I install the top course of logs on two sides of the off grid log cabin, including the heaviest logs yet, and then move the woodstove to the final location in the cabin where it will not be in the way as I finish the last two walls. It was a harsh February, with temperatures well below average, above average snowfall and once a week, high temperatures with rain and freezing rain followed by flash freezes. Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzFlPkg40WM | My Self Reliance

From the first tree cut to the top of the log cabin walls. I like to be organized and plan things in advance, but this cabin build was so organic that I couldn't plan ahead, instead changing directions repeatedly. Looking back at the year on video, I remember every minute of the build and the challenges I had to overcome each and every day. Several times, I had no idea where I would find the materials, the tools or the time, but the answer was always there somewhere. | My Self Reliance

20K views · 1.1K reactions | Clearing the New Log Cabin Site and Growing Mushrooms Check out my YouTube channels for more content like this: My Self Reliance https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEog Shawn James https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5L_M7BF5iait4FzEbwKCAg Merchandise https://my-self-reliance.creator-spring.com/ | My Self Reliance | Facebook

14K views · 1.3K reactions | Here was the first look at the layout of my new off grid log cabin. I cleared the site, laid out the footprint of the cabin and began digging the foundation. Later, an early canoe trip down an icy river ended badly and maple sugar season came to a close. I moved out of the old cabin and I cut deer steaks on an open fire at the new homestead. Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRCDc5Ej8zQ&t=1s | My Self Reliance | Facebook

Last year, I built a sleeping loft in my off-grid workshop/tiny house in the forest. I inoculated oak logs with shiitake mushroom plugs for more self-reliant food and continued to expand the homestead. Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu_0M3dCc_Q&t=8s | My Self Reliance

Milling Lumber for the New Off Grid Log Cabin and Wilderness Homestead