Cody and Dave pit their skills against classic African bush country of Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Because of the imminent threat of predators, they were given a machete that at least allows them to fashion rudimentary weapons like the sharpened staff that Cody holds. Everything else — including the ostrich egg canteen — is up to them.
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The survival duo starts out across the bush with all their senses on high alert. It's best to create a rapidly alternating rhythm of looking down — to avoid holes and snakes — and looking around to check for four-legged threats.
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Cody's like a kid in a candy factory when he finds an ostrich egg, a bone-hard shell used by local Bushmen as a water carrier.
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The search for water and prey always leads to watering holes, but since it's the dry season there's not much left at most of them but well-tracked mud. Still these spots act as animal magnets and offer the only hope of finding moisture.
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Dave can't resist the chance to make friends with a young non-venomous bush snake.
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As evening comes, it's imperative to get a fire going as the main defense against nocturnal predators. Dave blows on a tinder bundle that's smouldering with a hot ember made with hand drill elbow grease.
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Dave makes cordage from dried monkey thorn brush that also serves as an excellent camp barrier to keep out unwanted nighttime guests.
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