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00:00But at the end of the day, it's a constant battle.
00:04No one's here to save you.
00:06Watch out, they're coming hot!
00:08It's either you do it or you deal with consequences.
00:11Oh!
00:13This is an ice shack.
00:15The truly off-grid fridge.
00:18It needs a lot of work.
00:20Oh, yeah!
00:22Working in the cold is always a big challenge.
00:25Tensels don't start.
00:27No, you .
00:29It can be frustrating, but just put your head down and power through it.
00:33I've never seen a winter like this before.
00:36Too much snow.
00:37Too much snow.
00:39If you don't have it and you need it, it's making something out of nothing.
00:43You think it's wide enough to go across with a heavy pack?
00:46Oh, my God.
00:48This is a feeling I wish everyone could experience.
00:59I live in here like this.
01:14Firewood is everything.
01:16As soon as it gets cold, firewood is the only way to stay warm.
01:20Otherwise, it just freezes to death.
01:26This is pretty much the last of my dry, cured firewood.
01:29There's nothing decent on this whole island worth cutting.
01:31Not nothing that's going to give any heat.
01:33It really would be great if you could just cut down any tree at all and burn it.
01:37But it's not like that.
01:39There's lots of trees around, but to find nice dry wood, it's a whole other ball game.
01:44And right now, I'm definitely run alone.
02:02Pretty much as soon as the winter set in here, I moved down to the kitchen to the main floor.
02:09Traditionally in these old salt box houses, this was the only room that was warm during the winter.
02:13There's no insulation in these old houses.
02:16Heat in this house is like trying to heat a lobster pot.
02:18The heat just goes right at the top.
02:20That's why there's two wood stoves here to keep it warm.
02:23That's why I got a day bed down here now.
02:26But, you know, it's not going to stay very warm much longer.
02:29It's to run out of firewood.
02:31But I do know there is some across the harbor.
02:34I've seen some dry stuff over there up on a cliff.
02:37The problem is getting to it.
02:39I don't want to bring the speedboat over there, get her up on the rocks, beat her down.
02:42My only option now is to use the old dory.
02:46Bring her over there on the cliffs and see if I can pinch a little quick load of dry wood.
02:53The dory is great for multiple reasons.
02:55I can get in some tight spots that I wouldn't be able to get with the big power boat.
02:59But when we tried to christen her, smash that beer across her bow, she wouldn't take it.
03:05That's bad luck.
03:08Everyone knows if you can't christen a boat, it's got to be bad luck.
03:11I don't know if she's actually cursed or not, but I got to get the firewood and this dory is just the best way to do that.
03:17She's about to get her first dip.
03:20I'm not really sure how good idea this is.
03:23It's pretty rough out there.
03:26Come on, Ryan.
03:27Up here.
03:28Oh, come on, my boy.
03:32It's slippery.
03:33Can you stay there?
03:34Here we go, Ryan.
03:36First dip.
03:38Oh.
03:39Oh.
03:40Oh.
03:41Oh.
03:46Stay still, Ryan.
03:47Oh.
03:48She got a tip to her.
03:50She got a tip to her.
03:52Oh.
03:53Stay still, Ryan.
03:55Ronnie.
03:56Ronnie's going to tip me over.
04:01Come on.
04:02Up.
04:03Up.
04:04Oh, my God.
04:05I thought we were going to tip over there.
04:07She's so light on her own that she's basically sitting on top of the water.
04:11She's not sitting in the water.
04:12So we need to load her up some rocks as well as to pull her down.
04:21Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
04:23Sorry, my son.
04:25Too tippy with you in there.
04:27You stay here.
04:29It won't be long.
04:31You stay.
04:32And let's try this again.
04:35Oh, Ryan, tell us a lot better.
04:40I never like leaving Ronnie behind.
04:43He's usually beside me everywhere I go.
04:45But it's not sensible to try and bring him in this small boat and fill it with firewood.
04:51Way better.
04:52Got a bit of ballast in her.
04:54She's sitting low.
04:55Oh, yeah.
04:56This'll do.
04:57Look how fast she is.
04:58Woo!
04:59Next off firewood, baby.
05:01I know this land.
05:02And I've been here many winters.
05:04And I had never seen a winter like this before.
05:08You know, the last few years, that was about three feet of snow.
05:11But this year, man, it's been crazy.
05:12It's like four feet snow at least.
05:13It's amazing.
05:14But more work though for me.
05:15It's amazing, but more work there for me.
05:16This is amazing.
05:17It's amazing.
05:18I know this land.
05:20I've been here many winters.
05:23And I've never seen a winter like this before.
05:28The last few years, it was about three feet of snow.
05:32This year, man, it's been crazy.
05:34It's like four feet snow at least.
05:38It's amazing, but more work there for me.
05:49My next project will be to build a big, huge forge.
05:53You know, a big blacksmith shop.
05:56I'm looking forward, you know, to work with metal.
05:59This is a new skill that I really want to try and to pursue
06:04so I can make anything I want.
06:08So now I'm shoveling a big space here
06:11in order to build this forge, and I want it big.
06:17You know, it's always easier to build anything
06:21on spring, summer, but wintertime, you know,
06:25it's a lot of cabin, I've got a lot of time,
06:27so I'm going to use this time to build my forge.
06:34It's about five feet here.
06:36You could build a home in there.
06:38It's just crazy.
06:43All right.
06:45This looks pretty good to me.
06:49I'm ready to build a wall now.
06:50This middle shop will open so many new possibilities for me.
06:58A whole new level of self-reliance.
07:02If I want something, I have to make it myself.
07:10Well, this is all the wood I have had on my land.
07:12I need some more boards.
07:17I've got some old logs with no bark on it,
07:21so maybe I'm going to use it.
07:26These kind of logs, you know, it's backup logs.
07:29We never know when we're going to need it,
07:31so I'm glad I have it.
07:33Okay.
07:33I had a bad feeling, you know?
07:43It's a bad feeling.
07:46Close to a foot short.
07:48I just miscalculated.
07:52Disappointed.
07:53I'll see what I've got.
07:56What do I have now?
07:59This one looks good.
08:00This one better work.
08:06Okay.
08:09Perfect.
08:10Yeah.
08:11It looks pretty good.
08:13Oof, that was close.
08:22That was the last one.
08:26Uh...
08:27Hmm.
08:27It's only four walls,
08:36but it's like a puzzle, you know?
08:42This goes here.
08:45You come here.
08:48Okay.
08:52Trying to figure it out.
08:54You come here, big guy,
09:00because you have an angle
09:01for the room.
09:03Okay?
09:05All done.
09:06All done.
09:13It's been a long day.
09:14All done.
09:14Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
09:26Polly Lake is a very remote location.
09:30This is it.
09:32It's a place that means a lot to Gilbert.
09:35I grabbed the shovels.
09:38That's where his family's from.
09:39That's where he was raised.
09:41This is really home for Gilbert.
09:48Wow.
09:51He needs a lot of work.
09:52Yep.
09:53Just have to take the snow off
09:54and see what we can do.
09:57This is an ice shack.
09:59This is a true off-grid fridge.
10:02Once the whole thing is piled with ice,
10:06it lasts the whole summer.
10:09We spend our summers here
10:11and having an ice shack
10:13is going to help us preserve our food.
10:15Preserve our fish, our caribou,
10:18so that we can keep it cold.
10:20Parky, come here.
10:22When you're somewhere remote,
10:23you've got to try to work with the elements
10:25and not rely on gas and electricity
10:28because, you know,
10:30you don't have it available.
10:34A lot of snow.
10:36The ice shack hasn't really been used
10:38in a couple of years.
10:40It's been in a pretty rough shape.
10:42It's not a stable structure at all.
10:45It's all collapsed in the center.
10:48I really want to fix this up
10:50so we can start storing some ice in here,
10:52but it's not really holding by much.
10:55The biggest challenge right now
10:58is that we don't have the supplies
10:59really to fix it.
11:00We only have what's here
11:02and there's not much,
11:04so we'll use what we have.
11:08We do have an old cabin
11:10that's been sitting there for years.
11:13We're going to try to salvage the wood
11:14and if it's not usable,
11:16then at least we can burn it
11:18and keep ourselves warm.
11:25There you go.
11:29Oh, yeah.
11:33You think the sweat is so good?
11:35Yeah.
11:38Big nails.
11:39Yeah, those are massive nails.
11:43Living off-grid
11:44forces you to be resourceful
11:46and be creative.
11:48This is really heavy.
11:51If you don't have it
11:52and you need it,
11:53it's that to make something
11:54out of nothing.
11:56All right, let's go.
12:10This lifestyle is sure not for everyone.
12:13I'm doing it because I love the challenge.
12:16I like to test myself.
12:18For me, that's living life to the fullest.
12:23I'm back to the place
12:26where I started to build
12:27that bridge last year
12:29where nothing worked out.
12:35Last spring,
12:36I had the great idea
12:37to try to build a bridge
12:39during the spring flood.
12:42It was just not possible.
12:43The water was getting so high so fast.
12:47It was a pretty big disaster.
12:49So I'm still
12:53wanting to finish
12:55that bridge project
12:56because there's some good
12:58moose country
12:59on the other side
13:00of the creek.
13:03I'm hoping I can
13:04go hunting there next fall
13:05so if I can have a bridge,
13:07I'm able to cross back and forth.
13:10Especially if you go hunting
13:11and you have a big, heavy backpack,
13:13it can be easier to cross.
13:15That's why I want to try again,
13:18but using the winter
13:20to be able to walk on the ice
13:21is going to be easier
13:23to build the bridge.
13:26Alex is back.
13:28It's always nice
13:29to have another human around
13:30and have someone to talk to
13:32and more company
13:34than just the dogs.
13:35Another set of hands
13:37to help me
13:37with big projects
13:38like this one.
13:39I missed him.
13:42Good to be back
13:43out here on the trapline
13:45and to see Margot.
13:47I hope that
13:48working together
13:49we can get this done.
13:51We just have to
13:52be a little bit careful here
13:53working on the ice.
13:56There's still water
13:57running underneath here.
13:58You can hear it gurgling.
14:00Getting wet out here
14:01in the winter
14:02is always a danger.
14:05You can catch hypothermia quickly.
14:06Right now I'm
14:11checking the ice
14:12to see if the spot
14:14is safe
14:14to build the bridge.
14:18The ice looks pretty thick
14:19so I think we're safe
14:21and we can actually
14:21start building.
14:26That's the tree
14:27where you're thinking?
14:28I think that's the best one.
14:30Let's do it.
14:35My biggest worries
14:36are that the tree
14:38is not going to be
14:38long enough
14:39or not thick enough
14:40when it falls
14:41on the other side
14:42and also that
14:44the whole thing
14:45slides down the river
14:46and that we're not able
14:47to pull it back up.
14:49I'm a guy.
14:53We're putting a couple logs
14:54under the tree
14:55just when we're going
14:57to cut it.
14:58We don't want it
14:58to slide down
14:59on the river
15:00so hopefully
15:02those little logs
15:02just hold it in place
15:03here so we can
15:04have it stay
15:05on that bank.
15:07Okay.
15:12Every time
15:13we use chainsaw
15:14you always have to
15:15think about safety
15:16of course
15:17but even more
15:18in the winter.
15:19Just recap
15:20but it's going
15:20to come down quick.
15:22There is lots of snow
15:23and it's harder
15:24to move fast
15:24if the tree
15:25doesn't fall
15:25where you want it.
15:27It's going!
15:29Get out!
15:30It stayed on the bank
15:38on this side
15:38Yeah it held on here
15:40good
15:40I think it
15:41still reaches
15:42on the beach
15:44it should be
15:45kind of perfect
15:46so we're going
15:54to build a pillar
15:54like a little tower
15:55to put the bridge
15:57on
15:57so the bridge
15:59will be hopefully
16:00higher than the
16:00water level
16:01these are maybe
16:0570 to 100 pounds
16:07the heavier ones
16:08here
16:08they'll make
16:09solid foundation
16:10for our pillar
16:11over there
16:12it's okay
16:13moving logs
16:15it's heavy enough
16:17but moving logs
16:18through this deep
16:19snow
16:19it's pretty demanding
16:20that's the biggest
16:23part
16:23building something
16:25in the winter
16:26is dealing
16:26with that snow
16:27even though
16:29it's hard work
16:30I got something
16:31to prove
16:31I don't want
16:33to fail again
16:34I really want
16:38this bridge
16:38to work
16:38but I also want
16:40to beat
16:41that damn river
16:41well
16:56the frame is done
16:58now I'm ready
16:59for the forge itself
17:00it's an antique forge
17:02that I got
17:03right now
17:05it's pretty far
17:06from the cabin
17:06so I've got
17:07I've got to get it
17:08but this thing
17:09well
17:10it's so heavy
17:11it's like
17:12at least 200 pounds
17:13something like that
17:14and I cannot
17:15carry it by myself
17:16not even on my back
17:18it's just impossible
17:19there is so much snow
17:20and I don't have a sleigh
17:22so I've got to find
17:23a way
17:23to do it
17:25oh yeah
17:31that's pretty big
17:34I just saw my canoe
17:41and I said
17:42yeah
17:42let's use a canoe
17:44pretty sure
17:45I can just put
17:46the forge on the top
17:47pull it
17:49we don't say that
17:52every day
17:52putting a forge
17:53in a canoe
17:54this part is very
17:58very fragile
17:59man this is heavy
18:09come on big guy
18:12the plywood
18:18is just bending
18:19so much
18:20I broke it
18:22yeah
18:23I broke it
18:24it's getting worse
18:30and worse
18:31man
18:31I need some straps
18:33because right now
18:35the canoe will just
18:36open up
18:37being on my land
18:46is never boring
18:47every day
18:49is different
18:50there's always
18:52challenge
18:52and
18:55I love
18:56challenge
18:56this is part
18:58of the game
18:59you know
18:59it's part
19:00of the game
19:01okay
19:03that's good
19:04let's see
19:05if it works
19:06maybe it's better
19:22if I go on
19:23the back man
19:24if I'm down there
19:25pull and push
19:35pull and push
19:35pull and push
19:55yeah
19:56I'm not even halfway
19:59yet
20:00it's so heavy
20:02it's like
20:03too much snow
20:05too much snow
20:07so
20:08oh
20:09this is what I'm gonna do
20:10it's gonna go faster
20:11I'm just gonna get
20:12my tools
20:13and rope
20:14you know
20:18there is a kind of
20:19a self-reliance
20:20that
20:20lifestyle
20:22demands
20:23you always
20:26have to
20:26find new ideas
20:27okay
20:28you have to
20:30figure it out
20:31it's the only
20:32option
20:33yeah
20:36it's working
20:37good
20:37oh man
20:51that was an adventure
20:52it's here
20:54and I found
20:56another use
20:56for more canoe
20:57I feel like I'm running
21:17to something
21:18more than I'm running
21:18from something
21:19I can see what I want
21:21out here
21:22for me
21:24it's all about
21:24chasing freedom
21:25oh my god
21:31this is a feeling
21:32I wish everyone
21:33could experience
21:34able to enjoy
21:36this whole other world
21:37happy boy
21:43I'm a happy boy
21:44I'm gonna try
21:47and find some firewood
21:48I see loads of firewood
21:52right up there
21:52lots of good stuff
21:53but
21:54not a good place
21:56for landing
21:56yeah if I try
21:59and land here
21:59yeah you wouldn't be
22:01long getting yourself
22:01tore up in these rocks
22:02these rocks
22:04and this ice
22:05take the bottom
22:06right of the boat
22:06I'm gonna find
22:09somewhere else
22:10got no choice
22:11well the old roadboat
22:24might be cursed
22:25but I tell you boy
22:25so far so good
22:27we're here
22:28that's where all
22:30the good wood is
22:31I can see lots
22:32of it up there
22:33my god
22:34this is sheer
22:35need to get a billy goat
22:37in here
22:38and strap a chainsaw
22:38to him
22:39gotta hurry up
22:40and do this
22:41because tide's on the way in
22:42before long
22:43this whole beach
22:44would be underwater
22:45I'm gonna get the wood
22:47I gotta get it now
22:47this cliff right here
22:51is exactly
22:52why Newfoundland
22:53is nicknamed the rock
22:54because all it is
22:55is massive rock
22:56sitting out
22:56in the Atlantic Ocean
22:57oh
22:59thank god
23:01this is it
23:03I know a lot
23:04of these trees
23:04don't look like much
23:05to the untrained eye
23:06these little things here
23:08these are called
23:08stunned wood
23:09around here
23:10it's not 100% dry
23:11not 100% green
23:12if you can get them
23:14burning
23:14they burn hot
23:14and around here
23:16this is really
23:16the best you're gonna do
23:17is this stuff
23:18that one little tree
23:19right there
23:20a few hours of burning
23:21just in that one
23:22nice part is
23:23the dory is just right there
23:25so I can just cut
23:26all this down
23:26and then just throw it
23:28right over the cliff
23:28right into the dory
23:30well
23:32only one thing left
23:33to do now boy
23:34let the big dog eat
23:35when you're out in the bush
23:54you really gotta think
23:55a couple steps ahead
23:57it just makes you
23:59more prepared
24:00it's always something
24:04that you need to keep
24:04in the back of your mind
24:05and building an ice cabin
24:09is definitely thinking
24:10a couple steps ahead
24:11right now the roof
24:18it's looking like this
24:20in the center
24:20so we want to try
24:22to push something
24:23underneath
24:23to bring it straight
24:24that looks really good
24:28gilbert
24:28that looks really solid
24:29there's gonna need
24:33a leverage
24:34okay
24:35yeah yeah
24:37that'll work really good
24:38yeah
24:38well hopefully that'll hold
24:42when we push it up
24:43all right
24:45you ready
24:46one
24:47two
24:48three
24:49it's moving up
24:54yeah it's went up
24:57okay so you want me
25:00to step on it
25:01yeah
25:01all right
25:05what do you want me to do
25:06just keep stepping
25:07I'm gonna put in
25:08the chamois under it
25:09oh yeah
25:21got it
25:22working
25:22working
25:23I'm gonna put another
25:28shin in here
25:29I think this little
25:31contraption thing
25:33that we've got going on
25:34here is working
25:36so far
25:36we're definitely able
25:37to bring it up
25:38a little bit more
25:39every time
25:40I think we're just
25:43gonna have to keep
25:44going inch by inch
25:45oh yes
25:46it's on there
25:47yeah
25:48oh yeah
25:49good it's supporting
25:50we gotta raise
25:52maybe a foot
25:53bracing it now
25:55that should be good enough
25:59we're gonna start
26:02harvesting some ice blocks
26:03and then we're gonna
26:04start stacking up
26:05the ice shack
26:06last spring I went
26:22exploring on the other
26:23side of the river
26:24and I found really good
26:26moose country
26:27but rivers can be
26:31dangerous
26:31especially in the spring
26:33when the water can be
26:34pretty strong
26:34people can get swept
26:37away pretty easily
26:38this bridge means a lot
26:43because I will have
26:44easy access to those
26:46hunting grounds
26:47and hopefully it means
26:49more access to food
26:50we want to build
26:56the pillar as high
26:57as the bank
26:57on the other side
26:58so it's higher
27:00above the
27:01water level
27:01when the water
27:02is higher
27:02in the spring
27:03it looks
27:11pretty sturdy
27:12I think it's gonna
27:14be strong enough
27:15to hold if there's
27:16a big flood
27:16during the spring
27:17and now comes
27:19the biggest challenge
27:21which is
27:23putting that tree
27:24on top of the pillar
27:24it's a very heavy
27:27tree
27:27it's hundreds of pounds
27:29so we'll have to
27:31find a little system
27:32to bring it up
27:34we want to make sure
27:35we don't pull that
27:36whole tree down
27:37the river
27:37while we're jacking it up
27:39that thing falls into
27:41the river on the other
27:42side
27:42it would be game over
27:44for us
27:44so Alex is securing
27:47the other end right
27:48now to make sure
27:48it stays in place
27:49hopefully it works
27:51ready?
28:00one, two, three
28:01okay
28:02one, two, three
28:04one, two, three
28:08wait
28:12step on it
28:17I didn't
28:17okay
28:18okay
28:19one, two, three
28:20one, two, three
28:25no
28:27can you hold
28:31or I will
28:31no, can you hold
28:32can you
28:32can you hold
28:34I'm gonna try
28:35wrapping this thing
28:36right around me
28:37okay
28:39one, two, three
28:40one, two, three
28:43this is really
28:44hanging up
28:45should I just
28:47cut this
28:47yep
28:48no
28:55come on you
28:55just cut it flat
29:00okay
29:11you gotta walk
29:12okay
29:14one
29:14two
29:16three
29:17we're on
29:21okay
29:22okay
29:22in place
29:26in there
29:26yeah
29:27that's perfect
29:28okay
29:28good job
29:29having the tree up there
29:32now is uh
29:33the big part is done
29:34I think it's high enough
29:38for the water in the spring
29:40I think it's gonna be safe
29:42but it's far from being done
29:44we milled some boards back at camp
29:48for the bridge
29:50but it would be much easier if I can put all the planks
29:53in the sled pulled by the dogs
29:55what I'm most worried about will be uh probably that big steep hill
29:59it's uh pretty vertical and um it's gonna be a little intense I think
30:05the fort is here
30:15the anvil will be around here
30:17so it's like I'll be working here
30:20make sure it's warm enough
30:22and bring it here
30:23and talk talk talk talk
30:24working on the anvil
30:26and back
30:27I see it now
30:29this is the original fan
30:37from the forge
30:38you know that was a hand crank here
30:40but the last owner
30:43put an electric motor
30:45to it
30:46so now there is only one way to know if it works
30:49to plug it in
30:51it has to work this guy you know
30:54after all that work
30:56it needs to work
30:58the power is coming from
31:02the solar panel system
31:04so this is the moment of truth
31:06okay
31:10oh
31:12it looks crooked a bit
31:24it's not in line
31:25the legs is crooked here
31:30how come it's not working maybe
31:33needs to be a little bit
31:36okay
31:37one
31:37okay
31:42and this is two
31:43here we go
31:44okay
31:47it's more aligned
31:57let's do it again
31:59second try
32:00yeah
32:07yeah
32:08yeah
32:09yeah that's great
32:11oh man
32:13I feel the air
32:14that's just enough force
32:18to feed the fire
32:19to make it work
32:20hey man
32:22now I just need to start a fire on it
32:24this is old school
32:34this is old school
32:34I like to bring back some tradition
32:37and this is very old tradition here
32:39I'm just looking for embers now
32:42there is some coals here
32:44let's start the fan
32:46oh man
32:54that's working a lot
32:55oh yeah
32:58this is exactly
33:00what I want to see
33:02the coals
33:03are so red now
33:05that's crazy
33:06it's working
33:08and it's gonna be
33:09very hot
33:10I can't wait
33:12to put some metal into it
33:14I feel great
33:17this is just a big step for me
33:19this is the forge
33:21I always wanted
33:23I can work metal now
33:25I can build anything here
33:27a new world is opening to me
33:40it's still nice
33:45and I'm a little concerned
33:47it might not be thick enough
33:49for an ice block
33:49but hopefully it is
33:51and we can continue harvesting ice
33:53where do you want it?
34:03right here
34:03right here
34:04that's a really nice piece
34:16yeah
34:17yeah
34:18this is a really good spot
34:19yeah
34:20that's what we're looking for
34:21good
34:21so slippery
34:32so heavy
34:35how much do you think
34:37these blocks weigh
34:38like 40 pounds?
34:39yeah
34:40oh yeah
34:41all right
34:43last one for now
34:44good
34:46this is the first
34:51ice harvesting
34:52of the season
34:52so it's okay
34:54if we don't get
34:54a lot of ice blocks
34:56they're slippery
34:57they're so slippery
34:58but at least
34:59we're getting it started
35:00and then
35:00throughout the season
35:01we'll continue
35:02to add more ice
35:03to the ice cabin
35:04now we know
35:06where to get the ice
35:07okay
35:08all right
35:09having an ice cabin
35:26is going to be
35:27really important
35:27for us
35:28in the summertime
35:28when we're here
35:29that works pretty good
35:31because filling it up
35:33with ice
35:33is going to last
35:34all the way through
35:35probably September
35:36oh my god
35:37and then we'll be able
35:38to store some food
35:39in the summertime
35:40that works
35:44stack them up
35:46really nice
35:47yeah
35:50that's the last one
35:52last one
35:53yeah
35:55this will act as insulation
36:01right
36:01yeah
36:01it's insulation
36:02everything that we've
36:04used on this ice cabin
36:06is from repurposed
36:07material
36:07amazing how much
36:10we can get done
36:10with scrap
36:11and stuff we find
36:13good for now
36:16yeah
36:17looks awesome
36:18there you go
36:21when we come back
36:22with more supplies
36:23then we can
36:24really fix it up
36:25maybe eventually
36:26we could put
36:27a newer roof on
36:28yeah
36:28it's not super pretty
36:30to look at
36:31but it looks like
36:32it's going to do
36:32the job for now
36:33we did it
36:34all right
36:34let's go get some coffee
36:35coffee time
36:38hey come here
36:50I'm excited to
36:54get this done
36:55oh boy
36:57oh you're so happy to go
36:58we milled some boards
37:00back at camp
37:00for the bridge
37:02but it's going to take
37:04forever if we have to
37:05walk back and forth
37:06with the planks
37:07line up
37:08line up
37:09so if we can get it
37:11done in one shot
37:12with the dogs
37:12then it will save us
37:13a lot of time
37:14everybody behave
37:19today please
37:20coming down to the river
37:28it's a very steep hill
37:29and if the dogs panic
37:33they might just
37:33stop right away
37:34easy
37:35I'm worried
37:37I'm going to hit them
37:38if I'm too fast
37:39easy
37:40it's going to be intense
37:42watch out
37:43they're coming hot
37:44here boys
37:48we made it
37:55holy
37:57you okay
37:58that was fast
37:59come on
38:00come on
38:01come on boys
38:01come on boys
38:03the dogs
38:03are good
38:04good job
38:05boys
38:06they didn't stop
38:07and I didn't smack
38:09into them
38:09come on boys
38:10good boys
38:10it's a good
38:11adrenaline shot
38:12and it was fun
38:13good boys
38:15good boy
38:17well now we got the boards
38:21here
38:21saved us a lot of
38:22carrying
38:23hope that'll be enough
38:25we're flat on the top
38:36here so
38:36it's a little more
38:38stable
38:39for the board
38:40to go on
38:40we're using the logs
38:43so it's a little wider
38:44to walk on
38:44especially if we have
38:46big backpacks
38:47if we go hunting
38:48you get to put
38:55the last board in
38:56I think it's pretty good
39:03for a bush bridge
39:04you're going to go
39:05try it out
39:06yep
39:07you think it's wide enough
39:16to go across
39:17with a heavy pack
39:18kind of bouncy
39:19but it's wide enough
39:20little bush engineering
39:26and made it work
39:27it was a pretty hard job
39:30but it's done
39:31it's not a fancy bridge
39:33but it beats
39:35swimming through
39:36that raging river
39:36anyways
39:37I know a lot of people
39:50like to romanticize
39:51this type of life
39:52but at the end of the day
39:53it's hard work
39:54it's a constant
39:57battle
39:58no one's here to save you
40:02it's either you do it
40:03or you deal with consequences
40:05that's the worst of it
40:09you definitely got a good boat
40:11load of wood there
40:11and all I got to do
40:13is load her up
40:14back to the kitchen
40:15drink cup of tea
40:15in no time
40:16oh lord
40:18that is some view
40:19look at this
40:21it's amazing
40:23this is my backyard
40:24it's absolutely amazing
40:26it's hard work
40:29it's a hard country
40:30out here
40:30when I look out
40:32over views like this
40:33it really makes it worth it
40:35same rocks
40:36same cliffs
40:37they were looking at
40:37a thousand years ago
40:38it's very humbling
40:41good load of wood
40:51that's for sure
40:51the boat's not that big
40:58so I want to cut this wood
40:59to fit kind of perfectly
41:00into the boat
41:01so I can get as much
41:02as I can home
41:02in one load
41:03old timers say
41:13firewood heats you up
41:14three times
41:14one's cutting it
41:16one's getting it
41:17to the wood stove
41:18and one's when she
41:19goes in the wood stove
41:19this is number two
41:21for me
41:22loading up on a rising
41:27tide like this
41:28you're constantly
41:28trying to keep the boat
41:29drying out
41:31look I'm leaving you
41:32it's nothing like
41:37anything worse
41:37than standing on the
41:38beach
41:38while watching your
41:39boat drift away
41:40knowing that the only
41:43option to get that
41:44boat back would be
41:45to strip down
41:46and pray that you
41:47can swim fast
41:48especially out here
41:50in the winter time
41:50that's it
41:53she's maxed
41:54well
41:56now all I gotta do
41:57is get her home
41:58she definitely feels
42:05heavier than when
42:05she had rocks
42:06that's for sure
42:06come on old girl
42:09you might be cursed
42:11but you ain't gonna
42:12sink today
42:12not on my watch
42:14the old cursed boat
42:22did pretty good
42:23that was her first
42:24real job
42:25she did great
42:26yeah we got a nice
42:28load of wood out of it
42:29now let's get all this
42:30up to the wood stove
42:31and sit back
42:33and enjoy it
42:34not gonna freeze
42:36to death tonight
42:37coming in with a nice
42:41iron load of dry wood
42:42for a fire
42:43and have a runny there
42:43waiting for me
42:44nice little warm house
42:47up on the hill
42:47feel your king
42:50coming home to my castle
42:51you
42:57you
42:58you
43:04you
43:10you
43:14you
43:16you
43:18you
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