David Scott

Growing up in Northwest Indiana, David Scott spent nearly every free moment in the woods near his parents’ home. Though only a square mile, it was large enough to hold countless adventures and explorations.

His connection to the woods deepened after he found an arrowhead on the edge of an adjoining field. He began learning primitive skills and survival techniques in an effort to better understand the Native peoples who once lived there.

At 13, David wrote a story about running away to live in a remote log cabin in Northern Canada. Never believing it would become reality, he lived the dream through imagination alone.
In the following years, his skills and experience grew. He attended standard and advanced survival courses under expert Tom Brown, worked with the Student Conservation Association rerouting trails in the Tetons, hiked Isle Royale National Park, and paddled the Boundary Waters.

At 19, David embarked on a year-long expedition to live in a log cabin 120 miles from the nearest town in the subarctic of Northern Manitoba. The story he had written just five years earlier became a reality.

Following his year-long adventure, David became a public speaker, sharing his story with groups of all ages and backgrounds.

In 2005, David became a member of The Explorers Club. In 2009, Eddie Bauer introduced the David Scott Parka, a recreation of the parka he wore during the year-long expedition.

Today, David spends his free time woodworking, leatherworking, flint-knapping, and photographing wildlife. While some of the woods near his childhood home have been developed, much has been preserved. It remains a favorite hiking spot for David and his dogs.