where can I practice surviving?

[hunter63]

If you replace the words practice surviving with practice bush craft things make more sense. Like saying your going to go practice falling when you mean your going rock climbing.

Bhohahaha....This statement should be a sticky......Rep sent

Well tried say I have to spread it...
Someone hit Batch up with some rep?

[natertot]

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Well tried say I have to spread it...
Someone hit Batch up with some rep?

I got it for you hunter!

[Rick]

I agree. The term bush craft pretty much says it. Well done.

[DSJohnson]

Bhohahaha....This statement should be a sticky......Rep sent

Well tried say I have to spread it...
Someone hit Batch up with some rep?

Done but it looks like Nater beat me to it...Dang

[DSJohnson]

Back to the original question. Simple...load up and go camping. You live in Florida but I did not see if you said northern Florida or southern. I agree 100% with KY about the App trail. Just lookin' at Google Earth and since I do not have a clue where you are starting from it is about 520 miles from Tampa to the southern trail-head of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail at Amicalola Falls State Park. So make a plan and load up. Take lots of pictures and tell us how it went. I am jealous. Ever since the first time I read an article in Boy's Life about the A.T. when I was about 13 I have dreamed of hiking it.

[kyratshooter]

I did the lower half of the AT back in 2001 and it is not all it is cracked up to be.

Round and round and up and down.....

At one point I started hiking in the am and crossed a gravel road with a house close by. Walked all day and camped that night, woke up and dropped off a hill and passed the same house. Went back up another hill and hiked all day, camped that night. Woke the next morning, dropped off the ridge and,,,,You guessed it!!!,,,,crossed the same road and passed the same house!!!

I hiked three days and did not make 100 yards straight line distance!

And don't get me started on the bears! Every trail shelter has its own resident sow with cubs.

[natertot]

I think Kyrat forgot his compass!

[kyratshooter]

You don't use a compass on the AT, you follow the trail markers.

The trail is worn down to the bedrock for most the southern half. Not much way to get lost.

Problem is that the guy with the little metal plaques and the hammer was apparently drunk when marking the trail.

[Sarge47]

Anybody know what happened to the guy that started this thread?....

[hunter63]

Naw, thinking drive by........looking for some one to tell him the "secret"....and no one did.

[natertot]

Anybody know what happened to the guy that started this thread?....

he probably froze to death in north Florida!

[kyratshooter]

I think he was an apocalyptic prepper looking for a prophet to follow.

That S-word we have in our title draws them all.

Perhaps we should substitute the word survival with the word "Bushcraft" ourselves. We might get fewer drive-bys.

We are one of the only forums left on the internet that has survival in our title, and from what I can tell we are the only one not preparing for the 2012 EOTW (yep there are some still waiting, BOB in hand), and the only one not promoting the Rambo lifestyle.

[crashdive123]

he probably froze to death in north Florida!

He is more than six hours south of me.


We did have a bit of a chill. Heat index only got up to 105 today before the thunder boomers moved in.

[hunter63]

He is more than six hours south of me.


We did have a bit of a chill. Heat index only got up to 105 today before the thunder boomers moved in.

OMG...get out the bunny boots and parka...........

[Kjack42088]

**** folks.. To those that gave responses and helpful info thank you it's much appreciated. To the others that offered no helpful advice and didn't even get close to the topic thanks for your two cents as well... What good is a forum without the mindless crap some people have to offer. i don't understand what draws people to comment when they have no intention of actually answering the question and just want to argue about words and how they percieve them.

[Sarge47]

We were being kind, you think that's bad once upon a time there was this guy who called himself "Blade..." Actually you were given some good answers. A more of a prompt appearance on your part would have helped....

[Rick]

You offer us no age, no experience level, no idea of what equipment you might have and no idea what you intend to "hunt". Still, we are suppose to provide thoughtful input to someone that wants to "survive" and then gets his knickers in a twist when he doesn't receive the kind of response he thinks he should. Garbage in, garbage out as they say.

[hunter63]

**** folks.. To those that gave responses and helpful info thank you it's much appreciated. To the others that offered no helpful advice and didn't even get close to the topic thanks for your two cents as well... What good is a forum without the mindless crap some people have to offer. i don't understand what draws people to comment when they have no intention of actually answering the question and just want to argue about words and how they percieve them.

Seriously?....kinda huffy there?.....What's up with that?

[Batch]

Fact is that cold weather survival is more difficult in the southeast than any other section of the country I can imagine.

You have cold and wet but no snow. No snow caves, now snow insulation, no easy tracking of animals, no deep preservation freezing of food supplies.

Just frozen mud and leafless trees everywhere with the wind howling around your ears and not a stick of dry wood for building and maintaining a fire. You are going to get wet, then it is going to freeze, then it is going to thaw just enough for you to be wet again, and then it will freeze.

That is why I live in Kentucky but still own three different kinds of waterproof foot gear and a pair of bunny boots!

To the OP, I thought this was some seriously useful info that Kyrat posted regarding your plans. I am a South Florida Swamp Rat. I have never stayed the night in camp below 20 degrees. Few days near 30 and most above 50. Hell most above lows of 75. LOL

[natertot]

Dang Man! Kyrat gave some awesome advice and pointers. I even invited you to my neck of the woods to show you a bit. Then as Rick said, you didn't give us much info and like Sarge said, you haven't really participated in the thread.

What more could I do for you!?