This Is How Long Americans Think They Could Survive Alone In The Wilderness

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For the past year or so, a lot of people have been more focused on spending time outdoors, and that has resulted in people gaining what could be considered a false sense of confidence in their survival skills.

A new survey finds

• 63% of Americans say the last year has given them a “newfound appreciation” for the great outdoors.
• In fact, the average American now believes they would be able to survive 16 days alone in the wilderness.
• But whether that’s true is debatable, considering many Americans lack basic survival skills.
• For example:
• Only 17% of folks are “very confident” they could start a fire with a flint.
• And only 14% felt equally confident they could identify edible plants or berries.
• While 52% insisted they could identify different plans and trees, that didn’t really prove to be true.
• When shown a photo, only 26% could identify a black oak leaf.
• What’s more, only 35% could correctly identify poison ivy.
• And only 42% could correctly identify stinging nettles.

Source: SWNS Digital

Thought Starters…

• 16 days? Please, without a phone most people can’t last 16 minutes…
• How long do you think you’d survive in the wilderness? Why?
• Do you think you have any basic survival skills? Which ones?
• Do you enjoy being outdoors? Do you think you gained a larger appreciation for the great outdoors over the past year?