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    Bushcraft Challenge No1.

    I will set a survival scenario to give this challenge a purpose other than that its just abit of pointless fun.

    You are stuck up a mountain with just a tarp and roll of para cord,the temperature is dropping and daylight is fading fast and your not going to make it down in time and u've just come across a clump of trees where you can make camp for the night.Using the paracord you have to erect your tarp without cutting any of the paracord,the reason for this is that you will need the full length of paracord to get you down part of the mountain the next day,also you have mild frostbite in your fingers so no knots are allowed to be used.The tarp where suspended from each point should be cinched tight to withstand the weather.
    After a good night under the tarp and frostbite removed from the campfire that you made you make your way back to safety the next morning with the aid of the full length of paracord.

    So to recap the rules of this challenge,

    1) use the full length of paracord,no cuts to be made.

    2) No knots to be used.

    3) At every suspension point it is to be cinched.

    4) Your tarp must be suspended from a minimum of 4 fixing points,ie fully off the ground,no pegging out.

    good luck and enjoy,
    Mike Hammond.

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    First thing, if you're going to remove frostbite on your fingers by using the campfire, you're already on dangerous ground!!!!

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    good point luresville i stand corrected,the heat from the campfire while you have your frostbitten hands under your armpits would help though.

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    ok, im gonna have go, even if my answer does sound daft , four trees in a rough square, 1 end of parcord round the first tree and placed under the tarp, then thread cord diagonally through opposing ends, round second tree, up to third tree, round it, back diagonally through oppsing ends of tarp, to 4th tree round that up to 1st tree round that then grab both ends and in 1 in each hand and twisat your wrists wrapping the remaining cord around each hand, creating a makeshift pair of gloves to combat the frostbite, lay down and get some kip
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    Go to the nearby mountain 24/7 para cord shop.

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    hahaha much better answer metal

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    Has it got anything to do with squirrel training? ...darn clever them there squirrels!
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    um ok this will sound daft but your could fine 4 trees roghly in a square and then do what sleeping bags said BUT this time you wedgee the end of the paracords down a narrow V in a tree where a branch comes off and you pull it really tight until its stuck and wedged tight in the V.
    "There's enough in this world for everyones need, but not enough for everyone greed"
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    Hi sleeping bags,lol good method,you can also be inventive and use a forked stick pushed into the ground then wrap a figure of eight around with the paracord as a figure of eight wrap is not classed as a knot

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    I like sleeping bags answer but I would use a woodmans hitch for either end of the para cord.
    A knot is used to close or stopper something. (reef knot, overhand knot, etc.)
    A hitch is used to attach a line to an object. (clove hitch, rolling hitch, etc.)
    A bend is used to connect two pieces of rope. (sheet bend, carrick bend, etc.)
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