Okay, although I can not find the posts at the moment, I could almost swear I have seen atleast two people imply that they have done what they call "one-knife" camping on more than one occasion so if it's you please speak up. No armchair quarterbacking please... real experience. I have some questions that require knowledgeable answers and I am having trouble finding the information I need and I don't have the money or the vacation time required to take primitive skills course at this time (not that I have found any good ones anyway). Basically for a long time now I have been camping with less and less gear each time I go, and now I am almost to this point but to get past the point I am currently at I have a few questions that require knowledgeable answers. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> We can do it privately via PM or email if you wish or we can exchange information in this thread to share with anyone else that may be interested.

Before you ask... where I'm at right now is:

Clothing appropriate for the coldest possible weather that would be encountered (within reason).
Large sheet of plastic (which only gets used when I get caught in the rain).
Metal tin (for boiling water).
Medium-sized fixed blade knife (4" blade).
Mainstay rations (1 per day).
Book of matches (windproof/waterproof).

So far I have not done this for more than 72 hours since (as previously mentioned) I'm a little low on vacation time until the 1st of the year.

At the moment my questions are these:

How many days in a row do you camp on average or what have been your longest and shortest trips?
Do you purify your water and if so, how?
Do you procure and prepare food and if so, how?
Do you dress appropriately for the weather or do you over or under dress?