Leaving Civilization for a Life in Nature: Is it Really Possible?

[Astronuc]

Hmmm. I guess That's it. I won't survive for longer period in nature on my own. Probably I'll work to raise a good enough bank balance and retire early to some small city. :D

Actually, one might want to consider survival training.

http://www.boss-inc.com/
or http://www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/wilderness-survival-training.html
or http://www.mountainshepherd.com/
(no endorsement expressed or implied; example only)

It's possible to get 'back to Nature', and clearly 'primitive tribes/communities' do exist. However, one must have the knowledge to succeed.

One must know the edible plants, and one must know where to find food from wild life. One must know what to avoid. The Inuit, and other aboriginal peoples, have survived.

 

[AlephZero]

I think living in the country is a good enough compromise for me.

Even that has its good and bad points. Hearing the dawn chorus in spring is nice. Being woken up by the dawn chorus at 5am seven days a week is not so nice...

 

[WannabeNewton]

The ability to walk into some wilderness and know how to thrive is not handicapping yourself, it's empowering.

It doesn't have much practical use in modern society.