bush survival

bush survival

This week for our Whetu survivor we went back to where we started but now we a doing something different than last time.

S.T.O.P

1. Stop, Think, Observe, Plan.

Water

1. Boil it if you have the equipment.
2. Dig a hole in the ground.
3. follow a stream.

 Shelter 

1. You need to find a dry and warm spot.
2. Not close to a lake or river.
3. Build on flat ground and not on top of a cliff.

Fire 

1. Needs to be dry, you need to know how to build a fire because
losing body heat can kill you so you need to know how to build it.
2. The most important part of building a fire is the location.
You will want your fire to be as small as possible so that it uses minimal
fuel.
3. Light your fire with flit & steal or matches.

Basic first aid 

1. Make sure you have a first aid kit with you and have some basic
stuff like plasters and bandages. 

Signaling for help

1. Use Your Cell Phone.
2. Try to Whistle as loud as you can.
3. Use a Mirror to reflect the sunlight.  

CC T4 W5 Creation Station

This week for Chapter Chat I did Creation Station I have made his old cut down shoes and his new silver bullets. The easiest thing was to color them in and to cut it out. The hardest thing was to draw it.    
   

Native plant and tree research

1. The name of my tree is totara - podocarpus Totara.
2. You can find a Tōtara – Podocarpus totara tree throughout the North Island and northeastern South Island in the lowland.
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4.  The wood is hard straight-grained and very resistant to rot.                                                              

  

CC W4 T4

This week for Chapter Chat I did away with words. The hardest thing was finding words that begin with O and T.    

Knot tying

This week I am learning different types of knots I tied the Reef knot, the Alpine butterfly knot, and the figure 8 knot. It could be useful when camping with your family and you want to use a rope to hang wet togs on. I give the figure 8 knot a 4 out of 5 because it is pretty easy to do and quite strong. The reef knot could be for towing cars or things. The Alpine butterfly knot could be useful for when you are working with long climbing ropes.