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narrator: In the wild,
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the right skills
can make the difference
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between life and death.
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[flames crackling]
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- Ugh!
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narrator: Now, some of
"Alone's" best competitors
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are taking on a new mission...
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- This is, like,
some Indiana Jones-type stuff.
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narrator: They'll have
just three days...
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- Whoa!
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- And limited tools...
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- Here's the fun part.
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narrator:
For a build challenge
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devised by one of their own.
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- Time's the game.
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narrator:
At stake for the winner...
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- Whoo!
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narrator: Bragging rights.
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- You guys have you work
cut out for you.
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narrator:
Tonight's challengers:
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Joel Van Der Loon, 40-day
survivor from season seven.
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- Oh, this
is really good fried.
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narrator: Callie North,72-day
survivor from season three.
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- Ah!
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narrator: And Britt Ahart,
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35-day survivor
from season three
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and runner-up
from season five.
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- Check out that haul.
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narrator:
Let the challenge begin.
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- Hey, hey.
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[suspenseful upbeat music]
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- Hey friends,
this is Jordan Jonas
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of "Alone" season six,
where I had the distinction
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of being able to collect
more pounds of food
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than anyone else
in the show's history.
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Yeah!
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I got a pretty fun challenge
for Joel, Callie, and Britt.
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Let's see it happen.
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- All right.
The moment of truth.
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♪ ♪
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- Let's see what
we're getting ourself into.
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♪ ♪
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- [laughs]
Oh, Jordan.
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Your challenge is build
a raft with a shelter.
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- Callie and Joel.
I got this one.
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- A raft.
I'm already excited.
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- Shoot, I don't even know
what my tools are yet.
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I'm just thinking about
what I'm going to do.
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Hopefully, I have
the tools to do it with.
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- So it looks like we have
a parang,
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folding saw,
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and then our final item
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is 50 feet of paracord.
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- And that is it.
No tarp, no ax.
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- But you know what?
We'll make do with that.
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- "To complete the challenge,
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"you must include a shelter
large enough for one person,
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"be stable enough
to spend a night,
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"and stay afloat
for at least one night.
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[laughs]
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- It's a good challenge,
Jordan.
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It's a good challenge.
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- Let's get started.
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♪ ♪
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- A raft with a shelter.
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Oh, I'm going
to crush this one.
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So I'll tell you what
I'm already thinking about.
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It's going to be
like a pontoon.
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Oh.
Well, looky here.
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There's some nice,
solid driftwood
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already sitting there,
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so we're going to go
check that out.
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This is exactly what I need.
Let's get at it.
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I'ma get my pontoons
in the water,
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and then I'm going to go
harvest some bamboo...
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[dramatic music]
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And make a nice little
bamboo platform right across.
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What I really don't like
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it's how just
the weight of that bamboo
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is making that thing
sink like that...
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'Cause at this rate,
I'm only going to have
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inches of clearance
from the water.
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That thing is headed straight
to Davy Jones's locker.
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I still know what I want to do.
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I just have to switch up
what I'm doing it with.
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- So I am going out
on a scouting mission
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to look for dead wood.
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So this one, actually,
I think would be perfect.
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[suspenseful music]
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This dead alder
is so excellent.
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I'm going to move
all my logs over.
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I think because
I'm on a slope here
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and I'm close enough
to the water,
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I could get away
with building it on rollers,
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and it would be easier
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than having to be
in the water all day.
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You can see my notching here
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and that way,
they can interlock.
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So I'm just going to do a
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simple clove hitch
on this side.
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♪ ♪
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So we've got our frame
nicely done here,
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and now I'm going
to work on securing
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the top layer of my raft.
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♪ ♪
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- [panting]
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- Okay, I've found a
perfect tree right here.
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And it's a good thickness,
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so if I can find
a couple like this,
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we'll have a good
foundation to a raft.
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So I'm just going to start
trimming some stuff off.
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I need to get
all the bark off
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because although this wood
has been dead for a while,
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we've had a lot of rain.
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Going to have to cut it and let
it just dry out a little bit.
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[wood crackling]
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[grunts]
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Timber.
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Building a raft, it's about
having a lot of material
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to create that buoyancy.
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♪ ♪
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This is my biggest challenge
for this build,
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is transporting
all these materials.
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It's going to take up
a lot of my day.
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It's got to be done.
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[grunts and exhales deeply]
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Okay.
We've got all the logs down.
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This is fantastic.
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I'm going to get just
down into some shorts,
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jump in the water, and I want
to do a flotation test.
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I'm going to jump on these logs
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and I'm going to see
how well they float me.
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[dramatic music]
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[sighs]
No way.
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I need more than this
to make sure
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that I'm compensating for the
added weight from the shelter.
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It's always double
what you think it should be.
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That's about five hours
of grueling work.
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[dramatic music]
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- I'm not going to notch
any of my top pieces.
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The amount of time
it takes to notch
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is pretty labor-intensive,
so I'm taking a gamble here
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and I hope it pays off.
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The first one is going
to lead the charge.
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I'm guessing that
some amount of water
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will probably come up
through the logs.
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I mean, there's lots of gaps.
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So our judge for this
competition is Judge Jonas.
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He has a reputation
in the judging world
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as being no-BS,
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gets right down to the point,
very serious guy.
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[chuckles]
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We've got the bulk
of our raft done,
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and I am going to collect
some cedar bark
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that I found in the forest.
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And we're going
to lay that down.
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It's kind of our floor
because that way,
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it'll just protect me
from water
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coming up as much as possible.
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I don't have a ton
of paracord left,
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so I'm going to start working
with the inner strands.
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I'm going to secure on in
two spots the cedar bark.
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Nice.
Okay.
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So I've got my cedar bark
strapped down.
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Now I'm going to
turn my raft into
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more of a living space.
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- I need a freshly downed tree
that's still full of resin
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and still water-resistant.
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So what I'm going to do
is I'm going to detach it
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from everything
from the two bottom logs,
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I'll pull that piece to shore,
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and then I'll find something
to replace these two.
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Let's get to it.
Some other pine logs.
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Now I know
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these have only been down
for like a few months,
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so they've got to have
much more buoyancy.
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Okay.
That's going to work out.
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Energy level, optimism level,
feeling good.
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Tomorrow, I need
to construct the shelter.
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- So I have literally
doubled my materials
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to make sure
that I'm compensating
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for the added weight
from the shelter.
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I've got two horizontal beams
right there,
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and these are going to act as
sort of like a building dock.
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I'm not worried about
the strength of this paracord
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to bind up this raft.
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I just cannot run out of rope.
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I'm going to need rope
for so many things.
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Hey, hey.
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We have the first layer.
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It'll float me,
but it will not keep me dry,
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so that's why I'm going to add
a second layer onto this.
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So this is a secondary deck,
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but mainly
for my sleeping platform.
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Oh, yeah.
Look at that.
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Oh, perfect.
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We'll get through this
pretty quick.
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I'm just going to trim off all
of these edges nice and neat,
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tie this down with some inner
strands of the paracord,
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and then we'll have
a finished raft.
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Oh, yeah.
Wow.
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That's pretty damn strong
for such small paracord.
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I can't help but just looking
at the water all day
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and just thinking to myself
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how much fun it'll be
to get this thing floating
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and float down the river in it.
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- It's going to be
another 100-degree day,
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so I'm going to do what I can.
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I want to build my shelter
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and then put it
onto my watercraft.
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I've got my bamboo harvested
in back,
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so I think first
I'm going to start out
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and make a bottom structure
from my little shelter.
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And then we're going to
make a tepee like this
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where it's all
down the middle.
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Then I'll take some more
of these bamboo pieces
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and lash them
all the way down
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to create my skeleton
of my shelter.
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Oh, that sun's going
to make a difference.
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Ooh, Lordy.
[huffs]
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I gotta tie a knot
and then step in the shade,
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tie a knot, step in the shade.
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♪ ♪
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You're cramping.
Mm.
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♪ ♪
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Ouch, ouch, ouch.
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♪ ♪
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Hand cramps, finger cramps.
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This stinks.
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That's it for today.
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I barely got anything done.
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You guys have no idea what the
sun is like out here today.
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Holy hell.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- Okay, so I'm going
to be working on my bed.
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00:10:46,112 --> 00:10:48,715
I have some of these
pieces of alder.
261
00:10:48,848 --> 00:10:50,550
I like these
because they're light
262
00:10:50,717 --> 00:10:54,454
and won't add too much weight.
263
00:10:54,587 --> 00:10:59,158
It's actually a very
similar design to the raft.
264
00:10:59,292 --> 00:11:01,261
That's perfect.
265
00:11:01,394 --> 00:11:03,763
Now I need to make
the frame here.
266
00:11:03,897 --> 00:11:06,332
These are basically
like the bed posts.
267
00:11:06,466 --> 00:11:10,270
I'm really excited to see what
Britt does with his bamboo.
268
00:11:10,403 --> 00:11:15,275
Bamboo does offer such an
excellent building material.
269
00:11:15,408 --> 00:11:18,344
It's looking
pretty bed frame-y.
270
00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:21,648
So here I have some nice,
dry grasses
271
00:11:21,781 --> 00:11:23,283
and bracken ferns here.
272
00:11:23,416 --> 00:11:24,751
♪ ♪
273
00:11:24,884 --> 00:11:29,889
It's all nice and fluffy.
It's feeling super cozy.
274
00:11:30,023 --> 00:11:31,724
It looks like it probably
will be a little short,
275
00:11:31,858 --> 00:11:32,725
but that's okay.
276
00:11:32,859 --> 00:11:34,027
♪ ♪
277
00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,296
Oh, my goodness.
278
00:11:36,429 --> 00:11:39,866
This is perfection.
[sighs]
279
00:11:39,999 --> 00:11:42,435
So pretty good progress
all-in-all.
280
00:11:42,569 --> 00:11:44,070
We'll check back in tomorrow.
281
00:11:44,204 --> 00:11:50,410
♪ ♪
282
00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:53,146
- I had to call it yesterday
because of fatigue,
283
00:11:53,279 --> 00:11:57,417
but I completed my shelter
all except for the cover,
284
00:11:57,550 --> 00:12:00,820
so I opted for my number one
go-to, which is bamboo.
285
00:12:00,954 --> 00:12:02,422
♪ ♪
286
00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,023
All I need to do today
287
00:12:04,157 --> 00:12:08,428
is split the bamboo
to make my makeshift shingles.
288
00:12:08,561 --> 00:12:10,029
♪ ♪
289
00:12:10,163 --> 00:12:13,466
Mostly, I want to keep the sun
from directly hitting me.
290
00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,802
♪ ♪
291
00:12:15,935 --> 00:12:18,171
I noticed
the more weight I put on here,
292
00:12:18,304 --> 00:12:21,507
the lower these logs
want to go.
293
00:12:21,641 --> 00:12:22,642
It's still floating.
294
00:12:22,775 --> 00:12:24,577
It's just more
underneath the surface
295
00:12:24,711 --> 00:12:25,878
than I would have liked.
296
00:12:26,012 --> 00:12:27,447
I might have to scrap
this idea.
297
00:12:27,580 --> 00:12:29,148
♪ ♪
298
00:12:29,282 --> 00:12:31,250
I was rolling along so nicely.
299
00:12:31,384 --> 00:12:33,453
I'm going too complex.
300
00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:35,855
I'm thinking if I could
just have four posts
301
00:12:35,989 --> 00:12:37,757
and then just lace these across
302
00:12:37,890 --> 00:12:39,425
and have a nice,
little sun shelter.
303
00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,563
[thunder rumbling]
Oh, no.
304
00:12:43,696 --> 00:12:45,798
If it's light rain,
I'll just muscle through it,
305
00:12:45,932 --> 00:12:48,334
but I might have to
get out of the water.
306
00:12:48,468 --> 00:12:49,535
A little frustrated.
307
00:12:49,669 --> 00:12:51,771
I got right to the point
I needed to be.
308
00:12:53,006 --> 00:12:54,507
Down to the bare bones again.
309
00:12:54,641 --> 00:12:57,276
[thunder rumbling]
Oh, that's a pain in the ass.
310
00:12:57,410 --> 00:12:59,746
♪ ♪
311
00:12:59,879 --> 00:13:01,781
- [sighs]
312
00:13:01,914 --> 00:13:04,784
This going to be our ridge pole
313
00:13:04,917 --> 00:13:07,220
marking the back
of our shelter.
314
00:13:07,353 --> 00:13:08,221
♪ ♪
315
00:13:08,354 --> 00:13:10,556
That looks--that looks great.
316
00:13:10,690 --> 00:13:12,625
All right,
so I need to cut three poles,
317
00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:14,961
one, two, three per side...
318
00:13:15,094 --> 00:13:16,262
♪ ♪
319
00:13:16,396 --> 00:13:18,064
And that is going
to be my framework
320
00:13:18,197 --> 00:13:20,333
to attach
the roofing material,
321
00:13:20,466 --> 00:13:21,868
which is going to be grass.
322
00:13:22,001 --> 00:13:23,069
♪ ♪
323
00:13:23,202 --> 00:13:24,304
I want to literally
thatch the roof
324
00:13:24,437 --> 00:13:26,072
like an African-style hut,
325
00:13:26,205 --> 00:13:28,675
bringing a little bit of
my heritage into this build.
326
00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:29,942
♪ ♪
327
00:13:30,076 --> 00:13:31,911
It takes a matter
of five minutes
328
00:13:32,045 --> 00:13:33,946
to gather that much grass.
329
00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:35,682
♪ ♪
330
00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:39,619
What I'm going to do is start
shingling on the bottom.
331
00:13:39,752 --> 00:13:42,155
♪ ♪
332
00:13:42,288 --> 00:13:43,489
It's going to take
a lot of work,
333
00:13:43,623 --> 00:13:46,092
but this is going to be
really, really good.
334
00:13:46,225 --> 00:13:48,695
♪ ♪
335
00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:50,863
The bigger the bundle,
the better.
336
00:13:50,997 --> 00:13:52,432
♪ ♪
337
00:13:52,565 --> 00:13:56,502
Oh, I wonder what Britt
and Callie are up to.
338
00:13:56,636 --> 00:14:00,540
- Oh, I'm so tired today.
Coming to the end here.
339
00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:02,809
This isn't going to
save me in a monsoon,
340
00:14:02,942 --> 00:14:05,044
but a little rain,
it would stop.
341
00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:07,747
[thunder rumbling]
342
00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,382
- I would love to
be just working casually
343
00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:12,785
and leisurely,
and it's 105 degrees.
344
00:14:12,919 --> 00:14:14,253
♪ ♪
345
00:14:14,387 --> 00:14:17,123
- I'm a little bit
behind track.
346
00:14:17,256 --> 00:14:19,192
Always takes more
than you think,
347
00:14:19,325 --> 00:14:21,594
but I want to do it right.
348
00:14:21,728 --> 00:14:22,528
♪ ♪
349
00:14:22,662 --> 00:14:23,796
- I think for my fire pit,
350
00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:25,965
I'm just going
to cut a couple logs.
351
00:14:26,099 --> 00:14:27,233
This is going to give us
just a little bit
352
00:14:27,366 --> 00:14:29,268
of a raised fireplace.
353
00:14:29,402 --> 00:14:30,903
♪ ♪
354
00:14:31,037 --> 00:14:33,372
- So if you're wondering
what might make a good anchor,
355
00:14:33,506 --> 00:14:36,442
well, good, old-fashioned
rocks work.
356
00:14:36,576 --> 00:14:39,579
- I am going to make
the chair for my raft.
357
00:14:39,712 --> 00:14:41,581
♪ ♪
358
00:14:41,714 --> 00:14:45,785
[sighs]
Already so comfortable.
359
00:14:45,918 --> 00:14:47,353
♪ ♪
360
00:14:47,487 --> 00:14:48,654
- All right.
361
00:14:48,788 --> 00:14:50,590
Well, what was supposed
to be a quick assembly
362
00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:53,626
has turned into
me getting rained out.
363
00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,128
I'll wait for it to pass,
364
00:14:55,261 --> 00:14:56,963
but I got to finish this
tonight.
365
00:14:57,096 --> 00:14:59,298
See, the clock's ticking
on this challenge.
366
00:14:59,432 --> 00:15:00,366
♪ ♪
367
00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:01,501
Back out here,
368
00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:02,769
and the last thing
I want to do
369
00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:03,770
is go in here
and get in the water,
370
00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:04,771
but I got to do it.
371
00:15:04,904 --> 00:15:06,439
I want to win this challenge.
372
00:15:06,572 --> 00:15:09,008
What I did was I took
all the pieces of bamboo
373
00:15:09,142 --> 00:15:10,610
and split them down
even further
374
00:15:10,743 --> 00:15:13,579
to create a roof
I could drape over my shelter.
375
00:15:13,713 --> 00:15:14,981
[insects droning]
376
00:15:15,114 --> 00:15:15,982
Uh-oh.
377
00:15:16,115 --> 00:15:18,050
♪ ♪
378
00:15:18,184 --> 00:15:20,319
That piece right there
just came out.
379
00:15:20,453 --> 00:15:22,255
[wood clattering]
380
00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:25,758
[groans]
381
00:15:27,794 --> 00:15:30,663
[dramatic music]
382
00:15:30,797 --> 00:15:33,166
♪ ♪
383
00:15:33,299 --> 00:15:34,667
Uh-oh.
384
00:15:34,801 --> 00:15:37,403
That piece right there
just came out.
385
00:15:37,537 --> 00:15:38,838
[wood clattering]
386
00:15:38,971 --> 00:15:40,339
[groans]
387
00:15:40,473 --> 00:15:43,075
[insects droning]
388
00:15:43,209 --> 00:15:47,280
Well, I'm out here
wading in the dark
389
00:15:47,413 --> 00:15:50,583
and something happened
that I can't even see.
390
00:15:50,716 --> 00:15:52,819
[sighs]
391
00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:55,488
Between it being
over 100 degrees
392
00:15:55,621 --> 00:16:00,326
or a torrential downpour,
I think the timer has run out.
393
00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:01,994
I didn't complete
the challenge.
394
00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:08,100
♪ ♪
395
00:16:08,234 --> 00:16:11,404
- So a few days ago
I gave Callie, Joel,
396
00:16:11,537 --> 00:16:14,440
and Britt a challenge
to build a raft
397
00:16:14,574 --> 00:16:16,209
with a living space on it.
398
00:16:16,342 --> 00:16:19,679
I gave them a parang,
a saw, and some paracord.
399
00:16:19,812 --> 00:16:22,448
The shelter must include
a living space
400
00:16:22,582 --> 00:16:24,350
large enough for one person
401
00:16:24,484 --> 00:16:26,419
that you can
comfortably spend the night
402
00:16:26,552 --> 00:16:29,255
out on a lake or river
and stay afloat.
403
00:16:29,388 --> 00:16:30,556
Let's see how they did.
404
00:16:30,690 --> 00:16:32,458
♪ ♪
405
00:16:32,592 --> 00:16:36,062
- I think my biggest fear
is that it won't float.
406
00:16:36,195 --> 00:16:38,431
[chuckles]
Oh, I'm nervous.
407
00:16:38,564 --> 00:16:39,799
♪ ♪
408
00:16:39,932 --> 00:16:41,500
[sighs]
409
00:16:41,634 --> 00:16:43,669
Wow. Okay.
410
00:16:43,803 --> 00:16:44,904
She's a-floatin'.
411
00:16:45,037 --> 00:16:46,305
♪ ♪
412
00:16:46,439 --> 00:16:48,908
Okay, moment of truth.
413
00:16:49,041 --> 00:16:51,310
[laughs]
414
00:16:51,444 --> 00:16:52,445
[branch snaps]
Mm.
415
00:16:52,578 --> 00:16:53,579
♪ ♪
416
00:16:55,481 --> 00:16:56,349
All right.
417
00:16:56,482 --> 00:16:57,516
♪ ♪
418
00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:59,452
Start my fire.
419
00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:00,653
Let's go fishing.
420
00:17:00,786 --> 00:17:03,055
[upbeat music]
421
00:17:03,189 --> 00:17:05,091
Got one.
422
00:17:05,224 --> 00:17:07,159
It's a bluey, though.
423
00:17:07,293 --> 00:17:08,694
Look at that little guy.
424
00:17:08,828 --> 00:17:11,264
♪ ♪
425
00:17:11,397 --> 00:17:12,498
Ooh-hoo.
426
00:17:12,632 --> 00:17:15,134
Look at that beautiful,
wild meal.
427
00:17:15,268 --> 00:17:16,536
♪ ♪
428
00:17:16,669 --> 00:17:18,337
That's as fresh as it comes.
429
00:17:18,471 --> 00:17:20,540
Looking forward
to a good night's rest.
430
00:17:20,673 --> 00:17:22,842
So good night.
431
00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:25,144
[dramatic music]
432
00:17:25,278 --> 00:17:28,047
- I am going to put this
into the water right now.
433
00:17:28,180 --> 00:17:29,982
Let's hope I've got the
strength to push it in.
434
00:17:30,116 --> 00:17:31,217
♪ ♪
435
00:17:31,350 --> 00:17:32,518
This is either going
to go perfectly
436
00:17:32,652 --> 00:17:33,986
or it's going
to be horrendous.
437
00:17:34,120 --> 00:17:35,888
So far, so good.
438
00:17:36,022 --> 00:17:38,057
♪ ♪
439
00:17:38,190 --> 00:17:39,825
[grunts]
Come on.
440
00:17:39,959 --> 00:17:41,360
♪ ♪
441
00:17:41,494 --> 00:17:42,828
And it's floating!
442
00:17:42,962 --> 00:17:45,998
Whoa-ho! Yeah!
443
00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:50,570
♪ ♪
444
00:17:50,703 --> 00:17:52,138
[laughs]
445
00:17:52,271 --> 00:17:53,339
♪ ♪
446
00:17:53,472 --> 00:17:55,541
The water isn't even
touching my second deck.
447
00:17:55,675 --> 00:17:56,542
It's not even touching it.
448
00:17:56,676 --> 00:17:57,944
♪ ♪
449
00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:01,080
I mean, this has got to be--
this is success.
450
00:18:01,213 --> 00:18:02,982
I'm laying down.
451
00:18:03,115 --> 00:18:05,318
I'm definitely ready to sleep.
452
00:18:05,451 --> 00:18:07,053
Check it out.
453
00:18:07,186 --> 00:18:08,254
♪ ♪
454
00:18:08,387 --> 00:18:11,190
There's my little,
warm den inside there.
455
00:18:11,324 --> 00:18:13,025
Good night, everybody.
456
00:18:13,159 --> 00:18:16,028
[crickets chirping]
457
00:18:16,162 --> 00:18:18,898
[suspenseful music]
458
00:18:19,031 --> 00:18:20,032
♪ ♪
459
00:18:20,166 --> 00:18:23,469
- All right.
Waking up on the water.
460
00:18:23,602 --> 00:18:26,706
It was
a interesting night's sleep.
461
00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:28,441
♪ ♪
462
00:18:28,574 --> 00:18:31,444
I stayed dry and warm.
463
00:18:31,577 --> 00:18:34,213
And if I was lost at sea,
464
00:18:34,347 --> 00:18:36,716
um, I think I would do okay.
465
00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:37,717
♪ ♪
466
00:18:37,883 --> 00:18:39,952
- [sighs]
Good morning.
467
00:18:40,086 --> 00:18:45,424
Well, the important thing
is that I am dry.
468
00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:50,162
Still floating very well.
469
00:18:50,296 --> 00:18:53,766
And my raft is stable,
470
00:18:53,899 --> 00:18:57,103
it floats,
and I've got it anchored.
471
00:18:57,236 --> 00:18:58,938
♪ ♪
472
00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:03,442
- Unfortunately, Britt was
unable to get his raft built.
473
00:19:03,576 --> 00:19:05,044
With that said,
I'm going to have to choose
474
00:19:05,177 --> 00:19:07,747
between Callie and Joel.
475
00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,483
With Callie's shelter,
there's not much to critique.
476
00:19:10,616 --> 00:19:12,585
It's really well-done,
floats well,
477
00:19:12,718 --> 00:19:15,054
and just in case
it didn't float well,
478
00:19:15,187 --> 00:19:16,589
she had built a raised bed,
479
00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:18,658
which in the case of
a floating shelter like that,
480
00:19:18,791 --> 00:19:20,559
I think is a really good idea.
481
00:19:20,693 --> 00:19:23,763
I was really happy to see how
it all came together for her.
482
00:19:23,896 --> 00:19:26,732
And Joel did a great job also.
483
00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:29,301
He found some really
nice, even logs,
484
00:19:29,435 --> 00:19:31,070
made a nice, thick base there,
485
00:19:31,203 --> 00:19:33,973
and then he built
a little, thatched hut.
486
00:19:34,106 --> 00:19:37,176
So the fact that
Joel's shelter is something
487
00:19:37,309 --> 00:19:40,846
that you could easily enclose
and sleep through the night in
488
00:19:40,980 --> 00:19:42,415
is a huge advantage.
489
00:19:42,548 --> 00:19:45,851
So both Callie and Joel
did an awesome job
490
00:19:45,985 --> 00:19:47,253
building their rafts.
491
00:19:47,386 --> 00:19:48,254
They completed
492
00:19:48,387 --> 00:19:49,388
all the requirements
493
00:19:49,522 --> 00:19:50,690
for the challenge.
494
00:19:50,823 --> 00:19:51,724
This is neck and neck,
495
00:19:51,857 --> 00:19:53,726
but ultimately,
496
00:19:53,859 --> 00:19:55,795
I have to choose...
497
00:19:55,928 --> 00:19:57,797
[suspenseful music]
498
00:19:57,930 --> 00:19:59,432
♪ ♪
499
00:19:59,565 --> 00:20:00,933
Callie.
500
00:20:01,067 --> 00:20:04,336
I really like the way
Callie went the extra mile,
501
00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:06,739
built a little fire
on her shelter,
502
00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:08,674
caught a fish, cooked it up.
503
00:20:08,808 --> 00:20:10,309
Congratulations, Callie.
504
00:20:10,443 --> 00:20:11,677
You win this week.
505
00:20:11,811 --> 00:20:14,780
- So I'm so grateful that
I won this week's challenge.
506
00:20:14,914 --> 00:20:17,316
It means so much coming
from you, the Moose Master.
507
00:20:17,450 --> 00:20:20,419
You're welcome to come and
take the old raft for a spin
508
00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:21,654
anytime you want,
509
00:20:21,787 --> 00:20:23,556
and thank you
for recognizing my efforts.