Name: Log Cabin Building TIMELAPSE Built By ONE MAN Alone In The Forest @MySelfReliance
Uploaded: 2026-09-21T08:17:00-05:00
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Log Cabin Building TIMELAPSE Built By ONE MAN Alone In The Forest

Log Cabin Building TIMELAPSE Built By ONE MAN Alone In The Forest

My Self Reliance 2026-09-21 | Log Cabin Building TIMELAPSE Built By ONE MAN Alone In The Forest

Living with Wolves at my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness - Homesteading from Scratch

My Self Reliance 2022-12-16 | Algonquin wolves howl at my dog as I work on my off grid log cabin in the Canadian wilderness. I finish the interior of the mudroom (the breezeway between the log cabin and the future outdoor kitchen.
Patreon: patreon.com/myselfreliance
Shawn James YouTube Channel: youtube.com/shawnjames1

CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Finishing the wood ceiling in my cabin and Butchering a Deer

My Self Reliance 2022-12-09 | I finish installing the charred wood ceiling in my off grid log cabin after harvesting a deer, canning it and cutting it into steaks with my wife's help.
Patreon: patreon.com/myselfreliance
Shawn James YouTube Channel: youtube.com/shawnjames1

CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Off Grid Living in a Log Cabin | Lumber Milling, Making a Wood Bench, Cutting and Packaging Venison

My Self Reliance 2022-12-02 | With a break in the winter weather, I spend a few days outside milling boards and timbers for my log cabin, cutting firewood and packaging deer meat that I've been aging hanging on the cabin for a couple of weeks. With one of the 2'x12" pine boards, I make a rough wooden bench for the dining area in the cabin and I prepare for my next deer hunt.
If you're interested in seeing more video content, or want to watch these videos early and commercial free, you can support my family and me on Patreon; patreon.com/myselfreliance

CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Winter is Here! Installing an Insulated Wood Ceiling and in my Off Grid Log Cabin

My Self Reliance 2022-11-25 | After digging out from a winter storm (that wasn't as bad as predicted in my location), I continue weatherproofing my off grid log cabin by adding door locks and trim to the porch door and the breezeway door. I insulate the ceiling and start installing charred 1" pine rough lumber, which immediately traps more of the heat from the woodstove and makes the cabin much more efficient than my last cabin.
As I'm sure you've noticed over the years, I really like chaga and drink it every day for the taste but mainly for the health benefits. Now that the birch trees are dormant for the season, it's harvest time and it's back in stock on my website.
For American Thanksgiving and Black Friday, you can get 10% off your order by using coupon code THANKS10 at checkout.
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CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Winter is Coming! Preparing for an Approaching Snowstorm, Milling Lumber, Window Trim

My Self Reliance 2022-11-18 | An approaching snow storm hastens my efforts to weatherproof my log cabin and prepare my homestead for winter projects. I mill some lumber and timbers at my sister's house and then move my sawmill to a convenient spot beside the cabin and drag logs next to it so I can saw them over the coming weeks. To complete the weatherproofing of the cabin, I trim the front door and the windows, allowing for settling by installing a sliding top trim piece, something I'll replace with something more substantial and attractive at a later date.
patreon.com/myselfreliance

CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Building a Solar Powered Garden Shed with my Daughter @Emily Aisling

My Self Reliance 2022-11-11 | Over the summer, my daughter Emily Aisling and I built a garden shed on top of the root cellar to store gardening tools and to preserve and store food from the garden. To power the freezer, freeze dryer and future greenhouse, we install a Renogy Lycan solar generator with four 320w solar panels, a system we can easily expand if our energy needs increase.
Emily's channel: youtube.com/channel/UC85gGZDfF5fn0R5JQqboVTQ
ca.renogy.com/lycan
Here are the specs on the Lycan system;
Dimension：32.9 x 20.0 x 28.5 inch / 835 x 508 x 724 mm
Weight：264.6 lbs. / 120 kg Expansion Capability：19.2KWh
Protection Rating：IP55 Bluetooth Range：82 ft. / 25 m
Cooling Method：Fan Self Consumption：25W (Power Saving Mode)
Operating Temperature Range：14°F~122°F / -10°C~50°C
Operating Relative Humidity Range：5%~95% Installation Environment：Indoor/Outdoor
BATTERY OUTPUT
Battery Type：Lithium Iron Phosphate Rated AC Output Voltage：120VAC
Nominal Battery Voltage：48VDC Rated AC Output Frequency：50Hz/60Hz (Adjustable)
Rated Battery Capacity：100Ah Rated Output Power：3500W
Rated Battery Energy：4.8KWh Peak AC Output Power：7000W
Cycle Life：4500 Cycles (80% DOD, 80% EOL, 0.2C, 25°C)
INPUT
Rated AC Input Voltage：110VAC/120VAC Solar MPPT Voltage Range：60VDC~115VDC
Rated AC Input Frequency：50Hz/60Hz Maximum Solar Input Power：4400W
Maximum AC Bypass Current：20A Maximum Battery Charge Current (Solar)：80A
Maximum Battery Charge Current (AC)：40A Maximum Battery Charge Current (Total)：100A
Solar Input Voltage Range：60VDC~145VDC

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CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Chinking and Wood Trim, Building a Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Episode 30

My Self Reliance 2022-11-04 | Another beautiful sunny week at the cabin. I take advantage of the warm days to chink the entire exterior of my log cabin, including the breezeway and wood soffits.
patreon.com/myselfreliance

CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Install Wood Soffit and Chimney Flashing - Build an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep28

My Self Reliance 2022-10-28 | With so much to do to prepare for winter, progress on the cabin slows this week as I finish details on the metal roof to make it watertight and install wood soffit to keep the squirrels out.
patreon.com/myselfreliance

CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Here We Go! 1st Snow of the Season, Off-Grid Solar Electricity Installation, Hanging the Front Door

My Self Reliance 2022-10-21 | Peak autumn color is quickly replaced by a blanket of snow as I continue preparing the cabin for winter. Outside, I install the last metal roof panel and a ridge cap on the breezeway, install an adjustable steel racking system for the solar panels beside the greenhouse and dig a trench for the cables to run back to the cabin. Inside, I finish assembling the door to the front porch and hang it on hinges, temporarily placing the wood insert that will be relief-carved over the winter. In the basement, I insulate the cellar walls and cover one wall in 1' pine boards to install the solar inverter, panel and batteries and I move the water storage tank into place. Before finishing the insulation on the main floor, I run the wiring for lights and switches and take stock of what hardware items I need to finish the electrical system for installation this week.

patreon.com/myselfreliance

CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Installing a Metal Roof on my Off Grid Log Cabin, Cabin Build Alone Ep27

My Self Reliance 2022-10-14 | Concerned about snow load on my log cabin this winter, I decide to build a gable roof over the breezeway and install a complete metal roof system on my off grid log cabin.
patreon.com/myselfreliance
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:06 Day 1 Strapping and Insulating
12:46 Installing Metal Drip Edge
14:46 Installing Metal Roof Panels
19:38 Strapping Southwest Roof
22:40 Day 2, Installing South Side Roof Panels
30:11 Sheeting Dormer and Strapping Cabin Roof
36:06 Strapping Chimney Section
40:41 Insulating West Roof
41:53 Installing Metal Panels on West Roof Section
44:29 Installing Metal Valley at Dormer/Breezeway
52:44 A Frost Autumn Morning
55:27 Metal Roof Panels at Dormer and Chimney
1:07:07 Metal Roof on Dormer
1:09:24 Framing and Roofing Breezeway Gable Roof

CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Im Finally Sleeping in the Cabin!

My Self Reliance 2022-10-07 | A good friend visits for a few days. Fall is here and tree colour has peaked.
From Oct 11-12, get 30% off the Solar Generator 2000 Pro, or 10% off the Solar Generator 1000 Pro:
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CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Building a Front Door for My Off Grid Log Cabin, Ep26

My Self Reliance 2022-09-30 | The first frost of the season has arrived so I am focusing on doors, windows and exterior finishes to keep the cold and the rodents out. Since I don't have time right now to fully carve the front door of the cabin, I design and build a heavy pine and walnut door with a 3" thick wood insert that I can pull out of the door to carve inside the warm cabin as I have time over the winter. A friend visits to hunt and explore the wilderness around the cabin with me and as a result, I don't make much progress on the building this week. It's such an incredible time of year to be out in the woods so I'm happy to take time of off building, gardening and harvesting for a few days.
patreon.com/myselfreliance
CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON LINKS: amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

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Burnt Wood Siding and Birch Bark Lined Door, Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Build Ep 25

My Self Reliance 2022-09-23 | With winter approaching, I'm concentrating on finishing the outside of the off grid log cabin I'm building alone in the Canadian wilderness. I install shou sugi ban wood siding on the walls and make a heavy wood door with burnt pine boards, birch bark and heavy iron hinges. I harvest the birch bark from some trees behind the cabin, which will be used for additional building projects next year. This breezeway entrance will be closed off for the winter while I work on the attached outdoor kitchen, so I'll add a door handle and lock in the spring.
With temperatures still too warm to cook inside the cabin on the wood stove most days, I move the fire pit to a central location in front of the cabin porch and cook hamburgers and vegetables from the garden on a hanging steel plate.
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2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
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Installing a Wood Floor and a Log Truss for the Porch Roof, Off Grid Log Cabin Build Alone, Ep 24

My Self Reliance 2022-09-16 | This is such a rewarding stage of the log cabin build and homestead development! Now that the cabin is dried in, I'm working on interior elements, such as moving in an antique icebox, installing a pine wood floor, insulating the interior walls and ceiling and more. This week, in addition to the interior work, I scribe and fit the four lower posts on the porch that hold up the roof overhang and then install the three shorter posts that support the two purlins and the ridge log. The only things left to do on the exterior of the log portion of the cabin is to board the ceiling overhangs on all for sides (soffit), trim the windows and doors and seal the log joints before winter.
Between working on the cabin, I'm busy bringing in the harvest, especially the potatoes, as the temperatures drop to a low of 2C this week. I am storing vegetables in the root cellar, the basement of the cabin, and before December, I have to finish insulating and boarding the walls and ceiling to protect the food from freezing.
Not shown in this video, but will be in next week's video, is the cladding of the exterior of the breezeway with horizontal pine boards and sealant. Once that is finished, I am installing doors on the porch side and the breezeway entrance to the outdoor kitchen and I'll be completely weather tight before the end of September, well before our winter really gets started in early November.
For more information on what I am doing this week on the homestead, tune in to my other channels where I explain what I'm doing. youtu.be/NDi9Q1uQEb4
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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Porch Overhang, Install Windows, Stone Floor, Garden Harvest, Off Grid Log Cabin Build Alone, Ep 23

My Self Reliance 2022-09-09 | A productive week in the wilderness, I install the rest of the windows, including a temporary window in the doorway to the future bedroom, a replacement window for the breezeway and three windows in the back of the cabin. I glue down the granite floor under the woodstove and after letting the cement dry, I reinstall the stove and cook my breakfast of eggs, fresh potatoes, sausage and kimchi on it, the first meal cooked in the cabin.
I have decided to install a metal roof before winter so I take some time to build the supporting framing for the front porch overhang. In the next few days, I'll notch the four posts so the tie beam sits snug on the posts and then install the short posts up to the ridge beam and the two purlins. The screw jacks on the bottom of the posts have six inches of adjustments so that I can lower them as the cabin settles over the next few years. The bear in this video is the first I have seen since filming the mother bear with two cubs in the spring, which is far less than the dozens I usually see in a typical year, a fluke since I hear other people are seeing more than usual.
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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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A Cabin in the Woods, Roof, Windows | Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep22

My Self Reliance 2022-09-02 | It's really starting to feel like home now that the roof is watertight, the front windows are in and the front gable is closed in. After completing the roof boards and membrane on the east side of the log cabin, I install diagonal boards to the gable end over the front porch. I'm not convinced that this is the final look for the gables but I'll wait until I finish the log features holding up the porch overhang before making that decision. For efficiency, I am spending more time on this cabin sealing air gaps and insulating the walls and roof - 6" in the gables and 10" on the roof.
I layout the stone floor under the woodstove using sawn granite from a local quarry. It's not as rustic as random stone but I think it will look great once I finish the wood floor around it and apply split stone to the wall behind the stove.
A bat who has been living in the front wall chirps its disapproval as I encourage it to find alternate living arrangements, which will probably be the outhouse. Now that it's September and winter is coming, I need to seal up the rest of the exterior, including the rear gable, the windows and the doors, before other wildlife decide to make the cabin their winter home.
I grill the last of the bear meat from last year on the open fire as I prepare my gear for the opening of goose season. Food is abundant at this time of year, including game, mushrooms, berries and all of the produce from the garden. Over the next few weeks, I'll be digging up the root vegetables to store in the cellar, hunting and finishing the exterior of the cabin so September is going to be a very busy month!
For the full cabin tour: youtu.be/D2aphmy2zF8
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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Half a Roof, Wood Stove Installation | Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep21

My Self Reliance 2022-08-26 | This week, I finish boarding the west side of the log cabin roof and waterproof it with ice and water shield. With half of the cabin protected from weather, I hook up the wood stove so I can start cooking inside as the weather cools and I bring in a small antique writing desk where I can edit my videos. Immediately, the cabin starts feeling like home, with a place to sit, look out of the windows and doors at the falling rain and listen to the birds, frogs, wind in the trees. The deep overhang on the front porch of the cabin is ideal at this time of year, protecting me from the rain but high enough to let the sun shine in, which will be much appreciated during the fall, winter and spring when the sun is low in the sky and the south facing wall of the cabin absorbs the heat. Cool mornings and warm days at this time of year means foggy mornings over the lakes, rivers and ponds and the moose are in the ponds eating the last of the succulent water plants before transitioning to a diet of woody browse as summer ends and the rut begins in September.
With fall approaching, I spend more time shooting my bow and arrows at targets and splitting firewood for heat and cooking. Cali, my golden retriever, will appreciate the cooler days as summer winds down and is already becoming more active as the heat subsides.
I'm now working on completing the east side of the roof, which should take two days, and then I can focus on closing in the gable ends, including insulation, and insulating and boarding the breezeway walls and ceiling. The following week, I will install temporary doors and permanent windows, just in time for autumn.
00:00 Intro
01:37 Roofing the breezeway
08:07 Boarding the log cabin roof
04:37 Moose cow and calf
11:31 Waterproofing the roof
13:16 Cast iron cooking sausage and chicken of the woods mushroom
22:30 Installing the woodstove
27:22 Moving in the antique desk
30:59 Archery practice
33:41 Nature drone over misty ponds and forest

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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep20, Roof Framing is Finished

My Self Reliance 2022-08-19 | Short days caused by high humidity and afternoon thunderstorms slow me down but I was able to finish framing the roof which prepares me to start drying in the cabin this week, well before winter starts. I remove the last of the steel cables from the trees, relieved that I am finished hoisting heavy logs into place. Each afternoon, we go for walks along the creek in the cool, shaded forest, observing that the water levels are starting to rise again after hitting lows a couple of weeks ago. At this time of year, I'm able to get most of my food from the garden and the forest so I cook a campfire meal of grilled bear, fresh potatoes and onions with chaga tea on the side.
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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Framing the Roof of My Off Grid Log Cabin, Ep19

My Self Reliance 2022-08-12 | Using 2x8x16 foot rafters, I frame the northwest side of my off grid log cabin in the Canadian wilderness and start installing 1" pine boards. I install the cathedral ceiling support box for the wood stove chimney so that I don't have to cut it in and frame around it later. Working alone adds a lot more time to the build as I have to climb ladders onto the top of the wall, measure, go back to the ground to cut the wood pieces to size, climb back up the ladder and install them with nails. Rather than cut the rafters at the eave, I cut notches into the top course of logs and fasten the rafters with several 6" spiral spikes, as well as at the roof ridge and the purlin. I will then fasten a 1" board to the bottom of the rafters on the inside of the exterior walls. A cow moose and her calf watch us near the cabin, trotting back into the forest once they see and smell Cali. On the fire, I cook bear steaks for lunch, well-done for safety, although I usually much prefer rare game meat.
On a hot day, we paddle into a quiet lake and find ourselves floating between a loon and her almost mature chick. She warns us off with her alarm calls so we quickly move on.
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GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Camping with My Daughter | Installing Solar on Emily Aislings Cabin

My Self Reliance 2022-08-05 | #algonquin #offgrid #camping
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We install solar panels on the roof of Emily Aisling's cabin with a power bank located inside to provide electricity to her cabin.
Afterwards, we take a few days off and head into the backcountry of Algonquin Park in Ontario Canada to camp, canoe, hike, forage and fish. We cook all of our meals on a campfire, including beef tacos, fish tacos, beef rib steaks and braising ribs, bacon and eggs, pancakes, fried white and sweet potatoes and more. I make herbal tea with fireweed, cedar and spruce, a much needed warm drink after dealing with intermittent rain and incessant strong winds. Cali, our Golden Retriever, spends most of her time swimming, chasing squirrels and has a run-in with a mink after it steals one of our fish and hides it in the rocks in the lake.
CLOTHING: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
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GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Lifting a 28 Foot Log Ridge Beam and Purlins onto My Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep 18

My Self Reliance 2022-07-29 | Continuing my off-grid log cabin build Alone in the Canadian wilderness, I install a temporary loft floor to use as a working platform while building the roof of the cabin. Using chainfall hoists hung from cables strung between the trees, I lift three 28 foot purlins and a ridge beam into place, weighing several hundred pounds each. I frame the gable ends with milled logs and 2" lumber, leaving notches for the logs to fall into place. Hoisting the logs and sliding them into the notches was hard work and took several hours each, but it worked exactly how I had hoped.
While I work on the roof, I grill sausages and steaks on the campfire overlooking the meadow in front of the cabin. Cali, my golden retriever, watches me work and chases squirrels and chipmunks between rounds of fetch. To cool off, we go for a long walk along the cobblestone beaches and exposed Canadian Shield bedrock along the shores of Georgian Bay. Wild food is abundant so we snack on raspberries, sour cherries, blueberries, cranberries, winterberries, serviceberries, fireweed and St. John's Wort. Wild food, fish and home grown fruit and vegetables are everywhere now so I'm harvesting and storing daily, including my first tomatoes of the season from the greenhouse by the cabin.
Later in the week, my dog spends the day in my red cedar and canvas canoe out on the water with my friend Nate and I while we explore a new lake, catch fresh fish and fry it on a campfire on a beautiful island. Perch and bass are plentiful in this small lake so after a tasty shore lunch, I take a few back to the cabin for the solar powered freezer in the cellar. Cali practices her deep water dives and swims after her frisbee for hours, always wanting one more retrieve.
Back at the cabin, I build a wood mitre box and saw small trees into 45 degree corner braces for the log posts, beam and purlins to keep the cabin roof from racking. With a solid roof structure now in place, I start installing the first roof rafters, an exciting process as I can now see the final structure of the cabin and within days, the roof will be complete enough to keep the cabin interior dry.
In the next video, I'll be working on those rafters, but I'll also be taking a few days off to go on a backcountry canoe trip with my daughter Emily. Tune in to her channel to see her perspective on the trip as well as to see what other projects she's working on. youtube.com/channel/UC85gGZDfF5fn0R5JQqboVTQ

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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep17, Framing the Roof, Gable Ends

My Self Reliance 2022-07-15 | I install the last wall log on the back of the cabin and frame the gables with half-log posts and lumber before lifting the firs of three log purlins in place. Cali, my wife and I paddle a local river to cool off on a hot day, and I cook a few bear steaks on the campfire for lunches while working on the cabin.
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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Fishing with Friends (Yes, I have some), Log Gable Posts for the Cabin, Fish Compost

My Self Reliance 2022-07-01 | I take a day off the homestead to fish with a couple of friends (Jim Baird and Muskoka Nate), catching over 100 fish and cooking a few on a campfire beside the river. I keep the fish guts and heads to compost with sawdust in my forest garden. I mill gable end posts with an Alaskan chainsaw mill and prepare them for installation this week as I start framing the roof of the log cabin.
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GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep16 | Completed Walls!, Bears, Moose, Fawn

My Self Reliance 2022-06-24 | Finally, I complete three of the walls on my off grid log cabin and I begin preparing the top logs for roof framing. Exploring the wilderness around the cabin, I see a mother bear with two cubs, two moose feeding in a marsh, a fawn that I almost step on before noticing it and two snapping turtles laying eggs beside a stream.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
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GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
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VIDEOS:
2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Huntsville, ON
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200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Im Done

My Self Reliance 2022-06-07 | Use code MYWAVE before June 13th to redeem $50 off your EcoFlow Wave: bit.ly/3zltXTI
It's time to get back to work!
Plant List
Annual Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables
Herbs
Stevia
Alfalfa
Sage
Dill
Cilantro
Parsley, Forest green
Watercress
Basil, Genovese, Sweet Globe, spicy globe
Cumin
Rosemary
Oregano
Vegetables
Amaranth
Bean, bush, black coco
Bean, Mrocumiere, Blue Lake, tongue of fire, bush, blue lake, Scarlett runner, black turtle, orca
Beet, Golden, Detroit Red, Chioggia, giant fodder
Bok choi
Broccoli, Green sprouting
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage, Savoy, Brunswick sauerkraut, Golden acre, purple acre, April green
Carrot, Chantenay
Carrot, Nantes coreless
Carrot, Yellowstone
Cauliflower, super snowball
Corn, Luscious, Supersweet, dent
Cucumber, Straight 8, Marketmore, pickling, Wisconsin
Eggplant
Fennel, Florence
Garlic, 300
Leek, Giant Musselburg
Lettuce, Buttercrunch, Arugula, Cos, black seeded Simpson Little Gem
Oats
Onions, Cabernet storage, yellow, red, Bunching Evergreen, Ailsa CraigParsnip, Hollow Crown
Peas, Sugar snap, Sugar pod, Laxton’s Progress
Pepper, Jalapeno, Early Calwonder, Cayenne Long Thin, Tabasco, Yellow Sweet Hungarian, banana, Habanero, Aleppo
Potato, Kennebec, Clancy, Bintje, French Fingerling, Caribe, Pink fir apple, All blue, Roko, Dakota Pearl, Bridget
Pumpkin, Big Max, Small Sugar, pepita
Quinoa
Radish, Pink beauty, Cherry belle, Pusa Jamuni, Daikon, Pusa Gulabi
Root Parsley
Rutabaga
Salsify
Shallots
Spinach, Monstrueux de viroflay, Bloomsdale
Squash, Spaghetti, Delicata, Butternut
Sweet Potato, Covington, 8 other varieties
Swiss chard, Rainbow
Tomatillo, Toma Verde
Tomato, San Marzano
Tomato, Brandywine
Tomato, Sweet Cherry
Tomato, black krim
Tomato, heirloom
Tomato, Amish paste
Tomato, Cherokee Purple
Turnip, Purple top, white globe, Navet, Scarlet Ohno Revival
Zucchini, yellow, green

Fruit
Cantaloup
Watermelon

Flowers
Aster Reine Marguerite
Pansy
Sweet Pea, Mid blue
Sweet Pea, royal pink
African Marigold, Yellow
Sunflower, dwarf sunspot
Borage (self seeding)
Crimson Clover
Calendula
Poppy, blue bread (self seeding)

Perennial Herbs, Fruit and Vegetables
Herbs
Thyme
Comfrey
Lavender, Hidcote Blue
Chives
Watercress
Good King Henry
Valerian
Chamomile, Roman, German
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
Anise Hyssop
Catnip
Horseradish
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
Mint, Licorice
Mint, wild
Lavender
Yarrow
Stinging nettles
St. John’s Wort
Horseradish
Lemon Balm
Horehound White
Rosemary

Flowers
Borage (self seeding)
Bergamot, wild
Bee balm, various
Black eyed Susan
Daisy
Coneflower
Day Lilly
Rose, Alberta wild, prickly
Rose, smooth
Rose, Rugosa
Rose, canina
Rose, common wild
Lady’s Mantle
Wild sage
Hosta
Lungwort
Jacob’s ladder
Sweet woodruff

Fruit
Apple, Winter banana
Apple, Cortland Apple × 2
Apple,Westland Apple × 2
Apple, Parkland Apple × 2.
Apple, Norhey Improved Apple
Apple, Haralson
Apple, Kerr Applecrab × 2
Apple, Chestnut Apple × 2
Apple, Battleford Apple × 2
Apple, Hyslop Crabapple
Apricot, Manchurian
Apricot, Harlayne ×
Apricot, Debbie’s Gold x 2
Aronia Berry, Viking
Bearberry
Blackberry
Blueberry, low bush, 50
Blueberry, high bush, 75
Cherry, Northstar sour -3
Cherry, Romeo sour, dwarf - 2
Cherry, Choke
Cherry, Pin
Cherry, Black
Cherry, Sweet
Cherry, Evans
Cherry, Hedelfingen Sweet Cherry × 1
Cherry, Compact Van Sweet Cherry × 1
Cherry, Sand x 10
Cranberry, Stevens, 5
Cranberry, Highbush 1
Current, Black, 3
Current, Red. 3
Current, White, 3
Dogwood, Red Osier, 10
Elderberry, Scotia, 1
Elderberry, York, 1
Goji Berry, 3
Grape, Native, 3
Grape, Emerald Ice, 2
Grape, Sommerset, 2
Grape, Valiant, 2
Grape, Marquette, 3
Ground Cherry, Goldie, 10
Ground Cherry, Aunt Molly’s, 3
Haskap, 25
Hawthorn, Arnold (5)
Jostaberry x 2
Kiwi, Hardy, 3
Lingonberry (bog cranberry), 25
Mulberry, 8
Nannyberry, 1
Nectarine, 4
Pawpaw, 4
Peach, Reliant
Pear, Russian Beauty 1
Pear, Golden 1
Pear, Grafted multi variety 3
Plum, Canada Wild, 3
Plum, Mustang Cherry, 2
Plum, Toka 5
Raspberry, 25
Schisandra, Eastern Prince, 2
Sea buckthorn, 75
Serviceberry, martin (Juneberry, Saskatoon Berry), 2
Serviceberry, Saskatoon Smoky, 2
Silverberry (Wolfwillow) (5)
Strawberries, 25
Thimbleberry, 4

Vegetables
Asparagus
Edible burdock
Sunchoke (Jersalem Artichoke)
Milkweed
Lambsquarters
Stinging Nettle
Wild onion, nodding onion
Lambs quarter
Hosta
Sorrel
Lovage
Turkish Rocket

Nuts
Oak, Red, 100
Oak, Burr, 5
Oak, Swamp, 5
Oak, White, 5
Beaked Hazel, 25
Hazel, hybrid, 100
Heartnuts, 4
Aldera Hazel, 10
Filbert, 5
Chestnuts, 4
Mushrooms
Shiitake
Oyster
Wine cap
Lion’s mane

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200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Wild Turkey and Log Cabin Building in the Canadian Wilderness

My Self Reliance 2022-05-26 | I hunt and cook wild turkey on a campfire at my off grid log cabin on my homestead in the Canadian wilderness.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Huntsville, ON
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200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Back to work on the Log Cabin, Planting Hundreds of Trees, Shrubs and Perennials in my Food Forest

My Self Reliance 2022-05-13 | An intense hot spell and drought impacts my dog Cali and I on the opff grid wilderness homestead as I expand the forest garden and work on my log cabin while dealing with hordes of black flies.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
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GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Wild Turkey, Trout, Forest Garden | Living off the Land

My Self Reliance 2022-04-30 | To become more self reliant during these unstable times, I am attempting to obtain 3 million calories from the land to feed my family this year, at as low a cost as possible while building future resilience using permaculture techniques.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
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GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Huntsville, ON
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200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Rustic Fence to Keep Moose out of my Off Grid Wilderness Homestead Garden

My Self Reliance 2022-04-22 | Moose regularly browse through my vegetable garden and orchard in the northern forest so I continue extending a rustic fence around the perimeter to keep them out. As I expand my permaculture food forest, moose, bear, deer and other animals will become more of problem, so I am planting food for them throughout my land to help expand their population while attracting them to areas outside my forest garden.
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GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Priorities, Spring in the Wilderness, Growing Food in the Forest, Raised Garden Beds

My Self Reliance 2022-04-15 | Spring has finally arrived in the Canadian wilderness and I have stopped working on the log cabin to finish building the garden beds in both of my self reliance food plots, preparing for spring planting.
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VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Huntsville, ON
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Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone Ep 15, Tie Beams, Maple Sugar, Family Self Reliance

My Self Reliance 2022-04-08 | I install 4 of the most important logs on my cabin, the center tie beams and the headers over the front door and windows and the back windows. Our self reliance continues as my wife and daughter join me to make maple sugar, start seeds in the greenhouse, practice traditional archery and more.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
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GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Huntsville, ON
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Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

How to Deal with Food Shortages and Rising Prices

My Self Reliance 2022-03-31 | This is how my family is dealing with current and future food shortages and rising prices. We are preparing for continuing supply chain issues, high prices and reduced availability of fuel and fertilizer and the post-animal food economy proposed in the 2030 Agenda, which is quickly becoming reality.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
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GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

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200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

3 Million Calories, Week 1: Maple Syrup, Greenhouse Bed Expansion, Seeds | Log Cabin Building

My Self Reliance 2022-03-25 | I lift two heavy cross beam logs onto the top of the cabin and with the help of my daughter and wife, start our year of producing 3 million calories on the first day of spring by making maple syrup, starting seeds, expanding the growing beds in my geodesic greenhouse, making biochar and laying rotten wood for hugelkultur mounds in the forest garden.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
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My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

8 Feet High | Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep 14

My Self Reliance 2022-03-18 | I bring all four walls up to the same height (8 feet) and install the second 27 foot log extending over the front porch. On the woodstove, I cook rabbit stew in a cast iron pot
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Framing the Breezeway, Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep 12

My Self Reliance 2022-03-04 | Variable weather and frozen wood slows down progress as I frame in the breezeway/mudroom on my off grid log cabin.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Top of the Wall! Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep 11

My Self Reliance 2022-02-25 | 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's been 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.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
BLACKSMITH: torontoblacksmith.com
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Winter Challenges, Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep 10

My Self Reliance 2022-02-11 | In the depth of a Canadian winter, I make slow but steady progress working alone on my log cabin in the wilderness with my dog, Cali the Golden Retriever. To see what my daughter is doing on her off grid cabin, visit Emily Aisling at youtube.com/channel/UC85gGZDfF5fn0R5JQqboVTQ
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
BLACKSMITH: torontoblacksmith.com
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep 9

My Self Reliance 2022-02-04 | A colder than average January and a mix of snow and freezing rain slows down progress on the cabin, but I raise log course 7 into place and explain what my family and I are doing this year to become more resilient.
Emily's channel: youtube.com/channel/UC85gGZDfF5fn0R5JQqboVTQ

MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
BLACKSMITH: torontoblacksmith.com
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com
Wood stove in the greenhouse: http://www.winnerwell.com
VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Winter Camping with My Dog in a Greenhouse, Ice Storm, Building Off Grid Log Cabin | Gear Repair

My Self Reliance 2022-01-21 | I work on the walls of my off grid log cabin, repair snowshoes in my workshop, install a wood stove in my geodesic dome greenhouse and spend the night with my dog in the greenhouse in a winter storm. I'm back at the wilderness homestead after a month of working with my family on our collective path to self reliance, a reprioritizing of our lives after a difficult two years and an uncertain future.
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
WOODSTOVE: http://www.winnerwell.com
BLACKSMITH: torontoblacksmith.com
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Taking Time Off | HAPPY NEW YEAR!

My Self Reliance 2021-12-31 | The last few logs on the off grid cabin of 2021 and a brief update on my plans for 2022. Wolves/coyotes visit us in the forest.
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
BLACKSMITH: torontoblacksmith.com
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas | Music, Wildlife and Drone, Nature and Relaxation

My Self Reliance 2021-12-24 | Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from our family to yours, and thank you for all of your support in 2021. All the best in 2022!
MERCHANDISE: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
AMAZON:amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
GREENHOUSE: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
BLACKSMITH: torontoblacksmith.com
KNIFE MAKER: virtusknives.com
KNIFE MAKER: wcknives.com

VIDEOS:
2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
OFF GRID LIVING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
COOKING: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail:
My Self Reliance/Shawn James
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Address for items sent by courier:
200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415
Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Off Grid Wood Shop Build, Start to Finish

My Self Reliance 2021-12-22 | The complete build from start to finish, my off grid workshop in the forest, the first building at my wilderness homestead. This was my practice build before tackling my much bigger log cabin, learning how to handle and join heavy timbers alone.
T-SHIRTS: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Greenhouse: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
Iron Tools: torontoblacksmith.com
virtusknives.com
wcknives.com
2021 Cabin Life: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
Log Cabin and Off Grid Living: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
Cooking at the Cabin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
Building a Log Cabin with Hand Tools: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
Building an Off Grid Sauna: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
Bushcraft and Survival: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance

To see what I’m up to during the rest of the week;
Website: http://myselfreliance.com
Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

My Mailing Address:
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Calis 5th Birthday, A Year in the Life of a Wilderness Dog

My Self Reliance 2021-12-20 | T-SHIRTS: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Greenhouse: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
Iron Tools: torontoblacksmith.com
virtusknives.com
wcknives.com
2021 Cabin Life: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
Log Cabin and Off Grid Living: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
Cooking at the Cabin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
Building a Log Cabin with Hand Tools: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
Building an Off Grid Sauna: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
Bushcraft and Survival: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance

To see what I’m up to during the rest of the week;
Website: http://myselfreliance.com
Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

My Mailing Address:
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Heat in the Cabin, Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep 8

My Self Reliance 2021-12-17 | I uncrate the woodstove and fire it up for the first time to keep me warm and for cooking while I continue building the walls of the log cabin and install window and door frames.
T-SHIRTS: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Greenhouse: arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
Iron Tools: torontoblacksmith.com
virtusknives.com
wcknives.com
2021 Cabin Life: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
Log Cabin and Off Grid Living: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
Cooking at the Cabin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
Building a Log Cabin with Hand Tools: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
Building an Off Grid Sauna: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
Bushcraft and Survival: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance

To see what I’m up to during the rest of the week;
Website: http://myselfreliance.com
Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

My Mailing Address:
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

9 Months Building an Off Grid Homestead in the Forest | Log Cabin, Greenhouse, Outhouse, Solar Shed

My Self Reliance 2021-12-09 | From raw forested wilderness, I clear the land and build an off grid wilderness homestead with a greenhouse, forest garden, outhouse, root cellar and log cabin.
The journey to my self reliance is just beginning - please keep watching to see how I continue to transform this forest into an oasis for nature and man, living harmoniously away from the hustle and bustle of modern life.
T-SHIRTS: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
CHAGA: myselfreliance.com/products/chaga-chunks
My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2021 Cabin Life: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
Log Cabin and Off Grid Living: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
Cooking at the Cabin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
Building a Log Cabin with Hand Tools: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
Building an Off Grid Sauna: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
Bushcraft and Survival: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance

To see what I’m up to during the rest of the week;
Website: http://myselfreliance.com
Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

My Mailing Address:
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Wood Pole Scaffold, Building an Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness, Ep7

My Self Reliance 2021-12-03 | I build a wood scaffold, with saplings cut while clearing the site for the log cabin, so I can safely work on the walls as they get higher. Snow and rain slows me down this week, so we spend some time hiking.
T-SHIRTS: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
CHAGA: myselfreliance.com/products/chaga-chunks
My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2021 Cabin Life: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
Log Cabin and Off Grid Living: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
Cooking at the Cabin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
Building a Log Cabin with Hand Tools: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
Building an Off Grid Sauna: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
Bushcraft and Survival: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance

To see what I’m up to during the rest of the week;
Website: http://myselfreliance.com
Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

My Mailing Address:
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Heavy Lifting Alone! Building an Off Grid Log Cabin in the Woods | Alone in the Wilderness, Ep6

My Self Reliance 2021-11-26 | Rain and snow slows my progress as I use a treetop cable system to hoist heavy logs into place on my off grid log cabin. I have to spin one 24 foot log from end to end to fit it onto the back wall of the cabin.
T-SHIRTS: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
CHAGA: myselfreliance.com/products/chaga-chunks
My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2021 Cabin Life: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
Log Cabin and Off Grid Living: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
Cooking at the Cabin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
Building a Log Cabin with Hand Tools: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
Building an Off Grid Sauna: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
Bushcraft and Survival: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance

To see what I’m up to during the rest of the week;
Website: http://myselfreliance.com
Facebook – facebook.com/MySelfReliance
Instagram – instagram.com/myselfreliance

My Mailing Address:
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep5, Wood Pegs

My Self Reliance 2021-11-19 | In my off grid workshop in the forest, I make hardwood dowels to peg the logs together in my wilderness log cabin. I complete the 2nd course of logs and lift the 3rd course into place.
T-SHIRTS: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
CHAGA: myselfreliance.com/products/chaga-chunks
My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance
Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2021 Cabin Life: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
Log Cabin and Off Grid Living: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
Cooking at the Cabin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
Building a Log Cabin with Hand Tools: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
Building an Off Grid Sauna: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
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Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

Parging the Foundation, 2nd Log Course, Building an Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness Alone, Ep.4

My Self Reliance 2021-11-12 | Preparing the foundation for stone veneer, full scribe log cabin, moving heavy logs, moss for chinking, cooking on a campfire, drone view of cabin site.
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Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2021 Cabin Life: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
Log Cabin and Off Grid Living: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
Cooking at the Cabin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
Building a Log Cabin with Hand Tools: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
Building an Off Grid Sauna: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
Bushcraft and Survival: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

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Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5

I Got Hurt Again, Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone, Winter Shelter

My Self Reliance 2021-11-05 | A stupid mistake causes me a lot of pain as I build the 2nd course of logs on my off grid log cabin. Working in snow and ice pellets, I build a winter shelter beside the cabin so I can keep warm and dry while building the cabin over the next several cold months.
T-SHIRTS: teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance
CHAGA: myselfreliance.com/products/chaga-chunks
My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
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Best of My Self Reliance: bit.ly/2OfW7ry
2021 Cabin Life: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR
Log Cabin and Off Grid Living: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv
Cooking at the Cabin: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy
Building a Log Cabin with Hand Tools: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH
Building an Off Grid Sauna: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB
Bushcraft and Survival: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7

My Tools, Clothing & Other Gear:
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To see what I’m up to during the rest of the week;
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My Mailing Address:
51 King William Street
P.O. Box 30017
Huntsville, ON
P1H 0B5