Rafting the Ice Flow & Solo Bushcraft Camping in Alaska

Summary by Krater

The creator is dropped off by helicopter in the Alaskan wilderness with a packraft and basic gear, where he builds a bushcraft camp on a sandbar, cooks flatbread and lamb shank, and navigates down an icy river filled with slush and obstacles.

From the video

Answers: How do you survive and packraft down a freezing river in Alaska?

• Alaskan wilderness survival
• Packrafting on ice-filled rivers
• Bushcraft shelter building
• Campfire cooking in cold weather
• Tracking animal prints in the snow

Ingredients

• 1 lb bread flour
• water
• 1 lamb shank
• rosemary
• salt
• barbecue sauce
• honey

What it concludes

• High bush cranberry berries are too sour to eat raw unless touched by frost.
• A flesh fly with fake salmon eggs is a great fly for catching trout in Alaska rivers during spawning season.
• Packrafting on an ice-filled river requires avoiding sweepers to prevent getting pinned under the water.