Modern Outdoor Survival – Details, episodes & analysis

This is the story that we promised in the last episode - a tale of cold water, dogs in canoes and unexpected swimming. Also a tale of hypothermia, kit choice, decision making and reflecting on the circumstances prior and post.

It features our friend (and previous podcast guest) Terry and his buddy 'Grizz', and took place a couple of months ago on the White River in Indiana, US. The story itself is in the main show, the aftershow is more of a conversation and informal sharing of opinions on how to do it better next time.

This episode is a little different from what we have done before, and it's something of an experiment. We are looking for other stories to cover in a similar format - so if you have one yourself, or know of someone with a good story then please get in touch with Amy.


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There are many elements which affect how cold you feel and how cold you actually are at the core, in this episode Richard talks about the subtle external factors which can have a big impact on our bodies in lower temperatures.

We've covered hypothermia in previous episodes but the exact meaning of the term 'hypothermia factory' relates to the perfect mixture of cold and wet with some wind thrown in for good measure, the ideal conditions for pulling away the heat generated by your body.

Links

• Warming - an episode about hypothermia and first aid with Adam Gent of Real First Aid
• Fabric - Layering systems to stay safe 
• Outdoor Swimming Society
• Wind chill calculators
  • National Weather Service
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association

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– Modern Outdoor Survival on Instagram
– Richard on Instagram and Twitter
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– Amy on Instagram and Twitter
– Join our Discord Community

Richard Prideaux and Ralph talk about avalanches, what they are, how to avoid being caught in one and the personal skills to develop if you want to spend time on snowy mountains.

On this episode of Modern Outdoor Survival, Richard welcomes Ralph to the show to talk about snow, primarily avalanches. Ralph lives within the Arctic circle at 69.18˚ N and has a particular interest in avalanches. He is also a member of the local Search and Rescue team.



Links

- Ralph's Instagram
- Scottish Avalanche Information Service
- Norwegian Avalanche and Natural Risk Service
- Connect with Richard and Modern Outdoor Survival
- Modern Outdoor Survival on Instagram
- Richard on Instagram and Twitter
- Original Outdoors on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube
- Amy on Instagram and Twitter
- Find out more about The Academy
- Join our Discord Community
- Our Patreon

For this episode of Modern Outdoor Survival Richard welcomes Jodie and Jordan of Tangier Wood to talk about how and why they became small woodland owners in the UK and the unique survival challenge which they run there.

Links

- Our Patreon
- Connect with Richard and Modern Outdoor Survival
- Modern Outdoor Survival on Instagram
- Richard on Instagram and Twitter
- Original Outdoors on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube
- Amy on Instagram and Twitter
- Find out more about The Academy
- Join our Discord Community

Firstly, apologies for the change in audio quality partway through the episode.

This episode is a little bit different, Richard was invited to go with Dave, Chris and Alistair for a multi-day hike on the Knoydart peninsula in Scotland. This peninsula on the West coast is surrounded by mountains, lochs and bogs. It is only accessible by boat, or by a 16-mile (26 km) walk through rough country, and the seven miles (11 km) of tarred road found in the small (population of 111) settlement of Inverie are not connected to the UK road system.

The plan for the trip was to travel in to the peninsula by ferry from Mallaig, and then walk back to the vehicle left there over the course of 3 days, carrying everything which they would need for the journey.

This recording is their after action report about the kit they took, decisions made and overall impressions.

Links
– Lighter Pack

– Connect with Richard and Modern Outdoor Survival

– Modern Outdoor Survival on Instagram

– Richard on Instagram and Twitter

– Original Outdoors on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube

– Amy on Instagram and Twitter

– Find out more about The Academy

– Join our Discord Community

– Our Patreon

Ash Routen is our guest this week, a British polar adventurer and adventure writer. He and Richard delve into the psychology behind adventure, talk about some of the inspiring people Ash has had the privilege to interview for Explorersweb, and discuss risk assessing on the fly.

Links

- Our Patreon
- Follow Ash's adventures on Instagram and Twitter
- Rosie Swale-Pope
- Colin O'Brady
- Connect with Richard and Modern Outdoor Survival
- Modern Outdoor Survival on Instagram
- Richard on Instagram and Twitter
- Original Outdoors on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube
- Amy on Instagram and Twitter
- Find out more about The Academy
- Join our Discord Community

Richard Prideaux talks with Barry Stoffell, a hardrock exploration geologist who has led groups as first boots on the ground in some very interesting places. In Africa he encountered hazards presented by the environment, wildlife and people. Barry highlights how important his early career was for training in how to deal with difficult situations on these expeditions, and talks about some of the lasting ingrained behaviours. He has lived and worked in environmental extremes from the equator to the Arctic circle and now resides in Southwest Ireland where the predominate weather is rain. Barry writes for the Shooting Times and Country magazine, manages deer, undertakes some less hazardous geology work and handcrafts beautiful knives.



Links
- Connect with Barry and visit his website
- Connect with Richard and Modern Outdoor Survival


- Modern Outdoor Survival on Instagram
- Richard on Instagram and Twitter
- Original Outdoors on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube
- Amy on Instagram and Twitter
- Find out more about The Academy
- Join our Discord Community
- Our Patreon

Yellow is the prompt for this episode of Modern Outdoor Survival, yellow as in the stage of awareness on Cooper's colour code. This time Richard Prideaux is joined by Terry, a good friend, knowledgeable person and instructor over in America.

Richard and Terry talk through Cooper's colour code and it's relevance for daily life and any time spent in the outdoors. Identified by Lt. Colonel Jeff Cooper, the colour code of situational awareness is a tool to identify the appropriate mindset and awareness level in any given situation.

Links

- Cooper's Colour Code
- Connect with Richard and Modern Outdoor Survival
- Modern Outdoor Survival on Instagram
- Richard on Instagram and Twitter
- Original Outdoors on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube
- Amy on Instagram and Twitter
- Find out more about The Academy
- Join our Discord Community
- Our Patreon

For this episode Richard delves deep into the world of first aid and training with Adam Gent from REAL First Aid.

Richard and Adam talk about not having a proper job and how they got there, what it is like meeting so many people from hugely varying backgrounds. Then go into more depth about what to do with hypothermic casualties and some other common misconceptions related to first aid and medicine.


Links


- Connect with Adam and find out more about REAL First Aid
- Connect with Richard and Modern Outdoor Survival
- Modern Outdoor Survival on Instagram
- Richard on Instagram and Twitter
- Original Outdoors on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube
- Amy on Instagram and Twitter
- Find out more about The Academy
- Join our Discord Community
- Our Patreon

Episode 22 features Andrew, founder/creator of Valley Deep Mountain High and team member of Lakota Outdoors. This episode is recorded in the woods next to a roaring camp fire whilst the rest of the group gathered firewood and started to prepare the evening meal.

Last weekend we had some of the team members of Lakota Outdoors staying in our woodland. They helped to clear some footpaths, set up what looked like a shanty town, and recorded a couple of podcasts at the same time.

Andrew and Richard talk about past careers, what the outdoors means to Andrew and some of the outdoor gear brands which he champions. They also delve into team Lakota and what it means to be a member.

Links

- Connect with Richard and Modern Outdoor Survival
- Modern Outdoor Survival on Instagram
- Richard on Instagram and Twitter
- Original Outdoors on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube
- Amy on Instagram and Twitter
- Find out more about The Academy
- Join our Discord Community
- Our Patreon