- Firemaking. Without a lighter or matches, fire making with a Swedish firesteel et al takes some practice in adverse conditions and I am always amazed when people show their kits that their fire steel looks like it has never been used.

- Route finding. Can never have too much compass and map practice.

- Someone already mentioned edible plants. Living in the temperate PNW there is an abundance of edible plants year round. This is an area that is currently of interest to me and something I intend to invest more time in.

As for fitness; Monthly membership at the local community center which has the usual weight room and related cardio equipment. I also take full advantage of using the pool and do 50 metre laps every day. To me, swimming is a survival skill and most people know how to swim but to swim any fair distance, it takes a lot more practice then you would realize.

Other fitness; Mountain Bike riding, hiking almost every weekend (laid up with a borked right ankle right now that I cannot put a lot of weight on yet)