>>688523While I wouldn't do what your doing it is a good thing that he will have a father figure that cares
9 is a good age for fire and a knife
I started shooting BB guns around 6 or 7
And maybe it would be a good idea to teach him some basic gun safety. I hope your not uncomfortable with firearms (I doubt it cause muh south Carolina) if you are you should still teach basic safety and handling so that he knows when his fuckwad friend has his dad's durr rifle and is pointing it at people he should nope out a there and so he isn't the fuckwad doing it. Maybe the only firearm experience he ever gets is that time he was 10 with his favorite uncle/father/whoever you are to him
Sorry for the /k/ rant but I think it teaches responsibility. And because while he might not handle guns ever after that he will definitely be around them.
Consider basic bushcraft too
Show him how to sharpen a stick on a rock
How to build a fort out of sticks an a tarp
Show him how to climb a tree
Let him scrape his knee and show him some first aid basics
Simulate a broken bone by pretending to fall and make a play sling for your arm or something
Fishing is kick ass too
Teach him to swim so he doesn't drown
If you are a firearms guy take him on a hunt and skin an animal (prolly start with a burd hunt if possible like turkey, duck, goose, grouse and such. I think it would be less of an ooooh nnooooz why u shooted bambi for someone who hasnt grown up around those who hunt. ) around him to show him where food comes from
Teach him to drive young ish (that's an up to you age but shoot for like 14 or so if you have empty roads and some trust built from all the above)
Take him night camping because it's scary show him to over come that fear and there is nothing to fear in the woods
Take him to an indoor rock wall to get over a possible fear of heights
Teach him some basic carving/whittling maybe make a twig rooster and paint it
