Stock Trading in the Woods

Whilst taking out the garbage at my day job a few days ago, I felt the warm summer breeze on my face and I looked to the wooded plane over yonder.

I thought, damn, I could just escape into the woods, live off the land, and stock trade on my phone.

I did not escape (this time) and went back to cogging in the machine.

Version one of the woodland stock trading escape plan developed into version two.

V2 is a hunter-gatherer camp site in the woods with a power source and is just within the proximity of a free and fast wifi signal.

Wake up before dawn.

Hunt game.

Cook breakfast over an open fire.

9:30 to 4:00 trading.

Other camp tasks and gathering.

Sleep.

Repeat.

Return to society when you have made a fortune or have gone broke.

Version Three is a reality gameshow.

10 to 20 career Wall Street traders live in a bare minimum survival situation, much like CBS's Survivor.

They are there for an indefinite amount of time.

They all begin with the same amount of money (ex. $100,000 or $500,000) and have to grow their total stock value to another set amount (ex. $1,000,000).

If you drop below a certain amount (ex. $10,000) or go broke, you are out and win nothing.

The first to reach the total value goal wins all their earnings and gets to leave camp.

Version Four is a simpler and cheaper game where you and some friends go on a camping trip for two or three weeks at a location with power and wifi and see who can make the most money in that time.

Everyone agrees on a starting amount (ex. $100, $500, even $1000).

Can be any amount, just depends of who you and your friends are.

I wonder if the altered mindset you get during an extended stay in nature will change the way in which you trade?

My initial prediction is that for a noncompetitive trading trip, the calm and serenity of the outdoors would increase risk tolerance.

*One more thing to add to this post is: I am not a financial expert and nothing in this post is financial or life advice.*

It's smart to add that to anything where you talk about something that may get you in trouble if you claim to be an expert and are not, or if you do not claim to not to be an expert when you are not.

For someone who likes investing/trading and also the outdoors, this sounds like a fun idea.