Greetings from CT

[AlexanderSuperTramp]

Hey everybody,
Thanks for all of the things I've already learned on here. I'm hoping I will be able to contribute some of my knowledge. I'm going camping soon and want to try practicing survival techniques so we are going to build a shelter from scratch and maybe try making a snare. Does anyone have any other ideas that we could put into practice? The goal of my camping trips have changed from drinking booze around a camp fire to actually making tools and preparing for living in the wilderness. Any feedback is welcome. Thanks
Mark

[Styric]

Welcome! I am new to the board as well Mark. When I go camping nowadays I do the same thing...try to learn something or develop a skill. I call it Experiential Camping. Something I have done lately is to learn as much as I can about the native species of plants and animals in the area I am camping. As you know a state can have a variety of climates and each will have its resources. Try camping a couple of times in each climate and get to know it. In California we have forests, deserts, mountains, lakes , rivers, etc. As I camp at each one I record what I see and the interactions. Learning to fit in that system will give you confidence in a real situation. Not only that it will give you something to talk about around the fire instead of work and city life. ;)

[Sarge47]

1st off I don't care for your screen name, it's been done, &, in my opinion, by a loser.

2nd, tell us a bit more about yourself, like your age, marital status, etc.. This is coming off a bit weird.

[crashdive123]

Hello and welcome

[Rick]

Welcome home, Mark. If this is all new to you then concentrate on learning some of the basics. Fire building, shelter, locating and purifying water. Those three can keep you alive a long time.

[chiye tanka]

Aho mitakuye oyasin, and welcome aboard.

[tacticalguy]

Hello and welcome to the forum.....

[Ken]

Welcome to the Forum. It's good to have you here!

[AlexanderSuperTramp]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Thanks Styric I can use that when I go out today. Even though CT is like one climate I never thought of studying what I see around me. I'm 25 and single and have grown up reading books from Tom Brown Jr on tracking, the book into the wilderness about the life of Dick Proenneke.

[AlexanderSuperTramp]

Rick I have been checking out shelters, but there are so many different kinds. It's too cold for a hammock, but I will definitely attempting a raised shelter at some point :)

[crashdive123]

Rick I have been checking out shelters, but there are so many different kinds. It's too cold for a hammock, but I will definitely attempting a raised shelter at some point :)

The important thing IMO is to take it steady, and not try to cram too much into too short a period of time. Slow and steady...

[laughingbeetle]

Welcome to the forum.

[nell67]

Welcome to the forum!

[Rick]

You can practice fire starting in your back yard or local park. Debris shelters are both practical and relatively easy to build. Even a lean too can afford a lot of protection.

[Runs With Beer]

Welcome to the forum.

[Gray Wolf]

Welcome, and remember practice, practice, practice, and what Rick and crash said.