Wilderness Survival Help Needed

**Pal334** · 01-04-2009, 08:31 PM

Jason: I Have lived within 50 miles of the "Big Apple" For 28 years. It has a well earned reputation for rudeness and filth. Actually the only other city dirtier is Philadelphia PA. I never go to either city except for work. Just keep your eyes open, "watch your six" and enjoy your visit. I am sure there are many that don't agree with me, so be it, just giving my observations.

**hoosierarcher** · 01-04-2009, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Jason_Montana

"Welcome to the Jungle Baby...your going to die!"

My wife is planning on taking me to some wild place known as the Big Apple in March. I am a little anxious as this is WAY out of my comfort zone, and I am not well versed in this style of survival. What should I be doing to prepare, what should I take, and how should I interact with all the wild ape like creatures that inhabitat this foreign land?

Walk with confidence, Beware of everyone around you but pretty much only look straight ahead. Nothing says "tourist"(read that "prey") like looking up at the tall buildings and a nervously pivoting and turning head. They have strange laws that prevent a man carrying the tools he may need to defend his family and self. So be adviced that you risk trouble with misguided law enforcement personel if you carry what they call "a concealed weapon" be it a knife or(as they see it) God forbid a gun. Something I carried in the big city was a heavy duty zipper bag with about $14 in change that was inside a Crowne Royal velvet bag that I'd replaced the draw strings with paracord on. No law about carrying excessive change(hey I had laundry to do) I'm sure you can figure out how to use this as an improvised protection device.
Be polite but act like you own the world when talking to people. That let's them know you're not "prey."

**Nativedude** · 01-05-2009, 02:22 AM

Jason,

I have been to NY, upstate and NYC on many different occasions. I have taught survival courses in the Adirondacks many times then ventured down state to the city a few times throughout the years (pre 9/11). Post 9/11 NYC is a big brother nightmare!

Flak-jacket un-friendlies everywhere. And as stated in an earlier post; security check-points EVERYWHERE!! Pre 9/11 was a real nightmare for me. I don't wear shoes. . .ever, and everywhere I went all I heard was, "sir, you must have shoes to come in here". I even had people on the street asking me "where are your shoes"? One lady offered to buy me a pair. When I told her I never wear shoes, she got this astonished and dumb-founded look on her face and asked, "how can you possibly walk around like that"? My response was, "how can you possibly walk around in those (shoes)"? I can only imagie what post 9/11 must be like?!

IMHO, the culture and history are not worth it. I much prefer the history of the Rockie Mountains, as to, any history of the east. For me, anything east of the Missouri river is not worth visiting. Been there, done that. . .not worth it! Again, this is my humble opinion.

I grew up in the east and as soon as I was old enough I moved out west and never looked back.

**Gray Wolf** · 01-05-2009, 02:55 AM

Jason, Don't let people scare you about NYC, you can buy a gun of any size and caliber, semi. or auto, on just about any corner. Without any paperwork!