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[ominous music]
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- Can y'all see that?
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[tense music]
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That, my friends, is
a bear print.
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That's not good.
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All right, a shelter spot,
let's settle in.
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- Here we go, heck yes,
this is frickin' amazing.
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12 trout day.
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- I've spent 3 1/2 days
just hiking around.
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- I'm really burning
calories like crazy
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and not
putting anything back in.
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- Oh, wow, look at that trash.
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In survival situations,
I improvise a lot.
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I'm going to be able to make
a stove.
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Here is the assemble.
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- Grouse, there it is.
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Damn.
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Cost me dearly.
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I burned two arrows
trying to get it.
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- I can't wait to have
this place try and break me.
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narrator: For the first time
on "Alone,"
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ten participants fight
to survive
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in the hunting ground
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of the world's largest
land predator...
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- Oh, my God, where'd he go?
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Those are bear.
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- I heard a big animal.
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- Hey, bear.
- Oh, no, [bleep].
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- Sometimes you eat the bear.
Sometimes the bear eats you.
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narrator: Battling
merciless conditions...
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- This is
some hardcore bushwhacking.
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- Why does it have to be
such a struggle every night?
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- I hit it, I hit it, I hit it.
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- I feel more alive
every day I'm out here.
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- Here comes the rain again.
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- Labrador, you're not
going to make
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it easy for us, are you?
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narrator:
In complete isolation.
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- The most dangerous thing
out here is myself.
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- Look at that!
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- The cold ground is just
pulling all the warmth from me.
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- How many days can this go on?
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- Very, very hungry.
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- I feel like
I'm hitting a wall.
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narrator:
Last one standing wins.
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- Only gonna get harder
the longer you stay out here.
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[dramatic music]
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- I want to get some work done
on the permanent shelter,
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long-term shelter today.
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Bathing weather like
this just tells you, yep,
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I'd better get that
long-term shelter going.
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Something nice, and enclosed,
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and out of the wind
would be awesome right now.
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I don't know
if anybody else has
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their long-term shelters
up yet,
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but I'm guessing there's
probably a couple of people
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that are further along
than I am anyway right now.
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This is going
to my shelter spot
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from my temporary shelter spot.
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See, it's just a hop,
skip, and a jump.
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My long-term shelter
is what I'm excited about.
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I've been building the front,
taking down big logs
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and putting things in place.
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I'm gonna jump in here
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and dig out some of this
back wall of the shelter.
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So this will be the front.
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And I want to move some
of the duff and the sand
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forward and come up
against this log.
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I found just natural
spot here where I've got
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four trees that
are in a good position.
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I plan on using those
for my structural support.
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I've noticed, like,
in all the seasons,
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it seems like
almost everyone has made
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freestanding structures,
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and I really don't
understand that at all.
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I would rather incorporate
living rooted trees
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that are much stronger
and more stable.
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And I am berming it, so like
one side is dug into the hill.
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I'm just gonna pull it
down the hill
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and put it up against there.
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But with all the rain,
it's coming apart pretty easy.
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This weather is crazy,
like, rain and then sunshine
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for a while, and the winds
come in really intense.
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I'm gonna need a shelter
that can adapt
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to either warm or cold
and can block wind.
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I'm really hoping I'm
gonna be out here a while,
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and I want something
that's gonna be insulated,
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and I'd really like
to get up away
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from the moisture
of all the water and stuff
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that's down lower.
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Bring it up level
with the top of my log.
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Bringing up poles,
that's the next stage.
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I can be a workaholic
when I get into something,
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and really get into it,
I'm like, go, go, go.
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And my family is a lot
like that too.
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Pretty heavy load.
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I come from a line of women
that are not routine people.
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They tended
to just go after life.
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My mom was a single parent,
big into the outdoors.
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She's an amazing fisherwoman.
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She's just so strong
and been through so much.
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Oh, good God,
this thing's heavy.
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When things get hard,
I think about my mom
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and call on that strength.
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You just got to keep going.
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You can curl up and die,
or you can keep going.
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Which do you choose?
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I feel pretty good about that.
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This will
be the work done for today.
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- Today on the menu,
there is a pot full of seaweed.
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Get a good look at this, folks.
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I don't think it gets
much better than that.
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Seaweed is my staple food.
It is keeping me alive.
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I haven't
been successful fishing.
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I haven't caught any fish.
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It's still got that earthy,
crunchy flavor.
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Little elements
of sand and dirt.
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As you can guess, I don't
eat this much seaweed usually.
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I feel like my body is trying
to figure out what's going on.
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I'm gonna try and cut
down a tree right after this.
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Top priority is my shelter,
but I also just want
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to make sure I'm putting
some food in my belly.
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Just a dude eating his seaweed,
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trying to build
a home in the woods.
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Okay, let's do some
work on my shelter.
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I'm doing a log cabin
as my permanent shelter
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because it's sturdy.
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We are in an area
of really high winds,
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and I want something
that is rock solid.
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I really did want
to be farther along
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on my shelter than I am.
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I just gotta keep
a more aggressive pace
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than I have been
and just really push through.
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This whole area is very wet.
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I'm basically
building on a marsh.
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It's a muskeg and I'm worried
about water coming up.
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And so I think I'm gonna
try and do a floor
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in my shelter.
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I know this seems like so much
trouble for putting in a floor,
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and people don't put in floors,
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but I don't know if you
can hear how squishy that is.
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This is just one big marsh.
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Okay, I'm a little worried
about how marshy
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this ground is.
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But I just think this
is the type of ground
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I have to work with
unless I go farther up.
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But then it's just not level,
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and I don't have access
to the beach.
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So I'm gonna
need a lot more logs.
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This isn't the first shelter
I've built,
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but it's the first shelter
I've built
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for a climate like this.
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I'm just expecting
that everything is
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gonna take ten times
longer than I think
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it's going to take,
but I'm gonna figure it out.
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Oh, boy.
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It's getting dark.
It was a long day.
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I'm pretty excited about what
I got done on the shelter.
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I'm just cutting
some firewood.
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Oh, my gosh.
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I got it.
I got the grouse.
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I got it with my saw.
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Thank God, thank you, grouse.
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I've never caught a grouse
with a saw before.
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It feels surreal.
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It feels like a gift.
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I actually feel really
blessed by the land.
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Oh, my God, that is amazing.
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This feels like
a confirmation of this being
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the right site for me
to build my shelter on.
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Thank you, God.
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Thank you, Labrador.
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- Pay dirt, baby.
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I'm gonna try this here,
chop it up with the ax,
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and see how it goes.
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Plan for the day,
I'm gonna build a fireplace.
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I think I have an idea
on how to do it
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without stones.
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I'm gonna use the clay
that I have and mix that in
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with a bit of grass
to make a type of cob,
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and then build out the actual
fireplace from there.
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Right now, there's no way
to ventilate smoke.
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My shelter, it's just
getting a bit too smoky.
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Ooh, it is smoky in here.
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The house is so well sealed
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that it's just holding
that smoke,
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and that is really bad
for the lungs.
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Like making mud pies as a kid.
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Whether it will hold up
a chimney is another story.
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But let's give it a go.
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I've never built
with cob before,
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but I don't have any rocks
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here on my site,
just little pebbles.
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Cob seems to me like
the best solution that I have.
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And we're just
digging out the space
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where the firebox is gonna go.
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That's good right there.
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And we'll build up
the framework with willow.
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I'm gonna use a kind
of wattle and daub design
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to build the walls
of the fireplace up.
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I need to get
into a marathon mindset.
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A slow, meticulous pace,
just like little Flash,
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my pet tortoise.
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I'm not someone
that gets easily flustered.
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Being able to allow yourself
the room to do things badly
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and not allow that
to affect your mental state
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is an incredibly
powerful survival tool.
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So far, so good,
everything's holding together.
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Now we need to get it
all the way up to the top.
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I'm gonna be out
here as long as I can,
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and that's all that matters.
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[feathers rustle]
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- I think I just heard
of grouse land outside.
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I'm gonna go see
if I can take a shot at it.
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I need to save arrows
for the bear.
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I'm using my throwing stick.
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There he is.
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[tense music]
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- There he is.
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[bleep]
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Flew away.
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Oh, man.
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Can I have someone tell
the grouse to come back?
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That'd be great.
259
00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:01,899
I'm starting to see grouse
on my site again,
260
00:15:01,968 --> 00:15:03,834
and again, and again,
and I'm realizing
261
00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:06,837
that I need
to adapt my strategy.
262
00:15:06,907 --> 00:15:10,842
Gotta get better
at getting these grouse.
263
00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:14,012
Gonna finish getting
the chimney done.
264
00:15:14,981 --> 00:15:17,982
Priority after
this is getting food.
265
00:15:18,051 --> 00:15:21,052
So far, I am having
success with fishing.
266
00:15:21,254 --> 00:15:23,988
I don't have anything
stocked up in the pantry yet,
267
00:15:24,190 --> 00:15:27,458
so I am still kind of living
paycheck to paycheck
268
00:15:27,660 --> 00:15:28,993
in the food department.
269
00:15:29,061 --> 00:15:31,996
But the fishing doesn't seem
to be dying off,
270
00:15:32,065 --> 00:15:35,132
so I might try and hit
that a little harder.
271
00:15:35,201 --> 00:15:38,268
I've never gone this long
on this few calories before.
272
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¶ ¶
273
00:15:40,606 --> 00:15:41,672
I'm gonna call that good.
274
00:15:41,741 --> 00:15:44,876
I made a little weather flap,
275
00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:49,213
so hopefully,
it'll keep the water out.
276
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¶ ¶
277
00:15:52,619 --> 00:15:54,819
The big question is,
278
00:15:55,021 --> 00:15:57,888
what happens
when we put a fire to it?
279
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Is the whole thing
just gonna crumble?
280
00:16:01,761 --> 00:16:04,228
I'm gonna
try firing this thing up.
281
00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:11,002
¶ ¶
282
00:16:14,774 --> 00:16:15,840
Structurally, so far, so good.
283
00:16:15,908 --> 00:16:18,776
It looks like
it's holding up okay.
284
00:16:18,844 --> 00:16:21,012
Side walls
are starting to dry out.
285
00:16:22,581 --> 00:16:26,651
The vent's amazing.
286
00:16:26,719 --> 00:16:28,987
There's like no smoke in here.
287
00:16:31,457 --> 00:16:32,724
Just amazing.
288
00:16:32,926 --> 00:16:35,994
I think it's gonna work.
[chuckles]
289
00:16:37,797 --> 00:16:42,000
So this was
like a total experiment.
290
00:16:43,936 --> 00:16:47,005
I love moss house
more and more every day.
291
00:16:48,274 --> 00:16:52,610
What we need to do now is get
the food situation on lock,
292
00:16:52,812 --> 00:16:57,015
and I'll
be cruisin' to a win.
293
00:16:58,484 --> 00:17:01,218
[tense music]
294
00:17:01,287 --> 00:17:07,992
¶ ¶
295
00:17:12,765 --> 00:17:15,299
- It is just bunchberry galore.
296
00:17:15,502 --> 00:17:17,001
Look at this.
297
00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,007
Huge bunches of bunchberry.
298
00:17:24,911 --> 00:17:28,012
So I think it's
what's for lunch today.
299
00:17:30,249 --> 00:17:32,984
Which is nice, because most
days I don't even get lunch.
300
00:17:38,924 --> 00:17:40,724
I might need to come up
tomorrow and see
301
00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:43,995
if I can collect
a whole bunch more.
302
00:17:46,866 --> 00:17:48,533
I'm really getting tired
of bunchberry,
303
00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:52,803
but it's what's on the menu.
304
00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:55,006
Pretty much
all that's on the menu.
305
00:17:55,341 --> 00:17:58,676
¶ ¶
306
00:17:58,878 --> 00:17:59,743
- Food is more
of a struggle
307
00:17:59,812 --> 00:18:02,013
than I thought
it was gonna be.
308
00:18:02,215 --> 00:18:04,015
I'm definitely not taking in
that many calories,
309
00:18:04,217 --> 00:18:07,685
and my shelter is, you know,
just a lot of work.
310
00:18:07,753 --> 00:18:08,886
I haven't seen any grouse yet.
311
00:18:08,954 --> 00:18:12,023
I haven't
seen any rabbit droppings,
312
00:18:12,225 --> 00:18:15,826
but there's a lot of squirrel
in this whole area.
313
00:18:15,895 --> 00:18:19,297
So I'm gonna
set up a snare line.
314
00:18:19,365 --> 00:18:20,898
¶ ¶
315
00:18:20,967 --> 00:18:24,502
What I'm noticing is
that they're mostly
316
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running along the trees.
317
00:18:26,038 --> 00:18:29,039
So doing squirrel poles,
putting up snares
318
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where it looks like
they're moving up the pole.
319
00:18:30,976 --> 00:18:32,510
And that's nice
'cause you don't have
320
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to use much snare wire.
321
00:18:33,980 --> 00:18:35,846
You can attach
right to the stobs,
322
00:18:35,915 --> 00:18:36,848
right, the branches
that are coming
323
00:18:37,050 --> 00:18:39,049
off the main trunk,
to your anchor points.
324
00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,853
So this is one that
I've seen them running along.
325
00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:46,056
So there's a nice,
narrow opening, right?
326
00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:48,993
You can see where they
would come through right here.
327
00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:53,664
At SERE, my training
was how to save calories.
328
00:18:53,866 --> 00:18:56,000
It's all about survival,
right?
329
00:18:56,068 --> 00:18:59,069
So we did learn a lot
of traps and snares
330
00:18:59,139 --> 00:19:01,005
'cause they're just so much
more energy efficient.
331
00:19:02,876 --> 00:19:05,876
It's like
a spring activator, basically.
332
00:19:05,945 --> 00:19:08,679
If that gets hit,
then it's more likely
333
00:19:08,747 --> 00:19:11,281
that it'll close around them.
334
00:19:11,350 --> 00:19:15,286
¶ ¶
335
00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:17,688
Keep yelling.
336
00:19:17,890 --> 00:19:18,956
If you really knew
what I was doing,
337
00:19:19,025 --> 00:19:23,227
you definitely--you're
justified in your yelling.
338
00:19:23,296 --> 00:19:25,829
¶ ¶
339
00:19:25,898 --> 00:19:29,100
I've always
been really empathetic.
340
00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,769
I don't like killing things
if I don't have to.
341
00:19:31,838 --> 00:19:32,703
And I know--and
in this situation,
342
00:19:32,771 --> 00:19:33,837
it's like, well, you have to.
343
00:19:33,906 --> 00:19:35,773
It's like, no,
I could always push
344
00:19:35,842 --> 00:19:36,574
a red button
and go home, right?
345
00:19:36,643 --> 00:19:39,443
I don't have to kill them.
346
00:19:39,646 --> 00:19:42,013
[squirrel chattering]
347
00:19:46,518 --> 00:19:47,918
- Yep, I hear you.
348
00:19:47,987 --> 00:19:50,654
You don't want me here.
I don't blame you.
349
00:19:50,723 --> 00:19:53,924
Every day of any of our lives,
350
00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:56,927
we're killing things
indirectly, right?
351
00:19:56,996 --> 00:19:59,864
I've killed way more
animals and damaged
352
00:20:00,066 --> 00:20:03,066
way more environment
by building a house,
353
00:20:03,135 --> 00:20:05,136
and owning a car,
and buying clothes and shoes,
354
00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:08,939
and all of that than I
could possibly do out here.
355
00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:11,875
Between transportation,
and manufacturing,
356
00:20:11,944 --> 00:20:13,477
and packaging,
and all of that stuff,
357
00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,480
many things have died.
358
00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:20,017
All right, 15 snares up.
359
00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:22,086
So it's good to remember
that balance and understand
360
00:20:22,154 --> 00:20:26,891
this is a much more direct
and cleaner way to live,
361
00:20:26,959 --> 00:20:29,293
even if some animals die
in the process.
362
00:20:29,361 --> 00:20:35,966
¶ ¶
363
00:20:36,035 --> 00:20:37,501
There's been an awful
lot of complaining
364
00:20:37,570 --> 00:20:39,636
from just that spot.
365
00:20:39,705 --> 00:20:42,239
I should go check the snares.
366
00:20:42,308 --> 00:20:44,441
¶ ¶
367
00:20:44,510 --> 00:20:46,243
Holy [bleep], wow.
368
00:20:46,312 --> 00:20:50,014
¶ ¶
369
00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,254
[tense music]
370
00:20:57,323 --> 00:21:03,995
¶ ¶
371
00:21:05,732 --> 00:21:09,000
I got one.
I got some meat.
372
00:21:10,870 --> 00:21:15,672
So you can see him
hanging right here.
373
00:21:15,741 --> 00:21:18,542
So I got some food for tonight.
374
00:21:18,610 --> 00:21:21,812
Thank you, little buddy.
375
00:21:22,014 --> 00:21:23,413
So I haven't even
finished setting them up,
376
00:21:23,482 --> 00:21:25,215
and I got a meal.
377
00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:30,620
¶ ¶
378
00:21:30,690 --> 00:21:31,989
Our catch so far for the day.
379
00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:38,295
Poor little guy, but my tummy
will be very grateful.
380
00:21:38,364 --> 00:21:45,036
¶ ¶
381
00:21:45,972 --> 00:21:48,038
- It does feel good
to be able to start
382
00:21:48,107 --> 00:21:51,909
providing for myself here,
but squirrel isn't much.
383
00:21:51,978 --> 00:21:55,779
I mean, I'd want
five squirrels for dinner,
384
00:21:55,848 --> 00:21:57,915
and I'm getting one
for dinner.
385
00:21:57,984 --> 00:21:59,317
But it's certainly better
than nothing.
386
00:21:59,519 --> 00:22:01,919
That's for sure.
387
00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:04,989
My hope is that once I
get the lodge done,
388
00:22:05,057 --> 00:22:07,458
then I can start to put a lot
more energy
389
00:22:07,660 --> 00:22:10,995
into getting more food.
390
00:22:11,063 --> 00:22:13,730
That's really what I
want to end up doing.
391
00:22:13,799 --> 00:22:18,002
All right,
first full-fledged meal.
392
00:22:19,672 --> 00:22:22,006
With actual meat in it.
393
00:22:24,877 --> 00:22:29,013
Mmm,
lot like chicken wings, mmm.
394
00:22:30,683 --> 00:22:33,284
It's wonderful to have a meal.
395
00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:40,991
¶ ¶
396
00:22:57,042 --> 00:23:01,912
- All right, we're gonna do
my video diary log
397
00:23:01,981 --> 00:23:04,515
standing outside
'cause it's just too pretty
398
00:23:04,584 --> 00:23:05,983
to lay in bed any longer.
399
00:23:07,787 --> 00:23:09,720
I literally
opened my eyes today,
400
00:23:09,789 --> 00:23:12,857
I slept so well,
and just looked out,
401
00:23:13,059 --> 00:23:15,993
and it was just pink,
and purple, and blue.
402
00:23:16,996 --> 00:23:19,997
I need to get out
of here for sleeping.
403
00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:21,932
It's just gonna get
way colder down in here,
404
00:23:22,001 --> 00:23:25,936
and I'm kind of thinking
just a debris hut,
405
00:23:26,138 --> 00:23:27,938
but I gotta get this shelter up
because I think
406
00:23:28,007 --> 00:23:30,875
these nice days are gonna end,
and I could be
407
00:23:31,077 --> 00:23:35,278
in for a real awakening
when the rain comes.
408
00:23:35,347 --> 00:23:42,987
¶ ¶
409
00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:51,996
I'm thinking permanent shelter
just right over here.
410
00:23:53,766 --> 00:23:57,101
Well, this could be the spot.
411
00:23:57,169 --> 00:24:00,437
Number one reason is I like
this access to the beach.
412
00:24:00,506 --> 00:24:02,773
The ground I wanted,
413
00:24:02,975 --> 00:24:06,043
the wind seems
to be mostly east-west,
414
00:24:06,111 --> 00:24:09,246
so I want to put the back
of the shelter like so.
415
00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:13,650
¶ ¶
416
00:24:13,719 --> 00:24:15,185
I'm choosing
my shelter site.
417
00:24:15,254 --> 00:24:20,858
I'm trying to juggle a lot
of factors into this one area.
418
00:24:20,927 --> 00:24:23,461
Building a shelter
isn't my first move
419
00:24:23,663 --> 00:24:25,863
in a survival situation.
420
00:24:26,065 --> 00:24:29,065
I felt that focusing
on learning my site
421
00:24:29,134 --> 00:24:32,936
and finding some resources
like food would be time
422
00:24:33,005 --> 00:24:36,807
better spent
while the weather was nice.
423
00:24:37,009 --> 00:24:39,743
I chose this site
because it was out
424
00:24:39,946 --> 00:24:42,947
of the main flow
of animal traffic.
425
00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:46,684
The island I'm on isn't
a highly traveled area.
426
00:24:46,886 --> 00:24:48,485
There's very little sign
of anything
427
00:24:48,554 --> 00:24:50,954
other than squirrel.
428
00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:55,559
All right, we got
about half the shelter built.
429
00:24:55,628 --> 00:24:58,228
Coming together pretty well.
430
00:24:58,297 --> 00:25:00,898
¶ ¶
431
00:25:00,967 --> 00:25:05,035
I like using
earthen type shelter ideas.
432
00:25:05,103 --> 00:25:07,170
I like being the most
connected to the earth.
433
00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,107
Like, I didn't want to build
a raised platform, or a bed,
434
00:25:10,175 --> 00:25:12,643
or anything because
it puts you off the ground.
435
00:25:12,712 --> 00:25:13,777
I like sleeping on the ground.
436
00:25:13,980 --> 00:25:15,913
I sleep better
than I do in a bed.
437
00:25:16,115 --> 00:25:19,249
My back hurts less.
My shoulder hurts less.
438
00:25:19,318 --> 00:25:21,986
[sighs]
439
00:25:23,856 --> 00:25:26,657
Today was the day
to get this done,
440
00:25:26,725 --> 00:25:27,858
or at least get this started.
441
00:25:27,927 --> 00:25:30,260
I don't know
how long--it might take weeks
442
00:25:30,329 --> 00:25:34,999
to actually be done for winter,
but at least I got a roof on.
443
00:25:38,404 --> 00:25:40,470
[squeaking]
444
00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:42,206
- I hear a squirrel.
445
00:25:42,408 --> 00:25:45,943
¶ ¶
446
00:25:46,145 --> 00:25:49,813
Okay, he's gonna--he's
moving away, but let's see
447
00:25:50,016 --> 00:25:52,282
if we can't
get the camera on him here.
448
00:25:52,351 --> 00:25:59,089
¶ ¶
449
00:25:59,157 --> 00:26:01,491
I got a good shot right here,
so we're kind of gonna
450
00:26:01,561 --> 00:26:04,294
just ambush for a second.
451
00:26:04,363 --> 00:26:09,499
¶ ¶
452
00:26:09,569 --> 00:26:13,237
Nice, another squirrel.
453
00:26:13,305 --> 00:26:15,005
Tag.
454
00:26:16,508 --> 00:26:17,775
Thank you, buddy.
455
00:26:17,843 --> 00:26:19,242
Man, we're grateful
to have him.
456
00:26:19,312 --> 00:26:26,984
¶ ¶
457
00:26:27,719 --> 00:26:30,920
- Seared squirrel, campfire.
458
00:26:30,990 --> 00:26:34,725
This looks like I'm
roughing it, but I'm not.
459
00:26:34,794 --> 00:26:37,661
I think you're
roughing it at home,
460
00:26:37,730 --> 00:26:39,796
mostly because
it's comfortable,
461
00:26:39,865 --> 00:26:44,000
and you're
not challenging yourselves.
462
00:26:44,069 --> 00:26:48,138
Never been a big organ eater,
but you know what,
463
00:26:48,207 --> 00:26:54,011
They're the woods' vitamins
and minerals so going down.
464
00:26:55,548 --> 00:26:57,747
Mmm, pretty good.
465
00:26:57,816 --> 00:27:00,083
I really enjoy
cooking my food.
466
00:27:00,152 --> 00:27:03,554
I really enjoy eating my food,
savoring all my bites.
467
00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:05,022
I am feeling amazing.
468
00:27:05,090 --> 00:27:07,157
I'm having no problem
with the amount of food
469
00:27:07,226 --> 00:27:09,826
I'm getting or the nutrition
I'm getting from this diet.
470
00:27:09,895 --> 00:27:12,696
I feel more alive
every day I'm out here.
471
00:27:12,898 --> 00:27:14,831
I don't
feel more like going home.
472
00:27:14,900 --> 00:27:17,101
I feel more
like seeing what's coming.
473
00:27:17,303 --> 00:27:21,038
I can't wait to see the snow.
I can't wait to see the ice.
474
00:27:21,106 --> 00:27:24,908
I can't wait to have
this place try and break me.
475
00:27:24,976 --> 00:27:26,643
And I'm gonna
give it all I got back.
476
00:27:26,712 --> 00:27:29,646
I'm gonna swing for the fences.
477
00:27:29,715 --> 00:27:30,914
And if I got a throw a punch,
478
00:27:30,983 --> 00:27:34,118
I'll throw a punch,
but I'm sticking it out
479
00:27:34,186 --> 00:27:38,789
until I get pulled out of here
or I'm the last one.
480
00:27:38,857 --> 00:27:40,991
I couldn't live
with nothing less.
481
00:27:46,532 --> 00:27:49,265
[tense music]
482
00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:56,006
¶ ¶
483
00:28:00,546 --> 00:28:02,012
- Good morning!
484
00:28:02,081 --> 00:28:05,015
It's the "Alone" Show
with your host, Jesse Krebs.
485
00:28:06,085 --> 00:28:10,954
Today's topics, how
to build permanent shelters.
486
00:28:11,022 --> 00:28:14,291
We'll be looking at roofs
in particular today.
487
00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:15,759
¶ ¶
488
00:28:15,828 --> 00:28:19,029
- My goal today,
start construction
489
00:28:19,231 --> 00:28:21,899
on the roof and walls,
and get out of this weather,
490
00:28:21,967 --> 00:28:24,901
be able to have
a place that's indoor.
491
00:28:24,970 --> 00:28:28,305
Just want to get
the support poles in place.
492
00:28:28,373 --> 00:28:31,975
¶ ¶
493
00:28:32,178 --> 00:28:34,845
There are so many different
styles of shelter.
494
00:28:34,913 --> 00:28:36,980
We have A-frames,
and lean-tos,
495
00:28:37,049 --> 00:28:40,918
and fan shelters,
and igloos, and quinzhees.
496
00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:45,322
But what I'm designing
doesn't really fit any
497
00:28:45,524 --> 00:28:47,925
of those models.
498
00:28:47,993 --> 00:28:49,793
I feel like
the best shelters are ones
499
00:28:49,861 --> 00:28:52,863
that combine a lot
of elements.
500
00:28:52,931 --> 00:28:56,867
Okay, I think that one's
in there as well.
501
00:28:56,935 --> 00:28:58,735
It'll be more
of a lean-to design,
502
00:28:58,804 --> 00:29:01,205
but it's
hard to really classify it.
503
00:29:01,407 --> 00:29:06,877
¶ ¶
504
00:29:06,946 --> 00:29:09,279
- We've cut
some stakes for the walls.
505
00:29:09,347 --> 00:29:14,218
So the plan would be to drive
stakes down into the ground,
506
00:29:14,286 --> 00:29:18,488
then I can weave some things
in between them, like bark,
507
00:29:18,557 --> 00:29:20,691
boughs, and then moss,
508
00:29:20,893 --> 00:29:22,993
and fill the walls
with debris.
509
00:29:29,502 --> 00:29:32,302
Onto the other side.
510
00:29:32,504 --> 00:29:34,237
Oh, God, okay.
511
00:29:34,306 --> 00:29:39,176
¶ ¶
512
00:29:39,245 --> 00:29:42,112
As usual, I'm probably biting
off more than I can chew.
513
00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:45,248
Everything takes me longer
than I think it will,
514
00:29:45,317 --> 00:29:49,787
but better to just do it right
and have it be pretty solid,
515
00:29:49,989 --> 00:29:53,256
and it'll make it easier
in the long run.
516
00:29:53,325 --> 00:29:55,993
¶ ¶
517
00:29:56,061 --> 00:29:59,797
When my mom got pregnant
with me, she was 20.
518
00:29:59,999 --> 00:30:02,465
After I was born,
my biological dad,
519
00:30:02,534 --> 00:30:04,868
he wasn't around.
520
00:30:05,070 --> 00:30:06,870
She decided
that she was actually gonna
521
00:30:06,939 --> 00:30:09,138
keep me and not give me
up for adoption.
522
00:30:09,208 --> 00:30:13,142
And I think about how
she struggled putting herself
523
00:30:13,212 --> 00:30:17,815
through college with no help,
working, and raising me.
524
00:30:18,017 --> 00:30:21,018
And, like,
she still somehow managed
525
00:30:21,220 --> 00:30:23,887
in that time to, like,
travel to incredible places.
526
00:30:23,956 --> 00:30:26,957
And she fell in love
with a Nepalese man.
527
00:30:27,025 --> 00:30:29,025
She was riding elephants
in the Himalayas.
528
00:30:29,094 --> 00:30:32,896
She's just amazing,
and she's always just been
529
00:30:33,098 --> 00:30:37,234
such a fan, you know,
of me and supporter.
530
00:30:37,303 --> 00:30:40,437
¶ ¶
531
00:30:40,505 --> 00:30:43,440
Here's some bark.
532
00:30:43,642 --> 00:30:45,775
Lots and lots of bark.
533
00:30:45,845 --> 00:30:46,576
That's how
I'm approaching this.
534
00:30:46,645 --> 00:30:48,912
There is nobody out there.
535
00:30:49,114 --> 00:30:51,114
I'm alone, and I've got
to figure this out.
536
00:30:51,182 --> 00:30:52,916
If you want to keep living,
there's nobody gonna
537
00:30:53,118 --> 00:30:57,921
show up and plug you in
or make you feel better.
538
00:30:57,989 --> 00:31:00,657
It's on you,
so do what you got to do.
539
00:31:00,859 --> 00:31:01,725
What do you need
to do right now?
540
00:31:01,927 --> 00:31:03,994
And that's got
to be your focus.
541
00:31:05,931 --> 00:31:07,998
I think it's looking
pretty darn good.
542
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:12,135
I think we call it.
It feels good enough for today.
543
00:31:12,204 --> 00:31:15,005
It's gonna take a lot more
energy than I thought it was.
544
00:31:18,343 --> 00:31:25,015
¶ ¶
545
00:31:54,246 --> 00:31:58,982
- There was a squirrel,
tried to shoot, missed again.
546
00:32:01,053 --> 00:32:04,321
The squirrels around
here must be wondering,
547
00:32:04,523 --> 00:32:05,922
"What the heck?
548
00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:08,591
"I'm always getting
these weird projectiles
549
00:32:08,660 --> 00:32:11,328
whenever this guy's around."
550
00:32:11,396 --> 00:32:13,262
[chuckles]
551
00:32:13,332 --> 00:32:15,932
¶ ¶
552
00:32:16,001 --> 00:32:19,402
I've already explored upriver
very well.
553
00:32:19,471 --> 00:32:20,871
There's nothing.
554
00:32:21,073 --> 00:32:23,539
So now I just want
to explore a little bit.
555
00:32:23,608 --> 00:32:24,608
I'm not gonna go far.
556
00:32:24,810 --> 00:32:27,276
Just gonna walk a little bit.
557
00:32:27,346 --> 00:32:30,079
¶ ¶
558
00:32:30,148 --> 00:32:33,750
So just for the record,
this is how difficult it is
559
00:32:33,818 --> 00:32:37,988
to walk
through my piece of land.
560
00:32:41,026 --> 00:32:44,027
After that grouse,
I have not eaten much.
561
00:32:44,095 --> 00:32:46,563
I've been very carefully
looking at the ground
562
00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:48,698
for signs of rabbits,
563
00:32:48,767 --> 00:32:50,834
but I cannot see
any droppings,
564
00:32:50,902 --> 00:32:53,236
so that's
not great news for me.
565
00:32:53,305 --> 00:33:00,010
¶ ¶
566
00:33:00,512 --> 00:33:03,013
Look at that.
567
00:33:03,582 --> 00:33:06,249
Those are bear tracks.
568
00:33:06,318 --> 00:33:08,385
¶ ¶
569
00:33:08,587 --> 00:33:09,987
That's a bear track.
570
00:33:11,456 --> 00:33:13,190
Holy [bleep].
571
00:33:13,392 --> 00:33:19,796
¶ ¶
572
00:33:19,865 --> 00:33:23,000
And here's my hand
for reference so...
573
00:33:24,403 --> 00:33:27,204
Holy [bleep].
574
00:33:27,406 --> 00:33:31,008
¶ ¶
575
00:33:36,081 --> 00:33:39,082
I can do a few things
to try to optimize
576
00:33:39,284 --> 00:33:44,220
so that if a bear goes nearby,
I can get a shot at it.
577
00:33:44,289 --> 00:33:49,960
¶ ¶
578
00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:53,563
So I'm thinking
that having a bear nearby,
579
00:33:53,631 --> 00:33:55,165
it's quite dangerous.
580
00:33:55,233 --> 00:33:59,035
I need to really protect
myself and my food coming in,
581
00:33:59,104 --> 00:34:03,306
so I'm gonna hang my food
scraps from the grouse.
582
00:34:03,374 --> 00:34:08,178
¶ ¶
583
00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:10,013
Nice.
584
00:34:11,450 --> 00:34:13,716
So here it is.
585
00:34:13,786 --> 00:34:18,054
Grouse intestines,
and foods scraps,
586
00:34:18,123 --> 00:34:22,859
and some cans, and hopefully,
if an animal is trying
587
00:34:23,061 --> 00:34:25,996
to get it, it'll make
a little bit of noise.
588
00:34:27,332 --> 00:34:32,802
¶ ¶
589
00:34:32,871 --> 00:34:35,671
Okay, so I just had
a great idea.
590
00:34:35,740 --> 00:34:38,942
Why don't I make, like, a bell?
591
00:34:39,010 --> 00:34:43,746
So I have this pot here,
so--and I also have
592
00:34:43,816 --> 00:34:48,885
this huge,
huge nail that I found.
593
00:34:48,954 --> 00:34:53,223
If I string this nail
through this hole...
594
00:34:53,292 --> 00:34:55,492
¶ ¶
595
00:34:55,561 --> 00:34:59,996
now I have a loud bell.
596
00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:06,303
I'll be able to hear this
from far away for sure.
597
00:35:06,371 --> 00:35:09,039
¶ ¶
598
00:35:09,241 --> 00:35:13,009
Bear encounters could
be potentially pretty scary.
599
00:35:25,524 --> 00:35:27,791
If I hunt a bear,
600
00:35:27,859 --> 00:35:31,394
I'll be able
to outlast anyone.
601
00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:31,995
See if that works.
602
00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:39,202
[tense music]
603
00:35:39,404 --> 00:35:46,009
¶ ¶
604
00:35:56,555 --> 00:35:58,755
- Got ourselves a vice.
605
00:35:58,823 --> 00:36:01,691
Now we can
put the hook in there.
606
00:36:01,759 --> 00:36:03,994
I can put this between my legs.
607
00:36:06,565 --> 00:36:10,233
I can work on my flies.
608
00:36:10,302 --> 00:36:15,772
¶ ¶
609
00:36:15,974 --> 00:36:21,510
I'm gonna take a little
bit of this foam
610
00:36:21,580 --> 00:36:24,014
off the edge of my boot.
611
00:36:25,117 --> 00:36:28,985
I hope that doesn't make
my boots too uncomfortable.
612
00:36:31,056 --> 00:36:33,256
As time goes on,
I'm realizing that I need
613
00:36:33,325 --> 00:36:37,127
to make a few different flies
to match different conditions
614
00:36:37,329 --> 00:36:40,997
and weather conditions that
are prevalent on the river.
615
00:36:42,267 --> 00:36:46,203
For the legs, we're gonna
take a little bit of fly line.
616
00:36:46,405 --> 00:36:49,940
¶ ¶
617
00:36:50,142 --> 00:36:54,877
I'm gonna make a couple
of flies that will sink
618
00:36:54,946 --> 00:36:56,879
and a couple of flies
that will float
619
00:36:56,948 --> 00:36:59,082
and give myself a little
bit of diversity
620
00:36:59,150 --> 00:37:03,987
in my fly box to allow me
to catch some fish.
621
00:37:04,622 --> 00:37:06,756
And there you have it,
622
00:37:06,825 --> 00:37:08,992
the world's
ugliest Chernobyl Ant.
623
00:37:12,030 --> 00:37:13,997
Let's see if they're
biting down there today.
624
00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:18,701
Feeling hungry
this morning, man.
625
00:37:18,770 --> 00:37:20,036
I need something
in my stomach.
626
00:37:20,105 --> 00:37:22,972
It's important that
we produce some food today.
627
00:37:23,041 --> 00:37:25,975
The cupboard's pretty
much empty again.
628
00:37:26,044 --> 00:37:28,011
The fishing seems pretty
reliable right now.
629
00:37:29,914 --> 00:37:33,183
Just look how beautiful
it is today.
630
00:37:33,385 --> 00:37:36,385
¶ ¶
631
00:37:36,454 --> 00:37:38,054
The wind is calm.
632
00:37:38,123 --> 00:37:40,991
I think it's gonna be a really
good morning for fishing.
633
00:37:46,931 --> 00:37:50,133
I do wonder
what everyone's doing.
634
00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:53,737
My parents, I bet they've got
a little countdown board
635
00:37:53,939 --> 00:37:57,340
or something going
on the fridge.
636
00:37:57,542 --> 00:37:58,408
"He's doin' it."
637
00:37:58,610 --> 00:38:01,478
They'll be saying stuff
like that all the time.
638
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:03,813
"Man, he's doin' great."
639
00:38:03,882 --> 00:38:05,482
I have no idea
if I'm doing great,
640
00:38:05,684 --> 00:38:07,984
but I just think I am.
641
00:38:10,088 --> 00:38:13,222
500,000 bucks would
be a big deal for us.
642
00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:17,960
A huge deal, the whole family,
it could help everybody out.
643
00:38:18,030 --> 00:38:22,766
My parents live on less
like 20 grand a year.
644
00:38:22,834 --> 00:38:24,968
They do
not have a lot of money.
645
00:38:25,170 --> 00:38:26,836
I'd love to be able
to sort them out with just
646
00:38:26,905 --> 00:38:30,907
a little mini
retirement pension.
647
00:38:30,976 --> 00:38:32,642
When you're living
on that kind of income,
648
00:38:32,710 --> 00:38:35,978
it makes a big difference.
649
00:38:36,048 --> 00:38:39,783
I know that I'm out here
for the right reasons.
650
00:38:39,985 --> 00:38:42,185
I'm hoping
that I can make it happen.
651
00:38:42,387 --> 00:38:44,854
¶ ¶
652
00:38:45,056 --> 00:38:49,792
All right, not a nibble
on the tenkara rod,
653
00:38:49,861 --> 00:38:53,797
so I'm gonna
put up the casting rod,
654
00:38:53,999 --> 00:38:57,666
and toss that line
out a little further,
655
00:38:57,736 --> 00:39:00,203
and see if that does something.
656
00:39:00,405 --> 00:39:04,007
¶ ¶
657
00:39:04,075 --> 00:39:06,209
I'm worried
that the fishing is drying up.
658
00:39:06,411 --> 00:39:08,945
¶ ¶
659
00:39:09,013 --> 00:39:10,746
The river levels are
starting to drop,
660
00:39:10,815 --> 00:39:12,882
and as the river
starts to drop,
661
00:39:13,084 --> 00:39:14,951
my shoreline gets
shallower and shallower,
662
00:39:15,019 --> 00:39:16,686
and I'm noticing
that the fish are starting
663
00:39:16,755 --> 00:39:19,222
to move further
and further off.
664
00:39:19,291 --> 00:39:22,758
¶ ¶
665
00:39:22,827 --> 00:39:27,564
I just lost my fly
in the back cast.
666
00:39:27,766 --> 00:39:29,098
The river is getting colder,
667
00:39:29,167 --> 00:39:30,767
the fish are getting
a little bit more lethargic,
668
00:39:30,969 --> 00:39:32,902
and the simple fact
of the matter
669
00:39:33,104 --> 00:39:37,240
is that I am fishing
two very small sites,
670
00:39:37,309 --> 00:39:40,242
and it's just a matter of time
before I've taken the majority
671
00:39:40,311 --> 00:39:45,515
of the fish that are hanging
out in those particular spots.
672
00:39:45,583 --> 00:39:48,384
I just lost my fly.
673
00:39:48,453 --> 00:39:50,386
The homemade one.
674
00:39:50,455 --> 00:39:51,454
It's frustrating.
675
00:39:51,656 --> 00:39:54,256
I don't know what to do.
676
00:39:54,325 --> 00:39:57,794
¶ ¶
677
00:39:57,863 --> 00:40:00,597
What are the two things
that you know
678
00:40:00,665 --> 00:40:04,000
will make it onto "Alone"?
679
00:40:05,537 --> 00:40:08,004
Song and a dance.
680
00:40:13,612 --> 00:40:14,543
¶ Do the hunger dance ¶
681
00:40:14,612 --> 00:40:15,545
¶ Doo, doo, doo, doo ¶
682
00:40:15,614 --> 00:40:16,545
¶ Do the hunger dance ¶
683
00:40:16,614 --> 00:40:17,547
¶ Doo, doo, doo, doo ¶
684
00:40:17,616 --> 00:40:19,482
¶ Do the hunger dance ¶
685
00:40:19,684 --> 00:40:20,549
¶ Doo, doo, doo, doo ¶
686
00:40:20,618 --> 00:40:21,551
¶ Do the hunger dance ¶
687
00:40:21,619 --> 00:40:22,485
¶ Doo, doo, doo, doo ¶
688
00:40:22,554 --> 00:40:24,687
¶ Unlimited calories ¶
689
00:40:24,890 --> 00:40:26,689
¶ Doo, dooby, doo,
doo, ba-doo ¶
690
00:40:26,758 --> 00:40:29,993
¶ Better low,
low, low, low ¶
691
00:40:31,696 --> 00:40:33,997
How's that?
[chuckles]
692
00:40:37,368 --> 00:40:44,007
¶ ¶
693
00:40:53,784 --> 00:40:58,521
- So we will have
a small delay
694
00:40:58,590 --> 00:41:00,990
in the day's activities...
695
00:41:03,862 --> 00:41:07,997
So I can do
a little sunbathing.
696
00:41:12,938 --> 00:41:15,605
Feels good
to get some sunshine,
697
00:41:15,674 --> 00:41:17,006
collect a little vitamin D.
698
00:41:19,010 --> 00:41:23,012
¶ I'm here squattin'
on the big river ¶
699
00:41:24,149 --> 00:41:27,984
¶ Eatin' lots of berries
and squirrel liver ¶
700
00:41:29,020 --> 00:41:32,621
That's part of the tune
I'm trying to work on.
701
00:41:32,690 --> 00:41:35,491
I think that'll be the chorus.
702
00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:37,293
Think it's catchy enough?
703
00:41:37,362 --> 00:41:39,295
[chuckles]
704
00:41:39,965 --> 00:41:41,998
It was nice to see
the sun's face again.
705
00:41:43,968 --> 00:41:46,236
All right, I suppose,
let's get to work.
706
00:41:46,438 --> 00:41:49,005
[groaning]
707
00:41:49,374 --> 00:41:53,643
¶ ¶
708
00:41:53,711 --> 00:41:55,244
Have to go check my traps.
709
00:41:55,313 --> 00:41:56,846
¶ ¶
710
00:41:56,915 --> 00:41:59,982
I need to start
getting some more food.
711
00:42:00,051 --> 00:42:01,985
I think the squirrel
around here are starting
712
00:42:02,187 --> 00:42:05,922
to figure out what
those shiny metal things are.
713
00:42:05,990 --> 00:42:08,591
Getting pretty good
at avoiding them.
714
00:42:08,659 --> 00:42:11,460
So nobody in any of those.
715
00:42:11,529 --> 00:42:13,196
Could be a problem.
716
00:42:13,398 --> 00:42:17,533
¶ ¶
717
00:42:17,602 --> 00:42:21,004
Oh, I got one over here.
718
00:42:24,476 --> 00:42:25,341
Poor thing.
719
00:42:25,410 --> 00:42:28,011
I'm gonna get
a good stick to hit him with.
720
00:42:28,613 --> 00:42:32,015
[squirrel chattering]
721
00:42:33,618 --> 00:42:35,985
They are not happy with me.
722
00:42:46,298 --> 00:42:49,999
¶ ¶
723
00:42:54,639 --> 00:42:57,306
[squirrel chirping loudly]
724
00:42:57,375 --> 00:43:04,013
¶ ¶
725
00:43:12,723 --> 00:43:14,190
I'm grateful for squirrels.
726
00:43:14,392 --> 00:43:16,725
¶ ¶
727
00:43:16,794 --> 00:43:18,994
Felt really bad
taking its life,
728
00:43:19,063 --> 00:43:21,531
especially mom was there
chattering and yelling,
729
00:43:21,733 --> 00:43:24,200
and she was really upset.
730
00:43:24,402 --> 00:43:25,134
¶ ¶
731
00:43:25,203 --> 00:43:28,538
Yeah, they have
the emotions, right.
732
00:43:28,606 --> 00:43:30,206
They feel like we do.
733
00:43:30,408 --> 00:43:31,874
¶ ¶
734
00:43:31,943 --> 00:43:34,944
So it is really hard
to break up families,
735
00:43:35,012 --> 00:43:36,813
but I know that's
also part of how it works,
736
00:43:36,881 --> 00:43:39,749
and that here
it's direct, right?
737
00:43:39,817 --> 00:43:41,551
I see it.
I have to be part of it.
738
00:43:41,753 --> 00:43:42,685
I have to take an active part
739
00:43:42,754 --> 00:43:46,289
if I'm going
to live and survive.
740
00:43:46,357 --> 00:43:48,491
¶ ¶
741
00:43:48,693 --> 00:43:51,761
[squirrel chirping loudly]
742
00:43:51,830 --> 00:43:53,296
- You have every right
to be mad at me.
743
00:43:53,498 --> 00:43:55,164
I understand.
744
00:43:56,034 --> 00:43:59,502
I think she was coming
over earlier this morning
745
00:43:59,570 --> 00:44:02,504
and like, you know,
746
00:44:02,573 --> 00:44:04,841
she was yelling at me,
747
00:44:04,909 --> 00:44:07,109
and I don't know
if she was yelling at me
748
00:44:07,178 --> 00:44:09,912
for setting out the snares
or yelling at me to come help.
749
00:44:09,981 --> 00:44:12,649
I would have liked
to have come help instead,
750
00:44:12,851 --> 00:44:15,184
but it's
not why I'm here, babe.
751
00:44:15,386 --> 00:44:18,721
¶ ¶
752
00:44:18,790 --> 00:44:23,659
She's eating
a pine cone right now,
753
00:44:23,728 --> 00:44:24,527
which could be comfort eating,
754
00:44:24,729 --> 00:44:27,797
but I see it as a good sign.
755
00:44:27,865 --> 00:44:29,198
She's gonna
keep living her life.
756
00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:31,868
¶ ¶
757
00:44:32,070 --> 00:44:35,605
Every day we live,
other things must die,
758
00:44:35,807 --> 00:44:37,673
and that is the law of nature.
759
00:44:37,742 --> 00:44:39,876
That is the way things work.
760
00:44:40,078 --> 00:44:43,012
And we don't realize
in our modern lives
761
00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:45,481
that the same thing is
happening indirectly
762
00:44:45,683 --> 00:44:47,550
because of our actions.
763
00:44:47,619 --> 00:44:51,487
So even though this is hard,
764
00:44:51,556 --> 00:44:55,424
to see it that directly,
765
00:44:55,493 --> 00:44:57,293
it's more honest.
766
00:44:57,361 --> 00:45:02,999
¶ ¶
767
00:45:07,505 --> 00:45:08,237
[tense music]
768
00:45:08,306 --> 00:45:16,012
¶ ¶
769
00:45:28,126 --> 00:45:33,596
- Okay, I'm gonna do this.
I'm going to wash my hair.
770
00:45:33,665 --> 00:45:37,533
My hair feels so dry and wiry.
771
00:45:37,602 --> 00:45:40,870
I've got some warm water.
772
00:45:41,072 --> 00:45:43,539
First, I'm just gonna
dunk my hair in there.
773
00:45:43,741 --> 00:45:46,008
That'll be the easiest way.
774
00:45:48,813 --> 00:45:52,014
Oh, my gosh,
this feels so good.
775
00:45:57,355 --> 00:45:58,554
[laughs]
776
00:45:58,623 --> 00:46:00,556
Now I got
a little leaves--
777
00:46:00,625 --> 00:46:02,992
where'd those all come from?
778
00:46:04,428 --> 00:46:07,563
Okay, well...
779
00:46:07,765 --> 00:46:09,999
I think I got it pretty good.
780
00:46:14,839 --> 00:46:17,239
Could somebody
hand me my towel.
781
00:46:17,308 --> 00:46:19,008
Thanks.
782
00:46:20,377 --> 00:46:25,047
¶ ¶
783
00:46:25,116 --> 00:46:29,852
My goal today is just to get
into the shelter.
784
00:46:29,921 --> 00:46:33,189
Let's try not to get
my pink shirt dirty.
785
00:46:33,391 --> 00:46:39,996
¶ ¶
786
00:46:40,198 --> 00:46:42,397
It's very overwhelming
for me to build a shelter
787
00:46:42,466 --> 00:46:46,068
to settle into.
788
00:46:46,136 --> 00:46:49,338
But the land told me
how to build the shelter.
789
00:46:49,540 --> 00:46:51,073
I saw the hill.
790
00:46:51,142 --> 00:46:54,810
That hillside is all clay
under those blueberries.
791
00:46:54,879 --> 00:46:57,012
And I went to bed,
and that night,
792
00:46:57,081 --> 00:47:00,082
the land told me,
lift up the topsoil, dig in,
793
00:47:00,151 --> 00:47:03,753
build your little structure,
and put the topsoil on,
794
00:47:03,955 --> 00:47:05,955
but you have
to put the topsoil back.
795
00:47:06,023 --> 00:47:07,823
My plan is to have
the front wall lean back
796
00:47:07,892 --> 00:47:09,959
so that I can pile
the clay up there
797
00:47:10,028 --> 00:47:15,097
because the moss is rated R5,
the clay is R50,
798
00:47:15,166 --> 00:47:17,633
so I'm going to use this clay
as much as possible
799
00:47:17,702 --> 00:47:19,302
to really hold in the heat.
800
00:47:19,370 --> 00:47:20,903
¶ ¶
801
00:47:20,972 --> 00:47:23,639
I feel so blessed
with all the abundance
802
00:47:23,708 --> 00:47:25,841
that this land has to give.
803
00:47:25,910 --> 00:47:27,910
It's like,
it's making it so easy.
804
00:47:28,112 --> 00:47:30,712
I think I'm gonna level
this out a little bit,
805
00:47:30,781 --> 00:47:32,248
and then
start working on the bed.
806
00:47:32,317 --> 00:47:38,453
¶ ¶
807
00:47:38,522 --> 00:47:39,722
Brr, it got chilly.
808
00:47:39,791 --> 00:47:42,191
I think I need
to put on my shirt.
809
00:47:42,393 --> 00:47:48,998
¶ ¶
810
00:47:51,068 --> 00:47:54,136
- All right, so we can get
the tarp on there
811
00:47:54,204 --> 00:47:57,272
and start living in it while
I'm finishing the roof.
812
00:47:57,341 --> 00:47:59,541
¶ ¶
813
00:47:59,610 --> 00:48:01,009
I'm not eating enough.
814
00:48:01,078 --> 00:48:03,879
I'm burning way more calories
than I'm eating,
815
00:48:03,948 --> 00:48:07,550
but I also realize
I get so wrapped up
816
00:48:07,752 --> 00:48:09,085
on the to do, to do, to do.
817
00:48:09,153 --> 00:48:11,887
Now I gotta do this,
today I'm going to do this,
818
00:48:11,956 --> 00:48:14,991
and not taking
the time out to just be.
819
00:48:18,696 --> 00:48:23,232
I'm so happy.
I moved in.
820
00:48:23,301 --> 00:48:29,304
¶ ¶
821
00:48:29,373 --> 00:48:33,009
[scraping]
822
00:48:38,515 --> 00:48:40,983
So here we are!
823
00:48:43,587 --> 00:48:45,854
I moved into my shelter.
824
00:48:45,923 --> 00:48:50,526
I got the tarp on.
I got some ribs going.
825
00:48:50,728 --> 00:48:54,063
we got everything tied down.
826
00:48:54,131 --> 00:48:56,999
But I've been really looking
forward to being able
827
00:48:57,067 --> 00:49:01,670
to have a fire in my shelter,
and here it is.
828
00:49:01,739 --> 00:49:05,207
Number one,
first night, whoo!
829
00:49:05,410 --> 00:49:06,809
¶ ¶
830
00:49:07,011 --> 00:49:09,478
Something I'm learning
about myself is
831
00:49:09,680 --> 00:49:12,815
I am a visionary person.
832
00:49:13,017 --> 00:49:14,817
I get inspired,
and I get these ideas.
833
00:49:15,019 --> 00:49:17,820
Oh, it's only going
to take two days.
834
00:49:17,888 --> 00:49:20,155
But then I get
into the project,
835
00:49:20,224 --> 00:49:23,759
and I get really detailed,
and I get very perfectionist
836
00:49:23,961 --> 00:49:26,963
about things,
and I'm discovering
837
00:49:27,165 --> 00:49:29,965
with myself there's
a balance between details
838
00:49:30,034 --> 00:49:33,502
and just getting it done
so that you can survive.
839
00:49:33,571 --> 00:49:35,904
All that's left is food.
840
00:49:35,973 --> 00:49:39,107
I just--that's the game.
It's the food game.
841
00:49:39,176 --> 00:49:44,013
And I can focus the majority
of my day on getting food.
842
00:49:45,983 --> 00:49:48,784
Yeah, this is definitely
a game changer.
843
00:49:48,852 --> 00:49:50,987
Definitely a game changer,
for sure.
844
00:49:52,523 --> 00:49:55,257
[tense music]
845
00:49:55,326 --> 00:50:01,998
¶ ¶
846
00:50:24,622 --> 00:50:27,990
- Nailed it.
That's good.
847
00:50:28,426 --> 00:50:31,560
¶ ¶
848
00:50:31,762 --> 00:50:35,097
I am taking target practice.
849
00:50:35,165 --> 00:50:37,766
I'm just gonna shoot
into the opposite bank there
850
00:50:37,835 --> 00:50:40,836
a few times
because I feel like
851
00:50:40,904 --> 00:50:43,105
my aim is just
a little bit off,
852
00:50:43,173 --> 00:50:45,641
and I need to start
nailing more of these shots.
853
00:50:45,710 --> 00:50:47,710
So morning target practice is
854
00:50:47,912 --> 00:50:49,778
going into
the morning routine.
855
00:50:49,847 --> 00:50:54,249
Try something
a little further away.
856
00:50:54,318 --> 00:50:55,851
¶ ¶
857
00:50:55,920 --> 00:50:58,920
I'm ready
to start utilizing my bow.
858
00:50:58,989 --> 00:51:00,989
The fishing spot is
totally burned out.
859
00:51:01,059 --> 00:51:03,592
I mean, I've tried
fishing for a few days now,
860
00:51:03,661 --> 00:51:04,993
and there's just nothing.
861
00:51:05,063 --> 00:51:07,463
I want to spend more time
out on the landscape
862
00:51:07,665 --> 00:51:10,265
looking for black bear.
863
00:51:10,334 --> 00:51:12,601
¶ ¶
864
00:51:12,670 --> 00:51:16,939
Okay, I feel good about that.
865
00:51:17,141 --> 00:51:19,208
Just needed a couple
of confidence booster shots.
866
00:51:19,410 --> 00:51:24,480
¶ ¶
867
00:51:24,549 --> 00:51:27,083
- Check this guy out.
868
00:51:27,285 --> 00:51:31,353
That's the first bolete I've
found since I've been here.
869
00:51:31,556 --> 00:51:33,755
It's a little old,
870
00:51:33,824 --> 00:51:37,293
but we are totally going
to eat that.
871
00:51:37,361 --> 00:51:39,828
¶ ¶
872
00:51:39,897 --> 00:51:42,498
We're gonna go
up onto the hill,
873
00:51:42,567 --> 00:51:44,967
see what we can find.
874
00:51:45,169 --> 00:51:49,438
I don't see a path to 75,
80 days here for me
875
00:51:49,507 --> 00:51:51,239
without that bear.
876
00:51:51,308 --> 00:51:54,910
I can scrape by on good looks
and charm only for so long.
877
00:51:54,978 --> 00:51:57,512
After a while,
things need to get real.
878
00:51:57,581 --> 00:51:59,315
So I gotta produce.
879
00:51:59,383 --> 00:52:02,184
[sighs]
880
00:52:02,386 --> 00:52:03,385
¶ ¶
881
00:52:03,588 --> 00:52:06,922
Wow, it's gorgeous.
882
00:52:06,990 --> 00:52:08,724
If I'm gonna take
a shot on the bear,
883
00:52:08,926 --> 00:52:10,792
it's gonna be
up on the plateau
884
00:52:10,862 --> 00:52:12,861
where I have a
good kind of visual
885
00:52:12,930 --> 00:52:15,263
to be able
to see where he might go.
886
00:52:15,332 --> 00:52:16,932
¶ ¶
887
00:52:17,001 --> 00:52:21,269
This would be a great spot
to glass for bears.
888
00:52:21,338 --> 00:52:22,938
¶ ¶
889
00:52:23,006 --> 00:52:29,211
We have some bear scat,
relatively recent.
890
00:52:29,279 --> 00:52:33,015
Think they might be walking
up and down on this ridgeline.
891
00:52:35,085 --> 00:52:38,988
I'm gonna go explore inland
for a couple of hours.
892
00:52:40,157 --> 00:52:43,158
I just walked two hours in,
good time to do it.
893
00:52:43,894 --> 00:52:47,563
There's too many bear signs
for me not
894
00:52:47,765 --> 00:52:49,231
to run into one at some point.
895
00:52:49,300 --> 00:52:52,034
¶ ¶
896
00:52:52,102 --> 00:52:56,038
Getting a black bear means
that you have just
897
00:52:56,106 --> 00:52:59,908
upped your chances
of winning exponentially.
898
00:52:59,977 --> 00:53:02,644
So rather than sitting
at home and trying
899
00:53:02,713 --> 00:53:04,847
to conserve those calories.
900
00:53:04,915 --> 00:53:07,449
For me,
I just have to go all in,
901
00:53:07,652 --> 00:53:10,052
and without doing that,
902
00:53:10,121 --> 00:53:13,722
I don't feel like I'm really
deserving of being here,
903
00:53:13,924 --> 00:53:16,191
deserving of being
on this land.
904
00:53:16,260 --> 00:53:20,795
I was never gonna come out
here and sit in my shelter.
905
00:53:20,864 --> 00:53:23,199
I'd rather be
out there hunting.
906
00:53:23,401 --> 00:53:25,000
¶ ¶
907
00:53:34,345 --> 00:53:40,983
¶ ¶
908
00:53:45,489 --> 00:53:48,223
[tense music]
909
00:53:48,292 --> 00:53:52,995
¶ ¶
910
00:53:59,503 --> 00:54:02,237
[tense music]
911
00:54:02,306 --> 00:54:09,011
¶ ¶
912
00:54:16,520 --> 00:54:18,187
- Holy [bleep].
913
00:54:18,389 --> 00:54:19,655
¶ ¶
914
00:54:19,857 --> 00:54:24,393
I got one,
finally got a grouse.
915
00:54:24,461 --> 00:54:26,861
Beautiful one.
916
00:54:26,930 --> 00:54:29,998
I've probably shot
at ten different grouse,
917
00:54:30,067 --> 00:54:32,935
and I've learned every time
how to get better at it.
918
00:54:33,003 --> 00:54:38,474
I feel so, so,
so thankful for this animal.
919
00:54:38,676 --> 00:54:41,276
Look how beautiful he is.
920
00:54:41,345 --> 00:54:47,616
¶ ¶
921
00:54:47,684 --> 00:54:50,485
I get to eat tonight again.
922
00:54:50,554 --> 00:54:53,221
Mushrooms and grouse.
923
00:54:53,291 --> 00:54:54,623
¶ ¶
924
00:54:54,825 --> 00:54:58,293
We're making it.
We're doing it.
925
00:54:58,362 --> 00:55:03,032
¶ ¶
926
00:55:03,234 --> 00:55:07,636
Back in the game, back
in the mother-freaking game.
927
00:55:07,705 --> 00:55:08,771
The fishing started drying up,
928
00:55:08,973 --> 00:55:12,040
and the bow
is starting to produce.
929
00:55:12,109 --> 00:55:14,576
This is a food source
I could start to depend on
930
00:55:14,645 --> 00:55:17,245
until that bear comes in.
931
00:55:17,315 --> 00:55:18,781
¶ ¶
932
00:55:18,983 --> 00:55:20,783
For dinner tonight,
I'm gonna stuff
933
00:55:20,985 --> 00:55:26,521
the entire grouse
with cranberries.
934
00:55:26,590 --> 00:55:29,591
Sprigs of Labrador tea
935
00:55:29,660 --> 00:55:32,461
and some sliced up bolete.
936
00:55:32,530 --> 00:55:35,197
That's one stuffed bird.
937
00:55:35,399 --> 00:55:42,004
¶ ¶
938
00:55:43,607 --> 00:55:46,274
Let's carve this turkey.
939
00:55:46,343 --> 00:55:53,015
¶ ¶
940
00:55:53,350 --> 00:55:54,983
Mmm.
941
00:55:57,554 --> 00:55:58,987
That is [bleep] amazing.
942
00:56:00,891 --> 00:56:02,991
You can taste
the cranberry in it.
943
00:56:06,163 --> 00:56:10,499
Sitting in moss house
enjoying a whole roasted bird
944
00:56:10,568 --> 00:56:13,001
in front of my fireplace.
945
00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:20,008
If that's not thriving,
I don't know what is.
946
00:56:23,513 --> 00:56:26,248
[tense music]
947
00:56:26,317 --> 00:56:32,988
¶ ¶
948
00:56:44,734 --> 00:56:46,735
- We've got a bunch of fish,
949
00:56:46,937 --> 00:56:49,271
so I'm gonna
build a fish cache.
950
00:56:49,473 --> 00:56:51,940
There we go.
951
00:56:52,009 --> 00:56:54,209
The problems of having
a surplus of food.
952
00:56:54,411 --> 00:56:55,543
¶ ¶
953
00:56:55,612 --> 00:56:57,812
The land's been awesome.
954
00:56:57,881 --> 00:57:00,015
I came here to hunt,
but clearly,
955
00:57:00,083 --> 00:57:02,417
fishing is a very important
part of survival
956
00:57:02,486 --> 00:57:04,820
in any landscape.
957
00:57:04,889 --> 00:57:08,557
So here's to still
living like a kid.
958
00:57:08,626 --> 00:57:12,561
Homemade rod, simple fly,
959
00:57:12,629 --> 00:57:14,963
about 40 years later.
960
00:57:15,031 --> 00:57:17,499
Enough fish that I'm
not gonna go hungry,
961
00:57:17,568 --> 00:57:19,701
at least for a few days.
962
00:57:19,904 --> 00:57:24,772
So he looked
a little small there,
963
00:57:24,842 --> 00:57:26,108
but I don't want it
floating away,
964
00:57:26,310 --> 00:57:30,579
so we're gonna block off here,
and then put a lid on that.
965
00:57:30,648 --> 00:57:32,447
That'll keep it cool today.
966
00:57:32,516 --> 00:57:34,249
Keep bugs off of it.
967
00:57:34,318 --> 00:57:41,990
¶ ¶
968
00:57:46,730 --> 00:57:49,998
Oh, I think I see something.
969
00:57:53,604 --> 00:57:55,938
Look at this beaver trail.
970
00:57:56,006 --> 00:57:59,607
There's just beaver sign
all over right here.
971
00:57:59,676 --> 00:58:02,477
That's too good to pass up.
972
00:58:02,546 --> 00:58:04,279
I got to sit this.
973
00:58:04,348 --> 00:58:05,880
¶ ¶
974
00:58:05,949 --> 00:58:08,617
The best strategy
to hunt most game,
975
00:58:08,686 --> 00:58:09,685
especially with bow and arrow,
976
00:58:09,753 --> 00:58:11,686
is to find a high traffic area
977
00:58:11,755 --> 00:58:14,756
and ambush them
at close range.
978
00:58:14,825 --> 00:58:17,025
These beavers are
super active.
979
00:58:17,094 --> 00:58:20,161
It's just a matter of time
before we cross paths.
980
00:58:20,230 --> 00:58:23,298
There's this ambush spot where
this beaver hits right here.
981
00:58:23,366 --> 00:58:26,034
¶ ¶
982
00:58:26,103 --> 00:58:28,437
Let's just take a peek
and just watch this corridor
983
00:58:28,639 --> 00:58:30,238
here for a little bit.
984
00:58:30,307 --> 00:58:34,842
¶ ¶
985
00:58:34,912 --> 00:58:38,246
- I think I see one
right over here.
986
00:58:38,315 --> 00:58:44,987
¶ ¶
987
00:58:55,665 --> 00:58:59,001
Had one shot, just missed.
988
00:59:06,410 --> 00:59:13,982
¶ ¶
989
00:59:14,685 --> 00:59:16,284
There, that one hit it.
990
00:59:16,353 --> 00:59:23,992
¶ ¶
991
00:59:26,563 --> 00:59:29,431
Where would it go?
992
00:59:29,633 --> 00:59:32,500
I know he's hit hard.
993
00:59:32,569 --> 00:59:34,302
That's freakin' nuts.
994
00:59:34,371 --> 00:59:39,007
¶ ¶
995
00:59:43,447 --> 00:59:46,314
[tense music]
996
00:59:46,383 --> 00:59:52,988
¶ ¶
997
00:59:56,593 --> 00:59:58,926
These things are tough.
998
00:59:58,996 --> 01:00:02,263
I'm just really hoping
he goes belly up here.
999
01:00:02,332 --> 01:00:03,665
¶ ¶
1000
01:00:03,734 --> 01:00:04,800
A lot of meat
on this beaver.
1001
01:00:05,002 --> 01:00:07,202
Dang, I just can't
believe he's not dead.
1002
01:00:07,404 --> 01:00:12,074
¶ ¶
1003
01:00:12,142 --> 01:00:16,010
Well, we got to go back up
around and go back down
1004
01:00:16,079 --> 01:00:18,279
where he just went and see
if we can't pick him up.
1005
01:00:18,348 --> 01:00:20,615
¶ ¶
1006
01:00:20,684 --> 01:00:23,285
What a frickin' saga, man.
1007
01:00:23,353 --> 01:00:24,820
¶ ¶
1008
01:00:25,022 --> 01:00:28,423
It'll be a real bummer
to not recover this.
1009
01:00:28,625 --> 01:00:30,225
I mean, make me sick.
1010
01:00:30,294 --> 01:00:34,829
¶ ¶
1011
01:00:34,898 --> 01:00:36,498
I think it just
crawled out of this pond
1012
01:00:36,566 --> 01:00:39,233
into the main river.
1013
01:00:39,302 --> 01:00:42,237
Dang it.
1014
01:00:42,306 --> 01:00:44,439
¶ ¶
1015
01:00:44,641 --> 01:00:45,774
I know he's hit hard.
1016
01:00:45,976 --> 01:00:48,576
I hit him really close,
shot him right
1017
01:00:48,645 --> 01:00:51,013
behind the ear, basically.
1018
01:00:53,650 --> 01:00:54,983
I don't see anything yet.
1019
01:00:57,588 --> 01:00:59,921
Oh, man, adrenaline.
1020
01:00:59,990 --> 01:01:02,190
That's a big chunk
of food I was going after.
1021
01:01:02,392 --> 01:01:05,794
¶ ¶
1022
01:01:05,996 --> 01:01:10,198
It's getting darkish now,
and I see no sign
1023
01:01:10,267 --> 01:01:14,936
that he made it into the big
river right here, so hopefully,
1024
01:01:15,005 --> 01:01:19,474
I'm recovering a beaver
here tomorrow morning.
1025
01:01:19,543 --> 01:01:20,809
We're gonna head back,
1026
01:01:20,877 --> 01:01:24,212
recover some arrows,
get regrouped.
1027
01:01:24,414 --> 01:01:30,018
¶ ¶
1028
01:01:30,086 --> 01:01:31,219
I think I would have caught him
in this channel
1029
01:01:31,287 --> 01:01:34,022
if he would have made it,
but I think he got up in there,
1030
01:01:34,091 --> 01:01:37,625
and laid down, and realized
he was hurt pretty bad.
1031
01:01:37,695 --> 01:01:39,961
Anyway, I really hope he's down
1032
01:01:40,030 --> 01:01:43,432
and I can recover and use
that hide and that meat.
1033
01:01:43,634 --> 01:01:45,233
That would be awesome.
1034
01:01:45,302 --> 01:01:50,438
¶ ¶
1035
01:01:50,507 --> 01:01:51,640
This is hunting.
1036
01:01:51,708 --> 01:01:53,975
You just got to get out here,
and do the best you can,
1037
01:01:54,044 --> 01:01:57,112
and put in 100% effort
to recover this guy,
1038
01:01:57,181 --> 01:02:00,015
and hopefully, he's just--
he's expiring peacefully.
1039
01:02:02,452 --> 01:02:03,985
Still sharp.
1040
01:02:05,923 --> 01:02:10,992
Oh, it's just like life,
you gotta try.
1041
01:02:11,661 --> 01:02:13,195
Coulda, shoulda, woulda...
1042
01:02:13,397 --> 01:02:17,466
¶ ¶
1043
01:02:17,668 --> 01:02:19,801
What an exciting night.
1044
01:02:19,869 --> 01:02:22,804
I got to say,
I'm alive, you know?
1045
01:02:22,873 --> 01:02:25,941
Heart's beating.
Body's functioning well.
1046
01:02:26,009 --> 01:02:29,211
I got no excuses,
just doing the best I can.
1047
01:02:29,413 --> 01:02:31,680
¶ ¶
1048
01:02:31,748 --> 01:02:33,749
Folks, this is how you learn.
1049
01:02:33,951 --> 01:02:36,217
Get out here
and get your butt kicked.
1050
01:02:36,286 --> 01:02:40,288
¶ ¶
1051
01:02:40,490 --> 01:02:42,490
- Oh, [bleep].
1052
01:02:42,559 --> 01:02:44,692
- Come out, little guy.
1053
01:02:44,761 --> 01:02:47,361
- See if we can't
catch a trout.
1054
01:02:47,430 --> 01:02:48,963
Holy [bleep].
1055
01:02:49,032 --> 01:02:51,566
- I really feel bear
is gonna be a necessity
1056
01:02:51,634 --> 01:02:52,567
to make this long haul.
1057
01:02:52,769 --> 01:02:54,302
- We'll see who comes looking.
1058
01:02:54,504 --> 01:02:55,703
[bear growls]
1059
01:02:55,773 --> 01:03:01,443
- Well, I got
some muscle spasms
1060
01:03:01,511 --> 01:03:03,645
and leg cramps,
1061
01:03:03,847 --> 01:03:06,181
the kind
that curl your feet up.
1062
01:03:06,383 --> 01:03:08,049
[groans]
1063
01:03:08,118 --> 01:03:11,786
- I'm coming to the limits
of my physical body.
1064
01:03:11,855 --> 01:03:13,387
And now my heart
beat's irregular.
1065
01:03:13,456 --> 01:03:16,191
Ba-boom, ba-boom.
1066
01:03:16,393 --> 01:03:19,995
¶ ¶