a week in the woods

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if u had to spend a week in the woods what would u bring no unis and food water and shelter i would bring bob in case of bear and mountian lions

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Who is Bob, and how would he protect you from bears and mountain lions?

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bob is my cat he would kill the mountain lions and bears

ps. really

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i would bring a laptop witha nuclear battery so i could keep in touch with you guys!

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I wouldn’t bring anything…I would meditate.

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james your a liar…you would so bring a rubiks cube=P

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hmmm, perhaps.

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pffff. i spend my entire summer in the woods. May till august.

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A shotgun, a case of shells, two cases of beer, and a lawn chair. Makes for a great vacation, be it in the forest, the tundra, heck even your gramma’s house.

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two cases of beer make a vacation?

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some sort of intoxicant or narcotic. trip out on acid and run around in the wild. never done acid and never will probably, but if i couldnt have food or water then chances are i’d be expecting to die so no worries.

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i’ld bring survivorman (that guy on the disc. channel). he’s good at not dieing in the course of a week…or maybe he’ld eat me and use my skin as a blanket. that would definatly spike his ratings, “tonight on survivorman, Les Stroud kills and eats Josh.” would you watch that?

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Years ago, I did three weeks solo on an uninhabited island in Lake Michigan. I intended to stay a week, but the weather turned and the fishing boats that I hired to take me and pick me up couldn’t get back out to the island for another two weeks.

I rationed my food, ran out of chapstick (in a freezing rainy october, bad news), found a hunter’s stash of canned goods and cheap wiskey.

I brought

  • 2 large dogs (Milton was just a puppy on that trip. He found a dead loon and rolled on it and stunk the whole time. )
  • 1 very good book that was long and good for me to read.
  • A journal.
  • A fancy $300 Northface goretex mountain light jacket which was useless after 2 days of drizzle. I switched to a $3 yellow rubber rain coat and wore that the rest of the trip. Glad I brought both. Wish I had brought rain pants. I still have t he rubber coat and use it in the field frequently. Best $3 I ever spent!
  • 2 way radio (before the days of cell phones, this trip was)
  • oil paints and canvas boards.
  • Food, tarp, 4 season tent, sleeping bag for me, sleeping bag for the dogs.

It was a long time to be without ANY human contact except hearing the marine weather forcast from Manitowoc Wisconsin each morning. I am better for the experience.

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man, that sounds like a lot of fun…I want to do somethin like that.

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No. A lawn chair makes a vacation. The gun and beer gives you something to do in the chair.

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Podzol, can I ask why you did that week in the woods thing? I’m not trying to be rude, I’m just wondering why you’d think to do something like that.

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Hey punk. You stay away from my gramma’s house.

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I’ve always wanted to get to Isle Royale but so far it hasn’t happened. Maybe someday…

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B-b-b-but she offered to bake me a pie if I got rid of all the rodents that keep stealing food from her feathered friends!

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Here’s the short answer:

I lived the monastic life for a a year and a half and wanted to test my chops on ‘extreme’ solitude. I got more than I bargained for, but loved it. I’d do it again at the drop of a hat if I didn’t have the responsibilities I have at present!

3 weeks really isn’t that long. I;d like to try a year. Inside, I’m a hermit. I’ll do it someday when Bear is all grown and independent.