When I was younger, I read many books about the early mountan men. These men went into wilderness with what they could carry. They were gone for a year. This intrigued me & started me weaving windbreaks around my campsites. That lead to making Apache Wickiups. My main goal was to be in the woods, with a good knife and not only survive, but THRIVE! The knife was my only tool but my imagination was my greatest asset!