How H&H changed my life

[MasterCatfish]

I know the title of this thread might look sort of silly, but H&H has actually had a rather dramatic and positive influence on my life. This post is mostly intended as a thank you for the developers, but I thought it might be reasonable to put it where the players get to read it too.

The idea of surviving in the wilderness really appealed to me in H&H. It did so much, in fact, that I decided to try it out on my own. My university is big on independent studies, so I designed a class around it. I read a lot of books, and got lessons from a guy I know who grew up living far out in the country. I then spent 2 weeks in the woods by myself with a few emergency supplies and a knife. I was on the coast, so I ate a lot of seaweed, mushrooms, and berries. I would have eaten seagulls, mussels and clams too, but it was a red-tide when I went (my only stroke of bad planning). I slept in a hut made of thatched fern fronds and kept a fire going all the time. I tried to snare a raccoon, but failed that. I ate some bugs instead. I made a few tools - a shovel, some spoons, a throwing stick, and a spear/club. Rain was a real danger, but my hut was waterproof and I planned well enough to stay dry.

It turns out, it's a lot harder to survive in the wilderness in real life. There aren't quite so many obviously edible foods growing around, and hunting boar with a stone axe might not be such a good idea.

Anyway, thanks to my H&H inspired adventure I learned a great deal about myself and have a much stronger appreciation for the luxuries provided by society today, as well as the luxuries provided by nature.

[brohammed]

That's pretty neat!

[sabinati]

you're awesome

[Bl1tzX]

And while you're enjoying life, I'll be here sitting on my fat ass.

I applaud you for being so brave. Well done. You've done what many of us would have never agreed to do.

[Handofevil]

I plan on doing this someday. Of course it'll have to wait until I'm over 18.

[Jackard]

Neat!

reminds me of My Side of the Mountain

[loftar]

Pics or it didn't happen.

That really is awesome, though.

[BrodytheMad]

You know how H&H changed my life? It fucked up my eyesight. Back on topic, I really think that's amazing that'd you take it to a new level. Kudos I'm blown away by the fact that someone would take time out of their life and go on a ***real*** camping trip! Man..

[SacreDoom]

That's just friggen awesome!

Anyway, Loftar?


How should he be able to take pictures if he's living alone in the wilderness...?

Dude, I don't think a camera's an emergency supply

[saltmummy626]

Nice nice, I wish I had time for that. Its something Ive really wanted to do for a good long time. I once built a spruce lean-to in my back yard... but then I had to take it down. I used to go out on rainy days and just sit in that thing, it was the best place to be on a rainy day. anyways, good on ya. I wish you had brought a camera so we could see pics of that.