LEARN; LEARN LEARN.....Knowledge is like money in the bank, you can never have ttooooooo much!
If you watch in you tube, don't concentrate on everything and especially on the 14- and 17 year old SPECIALLISTS with over 25 years of experience!!!
Bear Grills is an ex SAS but is a fake. All his crew talk about how they have to do the work and he gets the glory, they camp and he eats at the hotel...
Jody is entertaining and shares a lot of knowledge but needs to get to reality, you cannot!!!! CANNOT !! SIMULATE a survival situation with all its fear, cold reality and real death chances... there is always a camera team, doctors and catering services nearby...
Most of the interesting but set-in-scene videos are self-made and somewhere near home with all stuff carried in, including the camera and food/water. Very seldom is any new info there...
If you can get into an survival training school in Oregon/Idaho/Washington area or down in the Kentucky/Virginia area, you might get some good schooling and learn some. Some last as long as 9 months and are excellent training for all levels of survivalists and previvalists.
Trapping, hunting, survival fishing, emergency shelters and first-aid videos are interesting, just try everything yourself and see if it works for you. Normally they try 35 times, cut the film down to 3 tries and sell you the best scenes...Absolutely nothing in training is like reality, not even real Army training when they are shooting over your head!!! Reality will get you like nothing else, read, watch and try in the back yard. Only when you are sure of everything, do you venture out to try it somewhere with experienced persons and see how you do. Never alone. Good luck and ask more questions... Gary