Starvin Larry

I recently noticed a WRSA posting regarding Daniel Beard’s Book “Camp-Lore”, and an article from ivymikecafe.com regarding his recent backpacking trip into the Appalachian mountains. The author explains the trips purpose was skill building, primarily land navigation.  Others in the community should be outdoors doing just what these fellows are doing; Getting intimately familiar with your AO, developing outdoors skills and working with your team. Nothing builds a functioning team like adversity and challenge. He then uses a lessons-learned format to highlight several problems that he encountered during the event. And while he gives solutions to the problems encountered, they seemed to address fixes appropriate to a civilian backpack expedition.  For my readers, I would like ensure they have a firm understanding of the differences between woodcraft and camping skills that a prepper might find useful in a survival situation and similar field craft and tactical skills needed to operate…