I must be honest, but I fail to see what the real dangers are in my plan. I'll never be more than a few miles from the car, which means I'll be near a road and people. I'm also visiting largely touristy places so it's not like I'll be completely on my own so to speak, and I'm not intending to do any dangerous activities like felling trees or scaling mountains. Best to look at it as a weekend camping trip in the woods outside of town. I'll be back to the car every couple of days to find a new place to visit.
And as to the comments about making things difficult for myself, well with that kind of mindset, why does this forum exist? Simply using a firesteel or even a wood fire is making it difficult for myself when there is no need. The only piece of equiptment I have no experience with is my tent, and I do not even plan to use that unless I decide that a hammock really isn't for me, and even then I intend to use it as a bivvy bag if it proves to be the case (dd travel hammock with waterproof base). As has been said, it is not really a case of too much kit making it unpleasant, because anything surplus to needs will be left in the car. One 2-day period I can use my honey stove, the next I can try a hexistove etc. In essence these really are just small trips to get used to things, except all the trips are happening in quick succession.
I think that people are blowing things way out of proportion. This is not the Franklin expedition, it is essentially a guy walking a mile into the woods and cooking some food and whittling some wood for a couple of days (and my entire working life has been with knives, cleavers etc, so while accidents can still happen, it's not like I'm some daft sod who's going to chop his thumb off not knowing which side of the blade is sharp etc) and then returning to "civilization" before trying it again.
I spent the first 18 years of my life on a farm in the countryside, have worked for years with knives as a butcher, fishmonger, and chef, and have just finished university with a 1st class degree. I'm not some divvy who doesn't know his bum from his mouth, I'm pretty sure I can manage
And finally, as I mentioned, this wasn't about advice, I just thought I'd start a thread letting the people who contributed ideas in my now-nuked planning thread know what I'd chosen to do. I figured it would be a polite thing to do given they made the effort to offer ideas in the first place. Sorry if I've upset anyone or caused a ruckus.
And yes, I'm perfectly aware of the difference between the internet and real life
The point being that my written word is very different to me in real life (not that many would know because I am largely a recluse in real life
). I'm aware that I can come off as a bit of a **** online, as do many people with this mental issue/gift, can be hard to interpret and express things in the most appropriate manner (and can be hard enough as it is for perfectly normal people due to lack of media richness) , so I appologise.
