An integral reason for the long awaited trek to Winter count is for Phoxx to have the opportunity to construct his gear for the expedition, meet new people and share the project with the those that are a part of the primitive living skills community. It's his hope that he will meet people at Winter count that will later be willing to take him in for a few days and teach him the skills he'll be using as well as new methods, preferences and individual variation that inherently occurs from one teacher to another. Even as Phoxx is experienced with many of the skills, having a "well rounded" knowledge of a certain skill with a grasp of a variety of different methods or options can broaden a persons ability to practice that skill in whatever environment, with whatever materials may be available at the time. An example would be, the ability to flintknapp with what one has on hand whether that be antler or another stone.
For Phoxx, building community around the project is an essential part of the message. Phoxx will select his mentors specifically to expose himself to new philosophies and perspectives regarding primitive technology. As the tides are constantly in flux, so Phoxx seeks to create an emergent quality in his progress toward his goal.
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