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hannibal lecter spyderco

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I've been thinking of actually testing out what I've learned through the years in a real survival situation, much like man vs wild series. I haven't had to rough it since my days way back when, I was trying out for u.s. rangers, Anyways, has anyone done or considered subjecting their bodies to extremes to see if you have the will to go on? I'm thinking of putting my body through this sort of situation with limited gear and no shelter or food etc.. to see if I can make. I will have others with me to insure safety just in case of hypothermia or something like that. I just feel that i can do all the right things now and my knowledge base is vast, but the question is will I be able to perform under worst case scenario situation. Any thoughts will be appreciated.
 
That is a good idea. With companions you will cut you danger level down. Make sure these people you are with know first aid, and have survival skills equal or better than yours.
 
You'll find there aren't too many Man vs wild fans here other than for pure entertainment value.. I've done a fair bit of minimilistic endeavours..It can be fun.. and educational, if you want my advice it would be hang out here for a while see if you can pick up anything new.. and wait to try anything like this untill the warmer weather of may or june. Since you haven't "roughed it" for a while the time in between might be better served getting reaccustomed to the outdoors... maybe do a few overnights with the proper gear etc.. what ever you do, Be safe, and have Fun
 
But seriously what extremes are you thinking about subjecting yourself to .... extreme heat as you would find in a desert survival situation or surviving in freezing cold weather ?? Are you planning on setting out with no food or water. Some people out there believe the man is insane. I guess it would be great to know what one's limits are when subjected to those extremes.

Be safe !
 
As long as you don't have a wife and kids depending on you, or something like that, I'd say go for it. It's self knowledge. You're a guy, and that's what guys do - until they get too old and creeky like me. :) Do it while you still can, don't put someone else in danger without their consent, and have a backup plan in case Murphy's Law falls on you, so that SAR can recover your body without too much fuss. :thumbup:
 
RescueRiley said:
You'll find there aren't too many Man vs wild fans here other than for pure entertainment value.. I've done a fair bit of minimilistic endeavours..It can be fun.. and educational, if you want my advice it would be hang out here for a while see if you can pick up anything new.. and wait to try anything like this untill the warmer weather of may or june. Since you haven't "roughed it" for a while the time in between might be better served getting reaccustomed to the outdoors... maybe do a few overnights with the proper gear etc.. what ever you do, Be safe, and have Fun
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Sure its entertainment, but does it have educational value. Sure it does you just have to go through a lot of fluff you may pick up a thing or two. I not going to put it down because the guy goes into a hotel after shooting. Does the show have things for everyone even the people on this forum, you bet. I have an open mind, regardless what anyone says it still takes balls to jump into a a frozen lake in siberia in your underwear and make it out on your own. Can you eat half of the disgusting stuff he eats without gaging. I've spent a small fortune taking classes in the u.s. and elsewhere bush craft and survival technique. If nothing else I've learned one thing in the military, you don't know how you are going to react till you are in the heart of hell. In ranger school, some guys would just quit because they didn't have the will to go on. Some guys would just lose it because of lack of sleep. These are guys that looked real tough new their stuff, but put the vice grip on a person people make mistakes and do things that they normally wouldn't do. I can't even begin to describe to you how the cold just saps your will and numbs your brain. No matter how good your survival skills are, till you get tested, while you may have potential, your ability is just that unproven untested,
 
If you go, let someone know and don't deviate from your destination. Bring emergency gear and only break into it if you have to. You can have an adventure not too far from civilization to stay safe and carry with you emergency signaling devices. There is no shame in being too prepared but the same cannot be said for needing something that is easily toted along in a simulated situation.

Be safe, go prepared and don't overstretch your limitations. Don't let your pride get the best of you.
 
hannibal lecter spyderco said:
Sure its entertainment, but does it have educational value. Sure it does you just have to go through a lot of fluff you may pick up a thing or two. I not going to put it down because the guy goes into a hotel after shooting. Does the show have things for everyone even the people on this forum, you bet. I have an open mind, regardless what anyone says it still takes balls to jump into a a frozen lake in siberia in your underwear and make it out on your own. Can you eat half of the disgusting stuff he eats without gaging. I've spent a small fortune taking classes in the u.s. and elsewhere bush craft and survival technique. If nothing else I've learned one thing in the military, you don't know how you are going to react till you are in the heart of hell. In ranger school, some guys would just quit because they didn't have the will to go on. Some guys would just lose it because of lack of sleep. These are guys that looked real tough new their stuff, but put the vice grip on a person people make mistakes and do things that they normally wouldn't do. I can't even begin to describe to you how the cold just saps your will and numbs your brain. No matter how good your survival skills are, till you get tested, while you may have potential, your ability is just that unproven untested,
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I agree wholeheartedly. There are plenty of people who'll tell you that you can't do it. Those people are usually shown to be wrong by guys like you. You can either test yourself NOW, or spend the rest of your life wondering.
 
Check out Ron Hoods, Solo Survival video.. Thats a good look at what it can be like when things go very wrong in the woods. Hell it snowed in June, he got sick as a dog, it was quite a bit to get through to say the least. Might be worth a look while you ponder this test.. Good luck!
 
quote me but don't miss read me... I never said you couldn't do it.. I said you should do it, I also said be careful and have fun... I will agree MVW is Fun and is good tv, but that's where it ends for me.. SUre he's got guts..but guts and bad decisions alone (ones without a safety crew) get people killed. skills first than test that's my outlook but you sound like you've got alot of experience and I'm just an amature so feel free to disreguard my advice, However when I hear someone say they want to push there limits in one sentence, and than say they haven't "roughed it" for years, it makes me a bit nervous..I just want everyone to enjoy the bush safely Take care.
 
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Hopefully not "roughing it" doesn't mean "out of shape"; there's a difference and one thing I do respect Bear for is his physical conditioning (heck, even Les Stroud stays in excellent shape as well). As you know hannibal, Ranger school will take everybody beyond their limits of exhaustion, food deprivation, sleep deprivation and pushes your mental fortitude more than your physical fortitude.

I do think it's good to test you limits and capabilities under extreme (controlled) conditions...always keeping safety first; everything from trying to light a fire in cold/wet conditions to how well your motor skills are after a dunk in freezing water. You really need somebody to monitor you if you decide to push your body...dehydration can really disorient you and affect your judgment. Put a plan together, have a buddy or two be observers / controllers and make sure you capture your lessons learned.

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RescueRiley said:
quote me but don't miss read me... I never said you couldn't do it.. I said you should do it, I also said be careful and have fun... I will agree MVW is Fun and is good tv, but that's where it ends for me.. SUre he's got guts..but guts and bad decisions alone (ones without a safety crew) get people killed. skills first than test that's my outlook but you sound like you've got alot of experience and I'm just an amature so feel free to disreguard my advice, However when I hear someone say they want to push there limits in one sentence, and than say they haven't "roughed it" for years, it makes me a bit nervous..I just want everyone to enjoy the bush safely Take care.
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No offense meant, I hope you didn't take it as such, I was merely pointing out that while it a show etc... people on this board should tune in most of us can pick up a thing or two that we didn't know about. I've had more than one patient saved by a friend who saw something on tv. Anyways I do have a fair amount of knowledge, but one can always learn more right? I hope to one day obtain instructor level with ray mears, one day. It will be a lifelong journey since I only travel to the U.K. twice a year.
 
ROCK6 said:
Hopefully not "roughing it" doesn't mean "out of shape"; there's a difference and one thing I do respect Bear for is his physical conditioning (heck, even Les Stroud stays in excellent shape as well). As you know hannibal, Ranger school will take everybody beyond their limits of exhaustion, food deprivation, sleep deprivation and pushes your mental fortitude more than your physical fortitude.

I do think it's good to test you limits and capabilities under extreme (controlled) conditions...always keeping safety first; everything from trying to light a fire in cold/wet conditions to how well your motor skills are after a dunk in freezing water. You really need somebody to monitor you if you decide to push your body...dehydration can really disorient you and affect your judgment. Put a plan together, have a buddy or two be observers / controllers and make sure you capture your lessons learned.

ROCK6
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I've keep myself in excellent shape. I plan to test myself accompanied by my brother and 3 friends. We are all medical professionals I plan to have advance life saving medication and equipment just in case extreme hypotherma becomes an issue., so safety shouldn't be an issue. No food except for one day worth of ration test will consist of 7 in freezing cold weather possible rain. Decent clothes, no sleeping bag, no tent, water bottle, and basic survival kit . I can tell you guys that I'm not looking forward to this challenge, but I've always been one to test my abilities and not one to be monday morning quarterbacking. While I was trying out for ranger school, I had prepared months ahead of time, and felt that I was more than prepared for it. All I can say is its like those guys, who spent months training to fight mike tyson only to get knocked out in the first round. You never know till you are in the midst of it.
 
Looks tough challenge but you have enough experience, equipment, buddies, and knowledge.
Just go on. Maybe it's the best time of the year. I'm sure good food you will find.
 
The only thing I'd throw out there- Evan Tanner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Tanner
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I'm all about going into the backwoods with minimal gear, but for your essentials, use some redundancy. If you have dependents, bring a buddy with you or a locater beacon- preferably both if you can. If you are single with no kids, have at it. If crap happens, well, say hi to Evan.
 
k_estela said:
If you go, let someone know and don't deviate from your destination. Bring emergency gear and only break into it if you have to. You can have an adventure not too far from civilization to stay safe and carry with you emergency signaling devices. There is no shame in being too prepared but the same cannot be said for needing something that is easily toted along in a simulated situation.

Be safe, go prepared and don't overstretch your limitations. Don't let your pride get the best of you.
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Listen to him.​

Couldn't have put it better myself.
 
any suggestion on what sort of basic gear that you would bring if it was you, would greatly be appreciated. I've ordered some signal flares and signal smoke, I was thinking of renting a sat Phone or one of those emergency gps transponder, anyone have any experience with that?
 
jlouis976 said:
The only thing I'd throw out there- Evan Tanner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Tanner
200px-EvanTanner.jpg


I'm all about going into the backwoods with minimal gear, but for your essentials, use some redundancy. If you have dependents, bring a buddy with you or a locater beacon- preferably both if you can. If you are single with no kids, have at it. If crap happens, well, say hi to Evan.
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Evan tanner was less than prepared he took risk that he didn't need to. How in the hell do you run out of gas miles from your base camp? Don't you monitor your gas consumption? Its not like his bike broke down, each time i go out to the dessert I bring tons of water, and by tons i do mean tons we are talking about close to 50 gallons. and I don't venture very far from base camp no more than 3 miles. I mark my trails and always have a reflective flag on a 10 ft pole attached to the bed of my truck.
 
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