Knowledge decreases weight

[Mortblanc]

Come now, you fellows are not watching the show closely!

Sheldon Cooper is a prepper. He keeps a 72 hour kit and BOB ready at all times. In fact he keeps one for each resident of his apartment and possible guests. He forces his friends to take part in emergency drills and evacuation plans. He was forced to learn woodcraft and hunting skills while a child. He also was taught to shoot to an expert level by his late father, especially the use if a shotgun, by shooting skeet using his mom's dinner plates as targets. He is also proficient enough with a rifle to "shoot close enough to a raccoon to make it crap itself" without hitting the beast intentionally.

Even a "nerd" from Texas is a formidable outdoorsman, imagine what the dedicated ones are like.