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I. Bushcraft
Introduction
A.
Principles of survival
1.
Remain calm
2.
Conserve water and rations
3.
Evaluate your situation
B.
Survival conditions
1.
Static survival
2.
Non-static survival
C.
Mental and physical aspects of survival
1.
Stress
2.
Natural human reactions
3.
Preparing yourself
II. Water
Procurement
A.
Locating water
B.
Methods of obtaining water;
1.
Digging
2.
Dew
3.
Vegetation
·
Aloe species
·
Bamboo
·
Ilala palm
·
Wild cucumber
·
Spicy cucumber
·
Horned cucumber
·
Bitter lemon
4.
Stills
·
Steam
·
Solar
·
Vegetation
5.
Bush and game indicators
·
Game / animals
·
Birds
·
Insects
6.
Water purification and filtration
III. Food Procurement
A.
Survival / energy requirements
B.
Edibility test (Plants)
C.
Food sources
1.
Plant / vegetation
·
Mushrooms
·
Grass
·
Sedge
·
Ferns
·
Water lilies
·
Black Jack
·
African orange / Sweet monkey orange
·
Marula tree
·
Baobab tree
·
Mabola plum
·
Wild loquat
·
Water berry
·
Donkey berry
·
Poison bride’s bush
·
Common bride’s bush
·
Figs
·
Bramble
·
African mangosteen
·
Snot apple
·
Wild grape
·
Sprawling bauhinia
2.
Birds / bird eggs
3.
Reptiles
·
Lizards
·
Snakes
·
Frogs
4.
Insects
·
Worms
·
Grasshoppers / locusts
·
Termites
5.
Game animals
6.
Fish
D.
Trapping
1.
Principles of trapping
2.
Snares
3.
Deadfalls
4.
Skerms
E.
Fire Making
1.
Fire site
2.
Building the fire
·
Tinder
·
Kindling
·
Fuel
3.
Fire starting
·
Friction
·
Magnifying glass
·
Flint and steel
·
Battery cell
·
Ammunition cartridges
F.
Food Preparation
1.
Skinning and quartering
·
Animals
·
Fish
·
Birds
2.
Utilization of food
3.
Preserving and cooking
·
Smoke drying meat
·
Sun drying meat
·
Parboiling
·
Rotten meat
IV.
Shelter
A.
Bashing up
B.
Types of shelter
1.
Lean-to
2.
Poncho shelters
3.
Improvised tent / tepee
4.
Natural shelter
5.
Hammock shelter
V. Direction
Finding and Navigation
A.
Map reading
B.
Use of prismatic compass
C.
Expedient direction finding
1.
Watch method
2.
Stick and shadow method
3.
Stars
·
Southern cross
·
Orion
4.
Moon
5.
Improvised compasses
6.
Primitive direction finding from;
·
Plants / trees
·
Wind
·
Sun
·
Anthills
·
Game / birds
VI.
Tracking
·
See Combat Tracking
Section in site
VII. Improvised Tools, Weapons, and Equipment
A.
Lashing and cordage
B.
Cooking and eating utensils
C.
Improvised clothing and insulation
D.
Expedient weapons
1.
Club
2.
Spear
3.
Edged weapons
4.
Bow and arrow
5.
Throwing stick
VIII. Selected
Emergency First Aid
A.
Basic trauma / life support
B.
Fractures, wounds, and bleeding management
C.
Heat casualty prevention
1.
Heat cramps
2.
Heat exhaustion
3.
Heat stroke
D.
Medicinal plants
E.
Poisonous plants
1.
Rules for avoiding poisonous plants
2.
How plants poison
·
Ingestion
·
Contact
·
Absorption
·
Inhalation
F.
Dangerous wildlife
1.
Dangerous game
·
Lion
·
Cheetah
·
Hippo
·
Rhino
·
Elephant
·
Buffalo
·
Wild boar
·
Leopard
2.
Big game tips
·
Caution
·
Evasion
·
Charges
·
Stampedes
3.
Snakes
·
General points
·
Snake identification
4.
Venomous snakes
·
Puff Adder
·
Gaboon Viper
·
Night Adder
·
Berg Adder
·
Peringueys Adder
·
Horned Adder
·
Black Mamba
·
Green Mamba
·
Barred Spitting Cobra
·
Boomslang
·
Twig Snake
·
Vine Snake
·
Bird Snake
5.
Insects
·
Scorpions
·
Button Spiders
·
Bees
·
Ticks
·
Leeches
·
Tsetse Fly
6.
Reptiles (other than snakes)
·
Crocodiles
7.
Treatment
·
Animal bites
·
Snake bites
·
Insect bites
·
Bite zones
·
Polyvalent antiserum
·
Antivenom
·
Rabies
IX.
General Points
A.
Survival kits
1.
Personal kits
2.
Evasion and escape kits
B.
Hygiene
C.
Forecasting weather
1.
Weather lore
2.
Reading clouds and wind
3.
Understanding barometric pressure
D.
Expedient water crossing
1.
Rivers / streams
2.
Rapids
3.
Lakes
4.
Rafts
·
Bush raft
·
Australian poncho raft
·
Donut raft
·
Log raft
5.
Improvised flotation devices
E.
Signaling techniques
1.
Fire / smoke
2.
Mirror
3.
Ground to air signals
F.
Observation
1.
Principles
2.
Night vision
3.
Range estimation
4.
Field sketching
G.
Camouflage and concealment
1.
Principles and rules
2.
Stalking
H.
Whipping and lashing
I.
Tribal Culture and encounters
1.
Languages
2.
Customs
3.
Religions
J.
Malaria
1.
Prevention
2.
Signs
3.
Symptoms
(END)
***SOURCE***
This is adapted and outlined by T. A. L. Dozer from R. E. Reid-Daly’s
book; STAYING ALIVE- A Southern African Survival Handbook.
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