I want to live in the wild, Do you?

Im aware of this idea of a tribe and it is something that I will eventually want to try out but right now im really looking to challenge myself by living alone or with a limited number of people, im sure with the help of 10 to 15 others living in the wilderness would be a breeze in comparison to the challenge it would be with living alone

 

not necessarily .when you are alone you have yourself and yourself only to fend for, find food for, find or make shelter for etc,,,, when in a group you have all of you to lok after in some way shape or form even the low life slack ass do nothings... ever been in a group and just make yourself a plate of food when all are hungry,,, ? sure companionship is always nice and in ideal circumstances everyone pulls there weight n does there share, unfortunately not often is it ideal and inevitably one ort wo have to make up for the entire bunch,,, which leads into alot of troubles,,, i personallty think n feel the alone other than the feeling of being alone is much easier overall and when yer out in the wild alone you are rarely ever really alone for that long of a time,,,, ya meet folks, spend time with folks etc, ,, sometimes for a short time sometimes for a longer period,,,, and the occasional comradery and companionship is is nice without having to carry a bunch of other peoples weight on a steady basis

 

you said it well! COMPANIONSHIP! i just posted in a nother thread about this! if anyone thinks it will be a "breezze" they need to go out close to home and spend a week ALONE with nothing but a blanket! its not for the faint of heart!

 

Yah But indeed with what Dili was saying...far easier to do it alone and much faster into the doing than to try to start off functioning as a group...and unfortunately...for all those who feel that we are just naysayers and that it can and will happen that the tribe will come together as it should if it's to happen..... experience is great a bring us to Awareness of what IS. and what is, is that few easily mesh together and the more you speak of the more rare it is....not saying that it can't happen... but usually it has to be grown into, and does not start of that way..

ideally.... hmmph...don't happen....would be nice if it did....but then it would be nice if we all learned our lessons without any hardships...that make us the characters that we are....most older people that we find interesting are real characters...and have had some deep fine tunings in Awareness development to get there.

 

Instead of pooling all the money together for plane tickets to live in some Amazonian jungle, why not buy a few acres of land with that money somewhere in the middle of the US that's located near a constant water source, with fertile soil for growing crops and heavy to mid forest coverage for shade and shelter? That's the first step. You shouldn't just pack up all of your things, fly to somewhere, and hope you can just squat on a piece of land. Buy land, cultivate it, learn your survival skills, and when you're ready, invite others to trade their labor for boarding. Start small and work your way up.

If you really want this to happen, we should all be having conversations everyday to learn about eachother. Think how bad it would suck if we all got together and there was tension between folks. Better to get to know someone know and make friends for the future. You'll need a plan for this to happen. Step by step. What are your goals, what will we do for income to afford this, etc... It sounds glorious to just pack up everything and hope that it will all come together once we get to our destination but that just ain't gonna happen. My advice is to take some time getting to know yourself. Camp anytime you get a chance. Hone your survival skills.

Anyways, if anyone is actually truly interested in this, send me a PM. I've been thinking about this for years, and the only way to make this is a reality is to stop talking and do something about it.

 

sometimes I do,

 

Hello guys, interesting idea. But first consult Tom Brown's books. Tom Brown Jr., America's most renowned tracker and wilderness survival expert, has devoted his life to educating people in the skills of Tracking, Wilderness Awareness and Survival.As the prerequisite for all other Tracker classes, Standard provides for each student a common vocabulary and a consistent understanding of the foundation of all of Tom’s teachings. To thoroughly prepare students, this Standard course provides a comprehensive introduction to each of Tracker’s seven core tracks, which are: Philosophy, Teaching, Healing, Prophecy/Vision, Scout, Survival Skills, and Tracking. Good luck!

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I commend you on your determination to escape the superficiality and pettiness of "modern" civilization. I hope you succeed with your dream.

I have studied anthropology extensively, especially Stone Age peoples, and perhaps have some insight into success factors of the Neolithic life. These factors will affect you no less than they affected the Anasazi people of the prehistoric Southwest, or of the Yanomamo people of the Venezuelan rainforest.

First, I don't think you'll really have a serious problem with the day-to-day practicalities of living in a wild state, assuming you find a sufficiently rich land that is able to provide you with your basic necessities. Hunting and growing and maintaing a household are skills that can be learned, if you don't possess them already.

Rather, the most difficult thing you will face, I believe, will be the social and interpersonal structure within your group. True Stone Age tribal groups had an advantage over you in that they were a tribe, and had a coherent and long-standing social structure. Tribes were not random individuals brought together for the purpose ... they were extended family units that had a lifelong history with each other and with their customs and unwritten laws.

Usually, the unwritten laws were enmeshed in a religous framework. If you don't have such a framework, you will need some sort of similar "glue" for your society.

To Stone Age people, the tribe was everything. Non-membership in a tribe meant certain death. The survival of the tribe was paramount, which means that the will of the individual must be subservient to the will of the tribe. Are you sure this is the way your group will be?

This is very important when conflicts arise, which they invariably will. You cannot have people petulantly deciding that they don't want to play this game today, for example. You cannot allow petty infighting or cliques. They will destroy your tribe. Yes, human beings are the same everywhere and they can be petty and mean-spirited, so you must have a way for the tribe to deal with those things and quash them.

The best of luck to you

 

used to do it for 3 weeks at a time in Yosemite---with rice a fishing pole sleeping bag --tarp and sugar---man u get a sweet tooth out there---its a fantasy that i might explore the older i get the more the wild calls my name--had a vietnam friend who coud read a topigraphical map and we went off trail and met no humans at all--i supplied the acid shrooms xanax and thai weed with a bottle of jack for a special occasion--it really not that hard living off the land---fish and rice were the staples-but u gotta come back in for more drugs--unless u grow them yourself--if i get a Govt check im off--fuck the world--i might come in for a hooker once in a awhile and for drug and staple food supplies--id like a horse as well-----i can dream--btw im a loner so i dont need a commune

 

You're quite the wild man. A few simple questions, though ... where did you get the rice? Where did you get the fishing pole and sleeping bag? Where did you get the sugar? Where did you get the topo map? How are you going to care for a horse?

What are you going to do when they kick you out of Yosemite for squatting in a National Park?

Government check? Riiiiight.

There's a difference between living in the wild and being a wigged-out druggie playing in the woods.

 

I've been talking about doing so for years

 

had to buy the rice and drugs the sleeping bag and tarp-im not trying to be a cave man just spend as much time as possible away from people--and yosemite was a testing ground theres alot of land out there thats not a national park and i know how to take care of horses and if it dies ill eat it--more like an old time mountain man than a hippie living off the land totally--and i eat meat so id have to buy a gun and ammo too--not everybody is as pure as you

 

Well I've been wanting to do it since I got out of the Army but I attended college and all that good stuff..So instead of doing a spur of the moment thing back than I decided to plan. I spent 6 months in the mountains of Canada back in 2003 just for a test run and I had no problems at all, just the "lonleyness" factor. I've studied everything from psychology to herbalism to curing hides and preserving. Its proven that the more people you have the less physical and emotional strain it is on ones self. So I'm trying to get as many more as I possible can. I have 4 so far, 3 men 1 woman. Assuming they all show up when we meet but they sound pretty serious. Been talking with them for awhile. The plan is to end up east of Juneau Alaska in BC. Thats the warmest weather in Canada and the most secluded place away from civilazation except for the 2 nearby towns which can be used for emergencies or bartering purposes.if for some reason the weather changes and we cannot bear the cold we will migrate into Alaska. The ocean and its rivers are also not to far which is a valuable food source as well as a source for salt which is used in cooking as well as curing hides and hunting purposes. So I have everything planned out, have all my gear and I'm just waiting till March 1st. to finally get out of here...Anyways if your still interested and SERIOUS about going please stay in touch as we will set up a meeting place. If your serious about doing this message me at sydan66@gmail.com before March 1st.

Dan

 

Ive talked to many people and yet they say they are serious but when it comes time they are scared or lonely..Well you are not alone, many people share the same views. The best way is to just go and do it. If later on you find you don't like it or cant manage just go home, its that simple. You don't know till you try.

 

Hello i find this a good idea i am a woman 33 years old i am spiritual awaken but im not religious, im open minded . Im sick and tired of the society and the way they poison our world . I was born in a poor country and untill my age of 16 i lived on barely nothing i just worked the ground so i know how it is to survive .But since i moved into the modern world i feel like my brains are shrinking and im getting pushed away from who we really are . I would like to find out more about this please contact me or add me on msn anca781@hotmail.com on yahoo caiaanca or on skype caia.anca

 

Hello i find this a good idea i am a woman 33 years old i am spiritual awaken but im not religious, im open minded . Im sick and tired of the society and the way they poison our world . I was born in a poor country and untill my age of 16 i lived on barely nothing i just worked the ground so i know how it is to survive .But since i moved into the modern world i feel like my brains are shrinking and im getting pushed away from who we really are . I know life in the wild is hard but there might be still hope for us .
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I've got a fair bit of info on doing this if you're seriously thinking about it. I'm sure if you are you know stuff ... so not gonna bother posting everything here ... but if you actualy wanna do something like that I can point you in the right direction. just drop me a pm and I'll see if I can fill in any blanks.

 

My advice is to go for your dreams what ever they are even in the face of certain failure. I've recently spent some time in a old folks retirement community and I tell you, that will change your attitude quickly. Plenty of older people full of regrets and un fulfilled wishes.

Think, Look, Think again, Look, then LEAP