Can I survive ?

This is my water solution. It's a disaster-grade water filter that'll turn nearly any filth into drinkable water.


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Most people could not hack such an existence today, me included. The reality of living off the land and what your body needs will become an issue. You will need basic foods back at camp to get you through the lean times. Beans, rice, flour, coffee, sugar, salt, cured meat and dried veggies.
 
sideways said:
Sounds like you are setting yourself up for an uncomfortable, hungry, and generally unpleasant experience.

Anyway here are some resources to help you survive.
http://www.survivalblog.com/2009/09/letter_re_grub_and_gearlessons.html
^^ Read this, like seriously.

Add to that list the proper licenses for hunting and fishing. Most property is owned by someone and they will not take kindly to poachers.
Wool is good when you do not have access to modern conveniences since it takes longer to start smelling bad.
Bring enough toilet paper.
Canoes are great for transporting lots of gear. (not necessary if you are staying in a cabin)
Heavy duty tarps are very handy to have around. (not necessary if you are staying in a cabin)
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Wow, that is an awesome link. Thank you! I've been wanting to read something on this topic by someone who's actually "been there, done that." This article just drives home how difficulty it is to survive. Both Chris McCandless and that guy from the "Alone in the Wild" documentary that PropThePolecat linked both wasted away at an alarming rate, and it all boiled down to food. That means that it would essentially be impossible to truly "live off the land" in Alaska. You just couldn't dig enough tubers, eat enough plant material, and bag enough game to replace the calories you lose from daily, extremely hard activity of chopping wood, trekking miles trapping and hunting, hauling water, cooking, cleaning game, etc.

Very enlightening. Thank you again.
 
I was born and raised in Alaska and feel fairly comfortable being outside here and could probably make a go at it for a couple of weeks with minimal supplies and no gun. That being said, I would do a couple expositions in the lower 48 before tackling a couple months up here. You honestly only have a window of a couple months before nature will hand you your ass. We're talking May to August otherwise the conditions get pretty nasty.

You've had some good advice in regards to supplies you want to consider. It would generally be the same for up here depending on the time of year. It's currently +80 outside so I'm gonna go enjoy it! Good luck.
 
I know this thread is a little old. But I was just wondering how your prep is going. I've always wanted to do something like this.
I especially like your plan because you will have a cabin, food, water etc as a back up right there. But you can still try to glean whatever food you can off of the land. You likely won't end up like the Chris McCandlass's of the world.

I'm not a big hiker or outdoorsman. I'd love to be but I just don't have the time between kids, wife, life etc etc. That being said, if I were planning on doing what you're planning... I'd probably find a place with abundant fishing opportunities since it seems to me that fish are easier to catch than other game, and a mild climate. Then after I chose my area, I'd find some wild edible books and memorize them. Practice making fire, A LOT :) I'd go out in the rain and light things on fire. I'd go out on the windiest day and light things on fire. I'd find out what works and then practice it a bunch.
While I was doing this fire practice I'd be wearing some of the clothing that I wasn't 100% sure of just to see how comfortable I was. Maybe I'd sleep out with some of the gear I wanted to use. Even if it's just sleeping in my yard, it's better to have some idea of how comfortable or uncomfortable I would be.
As far as clothing, I think some other folks covered that pretty well already. Wool is supposed to be the bees knees.

Last week I stumbled upon a youtube channel run by a couple of guys who LIVE the way that you're talking about. They each have a truck, and they get part time jobs when they need money. But they pretty much live in the woods, eating what they can scrounge from nature (supplemented by canned and freeze dried foods) Apparently they've been living out there a couple of years. It's a fun channel to watch even if you don't learn anything.

http://www.youtube.com/user/LoneAspenOutdoors

Good luck and let us know what you've learned.
 
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