Winter Log Cabin Build on Off-Grid Homestead |EP3|
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ธ.ค. 2023
- Log Cabin Building, Homesteading, Bushcraft, Survival Skills, Cooking, Canadian Wilderness, Off Grid Living, ASMR
Instagram: / wildhomesteadca
I just quit my job and left the big city of Toronto to move onto 40-acres of Canadian wilderness with a magical river. I am building an off-grid homestead with multiple cabins and structures from the timber on the land. I may have made a huge mistake as doing this at the start of Winter in late November may make general construction difficult if not impossible.
My first project is a 12' by 16' cabin using the BUTT AND PASS method with raw logs. It will include a sleeping loft and a steel roof. I will not be milling or saddle notching the logs, but chinking in the small gaps that do appear with the butt and pass method with raw logs. This method's main advantage is SPEED.
To all my viewers and subscribers, STRENGTH AND HONOUR! 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
JAMES ALOFS
This guy has let his midlife crisis completely take the reigns and we’re all here for it
This comment is hilarious and so true... we love it!!!
I love it! Got to start looking for inspiration for my own midlife crisis
😅I think he knows, hilarious comment... now I even enjoy the show more putting 2 and 2 together.
Lmao I think the reason I e become obsessed with these videos and others like it may be because of my own belated midlife crisis. I don’t have the means to allow mine take the reigns in the same way he has but I have no doubt that if I did, I’d be doing the exact same thing only with my head much further up my own ass....
What they like to call a man's midlife crisis is when a man wakes up and decides to do what actually makes him happy. To others it might seem like a crisis to the man himself there is only what he should have been doing all along
It goes without saying, so of course I'll say it: The project takes double the effort when recording and editing everything. We appreciate it greatly.
thanks been wondering what happened
I looked this guy up on Facebook and saw that he used to have a similar channel earlier this year, but deleted all his videos.
It made me feel like this is all a bit of a lie…
@@user-br3jz8ne4r That would be interesting if so. But still...he's obviously out there working to some degree. In today's world you never know.
@@user-br3jz8ne4rWhat’s the lie? He’s obviously out there working on it?
@@manBEERd he’s acting like he’s new to it all and he’s just moving from the city, all that isn’t true
Sir, you add an incredibly fresh, fun take into the wonderful genre of homesteading. Im really looking forward to seeing your adventures!
He's just the right amount of crazy to relate.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, GOOD SIR ZACH! MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU ON THIS GREAT DAY OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE!
Man, you're setting yourself up so well for a new TV series: The Bachelor: Homestead Edition
😂😅 haha ! I'd totally watch that!
On the plus side, since he's the only contestant... he's got a good shot!
taking the Sophie Turner joke to extreme, yet appropriate distances LOL. Love the vids man
Man, the picture frame made me laugh out loud. Pure awesomeness.
I’ve watched hundreds of these kind of videos, but it may be because of your acting background and fun style that I really enjoy yours, I’ve looked forward to seeing your new video come up today.
Best of luck with your endeavours, hope you have a wonderful Christmas and welcome your new fur baby in the New year 👍🇫🇮
THANK YOU KINDLY, GOOD SIR! MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE THE MOST JOYOUS OF CHRISTMASES! REJOICE! 🎄 🎅
It hurts my eyes looking at your sawhorses. Some tips: predrill the hole in the piece that the screw goes throug, use countersink to prevent splitting, if youre using 4mm screws drill the hole 3.5mm, that will help to secure two piecies together without a gap. Make sure you are using the correct bit(PZ2 bit with PZ2 scews etc). Id suggest you use torx bit, its less prone to skipping. Also use the slower gear that will help with skipping aswell. You should definitely add some crossbraces to the legs since youre planning to put them under heavy logs.
Life is but a stage and you're playing the part well 👍🏻
The whole Sophie thing is hilarious 😂
You should get an Alaskan Chainsaw Winch so you aren't having to lunk around logs all over your property... save your back and energy. Also get a Forester Log Wizard Chainsaw debarker, that will help you a lot with debarking and notching. Love the videos, keep up the great work sir.
You definitely have what it takes to make this TH-cam channel a success. You are funny, hard working and you know how to capture this on film. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing this with us.
THANK YOU SO MUCH WILDSPY! YOU HAVE GIVEN ME WIND BENEATH MY WINGS ON THIS WINTER SOLSTICE DAY! MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
The most refreshing, honest and addictive bushcraft show on TH-cam. The highlight of my viewing week, thank you!
MONSIEUR FURD, A JOYOUS WINTER SOLSTICE TO YOU GOOD SIR! MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU!
Your videos are like watching Jim Carey portraying Shawn James! So entertaining. That’s a lot of Canadian references for a guy from the States.
My first idea is Tim Bateman in 'Canadian Psycho'
Hey nice to see you listening to us, well here goes, well done on clearing the camp, much less frustrating for you and less chance of hurting yourself. The tarp rope the yellow one is designed to have that flex/slack, what you really need is an old abseil rope with a kern and mantle design, old abseil ropes have had the factor and slack pulled out of them, and they are really cheap. The tarp and pegs issue, there is a simple hack, just roll a long heavy log round the tarp edge, keep the shavings of the trees, and dry them out, great fire lighters for the future. Coffee is a diuretic making you pee more, just watch your are hydrated. The saw horse look great well done, put a bracing post on the bottom part of the frame, stops em wobbling apart. Do not be tempted to melt snow on a pot in the cabin, you will burn the bottom out of your pot. I noticed you have a great piece of metal grille, I would be tempted to have a day fire, with the grill over the top, an old crock pot, and you can make a stew with the steak, and some vegetables. Saw the berries I cringed when the bears come out of hibernation do not eat them near your home, bears love em, and can smell em a mile off, even old packets be wary. Saw the rope tensioner, great idea, you could have made what is known as a windlass using some wood, if you find the wire is still slacking, a couple of A Frames near the end can make it tawt. It looks beautiful in the snow. Well done on clearing your vents on the tent, as carbon monoxide build up is a bit dodgy, (where is your alarm??). I mentioned the windlass earlier, if you use one of them an a frame you can make what is known as a cruck crane to help lift your logs onto your build. Great work, keep it up, you are mad as a box of frogs, but you make me want to watch more.
A suggestion for the tarp, use good quality bungee cords attached to the tarp and stake them to the ground. They have to be somewhat taut at all the bungee cord point but still have room to stretch so when the wind blows the tarp can move and flex and then stretch back into place. Keep up the good work!
This!
GOOD SIR FABRELLOS, THIS IS EXCELLENT ADVICE! MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU! STRENGTH AND HONOUR! 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
You sir are completely bonkers. I'm loving it. Keep up the good work...
I volunteer as tribute to peel all the logs! Idk why but it just looks so satisfying !
The "bow" in your logs is called the crown. Crowing logs properly on your wall is an important part of the build. You essentially just want to make sure your logs are crowned out (as apposed to up, down, or in). But a little bit of research on crowning logs would probably be really helpful for your build!
The wait was well worth it, I think us viewers enjoy the most about your videos is how your so optimistic each day! Keep it up and keep the energy! The journey to building your Rome!
😂 you’re a goofy sob, love the series. Keep up the good work.
Keep up the great work!
Really enjoying your videos and I can't wait to see episode 4.
So refreshing seeing someone having fun while learning and building a completely new life !
So happy you are recording this for all of us to enjoy!
Big applause to you my friend!
Best homestead build ever. Super entertaining all while getting the work done. Wicked as man.
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
You are getting more organised. Slow & Steady wins the race. Love your new puppy 🐾 you have such a great personality
God bless 🙏
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”….next the moon or maybe mars…..baby steps. You are the best.
YES MADAM! THIS IS THE CORRECT ATTITUDE. RELENTLESS OPTIMISM. DEFAULT AGGRESSIVE. MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU, GOOD LADY! 🫡🤝⚡️🌲🐺
Your outlook on life is infectious. The "I'll do it my damn self" attitude and grunt humor every man understands and can relate with. Keep it coming man. This is gold! We're along for the ride now :)
I can't hear the name Romulus without hearing Romulan from Star Trek. Appreciate seeing people doing this kind of thing without taking it too seriously and willing to be themselves however unserious, weird and goofy it is. It brings a totally fresh and arguably more real energy to the space of outdoor content.
If you aren’t careful with that drill and screws, Sophie is going to be disappointed when she arrives.
Should build yourself a little firepit near your peeling station so you can work at night and just keep tossing the shavings into the fire for fuel
ROME/ROAM WOULD BE A GREAT NAME FOR A WOLF HOUND. THEIR GAIT IS MAJESTIC. MY BERGER PICARD IS ALWAYS CONFUSED AS A WOLF HOUND PUP AND I AM "NEVER" OFFENDED. BE LED BY JOY!
Cold weather is a great discourager,the fact that you are challenging the weather and getting things done speaks volumes about your determination.
I have a friend who has quite a boat collection along with rafts, canoes and kayaks.
I’m huge into paleontology and so my friend gave me this set of wheels connected by a harness that is supposed to hold the e d of a kayak or canoe so you can drag it to the creek or river through the woods. He gave it to me to help with hauling bone blocks out of excavation sites.
I have 200+ acres in the Ozark Mountains. I have been dragging logs like you, the hard way, but my next trip to my land I plan to take the canoe rig to put logs on to drag around. Moving logs by myself takes a lot more strength than I have, especially once they get 8 inches in diameter and up.
You are doing great! I am Canadian and I know how cold, frozen and hard everything around you is. To do this building in winter is no easy task. Thor would be proud! Awesome stuff. The videos are well produced and inspirational. Stay warm, stay strong, be safe and blessed! Well done, sir!
You’ve been crushing it with these videos, my friend! Absolutely loving this series so far. Keep doing you.🥰🤘🏽
You are doing such a great job and love the comic attitude also. May I suggest you do a platform for your tent and a smaller platform to put a light metal shed for your tools. You have a long winter ahead and this will help you staying warmer and your tools safe. Keep up the good work. Love and be safe!🤗😘🎄🇻🇪
Tie the tarp to logs not stakes and use bungee cords that are short at the bottom to give it some give for the high winds.
You should get a set of big inflatable wheels and a strap for the end of the logs. Makes it infinitely easier to drag them back to the campsite. You can also do much thicker diameter. Keep fighting the good fight.
I didn’t see you putting anything to secure the logs to the cement blocks. Also, building a platform to put your tent up would've been better than sleeping on an uneven frozen ground. I was wondering if you are going to have someone else to help you build the cain. Without any help, how are you going to lift the higher logs when the time comes. Dear heart, you sure are a special, funny, a bit crazy and hard worker. Of course I'm going to keep watching your videos. I like them. Take care.
Have you ever watched the late, Great Richard Proenneke cabin build documentary?...A must see very inspirational...
This is not an instructional channel, more like reality TV. If you look at it as entertainment, it is fun.
Just an added idea make a couple of tall tripods and place them under your ridge line closer to your work site. Will add support to ridge line and can be raised or lowered as needed. You have the tree tops left from logs that may work.
This was going to be my suggestion
Welcome back,we missed you and I’m grateful for episode three,any black dog sightings? How can you not love this guy and his unmatched personality and humor??? He definitely makes the Romans PROUD!!!
Are you aware of how fast hypothermia can take over your body? (retired RN here) Are you aware leaving the snow around the bottom of your tent can help insulate it...unless of course it has tried to bury your tent! 😆 Thank you for entertaining as well as sharing your new beginning with us!
This is legit The greatest homestead channel Ive ever watched and hes only published 3 videos. Looking forward to many more in The future
Since you have the equipment and logs, learn how to make Swedish log torch. You can cook, keep warm etc, perfect for your setting. Just two cuts down the log and you're done.
I guess we also finally found that one guy who always think of Rome, hehe. Keep it up!
Idea: pick up that bark and store it somewhere dry to use as fire starter later when it be dry.
I have to give you a thumbs up just for the ice bath. More power to you, I HATE cold water lol.
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience JC..enjoy your journey, I enjoy your adventures!
Love your sense of humor. I Really enjoy watching you on your journey.
Here is the Uk watching . So funny , slightly mental but very jealous. Enjoy the build!
I absolutely love this series! Keep em' coming good sir!
Loving all of this content, Clovis aka Louis the Warrior will be perfect for you...and Soph.❤
As a lazy bone this has somehow motivated me and i watch a few minutes then i do something usefull. Thank you!
Love the picture of your future Mrs. Wild Homestead! 😊
You need a ski, like an old snowmobile ski that you can attach to the far end of your logs, so when you are pulling them through the snow it's not digging in and so much work. Also you need to look up mechanical advantages with pulleys for pulling logs up your hill so you don't get hurt. You need like a 4:1 mechanical advantage system for ease with your logs
Like a old Skidoo alpine. Would make skidding those logs a lot easier.
You know, I think you're a little bit insane... I like it.. :)
I like this guy----funny ---bottom line is he is getting it done---if there is a will there is a way--learn as you go ---never-quit.
Been checking every day for the last week for this. Another great video!
Wow he actually made a third video, maybe he won’t quit.
Don't forget you you can always put a support in the middle of the rope also!
My husband and I just found your channel and are greatly enjoying it! We watched Dick Proenneke’s documentary years ago and to this day periodically watch it again. We too homestead and have taken raw land and built everything ourselves.
One suggestion we would make is it get yourself an ATV or something of the like and it will make your life much easier and allow you to put that effort into something else. Keep up the good work!
I've never done this. So this is definitely unsolicited advice, but maybe lower your saw horses so you can comfortably sit on top of the log so you dont have to pull at an angle. I can see that becoming an uncomfortable task after a bit.
Seeing you in the River, takes me back to the times I took baths in rivers and there is no other water that makes you feel as good, great or wonderful! Happy bathing! I enjoy you videos...your journey and your dream come true. ♥️♥️♥️
New sub👌🫡 enjoying the journey
You’re a hoot and a half. Wishing you all success in your endeavors.
I would cry and leave until next summer 😅
The grunting is hilarious . "Man speak". You'd best make sure Sophie speaks "grunt" or you're gonna blow your chance when you meet her!
You could use chains and a pulley system to move the logs from the fell site. Much less effort/energy expenditure.
with the logs, sticker them in a stack with small 3-4" logs on the ground to build the stack on and small logs between the layers of 7-10" logs
What a treat this Saturday morning
Dudes getting crazy! i love it! :D
You crack me up! Sansa would be quite entertained by you.
Hillarious, at the end, with the flag.
I think you should put a rubber pad between the concrete and the logs.
I was born in a Roman Town called Wallsend in the UK. It’s where Hadrian’s Wall across Britain ended. We have many Roman museum’s and buildings still visible. Solo building is very brave.
Buy some coffee! So cool to follow your project.
THANK YOU KINDLY GOOD SER PATTEN! MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU ON THIS WONDERFUL WINTER SOLSTICE!
love the content. keep it up!
You are now one of my 10 subscriptions, I refer to you as "my NASCAR Channel", I sit back and wait for the crash. Much love and envy for what your doing, carry on.
build yourself some tripods out of some 12 -15 foot logs, place them on either side of the ridge line and use them as the anchor points for the corners of the tarp, ideally, a heavy duty oiled canvas type tarp is best, they are extremely heavy but will last. With the ridge line higher than the corners the snow should slough off with assistance from below. The best line for tying that lashing would be have a roll of 1/4 inch manilla rope. You can also use tripods to lift the ridge line higher if you want to give it a steeper peak, or on the outer edges run a 3 inch pole from tripod to tripod then draping the tarp over it, giving you essentially a roof line.
the trick to cowboy coffee is to premeasure the amount of water per cup of coffee going into your pot, so 8-9 oz of water per cup, then put it on the stove, bring it to a boil. the closer to the exhaust the hotter the temp. once its boiling take it off, add two heaping tablespoons of grounds per cup of coffee, stir, put it back on the stove for about a minute to simmer, remove and let it stir again, sit for about 4-5 minutes stirring every once or twice. then slowly add a little bit of cold water, this makes the grounds that are floaters sink to the bottom. coarse grind works best. the other way is to put the grinds in a sock or stocking and drop them in the pot, like a home made bag. I use an enameled percolating coffee pot nowadays, i set it on a swedish firelog or small campfire and will make a large pot for the entire day. The pour over is great, but it's like a treat, only for special times hahaha! im enjoying following your content. Good luck!
OMG 😱😱, TRUE STORY,ROME WAZ NT BUILT IN A DAY, 🤣🤣🤣🤣....
Freaking love this guy, 😂🤯😳👀⛄⛄⛄
You can also get a small water turbine to in your creek to generate constant power from it all year around. Research that
Cut a 8 ft pole ....put a notch in the top of the pole for the rope put the pole in the center of the rope
Green Arrow is alive and well 😮 great vids, keep them coming 💪🏻
I think a set of Viking horns with trumpets sounding, whenever he has a revelation might help (-;
absolutely love what you do, was waiting for this video for a while and i gotta say you never dissapoint me!!!!!!!!
I'm a homestead/build video addict and yours is thoroughly enjoyable. You're so much fun to watch 😊
You're learning "the ropes", so to speak 😉
Nice to see you using different methods and tools so that you can work smarter, not harder. Keep smiling...you're making progress in a tough environment. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Doing great dude! Can I just say you are a trooper! Keep it up. Hey only suggestion, seems like a 4 Wheeler would make your life better in so many ways, money well spent? Best of luck!
Well it is definite, you have what it takes to live in the middle of nowhere, You Sir are 'B@t Cr@p Cr@zy'.
Love this series, will deffo be watching every one. Great work you are doing there.
I've been waiting all week for this
Brother , when your new video popped up on my feed I was jacked up about it ! Can’t wait for the next one .
Sending positive vibes 🦇
YOU ARE THE MAN, SIR BATS! MAY YOU GAME IN PEACE THIS WINTER SOLSTICE!
More people need to not give a shit and do what makes them happy. Bravo.
Got the same drill….had it for YEARS. Good Old Black & Decker 👌🏻💪🏻
What I like most, is that you're not a pro/seasoned bushcraft/carpenter, builder. Seems you just learned a lot by watching others, cultivated some skills before coming out, but most of this is your first time? Well, it's either that or you're a 'good actor' pretending that it is. As a fellow Torontonian, that also wants to get out and fast, I appreciate this content very much. EP4 here I come.
My hero 😅. No shame
(I haven’t finished it yet) if the whole episode is just him grunting Imma subscribe
Love the "Gladiator" references!
I'm living vicariously through you. What you are doing has always been a dream of mine. "You have given them something like they have never seen before!"
Brother you should seriously consider buying yourself a book on Log Cabin Building and you should flatten the bottom side of your base logs. Love the videos and your work! Lee from Tennessee!
So I am totally bought in now. I watched your first episode, then your latest one then came back to see all of them. I have embraced the dorkyness of your style. But, what I love the most, is watching you learn. You have already gained a college education worth of knowledge and more on this project. Learning involves being vulnerable and showing that you do know things. We all start where we are, and progress forward from there. Don't let any of the haters get you down. I see your skills and knowledge growing with each episode. You are learning in the best, most immersive way that a person can. Keep on rocking it brother!
You have exactly what’s needed to succeed, sheer bloody minded determination and a dose of insanity, you’ll do very well and I’m looking forward to following you on your journey to your ‘Rome’ take care and stay safe, 🌸