Joe Robinet
Joe Robinet is a Canadian outdoor filmmaker and author who shares bushcraft camps, wilderness canoe trips and life outdoors, often with his dog alongside him.
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HISTORYOverview
- From
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Work
- Outdoor filmmaker, YouTube creator and author
- Early audience
- Bushcraft skill videos grew into filmed camping trips with his dog Scout
- Television
- Alone, season 1 (2015)
- On the water
- Wilderness canoe trips through the Canadian backcountry
Mini bio
How it started.
Joe grew up in Windsor, Ontario, and found his way into bushcraft through online forums and mentors. In his 2026 Diaries of a Lodge Owner interview, he credited Terry Barney, known as Iowa Woodsman, as a major teacher. His early YouTube uploads were short demonstrations of outdoor skills.
Finding his format.
Joe recalled a turning point when he filmed an overnight camp with his German shepherd Scout. Showing the whole experience attracted more viewers than his earlier tutorials and encouraged him to make more trip films. His channel now ranges from shelter-building overnighters to extended canoe journeys, with successes and mistakes left in.
Beyond YouTube.
Joe appeared in the first season of HISTORY’s Alone in 2015. His longer films include Wilderness Solitude, a self-filmed ten-day trip in Northern Ontario. He also wrote the children’s book Scout Goes Camping, published in 2019, and the memoir Surviving Joe, published in 2025.
Returning to the woods.
A dirt bike accident in May 2024 caused a traumatic brain injury and damage to Joe’s left hand. In a September 2025 interview with SooToday, he described rebuilding his strength and returning to wilderness trips. The documentary Nerves, directed by Adam Pedersen, follows that return.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
Film & TV
- 2025NervesDocumentary subject
- 2015Alone, season 1Participant
YouTube films
- 2018Wilderness Solitude: 10 Day JourneyFilmmaker
- 2016Solo Bushcraft Camp: 2 Nights in the SnowFilmmaker
Quotes
I personally need that time outdoors. I don't know how I would exist without it.Joe Robinet, SooToday
Speaking in September 2025 about returning to wilderness trips and what outdoor filmmaking means to him.
Trivia
- Before Alone, he had already spent several days alone in an igloo in Northern Ontario.
- Scout Goes Camping introduces children to wilderness safety through a family camping trip.
- Joe told SooToday that he went into the wilderness for 20 days to write his memoir by hand.
- His 2026 camping videos feature his dog Wolf, including shelter builds and canoe trips.
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