MT I has been a while since I read the story you posted. There have been others out there but I have not seen anyone as long as this guy, with the exception of the family who live in the woods in Russia to escape the purges. This guy I agree lived off others so he was not really a woodsman. It was interesting how he prepared to live out the cold winter by gaining weight in order to help survive the winter. Most people would look a someone like this as being harmless unless they had to stay up at night because their kids were scared of the "bad guy". It is also interesting that once he was found he had to stay in civilization, hard to go back and then he would have to steal again. I think one of the reasons why he lived so long is he was able to keep his location clean. Sanitation is critical no matter where you live, too many people do not take this into consideration.