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by ASI
Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:17 pm
Forum: Web Sites
Topic: Australian Survival Instructors
Replies: 14
Views: 12056

Re: Australian Survival Instructors

Fine, I'll agree there seems to be misunderstanding on both sides. The last thing I was trying to do, was cause a rift, or 'bad reflection' on this forum, or members here, so I don't have a problem apologising for that. I'd like to try to make it plain what I understood to have been written about co...
by ASI
Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:21 am
Forum: Web Sites
Topic: Australian Survival Instructors
Replies: 14
Views: 12056

Re: Australian Survival Instructors

Morgan, I have no idea why you think I'm being antagonistic. A member here wrote that's he's cynical about teachers of survival, and the students who attend. I answered him, well 'tell that to the parents of david Iredale". the one being un-empathatic, and cynical was him, not me. We teach all ...
by ASI
Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:57 pm
Forum: Web Sites
Topic: Australian Survival Instructors
Replies: 14
Views: 12056

Re: Australian Survival Instructors

what a strange over-reaction. We use quite a few real life survival scenarios in our teachings, as do most Instructors. I can certainly apologise to members here, if my comment upset some, but I was not expecting such a strange reaction? Life is what it is, facts are facts, people have accidents, an...
by ASI
Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:34 pm
Forum: Web Sites
Topic: Australian Survival Instructors
Replies: 14
Views: 12056

Re: Australian Survival Instructors

On the subject of cynicism, ask yourselves if David Iredales family would be living their lives differently these days, if David and his 2 buddies had done our 1 day "Stay Alive" course, like many young bushwalkers and Duke of Edinburgh kids do? People get killed or rescued REGULARLY in th...
by ASI
Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:19 pm
Forum: Web Sites
Topic: Australian Survival Instructors
Replies: 14
Views: 12056

Re: Australian Survival Instructors

'Primitive' is a generic term, understood by most people to be 'not modern'. Most people would class Oetzit the Iceman as being 'primitive' (even though I personally do not, nor do archaeologists), so we use the term most understand. We could use 'Upper Neolithic' or 'Aboriginal' or 'Stone age', but...
by ASI
Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:39 pm
Forum: Video Links
Topic: Oetzi styled 'survival' bow and other stoneage gear
Replies: 1
Views: 3873

Oetzi styled 'survival' bow and other stoneage gear

This is a video I made featuring Callicoma timber used in the construction of my re-creation of the famous 'Oetzi the Icemans' gear. Part 1 - features knapped knives, and a "Oetzi" styled quiver, plus a goatskin cape. part 2 - features Oetzi's backpack, a fish trap, and a 'survival' self b...
by ASI
Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:03 pm
Forum: Web Sites
Topic: Australian Survival Instructors
Replies: 14
Views: 12056

Australian Survival Instructors

We are a NSW based outdoor and wilderness survival training company, running various courses in NSW (and expanding). Feel free to check out whats available. We also have a new 1 on 1 ( 1 instructor to 1 student) "Hunt safe & Survive" course, based on outdoor survival skills, knowledge ...
by ASI
Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:04 pm
Forum: Bushcraft and Outdoor Survival
Topic: bushcraft / survival schools
Replies: 21
Views: 11145

Re: bushcraft / survival schools

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