Millennial Logic.. I have my cell phone what else do I need in the wilderness ?

[bbbass]

I'm actually sorta surprised that they weren't wearing flip-flops.

^^^

 

[CoastRange57]

As a young man, my goal in life was two beavers..................


Ray

It was awesome that is for sure.

 

[bbbass]

I don't get it. The woods have always been mysterious and dangerous in my mind. So when I was in my teens, 50yrs ago, I read Bradford Angiers wonderful survival book. I still have it. But it instilled a few things I have never forgotten. To this day if I head into the woods, either on foot or in a vehicle, if anything I am overstocked with survival gear. When i could still hunt, I carried a backpack and a fanny pack, as well as a vest with a spare compass and even more sh*t. Gave me a good workout too.

BTW, I've had two beavers... my goal was always a quintet!

 

[Mygrainman]

I look at the evolution of the dog... relatively speaking the transformation from wild animal to what they are now was practically over night... as they become more and more reliant on thier human caretakers, they become less and less able to survive on thier own.

The smart phone + push button access to all a person needs to survive delivered to your door with free two day shipping, Government doing more and more to make sure the poor stay reliant on thier Food/welfare and health care asssistance. Gun control taking away the ability to protect oneself... and so on.

How long before humanity devolves from wolves to chihuahuas?

 

[bbbass]

Traveling to and from mountaintop radio tower sites in wintertime was always part of the job for me. I've gotten snowmobiles stuck or malfunction and had to walk to the site. I've had 4wd break down and had to walk back to town. Food, water, and hot plate inside the tower bldg, and walking out with a backpack with firestarter, extra gloves and socks, flashlights, lightsticks, extra watchcap, dry power bars, etc etc. We've never called for help tho we had both cellphones and EMS radios. Imagine our embarrassment since we worked closely with all emergency services. Some young folks today have no manly pride I guess.

 

[Joe13]

I feel dumber for having read that article.


Thank God my kid is the one that asks where the first aid kit is before going hiking with her friends cuz she is pretty sure no one else will be prepared.

 

[Member 34319]

I hate how being born in the eighties makes you a millennial!

 

[tac]

I saw the image of the soldier and all his kit, and I then remembered this, from a UK Airsoft magazine a while back...



Apologies, folks, I just couldn't help it...

tac

 

[thorborg]

I do not own a cell phone. I am still alive and active! Toys are fun, but you should not bet your life on them.
Crutches are for the weak and broken. The fit do not need them.
Make yourself mentally fit.
1. Gather knowledge (continually) Most importantly, rudimentary skills for finding food & water, making shelter and heat, navigation and map reading, basic first aid & medicines.
2. Apply the knowledge (at least once, even though you may have a camp stove or trailer house, actually build fires in the rain or snow till you are confidant you can, if needed. Have someone bury a cache with coordinates then work with map and compass (not your cell GPS) till you can find it. (not your cell GPS)
You can read about building a snow cave all day long but until you actually do it and see what types of snow work, how deep and where to place elevated beds and fires you will make a miserable mess of it.

Eventually, Knowledge and confidence will be enough to bring you home safe and allow you to wander farther and farther off the populated course.

 

[SA Shooter]

It amazes me on how inventive some people are at coming up with new ways of pouring chlorine into their own gene pool. I encourage this positive behavior and wish them all the success in the world.

 

[thorborg]

I don't get it. The woods have always been mysterious and dangerous in my mind. So when I was in my teens, 50yrs ago, I read Bradford Angiers wonderful survival book. I still have it. But it instilled a few things I have never forgotten. To this day if I head into the woods, either on foot or in a vehicle, if anything I am overstocked with survival gear. When i could still hunt, I carried a backpack and a fanny pack, as well as a vest with a spare compass and even more sh*t. Gave me a good workout too.

BTW, I've had two beavers... my goal was always a quintet!

I also still have several of his books and still make and use Dudley Shaws pancake syrup that Brads wife Vena so graciously passed on. In retrospect, juxtaposed to todays modernity, much of it is still sound advice albeit material things and laws have changed considerably.

from first edition 1976 book "Wilderness Wife" Brad And Vena Angier

 

[CoastRange57]

BTW, I've had two beavers... my goal was always a quintet!

Damn boy....nothing like shooting for the stars....

 

[Tony617]

I just saw a commercial a few days ago with a father and son. They were waiting in their car for road service since apparently they could not change a flat tire. Could not find that commercial but I found this one that I have seen numerous times.

 

[bbbass]

Damn boy....nothing like shooting for the stars....

Shoot once and yer done.

 

[CoastRange57]

I just saw a commercial a few days ago with a father and son. They were waiting in their car for road service since apparently they could not change a flat tire. Could not find that commercial but I found this one that I have seen numerous times.

Believe it or not, Liberty uses some pretty good marketing techniques and process's. They have targeted a specific group with these commercials and will get a response. The commercials make me puke but they must be effective.

The one with the the guy and his son, the guy is trying to explain the birds and bees and could not even stammer out the right thing and the tow truck guy saves his azz. Pretty sad commentary when the sissy cannot show the kid how to change a tire. My kids had that mastered a long time at that age.

 

[CoastRange57]

Shoot once and yer done.

Not quite. That was 40 years ago. Nothing 20 minutes, a beer and cigarette did not take care of.

 

[bbbass]

Not quite. That was 40 years ago. Nothing 20 minutes, a beer and cigarette did not take care of.

Hmmm, 80min of breaks at a minimum. I'll bet the breaks get longer after the first one. What does the quintet do to keep occupied? And 5 shots... it's hard to remember being THAT young.

 

[Tony617]

Believe it or not, Liberty uses some pretty good marketing techniques and process's. They have targeted a specific group with these commercials and will get a response. The commercials make me puke but they must be effective.

The one with the the guy and his son, the guy is trying to explain the birds and bees and could not even stammer out the right thing and the tow truck guy saves his azz. Pretty sad commentary when the sissy cannot show the kid how to change a tire. My kids had that mastered a long time at that age.

Yep i remember helping my dad change the oil in the car and other minor repairs. My first car was a 1970 Ford Maverick it had points and condenser so bought a dwell meter and a timing light. Changed my own spark plugs and put new wires in. Changed the distributor cap, rebuilt the carburetor, changed a failing fuel pump, and replaced the water pump. There was so much room in the engine compartment in older cars.

 

[Ura-Ki]

If we want to get technical we have millenials on this forum. @v0lcom13sn0w for instance. I consider him a friend and the exception.

Thank god there are a few out there to carry on some sort of logic in this world!

Agreed with this sentiment 110%
Dude is SOLID; Has a Good Job, supports his family as a man should, and Loves his wife and kids, sets a good example for others to follow, and is solid citizen that puts others ahead of him self! I also consider him a good friend!

 

[LuckySG]

Maybe what our young folks need is to pass a series of classes to effectively Man Up. It could be as many as 50 one or two day courses over a year, and at the end you get to be a card-carrying-member of the Full Sack Society!

I see a lot of opportunities to save them from the clutches of socialism and shirking responsibility to community. We have identified a few topics needing instructors:

1. Orientering
2. Emergency Shelters
3. How to Pack for Activity A, B, or C
4. How to Build a Fire
5. Phone? We don't need no stinkin' phone!
6. Snowshoeing
7. And many more...

Thinking about this makes me want to buy a lodge adjacent to wilderness property and start recruiting instructors.