TL;DR
I would like someone as a helpful neighbor, who can teach me primitive survival and clothing techniques in the months before winter, and help me to survive through two or three winters after that. I'm not able to pay anyone anything, all of the money I have is for getting to where I need to be and spare foodstuffs.
Any help or a point in the right direction is much appreciated!
Wondering if anyone is or knows someone who homesteads or bushcamps in the arctic, preferably in Canada or Europe, and can help me out with several things:
*How to survive, long-term, in the worst of winter conditions
*How to skin, tan, and sew seal and deer leather into waterproof survival clothing (Seal preferable since I need non synthetic waterproof material, however, if you know of a natural way to waterproof deerskin then that is also 100% acceptable)
*How to live off the land with minimal loss to animal life. If this is not possible, a teacher who highly respects animals and their importance to our ecosystem and not someone who's of the "Everything that's not a person is up for grabs" mindset.
*Someone who can communicate and understand that I have only camped for about 2 weeks at the longest, and never in bushcraft style, but if things are explained to me and I can functionally do it with my hands I will learn. Basically, someone who understands and can teach patience (I am very impatient when it comes to understanding things. I won't stop bothering someone until I know I can do it one handed (both handed) and blindfolded)
I don't have a lot of money. I'm not expecting this to be easy. I need someone who will teach, and not just preach. Someone who can leave me to my own devicces for the most part, but is easily accesible and willing to discuss something if I'm having issues.
I need my father to know that no matter what, in any situation, I will be okay. I will never go hungry, and I will never be without shelter, fire, and food if I absolutely need it. I need to do this for all the people that said that I couldn't, and that My Side of the Mountain was nothing more that a childrens' story that I could never aspire to.
I know there are simpler ways to start, to build up to Arctic survival. But that's not how I work. I can't dip my toes in and say "Ehhhhhhhhhhh, mayyyyyyybe in the next ten years......?" I've had twenty years of that already, and I'm ready to just do it.
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