Sled Dog Houses – Thaw Project | Life Below Zero

what I got here is I got some plywood

what I got here is I got some plywood some rough cut two-by-fours I’m gonna

some rough cut two-by-fours I’m gonna

some rough cut two-by-fours I’m gonna lay this out my goal here is is to be

lay this out my goal here is is to be

lay this out my goal here is is to be efficient with my materials you know try

efficient with my materials you know try

efficient with my materials you know try to make my dog houses out of one sheet

to make my dog houses out of one sheet

to make my dog houses out of one sheet of plywood per dog house when winter

of plywood per dog house when winter

of plywood per dog house when winter comes you got to constantly maintain

comes you got to constantly maintain

comes you got to constantly maintain your dogs houses clean them out once a

your dogs houses clean them out once a

your dogs houses clean them out once a week trying to set the house up to where

week trying to set the house up to where

week trying to set the house up to where it’s easy to do that very functionable I

it’s easy to do that very functionable I

it’s easy to do that very functionable I need the door up high so the straw stays

need the door up high so the straw stays

need the door up high so the straw stays in there and they’re not dragging the

in there and they’re not dragging the

in there and they’re not dragging the straw out so to finish that up I use a

straw out so to finish that up I use a

straw out so to finish that up I use a handsaw huh that way keep a nice clean

handsaw huh that way keep a nice clean

handsaw huh that way keep a nice clean cut I got a feeling that the dogs are

cut I got a feeling that the dogs are

cut I got a feeling that the dogs are gonna be pretty excited about this this

gonna be pretty excited about this this

gonna be pretty excited about this this is the time of year you got to get

is the time of year you got to get

is the time of year you got to get everything done in Alaska because

everything done in Alaska because

everything done in Alaska because winter’s coming

winter’s coming

winter’s coming you can smell it in the air the fire

you can smell it in the air the fire

you can smell it in the air the fire weed starting to lose all its flowers

weed starting to lose all its flowers

weed starting to lose all its flowers and balloons so times come in that the

and balloons so times come in that the

and balloons so times come in that the dogs got to have houses they got to be

dogs got to have houses they got to be

dogs got to have houses they got to be dry okay what I’m gonna do next is get

dry okay what I’m gonna do next is get

dry okay what I’m gonna do next is get my two-by-fours measured out cut and I’m

my two-by-fours measured out cut and I’m

my two-by-fours measured out cut and I’m going to slap one together make sure my

going to slap one together make sure my

going to slap one together make sure my design sound I don’t ever really go up

design sound I don’t ever really go up

design sound I don’t ever really go up the plan or blueprint I just got it in

the plan or blueprint I just got it in

the plan or blueprint I just got it in my mind what I want to do is just

my mind what I want to do is just

my mind what I want to do is just playing with numbers and laying things

playing with numbers and laying things

playing with numbers and laying things out these are the pieces that I will use

out these are the pieces that I will use

out these are the pieces that I will use to line the roof and the floor with so

to line the roof and the floor with so

to line the roof and the floor with so everything will firmly attach just ties

everything will firmly attach just ties

everything will firmly attach just ties it in structure with

with my plywood that I have I had to

with my plywood that I have I had to like think to be like efficiently and

like think to be like efficiently and

like think to be like efficiently and plan out my usage of my wood I got the

plan out my usage of my wood I got the

plan out my usage of my wood I got the stack of wood that’s what I got I don’t

stack of wood that’s what I got I don’t

stack of wood that’s what I got I don’t have a lot of waste for building dog

have a lot of waste for building dog

have a lot of waste for building dog houses you know I view it it’s just a

houses you know I view it it’s just a

houses you know I view it it’s just a simple thing like building a smokehouse

simple thing like building a smokehouse

simple thing like building a smokehouse it’s you know built to shelter the dog

it’s you know built to shelter the dog

it’s you know built to shelter the dog it’s not a piece of artwork if you build

it’s not a piece of artwork if you build

it’s not a piece of artwork if you build the doghouse it’s not necessarily

the doghouse it’s not necessarily

the doghouse it’s not necessarily permanent but you know to take good care

permanent but you know to take good care

permanent but you know to take good care of them they could last five six years

of them they could last five six years

of them they could last five six years dog house number one

what you doing Oh ginger is it you give

what you doing Oh ginger is it you give the duck house to the dog she’s in it

the duck house to the dog she’s in it

the duck house to the dog she’s in it right away she must like it that to it

right away she must like it that to it

right away she must like it that to it just getting started