When I was 20 I was working at a wilderness therapy camp...whos name I will not disclose for professional reasons. I had a few weeks off due to a shift change and I descided to challenge myself and test the survival training I had recieved and taught.

I drove up a nearby canyon to the top of the plateu, parked in the trees a little ways (put a sign on my car so no one would take it...) and started walking. I was wearing a pair of Carhart zip leg pants, an REI synthetic button down shirt, and a polypropelene under shirt, and a pair of DVS sandals. I walked about 45 miles in about 7 days, made shelter everynight out of pine boughs and downed trees, used a "handdrill" method of fire with a Bee plant spindle and a cottonwood branch fireboard, boiled water in an old can I found, and made a type of bread from Juniper berries (the inner pith makes a sort of natural yeast and when combined with wheat grass and water makes a pretty tasty bread). I was apprehensive of eating the Jack Rabbits that populate the area, as they tend to carry a pretty nasty bug that I didnt want to deal with...I ended up coming across a group of campers just outside of Leeds UT that took me into St. George where some freinds picked me up and brought me back to my car, where I found a parking ticket...lame... But other than the ticket...I had te greatest time of my life!!

wow, that is really cool. im 21, i'd love to do something like that

It really is a lot easier than you would think. It is more a mind set than anything. The human body is very strong and capable of great things...

Next time u do something like that get a hold of me. I want to send my 19yr old son who know everything with you if u have room for him and his teddy bear

thats fricken awesome
i have been wanting to plan something like that
for a while ive jsut never been able to actually go through with it. u can also make a dough out of cat tails and cook it to make a nice flat bread.one question though... how did u make a shelter and get food if u didnt even have a knife on u?