I just watched a show on 360north.org A biography on a guy called Dick Proenneke. He built is own cabin up north and lived off the land for 35 years or so back in the fortys. Til he was 80 something. Those were the days.
Cool old timer.
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One mans wilderness...
Funny how every time you watch it something new jumps out.When he was roofing it, he also installed a roof jack for a stove.Makes me wonder what kind of stove he had to suppliment his fireplace.Couldn't have been worth a **** if it stayed a comfy"40 degrees" in the cabin.GR
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My first winter....
My first winter in AK I saw the "One mans Wilderness" on PBS, and was instanly in Awe. Richard (****_gets_stared_out) was one hell of a character. Time and pressure and Man can do anything he wants. My favorite part is the cabin door. He was a true master of his trade. Tell me what kind of job can you get where you get to retire at 51...... Im first in line.I'm going to ctrl-alt-delete you so hard your mama's computer is going to reboot.
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There's some information on camping near the cabin and other items of interest at http://www.nps.gov/lacl/historycultu...ekes-cabin.htm. The home page for Lake Clark National Park & Preserve is www.nps.gov/lacl
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Originally posted by byrd_hntr View PostTell me what kind of job can you get where you get to retire at 51...... Im first in line.
The cabin down the lake that he stayed in while constructing his cabin belonged to a close friend from when he was working in the navy. The stove did not do too bad heating the cabin if you consider it was overcoming a total temp difference of about 70-80 degrees, comparing the -30 to -40 outside air temp to the 40 deg. inside temp. Logs are not the best in terms of insulation. R values of about 1.5 per inch on average. And then consider the fact that there's only a couple of inches of thickness where one log lies upon the other.
There are some accounts out there that somewhat vilify him. I've seen it reported that once he got his slice of heaven he worked hard to keep anyone else from doing what he had there at the lake. It was made obvious in the book that he did not condone the sport hunting that went on in the area. He was reported to have burned down several cabins on the lake that he deemed "abandoned" though others did not.
Whichever way you lean you have to admit, he was a hell of a carpenter and innovative in how he overcame problems.
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Here'sthe book on Amazon. $11, give or take. Worth every penny. I tink I paid twice that, but it was the cover price. Still worth it.
http://www.amazon.com/One-Mans-Wilde...7178452&sr=8-1
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