Today’s guest, adventurer and photographer Oscar Manguy of Finland, epitomizes the philosophy of ‘fast and light’, he’s as comfortable sleeping in a hammock under a tarp as he is in a King sized bed…in fact probably more so.

He’s been running expeditions into the wilderness, from the Arctic to Baja, since he was 16 years old….and lives with his wife in in eastern Finland,

In a Cabin on a lake, off the grid, no electricity or running water, compost toilets, their drinking water comes from springs or from the lake….

As a professional wildlife and wilderness photographer and cameraman, his Cadillac is his kayak….

A casual gander at Oscar’s Instagram will reveal photos of terrifyingly massive bears fighting, a transcendent moonrise over serene waters….towering glaciers, adorable penguin chicks, smiling faces, lots of smiling faces, & kayaks and mesmerizing images of figures standing before the Aurora Borealis

I  wondered, how a professional photographer can capture such perfection when working out of a skinny kayak….well, he’s fast and light….

HERE’S MY CONVERSATION WITH OSCAR MANGUY OF FINLAND FROM HIS CABIN ON A LAKE….AND, YOU MIGHT wonder how he gets a telephone or wifi signal out there? The entire country of Finland has 4G….it’s everywhere, even out in the wilderness….

Oscar, despite all the comforts of being able to do an Instagram post from a remote island in the middle of nowhere,  KNOWS how to get things done under THE MOST austere conditions….

You’ll want to take note about how he lightens the load, especially his toothpaste trick for long journeys….