Many people are disillusioned into believing that somewhere buried back in the deep dark recesses of their modern civilized brains lay all the primitive survival skills that have been subconsciously passed on down through the ages of man, only awaiting the 'call of the wild' to be awaked from its dormant sleep and overcome any adversity that may arise.
All they have to do is wait until they are in the midst of some form of disaster or life threatening situation and then like a bolt of lightening from the sky , they will be magically transformed into 'Super Survivalist ' ! A living breathing entity that will have all of the collective wisdom of our pioneering fore fathers , able to scale a mountain range just in a single bound , all knowledge of living off of the land and able to build a cabin from scratch within a day only using a cheap ' Made In China' pocket knife. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Oh the poor miserable family that for so long depended on Dad or Mom, the husband or wife, to provide what they needed, whether they needed it or not,and kept the big scary monster of reality at bay by solving everything from a boo-boo on the knee to fixing the family chariot when it breaks down. To now have it dawn on them that their parental unit or partner cannot fix this new world of disorder and provide as much as was always available, along with a pleasantly long hot shower at the end of the post-apocalyptic day with a full filing meal and a cool drink to round things out.
Unfortunately this line of thinking is seriously and quite dangerously flawed. Not only will you be responsible for your own death but for all of those poor souls who were looking up to you for security, shelter and sustenance .
Now no one is expecting you to become a mountain man slash super resistance fighter over night, or even at all for that matter. You just have to make up your mind to learn some new skills and adjust your way of thinking to accommodate whatever it may be.
Patience is what you will have to work on the most, you are not going to learn what you need to know overnight, so relax. Take your time and focus on one new skill at a time. Make a list of what you would enjoy to learn and can afford to do first. It makes no sense trying to tackle the more expensive activities first such as learning to fly a small airplane when you cannot start a fire without matches.
