bc, the books/dvd I'm talking about are non-fiction. Richard Proenneke pretty much bailed to Alaska, built a cabin by himself--by hand and lived there by himself for the next few decades. He documented a lot of it. The cabin is still there, now owned by the National Parks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proennekehttp://www.minifarmhomestead.com/outdoors/richardproenneke.htmIt's a shame that so many know about Christopher McCandless but not Richard Proenneke.
Andy, thanks for the offer...if Tom says it's a no go, I'll definitely take you up on that.