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Let me get this straight...
They wander in the woods regularly to pick mushrooms. They are good enough at it that they can repeatedly make money selling their finds to local vendors. They had even collected enough that day that they were going back for a second batch.
But at the first hint of trouble (ie. being lost) they so quickly forgot everything they knew about foraging and finding edibles in the woods that they were going to eat their dog?
Wow. That's special.
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Originally posted by Strychnine View PostLet me get this straight...
They wander in the woods regularly to pick mushrooms. They are good enough at it that they can repeatedly make money selling their finds to local vendors. They had even collected enough that day that they were going back for a second batch.
But at the first hint of trouble (ie. being lost) they so quickly forgot everything they knew about foraging and finding edibles in the woods that they were going to eat their dog?
Wow. That's special.
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Originally posted by Snatch Napkin View Post^egg sackly^
Oh, rubbing sticks to start a fire does work. They could have also used the battery in the blackberry to start a fire. AAAaaaannndddd...... Rocks work too, when you use the right ones.
Walking.
You drove in so there's a road not too terribly far away. With any common sense you should know which way you walked away from the road.
Whether it's with a simple wristwatch and the sun or by using stars at night, when you have a clear sky there's no reason to not be able to find north even without a compass. A quick check of the weather up there says that they had at least three days of clear skies before being resuced. Find a heading and walk til you hear traffic.
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Originally posted by Strychnine View PostYou know what else works?
Walking.
You drove in so there's a road not too terribly far away. With any common sense you should know which way you walked away from the road.
Whether it's with a simple wristwatch and the sun or by using stars at night, when you have a clear sky there's no reason to not be able to find north even without a compass. A quick check of the weather up there says that they had at least three days of clear skies before being resuced. Find a heading and walk til you hear traffic.
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Originally posted by Strychnine View PostYou know what else works?
Walking.
You drove in so there's a road not too terribly far away. With any common sense you should know which way you walked away from the road.
Whether it's with a simple wristwatch and the sun or by using stars at night, when you have a clear sky there's no reason to not be able to find north even without a compass. A quick check of the weather up there says that they had at least three days of clear skies before being resuced. Find a heading and walk til you hear traffic.
It sounds like the Dad doesn't really have the ability to lead, and once hypothermia set in with the wife and kid they no longer had half a brain. Add in an injured back and sprained ankle and suddenly the only option is to carve up the closest available meat source.
I'm betting there were plenty of beetles, grubs, and carpenter ants to munch on from that hollow log they were huddled in. They could have minced up some pine needles to adjust the flavor and get vitamin C.
Fun fact of the day: Carpenter ants taste like lemon drops.
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