1 00:00:05,072 --> 00:00:08,207 (motor running) 2 00:00:08,209 --> 00:00:13,011 JOHNNY: But right at the mouth of this channel is 3 00:00:13,013 --> 00:00:17,683 very swift current because the water's extremely shallow, 4 00:00:17,685 --> 00:00:22,487 and you come in at low tide to navigate that channel. 5 00:00:22,489 --> 00:00:25,491 And you can see, it's just, it's just ripping right there. 6 00:00:25,493 --> 00:00:28,494 Nature ultimately dictates when I have to come out here 7 00:00:28,496 --> 00:00:29,895 and go fishing. 8 00:00:29,897 --> 00:00:31,830 Today I'm gonna go dip-netting for salmon. 9 00:00:31,832 --> 00:00:34,033 It doesn't matter what I got going on in my life, 10 00:00:34,035 --> 00:00:35,767 as soon as I know the salmon are running, 11 00:00:35,769 --> 00:00:37,369 you drop everything, get out there, 12 00:00:37,371 --> 00:00:41,173 and get your season's worth of salmon. 13 00:00:41,175 --> 00:00:45,377 The waves hit the sandbar, 14 00:00:45,379 --> 00:00:50,049 and it's very easy to get your boat full of water. 15 00:00:50,051 --> 00:00:54,186 You know, people, people died doing this. 16 00:00:54,188 --> 00:00:56,955 They were in a small boat like, just like mine. 17 00:00:59,193 --> 00:01:01,060 You can see these waves right here, 18 00:01:01,062 --> 00:01:05,164 and you want to kind of get in through them without-- 19 00:01:07,601 --> 00:01:09,134 Oh, man. 20 00:01:09,136 --> 00:01:15,340 ♪ ♪ 21 00:01:15,342 --> 00:01:18,877 I just took on a (bleep) ton of water. 22 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:19,778 (laughs) 23 00:01:21,949 --> 00:01:24,216 Adventures, man, that's what it's all about. 24 00:01:24,218 --> 00:01:29,421 ♪ ♪ 25 00:01:29,423 --> 00:01:35,427 ♪ ♪ 26 00:01:35,429 --> 00:01:38,630 It's simple to just look at nature, listen to nature, 27 00:01:38,632 --> 00:01:40,098 read the signs. 28 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:41,834 It's good to see them all congregated 29 00:01:41,836 --> 00:01:45,036 in large pods, large groups. 30 00:01:45,038 --> 00:01:47,639 They wouldn't be doing that if there wasn't food source. 31 00:01:47,641 --> 00:01:50,375 So now it's my time to come out here 32 00:01:50,377 --> 00:01:52,644 and take advantage of that bounty. 33 00:01:52,646 --> 00:01:54,913 It's red salmon, and that's what I'm after. 34 00:01:54,915 --> 00:02:00,519 ♪ ♪ 35 00:02:00,521 --> 00:02:04,590 I got to get closer over there. You can see the darker water. 36 00:02:04,592 --> 00:02:07,859 I can feel the prop getting close to the ground, 37 00:02:07,861 --> 00:02:10,061 and I don't want to damage my prop. 38 00:02:10,063 --> 00:02:16,468 ♪ ♪ 39 00:02:16,470 --> 00:02:18,604 I'm starting to get real shallow. 40 00:02:20,541 --> 00:02:23,275 About two and a half feet deep. 41 00:02:23,277 --> 00:02:28,747 ♪ ♪ 42 00:02:28,749 --> 00:02:34,820 ♪ ♪ 43 00:02:34,822 --> 00:02:36,421 Oh, (bleep). 44 00:02:39,026 --> 00:02:41,226 I'm about to hit that bottom. 45 00:02:41,228 --> 00:02:43,228 ♪ ♪ 46 00:02:43,230 --> 00:02:49,168 ♪ ♪ 47 00:02:49,170 --> 00:02:52,371 There we go. That keeps the prop a little higher, 48 00:02:52,373 --> 00:02:54,639 a little bit more out of the water. 49 00:02:54,641 --> 00:02:59,244 ♪ ♪ 50 00:02:59,246 --> 00:03:00,979 CHEVIE: You just can't have a department store 51 00:03:00,981 --> 00:03:03,582 drop off lumber at your front porch. 52 00:03:03,584 --> 00:03:04,916 I had to cut the trees. 53 00:03:04,918 --> 00:03:06,652 I had to get the trees back to Shageluk. 54 00:03:06,654 --> 00:03:10,305 It's a lot of hard work and planning to get it done. 55 00:03:10,307 --> 00:03:14,726 ♪ ♪ 56 00:03:14,728 --> 00:03:17,329 ♪ ♪ 57 00:03:17,331 --> 00:03:19,264 I'm at my remote cabin. 58 00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:23,202 I'm here just getting ready for some fall projects. 59 00:03:23,204 --> 00:03:26,338 And that birch tree over there is a prime location 60 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:29,474 for a multiuse tree stand. 61 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:33,345 We're gonna use it for a tree fort/tree stand, 62 00:03:33,347 --> 00:03:35,480 just a place to be able to get up high, 63 00:03:35,482 --> 00:03:36,815 look out on the country, 64 00:03:36,817 --> 00:03:39,017 and see what's out there when we're hunting. 65 00:03:39,019 --> 00:03:42,020 So I better get after it, 'cause moose season's coming, 66 00:03:42,022 --> 00:03:45,624 and shortly after that, the snow's gonna start flying. 67 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:50,762 All right. All the building material's at the cabin. 68 00:03:50,764 --> 00:03:52,497 I feel good about that. 69 00:03:52,499 --> 00:03:55,433 Number-one thing to do is to start cutting some of this, 70 00:03:55,435 --> 00:03:58,169 all this grass down so I have good visibility 71 00:03:58,171 --> 00:04:01,406 and a safe working space. 72 00:04:01,408 --> 00:04:03,241 (starts weed trimmer) 73 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:06,978 We're gonna get this project done and get it done right. 74 00:04:06,980 --> 00:04:09,648 I want to get this project done lickety-split 75 00:04:09,650 --> 00:04:12,851 and be able to use it for this hunting season. 76 00:04:12,853 --> 00:04:13,719 I'm gonna be sitting up there 77 00:04:13,721 --> 00:04:15,587 with my kids looking for big bull moose, 78 00:04:15,589 --> 00:04:16,722 and they're gonna be asking me 79 00:04:16,724 --> 00:04:18,790 10,000 questions like another day 80 00:04:18,792 --> 00:04:21,393 except for we're gonna be ten feet off the ground. 81 00:04:21,395 --> 00:04:24,796 (weed trimmer stops) 82 00:04:24,798 --> 00:04:26,732 All right. Got some weed whacking done. 83 00:04:26,734 --> 00:04:28,934 And that tree stand's right here behind us. 84 00:04:28,936 --> 00:04:30,936 It's gonna be up off the ground. 85 00:04:30,938 --> 00:04:36,208 All out here, I'm looking for moose and just anything. 86 00:04:36,210 --> 00:04:39,277 This is what I'm looking to see more of. Cool. 87 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,413 Time to get some work done. 88 00:04:41,415 --> 00:04:45,750 ♪ ♪ 89 00:04:45,752 --> 00:04:48,286 KALEB: Out here, we have the freedom whenever we want 90 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:51,890 to go out and learn a life lesson, to just go do it. 91 00:04:51,892 --> 00:04:54,159 There's no hindrances that get in the way 92 00:04:54,161 --> 00:04:58,096 of learning how to survive in the middle of the wilderness. 93 00:04:58,098 --> 00:05:01,766 ♪ ♪ 94 00:05:01,768 --> 00:05:04,102 ♪ ♪ 95 00:05:04,104 --> 00:05:09,240 ♪ ♪ 96 00:05:09,242 --> 00:05:12,444 This rain is gonna make everything challenging. 97 00:05:12,446 --> 00:05:14,846 Right now, I've got four cords of wood 98 00:05:14,848 --> 00:05:18,317 just piled up in my yard, and it's raining right now. 99 00:05:18,319 --> 00:05:20,185 The wood is soaking wet. 100 00:05:20,187 --> 00:05:22,054 I couldn't light a fire with my firewood 101 00:05:22,056 --> 00:05:24,055 if I wanted to right now, 102 00:05:24,057 --> 00:05:27,259 so I need a way to protect it and keep it dry. 103 00:05:27,261 --> 00:05:29,194 I harvested this tree last winter. 104 00:05:29,196 --> 00:05:32,464 And now, I need to get it sized up, cut up, 105 00:05:32,466 --> 00:05:34,599 all the important stuff. 106 00:05:34,601 --> 00:05:37,469 And, uh, next thing you know, it'll be standing up 107 00:05:37,471 --> 00:05:40,539 and we'll be keeping the rain off my firewood. 108 00:05:40,541 --> 00:05:41,740 BRITTANY: Hey. KALEB: Hi. 109 00:05:41,742 --> 00:05:43,275 BRITTANY: You got some marks going on. 110 00:05:43,277 --> 00:05:45,277 KALEB: Yeah. I'm getting the first one ready 111 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,880 for some chainsawing. 112 00:05:48,882 --> 00:05:50,215 BRITTANY: I think we're really gonna appreciate 113 00:05:50,217 --> 00:05:54,686 this woodshed come winter and we have actually dry wood. 114 00:05:54,688 --> 00:05:57,155 KALEB: Oh, yeah. I am so looking forward to that. 115 00:05:57,157 --> 00:05:59,891 Dry wood. No ice stuck to it. 116 00:05:59,893 --> 00:06:02,227 No pools of water on our floor from the ice. 117 00:06:02,229 --> 00:06:03,228 BRITTANY: No kidding. 118 00:06:03,230 --> 00:06:05,097 KALEB: Thawing out. 119 00:06:05,099 --> 00:06:06,831 It'll be very nice. 120 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:09,634 (chainsaw buzzing) 121 00:06:09,636 --> 00:06:10,969 BRITTANY: When it's fall time around here, 122 00:06:10,971 --> 00:06:12,704 our priorities have to change. 123 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:17,308 We need to focus on what is going to happen this winter. 124 00:06:17,310 --> 00:06:19,110 Every winter it's very cold, 125 00:06:19,112 --> 00:06:22,046 which means we need to make sure we have plenty of wood 126 00:06:22,048 --> 00:06:25,316 and we need a really great place to keep it dry. 127 00:06:25,318 --> 00:06:27,786 We can't wait for the sun to shine. 128 00:06:27,788 --> 00:06:30,054 We need to get this done now. 129 00:06:30,056 --> 00:06:34,259 ♪ ♪ 130 00:06:34,261 --> 00:06:35,594 It's like sharpening a really big pencil. 131 00:06:35,596 --> 00:06:37,279 KALEB: A very, very big pencil. 132 00:06:37,281 --> 00:06:38,263 For Paul Bunyan. 133 00:06:38,265 --> 00:06:39,397 BRITTANY: Mm-hmm. 134 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:43,001 KALEB: Let's drag this, drag this over into place. 135 00:06:43,003 --> 00:06:45,470 This'll be the first rear post. 136 00:06:45,472 --> 00:06:46,538 BRITTANY: Okay. 137 00:06:46,540 --> 00:06:48,073 KALEB: So we're gonna get all the posts into place, 138 00:06:48,075 --> 00:06:51,610 and then we'll stand 'em all up at once. 139 00:06:51,612 --> 00:06:52,477 BRITTANY: So, which one? 140 00:06:52,479 --> 00:06:53,812 KALEB: We'll go to the back corner there 141 00:06:53,814 --> 00:06:55,680 and work our way forwards. 142 00:06:55,682 --> 00:06:59,484 ♪ ♪ 143 00:06:59,486 --> 00:07:01,253 Oh, doggo. 144 00:07:04,090 --> 00:07:08,760 We'll just lay it there, and we'll build the next one. 145 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:10,161 Huh, that worked out good. 146 00:07:10,163 --> 00:07:11,162 BRITTANY: Cool. 147 00:07:11,164 --> 00:07:15,700 KALEB: Looks nice. Let's get the next one out. 148 00:07:15,702 --> 00:07:18,369 Time is not something that I can get back. 149 00:07:18,371 --> 00:07:22,640 If I don't use these resources, these logs, 150 00:07:22,642 --> 00:07:24,642 I let them rot into the ground, 151 00:07:24,644 --> 00:07:27,512 that's several days of my life that I'll never get back. 152 00:07:27,514 --> 00:07:30,915 I'm not gonna let a resource go to waste. 153 00:07:30,917 --> 00:07:33,585 BRITTANY: Woo-hoo! Last pencil down! 154 00:07:33,587 --> 00:07:35,920 KALEB: I think that's my best cut yet. 155 00:07:35,922 --> 00:07:36,988 BRITTANY: Let's move this over. 156 00:07:36,990 --> 00:07:37,922 KALEB: Yep. Let's get this over there 157 00:07:37,924 --> 00:07:40,725 and call it quits for a little bit. 158 00:07:40,727 --> 00:07:42,193 I'm tuckered. 159 00:07:42,195 --> 00:07:44,462 BRITTANY: Let's move it over and move on to the next phase. 160 00:07:44,464 --> 00:07:47,866 KALEB: Yeah. Next, we have to stand these things up 161 00:07:47,868 --> 00:07:51,002 and brace 'em off. 162 00:07:51,004 --> 00:07:51,870 BRITTANY: Okay. 163 00:07:51,872 --> 00:07:53,738 KALEB: All right, last piece. 164 00:07:53,740 --> 00:07:56,541 BRITTANY: Man, that was fun. 165 00:07:56,543 --> 00:07:57,342 KALEB: A lot of work. 166 00:07:57,344 --> 00:07:58,877 (laughs) 167 00:07:58,879 --> 00:08:03,815 ♪ ♪ 168 00:08:03,817 --> 00:08:07,402 JESSI: A lot of people measure success totally different. 169 00:08:07,404 --> 00:08:09,554 For a lot of people, it might be a big house 170 00:08:09,556 --> 00:08:13,225 or a big family or a big bank account. 171 00:08:13,227 --> 00:08:14,425 But for me, it's the knowledge 172 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:16,161 that I'm learning from this land. 173 00:08:18,432 --> 00:08:20,098 All right, you ready? 174 00:08:20,100 --> 00:08:21,833 CHRIS: Yeah, I'm ready. 175 00:08:21,835 --> 00:08:24,168 JESSI: And we're off. 176 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:27,072 CHRIS: Let's go fishing. JESSI: Let's go fishing. 177 00:08:29,643 --> 00:08:30,975 CHRIS: We're headed to where it's rippling. 178 00:08:30,977 --> 00:08:32,911 That should be where the water's mixing. 179 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:35,780 This water's a little murky for fishing with a rod and reel. 180 00:08:35,782 --> 00:08:37,448 So once we get into that less murky water, 181 00:08:37,450 --> 00:08:39,250 we should be able to fish. 182 00:08:39,252 --> 00:08:41,519 This is gonna be great. 183 00:08:41,521 --> 00:08:43,655 JESSI: All winter, we didn't have fish. 184 00:08:43,657 --> 00:08:45,924 We didn't have anything. 185 00:08:45,926 --> 00:08:48,860 And so we need to start thinking about next season. 186 00:08:48,862 --> 00:08:52,063 If we can get a huge stockpile of fish this summer, 187 00:08:52,065 --> 00:08:55,266 that makes winter so much easier. 188 00:08:55,268 --> 00:08:59,871 ♪ ♪ 189 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:01,540 All right, we are on the sandbar. 190 00:09:01,542 --> 00:09:03,541 CHRIS: Perfect. That's exactly where we want to be. 191 00:09:03,543 --> 00:09:05,477 So check this out. Right where it's mixing, 192 00:09:05,479 --> 00:09:08,346 we're gonna cast right out this way and reel in, 193 00:09:08,348 --> 00:09:10,282 and we've got the fish that are coming up from the Tanana, 194 00:09:10,284 --> 00:09:12,283 and they're eating right in this little spot here. 195 00:09:12,285 --> 00:09:13,685 We don't want to cast into the murky 196 00:09:13,687 --> 00:09:17,422 'cause they wouldn't be able to see our lure. 197 00:09:17,424 --> 00:09:18,490 JESSI: All right. 198 00:09:18,492 --> 00:09:20,492 Here's the spot. 199 00:09:22,296 --> 00:09:25,430 CHRIS: All right. Here is a frog, 200 00:09:25,432 --> 00:09:27,966 if you want to try fishing with this frog for now. 201 00:09:27,968 --> 00:09:31,703 Or actually, I think it's a mouse. 202 00:09:31,705 --> 00:09:35,039 JESSI: This is gonna work just fine. 203 00:09:35,041 --> 00:09:36,441 The day fishing season ends, 204 00:09:36,443 --> 00:09:38,710 I'm looking forward to the next fishing season. 205 00:09:38,712 --> 00:09:40,979 I don't care if it rains, if it pours, it's thunder, 206 00:09:40,981 --> 00:09:43,715 it's wind, it's lightning, hurricane, I don't care. 207 00:09:43,717 --> 00:09:45,617 I am here for the fish. 208 00:09:47,054 --> 00:09:49,721 (thunder) 209 00:09:49,723 --> 00:09:53,391 (rain falling) 210 00:09:53,393 --> 00:09:54,726 JESSI: That's weird. 211 00:09:54,728 --> 00:09:58,997 CHRIS: There's trees down there. I'm catching leaves. 212 00:09:58,999 --> 00:10:00,165 JESSI: Ooh. 213 00:10:03,003 --> 00:10:04,603 Oh, my God. Put your stuff down. 214 00:10:04,605 --> 00:10:06,137 There's a black bear right there. 215 00:10:06,139 --> 00:10:09,474 There's a black bear right there. 216 00:10:09,476 --> 00:10:11,309 He's coming towards us. 217 00:10:21,488 --> 00:10:22,887 JESSI: He just came down at the trees, 218 00:10:22,889 --> 00:10:24,355 and he's slowly making his way towards us. 219 00:10:24,357 --> 00:10:25,490 CHRIS: Tozitna, you stay in this boat. 220 00:10:25,492 --> 00:10:27,025 JESSI: Do you want me to get her leash? 221 00:10:27,027 --> 00:10:28,226 CHRIS: Yeah, may as well. JESSI: Yeah? Okay. 222 00:10:28,228 --> 00:10:29,293 CHRIS: I don't think there's gonna be a problem, 223 00:10:29,295 --> 00:10:31,029 but I don't want, if that bear runs across here, 224 00:10:31,031 --> 00:10:32,347 I don't want there to be. 225 00:10:32,349 --> 00:10:34,499 JESSI: Can you put that on her? 226 00:10:34,501 --> 00:10:36,901 (whining) 227 00:10:36,903 --> 00:10:41,973 ♪ ♪ 228 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:42,974 Is that making noises? 229 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:43,841 (whining) 230 00:10:43,843 --> 00:10:44,776 No, that's our dog. 231 00:10:44,778 --> 00:10:45,643 CHRIS: Hey! 232 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:46,911 (dog whining) 233 00:10:46,913 --> 00:10:50,649 Hey! Go on! 234 00:10:50,651 --> 00:10:52,784 JESSI: There he goes disappearing into the trees. 235 00:10:52,786 --> 00:10:54,452 (dog whining) 236 00:10:54,454 --> 00:10:56,521 CHRIS: I'm gonna get back to fishing. 237 00:10:56,523 --> 00:10:57,522 JESSI: You're okay, Toze. 238 00:10:57,524 --> 00:10:59,491 You're with me. It's gonna be okay. 239 00:11:02,128 --> 00:11:03,595 You're very good. 240 00:11:03,597 --> 00:11:04,596 (whine) 241 00:11:04,598 --> 00:11:07,131 I know. 242 00:11:07,133 --> 00:11:11,236 The Cosna knows how to liven up a dreary day of fishing. 243 00:11:13,073 --> 00:11:15,140 This place is rife with bears. 244 00:11:15,142 --> 00:11:17,809 If we've seen this bear and he came this close, 245 00:11:17,811 --> 00:11:19,811 then there's some more that we haven't seen. 246 00:11:19,813 --> 00:11:21,146 We need to be alert. 247 00:11:21,148 --> 00:11:25,684 ♪ ♪ 248 00:11:25,686 --> 00:11:26,684 CHRIS: Oh, I got snagged up again. 249 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:28,953 We got to get out of this area. 250 00:11:28,955 --> 00:11:32,357 JESSI: Yeah, just start, stop going that way. 251 00:11:32,359 --> 00:11:33,358 CHRIS: Oh. No, that's a fish. 252 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:34,292 JESSI: A fish? 253 00:11:34,294 --> 00:11:35,243 CHRIS: A big fish. 254 00:11:35,245 --> 00:11:37,428 JESSI: Ah! Yes! 255 00:11:37,430 --> 00:11:40,098 Ah! Oh, my gosh! 256 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:40,899 CHRIS: Take me to shore. 257 00:11:40,901 --> 00:11:41,983 JESSI: I'm going! 258 00:11:41,985 --> 00:11:43,034 CHRIS: I'm trying not to lose it. 259 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:44,235 JESSI: Okay, I'm trying! 260 00:11:44,237 --> 00:11:45,303 CHRIS: It's going under the boat. It's going under the boat. 261 00:11:45,305 --> 00:11:46,371 JESSI: What do you want me to do? 262 00:11:46,373 --> 00:11:47,238 We're coming in. 263 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,440 CHRIS: Oh, it's pulling on me hard. 264 00:11:49,442 --> 00:11:53,978 I'm gonna just bring him up. Take the dog. 265 00:11:53,980 --> 00:11:56,981 Let me come up onto shore. Ooh, he's fighting me. 266 00:11:56,983 --> 00:11:58,783 He's too big to bring into the canoe. 267 00:11:58,785 --> 00:12:00,852 JESSI: Okay. 268 00:12:00,854 --> 00:12:02,654 CHRIS: I need you to grab the fish. 269 00:12:02,656 --> 00:12:04,388 JESSI: Okay. 270 00:12:04,390 --> 00:12:05,990 CHRIS: Look at this sheefish, man. 271 00:12:05,992 --> 00:12:06,991 JESSI: Is that what this is? 272 00:12:06,993 --> 00:12:07,792 CHRIS: Yeah. 273 00:12:07,794 --> 00:12:08,860 JESSI: Can I put my hand here? 274 00:12:08,862 --> 00:12:09,861 CHRIS: Bring it up by the gill. This is great. 275 00:12:09,863 --> 00:12:10,929 Don't let the dog get in there. 276 00:12:10,931 --> 00:12:13,397 JESSI: Tozie. 277 00:12:13,399 --> 00:12:15,200 CHRIS: Awesome fish, Jess! 278 00:12:15,202 --> 00:12:16,267 Look at that! 279 00:12:16,269 --> 00:12:18,403 JESSI: Yeah! CHRIS: Ha ha ha ha! 280 00:12:18,405 --> 00:12:20,672 That's a beautiful fish. 281 00:12:20,674 --> 00:12:24,609 ♪ ♪ 282 00:12:24,611 --> 00:12:27,212 KALEB: Out here, the willingness to roll with the punches 283 00:12:27,214 --> 00:12:29,413 is of the utmost importance. 284 00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:31,616 It's no reason to change my plans. 285 00:12:31,618 --> 00:12:34,485 It's just I got to deal with what's thrown at me 286 00:12:34,487 --> 00:12:38,423 the best way I know how and continue to get my job done. 287 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,293 BRITTANY: Okay. What's the next phase? 288 00:12:42,295 --> 00:12:44,762 KALEB: Oh, it's time to get these logs stood up. 289 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:45,897 BRITTANY: Fantastic. 290 00:12:45,899 --> 00:12:47,632 KALEB: Start here and work our way back. 291 00:12:47,634 --> 00:12:49,234 Oh, yeah. 292 00:12:49,236 --> 00:12:54,239 ♪ ♪ 293 00:12:54,241 --> 00:12:56,841 Look at that. First corner post is up. 294 00:12:56,843 --> 00:12:58,042 BRITTANY: Woo-hoo. 295 00:12:58,044 --> 00:13:03,114 KALEB: Get it kind of centered in the, those marks there. 296 00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:04,248 I'm liking how this looks. 297 00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:05,717 All right, now don't let it fall over. 298 00:13:05,719 --> 00:13:06,717 I'm gonna grab a brace. 299 00:13:06,719 --> 00:13:08,119 BRITTANY: All right. 300 00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:11,189 Man, the rain's picked up. 301 00:13:11,191 --> 00:13:13,391 KALEB: Let's see if this is long enough. 302 00:13:13,393 --> 00:13:18,530 Ooh, we'll just go to the bottom of that tree to this tree. 303 00:13:18,532 --> 00:13:21,265 Perfect. 304 00:13:21,267 --> 00:13:22,534 BRITTANY: Don't shoot me, please. 305 00:13:22,536 --> 00:13:23,935 (whir) 306 00:13:23,937 --> 00:13:29,874 ♪ ♪ 307 00:13:29,876 --> 00:13:30,642 (whir) 308 00:13:32,545 --> 00:13:33,344 Can I let go now? 309 00:13:33,346 --> 00:13:36,013 KALEB: Yeah, now you can let go. 310 00:13:36,015 --> 00:13:37,815 BRITTANY: Look at that. One more. 311 00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:39,217 So, what's the next? 312 00:13:39,219 --> 00:13:41,552 KALEB: Oh, we'll just keep standing 'em up. 313 00:13:41,554 --> 00:13:44,422 BRITTANY: Okay. 314 00:13:44,424 --> 00:13:46,291 KALEB: These logs that I've collected will become 315 00:13:46,293 --> 00:13:48,626 the corner posts for the building. 316 00:13:48,628 --> 00:13:49,894 There's six of them. 317 00:13:49,896 --> 00:13:51,829 And these logs will support a purlin, 318 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,298 which is a horizontal member 319 00:13:53,300 --> 00:13:55,766 that supports the weight of the roof. 320 00:13:55,768 --> 00:13:58,169 It will be a team effort 321 00:13:58,171 --> 00:14:02,173 to get these logs vertical and in place. 322 00:14:02,175 --> 00:14:04,375 Oof! 323 00:14:04,377 --> 00:14:05,376 Hey. 324 00:14:05,378 --> 00:14:07,579 ♪ ♪ 325 00:14:07,581 --> 00:14:12,784 ♪ ♪ 326 00:14:12,786 --> 00:14:16,053 All right, look out. 327 00:14:16,055 --> 00:14:18,723 BRITTANY: Last one. Woo-hoo! 328 00:14:18,725 --> 00:14:20,258 KALEB: Once these posts are vertical, 329 00:14:20,260 --> 00:14:21,726 they need to be braced off. 330 00:14:21,728 --> 00:14:23,728 If I don't brace them off, they'll fall over, 331 00:14:23,730 --> 00:14:26,064 squish somebody, cause a broken leg, 332 00:14:26,066 --> 00:14:28,633 or some other form of extreme pain. 333 00:14:32,339 --> 00:14:36,274 Okay, shoot it off down there. 334 00:14:36,276 --> 00:14:37,208 Whoa, careful. 335 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:38,276 BRITTANY: Yep. Yep. 336 00:14:38,278 --> 00:14:39,744 KALEB: Don't be doing that. 337 00:14:39,746 --> 00:14:41,346 BRITTANY: I realized that afterwards. 338 00:14:41,348 --> 00:14:43,748 KALEB: That would have been bad. 339 00:14:43,750 --> 00:14:46,951 Braces keep things from falling over. 340 00:14:46,953 --> 00:14:48,353 Yeah, that's pretty good. 341 00:14:48,355 --> 00:14:51,689 ♪ ♪ 342 00:14:51,691 --> 00:14:54,826 Once I have the posts stood and I get 'em braced off, 343 00:14:54,828 --> 00:14:56,294 they're solid. 344 00:14:56,296 --> 00:14:58,696 For my purlins, I have random pieces of 2x8 345 00:14:58,698 --> 00:15:01,365 scattered around my property that I gather up 346 00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:05,003 and cut 'em to length and nail 'em to the top of the posts. 347 00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:11,509 Man, this is gonna be a good woodshed! 348 00:15:11,511 --> 00:15:15,847 No! 349 00:15:15,849 --> 00:15:17,315 Out of batteries. 350 00:15:17,317 --> 00:15:21,135 ♪ ♪ 351 00:15:21,137 --> 00:15:26,991 ♪ ♪ 352 00:15:26,993 --> 00:15:29,193 Like, you'd think by now, 353 00:15:29,195 --> 00:15:32,797 us dumb carpenters would know better and we'd check our nails 354 00:15:32,799 --> 00:15:35,266 before we went up to a spot like this. 355 00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:40,672 ♪ ♪ 356 00:15:40,674 --> 00:15:41,472 Ooh! 357 00:15:48,298 --> 00:15:49,097 KALEB: Ooh! 358 00:15:49,099 --> 00:15:50,231 (thump) 359 00:15:50,233 --> 00:15:53,501 That's a situation where you just let go of it. 360 00:15:53,503 --> 00:15:55,603 No sense going with it. 361 00:15:58,441 --> 00:15:59,573 (nail gun fires) 362 00:15:59,575 --> 00:16:03,244 I got my purlins done, posts standed up, 363 00:16:03,246 --> 00:16:05,847 now my roof rafters are cut and it's time to get them all in. 364 00:16:05,849 --> 00:16:08,650 I lost my help, so I'm gonna have to struggle 365 00:16:08,652 --> 00:16:10,985 with these by myself. 366 00:16:10,987 --> 00:16:13,854 These rafters tie the two halves of the building together 367 00:16:13,856 --> 00:16:16,724 and provide a structure to put my roof on. 368 00:16:16,726 --> 00:16:18,592 Without the structure, there's no roof, 369 00:16:18,594 --> 00:16:21,462 and with no roof, there's no way to keep my firewood dry, 370 00:16:21,464 --> 00:16:25,867 so this is a very important step in building this woodshed. 371 00:16:29,472 --> 00:16:31,739 All right, these rafters are on. 372 00:16:31,741 --> 00:16:34,475 BRITTANY: Wow, you got busy. 373 00:16:34,477 --> 00:16:37,679 KALEB: Yeah. You abandoned me. 374 00:16:37,681 --> 00:16:39,614 BRITTANY: I had to take care of your children. 375 00:16:39,616 --> 00:16:40,648 KALEB: Oh. 376 00:16:42,752 --> 00:16:44,218 BRITTANY: Well, check that out. 377 00:16:44,220 --> 00:16:46,020 KALEB: Yeah, I think our structure's done. 378 00:16:46,022 --> 00:16:47,088 BRITTANY: This is amazing. 379 00:16:47,090 --> 00:16:49,357 KALEB: Next thing we need to do is put sheeting on 380 00:16:49,359 --> 00:16:50,425 and roof this sucker. 381 00:16:50,427 --> 00:16:51,559 BRITTANY: Cool. 382 00:16:51,561 --> 00:16:53,361 KALEB: Hopefully it's not raining when we do that, though, 383 00:16:53,363 --> 00:16:58,499 'cause slippery roofing equals falling carpenters. 384 00:16:58,501 --> 00:16:59,834 BRITTANY: Let's not be falling carpenters. 385 00:16:59,836 --> 00:17:02,236 KALEB: And I'd prefer not to be a falling carpenter. 386 00:17:02,238 --> 00:17:06,774 ♪ ♪ 387 00:17:06,776 --> 00:17:08,443 JOHNNY: Having subsistence opportunity 388 00:17:08,445 --> 00:17:09,844 is really important for me. 389 00:17:09,846 --> 00:17:10,912 You can buy your food, 390 00:17:10,914 --> 00:17:12,246 or you can go out and you can find your food, 391 00:17:12,248 --> 00:17:15,116 and I prefer to come out here and find my own food. 392 00:17:16,652 --> 00:17:17,985 (grunting) 393 00:17:20,790 --> 00:17:25,726 Ooh, man, Java, you got better four-wheel drive than me. 394 00:17:25,728 --> 00:17:26,861 As an Alaskan resident, 395 00:17:26,863 --> 00:17:29,797 we're allowed to subsistence-fish for salmon, 396 00:17:29,799 --> 00:17:32,400 but each location has a method of take. 397 00:17:32,402 --> 00:17:36,537 And at this location, the best way to do it is with a dip net. 398 00:17:36,539 --> 00:17:40,341 This is a little fall right here, and there's a pool. 399 00:17:40,343 --> 00:17:42,143 And the fish will gather in this pool, 400 00:17:42,145 --> 00:17:46,080 reserve their energy to come up either side of this fall. 401 00:17:46,082 --> 00:17:48,282 So while they're kind of resting, 402 00:17:48,284 --> 00:17:51,619 that's where I scoop and catch a bunch of fish. 403 00:17:51,621 --> 00:17:55,556 ♪ ♪ 404 00:17:55,558 --> 00:17:59,360 Sockeye salmon are the fish that I'll be catching in this creek. 405 00:17:59,362 --> 00:18:01,763 They grill nicely, they cook nicely. 406 00:18:01,765 --> 00:18:03,564 Most importantly, they dry really well, 407 00:18:03,566 --> 00:18:05,800 which is probably what I'll be doing with these fish. 408 00:18:08,705 --> 00:18:11,038 There we go. 409 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,307 That's two. 410 00:18:13,309 --> 00:18:15,777 Oh, I got a twofer. 411 00:18:15,779 --> 00:18:19,914 Look at that. This is what I'm after. 412 00:18:19,916 --> 00:18:21,716 Look how tired they are. 413 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:27,789 Sockeye salmon, also known as reds. 414 00:18:27,791 --> 00:18:30,391 We call them reds up here. And when you catch them, 415 00:18:30,393 --> 00:18:33,127 the first thing you got to do is clip their tail. 416 00:18:33,129 --> 00:18:38,732 You got to cut the end of the tail off. 417 00:18:38,734 --> 00:18:41,669 And that way, if Fish and Game comes, they'll see that 418 00:18:41,671 --> 00:18:44,405 and they'll know that I'm a subsistence resident fisher 419 00:18:44,407 --> 00:18:47,074 of this subsistence fishing run. 420 00:18:47,076 --> 00:18:50,144 My little stinky fish bag. 421 00:18:50,146 --> 00:18:52,814 It's only used for this purpose. 422 00:18:52,816 --> 00:18:54,949 All right, so that's the first fish done. 423 00:18:54,951 --> 00:18:56,150 Gonna take care of the second fish 424 00:18:56,152 --> 00:18:58,553 because I want to get back into that pool, 425 00:18:58,555 --> 00:19:02,156 'cause apparently the salmon are running. 426 00:19:02,158 --> 00:19:06,360 Into the basket he goes. 427 00:19:06,362 --> 00:19:09,497 There we go, that's two fish. 428 00:19:09,499 --> 00:19:12,700 We got a ways to go. 429 00:19:12,702 --> 00:19:14,902 Most locations in Alaska have salmon. 430 00:19:14,904 --> 00:19:17,305 My Arctic location does not have salmon, 431 00:19:17,307 --> 00:19:19,240 so when I'm at my summer location, 432 00:19:19,242 --> 00:19:21,042 the goal is to catch as many as I can 433 00:19:21,044 --> 00:19:23,310 in a short window of time. 434 00:19:23,312 --> 00:19:26,847 There we go. Getting some weight in there. 435 00:19:26,849 --> 00:19:28,983 Getting all these salmon is a win-win 436 00:19:28,985 --> 00:19:30,851 'cause it's gonna supply me with a lot of food 437 00:19:30,853 --> 00:19:32,786 and it's gonna supply me with trapping bait 438 00:19:32,788 --> 00:19:34,422 for my camp up North. 439 00:19:37,393 --> 00:19:39,927 I don't know, man, it kind of slowed down right here. 440 00:19:42,665 --> 00:19:45,332 I think I'm gonna hike up a little bit. 441 00:19:45,334 --> 00:19:49,069 There's a good spot further up. 442 00:19:49,071 --> 00:19:50,538 Now, if I keep poking around with my net 443 00:19:50,540 --> 00:19:51,672 in the same location, 444 00:19:51,674 --> 00:19:53,541 the fish are gonna catch on to me, 445 00:19:53,543 --> 00:19:57,078 so it's important to kind of move on, find new locations, 446 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:59,480 uh, so you don't just burn out one spot. 447 00:19:59,482 --> 00:20:05,085 ♪ ♪ 448 00:20:05,087 --> 00:20:06,153 CHEVIE: I think the most challenging part 449 00:20:06,155 --> 00:20:08,956 about doing this build is just the logistics. 450 00:20:08,958 --> 00:20:13,561 It's just the thought process of being a few steps ahead 451 00:20:13,563 --> 00:20:15,429 so you know you can have a productive day. 452 00:20:17,767 --> 00:20:22,036 All right, you guys, grab a bucket on your way out. 453 00:20:22,038 --> 00:20:23,771 All right. Well, it's not raining too bad, 454 00:20:23,773 --> 00:20:25,973 that's kind of, that's pretty good. 455 00:20:25,975 --> 00:20:27,375 SYDNEY: Yeah, it's good time. 456 00:20:27,377 --> 00:20:28,509 CHEVIE: So my kids are gonna come out here, 457 00:20:28,511 --> 00:20:30,177 they're gonna help with all the processes. 458 00:20:30,179 --> 00:20:32,446 They're still pretty little, so they're gonna be hands-off 459 00:20:32,448 --> 00:20:34,848 with, with a lot of the heavy lifting. 460 00:20:34,850 --> 00:20:35,716 I told them they could paint 461 00:20:35,718 --> 00:20:37,518 the exterior walls of the tree stand, 462 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:40,521 so they're looking forward to doing that. 463 00:20:40,523 --> 00:20:42,256 All right, let's get this party started. 464 00:20:42,258 --> 00:20:43,524 RYDER: Yeah! 465 00:20:43,526 --> 00:20:45,526 CHEVIE: So I want you guys to choose a color, paint with it. 466 00:20:45,528 --> 00:20:46,327 RYDER: Whoa, yellow! 467 00:20:46,329 --> 00:20:47,862 CHEVIE: Whoa, jeez. Look at that. 468 00:20:47,864 --> 00:20:49,196 RYDER: Yellow! SYDNEY: Oh, yeah. 469 00:20:49,198 --> 00:20:50,197 CHEVIE: So don't, try not to get this 470 00:20:50,199 --> 00:20:51,665 all over your hands and your clothes. 471 00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:52,533 SYDNEY: Okay. 472 00:20:52,535 --> 00:20:53,534 RYDER: Okay. 473 00:20:53,536 --> 00:20:54,335 CHEVIE: We'll see how-- 474 00:20:54,337 --> 00:20:55,869 (laughing) 475 00:20:55,871 --> 00:20:57,672 If that's your favorite sweatshirt, 476 00:20:57,674 --> 00:20:59,006 kiss it goodbye, okay? 477 00:20:59,008 --> 00:21:00,141 (laughing) 478 00:21:00,143 --> 00:21:01,942 Make sure you paint, whatever color, 479 00:21:01,944 --> 00:21:04,078 you got to paint the whole board one color first. 480 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:05,145 Remember like I've been telling you? 481 00:21:05,147 --> 00:21:06,280 RYDER: Yeah, I know. SYDNEY: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 482 00:21:06,282 --> 00:21:07,214 CHEVIE: It doesn't have to be perfect. 483 00:21:07,216 --> 00:21:08,482 This is just for fun, right? 484 00:21:08,484 --> 00:21:09,483 SYDNEY: Yeah. 485 00:21:09,485 --> 00:21:10,751 CHEVIE: This is the way that I like to teach. 486 00:21:10,753 --> 00:21:13,087 Hand them the tools, give them some direction, 487 00:21:13,089 --> 00:21:14,422 and then back off. 488 00:21:14,424 --> 00:21:15,957 How's that working, Sydney? 489 00:21:15,959 --> 00:21:16,958 SYDNEY: Cool. 490 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:18,225 CHEVIE: Cool. 491 00:21:18,227 --> 00:21:20,761 All right. Well, looks like you guys got it under control. 492 00:21:20,763 --> 00:21:22,830 They're all laughing and having fun. 493 00:21:22,832 --> 00:21:25,833 As long as I can teach a few things, it makes me smile. 494 00:21:25,835 --> 00:21:29,303 I get a kick out of it. 495 00:21:29,305 --> 00:21:33,107 Ryder, I need you to help me with the post-hole digger. 496 00:21:33,109 --> 00:21:37,912 ♪ ♪ 497 00:21:37,914 --> 00:21:39,446 CHRIS: We're at the mouth of the Cosna. 498 00:21:39,448 --> 00:21:41,048 I'm really excited to do some fishing. 499 00:21:41,050 --> 00:21:43,050 This is where I fished with my dad as a kid. 500 00:21:43,052 --> 00:21:45,186 This is my favorite fishing spot in all the world. 501 00:21:45,188 --> 00:21:46,153 I love this place. 502 00:21:48,124 --> 00:21:49,123 JESSI: All right, let's head 503 00:21:49,125 --> 00:21:51,191 down the bend a little bit, 504 00:21:51,193 --> 00:21:53,194 try to find some deeper water. 505 00:21:53,196 --> 00:21:54,328 CHRIS: Yeah. 506 00:21:54,330 --> 00:21:56,330 JESSI: It's real shallow right here on this whole bank. 507 00:21:56,332 --> 00:21:59,266 CHRIS: I'd love to catch a pike. 508 00:21:59,268 --> 00:22:00,668 This is looking better right in here. 509 00:22:00,670 --> 00:22:03,070 I think I'll stand right on the end of this. 510 00:22:03,072 --> 00:22:04,538 JESSI: Might be a good spot. 511 00:22:04,540 --> 00:22:07,608 CHRIS: Yeah. Let's just try this out for a few minutes. 512 00:22:07,610 --> 00:22:08,676 Wow, it's deep right here. 513 00:22:08,678 --> 00:22:09,810 (Jessi chuckles) 514 00:22:09,812 --> 00:22:10,811 I hope I don't catch a big fish, 515 00:22:10,813 --> 00:22:11,945 it'll pull me right off. 516 00:22:11,947 --> 00:22:14,415 JESSI: I hope I get a big fish. 517 00:22:14,417 --> 00:22:17,885 Woo! There's a nice, big wolfy print right there. 518 00:22:17,887 --> 00:22:21,489 Wow! Fresh wolf print. 519 00:22:21,491 --> 00:22:23,424 Oh, they must have been tracking a bear or something. 520 00:22:23,426 --> 00:22:27,828 Wow! These bear and wolf prints are extremely fresh. 521 00:22:27,830 --> 00:22:29,563 This is a really bountiful place that we're in, 522 00:22:29,565 --> 00:22:30,831 the mouth of the Cosna. 523 00:22:30,833 --> 00:22:32,166 You can see wolf tracks, 524 00:22:32,168 --> 00:22:34,969 you can see beaver, muskrat, bear. 525 00:22:34,971 --> 00:22:37,038 But, I mean, that's like a good-sized wolf print. 526 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,306 One going that way and one going back? 527 00:22:39,308 --> 00:22:41,575 I mean, all of the animals of the Cosna 528 00:22:41,577 --> 00:22:43,911 have all kind of congregated right here at the mouth, 529 00:22:43,913 --> 00:22:46,514 so we just need to be alert. 530 00:22:49,452 --> 00:22:50,651 Oh. 531 00:22:50,653 --> 00:22:51,986 CHRIS: Was that a fish jumping? 532 00:22:51,988 --> 00:22:54,388 JESSI: It had to be because it was up to my left. 533 00:22:54,390 --> 00:22:55,990 CHRIS: Well, maybe we need to move up to where the weeds are 534 00:22:55,992 --> 00:22:57,057 a little bit more. 535 00:22:57,059 --> 00:22:58,859 It's kind of deep here. 536 00:22:58,861 --> 00:23:00,995 JESSI: I think I'm in a good spot. 537 00:23:00,997 --> 00:23:03,664 If you come down here, bring, bring all the mosquito (bleep) 538 00:23:03,666 --> 00:23:04,932 And head nets and stuff. I'm dying. 539 00:23:04,934 --> 00:23:05,933 CHRIS: Well, then I'm gonna stay right here. 540 00:23:05,935 --> 00:23:07,268 You enjoy those mosquitos. 541 00:23:07,270 --> 00:23:09,336 JESSI: Ah, sh-nap. 542 00:23:09,338 --> 00:23:12,005 Alaskan mosquitos are a whole 'nother breed. 543 00:23:12,007 --> 00:23:13,874 They swarm you, it's like a mist, 544 00:23:13,876 --> 00:23:15,943 and they just come at you, and it's just incessant. 545 00:23:15,945 --> 00:23:17,211 They never stop. 546 00:23:17,213 --> 00:23:19,480 You try to take a deep breath and they just fill your lungs, 547 00:23:19,482 --> 00:23:20,414 they attack your throat, 548 00:23:20,416 --> 00:23:21,482 they're trying to get into your ears, 549 00:23:21,484 --> 00:23:22,750 they're poking into your eyes. 550 00:23:22,752 --> 00:23:25,219 These guys are beasts. 551 00:23:25,221 --> 00:23:26,287 Okay, got to get my stuff. 552 00:23:26,289 --> 00:23:29,123 Hoo ah, hoo ah, hoo ah! Ah! 553 00:23:32,228 --> 00:23:38,766 ♪ ♪ 554 00:23:38,768 --> 00:23:42,837 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! 555 00:23:42,839 --> 00:23:44,538 Love, love! 556 00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:52,563 CHRIS: Get it, baby! 557 00:23:52,565 --> 00:23:53,898 JESSI: I think I lost it! 558 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:55,466 I think I lost it! 559 00:23:55,468 --> 00:23:56,767 CHRIS: Did you lose it? 560 00:23:56,769 --> 00:24:00,237 JESSI: I think I lost it! 561 00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:01,672 Damn! 562 00:24:04,376 --> 00:24:06,243 (sigh) 563 00:24:06,245 --> 00:24:08,112 They're out there. 564 00:24:08,114 --> 00:24:09,713 I'm casting and I'm snagging, 565 00:24:09,715 --> 00:24:11,115 and I'm casting and I'm snagging, 566 00:24:11,117 --> 00:24:12,649 and every time I go through the weeds, 567 00:24:12,651 --> 00:24:13,984 I just, my heart leaps. 568 00:24:13,986 --> 00:24:14,985 It's a rush. 569 00:24:14,987 --> 00:24:16,454 Every time that you get a nibble, 570 00:24:16,456 --> 00:24:17,655 you know something's down there, 571 00:24:17,657 --> 00:24:20,057 you just don't know what you're gonna pull out. 572 00:24:20,059 --> 00:24:25,930 ♪ ♪ 573 00:24:25,932 --> 00:24:28,732 Oh! Ugh, I had a bite. 574 00:24:28,734 --> 00:24:30,868 Ugh, is that a fish, or is that a snag? 575 00:24:30,870 --> 00:24:34,605 What is that? 576 00:24:34,607 --> 00:24:35,739 That's a fish. That's a fish! 577 00:24:35,741 --> 00:24:37,207 Chris! Chris! I think. 578 00:24:37,209 --> 00:24:38,075 CHRIS: You got a fish? 579 00:24:38,077 --> 00:24:40,277 JESSI: I think so! Maybe! Maybe! 580 00:24:40,279 --> 00:24:41,278 CHRIS: I'm coming, love. 581 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:42,212 JESSI: It's a fish! It's a fish! 582 00:24:42,214 --> 00:24:43,080 It's a fish! 583 00:24:43,082 --> 00:24:45,349 CHRIS: Oh, it's a huge fish, Jess! 584 00:24:45,351 --> 00:24:46,483 I'm coming, Jess! 585 00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:47,618 JESSI: Come here! It's a fish! 586 00:24:47,620 --> 00:24:49,286 I think, is it a sheefish? What is that? 587 00:24:49,288 --> 00:24:50,621 CHRIS: Easy, easy, easy. 588 00:24:50,623 --> 00:24:53,424 JESSI: Okay. 589 00:24:53,426 --> 00:24:54,558 CHRIS: It's huge! 590 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:55,492 JESSI: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 591 00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:57,261 CHRIS: Pull him in. Right there, love. 592 00:24:57,263 --> 00:24:58,495 There it is. 593 00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:00,230 JESSI: Oh, Chris, don't lose it, don't lose it, don't lose it. 594 00:25:00,232 --> 00:25:01,031 Please, don't lose it. 595 00:25:01,033 --> 00:25:02,499 CHRIS: I'm trying to--don't! 596 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:03,567 I got it. 597 00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:07,905 JESSI: Way to go. 598 00:25:07,907 --> 00:25:08,839 This came undone. 599 00:25:08,841 --> 00:25:09,974 CHRIS: It broke. 600 00:25:09,976 --> 00:25:11,775 That's why I just grabbed him and threw him. 601 00:25:11,777 --> 00:25:13,110 JESSI: You're so good! 602 00:25:13,112 --> 00:25:14,395 CHRIS: Look at that fish you just got! 603 00:25:14,397 --> 00:25:15,913 JESSI: Yeah! 604 00:25:15,915 --> 00:25:17,581 (laughing) 605 00:25:17,583 --> 00:25:19,316 CHRIS: Give it a whack, really hard. 606 00:25:19,318 --> 00:25:20,183 (thud) 607 00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:21,118 Good job. 608 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:24,588 JESSI: Oh, my gosh, fish. 609 00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:28,259 Yeah, Chris! 610 00:25:28,261 --> 00:25:30,661 Chris and I are a fantastic team. 611 00:25:30,663 --> 00:25:34,932 One of these fish is gonna feed Chris and I for almost a week. 612 00:25:34,934 --> 00:25:36,466 Thing is, is I want to get more fish. 613 00:25:36,468 --> 00:25:38,936 I think it's time to put in the fyke net. 614 00:25:38,938 --> 00:25:40,137 Cool. 615 00:25:40,139 --> 00:25:43,140 Take this... 616 00:25:43,142 --> 00:25:49,146 and one, two, three. 617 00:25:50,616 --> 00:25:51,949 See how it's nice? 618 00:25:51,951 --> 00:25:54,618 You can't see the fyke net at all. 619 00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:57,688 It's completely submerged. 620 00:25:57,690 --> 00:26:01,692 It's perfectly positioned for all the fish 621 00:26:01,694 --> 00:26:04,494 to come funneling in. 622 00:26:04,496 --> 00:26:06,563 And that's all you need. 623 00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:08,098 Great. 624 00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:12,636 ♪ ♪ 625 00:26:12,638 --> 00:26:15,038 JOHNNY: Subsistence is a big part of my life. 626 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,575 It's just part of feeling free, living free, 627 00:26:17,577 --> 00:26:20,777 to go out into the wild and to catch wild food. 628 00:26:20,779 --> 00:26:25,716 (water rushing) 629 00:26:25,718 --> 00:26:27,584 This right here is the honey hole. 630 00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:33,590 ♪ ♪ 631 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:35,960 It's my favorite place to come. 632 00:26:35,962 --> 00:26:37,728 You just catch netfuls of fish. 633 00:26:37,730 --> 00:26:39,129 They hang out in the pool 634 00:26:39,131 --> 00:26:41,932 and reserve their energy to try to make it up. 635 00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:44,134 That's a tough waterfall to make it up. 636 00:26:44,136 --> 00:26:45,335 Good luck to ya. 637 00:26:45,337 --> 00:26:48,405 Let's get fishing, Java. 638 00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:51,408 I would say over 90 percent of my diet is meat, 639 00:26:51,410 --> 00:26:53,677 and it's all meat that I hunt. 640 00:26:53,679 --> 00:26:56,947 And to have a different source of protein, being fish, 641 00:26:56,949 --> 00:26:59,883 gets me super excited. 642 00:26:59,885 --> 00:27:06,423 ♪ ♪ 643 00:27:06,425 --> 00:27:08,826 ♪ ♪ 644 00:27:08,828 --> 00:27:09,827 Get it. 645 00:27:09,829 --> 00:27:15,632 ♪ ♪ 646 00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:18,101 So, I got these two fish here. 647 00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:20,170 The other ones I had in the net were a lot smaller, 648 00:27:20,172 --> 00:27:21,171 and if I'm gonna keep fish, 649 00:27:21,173 --> 00:27:23,840 I don't want to keep the small ones. 650 00:27:23,842 --> 00:27:26,510 That's another one for the bag. 651 00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:29,312 Sockeye salmon are smaller salmon, 652 00:27:29,314 --> 00:27:34,051 but you get a lot of them, and, uh, the meat's phenomenal. 653 00:27:34,053 --> 00:27:35,719 All right, get one more fish, 654 00:27:35,721 --> 00:27:37,821 and I think I'm gonna call it a day. 655 00:27:41,994 --> 00:27:43,527 Woo! 656 00:27:43,529 --> 00:27:45,796 It's incredible how powerful and how capable 657 00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:47,648 these salmon are swimming upstream. 658 00:27:47,650 --> 00:27:49,733 They got to go through a lot of different waterfalls. 659 00:27:49,735 --> 00:27:52,403 They're swimming over all these big rocks and boulders. 660 00:27:52,405 --> 00:27:55,739 I'm having a hard time just walking over them. 661 00:27:55,741 --> 00:27:58,275 Gonna get that last fish. 662 00:27:58,277 --> 00:28:00,210 ♪ ♪ 663 00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:05,816 ♪ ♪ 664 00:28:05,818 --> 00:28:08,351 Oh, yeah! It looks like a good one in there, 665 00:28:08,353 --> 00:28:09,453 a good couple. 666 00:28:09,455 --> 00:28:12,756 Oh, yeah. There's a one, one of 'em's really nice. 667 00:28:12,758 --> 00:28:13,824 That's a big one. 668 00:28:13,826 --> 00:28:17,094 That might be the biggest one I've gotten so far. 669 00:28:17,096 --> 00:28:22,432 ♪ ♪ 670 00:28:22,434 --> 00:28:25,502 Let that one go, 671 00:28:25,504 --> 00:28:27,104 and this is my final fish right here. 672 00:28:27,106 --> 00:28:29,640 It's a pretty good sized one. 673 00:28:29,642 --> 00:28:33,444 Yeah, that's a nice fish, it's a good sockeye. 674 00:28:33,446 --> 00:28:35,212 Really good fish. 675 00:28:37,917 --> 00:28:39,583 No, you don't. 676 00:28:39,585 --> 00:28:42,185 Keeping you over the net, you like to fight. 677 00:28:42,187 --> 00:28:44,388 I'm not losing you. 678 00:28:44,390 --> 00:28:46,857 ♪ ♪ 679 00:28:46,859 --> 00:28:52,196 ♪ ♪ 680 00:28:52,198 --> 00:28:54,598 That's it right there, man. That's a wrap. 681 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:56,800 ♪ ♪ 682 00:28:56,802 --> 00:29:02,205 ♪ ♪ 683 00:29:02,207 --> 00:29:04,074 KALEB: With fall time comes a checklist of chores 684 00:29:04,076 --> 00:29:05,209 that need to be done. 685 00:29:05,211 --> 00:29:06,944 Winter's around the corner. 686 00:29:06,946 --> 00:29:08,946 It's gonna be cold and dark here pretty soon, 687 00:29:08,948 --> 00:29:13,216 and my biggest challenge right now is my heat source. 688 00:29:13,218 --> 00:29:17,421 ♪ ♪ 689 00:29:17,423 --> 00:29:18,956 This is looking good. 690 00:29:18,958 --> 00:29:22,425 I've got my structure all in place, my roof is squared up, 691 00:29:22,427 --> 00:29:24,294 and, uh, the rain quit on me, 692 00:29:24,296 --> 00:29:26,897 so I've got this golden opportunity 693 00:29:26,899 --> 00:29:29,967 to get this roof sheeted and roofed, 694 00:29:29,969 --> 00:29:31,635 and then this'll be a dry space. 695 00:29:31,637 --> 00:29:33,637 No more water can get underneath, 696 00:29:33,639 --> 00:29:36,706 and I'll be able to stack all my firewood underneath here. 697 00:29:36,708 --> 00:29:40,244 So, I'm gonna keep my wits about me, keep nailing these sheets, 698 00:29:40,246 --> 00:29:41,711 and get as much work as I can done 699 00:29:41,713 --> 00:29:43,647 before it starts raining again. 700 00:29:46,451 --> 00:29:48,552 My ultimate goal with this woodshed 701 00:29:48,554 --> 00:29:49,920 is to get it done quick. 702 00:29:49,922 --> 00:29:52,322 My firewood's wet, and I've got to get it under cover 703 00:29:52,324 --> 00:29:55,392 and get it dry before winter hits 704 00:29:55,394 --> 00:29:58,595 and all of this moisture that's coming out of the sky 705 00:29:58,597 --> 00:30:01,465 freezes into these logs and creates all sorts of issues 706 00:30:01,467 --> 00:30:03,467 with heating my house. 707 00:30:03,469 --> 00:30:06,470 ♪ ♪ 708 00:30:06,472 --> 00:30:07,537 Cool. 709 00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:11,675 I seem to have sheeted myself into a dilemma, 710 00:30:11,677 --> 00:30:16,280 and I can't get to my ladder now. 711 00:30:16,282 --> 00:30:18,081 I hope I don't die. 712 00:30:18,083 --> 00:30:24,154 ♪ ♪ 713 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:26,557 ♪ ♪ 714 00:30:26,559 --> 00:30:32,429 ♪ ♪ 715 00:30:32,431 --> 00:30:33,297 Aah! 716 00:30:44,393 --> 00:30:46,126 KALEB: That's how it's done. 717 00:30:46,128 --> 00:30:52,132 ♪ ♪ 718 00:30:52,134 --> 00:30:58,405 ♪ ♪ 719 00:30:58,407 --> 00:31:01,408 Well, that didn't go so bad, but it just goes to show, 720 00:31:01,410 --> 00:31:04,711 I should be thinking more about safety than production. 721 00:31:07,416 --> 00:31:08,748 Once I get this finished, 722 00:31:08,750 --> 00:31:10,951 I know that coming into the next winter, 723 00:31:10,953 --> 00:31:12,819 I will have a good woodshed. 724 00:31:12,821 --> 00:31:15,088 I'll have dry wood to heat my house with, 725 00:31:15,090 --> 00:31:18,158 not this wet crap that I have to deal with now. 726 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:20,160 It's important to have a warm house. 727 00:31:20,162 --> 00:31:22,762 (pop pop pop pop) 728 00:31:22,764 --> 00:31:25,232 ELOVIE: This is so amazing, Dad! 729 00:31:25,234 --> 00:31:26,833 KALEB: Thank you. 730 00:31:26,835 --> 00:31:30,637 Do you approve, Miss Inspector Lady? 731 00:31:30,639 --> 00:31:32,105 Should we get the last shingles on? 732 00:31:32,107 --> 00:31:33,440 ELOVIE: Uh-huh. 733 00:31:33,442 --> 00:31:35,108 KALEB: All right, back to work. 734 00:31:35,110 --> 00:31:39,313 ELOVIE: Mom, it's so awesome up here. 735 00:31:39,315 --> 00:31:40,313 KALEB: Bye, Ellie. 736 00:31:40,315 --> 00:31:42,382 We're just getting this done, just in time. 737 00:31:42,384 --> 00:31:46,753 The rain picked up, kind of lost my little weather clearing. 738 00:31:48,657 --> 00:31:50,707 (nail gun popping) 739 00:31:50,709 --> 00:31:52,192 ELOVIE: Pop-pop-pop. 740 00:31:52,194 --> 00:31:53,994 KALEB: Got the last of these shingles on, 741 00:31:53,996 --> 00:31:59,466 and we will have a dry place to set our firewood. 742 00:32:00,402 --> 00:32:04,938 (nail gun popping) 743 00:32:04,940 --> 00:32:07,674 There we go, we're all nailed off, Ellie. 744 00:32:07,676 --> 00:32:11,611 ♪ ♪ 745 00:32:11,613 --> 00:32:13,079 JOHNNY: I have a lot of respect for the animals 746 00:32:13,081 --> 00:32:15,682 that I chase down, or I harvest, or I catch. 747 00:32:15,684 --> 00:32:17,884 I have a large understanding of them. 748 00:32:17,886 --> 00:32:20,553 Just because I use them as a food source doesn't mean 749 00:32:20,555 --> 00:32:22,589 that I don't have a connection to them in other ways. 750 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:26,426 I mean, look at these, these are beautiful. 751 00:32:26,428 --> 00:32:30,097 They're red, really nice meat, 752 00:32:30,099 --> 00:32:34,434 and what the plan is, smoke a bunch of strips 753 00:32:34,436 --> 00:32:37,704 because I want to take a lot of these up to the Arctic with me. 754 00:32:37,706 --> 00:32:39,906 Drying these out, it's not gonna be a bunch of bulk, 755 00:32:39,908 --> 00:32:41,908 it's not gonna be heavy, and it's gonna kind of fuel me 756 00:32:41,910 --> 00:32:43,577 while I hunt in the Arctic. 757 00:32:43,579 --> 00:32:46,246 I'll be munching on these salmon sticks on a riverbank, 758 00:32:46,248 --> 00:32:50,417 around a hilltop, glassing for moose, glassing for caribou. 759 00:32:52,854 --> 00:32:54,121 You know, there's all these different methods 760 00:32:54,123 --> 00:32:57,057 of what people do with their food. 761 00:32:57,059 --> 00:32:58,925 A lot of people smoke stuff for flavor. 762 00:32:58,927 --> 00:33:01,662 I smoke stuff for necessity. 763 00:33:01,664 --> 00:33:03,997 The flavor's just an added bonus. 764 00:33:03,999 --> 00:33:06,133 So, this is kind of the strips right here. 765 00:33:06,135 --> 00:33:08,201 This is what, what I'm after. 766 00:33:08,203 --> 00:33:10,404 Just kind of put it into a quick brine. 767 00:33:10,406 --> 00:33:12,405 Really nice, beautiful, thin strips. 768 00:33:12,407 --> 00:33:15,809 Very vibrant red, very healthy fish. 769 00:33:15,811 --> 00:33:18,678 It's getting late, creeping up to midnight. 770 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:22,683 But I got the sun still out, I can still see. 771 00:33:22,685 --> 00:33:25,485 There's no reason why I wouldn't stick, stick it out. 772 00:33:25,487 --> 00:33:28,822 Just keep processing, keep working. 773 00:33:28,824 --> 00:33:30,090 Winter's coming around soon, 774 00:33:30,092 --> 00:33:33,226 and I'll be leaving here and heading up to the Arctic, 775 00:33:33,228 --> 00:33:34,161 and I don't have to worry 776 00:33:34,163 --> 00:33:36,763 about getting the season's worth of fish. 777 00:33:36,765 --> 00:33:40,167 That's been done, the work's been put in. 778 00:33:40,169 --> 00:33:43,036 So, the smoker's pretty full. 779 00:33:43,038 --> 00:33:46,440 I don't need to force it too full, 780 00:33:46,442 --> 00:33:49,109 just gonna do batches. 781 00:33:49,111 --> 00:33:52,779 So, I'm gonna put some of these alders on here. 782 00:33:52,781 --> 00:33:56,516 Kind of big pieces that have been sitting out in the rain. 783 00:33:56,518 --> 00:33:59,386 They're gonna get nice and smoky, 784 00:33:59,388 --> 00:34:03,990 especially when I deprive the smokehouse of oxygen. 785 00:34:03,992 --> 00:34:05,792 ♪ ♪ 786 00:34:05,794 --> 00:34:11,131 ♪ ♪ 787 00:34:11,133 --> 00:34:14,667 And then I'm gonna make a little airflow here, 788 00:34:14,669 --> 00:34:16,136 and then it can breathe out the top. 789 00:34:16,138 --> 00:34:17,270 And that's kind of what I want to see, 790 00:34:17,272 --> 00:34:20,473 is the smoke just kind of pillowing out 791 00:34:20,475 --> 00:34:22,942 real slow, real smooth. 792 00:34:22,944 --> 00:34:27,681 That means that the fire's burning slow and low. 793 00:34:27,683 --> 00:34:29,483 Awesome. 794 00:34:29,485 --> 00:34:31,418 Keep processing fish. 795 00:34:31,420 --> 00:34:37,824 ♪ ♪ 796 00:34:37,826 --> 00:34:40,093 JESSI: I've been taught by the animals and the land 797 00:34:40,095 --> 00:34:41,961 and the trees and the river, 798 00:34:41,963 --> 00:34:43,964 and even the sky itself teaches me something new 799 00:34:43,966 --> 00:34:45,932 every single day. 800 00:34:47,969 --> 00:34:49,836 CHRIS: Where'd you stick that net at? 801 00:34:49,838 --> 00:34:52,305 JESSI: See these branches, these like small trees that come out? 802 00:34:52,307 --> 00:34:53,173 CHRIS: Oh, yeah. 803 00:34:53,175 --> 00:34:54,641 JESSI: It's set right in between there. 804 00:34:54,643 --> 00:34:57,377 CHRIS: Oh, that looks perfect. Looks deep. 805 00:34:57,379 --> 00:34:59,112 JESSI: It's actually really deep right there. 806 00:34:59,114 --> 00:35:00,113 CHRIS: Oh, that's awesome. 807 00:35:00,115 --> 00:35:01,381 As we're walking over to that fyke net, 808 00:35:01,383 --> 00:35:02,783 I'm trying to figure out where she stuck it, 809 00:35:02,785 --> 00:35:05,318 and it looks like she put it in a fantastic spot. 810 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:08,722 JESSI: See if we got anything. 811 00:35:08,724 --> 00:35:11,257 And it's facing that way, so I don't know. 812 00:35:11,259 --> 00:35:12,792 CHRIS: I don't want to pull this side yet. 813 00:35:12,794 --> 00:35:13,727 JESSI: All right. 814 00:35:13,729 --> 00:35:15,929 I got the front. 815 00:35:15,931 --> 00:35:17,397 Oh, I think we got skunked, love, what? 816 00:35:17,399 --> 00:35:18,331 CHRIS: What? 817 00:35:18,333 --> 00:35:19,466 JESSI: What is that? CHRIS: What is that? 818 00:35:19,468 --> 00:35:21,401 JESSI: What is that? What is that? 819 00:35:21,403 --> 00:35:22,469 CHRIS: I think it's a burbot. 820 00:35:22,471 --> 00:35:23,403 JESSI: No, it's not! 821 00:35:23,405 --> 00:35:24,404 CHRIS: It's weird-looking. 822 00:35:24,406 --> 00:35:26,873 JESSI: What is this? 823 00:35:26,875 --> 00:35:30,477 I mean, look at its mouth and its really big bulbous nose. 824 00:35:30,479 --> 00:35:31,895 CHRIS: Yeah, it's a goofy-looking thing. 825 00:35:31,897 --> 00:35:33,814 If it was a burbot, it would have whiskers all over. 826 00:35:33,816 --> 00:35:35,615 But it's some kind of sucker. 827 00:35:35,617 --> 00:35:38,885 JESSI: I don't know if you have like razor gills, or what. 828 00:35:38,887 --> 00:35:40,754 CHRIS: Nah, not suckers. Just... 829 00:35:40,756 --> 00:35:44,891 JESSI: It's a woman fish! (laughs) Wow! 830 00:35:44,893 --> 00:35:46,159 CHRIS: It's pretty. 831 00:35:46,161 --> 00:35:48,094 JESSI: All right. 832 00:35:48,096 --> 00:35:50,230 Thank you, fish, thank you for your life. 833 00:35:50,232 --> 00:35:52,632 We've never seen anything the likes of you before. 834 00:35:52,634 --> 00:35:54,301 Look at that. All right, ready? 835 00:35:54,303 --> 00:35:55,301 CHRIS: Yeah. 836 00:35:55,303 --> 00:35:56,703 JESSI: God, that's a gorgeous fish. 837 00:35:56,705 --> 00:35:57,504 CHRIS: Let's put him out of his misery. 838 00:35:57,506 --> 00:35:59,906 JESSI: Yup. There you go. Ready? 839 00:35:59,908 --> 00:36:01,307 (thud) 840 00:36:01,309 --> 00:36:04,511 ♪ ♪ 841 00:36:04,513 --> 00:36:06,846 CHEVIE: I've said it before and I'll continue to say it, 842 00:36:06,848 --> 00:36:10,383 is that my kids are the best investment I have. 843 00:36:10,385 --> 00:36:13,186 And the more time I put into that investment, 844 00:36:13,188 --> 00:36:15,055 the more I'm gonna get out of 'em. 845 00:36:15,057 --> 00:36:18,391 ♪ ♪ 846 00:36:18,393 --> 00:36:22,395 (hammering) 847 00:36:22,397 --> 00:36:23,663 RYDER: Does this side look good? 848 00:36:23,665 --> 00:36:26,399 CHEVIE: Yeah. The backside needs a lot more, though, okay? 849 00:36:26,401 --> 00:36:28,001 Put a lot of dirt on that back side. Fill it in. 850 00:36:28,003 --> 00:36:29,402 SYDNEY: I know, that's what I've been doing. 851 00:36:29,404 --> 00:36:31,805 CHEVIE: That's what I like about working with my kids is, uh... 852 00:36:31,807 --> 00:36:32,939 RYDER: You have help. 853 00:36:32,941 --> 00:36:34,274 CHEVIE: I can apply a little bit of pressure on 'em 854 00:36:34,276 --> 00:36:35,675 and say, "Come on, let's go, you know. 855 00:36:35,677 --> 00:36:37,427 Just do what you're told. It's not talking time." 856 00:36:37,429 --> 00:36:39,078 And you kind of adjust and react, 857 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:40,480 and always hasn't been that way, 858 00:36:40,482 --> 00:36:43,149 but they kind of just rise to the occasion, 859 00:36:43,151 --> 00:36:45,886 and that's what I like to see. 860 00:36:45,888 --> 00:36:48,621 The kids are absolutely learning something by being out here. 861 00:36:48,623 --> 00:36:50,290 They're learning skills, 862 00:36:50,292 --> 00:36:52,825 whether it's painting or running power tools. 863 00:36:52,827 --> 00:36:54,494 They're constantly learning about that. 864 00:36:54,496 --> 00:36:56,296 And they're also learning how to work together. 865 00:36:56,298 --> 00:36:57,497 Thank you, good job. 866 00:36:57,499 --> 00:36:59,633 How to follow direction is the biggest thing. 867 00:36:59,635 --> 00:37:03,103 If they listen and they're able to listen and follow direction, 868 00:37:03,105 --> 00:37:05,171 they're gonna be able to get a long ways. 869 00:37:05,173 --> 00:37:07,373 (drilling) 870 00:37:07,375 --> 00:37:08,975 So, now that I'm up off the ground, 871 00:37:08,977 --> 00:37:13,112 we're 11 feet in the air, and uh, on a small working space, 872 00:37:13,114 --> 00:37:14,848 so I'm gonna have to be careful. 873 00:37:14,850 --> 00:37:16,917 Don't want to fall off of something that high out here, 874 00:37:16,919 --> 00:37:19,452 400 miles from the hospital. 875 00:37:19,454 --> 00:37:22,389 We're gonna get up there, put the last sheet of plywood on, 876 00:37:22,391 --> 00:37:24,791 then I'm gonna start standing up some walls. 877 00:37:24,793 --> 00:37:26,393 But first, before we stand the walls up, 878 00:37:26,395 --> 00:37:27,393 we're gonna have to cut down, 879 00:37:27,395 --> 00:37:29,996 I got a branch that's gonna be in my way. 880 00:37:29,998 --> 00:37:31,531 And if we want to build this tree stand, 881 00:37:31,533 --> 00:37:34,467 that big branch has got to come down. 882 00:37:34,469 --> 00:37:37,804 Okay, I'm just thinking about what side I want to be on. 883 00:37:37,806 --> 00:37:39,139 Where is this thing gonna go? 884 00:37:39,141 --> 00:37:43,209 I think I'm gonna move my ladder to the other side. 885 00:37:43,211 --> 00:37:45,545 I think when it does go, it's gonna want to come this way. 886 00:37:45,547 --> 00:37:48,281 It's gonna swing under me like this, so I'd rather be, 887 00:37:48,283 --> 00:37:49,950 I think, over there. 888 00:37:49,952 --> 00:37:54,154 ♪ ♪ 889 00:37:54,156 --> 00:37:56,089 At least that sounds right. 890 00:37:56,091 --> 00:37:58,291 ♪ ♪ 891 00:37:58,293 --> 00:38:03,229 ♪ ♪ 892 00:38:03,231 --> 00:38:07,500 Spatial awareness, got to know where I'm at. 893 00:38:07,502 --> 00:38:09,169 I'm close to the edge here. 894 00:38:09,171 --> 00:38:13,906 (bleep) goes wrong, I want to go that way into that tree. 895 00:38:13,908 --> 00:38:15,175 Slow and steady wins the race. 896 00:38:15,177 --> 00:38:16,843 (starts chainsaw) 897 00:38:16,845 --> 00:38:23,717 ♪ ♪ 898 00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:30,123 ♪ ♪ 899 00:38:30,125 --> 00:38:36,195 ♪ ♪ 900 00:38:36,197 --> 00:38:38,064 (crack) 901 00:38:44,339 --> 00:38:46,039 CHEVIE: Clunk. 902 00:38:50,412 --> 00:38:54,414 All right, a little whack on the head. 903 00:38:54,416 --> 00:38:57,550 I think I'm okay. 904 00:38:57,552 --> 00:39:00,153 It's, uh, one of those things, though. 905 00:39:00,155 --> 00:39:01,421 You think you're doing everything right, 906 00:39:01,423 --> 00:39:03,490 and still (bleep) can go kind of, 907 00:39:03,492 --> 00:39:04,957 go a little sideways on you there, 908 00:39:04,959 --> 00:39:08,428 so got to be careful. 909 00:39:08,430 --> 00:39:10,563 Building this tree stand, one of the harder tasks 910 00:39:10,565 --> 00:39:12,432 is when you're building around a tree, 911 00:39:12,434 --> 00:39:13,900 you know, stuff can't be square. 912 00:39:13,902 --> 00:39:17,437 You're working around a big tree that's round and has branches 913 00:39:17,439 --> 00:39:18,371 and all these different things, 914 00:39:18,373 --> 00:39:20,173 so some of this stuff's a little abstract, 915 00:39:20,175 --> 00:39:23,243 it's not as straightforward. 916 00:39:23,245 --> 00:39:25,779 I'm in my little 8-by-8 structure here. 917 00:39:25,781 --> 00:39:28,982 We can build some benches in here and do some cool stuff, 918 00:39:28,984 --> 00:39:30,850 maybe even hang a little swinging swing 919 00:39:30,852 --> 00:39:32,986 or a swinging something from the, from the ceiling 920 00:39:32,988 --> 00:39:34,521 for them to sit in. 921 00:39:34,523 --> 00:39:36,389 We'll put a roof on, small roof on. 922 00:39:36,391 --> 00:39:38,525 I'll be able to climb up that birch tree right there 923 00:39:38,527 --> 00:39:40,527 and get up on top of my roof, 924 00:39:40,529 --> 00:39:43,730 and then I can really see out across that flat. 925 00:39:43,732 --> 00:39:46,466 A lot of square miles. 926 00:39:46,468 --> 00:39:47,467 I'm excited. 927 00:39:47,469 --> 00:39:50,403 The kids put in a lot of work, um, last year, 928 00:39:50,405 --> 00:39:52,872 and, hey, they put a lot of work into this build. 929 00:39:52,874 --> 00:39:54,941 I'm really proud of them and their work ethic. 930 00:39:54,943 --> 00:39:57,810 We're gonna be able to, uh, keep doing stuff like this 931 00:39:57,812 --> 00:39:59,746 as they get older, and this is just the start, 932 00:39:59,748 --> 00:40:04,417 but just got to, uh, get this roof on 933 00:40:04,419 --> 00:40:07,487 and get it wrapped up. 934 00:40:07,489 --> 00:40:09,889 Some things I got out here were tin and plywood. 935 00:40:09,891 --> 00:40:11,357 Those are a real luxury. 936 00:40:11,359 --> 00:40:13,493 I mean, you get stuff like that out here, 937 00:40:13,495 --> 00:40:16,763 you make sure you don't lose any of it or waste any of it. 938 00:40:16,765 --> 00:40:19,966 It's a big deal for me to use that material. 939 00:40:19,968 --> 00:40:21,234 We get a lot of rain here. 940 00:40:21,236 --> 00:40:23,169 I just want to build something that can last. 941 00:40:23,171 --> 00:40:25,105 I want it to stand up to time. 942 00:40:25,107 --> 00:40:29,375 ♪ ♪ 943 00:40:29,377 --> 00:40:30,210 (drilling) 944 00:40:32,313 --> 00:40:37,717 All right, I'm just getting my, uh, plywood on my roof. 945 00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:40,186 Next thing I got to do is tin. 946 00:40:40,188 --> 00:40:42,122 Moose season's right around the corner. 947 00:40:42,124 --> 00:40:45,057 I hope to be sitting up here with my kids. 948 00:40:45,059 --> 00:40:46,793 It's awesome. 949 00:40:46,795 --> 00:40:49,128 Okay, let's get the tin on this roof. 950 00:40:49,130 --> 00:40:53,466 ♪ ♪ 951 00:40:53,468 --> 00:40:55,802 KALEB: Start stacking it up. 952 00:40:55,804 --> 00:40:58,938 You're gonna make a couple thousand trips. 953 00:40:58,940 --> 00:41:01,074 Having this woodshed up and full of wood 954 00:41:01,076 --> 00:41:04,410 is like an Arctic insurance policy to me. 955 00:41:04,412 --> 00:41:06,146 I know that if I get hurt this winter, 956 00:41:06,148 --> 00:41:08,214 I don't have to sweat getting my firewood. 957 00:41:08,216 --> 00:41:09,749 I know it's already there. 958 00:41:09,751 --> 00:41:11,484 I know that I have enough for the winter, 959 00:41:11,486 --> 00:41:15,555 and that is incredibly freeing to me. 960 00:41:15,557 --> 00:41:17,690 Oh, man, nice stack. 961 00:41:17,692 --> 00:41:20,560 GILBERT: Yeah, it's taller than me right here. 962 00:41:20,562 --> 00:41:21,427 Come look. 963 00:41:21,429 --> 00:41:23,296 ELOVIE: And me. 964 00:41:23,298 --> 00:41:26,299 KALEB: Oh, boy. 965 00:41:26,301 --> 00:41:28,034 Last three pieces. 966 00:41:28,036 --> 00:41:28,901 BRITTANY: Woo-hoo! 967 00:41:28,903 --> 00:41:31,237 KALEB: I got the last three pieces. 968 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:32,705 BRITTANY: Yeah, baby! 969 00:41:32,707 --> 00:41:34,240 KALEB: And that's a wrap. 970 00:41:34,242 --> 00:41:37,710 We worked hard. We got this woodshed up. 971 00:41:37,712 --> 00:41:39,546 We are set. 972 00:41:43,051 --> 00:41:44,250 JESSI: All right, so. 973 00:41:44,252 --> 00:41:45,518 CHRIS: That's a huge fish. 974 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:50,056 JESSI: I know. That is gonna feed us for a while. 975 00:41:50,058 --> 00:41:52,792 Chris and I have come a long ways this year. 976 00:41:52,794 --> 00:41:56,863 A hard couple months of trapping and a lean winter. 977 00:41:56,865 --> 00:42:02,068 Times like today, now it's all culminating until tonight. 978 00:42:02,070 --> 00:42:06,472 We're gonna feast on this fish. 979 00:42:06,474 --> 00:42:08,007 CHRIS: It's good to go. 980 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:13,746 JESSI: Mmm. 981 00:42:16,218 --> 00:42:17,584 CHRIS: So good. 982 00:42:19,354 --> 00:42:23,222 JESSI: I've been waiting for this for so long. 983 00:42:23,224 --> 00:42:24,357 CHRIS: Wow. 984 00:42:24,359 --> 00:42:26,626 Takes me back to being a kid, 985 00:42:26,628 --> 00:42:30,496 sitting on the sandbar with my dad, eating fish. 986 00:42:30,498 --> 00:42:32,599 This has just been a great trip. 987 00:42:35,169 --> 00:42:36,035 CHEVIE: What do you guys think? 988 00:42:36,037 --> 00:42:37,370 SYDNEY: Oh, it's sick. 989 00:42:37,372 --> 00:42:39,706 RYDER: Oh, this is so cool. 990 00:42:39,708 --> 00:42:42,642 CHEVIE: Home sweet home. Good job on the tree stand. 991 00:42:42,644 --> 00:42:45,311 Way to whip it, you guys worked hard. 992 00:42:45,313 --> 00:42:47,580 Final touch right here, okay? 993 00:42:47,582 --> 00:42:50,450 So, this is, this is, this was your papa's gun rack. 994 00:42:50,452 --> 00:42:53,119 I had this when I was a little kid around my house... 995 00:42:53,121 --> 00:42:54,187 SYDNEY: Cool. 996 00:42:54,189 --> 00:42:57,190 CHEVIE: and so, here's a little bit of Papa, 997 00:42:57,192 --> 00:43:00,193 a little bit of older Roaches here. 998 00:43:00,195 --> 00:43:04,931 You guys get to use this your whole lives. 999 00:43:04,933 --> 00:43:06,599 Okay, put in the final screws, you guys. 1000 00:43:06,601 --> 00:43:08,935 SYDNEY: And then maybe if we have any children, 1001 00:43:08,937 --> 00:43:10,536 we'll give it to our children. 1002 00:43:10,538 --> 00:43:12,939 CHEVIE: Sweet. Okay, Sydney. 1003 00:43:12,941 --> 00:43:13,940 (drilling) 1004 00:43:13,942 --> 00:43:17,877 Good. All right, guys. Come over. Group hug. 1005 00:43:17,879 --> 00:43:19,145 Love you guys. 1006 00:43:19,147 --> 00:43:20,813 (kissing) 1007 00:43:20,815 --> 00:43:21,881 What a big help you guys were. 1008 00:43:21,883 --> 00:43:22,749 RYDER: Yeah. 1009 00:43:22,751 --> 00:43:24,517 CHEVIE: Let's think about the next project. 1010 00:43:26,955 --> 00:43:29,689 JOHNNY: These are sacs of salmon roe. 1011 00:43:29,691 --> 00:43:31,090 It's just the eggs. 1012 00:43:31,092 --> 00:43:34,293 You know, if was to just put this stuff to the side 1013 00:43:34,295 --> 00:43:35,895 and say, "I'll deal with it later," 1014 00:43:35,897 --> 00:43:37,630 it's just gonna rot, it's gonna spoil, 1015 00:43:37,632 --> 00:43:40,366 so as soon I get all of this meat, all of this fish, 1016 00:43:40,368 --> 00:43:43,970 all of this stuff, I have to immediately start curing it, 1017 00:43:43,972 --> 00:43:46,973 um, start preserving it. 1018 00:43:46,975 --> 00:43:49,642 You know, this is what it takes to live this lifestyle. 1019 00:43:49,644 --> 00:43:52,244 It was a good day, got a lot done. 1020 00:43:52,246 --> 00:43:54,246 A lot of hurdles, a lot of challenges. 1021 00:43:54,248 --> 00:43:55,114 It might be tiring. 1022 00:43:55,116 --> 00:43:57,050 It might wear on me from time to time, 1023 00:43:57,052 --> 00:44:00,920 but, you know, there's not a lot of instant gratification 1024 00:44:00,922 --> 00:44:05,124 with this lifestyle, but that's not really what I'm after. 1025 00:44:05,126 --> 00:44:06,659 You know, I like putting in the time. 1026 00:44:06,661 --> 00:44:08,461 I like putting in the work, 1027 00:44:08,463 --> 00:44:11,197 putting in the blood, the sweat, the tears. 1028 00:44:11,199 --> 00:44:12,398 To me, that's way more important 1029 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:15,601 than any paycheck I've ever gotten or any achievement 1030 00:44:15,603 --> 00:44:18,671 or any pat on the back I've ever received.