How I stacked and seasoned my cabin logs + Your questions answered
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2023
- I finally reveal how I stacked my logs for the winter...
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Also- your questions answered about my tools, the drying process, and I get to work on my cabin site.
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Those “bees” look like Yellowjackets.
Yep, yellow jackets live in the ground.
Aka bastards with wings. No mistaking them!
They could be what we call ground hornets
Brooke good to see you back on,enjoy your videos.
Beware! They are no joke! They can sting you over & over...unfortunately I know!
Got 5 or 6 stings from a few that I got too close to last week & the pain from the venom is horrid...then the itching starts!
You are one hard working woman Brooke! I really admire your tenacity. Makes me want to move back to Alaska! I love watching Mick and his friends, especially them giving you a helping hand. They are good kids. You and Dave did a great job raising him! Can’t wait to see the final outcome. Knowing how all your other projects came out, no doubt it will be beautiful and cozy. Sending blessings and love 🙏🏼❤️
thanks so much!
Another impressive video showing what we can do by investing some sweat equity! Pulling stumps is so unpredictable. The one looked as if you were pulling a spine from the earth! 😂
You work so hard, you're such an inspiration! Is that A- frame cabin where the whole side opens up, in Alaska or Michigan? How many houses and cabin places do you have, could you please explain them to us? I would love to know about them! I know the one I just asked you about, Dave also built a cabin lower on the property! I just love watching yours, Dave's, and Mickey's videos! 💞
Scrubbing those logs sounds like quite a big task. Glad for you that you got some good help to save your back. Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures with us.
I remember when I was told to step back and let the younger backs do it. Now my days are spent watching Moose! Love the Moose!
The most amazing thing of this video is that you got all of those teenagers to do hard work. God bless.
“And come on ….. isn’t rewarding to watch teenagers WORK?” Brooke at 1:58 your statement/question put a smile on my face. Years ago, I taught horticulture back in Michigan to high school juniors and seniors and yes once you get them motivated (for a grade) they could accomplish a lot! But they needed to be motivated and enjoy the team spirit. I love your channel and what you and Bushradical (Dave) accomplish, always entertaining, informative, constructive and non political. Makes me want to “get outside and be happy!”
This is so awesome!!! A log cabin in woods that you built yourself and got teenagers working together - wow!!! And thanks for explaining the drying process! I am such a big fan of your channel!!!! Lots of love from Toronto!❤
awesome thanks
I like that kind of work.
What happened to the old cabin you guys cleaned out?
Awesome job 👏👏 what stat u in
@@beachlife9419 She's in Alaska
If I see Girl in the Woods, I never miss the video. Keep on trucking.
Thanks 👍
Love seeing you all cut down and burn it and sit near it at the end of the day and enjoy the fire.
Those are ground hornets. They can be aggressive and will attack en mass if you disturb them.
I had a run in with them critters in Washington State...they don't fight fair.
I can never get over how tenacious you are in every video! Shew, those stumps were stubborn, it was so satisfying seeing them finally rip out. You and Dave are so real in your videos! How about those young people too! That was awesome! Loving watching Mick and his friends coming together and working hard to achieve something that will be special. I'm sure they will all have each other's backs in the future. That's a great bunch of young people!
Wow, Mick and friends got that log stacking done in no time. Great how you opened that up. A whole lot of work and a whole lot of satisfaction. Excellent job.
That log pull at 19:46 was soooo satisfying!
Glad for you and the young people who earned some needed $$$. Hope all those fabulous logs season well and are great to use when you start building your cabin. Thanks for sharing the views and news of your project.
thanks!
Mickey has awesome friends. Good job clearing. Blood, sweat, no tears, only stings. I'm sure it was hard leaving Mickey emotionally but I'm sure you're confident that you both taught him the skills he needs to survive. Aren't we lucky to have 3 great channels to watch. Is Bella going to follow suit with a journey of her own in the near future?
Lol It IS hard to work in any kind of heat, wherever you are! I love the butterfly shirt! Super woodsy stylish! And thanks for talking about your tools. They make all the difference!
thanks
Dear Brooke, You make me want to get out there again, spending hours in the woods and mountains of British Columbia, but those days are far behind me. Watching your progress is a joy and I learned alot about peeling trees this time. Glad you are keeping the birches and willows as they are full of good medicine. Best of all, seeing Mick and his awesome friends help out in such a great way made my day. My Grandson is 18, and I have learned that getting teens together for any project all at the same time is like herding cats. Cheers from Nova Scotia!
What an accomplishment to see progress! You're a great example of someone who doesn't shy away from hard work.
Brooke, you are the hardest working woman I've ever seen!!
Super woman!!! You Just ROCK it, Brooke!!
Down here in Missouri they call them yellow jackets,and yes they are some unhappy little critters! The fact you got that close with your camera is amazing to me,as I seen them attack/swarm a person within 5 feet of their holes. I use gas on them after dark to kill them! Good idea clearing/ cleaning as you go. With all the debris from the logging part, burning all that can take awhile. Great job!!!!
i think they were wasps
Is a yellow jacket a wasp as well . Wisconsinites say yellow jacket s
They will get very aggressive late in the season. Soapy dish water (Dawn) will kill them quickly.
Your perseverance is astounding! And yes, I truly enjoyed watching the young folks' teamwork. The fact that they are willing to return tells me that you made it fun for them. Good job! And a gorgeous stack of pine logs. Thank you for another excellent video.
thank u
You, getting rid of the trees and branches as you go is like when I cook a big holiday dinner, wash the pots and pans as soon as you're finished with them, and then you're golden when you're done!
same!
You work so hard , my back is aching. It's looking so good, girl. Can hardly wait till you start your new design. See you next time.
So glad the kids helped stacking. Save your back when you can. Just watched Mick's vlog. Bet it was hard to leave him. Thanks for another good vlog. ❤❤
We call them ground bees here in Georgia and ours are VERY aggressive. Their sting is awful and lasts for several. months. After the sting goes then the itch starts.
Yellow jackets.... Yep, they typically are aggressive, and territorial.... Always known them as bastards with wings. From PA.
@@bsekisser They look like wasps that we have on the prairies in Canada, but they also could be your Yellow Jackets. Do they nest in the ground and also above ground like Wasps do? I know from experience their sting is terrible. What we found in my son's back yard by his apple trees, they love apples, when we found the nest, if we could get rid of the queen they would leave after a while. The queen is a lot bigger than the rest of them. Easier to do with an above ground nest.
@@wallytimmins356 I just checked, yellow jackets do also make nests above ground... May have only seen one in a tree when I was young.... All the other times have been grounds nests and once in the wall of our old home.
@@bsekisser Thank you for the info.
. @bsekisser Agree, they look like yellow jackets. Hurt one, you'll be in a world of trouble.
That’s the best group of teenagers I have seen in years. Brooke and Dave raised them to work and that’s what we do for a living. I’m very impressed Brooke is a natural leader.
Rick on lady! So awesome. Love the entire experience. Thank you for taking me with you. Such joy. It’s epic! Have a blast!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello Brooke: another great video and you are a very hard working person. Thanks for showing us how much work is needed to get your site, and the logs ready to make into a cabin. Can't wait until the land is cleared and the log cabin is being built. I am sure I will learn a few tricks and how much work is needed to raise a cabin out of the forest. Have fun and keep safe.
thanks much!
Brilliant idea to get your son and his friends to stack the logs! I'm sure is was worth every cent that you paid them so that you could get it done quickly! 🙂
Yes it was!
We don't laugh , we have nothing but admiration for a pioneer women. You go girl.
aww thanks
Those bees look like Wasps. I was stung twice last week. You don’t want that to happen. I learned they nest in the ground. You are the greatest wilderness cleaner!!! Wow! You are my inspiration. Thank you so much!!
Love the video and watching the progress! It looks like you found a yellow jacket nest. They keep their hive underground and have a nasty sting. After watching you we've done so much to our land. I can't wait for our trails to be complete so I can start on the cabin! Stay safe and keep doing what you love to do!
Now we know why . Learn a lot from you all. Good education.
This sort of activity is great for teenagers - it’s character building and it’s exactly the sort of thing I used to do as a young conservation volunteer.
Loved watching that one long root get pulled out! So satisfactory :) And, yes, it is good to see teenagers working hard. They're outside in clean air and working up a sweat and an appetite. Also satisfactory!
The wasp might be yellow jackets, they do nest in ground, and look just like those.
I recently stepped on top of a nest and got stung 8 or 10 times. That will make them aggressive. They can be dangerous to those allergic to them. Will swell for 3 days or more and also itch real bad. Night time is much safer to get rid of them. I used dawn dish detergent and few gallons of water.
Love the videos, thank you for letting us share your adventures.I'm posting from NC.
God Blessing to you all!
I agree that they were most likely yellow jacket wasps. Many native species do nest in the ground either in colonies or singularly and are often mistaken for wasps due to their pronounced stripes but most of those varieties are not aggressive but wasps are. Having a smudge pot could help. You are a remarkable woman, you'll figure it out.
yes i think they were wasps- had terrible effect for over a week. you'll see in future vid!
Amazing job so far I’m proud of you for getting as far as you have ❤
thanks
19:49 Greatest moment on RUclips! I felt like I was waiting my whole life for that! 😂
what part?
When the whole root came out after all those tries lol
Brooke, I appreciate your hard work and independence. I cleared by hand like you for 2-years on 40 ac in MN. Then, after I wore out chainsaws and myself, I hired a track machine with a hydraulic drum with 80 teeth on the front. He cleared about 3 acres and also made a couple 1/4 mile trails in less than 6 hours. Amazing. Well worth it. You would love it.
i bet
I admire women like you! And how beautiful those grounds look with those birch once the other trees and brush are cleared. Great job!
Hey Brooke! You kicked some forest butt! 💯 All that hard work will definitely pay off in the long run. The video was awesome, as always. Take care and be safe. See you next time.
appreciate it jules!
The bark-
Chopped up, it’s terrific for making trails and paths.
Best!
Even I am Proud of those kids,,,young adults,,,,I even saw the one young lady carrying one with a guy.....way to go lady
Hi Brooke and.....Mick & Friends! Woot! The site looks so amazing! I think waiting for it to cool off is very wise. God bless you mightily Brooke, Dave & Family!
Fire starter for the bark? Awesome job Brooke!! So cute to see your helpers. 😊
We made baskets etc from the birch-bark, that`s morre commond. I have NOT seen bark from spruces been used, not as soft as birch-bark. A pity that the mold is growing that fast. OHHH, I LOVE that log with the bumps or knots. Can`t wait to see you start building. Keep on and do`nt lose your strength.
Keep up the good work young lady. You are an inspiration to all who watch your channel. Good Luck in building your cabin.
Don't feel bad, I just got swarmed and stung 6 or 8 times by yellow jackets from a ground nest while cutting grass too!
I hate those things!
In past years I rarely ever saw them but recently it seems like there's more and more of those boogers in the yard and always in random areas which wouldn't really bother me so much but I have sisters nieces and nephews that are highly allergic to them and that's scary. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
yikes
Incredible progress Brooke!! 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻
thanks
@@therealgirlinthewoods your welcome.
Those are yellow jackets 🐝 they hurt my dog got over a hundred stings from them the year before last year, I thought I was gonna lose her, but she pulled through, she stuck her nose in a hole that she thought was a rabbit 🐇 hole because it was all the way around the base of a 4 ft around base of my huge massive pine tree in my yard, but because they got her they didn’t come after me, them suckers will sting you all of a sudden and they really hurt! Please watch your puppies closely! Some people call them ground bees but there not, they are actually pains the the butt, if it was me I would have been all stung up, they got me more then once too! Have a blessed day my friend! 🙏🏡✝️😂🦌💒❤️👴✅
Cleaning up as you go is a great discipline. 👍
If you mix up bleach water mix and use sprayer, add spray them after peeling and again before winter. You will have much less scrubbing in the spring.
I would love to see Dave working with you....lots of heavy work takes a toll on your body and you'll see the result in your 60s....so please take care...it's a big project....serves no purpose being a she women.....love so so much....and your videos...
I was only 43 when my back gave up on me. So after 25yrs of disabling chronic back pain, I'm all about encouraging others to protect their backs bcos you don't know when something will give out and the state of your spine has degenerated so much that you're virtually disabled. My biggest battle was accepting I can no longer "DO" everything and my doctor telling me you have to readjust your kind to discover things you can do using your brain not your brawn !!! Without God, this would have destroyed me. It was the greatest battle and probably still is. I just am a physical person, always have been, until you can't be !!!!! PAIN will restrict your overenthusiastic whether you like it or not, and pressing on with the help of strong medication only adds further injury to your body. The older you get the slower the healing . It's truly a horrible battle that I'd warn dveryone about, esp my fellow female counterparts who love living life to the fullest via blood, sweat and tears !!!!!!🇦🇺🤗💞🙏👌👍✌️👏👊💕🇺🇲
😊 Also works on wood decks & moss on roofs
we work well on our own projects just as well as together :)
Love Echo! My hubby uses a couple different bar lengths and clean them like they're his babies! He'll spend a day in the woods and spend a couple hours sharpening the chains at night. Love this series, Brooke! Thank you! ❤❤
awww rock a bye chainsaw
80 is hot with the sun beating down on you plus you are working hard!
Isn't that just the most rewarding, satisfying work? Great job!
yesss
Go girl, great job. Thanks for sharing and a big hi from England 🇬🇧 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
@@therealgirlinthewoods Hiya girl (from Salish Sea PNW Brit. Col.) ... 52 logs😂😮
You are SO much more a female warrior than i'll ever be.
Leaving a comment here cuz i am behind on your vids incl with your budzinski in canoe trip on river etc.
Watching your son's vids....omg pple are often wankers in comments. But he calls them out like you have done at times.
All i 'want' to share is i am like "uhhhm he isn't using that rather hollow looking white door with gap at bottom is he" haha...am sure it won't be but I said it outloud😅 Hope ur well... sorry about smoke from Canada. Vancouver has sooo lucked out... only today are we getting smoke from cra cra immense fires in BC Brooke. We had best summer down here though...sooo many orca (dolphins...pple call them whales but they are not) and swimming with seals many times a week.
Have a lot of admiration for you and Dave !! Thanks for sharing ❤
Same here, they are an awesome couple
thank you
Food and money always gets teenagers moving! 😊 Most of the time anyway! lol
Good job Mick and Friends!
I love your energy!! You motivate and inspire me. I’m so looking forward to getting back out in the woods. Been battling cancer 3 years, but I am on the upswing now. You remind me of me before I got sick, I never stopped. I’m so ready to get moving again! Your videos take me to the place I want to be…thank you!!
Those are yellow Jackets. They will attack very aggressively. I have burned many out over the years.
You are doing a fantastic job. Such hard work. You are such a strong woman. I cry when I get stung by a bee. Hurts like hell. Nice to see that you had help stacking the logs. I would trade places with you, out in the forest. No cares of what is going on in the cities or in our nation and abroad. Take care and be safe. God bless.
Yellow Jackets...🐝🐝
Cute! I loved seeing the teenagers getting into it! And keen to come back and help again. Best channel, you are an absolute inspiration - getting me motivated to get myself in shape for my solo home build. So critical!! Thank you ❤
You are amazing ! Can’t wait until spring to watch the log cabin go up! Watching you clear your surroundings is amazing! I hope you have a first aid kit for those bites. Hugs from very HOT Texas! 💕
Great job! The land is looking awesome
thanks
Oh my gosh pulling that tap root out was amazing! You are truly my female hero. ❤
Oh, and yellow jackets can be very aggressive! There are compounds you can pour in the holes.
I like this project. I have found that for less cost than the doctor visit for a hurt back, not to mention the lost productivity a person can rent a track Hoe for a week and rip every stump they want out as clean and completely as needed. I understand and also love the feeling of hard work but, Playing Tonka is fun too.
I cannot wait to see what you choose to build. Maybe a design video this winter would be fun. Vertical log cabin vs a Horizontal, Many other choices as well. You and Dave are fun to watch, It is also fun to watch your boy grow up on his channel.
Your videos are a great inspiration! You are so active and confident!😊❤🎉
Wow!! Lots accomplished and heading toward a beautiful homestead!! I’m so excited for you and looking forward to your next video!! Thanks for sharing!! Much love from North Carolina ❤
thanks!
This video came up after another video I was watching. Was listening to this as I was rigging some trees to pull over with ropes. My battery started to die, so I put it on the charger while I was cutting the trees. Finished watching the end of it after I came inside.
Great job on getting the logs prepared and clearing the land. I was out clearing some dead trees on the property here.
Love the kids working for you. ❤❤
A cordless reciprocating saw with a 12" pruning blade is awesome for cutting roots.
Watching that stump finally come out was so satisfying!
ugh and yet it really didn't all come out yet
Yep, been a rough summer all over hun.
It's 98 here today, I'm down South, Alabama and next week they are saying will be hottest this year, with 109 to 115 supposedly. 😮
Try to get cool hun, stay safe and Blessings to you and yours!!🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊💜❤️💜👍👍👍👍👍
Respect for the Youth! They are the future!💖💖
HI BROOKE!! YOUR A HARD WORKING WOMAN. YOU'VE MADE INCREDIBLE PROGRESS. YOUR DOG IS COOL, STAYING BACK JUST CHILLING OUT. YOUR SON AND HIS FRIENDS WERE SO GREAT CLEARING THE LOGS. VERY GREATFUL TO THEM FOR THE HELP TO YOU. GREAT BUNCH OF KIDS. THOSE BEES ARE WORRYSOME. THEY POSE A PROBLEM TO YOU FOR STINGING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. FIND A WAY TO RID THEM. PLEASE STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY THANKS FOR SHARING ❤🙏🙏❤️❤️
Hahaha yay success! The sound of your chopping the roots was just like the woodpecker who knocks on my doorframe early in the morning waking me up haha
Omg you are so right! Getting a teenager to just wake up before noon is rewarding enough! Lol! Good job getting them working to save your back! Can't wait to see the build next spring! Cheers from Canada! 🇨🇦✌️💕
Dang girl, you NEVER give up!!!! Admire the hell out of you!
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Heres an idea for your wood waste. buy yourself a wood chipper....chip them all up and use them for mulch and fire starter material....you could store the chippings in a plastic barrell or a home made wooden box....it makes great fire starter material and it burns awesome after its all chipped up. use your jackery device to power your chipper.
I didn't understand the brush issue until I got my own property. It is a constant struggle to keep under control. Great videos as always. I dont think people understand how resilient the land is outside of civilization.
They look like yellow jackets to me….your such a hard worker! Your an inspiration ❤️
I'm thinking of becoming a northerner 😂 we're getting fried down here in Texas! Fantastic work, Brooke! God Bless ☀️
😅how cool...having so many youth kids helping in the goal...and so many good ones...fantastic 🎉
Your hard work is paying off.
Truly appreciate what you went through...back in the 80's when I was cutting trees for fire I was stacking the wood and I hit a ground honest nest and got stung about 10 times...a neighbor near my Property came over and treated my back with ammonia to help take Away the pain...it worked...my shirt had been open so they flew up my shirt underneath it....place is looking great...Ron
Sorry to hear that
♥️Your timing is excellent! You are one of the smartest person I know 👏🏻
now hold on a minute...
Wow those trees are thick. It's nice to have trees to pick and choose from to keep.
You are amazing... I'm stiff and sore from just watching your last three videos 😂
For stump removal, I use a reciprocating saw. I call it my "mining" saw. With a long blade that goes underground, I can go around the stump. May not get them all, but a good pull on the stump with your truck or winch will lift the stump. Might come all the way out or it'll expose the final roots to be cut.
You talk the talk and walk the walk! Like your style of presenting. You really know stuff and t’s like I’m standing just off camera and you’re talking just to me.
Brooke, no one can ever tell you, you don't work hard enough. It will keep you young. LOL, maybe just not feel so young. Great video as usual.
"And c'mon let's just be honest, isn't it just kind of rewarding to see teenagers work" 😂😂😂
Yes. 100%
Those yellowjackets are wicked!! Awesome job Brooke!!
That open space is beautiful
The south would absolutely love an 80°day right about now. Heat indexes have been in the 100s for a while😓
Hello Girl in the woods, oh those Bee's are a major pain in the butt. Let's hope your not allergic to them. The space that you're clearing is looking really good. Looking forward to the next video. Thank you.
Hooray for helpful, hearty, young'uns!
I am very impressed that you stripped all of those logs! That is hard and messy work - tree sap is sticky stuff. Good for you in getting lots of good help in stacking them, too! I wish I had heard of a bark spud decades ago…. Also, yellow jackets are your ground nesting bees. I accidentally plowed up a nest of them once, and a cloud of them chased me home, stinging all the way.
Looks like Yellow jackets to me, great progress.