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[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

you would get murdered for those rather quickly, i'd imagine. what would be useful is to get far away from strangers somewhere defendable near fresh water.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That would be only one of the many competing reasons for my murder.

I do have camping gear, woodworking hand tools, a good bike, I know how to shoot and clean fish+game and cook, and I have knowledge of some remote areas with sparse populations including their flora.

On paper it all sounds good, but I would likely die miserably in the first Canadian winter.

[–] rammer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even if you did everything right there isn't that much wildlife to live off of. A single human requires a vast healthy wilderness to live off of foraging only.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, I watch Alone and I’ve seen Outlast. No way are 99% of people going to be able to live like that. Even the contestants who prep and practice and research only last a few weeks in the winter.

You would need a small community, agriculture and to store your food for winter, and livestock for reliable protein. Even then there’s a good chance you get wiped out by diseases unless you’re making soap and prepping food and water safely.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

But once you’ve figured out a way to store food and resources, then you’re a target. You can’t easily defend against bands of looters with tons of weapons and nothing to lose

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

I generally never last very long in a playthrough of The Long Dark

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe. I’ve wondered about that. It’s easy to imagine a Mad Max scenario with bands of raiders looting all potentially useful technological remains, but does solar change that? You can’t as easily steal that without destroying it. You can’t just put it to use without some technical knowledge. It’s not immediately useful to loot.

Destroy, sure.