This is why we shouldn't just go off-grid without skills and preps

Relatives say the group had no survival training aside from watching YouTube videos.

Colorado family members die trying to live 'off the grid'

The group - including the sisters who were in their 40s - had no outdoor survival experience and had watched online videos to learn about how to survive in Colorado's rugged backcountry ...

tst123 7 points 3 years ago

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a887dcd7a 4 points 3 years ago

One article said they had food from the grocery store and lots of survival literature. The way the bodies were found hinted towards some sort of poising.

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bartleby 2 points 3 years ago

Could they have foraged for food and mistakenly eaten inedible vegetation?

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a887dcd7a 1 point 3 years ago

Or suffocated themselves in the tent? We won‘t know, but we will do better… and most importantly don‘t put children at risk.

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Kualk 1 point 3 years ago

Tent is not a long term shelter in the winter.

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