Interesting post. Thanks. But you mention carrying at least two pieces of "gear": a lighter and (sometimes) a pocketknife. And if you are living for "two months or more" on a diet of nothing but fish and small game I would bet that you will be feeling pretty lousy after awhile, especially after the first couple of weeks when game starts getting scarce. And sooner or later drinking untreated water is going to catch up to you. <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />