stuff. When we get deployed to the fleet or as you might call it get finally stationed in our assigned units we continue and further our training even more. At the time of my being assigned I was stationed at 29 Palms Desert where my main focus was desert operations and combat. So my main focus was learning how to live and understand desert life and living. Being in the desert you have a lot to learn concerning the animal life, weather patterns, water needs ect. But that is not all we did. We also cross trained in multiple environments in the, jungles of Okinawa to the mountains in the US where we learn as a unit how to do river crossings, mountain rappelling, climbing, jungle survival. But to be honest that training was more as a unit and was not very individual based. You see we learned how to do things in general in some things because well more than likely someone else in the unit was going to be in charge of certain tasks, which meant your purifying water, or making a fire or setting up a rappel line most likely would not be you. So yeah we learned these things but not to the level as one really needs to as to personally function on an individual level. Which means your over all knowledge was not going to be as intimate as you would have liked. And it because of this that many guys like myself who are Vets have sought out to
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Dave Caterbury book "Bushcraft 101" Helps you begin your journey with knowing and learning to understand the essential gear you need to get out in the woods and start practicing some skills. It is important that you know this book is sincerely the kind that is not going to explore all the points in depth so what do I mean by this? For example Chapter 8 Navigation Dave does not give you a lay down of knowing how to use all the tools of navigation, but merely the importance one is going to need to look into along the road. The best part of this book is going to be Chapter 1 Your Pack, this section will sincerely give you the needed food for though in thinking about what you want pack wise and how to begin this journey. Chapter 2 Tool, will cover the needed bushcraft tools you will want or need out in the field. Chapter 4 Containiers and Cooking Tools, covers the items you need to put to mind in regard to cooking and different ideas for outdoor use. Chapter 5 Coverage, will go into talking about sleeping systems, tents and help open the door way to thinking about what you will use to stay warm or sleep under. Chapter 6 Combustion, focuses upon the different fire starting materials and fire needs. Chapter 7 Setting Up Camp. will focus on how to think smart in regard to setting up camp and the safety measures as well as fire lays. After this I would advise one go from here to Mor Kochanski books and begin reading "Bushcraft" He, I feel carries you where Dave left off and immerses you right into the needed beginners knowledge of bushcraft skills. The chapters I would indeed focus upon are chapter 1 Firecraft, where he teaches you how to make a fire, and what kinds of multiple fire lays can be used for. Chapter 2 Axecraft, when you
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Paul Tawrell "Camping & Survival" Is a excellent resource book as he covers so many topics with tons of reference pictures to look at and follow. By this point you probably really wanting to get your feet wet and want to know where to go in order to really grow in your skills, and would like to know where to begin list wise to really know what other skills sets should you begin to look into. Here is where Mors "Grand Syllabus" plays a huge part in listing these very things. However, let me mind you he list the skills he does not in this book tell you where to gain these skills. And this is where a lot of people might begin to say, "ok so now where do I go?"
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