Hello everyone

[atl2ptown]

New to the forum, just thought I would drop by for an introduction. I live in Atlanta now, after being all over the world with the Marines. I have spent extensive time in woods, mountains, cold weather, deserts etc. However, keeping the survival skillset up to date is difficult. Last weekend I went on a rather light camping trip in N. Georgia, and I was shocked at how rusty I was. Basic fire starting, fishing, cooking etc. seemed like a real task. It was wet, but still, I was displeased.

So I've been looking into ways to retrain myself.

What do you guys that live in the city do to maintain the skills? The only thing I can think of is to do hard core camping trips frequently, and if possible longer trips annually. I would like to build a little hut in the woods to get away and focus on living a weekend with very basic equipment.

[chiye tanka]

Welcome and thanks for your service.

[Sourdough]

Welcome.......

[crashdive123]

Hello and welcome. Thank you for your service.

[Riverrat]

Welcome....

[nell67]

Welcome to the forum.

[laughing beetle]

hi:) welcome to the forum:)

[Runs With Beer]

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. This is a pretty cool site, Can learn a lot here. A s far as keeping up with your skills Practice makes Perfect. IE Adapt And Overcome!

[atl2ptown]

Thanks for the welcome, I'm looking forward to learning new stuff.

[Sarge47]

As the proud father of a former Marine I welcome you & say Semper Fi!:)

[Gray Wolf]

Welcome, and as for your question, practice, practice, practice!

[Rick]

Welcome and thanks for your service. Why hard core training? You don't have to remove a lot of metal every time you want to sharpen a knife. You just clean up the edge a bit. Same with good skills IMO. You don't need to go through basic again just pick a subject and work on it when you are out to keep those skills sharp. If a particular subject seems extra difficult then work on it the next few times you are out to bring those skills back up to par.

[Jay]

Greeting & welcome.

[SARKY]

Semper Fi!
you can easily practice some of you skills individually in your backyard. (fire starting) or at a local park. (if the police ask, you are trying to perfect your skills before you give a presentation to a boyscout troop) if you have a backyard to play in, it doesn't take a lot of room to build a lean to or put up a delta dome using poncho. pick a skill that needs perfecting and use your imagination.

[Fletcher]

Welcome. .

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