Hillbilly Blood: A Hardscrabble Life

  • Premiered: Dec 2011
  • Episodes: 60
  • Followers: 6
  • Ended
  • Destination America
  • Tuesday at 22
  • Adventure Drama Reality Thriller

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Season 4
4x1
Cowboy Prepper
Episode overview
Air date
May 02, 2015
Season 4 begins with Cowboy asking Eugene and Spencer to fortify his compound in preparation for the end days. Included: The guys construct a wood still to make sure that their neighbor will have fuel no matter what.
4x2
Treasure Hunt
Episode overview
Air date
May 02, 2015
Cowboy convinces Eugene and Spencer to embark on an expedition for gold, but they encounter an interloper who threatens to steal their treasure.
4x3
Chainsaw Chopper
Episode overview
Air date
May 09, 2015
Eugene and Spencer decide to build a solar-powered hot water heater out of salvaged pipes and old beer cans, but first they need to construct a chainsaw chopper for their friend who has the supplies they need.
4x4
Legend of Trapper Dan
Episode overview
Air date
May 09, 2015
The guys hunt for treasure using a metal detector made by Eugene out of bamboo, wire scraps and a salvaged transistor radio.
4x5
Hillbeely Hive
Episode overview
Air date
May 16, 2015
The guys rid a friend's home of honeybees and decide to start their own honey-making business.
4x6
Walkin' Sticks and Chicken Spits
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Air date
May 16, 2015
The guys build a wood kiln out of discarded oil barrels and a huge outdoor rotisserie for cooking chickens.
4x7
Water War
Episode overview
Air date
May 30, 2015
Eugene and Spencer build a trickle-feed irrigation system using bamboo and some scrap metal in hopes of resolving a water feud that is threatening Cowboy's crops.
4x8
Hillbilly Log Home
Episode overview
Air date
May 30, 2015
The guys transform a herb-drying shed into a guesthouse cabin for Spencer's visiting mother-in-law.
4x9
Appalachian Burls
Episode overview
Air date
May 30, 2015
Eugene makes a burl bowl for his mom to replace the one her broke.
4x10
Backwoods Rope Bridge
Episode overview
Air date
May 30, 2015
Eugene and Spencer build an old-fashioned swinging bridge from scavenged rope and hand-hewn bamboo.
4x11
Monster Mower
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 06, 2015
The guys build a monster mower to clear an overgrown field, and with any luck, they hope to find a valuable item Cowboy hid there years ago.
4x12
Secret Still
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 06, 2015
Spencer and Eugene help a notorious old moonshiner come up with a contraption to bring heavy supplies to and from his hidden still.
4x13
Hit or Miss
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 06, 2015
Eugene and Spencer salvage a rusted-solid Winchester M37 and an antique diesel engine from a barn full of scrap.
4x14
Fishy Business
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Air date
Jun 13, 2015
Spencer and Eugene set out to build a fish farm using nothing but a roll of plastic tarp and some old hay bales.
4x15
Car Bartering
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 13, 2015
The guys help a widow get to her doctor appointment on time, but that means first fixing her car, which needs a tire patch, replacement gasket, temporary fan belt and an alternator.
4x16
Knife Grind
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 13, 2015
Spencer and Eugene have two days to forge 15 knives for a collector. The boys construct a water wheel to power a homemade hydro-powered grinder—and to power an electric light. Because if they want to meet that deadline, they must pull an all-nighter.
4x17
Catfish Catchin'
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 20, 2015
A hillbilly houseboat is built out of a discarded camping trailer.
4x18
Risky Railroads
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 20, 2015
Eugene and Spencer need to get heavy sacks of mica down from the mountains, so they decide to build a hand-powered pump trolley out of junkyard scraps to make the job easier.
4x19
Mountain Swapping
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 20, 2015
The guys make several trades, one of which involves trapping a critter, in order to obtain the barn wood they need to make a display case.
4x20
4th of July
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 27, 2015
Mama Gene steps in a gopher hole and breaks her foot, leaving her homebound on the porch. She's plagued by insects, and missing out on the 4th of July festivities. So the boys build her a flame roasting bug zapper, and a hillbilly ninja rocket wheel.
4x21
Underwater Ghost Town Part 1
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 27, 2015
Part 1 of 2. The guys embark on an adventure to retrieve old steel that was left behind in an abandoned underwater town. But first they have to build a salvage barge from junk for their expedition.
4x22 Show finale
Underwater Ghost Town Part 2
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 27, 2015
Conclusion. Eugene and Spencer attempt to turn a riding mower engine into an outboard motor strong enough to power a salvage barge, which they plan to use to locate a lost sawmill in an .. show full overview

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