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Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin #11899635 03/14/17
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,540 Southern Ohio KFWA OP Campfire Ranger
OP KFWA Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,540 Southern Ohio	I loved this video. Its about an hour long but it documents a man clearing out a spot in the Alaskan wilderness and building a cabin. Labor intensive work but very satisfying. Even makes wooden hinges for the door. have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings

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Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11899852 03/14/17
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	I believe I've seen that before. Cool video and cool cabin! Camp is where you make it.

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11899856 03/14/17
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,540 Southern Ohio KFWA OP Campfire Ranger
OP KFWA Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,540 Southern Ohio	being a non-Alaskan, I have a real respect for the craft shown here. have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11899921 03/14/17
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,196 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,196 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	This comes up about once per year. Current thread on Proenneke in the AK forum. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11899977 03/14/17
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,540 Southern Ohio KFWA OP Campfire Ranger
OP KFWA Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,540 Southern Ohio	sorry I didn't realize it have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings

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Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11900047 03/15/17
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,969 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA KC Campfire Tracker
KC Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,969 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA	Originally Posted by KFWA I loved this video. Its about an hour long but it documents a man clearing out a spot in the Alaskan wilderness and building a cabin. Labor intensive work but very satisfying. Even makes wooden hinges for the door. KFWA: Have you been living under a rock. This is a great video. Actually there are more than one. But they have been around for ?maybe? twenty years. You need to get out more. KC Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11900199 03/15/17
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718 2 222Rem Campfire Outfitter
222Rem Campfire Outfitter 2 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718	Originally Posted by KFWA being a non-Alaskan, I have a real respect for the craft shown here. Me too! Mr. Proenneke started out as a non-Alaskan (Iowa), but clearly had the skills to make the switch. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11900209 03/15/17
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho FieldGrade Campfire Ranger
FieldGrade Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho	His book is well worth reading. Being a Carpenter for a half century to say that I was impressed would be an understatement. Last edited by FieldGrade; 03/15/17.

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11900211 03/15/17
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,427 IOWA, USA M MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker
MIKEWERNER Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,427 IOWA, USA	Proenneke was born in Lee county, Iowa. I wouldn't recommend you tenderfoot, city-slicker, greenhorns attempt any of the wilderness skills Iowans practice regularly. "Those that think they know everything are annoying those of us that have Google." - Dr. D. Edward Wilkinson Note to self: Never ask an old Fogey how he is doing today. Revised note to self: Keep it short when someone asks how I am doing.

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11900216 03/15/17
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 59,090 Next to the dump that Del Shan... 12344mag Campfire Kahuna
12344mag Campfire Kahuna Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 59,090 Next to the dump that Del Shan...	Tag for later. Paul "I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D. Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards. molɔ̀ːn labé skýla

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Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin MIKEWERNER #11900248 03/15/17
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222Rem Campfire Outfitter 2 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718	Originally Posted by MIKEWERNER Proenneke was born in Lee county, Iowa. I wouldn't recommend you tenderfoot, city-slicker, greenhorns attempt any of the wilderness skills Iowans practice regularly. I wouldn't either............ Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KC #11900261 03/15/17
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,540 Southern Ohio KFWA OP Campfire Ranger
OP KFWA Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 23,540 Southern Ohio	Originally Posted by KC Originally Posted by KFWA I loved this video. Its about an hour long but it documents a man clearing out a spot in the Alaskan wilderness and building a cabin. Labor intensive work but very satisfying. Even makes wooden hinges for the door. KFWA: Have you been living under a rock. This is a great video. Actually there are more than one. But they have been around for ?maybe? twenty years. You need to get out more. KC unfortunately people like me have seen real Alaskans defined by the Discovery Channel, not real documentaries have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11900263 03/15/17
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 599 Michigan fishnpbr Campfire Regular
fishnpbr Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 599 Michigan	This has been airing on Public Broadcasting TV stations for years. It's quite interesting. They seem to always air it on pledge night around here.

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11900269 03/15/17
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 70 Lake Clark, AK AKtrapper26 Campfire Greenhorn
AKtrapper26 Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 70 Lake Clark, AK	I guide tours there (and fishing trips)in the summers..if you get the chance to visit it, it really is a special place. The craftsmanship and the engineering mind that that man possessed is incredible. One of my favorite things to do is tell the clients that one of the many car-sized boulders is "teetering rock" (the one from one of the movies). Then, after they have tired themselves out, I show them the real one and how they can move it with one hand... Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin fishnpbr #11910102 03/19/17
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,138 S.W. Wis. aalf Campfire Ranger
aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,138 S.W. Wis.	Originally Posted by fishnpbr This has been airing on Public Broadcasting TV stations for years. It's quite interesting. They seem to always air it on pledge night around here. It's on right now here on PBS. 3:30-5:00 CST

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11911173 03/19/17
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 14,218 Marshall NC S simonkenton7 Campfire Outfitter
simonkenton7 Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 14,218 Marshall NC	Great video! I admire this guy. I am an experienced log cabin builder. Twenty years ago, I bought 39 acres in the NC mountains, and went there and built a very nice custom log cabin. Took about a year. I buy the logs from a sawmill and cut the notches myself with a big chisel and a chain saw. My cabin is beautiful if I do say so myself. Didn't know a soul in the state of NC I thought I was a real Daniel Boone. Then I saw the video about this guy. Went up into the Alaska wilderness and and built his log cabin with hand tools only, including wooden hinges for the door. Damn. This guy is a real bad ass. I must say, my cabin is nicer than his, but I cheated I had 3 chain saws, 2 Stihl and a Husqvarna, and I had a DeWalt circular saw and a big Milwaukee drill. On-the-grid electricity. My cabin Last edited by simonkenton7; 03/19/17.

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11912647 03/20/17
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,306 S Slidellkid Campfire Tracker
Slidellkid Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,306	Simon, That is a very nice cabin. You should be very proud! Dan

Re: Alone In The Wilderness Richard Dick Proenneke - The Off Grid Cabin KFWA #11912695 03/20/17
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 980 B BIGR Campfire Regular
BIGR Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 980	Simon, Marshall, NC., ain't that where EY Ponder is from? NEVER GIVE UP

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