1 00:00:13,233 --> 00:00:16,033 JOE: Well, you know, one time when I was in the big town, 2 00:00:16,066 --> 00:00:18,226 and I was walking down the street up there, 3 00:00:18,266 --> 00:00:20,326 it was like, you know, everybody up there, 4 00:00:20,366 --> 00:00:22,596 and really I've seen this in lots of other places, too, 5 00:00:22,633 --> 00:00:25,933 I mean, it's just steadily on the cell phones. 6 00:00:25,966 --> 00:00:27,526 You know, how can that ruin your life? 7 00:00:27,566 --> 00:00:29,826 Think of how many ways that can ruin your life. 8 00:00:29,866 --> 00:00:32,096 And seeing people drive and use the cell phone, 9 00:00:32,133 --> 00:00:35,273 that's, you know, they ought to be giving them a DWI for that, 10 00:00:35,300 --> 00:00:38,000 driving while ignorant, or something, you know. 11 00:00:38,033 --> 00:00:41,503 You know, 'cause it's just all these people are just, you know, 12 00:00:41,533 --> 00:00:44,203 their, their phones have taken over their lives. 13 00:00:44,233 --> 00:00:46,203 I don't, I don't see none of that down here, 14 00:00:46,233 --> 00:00:47,333 'cause it won't work. 15 00:00:47,366 --> 00:00:48,826 [laughs] 16 00:00:50,366 --> 00:00:52,366 NARRATOR: In the age of technology, 17 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,600 the electrical grid is expanding, 18 00:00:55,633 --> 00:00:58,703 and the world is getting smaller. 19 00:00:58,733 --> 00:01:01,503 For some, finding peace of mind 20 00:01:01,533 --> 00:01:03,573 means hiding out 21 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,330 where no one thinks to look. 22 00:01:06,366 --> 00:01:10,796 To escape, they redefine 'off the grid.' 23 00:01:16,900 --> 00:01:23,070 ♪ ♪ 24 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:28,570 [water dripping] 25 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,970 JOE: Lights are the biggest problem down here. 26 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,030 You can't move around without light. 27 00:01:33,066 --> 00:01:36,866 So, I mean, the light is a commodity that I have to have. 28 00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:41,730 I'll show you, because... 29 00:01:41,766 --> 00:01:43,896 when the lights go out, 30 00:01:43,933 --> 00:01:47,433 it'll get real dark in here. 31 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,600 Y'all getting scared? 32 00:01:51,633 --> 00:01:53,433 [laughs] 33 00:01:55,066 --> 00:01:56,666 NARRATOR: For the past two years, 34 00:01:56,700 --> 00:02:00,130 Joe Ray has made his home below the grid 35 00:02:00,166 --> 00:02:04,126 in the Ozark Mountains of North Central Arkansas. 36 00:02:04,166 --> 00:02:07,266 Deep underground, Joe sometimes goes weeks 37 00:02:07,300 --> 00:02:09,200 without seeing the sun. 38 00:02:09,233 --> 00:02:12,403 Down here a single lantern is all he needs 39 00:02:12,433 --> 00:02:14,403 to illuminate his world. 40 00:02:14,433 --> 00:02:16,903 JOE: My lantern and candles and everything like that, 41 00:02:16,933 --> 00:02:18,273 I always have to think about them, 42 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:21,270 because I always have to keep candles stocked. 43 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:22,730 I always have to buy fuel for this. 44 00:02:22,766 --> 00:02:24,966 I always have to buy mantles for it. 45 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:26,870 So, I'm thinking about doing something else. 46 00:02:26,900 --> 00:02:28,270 I've got a great creek down here 47 00:02:28,300 --> 00:02:31,400 that has got a good water flow to it year round. 48 00:02:31,433 --> 00:02:34,503 So, I can figure I can make me a little waterwheel system 49 00:02:34,533 --> 00:02:36,933 out of maybe an old rim and some hubcaps or something, 50 00:02:36,966 --> 00:02:40,296 and then have it running me a couple of alternators 51 00:02:40,333 --> 00:02:42,533 to give me tons of power. 52 00:02:42,566 --> 00:02:45,196 Then I'll have full-time electricity. 53 00:02:45,233 --> 00:02:48,273 And then I can light my cave up with lights. 54 00:02:48,300 --> 00:03:02,670 ♪ ♪ 55 00:03:02,700 --> 00:03:04,300 Waterwheel is still on the bucket list 56 00:03:04,333 --> 00:03:05,733 to get done pretty quick, 57 00:03:05,766 --> 00:03:07,926 because I don't want to have to keep buying fuel. 58 00:03:07,966 --> 00:03:09,366 I don't want to have, 59 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,230 that's something I just don't want to have to worry about. 60 00:03:11,266 --> 00:03:14,926 NARRATOR: To build a waterwheel in hopes of generating light, 61 00:03:14,966 --> 00:03:18,196 Joe will repurpose found supplies. 62 00:03:18,233 --> 00:03:20,003 Living below the grid, 63 00:03:20,033 --> 00:03:24,433 he stockpiles any item he can salvage and use to survive. 64 00:03:27,566 --> 00:03:30,226 JOE: Here we are up in my little storeroom here. 65 00:03:30,266 --> 00:03:33,496 This is where I keep a lot of my supplies and stuff like that. 66 00:03:33,533 --> 00:03:35,633 I keep the stuff here that I mostly work with, 67 00:03:35,666 --> 00:03:37,566 as in hand tools 68 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,170 and anything that I'm saving up for a project. 69 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,530 This is the main piece of my waterwheel, right here. 70 00:03:44,566 --> 00:03:46,626 This is what everything will mount to, to be spinning, 71 00:03:46,666 --> 00:03:48,566 and running everything. 72 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:49,930 I got wire. 73 00:03:49,966 --> 00:03:52,966 That's what I'm hopefully gonna be running this afternoon. 74 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,030 I guess I'll take the hubcap. 75 00:03:56,066 --> 00:03:57,966 I'm gonna go over and see my buddy, Leo. 76 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,900 He's got quite a few old cars there over at his house. 77 00:04:00,933 --> 00:04:04,373 And maybe I can go over there and get the main parts I need, 78 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,700 the alternator, the belt, and some lights. 79 00:04:09,733 --> 00:04:11,403 That'll be my plan. 80 00:04:11,433 --> 00:04:21,473 ♪ ♪ 81 00:04:21,466 --> 00:04:29,996 ♪ ♪ 82 00:04:30,033 --> 00:04:34,003 BEAR CLAW: We're headed down to Conan's. 83 00:04:34,033 --> 00:04:35,973 Conan is my little brother. 84 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,170 I've been hunting with him for years. 85 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,200 Hello to camp! 86 00:04:41,233 --> 00:04:43,373 CONAN: Hey, man! How's it going, buddy? 87 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,670 BEAR CLAW: Dang good. How about you? 88 00:04:45,700 --> 00:04:48,670 CONAN: Pretty good. 89 00:04:48,700 --> 00:04:50,200 BEAR CLAW: You know, every time I come over here, 90 00:04:50,233 --> 00:04:53,703 you're riding in circles. 91 00:04:53,733 --> 00:04:56,733 CONAN: I'm just going through all the cues. 92 00:04:56,766 --> 00:04:59,196 Just so she's listening to me. 93 00:04:59,233 --> 00:05:01,903 I'm using my legs and my hands and my butt. 94 00:05:01,933 --> 00:05:03,033 BEAR CLAW: Uh-huh. 95 00:05:03,066 --> 00:05:04,466 CONAN: She's a little non-responsive, 96 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:06,930 so, I'm just lightening her back up. 97 00:05:06,966 --> 00:05:07,926 BEAR CLAW: I see. 98 00:05:07,966 --> 00:05:08,996 CONAN: Alright, I'm gonna grab Yuma, 99 00:05:09,033 --> 00:05:10,473 and then I think we're ready to roll. 100 00:05:10,500 --> 00:05:11,300 BEAR CLAW: Good. 101 00:05:13,500 --> 00:05:14,830 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid, 102 00:05:14,866 --> 00:05:18,526 Bear Claw makes his home high atop the ridgelines 103 00:05:18,566 --> 00:05:22,466 of the Clearwater Mountains in western Idaho. 104 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:24,770 BEAR CLAW: Let's go down around the corner and look around. 105 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,200 We could probably find us a deer down in there. 106 00:05:27,233 --> 00:05:29,803 NARRATOR: Out here Conan Ausmussen 107 00:05:29,833 --> 00:05:33,203 is the closest thing Bear Claw has to a brother. 108 00:05:33,233 --> 00:05:36,973 And every year, the two men head out on the hunt together, 109 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,900 on the first day of deer season. 110 00:05:39,933 --> 00:05:42,103 BEAR CLAW: Looks pretty nice down here, don't it? 111 00:05:42,133 --> 00:05:44,803 CONAN: Looks good to me. 112 00:05:44,833 --> 00:05:46,903 BEAR CLAW: Well, with all this good, green grass, 113 00:05:46,933 --> 00:05:50,773 there ought to be plenty of game around here. 114 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,130 CONAN: Oh, yeah. 115 00:05:52,166 --> 00:05:55,166 Ought to be good hunting, I think. 116 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:59,600 BEAR CLAW: There's a nice trail coming up the draw here. 117 00:05:59,633 --> 00:06:02,103 CONAN: Oh, hang on, buddy. 118 00:06:02,133 --> 00:06:04,803 I think you flipped a shoe off. 119 00:06:04,833 --> 00:06:06,803 There's a shoe sitting here. 120 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:09,273 It looks pretty fresh. 121 00:06:11,233 --> 00:06:12,973 BEAR CLAW: Yeah, this one's gone. 122 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,530 CONAN: Ahhh, dang it. 123 00:06:15,566 --> 00:06:17,796 BEAR CLAW: I've been hearing a shoe clinking this morning, 124 00:06:17,833 --> 00:06:19,203 and it's loosened up. 125 00:06:19,233 --> 00:06:22,003 And apparently he stepped on it with his back foot 126 00:06:22,033 --> 00:06:24,203 and popped it off. 127 00:06:26,066 --> 00:06:39,296 ♪ ♪ 128 00:06:39,333 --> 00:06:41,973 CONAN: I'm about to put a shoe on this horse 129 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,000 with two tomahawks 130 00:06:43,033 --> 00:06:46,173 and six nails. 131 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,170 This is how you would do it 132 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,870 if all you had was two tomahawks and six nails. 133 00:06:50,900 --> 00:06:52,330 [laughs] 134 00:06:54,233 --> 00:06:55,403 I'm just taking off the dirt 135 00:06:55,433 --> 00:06:58,033 and cleaning up the sole a little bit. 136 00:06:58,066 --> 00:07:02,266 It still looks pretty flat, and the shoe is flat, which is good. 137 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:10,130 Probably get my file out and cut these nails off, Bear Claw. 138 00:07:10,166 --> 00:07:13,796 I don't have a pair of pliers. 139 00:07:13,833 --> 00:07:16,833 NARRATOR: Though this temporary fix could last for weeks, 140 00:07:16,866 --> 00:07:20,866 Conan will properly replace the horseshoe back at the stable. 141 00:07:20,900 --> 00:07:25,600 For now, the hunt can continue on. 142 00:07:25,633 --> 00:07:28,133 CONAN: We're back in business. Here you go, bud. 143 00:07:28,166 --> 00:07:30,166 BEAR CLAW: Well, partner. CONAN: We're back hunting. 144 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:31,300 BEAR CLAW: Thank you kindly, sir. 145 00:07:31,333 --> 00:07:32,433 CONAN: We'll keep on rolling. 146 00:07:32,466 --> 00:07:33,896 BEAR CLAW: You betcha. 147 00:07:36,233 --> 00:07:37,203 I'm ready. 148 00:07:37,233 --> 00:07:47,273 ♪ ♪ 149 00:07:47,266 --> 00:08:00,926 ♪ ♪ 150 00:08:00,966 --> 00:08:03,766 [bear growling] 151 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:13,830 ♪ ♪ 152 00:08:13,833 --> 00:08:19,173 ♪ ♪ 153 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,330 [growls] 154 00:08:22,866 --> 00:08:24,726 NARRATOR: For the past five years, 155 00:08:24,766 --> 00:08:27,426 Doc and Jeanny Leverett have made their home 156 00:08:27,466 --> 00:08:29,066 high above the grid, 157 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:33,230 in the remote woods of Onion Creek, Washington. 158 00:08:33,266 --> 00:08:37,366 Over the past month, increased bear activity in the area 159 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,600 has put them on high alert. 160 00:08:39,633 --> 00:08:44,503 Last week they built an elevated bathroom to avoid the threat. 161 00:08:44,533 --> 00:08:47,133 And this morning Jeanny is surveying 162 00:08:47,166 --> 00:08:49,466 just how close the danger has come. 163 00:08:49,500 --> 00:08:52,200 JEANNY: Come on. There you go. 164 00:08:52,233 --> 00:08:54,303 We're looking for signs of bear. 165 00:08:54,333 --> 00:08:57,403 I'm just gonna prove a point that we have a bear out here. 166 00:08:57,433 --> 00:08:59,803 Doc wanted me to take a gun with me, but I don't do that. 167 00:08:59,833 --> 00:09:03,273 I just take the dog, my, my Wilbur. 168 00:09:03,300 --> 00:09:05,170 I figure he's gonna notice anything that's out here 169 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:06,500 before I will. 170 00:09:06,533 --> 00:09:10,003 He may be deaf, but he can smell things before I do. 171 00:09:10,033 --> 00:09:12,073 He's got a good sense. 172 00:09:13,633 --> 00:09:14,573 [dog barks] 173 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:15,400 What do you got? 174 00:09:15,433 --> 00:09:16,603 [barking] 175 00:09:16,633 --> 00:09:19,103 Did you find something? 176 00:09:19,133 --> 00:09:20,573 What you got, bud? 177 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,570 [growls and barks] 178 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,600 Bear's been here digging up the tree stump. 179 00:09:26,633 --> 00:09:28,273 You can see all this stuff is fresh 180 00:09:28,300 --> 00:09:30,970 that he's been digging up around here. 181 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,300 I don't want them out here, not this close. 182 00:09:33,333 --> 00:09:34,873 It's, it's just too dangerous. 183 00:09:34,900 --> 00:09:38,300 We've got the chickens. We have the goat. 184 00:09:38,333 --> 00:09:40,233 You know, all that animal food that we have. 185 00:09:40,266 --> 00:09:42,466 I can have Doc put a pulley system up, 186 00:09:42,500 --> 00:09:43,600 so we can raise that up, 187 00:09:43,633 --> 00:09:46,933 and maybe the bear will go away after that. 188 00:09:46,966 --> 00:09:50,166 You know, he's probably just getting into them scraps. 189 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,800 [rustling] 190 00:09:52,833 --> 00:09:53,633 Wilbur? 191 00:09:53,666 --> 00:09:55,396 [barks] 192 00:09:55,433 --> 00:09:57,033 [bleep] 193 00:10:01,500 --> 00:10:02,930 JEANNY: That's a good idea. 194 00:10:08,733 --> 00:10:12,633 DOC: I just need to get it about 12 foot in the air. 195 00:10:12,666 --> 00:10:13,996 NARRATOR: In Onion Creek, 196 00:10:14,033 --> 00:10:15,833 Jeanny Leverett has spotted evidence 197 00:10:15,866 --> 00:10:20,096 of black bears less than 15 feet from their treehouse. 198 00:10:20,133 --> 00:10:22,973 Now, Doc is taking extra precautions 199 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:27,370 to keep valuable resources safe from the threat. 200 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,400 DOC: I'm trying to get the, the chicken and goat feed 201 00:10:29,433 --> 00:10:30,633 up and out of the way. 202 00:10:30,666 --> 00:10:32,826 I'm gonna put a pulley up the tree, 203 00:10:32,866 --> 00:10:34,526 and then hoist it up out of the way, 204 00:10:34,566 --> 00:10:36,266 so it's easy access up and down. 205 00:10:36,300 --> 00:10:37,100 So, when I got to feed 206 00:10:37,133 --> 00:10:39,173 the chickens and, and the goat, 207 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:40,430 and I can put it back up there, 208 00:10:40,466 --> 00:10:43,896 and the bears can't dine on it during the night. 209 00:10:43,933 --> 00:10:58,033 ♪ ♪ 210 00:10:58,066 --> 00:11:00,966 These are my tree spikes. 211 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,300 Loggers use these for climbing trees. 212 00:11:04,333 --> 00:11:06,103 Wish me luck. 213 00:11:07,700 --> 00:11:09,630 [grunts] 214 00:11:14,866 --> 00:11:16,026 [bleep] 215 00:11:16,066 --> 00:11:18,566 God bless America. 216 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:22,770 [bleep] things. 217 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,970 [bleep] 218 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,070 Agh! 219 00:11:30,100 --> 00:11:42,430 ♪ ♪ 220 00:11:42,466 --> 00:11:47,066 All of my weight is supported on a point that's right here. 221 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:49,700 So, whenever your feet are at an angle on that tree, 222 00:11:49,733 --> 00:11:50,973 holding your weight, 223 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,800 they just dig and dig and dig. 224 00:11:53,833 --> 00:11:56,103 I've been pretty rough on my body over my life. 225 00:11:56,133 --> 00:11:58,773 One accident alone I broke over 23 bones. 226 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:02,800 Broken leg, broken ankle, broken toe, 227 00:12:02,833 --> 00:12:05,673 hip and pelvis broken. 228 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:08,130 Ribs on both sides, punctured lung, collapsed lung, 229 00:12:08,166 --> 00:12:10,466 ruptured spleen, lacerated liver. 230 00:12:10,500 --> 00:12:12,430 Broken neck and back. 231 00:12:12,466 --> 00:12:15,226 And then, broken melon. 232 00:12:15,266 --> 00:12:16,766 Crushed my arm. 233 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:18,570 I don't even have a wrist anymore. 234 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,630 Got stabbed here, I got stabbed twice. 235 00:12:20,666 --> 00:12:22,166 Here, this was a mugging, 236 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,370 attempted, attempted mugging in a phone booth one time. 237 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,400 And this one was just a, an [bleep], 238 00:12:27,433 --> 00:12:29,403 he stabbed me through my hand here. 239 00:12:29,433 --> 00:12:30,903 That was a ball. 240 00:12:30,933 --> 00:12:32,433 I came out here to get away from it all. 241 00:12:32,466 --> 00:12:34,766 You know, to kind of give my body a rest. 242 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,930 And these tree spikes aren't helping a bit. 243 00:12:37,966 --> 00:12:39,496 I got to come up with something better, 244 00:12:39,533 --> 00:12:41,033 'cause I don't think my ankles are gonna be able 245 00:12:41,066 --> 00:12:43,126 to handle this much longer. 246 00:12:45,833 --> 00:12:55,873 ♪ ♪ 247 00:12:55,866 --> 00:13:12,826 ♪ ♪ 248 00:13:12,866 --> 00:13:14,666 DAN: After the Marine Corps and after college, 249 00:13:14,700 --> 00:13:16,070 I started building houses, 250 00:13:16,100 --> 00:13:17,930 doing all kinds of construction. 251 00:13:17,966 --> 00:13:20,666 You're told what to build with, and then you're told, you know, 252 00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:24,830 what you're gonna, you know, conform or do for the homeowner. 253 00:13:24,866 --> 00:13:29,996 So, you just get tired of all the guidelines, all the rules. 254 00:13:30,033 --> 00:13:31,873 Here, you just do what you got to do, 255 00:13:31,900 --> 00:13:33,600 when you want to do it and how you want to do it. 256 00:13:33,633 --> 00:13:34,633 You know, and not something that someone else 257 00:13:34,666 --> 00:13:36,896 has told you to build or do. 258 00:13:36,933 --> 00:13:39,503 So, I think it's freedom. 259 00:13:41,733 --> 00:13:45,173 NARRATOR: Outside the grid, in the middle of Lake Michigan, 260 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,370 Dan Burton makes his home on Beaver Island, 261 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:53,270 one of the most remote places in the Lower 48. 262 00:13:53,300 --> 00:13:56,030 Out here the weather is beginning to cool 263 00:13:56,066 --> 00:13:58,066 as winter closes in. 264 00:13:58,100 --> 00:14:02,870 So today Dan's up before dawn to prepare for the cold. 265 00:14:02,900 --> 00:14:06,100 He and his sons plan to build a new structure 266 00:14:06,133 --> 00:14:09,233 that will provide access to crucial hunting grounds 267 00:14:09,266 --> 00:14:13,066 and refuge from the elements. 268 00:14:13,100 --> 00:14:14,730 DAN: You know, with the weather being as bad as it's been, 269 00:14:14,766 --> 00:14:15,966 you know, the last two winters, 270 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,370 I mean, I haven't even been able to get back here. 271 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:18,530 CAMERON: Yeah. 272 00:14:18,566 --> 00:14:19,826 DAN: So, I'm thinking if we could just get 273 00:14:19,866 --> 00:14:21,326 one building built this year, 274 00:14:21,366 --> 00:14:23,466 and get ahead, get something that you can stay in, 275 00:14:23,500 --> 00:14:25,770 you know, maybe stay in it for a couple weeks. 276 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,170 CAMERON: Yeah, that'll be good. 277 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:31,000 Instead of humping food out here and stuff, we can have storage. 278 00:14:31,033 --> 00:14:33,103 DAN: Yup. Let's try to knock it out. 279 00:14:33,133 --> 00:14:34,333 Cool. 280 00:14:34,366 --> 00:14:47,426 ♪ ♪ 281 00:14:47,466 --> 00:14:49,666 DAN: I'm thinking right back in here. 282 00:14:49,700 --> 00:14:50,770 NATE: Yeah, that flat spot right there? 283 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:52,970 DAN: Yep. NATE: Looks pretty good. 284 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,030 DAN: It's always a good experience 285 00:14:54,066 --> 00:14:55,666 to have Nathan and Cameron around. 286 00:14:55,700 --> 00:14:57,600 For me it's nice to be able to pass on something, 287 00:14:57,633 --> 00:14:59,473 you know, to the kids. 288 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:03,970 It's knowledge that's crucial in, in my terms of sustaining it 289 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:05,970 and providing for your family. 290 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,400 They got a lot to learn, but they're getting it. 291 00:15:08,433 --> 00:15:09,503 Bring me the chainsaw, Cam. 292 00:15:09,533 --> 00:15:12,173 Let's start nipping some of these off. 293 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,570 ♪ ♪ 294 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,200 [chainsaw starts] 295 00:15:20,666 --> 00:15:22,826 Try to teach my boys carpentry skills. 296 00:15:22,866 --> 00:15:25,196 My dad taught me, his dad taught him 297 00:15:25,233 --> 00:15:28,503 to survive in climates and areas like this. 298 00:15:28,533 --> 00:15:31,503 That's what it takes to survive on Beaver Island. 299 00:15:31,533 --> 00:15:34,273 Alright, then hit all these right in here. 300 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:40,530 [chainsaw roaring] 301 00:15:40,566 --> 00:15:50,596 ♪ ♪ 302 00:15:50,600 --> 00:16:04,670 ♪ ♪ 303 00:16:04,700 --> 00:16:07,870 JOE: Yep, Leo's house, right over the little dump. 304 00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:11,670 NARRATOR: In Arkansas, Joe Ray is on the hunt for supplies 305 00:16:11,700 --> 00:16:14,470 to build a waterwheel that can power lights 306 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:17,330 and illuminate his world below the grid. 307 00:16:17,366 --> 00:16:19,626 JOE: Leo, what's happening?! 308 00:16:19,666 --> 00:16:23,366 NARRATOR: Whenever Joe is in need of mechanical supplies, 309 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,730 he visits an old friend named Leo Cox, 310 00:16:26,766 --> 00:16:30,466 who stockpiles old car parts and other salvaged materials. 311 00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:32,330 JOE: How's it going? LEO: Good, man. 312 00:16:32,366 --> 00:16:33,766 JOE: Man. LEO: Good to see you. 313 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:35,600 JOE: Woo! Hot out here. 314 00:16:35,633 --> 00:16:38,333 LEO: I'm sitting here knocking the froth off a cold one. 315 00:16:38,366 --> 00:16:39,396 Let me get you one, bub. 316 00:16:39,433 --> 00:16:41,433 JOE: Appreciate that. 317 00:16:41,466 --> 00:16:52,726 ♪ ♪ 318 00:16:52,766 --> 00:16:54,296 LEO: What can I do you for today? 319 00:16:54,333 --> 00:16:55,973 JOE: Well, I need some headlights 320 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:59,300 and an alternator and a belt. 321 00:16:59,333 --> 00:17:00,773 I wonder if you had anything like that. 322 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:04,130 LEO: I got some stuff around in one of these old trucks here. 323 00:17:04,166 --> 00:17:05,296 We'll walk around over there 324 00:17:05,333 --> 00:17:06,903 and look and see what we can come up with. 325 00:17:08,700 --> 00:17:09,570 LEO: I know there is! 326 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:10,830 [laughs] 327 00:17:10,866 --> 00:17:14,126 Let's go over here and gander around. 328 00:17:14,166 --> 00:17:18,666 I think I took an old alternator off a truck over here. 329 00:17:18,700 --> 00:17:20,330 JOE: I'm gonna scratch these leaves around 330 00:17:20,366 --> 00:17:24,796 and see if it's under them. 331 00:17:24,833 --> 00:17:28,203 LEO: There's a fan belt. 332 00:17:28,233 --> 00:17:30,503 There's an old headlight, right there. 333 00:17:30,533 --> 00:17:33,173 Looks like it's still good. 334 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,430 JOE: Well, I found an alternator. 335 00:17:35,466 --> 00:17:39,196 Looks like you got one here. 336 00:17:39,233 --> 00:17:40,233 LEO: Watch it! 337 00:17:40,266 --> 00:17:44,496 JOE: Yep. One beer is too many for me. 338 00:17:44,533 --> 00:17:45,803 Still spins good. 339 00:17:45,833 --> 00:17:47,903 LEO: I bet it's alright. 340 00:17:47,933 --> 00:17:49,103 JOE: I appreciate the beer. 341 00:17:49,133 --> 00:17:50,633 LEO: You bet. 342 00:17:50,666 --> 00:17:53,796 Well, luck to you, my friend. 343 00:17:53,833 --> 00:17:55,003 Safety in your travels. 344 00:17:55,033 --> 00:17:55,973 JOE: Alright, appreciate it. 345 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,770 LEO: I'll see you soon. 346 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,430 JOE: Don't do nothing I wouldn't do. 347 00:17:59,466 --> 00:18:00,866 LEO: Hardly ever do. 348 00:18:00,900 --> 00:18:02,270 [laughs] 349 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:16,430 DAN: Right now the boys are getting ready to set the posts. 350 00:18:16,466 --> 00:18:19,866 NARRATOR: 18 miles from the mainland, on Beaver Island... 351 00:18:19,900 --> 00:18:21,300 DAN: You guys are doing good. 352 00:18:21,333 --> 00:18:24,373 NARRATOR: Dan Burton and his sons have started construction 353 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:25,630 on a new shelter. 354 00:18:25,666 --> 00:18:27,926 A structure that will provide access 355 00:18:27,966 --> 00:18:31,796 to crucial hunting grounds during the harsh winter ahead. 356 00:18:31,833 --> 00:18:34,003 DAN: The frost in this part of Michigan 357 00:18:34,033 --> 00:18:35,733 is about 42 inches deep. 358 00:18:35,766 --> 00:18:37,266 So, in the wintertime, 359 00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:39,700 the ground will freeze 42 inches thick. 360 00:18:39,733 --> 00:18:41,703 We're gonna try to get slightly below that. 361 00:18:41,733 --> 00:18:43,633 Put a footing in, get our posts in, 362 00:18:43,666 --> 00:18:47,726 and then try to get it elevated, building on top of that. 363 00:18:47,766 --> 00:18:49,426 So, let's go ahead and drop that footing in, Nate. 364 00:18:49,466 --> 00:18:51,126 NATE: Okay. 365 00:18:52,766 --> 00:18:55,226 DAN: Nice and straight in the hole. 366 00:18:55,266 --> 00:18:56,566 I'm definitely proud that, you know, 367 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,630 I have the ability to use my hands and build stuff. 368 00:18:59,666 --> 00:19:01,626 I'm just setting something for my children, 369 00:19:01,666 --> 00:19:03,566 like my parents did for me. 370 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,800 It's about, you know, the next generation. 371 00:19:05,833 --> 00:19:08,273 It's about the seven generations ahead of them. 372 00:19:08,300 --> 00:19:10,770 You're always just trying to learn from the past 373 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,500 and live, you know, try to respect the future. 374 00:19:13,533 --> 00:19:14,703 That's good, Cam. 375 00:19:14,733 --> 00:19:16,873 Now we're just gonna backfill this post in. 376 00:19:16,900 --> 00:19:18,270 We got it below the frost. 377 00:19:18,300 --> 00:19:19,700 NATE: People take for granted 378 00:19:19,733 --> 00:19:21,203 what you find in the stores and stuff, 379 00:19:21,233 --> 00:19:24,903 and like, it brings you closer to nature and stuff 380 00:19:24,933 --> 00:19:26,703 when you know how to do this. 381 00:19:26,733 --> 00:19:29,003 You know, you have the skills that it takes 382 00:19:29,033 --> 00:19:32,433 and you know the work that goes into it. 383 00:19:32,466 --> 00:19:35,196 DAN: Make sure that that's parallel to there. See it? 384 00:19:35,233 --> 00:19:36,973 NARRATOR: Over the next eight hours, 385 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,400 Dan and his sons continue construction, 386 00:19:40,433 --> 00:19:44,073 setting the foundation and building the shelter's floor. 387 00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:45,600 DAN: Beautiful. 388 00:19:45,633 --> 00:19:47,533 Okay. We'll stagger the seam. 389 00:19:47,566 --> 00:19:49,666 Instead of starting in the same spot, we'll lap the joints. 390 00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:52,500 It'll make this deck a little bit stronger. 391 00:19:52,533 --> 00:19:55,133 The elevation is gonna have a multipurpose to it. 392 00:19:55,166 --> 00:19:57,166 One, if a snowstorm is happening, 393 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:58,430 we're gonna be above that line 394 00:19:58,466 --> 00:20:00,496 and it's gonna be easy to get in and out of. 395 00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:02,533 It does help with the sense of smell. 396 00:20:02,566 --> 00:20:04,196 When you watch a deer, he's always looking up. 397 00:20:04,233 --> 00:20:05,433 He's sniffing the air. 398 00:20:05,466 --> 00:20:06,596 We're hoping to get up in the air 399 00:20:06,633 --> 00:20:08,573 to where a prevailing wind blows our scent 400 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,400 across the tops of these trees and not on the ground. 401 00:20:11,433 --> 00:20:12,873 Just lift it, nice and easy. 402 00:20:12,900 --> 00:20:16,100 Up and up. 403 00:20:16,133 --> 00:20:19,873 Okay, hold right there. 404 00:20:19,900 --> 00:20:20,700 Alright. 405 00:20:20,733 --> 00:20:22,003 And we're done for the night. 406 00:20:22,033 --> 00:20:23,503 We can watch the sunset. 407 00:20:23,533 --> 00:20:26,703 We'll just get an early start and we'll get right back. 408 00:20:26,733 --> 00:20:27,973 NATE: Sounds good to me. 409 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:38,030 ♪ ♪ 410 00:20:38,033 --> 00:20:50,433 ♪ ♪ 411 00:20:50,466 --> 00:20:51,866 CONAN: For any hunt, you know, 412 00:20:51,900 --> 00:20:56,230 it's not a bad idea to see if you can't shoot some arrows. 413 00:20:56,266 --> 00:20:57,866 BEAR CLAW: That's better. 414 00:20:57,900 --> 00:20:59,400 NARRATOR: In the Clearwater Mountains, 415 00:20:59,433 --> 00:21:01,073 beyond the grid, 416 00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:06,300 Bear Claw and Conan have set out on the hunt for whitetail deer, 417 00:21:06,333 --> 00:21:10,603 targeting an area where they've had success in the past. 418 00:21:10,633 --> 00:21:12,873 BEAR CLAW: We owe it to the game to do a lot of practicing 419 00:21:12,900 --> 00:21:16,500 and to be real proficient with our bow and arrow. 420 00:21:18,566 --> 00:21:19,626 This is not a game. 421 00:21:19,666 --> 00:21:20,866 This is a real thing, you know. 422 00:21:20,900 --> 00:21:24,000 We're gonna take a life with these things in. 423 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,670 We want to hit the vitals where we're supposed to. 424 00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:30,770 Time to get serious? 425 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:32,600 CONAN: Yeah. 426 00:21:32,633 --> 00:21:34,433 Boy, that's a good lookout. 427 00:21:34,466 --> 00:21:35,996 BEAR CLAW: Don't get much better than that, does it? 428 00:21:36,033 --> 00:21:37,173 CONAN: Man. 429 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:38,500 BEAR CLAW: This is a really good place to hunt. 430 00:21:38,533 --> 00:21:40,803 CONAN: So I'm just gonna hunker down here, 431 00:21:40,833 --> 00:21:45,003 and hopefully something comes by. 432 00:21:45,033 --> 00:21:46,973 BEAR CLAW: I'll mosey back up to the pond, 433 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,130 and we'll meet 434 00:21:48,166 --> 00:21:49,126 up yonder towards dark. 435 00:21:49,166 --> 00:21:50,396 How's that sound? 436 00:21:50,433 --> 00:21:52,833 CONAN: Alright, buddy. We'll see you at dusk, or before. 437 00:21:52,866 --> 00:21:54,796 BEAR CLAW: Good luck, partner. 438 00:21:54,833 --> 00:22:02,573 ♪ ♪ 439 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,670 This time of year when things are dry, 440 00:22:04,700 --> 00:22:07,930 the animals are really dependent on the water. 441 00:22:07,966 --> 00:22:11,766 And it's really a good place to hunt. 442 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,030 There's a deer track right there. 443 00:22:15,066 --> 00:22:17,066 You see the deer track? 444 00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:23,800 ♪ ♪ 445 00:22:23,833 --> 00:22:26,203 Breeze is going up. 446 00:22:26,233 --> 00:22:28,473 [whispering] That's just what we want. 447 00:22:28,500 --> 00:22:30,300 The hardest thing about hunting whitetails 448 00:22:30,333 --> 00:22:32,573 is tricking their nose. 449 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:34,070 They got real good eyesight. 450 00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:37,330 They got really good hearing, but they bank on their nose. 451 00:22:37,366 --> 00:22:40,526 And it very rarely lets them down. 452 00:22:40,566 --> 00:22:43,996 Just gonna get comfortable here, 453 00:22:44,033 --> 00:22:47,203 set as still as this tree. 454 00:22:47,233 --> 00:22:49,333 Wait for some deer. 455 00:22:59,033 --> 00:23:00,833 DOC: Hey, handy. 456 00:23:00,866 --> 00:23:04,096 NARRATOR: In Onion Creek, Washington, above the grid, 457 00:23:04,133 --> 00:23:07,203 Doc Leverett is attempting to raise his food stores 458 00:23:07,233 --> 00:23:10,773 high in the trees to avoid increased bear activity 459 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,370 in the area. 460 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:16,170 To do it, Doc's attempting a new climbing method, 461 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,800 one that will help him contend with pain from old injuries. 462 00:23:19,833 --> 00:23:21,873 DOC: When I was in the Navy, and we went to Japan one time, 463 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:23,100 they had this rope technique 464 00:23:23,133 --> 00:23:26,133 where they used two sticks and a piece of rope, 465 00:23:26,166 --> 00:23:29,466 and these Japanese guys were just shimmying up the tree. 466 00:23:29,500 --> 00:23:31,300 I'm gonna try to mimic that. 467 00:23:31,333 --> 00:23:33,473 Now comes the fun part. 468 00:23:33,500 --> 00:23:34,500 We're gonna try 469 00:23:34,533 --> 00:23:35,573 to get up a tree. 470 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:47,300 ♪ ♪ 471 00:23:47,333 --> 00:23:49,833 I want to get this as tight as I can here. 472 00:23:49,866 --> 00:23:52,426 One, two. 473 00:23:52,466 --> 00:23:54,726 Alright, here goes nothing. 474 00:23:57,166 --> 00:24:00,366 And then I just repeat this process. 475 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:06,300 This would be great if I had two working wrists. 476 00:24:06,333 --> 00:24:10,603 So now, the key is, this rope, 477 00:24:10,633 --> 00:24:13,773 the, the rope that's down at the bottom, 478 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,330 I have to get that thing undone, 479 00:24:17,366 --> 00:24:20,896 pull it up and around, 480 00:24:20,933 --> 00:24:24,773 and rinse and repeat. 481 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,600 Right now it's taking so damn long. 482 00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:29,703 I think I need to perfect my knots a little more. 483 00:24:29,733 --> 00:24:32,833 There's got to be an easier way. 484 00:24:32,866 --> 00:24:34,196 JEANNY: Hey, sweetie? 485 00:24:34,233 --> 00:24:35,303 What you doing? 486 00:24:35,333 --> 00:24:36,903 DOC: I'm climbing a tree. 487 00:24:36,933 --> 00:24:38,703 JEANNY: What the hell are those? 488 00:24:38,733 --> 00:24:39,933 DOC: It's a way to climb a tree 489 00:24:39,966 --> 00:24:41,726 without having to hump a ladder through the woods. 490 00:24:41,766 --> 00:24:43,726 Just two sticks and a rope. 491 00:24:43,766 --> 00:24:44,996 The problem I'm trying to work out 492 00:24:45,033 --> 00:24:48,233 is not getting knotted up into everything. 493 00:24:48,266 --> 00:24:50,596 I only got one arm, so. 494 00:24:50,633 --> 00:24:53,073 JEANNY: I'm a little concerned about the sticks. 495 00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:54,430 DOC: I see the weaknesses of this. 496 00:24:54,466 --> 00:24:55,266 JEANNY: Yeah. 497 00:24:55,300 --> 00:24:56,900 DOC: It's hard as [bleep] to do. 498 00:24:56,933 --> 00:25:00,003 This took me 45 minutes to get that high. 499 00:25:00,033 --> 00:25:01,833 JEANNY: Yeah, there's got to be something better, honey. 500 00:25:01,866 --> 00:25:03,496 DOC: I'm sure there's a better way. 501 00:25:03,533 --> 00:25:05,273 JEANNY: We got to figure out something. 502 00:25:05,300 --> 00:25:07,670 Holler if you need me. 503 00:25:07,700 --> 00:25:09,400 DOC: I need you! 504 00:25:09,433 --> 00:25:19,473 ♪ ♪ 505 00:25:19,466 --> 00:25:28,096 ♪ ♪ 506 00:25:28,133 --> 00:25:31,103 BEAR CLAW: You can see we're on a deer trail. 507 00:25:31,133 --> 00:25:35,503 There's probably one coming down this way. 508 00:25:35,533 --> 00:25:36,803 NARRATOR: In western Idaho, 509 00:25:36,833 --> 00:25:40,403 Bear Claw is on the hunt for whitetail deer. 510 00:25:40,433 --> 00:25:42,273 He and his good friend, Conan, 511 00:25:42,300 --> 00:25:44,900 have divided to cover more ground, 512 00:25:44,933 --> 00:25:46,733 but over the past four hours, 513 00:25:46,766 --> 00:25:49,996 there are no signs of potential prey. 514 00:25:50,033 --> 00:25:54,373 BEAR CLAW: It is getting so dry up here on the ridges. 515 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,270 The dry places really affect the deer. 516 00:25:57,300 --> 00:26:01,370 And the, the places that have just a little moisture, 517 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,770 it seems like the deer survived through those spots. 518 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:09,000 So, this is something we really don't want to see, 519 00:26:09,033 --> 00:26:11,573 is all this dry ground. 520 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:24,770 ♪ ♪ 521 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,200 It's warm this time of day. 522 00:26:27,233 --> 00:26:29,233 They're probably gonna find some shade. 523 00:26:29,266 --> 00:26:31,696 We'll just go up yonder here. 524 00:26:31,733 --> 00:26:33,733 Keep looking. 525 00:26:33,766 --> 00:26:38,596 ♪ ♪ 526 00:26:38,633 --> 00:26:41,833 I see some white over there. 527 00:26:41,866 --> 00:26:43,966 You stay behind me. 528 00:26:50,166 --> 00:27:00,266 ♪ ♪ 529 00:27:00,266 --> 00:27:06,066 ♪ ♪ 530 00:27:08,766 --> 00:27:11,766 BEAR CLAW: He's got a funny look to him. 531 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:15,830 The way he's acting, I don't think he's healthy. 532 00:27:15,866 --> 00:27:18,566 I think there's a chance that he might have blue tongue, 533 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,770 and I don't want to shoot him. 534 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:34,730 ♪ ♪ 535 00:27:34,766 --> 00:27:37,396 He just doesn't look right. 536 00:27:37,433 --> 00:27:40,003 You know, it's just not worth the risk. 537 00:27:47,033 --> 00:27:57,073 ♪ ♪ 538 00:27:57,066 --> 00:28:05,926 ♪ ♪ 539 00:28:05,966 --> 00:28:07,166 JOE: This is a spring. 540 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,600 This is why I chose this for the best place to be, 541 00:28:09,633 --> 00:28:12,603 because this water stays constant year round. 542 00:28:12,633 --> 00:28:14,003 It'll probably go down a little bit more, 543 00:28:14,033 --> 00:28:16,333 maybe a couple inches from what it is right now, 544 00:28:16,366 --> 00:28:18,196 and it'll stay that way. 545 00:28:18,233 --> 00:28:20,233 NARRATOR: In North Central Arkansas, 546 00:28:20,266 --> 00:28:24,026 Joe Ray is on a mission to build a renewable energy source 547 00:28:24,066 --> 00:28:27,296 to generate electricity below the grid. 548 00:28:27,333 --> 00:28:31,033 His plan-- to construct a waterwheel 549 00:28:31,066 --> 00:28:33,366 and harness the current on this creek, 550 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,670 less than 1,000 feet from his home cave. 551 00:28:36,700 --> 00:28:38,770 JOE: Well, this is what's gonna be the main part 552 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:40,030 of my waterwheel, right here. 553 00:28:40,066 --> 00:28:41,196 I've got some hubcaps 554 00:28:41,233 --> 00:28:42,973 that I've attached to this, 555 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:44,000 as the creek spins, 556 00:28:44,033 --> 00:28:45,703 it's gonna spin this, 557 00:28:45,733 --> 00:28:46,973 it's gonna turn my rod, 558 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,330 rod's gonna spin my alternator, 559 00:28:49,366 --> 00:28:51,826 alternator's gonna make me some electricity. 560 00:28:54,233 --> 00:28:56,573 A lot of the stuff I've learned when I was young, 561 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:58,500 you know, comes into play up here. 562 00:28:58,533 --> 00:29:02,133 You know, from the days of when I was a carpenter. 563 00:29:02,166 --> 00:29:04,766 I fall back on the knowledge that I gained back then, 564 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,600 and it's, it makes life simpler. 565 00:29:07,633 --> 00:29:10,703 You always use everything you can, don't waste anything. 566 00:29:10,733 --> 00:29:13,003 This is the way to go. 567 00:29:13,033 --> 00:29:13,833 Okay, well, I got them 568 00:29:13,866 --> 00:29:14,696 all tightened up, 569 00:29:14,733 --> 00:29:15,603 now we're fixing to start 570 00:29:15,633 --> 00:29:17,833 lowering it down. 571 00:29:20,266 --> 00:29:22,026 [laughs] 572 00:29:22,066 --> 00:29:25,566 Okay, well, we'll see about setting a box 573 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,130 for the alternator now. 574 00:29:28,166 --> 00:29:41,066 ♪ ♪ 575 00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:43,430 So, it'll be time to start making some juice here 576 00:29:43,466 --> 00:29:46,666 in just a few minutes. 577 00:29:46,700 --> 00:29:53,570 ♪ ♪ 578 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:54,970 Okay, we're spinning. 579 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,300 Not real fast, but the alternators, 580 00:29:57,333 --> 00:30:00,503 they don't have to spin real fast to make maximum power. 581 00:30:00,533 --> 00:30:02,503 See if I can hook my lights up tonight. 582 00:30:02,533 --> 00:30:12,573 ♪ ♪ 583 00:30:12,566 --> 00:30:26,566 ♪ ♪ 584 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,100 DAN: Okay. So, the ladders look good. 585 00:30:29,133 --> 00:30:30,203 You guys feel comfortable right there 586 00:30:30,233 --> 00:30:31,603 for getting up that first row? 587 00:30:31,633 --> 00:30:32,903 NATE: Yeah, it feels alright. 588 00:30:32,933 --> 00:30:34,233 DAN: Alright, let's get the first row of sheathing on, 589 00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:36,696 and we'll just run it all the way to the top. 590 00:30:36,733 --> 00:30:38,573 NATE: Okay. 591 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,970 NARRATOR: Outside the grid on Beaver Island, 592 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,270 Dan Burton and his sons are building a new shelter 593 00:30:45,300 --> 00:30:48,900 to access crucial hunting grounds during winter. 594 00:30:48,933 --> 00:30:50,433 DAN: You guys got that tacked on? 595 00:30:50,466 --> 00:30:52,466 NATE: Oh, yeah, tacked right on. 596 00:30:52,500 --> 00:30:55,470 NARRATOR: To combat harsh weather in the months to come, 597 00:30:55,500 --> 00:30:59,730 they rely on extra layers of wood siding for insulation. 598 00:30:59,766 --> 00:31:00,896 DAN: We use a lot of cedar logs. 599 00:31:00,933 --> 00:31:03,133 They hold up well. They repel moisture. 600 00:31:03,166 --> 00:31:04,366 As long as you got them out of the dirt, 601 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:05,770 they'll last a long time. 602 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:11,400 So, come deer season, yeah, it's gonna be a bonus for sure. 603 00:31:11,433 --> 00:31:12,833 Alright, I'm handing you the sheath. 604 00:31:12,866 --> 00:31:15,696 Let's get off of the scaffolding quick and we can hop back up. 605 00:31:15,733 --> 00:31:17,803 Okay, jump. 606 00:31:17,833 --> 00:31:20,173 Come on down. 607 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,070 Hey, hey! 608 00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:23,400 [bleep] 609 00:31:23,433 --> 00:31:24,703 NATE: You said to jump and come on down. 610 00:31:24,733 --> 00:31:26,603 DAN: I meant for Cam, you to jump off the scaffolding, 611 00:31:26,633 --> 00:31:31,303 and for Nate, Cameron to put the last nail in. 612 00:31:31,333 --> 00:31:33,733 Cam, Nate owes you one. 613 00:31:33,766 --> 00:31:35,396 CAMERON: I know. 614 00:31:35,433 --> 00:31:37,333 DAN: They got a lot to learn, but they're getting it. 615 00:31:37,366 --> 00:31:39,826 At least they're not smashing their thumb. 616 00:31:39,866 --> 00:31:42,666 Let's start using common sense a little bit more. 617 00:31:56,200 --> 00:32:04,000 ♪ ♪ 618 00:32:04,033 --> 00:32:06,003 DAN: Make sure you're rotating that file, Cam. 619 00:32:06,033 --> 00:32:07,373 CAMERON: I am. 620 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,000 NARRATOR: In the middle of Lake Michigan, 621 00:32:09,033 --> 00:32:10,773 outside the grid, 622 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:13,730 Dan Burton is attempting to build a new hunting shelter 623 00:32:13,766 --> 00:32:15,726 in time for winter. 624 00:32:15,766 --> 00:32:18,566 While his son Nate installs additional siding 625 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:22,830 for insulation, Dan and his youngest son, Cameron, 626 00:32:22,866 --> 00:32:26,666 prep their tools for the next stage of construction. 627 00:32:26,700 --> 00:32:29,700 DAN: Why is it crucial to sharpen your saw so much? 628 00:32:29,733 --> 00:32:30,833 CAMERON: You want to make it even, 629 00:32:30,866 --> 00:32:33,596 so it doesn't pull one way or the other. 630 00:32:33,633 --> 00:32:35,433 And it'll make the engine last longer, 631 00:32:35,466 --> 00:32:37,796 'cause it's not wearing on it. 632 00:32:37,833 --> 00:32:39,373 DAN: Not bad, not bad answers. 633 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:50,100 ♪ ♪ 634 00:32:50,133 --> 00:32:55,103 We'll pick something out for my, my stair system. 635 00:32:55,133 --> 00:32:56,733 I want to get a couple risers and some treads 636 00:32:56,766 --> 00:32:59,896 to get up into the deer shelter. 637 00:32:59,933 --> 00:33:02,633 Everybody watch their heads. 638 00:33:02,666 --> 00:33:05,126 [chainsaw starts] 639 00:33:05,166 --> 00:33:10,796 [roaring] 640 00:33:13,566 --> 00:33:15,166 That's that. 641 00:33:18,100 --> 00:33:20,630 I'm just gonna spike 'em down. 642 00:33:22,666 --> 00:33:23,966 That one's fine. 643 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,870 I always have a fun time working with the boys. 644 00:33:25,900 --> 00:33:27,270 It's neat. 645 00:33:27,300 --> 00:33:29,630 It's always a good experience to have Nathan and Cameron around. 646 00:33:29,666 --> 00:33:31,066 Going right there, Nate. 647 00:33:31,100 --> 00:33:32,330 You know, you don't get too many opportunities 648 00:33:32,366 --> 00:33:33,466 to hang out with your boys, 649 00:33:33,500 --> 00:33:35,770 so, it's nice to be able to pass on something 650 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,370 to the younger kids. 651 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,770 Oh, you got to take some anger out on it. 652 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:42,830 See what you think, Hambone. 653 00:33:42,866 --> 00:33:44,526 You're the heaviest in the group. 654 00:33:44,566 --> 00:33:46,996 CAMERON: I know. I skipped that top step. 655 00:33:47,033 --> 00:33:48,873 DAN: I don't blame you. 656 00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:53,100 It's badass. 657 00:33:54,866 --> 00:33:57,896 We wanted badass, and we got badass. 658 00:33:59,300 --> 00:34:14,000 ♪ ♪ 659 00:34:14,033 --> 00:34:16,273 DOC: It's coming together nicely. 660 00:34:16,300 --> 00:34:17,970 NARRATOR: In Onion Creek, 661 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,930 Doc Leverett is attempting a new climbing method 662 00:34:20,966 --> 00:34:24,226 to raise his food stores above the grid. 663 00:34:24,266 --> 00:34:26,626 Contending with multiple injuries, 664 00:34:26,666 --> 00:34:29,566 Doc's hoping to develop the tools he needs 665 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:33,430 to safely ascend high into the trees. 666 00:34:33,466 --> 00:34:36,266 DOC: Same method, we'll be pulling it up, 667 00:34:36,300 --> 00:34:39,870 but instead of the, the sticks, 668 00:34:39,900 --> 00:34:41,700 there'll be a nice set of two steps. 669 00:34:41,733 --> 00:34:44,773 I need as much support as I can, right here. 670 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,770 So, these act as an I-beam. 671 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:51,000 The end result is a, a safer step. 672 00:34:51,033 --> 00:34:53,003 I run my rope through those notches there, 673 00:34:53,033 --> 00:34:57,333 cleaned 'em all up, and then back around. 674 00:35:02,233 --> 00:35:04,103 Like so. 675 00:35:04,133 --> 00:35:05,873 And we got us a step. 676 00:35:05,900 --> 00:35:08,700 Alright, let's take this thing on its maiden voyage. 677 00:35:08,733 --> 00:35:20,233 ♪ ♪ 678 00:35:20,266 --> 00:35:23,566 Get my seat belt on. 679 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,670 Keep a little tension on this. 680 00:35:26,700 --> 00:35:30,170 This is where you have faith in your equipment here. 681 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:32,970 And then I walk up like a ladder. 682 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,370 Pull the other one up here. 683 00:35:37,866 --> 00:35:42,726 And then I just repeat the steps of the one down there. 684 00:35:42,766 --> 00:35:48,066 The key to this system working is being able to loosen the rope 685 00:35:48,100 --> 00:35:50,130 and the step beneath you, 686 00:35:50,166 --> 00:35:54,096 so you can raise it up and then repeat the process up the tree. 687 00:35:54,133 --> 00:35:55,733 Now is the moment of truth. 688 00:35:55,766 --> 00:35:58,396 Let's see if we can shake this all loose. 689 00:36:01,566 --> 00:36:03,566 Look at that. 690 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:04,770 With just two of these steps, 691 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,730 you can go as high as your gut can take you. 692 00:36:08,766 --> 00:36:13,996 ♪ ♪ 693 00:36:14,033 --> 00:36:16,103 Ha, good deal. 694 00:36:16,133 --> 00:36:17,703 I think this is, this is high enough 695 00:36:17,733 --> 00:36:20,233 to get it away from the bears. 696 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:27,400 Started off with one idea, and it kind of molded to my needs. 697 00:36:27,433 --> 00:36:28,733 I made changes and adjustments 698 00:36:28,766 --> 00:36:31,566 until, until it meets what I need it for, 699 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:34,530 and it's kind of how things work out here. 700 00:36:34,566 --> 00:36:37,666 Poor boy has poor ways, right? 701 00:36:37,700 --> 00:36:41,100 Yeah. It ain't pretty, but it'll work. 702 00:36:41,133 --> 00:36:45,433 ♪ ♪ 703 00:36:45,466 --> 00:36:50,796 And now, as long as we don't get a bear with thumbs, we're okay. 704 00:36:50,833 --> 00:37:02,833 ♪ ♪ 705 00:37:02,866 --> 00:37:04,096 BEAR CLAW: We didn't shoot a deer today, 706 00:37:04,133 --> 00:37:08,773 but there's plenty of small game in this woods here. 707 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,770 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid, in western Idaho, 708 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:15,300 Bear Claw is still on the hunt, 709 00:37:15,333 --> 00:37:17,933 but after spotting deer possibly afflicted 710 00:37:17,966 --> 00:37:22,126 with blue tongue disease, the plan has changed. 711 00:37:22,166 --> 00:37:23,626 BEAR CLAW: We're trying to slip up on something. 712 00:37:23,666 --> 00:37:25,996 You guys got to be real quiet. 713 00:37:26,033 --> 00:37:27,603 NARRATOR: In need of food, 714 00:37:27,633 --> 00:37:31,373 he's on the lookout for any possible source of protein. 715 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:33,730 BEAR CLAW: [whispering] There's a squirrel over there. 716 00:37:38,566 --> 00:37:42,126 [chattering] 717 00:37:42,166 --> 00:37:45,996 ♪ ♪ 718 00:37:46,033 --> 00:37:46,803 [squeak] 719 00:37:51,133 --> 00:37:53,103 [squirrel chattering] 720 00:37:57,066 --> 00:37:58,426 BEAR CLAW: We're trying to slip up on something. 721 00:37:58,466 --> 00:38:02,696 You guys got to be real quiet. 722 00:38:02,733 --> 00:38:05,703 [whispering] There's a squirrel over there. 723 00:38:06,733 --> 00:38:08,403 [chattering] 724 00:38:08,433 --> 00:38:10,003 [squeak] 725 00:38:10,033 --> 00:38:13,673 Got him right through the spine. 726 00:38:13,700 --> 00:38:17,170 That's what we came out here to do. 727 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:20,170 We'll have us a little meat for the pot. 728 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,530 For a mountain man, meat is meat. 729 00:38:22,566 --> 00:38:24,126 I couldn't be happier. 730 00:38:24,166 --> 00:38:28,296 I'm on a mountain man diet-- I eat everything in sight. 731 00:38:28,333 --> 00:38:30,733 NARRATOR: After eight hours on the hunt, 732 00:38:30,766 --> 00:38:35,466 Bear Claw's quest for a deer has yielded a squirrel. 733 00:38:35,500 --> 00:38:38,000 And though it wasn't what he was after, 734 00:38:38,033 --> 00:38:40,333 out here he's learned to be grateful 735 00:38:40,366 --> 00:38:42,996 for whatever nature provides. 736 00:38:45,033 --> 00:38:47,073 BEAR CLAW: Well, you cooking up any fresh liver, yet? 737 00:38:47,100 --> 00:38:48,070 CONAN: Man, I didn't have anything 738 00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:51,070 come underneath me at all. 739 00:38:51,100 --> 00:38:53,370 How about you? I guess you didn't see anything either, huh? 740 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:54,870 BEAR CLAW: Well, I saw a deer, 741 00:38:54,900 --> 00:38:58,530 but it was like a walking dead deer. 742 00:38:58,566 --> 00:39:01,066 CONAN: It's been a lot of years since that's been around, 743 00:39:01,100 --> 00:39:01,900 that blue tongue, 744 00:39:01,933 --> 00:39:03,933 but maybe we ought to switch 745 00:39:03,966 --> 00:39:06,426 to a different draw tomorrow or something. 746 00:39:06,466 --> 00:39:08,566 Hopefully we get a deer tomorrow. 747 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:10,700 BEAR CLAW: Yeah, that'd be cool. 748 00:39:10,733 --> 00:39:14,333 Good ol' high mountain squirrel chili. 749 00:39:14,366 --> 00:39:21,166 ♪ ♪ 750 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:22,470 Mmm. 751 00:39:22,500 --> 00:39:23,730 CONAN: It's like... 752 00:39:23,766 --> 00:39:26,196 BEAR CLAW: Tastes just like it did when I was a kid. 753 00:39:26,233 --> 00:39:28,273 CONAN: Hot! 754 00:39:28,300 --> 00:39:29,970 BEAR CLAW: Living out in the mountains here, 755 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:33,370 my relations with the neighbors are deep. 756 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:35,100 Conan is my little brother. 757 00:39:35,133 --> 00:39:39,103 Food and shelter and friends will make a mountain man strong. 758 00:39:39,133 --> 00:39:40,233 Boy, that's good. 759 00:39:40,266 --> 00:39:42,266 CONAN: Yeah, it's pretty good. 760 00:39:42,300 --> 00:39:43,500 BEAR CLAW: Now all we need 761 00:39:43,533 --> 00:39:44,333 is 45 more of 'em. 762 00:39:44,366 --> 00:39:46,726 [laughs] 763 00:39:46,766 --> 00:39:58,996 ♪ ♪ 764 00:39:59,033 --> 00:40:05,003 [water dripping] 765 00:40:05,033 --> 00:40:09,473 JOE: That's a pretty good walk from the paddle wheel up here. 766 00:40:09,500 --> 00:40:11,070 NARRATOR: In the Ozark Mountains, 767 00:40:11,100 --> 00:40:14,770 Joe Ray has constructed a renewable energy source, 768 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:18,670 in hopes of illuminating his world below the grid. 769 00:40:18,700 --> 00:40:22,030 After installing a waterwheel to harness the river's current, 770 00:40:22,066 --> 00:40:25,696 he's utilizing 1,000 feet of salvaged wiring 771 00:40:25,733 --> 00:40:27,203 to finish the job. 772 00:40:27,233 --> 00:40:28,673 JOE: Right now, I'm just gonna be hooking these up, 773 00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:33,230 and when I turn the switch on later, we'll see if it's right. 774 00:40:33,266 --> 00:40:36,496 Me and my brothers dealt in racecars and junk cars 775 00:40:36,533 --> 00:40:39,473 and a little bit of everything all through the years. 776 00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:41,270 Really teaches you a lot about everything, 777 00:40:41,300 --> 00:40:44,430 'cause, I mean, you learn electrical, 778 00:40:44,466 --> 00:40:47,326 you learn how everything else works on a car. 779 00:40:47,366 --> 00:40:50,226 I guess it's time to kick the switch and see if it works. 780 00:40:50,266 --> 00:40:51,996 Yep. 781 00:40:52,033 --> 00:40:53,503 Drumroll, I guess. 782 00:40:53,533 --> 00:40:55,403 Here we go. 783 00:40:56,566 --> 00:41:02,026 [clicking] 784 00:41:02,066 --> 00:41:05,466 JOE: No. 785 00:41:05,500 --> 00:41:07,600 Let me go back and check some of my wires, 786 00:41:07,633 --> 00:41:10,173 make sure I did that right. 787 00:41:12,833 --> 00:41:16,733 I'm gonna be severely pissed off if I don't have lights. 788 00:41:20,133 --> 00:41:22,173 Okay. 789 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:23,630 Let's see. 790 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:26,800 Oh, boy! 791 00:41:26,833 --> 00:41:29,373 Hell! This is just fantastic. 792 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:31,430 Got electricity now. 793 00:41:31,466 --> 00:41:32,566 You know, living in caves 794 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:33,900 isn't for everyone. 795 00:41:33,933 --> 00:41:36,303 It's probably not for a whole lot of people at all, 796 00:41:36,333 --> 00:41:39,273 because it's a whole lot more for work. 797 00:41:39,300 --> 00:41:42,030 But it's just the way I choose to live. 798 00:41:42,066 --> 00:41:45,326 Under the ground is the greatest place in the world to be. 799 00:41:45,366 --> 00:41:47,166 I mean, it's just that simple. 800 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:50,130 This is where I'll be forever. 801 00:41:50,166 --> 00:41:51,396 And I can make this 802 00:41:51,433 --> 00:41:53,703 a great little home now. 803 00:41:55,500 --> 00:42:06,930 ♪ ♪ 804 00:42:06,966 --> 00:42:08,166 DAN: Let's get that beam tacked in place. 805 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:09,770 NATE: Alright. 806 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:13,300 NARRATOR: On Beaver Island, outside the grid, 807 00:42:13,333 --> 00:42:15,673 Dan Burton and his sons have completed construction 808 00:42:15,700 --> 00:42:19,170 on a new shelter, one that will provide access 809 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:22,000 to crucial hunting grounds during winter. 810 00:42:22,033 --> 00:42:23,503 DAN: Woo, that's the last nail. 811 00:42:23,533 --> 00:42:24,373 NATE: Alright. 812 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:25,900 DAN: Got her done. 813 00:42:25,933 --> 00:42:27,573 NARRATOR: The roof of their structure 814 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:29,600 features an observation deck 815 00:42:29,633 --> 00:42:33,033 for an elevated perspective on the forest below. 816 00:42:33,066 --> 00:42:36,196 NATE: Alright, you take the first shot. 817 00:42:36,233 --> 00:42:37,603 [gunshot] 818 00:42:37,633 --> 00:42:38,833 DAN: Woo! 819 00:42:38,866 --> 00:42:40,866 NATE: Nailed it! Got it! 820 00:42:40,900 --> 00:42:42,500 DAN: You get the one on the left, the tan one. 821 00:42:42,533 --> 00:42:43,473 NATE: Okay. 822 00:42:43,500 --> 00:42:45,700 [gunshot] 823 00:42:45,733 --> 00:42:47,933 CAMERON: Alright. Here we go. 824 00:42:47,966 --> 00:42:48,926 DAN: Pressure's on Cam. 825 00:42:48,966 --> 00:42:50,226 NATE: Come on, Cam! 826 00:42:50,266 --> 00:42:51,766 Somebody needs to miss. 827 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:53,100 DAN: Cam's colorblind, 828 00:42:53,133 --> 00:42:55,773 so, this will be the most challenging shot for him. 829 00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:57,170 [gunshot] 830 00:42:57,200 --> 00:42:59,970 CAMERON: Woo! NATE: Alright. 831 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:03,400 NARRATOR: On the edge of the world, outside the grid, 832 00:43:03,433 --> 00:43:07,233 nothing is given, and everything must be earned. 833 00:43:07,266 --> 00:43:08,626 DAN: Yeah, I'm real proud of the boys. 834 00:43:08,666 --> 00:43:10,226 I know in a lot of ways they're survivors. 835 00:43:10,266 --> 00:43:11,966 They can do a lot of things that I've done in life, 836 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:13,500 and so much more. 837 00:43:13,533 --> 00:43:16,473 I would love if all my kids could stay on Beaver Island, 838 00:43:16,500 --> 00:43:17,900 but that's their choice. 839 00:43:17,933 --> 00:43:22,673 If they don't, hopefully they pick something just as cool. 840 00:43:22,700 --> 00:43:26,130 NARRATOR: Out here, survival is built from the ground up, 841 00:43:26,166 --> 00:43:30,266 with only two hands, blood and sweat. 842 00:43:30,300 --> 00:43:34,200 DOC: There's no bear gonna bother me. 843 00:43:34,233 --> 00:43:35,303 BEAR CLAW: I didn't shoot a deer, 844 00:43:35,333 --> 00:43:40,133 but I got a fancy squirrel tail for my hat 845 00:43:40,166 --> 00:43:41,796 and some mighty fine chili. 846 00:43:41,833 --> 00:43:44,103 So, that's pretty cool. 847 00:43:46,166 --> 00:43:48,796 NARRATOR: The work is usually hard, 848 00:43:48,833 --> 00:43:51,503 but for those who choose this path, 849 00:43:51,533 --> 00:43:55,333 a job well done means a life well lived. 850 00:43:55,366 --> 00:43:58,296 JOE: The lantern will be put away for a while. 851 00:43:58,333 --> 00:43:59,133 I don't think I'll be 852 00:43:59,166 --> 00:43:59,966 needing it anymore. 853 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:01,070 I don't think I'll be 854 00:44:01,100 --> 00:44:02,030 needing this, either. 855 00:44:02,066 --> 00:44:03,566 I think this is one of the best 856 00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:05,700 days I've had in a long time.