Comments on: Every Man Needs Adventure

By: Clay

Clay — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:43:04 +0000

Climbed my first mountain last summer. 13,000 ft. and it was the greatest experience of my life so far. If you ever end up in a state or country with some quality elevation, take a week or two off from whatever it is that brought you there, pack up your ruck and climb. I don’t care what “better” things you have to do, just climb. You will not regret it.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:50:39 +0000

Curtis. Have adventures but leave innocent animals out of it, okay? They don’t want to get shot so some human an feel they had an adventure. Let them live just as you would like to live. There are many ways to have adventure without killing. Here’s a thought: why don’t you “shoot” them with a camara instead if a gun. You get your adventure and they get to live.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:12:27 +0000

Go Hunting, find an experienced hunter and start talking about hunting. They will invite you in no time. That is one of the best adventurer a man can get on. I have taken a few people on their first hunts and enjoy it as much as the new hunters.

By: Kylie

Kylie — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:59:30 +0000

Please explain to me why it is important to support the need for adventure of your spouse and how to best do so without becoming frustrated. I feel that he is sometimes selfish in wanting to always be gone doing something adventurous while I am in the rear working.

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:42:19 +0000

If you are looking for a group of people who are actively seeking and acting upon adventure: http://www.manmakesfire.com is a blog site that incorporates a tribal type of community that encourages rookies and experts alike to take up the call to adventure daily. Adventures include everything from building rockets in the backyard, hiking, kayaking, hunting, fishing, biking, you name it this group tries to actively do it. I agree with this article 100% adventure is paramount to being a man.

By: Andrus

Andrus — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:17:11 +0000

Good article and it is something I have been living for the last 8 years. I can say that I have done everything on the list aside from Sky Diving and riding across the US (though I have walked across Spain)
I do work as a tour guide so I’ve done most of these things in the course of a days work, which makes it even better because I get paid to do things other people pay for. I know I’m very lucky to have found a job at a young age that has given me the opportunity travel and get involved in many wacky adventures and shenanigans.

By: William

William — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:02:55 +0000

I’ve talked with a few people about it, and I’ve determined that my generation (I’m 22) lacks adventure. Rather, lacks a crucible to make us men.
Most generations had a war to shape them and force them into manhood. Most of my generation’s never left the comfort of our own cities or states.
To supplement that, I am planning (but only roughly planning) a cross country motorcycle trip. I’m taking a cook stove, tent, sleeping bag, and hopefully will get a shower once a week.

By: OLDGUY

OLDGUY — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:17:13 +0000

Adventure is the key to looking forward to the next day! The article woke up that old spirit that was lost in being a family man. You know, raising kids, school PTA, Little League, paying attention to the wife… in general keeping the family happy. All of it very rewarding but under all that lies the suppressed desire to find excitement and accomplish some feat. Always liked the outdoors (Daniel Boone was my hero as a kid) so I got into backpacking which evolved into packing the minimum and living off the land. Then it was whitewater canoeing and kayaking ( canoeing is much harder… no room for error). Then SCUBA diving. Then I decided to lean to fly. Then… it goes on and on. All of them became a passion for several years, but after a while they became old and it was off to the next adventure. I found that during the quest that ones energy level increases dramatically over the hum drum “work, home, chores, bed” life. Its the mental aspect of anticipation and excitement that seemed to create the energy. I was a much better father, employee and husband when I was engrossed in my adventures. Call it ADD or whatever but it made me feel alive and positive about the future. Something a man, with all his associated responsibilities, needs!

By: kasper

kasper — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:34:18 +0000

By the way, a great book on this theme is Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who wrote the Little Prince. Autobiographical book about flying the mail over North Africa, taking part in the Spanish civil war… all kinds of adventurous shenanigans…

By: kasper

kasper — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:29:32 +0000

It’s definitely better to have a holiday where you do something than just sit aimlessly on the beach. For those in Europe that can get there cheaply, I went on the best learning to surf holiday ever in Fuerteventura in the Canaries. The island’s small enough that if the waves aren’t right on one side, the teachers’ll just drive you to where the surf is right.

Also volunteered at a vulture sanctuary in Croatia last summer, and it’s a win/win situation- the holiday is cheap as you are volunteering so bed and board are subsidised, and they give you stuff to do so you never get bored!