Lore of the Wild


... or is it "Lure of the Wild"?

What draws a normal human being into the woods? Is it the animal in us who still enjoys gnawing on a rib at a BBQ? Searing meat over a campfire?

Or is it a dream of being a self-sufficient, self-reliant hunter-gatherer of all we need to survive and live comfortably in a world that does not depend on high-tech, robotic made and machine processed foods and goods. Of being "at home" in a natural environment of an earlier era.

Consider the (non-comprehensive) list of participants below. Although all share many common knowledge, methods, techniques and gear, each emphasize a different aspect of outdoor activity.

Hikers
Backpackers
Survivalists
Bushcrafters
Emergency Preparedness buffs


For survival and emergency notes, see "Stuck in the Woods"

 



...to be continued.

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