“Will you survive using a bamboo in the forest?”

@Shavkat (141906)

Philippines

June 1, 2017 12:02am CST

When I was hiking with my colleagues and inspected some community projects, we were able to try zipping the water from the bamboo trunks. I thought it is not possible. I think if we are stranded in the forest, we can use bamboo in surviving for a day or two. We can have some wild fruits on trees or on the ground like wild berries. At some instances, if we are planning to have some camping, we can bring some rice and cooked it with the use of bamboo. “Would you agree that we can survive in the forest using a bamboo?” Image Credit: Shavkat

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@responsiveme (22923)

• India

1 Jun 17

A bamboo is a very versatile plant...We can even eat the shoots

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

I agree. We also do eat the bamboo shoots.

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@louievill (28846)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

My family and I went to that jungle survival course in Subic, the former American base, a few years ago and there we learned many things we can do with bamboo including fire making and many others, I would advise people to look it up and maybe attend if they have the chance and means, it was a great experience

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

I also had seen the trainer in the Subic. He had shown how to survive using the bamboo in the forest. I also remembered they have a mini zoo there.

@crossbones27 (52907)

• Mojave, California

1 Jun 17

I agree, bamboo is great for survival, make shelter also.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

I agree. We can use the bamboo sticks to make a temporary shelter and hunt something to eat in the forest.

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@prashu228 (37518)

• India

1 Jun 17

Hope we can . If there is nothing else , we have to on the available ones..

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

I think the survival instincts will come out naturally we are being stranded in a forest.

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@skysnap (20152)

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1 Jun 17

I'd starve and die lol

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

Well, I think we need to have survival training on this.lol

@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Jun 17

@skysnap I cannot blame you. I had tried it a couple of times.lol

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@skysnap (20152)

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1 Jun 17

@Shavkat yeah but can't take that overnight lol

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

the bamboo, being the tallest grass, is a versatile one. just like the coconut where nothing is left useless, i think the bamboo is also a useful plant.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

We can use as like a spear in catching a wild pig and make "lechon" out of the bamboo stick.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Jun 17

@ridingbet Yes, my mother loves to cook with such menu.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

@Shavkat yes, and we can also cook the young bamboo shoots with 'saluyot' leaves (rabung). come, let us eat, kabsat.

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@hostessman (11871)

• Tucson, Arizona

1 Jun 17

i am not sure but i would rather pack a lunch and take it with me

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Jun 17

I think that's fine to have some packed lunch.

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@acelawrites (19272)

• Philippines

2 Jun 17

Yes, bamboo has so many uses and it is important in such survival instances.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Jun 17

I agree. I think we need to learn how to use it.

@Tierkreisze (1609)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

Could you really sip from bamboo trunks? Does the water taste different if you do that?

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Jun 17

It tastes sweet than the usual water in the city. Image Credit: Shavkat

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Jun 17

@Tierkreisze Actually, the lady is using a very slim bamboo stick and used as a straw.

@Tierkreisze (1609)

• Philippines

2 Jun 17

@Shavkat I thought you used the bamboo as a straw!

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@AkoPinay (11496)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

Yes I can

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

@AkoPinay Really? Haven't you tried to eat bamboo shoots?

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

That's good to hear. How can you survive in the forest, my friend?

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@AkoPinay (11496)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

@Shavkat I am living in a forest

but I don't know how to cook using bamboo. Maybe I'll just eat raw sweet potatoes

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@ilocosboy (45155)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

Maybe for a day or two. We can use bamboo as firewood, build a shaft shelter, cook our rice and meal through it, spear to snakes, wild boar, fish and we can use as stick when we are walking.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

It seems the bamboo is so useful in every way to survive. I agree what you had mentioned.

@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

1 Jun 17

Yes, I could. I was born in the countryside and have made a lot with bamboos.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Jun 17

I am sure you will enjoy it, my friend.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

4 Jun 17

@thelme55 I don't like snakes, too.lol

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

3 Jun 17

@Shavkat yes, I am sure of that. The problem for me is the snake.

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@shaynas (5486)

• India

1 Jun 17

But what about the wild animals? Bamboo can't be enough.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

Well, we need to face it and try to survive dealing with them. Perhaps we have some tools to build some sharp end to the bamboos. It can be a great way to keep safe against the wild animals.

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

1 Jun 17

Youust have had a great time hiking

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

@amitkokiladitya I think I am. Since my place is a mountain.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

It was a great hiking moment with the local tribes and former colleagues.

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

1 Jun 17

@Shavkat amazing. Do you go for hiking very often

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@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

1 Jun 17

Bamboo is an useful plant. But I am not sure I can survive in the forest with it only. I think I need to have the survival training at first

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

I think survival instinct will come out from within. However, it is better to have formal training about it.

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@LadyDuck (502180)

• Italy

1 Jun 17

I think that we can also try to capture fishes using a bamboo stick, it surely is a great plant.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

For the primitive era, they had shown us how to survive sharp bamboo sticks to hunt food in the forest or in the bodies of water in the area.

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@josie_ (10033)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

I remember a documentary film where a Filipino Aeta (an indigenous tribal people) instructor was teaching American soldiers jungle survival techniques and the bamboo prove to be a very useful tool.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Jun 17

I agree. Our aetas have their way to live with the use of bamboos.

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@Elisa1234 (7607)

• Philippines

25 Jun 17

Hey, zipping the water from the bamboo trunks, I have tried that one when I joined Girls scout before.