| Ripp |
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| 04/08/14 11:21 PM |
Re: Are we less than we were?
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Given time and money I would go and do quite fine I am sure.
My hunting partner and I still do trips like this into the bush, not for the same duration of course.
No sat phone, no support vehicles, no SPOT, no nothing. You don't need it.
Take a vehicles you can fix, stuff to fix tires, a rifle you can shoot with irons(if it even has a scope in my case) some food and the ability to hunt for the pot, build a fire and do some basic first aid.
No big deal, good fun too.
What a great old post...
Agree, we have done similar trips in Alaska being dropped off for a week or so on our own as well as backpack into the Rockies for a week or two on our own. We cherish those times alone and away from the masses. BUT, agree with the earlier post, don't think the majority would be up for that. In fact, pretty sure of it.
The hunts I have had in Africa, sitting around the fire at night, sipping on a whiskey of choice and listening..can learn a lot by what is being said and seeing what is going on through the day. Watching that play out you know most of what is said at night is more dreams than fact. Think there are many who say they could do it, but few that could. Far too many have become very soft in today's world with all the modern conveniences and as such, could not handle hardship for a very prolonged period. Where some here would see this as adventure others would see it as intolerable.
Remember a sheriff I used to have lunch with once a week in YNP told me years ago. Given a rough month in the wild, 80% of the pop. would be dead in 90 days or less..that may or may not be true, but feel its not that far off..
As to 100 years ago, what a adventure that would be..and IF as others have stated, finances were available, have no doubt, those that could would still go..no doubt..
Ripp