"Get ready to howl." "An all-new "Alaskan bush people"" "starts now on discovery, brought to you by honey bunches of oats." "Sure." "Wait a second." "I think that's open." "Close it, rainy." "Close it." "We don't want any more out." "They're all exiting." "Hey, hey!" "No, no, no, no, no!" "Close one!" "No, no, no, no!" " Bam!" " Come here." "Come here." "Go!" "Grab it!" "Grab it!" "Gotcha." "On this episode Of "Alaskan bush people"..." "Ha!" "Ha ha ha ha!" "Billy's dream for browntown." "Moves one giant step Closer to reality..." "Hold it right there." "It's gonna go over." " Watch out." " Get your head down." "Yeah!" "And eldest son matt Kick-starts his own plan." "To keep browntown off the grid Forever." "You're right..." "It sounds kind of crazy." "Sometimes I make crazy work." "Matt and I both can have These complementary dreams." "It's that type of personality." "That invented the whole concept Of browntown." "If both of them work, We're set." "Come on!" "I need that!" "Far from civilization," "Deep in the alaskan bush." "Lives a family of nine." "Let's go." "Time to wake up." "Another beautiful day In the bush." "Removed From mainstream america..." "They formed Their own customs..." "Their own accents..." "It's already All knotted up." "You know how mom gets." "And their own Laws of survival." "Drop a tree on us, We'll make firewood." "They'll fight to remain wild." "That's the way you do it In the bush." "We're home!" "This is a place Beyond the frontier." "These are..." "Captions paid for by Discovery communications." "What a day." "Well, right now, I'm doing something." "That's actually Long overdue." "These seats here..." "They're super wet, super slick." "It rains a lot here," "So it soaks Anybody who sits here." "Or something like that." "But this rassling mat Will work perfect." "Because it's completely Waterproof." "Right now, I'm just cutting it down." "To the about length Of the seat itself," "Using this thing to keep it Semi-straight..." "Not completely straight, But close enough for me." "I'm like a shark." "This thing Is gonna be so awesome," "Mom isn't even gonna mind that I used a kitchen knife for it," "Especially when she sits down." "And feels just how comfortable It is." "And that should complete it." "Bench around fire..." "Completely improved." "That is extreme!" "I love it!" "Winter has almost Arrived on chichagof island," "And with the temperature Starting to drop," "The brown family of nine Is wasting no time." "Finishing up projects Before the snow starts falling." "I can already smell The smoke." "When we started the whole Vision of browntown," "The whole concept was to live And be self-sufficient." "And not depend On the outside world." "Sabrina!" "Here you go, sweetie." "But we're doing more Projects in browntown now." "We've got a lot of things going, And we're using more fuel." "1... 2..." "The rest of these Are empty." "All of them?" "That's what It looks like." "Burned through it In five days?" "Fuel has become our enemy Out here... it really has." "It's one of the few things now." "That's still tying us To the outside world." "I want to cut that rope." "The browns have managed to live Off the land in browntown." "What's up, doc?" "But in order to power their Generators for lights and tools," "They still rely on one critical Resource... fuel." "In the summer, it's bad enough To have to go to town," "Get the fuel, take the time," "Spend the fuel To go get the fuel," "But in the winter..." "Gets dangerous." "I can't see anything!" "This is bad, guys... bad!" "It's time now To take that next step." "I've been thinking About a major project." "Really?" "We have hauled So much fuel out here." "And poured it Into that generator," "And it's just like pouring it On the ground." "When you think about it." "I'm tired of being Hooked up to town." "What do you think About a wind turbine?" "Browntown has one thing That a lot of people." "Think's a bad thing..." "We have a lot of wind." "Think about that." "The good lord gives you Something." "And you can turn it Into electricity." "And never have to Go to town again?" "That's what ami and I are after." "For centuries, Homesteaders across alaska." "Have built wind turbines." "Capable of powering entire Off-the-grid settlements." "And with over 6,000 miles Of shoreline," "The state's wind-energy Potential is unlimited." "We could light up This whole place." "We could do anything, You know?" "When you think about All the things we've done." "To make browntown possible..." " let's go." " Come on." "My gosh, guys." " We made it to browntown." " Ha ha!" "If we can pull this off," "It's really gonna be the biggest Project we've ever done." "This puts all of browntown Into a different category." "20, 30 feet, maybe." "All right, if you got Something that high," "We'll dig us a hole." "This is a hole, noah." "Just a second." "Aha." "There you go." "There you go." "There you go." "These things are something We can construct." "If you've got A little ingenuity." "It's a big alternator..." "It's a couple of good bearings In there." "I like this." "I like this." "Okay." "All right." "We've got these Things in the ground," " Right?" " Right." "Then we come in With our deadmen," "Which will keep any Of the stress from coming in." " You got me?" " Yes." "There's gonna be A lot of phases to it," "And it's gonna take us a while To pull this off." "So we're starting with the Piling to hold up the turbine." "That'll hold that up." " 100%." "I like that... cut the outside World off completely." "We'd have everything They've got in here." "To get everything else..." "It's gonna take a while." "And we don't know... we got to Figure out a lot of things." "To me, it's important to get The frame up as fast as possible." "So we'll have time to do Everything else we need to do." "This is A pretty windy spot." "Well, remember when we first got Here, and we realized that," "When it blows, it blows harder Here than anywhere?" "I think this would be A good spot." "This area of browntown Is nicknamed "The blowhole,"." "A breezy channel generating Gusts of up to 70 knots," "Making it a prime location For the browns' wind turbine." "How are we Going to put it up?" "I mean, are we talking, Like, one single pole?" "The biggest thing We need right now..." "We need a platform That's 20, 30 feet in the air." "How big is the blade?" "8, 10, 12." "Is it sharp?" "Well, of course." "Okay." "Then we're good to go." "Getting away from the fuel And getting the turbine up." "Is something we talked about." "Since the beginning Of browntown," "So this project is really close To dad's heart." "I mean, this is something that He's talked about forever." "How much power Is that thing gonna put up?" "If we do this right, We figure about 5k to 6k." " Pretty good." " Are you kidding?" "That'll run browntown." "You would live with the natural Things that are here." "You know, to have the good lord Power our electricity..." "It doesn't get better than that." "If we can harness that wind," "We're finally free." "So, let's get started on this, Get this thing going." "While the rest of the family." "Gets started on the base Of the turbine... all right, man." "We're off." "Typically a 3-hour ride On the integrity," "The browns' skiff Can cut through." "The harsh southeast alaska Waters." "In under an hour and a half." "In the lower 48, You go around the corner," "And you can walk Into a hardware store." "Here in the bush, We've got to go a long ways," "And it's not always easy." "So every time That we come to the dump," "We try and make it worthwhile." "All right, this is where The magic happens." "Yeah, You and the dump, man." "It's always With the dump with you." " Hi, kenny." " What's up?" "!" "Feels really good to be back At the dump and to see kenny." "Like a wind turbine." "The wind's pretty good Around here." "Anything you see Around that, you know," "Would be something that might Go towards that, you know?" "Alternators and motors And stuff like that, maybe." "Or extremely long aluminum Pipes, blades." "You never know." "I might find something." "I'm trying to be a little bit More responsible," "Stepping up for my family." "It makes it where I've taken." "More of a serious Kind of mind-set." "This one has Something left in it." "Nice!" "But the dump, kenny..." "Ha!" "Ha ha ha ha!" "Yeah!" "He's tagging it." "See, this is what he gets to do When he comes to town." "Seriously?" "No, I'm not real keen On going to the dump." "And digging through it And trying to find parts." "To build something, But a lot of times," "You do find a lot of Usable things out here." "Not seeing much right now For a wind turbine." "I am kind of getting Another idea." "That looks like some kind Of a garage-door opener." "That's what I was gonna guess, Too, yeah." "Yeah, a chain and a motor Right there, basically?" " Yeah, yeah." " Ooh." "Can make a sawmill Out of it." "A lot of alaskans run what We call the alaskan sawmill." "That's where you take a ladder And a chainsaw." "And essentially Make your own mill." "When I see the car Garage-door opener," "I instantly Think it's a track." "What about that thing?" "Well, It's still classy enough." "You could make Something real out of it." "When I see this, I kind of get excited." "Dude!" "Looky here." "Holy smokes!" "What's that?" "Looks like a little bike, but I'm looking mainly at the motor." "Doesn't look too bad." "No, it doesn't." "Kicked it right out?" "Tell me you could use Something like that." "You hook something like this Up to, like, a band saw." "Or something... now you're Talking an extra, like..." "Well, that might be Kind of farfetched." "I don't know." " "Farfetched"?" "That's what They told edison." "That's what they told The wright brothers." "That's what they told Paul newman." "I don't think anybody would Tell paul newman anything." "All right." "I like it." "Y'all like it?" "I'm kind of locked Into this motor now." "The wind turbine's important," "But if I can get the sawmill To work," "We can seriously take another Aspect of browntown." "To the next level." "I just have to kind of prove it." "It's so crazy, It just might work." "I don't know why I even waste my breath." "Meanwhile, On the outskirts of browntown," "Youngest brother noah Has his hands full." "With a different type Of project." "Her name is rhain, The same as my sister." "It's spelled differently, of Course... there's an "H" in it." "I met her a little while ago In hoonah." "Usually, people say that, When you see a beautiful woman," "That you're just, like, Instantly attracted to," "There's something Just magical there," "That your heart Would skip a beat." "It's not true." "My heart wasn't working." "I guess it started beating." "When I first started, Like, the whole dating." "And asking women out and all, I got really nervous..." "I did..." "And I decided I didn't like it, So I quit." "I meditated away All of my emotions." "I saw them as a weakness." "But when I met rhain, the armor Just kind of melted off." "In a letter, More than anything," "Every word has a meaning." ""Greetings, rhain alicia."" ""Greetings, rhain alicia."" "It has been so wonderful To get to know you." "That I can hardly wait To see you again." "So I would like to invite you Out to my property." ""Until I see you again, noah."" "Being that rhain and I share A main interest." "Of this kind of lifestyle Is a big, like, win." "Browntown is what I want to continue." "I want to build it up." "Browntown is a campus." "I'm one of the painters." "Here's a tree." "You thinking that one?" "Yeah, we are now." "Would help if we already Had the turbine..." "We'd know how much weight We're trying to hold up." "This will hold the weight..." "That's for sure." "I mean, come on." "This is nice." "Yeah, you get three of them Like this." "Yeah." "I'd like to get, like, at Least 30, 35 foot out of here," "And then we play with it When we get it out there." "The turbine needs to be high." "The higher we can get it, The better," "Because unobstructed wind." "Will maximize everything The turbine can be." "Do you want this one, Or what do you want me to get?" " Yeah, I got it." " You sure you want to?" "Come on." "Lay that thing on me." "Let's do this thing." "The wind turbine In itself is a big project," "But to me, it means a little bit More because of last year." "I got in such bad shape." "And showing the guys, showing Ami, showing everybody I'm back." "The good lord blessed me One more time." "Timber!" "We can't dig Through solid rock." "Billy's wind turbine Gets off to a rocky start." "We're gonna Blow this up." "And later..." "Let's spin this blade And cut through this thing." "Matt's project Hits a major snag." "Come on!" "I need that!" "We're almost to depth, Aren't we?" "No, gabe, we're not." "Man, we got to get in A lot deeper than this." "We're barely Even started, guys." "With winter fast Approaching in southeast alaska," "Billy has recruited his children." "To dig the foundation For a 30-foot wind turbine." "It's really gonna be." "One of the biggest projects We've ever done." "This wind turbine can make us Where we really are independent." "We don't have to worry About fuel." "It's one of those things that, If we can just pull it off," "It's gonna make A big difference." "Gabe!" "My gosh!" "What?" "You hit me In the head with it." "No, I didn't." "As far as they possibly can." "And then we're gonna do What's called a deadman." "When the post goes over it," "It gives it something To push against." "The pole lays on top of it And can't push in." "How deep are we Going with this?" "4 or 5 feet's what we need, At least." "Dad, I have a bit of a rock Here." "Check it." "I'm hitting something Over here, too, man." "This one's enormous." "I can't find the bottom Of it there." "This is about The same depth, too." "Well, if we can't dig That far down," "We're never going to be able To raise anything that high." "I'd say to simply move The hole," "But we hit this Everywhere we go here." "The way it's worked out," "It's not like There's any option to move." "It's common sense." "If the rock is right here," "Then it's gonna be Over there 10 feet." "This is what it's like here." "We're in the optimum spot For the wind," "So we can't go putting it back Somewhere else." "Guys, come on." "We can't dig through solid rock." "So we have to come up With a solution." "To get the hole done right here, Where we need it." "Well, there's only so many ways You can get giant rocks out." "Only one thing I can Really think of." "Just blow it up." "You think that's gonna get Through it?" "It's gonna do more Than we're gonna do." "With that shovel scraping Against it." "You're serious?" "You're not Teasing with me now, dad?" "I think That's all we need." "If you want an actual awesome Explosion, I am your man." "Let's do it." "The thing is, though, you set it On top, it's not gonna do much." "You're gonna have to get down On the side of it." "You're gonna have to get it Where it's packed into it." "There's nothing more extreme Or awesome than an explosion." "It looks super cool, Bright flashes," "And sends stuff flying Everywhere." "What do you think, Bird?" "Well, you said a big explosion." "How far will it shoot?" "Just say, "Yes, dad." "That would be fine."" "I just love it When things blow up." "You think you could really rig Something that would do it?" "All right, let's go for it, Bear." "Let's do it." "Yeah, I was up there, And the power just..." "Fwmmm!" "Cut straight out." "You could have blown a fuse, Flipped a breaker," "Or blown out the power cords..." "Probably something in here." "Before bear can begin Making dynamite," "He calls on brother noah To help fix a power outage." "I thought for a second." "One of y'all, like, Switched it or something." "Is it working?" "Growing up in the bush Like I have." "Has given me a real enheightened Sense of everything." "I can hear birds." "I can hear even mice at night." "And when noah starts smirking And whistling," "You know something's going on." "There we go." "I noticed you actually seem A little bit cheerier." "You didn't complain When I asked for help at all." "You were walking straight to it And whistling." "I like to be extremely discreet About it." "Bear is never the first person" "I tell about any relationship I'm in," "But, regretfully, this time, He kind of pegged it." "Who is she?" "Come on." "I met her in hoonah." "Was she at the junkyard?" "Just kind of ran into her At the dock, actually." "Her name's rhain alicia." ""Rhain,"?" "Yeah, it kind of Threw me off at first." "It's spelled differently." "Okay." "It's spelled like the celtic, With an "H."" "R-hain." "Rhhhain." "But it's still pronounced The same." "Okay." "There are a few of my siblings." "That would possibly scare away A potential interest." "That's one reason I don't like to introduce." "Anyone to my family." "What color is her eyes?" " Blue." " Blue." "Bright blue, like the sky On the clearest day ever." "You're in love." "Like, the most beautiful smile I've ever seen." "The future of browntown really Is falling on all of us kids." "To, you know, to find wives and To help, you know, build it up." "So I'm really hoping that this Relationship works out for noah." "No, good job, man." "You should bring her over, Though." "Okay, let's go." "Thanks for putting My power back on." "It went all right." "I didn't find anything Really great." "I did pick up, essentially, A large box of scrap." "Okay." "I mean, it's not gonna be Industrial, you know," "But something we can actually Turn out some boards." "It sounds good." "Of course, the first Thing that comes to mind." "When matt wants to try to do Something like that is," "But to me, It's really important." "That, when they've got Their own ideas," "Their own little dreams, And their own things like this." "That they're trying to do," "It's very important To let them go do it." "The sawmill guy Is basically the pawn shop." "Everybody Trades for lumber." "Everybody needs the lumber, You know?" "When I look back, All the jobs that we've done." "Just for lumber..." "There it goes." "We're loose." "Hauling jobs, trading jobs, Roofing jobs... it's a score." "If we can actually produce Our own lumber," "Not only can we use it To grow browntown," "We can also trade it off to Other people that might need it." "I'm using my matt-ness." " That could be good or bad." " Right?" "When matt's telling me About building a sawmill," "I love the idea." "It's funny, but, you know," "Matt and I both can have These complementary dreams." "I can see a little bit of me In there, because..." "I've got to admit..." "I'm a little bit of a dreamer." "Your project Sounds kind of crazy," "But I'm doing the same thing With the wind turbine." "We're winging it." "But, like, if both Of them work, we're set." "Go." "That's it." "That's..." "After hitting bedrock." "While digging for the base Of the wind turbine," "Bear is working On a homemade solution." "To help get the project Back on track." "Right now, I'm just making A small explosive," "So that we can dig A deeper hole." "We ran into a ton of rock, And pretty much," "The only way to get around it Is to blow it up." "I need to put a primer in it, Actually," "So I'm just gonna use An old bullet." "The primer Will literally set it off 'cause it's gonna explode Into a massive explosion." "Rocks..." "I've blown up dirt." "Any spoiled milk We happen to have..." "I've blown up a lot of stuff." "This should be An extremely big boom." "It's gonna have to be if it's Gonna take those rocks out." "I punched something once so hard." "That I don't know If it counted as blowing up," "But it kind of exploded Everything out the back side." "Now I just need to put the last Coat on the very top of it." "It was a fish." "Success!" "She's going." "Watch out!" "Get out of there!" "Guys..." "Billy brown, along with the four Youngest family members," "Have hit a snag while Digging up the foundation." "For billy's dream project," "A wind turbine that Will power browntown." "Blow it up." "While most of the family Struggles with the foundation," "Brother matt is busy with his Own dream... a bush sawmill." "Dude, it's the first step." "To the rest of our lives Right there." "Matt plans to use The accelerators." "From an abandoned motorbike To rotate the blade," "While the garage-door System serves as a track." "We can actually set up A usable resource" "anybody that gets a bike Motor out of a dump, you know," "And expects it to be key In anything," "Especially building a sawmill, Could be a little bit crazy." "If I can get it to run," "It might just be the crazy We're looking for, though." "Come on." "Come on, baby." "Come on!" "It doesn't really sound Like it's even trying." "I don't think It's getting fuel." "It's always difficult when You're trying to do a project." "While another, seemingly more Important project is going on." "Where do you allocate your time?" "So it's all about, How much do you put into it," "When do you actually stop, And how feasible." "Do you think it's gonna be To actually pull it off?" "All right, That's the choke." "That's gas on/gas off." "I'm not hearing A motor run." "Don't give up on it yet." "I'm gonna prime the plug." "I like to think outside The box on a lot of my projects," "But a lot of them..." "They don't make it." "I get through it, and I'm like," ""No, this is The worst idea ever."" "We are constructing A robot made out of cardboard." "With the sole purpose Of fighting a bear." "The new me is the guy who Doesn't get so tunnel-vision." "That I find I've put All this time into something." "That just won't work." "I need more wind." "I'm not going." "If I don't have one, I know what I might do." "Well, I've never Really met a motor." "That wanted to work Properly." "You usually have to coax them In one way or another." "There is a point, typically," "Where there's just something Dead inside of it you can't fix." "Come on." "Yes!" "Ha!" "Ha ha ha!" "Got a little something Going there." "Hey, bam!" "Bam!" "I'm right here." "All right?" "All right, man." "There's the beginning part Of our sawmill right there." "Now, don't get too excited." "It's just the first step." "But congratulations, 'cause it is a big step." "Hoorah." "You know, You can actually eat this." "3 miles away," "So, seriously, The little red ones?" "Yeah, the squirrels." "We call them "Chipmunks."" "He's arranged a date with his New girlfriend, rhain alicia." " There's no "U" in..." " Simular." "You know, if I had Internet out here," "I'd just make google pronounce It properly for you." "The first day I met noah Was almost an accident." "I was walking through hoonah," "Just looking for the first time," "And he ended up scaring me." "And I'm like, "You know, you Scared the bejeebers out of me,"." "And that's how it all started." "Have you enjoyed Being out here?" "Yeah, it's been Fun out here." " I like this." " Yeah?" "Even though rhain alicia Is from the lower 48," "The way she grew up," "She's extremely comfortable In the woods." "Boy." "One of the great things That I love about her." "Is that she's appreciative Of every little thing I do," "And she doesn't want all The extravagant type things." "She's happy with a tent And some woods and a creek." "Hunh!" "Perfect woman for me." " Fixed." " What's that?" "Tai chi." "Think you'd want to teach me Some of that tai chi?" "We'd need a flat spot." "Need a flat spot?" " There." " All right." "Tai chi Is all about breathing." "Okay." "In through the nose." "Out through the mouth." "It's very relaxing." "I got a bug up my nose." " Yeah?" " I did." "Being on a date with noah Is different..." "Just because he is noah." "There's just no better way To say it." "Bend your knees As you raise your wrists." "I think we're both really happy With each other." " Okay, paint me a picture." " What exactly we doing here?" "What we're essentially doing." "Is we're going to use These tracks here." "To make a roller that will roll The lumber into the blade." "So, essentially, the saw part is Going to sit on the base thing." "That has wheels On these runners," "Exactly-ish." "And that didn't sound Incredibly confident." " Which part... the "Ish"?" " Yes." "Even though my self-exploration Is taking me down the path." "Of being a little bit more Serious of an individual," "I still have to remember What parts of me to hold onto." "My kind of wackiness..." "It's the fuel of my creativity." "Right?" "It's almost... yeah, right?" "There we go." "We're not quite ready." "To pat each other on the back And say we're done." "There's quite a bit of work Left to do," "And we definitely Have a ways to go." "Before this is actually A working sawmill," "But it is coming together." "'Cause we've only got one." "We don't get a second shot At this or anything." "We've got to have the hole For the piling," "And then we hit rock." "The only thing to do is go Through the rock." "Only way we know to do that Is to blast it." " We're gonna blow this up." " Finally, the big boom." "How far away Do we have to be?" "I want as close to it As I can get." "Maybe we should give the bomb To somebody else." "Yeah, slow down." "I just..." "I don't want somebody Getting hurt on it." " I really don't." " Okay." "If blowing this thing up Doesn't work," "I'm actually afraid the whole Project's gonna be lost." "If you can't pick through it And you can't blast it," "What are you gonna do?" "Okay, you ready To make it ride?" "It's got to go In one quick boom, right?" "I'm ready." "It's ready." "Yep." "Okay, hit it." "Be careful with it." "Got it." "Got it." "Got it." "We start digging this hole," "Everything's going great, And then we hit rock." "With large rocks and boulders." "Just below the surface Of the beach..." "Okay, do not stick Your head out there, okay?" "You don't need to watch." "Get your head down." "The browns Need a lot more power." "To get their project started." "We've got to have the hole For the piling." "The only thing to do Is to blast it." "Okay, you ready To make it ride?" "It's got to go In one quick boom, right?" "I'm ready." "It's ready." "Yep." "We can't waste this." "We really can't." "Okay, hit it." "Yeah!" " Dang." " Gracious." "My gosh." "Okay, that probably Did the trick." "This is what I live for!" "Told you." "Let's just hope We got it now." "The blast is over, okay?" "We got past that one." "The only thing that's going Through my mind..." "It's a big rock." "I'm afraid that It might not shatter enough." "That we can still get it out." "Bunch of broken pieces." "It was like rain." "That was ridiculous." "I think it worked, dad." "Check it." "It's, like, broken up." "So, dig in." "I never thought I'd be so relieved." "Just to see A few cracks in a rock." "But it's like everything Out in the bush..." "You overcome an obstacle," "You get to celebrate For a few seconds," "And then the next one Is right there in your face." "That you've got to deal with." "Now we've got to get the deadmen In the bottom," "Get them placed, And then raise this tower up." "Dy-no-mite." "What do you want To name it?" "Let's name it after We figure out if it works, 'cause it's gonna be called "Piece of junk" if it doesn't." "After mounting A bike motor to a metal frame." "And adding tires To help spin the blade," "Matt and bam prepare To get the part into place." "About all the parts That I salvaged from the dump." "For the sawmill Have actually worked." "I used the tracks From the garage door." "To build a frame For the bike motor." "And the blade To run up and down." "Any living person Standing next to a machine." "You're loose Off that bottom." "You want to push that Back in there." "It's already gonna really want To slide off of these wheels." "And decapitate somebody." "It's not very, safe." "That's what The guard's for, bro." "I still don't think anybody Should stand in front of it." "Or beside it While it's running." "If I lose any fingers, I hope it's the bad one." " All right." " And down." "You know, I need to show it To everybody..." "To my family, to bam, to myself." "I'm a little nervous." "Let's spin this blade And cut through this thing." "There we go." "Aah." "Okay." "Well, we made it About 2 inches." "With every failed attempt, I grow closer to success." "These are the words that are Ringing in the back of my head." "There's always a few gentle Tweakings and adjustments." "Give me a second To re-go." "One of those fixes Is to take a plank of wood." "And shove it down in between The mount and the saw blade." "Essentially, it will keep it From jumping backwards." "Let's see If this will work!" "Good!" "Push it, man." "Let's do it!" "Do it once for me!" "Come on!" "I need that!" "Aah." "Okay." "Turn it off." "Turn it off." "I've done a lot of projects In browntown." "It's important now for me." "To, you know, finish the things That I start." "I want everybody To realize that," "When I set out to do something, I'll complete it." "Well, you know, man," "We might should just cut Our losses and move on." "Well, my thing is, It's working." "We made it out of parts." "That we got At a frickin' junkyard, man." "Yeah." "You know?" "That used to be a bike." "I think The theory is sound." "I just don't know If, you know," "We should be wasting All our time on it." "I don't know if we should Just cut our losses now." "Let me tinker around with it, You know, do a couple things." "It just needs fine-tuning." "I'll make it work." "We'll see." "It's easy to let negativity Kind of push you over," "But I'm not gonna Let that get to me." "Problems and challenges..." "They merely push me forward." "They make me more determined." "A quarter-mile down the beach," "As the light rain begins," "Billy and his team set up." "To raise the foundation Of the wind turbine." "Got her anchored, bear?" "Cup, leave it." "Hey, off." " Bear!" " Yo?" "Birdy, call cup, Would you?" "Cup!" "Cupcake, come!" "The wind turbine Won't hold itself up." "I guess one pole concreted down To something." "Would be one way to do it," "But we're dealing with things That we have here," "Which are trees." "The concept we have now." "Is to basically raise three At one time." "All right, you're set." "To drag the three pilings to The hole and then raise them up." "Pull it straight." "Pull it tight." "How far we going?" "I don't know." "We're having fun, though." "As it goes up, it's gonna try To go side by side," "So what we've done... we've put Guidelines on each side of it." "That, you know, It doesn't go either way." "But there's nothing to hold The guidelines but us." "Weighing over 500 pounds," "The pilings are potentially Deadly if mishandled." "Raising them up is gonna be Really tough." "I need it to the point Where it's like the guys and I." "Are just trying to kind of Step up a little bit." "And shoulder Some of the physical burden." "So dad doesn't go Too far with it." "Down, bird." "Down." "Whoa." "I'm not what you would call A young whippersnapper anymore," "But, you know, I don't need To be that anymore." "Because I've got the family That can help so much." "I've got so many around me That are making up for it." "1... 2... 3!" "You know, getting away from fuel And getting the turbine up." "Is something we've talked about." "Since the beginning Of browntown," "So this project is really close To dad's heart." "This is something that He's talked about forever." "Now the hard part." "That's the hard part." "This is gonna be tough." "Watch out, bird." "Stand clear." "It's slipping." "Yo, gabe, hit the brake!" "Hold it right there." "Hold it!" "That's a lot of weight." "It's barely holding it." "Give them a brace." "Give them a brace." "Hang on a second." "Let's go." "Okay, now you're placing it This side..." "This side, this side." "Whoa, whoa, whoa." "Watch out, dad." "Go!" " Ready?" " Little more." "Come on." "Gabe, stop." "Hold it right there!" "Hold it." "Hold." "She's going." "Watch out!" "Get out of there!" "Cuppy, stay." "Stay, cuppy." "Get her!" "Cuppy... he has been getting." "A little bit too rambunctious Lately." "Like, we trained him, But we weren't, like," "Super authoritative with him." "We never treated him like a dog Or anything." "Come on." "Cuppy!" "Actually, cuppy, I kind of like What you're thinking." "Let's go." "Watch out, bird." "With the stability Of the pilings in jeopardy," "Billy's dream of building A wind turbine... go!" "I'm off it." "I'm off it." "Could come crashing down." "Gabe, too much." "It's gonna go on over." "Cut it slack!" "Slack!" "Give it slack!" "You know, this wind turbine." "Is maybe not the hardest project We've ever done," "But the biggest project We've ever done." "She drives up, guys." "Keep looking up." "This puts all of browntown Into a different category." "This can make us where We really are independent." "We can do more Than we could do before." "She's going." "Watch out!" "Get out of there!" " Stand clear!" " Watch out!" "It's actually holding." "We're gonna leave it Right there, gabe." "It's straight-ish." "The frame's up, But it's not stable." "It's not nailed Down or any of those things." "But, you know, like we do Everything, we got through it." "We got it." "We persevered." "We got it up there." "Pretty good job." "I think we're good." "I think it accidentally Worked good, you know?" "Rain." "Good job, gabe." "We got it up." "And it's gonna take us a while To pull this off." "So, what's the next step?" "Alls we have now Is get the turbine up." "The next thing On the turbine project..." "Get that turbine itself." "Hey, cup." "Cup, that's enough." "Leave it." "Seriously." "Okay, that's better." "The next morning, On the other side of browntown," "Eldest brother matt Is still hard at work." "On his own dream For the homestead." "Fixing the sawmill..." "I fine-tuned every little thing," "And I am running out of options Quickly." "I've retensioned the blade." "I added a layer of tape To this wheel here." "To kind of, you know," "Give us a little bit more Support on this side." "It is starting to look More like a sawmill." "Matt has done the base work For it," "But I'm not gonna be happy." "Till this thing Starts spitting out wood." "What's with the skull?" "Just a mascot." "You know, It kind of adds to it." "I'm feeling a little pressure." "It's like, if I were a doctor," "You know, When do you stop doing cpr?" "I'm afraid that I'm gonna be That guy up there," "Just, you know, like, trying to Just push life into him." "Come on." "There we go." "That's the way we do it." "Yo, matt, you might Want to unchoke it." "Choke off." "Yep." "Come on." "Don't... there you go." "It's all right." "Okay, you ready?" "Do it." "All right, here we go!" "Hold." "Hold." "Come on." "Come on." "All right, the knots Are slowing us down, man." " Yeah." " Take it easy." "Come on." "Aha ha ha!" "That's the way you do it." "Go, matt!" "Ha ha ha!" "It's actually working!" "I told you This was a good idea!" "I'm at the end!" "Ha ha!" "Yes!" "And that's the game!" "All right, man!" "We're moving out Of the stone age, my friend." "Check it out." "Now, keep in mind I built it Out of a box of scraps." "It's not real pretty, But it works." "I found the parts to make A mill," "And in making that mill," "I reinforced the fact That the different parts of me." "Can still be put together To make something that works." "What do you think?" "I'm kind of amazed I think, Right now." "Do you Want to see her work?" " Let's see it." " All right, cool." "Here we go." "It's about making Something out of nothing," "Following your dreams." "There!" "So, that's what My family's about." "And what browntown's about." "Ha ha!" " Ha!" " Whoo!" "Somebody's Got a workable mill..." "Man, you can barter For anything." "Everybody wants wood." "We can be milling lumber As we need it." "Gives us something That makes us worth something." "I could not feel better About how everything is going." "And how it's progressing so far." "It's actually making the dream Bigger than I dreamed it." "Every time you get a challenge Like this and you complete it," "And accomplishing Those kind of things..." "I think it's one of the main Things that makes, you know," "Browntown and just this whole World so special." "It's the plan of a dreamer..." "That's for sure." "You know, with matt's Mill project going." "And pulling it off, It is something, too," "Like the wind turbine." "This is securing our freedom, But this time," "Not just to survive..." "This is to thrive." "It smells like Victory right there." "On the next episode Of "Alaskan bush people"..." "I have a deal for you, A proposition." "Hoo!" "The brown family sets Sail to pay off a final debt." "1, 2, 3!" "What do you know About cows?" "Zero." "Not one of those." "Give me some juice, sucka!" "But when They hit the open seas..." "A lot of people go out there And never come back." "There's no turning back." " What is it, gabe?" " I don't know." "My gosh." "At this minute," "I honestly don't know If we're gonna get through this." "Here comes a big one." "Watch out!"