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Ignorance is Bliss

I made a bit of a mistake the other night, I had a chat with a friend of mine who has actually been to the jungle. She and her boyfriend managed to get separated from the group they were with and then walked off through the undergrowth looking for them and so became lost. Apparently this experience was terrifying, they were constantly being bitten by insects and the humidity was unbearable. I managed to put all this out of my mind until yesterday when browsing through a bookshop I discovered Bear Grylis' book on survival which has a chapter on the jungle. Reading this chapter has not put me at ease. I think I need to spend at least as much time as I possibly can on getting physically and mentally prepared.

Good news though

There is now £94.41 in the going away fund

Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 11:01 by Registered CommenterJam | Comments2 Comments

Reader Comments (2)

Did you hear about those two French hikers who survived for seven weeks on beetles, frogs and tarantulas? They said they wished they had a sat phone. Seems like bare essentials would be a sat phone, GPS, mosquito net(!), and a reliable food source, since you'll have to kill everything you eat. But don't let all that stop you. It's probably not that bad if you're well prepared.
April 10, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterMdx
I did read about that. Mosquito net, fishing gear, deet, survival guide, tea pot; so many essentials that need to be packed.
April 10, 2007 | Registered CommenterJam

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