why are you here

**HOP** · 10-23-2007, 09:19 PM

Most of Jack London are just stories but what stories a good fiction writer still does a pile of research and has a lot of facts in their text the movies usually elevate these fact to fantasy or myth perportions.

**Crash** · 10-24-2007, 10:05 AM

Why am I here.....hmmmm....

I'd have to say that I've always been interested in survival skills from my day as a boy scout. Now that my son is a Tiger Cub, it's sort of rekindled my interest. It's weird how you go so long being interested in something but never really realize it until some time later.

Anyway, I'm here to learn from you all. I'm probably the least-knowledgeable person I know in regards to survival, but when I dive into something, I dive in really fast. This is important to me because of my son. I see opportunities arising from being in the bush together, relying on one another and bonding.

I'll probably spend most of my time here reading and asking questions, if that's okay with everyone else.

**wareagle69** · 10-24-2007, 10:46 AM

i agree with fvr again i am here to read and learn every ones thought and opinions. i never gave much thought to the psychological side of survival until reading gino ferri's version of wilderness survival changed my outlook

**FVR** · 10-24-2007, 05:53 PM

I've always been interested in the psychological part of survival as it's the mind that will most defeat you.

You are your worst enemy.

But many just poo poo this, until they are in situations that demand it's acknowledgement. At that point, usually it's too late.

**corndog-44** · 10-24-2007, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by volwest

"you are your worst enemy" is a saying that is not complete and precise enough.
It is actually a false accusation...

that's a thread on its own...lol

volwest, start the thread cause I agree with FVR; "You are your worst enemy".

By far, the most common wilderness deaths are caused by one and only one living thing: ourself.

**FVR** · 10-24-2007, 10:41 PM

You are your worst enemy

Can be as complicated as you want or basic plain and simple.

If you do not have the will to live, you will die. Now, one's will to live may be governed by a host of internal or external forces.

Example: Making your first sales call, then making a hundred more. If you make the calls, you will get a percentage of appointments, out of those appointements, you will get a percentage of sales. BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE CALLS.

This can also be used in applying for a job. There is always an excuse to not put together the resume and make the calls. Many years ago, while in S.Cal., my excuses were, the beach, the girls, and the party. Eventually, I realized that to continue my good times, I need money. To get money, I need a job. To get a job, I need to get interviews. To get interviews, I needed to update my resume and make the calls.

After I did this, I realized that the money spent on the girls, beach, and partying was really not worth it. Well, at least the girls and the parying. The beach is another story. HAAAAAAA.... you thought I would say the girls.LOL.

**FVR** · 10-24-2007, 10:52 PM

Let's say you're in the North, 7' of snow, you've been out there two days and you are cold. Your body is drained of energy, you are not prepared, you are not making water to drink because it's too easy to just grab a handful of snow, and eat. Les, does it, why can't I?

Your body wants to go to sleep, you are past the shivering and teeth banging part, sleep would feel so good. You know that if you go to sleep, you may not wake up, but sleep would feel so good.

The easy way out, go to sleep. The hard way, to get your arse up, walk around, get the cold feeling again, start shivering again, start the teeth chatter, try to make a fire or at least find or rip a piece of cloth from your undergarments, pack with snow and melt close to your body, so you can suck the water from the cloth. Yeh, easier to go to sleep. Just 10 minutes and then I'll get up and walk around.

**corndog-44** · 10-24-2007, 11:37 PM

Hey FVR...put the brakes on until you start a new thread.

**woodwose** · 10-26-2007, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by owl_girl

I want to be confident and independent when I’m in the woods or in nature and the more knowledge I get the more confident and relaxed I am when I’m hiking or camping or out in the middle of nowhere. Learning this stuff is to control fear so I can enjoy the stuff I love and venture out farther and not have to worry about it so much. If something happens or I get lost I don’t want to have to depend on someone ells or technology for my survival.

Also I find the history and culture of wilderness survival and living fascinating and I want to help keep that knowledge alive and learn a much as I can and share what I learn.

So much of todays society has forgotten (or never learned) the art of survival. Society (and not just in the U.S.) are so comfy in a luxurious pampered way of life that most of (them?) wouldn't think to go back to the rudiments of living. But yet, we all may have to someday as events unfold in the world. Primitive culture, self suffiency, disaster preparedness and outdoor survival techniques all play a key role in living in these times.