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my name is Susan Aikens and I’m a kavik

my name is Susan Aikens and I’m a kavik River Camp which is located at sixty

River Camp which is located at sixty

River Camp which is located at sixty nine point four North by one forty six

nine point four North by one forty six

nine point four North by one forty six point five four west on the Alaska and

point five four west on the Alaska and

point five four west on the Alaska and North Slope it’s like a

North Slope it’s like a

North Slope it’s like a bed-and-breakfast just a really an equal

this particular configuration for this

this particular configuration for this camp was brought out about 25 years ago

camp was brought out about 25 years ago

camp was brought out about 25 years ago by roellig on and vehicles of that

by roellig on and vehicles of that

by roellig on and vehicles of that nature like the Nodwell and for the

nature like the Nodwell and for the

nature like the Nodwell and for the purpose of just what you see here now it

purpose of just what you see here now it

purpose of just what you see here now it hasn’t changed purpose support for the

hasn’t changed purpose support for the

hasn’t changed purpose support for the oil and gas industry and anybody who

oil and gas industry and anybody who

oil and gas industry and anybody who wants to adventure in the Arctic okay in

wants to adventure in the Arctic okay in

wants to adventure in the Arctic okay in the winter any the these trailers are

the winter any the these trailers are

the winter any the these trailers are from the 60s and you get enough wind

from the 60s and you get enough wind

from the 60s and you get enough wind blowing and you know I mean I get

blowing and you know I mean I get

blowing and you know I mean I get hurricane-force winds hundred mile an

hurricane-force winds hundred mile an

hurricane-force winds hundred mile an hour winds out here rocks these babies

hour winds out here rocks these babies

hour winds out here rocks these babies so anyway there’s a whole the super

so anyway there’s a whole the super

so anyway there’s a whole the super supers help them find snow bits is so

supers help them find snow bits is so

supers help them find snow bits is so the trick for me to get in let’s go

the trick for me to get in let’s go

the trick for me to get in let’s go getting it out these are a little

getting it out these are a little

getting it out these are a little outdated like I say the flu sixties but

outdated like I say the flu sixties but

outdated like I say the flu sixties but just because something’s old doesn’t

just because something’s old doesn’t

just because something’s old doesn’t mean you throw it away you just

mean you throw it away you just

mean you throw it away you just repurpose that this is the women’s

repurpose that this is the women’s

repurpose that this is the women’s shower house my personal favorite I had

shower house my personal favorite I had

shower house my personal favorite I had been here I don’t know maybe eight years

chicks dig baths and I’d been eight or

chicks dig baths and I’d been eight or ten years without a bath

ten years without a bath

ten years without a bath so I created one that was a birthday

so I created one that was a birthday

so I created one that was a birthday present than myself on you

present than myself on you

present than myself on you I want a bathtub shipped up is not

I want a bathtub shipped up is not

I want a bathtub shipped up is not something easy to do but this is called

something easy to do but this is called

something easy to do but this is called commonly called a fish tote this is a

commonly called a fish tote this is a

commonly called a fish tote this is a small one and I gotten supplies in it at

small one and I gotten supplies in it at

small one and I gotten supplies in it at one point and thought oh my gosh I know

one point and thought oh my gosh I know

one point and thought oh my gosh I know how to throw the little haul put a drain

how to throw the little haul put a drain

how to throw the little haul put a drain in there and hooked it into the system

in there and hooked it into the system

in there and hooked it into the system mounting cold running water now I have

mounting cold running water now I have

mounting cold running water now I have the ability to take a bath

the ability to take a bath

the ability to take a bath I only take one I give myself one maybe

I only take one I give myself one maybe

I only take one I give myself one maybe two baths a year because it’s a lot of

two baths a year because it’s a lot of

two baths a year because it’s a lot of water and I’m always in conservation

water and I’m always in conservation

water and I’m always in conservation mode during the normal season I mean

mode during the normal season I mean

mode during the normal season I mean yeah you want to have running water I

yeah you want to have running water I

yeah you want to have running water I can shower and then do shower all the

can shower and then do shower all the

can shower and then do shower all the times but three months and I