@@50Acres cool. How long is the drive to the cabin from your home? We’re sorting out something in the way of off-grid property at our end and wondering how often we’ll get there.
As a fellow Daytonian, I really like how you guys support local business, especially given the trying times they have had to endure. New sub, ironically heard about you guys from Jay and Jen's channel. Been binge watching your content, love the craftsmanship and attention to detail... not only on your cabin but your videography and editing. Great work looking forward to more!
Hi Eric, great to hear from a fellow Daytonian! Welcome to the channel. Jay has been out to my cabin, he helped me install my wood stove. Hope you continue to enjoy the channel.
I think it's beautiful watching the snow fall outside. Beatrice is a great dog, she'll learn, with patience and training. Your doing a great job on the cabin, your a good husband and provider.
I enjoy your videos, would watch with "premiere" notice or not. Hope it gets you some additional subscribers in the long run, keep the videos coming. I'm likely not alone saying your content, delivery and production is terrific.
Yea, seems premiers annoy people, I had no idea, I have never done one and figured I would give it a try. I'll keep making videos, the only issue I need to decide in the future is how often I come out with them. Its hard for me to get the quality I want on a weekly schedule.
I really enjoy watching these cabin builds and this is probably my favourite for a variety of reasons (skill, attention to detail, etc) but in particular is it looks like it will be comfortable to stay in with no need to rough it.
Always nice to see your videos come out. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love you work, attention to detail, the love and time you spend on everything. Id never be able to do that, i'd make things the right way just faster! I was brought up to achieve results as quckly as possible so slowing down to show attention to detail is like the most difficult thing for me. I also love Boss of the Swamp been watching him for a few years now. Happy to see the ladies came with you this time. Waiting excitedly for the next installment of you cabin build. Take your time building I enjoy your journey! Much love from So.Cal.💟
Great video! I don’t know why TH-cam hasn’t recommended your channel to me until now, but I’m so glad that I found it! Your humility and relaxed transparency is really appealing. It’s awesome that you don’t do the clickbait garbage. Stick with integrity regardless of the number of subscribers. It matters way more. I recommended a friend to this channel; you remind me of him and I think he would enjoy this a lot. I’ve been catching up on 4 years of videos! Thanks again!
I have a seasonal cabin that I hope to use more throughout the year when I retire. So inspiring to watch you guys get to work on yours - helps me plan my next steps
Just an awesome job with the cabin and very well thought out , great workmanship , what a tranquil and peaceful place you and Sara have built also love the dog she's good girl ,
What a difference a month makes. We're all excited on Dec 24th to have snow, but by the end of January it's unwanted. Love your videos and your place is really progressing with lovely craftsmanship.
Watching the progress you and your family make in each video is a highlight of my weekend. It is great to sit down with a cup or three of coffee and watch 50 Acres and a Cabin. Or a Cabin and 50 Acres. I think it switched a while back. Anyway, love your videos!
I enjoy you and Sarah together -- warms my heart to see you both -- live a long happy life together -- best of everything -- just one more suggestion -- install back stairs and railing and front railing -- one slip trip or fall -- and you'll be wishing you had -- include the shower. step and get some ice melt for the same reason -- you have done well. and Thanks PS just want the safest for you three.
Yes , closed cell spray foam ! It makes vapor barrier, stops smallest leaks, and best keeps bugs and rodents away. As for water pipes dig down past frost line and build your rigid foam box down to that level, earth will heat the box and keep lines free.
mike, you are getting there, slowly but surely. the boss did good too, so pats on the back. seal the holes with form it all helps. but I had too use a small space heater in Coudersport pa. back in the day. it ran on bottled gas. about fifteen a month. but that was before there was to much solar. they have them now that they use less then 60 watts that these days. you'd only need a forty watt bulb too heat that space. but there are even support channels that help with ideas, too heat that kind of space.
So relaxing and enjoyable. I'm sure you guys hated to pack up for home. It's great though, to have a place to sneak away to. I enjoy seeing you both enjoy the Cabin. Thanks for sharing.
There are some passive heating options for the cabin to keep the water area warm when you are away like the solar furnace or the compost pile heater but would want a solar panel to keep them going as the furnace needs a fan to move air and the compost pile needs a pump to move coolant and a fan to blow air in a radiator but will produce heat 24/7 for a few months. Solar furnace is a black box with a glass front aimed south to heat up thin walled aluminum pipes (down spouts) to suck cold air from the cabin in and blow warmed air back in. Compost pile heater is just a large pile of composable materials with a coil of poly pipe or pex inside it pulling some of the heat from the bacteria breaking down the compost to move it to where you want it. You get both free heat and rich soil from the process but have a good chance of messing up the pipe when you go to remove it so the pipe is classed as a consumable in the process. Due to the 24/7 heat produced would want a battery and the panel to keep the fan and pump running at all times.
@@50Acres Here is a quick vid of the compost pile style heater someone setup as an idea of how it works. th-cam.com/video/AcBj03BsFkk/w-d-xo.html I will need to find another solar furnace one as I haven't looked at them in some time so not in my history tab anymore.
I LOVE seeing your progress on the cabin. I want to suggest something for when you're there sleeping and want to stay warmer. You can get online and do a search for the ORIGINAL Vellux blankets and get 2 of them. Put one under you as if it were a sheet, and one directly over you. They somehow reflect your body heat and will keep you toasty in cold weather. I have an old farm house without central heat and in my bedroom in the winter it gets really cold so I use them every winter. And in the spring, when it's no longer needed I take out the one from under me and only use the one on top of me with a quilt, then in the summer all I use is the 1 Vellux blanket on top. They're very light weight, and you'll love them. You can get them on walmart.com and thru Macy's website as well. Just make sure you get the ORIGINAL Vellux blankets, because there are others that are not reflective of body heat like the original ones are. Good luck and thanks for taking us along on your cabin visit.
I'm originally from Dayton, Ohio but lived downtown. I moved to Florida in 1982. My family live in West Alexandria, in Preble County..The part of Central Florida that I live is very hilly like the Miami Valley. Beautiful!
Add heat tape and use it when you are at the cabin. With the fan and heat tape you can easily have hot and cold running water no matter how cold it gets. Have a cottage on Lake Winni in NH. BUILT A insulated box around all my plumbing, use heat tape and a fan to blow heated air from cottage while being used. Never frozen pipes and gets below zero. Drain system when leave. We have it set up so it’s very easy to use. GOOD LUCK GUYS‼️👍👍. Vinny 🇺🇸
Hi guys just love your cabin on 50 acres just love all the things you do around the place even like little experiments keep up the good work Cliff from Queensland Australia
Soft furnishings! Putting warm lined drapes at the windows & especially the exterior doors will make a huge difference to the temperature inside your cabin..my preference would be vintage wool blankets for a rustic feel. In France we also have exterior shutters even on our double glazed windows.
Read your "shingles" comment on the Canadian Castaway channel, and chuckled! Sara's dig today, has added to the chuckle. Them shingles could be the death of you, but you'll sure appreciate them once the job is done! Hang in there, really enjoy your journey, the build, and all the related content you produce.
LOL MY GRANDSON JUST COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING WHEN YOUR WIFE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO TAKE HER PICTURE EATING HE SAID YOU ARE BOTH SO FUNNY I ASK HIM WHAT PART OF THE VIDEO HE LIKES HE SAID WATCHING YOU AND YOUR WIFE ALWAYS SO HAPPY AND HE JUST LOVE YOUR DOG GOD KEEP ON BLESSEING YOU BOTH WELL LIKE YOU SAID YOUR 2 GIRLS WE LOVE YOU 3 ❤💙❤💙❤🤗🤗🤗
Hello from way up north ! Nice little cabin and yes a little prep so your water don't freeze, are you planning to live full time and do a little homesteading ? that cute pup looks like my girl Gingers sis lol :) I'm still trying to slowly get my cabin done, always so many other chores, wood cutting , now starting to think about my summer road trips camping already so a little at a time as money comes in :) fishing first lol,
Just discovered you. I have just come off your video where you were installing a new woodstove. I think its clear that I'm here to stay. Thanks for the great, quality content.
Good job ! I think you will need to fully enclose the crawl space insulate around with R19 insulation and build windows /vents that you can open in summer time to avoid mold growth and close them in the winter to keep the warmth and avoid the freezing of your pipes . 25 years ago I did the same to my home in Vermont where as of right now the temperature outside is -10f and the temperature in the crawl space is constant 42f due the geothermal nature of the bare ground. and not only it is -10f for one day but the temperatures didn't go above freezing since January 3rd with many days of below zero f (-18C) and still going with no end in sight of the freeze onslaught . Insulate! insulate! insulate! and seal any gaps of cold air and let mother nature work for you for free!!!! Good luck
DONT you love how SOMEONE does less than 10% of the WORK tells you what you SHOULD have done by NOW. I'm GLAD to be FREE of those people in my life !!!! Even jokingly is not enjoyable. Thanks for the Videos. Always enjoy them ! Your hard work ethic is commendable
I had the same recall problem with my brittany bird dog. I took her back to the breeder who is a bird dog trainer and had her trained to an electric collar when she was 15 months old. He trained her to recall, to yoo (get ahead of me) and to heal (very loose heal). That training set her FREE, FREE, FREE! I take her to a local park to run like the wind and hunt to her hearts content 3 or 4 times a week. Her recall is bomb proof from a football field away. She will be 11yrs old in August and still runs like the wind. I think she is aging so well because she is allowed to run freely often and able to keep her muscles and joints stretched out. I wouldn't attempt to train her myself with an electric collar because done incorrectly, it is torture. My dog is so high energy she just can't walk on a leash and she can only "heal" for short distances like crossing a street or getting around other dogs. I do have to "pop" her occasionally (~ 1/2 times every few weeks) if I have to say a command twice (healing is her hardest thing). The collar and training was very expensive (~$1000) but it was so worth it for my dog.
HI Mike and Sarah, We felt like we came to visit and helped and hung out by way the video came across. Had great time watching. Command center sounds like a great way to keep track of cabin systems. Will it be displayed or in some kind of cabinet?. Have a great week ahead. 👌 😎👍
G'day from downunder again. Hey Mike in regards to the bed, could you make a frame and cantilever it over the edge. Obviously you'd make it to support a queen mattress? Good to see Sarah and Beatrice in the video again too. Keep up the good work champion
Glad to see you and Sarah. You two make it feel like I’m sitting there talking with you two. Did you make the candle bowl and heart vase stand? I like. Tk u for your videos so enjoy them. Stay warm and hope to watch you next week
Hello Joy, we are glad to hear that. We got the Candle Bowl from a little shop in our hometown, I have a link for it in the description. The heart planter was a gift we are not sure where it came from.
Happy for another vid. No way I was getting up, chores done by 7am ready to watch tho sry. Catching a few hours late. Love all your hard work. Looking great however I wanna see a front porch ready for the deer hunters by nxt fall. 😁 Looking over 2 the pond will be awesome scenery! 😁🐒😁
Two awesome people, a beautiful dog, a drop dead gorgeous cabin and great content. What kind of jealous, soulless nood-nyk would give this a thumbs down?? Love you guys!
Love the cabin...by far the best off grid cabin on You Tube. The attention to detail and how much you care about the end product is amazing. Would love to see a video of breakdown of cost from land to supplies. It's always been a dream of mine to build one myself.
Wow, thanks! I really appreciate that. I do have a cost breakdown up until we got it dried in: th-cam.com/video/Uw9ObLeCNkw/w-d-xo.html I kinda stopped keeping track after that.
puppers thought Cody + Beatrices (tricks?) & a fun coLAB those pups would have some interest for them as yt pet celebs. Rabbit foot ferns might handle the cold temps over time or another small hardy fern vs the air plant. Plus some around the cabin later on would be really cool especially on the shaded sides or by the pond.
I heat my three season cabin in Maine with a wood stove so I have some understanding of how it works. I’m puzzled about why you don’t seem to be able to get the temperature higher to a more comfortable 72. My cabin is a bit larger with very little insulation and yet I can certainly get the inside temperature to 70 degrees when it is 35 outside. An overhead fan in the peak would help circulate the warm air in the winter and keep the cabin cooler in the summer. I have a high peak and the fan makes a significant difference. I don’t know if you could run such an appliance on solar.
When I read off the temps the first time the cabin was still warming up, the second time we we’re getting ready to leave and had let it burn out. This was a 1 night trip. Also have large portions not insulated yet like the floors and above the top plates and a couple stud bays in the utility room.
Thanks J. Austin they are ok for 12v also, here is the link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L1DLPWG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 tough to beat $7.49 price. Temp sensor wire is super short though.
Mike you should get the shingles done😂just kidding. I love seeing people in the victory lap of there projects. You guys remind me so much of Tracie and I. Great video 👍
Have you considered placing the head of the bed at the back wall? It looks like there is enough room to center the bed and have enough room on both sides for use and making the bed. Also, with a cathedral ceiling, most of the heat is trapped at the top. I would think of ways to re-circulate that trapped warm air, putting it at floor level where you need it.
Thought about moving it around but I only finished about half the floor! I made it all myself and it was so labor intensive to mill it from rough stock.
I enjoyed this. Can you add a section of pipe to raise the intake point higher into the cabin where the warmer air tends to stratify at? The air on the floor is a bit colder I bet. Keep up the great work!
The shingle comment... Ouch! It's a good thing life is a journey not a destination. 😉😁👍The cabin looks great. Thanks for allowing us along. Stay safe and Peace!!
Oh I absolutely LOVE your candle centerpiece: Rustic yet elegant. Did you you make it or purchase it?.
Hi Henry, than you so much we bought it from a little shop in our hometown of Dayton Ohio called 1880 candle co www.1880candleco.com
@@50Acres cool. How long is the drive to the cabin from your home? We’re sorting out something in the way of off-grid property at our end and wondering how often we’ll get there.
@@garya3056 My drive is a bit long for my liking. IMO you'll get maximum use under 2 hour drive, with under 1 hour being really ideal if possible.
@@50Acres ok thx. Makes sense... and then there’s the hauling of our power tools back and forth. 😳
Nice cabin 👌👍
As a fellow Daytonian, I really like how you guys support local business, especially given the trying times they have had to endure. New sub, ironically heard about you guys from Jay and Jen's channel. Been binge watching your content, love the craftsmanship and attention to detail... not only on your cabin but your videography and editing. Great work looking forward to more!
Hi Eric, great to hear from a fellow Daytonian! Welcome to the channel. Jay has been out to my cabin, he helped me install my wood stove. Hope you continue to enjoy the channel.
I think it's beautiful watching the snow fall outside. Beatrice is a great dog, she'll learn, with patience and training. Your doing a great job on the cabin, your a good husband and provider.
Yes she is! Thank you so much!
I enjoy your videos, would watch with "premiere" notice or not. Hope it gets you some additional subscribers in the long run, keep the videos coming. I'm likely not alone saying your content, delivery and production is terrific.
Yea, seems premiers annoy people, I had no idea, I have never done one and figured I would give it a try. I'll keep making videos, the only issue I need to decide in the future is how often I come out with them. Its hard for me to get the quality I want on a weekly schedule.
Your cabin is looking really nice 👍 thanks for posting 🙂
Hey thanks Mike, can't wait for your next video!
Nice cabin would like to see couples work together
I really enjoy watching these cabin builds and this is probably my favourite for a variety of reasons (skill, attention to detail, etc) but in particular is it looks like it will be comfortable to stay in with no need to rough it.
Thank you Bill!
Always nice to see your videos come out. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love you work, attention to detail, the love and time you spend on everything. Id never be able to do that, i'd make things the right way just faster! I was brought up to achieve results as quckly as possible so slowing down to show attention to detail is like the most difficult thing for me. I also love Boss of the Swamp been watching him for a few years now. Happy to see the ladies came with you this time. Waiting excitedly for the next installment of you cabin build. Take your time building I enjoy your journey! Much love from So.Cal.💟
Great video! I don’t know why TH-cam hasn’t recommended your channel to me until now, but I’m so glad that I found it! Your humility and relaxed transparency is really appealing. It’s awesome that you don’t do the clickbait garbage. Stick with integrity regardless of the number of subscribers. It matters way more. I recommended a friend to this channel; you remind me of him and I think he would enjoy this a lot. I’ve been catching up on 4 years of videos! Thanks again!
Hello Tom, welcome to my channel, I'm glad your enjoying the videos, I'm glad TH-cam recommended it to you!
Great video as always. And Beatrice is a awesome pup.
Thanks she is a sweetheart!
Snow! From an Australian perspective, that’s just amazing. How cozy and lovely to be there. The cabin looks really fantastic. Well done.
It sure makes for a pretty scene. Thank you
It’s looking so nice. I can’t wait for a new video to drop each week. I think we all would like to see more shingle videos though🤣.
haha! probably will film it as a time-lapse and put the shingles into videos that are about other stuff.
I have a seasonal cabin that I hope to use more throughout the year when I retire. So inspiring to watch you guys get to work on yours - helps me plan my next steps
Nice! Hope your retirement comes soon and you enjoy it!
Cute candle! Love your cabin in the woods. Nice that you are making the pond larger next summer. Will be stunning.
Just an awesome job with the cabin and very well thought out , great workmanship , what a tranquil and peaceful place you and Sara have built also love the dog she's good girl ,
Thank you very much!
Skirting the whole cabin will greatly help too . Keep up the great work.
Yes it will
What a difference a month makes. We're all excited on Dec 24th to have snow, but by the end of January it's unwanted. Love your videos and your place is really progressing with lovely craftsmanship.
Watching the progress you and your family make in each video is a highlight of my weekend. It is great to sit down with a cup or three of coffee and watch 50 Acres and a Cabin. Or a Cabin and 50 Acres. I think it switched a while back. Anyway, love your videos!
I'm so glad! Have a great weekend! Yea we switched it a while back.
I enjoy you and Sarah together -- warms my heart to see you both -- live a long happy life together -- best of everything -- just one more suggestion -- install back stairs and railing and front railing -- one slip trip or fall -- and you'll be wishing you had -- include the shower. step and get some ice melt for the same reason -- you have done well. and Thanks PS just want the safest for you three.
Thank you Ron, those stairs and a railing are a high priority for us!
Always nice to see whole family making place nice, esp help with doggie girl helping. ❤️
Thanks Valerie
Really nice you followed thru with your dreams of a cavin in the woods
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Yes , closed cell spray foam ! It makes vapor barrier, stops smallest leaks, and best keeps bugs and rodents away. As for water pipes dig down past frost line and build your rigid foam box down to that level, earth will heat the box and keep lines free.
That's the plan! We'll see about digging into the ground, might not be needed in our mild climate!
mike, you are getting there, slowly but surely. the boss did good too, so pats on the back. seal the holes with form it all helps. but I had too use a small space heater in Coudersport pa. back in the day. it ran on bottled gas. about fifteen a month. but that was before there was to much solar. they have them now that they use less then 60 watts that these days. you'd only need a forty watt bulb too heat that space. but there are even support channels that help with ideas, too heat that kind of space.
Slowly but surely. I did think about a little heater under there when needed, we'll see how this works.
New subscriber here. I am floored by the beautiful craftsmanship of your cabin. What a treasure. And love how the Mrs makes it so homey.
Welcome aboard! Thank you so much!
So much mud here as well this winter!
Tell me about it!
So relaxing and enjoyable. I'm sure you guys hated to pack up for home. It's great though, to have a place to sneak away to. I enjoy seeing you both enjoy the Cabin. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats on 60K subscribers!!!!!
Thank you!
Excellent video! The double "you're #1" sign was hilarious! Sarah, is awesome!
There are some passive heating options for the cabin to keep the water area warm when you are away like the solar furnace or the compost pile heater but would want a solar panel to keep them going as the furnace needs a fan to move air and the compost pile needs a pump to move coolant and a fan to blow air in a radiator but will produce heat 24/7 for a few months.
Solar furnace is a black box with a glass front aimed south to heat up thin walled aluminum pipes (down spouts) to suck cold air from the cabin in and blow warmed air back in.
Compost pile heater is just a large pile of composable materials with a coil of poly pipe or pex inside it pulling some of the heat from the bacteria breaking down the compost to move it to where you want it. You get both free heat and rich soil from the process but have a good chance of messing up the pipe when you go to remove it so the pipe is classed as a consumable in the process. Due to the 24/7 heat produced would want a battery and the panel to keep the fan and pump running at all times.
Those would be fun to experiment with!
@@50Acres Here is a quick vid of the compost pile style heater someone setup as an idea of how it works. th-cam.com/video/AcBj03BsFkk/w-d-xo.html I will need to find another solar furnace one as I haven't looked at them in some time so not in my history tab anymore.
I LOVE seeing your progress on the cabin. I want to suggest something for when you're there sleeping and want to stay warmer. You can get online and do a search for the ORIGINAL Vellux blankets and get 2 of them. Put one under you as if it were a sheet, and one directly over you. They somehow reflect your body heat and will keep you toasty in cold weather. I have an old farm house without central heat and in my bedroom in the winter it gets really cold so I use them every winter. And in the spring, when it's no longer needed I take out the one from under me and only use the one on top of me with a quilt, then in the summer all I use is the 1 Vellux blanket on top. They're very light weight, and you'll love them. You can get them on walmart.com and thru Macy's website as well. Just make sure you get the ORIGINAL Vellux blankets, because there are others that are not reflective of body heat like the original ones are. Good luck and thanks for taking us along on your cabin visit.
Nice thanks for the heads up! Sounds like a good solution
Nice!! Friday night, footed pajamas, popcorn, fire in fireplace, 50 Acres and a cabin!!
Sounds fun!
I'm originally from Dayton, Ohio but lived downtown. I moved to Florida in 1982. My family live in West Alexandria, in Preble County..The part of Central Florida that I live is very hilly like the Miami Valley. Beautiful!
Nice, I have not spent much time in the hilly part of Florida.
Add heat tape and use it when you are at the cabin. With the fan and heat tape you can easily have hot and cold running water no matter how cold it gets. Have a cottage on Lake Winni in NH. BUILT A insulated box around all my plumbing, use heat tape and a fan to blow heated air from cottage while being used. Never frozen pipes and gets below zero. Drain system when leave. We have it set up so it’s very easy to use. GOOD LUCK GUYS‼️👍👍. Vinny 🇺🇸
Thanks Vinny! System seems to be working so far but it's only got down to about 20 degrees at night so we will need a better test for it.
Hi guys just love your cabin on 50 acres just love all the things you do around the place even like little experiments keep up the good work Cliff from Queensland Australia
Thanks Cliff! Will do!
Look at you with more than 60K subscribers already!! Great videos! Thanks for the upload!
I can't believe it myself!
Great video Mike. You found lots of beauty surrounding ya, thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks for watching guys!
Thanks for sharing a very informative and fun video 📹!! 😊👍💕💕💕
Gawd I love those windows!!! I am so jealous of them.
Soft furnishings! Putting warm lined drapes at the windows & especially the exterior doors will make a huge difference to the temperature inside your cabin..my preference would be vintage wool blankets for a rustic feel. In France we also have exterior shutters even on our double glazed windows.
Oh yes that will be nice! Hopefully in the future!
Read your "shingles" comment on the Canadian Castaway channel, and chuckled! Sara's dig today, has added to the chuckle. Them shingles could be the death of you, but you'll sure appreciate them once the job is done! Hang in there, really enjoy your journey, the build, and all the related content you produce.
Haha I forget what I wrote but I bet it was something nasty about shingles!
BEAUTIFUL job on those floor tiles! nice work. Camarillo Grammy
Mike you are doing a great job, no matter what Sarah says! keep up the good work. Cheers from Argentina. Fede
Saludos para los tres. Me alegro que disfrutéis de ese rinconcito tan hermoso que tenéis.
¡Gracias!
Very interesting project to protect the plumbing. Great job.
Thanks Mike
LOL MY GRANDSON JUST COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING WHEN YOUR WIFE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO TAKE HER PICTURE EATING HE SAID YOU ARE BOTH SO FUNNY I ASK HIM WHAT PART OF THE VIDEO HE LIKES HE SAID WATCHING YOU AND YOUR WIFE ALWAYS SO HAPPY AND HE JUST LOVE YOUR DOG GOD KEEP ON BLESSEING YOU BOTH WELL LIKE YOU SAID YOUR 2 GIRLS WE LOVE YOU 3 ❤💙❤💙❤🤗🤗🤗
Hi Olbera, we are so glad to hear that he enjoyed it! Have a great week!
@@50Acres Aww YOU BOTH STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE
So love your Cabin. Very rustic and homey, love the special touches that make it so quaint. Enjoy!
Thanks so much!
Nothing more than pretty than a nice , honest vid. like this.
Keep it coming guys !
More power !
Ciao frm Turin !
Thank you! Will do!
Hello from way up north ! Nice little cabin and yes a little prep so your water don't freeze, are you planning to live full time and do a little homesteading ? that cute pup looks like my girl Gingers sis lol :) I'm still trying to slowly get my cabin done, always so many other chores, wood cutting , now starting to think about my summer road trips camping already so a little at a time as money comes in :) fishing first lol,
Sarah with the two finger flip off,truly made me laugh out loud and am now a subscriber. loved that, my kind of people.
lol, that's how she acts when it's just me and her...
Just discovered you. I have just come off your video where you were installing a new woodstove. I think its clear that I'm here to stay. Thanks for the great, quality content.
Welcome aboard! I hope you enjoy the videos.
I hope you finish the shingles soon, so we all can celebrate it with you and Sarah😊. Coming along nicely.
I hope so too! Thanks!
Good job ! I think you will need to fully enclose the crawl space insulate around with R19 insulation and build windows /vents that you can open in summer time to avoid mold growth and close them in the winter to keep the warmth and avoid the freezing of your pipes . 25 years ago I did the same to my home in Vermont where as of right now the temperature outside is -10f and the temperature in the crawl space is constant 42f due the geothermal nature of the bare ground. and not only it is -10f for one day but the temperatures didn't go above freezing since January 3rd with many days of below zero f (-18C) and still going with no end in sight of the freeze onslaught . Insulate! insulate! insulate! and seal any gaps of cold air and let mother nature work for you for free!!!!
Good luck
Thanks John, in the future I am planning to spray foam the entire underside of the cabin with a kit.
So nice to see you enjoying our national 🇬🇧 drink and good old Yorkshire tea too!
Sarah quit rippin on Mike, the shingles will get done! That place is unbelievable, the true craftsmanship and heart equity is bar none!!!👊🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
ah she keeps me going!
Mike better stay away from the singles 😘😯😡
I don’t think Sarah wants Mike to do any singles. 😜
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DONT you love how SOMEONE does less than 10% of the WORK tells you what you SHOULD have done by NOW.
I'm GLAD to be FREE of those people in my life !!!! Even jokingly is not enjoyable.
Thanks for the Videos. Always enjoy them ! Your hard work ethic is commendable
I had the same recall problem with my brittany bird dog. I took her back to the breeder who is a bird dog trainer and had her trained to an electric collar when she was 15 months old. He trained her to recall, to yoo (get ahead of me) and to heal (very loose heal). That training set her FREE, FREE, FREE! I take her to a local park to run like the wind and hunt to her hearts content 3 or 4 times a week. Her recall is bomb proof from a football field away. She will be 11yrs old in August and still runs like the wind. I think she is aging so well because she is allowed to run freely often and able to keep her muscles and joints stretched out. I wouldn't attempt to train her myself with an electric collar because done incorrectly, it is torture. My dog is so high energy she just can't walk on a leash and she can only "heal" for short distances like crossing a street or getting around other dogs. I do have to "pop" her occasionally (~ 1/2 times every few weeks) if I have to say a command twice (healing is her hardest thing). The collar and training was very expensive (~$1000) but it was so worth it for my dog.
Oh wow, that's something we can consider, she can do almost all commands but only around 60% success rate and is just very easily distracted.
HI Mike and Sarah, We felt like we came to visit and helped and hung out by way the video came across. Had great time watching. Command center sounds like a great way to keep track of cabin systems. Will it be displayed or in some kind of cabinet?. Have a great week ahead.
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Hi Earls! Glad to hear that, it means Im doing my job with the filming! I think I will have the command center displayed.
Wow, it's been so long since I checked in! Place looks great! Outstanding work 👍
Cabin looks great. There were some oops along the build but you were honest, Great work! Sarah is very pretty!
Thank you! Oh yea always some mistakes. Thanks
love dateline/48hrs mystery, and when you put those gloves on all's i could think about was bernie!..lol
The little touches add so much! Yes, just keeping it above freezing should do it. Spray foaming the rest of the floor sounds smart.
Thanks liz!
Looking good- glad you both are getting some cabin time to enjoy it! 👍
Thanks 👍 We had a great time!
@@50Acres great!
Great work, you gotta do what you have to do to stop the freezing. BTW Sarah is very patient with the time you have to spend filming.
Thanks Heather, yes she really is!
Sarah With your touch everything looks so pretty
Thank you!
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing! Awesome job!
Thanks for watching!
G'day from downunder again.
Hey Mike in regards to the bed, could you make a frame and cantilever it over the edge. Obviously you'd make it to support a queen mattress?
Good to see Sarah and Beatrice in the video again too. Keep up the good work champion
Hey Brett, yea we could do that, thank you!
That's how our queen bed is in our rv
Glad to see you and Sarah. You two make it feel like I’m sitting there talking with you two. Did you make the candle bowl and heart vase stand? I like. Tk u for your videos so enjoy them. Stay warm and hope to watch you next week
Hello Joy, we are glad to hear that. We got the Candle Bowl from a little shop in our hometown, I have a link for it in the description. The heart planter was a gift we are not sure where it came from.
Ontario Lakeside sent me your way. Great channel! I look forward to going through your back catalog.
Hi Greg, thanks for checking us out!
My dad put a heavy plastic cover on cold surface of crawl space. Big difference.
And what a cozy and beautiful home, enjoy it guy's, ,it will all fall in place.
Thank you! We will!
Great video Mike and Sarah. Really enjoy your channel.
Your cabin inspired me. I will make the same one here in Brazil. Thanks for shared with us. :)
Wow, thank you good luck and have fun!!
@@50Acres 😊 thanks!
This is like when I was a kid. Saturday morning cartoons but now I watch your videos. Always look forward to them.
Nice! Glad to hear that
Happy for another vid. No way I was getting up, chores done by 7am ready to watch tho sry.
Catching a few hours late. Love all your hard work. Looking great however I wanna see a front porch ready for the deer hunters by nxt fall. 😁
Looking over 2 the pond will be awesome scenery!
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All good Curtis, glad you liked it. I want the front porch done soon also!
Two awesome people, a beautiful dog, a drop dead gorgeous cabin and great content. What kind of jealous, soulless nood-nyk would give this a thumbs down?? Love you guys!
Thank you so much Bill, thank you for watching.
Enjoying the fruits of your labor. Nice relaxing by a woo burning stove. So glad to see the whole family at the cabin. Get those cabinet doors on!!!!!
Great story/video. Keep up the work.
Thanks, will do!
Don't feel bad about ads. I expect them. Not going anywhere. Your work is so beautiful!
Thanks Leah
Like your idea for a Command Center. Can't wait to see it come together!
Thanks, the hard part will be fitting all the oddball size instruments into a a custom panel frame.
Wow you two are killing it!
Thanks Chris!
Thank You
You're welcome
Another fine video....and your cabin is some darn fine work!
Thank you very much!
Love your channel! Beautiful cabin and land!
Thanks so much!
Love the cabin...by far the best off grid cabin on You Tube. The attention to detail and how much you care about the end product is amazing. Would love to see a video of breakdown of cost from land to supplies. It's always been a dream of mine to build one myself.
Wow, thanks! I really appreciate that. I do have a cost breakdown up until we got it dried in: th-cam.com/video/Uw9ObLeCNkw/w-d-xo.html I kinda stopped keeping track after that.
Waving from just across Lake Erie in southern Ontario!
Hello!!
puppers thought
Cody + Beatrices (tricks?)
& a fun coLAB
those pups would have some interest for them as yt pet celebs.
Rabbit foot ferns might handle the cold temps over time or another small hardy fern vs the air plant. Plus some around the cabin later on would be really cool especially on the shaded sides or by the pond.
Ha ha I'd love to but I think AC is just too huge, I'm sure he gets so many requests for collabs. At that size it's probably exhausting.
One of the sweetest episodes.
I heat my three season cabin in Maine with a wood stove so I have some understanding of how it works. I’m puzzled about why you don’t seem to be able to get the temperature higher to a more comfortable 72. My cabin is a bit larger with very little insulation and yet I can certainly get the inside temperature to 70 degrees when it is 35 outside. An overhead fan in the peak would help circulate the warm air in the winter and keep the cabin cooler in the summer. I have a high peak and the fan makes a significant difference. I don’t know if you could run such an appliance on solar.
When I read off the temps the first time the cabin was still warming up, the second time we we’re getting ready to leave and had let it burn out. This was a 1 night trip. Also have large portions not insulated yet like the floors and above the top plates and a couple stud bays in the utility room.
Awesome as always. Great cinematography.
May need the link to those thermometers if the make them in 12v.
Thanks J. Austin they are ok for 12v also, here is the link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L1DLPWG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 tough to beat $7.49 price. Temp sensor wire is super short though.
@@50Acres Thanks Mike, for digging that up! I have some cool ideas for these.
Mike you should get the shingles done😂just kidding. I love seeing people in the victory lap of there projects. You guys remind me so much of Tracie and I. Great video 👍
Thanks Jason, happy to be this far in .
Insullating crawl space and heating the crawl space with the ambient from the cabin is the smart way to go
Thanks, it really works. People were skeptical but the temperature sensors tell the truth.
Lol Sarah is savage about those shingles... great video man!
Lol, no mercy!
Nothing smarter than a teaser! Plus this all helps the #'s and algorithms! Great picture also!
We'll see how this works!
@@50Acres smart
Always glad to see you guys !
Thanks!
Have you considered placing the head of the bed at the back wall? It looks like there is enough room to center the bed and have enough room on both sides for use and making the bed. Also, with a cathedral ceiling, most of the heat is trapped at the top. I would think of ways to re-circulate that trapped warm air, putting it at floor level where you need it.
Thought about moving it around but I only finished about half the floor! I made it all myself and it was so labor intensive to mill it from rough stock.
@@50Acres That's a tough decision. I just cannot think of any other solution. If i had to make it, I would ignore the situation until I had no choice.
You're doing great...can't work all the time, you need to relax and enjoy....stay safe, be careful, take it easy and keep warm and dry
Thank you, I will, you too!
...lookin' great, keep safe and enjoy...
Thanks Bob!
I enjoyed this. Can you add a section of pipe to raise the intake point higher into the cabin where the warmer air tends to stratify at? The air on the floor is a bit colder I bet. Keep up the great work!
Yea for sure, I was thinking of even trying to take the air from the loft. Maybe put a pipe and another fan in series up top.
Nice work Mike! I love these dc projects you do, very interesting to me. Stay safe!
Thanks, you too!
Your cabin is absolutely beautiful.
Thank you!
The shingle comment... Ouch! It's a good thing life is a journey not a destination. 😉😁👍The cabin looks great. Thanks for allowing us along. Stay safe and Peace!!
haha, she doesn't hold back!! Thanks Peter.
That was great! Thanks
Glad you liked it!