Do You Think You Could Survive?

[Newanderthal]

I'd go cannibal. plenty of food walking around, and most people are easy to catch

[ppine]

I think of survival in terms of being in the bush, not at home with a freezer, rifles, and electricity.

Maybe someone can explain to me what you would be eating in the winter in the mountains.

[oldsarge]

Originally Posted by ppine

I think of survival in terms of being in the bush, not at home with a freezer, rifles, and electricity.

How true. Sometimes I think folks get being a survival prepper and surviving mixed up. Wilderness living is a whole other story and something I'm not experienced with to comment about. I feel that those folks survive the winters by preparing all summer. When I think of surviving, I picture something going terribly wrong on one of my outings and having to last until help arrives or I figure a way to help myself. I'm sure we all have our own picture of what may happen to us when out in the field. This is what we should all be training for, our own particular situation (day trekkers, hiking, over nighters, backpackers or kayak and canoe trips) Surviving starts before the trip begins, are we truly prepared or biting off more than we can chew. Do we have a contingency plan for if things go wrong? Who's expecting us back at a certain time and what to do if we don't return? Prior planning is as important as the skills of fire making, water and shelter. This is why I feel that Cody Lundin's book "98.6 degree, how to keep your ass alive" is such a good read. Especially for those of us who may be just starting out. Some of the best practical information for surviving, not wilderness living.

[Grandpa]

Originally Posted by ppine

I think of survival in terms of being in the bush, not at home with a freezer, rifles, and electricity.

Maybe someone can explain to me what you would be eating in the winter in the mountains.

My wilderness survival spot would be somewhere on the Middle Fork where the elk and sheep winter. Sheepeater hot springs, Mormon Bend, places like that where you can take a hot bath every day if you want, and eat elk steaks for breakfast, trout for lunch and Big Horns for dinner. Plenty of greens as the hot water cools off year round. There's even cattails in places down there. Would it be easy living? Of course not, and when the wind blew it would be downright dangerous. It would also require some basic tools. But put me there rather than down in Cappy's and Newanderthols bayous and swamps.

[Pathfinder1]

Originally Posted by Grandpa

My wilderness survival spot would be somewhere on the Middle Fork where the elk and sheep winter. Sheepeater hot springs, Mormon Bend, places like that where you can take a hot bath every day if you want, and eat elk steaks for breakfast, trout for lunch and Big Horns for dinner. Plenty of greens as the hot water cools off year round. There's even cattails in places down there. Would it be easy living? Of course not, and when the wind blew it would be downright dangerous. It would also require some basic tools. But put me there rather than down in Cappy's and Newanderthols bayous and swamps.

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Sounds really nice. Got room for another neighbor...??

[CozInCowtown]

I went to a Greatful Dead concert in Philidelphia wearing a cowboy hat and wranglers back in the late 80's.....I am tougher to kill than a cochroach in a microwave.

[dinosaur]

I was trained to survive and I am certain I could survive almost anything. If I didn't, you'd never hear about it.

[ppine]

Ladymtn,
I am a third gen graduate of U Dub with a masters degree in forestry. I have spent a lot of time in the Cascades in winter and it is among the tougest of outdoor environments, especially the days in the wet around freezing.
Resoectfully,
Being homeless with a car and a grocery store in this country is nothing compared to even living in a third world country. Backpacking for 2 weeks usually implies a supply of food and summer conditions.

If we are talking about a survival situation we are talking about no power, no fuel, no grocery store, no hardware store, no other people. It is harder than it sounds in my opinion.

[ppine]

Coz,
A cute line. I have been a Deadhead since the 1970s and frequently wore western hats to shows. The boys had a great interest in western stuff, horses, guns, and owned a ranch out near Elko for many years. In their second set, they normally had a western song called "the cowboy slot." Mary Robbins was one of their favorite artists to cover.