Declaration of Independence (Full Episode) | Alaska: The Next Generation

In an effort to break free of societal norms, the next generation of Alaskans must learn to survive by their own rules in harsh climates.
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@@BradleyJean 😆

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[@unebonnevie]

Stop feeding yourself (time and money) to people's systems AND greed. RIGHT ON!

[@elcubanito2442]

Watching the Dad and his son having such an awesome relationship is great. What an amazing place to grow up.

[@3peckeredgoat735]

Own everything, no bills, off grid is the way to go. Need to set traps, go fishing, hunting, foraging, cut firewood, store water, this is your new job. Spend the nice weather upgrading your cabin and surrounding area, do what you can to be prepared for the winter, and btw never wash off your eggs, they will last longer if you don't. Chickens, goats, and rabbit's are great for renewable food sources.

[@aaronhall3224]

Enjoy while we can people, goverments and corperations will take everything over time. Unless we all stand and say enough is enough.

[@davidbladen5667]

I agree 👍 💯

[@hughmc5419]

Well that maybe partially true. But unless you are completely tuned out. We are in the beginning of a deep recession. The reset is coming to this country. We were strong, its going & has been going down hill for a long time. A country that pumps narcotics into every city in this country & stays in perpetual war with the tax payers money, profiting the industrial military complex. 1st strike 09/11, 2nd strike, 2008, 3rd strike 20 year war Afghana'scam, IE: USA's heroin supply, Hello, wake up people. God bless us, we will need it.

[@twodeepupyours508]

Really.? Lol

[@RangerJohnnyRocket0905]

That's very true brother, but what they have underestimated is God, Country, Family and we will never fall we built this country, we will keep this country. The crazies in our government and the ones not in our government know nothing but being told what to do and def do not know how to live out of concrete cities they will never prevail with there agenda. We are America...

[@nunyabuziness8421]

Yea good luck with that 😆 government controls the military and police so get used to it. If you think you have it bad look at the people in Syria and other countries that have been destroyed and they're living in tents

[@cliffcampbell4267]

Kicking trees for grouse…

[@basantitanga3631]

This is so disturbing. 1)if there is a road it's not "out there" 2)those pink boots are insane hunting gear.

[@vickimeyers2672]

So your idea of "out there" is access only by walking through the bush? As far as the pink hunting boots, animals don't see the color pink so what does it matter? SMH

[@FerventReminder]

I think your comment is disturbing. These people are trying to follow where their spirit is leading them; towards a more natural and honest life and you are here trying to tear them down when there are many greater fights to be had.

[@mtman2]

C $500-$1,000 compound bow + $5arrows($16 up there) for roosting grouse...? Hand made bow n arrows -.22 subsonic or air rifle or slingshot is far smarter...!

[@Dslats]

EVERYTHING YOU ARE SAYING IS 100 PERCENT TRUE AND RIGHT.

[@JamesGreen-hd4ux]

This way of life is the ultimate 💯💯💯💯

[@peggycarson1806]

If I was younger I would start over far away from towns

[@theodorelueker5057]

Mike is wise beyond his years.

[@woundeddove]

Michael Manzo makes me wish I was a young lady. He is handsome and I really enjoy watching his journey. I wish him many blessings. 💕 from a GGMA in Hatchechubbee, Alabama.

[@bgurtek]

We have grouse, deer & bear in our front yard.

[@ginalarsen4875]

Good grief, where did some of these folks learn how to hunt? I pray they survive their schooling!

[@mtman2]

I know.... going above the treeline for fall Black Bear instead of the forests along streams...!

[@vickimeyers2672]

@@mtman2 the black hear hang out above the tree lines because the berries they like to eat grow more profusely at higher elevation, than they do in the forests. Additionally, the bear hang out along rivers and streams in the late Spring and Summer months during the salmon spawning season. Have you ever hunted black.bear in Alaska??

[@mtman2]

@@vickimeyers2672 Been stalked by Grizz in Demali 20miles above the treeline no joke = no gun....! They like to hunt Back bear esp away from the safety of trees...!

[@im_agine852]

Jessi Morse and her hubby live in a $400K house in Fairbanks and just come on LBZ for 3 months to be famous. That's living in the wilderness

[@lonniemerscham5013]

2 things, 1. turn her knuckles 45 degrees off the bows handle, it will move her forearm out of the way, 2. get flu flu arrows for grouse

[@markjg2275]

When I was young I wanted to live like this but it never happened due to money issues . Now 62 years old with type 2 diabetes not possible at all, If you are young and healthy with money you can live this life style but only up to 70 years old . You will see as you get old things will change in life your health your wealth and more.And death is a guarantee for us all no one can escape it we are only living existing here on earth for a short while.

[@Novadean1]

Yes Sir absolut accurate, I tell you this from Germany I'm 70 years old and was over 30 years truck driving four years also in US .

[@devriestown]

Yeah but that's the beauty of life learning to enjoy it well your in the moment because it goes fast.

[@muhammadbilalmuhammadbilal4678]

Thanks for uploading yet another life below zero episode thanks

[@user-ee9qu8kv8n]

22:32 love how he is talking about going from Alaska to Civ and they show a tree then a skyscraper. Then he says, but then as an adult I came back and a picture from a coffee pot to a wilderness lake. Very well done.

[@sandravanlankvelt7975]

I love National Geographic and just found this site recently....LOVE LOVE LOVE IT for sure.

[@aaronwilcox6417]

The folks hunting grouse with a bow is a joke. The cost of motorcycles, arrows, a bow, and gas and other equipment costs many times what store bought chicken or raising chickens costs. Practice with a bow and then go for the game

[@UEE-kj6ek]

couple yuppies playing alaskan survival. Bet they post pictures of their kill on instagram too

[@SeanMurphy00]

I’ve never hunted grouse with a bow lol.. I suppose it’s possible but it sure wouldn’t be productive. Agree, get yourself some chickens and at least you’ve got eggs every day to supplement your hunting or store purchases. Rabbits are the way to go. They’re low maintenance and they reproduce fast.

[@stephane8001]

Indépendance with pétrole !😂 motobike, monster 4×4.... 😂😂😂

[@Samhoxland]

The couple with arrows is really bellow zero

[@lets_go_see_]

Congratulations to all who took part in this documentary and to those who embrace our true ways! ninigiwaydinnoong

[@2centsworth766]

$16 for an arrow, About a dollar for a 4-10 shell. Anyone else thinking along the same lines?

[@cindytucker3065]

I have no idea how much hunting supplies costs but $16 for an arrow sounds excessive!

[@FerventReminder]

@@cindytucker3065 Some people opt for the cheaper options (such as nearly fully built from the store) and they can be ok but you'll find with the more serious archers they build their own arrows using an assortment of parts to suit certain uses and they can be more high quality and durability is a part of that equation. Assuming you treat your arrows right and don't lose them you can get a lot of use from each one.

[@rkpang4059]

Chris and Jessie won’t last a day lol

[@jonnyweaver1912]

Lmao they belong in la..LA... they are hippies

[@revelationthe7sealsarecrac981]

I agree with Michael Manzo about not wanting material things nor needing it. I was born middle class, never with out the basic but never with the finer things. Always just getting by, but I also don't want anything, nor can any material stuff make me happier. The rich are also in their own prisons, they can never have enough money. This is the way the world works, I hope one day humans advance past money

[@ewaste-jd-preciousmetals3723]

Living a sustainable life like this is the best than living in polluted cities thinking about money.

[@cepejagd]

Can you explain what is sustainable?

[@jameshowlett1363]

@@cepejagd what if he/she doesn't want to?

Thanks for share😇greetings from Argentina

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

Greetings to you and yours, from Seattle.

@@majoroldladyakamom6948 thankyou lady😌

[@vickimeyers2672]

Greetings from the woods of Alaska! Happy New Year!

[@andrewliszak1072]

I bring an entire spare engine and prop with me ...

[@ramthian]

Thanks 🙏 😘

[@Catch-A-JOO]

I’m from Maine just like Mike Manzo plus I’m part Mic-Mac Indian like Mike is too

[@CDCRilene]

Brent and Ida are amazing, show them more please. Everyone loves Wild and Free Mushing

[@SirBobbyDuncan]

😂 3:44 and on your right side is an open field

[@donaldrandolphneely9823]

My Name Is Mike Manzo. "Eye 👁️" Got This! -Within- McCarthy, Alaska. 2020-2021.

[@Tony-tk9jn]

Jessie should bedazzle her bow with glitter and some nice faux sapphires and a matching pink camo hand bag

[@bigskunk801]

It doesn’t make sense to me to learn to shoot a bow at a target when you can’t retrieve the arrow. Even if you’re experienced in archery chances are likely you are going to loose the arrow shot at a grouse. I can buy 3 Chickens or more for the cost of the lost arrow.

[@patriciastultz8286]

First time watch, really enjoyed. I wish I wasn't almost 69. Thanks

[@cjackfly]

Much respect, Sass and Manzano...

[@Thanasis_Koligliatis]

15:33 All the dogs sit on the roof of the doghouses

[@Raymanujan]

Strong opening speech.

[@DerekSamuelReese]

I really enjoy this show, but a lot of these folks don't belong out there for obvious reasons not to mention how slick this guys hair is 😂 really ? such actors.

[@buddyx6]

Flu-Flu arrows, small game heads/tips, and lighted nocks, you won't lose so many arrows, two arrows and tips for one bird is pretty pricey and not real sustainable, practice on targets first! "KEEP ON KEEPIN ON"

[@baddog9320]

Here in, Life above 100. We subsidize live also. Alaska is just too dang cold. And its hard to move there. So over a decade ago. I move back to the boarder. Subsidized living here is different. 2 weeks out of the year I have to harvest my stable. At this same time is another food source that is about a month long. And then its followed by another two that about 2 weeks long. And water is very hard to have. It only rains about 2 or 3 DAYS a year..And those are in deep summer. This is when you must harvest your water. And you never know when that day of rain is. Plus it only rains for like an hour. Which maybe 2 in the afternoon or 3 in the morning. Add to this those two or 3 days are not together. An example is; It may rain on July 8th at 1 am, next rain can be August 18th at 5pm And thats it for 365 days. We do get some sprinkles now and then. But the ground doesn't get wet. So there is no collecting. And when it does rain. Whatever you have not caught withing 30 minutes after it stops. Is gone. For 15 years I have never received over 6 inches of rain. Most years it 3 to 4 inches. Where they report that we recieve 8 inches a year. I'd like to know. And yes I add all those 0.001 inch sprinkles..And they are not even close. FYI we get about 5 to 10 days of useless sprinkles through the year. And only one year did it snow enough to collect that. ( understand when I say it snowed. I mean no more then 1 inch of snow.) And most our food is plant based. Meat is very rare. Unless you like rattlesnake, jack rabbit, and pack rat. Oh and well is out of the question. Water is 1500 feet down and its not safe to drink for long periods. ( fine for a couple years but past that isn't good). I've been off grid subsistence living on the Mexico boarder for 11 years now. In a way I envy the wood and water in Alaska. But I hate the cold. I will never have the money to move to Alaska. For I would have to own a boat that could take me there. Ferry is too hard to get. And going overland, through Canada is too restrictive for a person to do it right. However. There are not a lot of places along the boarder either to have this life style.

[@cepejagd]

Below Zero with motocycles ? That´s ridicolous …😂😂😂

[@BamBamSr]

7:40: a completely dilapidated little town in a beautiful setting? Abandoned?? Scratching my head🤔

[@LETSGETUTILIZED316]

Alaska is like no other state

[@kencampbell3685]

😂😂WTH was that @ 10:23 😂😂

[@runninggreywolf8313]

Too bad they couldnt make a rainwater catchment system even though the river could be closer than i think. Having it right on property makes life easier.

[@stevencaldwell838]

One could be 1000 miles from nowhere and, you’ll need a tag ( government control ) to feed your family… one can never escape the hands of control, regulations and laws that you as a human did not vote for or condone… that said, one can try! And, that person who most see as running away, is actually, running to a true existence and way of being!

[@fromoz9294]

at night its colder then outside.

[@enduring22]

I desire to learn traits to be able to go out there and do things like that, I'm sick of this circus ..so I'll keep admiring from afar and hope that God blesses me with an Avenue to be able to do that somehow someway LOL

[@candaceaustin4258]

Wonderful. I'm of age where being by myself would be way hard. Miss the Bush tho

[@drizzt8965]

I totally relate

[@matthewregister3240]

ya them pink boots have to go

[@grizzlycountry1030]

*So instead of buying a hundreds of cheap lightweight .22LR ammo she wants to chase then lose a $16 arrow arrow???*

[@Dslats]

ITs ALL ABOUT FREEDOM AND NOT FEEDING THE ELITES.

[@josephsmithmeyer1195]

Launching arrows in the air will get expensive fast get yourself a long bow or stick with a 22 IDC who you are arrows are more than 16 dollars it's 30 dollars for 3 broad heads

[@UEE-kj6ek]

i knew she was going to miss that grouse the second i saw her bow moving 6 inches in every direction... wasnt even that far away

[@michaelbryant2071]

He say"s from the comfort of his living room, heated to wherever he deems the thermostat is optimal. Oh, don't forget, she took a chance, missed, and still let people see her mistake.

[@UEE-kj6ek]

@@michaelbryant2071 im traveling the country in my camper actually, my only heat being a cubic mini stove.... you dont need to be rambo to know how to shoot an arrow 20 feet bud

[@abdullahaljabri8196]

Wow , it's a real life guys , staying in that wonderful places is fun 😊😌😌😌,

[@elizetes7313]

Nice the prayer

[@dwighthires3163]

What a stupid crock that an animal walks up to you and five you his life because you respect the land. That is sheer stupidity.

[@brentkinsworthy4999]

It's a cultural thing you don't understand. It's not polite to make fun of people for their cultural beliefs.

[@heavenbound9144]

..True Independence days..

[@donniewilliams9011]

I lost my arrow 🤣🤣🤣 ya think Better start making a bunch shooting up ??????

[@pillbertdidit]

Awesome,I thought my name wasn't going to be heard in Alaska until I heard it today 👍 Lil Gilbert is going to run Alaska

[@scottbrown9037]

I love the show, but most of the 2nd generation appears to be 'pretenders'. Some of them have never even hunted before (it's easy to see). They are there ONLY to be on the show. Virtually all their gear is brand new.

[@bongdonkey]

The guy is Micmac Indian, but has Italiano last name.

[@gustavoweirich2185]

Lugares que Deus criou ❤❤❤ tradução para português Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@rolanddespres2063]

Good info great show keep it going thank you very good r,d,

[@shaunamckeon4328]

Are we really using an iPhone as flashlight while preaching bush living?

[@stevencaldwell838]

Respect 🙏

[@BamBamSr]

Manzo's got some skills 💪 Ok, Sass too

[@khomplex]

"YOU'L OWN NOTHING AND BE HAPPY"

[@datcrazywhiteboy6205]

Eat ze bugs

[@peggycarson1806]

I don't think I could take my little one bear hunting for his first hunting trip

[@nayase7303]

THIS PROGRAM IS SO STAGED BUT I DONT CARE I COME HERE FOR THE SCENERY NOT THE ACTORS OR COMMERCIALS

[@kenstockton7793]

I know a cheap mechanic where your at, your it, you fixed it, look at all the money you saved

[@gmel4967]

None of these snow flakes would make it through a week of dark winter without their devices.

[@made_in_America]

I think I'm in love, I'll name you my my Mi'kmaq Indian king.

[@twodeepupyours508]

Not knowing what's gonna happen is scary, and i understand why people prepare for the worst, but also remember that you DON'T know, so don't go around scaring other people into believing YOUR worst fears in order to make yourself feel better

[@UEE-kj6ek]

do you live under a rock?

[@BigZoe99]

@@UEE-kj6ek nah but what the OP said makes perfect sense tho. Like they have the show doomsday preppers on here too, and it's cool or w.e, if you wanna be prepared for the possibility of doomsday and no one will stop you from doing it, but as OP said don't be out there also trying to make others think like you and make them scared of.the world when they might have a completely diff outlook than you 🤷🏾‍♂️ that's the point. Like I won't stop you from being a prepper, nor will I try to talk you out of it and tell you all the useful things you can do with your 💰 BUT at the same time people don't need you trying to make the world a scary place to everyone else so they can start living like you. That's just childish behavior and shows you haven't yet accepted the diff lifestyles of people even tho you are always asking for that same acceptance in people

[@UEE-kj6ek]

@@BigZoe99 being prepared for economic collapse or natural disasters is childish behavior?... boy you sure wont last long - do you remember during covid when we ran out of toilet paper and everyone panicked? Now apply that to food, electricity, gas, or groceries... it would be absolute chaos. The point of prepping isnt to be scared of the world, its so you DONT have to be scared if something bad happens.

[@BigZoe99]

@@UEE-kj6ek um no, what I said is childish is tryina force your beliefs on other people that aren't scared of the world like you are 🤷🏾‍♂️I never said being prepared was childish and idk how tf you came up with that. Dude you can say w.e you want but i guarantee Id be better suited to live in the wilderness than you would or just as good as you it you have experience. From 3yrs old to 15yrsold i was sent to live in Haiti, and there I had to kill chickens and goats for our dinners sometimes, help raise and care for our livestock, milk them, feed them and w.e is necessary, pick fruits from various trees, go pheasant hunting every Saturday at dawn🤫🤫Nobody said you shouldn't learn life skills that will prepare you if society ever collapses, my point is those doomsday preppers is what I was referring to when I said it's childish to try to push your beliefs on people that don't subscribe to that same line of thinking. And I was agreeing with OP that just cz you see the world as a scary place doesn't mean everyone else needs to see it that way. So yea, it would be pretty childish if they didn't think like that and here someone like you comes trying to tell.them what they're doing wrong and how they need to be living their lives. Some people don't view the world as the scary place it can be🤷🏾‍♂️ I know how scary it can get based on my time living in Haiti then DR then Harlem nyc, everyone's struggle can be diff and they might not see things as you do, but in no way does it mean you are more right than they are, cz most likely our civilization won't collapse any time soon.🤷🏾‍♂️ if it does, oh well I'm glad I learned some outdoor skills, but doesn't mean I'm gonna sit here tryina make.ppl scared of the world so they can learn the things I did 🤦🏾‍♂️they might be completely fine living the way they are and most likely may never need any of those skills

[@lisaannbrown165]

for direction and strength 💪

[@vkelly2701]

get a canoe or kayak paddle anywhere. Take a class . Get dirt bike . heaven

[@made_in_America]

Mi'kmaq king? I would love to be your queen.

[@Eric-tp8oy]

The King is coming...

[@APHill-ip8qt]

Amen Brother! Soon I hope. Every knee will bow and praise his name.

[@Eric-tp8oy]

@@APHill-ip8qt Yes for sure! Every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father..

[@scotthruska4906]

Yup that’s good living, Don’t brag. Lots of immigrants are coming to your paradise 😮!!

[@rosacasanova6288]

Facts i love it

[@Tony-tk9jn]

$16 arrows? I can drive up the street use roughly $3 in gas and get a $5 Big Mac $2 fries all for $10 and not freeze 🥶 my balls off...but where's the fun in that?

[@kenstockton7793]

Turn your wrist in a little & you should'nt hit your arm with your bow string

[@comfortouch]

That would require strength she doesn't have. That bow is too heavy for her.

[@saavirov]

What do you think if most of the people in the world decide for that kind of life. And everyone one of them take a guns and vehicles, how many mooses or any other animals must be out there? And how long will be a clean fresh air in those woods?

[@jessicajaerosenbaum115]

probably a billion years longer than what the rest of the world has done already to the earth. they live sustainably. we do not. well i try and i do live sustainably much more than most i know but most everyone on earth is a glutton, lazy selfish and inconsiderate.

[@FerventReminder]

The world has a balancing mechanism built in. A lot of those people will never do it because they come from families who would never have brought them into the world without the conveniences that modern society provides them. Hence, the world goes through cycles of war and famine etc. and a lot of those people don't make it and the culture changes. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[@nickbartman3815]

She says she needs something sustainable and that’s arrows . Because there’s no ammo store at the cabin the shoots a 15$ arrow into the trees that she purchased from a hunting type ammo store 🤦‍♂️

[@BodiDelgrosse]

Jump from rock to rock so you don’t get wet. Then the kid proceeds to runs right through the water

[@aculasabacca]

In the middle of nowhere with a Chinese motor setup. How could this happen.

[@dmitriykuimov3096]

Copperhead is not Chinese.

[@billy7805]

You are wrong chris there is laws in the bush

[@Catch-A-JOO]

No matter where you go on planet earth there are laws you must abide by. You are correct, unfortunately.

[@nunyabuziness8421]

I could never understand why anybody with hunt with a bow use a gun you can't miss

[@bernardguzman5175]

I always wonder on how and where they get their money to buy building materials or for other needs like clothing

[@billy7805]

And dirt bikes and gps’s

[@RichardKoenigsberg]

A bit ARROGANT TO TRY TO LIVE THIS WAY. But these documentaries are absolutely astonishing. Sitting here at my desk with all my documents, and suddenly escape into Nowheresville.

[@bobsthea]

if you guys want to live off the land, take care of the land and animals you guys live off so y'all can maintain this kind of lifestyle

[@juliebollman3435]

Yeah, well it takes more than one person/family. It is a shame how people treat the city😢

[@jeffshannon5410]

This is so over dramatic that's not what it's really like out there hunting

[@habibjoojeh]

Violence against animals is the beginning of violence against humans. Therefore, all those who hunt animals have the potential mental ability to harm humans.

[@janispayne5570]

Hunting animals for food to feed yourself and your family has nothing to do with violence towards other people.

[@FerventReminder]

I'd pray for wisdom if I were you.

[@jonnyweaver1912]

Good old pink boots finally moved out of the city

[@Lemonarmpits]

It close his eyes when he shot

[@Thanasis_Koligliatis]

The animal respects me and it gave himself to me. He made a choice to come to me. Does he have to say that nonsense before he eats the poor animal?

[@THEDIABLODOG]

Okay hippies

[@markstahovic9226]

When it was all said and dune blond lady was crying to go back to town