living in the wilderness

**projectfear22** · 01-16-2014, 05:44 PM

hi I'm 17 yr old (18 on the 29th this month) from Croatia and I was thinking maybe when I get 40 years old or so go live in the wilderness, today's world is just awful, and humans living with nature was Gods intention anyway, also its a great place to learn all the qi gong, tai chi, chakra stuff i started to believe in since last year, doubt that I'll do it unless I get someone to be with me together

was wondering can you give me tips or links or anything to learn everything about the wild, If i go to the wild I guess I'd go o Asia not sure though

**crashdive123** · 01-16-2014, 07:01 PM

I don't think links will help you with what you seek. Getting out and learning/doing will. Good luck.

**Double Tap** · 01-16-2014, 09:09 PM

Hi.

I know how you feel. I'm American, but I bugged out and went to live in Asia when I was about 8 years older than you. I lived there for almost 10 years. I didn't live in the forest, though. For me, I was just trying to avoid a boring life. The problem is, no matter where you live, it becomes normal and boring before too long.

One problem with living in the wilderness in other countries is, you need you need visas and a valid passport. If officials found you living in the wilderness, and you didn't have the proper documents, you would be deported, or possibly imprisoned. So you might want to look at either living in the wilderness in Croatia, or perhaps just living and working in another country.

As far as learning about the wild, there are lots and lots of wilderness survival guides. I started reading them as a kid, and even if you don't have a chance to use the information, the books are really interesting. Also there are many Youtube videos on wilderness survival, and I'm sure a quick search will turn up lots of interesting ones. You could look for videos that show basic, general things, or you could look for videos with more specific information, either on the wilderness in Croatia, or in other countries that you might like to go to.

One last thing. You don't have to wait until your an old man of 40 (haha!) before you do something "crazy". You might feel like you're too young to do a lot of things, but you're not. Most people follow the easy route, the comfortable way, and do what everyone else does. That often doesn't lead to a terribly great life, in my opinion. You can make up your own rules. Just try to think about things, as best you can. But you don't get too far in life without taking chances.

**1stimestar** · 01-16-2014, 11:55 PM

**Canoetripper** · 01-17-2014, 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by 1stimestar

OK Now you O me 6mins.&7secs. of my life. Don't make come all the way to Alaska to get it back.
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**Canoetripper** · 01-17-2014, 02:13 AM

Originally Posted by projectfear22

hi I'm 17 yr old (18 on the 29th this month) from Croatia and I was thinking maybe when I get 40 years old or so go live in the wilderness, today's world is just awful, and humans living with nature was Gods intention anyway, also its a great place to learn all the qi gong, tai chi, chakra stuff i started to believe in since last year, doubt that I'll do it unless I get someone to be with me together

was wondering can you give me tips or links or anything to learn everything about the wild, If i go to the wild I guess I'd go o Asia not sure though

Why don't you become a forest ranger or hunting-fishing guide? You could live in the wilds and make money at the same time.

**1stimestar** · 01-17-2014, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by Canoetripper

OK Now you O me 6mins.&7secs. of my life. Don't make come all the way to Alaska to get it back.
My address is................................................ .................................................. ...................

Sorry Cupcake, you're going to have to come up here to collect it.

**hunter63** · 01-17-2014, 04:40 PM

Lots of open space/years from 18 to 40.........
Just start slowly now, with skills and knowledge and see how you like it?

When you are 40 , a lot of 18 year old activates may not be so interesting........
Good luck