Brett and Cliff travel north to the Yukon to try their hand at logging; they aim to find a suitable number of trees that can be cut down and floated to their final destination on the main river bank.

During the gold rush, prospectors from all over flock to the Klondike to try their hand at finding their fortune; Brett and Cliff build a rudimentary riverboat to float to the prime gold-panning locations.

The Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland have been contested waters for hundreds of years, as the earliest cod fishermen build a thriving fishing industry; Brett and Cliff take on the North Atlantic as they try their hand at cod fishing.

During prohibition, men would regularly risk their lives to transport the goods; with the Great Lakes as the backdrop for this endeavour many men were lost; Brett and Cliff try their hands at bootlegging.

As pioneers settled North America, many ventured to find their own piece of paradise in the remote wilderness; homesteaders aim was to build a home for their families to grow and flourish; Brett and Cliff are determined they have what it takes.

Brett and Cliff aim to put themselves through the experience of losing one's ship and needing to be rescued.