How Long????

Impossible to answer without knowing what the incentive is.

For the hell of it a few months.

For a significant financial incentive perhaps a bit longer.

To stop my woman going blind – the task requires me to go on, so as long as necessary.
 
Currently.. I'd say 2-4 weeks, depending on the situation. I would miss members of my family too much to stay gone for longer.
 
A long vacation, nothing else. Two weeks, to a month at the longest. I couldn't realistically see more than two weeks though.
 
I don't do a whole lot of interacting with people anyway. A very good long time, I think. When I got bored I'd pack the supplies to a new location and build another cabin.
 
I can manage fine without talking/interacting with other people, but if i cant SEE other humans, then thats an entirely different thing... I give myself 2-3 months, maybe abit more. Like others have said, it depends on the incentive.

The situation and setting also comes into play. I guess the main problem would be to keep myself occupied, escpecially during the colder/darker months of the year.
 
kmm said:
I can manage fine without talking/interacting with other people, but if i cant SEE other humans, then thats an entirely different thing... I give myself 2-3 months, maybe abit more. Like others have said, it depends on the incentive.

The situation and setting also comes into play. I guess the main problem would be to keep myself occupied, escpecially during the colder/darker months of the year.
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There is no incentive-no prize--not a contest

Just a question about how long do you think you would be able to survive without any human contact or communication before the cabin felt more like a prison than a vacation

Only a question you can answer
 
Two to four weeks probably. I like more alone time than most, and I don't have a big need for human contact, but there are a few people that I'd miss badly after a short period of time.
 
Humans are social beings. A significant part of our personality takes shape and evolves by and through the relationships we have with other individuals. This is the way we are constructed.
So as appealing as it may be to lots of us (myself included) all that time in isolation would sooner or later become an ordeal.
 
lukacsmihaly said:
Humans are social beings. A significant part of our personality takes shape and evolves by and through the relationships we have with other individuals. This is the way we are constructed.
So as appealing as it may be to lots of us (myself included) all that time in isolation would sooner or later become an ordeal.
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I agree!!!:thumbup:
 
lukacsmihaly said:
Humans are social beings. A significant part of our personality takes shape and evolves by and through the relationships we have with other individuals. This is the way we are constructed.
So as appealing as it may be to lots of us (myself included) all that time in isolation would sooner or later become an ordeal.
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is your avatar leon?
 
A couple of you must plan on romancing the sheep, or something:eek:

A kid shared my fire a few weeks ago that works for the state's whatever department. He camps(or uses a little trailer) four nights of the week, and is apparently self-supervised, doing 10 hours a day building or maintaining trails, stocking woodpiles at designated campsites, etc, and goes home for a 3 day weekend every week. He lives about a 4 hour drive away, and has a cell phone, but service is iffy around there.
He probably sees other state employees regularly, but for the most part is alone. I was a little jealous.
I have things to myself a lot, as it is. I work unsupervised on night shift, and can go all night without seeing anyone if I want to, and time my rounds right. Not dating anyone right now, and keep odd hours, so beyond a cashier at a nearby store, and seeing church and family for a few hours per week, I've got solitude o-plenty.
In a way it's kind of funny that I've been trying to get out in the woods every week, and would list "to get away from people" as one of the reasons, since I interact with a lot more of them at Ranger stations, trailheads, stores, and places on the way than I would if I just stayed home.

I'll say a month. Must like a little interaction more than I want to admit, though, since I spend an awful lot of time on here, lately, and check the forum pretty regularly.
 
lukacsmihaly said:
Humans are social beings. A significant part of our personality takes shape and evolves by and through the relationships we have with other individuals. This is the way we are constructed.
So as appealing as it may be to lots of us (myself included) all that time in isolation would sooner or later become an ordeal.
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Agreed. We all have social needs to varying degrees. For me those needs are filled by just a few people and all the rest are garnish. If I took those close to me out of the equation...I'd get a bit loopy after a bit but it would take quite a while before I'd get all weepy like that Alone in the Wild dude.
 
It's hard not to. :thumbup:
Leon is a good example. The guy was antisocial, he ran around shooting people for a living, had no social skills, and even though he lived in one of the most populated cities of the world, he was isolated. Sometimes we can be more lonely among a million people than in the wilderness. And even him felt the need for a companion. It looks like his plant just wasn't enough. :D
 
lukacsmihaly said:
Humans are social beings. A significant part of our personality takes shape and evolves by and through the relationships we have with other individuals. This is the way we are constructed.
So as appealing as it may be to lots of us (myself included) all that time in isolation would sooner or later become an ordeal.
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MOST human beings are social beings. I'm a loner, always have been-by choice. The snivelly whiny drama that plagues 95% of our society repulses me, I'd rather go for a lone hike than participate in a conversation with people about their petty problems with other people. People often assume that loners must be crazy because they aren't constantly trying to get laid, that sex doesn't run their life, that society's creature comforts like beds and microwaves and cable TV don't appeal to them, and they're often labeled as potential criminals, Ted Bundys, before they even take the time to get to know the person. This just drives me even farther away from the masses. I don't mind socializing at all-I'll BS over a beer any day, go out for a night on the town, etc. but society's standards of a typical social person nowadays is unbelievably involved, overly talkative etc. I just choose not to participate at that level, that's not who I am or what I'm comfortable with. I say hi to the landlord on the way out the door in the morning, spend 2 minutes conversing with the UPS guy when he delivers a package, talk weather with the lady behind the counter at the post office and ask how her day was, check in with my sister, ask how school is going. I feel no more requirement for social contact than this. Would I feel more social connection with other quiet people, or people who share common interests like bushcraft? Probably, but I don't have any around here, and what few social interactions I do have throughout the day I find if necessary would be quite easy to do without-if that's inhuman or 'overly wierd' or whatever, so be it, but it's who I am, I know I'm not alone and I get along fine, and explains the huge draw to participating in a forum with people all over the world with similar interests to me.
 
Unlimited books? Of my choice? I could probably stay there till I croak (I'm old anyway).

I like people, but I don't require people.
 
The weather/climate/environment would be the deciding factor for me.....near an ocean/large body of water/river, place with very short-to-no-winter, Hawaii type climate etc and i would stay there a loooooong time. Months at least.
Type density of trees/foliage would also be a factor.
But if there is to be lousy weather, especially extreme cold and snow, then it would be weeks at best. Despite my current north-eastern Canadian location i am not a winter person.
 
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