~ "Alaska Man Plans to Live Alone for A Year On An Island" ~

[Qwiks draw]

This guy needs to see the movie " The Shining" a few times and then see if he really wants to do this.
The Shining (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Shining (1980) - IMDb

[Laker]

Living on an island isn't so hard. I do it every day! However, I'm not alone, have cable and internet, and can be at Wal Mart pretty quickly!

[smithlock]

`Hope he knows the basics like this guy did`

~"Alone in the Wilderness"~

"www.DickProenneke.com - "Alone in the Wilderness" is the story of Dick Proenneke living in the Alaska wilderness. Dick filmed his adventures so he could show his relatives in the lower 48 states what life was like in Alaska, building his cabin, hunting for food and exploring the area. Bob Swerer has taken the best footage from Dick's films and he has created 3 videos about Dick, "Alone in the Wilderness", "Alaska, Silence and Solitude" and "The Frozen North"

Thanks, LTG

Read all of Dick's books. Interesting how he paid attention to hunters who'd fly in, make a kill, take the head, leave the rest. Ol Richard just skinned 'em, ate some, and preserved the rest in his 'elevated' cache.

Quite a guy. Saw big browns regularly but not a big deal for him. Can't recall him using his .357 in SD but he was glad he had it.

[btleslie]

Wouldn't mind trying something like this, but in a warmer climate.

[LongTermGuy]

Thanks, LTG

Read all of Dick's books. Interesting how he paid attention to hunters who'd fly in, make a kill, take the head, leave the rest. Ol Richard just skinned 'em, ate some, and preserved the rest in his 'elevated' cache.

Quite a guy. Saw big browns regularly but not a big deal for him. Can't recall him using his .357 in SD but he was glad he had it.

~ "Read all of Dick's books" ~


Yes....you are welcome....he was an amazing individual...

[dbeardslee]

I think he's been watching Jeremiah Johnson to much.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Johnson_(film)

What he should have watched was "Into the Wild." It's about a well educated kid that decided to chuck the 'usual' and head for the bush to live off the land. He died there, too - and badly. He ate the wrong indigenous plant, and it killed him very slowly. And going there with no way to contact the outside world is just stupid, IMHO. Things that are minor in 'civilization' can get out of hand real quick when you're out in the middle of nowhere. Good luck to him, 'cause he might just need it.

[fxrfxd]

many people have done this and continue to do it, just not for tv time and dollars--alaska is all about living in the wild--u can drive 60 miles any direction from anchorage(the big city and as modern as any city in the us.) and disapeer for ever, its not like the alaska state troopers show shows it exactly (30years of growing up living in eagle river-with bears, wolfs,and moose as neighbors)