Tim's a story teller. At local rendezvous he threw tomahawks, knives and using period correct muzzleloader in friendly competition. As an avid Deer hunter in Illinois he has field dressed his deer in sub-freezing temperatures all the while dressed in his buckskin regalia in order to give readers a true depiction of life in wilderness. He knows first hand of the perils of wilderness life where a slip of knife or a misstep could be detrimental.

He weaves tales from mountain bike racing in Southwestern United States/Mexico to wreck diving off the San Diego coastline. From skydiving to manning a Class 12 desert racing pit crew. He suffered through solo racing a mountain bike for 24 hours at the 24 hours of Adrenaline where the temperature peaked at 100 degrees in the day and dropped to 32 at night. He knows first hand of the perils of wilderness life.