Steven Rinella — A Short Introduction to True Wilderness Skills and Survival (#482)
Illustration via 99designsBy being prepared, you do away with the nagging sense in the back of your head of, ‘What would I do if?’ It just frees you up. I want people to have that liberated, swaggering feeling outside.
— Steven Rinella
Steven Rinella (@MeatEater, @StevenRinella) is the host of the Netflix Originals series MeatEater and The MeatEater Podcast. He’s also the author of seven books dealing with wildlife, conservation, hunting, fishing, and wild foods, including his newest, The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival.
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#482: Steven Rinella — A Short Introduction to True Wilderness Skills and Survival
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Want to hear Steven’s round one episode? Listen to this conversation in which we discuss how Steven got me to overcome my lifetime aversion to hunting, why the conservation-minded non-hunting crowd should care about the decline in hunting and fishing license sales in the United States, the politics of reintroducing predator species to popular hunting grounds, close encounters of the grizzly kind, and much more.
#470: Steven Rinella on Hunting (and Why You Should Care), Reconnecting with Nature, Favorite Trips, and Morehttps://rss.art19.com/episodes/efe0c1da-4355-4b8b-9cbe-ea5854c9c27d.mp3Download
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The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival by Steven Rinella (December 2020)MeatEater | NetflixThe MeatEater PodcastSteven Rinella on Hunting (and Why You Should Care), Reconnecting with Nature, Favorite Trips, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #470Extreme Cold and the Perplexing Case of Paradoxical Undressing | Digital DyingThe Differences Between Mammoths & Elephants | SciencingWilderness Survival Rules of 3: Air, Shelter, Water, & Food | Backcountry ChroniclesNRS Pick-of-Life Ice Awls | AmazonComing into the Country by John McPheeAnnals of the Former World by John McPheeThe Geology of Mount Everest | LiveAboutGPS Map Apps for Hunters and Off-Road Enthusiasts | onXinReach Satellite Communication | GarminHiking Trail Maps, Hunting Units, 4×4 Offroad App | Gaia GPSGoogle EarthDEET Is the Most Effective Bug Spray. But Is It Safe? | TimeTen Years Ago, Kim Family Endured Wilderness Tragedy | The News-ReviewGarmin Earthmate GPS Navigation AppIs a Bowie Knife a Good Survival Knife: Everything You Need to Know. | Rogue SurvivalOutdoor Research Backcountry Organizer | AmazonDyneemaHow to Make a Fire with Cotton Balls and Vaseline | The OregonianHow Volcanic Ash Can Bring Down an Airplane | The VergeThere’s No Place As Beautiful As The Frank Church Wilderness In Idaho | Only In Your StateMad Max | Prime VideoThe Road by Cormac McCarthyHow To Start A Fire With A Bow Drill: The Art of Fire | Penguin Books UKSynergy Series Organizer Bags | FHF GearLeatherman Wave Plus Multitool | AmazonBenchmade Bugout 535 EDC Manual Open Folding Knife | AmazonSplinter Tweezers | AmazonRambo: First Blood | Prime VideoConfiscated Items at Ketchikan Airport | Steven Rinella, InstagramNalgene Water Bottles | AmazonMSR Dromedary Bag Water Reservoir, 6-Liter | AmazonWater Purification Tablets (20 Pack) Chlorine Dioxide | AquamiraSteripen | KatadynWater Pump Filters | KatadynSwiss Safe Emergency Mylar Thermal Blankets (4-Pack) | AmazonF-150 Truck | FordTruck Bed Tool Boxes & Organizers and Cargo Van Storage System | Decked10 Reasons to Add Glow Sticks to Your Survival Kit | Backdoor SurvivalUS GI Military Original Issue E-Tool | Amazon10 Best Alcohol Stoves for Ultralight Backpacking | GreenbellyGhillie Suits | AmazonA Love Affair with Freeze-Dried Food | Steven Rinella, Outside OnlineOFD Foods (Formerly Oregon Freeze Dry)Freeze Dried Food | Mountain HouseBackpacking Food, Meals for Adventuring | Heather’s ChoicePeak RefuelDehydrated Vs. Freeze Dried Food: What’s Best? | Off the Grid NewsLong-Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) | Military WikiAn Introduction to the Maillard Reaction: The Science of Browning, Aroma, and Flavor | Serious EatsA Space-Age Food Product Cultivated by the Incas | The New York TimesChildren of Llullaillaco | WikipediaMuseum of High Altitude Archaeology | Salta, ArgentinaThe Ring | Prime VideoCrampons | WikipediaThe Macushi: The Guyana Tribe in Search of a Lost Identity | BBC News
SHOW NOTES
Survival fantasy versus survival reality and common misperceptions. [06:07]What is paradoxical undressing, and is it as risque as it sounds? [08:42]What are some of the ways you can buy yourself a margin of safety when you’re facing the wilderness and its elements? [15:20]Practical uses for onX, inReach, and other GPS systems when you need to navigate your way into and out of the middle of nowhere, make emergency contact with the outside world, or just meander around a new neighborhood without accidentally trespassing on someone’s property. [17:21]Essentials on which Steven relies–in a variety of circumstances–that less seasoned adventurers might forget (or just not know) to pack. [30:06]What is Steven’s preferred multi-tool? [44:35]Recommendations for securing water in different types of terrain. [50:24]Items people should always have in their cars — whether they’re going camping, visiting relatives a few hours away, or just commuting to the other side of town. [1:00:46]Why you should be prepared to source your own water — even if you live in a major metropolitan area where finding it isn’t something you’re used to thinking about. [1:08:19]Not just for astronauts and infantry: Steven explains the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the space-age miracle of freeze dried food. [1:11:31]Something you can try at home: an incidental steak-searing trick requiring only a common household freezer. [1:19:38]What the Inca knew about keeping potatoes and human sacrifices intact with their own version of freeze drying circa 1490. [1:20:20]What does Steven hope and feel the psychological benefits will be for readers of The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival? [1:24:10]Even if Steven were otherwise rational to a cyborg level of efficiency, what seemingly non-rational practice would he still bring with him into the wilderness (even at the risk of being ridiculed by others)? [1:27:32]In a life so far filled with adventures aplenty, what still remains on Steven’s bucket list? [1:30:55]Parting thoughts. [1:32:47]
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John McPheeMax RockatanskyCormac McCarthyJohn Rambo
