Hi there, new to survivalism

Welcome from the INW @Sarah_Jones, and another of the jarhead monkey clan and have learned that one can never forget the comfort of a little goodies when camping..

 

Hi Sarah, welcome from another newbie.

 

Welcome and enjoy,
Nice thing about camping regularly is tryin out stuff and making it work or watching it fail .
It's like buttoning wood rather then attempting to whack it with a sharp implement alone. the baton method is probably safer .
Not all knives can tolerate that kind of use/abuse like folding knives , so care must be observed.
A lot of camping rules are established because they work, like having your food in a bag hung high on tree limb away from camp.
Bear know and love Ice chests and will tear into one in side a locked car , think of bear like a drunk homeless, hungry teen ager.
Any thing that has a strong smell has to be food. "Armor All" is an attractant.
There is more than a thousand years of combined experience here on the board ,don't be afraid to ask.