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Hey everyone, Got some peaceful time to sit out of the rain and write, so gather around my electronic campfire if you wish. It's been 2 years and some change since I got out of the marines. Man, that was a nightmare, but I sure needed to go through it. Learned so much, mixed in with all the...

Hey everyone, It's been about a year since I escaped the marines, and what a year. So much weirdo shit has happened (at least by my standards) and I wanted to share some of it. Lived in a toolshed in the spring, where I was working. Restored an old barn, while hunting rabbits and tracking...

Hey party people, formerly U/feralwanderer here. Left this community about 18 months ago thinking I was gonna go stack bodies in the middle east or china or some bullshit. Guess I got suckered in like so many other angry young men. My current cult-I mean job- and I will hopefully part ways soon...

After my 1st full year out of brainwashing camp - I mean school, fuckin autocorrect - I'm going to the most well funded cult in the world, the marines. Last year was a good one, went to Costa Rica and all over the states, I met new and scary people, outwitted the man once or twice, and learned...

Just met this badass elder at Between the Rivers, she's done all kinds of cool shit and they're trying to make a movie about her movie trailer

Last summer I was practicing hand drill (primitive friction fire for you lubbers) while we were doin a yard sale and an old guy came over, asked me what I was doing and introduced hisself - Greg May, former teacher of the WSU wilderness survival program. I saw him around the rest of the summer...

I found a video by NW Primate that I think would make a good cooking stove with a little modifying, good if you're in the bush or if you wanna drink your booze, not burn it =)

All I see in this godforsaken country is cities, farms and institutions of planet destruction. But maybe I'm wrong, are there any large areas of unruined nature anywhere in the lower 48? Finding a place to live in nature is becoming a forgotten fantasy and it breaks my heart and spirit even more.

So I fucked up and got the pigs on me and some other people. It turned out ok for us but not in my brain. If I had paid more attention I would've known they were there. If I had thought about what I was doing we would've gotten away. If I had been better I could've protected my friends but im...

the last 30 seconds of this video are my favorite reaction ever to starting a fire, you may find it funny

I'm really good at putting on a show of who I am for people. Part is from hitchhiking and lying all the time to anyone picking me up (don't know why I do that but I do) part is my mom is intensely social so I have that gene, sort of. I can fake being philosophical and religious because I used...

I just found out black powder revolvers - real old replica six shot ones with lead balls not bullets - can be mail ordered. Mostly I just want one cause it's so fucking awesome but is it a bad idea to carry a gun like this on the road?

I've got 1 month and 28 and a half days exactly until I can roll out of this fuckin old ass town, not a long time but goddamn it feels like it, my mom never shuts up about whatever new wingnut thing she's thinkin about, the only reason I have any friends is cause my brother brings his friends...

Does anyone here prefer kit and tools made from natural materials over manmade industrial stuff? Stuff like stone knives, buckskin clothes, woven backpacks or bone sewing tools - or anything else.

So I'm on a plane from san diego to seattle the day after jambo (which was fucking incredible by the way) and my seat is next to this 6 foot 8, clean cut serious looking guy who says he's a pilot for big cargo planes. 10 minutes into the flight he asks if I'm a christian, and taking Cornelius's...

For cooking, working on projects and whatever else, how realistic is it to have a campfire? I mean in terms of gathering firewood

So I almost had to camp out on the way home but I got lucky with the rides, but my plan was to wander into some dense woods a ways and have a fire for the night. What advice do you have for keeping a fire undetected at night?

I don't give a shit about fashion, but I've been wanting a buzz cut for a while now. But I hitchhike for most of my transportation so I feel like that would cut down on the people picking me up - I'd look scarier. Right now I've a bowl cut - it's ugly looking but very practical. How much do...

I might have the opportunity to get an australian shepherd puppie later this month or sometime after that. Does anyone have experience with aussie shepherds as road dogs? They sound perfect but I would love some wisdom from y'all

Does anyone have experience with a sling (not a slingshot)? I know it's a good weapon, but I want to hear if anyone has experience using one on the road, and if it's worth the time to practice

After my 1st run in with a set of shady guys looking to fuck someone up at any provocation, I want to attach a flatblade to my pack in a way so that it's between my back and my pack. This way it's hidden so I don't scare people or cops, but I can quickly access it whenever my pack is in reach...

This will be my 1st time at the jambo but I would love to teach people about making cordage from nature. Once you learn the method, you can harvest different plants from anywhere on Earth to create rope of any length and thickness, for free! This is a super useful skill, as well as very relaxing...

I'm planning on buying some elk and bison hide and making a pair of mocassins, but I'm curious if anyone knows, are they wearable for everyday life (asphalt, concrete, tile) or are they only practical in nature?

Hi. Since summer 2016, I've realized that I'm not like most of the people around me. I see other people my age glued to their smartphones, doing nothing with themselves, just following the flow of our culture. And since around may of this year, I've realized that I can't do that. If I tried to...

So over the course of a few years, I have discovered that I won't/can't live a normal life, and this site is a great inspiration to me that it's possible to live freely, on the road, off the land, etc I have 2 years till I move out, so I want to know, what should I learn, study, or practice to...