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#80941 - 12/24/06 01:48 PM Re: Outdoor Survival Strategies from Popular Mechanics
Old_Scout Offline
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Registered: 11/03/06
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. . . not only can a survivor go 3 weeks without food, but probably even longer, so long as they have access to decent water and shelter (dry & warm).

Your operative term is "can." Physiologically you are probably correct. But two serious concerns come to mind: (1) the impact on survival performance, and (2) why would you plan on that?

I have personally fasted for some time (two weeks on one occasion) to see the effects and benefits. After the first few days there are some benefits in terms of mental alertness and positive feelings. After that it's downhill! At least for me after 10 - 12 days things began to look grim. Muscular weakness, confusion over simple tasks, etc. The gurus who do this are in situations with minimum demands on physical and mental resources. Survival, IMO, would be a much different story. Things you would want to be able to do, like maintain fire and gather water, could become dangerously difficult. Which brings me to the second point: why plan for this?
You mentioned in your post several reasons to plan for food gathering - even if only an edible plants card (which I always recommend). Building confidence by planning, learning and practicing (PRACTICE!) food gathering makes it feasible to mentally endure a long term isolation waiting for rescue. The protein may not be the biggest benefit of a 4 oz. fish! <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
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#80942 - 12/30/06 06:50 AM Re: Outdoor Survival Strategies from Popular Mechanics
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Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
I don't know what is the standard, but I have flown in law enforcement aircraft and seen old crashed aircraft out in the boonies that I KNEW were several years old. The wings all had bright orange X's on them...
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#80943 - 12/30/06 11:05 PM Re: Outdoor Survival Strategies from Popular Mecha
Brangdon Offline
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Registered: 12/12/04
Posts: 1204
Loc: Nottingham, UK
> 3 months without "Wilson",

That's not a euphemism I'm familiar with.
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#80944 - 12/30/06 11:21 PM Re: Outdoor Survival Strategies from Popular Mecha
Stretch Offline
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Registered: 11/27/06
Posts: 707
Loc: Alamogordo, NM
He's referring to a movie starring Tom Hanks (the name of the flick escapes me right now). It's relatively recent, within the last 6 years. Hanks is stranded on an island and one of the items he finds is a soccer ball or volleyball (made by "Wilson"). He draws a face on it and refers to [him] as Wilson.
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#80945 - 12/30/06 11:50 PM Re: Outdoor Survival Strategies from Popular Mecha
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Registered: 11/26/06
Posts: 724
Loc: Sterling, Virginia, United Sta...
That movie would be Cast Away from 2000.
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