As soon as I heard Labrador, fisherman, trapper, and indigenous roots. I knew you were the winner, Timber and dub made me doubt that a few times, but your spirits were just too high, even when you lost that food cache - resilient! Outstanding 💪🧡
@John.Flower.Productions
Ай бұрын
_indigenous roots_ No one is indigenous to North/South America. William is married to an Eskimo, he does not claim to be one.
@Biglandtrapper
Ай бұрын
@@John.Flower.Productions Actually my Great Great grandmother was Inuit, I actually got a very old picture of my Great Great Great Great grandfather who was Inuit, he was know to be a very tough man, much tougher than what we are today.
@John.Flower.Productions
Ай бұрын
@@Biglandtrapper I would qualify as being a hard man by just about any modern standard but we have all become quite soft compared to those who came before us. That said, our ancestors would still recognize those of us who refuse to quit. We were rooting for you (from Texas) throughout the series. I said that you were going to win against all odds, no matter what.
@mikelynch-zeroviewz2507
Ай бұрын
Congratulations William !!!!! Season 11 Champion 🏆!!! 😊 ❤from 🇨🇦
@JohnnyB67
Ай бұрын
Just wanted to wish you a huge congratulations for winning Alone Season 11. As a fellow Newfoundlander and Labradorian you have done us all proud.
@TheDavewatts
Ай бұрын
I knew this fella was going to win , superb attitude, well in.🏴😁👍🏻
@jdeasi
Ай бұрын
Well done man all the way from Ireland 🇮🇪. You're mental toughness and positive attitude is an inspiration plus your unreal bush skills.
@Legir24
Ай бұрын
Total legend. Loved the fishing pole for birds!
@stevenmorin5391
4 ай бұрын
You are going to Thrive William. You will weigh more than when you arrived. I Love your 10 Items..Perfect! Im cheering you on!💪
@christopherwilliams1978
Ай бұрын
I was amazed to watch you snare spruce hens! Congrats!
@JL-vk1rs
Ай бұрын
was rooting for you since day 1 william! by far the best attitude and mindset of any contestant ive seen yet, though lets admit, growing up in labrador you were totally in your element! congratulations on a well deserved win, doing canada proud!
@edlawson2161
Ай бұрын
Big Land Trapper You Won!!! Congratulations ❤😊🎉 God Bless brother, well done!!!!!!!!!
@SizzlesLair
Ай бұрын
Congratulations William! Yahoo! You were my pick to win. Wow, well done!
@nhmountains5683
Ай бұрын
Congrats again William. I’m very proud of you. You did yourself and your family well. You deserve this win.
@kbr1064
Ай бұрын
Congratulations William, you were amazing, you had a great attitude, always upbeat, just an all around great guy. I’m really happy that you can now change so many lives with your win. Your kids will benefit, and their kids will benefit and so on and so on.
@jamesjacobson4534
Ай бұрын
Great comments! You are so right about William's upbeat manner and can-do determination. He sets the tone for how to live a good life 🙏🙏
@Maritimer
4 ай бұрын
Great Items !! I'll be wishing you luck from New Brunswick !
@dubgonewild
4 ай бұрын
It's launch day, good luck out there William!
@tshandy1
21 күн бұрын
You seemed to experience none of the emotional turmoil of isolation and disappointment that plagued the other contestants, even people like Timber, who was an excellent outdoorsman but eventually gave in to the crushing loneliness. So your mental game was very strong, not to mention your food acquisition skills and the like. The best man won. Congratulations.
@grahambutler7913
4 ай бұрын
all the best to you William I hope you win it. I will be cheering for you.
@darcymcrae3619
4 ай бұрын
I love this show and I have no doubt you will do Great William all the best from PEI
@andrewrolfe4334
4 ай бұрын
Best of luck, William.
@craigcooknf
Ай бұрын
Good job, man! By the looks of your own videos, you were right at home during that competition and you had a great chance from the start!
@jimbunda46
4 ай бұрын
Looking forward to your next update William! Great choice of items and with a lifetime hunting and fishing you'll do great!
@TheWildYam
4 ай бұрын
Great items! With the snares and fishing gear you can get good nutrition without expending too much energy or risking safety. I know folks wished you brought equipment to get big game Seemingly that would be great except it takes a lot of energy and risk to spot, stalk, hunt, and clean big game in unfamiliar territory.
@waikarimoana
4 ай бұрын
Best of luck William, God be with you my friend and greetings from from Down Under,, Tony.
@toolidius1
4 ай бұрын
Best of luck....cheering for you from Lab City
@mattiL
4 ай бұрын
Best of luck, William... And all the best from Northern Finland 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇫🇮👍
@ScottDore-jn3nf
4 ай бұрын
Cheering you on from Maine good luck 🍀 can't wait to see the show
@kevinsmith9203
4 ай бұрын
My prayers are with you, William. You can thrive!
@johnmallette3143
4 ай бұрын
have a good time..,.,ill be cheering n praying for you.,.,.,.,Tkzz for sharing.,.,.,.,peace
@leeroberts45
4 ай бұрын
Brother , I have never watched Alone but I am going to watch this season, namely because you are on it and also tomorrow June 13th is my dads birthday, also he was buried 3 yrs ago tomorrow on his birthday unfortunately, I wish you the absolute best , on the show and in life , respect from Springdale NL
@mushercdn
4 ай бұрын
Actually added the History channel to our tv package so that I could watch William on the show. I think you are the only one without a bow or a multitool. The two women are pretty serious contenders. They know the cold and they will require less calories than a bigger man. But if those gill nets get working well, it's a game changer. I hope you won. And if you didn't, I'm certain you gave it an honest go.
@kevinbustard3270
4 ай бұрын
You are a natural and a breath of fresh air. I don't watch TV but I kinda wish I did right now!
@MarkJLarsonOutdoors
4 ай бұрын
Good luck my friend!! You will do great!!
@surethingsfly
2 ай бұрын
Oh my word this is so exciting. The very best of luck to you William from the west of Ireland. ATB.
@lungbustercrnvr1384
4 ай бұрын
May God Bless and keep you Big Feller and I am 100% fer sure yer gonna WIN!🙏😇👊😎🎣
@MegaMadTrapper
4 ай бұрын
Good luck Will. I have watched your KZitem channel for a long time now and know that you will do well. Looking forward to the Thursday night TV start. Be safe day to day and here wishing you a strong mind. Cheers MT
@donclarkson3833
Ай бұрын
Congrats on winning; well deserved! Who makes the custom knife you used on the show?
@Biglandtrapper
Ай бұрын
@@donclarkson3833 Killenger Blades, Backwoods America channel.
@hunt4fish
4 ай бұрын
Well sir good luck with it, your choice of items is certainly up there 4 sure. atb bud!
@KeithrLearning
4 ай бұрын
good luck my friend chearing from hvgb
@mux1978
4 ай бұрын
Good Luck Buddy!! Looking forward to this season.
@evanistank
4 ай бұрын
All the best buddy! Well be following along and rooting for ya all the way!
@nathanmaclaurin5343
4 ай бұрын
Good luck brother !! We are routining for you !! Long time you tube fan !!!
@TheUnFurtaker
4 ай бұрын
Hey Bud! I’m cheering you on this season on Alone! Good luck!
@zworm2
4 ай бұрын
Good luck to you. You certainly have the real deal skills!
@baslinehan3987
4 ай бұрын
Way to represent the Big Land sir, you definitely stood out last nite in the premier, wicked.
@stephenbrake5596
4 ай бұрын
Bang on brother! You got this in the bag, I can't wait to watch you win this season!
@edwardfinn4141
4 ай бұрын
Not a .22 calibre William?❤ And William, man, I ve watched you for years You don’t need luck… Just don’t get injured. Otherwise it’s your contest .
@airecraft1
4 ай бұрын
That’s awesome I don’t think you need luck, I bet you have just the right amount of skills
@gcframp3392
4 ай бұрын
Good luck William, cheering you on from southern Newfoundland.
@edwinlegrow4401
4 ай бұрын
William I’m placing all bets on you buddy because you have the experience along with the knowledge of surviving in the remote environments working with what you have with at the time. Stay safe and look after yourself because you’re the person that’s mostly up to the challenge.
@2selah
Ай бұрын
Congratulations to you, very well deserved. :)
@PepsT808
4 ай бұрын
Best of luck William!
@edwardfinn4141
4 ай бұрын
You got this William
@nathanadrian7797
4 ай бұрын
I'll be routing for you William! Good luck.
@Xenophon120
4 ай бұрын
Finally a true expert woodsman/survivalist is doing the challenge. I believe Williams lifetime of being out alone in dangerous arctic conditions and confidently and successfully being able to navigate, harvest food, and stay warm are going to really provide him an advantage.
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
4 ай бұрын
if your "expert" can't even make fire (in many ways) besides a ferrorod, I have to question your definition of "expert".
@bcpioneer59
4 ай бұрын
@@SonnyCrocket-p6h Also should have a bow, one large game animal will last for duration of time there, now he has no protection from predators and can not collect many many different animals, wish him luck, but seems he cursed himself right out the door not being prepared
@billygauthier9512
Ай бұрын
@@bcpioneer59fish is the better food source plus he can catch small game
@CharmaineRayner
Ай бұрын
@@SonnyCrocket-p6hhe won didn’t he.
@CharmaineRayner
Ай бұрын
@@bcpioneer59he was as prepared as he need to be to win.
@tuckerandi
4 ай бұрын
Great items my buddy , good luck.
@macmyers8143
4 ай бұрын
Best of luck, William!
@peterkelly3756
3 ай бұрын
Wishing you much luck and safety god bless
@craigpenney8609
4 ай бұрын
All the best , William cheering for you from the Island...
@chrismcdonald7985
4 ай бұрын
Great choice of items, good luck
@mybeautifullifewithhuskys1101
Ай бұрын
I was rooting for you from the start!!
@nhmountains5683
4 ай бұрын
Keep the faith William. You can do it!!!
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
3 ай бұрын
A couple of Siberian fire lays, in half an hour, will heat up BOTH sides of 4 head sized rock. snuff those flames with ashes or dry, loose dirt and move the stones into your little sealed, reflective, insulated, tarpe and tape tent. Have a row of pits under your raised pole-bed. Put each stone into a pit, with a 2" thick layer of ashes around it. Presto, heat inside of your tent with no fire risk, no CO risk and 1/4 as much firewood as needed to keep a fire going 24-7 . Bury some coals and charcoal in the ashes, keeping the fire 'alive' for 12+ hours, so you can easily re-heat the stones.
@stephenj2014
Ай бұрын
" I don't like goin hungry" - proceeds to feed all the animals around for the first half of the season ... lol jk congrats on the win!!
@tomcheeks6943
4 ай бұрын
Good luck Billy ,cheering for you all the way. Show them how it's done buddy.
@timothysharp2660
Ай бұрын
So glad you won !!!!! I told the boss of the swamp that you won & he was so glad you won but we both knew you had what it takes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Biglandtrapper
Ай бұрын
@@timothysharp2660Thanks for telling me this, I respect the Boss so much.
@timothysharp2660
Ай бұрын
@@Biglandtrapper Me too, both you guys are great people......
@rodneykelly-f7d
Ай бұрын
Congrats. I knew you would win!!!
@mooseknuckle8334
4 ай бұрын
This is amazing man!!!
@davedawson9851
4 ай бұрын
If I was out there I would be very happy to have you with me William. Good luck fella! Slava Ukraini!
@roycolbourne2689
4 ай бұрын
Waiting to watch the first episode tonight.All the best and be safe
@codyhart4062
Ай бұрын
I loved your comment about coming back for champion of champions 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
@keithcotnoir6331
4 ай бұрын
You got this William !
@billanthony3909
4 ай бұрын
Good luck William you got this.
@shawnyork9065
Ай бұрын
William can you take me Brook Trout Fishing next year.
@onetuffspartan1981
Ай бұрын
Dudes mindset was just inhuman. Can’t wait to see him again in some kind of all star season
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
4 ай бұрын
even if it's pouring down rain when you launch, you can be covered in your heavy-duty, reflective 12x12 tarp and/or the XL sized reflective tyvek bivy. The shovel, the tape, the shemagh can be safely-dry wrapped in one of those 2 items, Scrape the rust off of the ferrule and back of the blade of your shovel and save it in a little tarp and tape bag. Later, you'll save charred punk wood, pine resin, etc in that bag. Get the producer's tarp staked out over some bushes or poles, so that you're out of the rain. Then you can easily fire roll an 8x2" strip of your cotton shemagh, using some of the rust as an accellerant. You can tear off 1/4" wide strip of the tape, twist it into cordage if you dont want to unravel the hammock, due to wanting to sleep up off of the wet ground.
@ulrichreinhardt8432
4 ай бұрын
John Davis: I'm really glad to read something from you again! And it's also nice to see that you're still your old self. With best regards from the Alps.
@kevinricketts5310
4 ай бұрын
Sum proud of you we is!
@garywhelton9304
4 ай бұрын
Do us proud my friend . You can do this . To bad you couldn't bring along a hundred lbs of salt cod , LOL
@glennpurchase807
4 ай бұрын
Good luck William. I'll be rooting for you ,I want you to win
@Johnny53kgb-nsa
4 ай бұрын
Good luck William from Indiana.
@ToddWittenmyerBackwoodsLiving
4 ай бұрын
Good luck buddy!
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
4 ай бұрын
The Siberian fire lay dries itself out as it burns from the ends of the logs, which are held up in the air by being laid over a cross log, or over a "wall" of small logs, stacked between 4 stakes. The Alternative Swedish Fire Torch dries itself out from the inside. so the only part that needs to be dry are the shavings that stuff the empty center of the 4-log bundle and the wood scrapings that let you easily ignite one ends of the shavings-core. When you bust up some charred punkwood and mix it with dry wood shavings. it catches a flint and steel spark, or a coal from a big pump drill very easily and then it will ignite the scrapings and shavings of the Swede bundle easily, too
@TinaBlackwood
4 ай бұрын
Good luck and can’t wait to watch…
@tiredredneck8159
4 ай бұрын
The lack of a bow is disheartening my friend...I know you will have a bull moose probably walked 10 yards from ya...such is the way. I know your the best fisherman of them all...my money's on you william.
@TopoftheLineTraining
4 ай бұрын
Big Land Trapper I’m pulling for you!!!
@RaisedinAlaska
4 ай бұрын
May your skills guide your way.
@ronland1821
4 ай бұрын
I will be rooting for you buddy 👊
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
Ай бұрын
you can save another week by not taking the cooking pot. Instead of boiling 2 qts of water at a time, 3x per day, half an hour each time, you can instead boil 5 gallons of water in a pit, lined with your tyvek bivy, in an hour, twice per week. Use a chunk of your 12x12 ft tarp to line a 6 gallon basket that you made on site. Presto you have a stored 5 gallons of water.
@scotthayward996
4 ай бұрын
Good luck William ! How ever far you make it is an accomplishment . A lot of suggestions in the comments, I will only say everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face . Will be rooting for you this season.
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
4 ай бұрын
the three coveralls and the pack get stuffed with debris, their seams sewn and taped. This causes each one to be able to float a man. While still at-home, waterproof-spray these 4 items . With these pontoons tied to the 4 corners of the 8-log outrigger raft, it wont MATTER if the sub-80 lbs of logs float or not. :-) Because all you'll have left to cover your legs is the two pairs of longjohns, you'll have to make 3 pairs of pants out of the half of the 12x12 reflective tarp that you didn't need to make your sleeping-shelter. Put dry moss or grasses between each of those 5 layers and wrap your legs with the XL size reflective tyvek bivy and you''ll be ok outside down to 20F, as long as you're moving-around. By the time you need to revert the coveralls back into clothing, it'll be too cold to be out on the raft anyway. With 8 layers of clothing and 7 layers of dry debris, you'll be ok outside, moving, at 0F, no problem and you'll never see 0F.
@richgoss6013
4 ай бұрын
I'm rooting for ya Bill!
@fairvalesecondary5883
Ай бұрын
Congratulations.
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
4 ай бұрын
You can split wood with the saw teeth of the custome-altered Cold Steel shovel, by making a saw kerf 2" deep across the end of the log, and then baton wooden wedges into the kerf. Split a 3" wide, 8" long dead-woo log. Shave off of the wetness before you split it. Source this wood from a dead-standing tree, no cracks, no open top or holes, no bark Dig a bit of a trench, 1" deep, to hold this log while you fire roll the bit of shemagh with the handle of your shovel. Tear off some 1/8" wide strips of tape and make a "birds nest" out of them. Make a 'cigar roll" of tape, too. The nest will ignite easily and you can then use it to ignite the roll of tape. The tape roll will burn for over a minute, igniting the dry wood shavings that you've made, and used to stuff the empty center of a 4-log Alternative Swedish fire torch (yt vid) The Swede will suffice to ignite a Siberian fire lay, when all is wet. The Siberian and Swede will burn green, wet wood, if you go at it right and once they are burning well, Rain can't put them out. The Siberian projects its heat all in one direction, twice as far as a normal fire. So the siberian can be out in the rain, while warming/drying you and clothing, which are under the tarp.
@jasoncompton20
4 ай бұрын
Go get em sir!! Go Big Land!!
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
4 ай бұрын
ALL shoreline mud contains workable clay for making pottery. Do you know how to easily separate out the loam, sand, debris and gravel from the clay? If you've made the pick and longer shovel handles, one hour each, you can dig the required clay refining pits, one above the other on a steep hill, in half a day. You have to add mud and water to the upper hole frequently for a few days, wait a few days and then drain off the clay in solution to the lower pit. Let the clay fall out of solution, drain off the clear water, and set the refined clay out to dry. You can speed -up the drying a bit with hot rocks and some Siberian fire lays. This all gets blended in with the making of the net and the pontoon outrigger raft, the fishing, the making of the tree-blind and the bait box for bears. Once those things are done, you can make a mud kiln for making charcoal and when you have that done, make the five 1.5 gallon clay pots. You can force dry the new pottery with fire and hot rocks, too. Then you fire the pots and their lids, making a few extra, cause you're bound to break a few. While you're at it, make the 50+ pottery balls for use as 'ammo" in the slingbow.
@stevencox75
4 ай бұрын
go get them William
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
4 ай бұрын
the ground is already almost refrigerator-cold, and if you dampen it, it'll be colder, Fold over a hunk of your tarp and tape the edges Presto, food storage bag, bury any fish or meat that you dont have time or daylight enough to cut into strips, dip in salt-brine and smoke/cure. you need HARDWOOD smoke to cure flesh foods and that sort of wood is hard to come by in the arctic. If you can refrigeratte most of your catch, it will soon be hard-frozen and wont spoil.
@albertaoutdoors9220
4 ай бұрын
Good on ya skipper.
@SonnyCrocket-p6h
4 ай бұрын
To dry out wet debris, spread the producer's 10x16 ft tarp over some bushes, or over some poles that you guy out to stakes. Siberian fire lays cannot be put-out by rain, once they are burning well. Get a couple of Siberians heating up both sides of a low wall of rocks. that are about the size of two fists. Once the rocks are hot, use the shovel to move them into a "bed" , under the producer's tarp. Create 2 more Siberians which are projecting their one way head over the bed of rocks, with a layer of wet debris on those rocks. use a bushy ended sapling to stir the wet debris now and then. swap out the cool rocks for hot ones. Have more rocks heating-up as the others form the "bed". one or more Alternative Swedish fire torches will suffice to ignite a Siberian. Rain can't put-out the Swede, either and you can have several Swede-bundles prepared and kept dry under the producer's tarp. Keep the wood shavings and scrapings (used to stuff the empty center of the 4-log swedes) dry in tarp and tape bags, which you keep in your sleeping shelter. YT has vids about both of these fire lays and both will burn green, wet wood if need-be.
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