Bushcraft and Survival Thread

[Automatic]

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Yes, the Tasadays' for your information gentlemen had managed to integrate to 21st century society. The Tasaday had grown to more than 215 people in 2008, largely through births from their marriages with the Manobo Blit. They were living in three distinct settlements inside the reserve area and were reported by government officials to be on the verge of receiving title to their land as a Certified Ancestral Domain. After six years of work and completion of government requirements this certification merely awaited final approval by the Philippine legislature. The Tasaday had become proficient in farming, building their own houses, and learning to trade with people and communities beyond their reserve area. They had more than two dozen youngsters in elementary and high school, and two in college. The military had been protecting them and other indigenous people in the region especially inside a protected reservation as part of the AFP's civil-military operations. So probably in return, the Tasadays are teaching our military stone age survival techniques. I'm not sure if this is just a program for the Marines only but this is indeed cool stuff. I wish the Marines could share this knowledge without enlisting though. Our Marines are famous in looking for ways in enhancing their survival skills and improvising things without or very little funding and tapping the Tasadays is one smart way of learning new things.

[pinoyapache]

It's heartening to know that the Tasaday have integrated well with modern society and I could not hide my happiness in learning that their children are studying in schools, let alone two are now in college. That's good news.

[Automatic]

That's good news really. Whats more good news is that, they are teaching a few people about stone age survival craft. I just wish that those MILF will not harass them in their homeland just like what those rebels did on those poor Lumads in SoC.

[dj_sigbin]

Any activity from bush??

[pinoyapache]

Any activity from bush??

We're still re-grouping @dj_sigbin

[pinoyapache]

Jungle Wil, Tomahawk's buddy, would like to take a bush hike with me this Sunday (April 11) but I am not available - OT work. I asked Boy T and Ernie to accompany him and both are willing. Itinerary is in the Facebook group account.

[dave06]

Jungle Wil, Tomahawk's buddy, would like to take a bush hike with me this Sunday (April 11) but I am not available - OT work. I asked Boy T and Ernie to accompany him and both are willing. Itinerary is in the Facebook group account.

sir, we are interested to join this tomorrow... can you give us a cell number for us to get in touch with Jungle Wil? thanks......

[pinoyapache]

sir, we are interested to join this tomorrow... can you give us a cell number for us to get in touch with Jungle Wil? thanks......

Cell nos. for Ernie Salomon - 092327767848. Boy Toledo - 09228096086. They will be at the meeting area and both are excellent cooks. They will do the cooking. Watch and learn.

[pinoyapache]

Guys before embarking on any bushcraft activity, it is best that you are physically fit. Like it or not, bushcrafting will take a lot of walking and hiking and a lot of thinking and doing things the native way. We have to emphasize that you should spend some weekends for walking on trails and exposing yourself to sunlight and heat to increase your stamina. Before we launch on that, there are practical exercises that you could do yourself at home without having to spend a lot in a gym. You have to focus more on firming your stomach and back muscles. Why the stomach & back muscles? All our everyday office and home activity will start from the middle - the tummy - from grunting to singing to s3x. I have a set of exercises that I have been doing over and over again for so many years. Some of these exercises are taken from the Army Dozen like "Turn & Bounce", "The Bomber" and "Sidewinder". This is done slowly from 4 counts in 10 repititions and increasing in repititions every week and so on. You might add later the "Jumping Ladder" and the "Mountain Climber" when you think you are fit enough. My set of exercises are complemented by ankle exercises, sit-ups, plane push-ups, neck exercises and modified rowing.

[pinoyapache]

Posting photos of the recent Day Hike & Exploration in Bebut's Trail on March 21, 2010:

Glenn D, Ernie & Boy T climbing up Guadalupe Hills


Posing below a great tamarind tree


Boiling water to brew coffee on the trail


Claiming an unnamed peak as Starbucks Point (290+ masl)


This is how the Baksan Forest Reserve look like in the middle of El Niño


Cooling down at Camp Red

The rest of the photo may be seen in Facebook.