I'm currently on the Atkins diet: low carbs. Though I can't do fruits or most breads(luckily there are low-carb breads), I can do certain vegetables and lots of meats(provided they aren't seasoned or sweetened with high-carb things). However, I am able to sometimes break from the diet for a day. I c...

Welcome to the forums Wraith (funny name for a ranger that) Some excellent suggestions above and I have one more to suggest if you're open to it. I suggest it having no idea of where you're at in this regard but I do think its a very important and often neglected aspect of what we do. If you aren't...

For the past week, I've been walking in the Urban Wilderness near my home, observing. Not many creature tracks besides dogs to be found here, but plenty of human ones, and I have had many opportunities to observe and study them. I've done some exploring. It's inspiring to see how quickly the familia...

Hello Wraith, well met! To follow up on Peter's excellent advice, a couple other things you can work on even with very meagre means - - practice making a nice tight bedroll with what you have on hand. While we play with period woolens in our games, remember that the characters we read about are jus...

Thank you! I will be rereading this a lot as I proceed. I can do a lot of the things you suggested, and this gives me encouragement. :]

Hi! I'm Wraith, and very new to the forum. Have done some reading of various forum channels and have some hopes of learning from you guys in whatever ways I can. I'm extremely obsessed with Tolkien's world and have my own projects on it, but have in recent months acquired a desire to gain outdoor su...