SURVIVAL BASICS

...WITH ANTONIO SCARPELLI

To gain and share some insight into the world of primitive survival, we interview Antonio Scarpelli, a self taught survivalist and primitive skills aficionado. Through the discussion of various survival scenarios we will uncover some basic techniques that would be helpful for anyone interested in gaining such knowledge. After all, you can never be too prepared…


 Tools made by Antonio Scarpelli

While these tools were not specifically discussed in this interview, they are intuitively made, and probably helpful for anyone in a survival situation. 
1) Deer antler used for hole punching, pressure flaking, fire bow drill handle… Leather used for pressure flaking guard… 2) Various stones from left: (1) rock used to hit and flake other stones (2) raw chert to flake from (3) razor edged chert flake… 3) Raw ceder bark and woven ceder sling…

This interview was arranged, recorded and engineered by Sam Scarpelli for the Audio Recording program at the Evergreen State College.

Microphone used: Samson CO3U Condenser
Music: Song “Adrift” taken from the Shipwreck Motel album “The Voyage of the Bottle.” Written, performed and recorded by Sam Scarpelli.