Alone in the wilderness

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1. TrackerFFMar 2021
   If you enjoy this stuff, do check out "Alone in the Wilderness" with Dick Proenneke

   Here's a clip

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJKd0rkKss

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2. janeeAug 2020
   > And yet there are people who have built cabins in Alaska with nothing but some metal and a lot of ingenuity and muscle.

   You're forgetting time. Not sure if you've seen "Dick Proenneke in Alone in the Wilderness" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG3fUIoXQ5A).

   It's a great watch, and a good example of what I think you're referring to overall...that said it looked like an extremely hard way to build and from personal experience helping my sister build their holiday home, also not an approach I would recommend to anyone that doesn't have a very strong conviction and/or passion to see a self build through.

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3. zachroseJul 2020
   Check out Alone in the Wilderness by Dick Proenneke. In the late 1960s he filmed himself building a cabin in Alaska and wrote a journal, which his brother later made into a film. Most or all of the film is on YouTube.

   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke

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4. samchengNov 2017
   This reminds me of some awesome documentary footage of a man who built a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJKd0rkKss

   Alone in the Wilderness - Dick Proenneke

   The same dry commentary made riveting by insightful and sometimes whimsical observations, the same hardship usually effortlessly overcome, and of course the same solitary strength of a middle-aged man. Both stories make me a bit envious, and inspire me to create a little more with my hands.

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5. influxAug 2017
   Your sample size is one. Let me double it for you, I highly recommend Dick Proenneke's story, Alone in the Wilderness.

   https://youtu.be/iYJKd0rkKss

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6. eth0upNov 2016
   I was surprised to not see any comments here referencing ol' Dick Proenneke, whose creative, improvisational woodwork will, in my opinion, remain legendary for the duration of humanity. For most, his work won't be practical or directly applicable, but only for the most indifferent will it fail to be inspirational.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJKd0rkKss Alone In The Wilderness, Part I

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