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32 Survival Skills Your Child Should Know and Be Able to Do ASAP!
Joe for America ^ | September 8, 2013 | Survival Mom

Posted on 09/09/2013 7:55:17 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Knowledge is something that takes time to develop, so we need to start teaching the next generation now. In case God forbid, our children are left to fend for themselves or we are injured or even just to make your family more apt to survive, every child must learn these survival skills so they can pull their own weight and contribute as much as they can. If yourfamily learns now to be a well oiled machine, you will be more likely to survive any type of collapse.

  1. Grow vegetables from seeds
  2. Have local edible and medicinal plant foraging skills
  3. Knowledge of dietary needs and how to meet them using wild plants and game
  4. Make a fire and know fire safety
  5. Cook on an open fire
  6. Open a can of food with and without can opener (rub can lid ridge on cement and then pry open with knife)
  7. Be able to tell if food is too spoiled to eat
  8. How to safely use a knife
  9. How to shoot a sling shot
  10. How to hunt small game with snares, traps and sling shot
  11. How to fish and hunt-bow & gun when old enough
  12. How to clean fish and wild game
  13. Find water and identify if it’s safe to drink
  14. Filter and boil water to drink
  15. Basic first aid
  16. Basic hygiene practices
  17. Find or build a shelter in the wilderness
  18. How to stay warm, cool and dry in the elements
  19. How, Why and When to stay hidden
  20. Self defense
  21. How to make a basic weapon and how to use it
  22. Be able to run and walk a good distance and be in generally good shape
  23. How to climb a tree- to get away from predators, get directional barrings, and hunt.
  24. How to read a map and use a compass
  25. How to read the sky for directions, time and approaching bad weather
  26. Know where family and friends live if they need to find them
  27. How to sew so they can mend clothing or any fabric and even make things such as bags or scrap quilts
  28. How to bargain and trade (Kids naturally do this with their toys so teach them at garage sales.)
  29. How to be responsible for themselves and to be aware of their surroundings at all times
  30. Have a natural curiosity and good problem solving skills
  31. Be hard working and a self starter and a family helper not a complainer!
  32. Have a strong faith in God (morals, memorize bible verses, prayers, songs, and have a hope for heaven)
This list by Becky P. was a finalist in our List Contest. Thanks, Becky, for an excellent entry!


TOPICS: Education; Food; Gardening; Health/Medicine; Outdoors; Religion
KEYWORDS: children; preppers; prepping; survival; survivalskills
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To: Donnafrflorida

Do a soil pH test and you’ll know. Soak your seeds in hydrogen peroxide overnite before planting.


81 posted on 09/10/2013 9:22:14 AM PDT by B4Ranch (AGENDA: Grinding America Down ----- http://vimeo.com/63749370)
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To: mad_as_he$$
That’s retarded retarted Sir! /s
82 posted on 09/10/2013 9:31:28 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier

lol......


83 posted on 09/10/2013 9:32:28 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Donnafrflorida
o am on my third season. 90% failure. still trying to figure out if its me the soil or the seeds.

We put in a rasied-bed garden with garden soil and mushroom compost mixed in. Loose soil. Installed a drip system. Two tomato plants - both failed one never produced fruit, just flowered. The other had some fungus. We pulled both. One squash - did okay, but a lot of the squash apparently got no pollination and died on the vine without maturing. One zucchini plant - got lots of those. Two bean plants - still getting them by the handfull daily. Carrots - short, fat, not very good. Onions - nothing. Jalapeno, only 4 so far from one plant. And three peppers from another plant.

Too sum it up, we got about 3 gallon bags worth of beans, several zucchini and squash, and nary anything else. I could have driven to the nearest farm for fresh produce and paid less than I did putting in the garden and watering it.

84 posted on 09/10/2013 9:36:16 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: Mich Patriot
I would go with the Apex EdgePro.

It will put a nice edge on your knives and it is not hard to learn to use.

I really like their product. (In case you couldn't tell)

85 posted on 09/10/2013 9:54:56 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins)
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To: B4Ranch

But people are in cities and they need to learn how to navigate.


86 posted on 09/10/2013 10:04:34 AM PDT by miss marmelstein ( Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: Donnafrflorida; greeneyes

greeneyes, please read post 57 and put Donnafrflorida on gardening list, thanks,
Marcella


87 posted on 09/10/2013 11:26:59 AM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: bgill

Yup. Good advice about the celery and carrots, they will grow from the cut-off roots or tops.

Another thing I would stress to people is learning about what your veggies might look like when they are juvenile plants. Every year I have various renegade starter plants coming up from seeds or root segments that got distributed around the year before.

People will find that for their particular area, many plants will kind of fizzle and not do good.
But some will grow like weeds and have tremendous yields.
SAVE THE SEEDS FROM THE PLANTS THAT DO WELL!!! In general, save as many seeds as you can, but the plants that do well and thrive in your location are showing they have a good relationship with the temps, the soil, they have strong natural immunity to local fungi and rot, a couple generations of those and you should get excellent yields.

Here where I am, taters do good, lettuce and some greens also. Tomatoes are ok. But the biggest winner in my experience, hands down, are the cruciferous veggies, the cabbages, brussel sprouts, broccoli, kale. They all grow like weeds!
And the slugs pretty much ignore them.


88 posted on 09/10/2013 11:37:29 AM PDT by djf (Rich widows: My Bitcoin address is... 1ETDmR4GDjwmc9rUEQnfB1gAnk6WLmd3n6)
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To: Boogieman

Duct Tape!

Good for everything.


89 posted on 09/10/2013 11:46:50 AM PDT by KittenClaws ( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: verga

I have heard that this was one of its original uses during the Viet Nam war.


Could be, that was about the time I remember it coming on the market. Interesting.


90 posted on 09/10/2013 11:48:37 AM PDT by KittenClaws ( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: djf

Here where I am, taters do good, lettuce and some greens also. Tomatoes are ok. But the biggest winner in my experience, hands down, are the cruciferous veggies, the cabbages, brussel sprouts, broccoli, kale. They all grow like weeds!
And the slugs pretty much ignore them.


We grew some great tomatoes this year. How do you let the remaining tomatoes go to seed? Keep them on the vine? or scoop out the seeds and dry them somehow?


91 posted on 09/10/2013 11:53:04 AM PDT by KittenClaws ( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: KittenClaws

One thing you discover is for some plants, one of the best fertilizers and growth factors is the fruit itself. Tomatoes are like that. So are the gourds, like the pumpkins.

If you want to have pumpkin plants next year, simply smash up a pumpkin in your yard, garden, compost pile! Leave it there all smashed up, maybe work it into the ground a bit.

My biggest and best tomatoes this year are growing in my compost pile. They are all rogue plants that just took off from the seeds in there! My compost pile is probably 90% coffee grounds.

To save the seeds, you can scoop them out and dry them like on a paper towel. Then, after they are dry, save them in envelopes, write the plant type and year on the envelope.

I must have close to a five gallon buckets worth of various seeds from previous years in envelopes.

Just keep them cool and dry and in the dark and they should do fine when you replant them.

Note that some seeds do best if you soak them in water for like say 24 hours before you plant them. Peas like that.

My best advice is to play around with it! Have fun and see what works! And enjoy your harvest!


92 posted on 09/10/2013 12:06:17 PM PDT by djf (Rich widows: My Bitcoin address is... 1ETDmR4GDjwmc9rUEQnfB1gAnk6WLmd3n6)
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To: djf
Thank you for the easy, to the point instructions!

We only planted tomatoes, eggplant (yuk!) and onions this year.

I am going to try both methods with the tomatoes and eggplant. I think the onions ought to be OK left alone, they spread like wildfire.

I do not have a compost pile. Maybe I should experiment with one in an area near the garden.

93 posted on 09/10/2013 12:19:44 PM PDT by KittenClaws ( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: cunning_fish
"From Bosnia to Chechnya there are numerous accounts of societies fallen beyond civilization just in a very recent history and I tell you none were saved by knowledge of edible plants, trap-hunting or an ability to read the sky for directions."

Sarajevo used urban trapping to catch and eat rats for daily meat. Likewise, plants grow in ruins...knowing how to tell a poisonous mushroom can save lives.

94 posted on 09/10/2013 12:34:31 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: KittenClaws

Ooooh... dice up that eggplant into 3/4 inch cubes! Saute it in olive oil with a bit of garlic! Maybe toss in a couple sliced green or black olives...

Serve it over angel hair pasta with some prima-vera sauce!

To die for!


95 posted on 09/10/2013 12:48:59 PM PDT by djf (Rich widows: My Bitcoin address is... 1ETDmR4GDjwmc9rUEQnfB1gAnk6WLmd3n6)
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To: djf
I might actually like that. I'll give it whirl!

My husband loves eggplant Parmesan and plain old fried eggplant. I've always thought it tasted like erasers in tomato sauce or fried erasers.

96 posted on 09/10/2013 1:00:47 PM PDT by KittenClaws ( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I believe the last 4 should really be the first 4
97 posted on 09/10/2013 1:07:29 PM PDT by verga (Liberals, homeschoolers and protestants, not all that different if you look closely enough)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I am so screwed.


98 posted on 09/10/2013 1:08:07 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: JRandomFreeper
, hoes,

I believe that the current politically correct term is "lady of the evening"

99 posted on 09/10/2013 1:15:14 PM PDT by verga (Liberals, homeschoolers and protestants, not all that different if you look closely enough)
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To: Doomonyou

Is that the tactical version of the wrist rocket? I think Trijicon is making a sight for it.


100 posted on 09/10/2013 1:32:31 PM PDT by Sawdring
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