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I know as well as pretty much everybody else that the purpose of the paleo diet is metabolism, not reenactment. Otherwise, where the heck are we gonna find a mammoth to hunt? But I really do think it'd be awesome to once in a while throw on some furs, knap a flint spearhead, and maybe chase down a deer to roast over an open fire. Anybody else? |
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i spent a weekend naked eating wild berries. does that count? |
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We used to do survival "campouts" when I was growing up in AK. The idea was to bring along as little as you could and survive by building a shelter, gathering food, and making fire, etc. We would mostly eat fish, berries, limpets, clams, fiddle greens, dear hearts.. Our shelters were just small lean-tos, just enough to keep the rain off. These campouts would bring us about as close to nature as you would ever want to get, (think wet and cold) and give you a pretty good idea what our ancestors were living like. Although I imagine they were way better at it. I highly recommend it, call it Minimalist Camping, maybe it will be the next big thing in the Paleo-sphere (I expect full credit). |
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would it be totally dorky to admit that i like to throw long branches like a spear at things while i'm running/goofing off in the woods? |
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It's kind of depressing to think of just how much more hardcore a Pleistocene human was than we are and how much greater their tolerance for discomfort was. The chasm between us and them or between us and a modern HG is massive. As silly as such reenactment is, it's probably a good thing for recalibrating your appreciation for what you have. |
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My dream is to go hog hunting, then throw a big bbq party and roast the hog in the ground. I think that counts. |
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i go hiking with my shirt off. once i picked some berries i came across. the air conditioning was great when i got home though... #fail.
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