Naked Into The Wilderness Series

In recent years I've been getting more and more interested in the history and practical application of primitive skills as it regards survival and a less dependent, more sustainable way of life. And John and Geri McPherson have been names I constantly hear mentioned whenever the topic of primitive comes up. Don't know a helluva lot about them other than reading through one of their books a long time ago. But being lucky enough to stumble onto these videos and seeing them doing this stuff real time is just great. They have real skills and a matter of fact attitude about things that make this stuff seem easier than has been my (novice) experience. I havent' watched them all yet, but I'm amazed at some of the things they do that I would/have never thought of before. And they do it with an ease/mastery that lets you know they ain't playin'! lol

Primitive Wilderness Skills Applied - http://video.yandex.ru/users/petrukmax/view/79/

Primitive Fire and Cordage - http://video.yandex.ru/users/petrukmax/view/145/

Primitive Semi-Permanent Shelters - http://video.yandex.ru/users/petrukmax/view/146/

Breaking Rock(Knapping) Part 1 - http://video.yandex.ru/users/petrukmax/view/147/

Breaking Rock(Knapping) Part 2 - http://video.yandex.ru/users/petrukmax/view/80/

The Primitive Bow and Arrow - http://video.yandex.ru/users/petrukmax/view/150/

How to Construct the Asiatic Bow - http://video.yandex.ru/users/petrukmax/view/148/

Dear From Field to Freezer - http://video.yandex.ru/users/petrukmax/view/149/

Brain Tan Buckskin - http://video.yandex.ru/users/petrukmax/view/81/

Patriot Nurse Preparation Tips

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Pics of Homemade Dams to Stop Mississippi Floods

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These homes in Vicksburg are all situated along the Yazoo River, a tributary of the overflowing Mississippi River, and their owners have surrounded themselves with tons of earth and sand.

With questions over whether the main levees that protect the area from floods would hold, these farmers took no chances and have so far saved their homes and crops from destruction.

Leaking: This homeowner sealed off the driveway to their house but water has crept in over the back of the makeshift levee - not surprising when the Mississippi River's height has swollen to 56.3 feet - a record high

Braced: The flooding is expected to reach its highest point in Vicksburg tomorrow

Built up: This homeowner has turned their house into an island in the 300 acres of flooded farmland around the Mississippi River

DIY: This home in Vicksburg, Mississippi is surrounded by tons of earth and sand as its owner tries to hold back the floodwaters from the Yazoo River

The flooding, which has been ongoing since the last week of April, is expected to reach its peak in Vicksburg tomorrow.

However, temporary measures have not worked for everyone.

The flooding claimed its first life today, after an elderly man slipped while clinging to a fence and drowned before authorities could come to his aid.

Two firefighters on a boat patrol on Wednesday spotted Walter Cook, 69, holding on to the fence in chest-deep water. By the time they reached him, Cook was floating in the water.

The elderly man died overnight at River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg of 'hypoxic brain injury due to drowning,' the coroner stated.

Hypoxia is an abnormal condition resulting from a decrease in the oxygen supplied to or utilised by body tissue.

Access route: A small white boat at the right of this protected house gives some idea of how the residents may get to the road with their home cut off

No room with a view: The walls of the levee are almost the same height as the roof of the house

Not quite so resilient: The homemade dam around this home in Vicksburg wasn't quite high enough

Vicksburg has seen the worst of the floods with the Mississippi River's height swelling to 56.3 feet at its highest point, eclipsing the record set in 1927.

Employees at Dirt Works, Inc, a cement production business in South Vicksburg, built a makeshift levee to protect the business but it burst on Monday.

The Yazoo River's Backwater Levee connects with the main Mississippi River levee, and with the Mississippi River overflowing the Yazoo River has been forced to top its banks where they meet, near Vicksburg.

With heavy rains having left the ground saturated there has been widespread flooding along three million acres of farmland from Illinois to Louisiana along the Mississippi.

Around 15 miles of the Mississippi River, which had been closed since Tuesday, has now been reopened with the region and the nation absorbing huge financial losses from the closure.

Washout: Floodwater from the Yazoo river creeps across fields of crops near Yazoo City

If mother nature could paint: Water sweeps across acres of fields like a paint brush

Beautiful disaster: The image from above of water flooding fields looks like modern art

Devastated: This aerial shot over Vicksburg shows the ominous rise of floodwater around homes

Sinking: Little more than the tops of trees remain above the water's surface

The Yazoo River is a relatively thin tributary of the Mississippi River but their connection has led to the flooding of around 300 acres of farmland

Some 600 boats use the river every day, transporting 500m tons of cargo, keeping the river closed for any length of time would potentially cripple local industries and dent the American economy.

Economic experts had warned earlier this week that the closure of the river could cost $300m a day.

The 15-mile stretch at Natchez in Vicksburg had been closed because waters were near the very top of the levee and it was feared wake from passing ships may cause the levee to breach.

But on Wednesday, forecasters lowered their expectation for how high floodwaters will get.

They are now predicting that the Mississippi River will crest at Vicksburg at 57.1 feet tomorrow, lower than recent predictions, and that if the water does go over the Yazoo Backwater Levee, it will be only a trickle.

Barricade: Sandbags laid out in piles protect a road in Stepensville, Louisiana

Floating boaters: Dennis Barkemeyer (right) inspects a temporary levee built around a medical center in Vidalia, Louisiana