September 3, 2025 • 10 mins
He and his wife (and three sons) are new to the cast of Mountain Men. Chance Painter joined Preston live from his home in Alaska,
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
All right, ruminators, welcome, final half hour of the show
for the day. It's a show fifty four to forty
three of The Morning Show with Preston scottis OAIAHM. Preston.
I am really geeked about this segment. If you've listen
to my show at all, you know I am a
habitual watcher of Alone and Mountain Men. I love the series.
(00:28):
I've watched it since its inception, and the new season
comes up tomorrow night eight o'clock Eastern, seven o'clock Central
on the History Channel. And joining and it's weird to
say cast but now part of the show. Chance and
soirea painter, and Chance Painter joins me right now, bright
(00:49):
and early in Alaska. Chance, how are you?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Hi?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Hi, I'm doing good. How you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:55):
I'm terrific. I'm fascinated to know. How did you and
your wife your family to get connected to doing the show.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Honestly, So, we were living in a in a wall
tent on our property and we were running our Instagram
and stuff, and we just we had people like messaging
on Instagram about doing a TV show, and I don't know,
I always kind of didn't answer them or whatever at first,
and then like a few months later we were talking
(01:27):
and I honestly just kind of cold called the the
studio and just asked them if they were interested.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Really and yeah, I guess. And now did you know
about the show? I mean, how remote of a life
are you living over these last however many years were
you aware of Mountain Men the program?
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yeah? Before we we also like do brain Tan like
the tom Or guy. Yep, we would watch him brain
tan beavers and stuff, you know, and we would beaver's
are incredibly hard to brain tan, and so we're trying
to figure out how he was also getting them so
(02:11):
soft and right. And we also would like to watch
the Marty guy. We really like Marty two. Yeah, but yeah,
we we we weren't living like super super remote like
I guess your definition of remote is you know, subjective? Sure, like,
like how long does it take you to walk out?
I guess that would if it takes you more than
(02:32):
a couple of days to walk out, I would say
you're pretty remote.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
But how many days it take you to walk out?
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Only one? Yeah, you know, we're not like a fly
in only area or nothing. Chance.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Tell me about your background, Soreya's background, How did you
decide to adopt the lifestyle, because living in Alaska living,
even if it's remotely a one day walk, I mean,
that's not for everyone. How did this come your way?
Why did you go this way route?
Speaker 3 (03:06):
Well, we we just wanted to raise our like kids
in like a more natural way and were I was
living in a wall tent and like burden sheep down
in like northern Washington, and my wife's also from that
general area, and I was living in the wal tent
(03:31):
and I just kind of lived in it for so
long that when kind of thought about like going back,
it just didn't really seem right, you know.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Just just thought it was something you wanted to do.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Yeah, I mean yeah, Like it's just it's hard to
go from living in the woods in the forest like
full time and then like go back to living in
like like a city. Sure you know what I mean?
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Oh yeah, I mean, well, I don't really know what
you mean, but I can I can understand it from
the perspective of watching others in this lifestyle over the years.
On the show Chance stand By, We're going to take
a real quick break here, we're coming back, got another segment.
I could spend a day with this guy, but I'm
going to ask him what it's been like spending his
(04:20):
days with a camera crew around he and his family.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Welcome to the m a d Radio Network, where we
challenge you to make a difference in your world in
a positive way, improving the lives of others. It's the
Morning Show with Preston Scott.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
For any of you who are fans of the program
Mountain Men. Our guest Chance Painter mentioned Tom Orr this
is his last season. Tom's a legend on this show
and he's he certainly is a legend in the world
that he occupies trapping, and it's been fun watching him
(05:02):
pass along his skills to a young kid that that's
the son of a gentleman who's been kind of helping
him over the last few seasons of the show. But
with me, Chance Painter and he and his wife Sirea,
their three children are in this season of Mountain Men.
What was it like to share your life with not
(05:22):
just the video crew, but realizing chance that you're gonna
be sharing your life with millions of people, you know.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
It was honestly kind of like the I think our boys.
They definitely liked the camera guys at first, like they
have like drones and they think they're airplanes and they
you know, they love airplanes. Sure, but it was definitely
kind of strange having the camera guys. But the realization
of having people watch us, I think is it doesn't
(05:53):
really quite feel like real yet. Like earlier in the
winter when we were like running trap line and it
just kind of felt like I was just hanging out
with my camera guys, right, It just yeah, it seemed
like more they were like just like my friends rather
than making a TV show.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
You know, Uh huh, Well you mentioned your friends, what
are friends and family? What's the reaction to the news
that you're going to be on the show, and then
anything that you've shared with them along the way, what's
been their reaction.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
To it all.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
I think basically everybody was pretty surprised that I was
going to be on TV. I'm considering I'm basically just
like a simple bush trapper guy as of right now.
My sister is the one that wanted to be on
TV and whatnot, and yeah, and I'm just.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Yeah, so is your sister going to join you next season?
Is she gonna move in?
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Yeah? Yeah, she's gonna come up here and can't hide
with us.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
No she's ever tell tell me this, are you going
to Are you able to watch the show when it
premieres tomorrow night? Have they shown you the series yet?
I mean, how does that work now that you've done
this the first season with you in it?
Speaker 3 (07:15):
So technically like we don't have a TV or like
cable or anything. We don't have like a History Channel subscription, right,
I guess technically there's no way for me to watch it.
But I'm sure there's a way the producer could send
me like a link or something, yeah, or some some
(07:38):
some form of way. But I'm honestly, I'm probably going
to be like moose hunting or something.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
So it's not it's not that big a deal. Now
that you've done this the season, they're producing the show
and it's going to do whatever it's going to do,
You're you're still busy doing what you have to do
literally daily to survive.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
I mean, yeah, yeah, there's yeah, I got a I
got a whole got a whole litany of chores and
things I got to get done before the freeze up.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
Tell me this was the experience such that you you
want you're willing to do this series again? Was there
an agreement to do X number of years or is
it season by season? What does it look like for
you next year?
Speaker 3 (08:25):
It's season by season that we are contracted to do,
and I would I would definitely do it again for sure.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
Okay, so you you got enough out of it in
terms of it wasn't so intrusive that that you couldn't
you know, enjoy the process?
Speaker 2 (08:45):
Well?
Speaker 3 (08:47):
No, yeah, I thought it was fun. Like it's definitely
a good job. I'd rather be doing that than a
lot of things, that's for sure.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Tell me this, I've always wondered, chance, where does the
crew stay when they're doing all of this filming day
after day, week after week? Are they pinching tents somewhere?
Are they flying in on helicopter? Where is the crew?
Speaker 3 (09:12):
Well, it entirely depends on where the shoots are, like
the location that they need to be, But yeah, they
stay in like a wall tint or like an arctic
oven tent or something like that.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Okay, well I appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Yeah, go ahead, I'll just say if they needed the
helicopter in, I'm sure that they could if they needed to.
But yeah, that's yeah, it's entirely specific. Usually they just
write snow goes and or something. Well.
Speaker 1 (09:41):
I appreciate you making time for us this morning, and
I wish you and Soreya and the kids nothing but
the best. And I look forward to seeing you tomorrow
night on the two. Buddy.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
Yeah, yeah, thank you very much, man.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
I appreciate it. You'd be well.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
YouTube Chance Painter with us this morning. Cannot wait. Mountain Men,
the Legend Tom Moore. He mentioned Marty. Marty's a pilot.
I love Marty as well because of that. He's been
teaching his daughter. He left the series for a couple
of years, came back and yeah, he's the skill sets
(10:22):
that people have to develop to do this is next
level because you have to do it or else you
don't survive. So you just either do it or you
pack up and go back to that city that he
said he can't even conceive of living in. Forty eight
minutes past the hour, Chance Painter from Mountain Men here
on The Morning Show with Preston Scott
All right, ruminators, welcome, final half hour of the show
for the day. It's a show fifty four to forty
three of The Morning Show with Preston scottis OAIAHM. Preston.
I am really geeked about this segment. If you've listen
to my show at all, you know I am a
habitual watcher of Alone and Mountain Men. I love the series.
(00:28):
I've watched it since its inception, and the new season
comes up tomorrow night eight o'clock Eastern, seven o'clock Central
on the History Channel. And joining and it's weird to
say cast but now part of the show. Chance and
soirea painter, and Chance Painter joins me right now, bright
(00:49):
and early in Alaska. Chance, how are you?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Hi?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Hi, I'm doing good. How you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:55):
I'm terrific. I'm fascinated to know. How did you and
your wife your family to get connected to doing the show.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Honestly, So, we were living in a in a wall
tent on our property and we were running our Instagram
and stuff, and we just we had people like messaging
on Instagram about doing a TV show, and I don't know,
I always kind of didn't answer them or whatever at first,
and then like a few months later we were talking
(01:27):
and I honestly just kind of cold called the the
studio and just asked them if they were interested.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Really and yeah, I guess. And now did you know
about the show? I mean, how remote of a life
are you living over these last however many years were
you aware of Mountain Men the program?
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yeah? Before we we also like do brain Tan like
the tom Or guy. Yep, we would watch him brain
tan beavers and stuff, you know, and we would beaver's
are incredibly hard to brain tan, and so we're trying
to figure out how he was also getting them so
(02:11):
soft and right. And we also would like to watch
the Marty guy. We really like Marty two. Yeah, but yeah,
we we we weren't living like super super remote like
I guess your definition of remote is you know, subjective? Sure, like,
like how long does it take you to walk out?
I guess that would if it takes you more than
(02:32):
a couple of days to walk out, I would say
you're pretty remote.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
But how many days it take you to walk out?
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Only one? Yeah, you know, we're not like a fly
in only area or nothing. Chance.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Tell me about your background, Soreya's background, How did you
decide to adopt the lifestyle, because living in Alaska living,
even if it's remotely a one day walk, I mean,
that's not for everyone. How did this come your way?
Why did you go this way route?
Speaker 3 (03:06):
Well, we we just wanted to raise our like kids
in like a more natural way and were I was
living in a wall tent and like burden sheep down
in like northern Washington, and my wife's also from that
general area, and I was living in the wal tent
(03:31):
and I just kind of lived in it for so
long that when kind of thought about like going back,
it just didn't really seem right, you know.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Just just thought it was something you wanted to do.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Yeah, I mean yeah, Like it's just it's hard to
go from living in the woods in the forest like
full time and then like go back to living in
like like a city. Sure you know what I mean?
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Oh yeah, I mean, well, I don't really know what
you mean, but I can I can understand it from
the perspective of watching others in this lifestyle over the years.
On the show Chance stand By, We're going to take
a real quick break here, we're coming back, got another segment.
I could spend a day with this guy, but I'm
going to ask him what it's been like spending his
(04:20):
days with a camera crew around he and his family.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
Welcome to the m a d Radio Network, where we
challenge you to make a difference in your world in
a positive way, improving the lives of others. It's the
Morning Show with Preston Scott.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
For any of you who are fans of the program
Mountain Men. Our guest Chance Painter mentioned Tom Orr this
is his last season. Tom's a legend on this show
and he's he certainly is a legend in the world
that he occupies trapping, and it's been fun watching him
(05:02):
pass along his skills to a young kid that that's
the son of a gentleman who's been kind of helping
him over the last few seasons of the show. But
with me, Chance Painter and he and his wife Sirea,
their three children are in this season of Mountain Men.
What was it like to share your life with not
(05:22):
just the video crew, but realizing chance that you're gonna
be sharing your life with millions of people, you know.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
It was honestly kind of like the I think our boys.
They definitely liked the camera guys at first, like they
have like drones and they think they're airplanes and they
you know, they love airplanes. Sure, but it was definitely
kind of strange having the camera guys. But the realization
of having people watch us, I think is it doesn't
(05:53):
really quite feel like real yet. Like earlier in the
winter when we were like running trap line and it
just kind of felt like I was just hanging out
with my camera guys, right, It just yeah, it seemed
like more they were like just like my friends rather
than making a TV show.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
You know, Uh huh, Well you mentioned your friends, what
are friends and family? What's the reaction to the news
that you're going to be on the show, and then
anything that you've shared with them along the way, what's
been their reaction.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
To it all.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
I think basically everybody was pretty surprised that I was
going to be on TV. I'm considering I'm basically just
like a simple bush trapper guy as of right now.
My sister is the one that wanted to be on
TV and whatnot, and yeah, and I'm just.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Yeah, so is your sister going to join you next season?
Is she gonna move in?
Speaker 3 (06:56):
Yeah? Yeah, she's gonna come up here and can't hide
with us.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
No she's ever tell tell me this, are you going
to Are you able to watch the show when it
premieres tomorrow night? Have they shown you the series yet?
I mean, how does that work now that you've done
this the first season with you in it?
Speaker 3 (07:15):
So technically like we don't have a TV or like
cable or anything. We don't have like a History Channel subscription, right,
I guess technically there's no way for me to watch it.
But I'm sure there's a way the producer could send
me like a link or something, yeah, or some some
(07:38):
some form of way. But I'm honestly, I'm probably going
to be like moose hunting or something.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
So it's not it's not that big a deal. Now
that you've done this the season, they're producing the show
and it's going to do whatever it's going to do,
You're you're still busy doing what you have to do
literally daily to survive.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
I mean, yeah, yeah, there's yeah, I got a I
got a whole got a whole litany of chores and
things I got to get done before the freeze up.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
Tell me this was the experience such that you you
want you're willing to do this series again? Was there
an agreement to do X number of years or is
it season by season? What does it look like for
you next year?
Speaker 3 (08:25):
It's season by season that we are contracted to do,
and I would I would definitely do it again for sure.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
Okay, so you you got enough out of it in
terms of it wasn't so intrusive that that you couldn't
you know, enjoy the process?
Speaker 2 (08:45):
Well?
Speaker 3 (08:47):
No, yeah, I thought it was fun. Like it's definitely
a good job. I'd rather be doing that than a
lot of things, that's for sure.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Tell me this, I've always wondered, chance, where does the
crew stay when they're doing all of this filming day
after day, week after week? Are they pinching tents somewhere?
Are they flying in on helicopter? Where is the crew?
Speaker 3 (09:12):
Well, it entirely depends on where the shoots are, like
the location that they need to be, But yeah, they
stay in like a wall tint or like an arctic
oven tent or something like that.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Okay, well I appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Yeah, go ahead, I'll just say if they needed the
helicopter in, I'm sure that they could if they needed to.
But yeah, that's yeah, it's entirely specific. Usually they just
write snow goes and or something. Well.
Speaker 1 (09:41):
I appreciate you making time for us this morning, and
I wish you and Soreya and the kids nothing but
the best. And I look forward to seeing you tomorrow
night on the two. Buddy.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
Yeah, yeah, thank you very much, man.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
I appreciate it. You'd be well.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
YouTube Chance Painter with us this morning. Cannot wait. Mountain Men,
the Legend Tom Moore. He mentioned Marty. Marty's a pilot.
I love Marty as well because of that. He's been
teaching his daughter. He left the series for a couple
of years, came back and yeah, he's the skill sets
(10:22):
that people have to develop to do this is next
level because you have to do it or else you
don't survive. So you just either do it or you
pack up and go back to that city that he
said he can't even conceive of living in. Forty eight
minutes past the hour, Chance Painter from Mountain Men here
on The Morning Show with Preston Scott
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