RAY LIVINGSTON: I'm a search and rescue canine handler.
And I've been a bow hunter since I was 14.
I spent a lot of time researching
the animals that I hunt, understanding their activities.
And in order to stay out here for a longer period of time,
I think that hunting is going to be crucial.
The x that you can see indicates it's a canine.
I am 100% confident that I'm going to win.
I've always thought that most of our limits
that we put on ourselves are self-imposed,
and once you get past those, you can go accomplish anything
that you put your mind to.
I feel at home in the outdoors.
I have the skills and the mindset needed to be
successful in this endeavor.
Is there anything better than chilling by the fire?
I'm leaving my wife and my youngest son.
But I'm one that believes that they're within me.
And so I'm bringing them with me.
And the last few months, my wife and I have been
overwhelmed with urban life.
The money would allow us that freedom
to get away from the city and live a better life.
When I think of the Arctic, I think of freedom.
I think of a place that is so harsh and wild,
but abundance of life here is like nothing else.
Nature has a way for us to not fight nature but work with her.
And so I chose to bring all items
that will benefit me throughout the entire length of my stay
here.
These are the 10 items that I have brought
with me to the Canadian Arctic.
I brought this multitool because it
will allow me to do a number of different functions
to work with my trapping wire.
The second item I brought is a good fixed blade knife.
It will be used for processing traps and snares,
as well as processing game.
The third item I've brought is a ferro rod.
Gotta have fire here.
It's going to be cold.
So that was a must-bring item for me.
The fourth item I brought is a pot with a lid.
This will be useful for boiling water, cooking my food.
Most of the water up here is going to be frozen pretty
soon, so having a way to melt that down
is going to be important.
My fifth item is fishing line and hooks.
We have a great abundance of fish in this lake and so
that'll be a key food source for me as I'm out in the field.
Next item, trapping wire.
I determined that I could do anything else with trapping
wire that I could do with different types of cordage,
so it was an important item for me to bring.
And I decided to bring the granddaddy of saws
as far as folding saws go.
I can do everything with this large saw
that I could do with a small saw,
but I couldn't do everything with the small saw
that I could do with the large saw, so I went for a big one.
Next item is a negative 40 sleeping bag.
We're at that point where your body temperature is dropping
and you need to get warm, sleeping bag, very important.
Next item I brought is a bow and arrow.
We've got a great abundance of large game in this area,
and so it's my intent to capitalize
on that with this bow.
Last but not least, my 10th item, my ax that I had custom
made.
I named him in Inar.
It means the chief that stands alone.
I rely on this axe because my life may depend on it.
I'm Ray Livingston and these are the 10 items that I brought so
that I might be successful on Alone Season 6,
here in the Canadian Arctic.