Eustace Conway

He has hiked the entire Appalachian Trail and claims to have set the world record of 103 days for crossing the United States on horseback from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

[8] The series focused on his daily life of performing his chores and preparing food for the coming winter.

[11] In mid-December 2012 Conway appeared to make progress toward reaching a resolution with the North Carolina Building Code Council.

[13] Conway's problems with the North Carolina Building Code Council quickly gained notice of state officials.

The North Carolina General Assembly[14] stepped in, proposing an exemption to building-code requirements for primitive structures.