Survivor: Finland.

[Bobo]

Ok, Bobo has decided what to do during his summer holidays. I'll rent a kayak, take only my knife, tent, sleeping bag, matches, frying pan/kettle and my crazy mind with me. I can't eat fish so that will add some more spices and resistance to the trip. It would be better without the tent but I want to change camp every day and have no time to build anything... no need to go overboard. There is plenty of stuff to eat in the woods, and I'm one sorry ass wimp if I can't stay out there for two weeks. That's exactly what I need now... no expensive hotels and fancy meals, only me and the wilderness. I'll take my cellphone with me just for emergencies, but I'll keep it shut off if nothing bad happens. Can't wait to get out there... but I'll have to wait until July. :x

Any ideas, hints, tips, stories, experiences to share?! Discuss...

[soserious]

cool, i too am away in june :cool
somewhere survival like too but kionda the opposite.

hmm, waterproof matches Bobo? i just bought a firething , the, the word i forget, you strike the thing with a metal and sparks get made. arrghh stupid brain. must raid my cupboards, im sure i canmake something decent.
http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/ishop/images/877/SURV-FIRELIGHTER.jpg kinda like that.

i have a sleeping bag (feather filled :mrgreen ) and im still waiting on some other stuff.

[soserious]

what tent you got/ will bring/ make?

i got one but im not gonna bring it probably, dunno yet. its 3 weeks countdown and im very unprepared in most resopects.

when in june are you going?
any itinirary?

[Bobo]

i just bought a firething
I know what You mean, but don't know the english word for that. I typed wrong... my holiday is in July.

[Valk]

Why can't you eat fish? Allergy????

I was thinking of doing the same thing only we have no wilderness out here.
Only some small woods with dirty old men flashing there bananas. :x

Last summer I went with a moped to Paris. I had a hell of a good time, especially when on the busy roads leading to Paris. Its such a thrill to ride with such a small vehicle among those big cars. Dangerous but fun!
First we wanted to camp in the wilderness, but a friend of mine convinced me it was too dangerous because all the evil people out there. So we stayed on campings.
One day I want to camp in the wilderness, catch my own food, cook it. Do everything myself.

[Bobo]

what tent you got/ will bring/ make? when in june are you going? any itinirary?
My tent is a simple and cheap thing for two persons, but I'll be going alone. I'm going in mid July... The route will be around a group of big lakes that are connected to others by rivers... 100's of kilometers of clean wilderness out there. I'll take a good waterproof map and my compass too, don't want to get lost out there. I won't plan any ready route, I'll just go where my nose points.

[soserious]

julys good. i may be well home by then (depending on various stuff inc funds, health, ect) but i may also not be..

what kind of knife you gonna bring?
i cant bring one cos id get arrested at the airport for carrying an offensive weapon :x so i guess its *on site procurement* or whatever, same with tent i think.
i tried a tent very recently-got in (i grew up making tents, tents out of anything and evrything, multi roomed ect) but i felt pretty weird in it this time, like trapped/vulnerable. hmm)

[soserious]

My tent is a simple and cheap thing for two persons, but I'll be going alone. I'm going in mid July... The route will be around a group of big lakes that are connected to others by rivers... 100's of kilometers of clean wilderness out there. I'll take a good waterproof map and my compass too, don't want to get lost out there. I won't plan any ready route, I'll just go where my nose points.


sounds awesome!
i hear you and sweden and norway have many many lakes.

what compass do you reccomend? i ordered a military lensatic compass.

i like the canvas inner and outer skin tents, but personally i cant take one cos its a weight issue carrying one of those around.

[soserious]

Why can't you eat fish? Allergy????

I was thinking of doing the same thing only we have no wilderness out here.
Only some small woods with dirty old men flashing there bananas. :x

Last summer I went with a moped to Paris. I had a hell of a good time, especially when on the busy roads leading to Paris. Its such a thrill to ride with such a small vehicle among those big cars. Dangerous but fun!
First we wanted to camp in the wilderness, but a friend of mine convinced me it was too dangerous because all the evil people out there. So we stayed on campings.
One day I want to camp in the wilderness, catch my own food, cook it. Do everything myself.

sounds good man, as for the evil peple..ahh, thats what your knifes for..
THAS NOT A KNIFE..THIS IS A KNIFE..

dude, theres no wilderness here neither-thas why im traveling so far... actually having seen ray mears stuff on sweden i really want to go there too.

btw moped, travveling, fun.. excellent. why not something fun and adventurous this year Valk?

[Bobo]

Why can't you eat fish? Allergy????
Yep, that. I may not have it anymore but haven't been in the tests yet... But, there will be loads of stuff to eat: mushrooms, berries, some of the leaves and young coniferous branches... more than enough to eat. I have eaten ant eggs too but I propably won't want to destroy their nests. Catching a rabbit or something would be cool too but I may be too soft-hearted to kill anything that innocent, and catching it would burn more energy than eating it would give.

[soserious]

that sux about the fish allergy.
that diet sounds a little light no?
young corniferous branches? you can eat those?

you could make a bow and arrow like arnie in predator and shoot a few birds, just make suire they crap on you first then you can claim self defense/revenge.
*jokes* no, but really

[Bobo]

Yep, those branches taste like soap but they're quite nutritious. My diet without fish will be quite light, but those berries for example will give me every vitamin I need. I may go to the allergy test before my holidays, ability to eat fish would make everything much easier. I know how to catch fish. My diet will suck but it'll keep me alive for two weeks. If I'd be going there for one full year then I should worry about my diet more.

[Valk]

with a spear right? :lol:

Yeah, fresh salmon would make your day.

[soserious]

Bobo, are there suomi in Sweden?

by the way i wish you good luck on your test.

[Bobo]

Suomi in Sweden?! I'm not sure what You mean--- Suomi = Finland.

[soserious]

with a spear right? :lol:

Yeah, fresh salmon would make your day.


actually i bet Bobo knows a bunch of ways to do it.

id use a spear or just go in to catch one barehanded or with my teeth :twisted: i probably wouldnt catch anything andmight get hypothermia or eaten by a monster but itd be in the soserious spirit :twisted:

[soserious]

Suomi in Sweden?! I'm not sure what You mean--- Suomi = Finland.
yes i know, thats why im asking.
the thing on Ray Mears- he spoke of "sumis? soumis? (sp??) in north of Sweden, lapland and stuff. personally i always thought that was in Finland but i dunno *shrugs* cos obviously it goes: SWEDEN-NORWAY-FINLAND.
right?
im dumb and majking mistakes cos im fatigued ect but im sure he said it was north sweden. but yeah, i know thats suomi= Finland.

[Bobo]

Finland is called "the land of thousand lakes" for a reason. Actually, we have over 190.000 lakes in Finland... Here's a map of the area I'll most propably be going to:

http://www.wanderrudern.de/assets/images/landkarte_saimaa.jpg

[Bobo]

Well, I may get up north too... haven't decided yet.

[Bobo]

Ray Mears- he spoke of "sumis? soumis? (sp??) in north of Sweden, lapland and stuff. personally i always thought that was in Finland but i dunno *shrugs* cos obviously it goes: SWEDEN-NORWAY-FINLAND.
right?
I know what You mean... in the northern parts Finland, Norway and Sweden are sort of on top of each other:
http://www.kolumbus.fi/jjhupli/Norway2.jpg

[soserious]

i see.. nice maps.
wow- thats kinda like a crazy archipelago! all that water!
whats a kayak? kinda a canoe? again this guy Mears has been travveling far in hes canoes- even made one with someone- they look so fun. i wanna do that one day-mess around with canoes on lakes/rivers.
i understand it akes a few days to acclimatise yourself.

i was testing ut he firelighter-cotton wool makes good tinder apparently *chokes*

[Bobo]

Here's a pic of a kayak:

http://www.kesalahdenmuovi.fi/images/venekuvat/kajakkin.jpg

[Spike]

Is it the land of a billion mosquitos too?

[soserious]

hows it going Spike?

[Bobo]

Is it the land of a billion mosquitos too?
Yes, but that's no problem really... a good campfire keeps them away + the tent is mosquito free if one closes the zipper fast enough. Much more mosquitos in the northern parts of Finland, central parts (where I'm going) isn't that bad. It's all part of the experience, it isn't even supposed to be easy.

[soserious]

having water in my yard i have mozzies as always.
but in scotland the worst was the midges.. jeez them bastads are ruthless biting machines and the bite dont feel too good either.

[Bobo]

You get used to them...

[Shane_Bos]

Wow Bobo, that sounds like fun, id love to go treking around somewhere like Finland but i just dont have the time. Maybe once i've finished Uni and have a bit more money to actualy go somewhere like Finland. Just make sure you dont eat the wrong berries and crap, otherwise you'll be shitting for the whole 2 weeks :D

Roll on July then!

[oldie42]

But, there will be loads of stuff to eat: mushrooms...blah blah blah...

:roll: :lol:

[Bobo]

Just make sure you dont eat the wrong berries and crap...
Thanks for the warning, I won't eat crap, believe me. I'm well aware of everything in the finnish forests, not many dangers there, a bear or two maybe but nothing worse than that.

[Bobo]

:roll: :lol:
Yes, Oldie... magic mushrooms... and badgers. :lol:

http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/