(22 April 2012, 17:40)g79 Wrote: Don't sulk,just tale criticism and know you own limitations before you tell other how to do it.
You make a big thing about how you are better prepped and have done more than 90-95% of other preppers ,how do you know this.This is just another of your assumptions and you assume you can do it too because you think you can.
You need a reality check,try this.
Go outside and get yourself food and water for a day without being seen,just take your BOB as it is now.Go on Try it then let us know how well you did,if you are seen you you will have failed, if you don't find 2500 calories (RDA) and 3 litres you will have failed.
I'm not sulking, I just think that if everyone wants me to be quiet, then I'll be quiet. I accept the criticism and that's fair enough.
In regards to my assumptions, I have proved I can live in the Cook Islands unassisted for 5 weeks. I was given 1 days training from a local guy, and that was it. I had a machete, a file to keep the machete sharp, and a chunk of string. I had enough tins for 1 a day, then the rest of the food was scavenged/foraged. Thankfully there were loads of coconuts, so I know the system would be different, but the principles of staying dry and warm (at night) would be similar. I managed to get plenty of water then as well.
As for the 90-95% better prepared.....NO CHANCE!!! haha. I know how unprepared I am. If I was really well prepared, I wouldn't need to be on the forum. I believe I would have better chances in the woods than in a semi-rural situation. In regards to fitness though, damn-right I believe I am in the top 10% of preppers, sure. But I train almost daily in MMA and I'm in the gym, as well as running. So yes, I do believe my fitness is well up there. What I believe is that because I do not have the restraights of a family, I do not have that burden to carry and I do not have to take into consideration the issue of looking after anyone other than myself.
But as for your challenge G79 I'm up for that! Sounds like great fun. I'll go into the woods and I won't eat from my BOB! That sounds great!!! I'm not sure how I'll count the calories, but I'll do what I can and will log everything I get. Sounds like fun. I'm in the office tomorrow, so I can't really do that. But I'll do it next weekend. Considering I live in the middle of a very busy street, I'm pretty certain I'll get seen, but I'll go into the woods for the weekend with just by BOB. I did very similar to that with AlyBear, but we were dropped off in the woods at night. Also we did also get our own water, about 6 litres in all and we purified it, drank it, and used it to make cuppa-soup and coffee.
(22 April 2012, 17:58)g79 Wrote: No No, I just feel that sometimes people need to slow down and actually try the skills they have read about instead of assuming that because it sounds easy that it is.
The best way to show yourself how well you can manage is to actually do these things regularly.
Light a fire in the woods using just what you can find,you can use whichever fire lighting method you like but do it after 3 days of rain
find food for each member of your party for a day
Find 3 litres of water for each member of party and purify it
Make a shelter to cover all of your party and keep them dry.
They all sound easy but just try them out .It will be an eyeopener for many.
I totally agree with this. That's one of the reasons I try to get out as much as possible.
Ask AlyBear about the fire. Everything was soaked when we went camping. But the prevailed and we got the fire going. After that experience I went straight online and learned about how best to start fires. Now I can start a pretty good fire very quickly. But trial and error got me there.
Same with the water collection, shelter making, foraging for food, and things like that. These are all skills that I'm practicing on a weekly basis. Since I split with AlyBear, what do you think has been filling my spare time (no, not that Mike haha)?
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