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Greetings from Remote Alaska
on: December 09, 2020, 03:59:24 PM
Howdy all..

i am AlaskanGuy (mark). I live a subsistance lifestyle on an pretty remote island is SE Alaska. i use Satellite internet, collect rainwater for my water needs, Hunt/fish/gather for most of my family's foods. lots of bears and wolves, salmon and shrimp. I trap, therefore I am. I have been an Alaskan for several decades.

I started carrying a multitool in the early 80's.   :multi:

i am interested in modding.

have a blessed day.

Mark

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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #1 on: December 09, 2020, 04:02:36 PM
Greetings.  Welcome to MTO.  You've come to a great resouce for modding.  I am curious which MT you choose to carry?
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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #2 on: December 09, 2020, 04:13:25 PM
Hi AlaskanGuy And welcome to  :MTO: :cheers:
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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #3 on: December 09, 2020, 04:14:44 PM
Howdy, AG!   :waving:
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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #4 on: December 09, 2020, 04:26:53 PM
Hello and welcome to the forum !    :cheers:

I have friends that live on the Upper Yentna , I would love to visit one day   :tu:

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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #5 on: December 09, 2020, 11:45:18 PM
Quote from: AlaskanGuy on December 09, 2020, 03:59:24 PM
Howdy all..

i am AlaskanGuy (mark). I live a subsistance lifestyle on an pretty remote island is SE Alaska. i use Satellite internet, collect rainwater for my water needs, Hunt/fish/gather for most of my family's foods. lots of bears and wolves, salmon and shrimp. I trap, therefore I am. I have been an Alaskan for several decades.

I started carrying a multitool in the early 80's.   :multi:

i am interested in modding.

have a blessed day.

Mark
Welcome Mark  :cheers:

It would seem we are almost polar opposites, just not geographically :think:

I live in an urban town centre and wouldn't even know where to start with your lifestyle  :dunno:

We don't have bears (except in zoos)  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
We don't have wolves but one of the neighbours has a Jack Russell that enjoys a lot of anger  :twak:

The only salmon and shrimps I find are in the deli  :rofl:

It's a broad church this place  :tu:

Enjoy your new home from home  ;)
Darren... :drink:
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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #6 on: December 09, 2020, 11:56:17 PM
I've watched the shows ( scripted and all ) with how some subsistence live and while it can be empowering to watch I enjoy going to the market for my food.  I wouldn't mind a small stretch out there to learn and further appreciate how food gets to my table. 

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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #7 on: December 10, 2020, 03:07:26 AM
Welcome to  :MTO:  sounds like a great way to live :tu:  :like:
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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #8 on: December 10, 2020, 04:21:49 AM
Welcome aboard, my wife and I have always wanted to go up to Alaska and thought of moving there once, my grandfather was actually stationed up there somewhere at a Air Force base,,
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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #9 on: December 10, 2020, 08:09:58 AM
Quote from: AlaskanGuy on December 09, 2020, 03:59:24 PM
Howdy all..

i am AlaskanGuy (mark). I live a subsistance lifestyle on an pretty remote island is SE Alaska. i use Satellite internet, collect rainwater for my water needs, Hunt/fish/gather for most of my family's foods. lots of bears and wolves, salmon and shrimp. I trap, therefore I am. I have been an Alaskan for several decades.

I started carrying a multitool in the early 80's.   :multi:

i am interested in modding.

have a blessed day.

Mark

Welcome to the club!  :salute:
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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #10 on: December 10, 2020, 04:58:42 PM
Quote from: Aloha on December 09, 2020, 04:02:36 PM
Greetings.  Welcome to MTO.  You've come to a great resouce for modding.  I am curious which MT you choose to carry?

Howdy,...

i carry the leatherman supertool 300 daily... and use it daily... this has been my EDC for about 10 years or more.

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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #11 on: December 10, 2020, 05:00:23 PM
Quote from: SurgeUk on December 09, 2020, 11:45:18 PM
Welcome Mark  :cheers:

It would seem we are almost polar opposites, just not geographically :think:

I live in an urban town centre and wouldn't even know where to start with your lifestyle  :dunno:

We don't have bears (except in zoos)  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
We don't have wolves but one of the neighbours has a Jack Russell that enjoys a lot of anger  :twak:

The only salmon and shrimps I find are in the deli  :rofl:

It's a broad church this place  :tu:

Enjoy your new home from home  ;)
Darren... :drink:


Ahhhhh, a actual city dweller... we have reformed a few like you...  :climber:

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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #12 on: December 10, 2020, 05:02:09 PM
Quote from: Aloha on December 09, 2020, 11:56:17 PM
I've watched the shows ( scripted and all ) with how some subsistence live and while it can be empowering to watch I enjoy going to the market for my food.  I wouldn't mind a small stretch out there to learn and further appreciate how food gets to my table.

LOL... no scripts out here .. just intent... i live about 50 miles from where that show "Port Protection" was filmed... same island.

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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #13 on: December 10, 2020, 05:11:46 PM
welcome mate
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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #14 on: December 10, 2020, 05:23:35 PM
Welcome aboard!

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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #15 on: December 11, 2020, 12:40:46 AM
 :salute: Nice choice on the ST300.  I can only imagine the stories it could tell. 
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Re: Greetings from Remote Alaska
Reply #16 on: December 11, 2020, 03:48:52 PM
Quote from: Aloha on December 11, 2020, 12:40:46 AM
:salute: Nice choice on the ST300.  I can only imagine the stories it could tell.

I have many others, but the ST300 is what I carry for Alaskan sized jobs.

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