Life Below Zero Cast Net Worth and salary

Below Zero is a television series documentary which tells how the subsistence hunters daily make their living in remote places in Alaska.  it airs on National Geographic Channel and is produced by BBC Worldwide. Before getting into Life Below Zero Cast’s net worth, first, let’s see who the cast are.

The show includes six people ( Sue Aikens, Chip and Agnes Hailstone, Glenn Villeneuve, Jessie Holmes, Andy Bassich and Erik Salitan)who reside in the remote areas of Alaska, trying to survive in the below zero conditions, showing their everyday struggles as they hunt and depend only on themselves and survive with whatever resources available to them.

 Life Below Zero Cast Net Worth

Sue Aikens’ net worth

Her net worth is estimated to be over $500,000

Sue Aikens lives 480 miles from the nearest city and 75 miles from the closest road in Alaska. She is the caretaker of Kavik River Camp, a home for hunting groups, which she also calls home. She has lived there for more than seven years but has lived in Alaska for more than 30 years.  During hunting season, She shares with joy the unique experience of the camp with hunting groups and it can house more than 80 hunters at a go.The camp is a fully functional base well take care of.

Aikens income triples from June through September before winter sets in and shut her off from the rest of the world. Life in the camp is expensive.  A gallon of gas costs $10 a gallon if available. Rent is $350 per day and $4500 per week.

Caption: Sue Aikens with her pet in house

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Sue treats her visitor well and ensures they are comfortable throughout their stay. Time is of no importance to Sue. She lives alone but not lonely. There is never a dull moment with her life. Although she regards animals her friends, she is fully aware that when something bad occurs, there is no one around to help her.

Chip And Agnes Hailstone Net Worth

Chip and his wife Agnes live with their seven children on the Riverside known as Kobuk which is in the North West of Alaska. with their seven children. Twenty-five years ago, he came to visit Alaska from Kalispell, Montana. As a fisher and hunter, the hunting opportunity appealed to him and he never left since then. He has been fishing, hunting, and gathering raw material for the past 20 years.

His motto is: live for the day but plan for tomorrow. He has encountered death scene regularly but says he is not afraid. He is always vigilant going with his available materials as this is part of living off the land. He moves with his family, setting up tents on the ice or in the snow, tracking the best hunt, skins and get the remains of the animals to trade and barter. They hunt animals and fishes like caribou, bear, bison, fox, wolf, wolverine, fish, walrus, waterfowl, seal and whale. All part of what they catch are put into use for sale. Chip and his Inupiaq wife Agnes Net Worth is estimated over $250,000.

Caption: Chip And Agnes Hailstone in “Life Below Zero”

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Jessie Holmes Net Worth

Jesse Holmes is a dog sled racer, fisherman, and hunter who lives alone in Nenana, Alaska with his over 50 dogs trained,  bred and raised on his own. He also has carpentry skills which have helped him to sustain his remote lifestyle. Jesse’s uses his sled dogs for racing, wood hauling for his carpentry works, run dog sled tours and trap. His fishing wheel alone fetches an average of 3,200 salmon in the summer and fall and this helps to sustain him and his dogs.

During winter, he sources food from the land. He supplements his income by hunting, trapping furs to trade and barter with neighbors of the Nenana community. Jesse depends on his dogs as they depend on him. Jessie is aware of the danger that lies within the Nenana River that has claimed so many lives, but says he cannot live his life in fear.Jesse Holmes net worth is still under review.

Caption: Jessie Holmes in “Life Below Zero” journey

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Glenn Villeneuve Net Worth

Glenn moved to Alaska from Vermont in 2000. He lives alone in Chandler, 200 miles north ofFairbanks, Alaska and 65 miles from the nearest road in the remote mountains of Arctic Alaska.

He is living his dream of subsistence lifestyle of hunting and gathering, in the remote mountains tops of arctic Alaska. His camp is located on a lake in His living an extremely remote lifestyle of isolation, as he can go for months without seeing people. He likes the simple way of life nature brings, Glenn lives in a cabin without tap water. The firewood he fetches is used as fuel for heating and cooking. The Electricity he uses is for only a few times items, such as a headlamp, satellite phone for talking to his son and daughter and a camera.

During summer he travels on foot and in winter by snow boots. He gathers wild plants for food and he also hunts caribou, moose, sheep, and small animal. Glenn hunts alongside with wolves and was once rounded by a pack of 20.

Caption: Glenn Villeneuve in “Life Below Zero” journey

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Initially, he was not interested having a filming crew following him everywhere around the Alaskan Bush, but after looking t it as a way increasing his net worth while living a subsistence lifestyle, he gladly took the  National Geographic’s offer. Glenn lives a Million Dollar Lifestyle. His greatest motivation for becoming an Alaskan Reality Star was not the money, but for his two children living in Fairbanks. Glenn values the nature and experiences that he encounters along the way.

Glenn Villeneuve does not spend money when living His Life Below Zero and therefore his net worth cannot be measured yet.

Life Below Zero’s Cast Andy Bassich Net Worth

Andy Bassich was known as McGyvermoved from Washington D.C to Alaska with his wife and dozen sled dogs. He lives on the Yukon River and the only way in or out is by snowmachine or boat. After living two years living in Anchorage, he moved to a raw land, Alaskan bush. He was able to build his life from the resources available in his surroundings in other to sustain him and his dogs. He has dozens of sled dogs, grows, hunts and harvest what he eats and drinks — salmon, moose, caribou, black bear, wolf, beer, and vegetables.

On the Yukon River, he runs a survival school and dog mushing school called Alaska Yukon Adventure. It runs at a cost of $2500 per week for singles, or $2000.00 per week for couples.

Caption: Andy Bassich’s journey in “Life Below Zero”

Source: National Geographic Channel

Andy’s knowledge is mainly self-taught and he turns his hand to anything with resources within his reach. He is living his remote lifestyle with style, love, class, and comfort and he finds it fulfilling that he builds, develops and shapes his style of living.

According to him, living in remote Alaska is the best place to be. He loves the way his life has transformed and feels that he has realized his dreams. He believes that he’d rather stay here than anywhere else.

Andy Bassich ‘snet worth is estimated around $250, 000.

Erik  Salitan Net Worth

Erik Salitanis a 29 years old man, a life below zero’s cast and he is living with his wife Martha. Erik Salitan lives 65 miles north of the Arctic Circle. He lived in a primitive tent with no floor for two years. Erik is a skilled hunter and he personally kills the meat he eats and prepares the rest of the animal for clothing and tools. Erik moves to Alaska at the age of 18 searching for a better life and he believes Alaska is his final resting place.

Caption: Erik Salitan’s journey in “Life Below Zero”

Source: BBC South Africa

Living in Alaska presents a lot of challenges, but Erik loves doing what he knows best from watching animals, walking around, climbing a hill, sitting on mountain edge, and watching the beautiful scenery. He is always vigilant, fears nothing and has his rifle by his side always. Life Below Zero Cast  Erik Salitan’s estimated net worth is more than $400,000.

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