Rex Trulove
There are a lot of people who at least occasionally feel like the constant rush of life is tiring. They wish that they could just slow down and relax for a while to ‘recharge their batteries’.
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard someone say something like, “I just wish I was alone on a deserted island somewhere.” In fact, the same sentiments are major driving forces for people visiting National Parks or for going camping. It is a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of busy life.
It is quite curious to find out how far people would go in order to truly get away from it all if they are given the opportunity to do so. For that reason, we have today’s poll.
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Question of
Situation: You are allowed to live in this place for free, with all food, water, and other necessities paid for. There is a lake stocked with fish just on the other side of the trees. The stipulation is that you must remain here for 6 months and the nearest town or neighbors live 20 miles away. Would you take this opportunity?
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Absolutely!
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Maybe
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Unlikely
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No way!
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Question of
Would you or do you feel that tent camping in a forest is a good way to relax?
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Yes, I love it or used to love it
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I’ve never been camping and would like to try it
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I’ve never been camping and don’t have any desire to do it
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This is not relaxing to me
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Question of
If you could do so, how often would you get out into nature?
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Daily or almost daily
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A few times a week
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Once or twice a month
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A few times per year
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Never
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I’m afraid of nature
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Question of
If you had to, do you think you could survive in the wilderness for a week?
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Almost certainly
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I’d try, but I don’t know
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I’d like to learn how
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I doubt that I could survive
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No
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I won the game, do I get the cabin as a prize? Grins. That was fun.
I wish that I could win one, too. That would be terrific.
Boy wouldn’t it.. And yes, I could live the rest of my life right there, and I would have a lot of visitors so it wouldn’t get lonely, and of course solar panels, a hot tub, a boat… and lots of pets.
I would love to get try to do this. It sounds like it could help with rejuvenating the mind.
I agree with that entirely.
I did this for two years in our desert here in California. I lived in an RV, it was wonderful in so many ways.
In a way, that was the way it was when I grew up at Crater Lake. There were a maximum of 30 families, usually less, who lived there all year. The nearest store was 23 miles away and was a spot-in-the-road store. There were lots of park visitors, but only in the summer. I loved it.
I live in a town, so getting out into the countryside surrounded my nature is my dream and I love it. I could easily spend a week in a log cabin to get away from it all.
How about six months, though? Many people can’t handle the solitude.
I stay in the national forest instead of a motel when I am going back and forth from my summer and winter homes. It is free, refreshing, and right enroute anyway. Of course I kind of planned it that way in choosing where to live.
That is and was a wise thing to do. We are fortunate to be surrounded by national forests. For that matter, my brother retired from the US Forest Service almost a decade ago, after working there for 35 years. :))
Congratulations to your brother on his retirement. I was raised in the forest and helped my parents build our first house there when I was about 5 years old. While building we lived in a tent. We got the basement done the first summer and that winter we lived in the basement with a huge tarp as our roof. Sometimes during a heavy snow we thought it might fall down on us.
If I was in my 20s I’d jump at the chance. In fact a college friend of mine and I once considered buying a 60 – acre island in Canada once. But I’m 66 now and have the medical issues that go with that so maybe a week in a cabin but that’s about all I could handle.
I know what you mean. I’m only 62, but I have almost constant pain. I think I’d still give it a try, though.
I know I could make it and would love to do this from time to time. We all need to unplug! It would be a great opportunity to clear our minds.
I totally agree. It would be my idea of a fantastic vacation.
Indeed it would, I am ready to go.
LOL. God willing and if I can get our pickup running, we plan on going tent camping next weekend for four days.
Some people can’t at all understand it, but even though I’m not nearly as spry as I was even 20 years ago if I was set down in a forest with nothing, I’d give a sigh of relief, give a prayer of thanks, and would be happy. I’d be home.
6 months without internet connection could be hard, but a break wouldn’t be bad from time to time.
Yes, that would be hard for many people to do. Still, when I go camping, I can go several days without even thinking about the internet.
excellent post, good questions
Thank you very much!
Good questions that did not really imagine how to do it.
It would be hard for most people if they really think about it. I’d be in my element, though, and probably wouldn’t want to leave after 6 months.
If that’s a brave, young and healthy man looking for it. And you seem exactly like that.
LOL Thank you for the compliment. Unfortunately, I have Thrombosis and have a hard time walking very far, I’m over 60, and I’m not especially brave. I simply grew up in a national park and having been around wild animals most of my life, I have a strong respect for them but don’t actually fear them (for the most part). That is to say that I’m most comfortable out in the woods in the middle of nowhere.
I used to say that if I was put out in the middle of the woods with a knife, string, and one match, after a week, I’d be healthy and probably weigh more than when I started. If you put me in the middle of a city, I’d probably be dead inside of a week. I’m a mountain/country boy, not a city boy.
Rex, i understand you,
I was born in a city, but I love nature, love forest and the river, collecting medicinal herbs.
We are similar to years. I have a full 65.
Can I offer myself in the forest for seven days. May be some sort of instinct for survival would keep me, it is important that there is water in the area.
I was growing up in the city, but the forest was near and we roamed the boys all day.
I think I know all the tracks now. I think it’s important to make a beautiful life, regardless of the environment.
Best regards Rex.