We thought that this was a pretty good movie. We were impressed that he could live 35 years on his own. His craftsmanship was amazing, and he made a lot of very nice things, Like the cabin itself and furniture. He was very resourceful. It was impressive what he was able to do at his age. After his 6 months in bed rest, He was devoted to spending his life improving his physical health. He was a very skilled carpenter. He was a very skilled outdoors man, and knew the terrain and wild life well. He was almost self sufficient in his food too, Hunting and planting a garden to keep himself full. He was a smart man, and knew where the frost lines would be to make a refrigerator to keep his food fresh.

Alan, Justtin and I found this movie to be slightly boring. We didn't feel that it kept my attention, but it's also not the type of movie that we prefer to watch. A man built his own cabin and lived in the wild for a long time. This movie was very uninteresting to us. I in particular, felt that it was monotonous. Justin felt that the movie "sucked". He also felt that "it was boring and very bland". Alan felt that the movie was "very uninteresting and didn't keep my interest very well." So overall, we felt that the movie was awful. Definitely not the best we've seen. I'd much rather watch a movie that has more action in it instead of a movie about an old man building his own cabin. This movie movie was awful!!! Never watching it again!!!!!!!!!!!

Even though the documentary is not slick its pretty cool. Its amazing what one man in his fifties accomplished. The documentary follows him throughout the months from building his cabin to surviving the winters in Alaska. Someone told me about this movie and I was lucky enough to find a torrent and download it.It was really cool to see a normal person accomplish something cool. It just shows you that if you're motivated enough then you can pretty much do anything you set your mind to. One can only imagine what the makers of stonehenge must have gone through, I believe that those people were just as motivated as this man was.

As I was ill with the flu in 2004 I was scanning the channels and came upon the local PBS station. The scene was a man building his cabin.I watched the film in awe. The detail that went into making the cabin and its furnishings was amazing.At the end of the film I waited for the credits and wrote down the title. Later I researched it on the net and eventually ordered it from Bill Schwearing Productions.I have shared this movie with many of my like minded emergency preparedness friends. Everyone who sees this movie is affected for the better.I am convinced that if everyone could understand Dick's basic core values that the world would be a better place. "...too many people work on parts of things, I like to see a job through to completion, that suits me." This is an excellent movie that deserves a place in every DVD collection.