What will our next generations do?

[MineralMan]

4. Schools can't really teach that sort of thing, I'm sure.

The thing people don't seem to realize that they could find themselves stranded far from services and without means of communication. That happens to people surprisingly often. Many people in such a situation do not survive. Others, however, do survive because they know things.

Scouting is another way people have traditionally learned such survival skills. I was never in the Boy Scouts, though. I learned all that stuff from my parents. I remember my father saying, "Let's try cooking the trout we caught on sticks." We thought it was fun. Or, "Here's how to make a simple box trap. Let's see if we can catch a rabbit with it." Of course, we let the bunny go, but...

My father also taught me to always carry a pocket knife, as long as it wasn't illegal to do that. I even carried one to school in the 1950s, and still always have one in my pocket, unless I'm getting on an airline flight. Then, my pocket knife is in my checked luggage, and goes back in my pocket at my destination. It's a survival tool. That's what he taught me.