Well I might not be good at bushcraft in many eyes, or common sense based on the perspective, but I'm a grade A at storing cans
I appreciate that you are all just stating what you think would be in my best interest, but a lot of this goes against what I hold close in life (which is also built on a very complicated background, but suffice to say since 20 I consider myself on borrowed time so do not concern myself with things like stitches and hygeing
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And as to why I bought some expensive things? Because I can. I have a tbs boar, and just bought a bison double knife, for no other reason than I can. I like nice things, and that is all the justification I need. I've 16 knives within 2 feet if me, and another 3 in the post. Because why ever not
what fun is life if everything you do is based on what is sensible and calculated?
I will simply restate my situation, and any further discussion can be based on that. While I am buying up kit for the future, right now (hence not having a class 1 trauama kit in my bag) I am kitting out for little more than woodland walks. I have bought it her stuff, sure, but for different situations. As mentioned, if I were to take a trip into the middle of Alaska or such, then of course I would pack accordingly. But I bought a simple first aid kit (that no one has even enquired as to the contents (it might be cheap and in a plastic box, but the contents are military if that gives any clue) because it us more than I will need for what I am doing.
As to the cutting to the bone, well yes, I have had an interesting life to say the least, and I learnt that I heal damn well, and have always taken an approach of not visiting a doctor. I firmly believe that if I can't sort myself out then I've no place on this earth. I do not do doctors, prescriptions, jabs, bandages, sterilization. Nothing. Yes that may be a big risk but is my risk and one I happily take. I would appreciate if people would simply respect that we do things differently. I could preach to someone about their religion, diet, you name it, but I dint as I respect that they do things their own way, and whether I agree or think it makes no sense, they alone get to make that choice and ill let them. As I've said, there will be people out there who question why you out yourself at such risk by bushcrafting instead of going to Ikea and Tesco. but you have a unique personal answer, that makes no sense to them and they'd consider us as having g no common sense based on that. The thing about common sense is that it isn't common, and more often than not is unique to the individual.
