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PVC Survival Gear: How to Make It – Part 4, by J.H.
PROJECT 5: PVC Survival Staff (Walking Staff, Blow Gun, Frog Gig, Fish Spear, Survival Kit)
This is one of my favorite PVC build projects! It’s fun to make and can be made with “attachment” pieces for a multitude of different options. The design example I will be using for this article is more basic than some of my very intricate designs. However, I feel this is the most “user friendly” PVC staff build I can explain. There are more “parts” to this piece of survival equipment than the previous projects. If this seems to be too much and you want a simpler design, you may choose to eliminate some of the components. The “base” of the staff will remain the same.
There is some question of the validity of having a blow gun as a piece of gear in your survival selection. Okay, it’s fair to assume you aren’t a ninja who will be poison darting anybody any time soon. However, there is plenty of information as well as photos and films available referring to the blowgun as a viable survival tool. There are tribes spread across the world who have relied on this weapon for collecting a portion of their food source. Also, truthfully, it’s fun to use. On the other hand, if you really don’t find it useful, that’s okay. Instead, substitute a small survival kit, fishing kit, extra paracord, or whatever you’d like in the empty space. The adage, “I’d rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.”, comes to mind. That is true of the most important “redundancy items” for survival. Also note that I make a variance of this staff called the Tracker Survival Staff, which includes an inlaid metal ruler and some other cool tidbits that are extremely useful to those who embark on tracking adventures.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
- 1/2” Diameter Schedule 40 PVC pipe, 5 foot length
- 3/4” Diameter Schedule 40 PVC pipe, 5 foot length
- 1 cork (1/2” diameter), wine bottle type
- Drill and bit (1/16”)
- Heat source
- Pot holder or hand towel
- Frog gig tines(You need three individual tines. If you cannot find them separately, you can cut them off of a frog gig, which can be found for as low as 3-4 dollars.)
- Marker
- Measuring tape
- Paracord (approximately 50 feet)
- A rag
- Cold water
STEPS:
- Take the five-foot long 1/2“ diameter pipe and measure 3’3” from the end of it, and mark it. Do the same on the 3/4” diameter pipe. Cut each pipe on the mark you made, and set the smaller cut off pieces to the side. (You will need them later, so don’t lose track of these small pieces.) At this point, you should have two pieces of pipe, each 3’3” long.
- Measure 3” from one end of the 1/2” pipe and mark. This mark is a stopping point as you slip the 3/4” pipe over the 1/2” pipe. Now, mark 3” from one end of the 3/4” pipe. This mark will serve as a stop point when you are heating this pipe.
Source: http://survivalblog.com/pvc-survival-gear-how-to-make-it-part-4-by-j-h/
