I'd never considered myself a rugged individualist, but who advertised this as a community event?

Clearly, you're a rugged individualist who won't miss the accoutrements of society.

You have to be a rugged individualist.

He strongly opposed totalitarianism and authoritarianism and was a rugged individualist who was very strict about not drinking or smoking.

The common element in each of those hour-long series was that its hero was a rugged individualist, working essentially alone with little or no supervision on matters of vital significance.