How many of you still remember your survival skills?

Question

How to build a small campsite, a lean-two, even a modest garden?

I do. It's been about 10 years since I had to "live off the land"--sort to speak--but the old habits never have died off, or been forgotten.

Even now, I'm still preparing--just in case.

How about the rest of you?

Answer 1

What's so sad, is so many people ridicule and mock the idea of "preparing", which only tells me some people are in for a very rude awakening.

However, like anything, there are people who carry a concept to the extreme.

I for one, hope I am totally wrong and the skeptics are right.

Problem is, they won't be around for me to say "Told you so..."

Answer 2

I believe and live by the belief that a person should never be without 3 things:  A means to make fire not involving a fuel, a knife, and a piece of string.  Being able to make fire without matches, tell time and direction without a watch or compass, and all the other things these 3 items can be used for create the possibility of a lifestyle above the level of the Stone Age, within one's personal resources.  Personally, I wouldn't want to live any other way.

Answer 3

Yeah, it was some years ago.

never actually really used them outside of training, and even if you get everything wrong, all they will do is yell at you and make you repeat it, they aren't going to just let you die.

so i have never really had to use it or face death.

Answer 4

I do alright till the bear wrestling class.

Answer 5

We still live very much like that, sure we have all the modern consciences, but we also grow a huge amount of our fresh fruits and veggies, and we know who to warm and cook by the fireplace.

Answer 6

I was never in the girl scouts thanks! When it comes to surviving in the wilderness, I've got my tent, my rucksack and my sleeping bag - as for food, I guess I'll be looking for things I can eat cold that stay edible for a while, because I'm not building a fire on my own!