How Yukon Men and Women Get Big Logs into the River - Stan Zuray

[@sarahsiskin6780]

Stan, you make the best DIY videos. You would have made a phenomenal teacher.

[@TheKentuckyWoodsman]

A hard days work, but surely a rewarding days work. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@freddysmith1557]

Dang you Yukon men and your videos. Anything that can readily be shared in 10 minutes, these yokels can do ii in just under 30. The best part is those KZbin folk who say how amazing these Yukon productions are. Back to Canadian outdoors folk for me! Ay?

[@stanzuray]

You go for it - to each their own. Us Americans are too long winded and just waste your time.

[@richardnusser7023]

That is amazing Stan! Most of us here in the lower 48 have no idea the amount of work you do on a daily basis just to live there. We are spoiled rotten. We can just flip a switch and have lights and heat. Not in your world. But, if things ever got crazy and the world as we know it was lost. Most folks in the lower 48 wouldn’t survive. You have the skills set that you wouldn’t lose a step. Well done my Man!

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

In the city we have strength in numbers. We band together when we have to. And we don't have to live like that.

[@johnnyfoo8737]

Stan please keep your channel here going. My family hated it when the show was canceled.

[@astroman71]

That was really cool, I didn't expect you to take off so quickly. Thanks for sharing buddy. 👍🏼

[@fritzschwanserhauser2266]

That’s a cool saw not very loud, cuts while wet, doesn’t mind the sand and grit, stays sharp! Amazing!

[@stanzuray]

Found it broken in the Tanana dump almost 10 years ago and been my main firewood saw since. Echo twin cylinder.

[@therubbaducky]

Hey Stan from Dorchester! love how you said I'm not going to do anything violent and then proceeds to violently pull away 😂. Massachusetts native myself

[@balkwelldunnyd7381]

Great video Stan .sharing a small part of your day has made my day.Thanks.Paul UK.

[@myraholmes651]

This is great---miss the show, so, I'm happy that I can see you here!!

[@greywatson6199]

Hell yeah! That’s the life right there! Awesome videos keep em coming

[@MrGoosePit]

Thanks for filming this Stan. Excellent work!

[@SwampDonkey530]

That's bushman leverage! A pleasure to watch you work sir!!

[@Naplesfrank154]

Stan, your videos are better than the show. We learn more about life in Tanana watching your videos than what we did while we watched those staged shows on tv. Thanks so much man.

[@106pricey]

Awesome work there Stan. Love the videos. Stay safe.

[@petersymons9170]

AWESOME SKILLS STAN

[@kjensen7]

I've been watching reruns of Yukon Men and your videos here on KZbin. I would love to go to Tanana and learn from you and be of whatever help I could be. I grew up living off the land but I have spent too many adult years living in cities. I'm about 20 years younger than you but I'm pretty sure I couldn't keep up with you. Nothing but respect for you and your way of life. Wish I had followed a different path.

[@tommmarree3689]

Love the channel Stan !! Always be SAFE, GOD BLESS to you and the family......

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Doing a great job with your videos Stan, good to see you growing this channel as well.

[@stanzuray]

Finally learning how to edit better. Thanks for always commenting. Stan

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Stan Zuray comments help your video rankings, good to reply to every one you get. Even the turd comments help your video rankings. You're doing great, no drama, no b.s., just Stan and his family living a life most only daydream about.

[@stanzuray]

Thanks for that info on replying. I kinda do the same thing I do with my posts on Facebook and that is like each one to show I read them all and reply if a question is asked. I honestly have too little time to reply to all but appreciate them and read them even the foreign language ones. . Even the amount of bandwidth I have on this HughesNet Sat dish does not allow for that. I'm afraid. Appreciate any suggestions however cause I do try to make it better little by little. 95% of my social media time is posting and liking the comments and answering comments. I often go weeks without browsing around. Old school kinda.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Stan Zuray old school is what draws folks to you, that's why I've always enjoyed what you do. You're doing a fine job just way you're doing it. I have the same issue with trying to answer everybody, takes time...most of us are just happy to see your story continue. I'm not a big TV guy but some of the Alaska shows I watch.

[@aksalaman4689]

Winters just around the corner, I better roll up the garden hose. Thanks Stan.

[@davidpeightal4918]

Laughed!! Love your sense of humor.

[@lokithebuilder1071]

No wonder Stan is the man nice work

[@MatteoSergenti]

Stan you are the Best !!!!

[@alnbaba]

That was pretty cool Stan lots of spring to that rope.

[@debralivingston7298]

Hi Stan, I'm a fan, you should definitely post more videos. Loved the fish camp videos. My wife's mother used to travel up to Alaska every year or two and bring back native foods. My wife, when she was much younger, spent time with her grandmother at fish camp. I miss the traditional smoked salmon, herring eggs & seal grease and dry fish. I've even tried cockels once, but I couldn't develope a taste for those. Watching your fish camp videos makes me want to try it down here, just not in the same volume. Thanks for the videos, Sir. Robert Livingston, husband of Debra Livingston, whom is part Tlingit.

[@CrimeVid]

Debra Livingston a

[@dwight3188]

Thanks Stan I really enjoy your videos.

[@tiajoe1709]

GREAT VIDEO STAN!!! MY MOM AND I WATCHED WHILE WE HAD LUNCH SITTING IN THE CAR WAITING FOR DR APPT 😊

[@scottk0623]

Great job Stan, best to you all

[@leethach9289]

Thank you Stan,great job as alway!

[@mooseknuckle8334]

I didn't think you were going to come on to your boat like that to remove the log from the shore. But you did hahaha. I never know what to expect watching your content. Thanks buddy. Stan the Man!

[@turkeyrunfarms]

Moose Knuckle so true! So much diversity in work for this family.

[@thornwarbler]

Well that put a smile on my face you did a cracking job there............Cheers mate............ all the best from the UK

[@stanzuray]

Glad I could do that.

[@karnesrussell]

Nice log I am sure you will put it to good use. Good Luck to you Stan and your family. I hope you all have a good Hunt ahead and fill everyone's smoke houses and freezers.

[@paszkors]

Stan, you have a well-oiled system there. Fish transport barge then make into firewood, amazing use of resources at hand.

[@Dwayne7834]

Hi from Florida. Enjoyed the video.

[@benjaminwalsh289]

Great video Stan! Stay healthy!

[@billbaxter2914]

Really awesome video Stan.

[@kathyvettraino2267]

Wow, such hard work, very interesting to see! Thank you. Stan I am a first responder too! We are family, haha.

[@sylvaindespatie6984]

Greats video thanks for sharing and be safe

[@000scubasteve]

Hey Stan, if you ever would like any help with any kind of work, I'd love to do a work-cation up in your neck of the woods. No expectations. I just need a place to pitch a tent or bunk to sleep and food for my engine and I'm good.

[@Ticdaniel]

Great work you do 👍 fun to watch. //Sweden

[@karinwossner639]

Love your videos

[@oneshotme]

Thumbs up and enjoyed!

[@crazykuup9271]

I wish we had big long strait trees like that where I live lol that would be amazing to cut and split!!!!!!!!! Trees where I live are all twisted and full of knots!!! Great job though! You seem to be a VERY knowledgeable man Stan !!!!!

[@43pasadena]

Thanks Stan👍🏻

[@adrianrodriguez540]

Great video. Well done.

[@davidbarnhart6228]

Hi Stan! Im a new subscriber. Did a search on KZbin for Yukon Men and saw you have your own channel! Cool!!!

[@Anthonyz19]

You did a great job. The only thing that sucks is you had to come back for your camera. All the best to you!

[@ravenousjm]

great video, hopefully you will record the raft building process

[@JohanGarde-yt6ed]

stan the man!!!

[@jamesortiz5388]

Tha was fun on a sunny day.

[@Justonemorestep123]

Lol...size of that log compared to your skiff. Love the videos!

[@me__and__luna]

Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@faithingod9554]

Really big! That's what she said

[@tbluerdgldy7615]

We sure miss Yukon Men program. When are they bringing it back?? Love the people

[@stanzuray]

Check out the Stan Project videos on my channel and find out all about what's happening now.

[@bettykuykendall2083]

AWESOME BLOSSOM ♥️👽💙

[@clebermazini6484]

Isso q é vida viver na natureza viver da terra q Deus criou muito bom

[@warrenlancaster286]

thanks for taking the trouble to film that Stan -looked like you motored out quite fast to me .!

[@stanzuray]

I can go faster but the rope would break.

[@caper55]

You were able to skid that stick without dragging it thru the sand unnecessarily, saving your chain on ur saw...excellent..

[@tunanvil5878]

Love your videos. We do the same on the kuskokwim

[@stanzuray]

River people are the same everywhere. Thanks

[@kenlynch6332]

Boston ingenuity being used in the Northwest

[@jimf1964]

Probably too old a video to ask, but I've seen videos on making rafts in Alaska, but I've never seen exactly how you process them once there. Do you have something to pull the logs out of the water for cutting, or do you sacrifice a blade and cut them all in the water?

[@stanzuray]

Not sure what you are asking but logs for a raft are used as is without cutting except for a single cut for length . Logs I make into lumber I winch out of water up into my camp and spray down with water to get silt off and them cut up.

[@jimf1964]

Stan Zuray Yeah, that was basically the answer. You have some sort of winch to haul them out of the water so you can cut them. I was just wondering because the logs must be so darn heavy. Especially ones that have spent a week in the water. How the heck would you lift a 30ft log? Like I have a hard time imagining how you would deal with something so large,heavy, and unwieldy way up there without some heavy equipment. Maybe that would be a good video idea, is how you process and what you do with the logs once you get them home? Thanks Stan

[@stanzuray]

Check out this one. Pulled it up with a small homemade winch. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6iTZaOmj8mZkKM Got a huge homemade one to pull out the fishwheel kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2GmlKKsiplortk

[@RomeoEdward]

Never seen that done before Stan. I thought it would rip something its tied to out of the boat. Must be real strong, wood is heavy.

[@stanzuray]

The boat is a welded one and bridal on back is tied to heavy welded rings on back. Would not try this on a riveted on handled boat as it would rip them off. The rope is the weak link which you want. On my end if it can't pull log you feel a slow stopping of the boat and that's all. If the rope breaks near the log the whole length of the rope can end up flying into your back though

[@RomeoEdward]

Thanks Stan, that's a tough boat for sure.

[@eicrawford3993]

Good job Stan what's weather like there Stan its started to get cold here

[@stanzuray]

Suppose to be in the 30's tomorrow night if rain stops and it clears up

[@jimmason1072]

Thought you were not going to do anything to fast . When you talked about the rope stretching and then the log gets pulled by that elastic force I could see you and the boat back up on the shore ! But you did a heck of a job! Fire wood I assume? How many days worth of wood in say January weather would you get from that!!!

[@stanzuray]

I use 7-9 cords a winter. That log may be approaching a cord but not.

[@jimmason1072]

@@stanzuray just saw your Fox news interview from 2017 ! A natural at this!!! You must find it a big adjustment to go back to large cities even if it's only for a short time!

[@bengrey4856]

im 375 lbs and i eat pizza all day i decided to move to Tanana 2022 begin a new life

[@raptorcrazy9545]

I remember on the show I think you made one for fish and then Joe made one for taking a truck always wondered what happened with the wood when you guys got done with the rest of the raft do you save some of the wood and use a small Sawmill to cut up for what you need have a good evening

[@stanzuray]

They always get cut up for firewood after being used for the initial purpose. Some people make huge rafts just for the firewood also.

[@raptorcrazy9545]

@@stanzuray do any of the people use some of the old scrap wood to saw into two by fours two by sixes that type of wood to help build stuff for a wall building or a small house

[@danowil227]

Love your stuff. I know camera work can be a pain. You're doing great. Good use of fast motion. keep up the great vids. I love them.

[@stanzuray]

I enjoy camera stuff - always have but until these modern times never had a good stable video camera.

[@danowil227]

Hey Stan, If you ever need a break from filming, I'd take some vacation time to hide behind the lens for you.

[@turkeyrunfarms]

Will this be firewood, or can you use river wood to make things?

[@stanzuray]

Good river wood can be made into lumber or cabins - anything really. What comes down is the whole spectrum of quality and size.

[@mikehuntsman5356]

Looks like the boat you got in season one of Yukon men and possibly the same one that floated off on you in I think season 4

[@stanzuray]

Same one - good boats. Alwelds they call them. One of the most popular one up here.

[@spike6095]

Stan, would you use this log for lumber instead of fire wood.

[@stanzuray]

It was good enough for that but of course I need it for the raft. Got a lumber cutting video soon coming.

[@robertmiller954]

Great video as usual. What size is your boat?

[@stanzuray]

22' long - 60" wide - high sides

[@deusdethfilho7441]

Parabéns

[@mcs954]

Love the channel stan just one questiom how do you keep that long rope from getting caught in the prop when doing a move like this

[@stanzuray]

Poly rope floats for 1 and the rest is the bridal on the back of the boat. it is short enough to not be able to go down near the prop - it actually keeps it from the prop really. Finally I have wrapped so many things around my prop over the years that I know what to avoid somewhat.

[@mcs954]

@@stanzuray thanks man good to know

[@lanedouglas2165]

I enjoy the videos here in Tennessee. If you have the ability, let the captions stay on screen longer. They flash on / off too fast to read

[@stanzuray]

Thank you - since I have figured out how to do that.

[@lanedouglas2165]

Stan Zuray great, as others have said, I miss the show, but your camera is awesome.

[@jimf1964]

You gonna do a run on the raft this year Stan? Make for some great video.

[@stanzuray]

Yes and I did this fall as I do every fall

[@stanzuray]

Go to my channel and view that very video.

[@davidpeightal4918]

I can’t imagine the reinforcement you must have on your transom. Sometime I hope you show that. Maybe you have. I just discovered you and Tanana a few days ago.

[@stanzuray]

using the long poly rope stretches so much it's pretty gentle on the transom. I don't feel a big jolt at all.

[@davidpeightal4918]

Thank you. I appreciate your hard earned knowledge.

[@johnnyfoo8737]

Whats your favorite chain saw brand?

[@stanzuray]

If I was to buy new (usually find a broken one and fix it) and I have at times I'd buy a Stihl but there are equally as good ones I believe like Husky's and my 2 cyl. Echo has lasted 10 years and got that out of the town dump.

[@johnnyfoo8737]

I love stihl

[@k6lsn]

Must feel so good, primal, to be so natural in your ways. I've been getting in the dirt and trees lately and I feel good man. Hope it works good, looks like a good one :) Peace, Wheelchair John in Idaho :) Hey Stan check out some of my last Drone videos, some cool country/geography out here :)

[@stanzuray]

I will. Stan

[@lisaineastcentralohio6805]

you are hard worker.what do you do to make a living?

[@stanzuray]

Fishing is how I made most of my living most years although I lived on trapping for the first 11 years exclusively and trapping has always added some after that. The TV show helped for those years. Do some mechanic/grading snow work in winter - Sell some dry fish - trap - Just making ends meet lately.

[@ToddKesler]

What size chain saw! 2600 ..4800?

[@stanzuray]

Twin cyl. Echo don't know model. Found in Tanana dump and been main firewood saw for 10 years.

[@ohUredneck]

Impressive! I bet a rope like that cost a ton, I know it's expensive here.

[@stanzuray]

Has a long life though and gets used every year till it's all worn out.

[@rickyboyz1006]

Are you on the American or Canadian side?

[@stanzuray]

American

[@КатюшаКатюшка-п4л]

Буду рад помочь вам,а то Вы всё один да один!

[@khadijagwen]

You need a Peavee

[@waregeeksny]

Why not cut it up with a chain saw and save it for fire wood? No a critique. Just a real question.

[@106pricey]

Did you watch and read the captions?

[@waregeeksny]

@@106pricey Yes get logs into the river? Am I to assume they are floating somewhere for it to be cut up?

[@stanzuray]

The purpose is to make a raft first for hauling fish and then later when that purpose is served cut it into firewood

[@waregeeksny]

@@stanzuray Thx Stan. I'm a fan. I'm a big city dweller so I may have dumb questions from time to time. My logic is very limited when it comes your way of life. I saw one use, you guys see 20 uses for everything. Thx for indulging me.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

That was a moderate speed? 🤣

[@stanzuray]

Ya - I can hit it much harder. Will not hurt the boat or motor but will snap the 5/8 rope like a thread and come flying through the air.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Stan Zuray I guess video images can be a bit deceiving. Really enjoying your videos since I found them a few days ago. Thanks for all your work and sharing your knowledge.

[@nomad-81-25]

Here in the city I just flush my toilet.

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

didn't see any women, just sayin'

[@stanzuray]

I wish I could get more people to allow to be filmed but many are not into that.

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

@@stanzuray I guess I can relate to that. That's understandable.

[@ravenousjm]

great video, hopefully you will record the raft building process