10 caveperson survival skills you need to know

Monday, August 31, 2020 - 12:30 in Mathematics & Economics

If your ancestors managed to find their way without an app, so can you. ( Timothy Meinberg / Unsplash/)This story originally featured on Outdoor Life.Modern survival gear can make any emergency easier to navigate, but what happens when you get caught in a perilous situation without it? These 10 stone-age survival skills are well worth knowing and highly efficient—especially in a time when we rely on electronics (and battery power) to keep us alive.1. Make a fire using frictionRubbing two sticks together will make fire, but doing it successfully requires some know-how. (Tim MacWelch/)This is one of our most ancient techniques for creating a fire from the natural environment. Most methods involve spinning a drill back-and-forth on a board (reciprocation is the key to most friction methods), or a sawing motion (again, going back-and-forth). But whatever your technique, there are several constants to keep in mind. Material selection is...

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