- 7/14/2025
Back to the Frontier Episode 1 - Back To The 1880s
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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.
09:38.
09:39Oh, wow.
09:40So this is hard.
09:41Where 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 do it.
09:59Back to the frontier.
10:00Woo!
10:01Woo!
10:02For our families, there's no turning back.
10:07Everything they encounter from now on will be rooted in history.
10:14They are following in the footsteps of millions of Americans
10:18and heading for the frontier.
10:21Their base for the next few months.
10:2410,000 acres of wilderness in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.
10:32Home to bears, cougars and moose.
10:37And now our three families who are about to meet their new neighbors for the very first time.
10:44Hi.
10:45Hey, how you doing?
10:47We're good.
10:48Are you all ready for this?
10:51So how are we feeling about what's ahead?
10:53I'm excited.
10:54I'm nervous about what foods you guys are going to eat.
10:56We're curious about what I'm going to eat.
10:58Because I'm a very picky eater.
11:00Hey.
11:01Hi.
11:02How are you all doing?
11:04Good, thank you.
11:05Nice to meet you.
11:06Halls.
11:07Halls?
11:08Yes.
11:09So have you all ever done anything like this before?
11:10No.
11:11We're a tight family.
11:12We've done a lot together, but never anything like this.
11:15The first stop for homesteaders looking to settle in the West was the land office,
11:21where many would turn up and request their plot.
11:25So it's a good place to start for our families.
11:28Land applications filed here.
11:32Applicants must be over 21, single, or head of a household.
11:39Married women may not apply.
11:42Okay.
11:43Women had really no rights.
11:48Our rights don't come until later.
11:50For two of our families, the customs of the 1880s means the head of the household is clear.
11:58But the Hannah Riggs have options.
12:00How should we figure out the head of household?
12:02It could be either one of us.
12:03Both of us qualify.
12:04We're married.
12:05I don't know.
12:06Joe and I, like, we're both the head of our household.
12:08Like, it's equal.
12:09And coming back to the 1880s, like, there were no two dead families.
12:14I usually do cars and investments.
12:17I'm more of the real estate guy.
12:18He's real estate.
12:19This is more for me.
12:20All right.
12:21Cool.
12:22I'm good with that.
12:23Shall we head in?
12:24Oh, shit.
12:27Guiding them through the experiment.
12:29Welcome.
12:30Is Homestead Historian.
12:31Great to meet you.
12:33Jeremy, nice to meet you.
12:34Dr. Jacob Freyfeld.
12:36Nice to meet you.
12:37I am a historian of the 19th century American West, and I specialize in the Homestead Act of
12:421862.
12:43One of the most important social policies in the history of the country.
12:47It gave Americans access to their own little piece of the American dream.
12:50And today, there are as many as 93 million Americans who are descendants of homesteaders.
12:55This is where the homesteading journey started for millions of Americans and immigrants whose footsteps you're following in.
13:01Now, the Homestead Act was signed by Abraham Lincoln to develop the American West, and it gave Americans free land.
13:07But it wasn't really free.
13:09Homesteaders had to earn the right to keep their land by building homes,
13:12and farming the land, and making lives for themselves.
13:16And you'll have exactly the same goals.
13:19How do you verify that we fulfilled the obligations to keep the land?
13:24Yeah.
13:25They had to have witnesses like your neighbors.
13:28You're going to trust the word of my neighbor.
13:30I got your back.
13:31Okay.
13:32All right.
13:33Make sure you like each other.
13:34It's going to be a lot of hard work.
13:36Endless hard work.
13:39And that's why one in three homesteaders failed to keep their land.
13:44One in three families failed in the Homestead Act.
13:47I don't see any reason why all three families cannot succeed if we all work together.
13:51But one thing I can tell you, if one of the families do fail, it won't be the Lopez.
13:56Now, sign your claim forms.
13:59Because even in the 19th century, there was bureaucracy.
14:02The 21st century is no longer our reality.
14:06I think it's going to be a tough adjustment.
14:09Like, we didn't know the amount of work or labor that's going to require.
14:12There's no turning back now.
14:15And Riggs.
14:16Yes, sir.
14:18Loper.
14:19Here we go.
14:20And Hall.
14:21Yes, thank you.
14:22I'll be over to check on you in a few days.
14:24Good luck.
14:25You're going to need it.
14:27Yeah.
14:28Appreciate it.
14:29Let's get them, boys.
14:30The back of the frontier is a really interesting social experiment.
14:34Because I don't think these folks are going to be prepared for what it means to live in the 19th century.
14:40They're learning about it by living it.
14:43But can they survive?
14:46You got land?
14:48Sure did.
14:49Check it out.
14:51Is it a map to our new land?
14:54It's this whole family.
14:56If we end up at one out of three that doesn't make it, I think it's going to crush us.
15:03Okay, so what are we going to do on this land?
15:05We have to actually prove that we can work the land.
15:08Oh.
15:09This is big.
15:10Yes.
15:11I'm excited.
15:12This is huge.
15:13It's not a competition.
15:14But it is a competition.
15:15It's going to be tough.
15:19Like, guys, I'm a little nervous.
15:21The statistics are not necessarily in our favor.
15:24I think looking at our boys being younger, we're going to all have to step up and really do a lot of work.
15:28Your daddies are strong, but we need your help too, right guys?
15:31I 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.
15:36My ride has arrived.
15:49Well, it wouldn't be a western without wagons now, would it?
15:54Those are some of the biggest horses I've ever seen.
15:56Oh, they're so beautiful!
15:58Look!
15:59Rolling in is the homesteader's second expert guide, Melissa Norris.
16:04Hi.
16:05Your rides have arrived, 1880s style.
16:12We have brought your transportation to your homesteads.
16:19Hi, I'm Melissa.
16:20I'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.
16:32It 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,
16:51which 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!
17:03Good to see y'all there!
17:05I'll be around in a few days to see how you settle in!
17:09Good luck!
17:10Thank you!
17:11Watch 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.
17:23Time will tell if they do.
17:26Cut off from the rest of civilization, they'll only have each other for company.
17:38So let's hope everyone gets along.
17:42What do you guys think?
17:43Who'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.
17:51I think the locals are going to be the best at homesteading.
17:53The locals will definitely be the best at homesteading.
17:54I think it's because of the experience that we have on our side.
17:58Yeah.
17:59Now when mama leaves, whoo!
18:01That's a blast!
18:04Hang on!
18:12The Homestead Act drew 4 million folks out to the American frontier.
18:18All aiming to change their fortunes.
18:21Some 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.
18:31In 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!
18:47This 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?
18:58I'm like, we ain't got no front wall.
19:01How am I going to be able to sleep with that?
19:04Yeah, we got some work to do.
19:06We got to do all this.
19:07Oh my.
19:08Oh my gosh!
19:10Wow!
19:11If we're back in the 21st century, this is the worst Airbnb I've ever been to.
19:18Oh, this is filthy.
19:21Hopefully we're going to take care of this like real quick.
19:23Yeah.
19:24Fast in the hurry.
19:25You said we.
19:26Yeah, we are.
19:27We'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.
19:33So, 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.
19:40I'm like, oh, shoot.
19:42But I had to stay strong in front of my family.
19:44So 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?
19:56And the kids be up here?
19:58Would you rather be close to the heat at night?
20:00Nah, baby, you going to warm me up.
20:04I don't need no heat at night.
20:06All right, so this will be our bed.
20:07We 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?
20:30Everybody'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.
20:47Uh-oh, what is this hole in the side, too?
20:50It's certainly not exactly luxury, huh?
20:53Yeah.
20:54Yeah.
20:55This is going to take some getting used to.
20:57Oh, wait.
20:58The steps are broken.
20:59Be very careful.
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.
21:08Are you guys going to share a bed?
21:09Uh...
21:10Oh, guys, look.
21:11See the moss or what?
21:13No, that's just...
21:14I think it's to fill the gap.
21:15There's another hole there, and there's a hole on that side, too.
21:17Oh, it's dirty.
21:18Yeah.
21:19We'll have to get this all cleaned up.
21:21How?
21:22How?
21:23How is the question?
21:25Um...
21:26In Dallas, like, we have a housekeeper.
21:28Our bathrooms were clean.
21:29Our kitchens were clean.
21:31Here is nothing like it.
21:34It's dirty.
21:35It's gross.
21:37I feel like we need to start getting unpacked, right?
21:40It's such a mess.
21:41It feels like dust is going to fly everywhere.
21:43We probably need to get swept up and clean first.
21:45Yeah.
21:46And that way...
21:47Yeah.
21:48And we can wipe down some of the shelves before we put anything on them.
21:50That's a good point.
21:51Ethan, come here.
21:52Ethan, Ethan!
21:53I need you to kill the bug.
21:54I don't do well with bugs.
21:55See the bug?
21:56Yeah, it's a big bug.
21:57Get it!
21:58You killed the bug.
21:59Having a moment of, like, overwhelm, like...
22:01Because I don't want the bug sleeping with me, so...
22:03This is our priority, is getting the holes fixed.
22:05So bugs, bed, and...
22:07Clean.
22:08Clean.
22:09Okay.
22:10We have a lot to do.
22:12I feel like we need a housekeeper.
22:14I wouldn't hold your breath for a housekeeper, Jason.
22:19The Hall family run a home decor company.
22:24Welcome to our new home.
22:26I'm so scared.
22:27But this isn't your average fixer-upper.
22:32What the heck is that?
22:34Wow, look at this.
22:36Where's the rest of it?
22:37Well, look, guys.
22:38The door is falling off.
22:40No dishwasher, no fridge.
22:42Ew, what?
22:43We have, like, nothing.
22:44Relax.
22:45It's all good.
22:46No.
22:47It's gonna be okay.
22:48This is a dream come true for me.
22:49We definitely want this experience.
22:51I've given them so many different experiences and showed them as much of life as I can.
22:56But I've never actually been able to show them an experience like this.
23:00It's really gross.
23:01There's only two beds?
23:03What?
23:04I'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 could 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.
23:29We can make this work.
23:30We'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 realize that we all are going to have to take time to adapt to this
23:51new environment, this new lifestyle.
23:53It's hard.
23:54And I think he just needs to understand that he's just like in the attitude that, oh,
23:59everything is so great.
24:00And it's just like, no, like we actually have to live here for the rest of the summer.
24:05I feel like we scored big.
24:06I mean, we have it all.
24:07There's a building.
24:08We got windows.
24:09We got a porch.
24:10We got a porch.
24:11I mean, we're happening here.
24:12We checked all the boxes here.
24:14We 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?
24:20Okay.
24:21That's what we're going to say.
24:22For 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.
24:37It's a poop with a view.
24:39Oh no.
24:40For obvious reasons.
24:41So is this comfortable?
24:42Does it have a seat?
24:43Let 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.
24:51You need a little privacy in here.
24:52All right.
24:53This is a priority.
24:54Ew!
24:55That's so nasty.
24:56Yeah.
24:57Stay away from me, girlfriend.
24:58Ew!
24:59Ew!
25:00Ew!
25:01Ew!
25:02Ew!
25:03Zoe has a poop touch!
25:04Everybody run!
25:05Zoe has a poop touch!
25:06Everybody run!
25:07Zoe has a poop touch!
25:08Ew!
25:09Now, Stacy is a person who likes her modern comforts.
25:26So this could get ugly.
25:28That's the bathroom.
25:29You lying to me.
25:31I 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,
25:46walk past two bathrooms just to go to her room.
25:50It's my toilet.
25:52Landon and Maddox don't use my toilet.
25:56Joaquin has the privilege of using it because I'm 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 certain
26:08standard because I just can't stop at a regular motel or a regular gas station.
26:13No, 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.
26:22There's no way that you're telling me my entire family has to walk outside to use the restroom.
26:28Ah.
26:29Y'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.
26:44I know.
26:45It's 1800, Stacy.
26:46We don't have toilet paper.
26:48This is real.
26:50This is real, babe.
26:53Okay, but seriously, where do I shower?
26:59There is no shower, Stacy.
27:00There is no shower, man.
27:02Maybe baths.
27:04They really live like this in the 1800s?
27:07Yes.
27:08Yeah, babe.
27:14I'm sorry.
27:15It's okay.
27:16I was not prepared for this.
27:19It is the 1800s.
27:20Yeah, but still.
27:22This is a huge, vast difference.
27:25This is a bit much for me.
27:30Well, Stacy, you're going to be all right.
27:32You're going to make it.
27:33Y'all go.
27:34Let me tell her to her.
27:43My 21st century priorities are exactly the same as 1880s priorities.
27:46My job is to make sure my family is happy, protected, and 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.
28:12Wait, 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.
28:40Build 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.
28:51Farm 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 already have some learning to do?
29:02Goal three.
29:03Fill your winter pantry.
29:051880s homesteaders had 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.
29:35I don't know anything about that.
29:36No.
29:37That's a lot of work.
29:38I just wish it wasn't empty.
29:40Right?
29:41Only then will you prove you are fit to own the land and you've been assigned under the
29:47homestead act.
29:48Just 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.
29:58If we want to eat, we've got to put in the work.
30:01Yeah.
30:02It's as real as it gets.
30:03We have to not be the ones to fail.
30:05We do not fail.
30:08No.
30:09I'm excited for the first one, which is building the home, right?
30:13Because 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.
30:19I'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
30:31would have a long, important list of chores.
30:34Like, 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.
30:55I don't think we are...
30:56Ready.
30:57I don't think we're ready.
31:02Well, ready or not, here we go.
31:06The cabins need to be secure before nightfall.
31:09It's so dirty.
31:10When the temperature drops to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
31:17Hey, how is it marching band?
31:19Jeremy, can you go and fix the boards outside before Bear walks in tonight?
31:24Okay.
31:25And then there's the door, and then there's that one.
31:28All right.
31:29I 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?
31:33Oh, yeah.
31:34Later on, you can help us clean the floors.
31:36Yeah.
31:37Add it to my list.
31:42Yeah!
31:43You fixed it?
31:44I'm fixing it.
31:45Best I can here.
31:46Next, you gotta fix the hole in the kitchen we got over here.
31:52I gotta make it comfortable for them.
31:54If I don't make it, I know they're gonna struggle and complain.
31:58So 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.
32:06A mirror!
32:09Okay, at least we have this.
32:10We can look at ourselves in the morning.
32:14Sounds like I'm the only one banging out here, huh?
32:16Girl boss!
32:22It's so tiny.
32:23Well, be appreciative.
32:24I didn't think we were gonna get a mirror.
32:26I appreciate you.
32:29Mia!
32:30Ew, you just smudged it already.
32:31I cleaned it already.
32:32Oh, sorry.
32:35Here we go.
32:36You fixed it?
32:37We fixed it!
32:38We fixed it!
32:39Yeah!
32:43What are you doing?
32:45Creating spaces is my thing.
32:47It 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.
32:57It could have been like a tarp.
33:00Speaking of tarps...
33:02Hey, Matt Matt.
33:03Yes, sir.
33:04And I always leave you enough space when you're nailing these in.
33:07A piece of wood told me 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.
33:23I'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,
33:31the temperature's gonna change.
33:32So, I have a quick question.
33:34Okay.
33:35How are we gonna get out the door?
33:37So, I'm gonna put another one up coming the other way.
33:39Uh-huh.
33:40It's almost be like a drape.
33:41Okay.
33:42You just come through.
33:43Okay.
33:44Okay.
33:45All right?
33:47I feel like we have a lot of work to do,
33:49because what time is it?
33:51So, it's 6.30.
33:52Okay.
33:53So, we have like a handful of hours of sunlight.
33:55So, I feel like let's-
33:56Sweep.
33:57Let's start sweeping.
33:58Yeah.
33:59Let's figure out what we're gonna do for dinner.
34:00And then, I think after we eat,
34:03I think that we need to tend to the house.
34:05I think we need to fix the wall.
34:07I think we need to hang the curtains.
34:09Okay.
34:13That is filthy.
34:14Even this is filthy.
34:17Joe, I wonder, do we bring the boys in?
34:18Yeah.
34:19This is ridiculous that we're in here doing it,
34:21and they're out there running around.
34:23Yeah.
34:24Let me get your thumb.
34:25Ethan and Lucas!
34:27We need your help for a second.
34:28I want you to come in here,
34:29and we could use your help with some sweeping.
34:31What we're trying to do is just sweep everything outside.
34:36Hey, Ethan, if you do that,
34:37you're just spreading it around instead of putting it in a pile.
34:40Can you put it in a pile for us?
34:43Hey, 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.
34:50Put it down.
34:52Ethan, please ask you to please put it down.
34:56What devices do they have?
34:57What don't they have?
35:00They've got the smart watches.
35:01They've got the iPads.
35:02They've got all the gaming devices that you could possibly want.
35:09They just love devices.
35:11Is there a room picked up?
35:12Yeah.
35:13Is it?
35:14Yeah.
35:15No.
35:16Do you really want to lose devices as a consequence
35:18because you're not listening?
35:20Whenever we need some kind of reward or punishment,
35:23it becomes, if you don't do this, you will not have devices tomorrow.
35:27Or the flip side is, hey, if you get this done,
35:30then you can have device time.
35:32It's our consequence.
35:33Yes.
35:34It's our carrot.
35:35It's everything revolves around devices.
35:37And so, no devices for our kids.
35:40I think we're gonna 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.
35:57Lucas!
35:58Ethan.
35:59Wait, where's Lucas?
36:00All right.
36:01Ethan and Lucas.
36:02Come here, please.
36:03Where are they going?
36:04Lucas.
36:05Ethan.
36:06Joe, did they go around the other way?
36:08Ethan 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.
36:40Until their food could be sown, grown, or caught,
36:44all the freshly arrived Frontier family would have to eat
36:48is what they carried with them.
36:50That meant basic supplies that would travel well.
36:54Baked beans.
36:55Oh.
36:56That's meat.
36:57And ham.
36:58Yeah.
36:59So what we have to think about is what we're going to do
37:01for dinner tonight.
37:02Hmm.
37:03Bread, ham, baked beans.
37:05I mean, this is normally not what I have to feed my kids
37:10to feed my husband after all night.
37:12Ooh, this is just way too much.
37:15It's so important for me to provide for my family,
37:21because I grew up in poverty,
37:24and I always told myself that I would not raise my family
37:28in poverty.
37:29And this experience is too close to that for me.
37:34My kids are about to eat meat out of a can.
37:38I 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.
37:52I feel.
37:56What have I brought my family into?
37:59Like, what have I done?
38:01Uh-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, ham sandwiches, beans for dinner.
38:14Don't worry.
38:15This is what's provided for them right now.
38:16It's canned ham.
38:18They may like canned ham, OK?
38:20If they don't want this, they go to bed hungry.
38:22If we don't eat nothing, that's our fault, not yours.
38:26Mm-hmm.
38:27I love y'all so much.
38:29We love you, too.
38:32Y'all are doing so much better than me.
38:36I 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.
38:46This is going to take a lot.
38:54Yeah, we don't really have a sense of time out here.
38:56I 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.
39:09For Jeremy, it's the can rather than the ham that's causing problems.
39:15I think this is it.
39:16I think that's it.
39:17Yeah, but that would go in there.
39:18This is just ridiculous.
39:19We need to open our dinner.
39:20We're going to go hungry.
39:21If only we could look it up.
39:22I'm going to end up breaking it.
39:23Yeah, I don't want to break it and 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 doubt this is the way it's done, but it's working.
39:47It smells like dog food.
39:50It stinks.
39:52Eat it.
39:53There we go.
39:54Yummy, huh?
39:56Dinner is served.
40:00Yummy.
40:01Let's eat!
40:02To the frontier.
40:04Yes.
40:05And to the journey we have ahead of us.
40:08And all our success.
40:09Cheers!
40:10Cheers!
40:11The term cheers wasn't actually popularized until the 20th century, but I'll let that
40:19one slide.
40:22All right.
40:23Right.
40:24Whew.
40:25We're in this thing.
40:26Yeah, we're here.
40:27Look at this meal.
40:28This is what an 1880 family would eat and be happy for it.
40:34This is not pizza.
40:35This 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.
40:44Let's see.
40:45Before I came to the frontier, if I would have seen that menu, I'd have been like, you
40:49know what?
40:50Y'all can have that.
40:51I'm like, absolutely not.
40:53How are the beans tasting, buddy?
40:55Good.
40:56I think the foods look really good.
40:58Okay.
40:59Do you want some more beans?
41:00No, I don't think I want any more beans.
41:02You 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, and I'm struggling
41:17trying to be strong to eat the canned meat.
41:20Hey, y'all know if we want better, we've got to do better, right?
41:23We've got to get out there and work the field and work our behind off.
41:26Grow it and get it, okay?
41:27Okay.
41:28Mm-hmm.
41:29As the sun starts to set, our three families settle in for the night.
41:42Sounds comfortable?
41:43Okay.
41:44Okay.
41:45But 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,
41:57and our ceiling fans, and we don't have any of that.
42:00You know what the white noise will be?
42:01Me.
42:02Me snoring.
42:05It's a lot to wrap our heads around, being thrown back into a world that we don't know
42:10anything about, and just trying to survive, which isn't necessarily easy.
42:15These mosquitoes are a bit much.
42:19Sweet dreams, guys.
42:20Sweet dreams.
42:21Good night.
42:26Good night.
42:27Good night.
42:28Sweet dreams.
42:29Good night.
42:30We'll be right next door.
42:31Thanks.
42:32Good night.
42:33I'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.
42:46The bed stinks.
42:48I 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.
42:52Can you see it?
42:53Your feet stink.
42:54But all in all, they're teen girls.
42:57What teen girl would want to stay in a dirty cabin with their parents and their little brother?
43:01It's going to take a lot of adjusting and a lot of getting used to here.
43:05Oh, my God.
43:06This is a nightmare.
43:07I can't sleep with this kid.
43:08Stop it and go to sleep.
43:11Heavenly Father, all gracious God, we thank you for letting us be able to embrace this experience,
43:20Lord.
43:21We 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.
43:25In Jesus' name I pray.
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, not knowing
43:35really what tomorrow has in store for us.
43:38Is 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.
43:45Is your night?
43:46Yeah.
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.
43:57It'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.
44:15Not all that.
44:18It is beautiful.
44:21A 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 this.
44:31For an unforgettable summer.
44:34Oh, Mr. Gilbert.
44:35The holes are back.
44:37Show me what you got.
44:38Good morning, class.
44:40Oh, my gosh.
44:4321st century, there's always that question, am I good enough?
44:47But 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.
44:54But 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, all right?
45:03I don't need attitude.
45:04I don't need moping.
45:05Woo!
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, maid.
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?
45:27This is ten times harder than I ever could imagine.
45:30This is not fun.
45:32We got a roof.
45:33Hey, woo!
45:34We got a roof.
45:35No eggs.
45:36What a waste of money.
45:37This just keeps getting worse and worse.
45:39Welcome to the 1880s.
45:40We only have six cents left.
45:42Whoa!
45:43Oh my gosh.
45:45What do I feed my family?
45:47Winter's coming.
45:48And if we're not prepared...
45:49And if we're not prepared...
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46:20Well...
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