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00:00this is spring on my old stead spring's great because you got a lot more daylight which makes
00:08great work conditions we have really cold weather that just came it's gonna make it really hard to
00:15dig out the ground that's gonna take all day I'm running out of me and bear season just open I have
00:23to be the stalker not the opposite we had a polar bear about two weeks ago it's important to have a
00:30gun with us they can come pretty quick it's so heavy man at least 100 pounds at least it's you
00:38forget about it the last thing I want to do is drop one of these logs you know you need to be
00:46a certain level of fitness just to live the day-to-day life out here let alone do work
00:51rivers are dangerous even very experienced people get swept away by the current
01:21winters in the Yukon are pretty long I mean it's six months of winter it's always nice to see the end
01:28when the spring shows up they're like almost all day long right now it's getting darker on midnight
01:46so it gives me a lot of time to work and really now focus on hunting I'm out of meat right now and bear
01:52season just open so I'd like to fill up my freezer again come on Kate
01:57I'm gonna shoot couple bullets to make sure I'm still shooting straight to make sure my scope is
02:21good to go I don't want to find out that I'm not shooting straight when I'm being charged by a bear
02:51bullseye I think I'm a pretty good child
02:56the bears just woke up about two weeks ago soon they will be hunting again but so far they're just
03:10looking for grass I'm looking for tracks scats hair on the trees this airstrip is perfect because it's
03:22open it's in the Sun so there is a good grass starting to grow there's some bear tracks looks
03:31like a small black bear yeah you can see the claws here the pad but it's not that old because it's
03:40still pretty clear to read yeah I can see couple more tracks going this way well there is a trail
03:46over there that goes between those two mountains so at least I can try to keep all the track for a
03:52little bit and see if I see him that's awesome to see that there's someone around so it's a good start
04:02might not look like it but it's the spring of Newfoundland as soon as the snow all disappears you can
04:26see just everywhere sticks blowing down all winter like this is sprinkling it up here this is official
04:39new fee fire started around these parts sometimes just so wet she needs a little encouragement sometimes
04:56I'm biting at the bit to do all these spring projects and now it's finally here big one I'm
05:03really excited for is the root cellar root cellar is basically just an off-grid version of a deep
05:09freeze or cooler it's a big cold hole in the ground where things stay preserved called a root cellar to
05:18me it's just a log cabin underground spring is great because you got a lot more daylight
05:26until like 9 10 o'clock at night it's not too warm the flies aren't really out yet which makes great
05:32work conditions now this is the tricky part for me is the getting things squared this is gonna work
05:41doesn't look that square to me the math says it is
05:45sometimes the math is just wrong it's just rough at the end of the day we're not building the grand
05:59piano here that's good enough that's it this is gonna hold all the rocks that we're gonna put in
06:07here and we're gonna pour concrete I mean it really doesn't take much to make me happy a square wooden
06:14box inside of a square hole basically you know a treasure hoard full of just food which out here
06:21are far wooden food that is your treasure next step now is throw a stone in we're off to the races
06:37it's definitely what you call a labor-intensive project luckily I love labor-intensive things
06:42I think that's it leave it there come back in the morning bright eye bushy tail pour concrete first
06:58first thing so I got 12 feet right here this is gonna be really big today we're gonna start
07:21building a Shabbat one it's a gathering place and it's used for getting together and then preparing
07:29food and we want to get that done now because goose hunt is coming up and I want to be able to pluck the
07:37geese in the Shabbat one covered and warm do you see Silas is gonna come help us all right that's good
07:46um Silas is uh my nephew he's very very useful one two three leave and very happy that he's helping
07:57right there
07:58it's springtime but we have a really cold weather that just came it's around minus 20 today
08:11that means it's gonna make it really hard to dig out
08:14where's nigig nigig is gonna alarm me for almost anything we had a polar bear about two weeks ago in
08:28Piwanek there could be a polar bear stalking us just around the corner over there
08:34nigig come here
08:38it's important to have a gun with us you never know they can come pretty quick so you want to be on
08:48guard you want to be ready we start putting in some poles right here yeah yeah it'd be nice to have
09:02concrete but we don't have access to concrete here so we're going to use the uh cold to our advantage
09:09yeah tomorrow this is going to be like cement it's going to freeze over
09:15this lifestyle wouldn't be as interesting if there wasn't all this hard work this one's just not as deep
09:26though is that okay should be all right how's that look looks good okay and all the effort that you put
09:37in all the hard work that you put in you you see it at the end of the day I can't believe we're ending
09:44the day with the poles this is spring in a cabin on my own stead
10:02it's just a great time to harvest
10:10there is so much to do in this cabin but one thing I have to do first it's a front porch
10:26will act like a mudroom yeah I really need to do that
10:31okay
10:36just in perry just to see how leveled is the cabin
10:44crazy this is not leveled at all it's like the whole cabin is going this way
10:53the left foot needs to go down I didn't plan to do it it's just a surprise as always in the woods
11:04there we go
11:10I'm just going to grab big rock that I spotted that I'm going to put right underneath
11:19that's the big daddy
11:26it's so heavy man
11:30forget about it it's more than 100
11:45it's way more
11:48okay so plan B
11:53oh yeah that's working do I suffer here no this is where I choose to be
12:12now I have to go backward you have to find a way of you know enjoying yourself everywhere you go
12:18otherwise you're just chasing suffering in your life
12:28there we go
12:39so I'm just going to lower the jacks down slowly
12:44whoa there we go
12:49the moment of truth
12:54that's good
12:59before it was like this and now it's nice
13:04yeah I'm ready for the front porch
13:06having the root cellar here is going to make me that much more independent in the woods
13:24and need town that much less
13:26that literally is rock solid
13:36now this stuff this is the new few mix
13:42there's a bag of concrete dust I guess
13:46and you mix this with the sand
13:47no instructions on the bag
13:50it's like I don't really understand why they don't just mix it for you
13:53should be at least a little bit of a discount there boys
13:56that gives me hope that there is no instructions
14:01because it must be idiot proof
14:02and we're going to put that to the test I guess
14:04just add water so they say
14:07this is definitely the first time I've ever been charged with concrete myself
14:20let's see how this goes
14:24I think I'm going to have gotten enough concrete
14:31I can already see it
14:33that's three bags
14:35and we just did that one little bit
14:37might not have enough
14:39that's the thing with concrete
14:42now that we're started
14:42we're kind of committed
14:44because it's drying as we speak
14:45all you can really do is adapt
14:49I'm just going to use a bit of this sand
14:55just to take up some volume
14:56and I'll save the cement for the outside edge and the top
15:00I mean it's not ideal
15:02but that's what you got to do sometimes out here
15:04the real issue here is cheapness
15:09I am a cheap man
15:11but I bought 10 bags instead of 20
15:14I thought I could stretch it
15:15obviously I was wrong
15:17this is definitely a hillbilly cement job
15:21all I'm thinking right now is
15:27I hope this works
15:29last precious cement we got
15:35every last drop
15:39alright that's it
15:42on to harvest logs
15:45peel the logs isn't just for aesthetics
15:56I mean it does look very very nice
15:58to peel the log
15:59this is beautiful
16:00but it's also to help preserve the log
16:02because if you leave the bark on
16:03the tree will just rot
16:05the skin and logs
16:07the skin and logs
16:08so we just peel it all off
16:12and then we start notching
16:14it's Michelangelo with the chainsaw
16:27this tongue will slot into a groove
16:35like
16:36LIGO blocks really
16:38it's amazing
16:40what you can build with a chainsaw
16:43chisel and an axe
16:44pretty damn good
16:50I call that success
16:53for the first
16:54first of
16:5555
16:56pieces
16:58better keep going
16:59whoa
17:17whoa
17:21it held up
17:24yeah it's like cement
17:25wow
17:25working at the north
17:28every season has things that we're very busy with
17:31in two days we're going to have south winds
17:34so the geese are going to be here
17:35I've been wanting just anything where I can process meat
17:40sit around the fire and have the kids around
17:43so Shabatuan is going to be great for that
17:45all right
17:51all right
17:51next
17:52this can't sit on the ground
18:02it's going to rot
18:03oh Gilbert look
18:15oh Gilbert look
18:15I think you stepped on the nail or something
18:18come on
18:19can you step on something
18:21see what's going on
18:23I don't see anything but I'm afraid he's going to hurt me
18:31yeah you're going to be okay
18:34you just got to take it easy
18:36all right
18:39we'll get some dirt
18:40because we don't have any dirt
18:41it's really in times like this
18:47that you realize like
18:48how important
18:49your dog is to you
18:51like I feel comfortable being here
18:53and not having to watch my back
18:54because he's the one that tells us
18:56if there's a bear nearby
18:58I mean you have to be careful
19:02but you also have to
19:03get a job done
19:04you have to keep going
19:06they're kind of warped
19:17we do a stud
19:19oh the whole thing all around
19:21yeah all around
19:22that was never talked about
19:23as part of the plan
19:24it just adds a lot more work
19:26to this thing then
19:27that's my original plan
19:28I'm not disagreeing with you
19:30I just caught by surprise
19:33and at this point
19:34I feel like I can't picture anything anymore
19:36the tedious jobs
19:41she'll get a little frustrated
19:43with the tedious stuff
19:44oh yeah
19:45then add it on with the tiredness
19:48she gets grumpy
19:49I get the same way
19:53but I just don't show it
19:54oh that looks way better
20:01yes we all know Gilbert was right
20:05all right
20:07should we do the final wall
20:08yep
20:09it's been a very long day
20:13and it's getting very cold
20:14walls are up
20:17oh my god
20:19are we seriously doing this right now
20:20I thought we were done
20:24I think it's time we call it a day
20:26like two of our batteries are done
20:28I just I think we're done
20:30no
20:33no
20:33no
20:37it's hunting season again
20:55bear season just open
20:57so
20:58I have to be the quiet ones
21:00and you know
21:01just try to be a predator
21:03I'd like to cross the creek
21:10to go on the other side
21:11where I know there is some
21:12it could be some grass for the bears
21:14so
21:15I'm just looking for a spot
21:17where it's not too deep
21:18and
21:18not too fast
21:20the water level right now
21:24is pretty high
21:24because the snow has been melting
21:26for the last couple weeks
21:27that might be a good spot here
21:33I'm just going to cut a pole
21:39so
21:39I can see how deep it is
21:41and it's going to help me to cross
21:42every year there is accidents with crossing ravers
21:49even very experienced people get swept away by the current
21:53sometimes there is deep hole
22:08and if you step in them and lose your balance
22:11you can get swept away
22:12you know you might end up a couple kilometers downstream
22:21so
22:22you have to be careful
22:23you stay bud
22:37stay there okay
22:39I wanted to find a spot where you can cross with me
22:43but here there is
22:44too much current is going to get swept away
22:46so
22:46I'm just going to go have a quick look there
22:48and
22:49come back here
22:50there is definitely some fresh grass growing
23:04so
23:05might be good for bears
23:07so far not
23:09I haven't seen any signs
23:10but it's definitely a really cool spot for moose hunting
23:15it's a super cool spot because it's not far from camp
23:18and it's perfect moose environment
23:20so maybe I'll try to build a bridge
23:22to cross the creek and get there easier
23:24yeah if I build a bridge
23:27I can just come and call every day
23:29and see what's going on around here
23:31and especially if I get a moose to bring the meat back home
23:34it's going to be way easier than having to cross that river on foot
23:37yeah
23:39it's an awesome spot
23:41okie dokie
23:55beautiful day to work
23:59on the cabbie and on the porch
24:00going to start with the frame
24:02all right
24:08so
24:08is it little
24:09yeah bird
24:10very happy
24:12been using hand tools for this cabin since the beginning
24:21so I'm not going to stop here
24:23when I built a cabin
24:27I really wanted to build it with hand tools
24:29only hand tools like the old time
24:31and I did it
24:33after I finished to build the cabin
24:37I left the Gatsby Peninsula
24:38and I traveled and lived in a big city for about 10 years
24:42I came back
24:45you know
24:46a bit
24:46to visit
24:47but it's mostly 5 years ago
24:50when my father got sick
24:51that I really came back here for good
24:53he had the brain cancer
24:56and I really wanted to be close to him
24:58and the older I get
25:02this is where I find happiness more than ever
25:05I'm using nails and a hammer for two reasons
25:14first
25:15my father used to do it
25:18it's family tradition I will say
25:20the other reason is the noise
25:23it's like
25:24all the time
25:26and I'm
25:27no
25:28hey
25:32here we go
25:34that's it
25:36done
25:37now
25:38what I need to do
25:39is the foot
25:40the foot
25:40the foot
25:42will be lying
25:43on the ground
25:45which means
25:46moisture
25:47rotten
25:47very fast
25:48so
25:49what I'm planning to do
25:50it's a very
25:51old tradition
25:52and it's called
25:54Shu
25:54Sugiban
25:55it's a traditional
26:01Japanese method
26:02of wood preservation
26:03done by
26:05putting the light
26:06into the fire
26:07doesn't need to be too burned
26:13I just want to have
26:15that hardened shell
26:17and that will help to prevent
26:19the moisture
26:19the humidity
26:20to get into the wood
26:22I love trying something new
26:24it's cool
26:25and it's good to learn
26:27you know
26:27from another tradition
26:28you know
26:29yeah that's enough
26:32there we go
26:40okay
26:43the last one
26:45very exciting
26:48there we go
26:50let's go man
26:51I really enjoy
26:55the feeling
26:55to be you know
26:56proud of myself
26:57I would say
26:58and I guess
26:59it's from
27:00my dad
27:00because
27:01I was always
27:02looking
27:03is he proud of me
27:04the deck is done
27:06whoo
27:07and
27:08I guess
27:09this is what
27:10I'm looking for
27:11from myself
27:12the next step
27:13it will be
27:14the most
27:15challenging
27:16I would say
27:17so
27:30what's the plan?
27:32make doors
27:32that'll be the first thing
27:33okay
27:3483
27:4183 inch
27:43thanks
27:47thank you
27:48thank you
27:49thank you
27:50thank you
27:50Nicky looks a lot
27:53better today
27:53I think a good
27:5412 hour rest
27:55really did him
27:56some good
27:56you're gonna run
27:57again in no time
28:03there we go
28:07yay
28:07we got a door
28:08I love your skills
28:11it's really good
28:12we're almost there
28:14I was just
28:15throwing the roof
28:16slap on the tarp
28:17everything's getting
28:19slapped on
28:19for you
28:20slap them on
28:21really fast
28:22things wobbly
28:31the stump
28:31what's wobbly?
28:33my stump
28:33you want me
28:34to hold you?
28:35yeah
28:36okay
28:36both me and Emily
28:40they had no idea
28:41how to build a homestead
28:42careful it's gonna fall
28:44oh yeah
28:46nice
28:48now we know
28:50what we can do together
28:52oh
28:53come down
28:55but I think
29:01it's very important
29:02the journey
29:03they're getting there
29:03do you enjoy it?
29:05I wasn't looking
29:10I was laughing
29:12because
29:12you're getting
29:14sawdust in your eyes
29:16we start from nothing
29:19we start from nothing
29:19and then the end result
29:20is like this beautiful thing
29:21it's really starting to look like a Shabbat one
29:24yeah
29:25I had a really hard time yesterday
29:28getting discouraged
29:29getting frustrated
29:30but now I just feel a little bit more excited
29:33because I can see that it's getting somewhere
29:35slap on the tarp
29:38and then that's it
29:39we're done
29:39I'm gonna pull it my way
29:41I can't hear you
29:44you're so far
29:45there
29:53we're trying to put a rectangular tarp over a
29:58I don't even know what kind of shape this Shabbat one is
30:02it's super frustrating right now
30:09okay
30:11there
30:14at this point it is what it is
30:19I guess
30:20the inside looks super nice
30:23you know I guess that's what counts
30:25is the inside
30:25once the geese are done flying
30:29then we'll work on the Shabbat one
30:31and make it better
30:31but for now I think we need to start focusing on something else
30:35oh yeah
30:52seems pretty hard to me
30:58I mean
31:00where ain't no moving that
31:01time for the logs baby
31:07the first ones we're gonna put in are
31:10these big girls
31:11it should go together like a big lego step
31:14but we'll see
31:15you got one upright in each corner
31:18and that's what the groove is in
31:20and now we'll bring in our horizontal logs with tongues
31:22and they'll just slide down
31:24into these grooves
31:25boom
31:26doesn't get much sexier than that boy
31:34god that makes me happy
31:37it really gives me
31:46so much pleasure
31:47watching a bunch of just peeled trees
31:51take shape into something like this
31:53it's
31:53that's what it's all about
31:54for me
31:55the final piece
31:58this is the one
32:02oh yeah
32:05I like it
32:07I f***ing like it
32:09really gotta sit back and try and enjoy the time
32:13when it does look like a cabin
32:14because this is the only daylight she's ever going to see
32:16is right now
32:17that's the one heavy door
32:24I'll tell you right now
32:25it's probably the best fitting door
32:34I've ever made
32:35for a shaft
32:35we've got issues
32:42screws are too small
32:44they're just going right through
32:45I'm gonna have to nail it
32:47only thing is
32:48as soon as we go with nails and this
32:50we're committed
32:50because you're not gonna pull it off
32:52just like a screw
32:53it's kind of like going from a promise ring
32:54with your girlfriend
32:55where you're back at any time
32:57to an engagement ring
32:58that's the nail
33:00now
33:03this is a real moment of truth
33:04get those wedges out
33:07oh come on
33:08there's no way to get in there now
33:14the thing is fully sealed up
33:17the roof is on
33:17the walls are done
33:18my door engineering skills
33:25aren't what I thought they were
33:26all right
33:37let's see the problem
33:39it's so thick
33:40that when it closes
33:41into the frame here
33:43this edge here hooks
33:44it's already nailed on
33:46so this thing can't come off
33:47the cabin now
33:48without a major
33:48around
33:49so that leaves us
33:51with one tool
33:51it's gonna be dirty
33:56it's gonna look
33:57rough
33:58look
34:00we're gonna get her closed
34:01let's have a look
34:04oh baby baby
34:10don't you like my door
34:12how you all down
34:14yeah I'm pretty proud of this one
34:20yeah
34:20I'm just kind of in awe of myself
34:23I knew it would look good
34:25but now standing back
34:26with the stone
34:27and the moss
34:27and the log exposed
34:29it's a little hobbit hole
34:31in the woods
34:32I mean
34:33it's one of my favorite
34:33things I've ever built
34:34oh my beautiful
34:37little treasure trove
34:39oh wow
34:43look at this
34:45my own private
34:47little grocery store
34:48no more need
34:50to go to town
34:50I gotta live out here
34:51for a long time now
34:54and this thing is full
34:54I need a pretty long tree
35:16to build a bridge
35:17to get to that
35:18full hunting spot
35:19the river is
35:21way higher right now
35:22I need to
35:24work fast
35:25before the water
35:25is too high
35:26I want to build it
35:31at this curve there
35:33where there is the beach
35:34that's the
35:35nearest point
35:37I don't have
35:38much tall trees
35:40over there
35:40this tree is
35:42kind of the right size
35:43I want
35:44but it's still
35:45it's still a full tree
35:46it's pretty heavy
35:47to carry on
35:48300 yards
35:49yeah I don't think
35:59it's gonna happen
36:00with that one
36:00that's it
36:01there's always
36:11something that goes
36:12not the way
36:13you thought
36:13it would go
36:14so you just
36:16gotta be able
36:17to take advantage
36:18of the environment
36:19I'm gonna cut
36:24that tree down
36:26I'm gonna attach
36:28it to that
36:28strap here
36:29so I can hold
36:31on to it
36:31and let it float
36:33down to the beach
36:34where I want
36:34to build that bridge
36:35I honestly
36:37don't know
36:39if it's gonna work
36:39but I just gotta try
36:41that's my best plan
36:42right now
36:42being in the bush
36:44improvisation
36:45is your best friend
36:47because nothing
36:48never goes
36:49according to plans
36:50there's a bunch
37:15of things
37:15that could go wrong
37:16with this plan
37:17because there's
37:18a lot of current
37:19right now
37:20I don't know
37:23if I'm gonna be
37:24able to hold
37:24on to it
37:25if it's just
37:25dragging me in
37:26you have to take
37:29risk if you want
37:30to achieve
37:30anything here
37:31me
37:35okay
37:40okay
37:40I'm stuck
37:46I'm gonna build
38:11a bridge right here
38:11that's the narrowest part
38:13that's the narrowest part
38:13so
38:13I'm just gonna
38:14do that
38:15one more time
38:16for the other big tree
38:17and then
38:18cut the small poles
38:19for in between
38:20kind of a ladder
38:22this was the beach
38:28just a couple days ago
38:29there was no water
38:31until the end
38:32of that tree
38:32pretty much
38:33so the river
38:34was narrower
38:35for crossing
38:36but now it's
38:37getting super high
38:38it's been raining
38:39for the last few days
38:40pretty hard
38:40and it looks like
38:41it's gonna stay
38:42for a bit
38:42so I better get that
38:45done before
38:45it's too high
38:47I'm looking for
38:53pretty thick poles
38:54for the cross pieces
38:56for the bridge
38:56I'm cutting them
39:03in the burn
39:03because there is
39:04tons of them
39:05and it's not too far
39:06from where I'm building
39:06it's just been
39:19a couple hours
39:19and the water
39:20is already
39:21so high
39:22this was just
39:24on the rocks
39:24a couple hours ago
39:25it's huge now
39:26it's probably gonna get up
39:27a couple more feet
39:28and it's gonna be
39:30way too wide
39:31there's no point
39:34of trying to build
39:35anything right now
39:36it's just going
39:37high too fast
39:38I'll just wait
39:39for the water
39:40to start dropping
39:42and build a bridge
39:43at that time
39:43rivers are dangerous
39:47you have to be
39:49smart and patient
39:51and not just
39:51do stupid things
39:52because if I'm in
39:55trouble
39:55nobody will ever
39:56know about it
40:06I'm gonna start
40:14with the roof
40:15the next step
40:17will be tricky
40:18okay
40:19this piece
40:26it's supposed
40:27to support
40:27the roof
40:28but this one
40:31is very heavy
40:32needs to be stable
40:38here we go
40:52I don't see challenge
41:00here
41:00I just see another
41:03way of living
41:05to time
41:06everything takes
41:08more time
41:09so you have to
41:11plan ahead
41:12I really want
41:15this rafter
41:16to hold very well
41:18because that will
41:18be at least
41:19three feet of snow
41:20oh man
41:27this is great
41:28it doesn't move
41:29at all
41:30and whoo
41:31oh yeah
41:32this is
41:33working great
41:35overlapping boards
41:44for roof
41:44it's very traditional
41:46from Quebec
41:48in the rural area
41:49mostly
41:50which will be
41:54perfect for rain
41:56the rain won't get
41:59through
41:59it will just fly
42:00down on the board
42:02oh yeah
42:04that's done
42:08hey very happy
42:18you know this cabin
42:22has been built
42:22for 20 years
42:24like so many years
42:25and now
42:26I see it
42:27completely different
42:28now it's in kind
42:29of a new home
42:29you know
42:31it was just
42:32the area
42:33come from
42:33muddy boots
42:34but it's
42:35more than that
42:36it's an extension
42:40of my living space
42:42look at the view
42:44drink my coffee
42:45instead of always
42:48staying inside
42:50there is
42:52life outside
42:54and this is a great
42:56way to see it
42:57and to enjoy it
42:57you
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