1 00:00:06,106 --> 00:00:08,117 Holy. 2 00:00:08,141 --> 00:00:10,286 It's the moose. 3 00:00:16,583 --> 00:00:20,730 Maybe I will have second opportunity. 4 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:22,532 I'm feeling really, really good. 5 00:00:24,324 --> 00:00:26,369 Nature is like the ultimate freedom 6 00:00:26,393 --> 00:00:28,571 and just the open schedule. 7 00:00:28,595 --> 00:00:33,543 It just seems so right for my brain. 8 00:00:33,567 --> 00:00:37,847 My strategy is to get my shelter built right away. 9 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:42,218 Then I can focus on hunting, fishing, and acquiring food. 10 00:00:43,477 --> 00:00:45,255 We just caught Moby Dick. 11 00:00:45,279 --> 00:00:47,490 At the moment, it's just about spray and pray 12 00:00:47,514 --> 00:00:49,692 and try and put out as many passive means 13 00:00:49,716 --> 00:00:51,628 of getting food as possible. 14 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:54,764 Trap line produces. 15 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:33,803 I'm contemplating doing something 16 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:37,230 very silly and maybe very stupid. 17 00:01:38,265 --> 00:01:40,810 Thinking about falling this tree. 18 00:01:40,834 --> 00:01:42,078 Fashion up a wedge. 19 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:43,446 The only crazy thing is, 20 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:46,416 it's leaning towards my shelter, 21 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,484 which I don't even know if I should risk, 22 00:01:48,508 --> 00:01:51,888 but the reason why I want to cut this tree... 23 00:01:51,912 --> 00:01:55,458 it's perfect for finishing off my... 24 00:01:55,482 --> 00:01:56,693 for finishing off my shelter. 25 00:01:56,717 --> 00:01:58,962 It's got all the wood I think I should need. 26 00:01:58,986 --> 00:02:01,130 And I'm thinking, if I can saw it enough, 27 00:02:01,154 --> 00:02:04,567 get this wedge in here, bang it in, 28 00:02:04,591 --> 00:02:08,204 I should be able to get it to fall the right way. 29 00:02:08,228 --> 00:02:11,941 I just, taking a few minutes to think about it, 30 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:15,645 'cause it could go very bad, 31 00:02:15,669 --> 00:02:18,615 and it'd be extremely dumb. 32 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,741 I just need to push it this way. 33 00:02:20,841 --> 00:02:25,655 Like, but do you need the tree that bad? 34 00:02:25,679 --> 00:02:27,581 Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 35 00:02:27,681 --> 00:02:30,384 This might be the dumbest thing you've ever seen on "Alone." 36 00:02:32,519 --> 00:02:35,465 I feel great. I got lots of food. 37 00:02:37,724 --> 00:02:42,238 I feel I need to really 38 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:44,574 take my time with things, 39 00:02:44,598 --> 00:02:48,645 especially decisions that hold a lot of weight. 40 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:51,414 I don't need to rush, but I need to get things done, 41 00:02:51,438 --> 00:02:54,017 because there's only a limited amount of time to do it. 42 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:56,853 Don't go this way. 43 00:02:56,877 --> 00:02:58,655 This might have been dumb. 44 00:03:03,083 --> 00:03:04,927 No, go that way. 45 00:03:07,487 --> 00:03:09,489 Holy! Thank goodness. 46 00:03:13,226 --> 00:03:14,971 Just out here being a lumberjack. 47 00:03:14,995 --> 00:03:17,230 The old grandpa would be proud. 48 00:03:22,602 --> 00:03:24,914 I've been working really hard, but in doing so, 49 00:03:24,938 --> 00:03:26,816 I'm also burning a lot of calories. 50 00:03:28,241 --> 00:03:31,254 Yeah, what a guy could do with a chainsaw around here. 51 00:03:31,278 --> 00:03:34,090 You never know when your next meal is gonna come, so... 52 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,597 Trying to balance the working 53 00:03:41,621 --> 00:03:43,857 and the hunting and fishing is... 54 00:03:43,957 --> 00:03:45,902 we just got to keep doing what we're doing. 55 00:03:51,131 --> 00:03:52,608 A buddy said, before I left, 56 00:03:52,632 --> 00:03:55,011 if I'm not hunting, fishing, or working, 57 00:03:55,035 --> 00:03:56,713 I'm slowly quitting. 58 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:00,216 It stuck in my mind. 59 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:01,884 I don't want to be a quitter. 60 00:04:03,343 --> 00:04:06,823 Yeah, so now I kind of... 61 00:04:06,847 --> 00:04:11,752 gonna make somewhat of a vise, a holder, 62 00:04:11,852 --> 00:04:14,788 so that I can put my firewood or small wood 63 00:04:14,888 --> 00:04:16,999 that I'm gonna cut, put it here 64 00:04:17,023 --> 00:04:19,993 and make a vise system that I can lock it down, 65 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:23,005 and I can saw on this side, just without, 66 00:04:23,029 --> 00:04:24,631 like, trying to hold it and saw. 67 00:04:24,731 --> 00:04:26,666 Just... 68 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:28,010 I don't know if it's gonna work, 69 00:04:28,034 --> 00:04:30,580 but what else do we got to do? 70 00:04:35,542 --> 00:04:37,253 The amount of work, off the bat, 71 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:39,946 is hard on the body and mind, 72 00:04:40,046 --> 00:04:42,291 getting yourself set up for the winter months 73 00:04:42,315 --> 00:04:44,127 that we know are coming, 74 00:04:44,151 --> 00:04:47,497 and doing that with a limited amount of tools, 75 00:04:47,521 --> 00:04:51,768 limited food, and in bear-dense population. 76 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:53,770 You got to be on your toes, 77 00:04:53,794 --> 00:04:55,805 always doing... always looking out for yourself, 78 00:04:55,829 --> 00:04:57,573 but working extremely hard. 79 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,612 It's go fast, but slow down. 80 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:03,846 Go in the crack. 81 00:05:03,870 --> 00:05:06,082 It's a weird mixture. 82 00:05:09,209 --> 00:05:12,255 This is coming over. 83 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,323 I'm willing to push my body to the limit. 84 00:05:14,347 --> 00:05:17,493 Obviously, there is a limit that the body can take. 85 00:05:17,517 --> 00:05:21,297 So if I'm not feeding it or taking care of myself, 86 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:23,223 then the body will break. 87 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:25,192 Mother Nature is undefeated. 88 00:05:26,593 --> 00:05:28,771 Now, this is your locking mechanism here. 89 00:05:28,795 --> 00:05:30,773 It locks it down. 90 00:05:30,797 --> 00:05:32,742 And this is your thing. 91 00:05:32,766 --> 00:05:36,813 So if you got a smaller piece, you just unlock it, 92 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:40,516 twist it a bunch, push it down. 93 00:05:43,243 --> 00:05:44,911 And then put this on. 94 00:05:48,381 --> 00:05:51,093 Ting. It ain't going nowhere. 95 00:05:51,117 --> 00:05:54,330 OK. Now to make the X. 96 00:05:56,790 --> 00:05:59,101 Everything out here is a learning curve. 97 00:05:59,125 --> 00:06:01,237 You definitely learn. 98 00:06:01,261 --> 00:06:03,639 You know, it's a familiar place, Canada, 99 00:06:03,663 --> 00:06:06,266 but it's unfamiliar ground, essentially. 100 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:09,612 I haven't stayed in a swamp. 101 00:06:09,636 --> 00:06:11,013 I've hunted 'em, I've seen 'em, 102 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:12,381 I've been around 'em, but this? 103 00:06:12,405 --> 00:06:13,649 Yeah. 104 00:06:13,673 --> 00:06:15,985 No, I've never built stuff in it either. 105 00:06:17,911 --> 00:06:22,291 Nothing you can't do with two feet and a heartbeat 106 00:06:22,315 --> 00:06:24,694 and a little work ethic. 107 00:06:27,787 --> 00:06:30,299 There's a lot of... like, do it wrong, 108 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:33,059 figure out the right way, then, you know, build. 109 00:06:33,159 --> 00:06:34,303 OK, now we've got it figured out. 110 00:06:34,327 --> 00:06:36,572 Everything I've done so far is like, 111 00:06:36,596 --> 00:06:37,974 there's been issues, 112 00:06:37,998 --> 00:06:40,543 but then we've overcome those issues. 113 00:06:45,038 --> 00:06:46,716 It's gonna be lots of problem-solving out here, 114 00:06:46,740 --> 00:06:48,084 and I think I'm doing a good job at that, 115 00:06:48,108 --> 00:06:52,255 but I still need to slow down. 116 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:53,656 Last wall. 117 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,292 Should be able to get her done tonight. 118 00:07:08,128 --> 00:07:12,332 Oh, that just came off the bone nicely. 119 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:21,641 I just thought... 120 00:07:24,344 --> 00:07:26,055 Episode one is usually 121 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:28,190 the first five people. 122 00:07:28,214 --> 00:07:30,317 Episode two is usually the second five people. 123 00:07:31,851 --> 00:07:34,263 Not sure when episode one cut... 124 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:35,522 maybe day four. 125 00:07:36,723 --> 00:07:39,960 So it could have been... 126 00:07:42,362 --> 00:07:44,740 Nero's boot failure. 127 00:07:44,764 --> 00:07:48,377 So my foot feels quite wet. 128 00:07:48,401 --> 00:07:50,446 Boot repair. 129 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:54,116 There's my temporary repair. 130 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:56,485 Nero explores land and finds bunch of junk 131 00:07:56,509 --> 00:07:57,911 down by the river. 132 00:07:58,011 --> 00:07:59,689 What is this? 133 00:07:59,713 --> 00:08:02,858 I just found a container. 134 00:08:02,882 --> 00:08:08,965 Got some wire, a little cog. 135 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:10,366 Well, it could have been 136 00:08:10,390 --> 00:08:12,535 the start of the success of my trap line. 137 00:08:12,559 --> 00:08:14,804 A good-sized snowshoe hare. 138 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:18,832 The trap line produces. 139 00:08:18,932 --> 00:08:21,844 Got myself a muskrat. 140 00:08:26,439 --> 00:08:27,883 So... 141 00:08:27,907 --> 00:08:30,286 It would be cool, though, if it ended 142 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:34,857 on me bringing in 143 00:08:34,881 --> 00:08:36,282 a beaver. 144 00:08:37,484 --> 00:08:40,253 I got cameras rolling, just in case. 145 00:08:46,926 --> 00:08:51,297 That'd be a pretty sick ending to the episode. 146 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:06,522 Today is about getting the smoker sorted out, 147 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:09,091 because I do have excess food 148 00:09:09,115 --> 00:09:11,093 that I need to start making safe, 149 00:09:11,117 --> 00:09:12,437 particularly in this wet weather. 150 00:09:12,485 --> 00:09:14,530 So, yes, so I'm literally just gonna have it here 151 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:16,966 and just gonna just start weaving 152 00:09:16,990 --> 00:09:18,667 and putting in uprights and stuff 153 00:09:18,691 --> 00:09:23,139 and essentially just build the... the smoker here. 154 00:09:23,163 --> 00:09:25,408 The fish is gonna spoil quicker than the muskrat 155 00:09:25,432 --> 00:09:27,676 and the snowshoe hare. 156 00:09:27,700 --> 00:09:31,414 It's gonna attract more predators and scavengers. 157 00:09:31,438 --> 00:09:33,783 I've got around about 40 snares out. 158 00:09:33,807 --> 00:09:35,885 And it's a combination of snowshoe hare, 159 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:37,686 beaver, and muskrat. 160 00:09:37,710 --> 00:09:41,357 But I just needed to get as many out as possible, 161 00:09:41,381 --> 00:09:43,092 because the more snares that I get out, 162 00:09:43,116 --> 00:09:46,162 the more I increase my possibility of getting food. 163 00:09:46,186 --> 00:09:48,197 Quantity is better than quality. 164 00:09:48,221 --> 00:09:49,965 And then, over time, that quantity 165 00:09:49,989 --> 00:09:52,902 will then turn into quality. 166 00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:55,628 Beaver, 100%, is something that 167 00:09:55,728 --> 00:09:58,264 I really, really want to get, 168 00:09:58,364 --> 00:10:01,177 because there's a whole heap of calories in them, 169 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:05,181 but they're small enough that you can manage that food 170 00:10:05,205 --> 00:10:06,882 in one go pretty well, 171 00:10:06,906 --> 00:10:09,542 whereas trying to manage a moose or a caribou 172 00:10:09,642 --> 00:10:12,354 in this environment, while it's still so wet, 173 00:10:12,378 --> 00:10:14,814 there's, like, a high risk of spoilage. 174 00:10:20,186 --> 00:10:23,022 But the biggest thing for me is the amount of fat 175 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:24,500 that I can get off it. 176 00:10:24,524 --> 00:10:27,002 Fat is liquid gold out here. 177 00:10:27,026 --> 00:10:29,004 It's what allows you to stay warm. 178 00:10:29,028 --> 00:10:31,574 It allows you to process protein. 179 00:10:31,598 --> 00:10:33,576 It's everything. 180 00:10:42,475 --> 00:10:43,610 All right. 181 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:46,112 Base complete. 182 00:10:55,555 --> 00:10:59,759 OK, I am not gonna do a door tonight. 183 00:11:01,694 --> 00:11:03,572 I can do door tomorrow, because I know, otherwise, 184 00:11:03,596 --> 00:11:05,231 I'm just gonna rush it. 185 00:11:05,331 --> 00:11:08,978 And then, hopefully, we'll have game 186 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:12,405 to start this baby up soon. 187 00:11:14,407 --> 00:11:17,076 OK. 188 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:04,266 I should repair that boot. 189 00:12:07,327 --> 00:12:11,407 I can see that the stitching that I originally did, 190 00:12:11,431 --> 00:12:14,009 at some stage, is gonna fail, 191 00:12:14,033 --> 00:12:17,337 so I'm just going a bit wider on it. 192 00:12:19,005 --> 00:12:21,975 Gonna get the old spruce resin out. 193 00:12:29,482 --> 00:12:31,951 It might just break off as soon as it dries. 194 00:12:34,087 --> 00:12:36,332 I really have no idea. 195 00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:38,634 Having to deal with this rain is really, really annoying 196 00:12:38,658 --> 00:12:41,337 and having to, like, just dry things out. 197 00:12:41,361 --> 00:12:42,738 You know, my boot's broken, 198 00:12:42,762 --> 00:12:43,906 and it's just making things really, 199 00:12:43,930 --> 00:12:45,465 really difficult to manage. 200 00:12:45,565 --> 00:12:48,344 And there's just a cold dampness 201 00:12:48,368 --> 00:12:50,136 to the air, which... 202 00:12:50,236 --> 00:12:53,249 it kind of actually gets into you more 203 00:12:53,273 --> 00:12:56,418 and penetrates more than what the actual dry cold is. 204 00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:59,488 So I'm always constantly just drying my socks and my liners. 205 00:12:59,512 --> 00:13:01,790 Everything gets dirty and muddy, 206 00:13:01,814 --> 00:13:04,326 and everything just turns into brown, 207 00:13:04,350 --> 00:13:08,731 and it just... it's not what I expected. 208 00:13:11,190 --> 00:13:14,360 She ain't pretty, but... 209 00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:18,965 All she's gotta do is hold. 210 00:13:21,134 --> 00:13:24,103 Keep holding until the cold comes. 211 00:13:24,203 --> 00:13:26,081 I need to go check my trap line, 212 00:13:26,105 --> 00:13:29,184 'cause that's gonna determine whether I'm processing food 213 00:13:29,208 --> 00:13:31,553 tonight or working on my door. 214 00:13:38,284 --> 00:13:40,629 Nice. The rain stopped. 215 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:42,221 Cool. 216 00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:45,200 So my family and I are, like, avid board-gamers. 217 00:13:45,224 --> 00:13:47,202 And one of the first board games 218 00:13:47,226 --> 00:13:48,537 that I played with my son, 219 00:13:48,561 --> 00:13:50,172 it was, like, a cooperative board game. 220 00:13:50,196 --> 00:13:52,665 You start at a helicopter landing spot, 221 00:13:52,765 --> 00:13:54,376 and then you go around the island, 222 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:56,245 and, you know, complete the different tasks. 223 00:13:56,269 --> 00:13:58,447 Meanwhile, the island is sinking. 224 00:13:58,471 --> 00:14:00,616 So you're trying to finish all those tasks, 225 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,742 working together, and then once you finish, 226 00:14:02,842 --> 00:14:04,286 you then need to get back 227 00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:06,622 to that same helicopter landing spot, 228 00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:08,324 and then that's where you exit the island, 229 00:14:08,348 --> 00:14:09,949 and that's how you win the game. 230 00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:15,798 Instead of my island slowly getting consumed by water, 231 00:14:15,822 --> 00:14:20,436 it's gonna be slowly getting consumed by snow and ice. 232 00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:22,204 I need to complete all my tasks 233 00:14:22,228 --> 00:14:25,474 before the bitter cold arrives, 234 00:14:25,498 --> 00:14:28,277 and then a helicopter ride back out of here. 235 00:14:28,301 --> 00:14:29,669 I win the game. 236 00:14:31,871 --> 00:14:34,616 Oh. 237 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,342 The snare cinched down on something. 238 00:14:44,283 --> 00:14:46,695 Oh, got a little bit caught. 239 00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:49,331 Just went straight past my snare. 240 00:14:49,355 --> 00:14:50,733 The snare was too small. 241 00:14:52,792 --> 00:14:55,304 But it looks like there's beaver tracks. 242 00:14:55,328 --> 00:14:56,739 Very exciting. 243 00:15:01,033 --> 00:15:05,247 Oh, see, I underestimated the power of the beaver. 244 00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:09,418 We can't do this back in Australia, 245 00:15:09,442 --> 00:15:11,487 snaring and trapping. 246 00:15:11,511 --> 00:15:14,323 So I can't practice this and get better. 247 00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:21,730 I need to fix my snares. 248 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:27,369 Hopefully this land believes in redemption. 249 00:15:27,393 --> 00:15:30,839 Hopefully I can get that beaver. 250 00:16:00,426 --> 00:16:02,428 I go check my snares, 251 00:16:02,528 --> 00:16:07,376 and I need my bow and arrows. 252 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,378 I have so much to do. 253 00:16:12,839 --> 00:16:16,652 I'm here to test my limits and myself. 254 00:16:16,676 --> 00:16:18,153 You get stronger. 255 00:16:18,177 --> 00:16:21,924 You get self-confident by being outdoors. 256 00:16:21,948 --> 00:16:23,492 That's why I'm here. 257 00:16:23,516 --> 00:16:25,561 I want to prove to myself 258 00:16:25,585 --> 00:16:28,230 that I can stay here much longer, 259 00:16:28,254 --> 00:16:30,532 that I can, and that it's possible. 260 00:16:30,556 --> 00:16:34,069 I have the will to survive. 261 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:37,763 Yeah. 262 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:42,277 I catch a rabbit in the snare. 263 00:16:42,301 --> 00:16:43,803 Look. 264 00:16:49,509 --> 00:16:50,853 It's broken. 265 00:16:50,877 --> 00:16:51,878 Look. 266 00:16:54,247 --> 00:16:55,424 Look. 267 00:16:55,448 --> 00:16:59,461 Something took it first, maybe a fox. 268 00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:10,805 That's why you need to check snares in the morning, 269 00:17:10,829 --> 00:17:15,577 in the first daylight. 270 00:17:19,271 --> 00:17:23,886 Everything that lives in this place want food. 271 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:25,920 Damn. 272 00:17:27,847 --> 00:17:30,750 I lost one rabbit. 273 00:17:30,850 --> 00:17:33,896 Yeah, what a shame. 274 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,497 I have a lot of things to do. 275 00:17:35,521 --> 00:17:37,023 I have my shelter to finish. 276 00:17:37,123 --> 00:17:39,501 I want to go fish. 277 00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:40,626 I need to hunt. 278 00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:42,204 I need to have food. 279 00:17:42,228 --> 00:17:45,374 This is a bad sign for me. 280 00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:49,044 I call this the dead walk, 281 00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:53,782 a walk where you found nothing. 282 00:17:53,806 --> 00:17:56,118 The way to starvation. 283 00:17:58,444 --> 00:18:02,257 Rose hips... 284 00:18:02,281 --> 00:18:05,727 will be my lunch today, 285 00:18:05,751 --> 00:18:08,630 because you are a bad hunter. 286 00:18:09,722 --> 00:18:11,533 Dealing with problems 287 00:18:11,557 --> 00:18:15,137 and being calm in difficult situations, 288 00:18:15,161 --> 00:18:19,107 to go ahead and adapt and overcome yourself 289 00:18:19,131 --> 00:18:21,510 is necessary. 290 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:25,514 Let's go back to the camp. 291 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,485 That's it. 292 00:18:30,509 --> 00:18:33,822 I'm learning with mistakes. 293 00:18:44,790 --> 00:18:46,969 Squirrel again. 294 00:19:15,821 --> 00:19:17,132 Squirrel. 295 00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:23,338 Damn. 296 00:19:36,942 --> 00:19:38,744 It's a waste. 297 00:19:40,446 --> 00:19:42,691 My hands are cold. 298 00:19:44,283 --> 00:19:46,294 I need to go back to the shelter. 299 00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:52,134 I am all wet. 300 00:19:52,158 --> 00:19:53,301 No more. 301 00:19:53,325 --> 00:19:58,373 I cannot shoot no more for a squirrel in a tree. 302 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:05,814 Yeah, I found my arrow. 303 00:20:08,641 --> 00:20:11,110 Yes. 304 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,455 Let's go back to the camp. 305 00:20:15,347 --> 00:20:17,492 You know, the first day, the ground squirrel 306 00:20:17,516 --> 00:20:20,062 that I catch, it felt so easy. 307 00:20:20,086 --> 00:20:23,465 I start with so much confidence in my bow. 308 00:20:23,489 --> 00:20:26,459 Let's remain calm and humble. 309 00:20:36,602 --> 00:20:38,580 It's a grouse. 310 00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:58,467 I shot the grouse, finally. 311 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:02,771 Finally. 312 00:21:05,231 --> 00:21:07,542 Finally. 313 00:21:09,635 --> 00:21:11,012 Thank you. 314 00:21:13,205 --> 00:21:15,984 Thank you. Thank you. 315 00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:19,712 I don't know if it's a grouse or ptarmigan, 316 00:21:19,812 --> 00:21:22,858 but at least I know where they are. 317 00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:25,151 Thank you, God. 318 00:21:25,251 --> 00:21:27,896 Awesome, man. 319 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:29,922 Awesome. 320 00:21:49,441 --> 00:21:50,852 I definitely don't want to get out of bed. 321 00:21:50,876 --> 00:21:52,545 I'm pretty cozy here. 322 00:21:52,645 --> 00:21:56,057 I slept really good last night. 323 00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:58,460 Feeling pretty homey in here. 324 00:21:58,484 --> 00:22:02,931 Today's project is probably to work on the fireplace. 325 00:22:02,955 --> 00:22:04,499 I want to get this fireplace started, 326 00:22:04,523 --> 00:22:07,502 and then I can... because I want to start concentrating 327 00:22:07,526 --> 00:22:09,838 on hunting here really soon. 328 00:22:09,862 --> 00:22:12,808 It's starting to get that cold, fall feeling. 329 00:22:12,832 --> 00:22:17,045 So it should make the moose start rutting, 330 00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:19,104 make all the animals start moving. 331 00:22:19,205 --> 00:22:21,650 So rain stopped. 332 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,418 We're gonna get up and get at 'em. 333 00:22:23,442 --> 00:22:25,086 Coming at ya. 334 00:22:27,746 --> 00:22:32,027 I still need to figure out my fire and my shelter. 335 00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:36,164 So I plan on building a frame out of 2-inch sticks 336 00:22:36,188 --> 00:22:37,799 and then mud and have a chimney 337 00:22:37,823 --> 00:22:39,167 going out through the roof, 338 00:22:39,191 --> 00:22:41,970 and I could be good for a long, long time. 339 00:22:41,994 --> 00:22:45,574 I need to calm down and relax, not push my body too hard. 340 00:22:45,598 --> 00:22:46,866 Breathe. 341 00:22:46,966 --> 00:22:48,701 Like, this is a marathon, not a sprint. 342 00:22:48,801 --> 00:22:51,379 And just work a little bit slower, 343 00:22:51,403 --> 00:22:53,148 a little more methodical. 344 00:22:53,172 --> 00:22:54,316 I keep telling myself, 345 00:22:54,340 --> 00:22:55,750 don't get hyper-focused on things. 346 00:22:55,774 --> 00:22:57,719 And I don't think I am, because, like, 347 00:22:57,743 --> 00:22:59,955 the shelter's have done, the smoker's half done. 348 00:22:59,979 --> 00:23:02,147 It's like, I got so many projects half done. 349 00:23:02,248 --> 00:23:04,893 OK, let's tie these together. 350 00:23:04,917 --> 00:23:06,585 Oh, yeah. 351 00:23:06,685 --> 00:23:08,563 If I can maintain, like, the projects, 352 00:23:08,587 --> 00:23:12,258 where it's like, I feel like I'm playing catch-up 353 00:23:12,358 --> 00:23:14,769 or I'm behind, and I need to keep working, 354 00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:16,605 I think my time here... 355 00:23:16,629 --> 00:23:18,540 I don't want to say it'll be easy, 356 00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:22,210 but, like, right now, I... 357 00:23:22,234 --> 00:23:24,412 it ain't bugging me one bit. 358 00:23:25,804 --> 00:23:29,541 OK, that's the base. That will sit on the fire. 359 00:23:29,642 --> 00:23:31,319 And now we'll just go, boop, boop, boop, boop. 360 00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:34,222 And then those will sit on top of that. 361 00:23:37,082 --> 00:23:40,262 off. 362 00:23:40,286 --> 00:23:41,987 Bugger off. 363 00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:48,536 So I swear I started talking like my grandpa. 364 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:49,938 He'd always be like... 365 00:23:50,996 --> 00:23:52,641 Son of a bear! 366 00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:56,244 Like, obviously, I miss home. 367 00:23:56,268 --> 00:23:58,847 I miss everybody, I miss family and loved ones 368 00:23:58,871 --> 00:24:00,815 and whatnot, but we got a goal in mind, 369 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:03,218 and we're going for it. 370 00:24:03,242 --> 00:24:06,021 You mother trucker. 371 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:11,359 It's not gonna be much more than three months. 372 00:24:11,383 --> 00:24:13,261 Like, if it's four months, you know, 373 00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:16,498 four months of my life will set me up for life, so... 374 00:24:16,522 --> 00:24:19,458 I don't think it'll take much to heat the little cabin. 375 00:24:19,558 --> 00:24:21,569 I think there'll be a lot of trials and tribulations 376 00:24:21,593 --> 00:24:22,971 and problems you have to work through, 377 00:24:22,995 --> 00:24:26,942 but as for now... 378 00:24:26,966 --> 00:24:28,476 keep it rolling. 379 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:31,680 She's a slow, tedious project, folks. 380 00:24:33,172 --> 00:24:35,507 We're gonna go down and check our fish lines. 381 00:24:35,607 --> 00:24:37,719 Hopefully they're full. 382 00:24:37,743 --> 00:24:40,221 Fishing, to me, is very important. 383 00:24:40,245 --> 00:24:42,057 I think if I catch 30 or 40 fish, 384 00:24:42,081 --> 00:24:43,692 I can be here 90 to 100 days. 385 00:24:43,716 --> 00:24:44,893 That's the plan. 386 00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:55,537 Nothing. 387 00:24:59,398 --> 00:25:01,643 That one might have one, though. 388 00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:05,180 This one's gonna be tricky, boy. 389 00:25:05,204 --> 00:25:07,482 But I think it's got one. 390 00:25:10,642 --> 00:25:14,889 Come on, baby. Come on, baby. 391 00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:16,725 No, no, no, no. 392 00:25:16,749 --> 00:25:19,861 Get the up here. 393 00:25:19,885 --> 00:25:22,330 Oh. 394 00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:24,165 Yes, sir. 395 00:25:30,162 --> 00:25:32,907 Yes. 396 00:25:32,931 --> 00:25:34,743 Whoo! 397 00:25:34,767 --> 00:25:37,545 What a good day. 398 00:25:37,569 --> 00:25:39,214 A fish a day keeps the medic away, 399 00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:40,782 so we're happy. 400 00:25:40,806 --> 00:25:42,751 That's a decent-sized pike too. 401 00:25:45,611 --> 00:25:49,124 I need to be able to catch fish so I get more fat. 402 00:25:49,148 --> 00:25:52,160 There it is, ladies and gentlemen. 403 00:25:56,121 --> 00:25:57,599 Fat out here is so important, 404 00:25:57,623 --> 00:26:00,035 just because you burn so much of it. 405 00:26:00,059 --> 00:26:03,972 You need it to insulate you, to turn to energy. 406 00:26:03,996 --> 00:26:07,776 Just that's what our bodies run off of. 407 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,812 It's a female. 408 00:26:10,836 --> 00:26:12,814 A little bit of roe. 409 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,818 Look at the heart still beating. 410 00:26:22,481 --> 00:26:24,426 Crazy, eh? 411 00:26:24,450 --> 00:26:26,061 I've just got to keep working, 412 00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:27,762 keep pushing the pace out here. 413 00:26:27,786 --> 00:26:30,098 We got things to do, things we need to get done, 414 00:26:30,122 --> 00:26:31,824 so we just got to keep working. 415 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:34,335 So there. You have a clean fish. 416 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:35,970 OK. 417 00:26:35,994 --> 00:26:39,541 Go get water, boil some fish. 418 00:26:39,565 --> 00:26:40,975 Let's get after it. 419 00:26:57,850 --> 00:26:59,727 Good evening. 420 00:26:59,751 --> 00:27:01,329 Yesterday was productive. 421 00:27:01,353 --> 00:27:05,591 I started my full-time shelter, built most of the raised beds. 422 00:27:05,691 --> 00:27:07,135 So today I'll be finishing that 423 00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:08,970 and making a start on the frame. 424 00:27:08,994 --> 00:27:12,231 And depending on how I feel, I may even finish 425 00:27:12,331 --> 00:27:14,175 the lean-to part of that today. 426 00:27:14,199 --> 00:27:16,744 So it feels... it feels good, 427 00:27:16,768 --> 00:27:20,706 except this continual concern 428 00:27:20,806 --> 00:27:23,342 about where my next meal is coming from. 429 00:27:23,442 --> 00:27:24,886 And I know that's "Alone." 430 00:27:24,910 --> 00:27:26,912 That's... that is the game. 431 00:27:27,012 --> 00:27:29,290 Where do you get it from? But same old story. 432 00:27:29,314 --> 00:27:31,059 You're probably getting really tired of hearing me say, 433 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:32,427 I can't find food! 434 00:27:32,451 --> 00:27:36,331 But I can't just manage on berries alone, 435 00:27:36,355 --> 00:27:38,533 so I'm gonna have to find something. 436 00:27:40,459 --> 00:27:41,860 With the temperatures dropping, 437 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:43,605 I'm definitely feeling some pressure 438 00:27:43,629 --> 00:27:45,607 to get this permanent shelter finished. 439 00:27:45,631 --> 00:27:47,709 I don't really want to be caught under a tarp 440 00:27:47,733 --> 00:27:49,244 with snow coming down 441 00:27:49,268 --> 00:27:51,079 and temperatures dropping to minus forty, 442 00:27:51,103 --> 00:27:55,683 so there is a slight pressing need to get things done, 443 00:27:55,707 --> 00:27:57,652 but I don't really beat myself up 444 00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:00,555 if I don't get a lot of things done in a day. 445 00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:03,558 Essentially, just keeping myself fed, 446 00:28:03,582 --> 00:28:06,060 keeping my water boiled, 447 00:28:06,084 --> 00:28:08,620 maintaining my morale, 448 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,198 they're all jobs. 449 00:28:10,222 --> 00:28:11,599 And if I keep beating myself up 450 00:28:11,623 --> 00:28:13,535 about not finishing my shelter so quickly, 451 00:28:13,559 --> 00:28:17,172 then I'm probably gonna get much more uneasy 452 00:28:17,196 --> 00:28:18,773 about the whole experience, 453 00:28:18,797 --> 00:28:20,375 and so I'm gonna carry on 454 00:28:20,399 --> 00:28:22,877 with my slightly lackadaisical approach, 455 00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:24,812 which seems to have worked so far. 456 00:28:24,836 --> 00:28:26,447 Now for the ridgepole. 457 00:28:26,471 --> 00:28:31,119 So this is the piece 458 00:28:31,143 --> 00:28:33,111 that holds everything together. 459 00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:36,357 If we get a lot of high winds, this will eventually 460 00:28:36,381 --> 00:28:37,659 start to creep down. 461 00:28:37,683 --> 00:28:40,586 So I figured, lash it on. 462 00:28:40,686 --> 00:28:43,021 Bring it on, weather. 463 00:28:43,121 --> 00:28:44,590 Yeah. 464 00:28:44,690 --> 00:28:46,792 Almost feeling at home already. 465 00:28:48,293 --> 00:28:49,333 Still a bit of work to do, 466 00:28:49,361 --> 00:28:51,105 but I'm definitely getting there. 467 00:28:53,398 --> 00:28:55,210 I'm going for a walk with the bow. 468 00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:58,580 So this camera is mounted to the front of my bow. 469 00:28:58,604 --> 00:29:03,885 So whatever I'm shooting at, you will see it. 470 00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:05,386 This bow is really long. 471 00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:06,654 It gets in the way when you're trying 472 00:29:06,678 --> 00:29:08,723 to walk through the bush. 473 00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:12,527 So it's only really suitable 474 00:29:12,551 --> 00:29:16,064 for open areas. 475 00:29:16,088 --> 00:29:19,467 I'm trying to get through here now. 476 00:29:19,491 --> 00:29:21,302 Tangled up. 477 00:29:21,326 --> 00:29:24,172 One of the biggest challenges of my location is, 478 00:29:24,196 --> 00:29:27,242 the undergrowth is way too dense, 479 00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:30,102 so it's impossible to really walk without making 480 00:29:30,202 --> 00:29:31,446 a huge amount of noise. 481 00:29:31,470 --> 00:29:33,248 It's very difficult, especially with a bow, 482 00:29:33,272 --> 00:29:35,183 because my bow is a longbow, 483 00:29:35,207 --> 00:29:36,484 which, in hindsight, 484 00:29:36,508 --> 00:29:37,788 may not have been the best choice 485 00:29:37,843 --> 00:29:40,779 for hunting in very dense undergrowth. 486 00:29:40,879 --> 00:29:43,658 I'm not sure how successful this will be as a hunting trip, 487 00:29:43,682 --> 00:29:45,893 but I found some lingonberries, 488 00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:48,529 so it's not a complete waste of time. 489 00:29:49,755 --> 00:29:52,834 They're a little bit sharp, but in a good way. 490 00:29:55,093 --> 00:29:56,971 The undergrowth is very old, 491 00:29:56,995 --> 00:29:58,206 and there's a lot of branches 492 00:29:58,230 --> 00:29:59,774 that are catching on everything, 493 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,099 and every step you take, 494 00:30:01,199 --> 00:30:03,044 you're having to kind of pull things off. 495 00:30:03,068 --> 00:30:05,446 And it becomes very, very tiring. 496 00:30:05,470 --> 00:30:06,547 You're stooping. 497 00:30:06,571 --> 00:30:07,682 You're climbing over, 498 00:30:07,706 --> 00:30:09,050 so you're using up a lot of energy 499 00:30:09,074 --> 00:30:11,653 in order just to make very slow progress. 500 00:30:13,812 --> 00:30:15,256 Not entirely unsuccessful. 501 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:16,491 I found some berries, 502 00:30:16,515 --> 00:30:20,552 but not quite what I was looking for. 503 00:30:20,652 --> 00:30:22,563 I'm just heading back to camp now. 504 00:30:24,323 --> 00:30:26,334 So I'm making the decision that doing that 505 00:30:26,358 --> 00:30:29,237 on a regular basis is counterproductive. 506 00:30:29,261 --> 00:30:31,639 I'm trying to conserve as much of my energy 507 00:30:31,663 --> 00:30:33,432 as possible, which means sticking to places 508 00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:35,610 that are far easier to get to. 509 00:30:39,938 --> 00:30:41,506 I heard a commotion 510 00:30:41,606 --> 00:30:44,852 and realized I'd caught another squirrel. 511 00:30:44,876 --> 00:30:47,088 So here he is. 512 00:30:47,112 --> 00:30:48,890 Poor little guy. 513 00:30:48,914 --> 00:30:50,091 Thank you, squirrel. 514 00:30:50,115 --> 00:30:51,492 Much needed. 515 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:54,262 I'm gonna check the other traps now. 516 00:30:54,286 --> 00:30:57,098 Before I caught the squirrel, I was feeling very despondent 517 00:30:57,122 --> 00:30:59,458 about my ability to get food, 518 00:30:59,558 --> 00:31:02,070 but it's not a constant yearning for food. 519 00:31:02,094 --> 00:31:05,206 It's more of an awareness that I need to be getting food. 520 00:31:05,230 --> 00:31:07,342 Otherwise, my body weight will drop. 521 00:31:07,366 --> 00:31:09,977 Nope. Nothing. 522 00:31:10,001 --> 00:31:12,471 I hate snares. I really do. 523 00:31:12,571 --> 00:31:13,581 Something about it. 524 00:31:13,605 --> 00:31:16,708 It's just... it's not sporting. 525 00:31:16,808 --> 00:31:17,885 It's not British. 526 00:31:19,411 --> 00:31:20,855 But it is effective. 527 00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:22,523 I would say, if I have a weak skill, 528 00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:24,258 it's hunting big game with a bow, 529 00:31:24,282 --> 00:31:27,228 because coming from the UK, where bow hunting is illegal, 530 00:31:27,252 --> 00:31:29,364 I don't have that experience. 531 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:31,933 I have bow hunted with a compound bow before, 532 00:31:31,957 --> 00:31:33,935 but using a primitive bow is not something 533 00:31:33,959 --> 00:31:35,627 I have experience of. 534 00:31:39,398 --> 00:31:41,576 Oh, hello. 535 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,545 I got a varying hare. 536 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,419 It would appear that my fortunes have changed. 537 00:31:51,443 --> 00:31:53,020 Ooh. 538 00:31:53,044 --> 00:31:55,490 I mean, this is no guarantee I'm gonna get anything 539 00:31:55,514 --> 00:31:57,091 for the rest of the time I'm here, 540 00:31:57,115 --> 00:31:59,785 but it's certainly a step in the right direction. 541 00:31:59,885 --> 00:32:03,898 So hopefully, between my squirrel and this guy, 542 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:05,533 I'll have a few days' worth of food here. 543 00:32:05,557 --> 00:32:09,036 So let's get busy. 544 00:32:25,710 --> 00:32:26,888 Whew. 545 00:32:26,912 --> 00:32:28,423 Cut a lot of boughs. 546 00:32:28,447 --> 00:32:31,983 Still got plenty to do, but here's what I eat in a day 547 00:32:32,083 --> 00:32:34,553 as a 24-year-old survival athlete. 548 00:32:39,658 --> 00:32:42,537 Rabbit bone tea for breakfast. 549 00:32:42,561 --> 00:32:45,773 Already harvested probably six spruce trees 550 00:32:45,797 --> 00:32:48,266 for their boughs, 'cause I need, 551 00:32:48,366 --> 00:32:50,845 more boughs than a church could ever bough. 552 00:32:53,839 --> 00:32:55,216 Nice. 553 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,452 But, yeah, we'll be able to keep on keeping on. 554 00:32:59,911 --> 00:33:01,656 I'm feeling great. 555 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,091 My plan is working, and I'm just gonna 556 00:33:04,115 --> 00:33:06,060 keep eating three meals a day, 557 00:33:06,084 --> 00:33:08,553 so that I can push myself physically. 558 00:33:12,090 --> 00:33:13,792 Timber. 559 00:33:17,262 --> 00:33:19,664 I got some pretty hard bits done on my shelter. 560 00:33:19,764 --> 00:33:22,076 Now it's just all fine work. 561 00:33:26,571 --> 00:33:27,906 Probably time-consuming, 562 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:31,185 but that's one thing I do have a lot of. 563 00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:34,422 Time. 564 00:33:37,449 --> 00:33:39,694 Huge, huge tepee. 565 00:33:39,718 --> 00:33:42,930 And I'm only justifying its size. 566 00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:44,966 It's definitely quite a risk. 567 00:33:44,990 --> 00:33:47,935 Pretty easy way to blow out, mentally and physically. 568 00:33:47,959 --> 00:33:50,605 But just because I have access to food, 569 00:33:50,629 --> 00:33:53,231 might as well utilize that energy I've got, 570 00:33:53,331 --> 00:33:57,411 because once this is built, then I can store food in it, 571 00:33:57,435 --> 00:34:00,481 I can smoke things inside and all that good stuff 572 00:34:00,505 --> 00:34:02,750 and hopefully be a little bit more comfortable. 573 00:34:04,042 --> 00:34:05,544 But, yeah, 574 00:34:05,644 --> 00:34:08,456 just a little thatch by the little thatch. 575 00:34:10,514 --> 00:34:13,327 The amount of sunlight and daytime 576 00:34:13,351 --> 00:34:15,363 is very much so in my mind, 577 00:34:15,387 --> 00:34:17,532 the amount of time you have to work. 578 00:34:21,993 --> 00:34:24,629 But, you know, if you have 16 hours of daylight, 579 00:34:24,728 --> 00:34:26,941 and you work hard for 16 hours, 580 00:34:26,965 --> 00:34:28,776 you'll just tank. 581 00:34:31,636 --> 00:34:34,882 My strategy, in terms of my permanent shelter, 582 00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:37,652 will be, you know, just days and days 583 00:34:37,676 --> 00:34:41,146 and days of small snippets. 584 00:34:47,953 --> 00:34:49,564 I'm gonna take it one day at a time. 585 00:34:49,588 --> 00:34:50,932 And if that's too much, 586 00:34:50,956 --> 00:34:54,001 I'll take it half a day at a time. 587 00:34:54,025 --> 00:34:57,138 I think, in this environment, if you put a number on it, 588 00:34:57,162 --> 00:34:59,140 you'll just hurt yourself. 589 00:34:59,164 --> 00:35:02,267 This is the longest I've lived off the land so far. 590 00:35:05,170 --> 00:35:08,416 This is what's allowing me to keep on. 591 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:10,451 You probably can't see, but there's a bunch of fat 592 00:35:10,475 --> 00:35:12,611 floating on the surface. 593 00:35:17,916 --> 00:35:20,094 Fish head soup. 594 00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:24,732 Ah. 595 00:35:24,756 --> 00:35:27,735 Mmm. 596 00:35:27,759 --> 00:35:30,261 Very honest day's work. 597 00:35:30,362 --> 00:35:33,741 I walk up to my fishing spot 598 00:35:33,765 --> 00:35:36,577 and have a couple casts, 599 00:35:36,601 --> 00:35:38,946 just for a therapeutic walk. 600 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:43,050 And yeah. 601 00:35:44,542 --> 00:35:48,823 Out here, being alone has given me time to think. 602 00:35:48,847 --> 00:35:52,660 I've just had my first, like, positive daydream. 603 00:35:52,684 --> 00:35:54,662 There's always thoughts of, you know, 604 00:35:54,686 --> 00:35:56,631 perceived hunger and whatnot, 605 00:35:56,655 --> 00:35:58,966 but this was, like, things I want to do. 606 00:35:58,990 --> 00:36:02,970 And it filled me with joy, and that felt really nice. 607 00:36:06,398 --> 00:36:07,899 You know, the first couple episodes 608 00:36:07,999 --> 00:36:10,645 I actually watched of this show, I was like, 609 00:36:10,669 --> 00:36:13,247 these people are not what they say they are. 610 00:36:14,839 --> 00:36:17,051 And then I went on a hunting trip with no food, 611 00:36:17,075 --> 00:36:19,253 and I was like, I understand. 612 00:36:19,277 --> 00:36:21,188 You know, everything goes out the door. 613 00:36:23,915 --> 00:36:25,893 Oh, no. 614 00:36:30,722 --> 00:36:31,966 Whoo! 615 00:36:31,990 --> 00:36:34,426 Knowing that I'm in a very healthy state 616 00:36:34,526 --> 00:36:35,569 is an advantage. 617 00:36:35,593 --> 00:36:38,063 There was a lucky one. 618 00:36:38,163 --> 00:36:40,741 I can actually just relax. 619 00:36:40,765 --> 00:36:42,443 I feel like there will be some people here 620 00:36:42,467 --> 00:36:45,036 who have a huge shock to the system. 621 00:36:46,604 --> 00:36:47,982 Hope you guys saw that, 622 00:36:48,006 --> 00:36:50,818 but that bigger pike just got off in the shallows, 623 00:36:50,842 --> 00:36:53,320 and then I grabbed it. 624 00:36:55,013 --> 00:36:59,460 Time to go sit by a warm fire and have dinner! 625 00:36:59,484 --> 00:37:00,961 Yoo-hoo! 626 00:37:25,643 --> 00:37:27,855 There we have it. 627 00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:32,951 Thatch door and a complete smoker. 628 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:35,996 I actually think... 629 00:37:38,123 --> 00:37:39,900 I think it actually looks a lot like 630 00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:42,403 the cartoon character Grug. 631 00:37:42,427 --> 00:37:46,774 If you don't know who Grug is, go... go look him up. 632 00:37:46,798 --> 00:37:52,370 So I think my smoker is gonna be called Grug. 633 00:37:53,571 --> 00:37:55,483 Grug doesn't normally endorse smoking, 634 00:37:55,507 --> 00:37:59,611 but hopefully he gets plenty of smoking time. 635 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:04,682 Job done. Boo! 636 00:38:06,351 --> 00:38:09,530 All right. Time to fill this baby up. 637 00:38:12,791 --> 00:38:15,803 Well, that was a fun little project, 638 00:38:15,827 --> 00:38:18,906 but I want to be able to take my time 639 00:38:18,930 --> 00:38:20,775 and sit down and craft 640 00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:23,711 and just do things that bring me joy. 641 00:38:25,837 --> 00:38:29,416 There's some kind of noise coming from down at the point. 642 00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:35,322 Down near my gillnet. 643 00:38:35,346 --> 00:38:37,291 I'm gonna go check it out. 644 00:38:37,315 --> 00:38:42,187 But that's a want, not a need. 645 00:38:42,287 --> 00:38:44,698 What I need is food, 646 00:38:44,722 --> 00:38:46,901 permanent shelter, 647 00:38:46,925 --> 00:38:49,003 and to survive. 648 00:38:49,027 --> 00:38:51,739 I've heard it for the last 15 minutes. 649 00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:53,374 Anyhow, it stopped. 650 00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:59,246 Just so much time goes into just meeting your basic needs. 651 00:38:59,270 --> 00:39:00,815 But everything can't be polished. 652 00:39:00,839 --> 00:39:03,284 Like, that's just not the way it is. 653 00:39:03,308 --> 00:39:06,911 It's not the way that survival rolls. 654 00:39:07,011 --> 00:39:07,988 This is life. 655 00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:11,692 This is just raw, how it is. 656 00:39:11,716 --> 00:39:13,818 No action on the snare. 657 00:39:13,918 --> 00:39:15,963 There's only so much you can do. 658 00:39:15,987 --> 00:39:18,499 You've just got to roll with however it goes. 659 00:39:19,924 --> 00:39:21,101 Maybe that's one of the lessons 660 00:39:21,125 --> 00:39:23,571 that was out here for me... 661 00:39:23,595 --> 00:39:26,407 embrace the imperfection. 662 00:39:26,431 --> 00:39:32,179 Embrace the raw, the rugged, the real. 663 00:39:32,203 --> 00:39:34,181 Holy. 664 00:39:35,707 --> 00:39:38,652 There's a beaver right there. 665 00:39:38,676 --> 00:39:40,111 Oh. 666 00:39:41,479 --> 00:39:44,482 Attached to that giant log I had across the line. 667 00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:49,563 He's snared up. 668 00:39:49,587 --> 00:39:51,131 He's not going anywhere. 669 00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:01,375 I don't want to damage the pelt. 670 00:40:19,417 --> 00:40:20,661 He's dead. 671 00:40:30,962 --> 00:40:33,173 Yes! 672 00:40:33,197 --> 00:40:35,809 Come on! 673 00:40:35,833 --> 00:40:39,480 Oh! Oh! 674 00:40:39,504 --> 00:40:41,415 I'll be happy with any beaver, but the fact that it's, like, 675 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:44,618 a full-size adult one is just incredible. 676 00:40:44,642 --> 00:40:47,087 Oh. 677 00:40:47,111 --> 00:40:50,457 This thing's about 15 to 20 kilos. 678 00:40:50,481 --> 00:40:54,018 I cannot even imagine what it would be like 679 00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:57,422 taking a moose in this weather, 680 00:40:57,522 --> 00:40:59,057 or a caribou. 681 00:40:59,157 --> 00:41:01,568 I'm not sure a caribou would have as much fat on it 682 00:41:01,592 --> 00:41:03,604 as our Mr. Beaver here. 683 00:41:04,929 --> 00:41:06,974 Oh! 684 00:41:08,166 --> 00:41:09,276 I can barely hold it up. 685 00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:10,444 It's so heavy. 686 00:41:11,869 --> 00:41:14,581 This gives me food security. 687 00:41:14,605 --> 00:41:16,517 I don't know for how long. 688 00:41:16,541 --> 00:41:20,254 Let's let the caption tell us how much calories 689 00:41:20,278 --> 00:41:22,289 this food's gonna give us. 690 00:41:24,115 --> 00:41:27,785 Thanks, caption. I appreciate that. 691 00:41:27,885 --> 00:41:30,130 Get smoking, Grug! 692 00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:32,023 Whoo! 693 00:41:34,292 --> 00:41:35,827 Let's go, baby! 694 00:41:35,927 --> 00:41:37,338 Let's go! 695 00:41:43,434 --> 00:41:48,615 OK, so the main thing to do is get the pelt off 696 00:41:48,639 --> 00:41:50,017 and then gut, and then this thing's 697 00:41:50,041 --> 00:41:52,419 gonna become a lot lighter. 698 00:41:54,278 --> 00:41:57,658 The beaver just gives me options. 699 00:41:57,682 --> 00:42:01,462 Look at the size of that tail compared to my head. 700 00:42:01,486 --> 00:42:04,822 You know, it's early days, and I feel that 701 00:42:04,922 --> 00:42:07,334 it's a massive, big step in the right direction. 702 00:42:07,358 --> 00:42:09,103 It's the best food that I've gotten, 703 00:42:09,127 --> 00:42:10,704 and it's just incredible. 704 00:42:10,728 --> 00:42:12,973 I'll never forget this moment. 705 00:42:12,997 --> 00:42:15,033 I love this beaver. 706 00:42:15,133 --> 00:42:17,811 This beaver is mine. 707 00:42:17,835 --> 00:42:20,814 There are many other beavers out there, 708 00:42:20,838 --> 00:42:24,051 but this one, this is my beaver. 709 00:42:26,077 --> 00:42:29,023 I just had this feeling that nature was waiting 710 00:42:29,047 --> 00:42:31,382 for me to finish that smoker. 711 00:42:31,482 --> 00:42:36,096 Look at the size of this liver. 712 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:38,599 It was like, Nero, 713 00:42:38,623 --> 00:42:43,137 you build that smoker, and I will provide. 714 00:42:43,161 --> 00:42:46,407 But you gotta do the work first, dude. 715 00:42:52,403 --> 00:42:56,383 Snowshoe kidney, beaver kidney. 716 00:42:59,477 --> 00:43:01,889 I am happy. 717 00:43:34,278 --> 00:43:35,856 Oh. 718 00:43:35,880 --> 00:43:38,525 Really smoky out here. 719 00:43:38,549 --> 00:43:40,861 Just hooking into a squirrel head for lunch. 720 00:43:42,286 --> 00:43:43,530 Eating a lot this morning, 721 00:43:43,554 --> 00:43:45,899 having a real slow one, just because I feel 722 00:43:45,923 --> 00:43:47,801 very depleted, but bouncing back. 723 00:43:48,926 --> 00:43:51,062 And then I'll do some on the door. 724 00:43:51,162 --> 00:43:53,131 you. 725 00:44:00,238 --> 00:44:04,485 I'm just gonna go get my saw... 726 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:11,492 Shelter-building time. 727 00:44:11,516 --> 00:44:14,528 A couple hours of thatching, spruce bough 728 00:44:14,552 --> 00:44:16,487 and whatever you want to call it. 729 00:44:18,256 --> 00:44:20,100 I kind of need to make a ladder. 730 00:44:20,124 --> 00:44:23,570 I'll just make a small one for now, 731 00:44:23,594 --> 00:44:27,641 just to get a little bit further up. 732 00:44:27,665 --> 00:44:32,980 I'll make it out of willow, and then I'll need 733 00:44:33,004 --> 00:44:35,182 to harvest more spruce boughs, 734 00:44:35,206 --> 00:44:37,275 and then a few more again. 735 00:44:38,442 --> 00:44:42,346 And then we'll start having a sweet teepee. 736 00:44:53,191 --> 00:44:56,003 I'm noticing the weather's getting colder, 737 00:44:56,027 --> 00:44:58,205 the wind's blowing a little bit harder at night. 738 00:44:58,229 --> 00:45:00,407 And I know it's going into winter, 739 00:45:00,431 --> 00:45:03,010 but it's happening quicker than I'm expecting. 740 00:45:04,435 --> 00:45:08,506 And I feel like I've put all my eggs in one basket 741 00:45:08,606 --> 00:45:10,308 with my huge shelter. 742 00:45:12,076 --> 00:45:16,557 And I keep telling myself that my decision is justified. 743 00:45:16,581 --> 00:45:19,092 And, you know, if it all works out, it can actually... 744 00:45:19,116 --> 00:45:20,694 it could work really, really well. 745 00:45:25,189 --> 00:45:29,503 However, I'm eating as much food as I possibly can. 746 00:45:31,429 --> 00:45:33,740 But I'm working less efficiently. 747 00:45:33,764 --> 00:45:36,067 My breaks are getting longer, 748 00:45:36,167 --> 00:45:38,979 and I've still got, you know, lots to do. 749 00:45:41,639 --> 00:45:43,884 It's worrying. 750 00:45:43,908 --> 00:45:45,452 All these negative thoughts 751 00:45:45,476 --> 00:45:47,888 are just gonna creep in naturally. 752 00:45:50,081 --> 00:45:52,492 There's only so much the land can give you, 753 00:45:52,516 --> 00:45:55,729 and then it's sentimental endurance and starvation. 754 00:45:55,753 --> 00:45:57,931 It's a ticking time bomb. 755 00:45:57,955 --> 00:46:00,500 And that ticking time bomb is relative to what you've got 756 00:46:00,524 --> 00:46:02,069 and what you're given. 757 00:46:03,661 --> 00:46:06,540 We're just gonna start with three rungs. 758 00:46:06,564 --> 00:46:09,066 We can always add more, if we need. 759 00:46:09,166 --> 00:46:12,012 And it's funny, you know, how you prepare for this show 760 00:46:12,036 --> 00:46:14,505 with bush craft and bush skills... 761 00:46:14,605 --> 00:46:17,217 no, you go out with nothing, 762 00:46:17,241 --> 00:46:21,255 and you see how you operate mentally. 763 00:46:33,724 --> 00:46:35,760 It should be good. 764 00:46:39,397 --> 00:46:42,376 Not-so-blue sky coming. 765 00:46:42,400 --> 00:46:43,377 Good. 766 00:46:43,401 --> 00:46:47,681 My theory is, short season. 767 00:46:47,705 --> 00:46:50,174 Here for a good time, not a long time. 768 00:46:52,076 --> 00:46:53,244 Yeah. 769 00:47:10,127 --> 00:47:11,805 So I'm 24 years old. 770 00:47:11,829 --> 00:47:14,574 I've never had a full-time job. 771 00:47:14,598 --> 00:47:17,468 Right now, I just teach whitewater kayaking. 772 00:47:17,568 --> 00:47:20,705 The rain's setting in now. 773 00:47:20,805 --> 00:47:22,382 Whatever. 774 00:47:22,406 --> 00:47:26,019 Whitewater kayaking has the whole mental aspect to it 775 00:47:26,043 --> 00:47:29,723 that I enjoy, just because the river is so strong 776 00:47:29,747 --> 00:47:32,350 and, you know, water is just so unforgiving. 777 00:47:32,450 --> 00:47:33,527 All righty. 778 00:47:33,551 --> 00:47:34,728 We're gonna do a little bit on my door, 779 00:47:34,752 --> 00:47:36,787 give it a little bit of structure, 780 00:47:36,887 --> 00:47:39,533 and then we can weave that in. 781 00:47:39,557 --> 00:47:42,235 And if you allow yourself to slip, 782 00:47:42,259 --> 00:47:43,894 the river just kind of eats it up, 783 00:47:43,994 --> 00:47:45,806 and before you know it, you're upside down 784 00:47:45,830 --> 00:47:49,409 or out of your kayak, in a really dangerous spot. 785 00:47:52,269 --> 00:47:55,415 And, yeah, I've had friends pass away 786 00:47:55,439 --> 00:47:57,718 from the smallest mistake. 787 00:48:00,244 --> 00:48:04,548 I think trying to survive out here is the same. 788 00:48:08,619 --> 00:48:10,397 It should be good. 789 00:48:10,421 --> 00:48:13,700 You've got to be quietly confident in yourself 790 00:48:13,724 --> 00:48:15,969 and your ability. 791 00:48:23,434 --> 00:48:25,469 Trying to fill the tank for tomorrow. 792 00:48:27,538 --> 00:48:30,174 I'm very depleted in the evening today. 793 00:48:34,044 --> 00:48:35,021 It's fine. 794 00:48:35,045 --> 00:48:37,214 Then the mind just runs. 795 00:48:38,849 --> 00:48:41,619 It thinks about tapping out and all that good stuff. 796 00:48:50,895 --> 00:48:53,831 I'll move a little slower tomorrow. 797 00:49:13,117 --> 00:49:14,437 I'm about to go and check 798 00:49:14,485 --> 00:49:16,730 those snares in the new area. 799 00:49:16,754 --> 00:49:20,267 Hopefully a lot of rabbits, but we shall see. 800 00:49:20,291 --> 00:49:22,369 Right, let's do this. 801 00:49:24,762 --> 00:49:27,641 Yesterday, I was feeling very, very down 802 00:49:27,665 --> 00:49:29,910 about my long-term prospects. 803 00:49:29,934 --> 00:49:32,412 So I've put a huge amount of effort 804 00:49:32,436 --> 00:49:34,047 into going to a new area, 805 00:49:34,071 --> 00:49:36,683 where there was a lot more signs of game. 806 00:49:36,707 --> 00:49:40,253 I set a lot of snares there, which hopefully will create 807 00:49:40,277 --> 00:49:42,313 some more food opportunities. 808 00:50:09,773 --> 00:50:11,475 Nothing goes easy. 809 00:50:15,779 --> 00:50:19,025 So, long story short, 810 00:50:19,049 --> 00:50:21,552 I had a rabbit. 811 00:50:21,652 --> 00:50:25,932 So I went to grab it, but it somehow managed 812 00:50:25,956 --> 00:50:28,335 to work its way loose, but I got it. 813 00:50:28,359 --> 00:50:31,428 So I've spared you the gory details 814 00:50:31,529 --> 00:50:33,740 of breaking its neck. 815 00:50:33,764 --> 00:50:34,741 Ooh. 816 00:50:34,765 --> 00:50:36,543 Bit of an adrenaline-pumping moment. 817 00:50:36,567 --> 00:50:37,978 I thought I was gonna lose him for a second, 818 00:50:38,002 --> 00:50:41,472 but I'm gonna make my way back to camp. 819 00:50:50,114 --> 00:50:52,559 OK, I'm on my way back to camp, 820 00:50:52,583 --> 00:50:55,962 and I spotted these... 821 00:50:55,986 --> 00:50:59,165 very fresh grizzly bear tracks. 822 00:50:59,189 --> 00:51:02,502 So at least we know the bears are still around, 823 00:51:02,526 --> 00:51:06,907 and they're on the list. 824 00:51:06,931 --> 00:51:08,742 Problem is, I'm on theirs as well. 825 00:51:10,267 --> 00:51:12,445 OK, may the best man win. 826 00:51:14,872 --> 00:51:17,284 Overall, I feel really, really good. 827 00:51:17,308 --> 00:51:19,452 My head's definitely in the game. 828 00:51:19,476 --> 00:51:21,054 So along the riverbank, 829 00:51:21,078 --> 00:51:23,290 I've made my temporary cooking camp, 830 00:51:23,314 --> 00:51:25,725 which is just a little dome shelter. 831 00:51:25,749 --> 00:51:27,694 I think if I can keep getting more food, 832 00:51:27,718 --> 00:51:30,630 maybe some fish, I'm in a good position 833 00:51:30,654 --> 00:51:32,990 to do this as long as it takes. 834 00:51:33,090 --> 00:51:35,535 I still have some of my rabbit left from yesterday, 835 00:51:35,559 --> 00:51:38,295 so that will keep me going. 836 00:51:38,395 --> 00:51:41,341 So my plan now is to use this energy 837 00:51:41,365 --> 00:51:44,010 that I'm about to get to further my chances 838 00:51:44,034 --> 00:51:45,378 of getting more food. 839 00:51:45,402 --> 00:51:48,615 Wow, this is gonna be so good. 840 00:51:48,639 --> 00:51:50,050 So I'll fish more. 841 00:51:50,074 --> 00:51:52,109 I plan to put more snares down, 842 00:51:52,209 --> 00:51:53,544 and I'd like to try and maybe 843 00:51:53,644 --> 00:51:55,055 not gain weight, but at least not 844 00:51:55,079 --> 00:51:57,290 lose any weight now for the next couple of weeks, 845 00:51:57,314 --> 00:51:58,258 if I can. 846 00:51:58,282 --> 00:52:00,317 Mmm, mmm, mmm. 847 00:52:01,952 --> 00:52:03,721 What a perfect day. 848 00:52:07,524 --> 00:52:09,569 This new area has a lot of potential. 849 00:52:09,593 --> 00:52:12,339 There's beaver, muskrats, rabbits. 850 00:52:12,363 --> 00:52:14,774 I just need to keep the pressure on now, 851 00:52:14,798 --> 00:52:16,467 catch more, and get myself 852 00:52:16,567 --> 00:52:18,778 back to taking in enough calories 853 00:52:18,802 --> 00:52:20,213 to be able to function. 854 00:52:20,237 --> 00:52:22,482 If I can keep myself in a good condition, 855 00:52:22,506 --> 00:52:24,851 I know I can sit it out for longer. 856 00:52:24,875 --> 00:52:25,909 Ooh, right. 857 00:52:26,010 --> 00:52:27,220 Well, I've eaten. 858 00:52:27,244 --> 00:52:28,188 That was good. 859 00:52:28,212 --> 00:52:29,522 That was a really good meal. 860 00:52:31,649 --> 00:52:33,727 So I think I'll light another fire at camp, 861 00:52:33,751 --> 00:52:35,552 do an hour on the shelter. 862 00:52:35,653 --> 00:52:37,764 It's time to do some work. 863 00:53:38,048 --> 00:53:39,325 Still pretty ugly out. 864 00:53:39,349 --> 00:53:43,563 Windy, some light rain. 865 00:53:43,587 --> 00:53:46,733 But we didn't get too much done yesterday, 866 00:53:46,757 --> 00:53:48,101 so today we're gonna have to try to be 867 00:53:48,125 --> 00:53:49,593 a little bit more productive. 868 00:53:49,693 --> 00:53:51,137 Running out of good days. 869 00:53:51,161 --> 00:53:52,706 I don't know if this is called a good day, 870 00:53:52,730 --> 00:53:57,568 but a day where there's no minus twenty, so... 871 00:53:59,570 --> 00:54:03,540 It looks like there's... yeah, there's snow in the mountains. 872 00:54:06,176 --> 00:54:07,511 Look at that. 873 00:54:08,579 --> 00:54:10,013 It's coming. 874 00:54:11,115 --> 00:54:14,861 That's all snow, ladies and gentlemen. 875 00:54:14,885 --> 00:54:16,996 Oh, wow. Look at this. 876 00:54:18,522 --> 00:54:21,501 Probably only a matter of time before we get snow down here. 877 00:54:22,993 --> 00:54:26,339 And then my window for shelter-building 878 00:54:26,363 --> 00:54:27,807 will have gone. 879 00:54:27,831 --> 00:54:32,445 Whew, mountains have snow! 880 00:54:32,469 --> 00:54:34,271 Ah. 881 00:54:34,371 --> 00:54:36,015 Snow in the mountains is beautiful, 882 00:54:36,039 --> 00:54:39,710 but also, it's a reality that cold is coming. 883 00:54:39,810 --> 00:54:43,757 Just how many days of opportunity do I have left? 884 00:54:43,781 --> 00:54:45,725 -We got to get that... -the fireplace 885 00:54:45,749 --> 00:54:48,194 just became number one, actually. 886 00:54:49,286 --> 00:54:51,197 It's coming, baby. 887 00:54:55,726 --> 00:54:58,938 There is snow in the mountain. 888 00:54:58,962 --> 00:55:01,007 I need to finish the shelter. 889 00:55:01,031 --> 00:55:03,610 I have no more time. 890 00:55:03,634 --> 00:55:04,944 I'm gonna take every piece down there 891 00:55:04,968 --> 00:55:06,503 and start mudding 'em. 892 00:55:06,603 --> 00:55:09,182 There's no waiting around now. 893 00:55:10,641 --> 00:55:13,510 She's coming here soon, so we gotta get ready. 894 00:55:13,610 --> 00:55:15,855 Hurry. It's a race. 895 00:55:17,548 --> 00:55:20,059 Something's pulled my tripod down. 896 00:55:20,083 --> 00:55:21,761 Things are preparing for winter. 897 00:55:21,785 --> 00:55:24,531 Bears are racing around, trying to get all their food. 898 00:55:24,555 --> 00:55:26,366 We got to work harder now. 899 00:55:26,390 --> 00:55:27,600 Ooh. Wow. 900 00:55:27,624 --> 00:55:28,902 I got the shivers. Wow. 901 00:55:33,797 --> 00:55:35,074 Birds are moving. 902 00:55:36,366 --> 00:55:38,611 That's a load of geese. 903 00:55:38,635 --> 00:55:42,072 Leaving right now, I gotta change my plan, 904 00:55:42,172 --> 00:55:46,052 do more on my permanent shelter. 905 00:55:46,076 --> 00:55:48,946 That time of year. 906 00:55:49,046 --> 00:55:52,258 Winter is coming. 907 00:55:58,455 --> 00:56:01,534 Let's fill this thing with mud. 908 00:56:01,558 --> 00:56:04,204 Here's our mud shovel. 909 00:56:04,228 --> 00:56:06,206 I didn't think the weather would come this quick, 910 00:56:06,230 --> 00:56:08,641 but here we are. 911 00:56:08,665 --> 00:56:10,476 The only reason why I feel this won't work 912 00:56:10,500 --> 00:56:13,413 is because of the silt in the mud. 913 00:56:13,437 --> 00:56:15,415 It's not really clay, clay. 914 00:56:15,439 --> 00:56:17,050 We're gonna try our best. 915 00:56:17,074 --> 00:56:20,653 This is a very unhospitable place 916 00:56:20,677 --> 00:56:24,057 that we're gonna have to dig deep to survive in. 917 00:56:25,749 --> 00:56:27,160 If you're not set up for winter, 918 00:56:27,184 --> 00:56:29,987 you're not gonna last... it's just the way it is. 919 00:56:30,087 --> 00:56:32,131 Like, I'm from Canada. I know that. 920 00:56:32,155 --> 00:56:34,300 So it's a race for me. 921 00:56:34,324 --> 00:56:36,369 I don't think these people know this. 922 00:56:36,393 --> 00:56:38,662 There's one piece to the puzzle. 923 00:56:38,762 --> 00:56:41,541 Let's go get the other. 924 00:56:44,034 --> 00:56:49,048 I think if we turn this upside-down, it'll be easier. 925 00:56:49,072 --> 00:56:50,483 This is what I work in. 926 00:56:50,507 --> 00:56:52,309 This is what I grew up in. 927 00:56:52,409 --> 00:56:53,887 This is my advantage. 928 00:56:53,911 --> 00:56:59,058 So let's see if these other countries get what we get. 929 00:56:59,082 --> 00:57:00,059 This is Canada. 930 00:57:00,083 --> 00:57:02,362 This is cold. 931 00:57:02,386 --> 00:57:05,022 The cold is gonna destroy people. 932 00:57:05,122 --> 00:57:06,790 Like, it's coming. 933 00:57:06,890 --> 00:57:08,868 Hypothermia is real. 934 00:57:08,892 --> 00:57:11,537 People will get it. 935 00:57:11,561 --> 00:57:15,375 I think I might start a fire in that right now... 936 00:57:17,768 --> 00:57:22,081 Just to help dry it, because it is wet. 937 00:57:26,209 --> 00:57:28,521 Holy , that's heavy. 938 00:57:31,949 --> 00:57:34,418 We're surviving. We're having fun still. 939 00:57:34,518 --> 00:57:39,532 No worries whatsoever yet, like, of wanting to go home. 940 00:57:39,556 --> 00:57:41,968 Nothing like that's crossed my mind. 941 00:57:41,992 --> 00:57:45,095 I said I came here to win, and I mean it. 942 00:57:45,195 --> 00:57:48,174 I ain't tapping, I can tell you that much. 943 00:57:48,198 --> 00:57:50,576 This'll get dried right out, and then we'll, uh, 944 00:57:50,600 --> 00:57:54,213 take it up there, get it in place, 945 00:57:54,237 --> 00:57:58,451 and fix what we can with light mud on the inside. 946 00:57:58,475 --> 00:58:01,821 Put it in, and... 947 00:58:01,845 --> 00:58:03,890 we'll be sitting pretty. 948 00:58:03,914 --> 00:58:05,692 December, here we come. 949 00:58:25,736 --> 00:58:27,780 Nothing in the snares this morning. 950 00:58:31,875 --> 00:58:33,377 Whew. 951 00:58:35,579 --> 00:58:37,357 Far too exhausted. 952 00:58:37,381 --> 00:58:40,493 I could barely go for a walk and enjoy it. 953 00:58:41,685 --> 00:58:44,897 I'm just gonna hang tight, stay dry, 954 00:58:44,921 --> 00:58:48,425 and just try to do as minimal as I can. 955 00:58:48,525 --> 00:58:50,837 I'm just depleted. 956 00:58:50,861 --> 00:58:55,032 I'm guessing just a little bit too ambitious, 957 00:58:55,132 --> 00:58:57,977 thinking the bigger shelter. 958 00:59:07,477 --> 00:59:10,556 All of a sudden, my creativity... 959 00:59:10,580 --> 00:59:15,061 on how exciting this whole shelter is 960 00:59:15,085 --> 00:59:18,131 compounds on itself. 961 00:59:18,155 --> 00:59:21,000 My mind's going down these rabbit holes 962 00:59:21,024 --> 00:59:23,936 that feel like it's impossible to pull them out of. 963 00:59:25,228 --> 00:59:28,141 Usually, I can keep them under wraps, 964 00:59:28,165 --> 00:59:32,245 but right now, I'm confused. 965 00:59:32,269 --> 00:59:34,113 I'm eating every day. 966 00:59:34,137 --> 00:59:37,741 I don't have the energy that I think I should have. 967 00:59:37,841 --> 00:59:39,218 Why? 968 00:59:39,242 --> 00:59:41,654 And now, becoming afraid... 969 00:59:41,678 --> 00:59:44,257 are my energy levels gonna come back? 970 00:59:44,281 --> 00:59:45,825 If so, when? 971 00:59:45,849 --> 00:59:47,927 How much will they come back? 972 00:59:47,951 --> 00:59:51,030 Yeah, very much so confused and afraid. 973 01:00:00,363 --> 01:00:02,008 Things were feeling really good, 974 01:00:02,032 --> 01:00:05,068 and then I decided to build this teepee. 975 01:00:05,168 --> 01:00:08,105 I need to get spruce boughs 976 01:00:08,205 --> 01:00:11,641 from over there and finish it. 977 01:00:13,677 --> 01:00:16,022 I just feel like I've got nothing, 978 01:00:16,046 --> 01:00:17,657 nothing in the tank. 979 01:00:21,918 --> 01:00:25,398 At home, my strategy from the burnout, 980 01:00:25,422 --> 01:00:28,592 you know, I'll eat more, try to do some projects 981 01:00:28,692 --> 01:00:30,636 to try to calm my mind down... 982 01:00:32,028 --> 01:00:34,640 But these tactics that usually work 983 01:00:34,664 --> 01:00:38,177 are just getting overridden like I've never felt before. 984 01:00:39,236 --> 01:00:43,015 Do I suffer for another 10, 15 days? 985 01:00:43,039 --> 01:00:45,618 And it's just a ticking time bomb, you know? 986 01:00:46,743 --> 01:00:49,255 I just can't see myself finishing... 987 01:00:49,279 --> 01:00:51,381 finishing the shelter. 988 01:00:51,481 --> 01:00:53,926 I'm not enjoying myself, 989 01:00:53,950 --> 01:00:55,728 and I'm feeling confused 990 01:00:55,752 --> 01:00:57,530 and unknown with the amount of damage 991 01:00:57,554 --> 01:01:00,333 I could be doing to myself. 992 01:01:00,357 --> 01:01:03,426 I'm so sorry. 993 01:01:05,061 --> 01:01:07,173 Those are some cues that, I told myself, 994 01:01:07,197 --> 01:01:10,867 prior to the competition, that it'll be time. 995 01:01:17,007 --> 01:01:18,284 Hello. 996 01:01:18,308 --> 01:01:22,779 My time's come, and I'm officially tapping out. 997 01:01:39,796 --> 01:01:42,742 Feeling very, very weak... full body, 998 01:01:42,766 --> 01:01:45,978 you know, from foot and your mind at the same time. 999 01:01:46,002 --> 01:01:48,447 The sort of mental hardship I came to, 1000 01:01:48,471 --> 01:01:51,217 I just haven't felt it before like that. 1001 01:01:51,241 --> 01:01:52,742 You know, money's money. 1002 01:01:52,842 --> 01:01:54,820 And I mean, yeah, it would have made for 1003 01:01:54,844 --> 01:01:57,256 a pretty crazy kick start to my life. 1004 01:01:57,280 --> 01:02:00,760 But what I thought I could do, all of a sudden, I couldn't. 1005 01:02:00,784 --> 01:02:02,352 As soon as you're not doing anything, 1006 01:02:02,452 --> 01:02:03,930 you're just in your mind. 1007 01:02:03,954 --> 01:02:06,532 And I thought I might as well just cut my losses 1008 01:02:06,556 --> 01:02:09,135 and remove myself from this place. 1009 01:02:09,159 --> 01:02:14,764 It's giving me quite a lot of pain. 1010 01:02:23,206 --> 01:02:24,884 The decision's been made, 1011 01:02:24,908 --> 01:02:26,953 and now I have to really live with it. 1012 01:02:28,478 --> 01:02:31,524 I'm just a little bit disappointed in my ability. 1013 01:02:33,216 --> 01:02:35,528 This experience has definitely given me 1014 01:02:35,552 --> 01:02:40,132 another depth of the mental perspective. 1015 01:02:40,156 --> 01:02:41,934 I think the biggest thing I learned is that 1016 01:02:41,958 --> 01:02:44,870 I've still got so much to grow mentally. 1017 01:02:47,163 --> 01:02:50,142 A lot of people will think it's pretty early on 1018 01:02:50,166 --> 01:02:51,611 in the competition, 1019 01:02:51,635 --> 01:02:53,679 when I made the decision to tap out. 1020 01:02:53,703 --> 01:02:56,215 I don't know how people are gonna perceive me. 1021 01:02:56,239 --> 01:03:00,686 But right now, I actually feel completely OK with that. 1022 01:03:00,710 --> 01:03:03,256 It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. 1023 01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:05,791 That's been like another little, like, stepping stone 1024 01:03:05,815 --> 01:03:08,194 in, you know, the life I choose. 1025 01:03:08,218 --> 01:03:10,529 If you're happy in your decision-making 1026 01:03:10,553 --> 01:03:12,255 and you really want something, 1027 01:03:12,355 --> 01:03:14,024 then you just have to go for it. 1028 01:03:14,124 --> 01:03:16,402 That's, I think, one of the biggest things 1029 01:03:16,426 --> 01:03:19,805 that I can take away from this whole experience 1030 01:03:19,829 --> 01:03:22,265 and implement that on my choice 1031 01:03:22,365 --> 01:03:25,302 to try and live that very free schedule 1032 01:03:25,402 --> 01:03:27,446 and potentially earn some money 1033 01:03:27,470 --> 01:03:29,706 in a different sort of avenue 1034 01:03:29,806 --> 01:03:33,319 than the average Joe, and then, you know, be able 1035 01:03:33,343 --> 01:03:35,921 to buy that block of land and live that life 1036 01:03:35,945 --> 01:03:39,392 that I really want to live and not feel judged. 1037 01:03:47,891 --> 01:03:51,570 My long-term food source, is going to be big game. 1038 01:03:51,594 --> 01:03:53,372 Big game trail here. 1039 01:03:53,396 --> 01:03:55,408 I need to find moose. 1040 01:03:55,432 --> 01:03:57,076 Definitely a moose trail. 1041 01:03:57,100 --> 01:03:59,645 Right now, it should be prime time moose hunting. 1042 01:04:02,472 --> 01:04:04,884 If I harvest moose, I wouldn't have excuse 1043 01:04:04,908 --> 01:04:07,887 not to last very, very long. 1044 01:04:07,911 --> 01:04:09,922 If we get moose, we win this competition. 1045 01:04:09,946 --> 01:04:11,824 There's not a doubt in my mind. 1046 01:04:11,848 --> 01:04:13,848 .