Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Those 78 skills

With an asterisk behind those I can do/have done, a question mark behind those I'm iffy on.  I'm not counting anything where I have some idea but have never actually done it.
  1. Drive a stick shift  *
  2. Swim  I
  3. Start a fire without matches or a lighter  *
  4. Build a garden  *
  5. Use herbal remedies  ?
  6. Produce beer/wine
  7. Build your local community
  8. Tan leather   *
  9. Cure/smoke meat  
  10. Make soap  
  11. Construct animal/fish traps   *
  12. Make activated charcoal
  13. Survive hypothermia   *
  14. Properly load a backpack   ?
  15. Conduct basic repairs (home, auto, equipment, etc.)   *
  16. Operate a ham radio
  17. Defend yourself without a weapon   *
  18. Identify surveillance
  19. Build a rainwater collection system  
  20. Weld   *
  21. Accurately fire an arrow   ?
  22. Dehydrate food  *
  23. Construct snowshoes   *
  24. Build a raft with a tarp
  25. Navigate using the stars
  26. Right an overturned raft
  27. Build with stone/brick (basic masonry)   *
  28. Cut down a  tree with an ax   *
  29. Forage for food   ?
  30. Sew and/or make clothing   *
  31. Pilot a boat   ?
  32. Shoot a firearm accurately   *
  33. Find water   ?
  34. Utilize camouflage
  35. Construct a pond
  36. Can food   ?
  37. Ski
  38. Dig a latrine   *
  39. Build with wood (basic carpentry)   *
  40. Determine authenticity of gold and silver
  41. Rappel   ?
  42. Follow a trail/tracking   ?
  43. Use less-lethal weapons (baton, stun gun, pepper spray, etc.)   ?
  44. Metal working (blacksmith)   *
  45. Lose a tail
  46. Operate power tools   *
  47. Construct a splint   ?
  48. Open a can without a can opener
  49. Drive a motorcycle   *
  50. Construct a net   ?
  51. Identify animals by tracks and/or scat   ?
  52. Patch a tire   *
  53. Reload ammunition   *
  54. Build a bow and arrow   ?
  55. Administer first aid   *?
  56. Identify venomous snakes   *
  57. Accurately fire a slingshot   ?
  58. Make candles
  59. Raise fish (for food)
  60. Distill water/alcohol
  61. Hot wire a car
  62. Cook without a stove   *
  63. Survive heat injuries
  64. Raise livestock
  65. Find tinder   *
  66. Create fertile soil   *
  67. Make charcloth   *
  68. Properly store food   ?
  69. Survive a riot   ?
  70. Sharpen a knife   *
  71. Butcher livestock   ?
  72. Purify water   *
  73. Make leather products (sheathes, holsters, boots, etc.)   *
  74. Hunt and fish   *
  75. Cast bullets   *
  76. Maintain a bee hive
  77. Use hand tools   *
  78. Tie a knot   *
That's a LOT more than I expected to find even counting the 'iffy' ones.  Speaking of which:
I remember some bits & pieces about herbal stuff; I need to read up on that.
Been a looong time since I did any backpacking, need to brush up on that.
Used to be a decent archer; between time/location/joint problems, WAY out of practice.
Foraging and boat piloting I've done, but again, badly out of practice.
Number of things I've done/been part of, but long enough ago I have a lot of holes in my knowledge of, and need to brush up on.  Especially first-aid, though I have tried to stay caught-up on some things there; more reading in my future.




1 comment:

stevierayv said...

Looks like you and I have work to do