When you say bulbs, do you mean the 'root bulbs' ?and just a little tidbit of info the lilly pads, each of you who is really curios can look into it more but almost the entire thing is edible at different times of the year.  
 
Very few wild edibles actually taste good. Clover, rasberrys, and onion grass are about the only common ones here in the U.S. that are pretty enjoyable without any prep. However in a survival situation with hard labor and living just on wild edibles, you need about a salad bowl size amount of salad every day so the more stuff the merrier. Even if it taste horrible, it's edible and contributes to keeping you strong and healthy.

The flower buds of Lily plants are edible. Dipped in batter and fried, they are quite good.

... as do McDonalds fries.  They burn forever, they're so full of fat!

Konichi Wa Survivors.  Today we have an excellent tip on shelter from Ol' RatMan.  The Cheese-Loving one say's:
 
 " Hi again, fletch;  
   I hope I'm not hogging your thread.  Here's an article I wrote for paracordslinger's Experimental Archeology site.  I doubt he'll mind it being posted here.  
 
Tee Pee:  
 
 
     When I think of home made camping shelters the first thing that comes to mind is the tee pee.  We used to make them all the time as kids.  There's nothing quicker, easier, more versatile, and more effective, IMO.  A lean to can be just as good, but where I live it's mostly flat ground so there's not much to build a lean to against.  
   The first type of tee pee you throw together with no tools or cordage.  You can do it all with nothing but your bare hands in an hour.  To throw together a fast tee pee you start with some support poles.  You can find them laying around the woods all over the place.  There's no need to cut live trees for this part.  It helps if there's a Y at the end of one of your poles, but it's not completely necessary.  If you can find the right one a live tree can be one of your main support poles.  You start by leaning the support poles against each other.  Once you get three to stand up you're well on the way.  After that it's just a matter of leaning thinner poles on your frame then finishing with leafy branches. If it's winter use pine branches instead.  They work just as well or better.   If you're going to make a small cooking fire inside, which is often an excellent idea,  then leave a small hole, about eight inches in diameter, at the top to let the smoke out.  If it rains, not much rain will come in the hole and you can always block it later if it starts to really pour.   Of course you leave a small doorway.  In almost no time you've got a nice, comfy shelter that'll keep the wind and rain off of you.  If you're only staying a day or two this type of quick, easy tee pee will serve you well.    
   If you plan on staying at your camp longer then you can make a much stronger tee pee with just a few tools and some cordage.  First, bury the bottoms of your three main support poles a couple of feet deep.  Next, lash the tops of the poles together with some good strong rope or twine.  Finally, take a little time and weave your leafy branches between the thinner, secondary support poles.  The more time and care you take with this weaving the more snug and secure your tee pee will be.  In just a little more time than it took to make the first, fast tee pee you now have a very secure shelter that'll stand up to some pretty harsh weather or nosy animals.  If you're staying for a while you'll have to add new leafy branches every three or four days as the old ones dry out.  If you're fortunate enough to obtain animal pelts, they're great for tee pee walls. Though it won't look as pretty, plastic trash is your best bet for waterproof material, if you can find it.  Old trash bags rule.    
    In my mind there's no better shelter that you can throw up if you're going to be sleeping outdoors for a while and don't have access to a tent.  Also, it's actually fun to make.  Of course you have to be in the woods for this to work.  In a desert or Arctic scenario this plan is worthless.  
    Rat Man "
 
  What hogging?  Keep those tips coming in Survivors.   And a big shout out to the Whiskered One on tips for staying cozy in the wild.
 
  Fletch Out

Thanks for that tip, Fletch_man.
 
But I didn´t really quite understood that with the Lieutenant with a compass...
 
 

Quote from Ulrica on Apr 11^th, 2012, 3:23pm:

 
It's an old Army joke that means that officers can't navigate and if the LT has the map and compass, you'll always be lost.  Of course Timann has a good point too, although Lieutenants are sneaky enough and can mess stuff up even without a compass..................

I'm sure this is a good tip but personally I just never got the hang of steels.  All I've ever done is dull knives with them.  I guess I need more practice.