Years ago I sold insurance. The big sellers for sales people was cassette tapes, books, and videos on how to become a "SUCCESS!" Yes, the magic letter "S" seems to draw people like a magnet. Every "so-called" sales "guru" that came out of the woodwork would pawn off his media on us. Oh, there were a few who were "spot on," but very few.
It's no different in the "survival" field. There's that magical letter "S" again! Survivorman, Dual Survival, And I Alone Survived, then just look at the books and videos! We can also add Facebook and the web itself to the mix.
The fact of the matter is that outdoors folk were into survival long before it became a media circus. They didn't have fancy gear, clothing, or a wicked looking knife, just what they needed. Some of the best teaching came fro the Boy Scouts. That's right; a bunch of 12 to 16 year-olds could do things that some on here only fantasize about! Kinda makes you think, don't it?
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