I live in North East Kansas and I would like to meet other primitivists.
Are there any feral/rewild groups in the midwest?
I’m a bit south of you in NW Arkansas–probably 4 hours from KC–trying to build a feral group here in Fayetteville.
The reason I ask is because I really want to leave civilization. ;D
Some advice welcomed.
Me too. I hear ya.
A one right way for people to live doesn’t exist. Start today. Lesson support. Try providing support to things non-civilized. But that looks like it has already started. It kind of works like that. We have begun.
My ‘advice’:
Have you read ‘Beyond Civilization: Humanity’s Next Great Adventure’ by Daniel Quinn? I did. If you haven’t, I advise that you read it, but I really just recommend it, man.
[quote=“Airique, post:5, topic:225”]Me too. I hear ya.
A one right way for people to live doesn’t exist. Start today. Lesson support. Try providing support to things non-civilized. But that looks like it has already started. It kind of works like that. We have begun.[/quote]
I practically don’t live with anything already. I am all ready to go but I don’t want to be by myself hence why I am looking for people on the internet.
The Joker
Great to hear that. I to know what it feels like to not want to go alone so much anymore. Just stay searching for us like-minds. I think that should help as it looks like you already understand this.
Night!
[quote=“Airique, post:8, topic:225”]>The Joker
Great to hear that. I to know what it feels like to not want to go alone so much anymore. Just stay searching for us like-minds. I think that should help as it looks like you already understand this.
Night![/quote]
I will be waiting around but hopefully not too long.
Are there no groups out there re-wilded already?
I figured there would be more primitivists out there.
You might want to check out the link I’m going to post below, TheJoker. The group is in Kansas, but I don’t know how far they are from you. I know the person that created the website has been involved in this rewilding movement since I’ve been paying attention to it, and that’s been almost ten years now.
Take care,
Curt
I don’t say this to burst your bubble or dampen your enthusiasm, just to share some realism.
You will probably be pretty hard-pressed to find rewilders living primitively right now because it presents an extremely difficult task while civilization is still in motion. Hunter gatherers need a sizable amount of land to be able to roam for foraging and hunting, and not only does the civ make that difficult by having sprawled over the land, it also has laws and mindsets that work counter to feral life. Obviously a small band will require fewer resources than a full tribe, but it also will provide less support. Rewilding is about more than just primitive (survival) skills. It’s about a completely changed mindset.
Here are a couple of articles that discuss this issue:
I’m not saying it’s impossible. Just that it’s more difficult while the civ is still in motion.
But I do hope you find a way to make it work–and find an internet on occasion so you can tell us about it.