1 00:00:05,439 --> 00:00:06,607 narrator: In the wild, 2 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:08,575 the right skills can make the difference 3 00:00:08,709 --> 00:00:10,577 between life and death. 4 00:00:10,711 --> 00:00:11,778 [flames crackling] 5 00:00:11,912 --> 00:00:13,647 - Ugh! 6 00:00:13,780 --> 00:00:16,049 narrator: Now, some of "Alone's" best competitors 7 00:00:16,183 --> 00:00:17,885 are taking on a new mission... 8 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:20,120 - This is, like, some Indiana Jones-type stuff. 9 00:00:20,254 --> 00:00:21,655 narrator: They'll have just three days... 10 00:00:21,788 --> 00:00:22,789 - Whoa! 11 00:00:22,923 --> 00:00:23,824 - And limited tools... 12 00:00:23,957 --> 00:00:25,058 - Here's the fun part. 13 00:00:25,192 --> 00:00:26,526 narrator: For a build challenge 14 00:00:26,660 --> 00:00:27,961 devised by one of their own. 15 00:00:28,095 --> 00:00:29,229 - Time's the game. 16 00:00:29,363 --> 00:00:30,497 narrator: At stake for the winner... 17 00:00:30,631 --> 00:00:31,498 - Whoo! 18 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:32,599 narrator: Bragging rights. 19 00:00:32,733 --> 00:00:34,902 - You guys have you work cut out for you. 20 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:36,470 narrator: Tonight's challengers: 21 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:40,007 Joel Van Der Loon, 40-day survivor from season seven. 22 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:42,142 - Oh, this is really good fried. 23 00:00:42,276 --> 00:00:45,946 narrator: Callie North,72-day survivor from season three. 24 00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:47,614 - Ah! 25 00:00:47,748 --> 00:00:48,815 narrator: And Britt Ahart, 26 00:00:48,949 --> 00:00:51,685 35-day survivor from season three 27 00:00:51,818 --> 00:00:53,687 and runner-up from season five. 28 00:00:53,820 --> 00:00:54,888 - Check out that haul. 29 00:00:55,022 --> 00:00:57,457 narrator: Let the challenge begin. 30 00:00:57,591 --> 00:00:58,592 - Hey, hey. 31 00:01:03,096 --> 00:01:05,265 [suspenseful upbeat music] 32 00:01:05,399 --> 00:01:07,000 - Hey friends, this is Jordan Jonas 33 00:01:07,134 --> 00:01:09,570 of "Alone" season six, where I had the distinction 34 00:01:09,703 --> 00:01:12,339 of being able to collect more pounds of food 35 00:01:12,472 --> 00:01:14,675 than anyone else in the show's history. 36 00:01:14,808 --> 00:01:16,543 Yeah! 37 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:21,715 I got a pretty fun challenge for Joel, Callie, and Britt. 38 00:01:21,848 --> 00:01:23,650 Let's see it happen. 39 00:01:23,784 --> 00:01:26,420 - All right. The moment of truth. 40 00:01:26,553 --> 00:01:31,124 ♪ ♪ 41 00:01:31,258 --> 00:01:33,160 - Let's see what we're getting ourself into. 42 00:01:33,293 --> 00:01:34,394 ♪ ♪ 43 00:01:34,528 --> 00:01:38,198 - [laughs] Oh, Jordan. 44 00:01:38,332 --> 00:01:41,168 Your challenge is build a raft with a shelter. 45 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:43,604 - Callie and Joel. I got this one. 46 00:01:43,737 --> 00:01:45,706 - A raft. I'm already excited. 47 00:01:45,839 --> 00:01:47,507 - Shoot, I don't even know what my tools are yet. 48 00:01:47,641 --> 00:01:48,608 I'm just thinking about what I'm going to do. 49 00:01:48,742 --> 00:01:50,444 Hopefully, I have the tools to do it with. 50 00:01:50,577 --> 00:01:54,982 - So it looks like we have a parang, 51 00:01:55,115 --> 00:01:57,050 folding saw, 52 00:01:57,184 --> 00:01:59,386 and then our final item 53 00:01:59,519 --> 00:02:02,756 is 50 feet of paracord. 54 00:02:02,889 --> 00:02:06,093 - And that is it. No tarp, no ax. 55 00:02:06,226 --> 00:02:08,228 - But you know what? We'll make do with that. 56 00:02:08,362 --> 00:02:09,229 ♪ ♪ 57 00:02:09,363 --> 00:02:10,831 - "To complete the challenge, 58 00:02:10,964 --> 00:02:12,899 "you must include a shelter large enough for one person, 59 00:02:13,033 --> 00:02:14,701 "be stable enough to spend a night, 60 00:02:14,835 --> 00:02:16,937 "and stay afloat for at least one night. 61 00:02:17,070 --> 00:02:18,071 [laughs] 62 00:02:18,205 --> 00:02:19,373 - It's a good challenge, Jordan. 63 00:02:19,506 --> 00:02:20,607 It's a good challenge. 64 00:02:20,741 --> 00:02:21,608 - Let's get started. 65 00:02:21,742 --> 00:02:28,749 ♪ ♪ 66 00:02:36,757 --> 00:02:39,092 - A raft with a shelter. 67 00:02:39,226 --> 00:02:40,494 Oh, I'm going to crush this one. 68 00:02:40,627 --> 00:02:42,462 So I'll tell you what I'm already thinking about. 69 00:02:42,596 --> 00:02:44,431 It's going to be like a pontoon. 70 00:02:44,564 --> 00:02:46,600 Oh. Well, looky here. 71 00:02:46,733 --> 00:02:48,835 There's some nice, solid driftwood 72 00:02:48,969 --> 00:02:49,970 already sitting there, 73 00:02:50,103 --> 00:02:51,838 so we're going to go check that out. 74 00:02:51,972 --> 00:02:54,541 This is exactly what I need. Let's get at it. 75 00:02:54,674 --> 00:02:55,776 ♪ ♪ 76 00:02:55,909 --> 00:02:58,045 I'ma get my pontoons in the water, 77 00:02:58,178 --> 00:03:01,348 and then I'm going to go harvest some bamboo... 78 00:03:01,481 --> 00:03:04,184 [dramatic music] 79 00:03:04,317 --> 00:03:07,754 And make a nice little bamboo platform right across. 80 00:03:07,888 --> 00:03:09,589 ♪ ♪ 81 00:03:09,723 --> 00:03:11,825 What I really don't like 82 00:03:11,958 --> 00:03:13,360 it's how just the weight of that bamboo 83 00:03:13,493 --> 00:03:14,995 is making that thing sink like that... 84 00:03:15,128 --> 00:03:16,229 ♪ ♪ 85 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:17,864 'Cause at this rate, I'm only going to have 86 00:03:17,998 --> 00:03:19,700 inches of clearance from the water. 87 00:03:19,833 --> 00:03:22,202 That thing is headed straight to Davy Jones's locker. 88 00:03:22,335 --> 00:03:23,737 I still know what I want to do. 89 00:03:23,870 --> 00:03:26,640 I just have to switch up what I'm doing it with. 90 00:03:26,773 --> 00:03:29,976 ♪ ♪ 91 00:03:30,110 --> 00:03:33,480 - So I am going out on a scouting mission 92 00:03:33,613 --> 00:03:36,283 to look for dead wood. 93 00:03:36,416 --> 00:03:38,485 So this one, actually, I think would be perfect. 94 00:03:38,618 --> 00:03:40,487 [suspenseful music] 95 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:42,255 ♪ ♪ 96 00:03:42,389 --> 00:03:45,459 This dead alder is so excellent. 97 00:03:45,592 --> 00:03:48,562 I'm going to move all my logs over. 98 00:03:48,695 --> 00:03:50,664 I think because I'm on a slope here 99 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:51,998 and I'm close enough to the water, 100 00:03:52,132 --> 00:03:54,701 I could get away with building it on rollers, 101 00:03:54,835 --> 00:03:56,136 and it would be easier 102 00:03:56,269 --> 00:03:59,673 than having to be in the water all day. 103 00:03:59,806 --> 00:04:02,442 You can see my notching here 104 00:04:02,576 --> 00:04:05,078 and that way, they can interlock. 105 00:04:05,212 --> 00:04:06,880 So I'm just going to do a 106 00:04:07,013 --> 00:04:09,716 simple clove hitch on this side. 107 00:04:09,850 --> 00:04:12,385 ♪ ♪ 108 00:04:12,519 --> 00:04:14,754 So we've got our frame nicely done here, 109 00:04:14,888 --> 00:04:16,857 and now I'm going to work on securing 110 00:04:16,990 --> 00:04:19,192 the top layer of my raft. 111 00:04:19,326 --> 00:04:22,095 ♪ ♪ 112 00:04:22,229 --> 00:04:23,563 - [panting] 113 00:04:23,697 --> 00:04:25,932 - Okay, I've found a perfect tree right here. 114 00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:27,167 And it's a good thickness, 115 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:29,302 so if I can find a couple like this, 116 00:04:29,436 --> 00:04:31,805 we'll have a good foundation to a raft. 117 00:04:31,938 --> 00:04:34,908 So I'm just going to start trimming some stuff off. 118 00:04:35,041 --> 00:04:37,010 ♪ ♪ 119 00:04:37,144 --> 00:04:38,612 I need to get all the bark off 120 00:04:38,745 --> 00:04:40,714 because although this wood has been dead for a while, 121 00:04:40,847 --> 00:04:43,216 we've had a lot of rain. 122 00:04:43,350 --> 00:04:45,352 Going to have to cut it and let it just dry out a little bit. 123 00:04:45,485 --> 00:04:47,654 ♪ ♪ 124 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:49,489 [wood crackling] 125 00:04:49,623 --> 00:04:51,158 [grunts] 126 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:52,559 ♪ ♪ 127 00:04:52,692 --> 00:04:54,094 Timber. 128 00:04:54,227 --> 00:04:57,297 Building a raft, it's about having a lot of material 129 00:04:57,430 --> 00:04:58,899 to create that buoyancy. 130 00:04:59,032 --> 00:05:01,234 ♪ ♪ 131 00:05:01,368 --> 00:05:03,637 This is my biggest challenge for this build, 132 00:05:03,770 --> 00:05:05,672 is transporting all these materials. 133 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:08,008 It's going to take up a lot of my day. 134 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:09,009 It's got to be done. 135 00:05:09,142 --> 00:05:11,545 [grunts and exhales deeply] 136 00:05:11,678 --> 00:05:13,480 Okay. We've got all the logs down. 137 00:05:13,613 --> 00:05:14,748 This is fantastic. 138 00:05:14,881 --> 00:05:16,750 I'm going to get just down into some shorts, 139 00:05:16,883 --> 00:05:19,920 jump in the water, and I want to do a flotation test. 140 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:21,388 I'm going to jump on these logs 141 00:05:21,521 --> 00:05:24,024 and I'm going to see how well they float me. 142 00:05:24,157 --> 00:05:27,327 [dramatic music] 143 00:05:27,460 --> 00:05:28,328 ♪ ♪ 144 00:05:28,461 --> 00:05:30,096 [sighs] No way. 145 00:05:30,230 --> 00:05:31,198 ♪ ♪ 146 00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:33,033 I need more than this to make sure 147 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:36,369 that I'm compensating for the added weight from the shelter. 148 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:38,872 It's always double what you think it should be. 149 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:40,540 ♪ ♪ 150 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:43,476 That's about five hours of grueling work. 151 00:05:43,610 --> 00:05:48,515 ♪ ♪ 152 00:05:48,648 --> 00:05:51,551 [dramatic music] 153 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:54,588 ♪ ♪ 154 00:05:59,993 --> 00:06:02,495 - I'm not going to notch any of my top pieces. 155 00:06:02,629 --> 00:06:04,331 The amount of time it takes to notch 156 00:06:04,464 --> 00:06:09,803 is pretty labor-intensive, so I'm taking a gamble here 157 00:06:09,936 --> 00:06:13,473 and I hope it pays off. 158 00:06:13,607 --> 00:06:16,576 The first one is going to lead the charge. 159 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:18,878 I'm guessing that some amount of water 160 00:06:19,012 --> 00:06:21,248 will probably come up through the logs. 161 00:06:21,381 --> 00:06:23,083 I mean, there's lots of gaps. 162 00:06:23,216 --> 00:06:27,120 So our judge for this competition is Judge Jonas. 163 00:06:27,254 --> 00:06:29,623 He has a reputation in the judging world 164 00:06:29,756 --> 00:06:32,926 as being no-BS, 165 00:06:33,059 --> 00:06:36,029 gets right down to the point, very serious guy. 166 00:06:36,162 --> 00:06:37,964 [chuckles] 167 00:06:38,098 --> 00:06:39,900 We've got the bulk of our raft done, 168 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:43,336 and I am going to collect some cedar bark 169 00:06:43,470 --> 00:06:45,071 that I found in the forest. 170 00:06:45,205 --> 00:06:46,706 And we're going to lay that down. 171 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:48,875 It's kind of our floor because that way, 172 00:06:49,009 --> 00:06:50,343 it'll just protect me from water 173 00:06:50,477 --> 00:06:52,345 coming up as much as possible. 174 00:06:52,479 --> 00:06:53,813 ♪ ♪ 175 00:06:53,947 --> 00:06:55,582 I don't have a ton of paracord left, 176 00:06:55,715 --> 00:06:58,385 so I'm going to start working with the inner strands. 177 00:06:58,518 --> 00:07:02,489 I'm going to secure on in two spots the cedar bark. 178 00:07:02,622 --> 00:07:04,291 Nice. Okay. 179 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:07,227 So I've got my cedar bark strapped down. 180 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:11,131 Now I'm going to turn my raft into 181 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:12,766 more of a living space. 182 00:07:12,899 --> 00:07:16,936 ♪ ♪ 183 00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:19,839 - I need a freshly downed tree that's still full of resin 184 00:07:19,973 --> 00:07:21,975 and still water-resistant. 185 00:07:22,108 --> 00:07:24,744 So what I'm going to do is I'm going to detach it 186 00:07:24,878 --> 00:07:27,447 from everything from the two bottom logs, 187 00:07:27,580 --> 00:07:29,382 I'll pull that piece to shore, 188 00:07:29,516 --> 00:07:31,551 and then I'll find something to replace these two. 189 00:07:31,685 --> 00:07:32,652 ♪ ♪ 190 00:07:32,786 --> 00:07:34,854 Let's get to it. Some other pine logs. 191 00:07:34,988 --> 00:07:36,556 Now I know 192 00:07:36,690 --> 00:07:41,561 these have only been down for like a few months, 193 00:07:41,695 --> 00:07:44,864 so they've got to have much more buoyancy. 194 00:07:44,998 --> 00:07:49,169 ♪ ♪ 195 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:52,405 Okay. That's going to work out. 196 00:07:52,539 --> 00:07:56,242 Energy level, optimism level, feeling good. 197 00:07:56,376 --> 00:07:59,346 Tomorrow, I need to construct the shelter. 198 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:06,519 ♪ ♪ 199 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:14,594 - So I have literally doubled my materials 200 00:08:14,728 --> 00:08:16,496 to make sure that I'm compensating 201 00:08:16,629 --> 00:08:17,931 for the added weight from the shelter. 202 00:08:18,064 --> 00:08:21,134 I've got two horizontal beams right there, 203 00:08:21,267 --> 00:08:24,838 and these are going to act as sort of like a building dock. 204 00:08:24,971 --> 00:08:26,940 I'm not worried about the strength of this paracord 205 00:08:27,073 --> 00:08:28,775 to bind up this raft. 206 00:08:28,908 --> 00:08:30,443 I just cannot run out of rope. 207 00:08:30,577 --> 00:08:32,812 I'm going to need rope for so many things. 208 00:08:32,946 --> 00:08:35,582 Hey, hey. 209 00:08:35,715 --> 00:08:38,051 We have the first layer. 210 00:08:38,184 --> 00:08:39,519 ♪ ♪ 211 00:08:39,652 --> 00:08:41,454 It'll float me, but it will not keep me dry, 212 00:08:41,588 --> 00:08:45,892 so that's why I'm going to add a second layer onto this. 213 00:08:46,026 --> 00:08:48,428 So this is a secondary deck, 214 00:08:48,561 --> 00:08:51,731 but mainly for my sleeping platform. 215 00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:53,199 ♪ ♪ 216 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:54,601 Oh, yeah. Look at that. 217 00:08:54,734 --> 00:08:56,603 Oh, perfect. 218 00:08:56,736 --> 00:08:58,271 We'll get through this pretty quick. 219 00:08:58,405 --> 00:09:01,341 I'm just going to trim off all of these edges nice and neat, 220 00:09:01,474 --> 00:09:04,878 tie this down with some inner strands of the paracord, 221 00:09:05,011 --> 00:09:08,548 and then we'll have a finished raft. 222 00:09:08,681 --> 00:09:09,983 Oh, yeah. Wow. 223 00:09:10,116 --> 00:09:13,253 That's pretty damn strong for such small paracord. 224 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:15,288 I can't help but just looking at the water all day 225 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:16,756 and just thinking to myself 226 00:09:16,890 --> 00:09:20,994 how much fun it'll be to get this thing floating 227 00:09:21,127 --> 00:09:22,762 and float down the river in it. 228 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:29,068 ♪ ♪ 229 00:09:29,202 --> 00:09:31,271 - It's going to be another 100-degree day, 230 00:09:31,404 --> 00:09:33,840 so I'm going to do what I can. 231 00:09:33,973 --> 00:09:35,608 I want to build my shelter 232 00:09:35,742 --> 00:09:37,710 and then put it onto my watercraft. 233 00:09:37,844 --> 00:09:39,779 I've got my bamboo harvested in back, 234 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:41,181 so I think first I'm going to start out 235 00:09:41,314 --> 00:09:44,117 and make a bottom structure from my little shelter. 236 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:47,387 And then we're going to make a tepee like this 237 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,289 where it's all down the middle. 238 00:09:49,422 --> 00:09:52,192 Then I'll take some more of these bamboo pieces 239 00:09:52,325 --> 00:09:54,094 and lash them all the way down 240 00:09:54,227 --> 00:09:56,162 to create my skeleton of my shelter. 241 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:57,764 ♪ ♪ 242 00:09:57,897 --> 00:09:59,699 Oh, that sun's going to make a difference. 243 00:09:59,833 --> 00:10:02,836 Ooh, Lordy. [huffs] 244 00:10:02,969 --> 00:10:06,005 I gotta tie a knot and then step in the shade, 245 00:10:06,139 --> 00:10:07,974 tie a knot, step in the shade. 246 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:10,143 ♪ ♪ 247 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:11,778 You're cramping. Mm. 248 00:10:11,911 --> 00:10:13,313 ♪ ♪ 249 00:10:13,446 --> 00:10:14,914 Ouch, ouch, ouch. 250 00:10:15,048 --> 00:10:16,216 ♪ ♪ 251 00:10:16,349 --> 00:10:19,052 Hand cramps, finger cramps. 252 00:10:19,185 --> 00:10:20,854 This stinks. 253 00:10:20,987 --> 00:10:22,222 That's it for today. 254 00:10:22,355 --> 00:10:24,023 I barely got anything done. 255 00:10:24,157 --> 00:10:27,026 You guys have no idea what the sun is like out here today. 256 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:31,431 Holy hell. 257 00:10:33,032 --> 00:10:35,869 [dramatic music] 258 00:10:36,002 --> 00:10:38,138 ♪ ♪ 259 00:10:41,941 --> 00:10:45,979 - Okay, so I'm going to be working on my bed. 260 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.