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Maine Cabin Masters - Season 12 Episode 1 -
Off-Grid in the North Woods (1)
Off-Grid in the North Woods (1)
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00:00I know what you're going to say.
00:00You always said we want to go way up north.
00:02No.
00:03Back to where it all began.
00:04Yeah, this is it.
00:05How about are the bugs in the middle of the summer?
00:07Those blue slides, when they bite you,
00:08they take a chunk out of you.
00:09Logistics on this one are going to be the biggest challenge.
00:13Brian's got a flat.
00:14I need your muscle, Brad.
00:15We're back on the duffy trail.
00:17Hopefully, we'd see some moose through the dust clouds.
00:19Most important thing is always pay attention
00:21and listen to Chase.
00:22Here you hear me.
00:22Bring me a window.
00:25Is anyone going to help?
00:26So how do we?
00:28We paid for a balcony room.
00:38Sit.
00:39Hey, follow the stick with your eyes.
00:43Ashley, we're supposed to be cleaning.
00:44I'm trying to hypnotize him into making me more than you.
00:48Oh, it worked!
00:49It worked, it worked.
00:52Na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
00:54What are we doing here?
00:54Who's coming over?
00:55Martha, Noah, and his family.
00:57What side of the family is Noah on again?
00:59Martha is his mother, our father's oldest sister.
01:03Oh, no.
01:05I know what you're going to say.
01:07Oh, no.
01:08What?
01:08What's the matter?
01:09No.
01:10Yeah.
01:11What do you mean?
01:11You don't know?
01:12Where does Noah have a place that we stayed at?
01:15Oh, nine mile?
01:17Nine mile.
01:18We've always said we want to go way up north.
01:20No.
01:20Back to where it all began?
01:21Yeah.
01:22This is it.
01:23Oh.
01:24What's the matter?
01:26I don't know if I'm going to be able to handle being up north with all you guys.
01:31There's no escaping up there either.
01:32And there's no power.
01:33No internet.
01:34Well, there's escaping.
01:35No TV.
01:36No phone service.
01:37There's escaping.
01:38Yeah.
01:39You can go for a hike.
01:40Yeah.
01:41It flies.
01:42Yeah.
01:43Nine mile camp is about 30 years old.
01:46We actually went up there for a project.
01:49The first thing we ever did for TV was a pilot called Lost Cabin Hunters.
01:53Dixie, you and Justin go start hauling more materials.
01:57Absolutely.
01:58And Ryan, Jedi, and I will come up with a good plan.
02:00Sorry about it.
02:01We'll hit it hard.
02:02Let's get after it.
02:04Cool.
02:05Let's do it.
02:06So we stayed in Uncle Bruce's camp and worked on another trapper's cabin close
02:10by.
02:11Oh, no water.
02:12Which was right next to the old camp.
02:13The trapper's cabin.
02:14And we all stayed in this camp.
02:16All together.
02:17One big room.
02:18You following all this?
02:19I know we left the time capsule.
02:20It'll be exciting to see if it's still there.
02:21Roll the footage.
02:22We got a little time capsule we're going to do.
02:25All right.
02:26Last piece.
02:27Let's hope it's there for another 100 years.
02:30100 years.
02:31It was an adventure, to say the least.
02:34Nice job.
02:35Good job, guys.
02:36Out of here.
02:37Noah's got a family now.
02:42They use the camp all the time.
02:44Tons of family use the place.
02:45So we'll see what Noah and the family are looking for.
02:48Hey, guys.
02:49Good morning.
02:50Hi.
02:51Good morning.
02:52I'm Martha.
02:53I'm Chase and Ashley's aunt.
02:55What's up?
02:56Good to see you.
02:57Nice to see you.
02:58I'm Noah.
02:59Good to see you.
03:00Whoa.
03:01And Chase and Ashley are my cousin.
03:02It's been a few years since we've been up there.
03:04I'm sure the list is fairly long.
03:06What are you looking to have done to the camp?
03:08I think the biggest things would be safety first.
03:11The little deck up on the second floor.
03:13The cedar board is starting to get rotten and squishy.
03:15The railing is not super secure.
03:17Make sure that's safe for the kids.
03:19Sleeping arrangements upstairs as well.
03:22Right now it's a big open space.
03:24So maybe creating some bunk beds for these guys.
03:27Some partitions.
03:28And some additional seating on the inside of the camp.
03:31Countertops have fallen apart.
03:34The bathroom is in need.
03:36The siding is starting to degrade.
03:38The stairs out back need an overhaul.
03:41And seating around the fire.
03:43The privy out back needs an overhaul.
03:45That might be the first thing we do.
03:47Get a good bathroom going.
03:48We'll see.
03:49Priorities are different for everybody.
03:51That's a moral thing.
03:52For sure.
03:53Is there anything else you want to see done to it?
03:56You know, I would like to see a safe spot for the boys when they use their bow and arrow.
04:02Just like a little area to do some target practicing.
04:05Let's go.
04:06Let's take us back to our rooms.
04:07Cool.
04:08Yeah, I think logistics on this one are going to be the biggest challenge.
04:12It's at least a six-hour drive to get there.
04:15Yeah.
04:16How close is the nearest town, hardware store, anything?
04:20Self-serve.
04:21Yeah.
04:22Powerful.
04:23I would say four hours.
04:24Well, three hours, Ashlyn.
04:25Three or four.
04:26Three or four.
04:27Three hours one way.
04:28I know who's got the lead foot.
04:29I've got the four hours.
04:31I can cut it pretty quick.
04:32Four hours from the nearest town, six hours from here.
04:36Correct.
04:37And that's dirt roads.
04:38Majority.
04:39Yes.
04:40It's pretty isolated.
04:42We're going to have to make one log convoy so that if somebody does get a flat tire,
04:46which sounds like it's very common.
04:48And depending on the day that you go in, it is the North Main Woods.
04:54It's a working area.
04:56There are going to be logging trucks that you're going to have to be very careful of.
05:00So we don't want to forget anything.
05:01We don't want to forget anything.
05:02I think the best option is probably to bring as many of the crew as we can, all the supplies,
05:07all our food.
05:08We've got to make sure that we're prepared with multiple spare tires and the tools to be
05:12self-sufficient.
05:13You're going in there outfitting for an adventure.
05:15Yeah.
05:16We have to go up there and get measurements and everything.
05:17How's that going to work?
05:18Well, Noah goes up regularly.
05:19Yeah.
05:20I'm going up on Thursday for a canoe trip, so we'll measure every nook and cranny.
05:23Chase is going to give you some homework then, right?
05:24Yeah.
05:25The more we can pre-build, prefab down here, the more efficient we're going to be up there.
05:29I think we're going to have to set the timeline on this one.
05:32I think we can probably steal away for two weeks in the middle of summer when it's our
05:38busiest time of the year and we'll get done as much as we possibly can.
05:42How much do you have for the renovations on the camp?
05:45$40,000?
05:46Is there a family discount?
05:49You know there is.
05:52How about are the bugs in the middle of the summer?
05:54Moose fly.
05:55Yeah.
05:56That's bigger than a horse fly.
05:57Those moose flies, when they bite you, they take a chunk out of you.
05:59All right.
06:00So we've got a budget.
06:01We've got a timeframe.
06:02You're getting us measurements.
06:04I think we just need a set of keys.
06:06Oh!
06:07Yay!
06:08There's the key.
06:09Excellent.
06:11And a pencil.
06:12All right.
06:13Without the main cabin masters, we could never even dream of doing something like this.
06:16They understand the complexity of living in the North Main Woods while you're working.
06:21We'll walk you out.
06:22We've got to go get ready.
06:23We've got to pack those trucks.
06:24And their willingness to go up and to stake out and to invest, I don't think anybody else
06:29would do it.
06:30It's a spot that we love.
06:31It's a very unique geographic area.
06:33It's wild.
06:34It's rugged country.
06:35I love to take the boys up and explore and just being together unplugged.
06:40It's really what it's all about.
06:41Chicken, you're coming to the Great North Woods?
06:43Yeah.
06:44Okay.
06:45So today, we are packing up and ready to convoy north to Noah's camp up in Nine Mile.
07:04Oh, my gosh.
07:08Are you excited?
07:09This is your first time to the Al Gash.
07:10Oh, yeah.
07:11I don't know if Gussie ever went.
07:13All my biggest concerns today are flat tires, getting lost, and we're going to have to
07:18watch out for logging trucks.
07:19I'm going to turn on the ticket.
07:20I don't know what to think.
07:21Are you ready to be my roommate?
07:23No.
07:24Our next stop will be mile six checkpoint.
07:29It's a gate that lets us into the North Main Woods.
07:32We'll all register, sign in, and then it's all dirt roads and out of communication from
07:36there.
07:37Everybody, wheels up.
07:38Next stop, six mile checkpoint.
07:40Nine mile, baby.
07:41So, I'm super excited to get up to Nine Mile.
07:44The guys have been talking about the project that they first did, the Trapper's Cabin.
07:48I've never seen it.
07:49I also heard that there's a time capsule.
07:51So, yeah, I'm excited.
07:52Let's go.
07:53We've made it through Ashland.
07:56We've reached the mile six checkpoint.
07:58Three and a half hours here.
08:00That was three and a half hours in.
08:01Four hours.
08:02Yeah.
08:03Three and a half to the cross.
08:05We've just got to try and stick together the best we can in case somebody pops a tire.
08:08Hey, I just want you guys to be careful out there because today, very high temperatures.
08:13Breaker, breaker, Matty.
08:14This here is the pig pen, over and out, bringing up the rear.
08:19A little update here on the old Nine Mile convoy.
08:22We are officially six hours into the trip.
08:27Been nothing but dirt roads in the last hour or better.
08:30And I think we've got about another hour, hour and a half to go.
08:33No issues yet.
08:34Knock on wood.
08:35Making our way to Nine Mile.
08:38Oh, I got one.
08:43No, you didn't.
08:44Yeah.
08:45No, no, no, no, no.
08:46He's freaking out.
08:47Ryan's got a flat.
08:48Oh.
08:53Ryan's got a flat.
08:54Literally, when I stopped, I heard a hiss.
08:56How do you fix a flat?
08:57It's called a plug kit.
08:58You have a plug kit?
09:00You don't.
09:01Should we pour some water on my tires and see if any of your hissing?
09:03No, no, no.
09:04Who's the fastest to plug a tire?
09:06Brad's reaming out the hole.
09:08And then you take this little thing, thread it through here.
09:12Now, he's taking the plug, driving it in.
09:15And he twists it.
09:17Come on, Brad.
09:18Yes!
09:19Got it.
09:239 a.m., we were right about here.
09:25And then about 1.30, we were here, which is a six-mile checkpoint to the North Woods.
09:33And now we're right about here, and we still got about an hour to go to get to here.
09:40We just dealt with issue number one, flat tire.
09:43About 20 minutes, half an hour there.
09:46We've got everything taken care of.
09:47We're back on the dusty trail.
09:49We've got a little bit of rain coming in right now, so hopefully that's going to cut down the dust,
09:53make this travel a little easier, and allow us to see some moose through the dust clouds.
10:05We're here.
10:06We've got flat tires.
10:07A couple guys got lost.
10:08We have a lot of moving parts.
10:10And we're ready to get started.
10:12We're back.
10:13Morning!
10:14We got a full crew working today.
10:15The crew is getting done.
10:16We have a very full crew.
10:17You're always as good as your crew.
10:18We did it before we did.
10:19See, it's a little out of level, so it needs to be jacked, leveled up.
10:22It's getting new siding.
10:23That window there is getting replaced.
10:25That deck on the side, second floor is getting replaced.
10:28Hopefully the door is getting replaced.
10:29Window on the second floor gabled end on the other side, getting replaced.
10:33All new log profile siding.
10:35All needs to be painted and stained.
10:37Guys are digging the new hole for the outhouse.
10:41We need to get that dug.
10:42This is the entire outhouse right here.
10:44It just needs to be reassembled.
10:45It was all pre-built at back 40.
10:48Can we go inside?
10:49Sure.
10:50She's excited.
10:51Noah and his family are looking to get the camp jacked, leveled, new siding,
10:56replace some bad windows where the seals are gone, replace a door that's rotted,
11:01and new deck and new outhouse.
11:04Oh, yeah.
11:05Oh, yeah.
11:06The memories.
11:07What?
11:08I remember this place.
11:09I've been here a couple times.
11:10Twelve years ago, the guys all came up here and shot a pilot.
11:13A pilot I wasn't a part of, and didn't get picked up.
11:16It's called Lost Cabin Hunters.
11:17Well, then Chase said, I do have a sister, and she does do design.
11:22And he asked me, and I joined the team.
11:25We made another pilot, and guess what got picked up?
11:28So what's the plan in here?
11:29The plan in here is replace this window.
11:32Kitchen, we brought up countertops.
11:34We need to redo this kitchen.
11:36A little more privacy in the bathroom space.
11:41This door needs to be replaced.
11:43New deck off the back.
11:44And then upstairs.
11:45Upstairs is the best part when we all get to sleep together in one big room.
11:49So this window here, original to the camp.
11:52Yeah.
11:53Plexiglass.
11:54Plexiglass.
11:55Looks like the plexiglass wasn't quite big enough.
11:58Oh, yeah.
11:59Remember all the beds were like, bed, bed, bed, bed, bed, bed, bed, bed.
12:05In the inside of Noah's cabin, our plan is to replace the picture window, replace and repair the two doors, update the kitchen, update the bathroom, replace the windows upstairs, replace the slider door upstairs, and build bunk beds for the family.
12:18Low ceilings, you know, it's gambrel.
12:21So we have to kind of figure out what's going to work for bunk beds up here.
12:24But I think we can come up with a good design.
12:26It's all about giving a little bit of privacy so it's not just army barracks.
12:29And then you have a wall, and then you can have a little bit of space.
12:32You can have a little bench here.
12:33Chase was saying if we have leftover materials, we might be able to make bunk beds with partitions.
12:38So each individual pod could have its own, like, little bench and coat rack.
12:43Wow, that stuff is wicked brittle.
12:45Yes, all this can come over.
12:46We can get prepped and ready for jacking and leveling.
12:50That can get disassembled.
12:51Bring pucks or anything to set this on, or what are we doing that way?
12:55We'll have to get some gravel, some whatever we can to fill in around it.
13:01And then we can start digging a cesspit.
13:03Yeah, so able to drag the old gas shed out of the way where the new outhouse is going to go.
13:13Prefabricated everything for the outhouse down in Monmouth.
13:16So we got the crib work, everything all cut.
13:18Next step is to go grab some gravel and bring it back to fill in.
13:23Yep, chase it. Set to the right.
13:33All right, don't start dropping it now.
13:36Here up at Nine Mile, we are at the shale pile.
13:39We've got to build up around the outhouse.
13:41This is going just on the bottom of the outhouse?
13:43Yeah.
13:44It might be a couple trips, huh?
13:46It might be.
13:47There's a lot of these shale piles all throughout the roads up here.
13:52That's what they kind of pass and fill in the roads with, so we've got permission to get some shale from here
13:57to cover up around the outside of the outhouse.
14:03What's it is with this and slate?
14:04Softer.
14:05Are they related?
14:06They're all related. They're rocks.
14:16Am I good?
14:17Yeah.
14:18Yep.
14:19Keep going?
14:20Yes.
14:21The most improved backer upper over the course of this little gig we've been on.
14:24Ryan.
14:27Pull forward and then we'll try and cut it in tighter if possible.
14:30The most important thing is always pay attention and listen to Chase, so I'll be back.
14:35Cut it hard.
14:37Cut it real hard.
14:38Guide me, brother-in-law.
14:40Wicked hard.
14:41Yep.
14:42Don't get no harder than that.
14:43Ah, too hard, too hard.
14:44Oh, stop, stop.
14:45I'm gonna keep my mouth shut.
14:52Oh, stop, stop.
14:53So the guy's got the hole all dug, the basin all built, the shield that we just went and put into the trailer.
14:58We're gonna back that in.
14:59We're gonna backfill this whole toilet housing right here and hopefully get it closed in sooner than later.
15:05Then we can start building the shack.
15:07Once more.
15:08Once more and we're there.
15:09Cut it again right now.
15:11That's good.
15:12Yep.
15:13Back of the trailer sucks.
15:14Years of practice and a lot of luck.
15:18Make a big circle right there and we'll go swoop right into there.
15:22We got the hole dug and, you know, we knew we were only gonna be able to go in about 18 inches deep, but we needed about a 36 inch deep pit.
15:30So we needed to backfill up around it.
15:32Francis brought his dump trailer.
15:34Can't really haul heavy machinery in here.
15:36Ready?
15:37Yep.
15:39I wouldn't want to get rid of any of this.
15:41I mean, we'll try and put, we'll use as much as possible.
15:45Yeah.
15:46You know, definitely where it's all signed.
15:49Yeah.
15:50Through the years.
15:51I mean, it goes back to 1990.
15:53Yeah.
15:54So we're gonna save all of this.
15:56This is, you know, pretty important.
15:59It goes back to the 90s.
16:01Different people that have come to stay with Noah and the family have written all over the place.
16:08So they kind of want to save that.
16:10So we're gonna be just very careful trying to take this apart.
16:14It's probably 33 by 86.
16:17Go take a look at it.
16:19See what we're up against.
16:27Go give it a little pushy.
16:28From the top?
16:29Yeah, from the top.
16:31Don't break it.
16:33There you go, Hunter.
16:35Nice push, Ashley.
16:36Right outside.
16:37Right outside.
16:38Somewhere.
16:39Yeah, bring it outside.
16:40I'm gonna help you grab it here.
16:42You got it, Benny?
16:43You need a hand?
16:44Benny's a tough little bird.
16:45The old double pane.
16:47I'd say somewhere way out of the way.
16:49Painted glass came out pretty easy.
16:51Now it's just a matter of dropping our sill.
16:54Padding the opening a little bit and installing the window.
16:57When you put this on, he's gonna walk around and it moves.
17:00Because the horseflies are bugging him.
17:02So now the horseflies think there's a dragonfly on top of him.
17:05Come here.
17:06He might need something else on.
17:08He might need a hard...
17:09Oh, look.
17:10See?
17:11He's not gonna get any dragonflies.
17:12I mean, any horseflies.
17:13Because that...
17:14The horseflies?
17:15Oh!
17:16I hope you don't get any.
17:17Let me know.
17:18The horseflies aren't gonna come around me because they're afraid of this dragonfly.
17:21Where is it?
17:23When you walk around and then all the horseflies are gonna stay away from you.
17:27See if it works.
17:28So I'm just gonna fly on out of here without any horseflies.
17:33I'm ready to receive the window.
17:37Hear ye hear me, bring me a window.
17:40Is anyone gonna help?
17:42We gotta bend that flange too.
17:44Somebody else in here helping me?
17:46Okay, pick it way up.
17:48Tip the top to me.
17:49Hear ye hear me.
17:50Francis, top back.
17:51Coming on in.
17:54Watch out your hand, Francis.
17:56Beautiful.
17:57Just like that.
17:59Kitty cat, just like that.
18:01What's wrong with that?
18:02Ashley, make sure it's centered.
18:03It's totes centered.
18:05That cook of ours, Francis, he's been in the middle of everything.
18:08Very impressive.
18:11We got the pit dug, cribbing work in, back filled with all the shale and topsoil.
18:16Next step is to set the platform, post it up, get ready for the walls and roof.
18:21One hole is bigger than the other.
18:23Hey, takes all sizes.
18:26No, no, no, no, no, no.
18:28Back to back.
18:29Oh.
18:30Oh, it is an oval.
18:32Oh, that's why.
18:33Hold hands.
18:35Just lean back.
18:36This wouldn't be awkward at all.
18:39Can you hand me some paper?
18:41Thanks.
18:42No?
18:43Just like this.
18:44Chase had us try it out.
18:45They even beveled the edges of the seat, and there's gonna be a seat on top of that.
18:49They're thinking of everything.
18:51So those of us that are staying at this camp, Francis is cooking us breakfast, lunch, and
18:56dinner.
18:57And then the rest of the crew is down at another campsite playing games.
19:01They're fishing.
19:02They're canoeing.
19:03So they are bonding and having a great time down there.
19:06So it's really just a cool bonding trip for all of us.
19:11Hi, everybody.
19:12What up, Ash?
19:14We.
19:15Are these deceiving?
19:17They're not right.
19:18Day two up to nine mile.
19:20Our goal today is to get the lattice on, get the our house built, get some trim up, get
19:26some siding on, get the upstairs deck built, and just keep everything moving along.
19:31We're getting ready to rip this deck off.
19:33We gotta replace this deck.
19:34We've gotta replace that door as well.
19:36So we wanna get everything torn out of there so we can get it opened up and see what we
19:40actually need for this new door and new deck.
19:42So, yeah, we've got the rafters all cut.
19:45Stringers are ready to come down.
19:47We're gonna give it a tug.
19:48It's gonna slam right down there about eight, ten feet away from the building.
19:57Pull Hatchby!
19:59We paid for a balcony room.
20:01You better have this done by tonight, okay?
20:08Pull Hatchby!
20:09Whoo-hoo!
20:10Nice job, gentlemen.
20:11Day two.
20:12Everybody showed up.
20:13Ready to go.
20:14Everybody got a good night's sleep.
20:15We are having peaches for breakfast.
20:17Peaches.
20:18Peach.
20:19Peach!
20:20Brad and Schmitty are ripping off the second floor deck.
20:24That's getting rebuilt.
20:26Once that's up and secured, then we will take out that upstairs slider and replace that.
20:33Oh!
20:34Dixie, what are you doing?
20:35So, in order to install the siding, we need to have the skirting done and window trim and corner boards done.
20:40So, I'm working on window trim and corner boards.
20:42Cool.
20:43We got the platform set yesterday for the outhouse, so today it was just setting the walls, getting everything secured.
20:53Cut!
20:54Whack-a-mole.
20:56I mean, it was prefab, so the walls go up pretty quick.
20:58One, two.
21:00Whoa!
21:01We just kept going, got the walls all assembled.
21:04Oh, baby!
21:05Oh, baby!
21:06We need to put the rafters on.
21:08We didn't pre-build the roof, so we need to put the rafters up, sheath it over, roof it together,
21:12get the doors on, windows in, trimmed out.
21:15It's still early, but everybody's motivated.
21:17It hurts.
21:19Ow, that does hurt.
21:20Okay.
21:21Back to work.
21:23Screen door?
21:24Screen door time.
21:25Whoa.
21:26Your brother said it's perfectly good and we're going to keep it.
21:28I kind of agree with him.
21:30Yeah, it's perfectly good.
21:31Let's keep it.
21:32But let's make it look different.
21:33I think we pop off this, because this obviously had a screen on the bottom of dogs and people kicking it.
21:37We can't just sand this down.
21:39No.
21:40So we'll pop this off.
21:41We'll put new wood on the inside of this square and then hold the wood and I'll trim out both sides.
21:45So I'll pop this off, we'll paint it.
21:47Wait, I wasn't paying attention.
21:48What are you talking about?
21:49This and this off.
21:50Let's just do it.
21:51Watch.
21:52I'll do it.
21:53And then we'll put new wood on the inside and I'll picture frame it to hold it in on both sides.
21:56And then we'll stick.
21:57This will be green.
21:58That'll be the...
21:59So what part of this project is mine?
22:00Painting the beautiful skull and crossbones on there.
22:03Anyway, is it coming up?
22:05Yeah.
22:06Get that one.
22:07Whoa, it's coming up from the other side.
22:08Don't worry.
22:09We're keeping the screen doors?
22:10Yeah, we're gonna fix it up a little bit.
22:11We're fixing this, Brad.
22:13Did you bring new screen doors?
22:15The one upstairs in your guys' room is rough off.
22:17We'll fix that one up too.
22:18Our room.
22:19Our room.
22:20That's the suite.
22:21I had to move our bed today so that we could be there.
22:23We're gonna have a new deck later.
22:24Want to set up?
22:25Can I have my coffee on that deck tomorrow morning?
22:27Yeah.
22:28Yes.
22:29Don't tell too many people they're gonna wanna move in.
22:31Cool.
22:32Are you gonna take off the other side too?
22:35Did the other side need taken offing?
22:37One side at a time.
22:38The other side might be okay though.
22:40It might not have hit the elements.
22:41Is this the outside?
22:42Okay, we'll just do this side.
22:43That's perfect.
22:44I like it.
22:45Ryan took out the screen door and told me that he was fixing it.
22:47And he came up with this idea that we should paint our logo on the new wood.
22:52Cut out some new pieces.
22:55We stained them the color of the siding.
22:57Sarah and Ashley got this painted.
22:58Sarah's helping me just figure out how I'm gonna trim out the inlay board we're gonna
23:01put.
23:02And then we'll flip it, paint it, inlay it.
23:04No, it's off the ashing.
23:09Now that Ryan has fixed the door, Sarah put a fresh coat of paint on it.
23:14And we have this new panel here.
23:16I am going to draw out and paint our company logo on here.
23:20Ryan cut out some new pieces so then we put them onto the door and glued them down and
23:24just had to wait for them to dry.
23:25I don't think you need a sandbag.
23:26I need another sandbag.
23:27I need another sandbag.
23:28Okay, but it's popping it up on the other side.
23:30Ryan's level of bossiness is right about here right now.
23:33I'd like it to be right about here.
23:34Do we have more of the clamps too?
23:36Wait a please.
23:37Ask the guys.
23:39Again.
23:40Please ask the other guys if we have more.
23:43This stuff is super fast.
23:44There's no sense of urgency with her.
23:47Stay tuned.
23:48Her urgency level's here and needs to be a little more up here.
23:51So we should just meet in the middle of somewhere.
23:53Where's all there?
23:54Clamped.
23:55My urgency level, I mean it's not really that high, but I really didn't have a whole lot
23:59to do today and I was looking forward to doing this project.
24:01I'll be back door.
24:02Yeah, well we'll set it for half an hour or so.
24:05It's going to be worth the wait.
24:07Please.
24:08Please.
24:09Ryan's nicest compassion level is a little low today.
24:11So the glue's dry.
24:12We hope.
24:13Ryan will kill me if it's not.
24:15But I want to get working on this.
24:17Everybody's kind of getting pulled in all kinds of different directions with all these
24:20different projects going on.
24:21So you take whoever you can get.
24:23Someone walks by and wants to help me?
24:24Sure.
24:25How's this going?
24:26Hey!
24:27What are you doing?
24:28Apparently I took the weights off a little too soon.
24:31My fault.
24:32I did it.
24:33I did it.
24:34I did it.
24:35Why?
24:39It's not funny.
24:40Because I'm trying to explain to you what's happening.
24:43Constant bickering.
24:44Constant bickering.
24:45His frustration comes with me because I wasn't patient.
24:48This is coming from Mr. Impatient himself.
24:50So, yeah, come on.
24:52If the most impatient person within 200 miles asks you to wait, you might want to listen.
24:59Air got in it.
25:00No air got in it.
25:01I did go back and apologize.
25:03We came to the conclusion that we were going to let it sit overnight and it will really
25:07be ready for me to get to it tomorrow morning.
25:13I'm going to start right here.
25:14Pressure really was to get that outhouse done because we needed a working outhouse on site.
25:21Right now we've got the outhouse roof all sheathed up.
25:23Got our ice and water shield on it.
25:25Got it closed right in.
25:26Now we're putting our metal panels down.
25:28Once we get our metal panels, we're going to run our rake pieces and the roof is done, man.
25:36Nice work today.
25:37Deck looks great.
25:38Siding looks awesome.
25:39You know what looks the best?
25:41Straight forward from here.
25:42The outhouse.
25:43Best it's ever going to look.
25:44That is adorable.
25:49Morning number three.
25:50Everybody's hustling.
25:51Justin's getting paper up.
25:53Hunter's got the deck going on.
25:55Benny and the staining crews moving stuff around.
25:58Ry's ripping up a bunch of trim.
26:00Sarah's cutting trim.
26:02We're getting ready to side this backside and walk away.
26:05So the big jobs today are taking out the old slider door on the second floor,
26:09getting the new slider up on the deck, and installing that slider,
26:13installing the gable end windows on the opposite end,
26:16and getting the siding done on all four sides.
26:19Gosh, this window's in bad, bad shape.
26:21But we've got to take it apart.
26:23So this window has been broken at some point and then broken again.
26:28Instead of one large picture window, we're going to try and put in three individual windows
26:32just to make life a little easier.
26:34It's been great working with Fletcher.
26:36He leaves tomorrow.
26:37I remember working up here with my father, with my grandfather.
26:40So it's great that he's had an opportunity to do that too.
26:44How's your day going?
26:49Oh, you matched the extension cord too. You're so stylish.
26:52What we're going to do is we'll leave those handles on.
26:55I'll put two tie ropes up to you guys.
26:59We'll push up and then two guys will pull it up,
27:02and then we'll just come up and over like we just did.
27:04No, I would not take it apart.
27:06So getting the new door up, we decided that it would be best not to disassemble the panels off from the sliding door,
27:13but to bring it up as one unit.
27:15Hold up.
27:16Yeah.
27:17Okay.
27:18Now hold on.
27:19Hold on.
27:20You on it, Schmidt?
27:22What we did was we brought the door over to where the ladders were, leaned it up against the ladder,
27:28wrapped two ropes around it.
27:30We had three guys up in the balcony.
27:32Just be easy when you tip it.
27:35It went up with ease.
27:37Holy gee.
27:39Classic example right there of many hands making light work.
27:43Get it straight into the door.
27:45So things are looking good.
27:47Fletcher and I just got the windows on the gable den installed.
27:50These guys are working on the trim to get ready for siding.
27:53Slider door went in, back deck went in.
27:56Looks like we're getting some rain soon, so we're trying to get everything wrapped up so we can close it in as quickly as possible.
28:02So now we're going to take off the clamps and pray that it is sealed.
28:07I get to work beside Dixie.
28:09This is the best part of the day.
28:11Now I am just going to trace this out real fast, and then I'm going to paint it with a green paint.
28:16It's not going to be that easy.
28:17Just go for it.
28:24Looks good, Ash.
28:25Thanks.
28:26Looks really good.
28:27I like it.
28:28I just had to say let's just go for it, right?
28:30Nothing to it but to do it.
28:32Nothing to it but to do it, right?
28:34I see the glue is all dry now.
28:37Yeah, right?
28:38The glue is dry.
28:39It is dry nicely.
28:41Must we bring that up again?
28:43Lesson learned.
28:44You know what the lesson is?
28:46Don't work with your husband.
28:48There he is.
28:52Brian came over and helped me with the finishing pieces.
28:55Love it.
28:56Which was to put the picture frame trim around the panel.
29:00That wind is feeding the bugs away.
29:02I don't even need any of my contractions today.
29:04Jason Fletcher installed it for me.
29:06We did it, guys.
29:07It's official.
29:08It's official.
29:09It's official.
29:10Woo-hoo!
29:11Good job.
29:12Good job, everybody.
29:13Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks.
29:15Good job.
29:16On to the next project.
29:22We're halfway through day three.
29:24Tightied up stuff.
29:25Because, I mean, it looks like rain, feels like rain.
29:27So that means it's coming.
29:29So I think it's starting to feel awful windy up here.
29:31Oh, wow.
29:32I see right there.
29:33Better go check the tents, make sure we don't get blown away.
29:43It's a rainy end to the week.
29:45We can't stop for the rain.
29:46Our goal is to get the stairs for the back deck built,
29:49get the two gable ends sided,
29:51and then it's a good stopping point for the weekend.
29:54We knew yesterday the rain was coming.
29:56We got lucky.
29:57We got almost a full day in yesterday.
29:59It's humid out, too, so you put a rain gear on,
30:01so you're sweating underneath,
30:02so you're getting wet regardless.
30:03So do you want to get wet by the rain,
30:04or do you want to get wet from sweat?
30:06And then you have man glitter everywhere,
30:08so it's just going to get dirty and disgusting.
30:10Biggest thing is just keep a good attitude,
30:11and when we get done,
30:12we'll clean all our tools off nice and let them dry.
30:14I mean, there's enough of us.
30:15We should be able to have a bunch of people on both sides.
30:18I'm going to just go for it.
30:20Oh, it's so much better.
30:22Woo!
30:25It's pouring out here.
30:26So Trigger and Fletcher and I are going to find a nice inside project to do.
30:30Come on, Triggs.
30:32Get out of the rain.
30:33I got some brushes.
30:34You found us an indoor project.
30:36My hero.
30:39What are we doing?
30:40A polyurethening window.
30:42This?
30:44Yeah, that is the window.
30:46That's a window?
30:48It's a window?
30:50Can you get close to the window?
30:51Every time I work with the kids, it's a lot of fun,
30:53and usually it's doing a special project with me.
30:56It's not doing the building.
30:57And so to have Fletcher here and actually working
31:00and actually doing real work, it's pretty cool to see.
31:03You're leaving us today.
31:04You're moving on.
31:06You're moving up in the world.
31:07How was your first week with the Cabin Masters?
31:10Pretty great.
31:11I had a great time.
31:12What was your favorite part you'd say?
31:14Hanging out with me?
31:15What?
31:16What?
31:17He worked really, really hard.
31:18I would say as hard as the rest of the guys.
31:20And he has officially graduated from mini master to a regular master.
31:25All right.
31:26This is done.
31:27We'll let this dry, see if we need another coat, but I know.
31:31Good job.
31:32Stop raining.
31:33We got the inside job done.
31:34Now we can stay dry.
31:35All right.
31:36Sick.
31:37Thanks, kid.
31:40I guess the goal of the week was to get the exterior wrapped up.
31:44And yesterday afternoon, we were pretty close.
31:46We still had to finish the siding on both gabled ends and finish the back deck and stairs.
31:51So today, we just split into two teams.
31:54Three teams, four teams, but we were all one big team and we busted it out.
32:03Awesome.
32:04Last board.
32:05Chase.
32:06Last board.
32:07Last board.
32:08Hunter.
32:09Last board.
32:10Dixie.
32:11Last board.
32:12I feel like we are definitely learning something by everybody being here and getting things
32:16done.
32:17All right.
32:18Last board.
32:19Justin, last board.
32:20Steve, last board.
32:21I think that we are busting this out fast, and it's fun to have everybody around.
32:25Hang on.
32:26We have one more thing we want to do, and then you can take off for the weekend.
32:29We wanted to honor Fletcher's graduation, so I made a little diploma and asked all the crew
32:35if they would sign it.
32:41I gotta walk slower.
32:42You guys have short legs.
32:44This is a ceremony.
32:45You know, Fletcher, in a long line of mini-masters coming up, we had, we sat with Brad and then
32:50Schmitty and, you know, now Fletcher.
32:52And I just saw we had to put a little pomp and circumstance in it.
32:55We didn't do a very good job marching, but people got the idea.
32:58Fletcher, could you please come forward?
33:00Drum roll, please.
33:01What?
33:02Can you please come forward?
33:03Please step forward.
33:04Fletcher, coming forward.
33:05Can you put on your gown?
33:07Uh-huh.
33:08Yes!
33:09Let me place the cap on you.
33:12When we clap, you can flick your tassels.
33:17Okay.
33:18Chase.
33:19Fletcher, you've been a mini-master since day one.
33:22You've been with us from the very beginning.
33:24One, two, three!
33:28Fletcher ram.
33:29Let's have a batter and ram.
33:31Yeah!
33:33Do I have to listen to teenager attitude all day?
33:36Yeah.
33:37After this trip, I think we all agree that you have graduated from a mini-master to a true cabin-master.
33:44Yay!
33:45We're all very proud of you, and you work very hard.
33:52And we'll miss you next week.
33:54We'll miss you next week.
33:55Hopefully, Ashley will build a frame for that diploma, and he can put it over his desk someday.
33:59When Brad and Smitty come in for directions for the week.
34:02Hey, let's get a picture.
34:03Good job, Fletcher.
34:04Seeing Fletcher with a nail gun in his hand, and seeing his work ethic, and then coming up here and seeing him for a week with us, it's really awesome.
34:10Turn your tassel.
34:11Not too hard.
34:12Don't poke your eye out.
34:14Yay!
34:15Yay!
34:16I mean, I like working vacations.
34:20Whenever we would come up here, it was always with my father or family, and this is always what it was.
34:25It was a project that had to be done.
34:27All the family would get together and get it done.
34:29Yay!
34:30Right down the line.
34:31For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow!
34:39Get back to work!
34:48Go down this way.
34:49Camille's cabin.
34:50It's about another 100 yards, 200 yards down.
34:53A lot happened this first week.
34:54It was very exciting.
34:55A lot going on.
34:56After the excitement of Fletcher's graduation, I realized it was the perfect time to head back to where it all began and take the team to Camille's Trapper's Cabin, the site of our first project together.
35:06And hopefully, the time capsule we buried over a decade ago is still there.
35:10First time you came in, this was all snow?
35:12It was all snow.
35:13Yeah.
35:14Crazy to be back here.
35:15And we had one sled break, so we were down three.
35:18Oh, look at it.
35:19Look at it.
35:20Look at the roof.
35:21Look at the roof.
35:22It's so small.
35:23It is tiny.
35:24I remember it being a little bit bigger than that.
35:27I remember it being a lot bigger than that.
35:28Did you guys have power tools?
35:29You guys did all this?
35:30With hand tools.
35:31With hand tools.
35:32But we ripped off the entire roof.
35:33We had to replace some upper logs.
35:35It had a dormer on the back.
35:37Ready?
35:38Nice!
35:39We didn't really know what we were doing.
35:42No.
35:43We hadn't worked with each other for very long.
35:44No.
35:45Look at us.
35:46I had to fight with Chase to put roof trim on it.
35:48Out of your dicks!
35:51You can throw your back.
35:53Hey, ho!
35:54See what happens when you hug?
35:55Come on, buddy.
35:56Get out.
35:57Get out.
35:58All right.
35:59All right.
36:00Oh, we're still doing that sometimes.
36:01Yeah.
36:02Some things will never change.
36:04So it was 11 years ago or 10 years?
36:062015.
36:07All right.
36:08Last piece.
36:09Let's hope it's there for another 100 years.
36:12100 years.
36:15Yeah.
36:16All right.
36:19That's it.
36:20Let's check it out.
36:21Let's go take a peek.
36:22After you guys know the way.
36:24So the cabin was truly a Trapper's cabin.
36:26It was built by Camille Bollier.
36:28He lived in it.
36:29He would have trap lines all around the St. John Valley.
36:32And now it is maintained by the Nature Conservancy for people
36:37who are canoeing the St. John stand.
36:39Yeah, let's find that time capsule.
36:43Oh, look at that.
36:44Looks great.
36:45You guys made this door?
36:46We did.
36:47That held up nice.
36:48It's really good.
36:49Nice door.
36:50Oh, she's small.
36:51All of us.
36:52How many of you?
36:53Six?
36:54Six of us slept in here.
36:55You.
36:56Four.
36:57Justin in Wild Bill?
36:58Yeah.
36:59Yeah.
37:00They all, six of them, slept in that tiny little cabin.
37:02I think I'd stay in there one night,
37:04and I think I'd probably be done.
37:06Time to go to bed?
37:07Yeah.
37:08Call it.
37:09Call it.
37:10Good night, Grandpa.
37:12So where did you put the time capsule?
37:14It was in the floor.
37:15There was a hatch.
37:16There was a hatch.
37:17There you go.
37:18Sweet.
37:19There it is.
37:20It's in there.
37:21Yep.
37:22So we're on the porch to where we can all see it.
37:24I'll pretend I'm Wild Bill.
37:26I'll post up right where I was.
37:29That's where Wild Bill was, right?
37:30Yep.
37:31How is he sitting?
37:33I think just like that.
37:35I'm good.
37:36What's in your capsule, boys?
37:38I don't remember.
37:39I don't either.
37:40What do you got?
37:41Pictures.
37:42Feels like photos.
37:43It was really neat to open the time capsule
37:45because we had forgot what we put in there.
37:46Very special picture of Bill, which, you know,
37:48brought a tear to our eyes.
37:49Lost Bill since then, but it also put a smile on our face.
37:532013 hunting license, Matthew Dix.
37:56Really?
37:57Canterbeck Property Services.
37:59At your needs.
38:02We found Dixie's old hunting licenses, Chase's old business card,
38:06newspaper, and some really cool pictures.
38:09Since I wasn't here to add anything, maybe I could leave my dragonfly.
38:12That'd be cool.
38:13Fly away.
38:14The only thing I have in my pocket is a Phillips head screw bed.
38:16I'm going to leave that.
38:17All right.
38:18What if we should leave Trigger's collar?
38:20There you go.
38:21We can because I have got the same exact one back at camp.
38:24Do you?
38:25Yeah.
38:26Oh, yeah, good boy.
38:27You're leaving your mark, too.
38:28Honestly, we thought, you know, this would be a fun experience.
38:31I don't think any of us saw it going anywhere past this first project.
38:37Zip tie, Dixie.
38:38There you go.
38:39You never know.
38:40You never know.
38:41Chase.
38:42I'm almost done.
38:43It's harder than it looked.
38:44To carve an eminence scene enough.
38:45I've seen guys carve whole scenes out of pencils.
38:49Carve on rice.
38:50We just got a look.
38:51Never in a million years would we have thought we'd be where we are today.
38:54Because, you know, it all started with that one cabin.
38:57Not 2026.
38:58Close enough.
38:59We got him riled up.
39:00Yeah, you're fine.
39:02It will be soon enough.
39:03Okay, I'll put this back.
39:04Put that back in.
39:05Let's go.
39:06You know, Fletcher graduating.
39:08The Trapper's cabin.
39:09Opening the time capsule.
39:10I'm just really excited for what's in store for next week.
39:12Let's head back to camp.
39:14Yeah, let's get it.
39:15Let's do it.
39:16We've got a lot ahead of us.
39:17Bathroom.
39:18Interior.
39:19Bedrooms.
39:20Our tree range.
39:21Canoe rack.
39:22Canoe rack.
39:23Solar.
39:24Bunk beds.
39:25Dang.
39:26It's been exciting planning for this trip.
39:27It's been exciting just getting ready.
39:28A lot got accomplished this first week, but we still have a lot more to do.
39:32You know, I realize in this first week we've done too much.
39:35Full hatchway!
39:36Good morning!
39:37We've traveled too far.
39:38Yes!
39:39Got it.
39:40We've had too much fun.
39:42We're all very proud of you and you work very hard.
39:45So this just means to potter.
39:47Night, Grandpa.
39:50We've got to grow up.
39:52Thank you very much.
39:53I'll be there.
39:54Thanks.
39:56You're welcome.
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