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Many people here tout their equipment as their key for survival. Many also tout their quality of equipment, and I understand that one can gain confidence from quality equipment that one lacks in their personal skill set. The skills required for survival are more than just not get killed and have something safe to eat and drink.
At the end of the day it's not just the quality of your equipment but your personal knowledge base that will make the difference.
What do you do for mental prep?
I have a library with a section dedicated to various publications from home canning/preserving techniques, the boy scout handbook, to the Foxfire series and many others. I also occasionally practice techniques that interest me. Like I once made a smoker out of a 16" clay pot and a hot plate. Worked great, could do 4 lbs of chicken easily. I've tried very poorly to make basket weave style fish traps, snares etc. I've dug holes in the backyard and cooked with a Dutch oven and even tried it in the house fireplace. (Mine is too shallow for a Dutch oven.) And power out "drills" where I basically camp in my own house for a few days. Drives the fam nuts but you can't wait for nature to put you in the situation to train.
How do you train? What did you read that you found particularly helpful? While this thread is more the dug in and wait, do you also train on how to return to castle if the need arises?
At the end of the day it's not just the quality of your equipment but your personal knowledge base that will make the difference.
What do you do for mental prep?
I have a library with a section dedicated to various publications from home canning/preserving techniques, the boy scout handbook, to the Foxfire series and many others. I also occasionally practice techniques that interest me. Like I once made a smoker out of a 16" clay pot and a hot plate. Worked great, could do 4 lbs of chicken easily. I've tried very poorly to make basket weave style fish traps, snares etc. I've dug holes in the backyard and cooked with a Dutch oven and even tried it in the house fireplace. (Mine is too shallow for a Dutch oven.) And power out "drills" where I basically camp in my own house for a few days. Drives the fam nuts but you can't wait for nature to put you in the situation to train.
How do you train? What did you read that you found particularly helpful? While this thread is more the dug in and wait, do you also train on how to return to castle if the need arises?