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Qualifications
Dec 10 2006, 4:00 PM EST
What are your qualifications for writing, or even compiling valid information, on survival or emergency preparedness? I note that your introduction includes the claim that "thousands" of people die each year in the US from exposure. Anyone who is versed in survival knows that statement is patently false.
In order to put together a reliable and useful guide, one has to know what techniques and gear are appropriate, and which will be totally useless or worse in an emergency. Putting together something that someone may rely upon to save their lives is a serious undertaking. If you are not already trained and experienced in survival, you should probably rethink this project. Misinformation or outdated info, practices which you have not personally verified, techniques you have not personally put to the test can lead to a disaster. 1 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
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1. RE: Qualifications
Dec 10 2006, 6:43 PM EST
I agree doing something can be dangerous. Please, don't do anything.
The government should build gates, fences, and walls around the wilderness to protect us. 0 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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2. RE: Qualifications
Dec 10 2006, 8:34 PM EST
"I agree doing something can be dangerous. Please, don't do anything.It would be nice if people who are trying to be helpful would at least know what they're talking about before offering up advice. The internet is full of bad advice regarding this issue. Simply pulling together a bunch of information gleaned from various sources in an effort to "do something" may actually do more harm than good IF the author has no credentials in survival or emergency response and has no way of evaluating it's validity. My favorite piece to date is the "Carry small garbage bags in your car's emergency kit. You can wrap them around your shoes, or inside your shoes, to keep the water and snow out." piece of nonsense. I'm not making it up. It's the kind of know-nothing crap that passes as "helpful tips" these days. The tip should have been written as "Buy yourself a pair of insulated, waterproof, mid-calf boots AND a pair of gaiters. Wear them until they're broken in and you can hike for 3 days in them without developing a blister. Now stow them in your vehicle's emergency kit. Save your stupid garbage bag for.....garbage". Maybe it's just me, but the idea of consciously creating makeshift gear out of whatever you can fish out of your kitchen cupboard instead of actually taking the time to study the issue and prepare yourself is ludicrous, and yet someone whom readers trust to provide guidance actually posted that drivel. Just sayin', if you know what you're talking about - go for it. If you can distinguish the bogus from the legitimate, fine. Otherwise defer to the experts. And I've been a registered Libertarian for longer than you've been alive, so that should tell you what I think of the government. 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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3. RE: Qualifications
Dec 26 2006, 11:04 AM EST
You don't need to put a reply that long! I can't read it ,it's so long!
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4. RE: Qualifications
Dec 28 2006, 6:42 PM EST
Still working on it, but most of the information is taken from the US Military Field Survival Manual, which is actually really reliable.I mean it may not be pleasant, the things you have to do from the manual, but it is enough simple information for you. No wrapping a garbage bag around your feet might actually be bad because it hurts traction in cold conditions, and was edited out. The idea is that this is a Wiki, you should be contributing what you know is right. There isn't any guide here on how to put together something from a kitchen because people don't carry kitchens into emergency situations. Do you find this valuable? |
