Most teachers are busy teaching children that parents are abusive and hard work will turn them into victims of society. Their right to be a cat or claim they were born as the wrong gender is included as part of the American dream.🙄 All they have to do is riot and demand their feelings not be hurt. Remember what is a man and what is a female?! Most high school students have no clue!
We got rid of cable after the insane prices hit over $250.⁰⁰ a month. I always check the PBS networks here and this documentary seems to pop up quite often. The first time I saw this I thought why? However as I watched, by the time I got to the end I knew why. Life now is so reliant on technology, computers, smartphones, streaming movies, books, TV, everything at your fingertips. This man relied on heart, hard work, determination, and imagination. He CONNECTED with nature. Now I look for this show and it has a very calming effect. This man is truly incredible.
Must be bad ass to know how to make your own axe and saw along with a hammer and nails 🤔🤔 wonder where he got the iron from and how did he melt it? Plus the binoculars geez
Honestly ever since I was young I always wanted to live like this, I wanted to live in a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness alone, leave everything else behind, especially now. I'm sick of society, people in general, I've always been a nature person. I have a social disorder so from birth I've never been good around groups of people, school was hell for me and all I ever wanted to do was get away from it all. I just wish I knew how. Thanks for reading if you did, I just wanted to tell my story, get it off my chest.
If you like this, definitely read the book, One Man’s Wilderness, it’s made from his diaries and it’s so beautifully written, best bedtime book ever lol
so he's a survivalist, a genius carpenter, an excellent cameraman, and on top of that he's a great writer too? This guy is a genius. I legit think he might have been enlightened, a buddha of sorts
My family and I have been living in Alaska for several years now and I can tell you with total certainty that living in The Final Frontier is an absolutely awesome place to live. Especially if you love the great outdoors. I love the solitude of getting into the wilderness and knowing it's very likely that you are your kids are the only humans in a hundred miles diameter. Truly amazing, to experience -50 degree temps and seeing the northern lights. I hope to live here for the rest of my life,
TrevM12 the way to cure envy is to simply visit and then you'll find a way to move here permanently. Just remember that you have to endure the winter and six months or more of snow to fully enjoy the short but incredible three month summer. The spring and fall are equally nice. Live here long enough and when it reaches 60F you would we swear it's getting hot. I said it before, there simply is no other place in North America like Alaska. But when folks move here, leave your lower 48 lifestyle behind and embrace our laid back and at times challenging Alaskan lifestyle.
It’s amazing that this man was able to make it and live for 30+ years in such a natural state, but it’s really miraculous his skills at documenting his experience. Dick perfectly encapsulated the wonder of Man.
This man didn't need any technology, he didn't need anything but sheer determination and incredible effort and will to achieve success. He knew what he wanted and he did it. He made basically everything. Even his spoon for his cake batter. Odd that many of us watch this in the comfortable homes, on a tablet, a laptop 💻 computer, or a smartphone📱. Meanwhile this man lived in wilderness, creating his life. Watching him make the door the hinges, and the lock showed this man's incredible talents and abilities. Some people may not understand why he did this or even HOW he did this. I could never have survived as he did. This man had an internal strength and will that very few of us have ever seen. This was a incredible experience.
When I was in High School, Dick's book , " One Man's Wilderness" came out and was given it for Christmas and it was my favorite book that year. Everyone I lent it to said the same thing " That's what I want to do!" I wrote to Babe, his bush Pilot in the mid 1980s and he wrote me back a really nice letter and invited me to visit him. I never was able to, but I appreciate it all the same. I didn't know Dick had taken Movies of his time in Twin Lakes. Very enjoyable to watch. I wish I could have met him.
my woodworking teacher in high school used to show his students this, as well as whenever we had a substitute. Best movie I could've seen at that time. Such an inspiration
And to think this was a very common lifestyle less than 100 years ago. What a shame we’ve advanced so far in technology but lost touch with the best invention ever created, nature. This is unbelievably breathtaking. Wow.
@Vweb Media I would never buy that garbage. Everything I build starts as standing timber. Go to my page check it out. Not worth a damn at video editing but u might like it.
We would be lucky to live a life as full, rewarding, and independent as the life this man lived. Imagine the things he saw that only he knew about. There must have been so much more than he could possibly tell.
Everything in my life has prepared me for a life like this.. 7 years in cadets, focusing on survival courses.. 2 years in the military.. 2 years on the rigs.. now I'm a timber framer..still don't think I'd make it 2 months in that environment. this man took a lifetime to prepare for this adventure. People act like they can hop out of their office cubicle and city apartment and go do this.. go watch into the wild for examples of what happens to those people.. you want this? Start training now.. its gonna take 20 years to be self sufficient enough to survive a single winter.
Great post. Proenneke began his true Alaskan solo adventure when he was 56. I'm almost that age, have a lot of backcountry experience, and training, and I would not even think of taking on anything close to what he did. I'm not even sure I'd make it one year, even if the cabin were already built for me and I started with supplies.
I would imagine if you can do one winter, you can do the rest of them for the remainder of life. A beautiful life for sure, I’ll admit it would definitely take strong will and extensive knowledge of the land. Some are made for it, most are not. I believe I’m not one of them but I greatly and immensely respect a life like this. Self sufficiency in its most beautiful and truest form. Thank you for your comment.
He wasn't self sufficient, I wish people would quit saying this, he was a smart, resourceful man, but not self sufficient. Almost all his food and other supplies were flown in.
You are absolutely right! My dad taught me all my life about survival and bush craft techniques and he raised me to bust my ass and then push it even harder. I always knew that I wanted a life in the wilderness and after 33 years of learning and training I finally went for it. I now live in the northern mountains of New Mexico very secluded and simi off grid. I'm no where near the level of this guy but I'm happy with what I've accomplished and I'm very certain that when SHTF my family and I will stand a real good chance of surviving. But I can also say with absolute certainty that had I not been raised like I was and learned the skills I learned throughout my younger years I wouldn't have lasted the first winter here. People who come from other states to visit or ski or whatever think that it's beautiful and fun to be out in nature sledding or skiing and they have no clue what it's like to actually have to survive in this climate year after year. I hear of people dying every winter coming here thinking that it's all fun and games. Another thing that gets me is these out of staters who come here to mountain bike through our wilderness and year after year you hear of them getting killed by mountain lions. Like these people have no clue about the wildlife here and how these big cats see them as big cat toys racing by on their bikes and they just do what's in their nature to do.
If there is a creator, all it did was set the laws of the universe in motion and let the fundamental forces, entropy, and natural selection do the rest.
I find it more beautiful to realize that what I'm seeing is the interaction of forces, particles, atoms, molecules, cells and collections of cells. And that I am the same as the scenery. I am the universe attempting to understand itself.
What you should think or feel is that you too are a part of Nature. You too have carved out you're own line in the Soil, you should learn how to meditate with the ground beneath you. Feel the planet breath and move, and realize that you are at one with Nature.
Off the grid...this show was mesmerizing to me as a kid. He made almost everything he needed by hand and had his brother drop off supplies by plane ever so often. RIP
I first saw this man about 6 years ago or more on some PBS TV channel - (I do not own a TV or watch any mainstream, unless visiting one) - It was called "Alone In The Wilderness", I watched it all, (in parts) and Dick Proenneke became an instant "Hero" of mine. In this film it said Dick started living in this spot at around age 50 -until age 82 I don't recall the exact figures. - I'll be 55 later this year, and I've lived "Almost" like this, alone on the West Coast of Vancouver Island during my late 30's - early 40's. I built a cabin in an isolated area, right on the ocean, up an uninhabited inlet, and in a pristine temperate rainforest, and did not see a single soul for 4 winter months on my longest solo stint. With weeks on end of Gale force winds, stormy torrential rain, cold & wet, plus the wild moodiness of the Pacific Ocean, It is almost as rugged and dangerous as Alaska but in a different way. I had a small boat & a small generator, it would take me a day to go to the closest town. (weather permitting) So I didn't quite "rough it out" quite like he did, but darn close. I can CERTAINLY appreciate what I'm seeing and getting from any accounts of Dick's solo wilderness life. I almost long to do it, but living way up north like that really takes a special kind of "prepared" person, and I've had my fill, but I could watch videos like this all day. Dick Proenneke's films have to be my favourite to date. Thanx R&R for posting this.
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Much respect for anyone who tries & succeeds at being self-sufficient for whatever length of time. It just goes to show their strong sense of self & willingness to rely on their own ability. What I find in many people of today, is that far too many are simply weak and have no sense of self and their strong independence. Very few want to try to put forth any effort. Most people of today want things quick, fast & with instant gratification. Really good things seldom come that way. Good things come to those who are willing to wait and are willing to work hard for their goals of achievement. Dick Proennecke was a living example & proved these traits many times over. People by their very nature are resilient creatures. We just don't put much of our resiliency into practice anymore. It is admirable that you even tried.
@@viadharmawheelYeah, no. He was a carpenter with minimal sheep farming before doing this lol. Farming had nearly nothing to do with it as him being a carpenter did.
It's remarkable how we have an endless supply of people striving to be remembered for their careers, athletics, accomplishments, etc. and this guy achieved just that by simply documenting a small portion of how he lived and survived in nature for 3 decades. Being the best human you can be instead of competing to be better than everyone else goes a long way.
DICK WAS ONE SUPER HEALTHY GUY.. HIS DIET WAS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. ITS ASHAME THE LAND has changed greatly since then, his time.. mother nature is so eradic anymore.. RIP DP. ..YOU LIVED BROTHER!!!!
... when there were no GoPro, no cell phone, no IT equipment ... no drones .... What counted was the understanding of nature and the attention, the enduring of the silence ... ... unique documentation!
@@Chasstful Damn, I know. With a chainsaw He could have put up that cabin in a few days, and probably got a good start on clearcutting that profitable stand of timber near him. Hey, movie film & processing costs aren't cheap.
I've never seen this before, but my brother and grandpa were talking about this man around the fire about 2 weeks ago and I just had to check it out and just wow, He is amazing
One of my all time favorites, seen the doc on tv when i was like 12 and for the past 13 years i have yet to be more fascinated by anything more than i have been by this man and a bag of tools
Idk what I’m more impressed by within the first 5 mins of this video. The fact that he built a cabin by himself or him getting that bird to land on his hand
To be immersed in that beauty and in lockstep with the environment cannot be purchased with anything other than ones will and determination. Dick was unique among most and distinguished himself amongst his peers by holding nature in it's proper regard. Humility, harmony and a genuine respect for his surroundings rendered this man an experience that few can truly understand.
For those who want to see more (don't we all?) search for "Alone in the Wilderness" part 1 and part 2. Much more detail of him building his cabin, those hinges, and the fabulous roof.
I just watched this last night on PBS. This man had some SERIOUS skill. It's a fantastic watch. The amount of hard work and knowledge this man applied to survival was inspirational. As much as I say I want to get off the grid and live in the mountains, I do not have the skills to do so. A real tough SOB and an absolute BA. Again, just a great watch. Thanks for posting.
I think this is an ordinary MAN. People have been systematically dumbed down, taught to be lazy and incompetent, and to do as they're told for someone else's benefit.
If the web went down and smart ass phones there would be so much kaoss ! People depending on technology toys would be going crazy. No money, no food, no phones. They would all starve, go nuts, or run around in circles. They have no idea how to make a fire, snare food, get water or stay warm. I am so glad I learned all those things even as a boy scout. I even have the same tools that DP has. But don't even think of moving into my cabin unless you have some skills to get food, wood, and water. I have spoken !@@hxhdfjifzirstc894
A powerful human being.he is pure energy and his attitude 100% practical. No filosophy no psychology , No self doubt , no need for society , approval ,the love of others. Rooted in his existence in the wilderness .One with nature.What a man!!
I started living with a mature apprentice of mine (29-30yo) when i was a young tradesman (23-24yo) who became a good friend of mine. He got me more passionate about camping and showed this documentary to me and it always fascinated me as a craftsman and an appreciator of nature.
@@caulinwilson3620 I think you misread his comment. When he was 23/24, he had an apprentice who was 29/30. Whereas normally the ages would be the other way around right? I guess I would feel weird having a much younger boss at work, so I was interested in Galacticjuicedaddy’s experience
I visited here and went fishing in the lake, this year in August. A friend of mine is an Alaskan bush pilot. He caught a lake trout across the lake from the cabin. It truly is as wild and untamed of a place as you will ever find on this planet. I hope to visit again.
Well I didn't go this extreme but I'm proud of the off grid cabin I built up in the Mountains of Southern Oregon above 5000ft. Been watching this for years since our 60 yo cabin in the Cascade Mountains, what a majesticly terrible feeling to be so isolated each time I watch it, but for one who is a part of nature there is no isolation just widespread freedom.
Beautiful little vignette documentary. I envy that man. What peace he must have felt. No corporate hierarchy to wrangle. No demanding woman to ultimately disappoint. No man is an island, but this man came damn close. Thoreau would have been proud.
I could watch this film over and over and over again. Actually I already do just that. Here in Michigan, I enjoy watching again when we get first snow or during the holidays.
Take note people. This man has conquerd life. He won at life. Very very few humans actually achieve this. Breaking your back to pay cooperate companies so you won't be imprisoned or bullied and fined isn't winning at life, it's bowing down to greedy bullies who see us as numbers that make them powerful and only benefits them. Richard is more intelligent than a huge majority if human beings. The truth is more simple then you all realize. He understood this.
Agreed, any young male would do well to at least be exposed to this, and individuals like him specifically...even twice removed through the act of viewing a documentary like this in an urbanite setting...those primal aspects still exist, coupled with some testosterone and once found, then there's no stopping what is achievable in the modern world. Slave morality as Nietzsche talked about has no place once those primal urges and impulses are rediscovered...the simple act of wood working or crafting something can have huge impacts in regards to ones views politically/societally, and how one chooses to carry themselves in that society that once felt overbearing and stifling. Very liberating, and alienating, and isolating...but this is the modern condition we must all face.
It's easy to achieve; the way you do it is: LIVE ON YOU'RE OWN TERMS. Not by the will of others, but by the way you're Mind and Spirit walk with the Earth.
The engineering and skill involved in making that cabin was fascinating to watch!! He made it seem like anyone can achieve it as if it is simple, but them logs must be so heavy
Growing up as a boy I watched this with my dad (It was like 15 years ago lol) and I fell in love with the outdoors. Hes the reason I got into Boy Scouting, hunting, fishing, and backpacking. I envy him and I want to do something like this one day. Haha
I don’t know if its his voice narrating but it is therapeutic to my ears . I can never make it all the way through without falling to sleep . Dick is a total badass.
This man was truly one with nature. As I understand he didn’t hunt or kill the land animals and often fed them. The birds and squirrels would just come to him. He lived mainly on staples such as beans, rice, flour, coffee. Breakfast would be oatmeal with some raisins. He’d have sourdough biscuits with beans for dinner. He occasionally fished. He wasn’t lonely. He had all of nature and would go on long hikes, pick up litter and recycle it into something functional! His craftsmanship and engineering skills totally phenomenal. I think this man was a highly evolved spirit who blessed us with his presence on this earth and great humanity. I am enjoying watching his adventures and plan to visit his cabin that is historic! I can’t do what he did. I don’t have the skills. I love nature and try to practice mindfulness.
I love watching these on occasion as he was someone to aspire 2, ahead of his time in the environment and respect for all of us animals and humans alike ! Right On !
I can just sit here n watch this 100 times.......very inspiring n motivational to me as I am building n saving to do (somewhat) the same as Mr Proenekke........The real world, n real life!
So many videos where they notch both sides of the logs....this guy saved time and work by notching only one side. They all fit so well, almost no gaps :)
Love this film!!! I ordered the DVD when it was first released and watched it often. Proennke was a true outdoorsman with amazing craftsmanship skills.
Its a shame more people talk about the "Magic Bus" idiot than this guy. This guy not only survived he by far has a wiser and more powerful philosophy to admire.
The wild life, like children, are worth more alive then dead. Beans and rice are fine with me. Live and let live. I have a place just like Dick's but much bigger in Northern MN on Twin Lakes. Very amazing. Love my place on 15 acres in Northern MN. Now retired and go to Florida instead of wintering on Twin Lakes in northern MN. I very much relate to Dick. My place is water access and remote just like Dick's place. Dick is a soul mate.
Dick was fascinating. He lived a simple life close to nature in the middle of the wilderness. He had great respect for the earth and all its creatures. He took only what he needed and wasted . We should all strive to be so kind and gentle. I wonder how he earned money for buying flour,meal,sugar,coffee,soap and other things he needed??
Collyn Kulow - It’s in the fine print, but student loan companies would rather push a loan on you without explaining the consequences than chance someone saying no.
Lovely companion piece to Alone In The Wilderness. Read the book and watched the original video a number of times. Truly inspirational. He started this cabin life at 51. Most guys at that age wouldn't even consider the idea.
When I was a small boy we passed Dick on the highway in BC when he was on his way up to Alaska. It seemed novel to see this guy headed out to the wilderness. Reading his book and watching the movie really started my love for the wilderness.
Whenever life has been piling up and I feel myself worrying way too often I find myself here. Usually late in the Carolina evenings when it cools off a bit and the chickens are settling in for the night. I've liked this lifestyle ever since seeing Jerimiah Johnson one cold winter day sitting by the gas heater. Maybe one day I can live like this, just go to town when I need to, roll with the seasons. Anyway just a thought.
Mr. Proennecke’s hands and resilience, should be commissioned by the United States government, in teaching anyone who is interested in this kind of genius’ lifestyle. God bless him.
This is amazing this reminds me of my parents they were just like this the true Alaska people or the true frontier people of the time. Funny how all these Alaska programs have popped up but imagine doing it back then without cell phones or Internet or even a telephone.
We created cities and technology because this way of life is hard and merciless. Just remember that. This guy was great but then this life isn't for everyone
@me unless there were some immense population reduction there's no way the earth's eco system could tolerate this kind of life on a mass scale. We would literally destroy the environment
this is a great documentary...it makes you feel peaceful and the part about him building the cabin really inspires you to get off your butt and do something.
This guy was probably one of the best carpenters ever. I know that there are a lot of skilled people out there, but he could make just about anything. I'm not even talking about just objects in general, I'm talking about stuff like that wooden door lock. I've read that he once tore his pant leg with a large tear and fashioned a needle out of a piece of metal and had them sewn up within a short time period. Extremely resourceful on top of being a great carpenter made for a very rare individual.
This documentary should be mandatory in schools,what a man used to be
They showed it in my carpenter class in trade school! Im a carpenter 😀
What a country used to be
What a man is*. None of us measure up. But we should.
there still out there. just harder to find.
Most teachers are busy teaching children that parents are abusive and hard work will turn them into victims of society. Their right to be a cat or claim they were born as the wrong gender is included as part of the American dream.🙄 All they have to do is riot and demand their feelings not be hurt. Remember what is a man and what is a female?! Most high school students have no clue!
The man’s carpentry skills are amazing.
I usually watch this once a year. Never gets old. Dick Proenneke. What a brave man and a good soul.
Same
I just found it again after many years. What a gem!
We got rid of cable after the insane prices hit over $250.⁰⁰ a month. I always check the PBS networks here and this documentary seems to pop up quite often. The first time I saw this I thought why? However as I watched, by the time I got to the end I knew why. Life now is so reliant on technology, computers, smartphones, streaming movies, books, TV, everything at your fingertips. This man relied on heart, hard work, determination, and imagination. He CONNECTED with nature. Now I look for this show and it has a very calming effect. This man is truly incredible.
I wondered why no rope to hang onto, from cabin to outhouse. Tough to go to bathroom, 50 below winter with wind
Its a year since your comment, and this is your annual reminder to watch it again. See you in Alaska one day bro 👍
This dude puts everybody who was ever on an Alaskan tv series to shame. He’s the true OG. I still can’t get over how he made his own tools!
IDK. Marty from Mountain Men is pretty badass.
Must be bad ass to know how to make your own axe and saw along with a hammer and nails 🤔🤔 wonder where he got the iron from and how did he melt it? Plus the binoculars geez
Glen Villanueva, different breed of outdoorsman but holds weights
@@jeremiahjohnson6405 I love Marty to but Dick is a whole other animal lol 😂
@@franciscoarroyo18 he got some stuff shipped out to him via plane every now and then. That’s how he got food and supplies 💯
Honestly ever since I was young I always wanted to live like this, I wanted to live in a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness alone, leave everything else behind, especially now. I'm sick of society, people in general, I've always been a nature person. I have a social disorder so from birth I've never been good around groups of people, school was hell for me and all I ever wanted to do was get away from it all. I just wish I knew how. Thanks for reading if you did, I just wanted to tell my story, get it off my chest.
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145inA same here , I hear ya
you betcha. that would be great. I bought the 2 PBS ? vids many years ago.
I had the same experience in school and feel the exact same way.
sameeee
If you like this, definitely read the book, One Man’s Wilderness, it’s made from his diaries and it’s so beautifully written, best bedtime book ever lol
so he's a survivalist, a genius carpenter, an excellent cameraman, and on top of that he's a great writer too? This guy is a genius. I legit think he might have been enlightened, a buddha of sorts
I grew up watching all of dick prennoeke's work but never thought about reading his book ! I think I'll make an order today thank you
You really are awesome,so warm and gentle
@@jonnyhatter35 he's awake at one with the consciousness
@@jonnyhatter35 and also a WWII vet and a diesel mechanic. This guy truly is something.
His respect for nature and it’s wildlife was immense 🥰
They say Jeff Bezos is the richest man ever. I disagree. That title belongs to Richard Proenneke!
Agreed 👍 oh and the native people that lived there,as well, carnt for get them now can we,
Richard proenneke is the definition a man
Let's not forget, those ancient non European families that don't publicize their wealth, they just continue to sell us oil everyday.
Bang on my brother
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My family and I have been living in Alaska for several years now and I can tell you with total certainty that living in The Final Frontier is an absolutely awesome place to live. Especially if you love the great outdoors. I love the solitude of getting into the wilderness and knowing it's very likely that you are your kids are the only humans in a hundred miles diameter. Truly amazing, to experience -50 degree temps and seeing the northern lights. I hope to live here for the rest of my life,
steelvegas I have lived in this great state my entire life and I would never move away. There truly isn’t anywhere else alike.
So envious. Would love to end my days surrounded by such beauty. Enjoy your lives.
TrevM12 the way to cure envy is to simply visit and then you'll find a way to move here permanently. Just remember that you have to endure the winter and six months or more of snow to fully enjoy the short but incredible three month summer. The spring and fall are equally nice. Live here long enough and when it reaches 60F you would we swear it's getting hot. I said it before, there simply is no other place in North America like Alaska. But when folks move here, leave your lower 48 lifestyle behind and embrace our laid back and at times challenging Alaskan lifestyle.
@@steelvegas Thanks for your reply - very much appreciated.
Someday Ill be there. Someday
It’s amazing that this man was able to make it and live for 30+ years in such a natural state, but it’s really miraculous his skills at documenting his experience. Dick perfectly encapsulated the wonder of Man.
This man didn't need any technology, he didn't need anything but sheer determination and incredible effort and will to achieve success. He knew what he wanted and he did it. He made basically everything. Even his spoon for his cake batter. Odd that many of us watch this in the comfortable homes, on a tablet, a laptop 💻 computer, or a smartphone📱. Meanwhile this man lived in wilderness, creating his life. Watching him make the door the hinges, and the lock showed this man's incredible talents and abilities. Some people may not understand why he did this or even HOW he did this. I could never have survived as he did. This man had an internal strength and will that very few of us have ever seen. This was a incredible experience.
Understood, thankfully he had a camera. Gotta admit i feel a strange jealousy watching this.
I remember watching this as a teenager, years ago. It was so fascinating! This man is so industrious.
have you seen him making spoons? another fascinating task.
Me too! Its amazing how much its still with me.
To bad he couldn’t live 200 years
This is the guy Chris McCandless tried and failed to be.
Me too on the public channel .
"it seemed like the time was short" cause youre living in the moment!!! man this guy is a bad ass
When I was in High School, Dick's book , " One Man's Wilderness" came out and was given it for Christmas and it was my favorite book that year. Everyone I lent it to said the same thing " That's what I want to do!" I wrote to Babe, his bush Pilot in the mid 1980s and he wrote me back a really nice letter and invited me to visit him. I never was able to, but I appreciate it all the same. I didn't know Dick had taken Movies of his time in Twin Lakes. Very enjoyable to watch. I wish I could have met him.
my woodworking teacher in high school used to show his students this, as well as whenever we had a substitute. Best movie I could've seen at that time. Such an inspiration
That's a great teacher!!!
First place I saw it myself 🪵🪓
Did we have the same middle school shop teacher lol 😂
Please, what was the name of the movie?
And to think this was a very common lifestyle less than 100 years ago. What a shame we’ve advanced so far in technology but lost touch with the best invention ever created, nature. This is unbelievably breathtaking. Wow.
In the madness of today's world, this is therapeutic viewing
This man is the reason I started building my own cabins, what a legend.
Please build me a cabin
@@rasmus7400 Can do,if you're in the USA.
@@cmeeoutdoors7556 Hehe I'm just joking. I'm from sweden.
@@rasmus7400 lol no problem
@Vweb Media I would never buy that garbage. Everything I build starts as standing timber. Go to my page check it out. Not worth a damn at video editing but u might like it.
We would be lucky to live a life as full, rewarding, and independent as the life this man lived.
Imagine the things he saw that only he knew about. There must have been so much more than he could possibly tell.
Everything in my life has prepared me for a life like this.. 7 years in cadets, focusing on survival courses.. 2 years in the military.. 2 years on the rigs.. now I'm a timber framer..still don't think I'd make it 2 months in that environment. this man took a lifetime to prepare for this adventure. People act like they can hop out of their office cubicle and city apartment and go do this.. go watch into the wild for examples of what happens to those people.. you want this? Start training now.. its gonna take 20 years to be self sufficient enough to survive a single winter.
Great post. Proenneke began his true Alaskan solo adventure when he was 56.
I'm almost that age, have a lot of backcountry experience, and training, and I would not even think of taking on anything close to what he did. I'm not even sure I'd make it one year, even if the cabin were already built for me and I started with supplies.
Thank you. You said what i needed to hear.
I would imagine if you can do one winter, you can do the rest of them for the remainder of life. A beautiful life for sure, I’ll admit it would definitely take strong will and extensive knowledge of the land. Some are made for it, most are not. I believe I’m not one of them but I greatly and immensely respect a life like this. Self sufficiency in its most beautiful and truest form. Thank you for your comment.
He wasn't self sufficient, I wish people would quit saying this, he was a smart, resourceful man, but not self sufficient. Almost all his food and other supplies were flown in.
You are absolutely right! My dad taught me all my life about survival and bush craft techniques and he raised me to bust my ass and then push it even harder. I always knew that I wanted a life in the wilderness and after 33 years of learning and training I finally went for it. I now live in the northern mountains of New Mexico very secluded and simi off grid. I'm no where near the level of this guy but I'm happy with what I've accomplished and I'm very certain that when SHTF my family and I will stand a real good chance of surviving. But I can also say with absolute certainty that had I not been raised like I was and learned the skills I learned throughout my younger years I wouldn't have lasted the first winter here. People who come from other states to visit or ski or whatever think that it's beautiful and fun to be out in nature sledding or skiing and they have no clue what it's like to actually have to survive in this climate year after year. I hear of people dying every winter coming here thinking that it's all fun and games. Another thing that gets me is these out of staters who come here to mountain bike through our wilderness and year after year you hear of them getting killed by mountain lions. Like these people have no clue about the wildlife here and how these big cats see them as big cat toys racing by on their bikes and they just do what's in their nature to do.
This is so eerily calming and i feel like makes you appreciate the Creator even more.
If there is a creator, all it did was set the laws of the universe in motion and let the fundamental forces, entropy, and natural selection do the rest.
Rather appreciate the creation.
Praise JAH! the Lord is the earth to the fullness there of...
@@steveg.8510 Yes, praise Yah, no J in the Hebrew alphabet! Just for your information. I had to learn this also. :)
I find it more beautiful to realize that what I'm seeing is the interaction of forces, particles, atoms, molecules, cells and collections of cells. And that I am the same as the scenery. I am the universe attempting to understand itself.
This fellow is as fascinating as it gets. His carpentry and filmmaking and intelligence and ethic make me feel like garbage. Lol. Thanks for posting!
Tim lol😂😂 did you have to use the word garbage
watch this guy's video.These people are definitely not from our planet czcams.com/video/nBvqF827Hm8/video.html
he developed these skills over the years, if you had the same environment as he you too would be as talented. Take care
What you should think or feel is that you too are a part of Nature. You too have carved out you're own line in the Soil, you should learn how to meditate with the ground beneath you. Feel the planet breath and move, and realize that you are at one with Nature.
@@DmitryFCSM this guy is nothing compared to Dick
Dick Proenneke actually went out and did what I've always dreamed of doing. I'm envious of this man's determination and gusto.
Off the grid...this show was mesmerizing to me as a kid. He made almost everything he needed by hand and had his brother drop off supplies by plane ever so often. RIP
I first saw this man about 6 years ago or more on some PBS TV channel - (I do not own a TV or watch any mainstream, unless visiting one) - It was called "Alone In The Wilderness", I watched it all, (in parts) and Dick Proenneke became an instant "Hero" of mine. In this film it said Dick started living in this spot at around age 50 -until age 82 I don't recall the exact figures.
- I'll be 55 later this year, and I've lived "Almost" like this, alone on the West Coast of Vancouver Island during my late 30's - early 40's. I built a cabin in an isolated area, right on the ocean, up an uninhabited inlet, and in a pristine temperate rainforest, and did not see a single soul for 4 winter months on my longest solo stint. With weeks on end of Gale force winds, stormy torrential rain, cold & wet, plus the wild moodiness of the Pacific Ocean, It is almost as rugged and dangerous as Alaska but in a different way. I had a small boat & a small generator, it would take me a day to go to the closest town. (weather permitting)
So I didn't quite "rough it out" quite like he did, but darn close. I can CERTAINLY appreciate what I'm seeing and getting from any accounts of Dick's solo wilderness life. I almost long to do it, but living way up north like that really takes a special kind of "prepared" person, and I've had my fill, but I could watch videos like this all day. Dick Proenneke's films have to be my favourite to date. Thanx R&R for posting this.
May I ask you if you have close family like kids or wife?
@@nisuperman I Had "mate" a wife but not legally or church married, but all the same to me. She died from an accident in 2015. Its impact on me was, and is Very great. So I changed the course of my life, and began to make music, full time, so that her death (and life) were not for nothing. It is not only possible, but highly advisable to find a way to transform adversity into advantage. I'm not sure why you ask me this question. No matter. I hope my answer is satisfactory
Much respect for anyone who tries & succeeds at being self-sufficient for whatever length of time. It just goes to show their strong sense of self & willingness to rely on their own ability. What I find in many people of today, is that far too many are simply weak and have no sense of self and their strong independence. Very few want to try to put forth any effort. Most people of today want things quick, fast & with instant gratification. Really good things seldom come that way.
Good things come to those who are willing to wait and are willing to work hard for their goals of achievement. Dick Proennecke was a living example & proved these traits many times over. People by their very nature are resilient creatures. We just don't put much of our resiliency into practice anymore. It is admirable that you even tried.
@@CyanBlackflower 3 year's ago you wrote this I'm just curious if I can hear any of your music. Your story is very interesting. What a life♥️
Great vintage documentary on this man living in Alaska. Please provide more of these old school videos. Thank you!
Alaska is like no other place in the world. It is truly pristine.
God took just a little more time building Alaska than he did the rest of the world. Thats for sure.
Damn, he is not only skilled, intelligent, confident but he is also physically strong.
watch this guy's video.These people are definitely not from our planet czcams.com/video/nBvqF827Hm8/video.html
Functional strength. He would not win Mr Universe but I’d bet my life that he could out work any of them.
From Iowa originally. Farmer ingenuity in his blood.
@@viadharmawheelYeah, no. He was a carpenter with minimal sheep farming before doing this lol. Farming had nearly nothing to do with it as him being a carpenter did.
@@travisvanalst4698 Sure, but from being from Iowa has the spirit LOL...
He lived by the joys of only need and not want. *Great Man*
Amen
Very true
It's remarkable how we have an endless supply of people striving to be remembered for their careers, athletics, accomplishments, etc. and this guy achieved just that by simply documenting a small portion of how he lived and survived in nature for 3 decades. Being the best human you can be instead of competing to be better than everyone else goes a long way.
DICK WAS ONE SUPER HEALTHY GUY.. HIS DIET WAS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. ITS ASHAME THE LAND has changed greatly since then, his time.. mother nature is so eradic anymore.. RIP DP. ..YOU LIVED BROTHER!!!!
Is it just me or does this guy seem like he's actually enlightened? Not just his ingenuity, there's something almost mystical about him.
No wonder monks and all the spiritual masters have sought solitude
No
@@SelimxBradley ahhh, you don't see it. You prob don't see much of anything, and that's why you're so fun at parties! :)
@@jonnyhatter35 he just seems at peace. nothing "enlightened" or "mystical" about him though.
@@SelimxBradley It's ok, not all people can interact with The Other Realms. (No, we can't teach you or show you. Few will even mention it.
Wow. Even made his own all-wooden door hinges from scratch (4:05).
watch this guy's video.These people are definitely not from our planet czcams.com/video/nBvqF827Hm8/video.html
I know right !i almost fell out of my chair
... when there were no GoPro, no cell phone, no IT equipment ... no drones ....
What counted was the understanding of nature and the attention, the enduring of the silence ...
... unique documentation!
Honestly makes me wonder what he would do with something like a drone, what unique angles on the vistas or scenes he could get with it
and NO CHAINSAWS
@@Chasstful Damn, I know. With a chainsaw He could have put up that cabin in a few days, and probably got a good start on clearcutting that profitable stand of timber near him.
Hey, movie film & processing costs aren't cheap.
@@ChasstfulThey had chainsaws then buddy lol. He just didn’t use them.
Hard work, deep knowledge, being present, joy to watch.
My favorite documentary
The locking mechanism he created is so cool and creative
You mean that hinge? Pretty epic!!!
I've never seen this before, but my brother and grandpa were talking about this man around the fire about 2 weeks ago and I just had to check it out and just wow, He is amazing
On of the most interesting people that ever lived.
Every man dream..something about being in the woods… hunting and just enjoying the outdoors
One of my all time favorites, seen the doc on tv when i was like 12 and for the past 13 years i have yet to be more fascinated by anything more than i have been by this man and a bag of tools
I love when he made the spoons.
Alaska provides with fauna&flora but you cant just do tgis everywere
I had the opportunity to visit his cabin in 2017. Amazing and beautiful.
I would love to see it. You are a lucky one.
MaryAnne Emery Story, please?
Wait. It is still intact?!
MaryAnne Emery in che zona dell’Alaska si trova? chissà se si vede da una foto fatta dal satellite?
@@tevincarter4163 Yes, they upgrade it as needed. USPS. Parks, not Postal.
It's not the way I'd want to live, but I certainly admire him for what he did.
What a peaceful man...I love watching these videos over and over
Idk what I’m more impressed by within the first 5 mins of this video. The fact that he built a cabin by himself or him getting that bird to land on his hand
Dick Proenneke is my Spirit Animal.
To be immersed in that beauty and in lockstep with the environment cannot be purchased with anything other than ones will and determination. Dick was unique among most and distinguished himself amongst his peers by holding nature in it's proper regard. Humility, harmony and a genuine respect for his surroundings rendered this man an experience that few can truly understand.
For those who want to see more (don't we all?) search for "Alone in the Wilderness" part 1 and part 2. Much more detail of him building his cabin, those hinges, and the fabulous roof.
And the fireplace!!
he had plastic sheething under the moss roof. The official fools came and told him not to cut moss for his roof. What a bunch of idiots.
I just watched this last night on PBS. This man had some SERIOUS skill. It's a fantastic watch. The amount of hard work and knowledge this man applied to survival was inspirational. As much as I say I want to get off the grid and live in the mountains, I do not have the skills to do so. A real tough SOB and an absolute BA. Again, just a great watch. Thanks for posting.
This isn’t an ordinary man. Worked 12 hours/6 days, creating/building in nature. Just lovely.
I think this is an ordinary MAN. People have been systematically dumbed down, taught to be lazy and incompetent, and to do as they're told for someone else's benefit.
If the web went down and smart ass phones there would be so much kaoss ! People depending on technology toys would be going crazy. No money, no food, no phones. They would all starve, go nuts, or run around in circles. They have no idea how to make a fire, snare food, get water or stay warm. I am so glad I learned all those things even as a boy scout. I even have the same tools that DP has. But don't even think of moving into my cabin unless you have some skills to get food, wood, and water. I have spoken !@@hxhdfjifzirstc894
People do that now lol.
A powerful human being.he is pure energy and his attitude 100% practical. No filosophy no psychology , No self doubt , no need for society , approval ,the love of others. Rooted in his existence in the wilderness .One with nature.What a man!!
I started living with a mature apprentice of mine (29-30yo) when i was a young tradesman (23-24yo) who became a good friend of mine. He got me more passionate about camping and showed this documentary to me and it always fascinated me as a craftsman and an appreciator of nature.
Was it weird to have a guy who is older than you be your apprentice?
@@DarkMuj that's typically how it works. Usually not a 22 year old trading another 20 year old. Takes years to learn a trade.
@@caulinwilson3620 I think you misread his comment. When he was 23/24, he had an apprentice who was 29/30. Whereas normally the ages would be the other way around right?
I guess I would feel weird having a much younger boss at work, so I was interested in Galacticjuicedaddy’s experience
@@DarkMuj i was replying to you buddy. I think you misread.
@@caulinwilson3620 oh I see, my mistake. That’s interesting! Learned something new.
I visited here and went fishing in the lake, this year in August. A friend of mine is an Alaskan bush pilot. He caught a lake trout across the lake from the cabin. It truly is as wild and untamed of a place as you will ever find on this planet. I hope to visit again.
I came here straight from JOE ROGAN podcast and I’m glad I did CZcams this 💎
One of the most fortunate people to have ever lived
I remember this as a kid, RIP Dick you are an inspiration and will never be forgotten
One of the best documentaries ever made
there were no people around but he was hardly alone
If you have the mind to stand the isolation.
Jarrod Thorson think he meant the wildlife
Well I didn't go this extreme but I'm proud of the off grid cabin I built up in the Mountains of Southern Oregon above 5000ft. Been watching this for years since our 60 yo cabin in the Cascade Mountains, what a majesticly terrible feeling to be so isolated each time I watch it, but for one who is a part of nature there is no isolation just widespread freedom.
Beautiful little vignette documentary. I envy that man. What peace he must have felt. No corporate hierarchy to wrangle. No demanding woman to ultimately disappoint. No man is an island, but this man came damn close. Thoreau would have been proud.
I could watch this film over and over and over again.
Actually I already do just that. Here in Michigan, I enjoy watching again when we get first snow or during the holidays.
Take note people. This man has conquerd life. He won at life. Very very few humans actually achieve this.
Breaking your back to pay cooperate companies so you won't be imprisoned or bullied and fined isn't winning at life, it's bowing down to greedy bullies who see us as numbers that make them powerful and only benefits them.
Richard is more intelligent than a huge majority if human beings. The truth is more simple then you all realize. He understood this.
He just spent his life doing what he loved.
Agreed, any young male would do well to at least be exposed to this, and individuals like him specifically...even twice removed through the act of viewing a documentary like this in an urbanite setting...those primal aspects still exist, coupled with some testosterone and once found, then there's no stopping what is achievable in the modern world. Slave morality as Nietzsche talked about has no place once those primal urges and impulses are rediscovered...the simple act of wood working or crafting something can have huge impacts in regards to ones views politically/societally, and how one chooses to carry themselves in that society that once felt overbearing and stifling. Very liberating, and alienating, and isolating...but this is the modern condition we must all face.
@@blainevolesky9653 agree with you. I don't think it's really as complicated as people try to make it. Lol.
It's easy to achieve; the way you do it is: LIVE ON YOU'RE OWN TERMS. Not by the will of others, but by the way you're Mind and Spirit walk with the Earth.
I can’t get enough of Alaska. It’s raw beauty is like nothing else. 🖤
Been a fan for about 10 years now. He is legendary.
I've been a fan for 11 years
The engineering and skill involved in making that cabin was fascinating to watch!! He made it seem like anyone can achieve it as if it is simple, but them logs must be so heavy
That's all basic knowledge.. anyone could do it.
logs were cut and seasoned for a few years before he dragged them to his spot on the lake. See his video and book for details
Growing up as a boy I watched this with my dad (It was like 15 years ago lol) and I fell in love with the outdoors. Hes the reason I got into Boy Scouting, hunting, fishing, and backpacking. I envy him and I want to do something like this one day. Haha
I don’t know if its his voice narrating but it is therapeutic to my ears . I can never make it all the way through without falling to sleep . Dick is a total badass.
This man was truly one with nature. As I understand he didn’t hunt or kill the land animals and often fed them. The birds and squirrels would just come to him. He lived mainly on staples such as beans, rice, flour, coffee. Breakfast would be oatmeal with some raisins. He’d have sourdough biscuits with beans for dinner. He occasionally fished. He wasn’t lonely. He had all of nature and would go on long hikes, pick up litter and recycle it into something functional! His craftsmanship and engineering skills totally phenomenal. I think this man was a highly evolved spirit who blessed us with his presence on this earth and great humanity. I am enjoying watching his adventures and plan to visit his cabin that is historic! I can’t do what he did. I don’t have the skills. I love nature and try to practice mindfulness.
He did have that meat he gave the ermine though. I know he said he didn’t hunt big game as it was too much for one man. Maybe he hunted rabbits?
I love watching these on occasion as he was someone to aspire 2, ahead of his time in the environment and respect for all of us animals and humans alike ! Right On !
I hope to learn to build a cabin like that one day. What a boss.
I watched the original movie on PBS many years ago and was absolutely mesmerized by this man. The most amazing story I’ve ever seen.
My Dad would’ve loved to live like this. I wouldn’t mind either…Happy to have seen this. ❤
What a wonderful life.He truly lived life to the fullest and made the most of every day.
I can just sit here n watch this 100 times.......very inspiring n motivational to me as I am building n saving to do (somewhat) the same as Mr Proenekke........The real world, n real life!
So many videos where they notch both sides of the logs....this guy saved time and work by notching only one side. They all fit so well, almost no gaps :)
Love this film!!! I ordered the DVD when it was first released and watched it often.
Proennke was a true outdoorsman with amazing craftsmanship skills.
Its a shame more people talk about the "Magic Bus" idiot than this guy. This guy not only survived he by far has a wiser and more powerful philosophy to admire.
The wild life, like children, are worth more alive then dead. Beans and rice are fine with me. Live and let live. I have a place just like Dick's but much bigger in Northern MN on Twin Lakes. Very amazing. Love my place on 15 acres in Northern MN. Now retired and go to Florida instead of wintering on Twin Lakes in northern MN. I very much relate to Dick. My place is water access and remote just like Dick's place. Dick is a soul mate.
Ive seen this dozens of times. A truly unique individual.
Dick was fascinating. He lived a simple life close to nature in the middle of the wilderness. He had great respect for the earth and all its creatures. He took only what he needed and wasted . We should all strive to be so kind and gentle. I wonder how he earned money for buying flour,meal,sugar,coffee,soap and other things he needed??
I think he would pan for gold at times and sell animal hides. He didn't need much money.
He got money from the park rangers through doing research for them, such as taking the temperature throughout the months.
he had a pension when he retired from navy
Also SS when he reached 62 @@Drewscott125
He was a mechanic and a veteran he probably died a millionaire
Makes me feel bad for kids who rack up student loans and get locked into the traps of society.
maybe they shouldn't take on the debt and go to a trade school
I mean my plan is to make money, pay it off and get out of here but we’ll see how that goes
@Tim Mele if you can be trusted to vote you can be trusted with loans
NoCap I'm an AnCap it’s a norm to go to college for many kids. And they are rarely told how severe the debt, and interest actually is.
Collyn Kulow - It’s in the fine print, but student loan companies would rather push a loan on you without explaining the consequences than chance someone saying no.
Lovely companion piece to Alone In The Wilderness. Read the book and watched the original video a number of times. Truly inspirational. He started this cabin life at 51. Most guys at that age wouldn't even consider the idea.
When I was a small boy we passed Dick on the highway in BC when he was on his way up to Alaska. It seemed novel to see this guy headed out to the wilderness. Reading his book and watching the movie really started my love for the wilderness.
That’s awesome. Did you guys stop and talk ?
Whenever life has been piling up and I feel myself worrying way too often I find myself here. Usually late in the Carolina evenings when it cools off a bit and the chickens are settling in for the night. I've liked this lifestyle ever since seeing Jerimiah Johnson one cold winter day sitting by the gas heater. Maybe one day I can live like this, just go to town when I need to, roll with the seasons. Anyway just a thought.
Mr. Proennecke’s hands and resilience, should be commissioned by the United States government, in teaching anyone who is interested in this kind of genius’ lifestyle. God bless him.
This is amazing this reminds me of my parents they were just like this the true Alaska people or the true frontier people of the time. Funny how all these Alaska programs have popped up but imagine doing it back then without cell phones or Internet or even a telephone.
The way this guy talks, his cadence, vocabulary and tone reminds me of my grandmother
Many thanks to Mr. Proenneke for his efforts and the telling of his story-and to the guys who created the brilliant soundtrack.
This man embodied the American spirit 🇺🇸
So fascinating. I wish the entire Alone In the Wilderness show that aired on PBS was available here on CZcams.
This is actually better. More detailed and we get to hear his voice in this one.
The way the world is right now, living like this is starting to look tempting
Thank you for posting this!! My father and I used to watch this over and over again!
What a remarkable man. And what an inspiring story of self-preserverance, will and an undying passion to follow your heart....wow ♡
Not a bad life. Smarter than most. Know guys with all the money in the world. And not as wise as Dick.
Like Robert Marley said “money can’t buy life”
A comment in a “My Self Reliance” video brought me here.
Perhaps in my next life I’ll be able to be like this man. Too late for me this time around.
We created cities and technology because this way of life is hard and merciless. Just remember that. This guy was great but then this life isn't for everyone
@me unless there were some immense population reduction there's no way the earth's eco system could tolerate this kind of life on a mass scale. We would literally destroy the environment
The life he lived is to be admired fully
While I like people, it surely looks amazing to be one with nature and to enjoy absolute solitude.
I'm not sure why, but this is one of the most visually therapeutic things I have ever watched.
this is a great documentary...it makes you feel peaceful and the part about him building the cabin really inspires you to get off your butt and do something.
This guy was probably one of the best carpenters ever. I know that there are a lot of skilled people out there, but he could make just about anything. I'm not even talking about just objects in general, I'm talking about stuff like that wooden door lock. I've read that he once tore his pant leg with a large tear and fashioned a needle out of a piece of metal and had them sewn up within a short time period. Extremely resourceful on top of being a great carpenter made for a very rare individual.