Living Alone in the Wild Siberian Forest for 20 years (-71°C, -96°F) Yakutia
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That was fun, Thanks.
Thanks for posting that! I enjoyed watching it.
Thanks, I can't imagine, the solitude would be great though.
That video is very close to how I live. Much-Much colder where he is, I get a lot more snow as I am on the ocean coast. But the lifestyle is very similar.
i knew it was closest thing video wise coming close you how you live. when i seen it i had to post it !
My Favorite aspect of 'Woods like that' is the Near-Absolute Silence. Absent wind / the occasional Hawk, etc, It's almost like a 'sound sponge', at times. 
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I'd love to try living like that, for maybe 24 hours.
Hard conditions to deal with. Same for Sourdough. But the solitude would be so nice IMO
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That video was posted 5 days ago and has 3.4 million views so far.........
I hope they go back and visit him.......and give him a proper window (double/triple glazed).
I hope they go back and visit him.......and give him a proper window (double/triple glazed).
This was a picture I took at the last full moon. The picture makes it look like daytime, but it was in the middle of this night at the time of the year when the sun doesn't rise.
You can see the ice crystals shining like diamonds. It was a cold night and bone dry, but when you wake up on mornings after a night like this you find a 1/8 inch our more of ice crystals on the ground. When its cold and still, you can hear the moose walking miles away in the woods. This particular night we could hear moose in several direction. I do have another human who lives about a mile away, but other than that, there is nobody around anywhere near. Even though I can see for dozens of miles down the valley if I were to look in the other direction, I see no other man made structure in any direct other than what is on my property.
The solitude of winter, to include the harsh environment, is special. And I wish everyone could experience it, yet I am thankful that I have this place to myself, wife and dog!
You can see the ice crystals shining like diamonds. It was a cold night and bone dry, but when you wake up on mornings after a night like this you find a 1/8 inch our more of ice crystals on the ground. When its cold and still, you can hear the moose walking miles away in the woods. This particular night we could hear moose in several direction. I do have another human who lives about a mile away, but other than that, there is nobody around anywhere near. Even though I can see for dozens of miles down the valley if I were to look in the other direction, I see no other man made structure in any direct other than what is on my property.
The solitude of winter, to include the harsh environment, is special. And I wish everyone could experience it, yet I am thankful that I have this place to myself, wife and dog!
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I looked at the items on his shelf - note the military shoulder boards, badge and medal.
He was a (decorated) Junior Lieutenant in the Army of the Russian Federation.
I looked at the items on his shelf - note the military shoulder boards, badge and medal.
He was a (decorated) Junior Lieutenant in the Army of the Russian Federation.
Good work! I did notice that, but I was not smart enough to pinpoint his rank!
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There has always been an argument that one person living alone couldn't make it. He would probably disagree.
I lived in the only cabin on an island. It was a similar cabin but not nearly as cold. Not even as cold as Sourdough. I sailed, alone, across the Atlantic. Solitude is preferable to me rather than being around people.
I lived in the only cabin on an island. It was a similar cabin but not nearly as cold. Not even as cold as Sourdough. I sailed, alone, across the Atlantic. Solitude is preferable to me rather than being around people.
Thanks, I can't imagine, the solitude would be great though.
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It's not just the solitude. A way of life for him.
When I can get too our cabin n just hang for a bit For me I enjoy knowing that I can and am just me doing my thing.
I get the opportunity to get out remote and it's one of the best feelings that I could ever have.
Just too bad that more folks with the knowledge that it takes to actually be able to get by don't have better opportunities to share their knowledge n skills.
Much respect for this gentleman
When I can get too our cabin n just hang for a bit For me I enjoy knowing that I can and am just me doing my thing.
I get the opportunity to get out remote and it's one of the best feelings that I could ever have.
Just too bad that more folks with the knowledge that it takes to actually be able to get by don't have better opportunities to share their knowledge n skills.
Much respect for this gentleman
Great update/vide! I‘m happy he got a real window.
Nice video. THANKS, elkhound.
@Sourdough i can see you doing what this guy is doing at the end and much more. except i see you making music with a bolt action working and spinning cylinder on hand cannon's and then clicking all the stuff...the dull thud will come from the pee can !!
a little update on the old guy..people all over the world said kind words and sent a few dollars and they bought him a nice gift to aid in his daily life for sure.
5-18-23
a little update on the old guy..people all over the world said kind words and sent a few dollars and they bought him a nice gift to aid in his daily life for sure.
5-18-23
