SAS 119 – Moving on Waterways

A wide river will be easier to float on than to walk beside. Long-term survivors should experiment with making canoes by burning out the centre of a tree trunk or covering a frame of willow with birch bark or skins.

SAS 119 - Moving on Waterways

SAS 119 – Moving on Waterways

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