scothunter 12,609 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 There some very clever people live in towns. Good at problem solving, man management if they do decide to live in a group. Bit arrogant to suggest that only hunters and country dwellers would be better at surviving . There literally thousands that do it everyday, on the streets of our cities and towns. Something I doubt I could personally do everyday year in year out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 There some very clever people live in towns. Good at problem solving, man management if they do decide to live in a group. Bit arrogant to suggest that only hunters and country dwellers would be better at surviving . There literally thousands that do it everyday, on the streets of our cities and towns. Something I doubt I could personally do everyday year in year out! you would be surprised the type of people who shine in adverse conditions, its never the ones you expect, toughness comes from within 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 There some very clever people live in towns. Good at problem solving, man management if they do decide to live in a group. Bit arrogant to suggest that only hunters and country dwellers would be better at surviving . There literally thousands that do it everyday, on the streets of our cities and towns. Something I doubt I could personally do everyday year in year out! I wasn't suggesting that at all Scot. I used the word 'towny', as it's a generalisation for someone that is far removed from the countryside and nature. There are probably just as many people in towns/citys that could survive as there are in the countryside these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caravan Monster 323 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Prior to both World Wars, when the prospect of rationing became inevitable, I suspect that a large percentage of dogs met their ends in preparation for coming food shortages. Maybe similar would happen in a modern apocalypse. For anyone that went the lone wanderer route, a dog would probably be most useful in a guarding / alerting role and as a companion. Rifle and lamp, or traps, if you know how to use them, would gather wild meat more efficiently. If the world changes in a big way, I think it will be characterised by intrusive big government and a strange mix of using old skills and knowledge alongside any new technology that still works. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 There some very clever people live in towns. Good at problem solving, man management if they do decide to live in a group. Bit arrogant to suggest that only hunters and country dwellers would be better at surviving . There literally thousands that do it everyday, on the streets of our cities and towns. Something I doubt I could personally do everyday year in year out! you would be surprised the type of people who shine in adverse conditions, its never the ones you expect, toughness comes from within They always say to watch out for the quiet ones Next question: group or solitary? I read a great book called Refuge by Richard Herley: one bloke had survived alone for 14 years (fiction of course) in his house in the woods, before he got caught up in a struggle to help a group who were besieged by the 'bad guys'. A group is only as strong as its weakest member, and finding the right combination of people would be the hardest thing IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 i would go to penny taylors house as i know for sure we would fall in love , and then her dogs would look after us and i would have no worries in the world and live happily ever after........................ Oh that's so sweet but you might end up getting fed to the dogs if things didn't go according to plan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hyperion 122 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 There some very clever people live in towns. Good at problem solving, man management if they do decide to live in a group. Bit arrogant to suggest that only hunters and country dwellers would be better at surviving . There literally thousands that do it everyday, on the streets of our cities and towns. Something I doubt I could personally do everyday year in year out! you would be surprised the type of people who shine in adverse conditions, its never the ones you expect, toughness comes from within They always say to watch out for the quiet ones Next question: group or solitary? I read a great book called Refuge by Richard Herley: one bloke had survived alone for 14 years (fiction of course) in his house in the woods, before he got caught up in a struggle to help a group who were besieged by the 'bad guys'. A group is only as strong as its weakest member, and finding the right combination of people would be the hardest thing IMO. Have a look on youtube for the Norwegian chap who walked solo across Canada with very little human contact and just a pack of sled dogs for company, took him two years if I remember rightly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hyperion 122 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-arbvSst6U Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stabba 10,745 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Big Gun..shoot dogs..eat dogs..then off for a wee wander to see who i could rob..then if it got tough then its time to fall back on me Nam training and me Ray podgy Mears dvd,s :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 There some very clever people live in towns. Good at problem solving, man management if they do decide to live in a group. Bit arrogant to suggest that only hunters and country dwellers would be better at surviving . There literally thousands that do it everyday, on the streets of our cities and towns. Something I doubt I could personally do everyday year in year out! you would be surprised the type of people who shine in adverse conditions, its never the ones you expect, toughness comes from within They always say to watch out for the quiet ones Next question: group or solitary? I read a great book called Refuge by Richard Herley: one bloke had survived alone for 14 years (fiction of course) in his house in the woods, before he got caught up in a struggle to help a group who were besieged by the 'bad guys'. A group is only as strong as its weakest member, and finding the right combination of people would be the hardest thing IMO. i think naturally as time went on only the strong of mind and body would come together man never does very well on his own, he always ends up wanting company. but in tough situation only tough people who can make the tough decisions would survive. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Well I'll indulge you. Lol Firstly in that type of scenario, there would be no point in staying put in the one place. If the food situation was that bad, you would soon use up all recourses around you. Therefore you would need to keep moving, and scavenging. So taking a dog with you IMO wouldn't be such a good idea. You are bound to meet other desperate people like yourself , who would see your dog as a means to survive, and so be it if the have to kill you in the process. Also like you said, if your struggling to survive so will the dog. I'm afraid it's every man and beast for itself. What are you gibbering about now.....you'd be dead within 3 days with lack of Irn Bru or McDonalds ffs.......... If there was wild animals still roaming the place then a few snares would be handy, if should be looking to eat once every 2 weeks with them set... I'd like a dog that could catch game as well as find it and the rest i'd make up along the way. Probably be dead quite shortly after............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Lab: you're such a defeatist Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Lab: you're such a defeatist Set your standards low and you can always get better............ Jesus that is sad........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milegajo 595 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Lets have an apocalypse and be done with the foreplay... I'll eat the rabbits pigeons and squizzers before i'd eat my dog. I think I'm pretty well set though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Well I'll indulge you. Lol Firstly in that type of scenario, there would be no point in staying put in the one place. If the food situation was that bad, you would soon use up all recourses around you. Therefore you would need to keep moving, and scavenging. So taking a dog with you IMO wouldn't be such a good idea. You are bound to meet other desperate people like yourself , who would see your dog as a means to survive, and so be it if the have to kill you in the process. Also like you said, if your struggling to survive so will the dog. I'm afraid it's every man and beast for itself. What are you gibbering about now.....you'd be dead within 3 days with lack of Irn Bru or McDonalds ffs.......... If there was wild animals still roaming the place then a few snares would be handy, if should be looking to eat once every 2 weeks with them set... I'd like a dog that could catch game as well as find it and the rest i'd make up along the way. Probably be dead quite shortly after............ FFS lab you have'nt any worries........ you'd last years on those dogs of yours.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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