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The Dad Fisherman
12-14-2004, 01:25 PM
Anybody watch this on PBS last night?

Talk about balls. this guy set out in Alaska w/ pretty much nothing and Built a Cabin and Homesite from just the available materials. Lived there for almost 30 years. No modern Comforts, his fridge was a moss covered hole in the ground.

Sure makes me feel like a Wuss when I'm pissing and moaning about Parking at the Back of the lot on a cold day.:D

If you get a chance to check this out its well worth the watch.

Mr. Sandman
12-14-2004, 01:48 PM
YEAH I saw that!!!! Me and my son watched that with our jaw open! On **warm** day in the winter....-30 deg. it was august and it went down to 28 deg! at night. Sun sets in Dec and does not come up for months.
Mail...once a week and he is happy to get it!

I like his telephone setup, he has a crude fm broadcast to get telephone....says quality sucks but at least it is something.

Fishes, hunts grow potatos and cuts wood. That is about it.

I think if I wanted to get away from it all I would find an island in the so. pacific and spend more time fishing and working on my tan then trying to keep a shack above freezing. I told my wife aI could do that for a few years but after that I would want to do more fishing in warmer temps.

The truckers drive over 1000 (rt) miles with NOTHING they built a station about half way so they could stop.

that was a cool show.

Jenn
12-16-2004, 06:59 PM
I only caught about 15 minutes of it but wish I had seen it all. I know what -30 feels like for a day(freikin cold)....but couldnt imagine living in it under such rustic conditions!!! unbelievable!

Slipknot
12-16-2004, 07:12 PM
I saw half of it about 2 months ago. Unreal what that guy could do. I was impressed.

CAL
12-16-2004, 08:30 PM
Watched it last week. That guy really knew what he was doing. Musta got kinda lonely though.

Rob Rockcrawler
12-17-2004, 03:34 AM
Im gunna be moving up there this sprong if i get hired by NPS. Beginning of may, bad timing for the stripers, im sure there will be something to catch up there. :)

Goose
12-17-2004, 09:30 PM
We watched that twice....we luved it both times. my wife said they don't make men like that any more.:rolleyes: Bet that dude would widdle a mean plug

PNG
12-17-2004, 10:02 PM
Great show. I was surprised at how well documented it was.

Christian
12-18-2004, 12:05 PM
i saw that

he did some insane wood working on that cabin.

28inches
12-19-2004, 06:01 PM
-30 ain't so bad in Alaska...it's a dry cold.:huh:

UserRemoved1
12-19-2004, 06:32 PM
any idea when it's on again would like to see that.