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Skills any man should know...
April 07, 2018, 10:27 PM
doublesharpSkills any man should know...
back a trailer
use a compass
read a road map
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April 07, 2018, 10:29 PM
barndg00Bind a wound.
Basic maintenance on anything you own.
Grow plants.
Bear the burdens of responsibility.
April 08, 2018, 01:33 AM
flashguyI am woefully inadequate in much of what you guys have posted, so just go ahead and write me off as useless.
I confess to being a city boy of the fairly modern age who is squeamish and never hunted. (I'm not too bad a pistol shot, though....)
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth April 08, 2018, 03:02 AM
Sgt NeutronI saw this list many years ago. Many on the list have already been covered. But some are really good skills to have:
https://www.artofmanliness.com...ery-man-should-know/i.e. #48 Perform the Fireman's Carry
April 08, 2018, 05:23 AM
45 Calquote:
Originally posted by Sgt Neutron:
I saw this list many years ago. Many on the list have already been covered. But some are really good skills to have:
https://www.artofmanliness.com...ery-man-should-know/i.e. #48 Perform the Fireman's Carry
That is quite a list,there are four I can't or have not done.
51 the language thing.
70 play a song on a guitar.
72 squat with weights,never had time to body build,I was always working for a living.
76 whistle with fingers in mouth.
April 08, 2018, 06:16 AM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
How to use a knife and axe.
same for rope and chain
How to care for animals, pets, livestock and game.
How to read water
How to operate a chainsaw and maintain one.
Obtain and hone basic survival skills.
How to build a basic structure
How to pick friends
How to determine enemies.
How to support a family
Along with the others mentioned and many others.
This is the first list in this thread with which I have no quibbles. Bravo.
"Hit, pitch, and throw a baseball."Other than jock creds, why? How is this generally useful?
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
April 08, 2018, 06:43 AM
MNSIGquote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
I am woefully inadequate in much of what you guys have posted, so just go ahead and write me off as useless.
flashguy
If I recall, you have spent close to 80 years on this planet. Silly skills lists aside, I'd say you've managed to survive quite well.
April 08, 2018, 06:56 AM
kz1000Find the G-spot.
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"Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt"
"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
-Bomber Harris
April 08, 2018, 06:58 AM
bendableI couldn't do 1/3 of this stuff either,
I've got some time now if anyone wants to take me in for a month or two
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
April 08, 2018, 07:07 AM
Oz_ShadowHow to research, plan and apply that knowledge.
April 08, 2018, 08:13 AM
senza nomequote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
How to use a knife and axe.
same for rope and chain
How to care for animals, pets, livestock and game.
How to read water
How to operate a chainsaw and maintain one.
Obtain and hone basic survival skills.
How to build a basic structure
How to pick friends
How to determine enemies.
How to support a family.
Along with the others mentioned and many others.
April 08, 2018, 08:40 AM
Captain MorganTie knots that hold and untie easily.
Know how to dance.
Set a tent.
Back up a trailer.
Use a left handed hammer.
Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows.
Benjamin Franklin April 08, 2018, 08:44 AM
arcwelderHonor, patience, kindness, and humility.
Arc.
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Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM
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April 08, 2018, 10:12 AM
reflex/deflex 64quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
How to use a knife and axe.
same for rope and chain
How to care for animals, pets, livestock and game.
How to read water
How to operate a chainsaw and maintain one.
Obtain and hone basic survival skills.
How to build a basic structure
How to pick friends
How to determine enemies.
How to support a family
Along with the others mentioned and many others.
This is the first list in this thread with which I have no quibbles. Bravo.
"Hit, pitch, and throw a baseball."Other than jock creds, why? How is this generally useful?
Meant to convey physical fitness and coordination. It's no small feat of eye hand coordination to hit a thrown ball, throwing a ball can lead to throwing a life line to a drowning man, catching a ball can lead to catching a can of beer thrown across a crowded garage.
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April 08, 2018, 11:36 AM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by reflex/deflex 64:
Meant to convey physical fitness and coordination. It's no small feat of eye hand coordination to hit a thrown ball, throwing a ball can lead to throwing a life line to a drowning man, catching a ball can lead to catching a can of beer thrown across a crowded garage.
Okay, that makes sense, especially the beer can part.
(You can probably tell I suck at sports involving balls...)
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
April 08, 2018, 12:10 PM
RAMIUSquote:
Originally posted by reflex/deflex 64:
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
How to use a knife and axe.
same for rope and chain
How to care for animals, pets, livestock and game.
How to read water
How to operate a chainsaw and maintain one.
Obtain and hone basic survival skills.
How to build a basic structure
How to pick friends
How to determine enemies.
How to support a family
Along with the others mentioned and many others.
This is the first list in this thread with which I have no quibbles. Bravo.
"Hit, pitch, and throw a baseball."Other than jock creds, why? How is this generally useful?
Meant to convey physical fitness and coordination. It's no small feat of eye hand coordination to hit a thrown ball, throwing a ball can lead to throwing a life line to a drowning man, catching a ball can lead to catching a can of beer thrown across a crowded garage.
Basic throwing and catching skills are becoming a lost "skill". I'm surprised at the amount of kids nowadays that cant catch, throw, or even run non-awkwardly.
April 08, 2018, 12:13 PM
RAMIUSPublic Speaking Skills are important...also, being able to share ideas coherently, as well as listen to the ideas of others.
Ability to take and use criticism without crying.
April 08, 2018, 12:18 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by RAMIUS:
Public Speaking Skills are important...also, being able to share ideas coherently, as well as listen to the ideas of others.
Ability to take and use criticism without crying.
I see a LOT of this (bolded part). Working with teenaged neighbor and grandson, you have to PRY the details of an idea out of them word by word to get a picture of what they have in mind. And that's face-to-face. Fuggedaboud doing it in writing.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
April 08, 2018, 12:35 PM
2AdefenderBe courteous to others, be polite, use the terms please and thank you.
Discipline your wild children.
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April 08, 2018, 12:44 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by RAMIUS:
Basic throwing and catching skills are becoming a lost "skill". I'm surprised at the amount of kids nowadays that cant catch, throw, or even run non-awkwardly.
I was born 80 years ago and I've never been any good at throwing, catching, or running. I've always sucked at every sport and I just quit trying.
MNSIG, it is true that I've survived for now 80+ years, and have been fairly successful at it. I have done so in the environment of civilization, however--I'd probably do poorly in more crude circumstances.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth