dreadstalker wrote:just one thing to remember. the more you know the less you have to carry.

There are folk that believe they can knap a knife out of flint, to kill a deer, to make a shelter and hide bowl to boil their water.
But first you gotta find good flint and hunt a deer.
Some folk can't kill a deer with a rifle or even find one.
Carry a knife, food and water. Use whatever shelter your AO calls for.
Just because you know how to skin a cat, you gotta catch it first.

actually chert ,glass and many other materials lend themselves quite well to knapping,

trouble with learning to rely on a store bought item is when ( not if ) that item isn't on your person you are lost...
do I prefer a well made knife? of course but i have learned that it is better to use what is around you and save the fine steel edge for when you absoulty have to have it.

and i happen to be one of them that believe that i can knap out a knife , axe , arrow points and spear points, I also believe that i can make a shelter boild water in a birch bark or hide bowl and take a deer with primitive methods.
Why do i b believe that? because i have done it. and i fully beleive that if i can do it others can do it as well. all it takes is practice.

thx i keep that in mind but im still new so im still learning

You can build a mansion IF you have the materials and the time.
Searching for items and having the time to make stuff while traveling will be a killer for some.
Please find the deer in this photo:

The deer is on the bottom right edge

Your eyes are better than mine, I don't see any deer, nice rainbow.

something in the lower left corner 1.5 inches right--.75 inches up .pattern is not broken as in the grasses around it. but i could be wrong so where the heck is it?

bottom center you can see his rack

so just why are you so dead set against learning other ways to do something.

all the gear in the world will not help you if you don't have it when you need it. Thats is when you have to depend on yourself and what you have learned.

dreadstalker wrote:so just why are you so dead set against learning other ways to do something.

Who said I was against learning?

Bugging out and on the run is not the time to be making your gear.
Too many folk are telling FNPeople to "live like the natives".
If you're on the run or even traveling fast, you don't have time to make a knife, you'll be spending time looking for food or water.
Another thing, why assume we will be in the dark ages, having to make items?
Unless you use knife to chop down trees, it should last you a lifetime.

Also, there's no deer in pic. That was the point, deer aren't everywhere like some folk think.

you are just not getting it