Ken
06-22-2013, 07:36 PM
So you want to go live in the wilderness…..
I’ve lost count of the people who’ve joined the Forums and immediately posted that they plan on making the escape from society by living off the land and “surviving” in the wilderness.
The first thing that anyone with ideas like that should know is that we are NOT a sadistic group of people who will encourage you to embark on a suicide mission. However, before we can give you any input, it would really help if we had a profile of the individual seeking our advice. So, here are a few PRELIMINARY questions we should have your answers to if you want a meaningful reply from us:
01. How old are you?
02. WHY do you want to do this? Be honest with us and with yourself. Give details.
03. What type of wilderness/off the grid experience do you have? Give us ALL the details.
04. How familiar are you with the area you plan on going to?
05. Do you have written permission from the landowner to stay and live there?
06. Tell us about any special skills or experience you have that will help you survive.
07. Are you familiar with the hunting-trapping-fishing laws in that area?
08. What type of hunting-trapping-fishing experience do you have?
09. Do you have experience processing, cooking, and preserving fish and game?
10. Are you familiar with the wild edibles in that area?
11. Do you have experience identifying, processing, and preserving those wild edibles?
12. Tell us about your fire-making skills in all types of weather.
13. What fire-making tools are you planning to take with you?
14. How do you plan on collecting, filtering, purifying, and storing your water?
15. What type of temporary shelter are you planning to use?
16. Do you have experience making or erecting that type of temporary shelter?
17. What type of permanent shelter do you plan to construct?
18. How much experience do you have making that type of permanent shelter?
19. Do you plan on raising any crops? Tell us about those plans, and what you know about raising crops in that area.
20. Tell us about the gear, tools, supplies, and other items you plan on taking with you. All of it.
21. How do you plan on getting it there?
22. How will you be travelling?
23. How will you resupply with items that you can’t gather or make once you arrive?
24. What’s your “escape plan” if SHTF or if you become sick or get injured?
25. Are you ready for another hundred plus questions?
I’ve lost count of the people who’ve joined the Forums and immediately posted that they plan on making the escape from society by living off the land and “surviving” in the wilderness.
The first thing that anyone with ideas like that should know is that we are NOT a sadistic group of people who will encourage you to embark on a suicide mission. However, before we can give you any input, it would really help if we had a profile of the individual seeking our advice. So, here are a few PRELIMINARY questions we should have your answers to if you want a meaningful reply from us:
01. How old are you?
02. WHY do you want to do this? Be honest with us and with yourself. Give details.
03. What type of wilderness/off the grid experience do you have? Give us ALL the details.
04. How familiar are you with the area you plan on going to?
05. Do you have written permission from the landowner to stay and live there?
06. Tell us about any special skills or experience you have that will help you survive.
07. Are you familiar with the hunting-trapping-fishing laws in that area?
08. What type of hunting-trapping-fishing experience do you have?
09. Do you have experience processing, cooking, and preserving fish and game?
10. Are you familiar with the wild edibles in that area?
11. Do you have experience identifying, processing, and preserving those wild edibles?
12. Tell us about your fire-making skills in all types of weather.
13. What fire-making tools are you planning to take with you?
14. How do you plan on collecting, filtering, purifying, and storing your water?
15. What type of temporary shelter are you planning to use?
16. Do you have experience making or erecting that type of temporary shelter?
17. What type of permanent shelter do you plan to construct?
18. How much experience do you have making that type of permanent shelter?
19. Do you plan on raising any crops? Tell us about those plans, and what you know about raising crops in that area.
20. Tell us about the gear, tools, supplies, and other items you plan on taking with you. All of it.
21. How do you plan on getting it there?
22. How will you be travelling?
23. How will you resupply with items that you can’t gather or make once you arrive?
24. What’s your “escape plan” if SHTF or if you become sick or get injured?
25. Are you ready for another hundred plus questions?