1 00:00:07,533 --> 00:00:10,603 JOE: Uh, [bleep] society. I'm tired of 'em. 2 00:00:10,633 --> 00:00:11,803 That's why I came down here, 3 00:00:11,833 --> 00:00:14,033 so I don't have to put up with anybody. 4 00:00:14,066 --> 00:00:15,996 And now you [bleep] are in here [bleep] with me 5 00:00:16,033 --> 00:00:18,203 all the time now, so what the [bleep]? 6 00:00:18,233 --> 00:00:19,573 You know, it's the worst, 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,630 and I'll throw y'all's ass in and be done. 8 00:00:21,666 --> 00:00:23,296 But I guess I invited y'all down here, 9 00:00:23,333 --> 00:00:25,773 so it's a little different. 10 00:00:27,133 --> 00:00:28,433 JOE: Yeah, hell yeah. 11 00:00:28,466 --> 00:00:32,896 It's time to have peace and quiet in my cave again. 12 00:00:32,933 --> 00:00:36,903 It'll be a great relief to see y'all roll down the road, 13 00:00:36,933 --> 00:00:39,473 but I'll probably miss you for a little while. 14 00:00:39,500 --> 00:00:41,830 At least till I get my first nap. 15 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:45,930 NARRATOR: In the age of technology, 16 00:00:45,966 --> 00:00:49,096 the electrical grid is expanding, 17 00:00:49,133 --> 00:00:52,173 and the world is getting smaller. 18 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,970 For some, finding peace of mind 19 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,100 means hiding out 20 00:00:57,133 --> 00:00:59,773 where no one thinks to look. 21 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:04,600 To escape, they redefine 'off the grid.' 22 00:01:04,633 --> 00:01:10,073 ♪ ♪ 23 00:01:12,900 --> 00:01:15,800 On the edge of civilization, 24 00:01:15,833 --> 00:01:19,333 the most difficult time of the year is beginning. 25 00:01:19,366 --> 00:01:21,396 As temperatures quickly drop, 26 00:01:21,433 --> 00:01:25,633 those outside the grid are making preparations. 27 00:01:25,666 --> 00:01:27,666 Winter is coming, 28 00:01:27,700 --> 00:01:30,270 and when the freeze hits, 29 00:01:30,300 --> 00:01:32,470 they must be ready. 30 00:01:34,700 --> 00:01:38,830 ♪ ♪ 31 00:01:38,866 --> 00:01:40,026 JOE: In the Ozarks, 32 00:01:40,066 --> 00:01:41,666 you never know what the weather's gonna be. 33 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:45,530 It's gonna start snowing, you know, snow me in for months. 34 00:01:45,566 --> 00:01:47,696 There might be a bear that'd want to move in one of my caves 35 00:01:47,733 --> 00:01:50,373 with me, or, you know, wildcat, panthers. 36 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,130 Once winter hits up here, I'm, I'll be up here by myself. 37 00:01:53,166 --> 00:01:55,096 Nobody will be able to get in up here. 38 00:01:55,133 --> 00:01:58,503 I have to plan for the worst. 39 00:01:58,533 --> 00:01:59,873 NARRATOR: For nearly two years, 40 00:01:59,900 --> 00:02:03,830 Joe Ray has made his home within a labyrinth of caves, 41 00:02:03,866 --> 00:02:07,866 below the grid, in north central Arkansas. 42 00:02:07,900 --> 00:02:10,500 During winter in the Ozark Mountains, 43 00:02:10,533 --> 00:02:14,303 strong cold fronts can bring snow, sleet, and ice 44 00:02:14,333 --> 00:02:15,773 to the region. 45 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,230 JOE: We'll go up here and check out the stockroom 46 00:02:18,266 --> 00:02:20,366 to see what all is left. 47 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,130 NARRATOR: To prepare, Joe must stockpile supplies 48 00:02:24,166 --> 00:02:26,496 crucial to his survival. 49 00:02:26,533 --> 00:02:30,673 JOE: Got kerosene, got the coal oil for my lamps. 50 00:02:30,700 --> 00:02:33,700 This one's about half empty, a third of the way. 51 00:02:33,733 --> 00:02:35,933 That one's empty. 52 00:02:35,966 --> 00:02:38,896 I've got batteries, not a whole lot. 53 00:02:38,933 --> 00:02:41,933 I need to restock this, because these go fast down here, 54 00:02:41,966 --> 00:02:43,096 because you have to run your lights 55 00:02:43,133 --> 00:02:45,003 all the time down here, so. 56 00:02:45,033 --> 00:02:48,903 I've got some starting fluid here to help me get fires going. 57 00:02:48,933 --> 00:02:52,833 I got some white gas here, about a quarter of a gallon. 58 00:02:52,866 --> 00:02:54,726 I might try to bring two gallons of it back 59 00:02:54,766 --> 00:02:57,996 and maybe a gallon of lamp oil. 60 00:02:58,033 --> 00:03:01,273 At the end, I also have to, you know, get groceries and stuff. 61 00:03:01,300 --> 00:03:13,670 ♪ ♪ 62 00:03:13,700 --> 00:03:16,930 It's gonna require a trip to town to restock here. 63 00:03:16,966 --> 00:03:19,126 I don't, going to town is not really something 64 00:03:19,166 --> 00:03:21,526 that's really high priority on my list, 65 00:03:21,566 --> 00:03:24,896 but I have to go, so, I've got to get to it, 66 00:03:24,933 --> 00:03:28,473 and fill this place back up, so I'll be ready for winter. 67 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:30,600 Yep, let's hit the trail, and, uh... 68 00:03:36,933 --> 00:03:46,973 ♪ ♪ 69 00:03:46,966 --> 00:03:54,496 ♪ ♪ 70 00:03:54,533 --> 00:03:56,903 BEAR CLAW: It's that time of the year again. 71 00:03:56,933 --> 00:04:00,973 Come winter, the weather gets real cold. 72 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,470 I don't want to lose my life. 73 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:08,730 So I'm gonna kind of hole up someplace and tough it out. 74 00:04:08,766 --> 00:04:10,396 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid, 75 00:04:10,433 --> 00:04:15,273 Bear Claw lives a nomadic life in Idaho's Clearwater Mountains, 76 00:04:15,300 --> 00:04:18,630 moving his camp with the changing seasons. 77 00:04:18,666 --> 00:04:23,096 During winter here, temperatures frequently dip below zero. 78 00:04:23,133 --> 00:04:25,303 BEAR CLAW: In the wintertime, survival out here, 79 00:04:25,333 --> 00:04:27,173 it's a serious thing. 80 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:31,500 NARRATOR: To endure the cold, Bear Claw must retire his teepee 81 00:04:31,533 --> 00:04:34,673 and relocate to an insulated wood cabin. 82 00:04:34,700 --> 00:04:36,770 BEAR CLAW: It's real important for me to lay in supplies 83 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,630 before the weather turns bad. 84 00:04:39,666 --> 00:04:43,496 NARRATOR: Before this migration, he prepares enough ammunition 85 00:04:43,533 --> 00:04:48,133 to hunt and defend himself in the months ahead. 86 00:04:48,166 --> 00:04:50,996 BEAR CLAW: What I do is take a ladle. 87 00:04:51,033 --> 00:04:53,833 Oh, I got various lead weights. 88 00:04:53,866 --> 00:04:59,396 Once it heats up, I think it'll melt them a lot faster then. 89 00:04:59,433 --> 00:05:03,233 So why don't we go ahead and try that? 90 00:05:03,266 --> 00:05:15,866 ♪ ♪ 91 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:18,270 It's only hot when I touch it. 92 00:05:21,333 --> 00:05:22,503 I like to take my knife 93 00:05:22,533 --> 00:05:25,133 and trim the round ball down a little more. 94 00:05:25,166 --> 00:05:28,896 And I just like to take a file and touch 'em up, 95 00:05:28,933 --> 00:05:30,703 to make 'em nice and round. 96 00:05:30,733 --> 00:05:41,933 ♪ ♪ 97 00:05:41,966 --> 00:05:45,426 This is actually a precision powder measurer, 98 00:05:45,466 --> 00:05:48,026 and that is actually 80 grains of black powder 99 00:05:48,066 --> 00:05:49,466 that's going in here. 100 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:51,630 You know, this is a simple thing that's been going on 101 00:05:51,666 --> 00:05:55,826 for hundreds of years. 102 00:05:55,866 --> 00:05:58,166 NARRATOR: With more than 200 round balls, 103 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,830 Bear Claw has enough ammunition for the colder months to come. 104 00:06:01,866 --> 00:06:04,626 BEAR CLAW: I got to take that canvas down. 105 00:06:04,666 --> 00:06:07,226 NARRATOR: And after packing up the rest of his gear, 106 00:06:07,266 --> 00:06:11,166 the migration to his winter camp begins. 107 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,170 BEAR CLAW: My home is wherever the sun goes down. 108 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,400 That's where my home is. 109 00:06:16,433 --> 00:06:20,003 I've got that urge to wander, and I'm gonna keep it. 110 00:06:20,033 --> 00:06:24,573 Well, I reckon it's time to ride off into the sunset. 111 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,300 That's a good boy. 112 00:06:26,333 --> 00:06:29,033 Come on, Sozo. 113 00:06:29,066 --> 00:06:31,296 Come on. 114 00:06:31,333 --> 00:06:45,773 ♪ ♪ 115 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,000 [gun cocks] 116 00:06:50,866 --> 00:06:53,326 DAN: Experience here of living here is no joke. 117 00:06:53,366 --> 00:06:58,296 In a typical winter, we get hammered with snow, sleet, hail. 118 00:06:58,333 --> 00:06:59,333 You know, you look at that lake 119 00:06:59,366 --> 00:07:00,526 and then you picture all that wind 120 00:07:00,566 --> 00:07:02,666 coming across that wide, open surface. 121 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:06,070 14-foot waves crash into these harbors and bays out here. 122 00:07:06,100 --> 00:07:07,770 Two years ago, I had to rescue people 123 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,500 who had trees on both sides of 'em. 124 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,300 NARRATOR: For the past 15 years, 125 00:07:14,333 --> 00:07:17,673 Dan Burton has made his home in the middle of Lake Michigan, 126 00:07:17,700 --> 00:07:22,570 outside the grid on Beaver Island. 127 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,830 DAN: You spend a lot of time getting ready. 128 00:07:24,866 --> 00:07:27,066 I got to make sure we have some protein. 129 00:07:27,100 --> 00:07:29,700 NARRATOR: Out here, winter hits hard, 130 00:07:29,733 --> 00:07:33,433 freezing the lake with temperatures well below zero. 131 00:07:33,466 --> 00:07:37,326 In preparation, every year, Dan aims to stockpile 132 00:07:37,366 --> 00:07:41,866 125 pounds of meat before the first snowfall. 133 00:07:45,466 --> 00:07:48,996 DAN: Ah, you know, 134 00:07:49,033 --> 00:07:50,173 a flock of turkey maybe 135 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:51,770 that's just kind of hunkered in, in this wind, 136 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,170 that's kind of bunkered in back here, maybe a partridge. 137 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,730 It's the opening week of bird season, small game season. 138 00:07:57,766 --> 00:08:00,926 So if it's in season, it's open season. 139 00:08:00,966 --> 00:08:11,466 ♪ ♪ 140 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:12,770 You know, one thing about walking through the woods 141 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,270 like this is, you know, eventually, 142 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:16,530 you're gonna kick up a partridge and you're gonna hear it. 143 00:08:16,566 --> 00:08:18,796 They just kind of make a hard flutter sound, 144 00:08:18,833 --> 00:08:21,503 like a little heartbeat sound, and nine times out of ten, 145 00:08:21,533 --> 00:08:24,703 I can get Titus to kick that bird up for me. 146 00:08:26,900 --> 00:08:28,070 It's a little bit breezy. 147 00:08:28,100 --> 00:08:30,400 The tops of the trees are kind of slapping, 148 00:08:30,433 --> 00:08:31,533 but every now and then, 149 00:08:31,566 --> 00:08:33,566 that sometimes, that works in your favor. 150 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:39,170 ♪ ♪ 151 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:40,600 [wings flapping] 152 00:08:40,633 --> 00:08:42,073 Did you hear that? 153 00:08:42,100 --> 00:08:44,830 One just flew from right over there, just to the east of us. 154 00:08:44,866 --> 00:08:47,366 And he just kind of skimmed this opening, right here. 155 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,770 So, I'm gonna just try to walk real slow here for a minute. 156 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,070 We'll see if he jumps for the tree. 157 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:59,400 ♪ ♪ 158 00:08:59,433 --> 00:09:00,533 She's right up there. 159 00:09:00,566 --> 00:09:03,566 She's sitting right on a tree limb. 160 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,030 She sees Titus. 161 00:09:07,066 --> 00:09:08,466 Oop, there he goes. 162 00:09:08,500 --> 00:09:09,870 [gunshot] 163 00:09:18,233 --> 00:09:21,373 [wings flapping] DAN: There he goes. 164 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,900 He's thinking about going. 165 00:09:24,933 --> 00:09:26,403 [gunshot] 166 00:09:28,266 --> 00:09:29,896 Woo! 167 00:09:29,933 --> 00:09:32,433 Got 'em, Titus. 168 00:09:32,466 --> 00:09:35,696 There, that's always a good feeling. 169 00:09:35,733 --> 00:09:36,933 I don't mind a little ringing in the ear 170 00:09:36,966 --> 00:09:39,796 when you get to walk up and grab a bird. 171 00:09:39,833 --> 00:09:41,673 Oh, yeah. 172 00:09:41,700 --> 00:09:43,170 Little partridge. 173 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,670 NARRATOR: On Beaver Island, Dan Burton's begun a mission, 174 00:09:46,700 --> 00:09:51,870 to stockpile 125 pounds of meat before the first snowfall. 175 00:09:51,900 --> 00:09:56,030 With this partridge, the harvest is officially under way. 176 00:09:56,066 --> 00:10:00,426 DAN: Beginning of the season, and got one partridge, you know, 177 00:10:00,466 --> 00:10:02,826 this is the time of year where you fill your freezer, you know, 178 00:10:02,866 --> 00:10:05,596 so you can't waste any time. 179 00:10:05,633 --> 00:10:08,033 You just got to keep on going. 180 00:10:15,966 --> 00:10:19,226 Once you get into that breastbone, see it? 181 00:10:19,266 --> 00:10:20,896 Right there. 182 00:10:20,933 --> 00:10:23,573 Just stay right in front of it. 183 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,600 You got something even better than squirrel. 184 00:10:25,633 --> 00:10:35,533 ♪ ♪ 185 00:10:35,566 --> 00:10:36,796 It's always hard the first time of year 186 00:10:36,833 --> 00:10:38,133 when you start getting game 187 00:10:38,166 --> 00:10:41,666 and not, you know, eat a little bit of it right away. 188 00:10:41,700 --> 00:10:43,300 This might just become chicken and dumplings tonight, 189 00:10:43,333 --> 00:10:44,973 who knows? 190 00:10:48,433 --> 00:11:00,273 ♪ ♪ 191 00:11:00,300 --> 00:11:03,770 DOC: I love living up here, but when it snows here, 192 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,600 everything can change in a night. 193 00:11:05,633 --> 00:11:07,173 You go to bed, and a storm hits 194 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,070 and it blankets everything with six foot of snow. 195 00:11:10,100 --> 00:11:11,470 It gets a little overwhelming. 196 00:11:11,500 --> 00:11:13,770 There's so much that needs to be done. 197 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,870 You're humping, you know, three seasons out of the year 198 00:11:15,900 --> 00:11:19,170 just to prep for winter. 199 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:20,600 NARRATOR: Above the grid, 200 00:11:20,633 --> 00:11:23,373 Doc and Jeanny Leverett make their home 201 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,430 25 feet off the ground, 202 00:11:25,466 --> 00:11:29,496 in the trees of Onion Creek, Washington. 203 00:11:29,533 --> 00:11:32,703 Every winter, before the first frost, 204 00:11:32,733 --> 00:11:36,403 Doc and Jeanny winterize their tree house compound 205 00:11:36,433 --> 00:11:38,633 to combat the elements. 206 00:11:42,366 --> 00:11:45,626 DOC: Winter's on its way, and we need to get ready. 207 00:11:45,666 --> 00:11:47,966 JEANNY: Oh, I got it, I got it here. Ouch! 208 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,100 DOC: I'm sorry. 209 00:11:49,133 --> 00:11:50,533 I needed to make room for it, I'm sorry. 210 00:11:50,566 --> 00:11:51,866 JEANNY: That's alright. 211 00:11:51,900 --> 00:11:53,670 I need a little sense knocked into me anyway, right. 212 00:11:53,700 --> 00:11:54,970 DOC: Okay, yup. 213 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,900 Hay is a good, good insulator for what we need it for, 214 00:11:57,933 --> 00:11:59,503 and it's inexpensive. 215 00:11:59,533 --> 00:12:04,773 You know, it's kind of a pain in the ass to do, but it's cheap. 216 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,130 JEANNY: You always think you're ready, 217 00:12:06,166 --> 00:12:08,666 and then be like, you know, what, the last week or so, 218 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:10,000 you see it up on the mountains, you're like, 219 00:12:10,033 --> 00:12:12,933 'Oh, man. We're not ready.' 220 00:12:12,966 --> 00:12:15,226 DOC: Being naked walls, this keeps us definitely warm. 221 00:12:15,266 --> 00:12:16,696 Um, it's worth it. 222 00:12:16,733 --> 00:12:18,933 It's such a small space, so our, our heat source, 223 00:12:18,966 --> 00:12:20,926 it, it puts out amazing anyway, 224 00:12:20,966 --> 00:12:23,626 but this, this helps hold it in a little longer. 225 00:12:23,666 --> 00:12:24,996 JEANNY: It can get pretty cold. 226 00:12:25,033 --> 00:12:27,033 Believe it or not, I'm actually allergic to the cold. 227 00:12:27,066 --> 00:12:29,096 I have a condition called cold urticaria 228 00:12:29,133 --> 00:12:30,373 where I break out. 229 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:42,630 ♪ ♪ 230 00:12:42,666 --> 00:12:46,166 What happens is, my body produces so much histamine, 231 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,070 I break out in welts. 232 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:50,170 My throat can close. 233 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:51,670 They're huge welts, too, and they itch. 234 00:12:51,700 --> 00:12:54,370 It's like having, you know, a million mosquito bites on you, 235 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:56,300 or flea bites, and you just can't stop it. 236 00:12:56,333 --> 00:12:59,203 I have an EpiPen for it, just in case for emergencies, 237 00:12:59,233 --> 00:13:00,573 but I do have to be careful. 238 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,130 You know, I'm not out there in the snow a lot. 239 00:13:02,166 --> 00:13:05,396 I'm not dunking myself in the freezing-ass river. 240 00:13:05,433 --> 00:13:07,773 I just got to be careful with what I do. 241 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,770 NARRATOR: Every year, an average of 45 inches of snow 242 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,930 hits the region, 243 00:13:12,966 --> 00:13:15,826 and though Jeanny's condition is reason for concern, 244 00:13:15,866 --> 00:13:20,826 insulating their tree house is a matter of survival. 245 00:13:20,866 --> 00:13:23,826 DOC: There's one step closer to being ready for winter. 246 00:13:23,866 --> 00:13:26,126 JEANNY: You're never prepared for winter. 247 00:13:26,166 --> 00:13:28,066 You're never prepared for Mother Nature. 248 00:13:28,100 --> 00:13:39,530 ♪ ♪ 249 00:13:39,566 --> 00:13:41,596 [horse neighs] 250 00:13:44,666 --> 00:13:45,866 BEAR CLAW: With winter coming on, 251 00:13:45,900 --> 00:13:48,900 I like to lay in some extra supplies. 252 00:13:48,933 --> 00:13:50,603 That's why I'm headed over to Han's, 253 00:13:50,633 --> 00:13:53,403 to pick up some herbs and some tincture, 254 00:13:53,433 --> 00:13:56,333 and maybe do some hunting. 255 00:13:56,366 --> 00:13:57,396 [horse snorts] 256 00:13:57,433 --> 00:14:00,303 Ho, buddy. 257 00:14:00,333 --> 00:14:02,703 You ride in Idaho, you see something red, 258 00:14:02,733 --> 00:14:07,103 that means you're approaching somebody else's place. 259 00:14:07,133 --> 00:14:10,203 For me, that's an invitation. 260 00:14:10,233 --> 00:14:11,603 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid, 261 00:14:11,633 --> 00:14:14,133 Bear Claw's packed up his teepee, 262 00:14:14,166 --> 00:14:18,326 headed on an annual migration to reach his winter home. 263 00:14:18,366 --> 00:14:20,166 Every year on this journey, 264 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:25,600 he makes one vital stop in preparation for the cold. 265 00:14:25,633 --> 00:14:27,203 HAN: Hello, Bear Claw. 266 00:14:27,233 --> 00:14:28,203 BEAR CLAW: How you doing, partner? 267 00:14:28,233 --> 00:14:29,473 HAN: Good. 268 00:14:29,500 --> 00:14:30,770 BEAR CLAW: Good to see you. 269 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:31,800 HAN: Boy, it's good to see you. You looking good. 270 00:14:31,833 --> 00:14:33,173 BEAR CLAW: Yeah, right. 271 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,070 You know, I need enough medicine and supplies 272 00:14:36,100 --> 00:14:38,470 to last me through the winter. 273 00:14:38,500 --> 00:14:40,970 HAN: Well, let's see if we can find some herbs. 274 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,330 BEAR CLAW: Alright, let's do it. 275 00:14:43,366 --> 00:14:45,726 [horse neighs] 276 00:14:47,066 --> 00:14:50,166 NARRATOR: Bear Claw and Han ride five miles west 277 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:54,230 to a forest lush with the plant life Han needs 278 00:14:54,266 --> 00:14:59,296 to produce a tincture of homeopathic medicine. 279 00:14:59,333 --> 00:15:00,903 BEAR CLAW: My lungs are bad. 280 00:15:00,933 --> 00:15:02,433 But out here in the fresh air 281 00:15:02,466 --> 00:15:04,126 and the herbs that I'm getting from you, 282 00:15:04,166 --> 00:15:07,126 and these plants that you're digging up, 283 00:15:07,166 --> 00:15:09,326 I'm sure it's gonna help me. 284 00:15:09,366 --> 00:15:19,396 ♪ ♪ 285 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:25,800 ♪ ♪ 286 00:15:25,833 --> 00:15:28,373 HAN: Oh, well, look at here. Gold thread. 287 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:29,330 BEAR CLAW: Gold thread? 288 00:15:29,366 --> 00:15:30,726 HAN: Coptis trifolia. 289 00:15:30,766 --> 00:15:34,126 Trifolia, which means three leaves. 290 00:15:36,533 --> 00:15:38,603 It's a very powerful antimicrobial. 291 00:15:38,633 --> 00:15:43,433 It's been used in tribal societies for eons. 292 00:15:43,466 --> 00:15:46,466 See, it's like a thread, and when you break it open, 293 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:48,430 the inside of it is gold. 294 00:15:48,466 --> 00:15:49,466 BEAR CLAW: Ain't that something? 295 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:50,900 HAN: I've been using gold thread 296 00:15:50,933 --> 00:15:52,433 for probably over 30 years. 297 00:15:52,466 --> 00:15:53,866 BEAR CLAW: Have you really? 298 00:15:53,900 --> 00:15:58,030 HAN: Effectively treating all kinds of respiratory infections, 299 00:15:58,066 --> 00:15:59,496 generally in tincture. 300 00:15:59,533 --> 00:16:00,733 BEAR CLAW: So what is the difference between 301 00:16:00,766 --> 00:16:03,126 a tincture and a concoction? 302 00:16:03,166 --> 00:16:05,466 HAN: Between a tincture and a concoction? 303 00:16:05,500 --> 00:16:07,700 Well, a tincture is sort of a concoction. 304 00:16:07,733 --> 00:16:09,033 [laughs] 305 00:16:09,066 --> 00:16:10,766 BEAR CLAW: Every time we mixed something up at home, 306 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:12,400 my mom would make fun of us. 307 00:16:12,433 --> 00:16:15,503 'What kind of concoction are you gonna make there?' 308 00:16:15,533 --> 00:16:17,203 I thought it was just a fool's thing to do, 309 00:16:17,233 --> 00:16:20,733 but apparently not, huh? 310 00:16:20,766 --> 00:16:23,996 HAN: Now we're gonna go look for kinnikinnick. 311 00:16:24,033 --> 00:16:26,373 NARRATOR: During the colder months ahead, 312 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,830 Bear Claw's symptoms usually worsen, 313 00:16:28,866 --> 00:16:32,826 so every year, Han produces enough homemade tincture 314 00:16:32,866 --> 00:16:35,526 to treat his condition until spring. 315 00:16:35,566 --> 00:16:38,796 HAN: I think we got all our plants for the mixture. 316 00:16:38,833 --> 00:16:48,573 ♪ ♪ 317 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,100 That would be 70% alcohol. 318 00:16:51,133 --> 00:16:54,033 Have a little some, just to see. 319 00:16:55,466 --> 00:16:56,726 BEAR CLAW: Oh, yeah. 320 00:16:56,766 --> 00:16:58,166 Huh, goodness. 321 00:16:58,200 --> 00:16:59,430 HAN: This is for you, 322 00:16:59,466 --> 00:17:02,296 when there is the first sign of sinus condition, 323 00:17:02,333 --> 00:17:06,603 take about a teaspoon of that before you go to sleep at night. 324 00:17:06,633 --> 00:17:09,873 Hopefully, this winter, you're gonna have no problems. 325 00:17:09,900 --> 00:17:13,370 BEAR CLAW: That is just as cool as it gets. 326 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:17,100 Ah, I'm just lucky to have a mountain man for a friend. 327 00:17:17,133 --> 00:17:19,933 Alrighty, ready to mosey? 328 00:17:19,966 --> 00:17:29,996 ♪ ♪ 329 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:40,870 ♪ ♪ 330 00:17:40,900 --> 00:17:42,530 JOE: Well, we're headed on down to get the canoe, 331 00:17:42,566 --> 00:17:44,366 but whenever I come this way, 332 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:48,430 I always stop over here and get me some freshwater. 333 00:17:48,466 --> 00:17:49,766 It's a great place to get a drink. 334 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,670 It's cave water, 335 00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:52,670 and this is spring water 336 00:17:52,700 --> 00:17:53,830 coming right out of my cave, 337 00:17:53,866 --> 00:17:56,866 so it's purified and ready to drink. 338 00:17:56,900 --> 00:17:58,400 Out here by the spring, 339 00:17:58,433 --> 00:18:01,603 we got reeds that grow just by spring water. 340 00:18:01,633 --> 00:18:02,803 These make excellent straws. 341 00:18:02,833 --> 00:18:06,733 Just pop 'em off, get you a nook, and... 342 00:18:11,833 --> 00:18:16,733 Okay. Well, it's time to load on up and go. 343 00:18:16,766 --> 00:18:21,826 NARRATOR: In Arkansas, Joe Ray has emerged from below the grid, 344 00:18:21,866 --> 00:18:26,366 on a mission to restock crucial supplies before winter. 345 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,730 Though he normally does all he can to avoid the modern world, 346 00:18:29,766 --> 00:18:33,426 today, he's headed into civilization. 347 00:18:34,766 --> 00:18:37,566 JOE: Headed over to the outpost today. 348 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,730 Time to go get some new supplies. 349 00:18:39,766 --> 00:18:43,826 So, uh, to the store I go. 350 00:18:43,866 --> 00:18:47,026 Yeah, I keep my little canoe stashed back in here. 351 00:18:47,066 --> 00:18:50,596 Last time I went to the outpost, I broke one of my oar, my oars, 352 00:18:50,633 --> 00:18:52,733 so, uh, I'm gonna have to make me a new one here 353 00:18:52,766 --> 00:18:56,366 to hopefully get me down there and back safely. 354 00:18:56,400 --> 00:19:01,330 I think this'll probably do pretty good. 355 00:19:01,366 --> 00:19:03,626 Just got to do a little work on it. 356 00:19:03,666 --> 00:19:08,026 ♪ ♪ 357 00:19:08,066 --> 00:19:09,796 I'm gonna make me a hillbilly oar, 358 00:19:09,833 --> 00:19:12,203 for, you know, my little trip down this time. 359 00:19:12,233 --> 00:19:15,273 Hopefully it'll be successful, and I won't have no trouble. 360 00:19:15,300 --> 00:19:16,430 Save everything. 361 00:19:16,466 --> 00:19:19,526 Good fire starting material here, so, uh. 362 00:19:19,566 --> 00:19:20,966 Going to the outpost, you know, 363 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,670 it's not anything that's really high on my list, 364 00:19:23,700 --> 00:19:27,130 because, you know, it's just requiring me to go out 365 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:29,066 and to interact with people that, you know, 366 00:19:29,100 --> 00:19:30,430 I'm just so much happier out here, 367 00:19:30,466 --> 00:19:35,526 you know, alone, and not dealing with that. 368 00:19:35,566 --> 00:19:37,266 Hopefully, this'll make it. 369 00:19:37,300 --> 00:19:39,730 We'll just have to see. 370 00:19:39,766 --> 00:19:42,966 So, it's to the store I go. 371 00:19:52,566 --> 00:19:53,826 JOE: I take the river 372 00:19:53,866 --> 00:19:56,766 because I see a whole lot less people coming this way. 373 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:57,930 Aren't very many people out here. 374 00:19:57,966 --> 00:20:00,696 River's sort of a little high right now, 375 00:20:00,733 --> 00:20:06,303 and I find it the safest and the quietest way to go. 376 00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:10,896 I used to hitchhike going into town, 377 00:20:10,933 --> 00:20:13,433 but I never could get very many rides. 378 00:20:13,466 --> 00:20:18,126 So, I kept trying to think of better ways to go, 379 00:20:18,166 --> 00:20:20,526 and I got me a canoe, 380 00:20:20,566 --> 00:20:24,196 and, I mean, I just get to look at even more beauty up here. 381 00:20:24,233 --> 00:20:26,073 These rock cliffs. 382 00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:28,630 Just like a slow cruise now. 383 00:20:28,666 --> 00:20:30,296 NARRATOR: In the Ozark Mountains, 384 00:20:30,333 --> 00:20:33,033 Joe Ray has emerged from below the grid 385 00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:36,166 for a rare trip into civilization. 386 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,800 JOE: What a life. 387 00:20:37,833 --> 00:20:39,033 How can it get any better than this? 388 00:20:39,066 --> 00:20:41,226 That's what I always keep asking myself. 389 00:20:41,266 --> 00:20:43,266 NARRATOR: He's headed for a general store 390 00:20:43,300 --> 00:20:46,200 on the outskirts of Calico Rock, Arkansas, 391 00:20:46,233 --> 00:20:49,473 to stockpile crucial supplies for winter. 392 00:20:52,900 --> 00:20:54,630 JOE: Yeah, I did a little bartering for it. 393 00:20:54,666 --> 00:20:56,726 My buddy Leo had it sitting back in the back. 394 00:20:56,766 --> 00:20:57,966 It was all covered up with leaves. 395 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,370 And I was over there one day, 396 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:00,930 and I was, 'Leo, what the hell you doing with that canoe 397 00:21:00,966 --> 00:21:01,966 sitting back there?' 398 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,730 And he said, 'Ah, I used to use it, 399 00:21:03,766 --> 00:21:06,066 but I don't mess with it no more.' 400 00:21:06,100 --> 00:21:08,470 And so then the bartering started, 401 00:21:08,500 --> 00:21:14,000 and I traded him a little bit of ammo that I was able to get 402 00:21:14,033 --> 00:21:16,233 that I didn't have a gun for. 403 00:21:16,266 --> 00:21:19,526 So that's what I mean, you always trade for anything. 404 00:21:19,566 --> 00:21:21,326 Just fixin' to go under the power lines here, 405 00:21:21,366 --> 00:21:23,826 so, I know we're fixin' to be close, 406 00:21:23,866 --> 00:21:30,226 it's time to pull over and start the little walk. 407 00:21:30,266 --> 00:21:41,196 ♪ ♪ 408 00:21:41,233 --> 00:21:42,333 Up here where we are now, 409 00:21:42,366 --> 00:21:45,366 there'll be rattlesnakes and copperheads. 410 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:46,870 Ah, there's gonna be some blue racers, 411 00:21:46,900 --> 00:21:48,670 they might chase you around, but they won't hurt you. 412 00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:52,800 They won't bite or anything, but they just like to scare you. 413 00:21:52,833 --> 00:21:55,073 Yeah, out here, you always got natural backscratchers. 414 00:21:55,100 --> 00:21:58,800 All you got to do is grab you one and go to it. 415 00:21:58,833 --> 00:22:01,973 Over in that tree there, we got a snake up here with us. 416 00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:05,730 JOE: Yeah, here, let me show you. 417 00:22:06,933 --> 00:22:09,003 JOE: Yeah, it's a black snake. 418 00:22:09,033 --> 00:22:13,373 That's a friend to us, because they, they eat poisonous snakes. 419 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,900 Black snake, they'll eat all the other little rattlesnakes, 420 00:22:16,933 --> 00:22:19,103 copperheads, whatever there is around here, 421 00:22:19,133 --> 00:22:21,833 so, we don't ever want to bother nobody like that. 422 00:22:21,866 --> 00:22:23,966 That's our friend. 423 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,430 Let's get on up here and see if they got my groceries. 424 00:22:26,466 --> 00:22:28,226 My supplies. 425 00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:39,730 ♪ ♪ 426 00:22:39,733 --> 00:22:49,103 ♪ ♪ 427 00:22:49,133 --> 00:22:50,303 DOC: Well, these are some solar panels 428 00:22:50,333 --> 00:22:55,003 that I, I got into a trade quite a while ago. 429 00:22:55,033 --> 00:22:57,303 NARRATOR: Above the grid in Washington, 430 00:22:57,333 --> 00:23:01,973 Doc and Jeanny are winterizing their tree house compound. 431 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,230 To insulate their elevated shelter against the cold, 432 00:23:05,266 --> 00:23:07,326 they've lined the walls with hay. 433 00:23:07,366 --> 00:23:11,696 Now, Doc's preparing to install solar panels high in the canopy 434 00:23:11,733 --> 00:23:15,933 to provide the power they'll need for light and heat. 435 00:23:17,666 --> 00:23:19,696 DOC: Physically, they look to be in good condition. 436 00:23:19,733 --> 00:23:21,533 They'll last you probably, you know, 25, 30 years 437 00:23:21,566 --> 00:23:23,966 if you take care of 'em. 438 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,430 But you look for making sure the wires, 439 00:23:26,466 --> 00:23:29,396 there's not some major cuts in the wires. 440 00:23:29,433 --> 00:23:31,203 Make sure the glass is in good condition, 441 00:23:31,233 --> 00:23:32,373 but again, that's it really, 442 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,030 I've had 'em crushed, 443 00:23:34,066 --> 00:23:35,326 and they still put out, 444 00:23:35,366 --> 00:23:37,296 put out a good amount of voltage, so. 445 00:23:37,333 --> 00:23:40,633 We're gonna make us some, some sunlight power. 446 00:23:42,700 --> 00:23:44,170 Before I can get the panels in the trees, 447 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,170 I got to get me in the trees. 448 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,730 Back up we go. 449 00:23:48,766 --> 00:23:49,666 [thump] 450 00:23:49,700 --> 00:23:50,700 [grunts] 451 00:23:50,733 --> 00:23:52,003 [bleep] 452 00:23:54,966 --> 00:23:56,966 [groans] 453 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,900 DOC: Son of a bitch. 454 00:24:06,966 --> 00:24:08,666 DOC: No. 455 00:24:10,533 --> 00:24:14,373 I saw the little Tweety birds and the stars and [bleep]. 456 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:16,830 Ah, it's a scratch. 457 00:24:16,866 --> 00:24:19,366 Yeah, let me clean that up real quick. 458 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:20,370 Yeah, you get a cut out here, 459 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:21,430 and you don't treat it real good, 460 00:24:21,466 --> 00:24:22,766 I mean, this is just a scrape, 461 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,470 but if it was, been something a little more severe, 462 00:24:24,500 --> 00:24:28,130 we'd want to cover it and get it cleaned up pretty good, 463 00:24:28,166 --> 00:24:33,096 'cause if I get a, get an infection here, 464 00:24:33,133 --> 00:24:35,633 it's not a quick run to the doctor. 465 00:24:35,666 --> 00:24:38,296 You see some of this pinesap here, 466 00:24:38,333 --> 00:24:41,373 and it's running down from where we put the eyebolts in here. 467 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,600 Ah, this is a little bit thicker than what I would, I would like, 468 00:24:44,633 --> 00:24:49,633 but, but this is a great, great antiseptic. 469 00:24:51,966 --> 00:24:55,566 We get a little bit of this pine tar on here, everything, 470 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,470 everything in the world is gonna stick to me, 471 00:24:57,500 --> 00:25:00,670 but it looks like it stopped the bleeding. 472 00:25:00,700 --> 00:25:02,200 Maybe. 473 00:25:02,233 --> 00:25:04,933 Eh, it's good to go. 474 00:25:04,966 --> 00:25:07,896 I can see two fingers now, so. 475 00:25:07,933 --> 00:25:11,373 Back to work. 476 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:15,070 Get back up and get this rope around the tree. 477 00:25:15,100 --> 00:25:18,070 And get the solar panels in the tree. 478 00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:28,130 ♪ ♪ 479 00:25:28,133 --> 00:25:39,703 ♪ ♪ 480 00:25:39,733 --> 00:25:42,633 DAN: Woo! This an 18.5-footer? 481 00:25:42,666 --> 00:25:44,066 LARRY: Yeah. DAN: Same as my boat. 482 00:25:44,100 --> 00:25:48,600 LARRY: The other boat that I'm doing is a 26-foot islander. 483 00:25:48,633 --> 00:25:50,573 Super deep V. 484 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,130 NARRATOR: Outside the grid, 485 00:25:52,166 --> 00:25:54,966 Dan Burton is on a mission to fill his freezer 486 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,470 before cold weather arrives. 487 00:25:57,500 --> 00:26:00,830 Every autumn, Dan relies on Larry Koon, 488 00:26:00,866 --> 00:26:03,166 one of the only islanders allowed by law 489 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:07,100 to fish with gill nets in Lake Michigan. 490 00:26:07,133 --> 00:26:10,103 DAN: With having a tough winter and not getting any venison, 491 00:26:10,133 --> 00:26:11,373 you know, the only way to catch up now 492 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,470 is to spend the time on the lake. 493 00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:15,500 Get out there and produce some fish. 494 00:26:15,533 --> 00:26:28,333 ♪ ♪ 495 00:26:28,366 --> 00:26:29,966 LARRY: The first time I ever gill-netted, 496 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,030 I was about 12 years old, I guess, maybe 11. 497 00:26:33,066 --> 00:26:36,196 I remember helping with the fish, 498 00:26:36,233 --> 00:26:38,703 getting all slimy, little kid, you know. 499 00:26:38,733 --> 00:26:41,333 Then I went back to the rez, 500 00:26:41,366 --> 00:26:44,596 went into the junior council meeting, you know. 501 00:26:44,633 --> 00:26:45,773 DAN: Yup. 502 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:48,170 LARRY: Kids learning how to be politicians. 503 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,330 And I smelt like fish so bad, 504 00:26:50,366 --> 00:26:52,296 they all complained, and I left. 505 00:26:52,333 --> 00:26:54,203 [laughs] 506 00:26:55,966 --> 00:27:00,896 LARRY: Well, you go, you got a buoy and an anchor on each end, 507 00:27:00,933 --> 00:27:04,873 and you set the line, the sidelines down 508 00:27:04,900 --> 00:27:06,070 with the mesh in between, 509 00:27:06,100 --> 00:27:08,530 and the sidelines got weights on the bottom. 510 00:27:08,566 --> 00:27:10,296 Floats on the top. 511 00:27:10,333 --> 00:27:12,333 So the weights go to the bottom of the lake, 512 00:27:12,366 --> 00:27:15,666 and the floats rise up, and it opens up the mesh down there. 513 00:27:15,700 --> 00:27:17,970 The fish swim in it, get entangled, 514 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,530 and I come back through, pick 'em up. 515 00:27:22,866 --> 00:27:24,526 DAN: First buoy's in. 516 00:27:24,566 --> 00:27:26,196 Basically the wind will do what it does now, 517 00:27:26,233 --> 00:27:29,833 and that's how this net will lay. 518 00:27:29,866 --> 00:27:32,026 There it is, our bait! 519 00:27:32,066 --> 00:27:34,766 Later on, we'll come back, pull 'em in to see. 520 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:35,800 Fish on. 521 00:27:43,132 --> 00:27:46,302 NARRATOR: Outside the grid, 12 hours have passed 522 00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:52,372 since Dan Burton and Larry Koon set gill nets in Lake Michigan. 523 00:27:52,399 --> 00:27:58,699 LARRY: Okay, so, we got 1,500 feet of gill net out here. 524 00:28:00,732 --> 00:28:03,332 NARRATOR: Now they'll see if they brought in the haul 525 00:28:03,366 --> 00:28:07,266 Dan needs to stock his freezer. 526 00:28:07,299 --> 00:28:09,029 DAN: Nice grab, Larry. 527 00:28:09,066 --> 00:28:10,526 LARRY: Woo-hoo! 528 00:28:12,199 --> 00:28:14,129 DAN: Got the line? 529 00:28:14,166 --> 00:28:15,866 LARRY: This is gonna be a killer set, you guys. 530 00:28:15,899 --> 00:28:18,599 It's in a really, really good spot, I'm thinking. 531 00:28:18,632 --> 00:28:28,532 ♪ ♪ 532 00:28:28,566 --> 00:28:30,566 DAN: Pulling fish in by hand. 533 00:28:30,599 --> 00:28:32,069 This is as primitive as it gets, you know, 534 00:28:32,099 --> 00:28:35,469 you don't hear no motor running, no winch pulling, nothing. 535 00:28:35,499 --> 00:28:37,369 LARRY: We're almost to the anchor. 536 00:28:38,899 --> 00:28:40,229 Oh! 537 00:28:43,666 --> 00:28:45,496 DAN: Right now it's a gamble, it's a crapshoot. 538 00:28:45,532 --> 00:28:47,332 You're picking an area, you're picking a depth, 539 00:28:47,366 --> 00:28:48,866 and you're trying to pick temperature. 540 00:28:48,899 --> 00:28:50,499 LARRY: What's our depth? 541 00:28:50,532 --> 00:28:53,532 DAN: We're looking at 53 feet. 542 00:28:53,566 --> 00:28:57,096 So we're about 20-foot shallower than where we started. 543 00:28:57,132 --> 00:28:59,672 LARRY: Definitely hooked on something. 544 00:28:59,699 --> 00:29:01,199 DAN: Feeling some weight? 545 00:29:01,232 --> 00:29:03,732 LARRY: Yeah, a lot of it. 546 00:29:03,766 --> 00:29:06,896 I can see money fish in there already. 547 00:29:06,932 --> 00:29:08,532 DAN: Oh, yeah. 548 00:29:08,566 --> 00:29:09,726 LARRY: It's always a good sign 549 00:29:09,766 --> 00:29:12,096 when first thing on the board is whitefish. 550 00:29:12,132 --> 00:29:13,832 DAN: Yup. 551 00:29:13,866 --> 00:29:15,096 Especially that close. 552 00:29:15,132 --> 00:29:16,572 Out here in the, in Lake Michigan, 553 00:29:16,599 --> 00:29:20,069 a whitefish is a, you know, it's pretty much a staple crop. 554 00:29:20,099 --> 00:29:22,469 It's what, it's what most people are after. 555 00:29:22,499 --> 00:29:25,729 LARRY: Naturally existing fish in this lake is a big deal. 556 00:29:25,766 --> 00:29:28,696 DAN: Yeah. 557 00:29:28,732 --> 00:29:30,332 There's some good fish coming in now. 558 00:29:30,366 --> 00:29:32,496 LARRY: Hell, man, these are all whitefish. 559 00:29:32,532 --> 00:29:34,202 DAN: Here she comes. 560 00:29:35,732 --> 00:29:45,772 ♪ ♪ 561 00:29:45,766 --> 00:29:57,666 ♪ ♪ 562 00:29:57,699 --> 00:30:01,969 BEAR CLAW: You wake up in the morning and look in the mirror, 563 00:30:01,999 --> 00:30:05,769 and if your heart isn't where your feet want to be, 564 00:30:05,799 --> 00:30:09,099 it's time to get on a horse and go somewhere. 565 00:30:09,132 --> 00:30:11,302 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid in Idaho, 566 00:30:11,332 --> 00:30:14,802 Bear Claw is on the move toward his new winter home, 567 00:30:14,832 --> 00:30:17,672 but on the way, he's gathering crucial supplies 568 00:30:17,699 --> 00:30:20,199 for the difficult months ahead. 569 00:30:23,166 --> 00:30:24,466 BEAR CLAW: Winter's coming. 570 00:30:24,499 --> 00:30:27,629 It's kind of an important time of the year. 571 00:30:27,666 --> 00:30:30,826 I got a cache up in this tree, 572 00:30:30,866 --> 00:30:33,666 and I put this up here in the spring, 573 00:30:33,699 --> 00:30:36,029 but there's never a guarantee when you head back 574 00:30:36,066 --> 00:30:38,696 that what you left is gonna be there. 575 00:30:38,732 --> 00:30:40,972 So the mountain men would call this a cache, 576 00:30:40,999 --> 00:30:43,369 and they made caches all over the country, 577 00:30:43,399 --> 00:30:45,199 and this isn't the only one I got. 578 00:30:45,232 --> 00:30:46,672 I got more. 579 00:30:50,466 --> 00:30:51,266 Ta-da! 580 00:30:51,299 --> 00:30:53,169 [laughs] 581 00:30:53,199 --> 00:31:04,429 ♪ ♪ 582 00:31:04,466 --> 00:31:08,196 My favorite pair of wool long johns. 583 00:31:08,232 --> 00:31:12,632 Alright, a pair of good wool socks. 584 00:31:12,666 --> 00:31:15,626 Got some warm gloves. 585 00:31:15,666 --> 00:31:19,026 I don't have to worry about supper tonight. 586 00:31:19,066 --> 00:31:22,026 Looks like peas and corn. 587 00:31:22,066 --> 00:31:25,796 There's a dozen meals there for me with some meat. 588 00:31:25,832 --> 00:31:28,402 I know I'm gonna be eating for a while, 589 00:31:28,432 --> 00:31:31,932 and I know I'm gonna be warm and dry for a while. 590 00:31:31,966 --> 00:31:33,696 That's the important part. 591 00:31:33,732 --> 00:31:37,032 I reckon it's time to throw it in there and mosey. 592 00:31:39,499 --> 00:31:49,529 ♪ ♪ 593 00:31:49,532 --> 00:31:55,972 ♪ ♪ 594 00:31:55,999 --> 00:31:58,369 JOE: The little outpost is right up here, out of the woods. 595 00:31:58,399 --> 00:32:02,969 So, let's walk on up here and see about the supplies I need. 596 00:32:02,999 --> 00:32:04,399 NARRATOR: In Arkansas, 597 00:32:04,432 --> 00:32:08,602 Joe Ray is more than five miles from his home below the grid, 598 00:32:08,632 --> 00:32:12,672 on a rare trip into civilization to stockpile supplies 599 00:32:12,699 --> 00:32:16,029 he'll need in the coming months. 600 00:32:16,066 --> 00:32:17,196 JOE: Hey, you guys watch out, 601 00:32:17,232 --> 00:32:19,372 this, my little store is right over here, 602 00:32:19,399 --> 00:32:22,369 so, I don't really know if I want y'all going in with me. 603 00:32:22,399 --> 00:32:25,199 CAMERAMAN: Wait, wait, wait, Joe, Joe, Joe, come here. 604 00:32:27,032 --> 00:32:29,032 We, uh, we kind of need to go in there with you, man. 605 00:32:29,066 --> 00:32:30,666 JOE: I don't think y'all need, 606 00:32:30,699 --> 00:32:32,369 I don't, y'all don't have to follow me everywhere, you know. 607 00:32:32,399 --> 00:32:34,429 These people in here might not really like the cameras, 608 00:32:34,466 --> 00:32:38,626 so, uh, I'm gonna ask y'all to stay out, okay? 609 00:32:38,666 --> 00:32:41,096 CAMERAMAN: Alright, listen. How about this? 610 00:32:41,132 --> 00:32:43,102 Can you take in one of these little, little, tiny cameras 611 00:32:43,132 --> 00:32:44,632 right here with you? 612 00:32:44,666 --> 00:32:46,066 JOE: I don't know nothing about those things. 613 00:32:46,099 --> 00:32:47,029 CAMERAMAN: I'll roll it. 614 00:32:47,066 --> 00:32:49,426 All you got to do is hold it. 615 00:32:49,466 --> 00:32:50,926 You know, just do your best. 616 00:32:50,966 --> 00:32:52,566 JOE: Y'all stay here. 617 00:32:52,599 --> 00:32:53,399 Here we go! 618 00:32:53,432 --> 00:32:58,602 ♪ ♪ 619 00:32:58,632 --> 00:33:03,272 Ooh, it's a lot of people here. I'm not liking this. 620 00:33:03,299 --> 00:33:06,629 Maybe none of 'em will be wanting to talk today. 621 00:33:06,666 --> 00:33:09,366 I can slip in and slip right back out. 622 00:33:09,399 --> 00:33:11,699 [door chimes] 623 00:33:13,966 --> 00:33:15,826 JOE: Ooh, how you doing? 624 00:33:18,866 --> 00:33:21,596 Yeah, we going get some batteries. 625 00:33:23,832 --> 00:33:25,002 Camp fuel. 626 00:33:25,032 --> 00:33:27,402 Yeah, okay. 627 00:33:30,399 --> 00:33:31,969 Alright. 628 00:33:35,799 --> 00:33:36,599 JOE: Joe. 629 00:33:37,366 --> 00:33:38,596 JOE: Joe Ray. 630 00:33:38,632 --> 00:33:41,432 Ray. [laughs] 631 00:33:41,466 --> 00:33:43,396 Well, how much damage did I do? 632 00:33:45,932 --> 00:33:49,002 JOE: Oh, boy, hope I brought my money. 633 00:33:49,032 --> 00:33:52,632 It's a long trek back up there. 634 00:33:52,666 --> 00:33:54,526 Thank you, y'all have a good day. 635 00:33:57,899 --> 00:33:58,829 [door chimes] 636 00:33:58,866 --> 00:34:00,296 JOE: Well, I'm glad that's over. 637 00:34:00,332 --> 00:34:01,932 So, let's get on out of here. 638 00:34:01,966 --> 00:34:03,866 Get back to the cave. 639 00:34:16,832 --> 00:34:18,872 DAN: This partridge is gonna live its life here 640 00:34:18,899 --> 00:34:21,169 until it's eaten by a Burton member. 641 00:34:21,199 --> 00:34:24,269 NARRATOR: Outside the grid, on Beaver Island, 642 00:34:24,299 --> 00:34:26,599 Dan Burton is stockpiling food 643 00:34:26,632 --> 00:34:29,272 to endure the frigid winter ahead. 644 00:34:29,299 --> 00:34:30,969 DAN: Seems like every time you're hunting, or fishing, 645 00:34:30,999 --> 00:34:32,929 or picking fruit, you know, 646 00:34:32,966 --> 00:34:36,696 the job's not over until you get it into the frying pan. 647 00:34:36,732 --> 00:34:38,102 CAROL: Makes it taste better. 648 00:34:38,132 --> 00:34:40,402 DAN: Appreciate it, that's for certain. 649 00:34:40,432 --> 00:34:41,772 NARRATOR: Today is just the beginning 650 00:34:41,799 --> 00:34:44,469 of the Burtons' annual harvest, 651 00:34:44,499 --> 00:34:47,429 and every day from now until snowfall, 652 00:34:47,466 --> 00:34:49,766 Dan and his wife, Carol, 653 00:34:49,799 --> 00:34:53,499 will gather and preserve the food they need. 654 00:34:53,532 --> 00:34:56,202 CAROL: In the winter, we eat everything that we can. 655 00:34:56,232 --> 00:34:58,232 We try to can all year. 656 00:34:58,266 --> 00:35:00,126 Uh, the garden was really good this year. 657 00:35:00,166 --> 00:35:07,366 We actually got enough carrots and squash, cucumbers, tomatoes. 658 00:35:07,399 --> 00:35:10,169 We'll probably spend a couple weeks canning throughout. 659 00:35:10,199 --> 00:35:13,469 If we do it every night, it takes a long time to can. 660 00:35:13,499 --> 00:35:24,729 ♪ ♪ 661 00:35:24,766 --> 00:35:27,296 I actually never wanted to do this. 662 00:35:27,332 --> 00:35:30,232 This is not, not my first dream, 663 00:35:30,266 --> 00:35:33,326 but I think you go back to your roots and what's basic. 664 00:35:33,366 --> 00:35:34,396 DAN: This is it. 665 00:35:34,432 --> 00:35:37,832 This is what we do until snow comes. 666 00:35:37,866 --> 00:35:39,496 CAROL: We're doing a pretty good job. 667 00:35:39,532 --> 00:35:41,872 It's enough to get us through the winter. 668 00:35:41,899 --> 00:35:43,169 DAN: Yeah. 669 00:35:43,199 --> 00:35:53,229 ♪ ♪ 670 00:35:53,232 --> 00:36:05,402 ♪ ♪ 671 00:36:05,432 --> 00:36:08,572 DOC: These are 15-watt solar panels. 672 00:36:08,599 --> 00:36:13,199 So, we have, you know, 45 watts, that would be on a perfect day. 673 00:36:13,232 --> 00:36:16,072 The morning sun comes through this break here. 674 00:36:16,099 --> 00:36:19,029 So I'm gonna be facing it east by south. 675 00:36:19,066 --> 00:36:21,896 Little more work, but it replaces the kerosene. 676 00:36:21,932 --> 00:36:23,672 Little safer. 677 00:36:23,699 --> 00:36:25,029 'Course, I say it's a little safer 678 00:36:25,066 --> 00:36:27,596 while I'm looking at humping it up the side of a tree. 679 00:36:27,632 --> 00:36:30,302 NARRATOR: Above the grid in Onion Creek, 680 00:36:30,332 --> 00:36:33,702 Doc Leverett is winterizing his tree house compound 681 00:36:33,732 --> 00:36:37,432 in preparation for the most difficult time of year. 682 00:36:37,466 --> 00:36:39,596 DOC: I'm gonna lash it down good. 683 00:36:39,632 --> 00:36:43,372 NARRATOR: During winter, Doc and Jeanny board up their windows 684 00:36:43,399 --> 00:36:45,569 to further insulate their home, 685 00:36:45,599 --> 00:36:47,099 and without daylight, 686 00:36:47,132 --> 00:36:52,472 they'll need the added power solar panels provide. 687 00:36:52,499 --> 00:36:55,369 DOC: I'm almost there. 688 00:36:55,399 --> 00:36:57,669 I've got the best line of sight to the sun I'm gonna get here 689 00:36:57,699 --> 00:37:00,799 without removing some trees, and I really don't want to do that. 690 00:37:00,832 --> 00:37:04,102 Ideally, we would, I would have put this up much higher, 691 00:37:04,132 --> 00:37:08,272 but with DC power, which is what these are generating, 692 00:37:08,299 --> 00:37:11,469 the longer the cable run, you lose juice. 693 00:37:11,499 --> 00:37:14,029 I'm just creating just a very small amount of electricity, 694 00:37:14,066 --> 00:37:18,696 so any that I lose, that's, that's a bad thing. 695 00:37:18,732 --> 00:37:20,132 Make some electricity. 696 00:37:20,166 --> 00:37:34,396 ♪ ♪ 697 00:37:34,432 --> 00:37:37,102 Being an electrician for all of these years, 698 00:37:37,132 --> 00:37:41,672 it's kind of nice to be excited about a project again. 699 00:37:41,699 --> 00:37:42,529 Hey, sweetie. 700 00:37:42,566 --> 00:37:43,396 JEANNY: Yeah? 701 00:37:43,432 --> 00:37:44,302 DOC: Hey, come up here. 702 00:37:44,332 --> 00:37:45,602 I got to show you something. 703 00:37:45,632 --> 00:37:47,072 JEANNY: Yeah. 704 00:37:47,099 --> 00:37:48,569 [bird squawks] 705 00:37:48,599 --> 00:37:50,229 Up. 706 00:37:50,266 --> 00:37:51,896 There we go. 707 00:37:54,232 --> 00:37:55,732 Good boy. 708 00:37:55,766 --> 00:37:56,796 What you got? 709 00:37:56,832 --> 00:37:58,602 DOC: Flip the switch. 710 00:38:01,766 --> 00:38:03,826 JEANNY: Hey. 711 00:38:03,866 --> 00:38:06,226 We got lights. 712 00:38:06,266 --> 00:38:07,796 High five! 713 00:38:07,832 --> 00:38:10,532 DOC: I know we wanted to live completely above the grid, 714 00:38:10,566 --> 00:38:11,566 but... 715 00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:12,629 JEANNY: Technically, we still are. 716 00:38:12,666 --> 00:38:13,696 We're not hooked up to anything. 717 00:38:13,732 --> 00:38:15,132 DOC: Yeah. Yeah, you're right, but... 718 00:38:15,166 --> 00:38:16,896 JEANNY: And it's all junk-- or, well, not junk, but... 719 00:38:16,932 --> 00:38:18,002 DOC: It was somebody else's. 720 00:38:18,032 --> 00:38:19,232 JEANNY: It's recycled. DOC: Yeah. 721 00:38:19,266 --> 00:38:20,766 JEANNY: It's awesome. 722 00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:23,429 It's gonna be nice for winter, when the nights are longer. 723 00:38:23,466 --> 00:38:26,396 NARRATOR: With the energy they need for light and heat, 724 00:38:26,432 --> 00:38:28,372 Doc and Jeanny can now finish 725 00:38:28,399 --> 00:38:30,999 winterizing their tree house compound. 726 00:38:31,032 --> 00:38:32,772 DOC: Let's get ahead and get it closed up. 727 00:38:32,799 --> 00:38:34,069 JEANNY: Alright. 728 00:38:34,099 --> 00:38:37,169 NARRATOR: Boarding up windows for further insulation, 729 00:38:37,199 --> 00:38:40,069 they do all they can to endure the elements 730 00:38:40,099 --> 00:38:41,969 high above the grid. 731 00:38:41,999 --> 00:38:43,499 DOC: Winter's on its way. 732 00:38:43,532 --> 00:38:46,672 You never have enough, and you're never, 733 00:38:46,699 --> 00:38:48,269 you're never covered up enough, 734 00:38:48,299 --> 00:38:50,599 but we're as ready as we can be. 735 00:38:50,632 --> 00:38:52,672 JEANNY: Hope it works out for the best. 736 00:39:00,032 --> 00:39:03,832 BEAR CLAW: Back to camping out up here. 737 00:39:03,866 --> 00:39:08,096 I'm so glad to be back in this lodge. 738 00:39:08,132 --> 00:39:09,672 NARRATOR: Beyond the grid, 739 00:39:09,699 --> 00:39:13,029 Bear Claw has finally arrived at his new home, 740 00:39:13,066 --> 00:39:16,666 nine miles from the spot his teepee once stood. 741 00:39:19,432 --> 00:39:21,802 BEAR CLAW: Here we are. 742 00:39:21,832 --> 00:39:27,872 Looks like everything is pretty well intact. 743 00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:30,469 NARRATOR: This cabin is owned by local ranchers 744 00:39:30,499 --> 00:39:33,429 who leave the area during winter. 745 00:39:33,466 --> 00:39:36,126 Years ago, they asked Bear Claw to watch over it 746 00:39:36,166 --> 00:39:39,226 in their absence. 747 00:39:39,266 --> 00:39:41,426 BEAR CLAW: I never made my bed so much when I was younger, 748 00:39:41,466 --> 00:39:44,396 but my mother always did, so. 749 00:39:44,432 --> 00:39:46,972 I never walked in her bedroom without her bed being made, 750 00:39:46,999 --> 00:39:49,899 so, here you go, Mom. 751 00:39:49,932 --> 00:39:51,872 Well, it's cool outside, 752 00:39:51,899 --> 00:39:58,499 and I want to build a little fire and get things going. 753 00:39:58,532 --> 00:40:00,102 Ever want to build a quick fire, 754 00:40:00,132 --> 00:40:04,332 get a pinecone and... 755 00:40:04,366 --> 00:40:06,766 that really helps and... 756 00:40:09,032 --> 00:40:10,402 If my lungs weren't bad 757 00:40:10,432 --> 00:40:14,702 and I could stand the, the smoke in the teepee, 758 00:40:14,732 --> 00:40:18,602 I would just saddle up and head south, 759 00:40:18,632 --> 00:40:20,602 and put that teepee up and live in it. 760 00:40:20,632 --> 00:40:24,232 But I can't do that anymore 'cause of my lungs, 761 00:40:24,266 --> 00:40:28,496 so this is what I got to put up with. 762 00:40:28,532 --> 00:40:30,002 It's called roughing it. 763 00:40:30,032 --> 00:40:31,272 I just need to get a little more wood, 764 00:40:31,299 --> 00:40:34,299 and I'm pretty well set for the winter. 765 00:40:36,266 --> 00:40:46,296 ♪ ♪ 766 00:40:46,299 --> 00:40:54,729 ♪ ♪ 767 00:40:54,766 --> 00:40:57,466 JOE: I feel a lot better now. 768 00:40:57,499 --> 00:41:00,329 Just getting back from the outpost with my supplies. 769 00:41:00,366 --> 00:41:01,666 Time to get up here and sit down, 770 00:41:01,699 --> 00:41:07,569 and put everything up and get ready for another day. 771 00:41:07,599 --> 00:41:09,399 NARRATOR: In northern Arkansas, 772 00:41:09,432 --> 00:41:13,002 Joe Ray has returned to his home below the grid, 773 00:41:13,032 --> 00:41:15,702 after a long trip into civilization. 774 00:41:15,732 --> 00:41:17,702 JOE: More fuel. 775 00:41:19,266 --> 00:41:22,026 The lantern will burn bright again. 776 00:41:22,066 --> 00:41:25,666 NARRATOR: Here, Joe stores the supplies he'll need 777 00:41:25,699 --> 00:41:27,199 when temperatures cool, 778 00:41:27,232 --> 00:41:29,832 and winter drives him deeper underground. 779 00:41:29,866 --> 00:41:31,596 JOE: Batteries. 780 00:41:31,632 --> 00:41:33,772 Never have too many batteries. 781 00:41:33,799 --> 00:41:36,829 Well, there's a candle, let me... 782 00:41:38,132 --> 00:41:40,572 This is the one I'm pretty excited about here, 783 00:41:40,599 --> 00:41:42,799 'cause I don't get to go to town much, 784 00:41:42,832 --> 00:41:46,402 and when I do, I do spoil myself. 785 00:41:46,432 --> 00:41:49,202 Got me a dark chocolate candy bar. 786 00:41:49,232 --> 00:41:50,432 I'm a chocolate fanatic. 787 00:41:50,466 --> 00:41:53,126 I, I, this is going to make my evening great. 788 00:41:53,166 --> 00:41:56,026 I'm gonna get to take, go to bed, full stomach. 789 00:41:56,066 --> 00:41:58,096 And then had to get me a little chocolate milk 790 00:41:58,132 --> 00:42:00,102 to wash it down with. 791 00:42:00,132 --> 00:42:06,502 So, y'all going to have to let me enjoy this in peace. 792 00:42:06,532 --> 00:42:08,772 That's just hard to beat. 793 00:42:12,066 --> 00:42:13,096 Getting outside of the cave, 794 00:42:13,132 --> 00:42:14,572 I mean, and going into the outpost, 795 00:42:14,599 --> 00:42:16,429 that, you know, that's really a bad thing to me. 796 00:42:16,466 --> 00:42:17,596 When I come back in this cave, 797 00:42:17,632 --> 00:42:21,732 I feel so at home and so peaceful now. 798 00:42:21,766 --> 00:42:23,096 You know, it's really hard to explain. 799 00:42:23,132 --> 00:42:26,132 You know, it's just like I walked in, 800 00:42:26,166 --> 00:42:28,196 well, this is like my own safe, 801 00:42:28,232 --> 00:42:30,372 'cause I can lock the door when I come in. 802 00:42:30,399 --> 00:42:31,629 All you got to do is sit up there and watch, 803 00:42:31,666 --> 00:42:36,526 and nobody can come get near me right now. 804 00:42:36,566 --> 00:42:40,796 After Mary passed away, it was like I was laying in bed, 805 00:42:40,832 --> 00:42:46,632 and like a light came over above me, a halo light. 806 00:42:46,666 --> 00:42:50,066 It was like Mary said, 'It's time for you to go.' 807 00:42:50,099 --> 00:42:54,669 And that was the determining factor right there that I left. 808 00:42:54,699 --> 00:43:00,329 I said, 'I believe you.' And that's when I left. 809 00:43:00,366 --> 00:43:03,126 I've never been happier since. 810 00:43:05,566 --> 00:43:07,866 NARRATOR: On the edge of civilization, 811 00:43:07,899 --> 00:43:09,869 far outside the grid, 812 00:43:09,899 --> 00:43:14,999 survival means always adapting and changing with the season. 813 00:43:15,032 --> 00:43:17,872 [gunshot] 814 00:43:17,899 --> 00:43:20,069 DAN: Damn it. 815 00:43:20,099 --> 00:43:25,099 NARRATOR: Out here, winter will soon transform the landscape. 816 00:43:25,132 --> 00:43:27,172 Days will grow shorter, 817 00:43:27,199 --> 00:43:30,499 and resources will be harder to come by. 818 00:43:30,532 --> 00:43:32,432 DOC: Winter's on its way. 819 00:43:32,466 --> 00:43:34,526 Batten down the hatches. 820 00:43:34,566 --> 00:43:36,726 JEANNY: You're never prepared for Mother Nature. 821 00:43:36,766 --> 00:43:39,626 NARRATOR: But for those who redefine the grid, 822 00:43:39,666 --> 00:43:42,166 there's no turning back. 823 00:43:42,199 --> 00:43:47,069 Finding peace of mind out here is a constant road of discovery, 824 00:43:47,099 --> 00:43:51,029 and it's well worth the challenge that lies ahead. 825 00:43:51,066 --> 00:43:52,066 JOE: You know, a lot of people say, 826 00:43:52,099 --> 00:43:53,369 'Hey, how can you live like that?' 827 00:43:53,399 --> 00:43:54,869 Well, I love it. 828 00:43:54,899 --> 00:43:58,069 I make all my own decisions, and I live by 'em, 829 00:43:58,099 --> 00:44:00,999 and, you know, it could cause me to die by 'em, 830 00:44:01,032 --> 00:44:04,302 but it's just the way I choose to live.