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In The Wild: What about diseases?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

So, I’ve recently been thinking a bit about those tribes of people who you often see living in the wilderness of say, Africa, or in some rain forest secluded from civilization. Do they get diseases? Are they often life-threatening? Have the people grown a tolerance to the diseases, like animals, I guess? If I were to go there and live with them, would the symptoms of a disease specific to that general area be more severe in the case of my catching one? If they were to come here and catch a common cold, would the symptoms be life-threatening for them?

What about those people who wish to live in the wilderness, given they have the survival skills required so that they can live? How would they be able to avoid diseases? Would they just develop a tolerance to any disease around there? Is that possible? Do you think they could survive? I know there are TV shows about living in the wilderness. I haven’t watched many, yet, though and I probably should to get more of a feel for it. Maybe I should go camping.

I’ve always wanted to kind of escape society. The African Wilderness has always attracted me, or the wilderness in general. I really like the idea of a very natural life. I think we, in this society, are overly materialistic and so out of touch with our selves as humans; as animals. I just want to experience it, you know? But there are so many things that really prevent us from doing it. Like diseases. We’d probably die if we got one out there, right?

Maybe I should be one of those African Safari people who study the biodiversity/ecosystem of the wilderness and stuff, so I can get in touch with nature. God, I don’t know what I want to do.

But yeah, back to the question. What about diseases?

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Im getting Ready to go into the Wilderness and want some knowledge before I venture….?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

I plan on going into the Wild and wanted a great deal of knowledge before I headed out. Some books would be great to read before I head out.

I will also need an In-depth Guide on how to skin and preserve my food.

What are some good things to bring. I am going to live off the land so I will need to know what plants are good and what plants are bad.

How do I build different Kinds of Shelters?
Also Where can I possibly Get Survival Training

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Taste of the Wild or Merrick’s Before Grain?

Posted on March 3, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

Ok – I am considering switching to grain-free – and these are my two top picks as I like their ingredients and the fact that they are about 32% protein compared to 42% of Evo or Orijen. Does anyone feed either one and if you do – tell me why you picked the food you did. Thanks.

Taste of the Wild – Prairie
Bison, venison, lamb meal, chicken meal, egg product, sweet potatoes, peas, potatoes, canola oil, roasted bison, roasted venison, natural flavor, tomato pomace, ocean fish meal, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

Merrick Before Grain – Buffalo:

Buffalo Deboned, Chicken Meal, Potato Dehydrated, Turkey Meal, Canola Oil, Sweet Potato Dehydrated, (preserved with mixed tocopherols – a source of Natural Vitamin E and Ascorbic Acid, a source of Vitamin C), Yeast Culture, Natural Dried Chicken Liver, Dicalcium Phosphate, Lysine, Guar Gum, Sea Salt, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil, Choline Chloride, Acai Berry Freeze-Dried, Blueberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Venison Broth, Zinc Amino Acid Complex,Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Natural Venison Flavor, Chicory Root, Marigold Extract, Rosemary Extract, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Natural Celery Flavor, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Natural Color (tumeric), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

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Anyone here use Taste of the Wild dry cat food?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

I need to get my cat on a healthier diet and I’m starting by adding “Taste of the Wild” to his diet. Since I still have a full bag of some dirt cheap stuff, I’m going to probably mix his old food with the Taste of the Wild. I also plan to occasionally give him some wet food. After I’ve gone through the dirt cheap stuff, I’m thinking about continuing with the Taste of the Wild cat food. What do you think of this cat food? Do you have any other recommendations? I know that it isn’t the absolute best cat food, but it seems like a pretty decent cat food. What do you think? Here are the ingredients if you’re curious about that:

Chicken meal, peas, sweet potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potato protein, roasted venison, smoked salmon, natural flavor, ocean fish meal, methionine, taurine, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

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Is this a good story so far?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin| 4 Comments

My Dairy in the Wild.

7/24/2010
I… Hate… CAMPING. I did just to impress the girl of my dreams with only one fault. You guessed it she loved camping. I mean what the heck is that for? Back to my horrible story. I went on a hike to complain to myself when I got lost. Why am I cursed with wanting to impress the ladies. Though I must admit, it works pretty dang good. So I went along. And that backtracks to me getting lost. Ok can I just complain to you guys instead of telling my story? No? Fine. Have it your way. Just remember I hate you all. Well I hate camping because I used to be a master survivalist. I was on all these shows. I can survive with only a knife. Not my preferred way through. You guys better believe me or put my book down right now. Go on. Put it down. Now many people can’t survive in the wild. Why do I hate camping you wonder. It all happened on a stormy night. I was on this show called “Can You Survive?!?!?” It was so stormy, rain was pounding on our heads, and just to make it worse it was our first night which means no shelter to protect us. Just as the rain started to clear up I fainted with all the water pounding on my head. No one then wanted me on any show. I quit all the glory on TV to become a vet. Sometimes I am reminded of my failure on camping shows and survival shows and blogs. My true fans, when they meet me on the street ask for a signature. My fake fans that only liked me or even bothered to check me out because their friends were true fans. Not because they liked me. No one really remembers me anymore. Great being I was in my head so now I’m even more loss. What is that for? I’m really getting mad. I am building a shelter so pathetic even bugs don’t want to nest there.
7/25/10
Got my wish my shelter kept me very warm through. So it was comfy. Sleep helped. My true self will shine now. I always come prepared. My motto is “Hope for the best, Prepare for the worst”. I always follow that motto even when I do something I don’t like. For example I barely ever leave the house without my small black leather backpack. You guys most likely think I am overreacting. Well guess what you brought my book and you better finish it or you lost your money. Sorry off topic. Let me describe my shelter. I took a long branch that was on the floor of the forest and put it on this tree stump. Then I got tons of branches with leaves on them and placed them on the long branch.

Is my story good?
I am sorry I didn’t finish describing the shelter yet. I spent a week just researching it so…

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