Is this your bugout camp?

by **Revi** » Sat 28 Oct 2006, 17:17:19

When I lived withe the Mayans in Guatemala we used to eat wasp larvae out of the comb. Not bad at all. They were always giving me some delicacy. Different cultures eat different things. They were on the verge of starvation sometimes, before the corn was ready, so wasp larvae seemed like excellent food.

by **coyote** » Sun 29 Oct 2006, 20:15:55

I can recommend roasted grasshoppers. Flavor is a little sharp at first, takes some getting used to. But the cultural inhibition is the biggest hurdle; after a couple it's like popcorn. I understand it's a common snack down in Mexico.

by **PenultimateManStanding** » Sun 29 Oct 2006, 23:01:09

I'm sold! no more insectophobia for me. but I'm thinking it would easier to catch lots of earthworms. all you need is a shovel. they are everywhere, just below the surface. a pot full of earthworms, a few bugs, and a bird: "Bird Stew!" are snails good to eat? snails and worms: it's going to take some convincing to get the kids to eat it, that and hunger. don't forget climbing trees to rob nests.

by **smallpoxgirl** » Mon 30 Oct 2006, 10:56:22

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', ' ')are snails good to eat?

by **davep** » Mon 30 Oct 2006, 11:36:08

Escargots are only good when accompanied by a decent garlic butter sauce. Mmmmm

by **coyote** » Mon 30 Oct 2006, 13:56:06

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('davep', 'E')scargots are only good when accompanied by a decent garlic butter sauce. Mmmmm

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by **DomusAlbion** » Thu 29 May 2008, 21:03:27

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gego', 'D')id anyone see the PBS "Pioneer House" (I think that was the name) where several families were set up in living conditions mid 1800's out in Wyoming to see how they would do?

by **cowuvula** » Fri 30 May 2008, 02:32:14

Give you a bit more respect for the pilgrims, don't it?

Arrived in winter, survived, no modern conveniences.

Tough people.

So, if when the pilgrims arrived there were 200,million hungry indians ready to take anything you grow out of your garden what are their chances of surviving?

right, same as yours.
zero

by **pedalling_faster** » Fri 30 May 2008, 09:57:47

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('seldom_seen', 'P')art of me wants to call up the Forest Service and rat him out, the other part wants to just let him be. What would you do?

by **Jenab6** » Fri 30 May 2008, 23:15:53

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheTurtle', 'A')s gego suggested, I would start by bugging-in, where, as Ludi suggested, I have lots of dry beans and rice sitting around. When that is gone, the fact that I view things such as insects and dandelions as potential food and medicine, while my suburban neighbors view them as pests and weeds, should go a ways toward keeping me from starving.

by **dunewalker** » Sat 31 May 2008, 00:58:01

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheTurtle', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 't')he singing turtle clan, eating all the bugs and earthworms in their path as they sing like the Von Trapps. One thing, why wouldn't you want to kill the bears and cougars and roast them on a spit under the prairie sky, dappled with flickering stars?