MadMamaBear
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Anyone have suggestions about bushcraft videos to watch? Who they prefer for a given area? Most informative? Etc....
I'm sure like all adventurers his stories have been "embellished."Another story about Brown involves his visit to New York City.
He wanted to see if his wilderness survival techniques would work in an urban environment, and discovered that they did . . . as long as he used these skills in their proper context. Manhattan became--in essence--a giant playground that he lived in for several weeks. He dined on food that was set aside by restaurants when cutomers complained and sent stuff back. He bathed in hoses in Central Park, he "counted coup" (Native American style) on the drug dealers in Central Park, and set up non-lethal booby traps to drive them out.
Brown claims to have been apprenticed to a Lipian Apache shaman (and scout) named Stalking Wolf when he was 7 years old.
There are many people who (for very good reasons) doubt many of Brown's claims.
All I can say is that I've used his techniques and ideas, and have found that they work extremely well. His teachings helped keep me alive (and saved other peoples' lives) when I worked in EMS. I used a lot of his ideas when I was a relief worker after Hurricane Andrew, and--as I said--discovered that they work.
In the final analysis, I--as a practical person--don't care if Brown claims to have been taught survival by extra-terrestrial aliens, since his principles and ideas work in real life.
Perhaps, but I don't care.I'm sure like all adventurers his stories have been "embellished."
I believe Major Hiddens also served in Nam.We worked with the Aussies SAS in Central and South America so I personally hold a special place in my heart for Aussie Bushmen. They were part of the survival instructors team when I gone through JOTC at Ft. Serman Panama, later to return to work from Sherman.
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