Postat în Survival, etichetat fallout, nuclear explosion, recovery, Survival în 02/05/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
The world and your community would be shattered by a nuclear war. Normal services would be disrupted; essential skills could be in short supply; equipment you had taken for granted might not be available. You would face the aftermath of a catastrophe, but if there had been previous planning, you need not face it alone.
Using [...]
Postat în Survival, etichetat facts, fallout, nuclear explosion, Survival în 02/05/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
The probable effects of nuclear attack and the relative value of certain protective measures are complex subjects. There is no attempt here to discuss them in great detail, but to present information that might be helpful in understanding the overall problem.
Effects of a 5-megaton burst
A five-megaton nuclear burst at ground level would destroy most buildings [...]
Postat în Survival, etichetat cold, exercise, extreme conditions, Survival, training în 25/04/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
Mans greatest asset in cold weather is his ability to create a warm micro-environment by wearing appropriate protective clothing or seeking shelter. He can also increase resting metabolic heat production by 10 times through vigorous exercise. What is a cold environment? As with a hot environment, the temperature alone is not necessarily the best [...]
Postat în Survival, etichetat body temperature, exercise, extreme, extreme conditions, heat, training în 22/04/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
Exercising in hot, humid environment imposes a significant challenge on the body. The human body maintains toght control of body temperature through several different mechanisms. Under conditions which impose large heat loads, the primary mechanism for cooling is evaporation of sweat from the skin or evaporative cooling. Relative humidity is the most important factor governing [...]
Postat în Survival, etichetat cold, extreme conditions, Survival în 12/04/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
Humans are essentially tropical animals and are not equipped to deal with even mild cold. That we can live in cold climates is a result of behavioural adaptations such as wearing appropriate clothing and building shelters.
Successfully surviving cold requires two simultaneous events. Firstly, generating sufficient body heat by burning appropriate food and secondly, preventing [...]
Postat în Survival, etichetat Bow, silent weapon, Survival în 05/04/2009 | Lasă un comentariu »
Once the weapon of choice for everyone from Native Americans to Turkish armies, the bow is one of the oldest hunting (and fighting) tools on Earth. While it is not a match for modern weaponry — or indeed for modern archery equipment — a primitive bow can still save your life if you have to [...]
