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Apr 1, 2010 at 10:22 pm #1257220

YAMABUSHI !
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@thunderhorse

I have no doubt many of you know of Dick Proenneke and his life and time in ALASKA

I recently stumbled upon the whole documentary aired on local TV. It was awesome and his pack was sure interesting from a UL standpoint.

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anyhow just sharing with BPLers!

Apr 1, 2010 at 10:58 pm #1593438

William Johnson
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@steamboat_willie

These are great. Thank you.

Apr 1, 2010 at 11:04 pm #1593441

Link .
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@annapurna

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Apr 1, 2010 at 11:49 pm #1593450

Mark McLauchlin
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@markmclauchlin
Locale: Western Australia

The movie/doco was great, watch it a few times a year.

Oh to live as simple as that hey!

Apr 2, 2010 at 6:26 am #1593486

Jim Colten
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@jcolten
Locale: MN

Nice film indeed! All his own camera work … perhaps an inspiration to Les Stroud?

The "book" pretty much parallels the film. The NPS printed a followup, a much more extensive set of his journals … even more interesting than the original with a broader description of his life. I was about say that it was out of print and d**m hard to find (and only for big $$$) but now that I look again I see it's back! More readings from One Man's Wilderness

his pack was sure interesting from a UL standpoint.

I used to own that model military surplus pack frame! Was great for carrying the kind of things Proenneke was bringing to his building site.

UL perspective? I suppose it's all in how you look at it. IIRC, the building site was a few miles from the nearest place his bush pilot could land and he hauled the entire load in 2 or 3 trips. That's all the tools he used to build the cabin plus at least a couple weeks of food (he did get resupplied now and then). Compare that to what the typical modern "craftsman" would bring to that kind of job and you might conclude he was going pretty light!

Apr 2, 2010 at 5:31 pm #1593671

YAMABUSHI !
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@thunderhorse

Oh definitely inspiration for the modern Bear Stroud/ Les Grylls natural documentaries. Hmm maybe that book is worth looking into.

In reference to his pack I was thinking of the small day pack he carries around snowshoeing. It looks like a canvas cape with pockets… I have carried a similar large pack designed for trail maintenance gear. They rock for carrying large tools! His larger pack is definitely lighter than your modern craftsman since he fashioned all his handles and that mallet.

Sep 1, 2015 at 1:27 am #2224293

Simon Kenton
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@simonbutler

Watching this tonight, makes time indoors go by quickly

Oct 4, 2015 at 3:22 pm #2230283

Mark Ries
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@mtmnmark
Locale: IOWAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

I also own the book and complete DVD collection. Very entertaining I watch it over and over. He is one of my heros

Oct 4, 2015 at 6:09 pm #2230313

Jennifer W
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@tothetrail
Locale: So. Cal.

Just got to visit his cabin this summer. This was a lifelong dream, and when I learned it was part of the National Park System, I knew it would happen one day. It is incredible how much of his original belongings are still there. The cabin was much smaller than I imagined. I'd love to go back and spend some time hiking around that area.
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