More Than Just a Bag of Rice

"Alex admitted that the only food in his pack was a ten pound bag of rice . . . Alex's cheap leather hiking boots were neither waterproof nor insulated . . . His rifle was .22 caliber" (Krakauer 5).

Topic: Travel Advice

When traveling into the wild, I recommend taking something more than just a bag of rice as your food supply. Flint and knife should be taken, for starters. A stronger rifle than .22 caliber should be taken as well to kill larger animals to eat and live off of. An ax, snowshoes, and a compass should be taken with you on your journey into the snowy and icy terrain of Alaska. A small tent with easy set up should be packed along with a thermal sleeping bag for the cruel nights in Alaska that can drop to sub 30 degrees F. People watch documentaries of the beauty of Alaska, but what they do not realize is that mother nature can be very cruel. Nights in Alaska can be deadly, if the right gear is not packed. People see these documentaries and think to themselves, "That looks beautiful, I'm going to go live off of the land in nature", but these people are not capable of realizing the reality of the wild; it is dangerous and unpredictable. A voyage into the wild takes weeks even months of planning and preparation.