What Do I Need To Survive in the Wild?

[Lamewolf]

Simple - "knowlege" !

[Atehequa]

I would have to include good health and physical fitness. There's a fellow at work who goes on about wilderness survival, but the poor guy is at least 150lbs overweight and can't walk 50 yards without getting winded. I really don't see people with serious medical conditions lasting all that long in the wilds either.

Way out in the wilds on foot one tends to discover just how small and insignificant he or she really is.

[ninjasurvivor]

Knowing your own limitations. What is difficult for me may be very easy for you, and vice versa. A man recently died in the wild trying to climb up a cliff to rescue his dog...barefoot. Only overconfidence would lead you to attempt such a foolish endeavor.

A firm grasp of you physical and mental limitations, cross-checked with your environmental conditions, will paint the picture of your survival scenario. If that is askew, then you'll assume you are entering a survivable situation when in fact you are approaching your own undoing.

[Survival Guru]

You can find good survival kits at website removed. They're not designed for long-term, permanently moving into the wilderness survival, but as far as quality wilderness survival kits this is the place to get them.

[Survival Guru]

For most, that can be a misnomer especially in harsh conditions. Rule of threes- as a rule of thumb one can die after 3 minutes without air, 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food. The Shelter part is key and generally under rated. With wet clothes or storm conditions hypothermia can set in, and if you don't have a way to get out of the elements things can get bad very quickly.

[hunter63]

Hunter63 saying Hey and Welcome.
That site wouldn't happen to be yours now would it?....as that would be considered spam.

There is an intro section.
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...-Introductions

[kyratshooter]

I thought we once had a filter that would not allow one to post a link to a site so they could sell something for at least ten minutes after they had registered !!!

Here lately everyone that signs on is trying to sell snake oil on their first post.

[crashdive123]

That filter thing is hit or miss sometimes.

I'm thinking our latest spammer picked the wrong screen name since he couldn't figure out how to survive until his third post.

[Canoetripper]

I'm thinking our latest spammer picked the wrong screen name since he couldn't figure out how to survive until his third post.

LOL

Crash that was funny that one should be in joke of the day buddy.....................................

[hunter63]

Tried to be nice......guess that didn't work.
The word "Guru"......makes me nervous,........like I have to go tinkle, or some thing.

[randyt]

Sometimes I think a good dose of luck is needed. Take Ishi for example, he had all the knowledge needed for his terrain but in the end he was found starving. I'm not sure if he was starving for companionship or food though.

[hunter63]

I still think Ishi was shot by an irate husband.......Just a feeling.....

Oops wrong guy......I was think about Otzi

[randyt]

He may have been but he died of tuberculosis LOL.

[Tokwan]

Having the best survival knowledge and also the best survival tools will still not guarantee you will be able to survive. The skills, knowledge and tools are meant to help you so that you have a better chance of surviving...There are still elements that can kill you.

[hunter63]

Sometimes I think a good dose of luck is needed. Take Ishi for example, he had all the knowledge needed for his terrain but in the end he was found starving. I'm not sure if he was starving for companionship or food though.

OK, OK, you are talking about the last surviving member found starving in California........Gottcha.

I though you meant Otzi, The ice man.

[randyt]

OK, OK, you are talking about the last surviving member found starving in California........Gottcha.

I though you meant Otzi, The ice man.

I thought maybe my memory was playing tricks on me again LOL.

[onegoodfella00]

I live in Phoenix AZ and I don't agree with the easy society has turned out. I have plans but like I gotta talk to people that also have experience. I have a very generous amount of experience on living in a couple of different landscapes of wilderness. So like I just need some feedback

[randyt]

Post a intro and get started

[onegoodfella00]

What?......

[onegoodfella00]

Come on guys