The other night our 9 year old son watched Survivorman on the Science Channel. It is not the first time that we have seen the show, nor even that episode; yet, somehow it struck a chord. Within minutes he was outside piling sticks and striking two (albeit granite) rocks together. Within an hour the tent was dragged outside and all of the accoutrements to spending the night on his own in the backyard. After the rain clouds moved in, though, he told us that Les had said that you could get "thermia" if you got wet in the backcountry; so without a fire to protect him, he made the decision to move the tent indoors. Now the tent has become the ultimate play place!
