Have you ever thought of being stranded alone in the Canadian woods? How would you survive? You may say, “I’ll bring a lighter!" or, “I’ll get some food and a blanket!" But what if it was unexpected? What if you only had a belt with a hatchet? ...Brian Robeson did. He was alone in the woods for months and used only a hatchet his mom gave him to stay alive, get supplies, make shelter, and get out of the woods. But that wasn't all. Brian learned some survival strategies and used them to stay alive. They were his hatchet, using the environment, and being patient. Here they are:

The first strategy was using his hatchet. How did he get wood? The hatchet of course. How about making (and improving) his shelter? If you thought hatchet, then yes, the hatchet. Brian found many uses for this tool. He thought outside the box for what he could use it for. In the first paragraph above, it is noted that the hatchet is what got him out of the woods. What that means is when Brian thought of getting the survival pack inside the plane; he knew getting inside the plane was going to be very long and painful if he used his hands. The spear and bow he made would never work, so he used the hatchet. He cut his way through the plane to find the pack, and after a while, he had …show more content…
On his first day in the woods after being stranded, he got a bit impatient and lost all hope and positivity. However, he remembered that one of his teachers said to always keep a positive attitude. Brian decided to try that. That helped him be patient. When he was waiting, he used most of free time being productive. He chopped wood, and made tools. He especially had to be very patient with the fire. That one night when he threw his hatchet at the wall of his shelter and it made sparks, it led Brian to making a fire. He had to wait until he found out how to get it working and burning. He also needed to be patient with the fool-bird and