Hillbilly Blood (2011)
Up on Cold Mountain, in the heart of the Appalachians, life isn't easy. Mountain folk have learned get by with little. But two men up in these hollers truly embody the Hillbilly lifestyle: inventor Eugene Runkis and his best friend Spencer Bolejack. Together, these two unlock the secrets of the mountain to help them put food on the table and support their families. And if that means concocting gadgets from what most people would consider trash, that's suits them just fine. With their innate Hillbilly skills, they can survive whatever Mother Nature throws in their path.
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Episode 1 - Cowboy ATV
Release Date: 2014-08-09Cowboy can't get around like he used to, so when the spring ramps sprout, he asks Spencer and Eugene to build him an all-terrain four-wheeler that will take him to his favorite ramp patches no matter how steep the spot they grow, up on Cold Mountain.
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Episode 2 - Lincoln Logs
Release Date: 2014-08-09When a dying hemlock tree threatens to topple over onto Spencer's forge, Eugene makes a plan for bringing the giant tree down safely, and then for using the 500-pound logs to build a valuable drying shed that will help Spencer grow his herb business.
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Episode 3 - Mountain Machete
Release Date: 2014-08-16When Spencer hears that the fire chief wants to equip his squad with Cold Mountain-made tools, he and Eugene salvage a steel saw blade from the big scrapyard, and get to work forging a bushwhacking brush clearing machete from it, to win the contract.
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Episode 4 - Hillbilly Houseboat
Release Date: 2014-08-16Spencer and Eugene mount an old camper onto barrels that they weld together to make their own hillbilly houseboat. But when they attach a lawnmower-powered paddlewheel and take it to the lake, will the boys and their latest contraption sink or swim?
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Episode 5 - Hot Mama
Release Date: 2014-08-23A heat wave is causing meltdowns on Cold Mountain. Eugene and Spencer build an air conditioner, for Mama Gene's car, from an old fan and wet rags. But when they use deadly materials to build a house-sized chiller, will it all blow up in their faces?
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Episode 6 - Pressure Cooked
Release Date: 2014-08-23Cheyenne presents the boys with a cooler of thawing bear meat. This good eating won't last long if the boys don't preserve it quickly. But can they build a hillbilly steam canner that's big enough to safely jar all of that meat, before they lose it?