Firefighters' forest tucker trial
Published 21 Jan 2012 15:00
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TWO adventurous firefighters are braving the cold to spend five nights in the wilderness in aid of charity.
Watch manager Miles Cooper, from Bracknell Fire Station, and Ross Higgs, from Caversham Road station in Reading, ventured out into the New Forest on Monday and are hoping to survive until tomorrow (Friday) armed only with a 24-hour army ration pack, an axe, a knife and a metal cooking tin each.
The intrepid pair want to raise at least £400 for the British Lung foundation because they both have family members who have been affected by lung conditions.
Speaking before the challenge Mr Cooper, 42, from Yateley, said: "It's something we've never done before, normally when you do a sponsored event you think you can do it - that's why you put yourself down for it. But we don't know if we can do this!
"I'm dreading the possibility of not eating for five days in these temperatures, it's going to be very interesting!"
The two adventurers took part in a similar challenge a couple of years ago but during August. One of their first priorities will be building a shelter and creating somewhere to sleep that is raised off the cold ground.
They have just three boil-in-the-bag meals each in their ration packs and once these supplies run out they will have to forage for wild berries and could be resorting to eating creepy crawlies.
Mr Higgs, 30, from Reading, said: "Anything that runs slower than us is on the menu! Woodlice, worms - you can eat most bugs."
Visit www.justgiving.com/survival-challenge to sponsor them.
This article appeared in Bracknell News 19 Jan 12
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