!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What keeps you safe in the wilderness? with Miriam Lancewood

I thought this video was very insightful.

Miriam Lancewood is a true expert in wilderness living, not just camping...

Here is the transcript for those who cannot watch videos. It's very short:

Peter and I lived for seven years in a wilderness of New Zealand nomadically. We were always on the move. We had no satellite phone, no cell phone, no emergency beacon. And in all those years, I never had one accident or injury. Now, why is that?

Because we had time. I think scheduled time, as in a planning, is the most deadly thing you can have. Because on the Sunday evening you want to get back to the car park because Monday morning you have to be back at work, for example, and then people cross that flooded river and they drown. Or they go through the rain, through that storm, they get too cold, hypothermia, and die. Or they don't give their body rest because they can't afford a rest day, and they get an injury, or an accident, because the body is exhausted. So the most important thing is to be very very flexible time-wise and don't promise other people to be back in 5 days or 6 days, you know, give it a little bit more leeway. If you stay warm and dry, and sometimes have the patience to stay in your tent, you will be safe. Remember the number three rule. You can go 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food. You will not starve overnight. So, give yourself time. Make sure you have water to drink, and make sure you're dry--and you will live.