Americans are certainly known for their gung-ho attitude and optimism, but I think you’re making a huge leap to being unprepared for wilderness—that’s a univers

Americans are certainly known for their gung-ho attitude and optimism, but I think you’re making a huge leap to being unprepared for wilderness—that’s a universal issue with most modern people unaccustomed to being away from their full-featured support environment. A quick Google turns up plenty of British people getting themselves into the same predicament.