Surviving in Alaska

thanks for sharing the link.... truly worth watching, I really enjoyed that and am glad I took the time to see all of it. A very cool man and his wife.:thumbup:
 
Huge fan of Alone in the Wilderness, I'd check that out too... that's my model for enduring a long term survival situation
 
I know Heimo. I have bought mammoth ivory from him. The feds have made it hard to live in our wilderness. I have spent time in the bush and to be honest it is a life that few can take. The romance wears off.
I have a book about them it is called The Final Frontiersman. i have not read it yet.
 
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Great video/documentary.

As far as living in the wild that guy seems to have it down. Rotating his cabins so as not to over use one. Backup accommodation at each site. Some modern stuff, radio, generator, tv, but generally a trust on basic kit that works and that he and his family know how to best use. A respect for the animals and the environment without getting religious or mystical about it. Heck he even had a good dog for when his wife fights with him.

I'd be interested to see more of his diet and where it comes from. Of course he's ok for meat of all kinds but i'm interested in how he does for carbohydrates and other nutrients. I'm interested because he looks very healthy and I wonder if this lends weight to the argument about humans being able to survive well on a mainly meat diet.
 
akivory said:
I know Heimo. I have bought mammoth ivory from him. The feds have made it hard to live in our wilderness. I have spent time in the bush and to be honest it is a life that few can take. The romance wears off.
I have a book about them it is called The Final Frontiersman. i have not read it yet.
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One of my favorite books about the outdoors. I would recommend this book to everyone in W & SS. Very well written and a very compelling and at times poignant story. Thanks for sharing.
 
Just finished watching. What a great film. Thanks a lot for setting it up for us. :thumbup:
 
If any one here wants to do a reasonably priced Alaska wilderness float I would recommend the Porcupine River it is the southern border of ANWAR Not far from where Heimo is .You can fly from Fairbanks into Old Crow in the Yukon on Air North. If you have time you can float to Fort Yukon but the best part is the first half. Another friend raised his family east of Heimo but now spends his summers in town. I have known a lot of "Bush Rats" but they are defiantly a dying breed. A knife maker who posts on this forum ,Mark Knapp spent 15 years trapping on the Black River south of ANWAR.
When I first came here in the 70s there were still a few of the old time trappers around. There are some very interesting characters in the north. It is hard to stay balanced if you are living by yourself away fom people for long periods of time.
 
Thanks for the link. If I can get the time, I'll definetly watch it.

RoyalM said:
....As far as living in the wild that guy seems to have it down. Rotating his cabins so as not to over use one......
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This is an important point to remember :thumbup:

Anyone who has spent any extended time in the bush living off the land will already know that the resources in the local area can be depleted from prolonged use, and relocation is something that has to be factored in :thumbup::thumbup:

If your going to start your own vege garden, then things can be different :D




Kind regards
Mick
 
I loved the scene where he goes out to dispatch that brown bear and right after. It really shows the bare reality of life out there. Afterward when he's talking about it you see his humanity as he's talking about the ordeal. He's processing as much for his own benefit as for the camera. It just shows he's human.
 
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