The man with two last names, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall took his custom built gastro-wagon on a journey across Britain.  The catch was he had to forage, hunt, and fish for all his food.  He could barter the things he found, but he could only spend money on gas for the journey.

Here’s a clip of Hugh first firing up the gastro-wagon.  Too bad his first meal was a meager serving of hog weed and fried minnows.

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This was the premise for A Cook on the Wild Side , a series Hugh produced for the BBC back in the mid 1990′s.  You can see how this journey really changes Hugh as he leaves his life in London and heads into the wilds of Britain.

Not long after his trip Hugh packs up and moves to the country side to start his own farm to further explore self-sufficiency.  This gives birth to the popular River Cottage series.

I recommend viewing all of the shows that Hugh produced, they really give you perspective on what we have lost through generations of "civilized" living.

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