[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by RWebb

wilderness survival hasn't been a part of life for a significant percent of the pop'n since... 10,000 BC? whenever agriculture and cities arose I guess

tho you could argue that movement of traders in between settlements entailed a lot of exposure and risk

I'm not talking about the people who want to be on TV either.

Most in agricultural settings lived the world of "Man vs Wild" through at least the 19th century. You either beat the wilderness or you died, be it of exposure, starvation, or disease. Urban settings at the turn of the century much less so, though life was certainly tougher for them than it is today.