Prepare Like Your Life Depends On It

'' Gallien was concerned. Alex admitted that the only food in his pack was a ten pound bag of rice'' ( Krakauer 5 ).

Topic: Travel Advice

           Many individuals do not grasp the dangers of the wilderness and the limited resources which comes with it. Chris is an example of this. Chris is negligent of the dangers of survival within the wilderness as he only packed with him a ten pound bag of rice, a small calibre rifle, and other items which are perhaps useless. From this alone Chris wasn't expected to survive long in the wild but if he had studied his situation rather than just going in blind, Chris would have had a better chance. To be well suited for the rigors of mother nature, one must have a strong knowledge of the basics. These basics include how to create shelter, properly prepare a meal from a kill, how to distill drinkable water, and how to tell location without any equipment. Unfortunately, Chris did not have these basics as he would only eat berries, rice, and a failed attempt at preparing food from a kill. If Chris had kept these basic essentials of survival in mind he would have been able to endure nature at its fiercest but like many, he assumed he understood what it takes to survive in the wild and he unfortunately died(although happy for his accomplishments).