We thank you for coming to us today, even with all the unforeseen circumstances, such as adverse weather conditions in a practical and friendly way. I'm not much of a camper but camping next to the lake is awesome because of the water. You're a very equipped professional woman in outdoor living. I enjoy watching your videos that show survival skills. Merry Christmas, happy new year, happy Vanessa, and good health and peace to all 🇺🇸💖🎄🦅
It's not generally the strength of the trees. It usually depends on things like how rapidly the temperature dropped, how much snow fell (and if the snow is wet and heavy), and how strong the winds were. Pine trees are particularly susceptible to bursting from the sap flash freezing and expanding. Recent droughts, or excessive rains can also be contributing factors.
Hello Vanessa, Here in British Columbia we have had similar or worse damage from snow when wet and sometimes almost a Meter in 24 hours. Mostly though from storms, like beginning of November last year which did incredible damage with wind at 98 km per hour. The highway was impassible for most of the day, one man was stopped in front of massive trees on road and rear ended my a logging truck, crushed to death. Half km from our house (yurt). Wishing you and family a wonderful Christmas. Give your dog a hug from my 2 huskies.
Hi! I'm from Spain and here we have something similar. It's called "hydric stress". In summer there was a hard drought and trees suffered. I've seen trees losing their leaves in August! Now in December some of those trees are very weak and they cannot sustain any weight, so with snow they break and fall. I am pleased that you keep your interesting videos and your happiness, despite the difficult situation you had recently. I hope everything goes much better and you soon forget about it. Wish you all the best!
Vanessa. So happy for you that your cabin was not damaged in the snow storm. I know how much time you have spent to get it in a state that you can stay in it for some days. As you said you still have lot of work to do til your cabin is way you want. I remember times sleeping in the woods and how often we came across fallen trees. Best part is you were not in the cabin when all these trees came down and possibly harm you. Can't wait to start seeing more days of you at the cabin and in the woods bushcrafting. Ich Liebe Dich SOOOO !!!!
Your trees are not too weak, they are too old and too tall, I have a cabin in North West Wisconsin a Boreal Rain Forest always bring a chain saw due to the natural life cycle of trees. Every year we have wind damage from winds exceeding 100 to 130 KPH Last winter the total snow fall was 475cm.
Too old and too tall? It because of the snow load most likely. She even states they don’t get snow like they did in the last snowfall. The high wind speed doesn’t help either.
@@WheresWaldo05 Tell it to the Baileys Harbor Boreal Forest and Wetlands. The problem is that the Wisconsin ice cap is melting. In Green Bay, the Packers keep falling into sink holes in the tundra during practice. Plus, the state capitol igloo has slumped so much it isn't safe to go inside.
Awwwwww Vanessa it’s so beautiful ❄️🌲🌲🛖🌲🌲☃️ we do have snow in England but not a great deal tbh but it to is beautiful when it does 🌨️❄️🌨️ I think camping out in the Black Forest in the snow would be truly frightening especially at night with the sound of all those trees crashing down 😱 But thankfully the cabin is safe & what a lovely setup 👍🏻 I think I could truly live in a place like that what ever the weather 😂 You take care ok & I’m looking forward to your new videos witch I may add are totally inspirational 💕 so keep up the good work Vanessa & pls give ika 🐾🐾 a hug from me xx😉
I’m so glad that your beautiful cabin was not damaged. That was a lot of snow! Your woods now looks like my favorite place up north. Down trees everywhere.
Good morning Vanessa! We have similar issues in Oregon with the heavy wet snow sometimes. We have a small family cabin in the coastal mountains and it gets hit allot in winter suddenly. However it's all worth the work we put in to keep it out of danger.
I'm from BC Canada, we have lots of snow, and lots of trees, of all kinds. Pine, cedar and fir. The trees are ok as long as it doesn't melt than freeze. Its the ice that breaks the trees. They are frozen so it doesn't take much to break them. If there is lots of snow on the branches it get very heavy. The trees will break and fall over, especially if the wind blows hard. Our forest look very much like what your seeing, but much worse. The trees are often so thick you can't walk threw it. Not like your forest where it looks like the trees has been planted. The trees are so nicely spaced, and you can see a fair distance. In BC, especial on the coast, its packed really thick. Love your cabin in the woods.
Dearest Vanessa, Wow where does one start. I love your forest cabin it look quite comfortable from what you showed of it. Thank goodness the trees left it alone undamaged. to try and answer your question about Norway and such places I think the damage would be the same maybe if not worse, but its part of their living conditions so they are used to it, and maybe not news worthy. I am also glad your car was not parked in its usual place I think it would now be a squashed car lol. Seriously I am glad you and your children were nowhere near that forest when the storm hit, and Thank goodness your all fit and well. Wishing you a very special Christmas and a much happier New year. Take great care of yourself your one very special lady. With much Love XXX
i love you like a sister my forrest fox , im so happy you sustained no damage to your cabin you worked so hard to reform , love from my family to yours from america.
Vanessa I'm so happy you're back I thought something had happened.i am just watching your new video I hope all is well with you and I look forward to watching many more of your videos because I look up to you and respect you in what you are doing.take care and look after yourself.😘
Hi Vanessa, Glad to see your cabin made it through the storm. Please remember that dead pine trees still standing will fall eventually. You may want to consider cutting them as soon as possible. Or better yet go ahead and cut any trees standing close to the cabin and parking areas. Cheers from Louisiana.
I’m so glad to see that you’re OK. I was really worried about you after seeing what that asshole did to your daycamp. I thought maybe you would quit making videos. Your videos have become a big part of my life and I thank you so much for all the knowledge that you share.❤ I am from Michigan and when we get wet deep snow like that, our trees fall over just the same so I think this is quite normal because it looks like your snow is very wet and heavy. Happy holidays to you and your family and I can’t wait for you next video. Thank you, Vanessa.🌲
The trees in Norway and Sweden gets a thrashing several times a year, and for long periods of time. They are adapted and can take it. In areas like Bavaria the trees will snap like twigs if they are put through something even close to the same hammering. Good to see your cabin survived!
I was getting a little concerned that you had not posted a video since the last video with a bad story. I am happy to see you again and see that your cabin did not suffer any damage from the big snow storm! I live in Florida, snow is not a problem here, just hurricanes! 🙂 Be safe Vanessa and Merry Christmas!
We lived in Southwest Germany and the trees there stood up to the snow pretty good. I camped out all over southern Germany & some in northwest. Berchtesgaden got lots of snow & Garmisch also got tons of snow. I went on a trip off a tributary of the Rhine river in a raft for one week in June. We were all wearing shorts and the 4 th day it started snowing. An elementary school let us stay inside till the snow stopped. That’s Germany for you.
Hi Vanessa, we have the same thing happen in Northern California. It doesn't happen all the time, only when it's a wet heavy snow. We have more trees come down in the winter when the ground gets too saturated and the wind blows them over.🌹
Wild Woman Vanessa👌👍 No damage, lucky girl. Glad your Fox Hut was spared from the snow storm, maybe some clean up needed is all. Wildlife cameras can fail in extreme cold, new batteries should help. Take care, be vigilant, enjoy the nature.
We get a lot of snow in Northern NY. The susceptible trees get knocked down every season. Yours only get exposed once in a long while, so it is more dramatic and devastating.
Very happy to see that the cabin had no storm damage Vanessa! Storms are unpredictable many times and sometimes it is just lucky to avoid a disaster. Here in the USA we have tornadoes which are extremely destructive. Best wishes to you and your family for a very Merry Christmas ! 🎄🎄🎄🎄
To my knowledge, heavy wet snow causes that type of tree damage, no matter where it falls. This is why so many people create a clearing around a forest cabin, a safe distance from the highest tree in the perimeter if it were to fall in that direction. Don't be fooled, those snow-laden branches above your cabin could fall and puncture the roof, picturesque as they may be. Stay safe!
Here in washington state USA on the western slope of the cascade mountains several trees are brought down every winter either by excessive snowfall or wind storms knocking out power and blocking roads. most everyone i know who has lived here for more than a few years has a chain saw in their truck in case the road is blocked, 4x4s are a must also. I think your trees in Germany are just as likely to damage as ours and look like the same species too so don't think your trees are any weaker lol. great photography Vanessa, looks just like my back yard...
Vanessa, here in N. Texas USA we have ice storm's about ever 10 years... trees, power lines, and buildings. It's just nature. Still loving your videos from Texas 💖💕.
Glad your cabin (and you) are OK after the storm. Here in the USA, heavy wet snows or lots of ice from freezing rain that slowly builds up on the lines and branches often down our power lines (which can also "explode" transformers), tree branches and even big trees -- especially with high winds. Often, high winds (possibly "down bursts" which are localized rather than a wide area). Tornadoes are less common in the winter. I'm sure many other commenters will say the same. "A stone dropped from my heart" sounds a lot like "a weight has lifted from my shoulders" here in the US. Your cabin is in a beautiful location.
Near the Gulf of Mexico in Southern United States and we very rarely have snow but we have hurricanes that will knock trees down. One particular storm came through and just stopped over us with us being about 4 miles from the eye wall in the north-east quadrant so we got pounded for hours and trees were falling all around and onto our house. When it was done we were trapped in our home because of all the trees. It took a while for them to get to us but we couldn't get out of our driveway for almost a week. Other areas it wasn't so bad and one of the workers who came to help clear us out said that it looked like the whole storm did all of it's damage right here at our house. Happy to see your cabin is still standing! Still loving your videos!
Hello from BC, Canada. We have vast expanses of forests, natural and planted. The planted groves tend to be more vulnerable to wind and snow load due in part to their faster growth which results in a weaker stem/ trunk and root system.
I'm from eastern United States it happens here too, the trees there are ok. Some looked dead but others it was just the added weight from the weather, like the video you said from your neighbor I think where it was at the cabin and trees were bent. Some of the trees that were snapped had too much extra weight from the snow and because how tall they are it made them snap. Others that are ripped out I would think it could be part from the weight of the snow part from wind blew them over. It's a healthy woodland. I am glad your cabin is alright.
We have the same saying in swedish. "En sten föll från mitt hjärta" A stone fell from my heart. Maybe not used much. But... And the trees are maybe growing too close to each other so they become very long and not so wide. The damage looks like when we have a storm. Have a great time in your cabin.
Good wishes and support from Ireland. Great to see you and four legged buddy out and about enjoying yourselves and not giving in to that creep. Thank you for sharing fab vids.
I agree those trees are old and very tall and also quite thin because they are growing so close together that none of them are getting much light. I live in woods with trees like that and get very worried during blizzards and hurricanes with high winds because we've had bad experiences with the trees coming down though fortunately no one was hurt. If the snow is wet and heavy it makes them top heavy for their height and they can snap. It looks like you had a little tornado the way the branches are every which way. And evergreen trees have tiny roots in comparison to their height so they can easily be uprooted. It's better to be an oak than an evergreen! Glad your cabin was ok !
I understand EXACTLY what you're describing with the trees: we have similar problems here in Austin, Texas. Our city has generously planted trees all over, because of the advantages of shade. But none of them are very cold-resistant tress, being species like hackberries or Southern live oaks. And not only are they coming out of several years of drought, but they haven't been pruned back enough becuase the maintenance department is understaffed. So this past winter, when they froze over with ice, they started breaking and falling onto the power lines, knocking out lights all over the city.
I'm so relieved and happy for you that there was no damage to your cabin. I know that would have been devastating to you. It is good to see you smiling and happy and I'm sending you good wishes and joy for the season.
I'm glad there is no damage in the cabin as i know tall he work you put into it , Brilliant video Vanessa , with all the fallen trees you will have plenty of fire wood at least , have a brilliant safe holiday , all the best from Wales .
After what happened to your camp with that (bad word) destroying it, I was hoping when this started that your cabin was OK. Glad it survived. Maybe a Spring project would be to get an arbourist to check for damaged branches on trees and remove them.
Old saying - Do you hear a tree fall in the woods at night ? You do if your in the woods on a windy day day So glad your back out in the woods - your awesome
Glad to hear that your hut is okay. I have spent nights in the woods in storms, listening to the trees coming down around me. It's not relaxing. The trick is to survive and you and your hut have. Hopefully this is the precursor of a better 2024..
don't ever worry about your English, i never have problems understanding what you have to say, i really enjoy your videos, keep them coming, but always be Safe out there!
We have something like this that happens in Washington state. We get a thinning wind, the temperature drops so fast that it caused the sap to freeze in the trees, and when that happens you hear what sounds like gun shots all night as the branches and the trees themselves just bust off and break apart. First time I saw it happen there hadn't been a thinning wind freeze in over 10 yrs, and we lived in the middle of the woods around a lake. Was interesting to say the least. From that day on I didn't go anywhere during the winter without at least an ax in the vehicle.
We also say "a stone fell on my heart," here in the U.S. I was very worried as I watched you pass so many trees that were snapped like toothpicks. When you finally reached the cabin, and I saw it undamaged, I was so relieved! There is so much to do in order to clear out all the trees, and the deer carcass. Please stay warm and safe.
Wow, Vanessa! You are so lucky nothing hit your cabin! I know the exact way that you feel, having a cabin of my own that I care deeply about. From an optimist point of view, you have a TON of firewood now! From a pessimist view, shit! I have a lot of work to do cutting all of this firewood up! What is definite, though, is that all of that wood needs to be cut and split, especially anything near your cabin, just for safety. Any tree that is damaged that looks like just a stick coming out of the ground need to go first since they pose the most risk, but you seem to have SO MUCH on the ground to cut at your leisure. I live in the southeastern USA, so we rarely get any snow, but wind and ice can damage trees to the same point where you find yourself at now. My own woods near my cabin is always at risk, and we have mostly eastern pine with a handful of strong oaks mixed in. I am always fearing the branches or entire pine trees coming down and hurting either myself or my cabin, to the point that if I stay outside of the cabin under a tarp, even in summer time, I tie multiple ropes overhead to diffuse some of the energy of a branch falling on me in my sleep. I hear them falling all the time around me, and it's a very scary experience. I grew up in the north outside of Chicago, and I know what a real snowfall looks and feels like. What you are experiencing is quite normal from an American standpoint. That said, I wish you and yours well, and a very lovely and Merry Christmas! Much love from the USA! ❤🤍💙
A small 🪓, a steal full brim hard hat and good gloves. A extra pair of Kevlar boot 🥾 laces and a few food bars. I walk after storm often, steal hard hats do not get holes like plastic hard hats. In the northwest of the US it snows then freezing rain causes so much damage. Stihl is my German friend I use to cut trees to make trails
In the GB we have loads of problems with snow fall Vanessa because we only seem to do something about it only after it snow's which causes problems of mainly of travelling to and from places. I'm glad for you Vanessa nothing happened to the fox hut in this terrible snow storm, I think this has happened because there has been a lack of forest management in the forest area where you are , like the trees are growing to close together and dead trees 🌳 have not been taken down all this can cause serious problems Vanessa. Norway 🇳🇴 and Sweden 🇸🇪 which are more prone to bad snow storms have probly more understanding of these type of storm problems and have proper knowledge management over those storm problems. ❤️Vanessa.
This happens in my area too. Usually wind damage, and soil saturation. We’ve had two at home in the past couple of years. Healthy beautiful maples and cedars. So glad your cabin wasn’t damaged. Happy new year! Many thanks, jul❤
Thank you Vanessa for a beautiful nature and heartfelt video! You show and talk in your videos about the surroundings where you are it's real and it's ❤YOU! 👍Stay warm and safe! 😃❤🦊
My hunch is that the storm produced a lot of wet snow that stuck to the tops of the trees causing them to be top-heavy. That made it relatively easy for the wind to break and uproot the trees.
I am in the Carpathians in Romania and our forests do get fallen trees and branches all of the time when we have snow - we also have to be careful when planting new trees that the branches don't get broken off . I think it is nature's way of thinning the forest for the strongest trees to thrive .
Hallo Vanessa. The trees here on the east coast, in the U.S. , have over the last ten years or so, been severely stressed. Drought and disease are spreading more than it used to.. also, the Winter's are so mild and warm, it never allows the ground to completely freeze up and stay frozen... The temperature fluctuates so much that the ground is pushing the root system right out of the ground? Freezing And thawing, freezing and thawing, over and over... Then, ice storms happening brings the trees down... Or, just high winds. We're definitely not having a normal Winter Season anymore... It's solid proof of Global warming.
Vanessa, so glad your cabin is ok. Always love watching your videos. I admire you so much for what you do in bushcraft and making your videos. Just love your cabin that you have built. From Alabama USA.
WOW what a mess the storm caused we get those bad in Ontario , Canada. we call them microburst. And yes very spooky with the fog . So sad to see that little deer their so vulnerable. I am happy your cabin was not damaged thank goodness. A very Merry Christmas to you and your family from Ontario, Canada .
Yes , Excellent Video , V ! Im glad to see you did not suffer catastrophic damage to the Cabin , even as the forest suffered such devastation ... I love your cultural references ; the Childs Game in the US is called Pick Up Sticks , where the object is to remove one without disturbing the others ... I love that one , "a stone dropped from my heart " ❤ Do you depart from the cabin while leaving the candles to burn ? Does the Puppy Dog break off the chase and will he cease running if you say , " Doggie , Come ! " ?? You should keep doing what you you are doing , it agrees with you ❤😊 Keep up your good work ✌
Hi Vanessa. Greetings from Sweden. As someone else from Sweden already commented about the trees, we dont get that many tree fells just from snowing, but from storms. And that many trees as in "your" wood that have fallen is not normal even here in Sweden, unless there's a really powerful storm. I'm glad your cabin is still there, unharmed. Take care and be safe.
It seems pretty normal for a heavy snow. I’m in northern United States and we had worse last year. I have a tiny trail to search for mushrooms and had to make a new path around the fallen trees. Luckily what I take that path for never really grew there. Maybe in a few years something new will tho. Glad your cabin is safe. Lots of clean up and free wood in the spring is seems
Hello Vanessa I know you have put a lot of work into your forest cabin I'm so happy that the cabin was okay thank you for the video. look forward to the next ones it looks like there was a lot of wind with that snow but I don't know just happy you and the boys are okay 🦊🏆👍
We have been dealing with this for a while on the east coast of the US. Between dutch elm disease and the emerald ash borer whole forests have been wiped out. The ash borer is killing off all of the White Birch trees it's completely changing the land scape. NO more winter pictures of New England with the white birch in the background.
10:38 Yes it happens here in Finland too Vanessa sometimes when the snow is wet and heavy. Tree's can't handle the weight and wet ground and maybe winds.
Wow! A lot of damage to the forest. I was holding my breath to see if the cabin was damaged. Thank goodness it wasn't. Looks like the forest is a dangerous place to be during heavy storms. Looks like luck was on your side, Vanessa.
I've seen wet snow and ice storms do that kind of damage to all different aged trees 200 year old trees totally uprooted and toppled. Wet snow and ice are no joke! that stuff can add hundreds of pounds to branches and trees and cause all kinds of damage! I'm glad your cabin remains untouched!
Sorry about the length of this but I do have some experience living in multiple climates in my life time. I live in a part of America that is very similar in winter weather as you have described there. Washington in the Pacific Northwest. It mostly rains in the winter but rarely snows. Exactly as you said. A maybe few centimeters at night and gone by mid morning. Last year we had no snow at all. We also have very tall conifer trees. Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir. A few years ago we had a snow overnight of 60-70 centimeters. A very rare event here. It happens only every 7 or 8 years or more. It destroyed many trees and completely shut down the city. At night power went off and you could hear trees snapping, sometimes very close. We were stuck at home for a few days because there was so much debris on the roads. It did make for a beautiful peaceful walk through the snow in a city without movement. Thank God nothing damaged our house or our neighbors. The trees here are not used to the stress caused by weight of snow. Especially a very wet snow. They have no built tolerance for it. I grew up in a part of America with very much snow throughout the winter. It is not unusual to snow 40-90 centimeters per week, sometimes in one day. That could go on for months at a time. I rarely saw trees damaged from snow there. When plants are exposed to stresses continually, they become stronger to be able to endure adverse weather conditions. A good example of this is if you have many indoor plants, it is recommended to run a fan to help the plants grow stronger. I am wondering, do the trees there break often in strong wind? Also how tall are your trees generally? They appear to be around 18 meters. Our trees here will also break in strong wind because it so rarely is windy. There are thick forests that slow and disperse wind but occasionally we will have a wind storm. It is terrifying watching the trees above our house bow and bend violently in the wind. It may also be beneficial to clear trees around the cabin. This would also help incase of fire. I know that is not ideal because being tucked away in the trees is sort of the point. Im glad your cabin is safe and that you were not there at the time. It would have been terrifying being stuck there and hearing trees snapping off all around you!
Hi Vanessa. I'm sorry that your beautiful forest received so much damage. I live in Maine, in the USA, and last weekend after receiving 8 inches of heavy, wet snow, we then got 2-4 inches of rain. The snow was so heavy that my evergreen trees were damaged, but the worst part of my experience this week has been the flooding of my basement from all the wet snow and rain. This caused flooding because the ground hadn't frozen yet. For the past 3 days (and nights) I've been running my sump pump, but water just keeps coming in as fast as I can pump it out. I'm getting weary, and have to wonder if this is the 'new normal' as far as what to expect with our climate changing. I hope soon you'll have your woods cleared of damage so you can once more enjoy the warmth and coziness of your little cabin in the woods. Please take care. We all love you.
As bad as it is with all the fallen trees, there is a silver lining to this. In the spring and summer months you have the opportunity to gather more firewood for next winter, unless it is the property of others who have a legal lien to the land. I'm wishing you and your family a very grand Christmas, and a New Year to welcome in!
Glad your place is ok Your woods is getting old and strong weather will take out the weak trees It happens here to from time to time We just have to carry on the best we can 😊
A normal tree/snow event here in The South of US. It usually looks like bombs have blown everything up there are so many trees down where I live. A couple of years ago simple wind knocked down all the trees in my front yard! I had planted them 25 years before so I was completely devastated!!
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We thank you for coming to us today, even with all the unforeseen circumstances, such as adverse weather conditions in a practical and friendly way. I'm not much of a camper but camping next to the lake is awesome because of the water. You're a very equipped professional woman in outdoor living. I enjoy watching your videos that show survival skills. Merry Christmas, happy new year, happy Vanessa, and good health and peace to all 🇺🇸💖🎄🦅
It's not generally the strength of the trees. It usually depends on things like how rapidly the temperature dropped, how much snow fell (and if the snow is wet and heavy), and how strong the winds were. Pine trees are particularly susceptible to bursting from the sap flash freezing and expanding. Recent droughts, or excessive rains can also be contributing factors.
Hello Vanessa,
Here in British Columbia we have had similar or worse damage from snow when wet and sometimes almost a Meter in 24 hours. Mostly though from storms, like beginning of November last year which did incredible damage with wind at 98 km per hour. The highway was impassible for most of the day, one man was stopped in front of massive trees on road and rear ended my a logging truck, crushed to death. Half km from our house (yurt). Wishing you and family a wonderful Christmas. Give your dog a hug from my 2 huskies.
Looks like they had high winds with the heavy snow. Glad your cabin was OK, it looks like a beautiful place to stay.
Hi! I'm from Spain and here we have something similar. It's called "hydric stress". In summer there was a hard drought and trees suffered. I've seen trees losing their leaves in August! Now in December some of those trees are very weak and they cannot sustain any weight, so with snow they break and fall.
I am pleased that you keep your interesting videos and your happiness, despite the difficult situation you had recently. I hope everything goes much better and you soon forget about it.
Wish you all the best!
Dry lucky and very happy for you…..🎉🎉
Vanessa. So happy for you that your cabin was not damaged in the snow storm. I know how much time you have spent to get it in a state that you can stay in it for some days. As you said you still have lot of work to do til your cabin is way you want. I remember times sleeping in the woods and how often we came across fallen trees. Best part is you were not in the cabin when all these trees came down and possibly harm you. Can't wait to start seeing more days of you at the cabin and in the woods bushcrafting. Ich Liebe Dich SOOOO !!!!
Your trees are not too weak, they are too old and too tall, I have a cabin in North West Wisconsin a Boreal Rain Forest always bring a chain saw due to the natural life cycle of trees. Every year we have wind damage from winds exceeding 100 to 130 KPH Last winter the total snow fall was 475cm.
Too old and too tall? It because of the snow load most likely. She even states they don’t get snow like they did in the last snowfall. The high wind speed doesn’t help either.
@@WheresWaldo05 Tell it to the Baileys Harbor Boreal Forest and Wetlands. The problem is that the Wisconsin ice cap is melting. In Green Bay, the Packers keep falling into sink holes in the tundra during practice. Plus, the state capitol igloo has slumped so much it isn't safe to go inside.
You are one very special lady! So grateful your cabin was protected and that I came across your channel! Stay warm and safe!
My heart dropped is a Canadian saying glad you found a new spot to camp out👍
Awwwwww Vanessa it’s so beautiful ❄️🌲🌲🛖🌲🌲☃️ we do have snow in England but not a great deal tbh but it to is beautiful when it does 🌨️❄️🌨️
I think camping out in the Black Forest in the snow would be truly frightening especially at night with the sound of all those trees crashing down 😱
But thankfully the cabin is safe & what a lovely setup 👍🏻 I think I could truly live in a place like that what ever the weather 😂
You take care ok & I’m looking forward to your new videos witch I may add are totally inspirational 💕 so keep up the good work Vanessa & pls give ika 🐾🐾 a hug from me xx😉
Sure sorry Vanessa , however , I’m confident you will recover ❤ 😢🫶🏻💪🏻🖤✌🏻
I’m so glad that your beautiful cabin was not damaged. That was a lot of snow! Your woods now looks like my favorite place up north. Down trees everywhere.
I'm. Glad. You. Have. Deers. There. Cool. I. Can. Tell. You. Love. Them. Too. The. Trees. Falling. Was. Probably. Because. Of. Ice. Storm. What. We. Call. Then. In. Ohio. It. Rain s. So. Hard. Then. Freeze s. On the. Trees. Tops. And. They. Can't. Take. The. Weight. Of. The. Ice. And. Snow. Together. Thanks. For. Another. Video. Happy. To. See. You. Again. ❤
I'm glad your cabin wasn't damaged. Big forest are nice until heavy snow or strong wind comes
Good morning Vanessa! We have similar issues in Oregon with the heavy wet snow sometimes. We have a small family cabin in the coastal mountains and it gets hit allot in winter suddenly. However it's all worth the work we put in to keep it out of danger.
Happy your cabin is OK!
One positive is now you'll have no problems collecting firewood and finding wood to build your projects.
Here in America there are states out west they get a lot of snow and 🌲 tree's come down please be safe out there love from America ❤
Glad your cabin is alright. I know you worked hard on it.
Glad the cabin is okay.
Hope you, Aika, and your family have a very Merry Christmas 🎄
I'm from BC Canada, we have lots of snow, and lots of trees, of all kinds. Pine, cedar and fir. The trees are ok as long as it doesn't melt than freeze. Its the ice that breaks the trees. They are frozen so it doesn't take much to break them. If there is lots of snow on the branches it get very heavy. The trees will break and fall over, especially if the wind blows hard.
Our forest look very much like what your seeing, but much worse. The trees are often so thick you can't walk threw it. Not like your forest where it looks like the trees has been planted. The trees are so nicely spaced, and you can see a fair distance. In BC, especial on the coast, its packed really thick.
Love your cabin in the woods.
Dearest Vanessa, Wow where does one start. I love your forest cabin it look quite comfortable from what you showed of it. Thank goodness the trees left it alone undamaged. to try and answer your question about Norway and such places I think the damage would be the same maybe if not worse, but its part of their living conditions so they are used to it, and maybe not news worthy. I am also glad your car was not parked in its usual place I think it would now be a squashed car lol. Seriously I am glad you and your children were nowhere near that forest when the storm hit, and Thank goodness your all fit and well. Wishing you a very special Christmas and a much happier New year. Take great care of yourself your one very special lady. With much Love XXX
i love you like a sister my forrest fox , im so happy you sustained no damage to your cabin you worked so hard to reform , love from my family to yours from america.
Vanessa I'm so happy you're back I thought something had happened.i am just watching your new video I hope all is well with you and I look forward to watching many more of your videos because I look up to you and respect you in what you are doing.take care and look after yourself.😘
Hi Vanessa!! I'm glad all is well. Hang in there. Love from Texas ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Your forest looks to be a very beautiful place, Glad your cabin survived the storm.
Hi Vanessa, Glad to see your cabin made it through the storm. Please remember that dead pine trees still standing will fall eventually. You may want to consider cutting them as soon as possible. Or better yet go ahead and cut any trees standing close to the cabin and parking areas. Cheers from Louisiana.
I’m so glad to see that you’re OK. I was really worried about you after seeing what that asshole did to your daycamp. I thought maybe you would quit making videos. Your videos have become a big part of my life and I thank you so much for all the knowledge that you share.❤ I am from Michigan and when we get wet deep snow like that, our trees fall over just the same so I think this is quite normal because it looks like your snow is very wet and heavy. Happy holidays to you and your family and I can’t wait for you next video. Thank you, Vanessa.🌲
The trees in Norway and Sweden gets a thrashing several times a year, and for long periods of time. They are adapted and can take it.
In areas like Bavaria the trees will snap like twigs if they are put through something even close to the same hammering.
Good to see your cabin survived!
Happy to see your cabin is ok watched you fix it up from the beginning. Have a nice day Vanessa
You got lucky!
I was getting a little concerned that you had not posted a video since the last video with a bad story. I am happy to see you again and see that your cabin did not suffer any damage from the big snow storm! I live in Florida, snow is not a problem here, just hurricanes! 🙂
Be safe Vanessa and Merry Christmas!
I'm happy to see you back with another video.
Big respect to you.
We lived in Southwest Germany and the trees there stood up to the snow pretty good. I camped out all over southern Germany & some in northwest. Berchtesgaden got lots of snow & Garmisch also got tons of snow. I went on a trip off a tributary of the Rhine river in a raft for one week in June. We were all wearing shorts and the 4 th day it started snowing. An elementary school let us stay inside till the snow stopped. That’s Germany for you.
Hi Vanessa, we have the same thing happen in Northern California. It doesn't happen all the time, only when it's a wet heavy snow. We have more trees come down in the winter when the ground gets too saturated and the wind blows them over.🌹
Wild Woman Vanessa👌👍 No damage, lucky girl. Glad your Fox Hut was spared from the snow storm, maybe some clean up needed is all. Wildlife cameras can fail in extreme cold, new batteries should help. Take care, be vigilant, enjoy the nature.
We get a lot of snow in Northern NY. The susceptible trees get knocked down every season. Yours only get exposed once in a long while, so it is more dramatic and devastating.
Very happy to see that the cabin had no storm damage Vanessa! Storms are unpredictable many times and sometimes it is just lucky to avoid a disaster. Here in the USA we have tornadoes which are extremely destructive. Best wishes to you and your family for a very Merry Christmas ! 🎄🎄🎄🎄
To my knowledge, heavy wet snow causes that type of tree damage, no matter where it falls. This is why so many people create a clearing around a forest cabin, a safe distance from the highest tree in the perimeter if it were to fall in that direction. Don't be fooled, those snow-laden branches above your cabin could fall and puncture the roof, picturesque as they may be. Stay safe!
Here in washington state USA on the western slope of the cascade mountains several trees are brought down every winter either by excessive snowfall or wind storms knocking out power and blocking roads. most everyone i know who has lived here for more than a few years has a chain saw in their truck in case the road is blocked, 4x4s are a must also. I think your trees in Germany are just as likely to damage as ours and look like the same species too so don't think your trees are any weaker lol. great photography Vanessa, looks just like my back yard...
Vanessa, here in N. Texas USA we have ice storm's about ever 10 years... trees, power lines, and buildings. It's just nature. Still loving your videos from Texas 💖💕.
Glad your cabin (and you) are OK after the storm. Here in the USA, heavy wet snows or lots of ice from freezing rain that slowly builds up on the lines and branches often down our power lines (which can also "explode" transformers), tree branches and even big trees -- especially with high winds. Often, high winds (possibly "down bursts" which are localized rather than a wide area). Tornadoes are less common in the winter. I'm sure many other commenters will say the same.
"A stone dropped from my heart" sounds a lot like "a weight has lifted from my shoulders" here in the US.
Your cabin is in a beautiful location.
Near the Gulf of Mexico in Southern United States and we very rarely have snow but we have hurricanes that will knock trees down. One particular storm came through and just stopped over us with us being about 4 miles from the eye wall in the north-east quadrant so we got pounded for hours and trees were falling all around and onto our house. When it was done we were trapped in our home because of all the trees. It took a while for them to get to us but we couldn't get out of our driveway for almost a week. Other areas it wasn't so bad and one of the workers who came to help clear us out said that it looked like the whole storm did all of it's damage right here at our house. Happy to see your cabin is still standing! Still loving your videos!
Hello from BC, Canada. We have vast expanses of forests, natural and planted. The planted groves tend to be more vulnerable to wind and snow load due in part to their faster growth which results in a weaker stem/ trunk and root system.
I'm from eastern United States it happens here too, the trees there are ok. Some looked dead but others it was just the added weight from the weather, like the video you said from your neighbor I think where it was at the cabin and trees were bent. Some of the trees that were snapped had too much extra weight from the snow and because how tall they are it made them snap. Others that are ripped out I would think it could be part from the weight of the snow part from wind blew them over. It's a healthy woodland. I am glad your cabin is alright.
Hi Vanessa, glad to see you back. Happy Christmas to you and the family!
We have the same saying in swedish. "En sten föll från mitt hjärta" A stone fell from my heart. Maybe not used much. But... And the trees are maybe growing too close to each other so they become very long and not so wide. The damage looks like when we have a storm. Have a great time in your cabin.
Good wishes and support from Ireland. Great to see you and four legged buddy out and about enjoying yourselves and not giving in to that creep. Thank you for sharing fab vids.
Very happy for you that your cabin survived!
I agree those trees are old and very tall and also quite thin because they are growing so close together that none of them are getting much light. I live in woods with trees like that and get very worried during blizzards and hurricanes with high winds because we've had bad experiences with the trees coming down though fortunately no one was hurt. If the snow is wet and heavy it makes them top heavy for their height and they can snap. It looks like you had a little tornado the way the branches are every which way. And evergreen trees have tiny roots in comparison to their height so they can easily be uprooted. It's better to be an oak than an evergreen! Glad your cabin was ok !
I understand EXACTLY what you're describing with the trees: we have similar problems here in Austin, Texas.
Our city has generously planted trees all over, because of the advantages of shade. But none of them are very cold-resistant tress, being species like hackberries or Southern live oaks. And not only are they coming out of several years of drought, but they haven't been pruned back enough becuase the maintenance department is understaffed. So this past winter, when they froze over with ice, they started breaking and falling onto the power lines, knocking out lights all over the city.
I'm so relieved and happy for you that there was no damage to your cabin. I know that would have been devastating to you. It is good to see you smiling and happy and I'm sending you good wishes and joy for the season.
Take care in the coming Winter months, that other trees don't fall while you're there. Hope you and your family have a safe and happy Christmas.
I'm glad there is no damage in the cabin as i know tall he work you put into it , Brilliant video Vanessa , with all the fallen trees you will have plenty of fire wood at least , have a brilliant safe holiday , all the best from Wales .
After what happened to your camp with that (bad word) destroying it, I was hoping when this started that your cabin was OK. Glad it survived. Maybe a Spring project would be to get an arbourist to check for damaged branches on trees and remove them.
Old saying - Do you hear a tree fall in the woods at night ?
You do if your in the woods on a windy day day
So glad your back out in the woods - your awesome
Glad to hear that your hut is okay. I have spent nights in the woods in storms, listening to the trees coming down around me. It's not relaxing. The trick is to survive and you and your hut have. Hopefully this is the precursor of a better 2024..
Glad to see you posting again. Hope you have a white Christmas without any more drama.
Nice cabin! Glad you didn't sustain any damage during the storm.
don't ever worry about your English, i never have problems understanding what you have to say, i really enjoy your videos, keep them coming, but always be Safe out there!
❤. Hello from Utah Vanessa! Good to know your cabin/safe space is fine. 👌🦬👍
We have something like this that happens in Washington state. We get a thinning wind, the temperature drops so fast that it caused the sap to freeze in the trees, and when that happens you hear what sounds like gun shots all night as the branches and the trees themselves just bust off and break apart. First time I saw it happen there hadn't been a thinning wind freeze in over 10 yrs, and we lived in the middle of the woods around a lake. Was interesting to say the least. From that day on I didn't go anywhere during the winter without at least an ax in the vehicle.
We also say "a stone fell on my heart," here in the U.S. I was very worried as I watched you pass so many trees that were snapped like toothpicks. When you finally reached the cabin, and I saw it undamaged, I was so relieved! There is so much to do in order to clear out all the trees, and the deer carcass. Please stay warm and safe.
Wow, Vanessa! You are so lucky nothing hit your cabin! I know the exact way that you feel, having a cabin of my own that I care deeply about. From an optimist point of view, you have a TON of firewood now! From a pessimist view, shit! I have a lot of work to do cutting all of this firewood up! What is definite, though, is that all of that wood needs to be cut and split, especially anything near your cabin, just for safety. Any tree that is damaged that looks like just a stick coming out of the ground need to go first since they pose the most risk, but you seem to have SO MUCH on the ground to cut at your leisure.
I live in the southeastern USA, so we rarely get any snow, but wind and ice can damage trees to the same point where you find yourself at now. My own woods near my cabin is always at risk, and we have mostly eastern pine with a handful of strong oaks mixed in. I am always fearing the branches or entire pine trees coming down and hurting either myself or my cabin, to the point that if I stay outside of the cabin under a tarp, even in summer time, I tie multiple ropes overhead to diffuse some of the energy of a branch falling on me in my sleep. I hear them falling all the time around me, and it's a very scary experience.
I grew up in the north outside of Chicago, and I know what a real snowfall looks and feels like. What you are experiencing is quite normal from an American standpoint.
That said, I wish you and yours well, and a very lovely and Merry Christmas! Much love from the USA! ❤🤍💙
A small 🪓, a steal full brim hard hat and good gloves. A extra pair of Kevlar boot 🥾 laces and a few food bars. I walk after storm often, steal hard hats do not get holes like plastic hard hats. In the northwest of the US it snows then freezing rain causes so much damage. Stihl is my German friend I use to cut trees to make trails
In the GB we have loads of problems with snow fall Vanessa because we only seem to do something about it only after it snow's which causes problems of mainly of travelling to and from places.
I'm glad for you Vanessa nothing happened to the fox hut in this terrible snow storm, I think this has happened because there has been a lack of forest management in the forest area where you are , like the trees are growing to close together and dead trees 🌳 have not been taken down all this can cause serious problems Vanessa.
Norway 🇳🇴 and Sweden 🇸🇪 which are more prone to bad snow storms have probly more understanding of these type of storm problems and have proper knowledge management over those storm problems.
❤️Vanessa.
Hi Vanessa I am happy for you that the cabin is ok and the most important no one got hurt I love that cabin ❤😊
This happens in my area too. Usually wind damage, and soil saturation. We’ve had two at home in the past couple of years. Healthy beautiful maples and cedars. So glad your cabin wasn’t damaged. Happy new year! Many thanks, jul❤
I'm glad to see your cabin was not damaged and wishing you a Merry Christmas!
Your forest seems to have a lot of " widow makers " , stay away during stormy weather . I am glad your cabin is still in tact . Good luck . Cheers
Very glad to know the cabin wasn't damaged. We often have tree damage caused by heavy, wet snow in the northeastern US.
Thank you Vanessa for a beautiful nature and heartfelt video! You show and talk in your videos about the surroundings where you are it's real and it's ❤YOU! 👍Stay warm and safe! 😃❤🦊
My hunch is that the storm produced a lot of wet snow that stuck to the tops of the trees causing them to be top-heavy. That made it relatively easy for the wind to break and uproot the trees.
I live in the Pacific Northwest , I've seen trees 6 feet across fall over for no good reason . You got lucky, be safe 😊
Welcome back wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I am in the Carpathians in Romania and our forests do get fallen trees and branches all of the time when we have snow - we also have to be careful when planting new trees that the branches don't get broken off . I think it is nature's way of thinning the forest for the strongest trees to thrive .
Hallo Vanessa. The trees here on the east coast, in the U.S. , have over the last ten years or so, been severely stressed. Drought and disease are spreading more than it used to.. also, the Winter's are so mild and warm, it never allows the ground to completely freeze up and stay frozen... The temperature fluctuates so much that the ground is pushing the root system right out of the ground? Freezing And thawing, freezing and thawing, over and over... Then, ice storms happening brings the trees down... Or, just high winds. We're definitely not having a normal Winter Season anymore... It's solid proof of Global warming.
Vanessa, so glad your cabin is ok. Always love watching your videos. I admire you so much for what you do in bushcraft and making your videos. Just love your cabin that you have built. From Alabama USA.
WOW what a mess the storm caused we get those bad in Ontario , Canada. we call them microburst. And yes very spooky with the fog . So sad to see that little deer their so vulnerable. I am happy your cabin was not damaged thank goodness. A very Merry Christmas to you and your family from Ontario, Canada .
So glad your cabin is in good shape. Hope you make many Moore videos there.
Yes , Excellent Video , V !
Im glad to see you did not suffer catastrophic damage to the Cabin , even as the forest suffered such devastation ...
I love your cultural references ; the Childs Game in the US is called Pick Up Sticks , where the object is to remove one without disturbing the others ...
I love that one , "a stone dropped from my heart " ❤
Do you depart from the cabin while leaving the candles to burn ?
Does the Puppy Dog break off the chase and will he cease running if you say , " Doggie , Come ! " ??
You should keep doing what you you are doing , it agrees with you ❤😊
Keep up your good work ✌
Hi Vanessa. I hope you're having a nice day!
Hi Vanessa. Greetings from Sweden. As someone else from Sweden already commented about the trees, we dont get that many tree fells just from snowing, but from storms. And that many trees as in "your" wood that have fallen is not normal even here in Sweden, unless there's a really powerful storm.
I'm glad your cabin is still there, unharmed. Take care and be safe.
Thank goodness so much hard work still together, what a great Christmas gift for you🥰❤️
So happy to see your cabin standing strong!
It seems pretty normal for a heavy snow. I’m in northern United States and we had worse last year. I have a tiny trail to search for mushrooms and had to make a new path around the fallen trees. Luckily what I take that path for never really grew there. Maybe in a few years something new will tho. Glad your cabin is safe. Lots of clean up and free wood in the spring is seems
Glad the cabin is fine Vanessa!
You're protected by the universe and may be happy the nature didn't destroy your beautiful cabin.
Hello Vanessa I know you have put a lot of work into your forest cabin I'm so happy that the cabin was okay thank you for the video. look forward to the next ones it looks like there was a lot of wind with that snow but I don't know just happy you and the boys are okay 🦊🏆👍
We have been dealing with this for a while on the east coast of the US. Between dutch elm disease and the emerald ash borer whole forests have been wiped out. The ash borer is killing off all of the White Birch trees it's completely changing the land scape. NO more winter pictures of New England with the white birch in the background.
So many trees have lichen on them here in New England, once that starts they die shortly after.
10:38 Yes it happens here in Finland too Vanessa sometimes when the snow is wet and heavy. Tree's can't handle the weight and wet ground and maybe winds.
I love your channel. I live in Northern Montana and we usually gets a lot of snow but this winter no so much snow. I love the winters and the snow.
Wow! A lot of damage to the forest. I was holding my breath to see if the cabin was damaged. Thank goodness it wasn't.
Looks like the forest is a dangerous place to be during heavy storms. Looks like luck was on your side, Vanessa.
Good to see you back out in the wild, Vanessa.
Keep an eye out for those widowmakers and stay safe.
I'm so pleased Vanessa. You have so much bad luck on your videos. Keep up the good work.
I've seen wet snow and ice storms do that kind of damage to all different aged trees 200 year old trees totally uprooted and toppled. Wet snow and ice are no joke! that stuff can add hundreds of pounds to branches and trees and cause all kinds of damage! I'm glad your cabin remains untouched!
Sorry about the length of this but I do have some experience living in multiple climates in my life time.
I live in a part of America that is very similar in winter weather as you have described there. Washington in the Pacific Northwest. It mostly rains in the winter but rarely snows. Exactly as you said. A maybe few centimeters at night and gone by mid morning. Last year we had no snow at all. We also have very tall conifer trees. Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir. A few years ago we had a snow overnight of 60-70 centimeters. A very rare event here. It happens only every 7 or 8 years or more. It destroyed many trees and completely shut down the city. At night power went off and you could hear trees snapping, sometimes very close. We were stuck at home for a few days because there was so much debris on the roads. It did make for a beautiful peaceful walk through the snow in a city without movement. Thank God nothing damaged our house or our neighbors. The trees here are not used to the stress caused by weight of snow. Especially a very wet snow. They have no built tolerance for it.
I grew up in a part of America with very much snow throughout the winter. It is not unusual to snow 40-90 centimeters per week, sometimes in one day. That could go on for months at a time. I rarely saw trees damaged from snow there. When plants are exposed to stresses continually, they become stronger to be able to endure adverse weather conditions. A good example of this is if you have many indoor plants, it is recommended to run a fan to help the plants grow stronger.
I am wondering, do the trees there break often in strong wind? Also how tall are your trees generally? They appear to be around 18 meters. Our trees here will also break in strong wind because it so rarely is windy. There are thick forests that slow and disperse wind but occasionally we will have a wind storm. It is terrifying watching the trees above our house bow and bend violently in the wind.
It may also be beneficial to clear trees around the cabin. This would also help incase of fire. I know that is not ideal because being tucked away in the trees is sort of the point.
Im glad your cabin is safe and that you were not there at the time. It would have been terrifying being stuck there and hearing trees snapping off all around you!
Hi Vanessa. I'm sorry that your beautiful forest received so much damage. I live in Maine, in the USA, and last weekend after receiving 8 inches of heavy, wet snow, we then got 2-4 inches of rain. The snow was so heavy that my evergreen trees were damaged, but the worst part of my experience this week has been the flooding of my basement from all the wet snow and rain. This caused flooding because the ground hadn't frozen yet. For the past 3 days (and nights) I've been running my sump pump, but water just keeps coming in as fast as I can pump it out. I'm getting weary, and have to wonder if this is the 'new normal' as far as what to expect with our climate changing. I hope soon you'll have your woods cleared of damage so you can once more enjoy the warmth and coziness of your little cabin in the woods. Please take care. We all love you.
I have to agree with you. It's probably the 'New Normal ' instead of snow we'll have Mud.
I've all ready installed a secondary sump pump at the opposite side of house because of rain
I picked up another extension cord in case I need to hook up the bigger pump. Good luck to you!@@notdone1975
So happy your cabin is ok. Love the snow too, thats why I moved from southern New Jersey to Florida. 🤣
So Happy that your Cabin is Ok Vanessa..... Bless you and I hope you Have a Great Christmas..... :-)))) xxxxxx
Thanks for the video Vanessa!
As bad as it is with all the fallen trees, there is a silver lining to this. In the spring and summer months you have the opportunity to gather more firewood for next winter, unless it is the property of others who have a legal lien to the land. I'm wishing you and your family a very grand Christmas, and a New Year to welcome in!
Glad your place is ok
Your woods is getting old and strong weather will take out the weak trees
It happens here to from time to time
We just have to carry on the best we can 😊
A normal tree/snow event here in The South of US. It usually looks like bombs have blown everything up there are so many trees down where I live. A couple of years ago simple wind knocked down all the trees in my front yard! I had planted them 25 years before so I was completely devastated!!