June 8, 2024:
I love camping. Including in the snow, winter. It can be deadly. I don't know what will ultimately kill me, but it could be a mistake in the wilderness leading to hypothermia. Camping is no joke. Experience teaches that the marketing gloss of the specialized equipment is oriented towards the oversocialized overcivilized 'decadent'; the equipment is designed for small forays, then escape back into the hamster pod life. The sophisticated equipment breaks down after short expeditions, even true expedition gear is only designed to last for the expedition/operation. Bushcraft is the response to these absurdities. Being able to live sustainably in the wilderness with robust tools like an axe, one can survive the inevitible breakdown of the fancy tent, the fancy bedding, and the fancy sleeping bag. None of these by the way can survive the only source of heat == survival in the winter, the bonfire. By the way, bushcrafters cutting by axe for survival in the winter will not destroy forests,