Lee’s presentation on Lifeboats and Tribes

  • Used the analogy of lifeboats on a sinking ship
  • Use the time available to decide who you want on your lifeboat (tribe)
  • This was based on an article titled Which Lifeboat Will You Choose?
  • This Powerpoint presentation formed the basis of the program (.ppt file)
  • The presentation led into tribe-building plans. Yes, we are going to push hard on this.

 

Laura’s presentation on Meat Rabbits

  • This Powerpoint presentation formed the basis of the program (.pptx file)
  • Housing depends on which system you are using.
  • Rabbits are fast, have sharp claws, chew on just about anything, so plan accordingly
  • Meat is very low in fat content.
  • Figure on a dressed weight of about half the live weight.
  • Duckweed makes a good feed supplement.
  • Bugs Bunny was wrong – carrots are NOT a good feed for rabbits

 

David’s presentation on Fire Starters

  • Everyone present was given a zip-lock bag with the following items:
    • disposable butane lighter
    • length of waxed hemp cord
    • several plastic guitar picks
  • This was packed into one unit with a piece of 1″ Duct Tape (you can just split regular Duct Tape if you can’t find 1″ wide tape)
  • Dave demonstrated how flammable the guitar picks are
  • Also demonstrated how a guitar pick can be shaved and scraped, and then ignited using a ferrocerium rod.