My Year Without Matches

[GPSGuided]

Interesting "experiment" for a year. Sorry, no fancy and techie outdoors gears here.

http://www.dailylife.com.au/life-and-lo ... 39iwl.html

[Moondog55]

Worth sharing
Thanx

[Gippsmick]

It's a good advertisement for her book and worked on me - just bought the book on kindle.

[neilmny]

Nice find GPS

[walkerchris77]

Thought it was a zippo thread.

[neilmny]

It's an interesting book I'm half way through it already.

[David M]

She made the comment about being up to her elbows in wallaby entrails. I'm not sure how this can be since in this country we are not allowed to kill or eat native animals (in general).

[icefest]

She made the comment about being up to her elbows in wallaby entrails. I'm not sure how this can be since in this country we are not allowed to kill or eat native animals (in general).

Could be roadkill, (but I think she did kill one wallaby herself).

[Strider]

She made the comment about being up to her elbows in wallaby entrails. I'm not sure how this can be since in this country we are not allowed to kill or eat native animals (in general).

Which country are you referring to? Obviously not Australia but where else are wallabies native to?

[GPSGuided]

Dramatisation by the author? Maybe we shouldn't take it too seriously.

[walkerchris77]

Im pretty sure if she found herself in a survival situation native or not food is food.

[walkerchris77]

After 2pm today they are interviewing clare dunn the author of my year without matches on 3aw.

[RonK]

She made the comment about being up to her elbows in wallaby entrails. I'm not sure how this can be since in this country we are not allowed to kill or eat native animals (in general).

Which country are you referring to? Obviously not Australia but where else are wallabies native to?

Common enough in parts of NZ.

[Turfa]

Also some native to New Guinea....

[Onestepmore]

She could have just gone bushwalking and camping on the weekends.....

[walkerchris77]

I listen to the interview and found out she was with other people and went in to safeway every now and then to get supplies. No really living off the land. Lol more like what onestepmore said

[neilmny]

Read the title "My Year Without Matches" not my year without human contact. Your assuming a lot from a brief radio interview. She is not trying to be a female Bear Grylls and the other people are all attempting their own year without matches. You should read the book it is very different to what you've assumed it's about.
It is not a survival guide but there's a lot to be learned and not necessarily about the bush or living off the land.
I hope that's not too cryptic but I don't want to give much away and spoil it for those that want to read it.

[walkerchris77]

Sounds like a good read.

[walkerchris77]

The interview is on the 3aw web site if anyone is interested.

[perfectlydark]

From what I read seems more like a 'retreat' or something but would still be worth a read, ill grab the book next time im out. Real survival thing or not, doing this for a year or so appeals to a lot of people

[GBW]

Not a bad effort but I'd prefer to walk for a year than stay in one spot.