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>be 10 camping with family (mom, dad, 2 brothers)
>Dad is very experienced innawoods and we camped often, from early age all learned how to survive alone if needed, how to gather forage, hunt small animals etc.
>Dad has strict rule that everyone must wear a whistle and bring an FRS radio if they leave the campsite and nobody may leave alone.
>Think dad is a faggot for having this rule but don't risk the iron fist for disobeying it.
>One day out hiking with little brother down trail
>Come to cliff that recedes down probably 20 feet into the small valley below the forest we we camping in
>Little brother and I agree we ought to go down the cliff
>"We can totally climb back up"
>Walk around bottom of valley and find nothing of interest
>There is no way up, the cliff face encompasses the entire area we were camping in, save for a walk of several hours to the clearings we entered through.
>We try for hours to climb the cliff but with not success, the only result being by brother slicing his leg open on a root
>See slice
>my little brother is hurt and it's my fault
>endofthefuckingworld.jpg
>dress wound best I can with my socks but it's still bleeding a lot
>Radio for dad, no answer
>Radio for dad, no answer
>Radio for dad, no answer
>Brother bleeding on the rocks, bawling his eyes out
>Remember the faggot whistle rule,
>Blow on whistle as loud and long as I can
>Family runs to rescue after a minute or two
>Mom throws down Nylon rope and my dad pulls us both out from the valley
>brother is treated properly by dad and all is well
That day I realized my dad wasn't a faggot, and to this day if I ever have kids they will be wearing whistles when we go innawoods.
Other than this I've never fucked up innawoods because I am careful with what I do in order not to die.