Originally I started this blog because I needed an outlet for what I felt about the way we live in the 21st Century. Or maybe just the way I live as it would be egotistical to believe that I am representative of the population at large.
I will probably continue with that sort of commentary, but in addition, for those who might be interested, I will be posting about something that has long been an avid interest of mine; Survival.
These days you can find an immense amount of information about every aspect of this subject: Urban Survival, Backwoods Survival, Surviving Natural and Man-Made Disasters, Surviving Terrorist Attacks, Surviving Off-Grid, Surviving On-Grid but Under the Radar and on and on and on!
I will probably wander around among all these genres, and then some, as I am as interested in skinning squirrels as I am in surviving a terrorist attack.
There has always been something in me that wants to be outside, under the trees, exploring, being self-sufficient. Maybe it started when I was a kid, heavily influenced by classic stories of Robin Hood, or immersed in a huge leather-bound book of Norse myths borrowed from a neighbour.
There just seemed something right about at least knowing how to live like they did, even though I actually inhabit a world where food comes from a store and shelter is a brick house made by someone else, and security comes in the form of a uniformed police officer.
Life wasn’t always like that, and it may not be like that again, some time in the future.
So for anyone interested, that is what I will be concentrating on in future posts.
For the uninitiated, my first introduction to the survival way of thinking came when I picked up a copy of the SAS Survival Guide by John “Lofty” Wiseman. The link will take you to their website, but I found this illuminating tome long before the internet was public knowledge.
So anyway, stay tuned for more, if you are interested, or dismiss me as a loon and move on, if you are not.
Until next time, stay safe and be prepared.
Navigator 21 out.
Navigator21: Understanding the 21st Century 