This is what I'm talking about...
I'm going to be brutally honest here; I thought the Basic Survival thread was "Okay"; 3 stars out of a possible 5, as it is somewhat speculative; where Poco's experience actually happened. What is so absorbing to me about Poco, and maybe even Rebel, is that they didn't go through the whole thing solo; but formed small "communities" in order to insure there survival; hence my interest in the new thread.
Another reason is that some 15 years ago I was on staff at a homeless shelter for 4 years and saw all kinds come in. I could spend a whole night or two around a campfire telling you all stories about the lazy ones vs. the ones who got out & made it. The numbers are the highest on the lazy ones, as well as the weal ones; the druggies & the alcoholics who tried to rise above their addictions but couldn't. The Mission had a policy had a policy they enforced that if you got high or soused while staying there you had to leave, as there were others there that were trying to kick their addictions. If they refused to leave we had to call the police. Sometimes they would hit the police & then get arrested for assalting an officer. Also they wren't all males. Some women were taken away in handcuffs.
The positive side was that I learned some "road survival" tactics from these folks: Safest place to sleep; by a dumpster; Avoid down sleeping bags in the winter, they get wet, then freeze & you die! Best day of the week to pan-handle for cash...Sunday!(Church folks are a lot more generous then.)
Best place to find food...the dumpsters behind resturants. And so on! This is TRUE survival basics! :cool2: