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00:00This will be the perfect moment for a selfie, right?
00:28Selfie!
00:30Three families are leaving the modern world behind.
00:34Everyone smile.
00:35And going back in time, swapping their 21st century lives for an 1880s homestead.
00:43That's the bathroom.
00:45You lying to me.
00:47Armed with just a wagon of supplies and basic shelter.
00:51Oh, wow.
00:52The door is falling off.
00:54They'll spend a summer in the wilderness.
00:58And just like the original homesteaders.
01:01This is disturbing for me.
01:03They have no idea what's waiting for them.
01:06What have I bought my family into?
01:09They'll have to farm the land.
01:11This is not what I signed up for.
01:13Feed their families.
01:14It's a miserable fail is what it is for today.
01:17Oh, God.
01:18And work together to survive.
01:20This is really hard work and it really sucks.
01:23I was not prepared for these.
01:25Wow, look at that.
01:27It's the adventure of a lifetime.
01:31But do they have what it takes to make it on the frontier?
01:34If I don't get it done, my family does not eat.
01:37I'm getting really irritated.
01:38It's getting hot in here.
01:40And will what they learn in the past.
01:42What would you like to see more from me as a father?
01:45A little less.
01:46Tough love.
01:47Help shape their family's future.
01:49Confidence is something I'm going to take home.
01:51And I've learned a lot.
01:53Baby, this is the frontier.
01:55And what I learned day one is going to make you a breakie.
01:59The first family leaving the 21st century behind.
02:24Welcome to the frontier, girl.
02:26Is the Lopers all the way from Alabama.
02:30Baby, we fall from town.
02:33Hello.
02:34Welcome.
02:35All of your tech in here, please.
02:36And then makeup and jewelry removal there, please.
02:39I got to get rid of all that.
02:40Got to get rid of all of it.
02:41All right.
02:42My name is Joaquin Loper.
02:44This is my beautiful, beautiful wife, Stacy Loper.
02:47And smile.
02:49We have two sons, Maddox, who is 12, and Landon, who's 14.
02:54Hey, this is my mother, Shirley Loper.
02:56All right.
02:57Let's go.
02:58The biggest thing I want my kids to learn from this experience.
03:01Good morning, boys.
03:02Time to get up.
03:03Humility and hard work.
03:06I grew up on a farm with my mom.
03:08And this gives my kids a chance to see how dad really was reared.
03:13I believe it's going to present an opportunity for us to grow closer as father and sons.
03:19My mother is 72 years old.
03:22I truly believe what she brings back to the frontier with us, the knowledge, the experience.
03:27She's going to be a secret weapon, but she can only stay the first half of the summer.
03:32Before I leave, I want to teach them all the knowledge that I know and how to appreciate what they have now.
03:43Yes, can I do a taste test, please?
03:45I am extremely excited to have my mother-in-law come along.
03:49She will be able to help me with the domestic aspect of it, such as cooking, dining, because I'm not domestic.
03:58I am so career-driven that doing those things, they aren't me.
04:03You think she'll do the majority of the work for me while she's there?
04:06Be honest.
04:08Probably.
04:11There are so many things that I can learn.
04:13I think that's one of the things I'm really looking forward to experiencing.
04:16So am I.
04:23You better take advantage of it while we are on the frontier,
04:26because, baby, when we get back home, you may not be able to experience that.
04:31And I will.
04:34There's just a whole lot that I'm going to miss.
04:36The amenities is what I'm going to miss most.
04:38Washroom, bath tub, running water.
04:42Hold on.
04:43We going to have some running water out here.
04:44Yeah, running on the ground.
04:47Y'all taking me too fast.
04:48I'm at a loss for words at this point that I have to give up all of this to go back to the frontier.
04:53I'm 21st century hardcore.
04:58Arriving next for the ultimate digital detox.
05:02Oh, look at this.
05:04You guys ready?
05:05Yep.
05:06Our Dallas-based dads, the Hannah Riggs.
05:09Hi.
05:10All of your tech here, phones, devices.
05:13Okay.
05:14What's first?
05:15No more work.
05:16No more emails.
05:17No more pings.
05:18No more bings.
05:19Everywhere we go.
05:20Are you guys ready to get rid of these devices?
05:21No.
05:23Alexa, good morning.
05:28I'm Jason Hannah.
05:30My name is Joe Riggs.
05:31We have our twin boys, Ethan and Lucas, that are 10 years old.
05:36Alexa, make an announcement.
05:38Good morning, boys.
05:39It's breakfast time.
05:40Come downstairs, please.
05:42Good morning.
05:43Hi.
05:44Good morning.
05:45There's a new device released.
05:47Joe is typically online looking it up.
05:50How much faster is it and how much bigger is the screen?
05:53You're all in on the Gidgets and Gadgets.
05:57Our carpets are continually vacuumed every day.
06:00It creates those perfect straight lines in our carpet that I love.
06:03Joe is very particular about the straight lines.
06:06Home automation is beneficial, but technology in general and being connected all the time can be a big distraction.
06:15It does take away from moments that you should be sharing with the other people that are right in front of you.
06:23Going back to the frontier, it's going to be a life-changing moment for all of us.
06:29We're going to be living with no air conditioning, no electricity, no devices for our kids.
06:35Being able to take all those distractions away and really focus on us as a family unit,
06:40I think is going to be super beneficial in creating that family bond that we want.
06:44Do I have to put this?
06:45Yes, it's all.
06:46No more Nintendo.
06:48You're going to have to talk to us now.
06:50No.
06:51No?
06:54Finally, flying in from Florida, ready to embrace the wilderness.
06:59Here we are.
07:00It's the Hall family of five.
07:02Here we go, guys.
07:03Hi.
07:04All of your tech in here.
07:05Makeup removal over there.
07:06No.
07:08Regular frontier folk wouldn't have worn makeup.
07:11Our whole face of makeup.
07:13All of your makeup and all of your jewelry.
07:15So it's bye-bye bronzer.
07:18Lip gloss at least, right?
07:20Everything must go.
07:22Sorry, girls.
07:24Bummer, right?
07:26We are the Halls.
07:28Yeah.
07:29I'm Lena.
07:30I'm Jeremy.
07:31We have three kids.
07:32Mia is 18, Zoe is 16, and Jet is 11.
07:37All right.
07:38We love to do stuff together.
07:40That's so hard.
07:41I want to say like five.
07:42I'm not going to have these kids forever.
07:44So while I have them here at home, I want to connect and do things.
07:48We like adventure, especially this guy.
07:53The main reason that we are doing this is because we want to grow food.
07:58We want to live off the land simpler, get away from the technology, go back to doing things
08:03ourselves.
08:04We want to go backwards so that we can go forward in the right direction.
08:09As a parent, I worry about phones and distractions.
08:14And then they just get sucked into the social media.
08:17Okay, post it.
08:18And then real life becomes boring.
08:20What are we doing on the phone?
08:21We took a cute picture.
08:22We were going to post it.
08:24I like that one.
08:25Post that one, yeah.
08:28I love that I can express myself through a post or a story or whatever.
08:33It's just hard to think I'm going to leave all this stuff behind my entire life.
08:38I'm going to be stripped from everything we love and everything we know.
08:42Ow, you're actually poking me.
08:44That hurts.
08:45Sorry.
08:46Even though it might definitely suck.
08:48Like this is a once in a lifetime experience.
08:53Oh no.
08:54I get it.
08:55Should I get the pressure washer?
08:57Excuse me?
08:59It's going to be hard for us.
09:00Like being a teenager is all about, you know, getting dressed up and making yourself look
09:05good and stuff.
09:08Why?
09:09Are you crying?
09:10Why are you crying?
09:11What's the matter?
09:12It's just the confidence.
09:13I think makeup is a little bit of a mask that I wear.
09:16So removing this off my face, it's scary.
09:18I don't even go to the grocery store without makeup.
09:19So this is hard.
09:21Where we're heading is going to be an experience that you're not going to even probably think
09:22about makeup or worry about jewelry.
09:23We're going to have a good time and we're going to be building memories in our little
09:26heads, right?
09:27It's going to be fun.
09:28It's going to be fun.
09:29All right?
09:30Okay.
09:31Hall's party of five.
09:32Let's put our hands in on it.
09:33Ready team?
09:34Let's do it.
09:35Back to the frontier.
09:36Woo!
09:37For our families, there's no turning back.
09:38To see the next few miles, we're going to be moving again.
09:39I'm going to be moving again.
09:40I'm moving.
09:41So this is hard.
09:42Where we're heading is going to be an experience that you're not going to even probably think
09:45about makeup or worry about jewelry.
09:47We're going to have a good time and we're going to be building memories in our little
09:50heads, right?
09:51It's going to be fun.
09:52All right?
09:53Okay.
09:54Hall's party of five.
09:55Let's put our hands in on it.
09:57Ready team?
09:58Let's get ahead.
09:59Back to the frontier.
10:01Woo!
10:02For our families, there's no turning back.
10:06turning back. Everything they encounter from now on will be rooted in history.
10:13They are following in the footsteps of millions of Americans and heading for the
10:19frontier. Their base for the next few months, 10,000 acres of wilderness in
10:27the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. Home to bears, cougars, and moose.
10:35And now our three families who are about to meet their new neighbors for the very first time.
10:44Hi. Hey, how you doing? We're good. Are y'all ready for this?
10:49So how are we feeling about what's ahead? I'm excited. I'm nervous about what foods you guys
10:55are gonna eat. We're curious about what I'm gonna eat. I'm a very picky eater.
10:59Hey. Hi. How are you all doing? Good, thank you. Nice to meet you. We're the Halls. Halls? Yes. So have
11:07y'all ever done anything like this before? No. We're a tight family. We've done a lot
11:12together, but never anything like this. The first stop for homesteaders looking to
11:18settle in the West was the land office, where many would turn up and request their plot. So,
11:25it's a good place to start for our families. Land applications filed here. Applicants must be over 21,
11:35single, or head of a household. Married women may not apply. Okay. Women had really no rights. Our
11:48rights don't come until later. For two of our families, the customs of the 1880s means the head
11:56of the household is clear. But the Hannah Riggs have options. How should we figure out the head of
12:01household? It could be either one of us. Both of us qualify. We're married. Joe and I, like,
12:06we're both the head of our household. Like, it's equal. And coming back to the 1880s, like, there were no
12:12two dead families. I usually do cars and investments. I'm more of the real estate guy.
12:18He's real estate. This is more for me. All right. Cool. I'm good with that. Shall we head in?
12:23Oh, shit. Guiding them through the experiment. Welcome. His homestead historian. Great to meet
12:32you. Jeremy, nice to meet you. Dr. Jacob Freefeld. Nice to meet you. I am a historian of the 19th
12:39century American West, and I specialize in the Homestead Act of 1862. It's one of the most
12:44important social policies in the history of the country. It gave Americans access to their own
12:49little piece, the American dream. And today, there are as many as 93 million Americans who are
12:53descendants of homesteaders. This is where the homesteading journey started for millions of
12:58Americans and immigrants whose footsteps you're following in. Now, the Homestead Act was signed by
13:02Abraham Lincoln to develop the American West, and it gave Americans free land. But it wasn't really free.
13:08Homesteaders had to earn the right to keep their land by building homes and farming the land and
13:14making lives for themselves. And you'll have exactly the same goals. How do you verify that
13:21we fulfilled the obligations to keep the land? They had to have witnesses like your neighbors.
13:27You're going to trust the word of my neighbor. I got your back. Okay. All right. Make sure you like
13:32each other. It's going to be a lot of hard work. Endless hard work. And that's why one in three
13:41homesteaders failed to keep their land. One in three families failed in the Homestead Act. I don't
13:48see any reason why all three families cannot succeed if we all work together. But one thing I can tell you,
13:53if one of the families do fail, it won't be the Lopers. Now sign your claim forms. Because even in
14:00the 19th century, there was bureaucracy. The 21st century is no longer our reality. I think it's
14:07going to be a tough adjustment. Like, we didn't know the amount of work or labor that's going to require.
14:12There's no turning back now. Hannah Riggs. Yes, sir. Thank you. Loper. Here we go. And Hall. Yes, thank you. I'll be over to check on you in a few days. Good luck. You're going to need it. Appreciate it. Let's get them, boys. The back of the frontier is a really interesting social experiment. Because I don't think these folks are going to be prepared for what it means to live in the 19th century. They're learning about it,
14:42by living it. But can they survive? You got land? Sure did. Check it out. Is it a map to our new land? It's this whole family. If we end up the one out of three that doesn't make it, I think it's going to crush us. Okay, so what are we going to do on this land? We have to actually prove that we can work the land. This is big. Yes. This is huge.
15:12It's not a competition. But it is a competition. It's going to be tough. Like, you guys, I'm a little nervous. The statistics are not necessarily in our favor. I think, looking at our boys, being younger, we're going to all have to step up and really do a lot of work. Your daddies are strong, but we need your help too, right, guys? I think as long as we can pull together and do this as a team, I think that's going to be our key to success.
15:35Oh, my. Look.
15:42My ride has arrived.
15:49Well, it wouldn't be a Western without wagons now, would it?
15:53Those are some of the biggest horses I've ever seen.
15:56Oh, they're so beautiful.
15:59Rolling in is the homesteader's second expert guide, Melissa Norris.
16:04Hi.
16:05Your rides have arrived 1880 style.
16:11We have brought your transportation to your homesteads.
16:18Hi, I'm Melissa. I'm a 21st century modern homesteader, and I am here to guide you while you're on your homesteads.
16:27But even with someone giving you expertise and advice, you still have to do the work. It is still going to be very hard.
16:34I'm a fifth generation homesteader, and my husband and family, we homestead on 55 acres in Western Washington.
16:40We try to raise as much of the things that we consume as possible.
16:45It's hard doing what we do with having electricity and access to modern conveniences, which these families do not have, so it's going to be even harder for them.
16:55Yeah, this is a little different than what we're used to at home, right?
16:57Two horsepower, yay.
16:59You don't have the air-conditioned seat like you do back home.
17:02You're on your way.
17:03I'll be around in a few days to see how you've settled in.
17:08Good luck!
17:10Thank you!
17:12Watch out for bears!
17:13Oh, watch out for bears!
17:15They've got their work cut out for them.
17:17I think the one bit of advice is to lean on one another, because truly that's what's going to get you through.
17:24Time will tell if they do.
17:30Cut off from the rest of civilization, they'll only have each other for company.
17:36So let's hope everyone gets along.
17:41What do you guys think?
17:42Who's going to succeed and who's not going to succeed?
17:45It's not a competition.
17:46We should all come together as one and help each other out.
17:50The locals are going to be the best at homesteading.
17:52The locals will definitely be the best at homesteading.
17:54I think it's because the experience that we have on our side.
17:58Yeah.
17:58Now when Mama Lee, whoo!
18:01That's enough.
18:02How's that, brother?
18:04Hang on.
18:08Mama!
18:10Yahoo!
18:12The Homestead Act drew 4 million folks out to the American frontier, all aiming to change their fortunes.
18:20Some ran out of money.
18:23Others just weren't cut out for the back-breaking work.
18:27So the frontier was littered with abandoned cabins in varying states of disrepair.
18:34Cabins just like these ones.
18:37Come on, Mama.
18:38I see all these, like, little cute cabins and cottages on Instagram.
18:43Welcome to your frontier.
18:45Oh, my gosh!
18:46This is home!
18:49And I'm hoping to walk into something like that.
18:52All right.
18:53Oh, baby!
18:55Where are my walls?
18:57Is this it?
18:59I'm like, we ain't got no front wall.
19:02How am I going to be able to sleep with that?
19:05Yeah, we got some work to do.
19:06We got to do all this.
19:08Oh, my.
19:09Oh, my gosh!
19:12Wow!
19:12If we're back in the 21st century, this is the worst Airbnb I've ever been to.
19:20This is filthy.
19:22Hopefully, we're going to take care of this, like, real quick.
19:24Yeah.
19:24Fast and the hurry.
19:25You said we.
19:26Yeah, we're a team, right?
19:28I'm willing to do whatever it takes.
19:30I need some walls, okay?
19:31I don't know where do we get the material from.
19:34So, okay, we really got to talk about will we have walls tonight?
19:38So, when I first saw this cabin, I'm going to be honest with you, I'm like, oh, shoot.
19:43But I had to stay strong in front of my family.
19:45So, a lot needs to be done.
19:46And there are no walls separating this.
19:48Yeah, no walls.
19:49So, we have three beds.
19:51Mama in this bed?
19:53Yes, Mama is going to have to take the smaller bed.
19:55And you and I be up here?
19:57And the kids be up here?
19:58Would you rather be close to the heat at night?
19:59Nah, baby, you're going to warm me up.
20:03I don't need no heat at night.
20:05All right, so this will be our bed.
20:06We need to rearrange some things, though.
20:08Can you start moving some of that stuff?
20:14We got our wall for the night.
20:16Yes!
20:17Yes!
20:18Look at you, boy!
20:19Look at you, boy!
20:20Give me some.
20:21Right, right.
20:23Okay.
20:24What's your thinking?
20:25We got the bed situation.
20:26We know how everybody is sleeping.
20:28Everybody's good, right?
20:29Everybody's good at the lopers.
20:33But as the wagons roll, new neighbors, the Hannah Riggs...
20:37It's very strange.
20:38Oh, my gosh.
20:39...are finding out that the cabin isn't quite of the standard they're used to.
20:44It's so much smaller than our home.
20:48Uh-oh, what is this hole in the side, too?
20:50It's certainly not exactly luxury, huh?
20:53Yeah.
20:55This is going to take some getting used to.
20:57Oh, wait, the steps are broken.
20:59Be very careful.
21:00Careful.
21:00Careful, careful, careful.
21:01There we go.
21:02Let's make sure it's safe.
21:03Oh, wow.
21:04Oh, wow.
21:05It's one big room.
21:07Okay.
21:07Are you guys going to share a bed?
21:09Oh, guys, look.
21:11See the moss or whatnot?
21:13I think it's to fill the gap.
21:15There's another hole there, and there's a hole on that side, too.
21:18Oh, it's dirty.
21:18Dirty.
21:19Yeah, we'll have to get this all cleaned up.
21:21How?
21:22How?
21:22How is the question?
21:25In Dallas, like, we have a housekeeper.
21:28Our bathrooms were clean.
21:29Our kitchens were clean.
21:31Here is nothing like it.
21:33It's dirty.
21:35It's gross.
21:37I feel like we need to start getting unpacked, right?
21:39It's such a mess.
21:40It feels like dust is going to fly everywhere.
21:42We probably need to get swept up and clean first.
21:45Yeah.
21:46And that way, and we can wipe down some of the shelves before we put anything on them.
21:50That's a good point.
21:50Ethan, come here.
21:51Ethan, Ethan.
21:52I need you to kill the bug.
21:53I don't do well with bugs.
21:55See the bug?
21:55Yeah, it's a big bug.
21:56Get it.
21:57He killed the bug.
21:58Having a little moment of, like, overwhelm, like, because I don't want the bug sleeping
22:02with me, so.
22:03This is our priority, is getting the holes fixed.
22:05So, bugs, bed, and clean.
22:08Clean.
22:09Okay.
22:11We have a lot to do.
22:12I feel like we need a housekeeper.
22:15I wouldn't hold your breath for a housekeeper, Jason.
22:20The Hall family run a home decor company.
22:24Welcome to our new home.
22:26I was so scared.
22:28But this isn't your average fixer-upper.
22:32What the heck is that?
22:35Wow, look at this.
22:36Where's the rest of it?
22:37Well, look, guys, the door is falling off.
22:40No dishwasher, no fridge.
22:42Ew, what?
22:43We have, like, nothing.
22:44Relax, it's all good.
22:46No.
22:46It's going to be okay.
22:47This is a dream come true for me.
22:49We definitely want this experience.
22:51I've given him so many different experiences and showed him as much of life as I can, but
22:56I've never actually been able to show him an experience like this.
23:00It's really gross.
23:01There's only two beds?
23:03What?
23:03I'm not sharing a bed.
23:06Me neither.
23:07There's no way we're sharing that.
23:09So you and Dad share the single, us three share the double?
23:11Yeah, we can work it out.
23:12You can put two people like this and one person like that.
23:16I don't want to share.
23:17That's just gross.
23:18Let's have a positive attitude and not be negative about it.
23:22You guys are acting, like, negatively and kind of snooty and snotty.
23:26That's not the daughter I'm raising right here.
23:28We can make this work.
23:29We've slept in vans.
23:31Why are we complaining about this?
23:32I'm not complaining.
23:33You look like you are, and you're throwing me off because I'm enjoying this.
23:36This is amazing.
23:38We have more than we ever expected.
23:40We have two beds.
23:41We could have been one bed.
23:43You know?
23:44This is really good.
23:46I don't think they've realized that we all are going to have to take time to adapt to
23:50this new environment, this new lifestyle.
23:53It's hard, and I think he just needs to understand that he's just, like, in the attitude that,
23:59oh, everything is so great, and it's just like, no, like, we actually have to live here
24:03for the rest of the summer.
24:04I feel like we scored big.
24:06I mean, we have it all.
24:07There's a building.
24:09We got windows.
24:09We got a porch.
24:10I mean, we're happening here.
24:12We checked all the boxes here.
24:13We don't need anything.
24:15We're good.
24:16If Dad and I have to build you a bed, we'll build you a bed.
24:19Okay?
24:19Okay.
24:20Well, that's all you had to say.
24:24For the new homesteaders, there's one more part of the property to explore.
24:30Now known as the restroom, but in the 1880s, it was called an outhouse.
24:36Oh, my.
24:38It's a poop with a view.
24:39Oh, no.
24:40For obvious reasons.
24:42So, is this comfortable?
24:43Does it have a seat?
24:43Hold on, let me look.
24:44Not so much.
24:45It goes pretty deep.
24:46Daddy, Jason, where's your bidet?
24:48I don't see any running water.
24:50You don't even have a door.
24:52You need a little privacy in here.
24:54All right, this is a priority.
25:00Ew, love.
25:03That's so nasty.
25:04Yeah, stay away from me, girlfriend.
25:06Ew!
25:07Ew!
25:08Zoe, I have the poop touch!
25:11Everybody run!
25:12Zoe, I have the poop touch!
25:13Ew!
25:14Ew!
25:15Ah!
25:16Ew!
25:16Ew!
25:16Ew!
25:16Ew!
25:16Ew!
25:16Ew!
25:16Ew!
25:17Ew!
25:17Ew!
25:18Ew!
25:18Ew!
25:19Ew!
25:19Ew!
25:20Ew!
25:21Ew!
25:22Ew!
25:23Ew!
25:24Ew!
25:25Ew!
25:26Ew!
25:27Ew!
25:28Ew!
25:29Ew!
25:30Ew!
25:31Ew!
25:32I think we live a pretty lavish life.
25:38I mean, we have a five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath home.
25:42She will walk past one bathroom, come up the stairs, walk past two bathrooms, just to go
25:48to her room.
25:50It's my toilet.
25:53Landon and Maddox don't use my toilet.
25:56Joaquin has the privilege of using it because it's married to me.
25:59I have the privilege.
26:01That's my toilet.
26:02When we travel, I have to look up hotels that are on the way and make sure there are
26:08a certain standard, because I just can't stop at a regular motel or a regular gas station.
26:12No, Stacy's not going.
26:14This is where I have to come to go to the restroom?
26:18Yep.
26:19Yes.
26:20I'm on camera right now.
26:21I'm on camera right now.
26:22There's no way that you're telling me my entire family has to walk outside to use the restroom.
26:27Ah.
26:28Y'all, we literally sit on that?
26:32Yes.
26:33But they did leave reading material for you.
26:37Reading material?
26:38Yeah.
26:39The newspaper.
26:40What's the newspaper for?
26:41Read and wipe?
26:42That is not to wipe your butt with.
26:43I know.
26:44You're right.
26:45No.
26:46It's 1800, Stacy.
26:47We don't have toilet paper.
26:49This is real.
26:52This is real, babe.
26:57OK, but seriously, where do I shower?
26:59There is no shower, Stacy.
27:00There is no shower.
27:01I mean.
27:02Maybe baths.
27:03They really live like this in the 1800s?
27:06Yes.
27:07Yeah, babe.
27:14I'm sorry.
27:15It's OK.
27:16I was not prepared for this.
27:18It is the 1800s.
27:20Yeah, but still.
27:22This is a huge, vast difference.
27:25This is a bit much for me.
27:30Stacy, you're going to be all right.
27:32We're going to make it.
27:34Y'all go.
27:35Let me talk to her.
27:43My 21st century priorities are exactly the same as 1880s
27:46priorities.
27:47My job is to make sure my family is happy, protected,
27:50and loved.
27:51I want this experience for our family, but why can't?
27:54I don't know.
28:02No time for second thoughts now, Stacy.
28:05With only a few hours left of daylight, these cabins won't fix themselves.
28:11But help is on hand.
28:13Wait, what is this?
28:14The Homesteader's Almanac.
28:17Almanac.
28:18A good almanac was a homesteader's best friend.
28:22These hefty books gave city folks skills for life on the frontier.
28:27From plowing a field to pickling a carrot.
28:30Welcome to the 1880s and your homestead.
28:33Whilst you're here, you must achieve three goals.
28:37This is what our goals are, guys.
28:39Goal one, build a secure, comfortable home.
28:42Your cabin is in a state of disrepair.
28:45But it is vital to make it safe to provide a comfortable home for your family.
28:50Goal two, farm the land and harvest a crop.
28:53You will be expected to farm and harvest your land according to the methods of the 1880s homesteaders.
28:59Wow.
29:00You want to have some learning to do?
29:02Goal three, fill your winter pantry.
29:051880s homesteaders have to be prepared for a long and difficult winter.
29:10Your winter pantry should be full and contain meat, vegetables, baked goods and dairy.
29:16It's a big pantry.
29:18It's huge.
29:19It has to be fully stocked.
29:20It has to be fully stocked.
29:21The work is all out there to get it in here.
29:25Yeah.
29:26Really, you know, and to get it in here right.
29:28Like we have to get the canning done right, the preserving done right.
29:31If we don't do that right, our stuff goes bad.
29:34Yeah, I don't know anything about that.
29:35No.
29:36That's a lot of work.
29:37I just wish it wasn't empty.
29:39Right.
29:40Only then will you prove you are fit to own the land and you've been assigned under the
29:46Homestead Act.
29:47Just like the 1880s homesteaders, your success or failure will be judged.
29:52Good luck.
29:53Oh, my.
29:54So, hey, this is what you have to do to survive.
29:57If we want to eat, we've got to put in the work.
30:00Yeah.
30:01This is as real as it gets.
30:02We have to not be the ones to fail.
30:05We do not fail.
30:07No.
30:08I'm excited for the first one, which is building the home, right?
30:12Because I know I can do that.
30:14I have plenty of confidence in that.
30:16But then the other two, I'm a little nervous.
30:20To get through their ever-growing to-do list, each family member has to pull their weight.
30:26As soon as they could walk, children were given jobs, and by the time they were 10, they would
30:31have a long, important list of chores.
30:33Like, what chores do you think you'll have?
30:36Uh...
30:37No chores.
30:38Yeah.
30:39I think it's going to be a challenge with Ethan and Lucas.
30:42They're not really chore-focused, and we haven't really instilled a lot of hard chores.
30:49They've never used a mop.
30:50No.
30:51I don't even know what that looks like.
30:52We've got a robot for that.
30:53We have to learn a lot.
30:54I don't think we are...
30:55We're ready.
30:56I don't think we're ready.
31:01Well, ready or not, here we go.
31:05The cabins need to be secure before nightfall.
31:08It's so dirty.
31:09When the temperature drops to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
31:13Hey, how is it marching man?
31:18Jeremy, can you go and fix the boards outside before Bear walks in tonight?
31:23Okay.
31:24And then there's the door, and then there's that one.
31:27All right.
31:28I saw a board out there that you can put by the door.
31:31Is there anything else I can do for you while I'm doing something?
31:33Yeah, later on you can help us clean the floors.
31:36Yeah, add it to my list.
31:41Yeah!
31:42You fixed it?
31:43I'm fixing it, best I can here.
31:46Next, you've got to fix the hole in the kitchen we've got over here.
31:49I've got to make it comfortable for them.
31:53If I don't make it, I know they're going to struggle and complain.
31:57So I know that I've got a lot of work to do to make this place as much like home as I can.
32:02So they're happy.
32:03A mirror!
32:08Okay, at least we have this.
32:10We can look at ourselves in the morning.
32:13Sounds like I'm the only one banging out here, huh?
32:20Girl boss!
32:22It's so tiny.
32:23Both be appreciative.
32:24I didn't think we were going to get a mirror.
32:26I appreciate you.
32:28Mia!
32:29Ew, you just smudged it.
32:30I cleaned it already.
32:31Oh, sorry.
32:34Here we go.
32:35You fixed it?
32:36I fixed it!
32:37We fixed it!
32:38Yeah!
32:39We fixed it!
32:40We fixed it!
32:41We fixed it!
32:43What are you doing?
32:45Creating spaces is my thing.
32:46It makes me happy.
32:48If we had nothing, I would be pretty unhappy.
32:51But since there's stuff, there's hope, right?
32:54We have a roof over our head.
32:56It could have been like a tarp.
33:00Speaking of tarps...
33:02Hey, Matt.
33:03Yes, sir?
33:04And I always leave you enough space when you're nailing these in.
33:07Piece of wood for them to take it out, okay?
33:14Whew!
33:15I need something to purify this air at this moment.
33:17I don't think I have ever seen this much dust.
33:21Yeesh!
33:22I'm tired already.
33:24It doesn't take much to get me tired.
33:27Blaine, you good?
33:28I'm good.
33:29We need you to get these things done.
33:30Because once the sun goes down, the temperature's gonna change.
33:32So, I have a quick question.
33:34Okay.
33:35How are we gonna get out the door?
33:36So, I'm gonna put another one up, come another way.
33:38Uh-huh.
33:39It's almost be like a drape.
33:40Okay.
33:41You just come through.
33:42Okay.
33:43Okay.
33:44I feel like we have a lot of work to do.
33:49Because what time is it?
33:50So, it's 6.30.
33:51Okay.
33:52So, we have like a handful of hours of sunlight.
33:55So, I feel like let's start sweeping.
33:57Yeah.
33:58Let's figure out what we're gonna do for dinner.
33:59And then, I think after we eat, I think that we need to tend to the house.
34:05I think we need to fix the wall.
34:06I think we need to hang the curtains.
34:08Okay.
34:12That is filthy.
34:13Even this is filthy.
34:16Joe, I wonder, do we bring the boys in?
34:18Yeah.
34:19This is ridiculous that we're in here doing it and they're out there running around.
34:22Yeah.
34:23Let me get your thumb.
34:24Ethan and Lucas!
34:26We need your help for a second.
34:28I want you to come in here and we could use your help with some sweeping.
34:31What we're trying to do is just sweep everything outside.
34:34Hey, Ethan, if you do that, you're just spreading it around instead of putting it in a pile.
34:39Can you put it in a pile for us?
34:42Hey, don't destroy our broom.
34:44We're gonna need this.
34:46All right.
34:47Put it down.
34:48Put it down.
34:49Put it down.
34:51Ethan, please stop.
34:52I asked you to please put it down.
34:55What devices do they have?
34:57What don't they have?
34:59They've got the smart watches.
35:01They've got the iPads.
35:02They've got all the gaming devices that you could possibly want.
35:08They just love devices.
35:10Is your room picked up?
35:11Yeah.
35:12Is it?
35:13Yeah.
35:14What about the dirty clothes on your floor?
35:15No.
35:16Do you really want to lose devices as a consequence because you're not listening?
35:19Whenever we need some kind of reward or punishment, it becomes, if you don't do this, you will
35:25not have devices tomorrow.
35:27Or the flip side is, hey, if you get this done, then you can have device time.
35:32It's our consequence.
35:33It's our carrot.
35:34Yes.
35:35It's everything revolves around devices.
35:37And so, no devices for our kids.
35:40I think we're going to have our challenges.
35:42So, who wants to set the table?
35:43Not me.
35:44Wait, wait.
35:45Oh, no.
35:46Excuse me.
35:47Not in the house already.
35:48Shhh.
35:49No, no, no, no.
35:50Not in the house.
35:52Dude.
35:53Broken.
35:54What broke?
35:55The actual cup or the...
35:56Yeah, actual cup.
36:01Ethan.
36:02Where's Lucas?
36:03All right.
36:04Ethan and Lucas.
36:05Come here, please.
36:06Where are they going?
36:07Lucas.
36:08Ethan and Lucas.
36:09Ethan and Lucas.
36:10Ethan and Lucas.
36:12Ethan and Lucas.
36:13Ethan and Lucas.
36:15Guys, this is not a hide and seek.
36:17You can't just start running off.
36:19What wildlife is out here?
36:21You're just running out?
36:22You could have spooked a moose?
36:23And mooses get very aggressive.
36:38Until their food could be sown, grown or caught.
36:44All the freshly arrived Frontier family would have to eat is what they carried with them.
36:50That meant basic supplies that would travel well.
36:53Baked beans.
36:55That's meat.
36:56And ham.
36:57Yeah.
36:58So what we have to think about is what we're going to do for dinner tonight.
37:01Hmm.
37:02Bread, ham, baked beans.
37:05I mean, this is normally not what I have to feed my kids to feed my husband.
37:11I feel like this is just way too much.
37:18It's so important for me to provide for my family because I grew up in poverty.
37:24And I always told myself that I would not raise my family in poverty.
37:30And this experience is too close to that for me.
37:34My kids are about to eat meat out of a can.
37:39I just feel so insufficient right now.
37:43And it does not feel good.
37:45I mean, there are other alternatives I have in the 21st century.
37:49I have none of that here.
37:52What have I brought my family into?
37:58Luke.
37:59Like, what have I done?
38:03Uh-oh.
38:04What's wrong, Mama?
38:06I'm not used to this.
38:08I'm not used to this.
38:10What we have to eat.
38:11Ham sandwiches, beans for dinner.
38:13Don't worry.
38:14This is what's provided for them right now.
38:16It's canned ham.
38:17They may like canned ham, okay?
38:19If they don't want this, they go to bed hungry.
38:22If we don't eat nothing, that's our fault, not yours.
38:25Mm-hmm.
38:26I love y'all so much.
38:28We love you too.
38:30Y'all are doing so much better than me.
38:35I really have to wrap my head around what I got to do
38:41to make sure that I don't continue to feel like this.
38:44This is going to take a lot.
38:51Yeah, we don't really have a sense of time out here.
38:55I think it's like 7, 8 o'clock.
38:59I'm hungry.
39:00You're hungry?
39:01Yes, I'm hungry.
39:02We want food.
39:03We want food.
39:04We have a bunch of canned ham.
39:06Is this a can opener?
39:07I think so, yeah.
39:08I'll show you how to use it.
39:10For Jeremy, it's the can rather than the ham that's causing problems.
39:17I think this is it.
39:18I think that's it.
39:21Yeah, but that would go in there.
39:23This is just ridiculous.
39:24We need to open our dinner.
39:26We're going to go hungry.
39:28If only we could look it up.
39:30I'm going to end up breaking it.
39:31Yeah, I don't want to break it,
39:33and then we never get to open any cans again.
39:36I just want to eat.
39:38He got it!
39:41He did it!
39:42Yeah!
39:43I'm sorry!
39:44Got it!
39:45I doubt this is the way it's done, but it's working.
39:48It smells like dog food.
39:50It stinks.
39:51Eat it.
39:52There we go.
39:55Yummy, huh?
39:58Dinner is served.
40:00Yummy.
40:01Let's eat!
40:04To the frontier.
40:05Yes.
40:06And to the journey we have ahead of us.
40:08And all our success.
40:09Cheers!
40:10Cheers!
40:11Cheers!
40:12The term cheers wasn't actually popularized until the 20th century, but I'll let that one slide.
40:21All right.
40:22Right.
40:23Whew!
40:24We're in this thing.
40:25Yeah.
40:26We're here.
40:27Look at this meal.
40:28This is what an 1880 family would eat.
40:31And be happy for it.
40:33This is not pizza.
40:34This ain't DoorDash.
40:36This is what we have to make do with.
40:38All right, so I want y'all to be appreciative and be thankful, okay?
40:42All right.
40:43All right.
40:44So...
40:45Before I came to the frontier, if I would've seen that menu, I'd have been like, you know
40:49what?
40:50Y'all can have that.
40:51I'm like, absolutely not.
40:53How are the beans tasting, buddy?
40:54Good.
40:55I think the foods are really good.
40:57Okay.
40:58Do you want some more beans?
40:59No, I don't think I want any more beans.
41:01You know what I need right now?
41:03What?
41:04A microwave.
41:05Right.
41:06That'll make all this better.
41:07The ham is good, though.
41:08It's good.
41:09It's cold.
41:10My wife is struggling with having to feed the kids canned meat.
41:16And I'm struggling with trying to be strong to eat the canned meat.
41:19Hey, y'all know if we want better, we got to do better, right?
41:23We got to get out there and work the field.
41:25Work our behind off.
41:26Grow it and get it, okay?
41:28Mm-hmm.
41:35As the sun starts to set, our three families settle in for the night.
41:41Sounds comfortable?
41:43Okay.
41:44But without enough beds to go around, the kids are left to share.
41:49Hey, daddy.
41:50I think sleeping is going to be a challenge.
41:52I think without our typical white noise and our air conditioning and our box fans and our ceiling fans,
41:57and we don't have any of that.
41:59You know what the white noise will be?
42:01Me.
42:02Me snoring.
42:03It's a lot to wrap our heads around being thrown back into a world that we don't know anything about
42:10and just trying to survive, which isn't necessarily easy.
42:16These mosquitoes are a bit much.
42:18Sweet dreams, guys.
42:19Sweet dreams.
42:20Good night.
42:21Good night.
42:22Good night.
42:23Sweet dreams.
42:24Good night.
42:25We'll be right next door.
42:26Thanks.
42:27Good night.
42:28Good night.
42:29I'm really proud of my family for making it here to give up everything they have.
42:39I mean, they knew they were going to try something different, but they had no idea it was going
42:43to be like this.
42:45The bed stinks.
42:47I really just want them to feel the same way as me.
42:50I want them to be positive.
42:51I want them to be excited.
42:52Your feet stink.
42:54But all in all, they're teen girls.
42:56What teen girl would want to stay in a dirty cabin with their parents and their little brother?
43:01This is going to take a lot of adjusting and a lot of getting used to here.
43:05Oh, my God.
43:06This is a nightmare.
43:07This is a nightmare.
43:08I can't sleep with this kid.
43:10Stop it and go to sleep.
43:15Heavenly Father, all gracious God, we thank you for letting us be able to embrace this experience,
43:19Lord.
43:20We thank you for everything you're giving us, Lord.
43:22Even the food that we had today, Lord.
43:23Even though it wasn't what we're used to, Lord, we thank you.
43:25Jesus, in our prayer.
43:26Amen.
43:27Amen.
43:28Today truly left me speechless.
43:30As a husband, to see my wife cry and knowing that I couldn't do anything about it,
43:34not knowing really what tomorrow has in store for us.
43:37Is there a little bit of anxiety?
43:39Yes, there is.
43:40Am I trying to stay calm?
43:41Yes, I am.
43:42But am I worried?
43:44Yes, I am.
43:45It's your night?
43:46Yep.
43:47Today was like a slap in the face.
43:49It was like a ton of bricks fell on me, and I didn't know how to handle it.
43:53I'm here stressed.
43:54High anxiety right now.
43:56It's just day one.
43:58I can only imagine what tomorrow may bring.
44:01I'm living history right now.
44:03Coming up this season.
44:17Not yet.
44:19It is beautiful.
44:23A journey into the past.
44:25These ghosts are out of control.
44:26It's coming out now.
44:28We had butter.
44:29I just made an apple pie.
44:30I'm doing it.
44:31For an unforgettable summer.
44:33Oh, Mr. Gilbert.
44:34The holes are back.
44:36Show me what you got.
44:38Good morning, class.
44:40Oh, my gosh.
44:4221st century, there's always that question.
44:45Am I good enough?
44:46But now confidence is something I'm going to take home.
44:50If I was home, I'd just go search on the internet and see what a potato looks like.
44:55But life on the frontier.
44:56What should we do to make this more fun for us?
44:58Quit.
44:59Quitting is not an option.
45:00Oh!
45:01Was never easy.
45:02It'll be okay.
45:03Alright?
45:04I don't need attitude.
45:05I don't need moping.
45:06Woo!
45:07Woo!
45:08Family ties are tested.
45:09I just made food for everyone and they just put their plates here.
45:12Like, go wash the dishes made.
45:14Community is challenged.
45:16You guys drew your line in the sand.
45:18I will speak up for one set of my neighbors.
45:21The other ones, I plead the fifth.
45:23Can they make it as 1880s homesteaders?
45:26This is ten times harder than I ever could imagine.
45:29This is not fun.
45:31We got a roof.
45:32Hey, woo!
45:33We got a roof.
45:34No eggs.
45:35What a waste of money.
45:36This just keeps getting worse and worse.
45:38Welcome to the 1880s.
45:40We only have six cents left.
45:42Oh, my gosh.
45:45What do I feed my family?
45:47Winter's coming.
45:48And if we're not prepared...
46:15Winter's coming.
46:16Winter's coming.
46:17Winter's coming.
46:18Winter's coming.
46:19Winter's coming.
46:20Winter's coming.
46:21Winter's coming.
46:22Winter's coming.
46:23Winter's coming.
46:24Winter's coming.
46:25Winter's coming.
46:26Winter's coming.
46:27Winter's coming.
46:28Winter's coming.
46:29Winter's coming.
46:30Winter's coming.
46:31Winter's coming.
46:32Winter's coming.
46:33Winter's coming.
46:34Winter's coming.
46:35Winter's coming.
46:36Winter's coming.
46:37Winter's coming.
46:38Winter's coming.
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46:40Winter's coming.
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