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Survival expert Charlie Bouck (second from right), leads participants on a nature workshop.
We are fascinated with stories of survival in extreme situations. Homer’s Odyssey from ancient Greece. Daniel Defoe’s now-classic 1700s novel Robinson Crusoe. Popular television shows, like History Channel’s wilderness-based reality series Alone and National Geographic’s Primal Survivor featuring Spokane’s own Hazen Audel.
But we needn’t find ourselves shipwrecked to appreciate personal preparedness, which is part of a billion-dollar global industry. That market — including food and water procurement, first aid, and multipurpose tools — has
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