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RE: Practice for axe work, saw work, lifting, lugging and other ball breaking work :) - BeardyMan - 11 October 2015
RE: Practice for axe work - Mortblanc - 11 October 2015
RE: Practice for axe work - BeardyMan - 11 October 2015
You can find Alone in the Wilderness on youtube. There's a 10 minute cut down version, or the full thing. Very interesting. I never knew he went partially blind, amazing man though, and beautiful part of the world.
Strangely enjoyable watching him build his cabin, almost therapeutic
RE: Practice for axe work - Mortblanc - 11 October 2015
If you watch the full version you will pick up on Proenneke's slightly sarcastic sense of humor, but you must listen closely.
I remember one line where he finished his fireplace and finally closed in the cabin, stoked the fire up and got the inside temp up to a "toasty 40F degrees".
How many would consider 40F a toasty, or acceptable inside temp?
RE: Practice for axe work - BeardyMan - 11 October 2015
(11 October 2015, 20:19)Mortblanc Wrote: If you watch the full version you will pick up on Proenneke's slightly sarcastic sense of humor, but you must listen closely.
I remember one line where he finished his fireplace and finally closed in the cabin, stoked the fire up and got the inside temp up to a "toasty 40F degrees".
How many would consider 40F a toasty, or acceptable inside temp?
If my gas bill keeps going up I'm going to be forced to accept 4 degrees Celsius as acceptable.
Anyone else done anything similar to Proenneke MB? More interested in books rather than video. I've been through the Daniel Boone books, and a couple of others (names forgotten at present) - but anything frontier like would be ideal. Book stores here aren't much use, just get funny looks from the 17 year olds behind the counter who try and palm me off with the new book about Atticus Finch...