Our modern world has become so detached from nature and unrealistic that it leaves many of us wanting to "get back" to the natural world. Many people camp and such things, but a forty-thousand dollar motor-home sitting in the middle of a campground made up of asphalt paths and camp-sites with a tree here and there doesn't really seem like much of an "escape" from modernity, does it? Some of us seek a more primal experience—one in which we actually connect with the land and environment around us, living and acting in a way much closer to the way our ancestors did before they were so corrupted by things like money and immediate gratification.

And who knows? Things could get so bad that we might actually be forced to learn real survival skills or perish. With economic recessions occurring and Empires collapsing, the days of running to the nearest superstore could very well be numbered; spending a few hundred dollars here and there to "get by" will seem unwise at best, unrealistic at worst. The questions arise: What if I could learn to do many of the things life requires on my own? Why should I place all of my livelihood in the precious economy, depending on others to do and produce things for me in exchange for tokens of imaginary worth? Would I not be a better person, more adaptable and ready for whatever might come my way, if I were learn the skills of yesteryear?

In contemplating these questions you might decide "Yes, I'm going to do it." This is a group for people interested in wilderness camping, primitive technology, survival techniques, tool making, etc., etc. Anyone with interest in these areas will be accepted; anyone with knowledge in these areas will become an invaluable asset in our collective learning.