Originally Posted by
ifireallymust
2. Speaking of wandering, if you're going to increase your scavenging skill and actually try to obtain items you need for crafting off a junk pile, get ready to do a lot of wandering. And expect to die more frequently and lose whatever you've managed to find. You certainly won't efficiently skill scavenging by staying within the radius of a homestead, band, or perhaps clan. I suppose members of a large tribe can scavenge in a great big circle without leaving their safe zones, but no one else can.