Building Wild

Paulie and Tuffy arrive on client Jason's property with a shipping container and a plan: Jason will rally his friends to help Paulie and Tuffy transform the shipping container into a manly cabin getaway. Just getting the materials to the top of the muddy mountain is a feat of engineering. Tensions run high when get-'er-done Tuffy has to remind the more meticulous Paulie that time is running out.

The Cabin Kings are working with an ex-Navy SEAL who wants to build multiple camps to accommodate all his friends and families. While touring potential build sites on the property in “The Beast” — a 1963 military cargo truck that the clients use to drive all over their land — Paulie proposes a wild solution: taking the truck and turning it into a mobile cabin that you can drive anywhere on the property. The idea is just insane enough to work.

The Cabin Kings are charged with building a rustic hunting cabin for farmer Mike Carney and Mike's 11 best friends. These buddies since childhood refer to themselves as "The Dirty Dozen", and they've been spending hunting season together since they were in elementary school. Mike has a big dream and an even bigger group of friends, but he's short on time and money. Paulie and Tuffy will repurpose a 100-year-old barn on their 300-acre property into a brand-new cabin.

Pat and Ryan Sweeney have a father-and-son logging business and a pile of trash that's about to become treasure. Paulie pitches the idea of building a cabin fit for a logger, constructed entirely of materials found on the property. But they will have to contend with a steep mountain trail nearly a mile long. Paulie puts into action an idea to build the entire front façade of the cabin with stacked firewood to create a cordwood look.

This episode's client is Jeremy Pratico; he's an expert at teaching the fifth graders in his elemntary classroom, but he's a disaster at construction. Jeremy has a 100 item "Bucket List" he's working through, and next on the list is "Own My Own Log Cabin". The only problem? Jeremy's destined to be the least handy man the Cabin Kings have ever worked with, and Tuffy's fears only grow when Jeremy shows up for their first meeting without any work shoes.

Tim Fauler, a self-described redneck podiatrist, can often be found in the backwoods of his property competing in ridiculous man competitions. Tim wants to turn a piece of swampy hunting land into a sportsman's paradise with a cabin in the trees for his friends and family; however, his 30 acres of rough, mucky terrain will be tough for Paulie and Tuffy to tackle. They must find a way to build a getaway that will rise above the mud while supporting the weight of the cabin.

Paulie and Tuffy arrive at the vast property of retired equine veterinarian, Reggie Tschorn, where they think they will have a nice, easy build for a change. However, instead of the meek, old retiree they were expecting, they meet a wily and energetic woodsman with a love for his land, rivaled only by his love for his friends and family. From the moment they start, Reggie lists a number of demands that will test the endurance and abilities of the Cabin Kings.

Paulie and Tuffy meet John Cangiano, a big-city Italian who is more often at home working a stove than a hammer. John has always dreamed of owning a cabin in the woods and though he has the land to build on, he wants a view of the sunset while his wife wants the sunrise. Tuffy has a ridiculous-sounding solution: the Cabin Kings will create a rotating getaway by building the cabin on top of an old excavator on the property.

The Cabin Kings take on their wettest and wildest challenge yet, working with biologist and bird lover Jared Woodcock and his uncle Jan. Jan owns a huge piece of property that sits in the middle of a swamp. He wants the Cabin Kings to build a primitive duck blind so the whole Woodcock family will have a place to observe and appreciate nature. When it becomes clear how much of a bird lover Jared is, Tuffy begins making a Cabin Kings first: a man-sized eagle's nest.

Paulie and Tuffy set their sights on building the ultimate snowboarder's dream getaway at the top of a steep ski slope. Father and son clients Tim and Chris Waker love high-speed snow sports and they love to throw a good party. Dad Tim bought a run-down ski hill for a song and intended to share it with friends and neighbors. Now he and Chris want to build an ultimate snowboard party lodge that could become the crown jewel of the Cabin Kings' portfolio.