Quote Originally Posted by GraziLovesMary
The comforts of modern life often times feel more like complexities. I can survive much more comfortably if all my energy is going towards survival and enjoyment of my surroundings. I could effortlessly live for the next hundred years with nothing but a knife. There are others like me as well.

I spent 8 years in Alaska, and went out for weeks at a time in -30 degree weather with nothing but some kind of warm clothes, a knife and a couple matches. I had a blast every time, and hated coming back.
very well said...usually at least once a year I take off into the woods here (abundant source of woods around where I live) and just stay gone as long as I fancy, I usually take some string, a lighter, knife and hatchet...I have never in my life been -30 degree weather, or even close to it...not sure how I'd handle the northern outdoors, haha.