Shawn if I’m honest your eyes speak volumes, you look tired if not overwhelmed so for me going back to basics is cool to me. Keep healthy everything else will fall into place.
I started watching you from the previous cabin before it was it was built. So, your loyal subscriber is still here. I have noticed that in the last few years, everybody lives have changed somewhat.
I love the gardening, building, hunting, chitchats and of course Callie! I am 77 and started gardening because of you and another channel Acre Homestead. Continue on Shawn…. I will be here to watch!
Glad to hear you may be going back to the old format. Building planting hunting fishing improving your homestead. Have been following your original channel for many years. My wife and I anxiously awaited each episode and willcontinue to do so.
I'll be sticking around regardless, you can post at your own pace. The bedroom addition sounds interesting, I'd like to hear more about those plans for sure. Happy New Year, and stay safe.
You have been very hard working, and we have learned so much from all your videos. It has been a pleasure watching them and being able to see all your progress. Wish you a wonderful, healthy, prosperous 2025. Please stay fit and healthy. You are truly the best on utube. Blessings to you and your wonderful family❤
People watch the channel for the raw skills and the effort. Of course each viewer has different expectations, but the core has always been the video you upload after performing your weekly projects. The anticipation had been to see what most people would like to do, if they live in rural areas, by copying or rethinking about it or what people could not do, if the live in urban areas, enjoying how life could be if you make the step moving away. The decision though is yours, since you create. I do though have to say that the raw process for me has been the reason I keep watching mostly your early videos. Happy New Year James, may the 2025 be a productive year for your family. Be healthy and the rest will come.
A 2025 rating boost could hopefully come from a simple mates trip with Doug and bring Joe now he’s on the mend. Love your vids and been a long time subscriber. I suppose TH-cam has been diluted with those doing similar things now. Remember there’s many that copied Hendrix and some to a higher degree but there can only be one Hendrix. You are my Hendrix when it comes down to being the self reliant TH-camr that many try to emulate 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Exciting!! Sometimes taking a break is exactly what’s needed to reignite passion and ideas. Recording and editing can be very time consuming so thank you for wanting to share with us! Happy new year, wish you and your family the best, take care!
I ( now 62yr old woman in Australia) have been watching, enjoying and sometimes staring in awe at what you were building, and you have done since you laid the foundation of the 1st cabin... I will contiue to do the same with all your future videos.. May this year bring you and your family joy ❤
2024 was not a good year for me ! Always have enjoyed your videos and have learned so much! I believe you started the trend not talking when you built your first log cabin! I remember some people mentioning that in your comments! Now there are more people who are videoing and not talking and it is popular! In my heart I believe you inspired and helped a whole lot of people just by showing! You are amazing Shawn James! I loved your gardening and learned so much! God bless you your better half and your family! Lord bless this family and all whom they come in contact with! Amen!
Hey Shawn stick with what the people want more beautiful cabin builds !!!! lol everything you do is amazing but I’m sure others like me want to see logs turn into beautiful structures like saunas, bedrooms, guest bunks and maybe a storage garage, whatever you do stay strong and best of luck in 2025 🎉
Hello Shawn. I haven’t kept up with alot of channels any more. Nothing against you. You’re still my favorite. I just have had such hard times. I pray this year will be better or the rapture happens. Im praying you have a wonderful new year and all your loved ones. I will have to try and catch up on your channels. Take care.
@@jeanettec6212I think a lot of people had a hard year this year. I don’t l8me the whole survival attitude that’s crept in. I just like the fact that Shawn was doing his own thing without the hint of them & us. This is a time of enormous change and we need to all come together, and work together. So as much as I’ve loved this channel I’m not interested in the issues.
I think the majority are used to watching myselfreliance i hope the knives and tools are sharpened to a requirement specification and we look forward to what myselfreliance brings in 2025 😂
Loved coming home from a hard work week gettting to watch your videos on fridays. My week would melt away because Mr. James, you can make the world disappear with your videos. Thank you!!!
Sir James, Like to say I've been watching you since you started These channels and have been watching TH-cam on all of your shows. Not only has been inspiring but educational and help and everybody else's lives and we all appreciate what you have done Show us I look forward and all your videos I can't wait to see 2025. And a great big Happy New Year's to you and your family.Gary
Subscriber since 2017. You arent kidding about 2024. I never missed a video ever until June. Then my wife left me. I stopped watching everything. Prepping videos, you, hockey, everything. All my focus has been on crawling out of the abyss. Turning a corner emotionally as I turned the calendar year. Looking forward to easing back into things that made me happy. All the best in 2025 for us all.
It's about knowing what you guys are up to and being entertained by it. It's about being in touch. You have so many viewers! I would not worry about the content at all. The channel is YOU, Shawn! Do whatever you like!!!
Personally I love the simple format of hard working, very clever man builds things in the wilderness with the lifestyle content being a side line to the main concept of building
One of my projects this year Shawn is to build a scale model of the cabin that started it all for my fascination with your channel and lifestyle. I have a lot of reference videos and screenshots to go on. I hope you appreciate it. I would love to personally deliver it to you so you can display it in a prominent spot in your cabin. Love what you do. You are an inspiration to a lot of people that want to learn a different way of doing things.
I toyed with that idea when he was building the cabin and getting close to the roof, I started to count logs and convert known dimensions to scale. Doing it right would take quite a bit of time, but the idea still interests me.
Happy New Years Shawn. It does sound like that is a lot of projects. For me one of the coolest projects was the outside kitchen you did years back. Now i see on youtube many others doing them on regular homes.
Thanks, Shawn. I watch everything you post but I don't want you to wreck yourself; lots of projects could mean lots of tiredness. If you don't post weekly - no worries! Again, thankyou.
I enjoy your content, whatever you do. I just turned 80, am luckily still in good shape, but would rather watch you do the work while I sip my coffee. We're living in our mostly self built oak-frame post & beam cottage in the awesome Adirondack Mountains, back in the woods, loving what nature brings us. Happy New Year!
I can only agree with everyone else on here. Whatever you choose we will still log on to see what you are up too, Been watching since the old cabin so am not going to stop now. Happy NEW year to you and yours.
God bless you and you and your family and I wish you all the best and I wish you either way whatever you decide to do and I hope you have a good new year and you and your family. God bless you.
I enjoy ALL of your work. I am here for the quality of your work, not the quantity. I learn things from nearly every video and I certainly enjoy every one I see. I certainly enjoy WHAT you do, and HOW you do it. Thank you so much for all the work and time you put into the videos that I super enjoy.
I'm subscribed to both channels and enjoy them both. I did notice a lull in 24. Less notifications. But I do look forward to more on the self reliance channel. I suppose it is my favorite. It's what brought me here. But I like to hear from you too. If youre making them, I'll be watching. Good fortune to everyone in 2025.
Shawn, I have been following your My Self Reliance since 2016 and thoroughly enjoyed your content. Your first cabin was great content,from start to finish, outdoor kitcen, Saunna. The second cabin is a really, great. Looking forward to your new projects this year bedroom addition and garage. I recognize all things come to and end and it will be a real shame to shutdown this channel.
Hello Shawn: I would like to also wish you and your family a very Happy New Year and keep safe and happy for 2025. Thank you for all that we have given us. God Bless
Looking forward to your new videos. Throw in the Garden videos too. All the best Cheers from Simcoe County Ontario and Happy New Year to you all as well 🎉.
Happy New Year to you and your family, best wishes for the coming year 2025. You need to do what pleases you in regards to the channels, those of us who have been following you over the years know how hard you have worked to make your family self reliant and have appreciated you taking us along with you. We will continue to enjoy watching as long as it pleases you to produce these wonderful you tube shows on your life and journey.
When I seen you doing your cabin with young dog Callie. You did everything by hand or rock cart..you seemed happier then..you have many new toys but seem to have the weight of the world on you..what ever it takes to get your you back..be good be happy have fun not much else matters
Happy New year to you and your family, a# well! Looking forward to seeing all of your new building projects, as well as the homesteading aspects of your regular activities!
Shanw, I'm sure I'm not the only one that enjoys seeing all aspects of your channels. From gardening, harvesting wildlife and the woodworking. I've learned so much from watching your channels, thank you
I love to float back and forth between the two main channels. I have really come to favor this channel because I like the explanations and discussions of your plans. I am slowly working in the Our S.R. channel because it does interest me, but the originals take precedence. I am constantly amazed that you can get so much done and still film it all, so thanks for all the content!
Happy New Year. Your Videos Motivated me. I was at the airport and ran into a guy that looked like you, he didn't know you, but I showed him your video, he was shocked 😊
Shawn if I’m honest your eyes speak volumes, you look tired if not overwhelmed so for me going back to basics is cool to me. Keep healthy everything else will fall into place.
I agree. You look tense. I like watching you work on anything
Immediately saw the same thing- even on the thumbnail. Prayers for good health and energy for 2025. Sending aloha 🙏🏼🌺
Bom dia feliz ano novo pra vocês também eu gosto de todos seus vídeos Deus abençoe vocês
Right. Brother needs a spa day, lol.
Agree, been there myself.
Been watching you sense first cabin was half done , whatever you do we’ll watch happy 2025 🎉
No permit required
Whatever you decide to do Shawn, we will always be there. Happy New Year everybody!
Whatever you do, we will be with you. Wherever you go, we will go with you.
I started watching you from the previous cabin before it was it was built. So, your loyal subscriber is still here. I have noticed that in the last few years, everybody lives have changed somewhat.
We’ll stick around no matter what channel we’ve been with you from the beginning and enjoy all your content!
I love the gardening, building, hunting, chitchats and of course Callie! I am 77 and started gardening because of you and another channel Acre Homestead. Continue on Shawn…. I will be here to watch!
Glad to hear you may be going back to the old format. Building planting hunting fishing improving your homestead. Have been following your original channel for many years. My wife and I anxiously awaited each episode and willcontinue to do so.
Mr. James I appreciate what ever you share. Your videos helped me find my way back from war. Thanks for all you do. Mike
What ever you decide to do Shawn James we will always be there to give you a thumbs up, plus Cali is a great joy to see
Happy New Year to you and your family.. Let's pray 2025 is a good year for everyone Worldwide ❤️
Whatever keeps you and yours healthy, happy and creative pleases us...🐕❤Happy New Year !
Whatever you Film ,on which ever Channel, this Subscriber will be watchin. All the best in 25.
I'll be sticking around regardless, you can post at your own pace. The bedroom addition sounds interesting, I'd like to hear more about those plans for sure.
Happy New Year, and stay safe.
Happy New Year Shawn ❤ all my best to your wife and family. I been with your channel since 2017.
Happy New Year Shawn! Looking forward to whatever gets shared in 2025.
I am so ready to put 2024 behind! Don't leave us... lov listening to you and your interesting life!!
You have been very hard working, and we have learned so much from all your videos. It has been a pleasure watching them and being able to see all your progress. Wish you a wonderful, healthy, prosperous 2025. Please stay fit and healthy. You are truly the best on utube. Blessings to you and your wonderful family❤
People watch the channel for the raw skills and the effort. Of course each viewer has different expectations, but the core has always been the video you upload after performing your weekly projects. The anticipation had been to see what most people would like to do, if they live in rural areas, by copying or rethinking about it or what people could not do, if the live in urban areas, enjoying how life could be if you make the step moving away. The decision though is yours, since you create. I do though have to say that the raw process for me has been the reason I keep watching mostly your early videos. Happy New Year James, may the 2025 be a productive year for your family. Be healthy and the rest will come.
We love anything you post,anywhere!!! Thank you for sharing with us.
I really enjoyed the gardening and building videos but didn't care for the hunting videos, but that's just me. Thank you, and Happy New Year.
A 2025 rating boost could hopefully come from a simple mates trip with Doug and bring Joe now he’s on the mend. Love your vids and been a long time subscriber. I suppose TH-cam has been diluted with those doing similar things now.
Remember there’s many that copied Hendrix and some to a higher degree but there can only be one Hendrix. You are my Hendrix when it comes down to being the self reliant TH-camr that many try to emulate 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Exciting!! Sometimes taking a break is exactly what’s needed to reignite passion and ideas. Recording and editing can be very time consuming so thank you for wanting to share with us! Happy new year, wish you and your family the best, take care!
Whatever you feel comfortable 😌 we will follow you. Cindy 😊
My favourite channel of yours is this one. But whatever you decide to do, we will continue to enjoy your educational content! Thanks for posting.
I love the work the gardening the cooking , the how to's and callie
Me too 👍
Happy 2025! Whatever you post, wherever you post it.... we will be watching! Thank You and God Bless You!
I ( now 62yr old woman in Australia) have been watching, enjoying and sometimes staring in awe at what you were building, and you have done since you laid the foundation of the 1st cabin...
I will contiue to do the same with all your future videos..
May this year bring you and your family joy ❤
2024 was not a good year for me !
Always have enjoyed your videos and have learned so much! I believe you started the trend not talking when you built your first log cabin! I remember some people mentioning that in your comments!
Now there are more people who are videoing and not talking and it is popular!
In my heart I believe you inspired and helped a whole lot of people just by showing! You are amazing Shawn James! I loved your gardening and learned so much! God bless you your better half and your family!
Lord bless this family and all whom they come in contact with! Amen!
Happy New Year to you and your family.👍🏾
Happy New Year Shawn and family
I look forward to seeing all your videos Shaun , thank you for taking the time to sharing !
BLESSED NEW YEARS. 🇨🇦 🍁
So many folks are saying the same. We WILL BE HERE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🏡🇨🇦🇺🇸🙏🀄🙏🙏🙏
Both channels are worthwhile and I've loved watching them. You have inspired me and your videos bring me peace and calm.
Hey Shawn stick with what the people want more beautiful cabin builds !!!! lol everything you do is amazing but I’m sure others like me want to see logs turn into beautiful structures like saunas, bedrooms, guest bunks and maybe a storage garage, whatever you do stay strong and best of luck in 2025 🎉
Hello Shawn. I haven’t kept up with alot of channels any more. Nothing against you. You’re still my favorite. I just have had such hard times. I pray this year will be better or the rapture happens. Im praying you have a wonderful new year and all your loved ones. I will have to try and catch up on your channels. Take care.
@@jeanettec6212Praying that things get better for you! One day at a time
@@jeanettec6212I think a lot of people had a hard year this year. I don’t l8me the whole survival attitude that’s crept in. I just like the fact that Shawn was doing his own thing without the hint of them & us. This is a time of enormous change and we need to all come together, and work together. So as much as I’ve loved this channel I’m not interested in the issues.
Happy New Year 2025! Good to see you and I'm looking forward to the new projects. Thank you.
I think the majority are used to watching myselfreliance i hope the knives and tools are sharpened to a requirement specification and we look forward to what myselfreliance brings in 2025 😂
We do appreciate you. You are a hardworking honest guy and that speaks volumes for you
Loved coming home from a hard work week gettting to watch your videos on fridays. My week would melt away because Mr. James, you can make the world disappear with your videos. Thank you!!!
😁👍🏼Happy new year for you and your family as well Shawn. 😁👍🏼
Don't work too hard! Lol that list was overwhelming, like reading the syllabus at the beginning of the semester of a tough class 🤣💕👍
Sir James, Like to say I've been watching you since you started These channels and have been watching TH-cam on all of your shows. Not only has been inspiring but educational and help and everybody else's lives and we all appreciate what you have done Show us I look forward and all your videos I can't wait to see 2025. And a great big Happy New Year's to you and your family.Gary
What ever you decide to do , I'll be right long with you , happy new year.
Subscriber since 2017. You arent kidding about 2024. I never missed a video ever until June. Then my wife left me.
I stopped watching everything. Prepping videos, you, hockey, everything. All my focus has been on crawling out of the abyss.
Turning a corner emotionally as I turned the calendar year. Looking forward to easing back into things that made me happy. All the best in 2025 for us all.
I understand. Everything gets better with time. One day at a time…
I like this channel more, but I enjoy "My self Reliance also.
Happy New Year.
We like all your channels. Will be happy with whatever you decide. Make one big one would make it easier on you.
happy new year to you and your family i wish you the best things for 2025, best regards from AN OLD FLLOWER OF YOUR CHANNEL SINCE 7 YEARS.
We will be happy with whatever you give us. This house ❤watching you!
I enjoy all your videos. Pls don't stop. I promise to watch all your 2024 videos. 😊
It's about knowing what you guys are up to and being entertained by it. It's about being in touch. You have so many viewers! I would not worry about the content at all. The channel is YOU, Shawn! Do whatever you like!!!
Personally I love the simple format of hard working, very clever man builds things in the wilderness with the lifestyle content being a side line to the main concept of building
We are here for it Shawn. Thank you for your efforts !
Hi Shawn! I wish you a happy new year. Greatings from Germany, Martin
Burnout is a factor too when you've been doing it this long. Good luck for 2025 and Happy New Year!
One of my projects this year Shawn is to build a scale model of the cabin that started it all for my fascination with your channel and lifestyle. I have a lot of reference videos and screenshots to go on. I hope you appreciate it. I would love to personally deliver it to you so you can display it in a prominent spot in your cabin. Love what you do. You are an inspiration to a lot of people that want to learn a different way of doing things.
I toyed with that idea when he was building the cabin and getting close to the roof, I started to count logs and convert known dimensions to scale. Doing it right would take quite a bit of time, but the idea still interests me.
@@georgebliss5134 that's actually a cool idea
Sean, I will be very happy to see you bring back myself reliance I'm happy 2025 to you and your family God's blessing to you all.😊😊
Happy New Years Shawn. It does sound like that is a lot of projects. For me one of the coolest projects was the outside kitchen you did years back. Now i see on youtube many others doing them on regular homes.
Thanks, Shawn. I watch everything you post but I don't want you to wreck yourself; lots of projects could mean lots of tiredness. If you don't post weekly - no worries! Again, thankyou.
I'll be looking forward to the next year Shawn. Try not to do too much! 😁😁😁
Happy New Year to you and your family. Of course that includes Callie!
I enjoy your content, whatever you do. I just turned 80, am luckily still in good shape, but would rather watch you do the work while I sip my coffee. We're living in our mostly self built oak-frame post & beam cottage in the awesome Adirondack Mountains, back in the woods, loving what nature brings us. Happy New Year!
Love the homesteading and gardening. And the wilderness.
I have really enjoyed watching you. We have missed your shows. And we like it when you talk. Love Cali. She’s gorgeous. Love from us in Australia ❤
I can only agree with everyone else on here. Whatever you choose we will still log on to see what you are up too, Been watching since the old cabin so am not going to stop now. Happy NEW year to you and yours.
Thank you for all the videos, I really enjoy them. Happy new year to you and your family.
God bless you and you and your family and I wish you all the best and I wish you either way whatever you decide to do and I hope you have a good new year and you and your family. God bless you.
Slowing down is a good thing. Smell the roses and enjoy life.
Bonne année Shawn !!!
I enjoy ALL of your work. I am here for the quality of your work, not the quantity. I learn things from nearly every video and I certainly enjoy every one I see. I certainly enjoy WHAT you do, and HOW you do it. Thank you so much for all the work and time you put into the videos that I super enjoy.
Gracias ,S .James ,por tu ejemplo de voluntad y propósito.abrazo desde Argentina.!!Bea.
Yes self reliable is we like this channel
Never a boring moment o your channels !!!!😅Thank you. Dennis
I love watching whatever you release. Happy New Year!
I'm subscribed to both channels and enjoy them both. I did notice a lull in 24. Less notifications. But I do look forward to more on the self reliance channel. I suppose it is my favorite. It's what brought me here. But I like to hear from you too. If youre making them, I'll be watching. Good fortune to everyone in 2025.
Feliz Ano Novo! Saúde e proteção!
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones James!
Shawn, I have been following your My Self Reliance since 2016 and thoroughly enjoyed your content. Your first cabin was great content,from start to finish, outdoor kitcen, Saunna. The second cabin is a really, great. Looking forward to your new projects this year bedroom addition and garage. I recognize all things come to and end and it will be a real shame to shutdown this channel.
Hello Shawn: I would like to also wish you and your family a very Happy New Year and keep safe and happy for 2025. Thank you for all that we have given us. God Bless
Looking forward to your new videos. Throw in the Garden videos too. All the best Cheers from Simcoe County Ontario and Happy New Year to you all as well 🎉.
Happy New Year to you and your family, best wishes for the coming year 2025. You need to do what pleases you in regards to the channels, those of us who have been following you over the years know how hard you have worked to make your family self reliant and have appreciated you taking us along with you. We will continue to enjoy watching as long as it pleases you to produce these wonderful you tube shows on your life and journey.
Happy New Year to you and your family. 🎉
When I seen you doing your cabin with young dog Callie. You did everything by hand or rock cart..you seemed happier then..you have many new toys but seem to have the weight of the world on you..what ever it takes to get your you back..be good be happy have fun not much else matters
Happy New Year Shawn to you and family, whatever you do, we still be there , Take care !
I really like all of your channels. I do miss hearing your explanations and talking through your processes but whatever you decide, I'll be with ya.
Looking forward to seeing the upcoming videos for 2025 on both channels!
Happy New Year to you and your family. Look forward to 2025. Thank you. Take care, keep safe. ❤ Dorset, UK
Quoi que tu fasse je reste fan pour toujours tu es le meilleur bonne année et toi meilleurs voeux ainsi que carry🤩👍👏🙏
All the best to you and yours bud!!! will continue with you whatever your doing!
Happy New year to you and your family, a# well! Looking forward to seeing all of your new building projects, as well as the homesteading aspects of your regular activities!
I have not seen any of your videos. Could not find your channels. We enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing
Shanw, I'm sure I'm not the only one that enjoys seeing all aspects of your channels. From gardening, harvesting wildlife and the woodworking. I've learned so much from watching your channels, thank you
You are so talented the way you can put your hand to anything. God bless you and your family and the beautiful Cali.
I love to float back and forth between the two main channels. I have really come to favor this channel because I like the explanations and discussions of your plans. I am slowly working in the Our S.R. channel because it does interest me, but the originals take precedence. I am constantly amazed that you can get so much done and still film it all, so thanks for all the content!
happy New year to you Shawn and to your entire Family ❤❤❤
I enjoy your formats! What you put out I'll watch!
May you have a prosperous new year. ❤
I appreciate everything from you I get to watch! Keep it up, Shawn!! God Bless, from conservative, far north, rural California.
Onward at your pace, as you set it, we enjoy it, once again thank you for sharing, it is generous of you and your families!
Happy New Year. Your Videos Motivated me. I was at the airport and ran into a guy that looked like you, he didn't know you, but I showed him your video, he was shocked 😊
I love watchng everytihng you do, and if folks do not recgonise the importance of growing food, they soon willl....
Two channels are too much, stick with what got you there. Thank you for everything.
Love the content with both your channels, have a great year.