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#56794 - 12/27/05 07:55 PM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
Anonymous Unregistered	I have the first two, but just got them so i haven't read them yet
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#56795 - 12/27/05 08:00 PM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
benjammin Rapscallion Carpal Tunnel Registered: 02/06/04 Posts: 4020 Loc: Anchorage AK	You might also check out "Backwoods" magazine. It is a periodical that follows the same line as the foxfire series, with a twist or two. _________________________ The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. -- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
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#56796 - 12/27/05 11:22 PM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
corpsman Journeyman Registered: 02/19/02 Posts: 51	I consider Jeff Randall at http://www.jungletraining.com/forums/ as the SA/Amazon survival guru. Here are some area specific books. http://jungletraining.com/careers.htm? Two things I might add; first, bribes are a way of life down there, and second, missionary = CIA. Edited by corpsman (12/27/05 11:23 PM)
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#56797 - 12/28/05 12:40 PM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
Farmer Member Registered: 11/04/05 Posts: 125 Loc: Mid-Atlantic	Look for a copy of Outdoor Survival Skills by Larry Dean Olsen. Originally published in 1967, the book has been through six editions since. The most recent publication is copyrighted 1997. The ISBN is 1-55652-323-8. Amazon.com shows it available. Mr. Olsen teaches survival without manufactured items, and most (if not all) his information is useful anywhere. Good luck with your mission! And remember, if you give a man a fish he'll eat today. If you teach him to fish, he'll lay around in a boat all day and drink beer. _________________________ Knowing where you're going is NOT the same as knowing how to get there.
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#56798 - 12/29/05 07:08 AM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
Anonymous Unregistered	forgive me for being "obtuse", but i am slightly confused on the "missionary= cia" part. Can you explain?
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#56799 - 12/29/05 07:31 AM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: missionary= cia The locals are suspicious of your motives and may think you are an agent put there to spy or manipulate.
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#56800 - 12/29/05 07:39 AM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
Anonymous Unregistered	gotcha... that would not be good. I will make sure that when the time comes I make precautions against a possible confusion.
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#56801 - 12/29/05 09:16 AM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
Chris Kavanaugh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 02/09/01 Posts: 3824	I went to Guatamala on an archaeological expedition. The descendants of the Maya have suffered great persecution. The culture is a catholic veneer with a deep mayan base. I was wandering about and encountered a small guerilla unit who decided I was CIA. The overlayered Che Guevara t shirt a GF forced on me, and a obviously incompetant mastery of spanish saved my neck, as mere possession could result in a Police bullet in the back of your head. Again, if you want to show true Christian charity, learn about the people before showing up like a repackaged conquistadore.
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#56802 - 12/29/05 12:52 PM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: I will make sure that when the time comes I make precautions against a possible confusion That may not be posible, because the idea might be already in their head before you arrive.
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#56803 - 12/29/05 01:43 PM Re: Looking for info on wilderness survival
Milestand Member Registered: 09/29/02 Posts: 124	Quote: Originally Posted by Chris Kavanaugh Josh, Please don't take my words wrong. Missionary work is always seen as GIVING people something. The cultural reality is we take things away and don't always replace them in kind. You might recall Harrison Ford trying to bring ice to the Amazon. Rather than some tome on birdtraps, why not take a few general classes in anthropology so you understand the dymanics of your endeavor. Your best instructors will be the people. It seems to me a Yanamamo would be a better missionary for your conversion to survival expert. At least they would have been, many first nations are being destroyed by mining, timber, cattle and farming ( including narcotics) interests faster than a burning rainforest. Outstanding post, Chris - that is a very accurate, albeit unpopular assessment...
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