Couple leaves the city to move into a tiny log cabin in the middle of nowhere
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2023
- Welcome to our channel! This Log Cabin Project is a dream that we have had for several years that we finally decided to make a reality. Our goal is to build a tiny log cabin from scratch using as much material from our land as possible. We are building it entirely using hand tools (no chainsaw!). This cabin will function fully off-grid and will be only accessible by foot.
After two and a half years of building, the cabin is finally in a state that we can live in; it has rainwater collection, clean running water, a compost toilet, a bath, a kitchen, a wood stove, and solar power. So we finally made the leap and gave up our city apartment. This is now where we live full time! Subscribe to follow our journey!
My wife and I did something similar in South Africa, we built a bush camp in the Kalahari on 400 hectares and kept game animals, we stayed there for 13 years with our horses ,dogs and land Rovers living close to nature. A fantastic experience to build your own house in the middle of nowhere with your own hands and feel all the rainy seasons ,fires, droughts, young animals and amazing sunsets. A definite highlight period of our lives.
Have fun.
Hello you two, I have followed your house construction from the beginning and I am happy with you that it turned out so great. I look forward to the next video. For us Europeans, 93 hectares of land is unimaginable. Continued success and fun!
Thank you, Manuel :)
93 acres is not the same as 93 hectares. It is much less. Still a large piece of land.
Congratulations on moving into your cabin in the forest. I can imagine what a great feeling of accomplishment you must feel.
It will bet interesting to see what changes, upgrades, additions, and so-on you will want to make after you have been in the cabin for a while. Meanwhile, enjoy the environment you have with your new home. Best regards.
Thank you :) i do feel like changes are gonna come sooner now that we live here full time! Before we could kind of ignore it, but not anymore ahaha
So happy for you two to finally move into your new home. Hope the wildfires are not close to your property. The magnetic screen closers are perfect for your porch to keep down the bugs. It looks so nice and peaceful there. Congratulations on your new adventures.
Thanks, Cathy !! The wildfires are far enough that they’re not worrying, thank God!
And yes, those magnetic doors are so handy!!
Thank you :)
Congratulations Nick and Maëla. You must be so happy to finally move in to your incredible home. Enjoy this special time before you get back into continuing with the project. As a homeowner, there always something that has to be done to the home. I’m excited to see what happens next. Cheers from Australia. 👏🏻🇦🇺🦘
Thank you very much! Indeed, i don’t think we’ll ever get bored around here ;)
Take care until next time!
*congratulations!* I have a couple suggestions for the future:
- remove any trees that are likely to fall on your house in a bigger storm
- clear a path for vehicles. your van will be safer close by, and if an ambulance is needed, they can go directly to the cabin
- build a garage/storage shed
- have non-spoiling fuel on hand just in case it's needed for the van or a generator
- perhaps satellite internet?
Congratulations Nick and Maëla. You two are incredible.
Thank you :)
Living in Montreal - with a heat wave this July that just won't stop - I can only imagine how refreshing your evenings are out there. I used to own a cottage up north past Jolliete, and recall evenings spent listening to the frogs and crickets.💕😊
What a great time this has been. To watch you two amazing young people set a difficult goal and then accomplish it. I’m so happy and proud of you both for making your dreams come true. To watch you grow and learn so many new skills has been a real treat. Enjoy your new home and the seasons coming to you as they unfold. Wish you both happiness, good health and many blessings as your adventure continues to unfold. A big fan from Ottawa
Thank you again, Sandra!! It’s a pleasure to read you, as always :)
Welcome home to your new environment Nick and Maëla. I wish you both the very best. Peace & Love Auntie Chrissie 💕
Thank you so much, Auntie Chrissie 💛 hope you are doing well! Take care :)
In the past month, I have watched your 59 videos of your cabin build. You two did an incredible job. Your attention to detail, energy and perseverance was/is amazing. I enjoyed each and every episode. I wish Nick a speedy recovery and you appear to be in good hands with Maela by your side. I look forward to more of your work. Take care and have a safe trip to Iceland.
Wow just wow, what a truly incredible achievement. How the hell you managed that beautiful house without power tools is in itself remarkable. Here in England we don't have to worry much about Mosquitos' or forest fires. Thoroughly enjoyed watching the build. Malea is a very special young lady Nick I wish all the very best for the future have a great life together
Congratulations. You two are incredible.
Exemplary.
The two of you are my favorite TH-camrs by far. You’re incredible Journey is amazing to me. I’ll be looking forward to your next videos and again thank you for sharing your amazing story !! I have so much respect for the two of you, and what you are doing is not easy !! God bless you both and I’ll see you when you post another video. 🤗✌🏼😎🥇🥇🥇
Thanks, Bruce! As always, it means alot :)
See you in the next video and take care until then!!
Hello Nick and Maela,
My name is Holger and I followed your log house construction with great interest and am happy that you are doing well (again).
I live in Germany and am very interested in Canada and the wilderness.
May you both continue to have a wonderful life in your new home!
Kind regards from Northern Germany...
Hola Costa Rica,pura vida ,amo las cabañas es mi sueño ,tengo 62 años ,y enpece a verlos ,por la cabaña ,que hermoso ,wue paz ,y sanidad ,un abrazo ,espero me contesten,vi todos sus videos que bello bendiciones,voy a compartir,😊
Jealous! It’s such peaceful and beautiful scenery.
So happy for you both…can’t imagine what your property will look like by autumn 👍🇨🇦
We are excited for it every year!! It’s absolutely beautiful
I live in Doublesprings Alabama, in the southern part out America just above Florida. I was born in the big city of Birmingham Alabama, but now I live about 70 miles north of that. The town is small, but seems to be getting bigger every year. I love the mountains here. It's the foothills of the smokey mountains. William B. Bankhead National Forest surrounds my town. But the thins we may have in common is the heat and the mosquitos. But ticks are a major problem here too. The temperature gets upwards to 100 degrees, but count in the humidity if feels like an oven set at 116 degrees. You sweat sitting in a shade with a fan blowing on you. The air gets so hot you can hardly breath. Hope it's not that bad there. Can't imagine it would, being so far north.. but loved watching you build the cabin. With summers so hot here, it's hard building a doghouse. It'd be good to hear from you. But I won't hold my breath. Just a country boy hillbillies saying have a good life up there. And try to make some muscadine moonshine if you can
Thanks!
Thank you very much!!
Emeğinizle yaptığınız yuvanızda mutluluklar dilerim...
Congratulations on finally moving in! Nothing beats standing on that screened porch when it’s raining! Priceless!
Nothing beats it indeed!! It’s our new favorite place :)
I found you two several months ago and just fell in love with you. I binge watched all the cabin build vids until I caught up and have watched ever since. I'm so impressed with how you did it with hand tools and why you did it that way. A couple after my own heart! And now you are reaping the rewards of a LOT of hard work. People are so used to going to the big box store and paying big money for the convenience of ready to build wood. Most people have no idea the work involved in harvesting and preparing your own. I'm so impressed and so happy for you! But most of all, I love how you work so well together, and a great deal of the time without even having to talk. The world, especially young folk, could learn some lessons from you. When you figure it out early on, your life will be much easier. Again, congrats!! I'm interested now to see where you go from here. ❤❤
Thank you so much!! We definitely learned so much through this process and we will never take so many things for granted now that we know how much work goes into every steps of surviving and thriving on our land. We still have so much to learn, it’s gonna be a lifetime adventure!
Thank you, as always, for your kind words and encouragement :) hope all is good on your end too!
I noticed you guys added more solar panels onto the roof of the cabin. Wish you guys well in your new adventures. Now that your moved let's get back to finishing that chinking...lol
You are very observant ahaha
Thanks, Tim! We do want to get it finish sooner than later ;)
Супер, вы молодцы ребята. После того что вы сделали вместе, я надеюсь что ваша семья будет очень крепкой и на всю жизнь. 😊
And that is a classic example of solid teamwork, determination, and a dream come true. I love the way your cabin turned out. It looks awesome. This really proves that anything is possible unless you dont try. Good Job.👍
garden lime for the outhouse and spread around the cabin helps to keep the bugs away
Congratulations! So happy for you two. Well done! :)
Thank you :)
ao casal, com certeza morar em contato com a natureza é a melhor moradia, e a cabana de vocês então é ótima.
aqui do Brasil
Je vous lève mon chapeau ! Tout à la main, c’est d’une patience hors du commun.
La shot de la canne de sirop d’érable, est trop bonne celle là !!
Le sirop d'érable, notre fierté nationale ;)
Congrats on the big move.
Great video. I remember the pleasures of watching a thunderstorm. I look forward to each video. Good luck on your journey.
Thank you, Gary! Nothing beats sitting on a porch and listening to the thunder!!
Well, I'm so happy for you both. Ive been with you from the foundation and finally I get to say WELCOME 🏡 HOME. See you soon
You have indeed been there from the beginning :’) thank you for your support!! Take care and see you soon :)
Glad to see you all are smart enough to protect yourselves from the mosquitos.
Haha we don't have a choice at this time of year
Excellent! Congrats.
Hallo Nick und Maela,
mein Name ist Holger und ich habe euren Blockhausbau mit großer Interesse verfolgt und freue mich das es euch (wieder) gut geht.
Ich wohne in Deutschland und bin an Kanada und der Wildnis sehr interessiert.
Habt ihr beiden weiterhin ein schönes Leben in eurem neuen Zuhause!
Liebe Grüße aus Norddeutschland...
Hello, I am Spanish and I am writing to you from these lands.
I want to congratulate you for building such a beautiful cabin and I identify with you because of the noise in the city where I live. I've been following you on TH-cam since yesterday and I'll keep an eye out for your videos.
good luck
I don't speak English, I do it with Google translator😄👍
Hola chic@s, han escogido la mejor opción, una vida fuera de este sistema, han escogido:
Paz, armonía, tranquilidad, salud, amor, contacto directo con la naturaleza, pero sobre todo con Dios.
Estoy segura que no se van a arrepentir.
Enhorabuena! Sigan adelante, dios l@s bendiga y proteja.
Desde Venezuela 🇻🇪👍❤️
How wonderful it must be, you have moved in, I would imagine that even those tomatoes and bananas taste better sitting on your front porch.
Thank you.
They definitely do ahaha! It’ll be even better when the tomatoes come from the garden ;)
Good job kids enjoy.....
what a beautiful place you have!!!!
So glad to see you guys have moved in! Congrats! You should do a start to finish video on the build, it was amazing.
Adoro assistir o canal de vcs, sua cabana ficou maravilhosa acho que a troca foi optima, vcs vão ser muito feliz em sua nova jornada, obrigada por compartilhar, fiquem bem e deus os abençoe, até o próximo video vou ficar aguardando abraços
Salut! I am looking for land in Quebec too. May i ask how you found it? Ive had no luck so far. Happy i found your channel! ❤
Hey! Exciting new for you :) we downloaded the centris app and put on an alarm whenever a land was announced. We visited so many before getting the one we have! It took a few months.. don’t give up!!
Ah que ca valait la peine de quitter Blainville...pour ce magnifique coin de pays !!
Absolutely beautiful! It's so awesome! Be happy, you're superstars! ❤😊❤
Bom lugar pra morar ,voces escolheram o melhor.. felicidades meus amores 😊
The older you get, the more you love silence... That is a fact that will happen to almost all humans
You are absolutely right!!
excellent choice🙂
Enhorabuena, pareja. Sois una verdadera inspiración. os deseo la mejor de las suertes. Ánimo y mucho éxito en vuestra nueva vida.
Very nicely done.
Congrats and happy for you both after watching all you hard work building - looking forward to your next chapter
Thank you :)
Would it be worth your while investing in a qaud bike for the snow free months and a snow skidoo for the winter months. I am also wondering if you ae considering any form of hydro power for your cabin as you have good flowing water ther toprovide power. Many thanks for showing what you ahve done as the weather in Australia is just so different.
Grate job!!
Parabéns pelo novo lar e que Deus os abençoe continuamente 🙌🙏
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Vous êtes une inspiration :) Je suis en Gaspésie et je commence tout juste à éplucher mes logs haha. Merci de partager votre parcours! Félicitations!!
Hard to believe this was accomplished without prior knowledge and experience
Ahaha we still don’t understand how we managed it. Luckily, Nick did have knowledge regarding building structures and safety regulations, since he worked as a structural engineer! We couldn’t have done it without his knowledge and math skills :)
Good luck to you guys.
Thank you!
Maela is so beautiful
What a beautiful cabin I am happy for you both can't wait to see what you both going to do next Rosa olbera from Texas
Thank you, Rosa 💛
Congratulations 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧😊
Bravo, une bien belle aventure,
Merci :)
Thanks for sharing. Consider creating a Rumble Channel. I love what y’all are doing, but I’m about to to leave TH-cam forever. Your followers will come more slowly over there, but you’ll still have this one. 😊. Blessings, Nick and Maela.
Good to know!! Thank you and good luck on your move away from TH-cam :)
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Olá, adoro ver este tipo de conteúdo e amei assistir os vídeos de vocês. É muito interessante o quanto tem pessoas que curtem esse tipo de vida, mais ligada à natureza, a vida minimalista e deixam seus confortos da cidade pra se embrenharem mato adentro. No Brasil, não temos essa cultura apesar de também termos um país continental, tão cheio de florestas, ainda mais usando os próprios braços pra construir um refúgio. Assistí todos os vídeos e o continuarei fazendo…publiquem mais 😊 Desejo toda felicidade do mundo pra vocês
I wished I could move into mountains here,I'm here at smokey mtns in tennessee. I don't have money to buy land
Bravo! C'est vraiment un beau projet.
Un grand merci :)
You two are a great team!!! Proud of you!!! What part pf Quebec are you in?
Congratulations
Hopefully no forest fires make it your way. Was told there was fires up north. We are hoping it doesn’t destroy are 40acres
nice, good luck to you guys altho im pretty sure ya left a camera back at ur old apartment haha
Wooooaaaaaaa ❤❤❤❤
FÉLICITATIONS 🎉🎉🎉
Très inspirant 👌
Merci, Eudoxie! Une nouvelle aventure qui commence 🥳
I just watched your videos. You both work together so well. You make a great team! Congratulations on your move. May God bless your move and keep you safe for many years to come, or until Jesus comes!
My name is Larry by the way.
Thank you, Larry :) take care!!
Nick and Maela cabe vcs investigarem Rvores ao redor da Cabin e também no trilho do caminho até a outra Cabin onde está o carro identificando e retirando " potenciais riscos das Árvores caírem sobre a Cabin e também impedindo sua saída ou chegada até a sua Cabin! O ideal era fazerem uma Garagem REFORÇADA e Coberta de Madeira para seu automóvel e trazer ele bem perto da Cabin-moradia! Terão que fazer uma estrada rústica retirando Madeiras e Pedras nesse caminho!
Thats the dream guys
Congratulations to both of you! Your ability to build your beautiful cabin and have a simple life is what my grandparents strived for in the Adirondack of NYS. Will you be in contact with the outside world? Will you still be working? I don't think you will ever get bored there is too much wood to get.
You are very lucky to have witness it from older generations! Did they have any foraging knowledge ? Did they lived fully off grid?
And we will be in contact with the outside world, because we have friends and family that we want to see and spend time with, so every once in a while we will be leaving and going back to the city. We also need the library to upload our videos!
And indeed, i don’t know how we could get bored.. we have an almost infinite list of projects to start on this land ahaha
Keren sekali ❤
Wow 93 acres seems like a good amount. We got 18 acres and it feels big.
Have you been effected by any of the wildfire smoke? It's hazy in the air around here. I'm just on the Ontario side of the west border of Quebec.
Yeah, 93 is massive.. we could’ve done with less, but we’re happy with what we have ahaha
The smoke was very present for 2/3 days, making everything very red and hazy, but we got almost nothing but rain after that, so now it’s like it never happened. Hope all is good where you are too!
cool
bonjour .donc vous parler le francais. ces une tres belle aventures. merci
Oui, nous sommes tous les deux bilingues :)
Merci!!
Congratulations! Well done!
Will you guys be posting weekly again now?
Hello , Comment VOUS Pour le Travail ⚒ ⚒ c'est combien de km de la ville 🏙 🏙 bon journée 👍
Ephesians 6:18
King James Version
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; gods blessings over you .
Why did you take down the screen porch?
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Nice one, I'm sure that if you just keep doing the quality videos like always, the subscribers will come. Your skills as movie makers have really come along well. Not that I'm an expert, I just know when I am enjoying a video. I really liked seeing the two of you in this one, together and without the tons of clothing that you usually have to wear. You are a very handsome couple with fit, healthy bodies and people like that. We all like to watch pretty people living out their lives. Isn't that what watching movies and movie stars is all about? The cabin looks better and better with almost every video, I hope this particular video reaches tons of people for you. I really look forward to your videos so thanks!
Thanks, Dave! We appreciate all your compliments ahaha
Take care and see you next video :)
How close are the forest fires to your cabin? It would be terrible to lose it after all your work.
Luckily, we’re pretty far and have been getting almost nothing but rain in the last few days, so we’re fine! We just got some bad air quality for a couple days, but nothing close to what NY got..
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مرحباً
لماذا لا يتم ترجمة العرض بالعربي
متابعة لكم من السعودية 🇸🇦
Onnea uuteen Kotiin.
Watch out for bears and make sure that you always have something for protection!!!
Being eaten alive is nothing anyone wants to go through!!!
rumah tangga sendiri pesendirian kebun sendiri nama suami isteri baik bah .
Everything you did is good but the mosquitoes seems to be the biggest challenge
Yes they're quite bad at this time of year. But they slowly disappear over the summer, and don't come back until next may!
Congratulations, but forest fires are a real thing, you need to clear out the trees away from your cabin in all directions a good 100m and clean up any ground debris ASAP, our ancestors always cleared the area to promote safety from fires getting to their homesteads