Not sure why he is teaching jungle survival when he didn't make it any further than Castel. However, as we're on a rambling session, here's some tips about jungle survival.
Killing chickens in the jungle to survive. Are you kidding, do you think that in the jungle you are just going to come across a chicken in the jungle? seriously, if the said chicken has escaped all the cats and snakes and caimans do you really think she is going to stroll into your trap?
But it's the weekend so we can pretend that you're smarter than the chicken. Next thing is to kill it. No point in trying to saw through its neck with your rusty legion issue tattoo or your blunt foyer bought opinel. No wring the little f*ckers neck. How to do this : put the chicken under the crotch of your arm and hold it fast with your elbow, be careful of it's feet! Place the hand that is hold the chicken around it's neck. place the opposite hand above so that your two thumbs are touching. Wring her neck (the chicken's) hard and pull until it separates from the body. This is important, because if you are not used to it, the chicken, rightfully gets annoyed and will struggle like hell to get away.
Once you have pulled its head off, if you are not used to doing it, place it on the ground and step back. We've all heard the expression of 'running around like a headless chicken' or 'running around like a fut fut in Castel', (actually I just made the latter one up today).
So we've got a dead chicken the next thing is to empty its insides. Heart and liver are usually all that 1st world people will eat. Here in Asia, practically everything including its feet is eaten. Worth remembering because if it should come down to a survival situation, remember that on other animals such as wild pig, you can eat practically everything.
If you were born on a farm you will know how to pluck a chicken, If not, it's best to skin it. True, it loses taste but believe me it's a lot less hassle. Which is why you should always have a razor blade in you survival kit, or even better a scalpel blade.
Make a fire and put on the skin to cook to let all the animals know that "legionnaire Sander's Kentucky fried chicken is open". Next put the head of the chicken on a stick and singe it. The head and the entrails will be used to bait other animals - away from your base camp. In your survival tin you should have snares, -as well as 100 US dollars, a preservative, magnesium fire lighter, water purifying tables, malaria tablets, disinfectant tables (I'll explain that later) wire saw, suture material...
The fire:
Dig a hole and line it with rocks, use your bowie knife to cut the driest dead branches down the middle and then down the middle again. Keep doing this until you get to the dry inner core of the branch. Remember the jungle, especially the rain forests stay wet on the ground. Instead of making the boyscout type of fire in a tepee shape, place four of the outer pieces of the branch (the wettest part) in a square, two on the bottom and two on top to form the sides. Next place a piece of candle in the middle. If you are in the jungle you will have candles, or a can of kiwi boot polish or anything else that burns slowly for a long time. Then fill in the square with a layer of dry wood. Light the candle. Then criss cross this with another layer and so on. Once the fire is going allow it to burn down to charcoal/coals. next place a layer of rocks over the charcoal.
If there isn't many rocks around, any really wet branches will do the trick. 'IF' you brought some folded up tin foil with you place the cut up pieces of chicken inside and add the salt 'If' you brought any, remembering that you will be sweating and need to replace the salt you're losing. Place large green leaves over the chicken and cover with dirt. This stops the smell from telling the animals where your dinner is and allows you to go off to lay your snares. A bit like going off to the pub on a Sunday and coming home to your Sunday lunch and you wife nagging because you’re late.
The next meal:
Take the skin that was on fire and rub it on your hands. This is to get rid of the smell of dettol soap or your Clive Christian No 1 aftershave from giving you away. Go up wind and set your snares.
Survival tin:
basically it’s up to you and easy to make. An old fashioned tobacco tin was the favorite on the All Arms Commando Course. The tin could be used as a cup or to scoop water into a recipient. Wrapped in black masking tape to waterproof it and to come in handy later on.
A preservative. Water is your main need. Placing a preservative in a sock will enable you to carry water.
Tin foil, folds up easily and can be used for signaling.
USDollars. In a strange place you may have difficulty in explaining that you are in a survival situation, let Benjamin Franklin do the talking for you.
Cotton, fill in the space you have left with cotton, it catches alight very easily. Place on some crumpled up paper, scrape the magnesium from you magnesium lighter strike the flight on the other side.
Wire saw, a must for making a shelter.
Potassium permanganate tablets. (permi tabs) 1 tablet = 4 liters of désinfectant.
Button compass, Mini-mag light, fish hooks and line, dextrose tablets (energy), salt, water purifying tablets, razor blade, malaria tablets, suture material… and the liste goes on.