Dave Nessia
Season 3Dave realized his love for the outdoors at 8-years-old, as a camper, learning edible plants and one-match fires. At 32, he became obsessed with learning and teaching survival skills and became a Desert Survival Instructor at Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS). During his time at BOSS, he lived in a cave, two wickiups, a pit house, a stone shelter and a Kazakhstani felted yurt. Continually honing his skills, he has ventured on many walkabouts without any modern gear. One of his most memorable trips was 44 days in winter, living in a pit house with temperatures reaching negative 6 degrees Fahrenheit. He continues to teach bushcraft skills, striving to live in a way that gives him bliss.
Here聽are聽the ten items Dave聽selected to bring on his聽survival journey:
1. Axe
2. Sleeping bag
3. Pot
4. Ferro rod
5. Fishing line and hooks
6. bow and arrows
7. Gill net
8. Trapping wire
9. Knife
10. Food ration
