WOMAN: I've spent my life
studying ancestral skills.
So you can actually eat
stinging nettles raw
and they're just
amazing nutrition.
I already live a lifestyle of
harvesting a lot of wild foods.
And one of the things that I do
in the world is tan deer hides
and make clothing.
Yeah.
This is actually just the tail.
I have never felt
afraid of wild animals,
so I don't go out there
with a lot of fear.
My only fear is failing
myself in some way.
Canning some elk bone broth.
This is a real lifestyle
for me, not just a hobby.
I'm doing my part, because
every calorie I put in right
now gets me hopefully
another day or two out there.
The main reason I'm doing
this is to inspire people.
Also, not to be like a big buff
military person doing that,
but a smallish woman coming at
it from a place of relationship
rather than brute
strength and dominance.
We're coming here the
hardest time of year
to try to make a living.
And we're being dropped
with just 10 items.
So I want to be able to
get most of what I need
from the local environment.
And if I have a lot of
tools, then I'm able to do
more with what's around.
I'm about to head into
the Arctic wilderness
to survive on my own
with just 10 items.
So this is a minus 40
degree down waterproof bag.
This is going to be
super, super important.
Item number two for
me is a cooking pot.
This is really nice because
it has a locking lid
to store my food
away from rodents
and whatnot trying to take some
of my precious calories away.
I also wouldn't go anywhere in
the wilderness without a knife.
I went with just a good
carbon steel blade,
garish orange plastic
because it's going
to make it really hard to lose.
Ferro rod also was
an easy choice.
Knowing how to make fire
and getting it quickly
and with a minimum of
energy is super, super
important in this environment.
This is a really fabulous saw.
It's big enough to go through
any of the trees around here.
And these double cut
teeth are going to be
more efficient than other saws.
Everything I can do to
conserve calories out
here is going to
make a difference.
I plan to be doing
a lot of crafting,
and so a multitool seemed
like a really good choice.
I've got scissors, knife, saw.
I think this is going to come
in very handy on a daily basis.
But with the wind that we
have out here, paracord
is going to stay flexible.
I can do trapping.
I can secure my tarp
even in heavy winds,
so this seemed like a
really important tool.
I brought a variety of
sizes of barbless fish hooks
and a couple different
weights of line,
as well as some hard
leader monofilament
for standing up to those
very, very sharp teeth
of these big northern fish.
This season we're
allowed to take
a variety of different
big game, so that made it
an easy choice to bring my bow.
And I'm bringing nine arrows.
I've got broad heads for big
game, judo points for birds
and small game, and then
field points for rodents
and other small game.
So cross your fingers for me.
I'm hoping to bring
home the bacon.
And finally, I brought
an emergency food ration.
All right, here I go.
Wish me luck.
I'm not going to die.
