[papertyger]

Like the popular survival shows....they know their friends are aware of their location an time line. No confusion or fear is present in the scenarios presented. Such is a killer that must be counted as a valid mental block to survival.

You've obviously never seen Les Stroud, the Survivorman.

That dumbass could easily put himself down for the dirtnap long before any of his support staff could get to him.

I like to think of him as playing russian roulette wuth a leatherman ;o)

[Squantos]

Of course as I stated....yet he KNOWS it will be over in less than 7 days. Even in the arctic shows he had a rifle due his position on the critter food chain.

I can sit under a tree , drink from puddles an live under a debris hut for 7 days if I KNOW my ride out will be there at 0700 local
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The fear an unknown factors are not present. Thus the missing part one must overcome that proves one ......tough.