The gift of love and appreciation for the outdoors is something I can relate to as priceless.
Dan Wowak, a Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, native knows this gift very well, because he grew up in the outdoors, hiking and fishing with his grandfather.
His uncle gave him a military survival manual, which he worked out of as a hobby—or obsession, if you will. This grew into a fiery passion that culminated in a journey leading him to becoming a full-time woodsman in every sense of the word. This journey has taken him to remote areas around the world, including a stint in Patagonia, where he racked up 51 days in the wilderness and appeared in season 3 of the History Channel’s TV show, Alone.
Wowak now owns and operates Coalcracker Bushcraft,…