First Night in the Off Grid Cabin at -3° F Outside | How Cold was it Inside? | R-Value?
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- Опубликовано: 23 дек 2022
- Near record cold temperature in middle Tn (-3° F) and I decided to test the cabin’s R-Value and spend my first night there even though it wasn’t fully insulated yet. Wind chills of -20° made for an interesting night.
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Just finished watching the series and I have to say I'm amazed at what you've accomplished single-handed. I'm an old guy and sometimes get discouraged over the direction things seem to be going in the world, but it gives me hope for the future to know that there are still people who have the ambition and ability to accomplish amazing things. God bless you and your family.
Thank you! There's still some of us that believe in working hard with a goal of being more self reliant.
Take care!!
Agree
@@TheOffGridExperience I love that cabin I wish I could build one from my wife and I to live in permanently by the way which part of Middle Tennessee are you in because I live about 30 miles south of Clarksville in Houston County
@Peter Joshua You have that victim mentality going on huh? I believe that's one of the things Steven was referring to, haha
@Peter Joshua wow! That’s pretty hostile.
I am a professional carpenter (I frame houses for a living with 6 employees) and I find this build absolutely fascinating.
Glad you liked it!
My cabin was built in 1971. It's not air tight.
I've lived in it full time going on 3 years. The coldest outside temp so far was -47c.
I usually wake up to -5_-10 inside by morning. I get too tired trying to get up every 4hrs to feed the fire.
I just wear extra wool if it's really cold.
The joy of living in the bush in northern Canada 😊
Looks so peaceful and calm. Beautiful wood stove!
Thank you!!
13:37 nice video and a beautiful home you built. I live in Maine and you’re dead on regarding the floor insulation under the cabin but you also might consider a skirt barrier around the base of the house to keep the wind from blowing underneath it. Makes all the difference. Cheers and happy new year! PS Nice wood stove you’ve got there.
Thanks. Once I get it insulated underneath I should be fine. Plan to put some stone around bottom eventually as well.
Take care!
in northern maine. off grid. skirting and bubble insulation underneath. huge difference. this last storm with -58 below wind chill was a true test. cabin was hot n comfy. small woodstove.
The cabin is very nice. I'm envious. Good work.
Thanks for watching!!
If you get the bottom of that cabin wrapped with something. Or a foundation, you'd notice a huge difference. Beautiful cabin though. I love it!!!
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful views around that cabin. It treated you well because you built it well. May you enjoy it for decades to come. Merry Christmas!
Thank you. I hope my kids and their kids get to enjoy it as well.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
What a Beautiful Christmas Eve video. Not only is your cabin amazing, I think you just proved how amazing it is. You really jumped in there during this "deep freeze" to prove it. That was genius. No doubt now. You really have a very creative eye along with all your building skills. You manage to always capture those moments and shots that really give substance to your videos. You had my respect before but when you flipped that omelette, BAM, you became the MAN! Thanks for sharing with us. Merry Christmas! Cheers.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thanks for the comments!!
Bam hahahaha
absolutely well done from start to finish! currently down in Florida but cant wait to get back to the NC mountains in a few weeks...Thanks for a GREAT video!
Thanks for watching! Love the N.C mountains.
Merry Christmas, thank you so much for sharing. look forward to the new year and your continous building of the cabin.
Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas!
Very respectable R value, the whole time I have been watching I was thinking walls were only 4.2 inches thick. That cabin is amazing. Some skirting along the bottom with the foam insulation you mentions will definitely minimize the wind chill factor, because that is really what creates the drafts indoors. Don't know if I will ever build one like this, but I love the 2x8 construction and the way the beams stack. Keeping that in mind for the future. Can't wait to see the bathroom.
I have watched the entire series, absolutely gorgeous cabin. Finish the insulation in the floor, finish the addition through the barn doors and it'll be great. Outstanding!
Thank you! New video should be posted soon.
Take care!
Nice to watch on Christmas Eve, beautiful tree, lovely music. I knew you cabin would stand up to the weather. Merry Christmas!
Thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing. That cabin has a warm character charm about it. Looking forward to next year
Thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
My first time watching your channel. Cabin is beautifully built.
Thanks for watching! Take care.
very nice cabin neat and clean organized i can not stand a cabin where everything is thrown everywhere great job
Haha...the upstairs loft isn't so neat. I have to store my tools, materials somewhere.
Merry Christmas!
What an awesome cabin you built!! Great job!!
Thank you!
It got windy and cold quick where you and i live. Glad you got to stay in the cabin and try it out. It’s absolutely beautiful.
Thanks. It was crazy how fast the temp dropped and wind picked up.
Merry Christmas!
@@TheOffGridExperience it was. I went outside and it was rainy. Literally a minute later it was snowing sideways from the wind. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.
What a beautiful episode! Thank you very much and Merry Christmas!
Thanks for watching 👍
You’ve built a beautiful place. What a great getaway. Got a little place similar to yours up around Strawberry Arkansas myself. God bless you young man. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
Thanks for watching. Looking forward to enjoying it once I'm finished. Nothing like the peace a cabin in the wood offers.
Take care and God bless!
Steve, I built one from two 100 year old barns just N of Heber Springs on Greers Ferry lake. Took me 5 years doing it myself.
One of my favorite cabins I've seen. Liked & Subscribed. I'm in NC, less than 1/4 mile from the Appalachian Trail and Tennessee. Got plenty cold here with wind chills near -30F but my little cabin did a great job.
Love that part of N.C and TN. Glad to hear you stayed warm.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for bringing us all along an awesome job hats off to ya merry Christmas an a vary blessed new year 👍👀🙏🏻🤗🤩
Merry Christmas and Happy, Blessed New Year to you too!
Love the tree and music at the end. Thanks for sharing and all the best in the New Year.
Thanks for watching!
I really enjoyed that rest of the walls. I think it passed with flying colors! I look forward to future work on your nice cabin.
Thanks. More on the way!
I absolutely love your cabin! Thank you for sharing the experience that you go through with everything. Appreciate your time. 💛🙏🏼✝️🙏🏼❤
Thanks for watching. Much more on the way!
Outstanding video. Thanks so much for sharing your build with us. We live an hour south of Nashville. That was a cold night for a first sleep. Love your property, the cabin, bridges… everything. We are buying land soon and you’ve inspired me to consider a smaller project on our property using your building techniques. Thanks again. God bless.
Thanks for the comment. It was a unique night for sure with the extreme cold but I loved it. Best wishes on your property search and build. Would love to see a picture of the building when complete.
Take care!!
Kind sir: Your cabin is incredible; simply incredible!!! I’m a new subscriber. Can’t wait to both binge watch old videos and see new ones. Thought I had my cabin build completely planned until I saw this video; now I’m rethinking things. Can’t wait for your next video!!! Take care, best wishes, be safe and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Buffalo, Texas. 👨🌾✝️🙏🖖
Thanks for watching and subscribing! More on the way. Take care!!
This cabin is beautiful! Great job…..seems to be very peaceful….love it!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for sharing this test with us!! I know my dad and mom shared with me how they survived on the prairies of the Dakotas and Minnesota in the early 1900s! It was brutal!!!!
We have no idea how tough it probably was.
Merry Christmas to you, buddy...no better present than to be able to live your dream!! I can only imagine how beautiful and peaceful last night must have been...God bless!!
Thanks. It was great! Merry Christmas!
Man I accidentally stumbled across your video and was hooked. I loved the actual build of this cabin using the 2x8 planks. Very intuitive.
I actually thought that the loft area with the ladder would be your sleeping section. I figure it would also be warmer since the heat rises.
But I guess it would be harder for you to stoke the fire from the 2nd level.
If you do intend to sleep on the main floor just get your self a folding cot and air thin air mattress to get you off the ground. Probably more comfortable on a cot anyway.
I wish i had the time, land and knowledge to build something like this. Much respect and Really awesome video!
Thanks for the comment. Since it was my first night staying, I wanted to be close to the fire and make sure I didn't burn the place down.
I'll be staying in the loft until the bedroom addition is done moving forward.
Take care!!
What a beautiful cabin….blood sweet and tears paid off!stay warm….and injury free….God bless you…
Thanks a LOT of sweat, a little blood and no tears yet...
Happy New Year and God Bless!
I have enjoyed watching your videos on your journey to build your cabin. Happy New Year.
Thanks for watching. Happy New Year to you too!
Just meeting you and enjoying your wonderful area. I lived in Memphis, Tennessee...not for too long and a challenging family moment, 2 gorgeous baby boys who loved traveling with me around and watching the gorgeous Tennessee nature. Wonderful loving friends and caring other little ones whose wives had to work. They loved the swimming pool during summer time ..kkk...so did I...and watching your surrounding view memory was strongly back in my heart....I loved Tennessee ❤ not forgetting and telling you I loved watching your accomplishment 🎉
Wow I’m a 68 year young senior citizen and I must say I would dearly love to spend the night in your cabin. It’s so awesome. I hope you and yours has many happy days and nights there. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for the comment. I'm looking forward to relaxing there when it's all finished.
Just a beautiful project! Well done!
Thank you!
can't wait to see you start the bedroom and bathroom additions
hope you had Happy holidays
Thanks. First additions video should be out next week. Take care and Happy New Year!
Have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR . Love your little cabin & that Christmas Tree is beautiful. Be safe & God Bless.. Phoenix✌👍❄☃🎄
Thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too!
Nice music ,wonderful places, good cabin,great video.Merry Christmas everyone.
Thank you for watching! Merry Christmas!
Thank you for the video as always I'm getting a lot of knowledge and information. You have definitely inspired me to build my cabin. Merry Christmas and a safe New Year to you and family
Great to hear! I hope this experience inspires many to build.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well!
Good Morning - I would say your heat retention test was a success, especially considering you are not yet fully insulated. I just absolutely love the look of your cabin. It just looks so comfortable and inviting. You have done an outstanding job. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas! Regards, Randy (Coyote Sticks) in Arizona.
Thanks for the comment. It was pretty comfortable!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
This is the first video I’ve seen of yours, but I absolutely love your cabin… probably the coolest I’ve seen! The interior specifically is incredible to me, would love to one day build something like this!!
Merry Christmas! It's beautiful out tbere! Congratulations on your first overnight stay in the new cabin! It is a good R value.
Merry Christmas amd Happy New Year to you too! It was plenty warm.
Those temps are very reasonable for your cabin, I am impressed! I am sure your cabin will hold way more heat once you tighten up all of the leaky areas. We have a small remote plywood cabin here in Alaska and we get some crazy long and cold winters. I have spent hours and hours and hours caulking and that did cut down on most of the wind blowing around doors, windows and walls. (and mosquitos) But the smartest thing I did was to hook up an outside air source for the wood stove. Game changer! That cut the amount of wood I need to burn by at least 20% in really cold temps and around 50% or more when its warmer out. I really like the look of your cabin and I enjoyed watching your build process. I have to admit, it inspired me. I would like to put up another cabin, log style, near by. lt could be a guest cabin or a place to seek shelter in an emergency if we somehow burn down our main cabin during some cold winter night. Our only access is 4-wheeler or snow machine and I dont have the time or the finances that I can justify an expensive 3 sided log cabin. I am leaning towards a 14' x14' trapper style cabin with a low 12/2 pitch roof and built in your same style with triple 2x8. Since I have a large pole barn on our small farm, I am pondering the idea of pre- building the cabin and temporarily erecting up to the rafters as time allows. Then take it apart in the fall and trailer it up to the site and getting to work. I'll be watching your channel to see how your project progresses and "borrow" more of your ideas.lol
Thanks. I'll have to look into the outside air source for the stove. I've had a few people recommend that.
Would love to see pics of your cabin build when you get to that point.
Take care!
Just beautiful thank you & Merry Christmas
Thanks for watching!! Merry Christmas!
Great looking cabin in nice forest, you are very lucky !
Thanks 👍
Thank you for another great video. That's not terribly cold inside for being not completly done. Merry Christmas and God bless.
It was pretty comfortable all things considered.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I’ve watched a few of these cabin builds…. Never seen one without any insulation being installed…..
Great series of films though … keep warm my friend
Ian….❄️❄️🌲🌲🏴
Thanks 👍Underneath will be insulated shortly.
Merry Christmas!
Love your cabin and you had an amazing Christmas tree
Thanks for watching!
I think your cabin is perfect. Never seen that method used before. Amazing!
What a perfect cabin and it'll be even 'perfecter' when you get the rest of the insulation done! 😎👍
Thanks. Yes, looking forward to getting it fully insulated.
Take care!
Merry Christmas! Thanks for your Christmas tree. I appreciate your response to my last comment about the lumber cost. I look forward to your future video breaking down the cabin cost. Please include the board lengths and the cabin size, including your new addition. All the best for you and your family!
I'm looking forward to doing the video as well. I'll do my best to get as specific as possible on materials.
Merry Christmas!
Beautiful cabin, it is how I envision a cabin to be. Spending the night with the fire illuminating the room and the scents coming from the tree must have made it spectacular. The forest footage with the snow blanketing the ground made it all the more awesome. Wish you the best.
Thanks for watching 👍 Fall and winter are my favorite times staying there.
Thoroughly enjoyable. What a great place to spend Christmas eve. I loved how the temp remained fairly consistent in the log house.! Well done
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
One thing to remember about using a fireplace or wood stove is that they breathe. Everything leaving the chimney/flu is replaced with the air from the outside. This being said, running your stove creates a vacuum inside which pulls cold air in. If you can modify your stove to have a cold air intake from the outside (maybe via the floor) you can negate the vacuum. The other items you mentioned will definitely help. Great video and best wishes.
Thanks for the info. Take care!
The wood stove appears to be a modern “airtight” stove. They are of course not truly air tight, since then combustion would take place. However, if you close off the draft, very little air enters the chimney. This has three advantages. First, very little hot air goes up the chimney. Second, very little cold air is drawn into the house to replace air going up the chimney. Third, the wood burning in the presence of little oxygen turns almost in to charcoal, which allows it to burn long and very efficiently, converting biomass to heat.
My family project as a teenager was to move and reconstruct two 100+-year-old log cabins in an off-grid setting. We had two old cast-iron stoves for heat in a rather large space (huge living and dining rooms and three bedrooms). They did a great job by virtue of their size, despite not being as efficient as modern, air-tight models. Your system is more than adequate for your space, by the looks of it.
Great video. Man I love that cabin! Happy New Year
Thanks. Happy New Year!
Oh I’m in love with the cabin. Great job.
Thanks so much!
Awesome cabin. I love the tree! 🎄
Thanks! Have a Happy New Year!
From one Steeler fan to another, I love your cabin.
Big game Sunday night. Here we go!
I would say your R factor is better than round logs because of the logs thickness where they meet , a flat consistency would be better , best build I have ever seen , and thats the truth, would love to come see the finished cabin
Ihope the chinking and insulating underneath helps even more.
Thanks for the kind words about the build. It sure was and continues to be a learning experience.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Man, I would love to live that life. Love your cabin. Well done.
Thanks! I'm not quite living this life just yet. Mainly on the weekends for now with a goal to spend more time here when my kids are out of the house.
Love everything you built here. Excellent job!
Thanks. New video out tomorrow!
Awsome cabin, love the design kooks great.
Thanks! Merry Christmas!
I watched the most recent video showing the time-lapse of the cabin build. You got me hooked and subscribed. Looking forward to future videos! Thanks for making good content in a world full of fake people and social media garbage
Thanks for watching and subscribing. Much more on the way!
Great job on this beautiful cabin. I'll be following you to see your advance and final product.
Thank you!
Love the videos! The thermal mass of the walls will be slow to warm once you start heating, but the walls will hold the heat. Always takes longer to warm but thermal mass is king for holding passive heat
Thanks. That's what I'm thinking as well.
I am sure the insulation of the ground floor and the back door shouldn't be a serious problem for you, should it? It just has to be done then - ha ha ha! In the end one should say that the test could have runned far out worse than it actually did. These two things are the only things that have to be mentioned, right? I think that the cold air at the back door was clear before - it is simply not completely finished yet, true? So it was no surprise for me at all. But nevertheless the atmosphere is very cozy and I want you to be congratulated to this wonderful cabin- project: It works out fine after all! I wish you and yours a merry X- mas and a comfortable leap over to 2023, the silver fox from Germany, David 😉🦊
Once the addition is done the barn doors will be interior doors and won't be a problem.
Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas!
Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the best from G in England.
Merry Christmas to you as well!!
Great little cabin. Just right for a cold winter night with the wind and snow blowing outside. Looks like it did well in the cold. Not sure what you are planning on for sleeping there but I have a cot and insulated Exped mattress I use cold weather tent camping. Gets you off of the ground and the insulated pad keeps you warm. No cold from below. One of my best camping investments. Love the cabin!
Thanks. It passed the initial test. I may get a cot until bedroom is finished.
Take care!
I love your cabin, it is really warm and welcoming. You did an amazing job on the inside. Your tree is very pretty. You need a dog to complete the picture and a bear rug for the floor. Merry Christmas!
Thank you. I do have a dog that I'll bring to the cabin eventually.
Merry Christmas!
That's amazing. You did better than us lol. Our mini split AC in our cabin froze up when it dropped below 0f last night. Took me three hours to thaw out while we used propane heaters.
Yikes. That's the beauty of a wood stove. Just throw a few logs in and warm up.
Merry Christmas!
Great build! Happy New Year and blessings!
Thanks and Happy New Year!
Wonderful❤
Hope you had a great Christmas
Just stumbled in and have to say that is a sweet looking build you have. It looked like you had the Drolet purring and your temps were respectable .
Thanks. It's a good little stove. Take care.
Great looking cabin that you built really good quality work and craftsmanship in it i agree that like you said once you finish with your insulation it will really hold in more heat .with that being said one again really a great job with your build keep up the amazing work
Thanks for the comments. More on the way. Take care!
Great series. Have thoroughly enjoyed it. You did a great job brother.
Much appreciated!
I'm a Canadian watching this in Aug 2023, appreciating the Christmas tree and music. And of course your workmanship is great! .........................Subscribed
Thank you very much!
I think the R value is fine...this storm system was extreme for most of America...but the floors being insulated should really help along with the clinking of the inside and outside..but most of all the construction of the walls is really ingenious if I do say so....never would have thought of that idea...love the warm feeling of the scorched boards...cantvwait to see the further construction of the bedroom and the next cabin your building....Merry Christmas and God Bless.
Thanks. I'm thinking the insulation underneath will be a huge help. Take care and Happy New Year!
New to your channel. Nice job. I lived in a primitive cabin years ago. I miss it. Your cabin is very similar. Happy New Year from Ohio
Kim
Glad you found it. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year!
Just the wood stove and christmas tree is stunning!!
Thanks for watching 👍
I have shared your channel to my hubby and told him you have built the cabin I want! I love everything about it! We better hurry, we're getting old! LOL Happy New Year!
Thanks! It's something pretty much anyone can build. Good luck and Happy New Year!
Very nice cabin. My wife and I live in West Tn and we are building a cabin as well. We just cleared the spot off and I’ve been milling getting ready to set posts. Looking forward to the cabin build experience. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching and good luck with the build!
Make sure to get your roof / attic insulated well. Frank Lloyd Wright is quoted as saying "If your roof is insulated properly, you don't need it in the walls." (But I would anyway) But remember and research the three critical parts of efficiency.....1.) R-Value 2.)Air Infiltration and certainly not least 3.)vapor barriers
Great video, beautiful cabin. Looks much bigger inside than outside shows
Thanks!!
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023.
You now have it nice and cuddly in your little house.
Greetings from Berlin, Germany.
Merry Christmas!
I love these winter cabin videos. Seems like a good recliner chair that you could sleep in would be a lot warmer than sleeping on the floor.
Major flaw: Vent the stove so that it draws the air from outside. Otherwise you are drawing cold outside air through the cabin.
Is that how the cabin you built is set up ?
I know this is the case with an open fireplace, but a wood stove? I don't know about that...
Insulating the floor will make a huge difference! A lot of heat is lost through the floor. At my RV park, we make RV skirt with foam board in the winter so they don’t freeze their tanks or cost us a million dollars in electric bill trying to heat their RV.
Thanks. I think it will too!
What a beautiful cabin in a gorgeous spot!
Thank you!
first time view.. you did a very nice job so far! well done!
Awesome! Thank you!
Never thought about eating right out of the iron skillet but that’s a pretty good idea. Saves washing dishes and keeps your food warm.
It saves time and dishes!
Cabin looks awesome. I think that barn door was you biggest issue. I could see that tarp blowing in the wind. Maybe some temporary trim & insulation around that barn door would get you through this winter. Great cooking skills. Be safe & warm. Merry Christmas!
Good idea on the trim. That may be a good temporary solution.
Merry Christmas!
Well done! Thanks for sharing! The wall sandwich was new to me and unique. I for one liked it. The Bedroom addition and overhead insulation and sealing front door and windows will Fix all. Ron PTL USA
Thanks. I think it will as well. Take care!
Awesome video look amazing merry Christmas and please stay warm outthere Rosa
Merry Christmas to you too!
Wood does not have a high R value, what it has is thermal mass just as stone does. It absorbs heat, then releases it. If you were in a colder climate it might have been a neat idea to add another board to the sandwich for the walls, with a piece of 1 or 2 inch rigid foam in the middle. More expensive, I know, but IF you were going to live in it full time it would help. From what I have seen, many cabin builders put up the rafters (or purlins), then a sheathing meant to be seen, then rigid foam, then vertical strips to provide airflow (if you want a cold roof), then the horizontal nailers to carry the metal roofing. Looks authentic, stays warmer, can all be done by hand. All depends on what your circumstances. I love your channel! Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you and yours!
Thanks. I'm sure the stone definitely helped.
I have the ceiling boards on top of rafters followed by 10 mil vapor barrier, foil foam insulation and 2x4 strapping to provide about 1.5" of airflow between metal and foil foam.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
1" of fiberglass has the same R value as:
3" of wood
18" of brick
21" of average soil
39" of concrete
44" of stone masonry
These little cabin's are so freaking cool.
Thanks. I agree. Happy New Year!
It's beautiful. You did a fantastic job.
Thanks 👍
Very nice build! I like everything about it.
Thanks!
I think I probably would have opted for double doors that seal up over the barn doors and would definitely have insulated the underside of the cabin… but hindsight is 20/20. Awesome accomplishment!
The barn doors are to a bedroom addition I'm working on.
Thanks for watching 👍
I have been reading the comments and I am amazed at all the attention you are getting in regard to insulating your cabin from the cold. It is a CABIN, folks! It is a place to go to be one with nature. Most of the suggestions have merit but what is wrong with just throwing a few more logs on the fire? I think it is just awesome the way it is. Great videography as well. Love the B footage. I wish I had the time and youth to build one just like it. I am hoping to see some distant shots of the cabin as I am having a hard time trying to figure out how far your cabin is from the stream. It appears that your temporary tent was right next to the creek but where did you build the finished cabin? What is the source of your electric power? Cheers.
Thanks for tue comment! It's plenty warm enough with wood stove. Will be better when weatherproof.
Cabin is on the hill above creek.
Take care.