This was easy to set up and I'm perfectly happy with how big it is. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxLQGtOO9dXIsNktEeycGoIT6jtJJNTScA The main front 2 windows are a nice addition with the quiet drop down or up hooks. The center is a zipper, and the outsides are Velcro, but in the center I can drop it to where I want it quietly. The side windows are Velcro, but I guess I get to see out and nothing can see in. To everyone complaining about the door, it's perfect. It's a quiet entry door. One snap buckle and 4 snap on pole ends. Plenty of room for my 12 Guage to maneuver around. I'm quite happy with it.
Cotton balls soaked in peppermint oil works pretty good for mouse repellent. Super cool the way the blind turned out. The snap in windows are one of my favorite parts.
the peppermint oil also keeps out the spiders, I buy it every year in those little concentrated bottles n put it around my doors a couple times in the fall n no more spiders or spider bits n trips to the emergency from brown recluse or any other nasty spiders
To keep the squirrels or anything from climbing the poles, use an aluminum "valley" wrapped around the poles and nailed to it. Usually, three to four feet distance would be sufficient. Old stove pipe would also work. Love this channel, keep the building happening - your ingenuity is amazing.
Loved this vid - I'm binge watching to get caught up. So much truth in what you said - "it's funny.....out here you can hardly tell the difference".....I went to the woods this winter and camped. Nature has a way of making things feel so right, when everyone else try's to talk you into thinking everything is wrong......maybe it is, maybe it's ALL messed up but when you're 'out there', the birds still sing the same, the snow still falls, the sun still shines, the coyotes still howl and it feels good again. Peace bro.
Old metal coffee or juice cans or any metal around your post will stop the critters from climbing up . For the chewy ones I bought a gallon of Tabasco sauce from the bulk warehouse and painted everywhere they had chewed or may potentially chew and it put a hilarious stop to chewing and visiting of my furry little friends . Good video thanks for sharing.
I've spent my life building off precise Architectural Drawings .. the way you are building is by far the most fun way to building .. just put it together, the project will lead you where you need to end up .. good job !!!
Those awnings need support legs or the snow load will rip them off. Place looks great though! Very cozy and inviting. I like the propane shelf. I would totally live there. It has everything a person needs. 👍🏻
Absolutely amazing! The most perfect things in life are not always the most perfect things themselves. This would be something I'd love to build if I had the land like yours.
@@survivingringworm2202 Agree with this - also, mint oil. Not the kind that goes in food, the 100% hippy essential oil type mint. Couple drops on a cotton ball, cotton balls thrown in corners/openings, no rodents of any kind. At least in FLA -- honestly I can't remember how tough MI rodents are. Palm rats are pretty tough, can chew through anything - but they won't go anywhere near mint oil. However I don't know how the bears feel about it.
I can't believe I woke up this morning, stumbled across one of your videos and ended up binge watching every video and it is now dark outside. Great videos. Dude please let this channel season and don't stop making videos. Stick it out wait on the subscribers. As far as squirrels go you can put discs/inverted sheet metal or plastic cones (like dog no scratch collar) around all the supports, face open end of the cone down but don't know what you would do for the rungs on the ladder.
You are one sick puppy! If you weren’t before binging I bet you are now. Haha. Going to try to continue through the winter but as of today none of my batteries that charge my camera batteries will work. Too cold! Hopefully I can figure something out...
@@survivingringworm2202 I have foldable solar charger that fits in my backpack about the size of a medium book. Has three solar panels when open. They aren’t too expensive and do not require permanent installation.
Wrapping the poles with light sheet metal will keep them from crawling upin the blind, really enjoy your videos can't wait to look at some more thank you very much
Ha! I started making these videos for my friends and family because they are always wondering what whacky thing I am up to this time. Then I though, maybe some day in a couple years it could pay for chainsaw gas and bar oil. Probably not but that would be cool!
Our stilted blinds have tin skirts about half way up the stilt. They do a good job stopping critters from climbing up. As for you ladder....maybe hinge the ladder up under the floor. gets it off the ground.
I think that’s definitely the way to go. Someone else mentioned using dryer vent for the skirting which seems cost effective. As for the ladder, that might take some engineering as its weight is screwed to a tree root.
Not only do I love the projects you build, I love that you are entertaining as well. You have a great sense of humor and you are able to laugh at yourself as well.
Love your channel, new subscriber here. I've used roof repair 'tar' in a tube before to seal cracks on a new garden shed, worked fine. Some people are really good doing a 'design as you build' project, you seem to be one of those people.........
Doubt you'll come back to this, but for squirrel and mouse control, moth balls work well. You can always store them in a heavy ziplock bag when time to hunt comes about.
You can use the wide roof flashing to wrap the poles to keep rodents from climbing them, just make sure they go far enough up because those critters can jump. As for the ladder, I would make it removable so it can be hungry up under neath to keep critters from climbing it because no amount of flashing can keep them off of horizontal surfaces.
Yep, stove pipe. Put it on standing old dead tree trunk to protect wood duck nest box. Had idk 2 ft section 2 ft off ground. Make your ladder hinge up or pivot on a rod when off season. Seen a vid guy had brackets where ladder goes and another set to hang ladder on side off stand therefore off ground when not in use. Caulking I like Big Stretch. You get what you pay for. All that work, don't get cheap on outside.
Wrap stove pipe around the post. they won't be able to climb them. Maybe hindge the ladder so you could fasten it up when not in use. It's looking great. Good luck!
Just found ya and watched both videos of the Deer Castle. You have a great attitude and are blessed with a can do Spirit and great Skill set. Had me chuckling with your election comment. I grew up in Michigan and lived in the Sault after getting out of the Submarine Navy. Winters were a bit rough for the wife and I. Retired now. Howdy from the back-roads of Tennessee.
Stuff every opening no matter how small with a heavy grade steel wool. Top off with tin. Mice & squirrel won't chew on it because it tears up their gums.
I would say that stilt cabin looks great. Like a home away from home. I would say for no plans other then something in your head, an winging it as you go. Looks good !!! An should be there for a good amount of time. Idon't know about mice of squirrels but Ihave shed I made an those rear pinscher bugs an ants. I sprayed the inside with diesel an no more bugs or mice. I wouldn't spray the inside but maybe the posts an bottom of the latter may stop them. It's a oil base an stinks May keep you away too... lol
It's amazing what a fine mist of diesel will do! I wrapped the legs with plastic from 2 liter bottles and coated with used motor oil. Haven't had any critters come in yet and there are about a million flies stuck to the plastic!
This is what RUclips should've been. Regular people doing their own thing without ego, no "influence", etc. I'm glad I stumbled across this guy accidentally making an awesome blind. Especially liked your comment about electing a new president but out there you don't notice it. Several places were losing their mind and there you are, building stuff, not bothered. Good for you.
What great videos and love the commentary. One thought I had was you might want to support those awnings. A little weight on them will eventually allow them to fail. But other then that I think your work is awesome!
Doggonnit!! I was just going to make a simple elevated blind. Simple was the word. Not now! No. Now I'm thinking bigger with a heater and a bed and probably solar panels or something. Thanks alot! No more spare time for me!.....lol great job, great video.
I’ve had success wrapping the base of the structures with tin so the rodents can’t get up, and then also keeping the porcupines from chewing on the corners.
@@survivingringworm2202 cover the leg with cheap sheet metal or galvanized steel whatever you can get that is cheap thin and has no grip points they can't climb metal siding
Not me. I love being outdoors but I've had a couple of scary tenting experiences with bears. You sleep in the tent (bear bait) and I'll be upstairs in the deer house.
That one thing i love about a real log cabin! Holds heat and cold, be cold out side and warm inside, be warm out side and cold inside ~ Takes about a week of constant temperature, to meet the temperature out side
My parents had a log cabin when I was younger. They had to send someone out days before we got there to turn the heat up because it took so long to get up to temp. But then we could also turn the heat off the day before we left and you didn't notice!
@@survivingringworm2202 Those cracks and seams. got to be sealed even as they age and start spitting. This log cabin I'am living in is at less 45 years old and is holding up very good ~ Plus if i need to tear a wall out and replaced it. I have plenty of pine trees to do so
Growing up in southern California on a horse ranch in the hills near Pomona my brother and I built lots of tree house hide outs. Our neighbors the Browns had a four story tree house built around four Eucalyptus trees, great fun
What a tee-pee or tee-pee complex you could build and not even need the tent anymore. I believe that you have all the materials to build one or more (attached) and heating would no longer be a problem in the winter. One twenty or twenty five foot high erected right on your existing tent platform (or build another) and several around it for an inside shower (plus facilities) and even a wiki-up sauna could keep the whole place warm and all your tools dry and even your water supply fluid. Carefully planned you could be inside in a couple of days to a week.
With all the work, that you have done and accomplish, amazing and only wish I could go back in time when I was building my own cottage or home for retirement . Keep going .
Hi, I just now found your channel, love it hardcore! What I like; well I like how creative you are, build as you go, brave or crazy lol,(but I like it) you are out to impress not a soul, you are open & even ask for suggestions when required, dang about the gumball machine-that was cool beans for sure!!! I still can't believe (or can I) that you live in a tent in Michigan in the winter-What-this Canadian lady says to you, I think your winters are worse than ours, I lived in Indiana for a couple of years & traveled to Michigan often, beaches, sand dunes on crazy buggies, lots of fun!!! Anyway my hats off to you & what you are doing, I have the need to do something similar, but not in a tent, body could not take it; & keep on doing what you are doing, 'cause it's awesome!!! I will definitely be tuning in!! ~Kim 🇨🇦
Nice job young man. No real plans just a vision which I think turned out very well. Keep the thought process going. BTW I'm in SE mich Stay safe my friend
Looking good man. I like your style. Have a vision, a loose plan, and just start making it happen. I’d try to do some inverted sheet metal cones/skirts around those posts to keep the critters from climbing them.
If there was a more fun way to do things, I might try it but just swinging wildly at projects site keeps it interesting out here! I think the metal cones are a great idea. But maybe something cheaper than metal? Don’t have easy access to it and would probably cost some $. Maybe 2 liter plastic?
To stop the rats and squirrel you might wrap metal flashing around the post. We used 12 inch wide come off the ground about 2 feet. The little bugger can’t get a grip on the metal. Enjoy your video.
Try putting unwrapped bars of Irish Spring soap in the corners, on the mattress, next to sealed snack jar. We put them all over our RV, which sits in a field over the winter. A friend, who works at a B&B, puts them by all the entry doors over the winter. We have had rather good luck with this strong smelling soap. Tried laundry dryer sheets, but once the scent dissipated the mice came in.
Why would they hate that soap? Wonder if anyone has studied this and if I could just buy the concentrated scent? I have had mice in my car out here 3 or 4 times this year. Bought some little bags of sawdust looking stuff with a really strong pine-ish smell specifically to repel mice. And it didn’t work. Think I have another critter in there again.
First, I do like the end result of your project. Very nicely done. As for building without a plan, why not? I'm a former homebuilder and have built a few deer blinds on my property that started with nothing more than deciding I wanted a deer blind "right here." Every one turned out different but all serve their purpose. They are deer blinds, not showcase houses! Build them as you go. I will be fine! Obviously, building these things isn't rocket science but you do learn good lessons from each one that help out on subsequent projects. My first major blind on my property was literally built attached to live trees....which is a huge mistake. I built a couple more like that then switched to ones that are supported by lumber, not living trees. Too much movement of the trees and damage due to the trees growing around the blind over time. I actually removed one blind due to the problem of having it attached to living trees. Like you, I discovered a 6 to 8 foot height above ground to the floor level is enough. Not much benefit from a taller blind but lots more instability. I tried various sizes and discovered a 5 x7 size works well. So does a 6 xx 8. I won't go smaller than a 4 x 6. Mine are mostly built with salvaged materials, such as old decking boards or other treated lumber, culling out any bad pieces. I like to use old iron security doors such as for a sliding patio door as the subfloor instead of lumber. Then I just screw decking right onto that iron frame. The iron frame will hold far more weight than will ever be put on it and holds up virtually forever. Paint it first, if it is rusty. Ii discovered that recycling old fence pickets, such as those made of cedar, really makes nice exterior siding and looks great. That stuff is already weathered. You just have to pick out the pickets that are still solid enough to use. If you cut the pickets down to a 4 foot length, that works nicely and it gets rid of the top and bottom ends which usually tend to be rotten. Honestly, my blinds cost me very little, just as yours was inexpensive. It's sure nice to have a spacious blind to sit in for hunting. I only hunt with archery equipment, either a recurve or a crossbow. So I have to build larger windows like you did. I do like your snap on method. Great idea!
don't know if you still GET comments Literally GET them - The last 2 years you're a VOICE OF REASON & PEACE & I THANK-YOU !! Love watching you build your ideas..& DOIN' YUR !THING !!! Growing up/8-18 /building Mom & Dads hOUSE -LORDY😫🥴🙏👀🤪🤪 !!!!
Found me out! I don't really use it for the big stuff- just eyeball it. But when you need the small crap to fit together, I occasionally will use a square. But then I make the cut with the chainsaw which kinda erases whatever advantages the square was supposed to give.
Just recently stumbled upon this channel Ryan.. Subscribed soon after 1st video I watched. Enjoying every aspect.. Skills.. Ingenuity.. Odd humor... U name it. Your request 2 hit the like button.. (I understand from Utube point of view) yet seemed way 2 generic.. (I'll still do it..).. (cuz.. U deserve it no doubt.. Lol) so I had 2 give U the more personal.. LIKE!! very cool.
I really enjoyed your video. I appreciated the way you made do with scrap wood rather than cut another tree. Hey, another McIvor! Thumbs up! This British Columbia boy is now a subscriber. YeeHaw!
This was easy to set up and I'm perfectly happy with how big it is. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxLQGtOO9dXIsNktEeycGoIT6jtJJNTScA The main front 2 windows are a nice addition with the quiet drop down or up hooks. The center is a zipper, and the outsides are Velcro, but in the center I can drop it to where I want it quietly. The side windows are Velcro, but I guess I get to see out and nothing can see in. To everyone complaining about the door, it's perfect. It's a quiet entry door. One snap buckle and 4 snap on pole ends. Plenty of room for my 12 Guage to maneuver around. I'm quite happy with it.
You remind me of myself 35 years ago...thank you for that. "If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything"...PRICELESS!!!
It’s amazing how little some of us actually understand. And how much fun we have because of it.
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Wrong again. Some learn more along the way.
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Cotton balls soaked in peppermint oil works pretty good for mouse repellent. Super cool the way the blind turned out. The snap in windows are one of my favorite parts.
Yea , that’s great idea !
the peppermint oil also keeps out the spiders, I buy it every year in those little concentrated bottles n put it around my doors a couple times in the fall n no more spiders or spider bits n trips to the emergency from brown recluse or any other nasty spiders
Brown recluse spiders get a bad rap. They’re just lonely and want some company to share with
To keep the squirrels or anything from climbing the poles, use an aluminum "valley" wrapped around the poles and nailed to it. Usually, three to four feet distance would be sufficient. Old stove pipe would also work. Love this channel, keep the building happening - your ingenuity is amazing.
Tried that even put grease on the stove pipe the squirrel s went up the pole to the bird feeder.
Try an owl decoy
Great looking window overhangs. Think you will need two side supports for snow loads.
Loved this vid - I'm binge watching to get caught up. So much truth in what you said - "it's funny.....out here you can hardly tell the difference".....I went to the woods this winter and camped. Nature has a way of making things feel so right, when everyone else try's to talk you into thinking everything is wrong......maybe it is, maybe it's ALL messed up but when you're 'out there', the birds still sing the same, the snow still falls, the sun still shines, the coyotes still howl and it feels good again. Peace bro.
I don't care what anybody says. That is a kick-ass deer cabin or whatever you call it. You got some skills bro!
Thanks! I don't even know what it is much less what to call it.
Deer Castle is all that came to mind.
Subscribed at, “it’s funny out here you can hardly tell the difference.” 😆
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I’ve watched this one twice now...I love your “no purpose except pleasing myself” approach. Nice job.
Thanks Steve! Why would we do things any other way? Well, I guess there is safety and junk like that...
Old metal coffee or juice cans or any metal around your post will stop the critters from climbing up .
For the chewy ones I bought a gallon of Tabasco sauce from the bulk warehouse and painted everywhere they had chewed or may potentially chew and it put a hilarious stop to chewing and visiting of my furry little friends .
Good video thanks for sharing.
I've spent my life building off precise Architectural Drawings .. the way you are building is by far the most fun way to building .. just put it together, the project will lead you where you need to end up .. good job !!!
There are definitely pluses to both styles of building. But when nobody is looking, I'm usually tempted to wing it.
Those awnings need support legs or the snow load will rip them off. Place looks great though! Very cozy and inviting. I like the propane shelf. I would totally live there. It has everything a person needs. 👍🏻
Absolutely amazing! The most perfect things in life are not always the most perfect things themselves. This would be something I'd love to build if I had the land like yours.
Flashing tin is what the power companies use to keep squirrels from getting to the top of their poles .
Then that’s the thing to do! Trying to figure the cheapest way to do it. Someone suggested dryer vent pipe?
@@survivingringworm2202 That would probably slow them down too! LOL
this ! ^^^^
@@survivingringworm2202 Agree with this - also, mint oil. Not the kind that goes in food, the 100% hippy essential oil type mint. Couple drops on a cotton ball, cotton balls thrown in corners/openings, no rodents of any kind. At least in FLA -- honestly I can't remember how tough MI rodents are. Palm rats are pretty tough, can chew through anything - but they won't go anywhere near mint oil. However I don't know how the bears feel about it.
Well I dont think I have any tin on this pole I watch the squirrel sit on the top then he starts climbing the wires to my house.
Cool structure!! I’ve used aluminum flashing wrapped around wood to help the mice slip off with great success.
This.💯
I'd stay in there instead of the tent for the winter. Building turned out great and nice work with the chainsaw.
That is some damn good work. Lots of great ideas. The window thing with buttons are awesome.
I can't believe I woke up this morning, stumbled across one of your videos and ended up binge watching every video and it is now dark outside. Great videos. Dude please let this channel season and don't stop making videos. Stick it out wait on the subscribers. As far as squirrels go you can put discs/inverted sheet metal or plastic cones (like dog no scratch collar) around all the supports, face open end of the cone down but don't know what you would do for the rungs on the ladder.
You are one sick puppy! If you weren’t before binging I bet you are now. Haha.
Going to try to continue through the winter but as of today none of my batteries that charge my camera batteries will work. Too cold!
Hopefully I can figure something out...
@@survivingringworm2202 I have foldable solar charger that fits in my backpack about the size of a medium book. Has three solar panels when open. They aren’t too expensive and do not require permanent installation.
Just come across your channel and loving them, going back and watching all of them. Great work
You are funny. This channel is underrated. You seem like good people.
Love it. Perfect. Fits like a glove.
Wrapping the poles with light sheet metal will keep them from crawling upin the blind, really enjoy your videos can't wait to look at some more thank you very much
I'm only two vids in, but I'm loving your content. I see 500K in your future.
What would I do with all that notoriety???
@@survivingringworm2202 Have a big bank account from your checks from RUclips!
Ha! I started making these videos for my friends and family because they are always wondering what whacky thing I am up to this time. Then I though, maybe some day in a couple years it could pay for chainsaw gas and bar oil. Probably not but that would be cool!
@@survivingringworm2202 continue providing that content crack :) we need the fix! what location?
@@Donninator1 Michigan’s beautiful, if quiet, Upper Peninsula.
Our stilted blinds have tin skirts about half way up the stilt. They do a good job stopping critters from climbing up. As for you ladder....maybe hinge the ladder up under the floor. gets it off the ground.
I think that’s definitely the way to go. Someone else mentioned using dryer vent for the skirting which seems cost effective.
As for the ladder, that might take some engineering as its weight is screwed to a tree root.
Not only do I love the projects you build, I love that you are entertaining as well. You have a great sense of humor and you are able to laugh at yourself as well.
Rustic! Great job man. You're livin the life... Enjoy!
Love your channel, new subscriber here. I've used roof repair 'tar' in a tube before to seal cracks on a new garden shed, worked fine. Some people are really good doing a 'design as you build' project, you seem to be one of those people.........
Doubt you'll come back to this, but for squirrel and mouse control, moth balls work well. You can always store them in a heavy ziplock bag when time to hunt comes about.
Really enjoying your videos. Thanks!
You can use the wide roof flashing to wrap the poles to keep rodents from climbing them, just make sure they go far enough up because those critters can jump. As for the ladder, I would make it removable so it can be hungry up under neath to keep critters from climbing it because no amount of flashing can keep them off of horizontal surfaces.
Stove pipe over the stilts will work well. Maybe make a folding ladder to get it up off the ground.
Yep, stove pipe. Put it on standing old dead tree trunk to protect wood duck nest box. Had idk 2 ft section 2 ft off ground.
Make your ladder hinge up or pivot on a rod when off season. Seen a vid guy had brackets where ladder goes and another set to hang ladder on side off stand therefore off ground when not in use.
Caulking I like Big Stretch. You get what you pay for. All that work, don't get cheap on outside.
Wrap stove pipe around the post. they won't be able to climb them. Maybe hindge the ladder so you could fasten it up when not in use. It's looking great. Good luck!
A great watch and very cool build! Thanks for the upload, that’s a mean deer stand 😎🤙🏽
👍 From Cadillac Michigan
Just found ya and watched both videos of the Deer Castle. You have a great attitude and are blessed with a can do Spirit and great Skill set. Had me chuckling with your election comment. I grew up in Michigan and lived in the Sault after getting out of the Submarine Navy. Winters were a bit rough for the wife and I. Retired now. Howdy from the back-roads of Tennessee.
Thank you for sharing, enjoyed both videos that I have watched
I just stumbled on this channel and I love what you do. Great workmanship.
Very nice ,, 👍👍
I just watched this video and subscribed today. Great ideas and ingenuity on your blind , thank you for taking us along...
Stuff every opening no matter how small with a heavy grade steel wool. Top off with tin. Mice & squirrel won't chew on it because it tears up their gums.
I would say that stilt cabin looks great. Like a home away from home. I would say for no plans other then something in your head, an winging it as you go. Looks good !!! An should be there for a good amount of time. Idon't know about mice of squirrels but Ihave shed I made an those rear pinscher bugs an ants. I sprayed the inside with diesel an no more bugs or mice. I wouldn't spray the inside but maybe the posts an bottom of the latter may stop them. It's a oil base an stinks May keep you away too... lol
It's amazing what a fine mist of diesel will do!
I wrapped the legs with plastic from 2 liter bottles and coated with used motor oil. Haven't had any critters come in yet and there are about a million flies stuck to the plastic!
carpet tack strips (cut a couple pieces that go around 3 or 4 high).
This is what RUclips should've been. Regular people doing their own thing without ego, no "influence", etc. I'm glad I stumbled across this guy accidentally making an awesome blind. Especially liked your comment about electing a new president but out there you don't notice it. Several places were losing their mind and there you are, building stuff, not bothered. Good for you.
Try mothballs, that keeps squirrels away from my car and chewing up the wires so maybe it will work with the mice ???
Takes a lot of work to do what you do! I appreciate that man. People see the videos and think its easy work.
Thanks Jordan. It certainly is not easy but is ridiculously fun!
What great videos and love the commentary. One thought I had was you might want to support those awnings. A little weight on them will eventually allow them to fail. But other then that I think your work is awesome!
Put metal flashing about one foot wide around your posts. Squirrel’s can’t grip that. We use this on our pecan trees. Works good. Love your content.
Necessity, the mother of invention. Creative wood craft is my thing too.
You are one Talented guy....looking forward to watching some more
Nice! I’ve got a build going and that is some inspiring stuff, cheers
What ya building?
@@survivingringworm2202 little 14x14 off gridder on a river. Have to hike or float everything in- check out the channel if you’re curious, cheers!
Doggonnit!! I was just going to make a simple elevated blind. Simple was the word. Not now! No. Now I'm thinking bigger with a heater and a bed and probably solar panels or something. Thanks alot! No more spare time for me!.....lol great job, great video.
Chainsaws ruin everything!
I’ve had success wrapping the base of the structures with tin so the rodents can’t get up, and then also keeping the porcupines from chewing on the corners.
Same here
Yep roof flashing, cut to a cone, then paint to match tree, works on our pecen trees really well.
Deer Castle, I love it. We call mine the Halfway Hilton, due to its location between our two family farms.
Nice work man! best wishes from russian guys)
Probably my favorite YT video to date!!!!! Thank you!!!
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“Yes. I’d I’d like to purchase one of your giant, battery powered chainsaw erasers.”
“Ummm...I don’t think we carry those.”
Haha. You got an actual LOL for that comment.
@@survivingringworm2202 cover the leg with cheap sheet metal or galvanized steel whatever you can get that is cheap thin and has no grip points they can't climb metal siding
Awesome job for someone who doesn't think ahead how you plan on doing things.
Wrap the posts with aluminium flashing about a foot wide.
Nice build guy. wish i lived in Michigan to meet you and hunt with you. Im to old to work like that so thanks for a supper video
Pepper mint oil
Awesome build deer castle!
Pretty wild that you don't want to stay in the cabin I get it
Not me. I love being outdoors but I've had a couple of scary tenting experiences with bears. You sleep in the tent (bear bait) and I'll be upstairs in the deer house.
With black bears? I think they are kinda cute though I've never inspected their mouths very closely.
Yes, wisp each post leg with cheap tin.start at about 1 foot from ground level and extend to 3 foot up each post. Good luck.
Your, "looks like we just elected a new president" comment was absolutely on point!!!
As a carpenter of 35 years who works on Victorian Homes, I have to say this regarding your construction skills.
Fricking awesome.
HA! Thanks, man. I usually feel pretty unskillful but when you don't really care how things come together, stuff just kind of works out.
@@survivingringworm2202 Super enjoy the videos, you tap into a concept that many experienced carpenters neglect, which is to trust your eye.
Looking better every time I watch the next episode. Can't wait to see what. Is next.
u can use some pvc pipe to protect u from the mice put it arround so they have no Grip and just slide of
Greetings from Austria
A Tom Cat will keep rodents at Bay lol. Might want to brace those 2 awnings for snow load. Cool cabin, I'd be out there all the time.
For sure. Need to get some supports under them before the snow gets too thick which looks to be next week...
That one thing i love about a real log cabin! Holds heat and cold, be cold out side and warm inside, be warm out side and cold inside ~ Takes about a week of constant temperature, to meet the temperature out side
My parents had a log cabin when I was younger. They had to send someone out days before we got there to turn the heat up because it took so long to get up to temp. But then we could also turn the heat off the day before we left and you didn't notice!
@@survivingringworm2202 Those cracks and seams. got to be sealed even as they age and start spitting. This log cabin I'am living in is at less 45 years old and is holding up very good ~ Plus if i need to tear a wall out and replaced it. I have plenty of pine trees to do so
Growing up in southern California on a horse ranch in the hills near Pomona my brother and I built lots of tree house hide outs. Our neighbors the Browns had a four story tree house built around four Eucalyptus trees, great fun
Wrap some aluminum coil stock around it about 14 to 16 in length. Start at top of post directly under the bottom of the cabin floor.
What a tee-pee or tee-pee complex you could build and not even need the tent anymore. I believe that you have all the materials to build one or more (attached) and heating would no longer be a problem in the winter. One twenty or twenty five foot high erected right on your existing tent platform (or build another) and several around it for an inside shower (plus facilities) and even a wiki-up sauna could keep the whole place warm and all your tools dry and even your water supply fluid. Carefully planned you could be inside in a couple of days to a week.
I made a 5' high hunting shanty last yr. 6×6 7' high ,4 windows heater love it
With all the work, that you have done and accomplish, amazing and only wish I could go back in time when I was building my own cottage or home for retirement . Keep going .
Hi, I just now found your channel, love it hardcore! What I like; well I like how creative you are, build as you go, brave or crazy lol,(but I like it) you are out to impress not a soul, you are open & even ask for suggestions when required, dang about the gumball machine-that was cool beans for sure!!! I still can't believe (or can I) that you live in a tent in Michigan in the winter-What-this Canadian lady says to you, I think your winters are worse than ours, I lived in Indiana for a couple of years & traveled to Michigan often, beaches, sand dunes on crazy buggies, lots of fun!!!
Anyway my hats off to you & what you are doing, I have the need to do something similar, but not in a tent, body could not take it; & keep on doing what you are doing, 'cause it's awesome!!! I will definitely be tuning in!!
~Kim 🇨🇦
Keep up peanut butter on traps.. put em out everywhere. A sweet build.
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Use aluminum coil stock to wrap the footings just below the cabin floor. It is to smooth for vermin to climb. The 24” width is a perfect size.
Keep doing what you are doing, it’s all good.
Awesome deer shack. Can’t wait for my kid to be old enough and make something like this together.
Great Job on the tree stand! You are living the life!! Gotta go, my wife and kids are yelling for me! Keep living the life we all want to live!!!
Tell 'em to hush! You are busy...
Try 18-24 inch flashing around the support poles to keep animals out. Great job with chain saw. Wife ordered me that same propane heater. Thanks
The heaters great, mine is warming my garage right now so I can be cozy replacing the friction drive in my old Deere snowblower. 👍
I had never heard of that plastic for the windows before thank you so much for sharing and I love your bed design
Came for the teaching subbed for the delightfully dry humor..your a hoot dude!
Nice job young man. No real plans just a vision which I think turned out very well. Keep the thought process going. BTW I'm in SE mich
Stay safe my friend
As someone who has done construction and used a chainsaw, a lot, I like the job you did on this hunting lodge/ tree stand/ man cave.
Looking good man. I like your style. Have a vision, a loose plan, and just start making it happen. I’d try to do some inverted sheet metal cones/skirts around those posts to keep the critters from climbing them.
If there was a more fun way to do things, I might try it but just swinging wildly at projects site keeps it interesting out here!
I think the metal cones are a great idea. But maybe something cheaper than metal? Don’t have easy access to it and would probably cost some $. Maybe 2 liter plastic?
@@survivingringworm2202 maybe some Teflon paint or a moat....lol
You could wrap the posts with sheet metal so they can’t use their claws to climb above it, but are squirrel can easily jump
that is a nice looking ventage stevens crack shot I have one thats been passed 3 generations ,still shoots great
To stop the rats and squirrel you might wrap metal flashing around the post. We used 12 inch wide come off the ground about 2 feet. The little bugger can’t get a grip on the metal. Enjoy your video.
Try putting unwrapped bars of Irish Spring soap in the corners, on the mattress, next to sealed snack jar. We put them all over our RV, which sits in a field over the winter. A friend, who works at a B&B, puts them by all the entry doors over the winter.
We have had rather good luck with this strong smelling soap.
Tried laundry dryer sheets, but once the scent dissipated the mice came in.
Why would they hate that soap? Wonder if anyone has studied this and if I could just buy the concentrated scent?
I have had mice in my car out here 3 or 4 times this year. Bought some little bags of sawdust looking stuff with a really strong pine-ish smell specifically to repel mice. And it didn’t work. Think I have another critter in there again.
Added bonus...you could wash you mug with them soaps once a month too!
Give a try to mesh bags/open containers of moth balls. I’ve used that for years for boat storage.
Mice: Peppermint essential oil works in attics & cars etc.! Put a little on cotton balls (around your entrance even under the rug). It works!
First, I do like the end result of your project. Very nicely done. As for building without a plan, why not? I'm a former homebuilder and have built a few deer blinds on my property that started with nothing more than deciding I wanted a deer blind "right here." Every one turned out different but all serve their purpose. They are deer blinds, not showcase houses! Build them as you go. I will be fine! Obviously, building these things isn't rocket science but you do learn good lessons from each one that help out on subsequent projects.
My first major blind on my property was literally built attached to live trees....which is a huge mistake. I built a couple more like that then switched to ones that are supported by lumber, not living trees. Too much movement of the trees and damage due to the trees growing around the blind over time. I actually removed one blind due to the problem of having it attached to living trees. Like you, I discovered a 6 to 8 foot height above ground to the floor level is enough. Not much benefit from a taller blind but lots more instability.
I tried various sizes and discovered a 5 x7 size works well. So does a 6 xx 8. I won't go smaller than a 4 x 6. Mine are mostly built with salvaged materials, such as old decking boards or other treated lumber, culling out any bad pieces. I like to use old iron security doors such as for a sliding patio door as the subfloor instead of lumber. Then I just screw decking right onto that iron frame. The iron frame will hold far more weight than will ever be put on it and holds up virtually forever. Paint it first, if it is rusty.
Ii discovered that recycling old fence pickets, such as those made of cedar, really makes nice exterior siding and looks great.
That stuff is already weathered. You just have to pick out the pickets that are still solid enough to use. If you cut the pickets down to a 4 foot length, that works nicely and it gets rid of the top and bottom ends which usually tend to be rotten.
Honestly, my blinds cost me very little, just as yours was inexpensive. It's sure nice to have a spacious blind to sit in for hunting. I only hunt with archery equipment, either a recurve or a crossbow. So I have to build larger windows like you did. I do like your snap on method. Great idea!
WOW! Looks good enough to move in!
We always watch your videos with Mia. She loves them 🌲
Aren’t you afraid she will turn into a crazy person???
don't know if you still GET comments Literally GET them - The last 2 years you're a VOICE OF REASON & PEACE & I THANK-YOU !! Love watching you build your ideas..& DOIN' YUR !THING !!! Growing up/8-18 /building Mom & Dads hOUSE -LORDY😫🥴🙏👀🤪🤪 !!!!
Finally, I see it. He does have and use a square! LOL... SO unconvential...SOOO Amazing! I love it!
Found me out! I don't really use it for the big stuff- just eyeball it. But when you need the small crap to fit together, I occasionally will use a square. But then I make the cut with the chainsaw which kinda erases whatever advantages the square was supposed to give.
@@survivingringworm2202 You do amazing things with that chainsaw!
Just recently stumbled upon this channel Ryan.. Subscribed soon after 1st video I watched. Enjoying every aspect.. Skills.. Ingenuity.. Odd humor... U name it.
Your request 2 hit the like button.. (I understand from Utube point of view) yet seemed way 2 generic.. (I'll still do it..).. (cuz.. U deserve it no doubt.. Lol) so I had 2 give U the more personal.. LIKE!!
very cool.
I appreciate you taking the time to like and LIKE! Nice to hear from folks that enjoy the videos.
I really enjoyed your video. I appreciated the way you made do with scrap wood rather than cut another tree. Hey, another McIvor! Thumbs up! This British Columbia boy is now a subscriber. YeeHaw!
Ringworm even entertains Canadians? Who knew?
Thanks!
This is very satisfying to watch. Thanks man!
You got it! Thanks for watching.
Super cool! Love the spontaneity and creativity. Makes your content way more interesting.
Looks great! Put a iece of plastic or tin around the posts like a rat giuard that will keep the esky lil critters out built like a cone!
Good luck with the little vermin, pretty much going to have to evict them each year, wish I would have built mine big enough for a bunk.