezel and markings for nighttime viewing

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David Canterbury: Week Long Bushcraft/Survival Training Loadout – Morakniv Carbon Steel Garberg (Video)

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Related info:

– Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter: THE Perfect Hunting Knife – Morakniv: Mora of Sweden Knives Give You Great Value For Your Money!!!

…however, in an INCH (“I’m Never Coming Home”) situation and when it is about life and death I would choose the Cold Steel 3V SRK…

– Really Great Survival Knife: Cold Steel 3V SRK Fixed 6-Inch Blade Knife

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