Winter Log Cabin Build on Off-Grid Homestead |EP6|
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Log Cabin Building, Homesteading, Bushcraft, Survival Skills, Cooking, Canadian Wilderness, Off Grid Living, ASMR
Instagram: / wildhomesteadca
I just quit my job and left the big city of Toronto to move onto 40-acres of Canadian wilderness with a magical river. I am building an off-grid homestead with multiple cabins and structures from the timber on the land. I may have made a huge mistake as doing this at the start of Winter in late November may make general construction difficult if not impossible.
My first project is a 12' by 16' cabin using the BUTT AND PASS method with raw logs. It will include a sleeping loft and a steel roof. I will not be milling or saddle notching the logs, but chinking in the small gaps that do appear with the butt and pass method with raw logs. This method's main advantage is SPEED.
To all my viewers and subscribers, STRENGTH AND HONOUR! 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
JAMES ALOFS
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Does anyone else get chills at the beginning of every episode seeing him in that ice cold water😂. Be save my friend stay warm.
free cold plunge, seems like a good deal to me lol
Free birth control 😂
That wont last much longer The lakes will be completely frozen over soon & the river if it doesn't freeze over completely, will become very dangerous
Heart stopping!
Yes and this type of cold water plunging can be responsible for bringing on a condition called transient global amnesia. It's happened to Michal Mosley. He's all alone out there, so could be bad for him.
You should consider a few game cameras around the property. See what wildlife may be lurking around during the day or evening. Keep up the great work.
he doesn't do that because the skinwalkers wouldn't like that
I really hope Sophie turner tunes in and gives you a chance. Even if she doesn’t, you are the winner and she is missing an adventure. Keep smiling.
You need to place the big end of the logs together in the corners and then the small ends together, then in the next stack you alternate and put the big ends together over top of the smalls from the last stack. Ends up being level at the top and less shims
I absolutely love your videos ! The guts and couriage to take on such a project is amazing. Struggeling around in snow I can relate to here in Norway, we got 4 feet in 2 days 2 weeks ago so...As a carpenter, I would probably build the cabin in a more traditional way, but God, you are doing a hell of a job!! Regarding Sophie.....you`ll have to get in line....behind me. Keep it up buddy :o)
I like that we can see you figuring out new things every episode.
This episode I noticed:
- Your old tent is under a tree next to the cabin site for tool storage. (I think you did this last episode)
- You moved the sawhorses closer to the cabin so peeled logs are easier to shift into position.
- Nerd trivia for your passion for all things Roman. Roman Legionnaire's shields were made of plywood. It's far stronger for a given weight than any natural wood. And it resists being hacked from any angle because THERE IS NO GRAIN TO SPLIT once you have layers!
Looking forward to the next lesson to be shared.
Those 2x4 blocks are splitting 15:48 because of the size of the spike. You can drill through it with the 2x4 in place but the bit might grab it and spin the block, or pre drill them and line up with your spike.
I was going to suggest pre drilling the blocks as well.
Pre drilling the blocks is the best way to avoid splitting them. Especially smaller blocks, great suggestion
Was going to say the same!
Perfect Timing! Just saw the new video after breakfast, now sitting on my couch and watching awesome dude doing hard work in the wildernes
keep in mind that the 2x4 aand the plywood you are nailing in the gaps wont shrink like everything else and could simply create bigger gaps in the long run
RIGHT! THIS IS AN EXCELLENT POINT GOOD SIR. AS I INCLUDED IN THE VIDEO I WILL BE TRYING CHUNKS OF RAW LOG CUTOFF INSTEAD THIS WEEK, LOOKS LIKE I WILL STICK TO THAT! 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
Haha... You said Raw Log.
When you do your main cabin look into log scribeing. That is how I sealed mine 20 yrs ago. Another option woukd be a $100 chainsaw mill and flat siding the top and bottom of each log for a plank tight seal.
And.... He's back! Love your videos. The insanity that it takes to do this is at a whole new level. May the gods keep you safe. ❤
That's not soot, that's creosote. It's the result of burning green wood. You can combat it by burning your fire at a hotter temp or using seasoned wood. Loving the series. Thanks for bringing us along and congrats on your RUclips success.
Yet again another wonderful update on your progress good sir, keep the faith sir and your goal will be here sooner than you know.
Loved it when you took a sip of coffee and perked right up! Cant wait for more updates :D
DUDE WE DID EXACTLY THIS IN OUR EPISODE!!!! 😁😂😂😂😂 GOOD TIMES BRO!!!!
Love the series, keep it up.
@17:30 It is also important to point out there will be a significant degree of settling in all four of your walls, so the perceived gaps you see now at the time of construction will greatly be reduced by the time you get your wall height complete and begin putting on the roof. 👍👀
Don't hurt the spade bits feelings, it's doing the best it can. But yes, to be effective with it you gotta drill in, pull it out while spinning to clear the hole, go back in, drill further, pull back out while spinning over and over. The auger is the bees knees for timber framing.
GOOD SIR ZIPKICK, YOU ARE RIGHT, THE SPADE BIT HAS HIS TIME AND PLACE! ALL MAGICAL TOOLS MADE BY THE DWARVES DESERVE OUR RESPECT! STRENGTH AND HONOUR. 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
Yes! So glad you dropped this video bud. Thanks from Brisbane 😊
😂 quite a few ozzies watching this guy in canada 😅
Keep up the great videos! A tip you should consider since your firewood is wet... bring some inside the tent and you can stack it underneath and to the sides of the stove. you can always set a few logs on top of the stove to really heat up and dry for your next fire.
I’m a french guy from Paris. Don’t really know why but i love your content.
Can’t help but thinking about that dog from the first episode though
Carpenter here! To stop dimensional wood from splitting like that you can get some 2-1/2 - 3" screws (go galvanized for exterior use) and send a couple across the grain of the block you cut. Then bore your hole through and then set your spike. The screws will stop the lumber from splitting on you. Hope this helps!
the reason your 2x4 is splitting is because the nails a MASSIVE and the wood that is being displaced has nowhere to go so it splits. to fix this you can pre drill a hole into the 2x4 and you wont have any more issues! also I absolutely love this series, you're an absolute machine and I respect the hell out of it. watching intently from AUS
One step at a time, great to see you are progressing. And you have such a beautiful winter ❤
You have immense talent and are clearly capable of overcoming all the endeavours you may encounter.
To the progression of the better man..
I salute you.
You are doing an amazing job, keep it up. With all the power tools available to you it is a pity that you did not make your logs flat top and bottom (with oval sides) as that would have solved both your placement and gaps. May be something to consider in your next build. Love watching your videos.
GOOD SIR MCSALLEY! OH YES THIS IS A GREAT IDEA! MY NEXT BUILDING (EITHER WOOD SHED OR SAUNA) WILL BE DONE BUTT AND PASS BUT WITH BOTTOM AND TOP OF EACH LOG MILLED FLAT WITH AN ALASKA MILL. I WANT TO DO EACH BUILDING WITH A DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION METHOD TO TRY THEM ALL OUT. I WENT WITH A RAW LOG BUTT AND PASS FOR THIS FIRST “GUEST CABIN” BECAUSE I BELIEVED IT WOULD BE THE FASTEST. LIVING IN MY TENT IN WINTER IS NO JOY, TRYING TO GET IT UP AS FAST AS POSSIBLE! THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS IDEA GOOD SIR! 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
@@wildhomesteadand not sure if the Romans told you, but typing in capitals/UPPER CASE is yelling to someone. Just saying. 😮
I was thinking exactly this about squaring the top and bottoms with a chainsaw mill. Although height would be lost (or thicker tree trunks initially needed), I wonder if the thermal mass properties would remain?
It also occurred to me that as you go higher, things will slow. Are you thinking of of a pulley system.
A costing would be interesting. And it’d be better if you used metric measurements. Feet and inches are ok for the cabin details as it keeps simple but certainly for the temperatures, no one knows what 12 Fahrenheit is.
Love the programme.
@@MGE9436 His testosterone is much too high to care about typing etiquette.
@@MGE9436 He's just excited.
Wedges would have worked to remove the misplaced log. Incline planes are your friends. I'm looking forward to see how you are going to pickup and place these logs at you progress up the wall. Incline planes and leverage. Stay safe in the artic blast that is happening over much of North America. You do seem to thrive in the cold. Thanks for the episode
Beaming you warmth and much ease in productivity! Love your channel, and your humour😂 All the best to you from waaaaay down in SW Ontario... 🍁🙏🌟🎶☕🌞☃️
new favorite series loving the vids, keep it up!
Best off grid channel on RUclips has nothing to do with your knowledge more your upbeat personality keep up the good work
Really enjoy the channel, look forward to each video coming out. you're living the dream that many have and I'm impressed by the fact that your able to overcome the issues that pop up. I have a lot of construction experience, while I've been in a lot of log cabins. I've never built a log cabin. But from what I've seen you appear to only be spiking each log in three places. I'm a little worried that maybe you haven't considered spiking your logs down so that you can cut your doors and windows in based on where your spikes are going; since you want two spikes holding any one log on both ends. While it may be too late for where you place your door to do that, you may still have time for your windows. Keep up the great work, hope to see many more episodes to come!
Greetings..burn potato peels and coffee grounds..helps with the creosote..keep up the great work!
Your Killin it man. Keep your head down. Keep pushing.
You are doing good. People have to understand that over half your time is probably spent just trying to survive, so it doesn't leave much time for building the cabin.
I'm loving this Journey thanks for Bringing all of us along!!
You can refill those small propane canisters yourself with an adapter. Fill up a 30# tank, get the adapter hose and it will pay for itself in a month.
Appreciate the explanation about using wet wood. I was wondering too.
Dude, gather up the waste from your building logs and use them to keep a fire going in the centre of your build. The limbs, tops, and bark from peeling will all provide a source of heat while you work, plus you can place the batteries near the heat to keep them warm, and all this from cleaning up your waste. When it gets REAL cold you’ll benefit immensely from the warmth!
Glad to see the cabins going well!!!!! And that Odin's red oak has survived!!!!😅 Eating that turkey like a god lol.
GOOD SIR ZAKS! YES PRAISE ODIN THAT THE RED OAK HAS SURVIVED! AS SOON AS I GET THE CHANCE I AM GOING TO PUT SOME CHICKEN WIRE AND A ROOF AROUND THE TREE TO MAKE SURE IT SURVIVES UNTIL SPRING. STRENGTH AND HONOUR! 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
@@wildhomestead can't wait to see what you rig up for that!!!! Looking forward to the rest of your urbs going up.
*Grunt* of approval. Very well done. You're doing one hell of a great job there buddy. /salute!
Really one of the best new chanels out there
Idk how I missed this last night time to relax and watch this
GOOD SIR BRYCE, SO GLAD YOU COULD FIND AND WATCH THIS. I HOPE IT INDEED GIVES YOU A MAGICAL EVENING OF RELAXATION AND THE MOST DEEP AND REJUVENATING SLEEP. MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU. STRENGTH AND HONOUR. 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
When I was in Norway, Feb 1999, we cleaned out our stove chimneys daily.
Loving this content bud, I am a 45 year old father of 3 and the peace and isolation you have to just focus and graft hard is awesome. Life is just too busy sometimes but you are living my dream bud. Best wishes for the future from Northern Ireland👊☘️
Next time you’re at the Home Depot look for a punch that has a hand guard. Not sure if they make a punch that way but I use a chisel at work that has a big blue hand guard to keep you from smashing your hand. I think you could use a punch to drive the spikes into the log and the hand guard is a nice grip. If they don’t make a punch that way you could probably just buy the chisel and cut the end off to make it a punch and that would give you a nice tool rather than an awkward rebar.
Huge fan of this series dude 🔥 you’re a BEAST
You are pure joy to be watching and plz keep singing
you place a chain saw between the logs to make the fit, it leave a flat surface
Good on ya mate, can’t beat building your own cabin in the woods.
Love the fact that you get into that cold water, that takes some doing, but it’s bloody worth it.
Enjoy watching your progress.
I love how positive you great video as usual keep it up
Dude you are the biggest legend hahaha, most underrated yt acc
Your Channel is my "ROMAN EMPIRE". LFG!!
Hey dude!! Great video, my wife and I love watching you all the way from South Africa. We both hope Sophie Turner is watching
Also, to clean your wood stove glass, use the cold ash from the fire, works better than and detergent
Seeing the little problems you have to deal with, its fun to come up with solutions. If your drill battery isnt lasting long. Maybe fashion some sort of insulated bubblewrap/duct tape covering to keep it from getting cold on the ground?
Thanks for the video
You know you could cook on top of your stoves or at least boil water. Adds moisture to your tent, which is probably dry and could be enough in the am for your first cup of coffee, all while saving fuel from your stove. Just a thought.
That’s a TIBERIUS intro my friend, may God, and the Roman gods bless you, Hello from Texas 🤟🏽🙏🏽🛡️⚔️
Easier way if you need to move one again. If you have a reciprocating saw (saws all) put a large metal blade on it and just cut the spikes. After placing it where u want just respike near your old ones. Chinking will cover all the blemishes.
GOOD SIR JIM! THIS IS AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION! I DO NOT HAVE ONE OF THESE SAWS YOU MENTION BUT I WILL HAVE TO GET ONE SOON! SOUNDS LIKE AN INVALUABLE TOOL! 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
@@wildhomestead it’s a do all tool. They sell an incredible amount of blades. From short metal blade, demo blades, hell even pruning blades.
@@wildhomestead also, I have gone to the Nipissing region for most of my life. Are you in the vicinity? (Within say 100 miles (160km)) of it?
Grouse is some good eatin' ! Slowly cooked with onions, carrots and seasonings. Mmmmm 😋
You just got a new subscriber because the ice water bath. The vikings did the same. Greetings from the real north
Not sure if you've heard this or not - but being alone becomes addicting, I've grown quite used to it to the point that I can't even go into the city without wanting to leave at the first traffic light 😅 , I only go to town when it's absolutely needed , otherwise I figure it out myself nature almost has everything you need ... You'll most likely wanna get you a forge so you can craft your own metal once you get your cabin done and build your work shed/shop ... Your on your way to freedom my friend !! 🙏🙏🙏
That bird could be Frigg watching over your endeavors. 🤗🤗 Peace and safety to your endeavors my friend.
If batteries are an issue I'd recommend you get the Milwaukee speed charger, I use mine every day 10-30 mins on m12 and m18 batteries
Excited to see how it comes out!!
started watching you a few days ago. this is now my evening viewing. Great job! looks amazing. can't wait to catch up!
The way u can withstand that ice water is unreal. Down hear in the states u would have been an ideal candidate for Navy SEAL school
for future reference and log cabin builds you notch the ends of the logs in manor they lock together and you leave the logs hanging out and you chop them off when your done ... no nails no drill just a chainsaw. and when it all dries it sinches itself into place
you are a lunatic in the best way possible!!! Loving these videos!!
Have you ever played with Lincoln logs as a kid. That's how to build a log cabin .
Get yourself a an alcohol stove ! Slow to boil but time you have a plenty. Great progress lad 🇮🇪🇮🇪👌👌
Woo hoo! Been waiting all week for this. 🎉
Brother since you are such a connoisseur of meat and berries you could make or buy some pemican. Keep some in your food tree for your work days and hide some caches of pemican along the way when you start crossing the stream to collect firewood. That's how your jolly old Canadian fur-trapper ancestors survived in harsh conditions in winter.
Just started watching series, your a trooper mate, picked the right time to start building, I personally can't wait till spring 😊 keep enjoying mate.
The beard is awesome! ❤
Looking awesome and yes indeed the half man could find shelter there. You definitely prove the concept of the right tool for the job and you've got some great tools but for the love Thor spend $2 on a fork and spoon 😁
Nate
You are part of my Saturday routine and I can’t get enough of it!
MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU GOOD HUMAN! I WILL REDOUBLE MY EFFORTS TO STAY AS A PART OF YOUR SATURDAY ROUTINE! STRENGTH AND HONOUR. 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
Longer video's would be the bomb!!!! ty so much. Love, Love!!@@wildhomestead
Same here! Always watch this on saturday from the Netherlands.
GOOD SIR BUMBALM, I AM MORE THAN HONOURED TO BE A PART OF YOUR SATURDAY RITUAL. I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN. MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU! STRENGTH AND HONOUR.@@bumbalm2654
SAme here, another saturday morning enjoyer here. Brewing my coffe that I will drink in bed while watching this prime specimen of man. Strenght and honour!
Love this series!😊
Who else joined in to sing ‘My favourite things’? 😂😂😂 Brilliant! Thanks for keeping us entertained. Love your channel. Keep up the good work.
Fully operational Death Star. Lol. For more Roman history let me recommend Suetonius' 12 Caesars - an often saucy and gossip filled account of the period from the end of the Republic to Domitian, and biographies of emperors from Caesar onwards. A primary source on Roman history and a great read. Apols if you're already familiar with it.
Had fun. Thanks
Love your reaction to eating food! Cracks me up every time 😂
Stay away from Beech trees. They leave a TON of ash. They burn ok, fairly hot, but you will have to clean a small (for a house) woodstove every day. A camp stove you might need to shut down and clean out 2, 3 times a day. Stick with just the outer screen for a apark arrestor. Give the pipe a decrnt tap every couple days and the soot will fall down the pipe into the stove and burn up. Hope these tips help.
Build a couple tripods out of tree trunks. 4" at the top should be fine. Get a couple chain falls and put up at the top. 1 near your log pile, 1 in the middle of the house. Can make your work vastly easier.
Loving these series, as well as that the haters seems to have vanished as James is superior to all of them, simply by not giving up, but showing all of us that if you have the will, interest, guts, then you learn and produce as you go. I just wishwd the episodes were like 1 hour long... And maybe consider a bird feeder, as the birds are getting used to you, James 😊
Nice video as always, for you next build please look into doing "lafting". And old norwegian way of building "stabbur". Way easier and tighter, no need to use a single nail.
Your still killing it doing it your own way, keep on!
You will need to build yourself a tripod with a come along wench for lifting the higher logs. Believe me when I say you don’t want to tear your shoulder apart. 6 surgeries later and it will never be the same.
Great episode. I always enjoy. It’s coming along buddy. Can’t wait for your dream babe to visit!
Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉
you may wanna get a cold air intake for your stove.
because if it burns the fresh air has to come from the outside inside and it will actually cool your tent
if you run the air direct from the outside into your fire its much better
I’m retired from construction for most of my career. I always said when you get things figured out, you are done and you never need it again.
This series is awesome! Only trying to help here… I don’t think it’s the type of wood that’s causing those plugs to split it’s the size. Either pre drill them or hammer in your nails to the side of them.
got 2 ft of snow here in the midwest hope you’re staying warm up there! loving the videos
you should make your own maple syrup , you have the trees😁
Nice progress! Alternative to the rebar could be an inverted deep hex socket. As long as it fits in the countersink hole.
I meant to post on the last video but what about using a magnetic double head hammer to countersink your nail heads into the bore holes. You would have a handle to hold onto already attached to avoid accidentally missing the rebar and smashing your fingers. Or even a ball peen/pein hammer with a narrow enough head that fits right into the bore hole would provide a nice handle. You could strike against the bac of the hammer with your mini sledge. I'll put links to what I mean but I am not sure if youtube allows them.
Plywood for the win!!
James, you ABSOLUTELY MUST USE SAFETY GLASSES while hammering things like rebar punches, driving nails, etc. One piece of metal in the eye could take your vision forever! This I know because I once knew someone who lost an eye that way!
Hey, brother, love the videos. When you get a chance in your cleaning that window on your stove, grab some of the white sit. Put it with a little bit of water. And then start scrubbing the window it will all come off in one go!
Love following your journey. If you’re near Barrie and need some tools or a helping hand, feel free to reach out.
Great job always staying positive
I really really hope you get to see this, so you don’t have to keep buying those Coleman canisters, you can buy a propane refill adapter to hook up to a normal bbq propane tank, then you can swap out the big ones very cheaply!
Get a grinder and tape for your bar for driving the bolts in. All the very best on your project ✌️