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.

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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.

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This week on Modern Outdoor Survival we talk about sleeping bags and quilts. Richard Prideaux and Amy Green take things back to basics by going through what makes a good sleeping bag, how to decide whether you need Down or Synthetic fill and what exactly the different comfort ratings mean.

As a side note - Richard introduces you to some of the nature on the smallholding.

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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.



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In this episode Richard Prideaux takes a close look at power and technology and their use in the outdoors.

Understanding any item of gear is important before taking it somewhere in a capacity where it's failure or your lack of knowledge about it could result in a bad situation. Before taking any technology into the outdoors it is worthwhile conducting a quick assessment of your choice of equipment, what you want/need it to do and whether it is up to the job. Alongside this assessment you need to know how to use your gear effectively, the limitations of it, power requirements and how to maintain it in the field. We delve into the world of technology and power in the outdoors and still only scratch the surface.



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At the end of every episode we share our 3 principles of modern outdoor survival. They seem fairly self-explanatory but, we decided to give you our spin on what they mean to us.

Remember "making good decisions at the right time" means using your knowledge and experience to ensure that your endeavours go the direction which you want.

Prioritising training over shiny new equipment doesn't mean to not buy equipment which you need, or even want. However it does mean that skills are extremely important and increasing knowledge and skills related to your chosen outdoor endeavour is generally more useful than the latest gadget.

And always remember....Instagram is not your training provider. It can be a source of information when assessed, and it is a fantastic source of inspiration....but it is also full of images which don't reveal the whole truth about their creator.

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An episode about position formats and how they relate to navigation.

The last letter in our alphabet of survival. Richard explains the Prime Meridian and position format. We go from drawing lines on an orange to different types of position format and when it is appropriate to use them.

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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.

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In Episode 30 of Modern Outdoor Survival, Richard Prideaux talks with Josh about SERE - survive, evade, resist, escape/extract.

A slightly different podcast than usual, covering a slightly wider topic of military outdoor survival as a whole, and our guest's experiences from childhood to becoming a trainer within a SERE schoolhouse for the US Army.

If you have any further questions for Ghost Element then please get in touch.

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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.


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