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Manly outdoor skills
I was thinking of a 10 skills every man should have sorta post, then realized that lots of people aren't exposed to certain things. So I want to start a string of things that every man should at least experience. I wanted to say that everyman should own, or be competent, but I reckon a 17 foot canoe is not something you keep in a NY city apartment. So on the lines of 10 things every man should experience.....
1. Paddling a canoe, or rowing a boat.
2. Fishing
3. Firing a 12 gauge shotgun
4. Splitting a piece of wood in one swing
5. Building a campfire
6. Cooking a meal over open flame
7. Hunting (even if just with a camera if your opposed)
8. Finishing an adventure (white water camping trip, hiking highest peak in your state etc....)
9. Hitting a target with a bow and arrow.
10. Spending the night in a tent, at least a days hike from your car.
I understand certain things don't appeal to everyone, but part of being a man is being well rounded. Not to mention even if you hate em all, you get 10 new stories.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Robinson on -
I think "manliness" is a lifetime path. We should remove age restrictions and rules. I'm 38 and have never left the US. I leave for Spain in two weeks. Every man should do the best with the cards he is dealt. Travel should be on the life list for sure. It's a whole lot cheaper to learn to tie a good knot though :-)
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on -
This thread is a great example of why my enthusiasm for this site has disappeared. A man should do this, a man should do that. If I want to hear that I go visit my mom "you should do this, should try that" (I've only recently gotten the balls to tell her to stop.)
I know this post is very well intentioned; maybe I'm getting hung up on semantics, but in prior therapy (yea, I'm a basket case) I learned the term "should" needs to be banished as much as possible. It says "you do that even though you may not want to." It is loaded with guilt and resentment, all self-directed, and as someone who battles with that daily that's the last thing I need to hear.
There's even an old blog post here Don't Should On Me, by Brett himself, if my memory serves me anymore.
Perhaps "needs" is a better substitute, it communicates necessity. I do something because I learned it needs to be done, therefore I want to do it. Big difference in my mind.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Robinson on
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Carl, see my other post "being able to laugh at yourself" we post cause its entertaining, and gives us the opportunity to chest thump a little bit. Maybe you should look at the list and try a couple. I find a 12 gauge is great therapy.
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on
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I already have tried some on the list, and this site and a few of the men of it have been helpful in encouraging me to do so.
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Permalink Reply by Rick Shelton on -
"I find a 12 guage is great therapy"
It depends on who you're aiming at.
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Permalink Reply by Patrick Smith on -
I am lucky, I am from Liverpool and within 3 hours travel I could be in front of Buckingham Palace or the Sagrada Familia/ Eiffel Tower/ Collisseum or even in Amsterdam's red light district (an experience, even if you have no intention of buying!)
I hope you have a great time in Spain, I am sure you will fall in love with the place. Where are you going? I am lucky enough to work for a tour operator and we organise sports trips. I have supervised football (soccer) trips to Barcelona (my 2nd home) Rome, Athens and Nuremberg.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Robinson on
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Patrick, My daughter is living near Santiago so we will be visiting her. We will also be traveling to Barcelona for a few days. Any chance you know of anyone in either area that rents stand up paddle boards. I'd love to get to do something I love somewhere like spain?
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Permalink Reply by Wim Boeree on -
I possess most of these skills! I'm proud of myself because of that, but since I live in the Netherlands it's illegal to carry a weapon and you have to be 21 y/o to get into a firing range... But I can do the rest of all of these, I climbed to the top of Monte Capanne on the Island of Elba and I climbed back down and I've done some camping with my dad and once with some friends.
I have something to add to the list though:
1. Being able to disarm another person (if he's carrying a knife or gun)
2. Being able to hunt without using any regular tools (no gun/bow)
3. Being able to put the needle on the edge of a vinyl record!
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Permalink Reply by Charlie DelPino on -
I got the USB in the right way on my first try once, but I think it was mostly luck. Does luck count?
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Permalink Reply by Tom Gold on -
My five year old can nail it every time which seems a tad unfair. However, when I explained that we didnt have computers at all when I was a kid he just looked at me as if I was describing life in the stone age.
I am left with no choice but to accept I now come from a period of history known as 'The Olden Days'
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Permalink Reply by Brian Splash on -
Every conversation l had with my father started with " When l was a boy " and all l could think of was horse drawn carts and steam powered atari .
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Permalink Reply by Rick Shelton on
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And a mouse that actually squeaks, like in the "What's in your wallet commercial".
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