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Timelapse - diy woodshed build - firewood for my shipping container house - start to finish

Timelapse - diy woodshed build - firewood for my shipping container house - start to finish

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Timelapse - diy woodshed build - firewood for my shipping container house - start to finish Channel video: Off Grid with Jake & Nicolle - Category: Blogs and People
Date: 2025-09-28

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Sharing a life lesson Jake&Nicolle, a few weeks after my 4th birthday, while in Grade 1 class, I took a wooden ruler to the head, which burst all three layers of eardrums in both ears, causing me to go instantly deaf. As I only knew a couple of words in English, this left me in a very vulnerable position to be educated. My parents and G-Parents lived in a very remote, fly-in-only area of Northern BC. During this time, my Aunt married a 3x Veteran who built a homestead next to my Parents. He and Aunty didn't have kids for several years; I ended up being their rug rat! Uncle let me hang around him anytime I wanted. He had a desk he'd set up for me wherever he was working, long story short, in no time, I was able to grab any tool he wanted and learned to recognize sizes like 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 inch, etc, was forever holding his tape measure for him and running to grab whatever he needed. If I showed boredom, he switched up my playtime and taught me colors by tools, my favorite fruits, and clothing. He taught me to trace letters, and pretty quickly, I learned my ABCs by sitting on his lap with a mirror in front of me so I could copy him and see how I needed to move my mouth to get the sounds out properly and let my brain process what I was learning, then every Monday, I was allowed to take 10 food items from their pantry and was able to learn how to spell pea's, corn, and learned how to pronounce them clearly and remember how to spell those 10 foods by Friday so I could get a treat of my choice which was usually gas so I could ride around the yard on my gas powered toys and learned how to make sure it lasted the full week. I always wanted candy but often didn't pick it because it was gone to fast and I learned not to enjoy it as much. this taught me how to ration my treats to make them last. Remember, I was remote and nowhere near a candy store. My point is, because I was allowed to play nearby, run, and fetch tools, I became really good at math and spelling, hand gestures, and eventually reading lips, which was life-saving when I was in public spaces. I had no idea he was homeschooling me daily. I thought they were taking me on trips because I was their Princess. I had no idea; it was Social Studies, Geography, learning manners and social interactions, learning time, and time management. By the time I was ready to start Grade 1 at 9 years old, I was the smartest kid in my class with strong math skills and critical thinking because of how my uncle and family handled me. It warmed my heart to see Fox hammering nails and following Daddy's directions. As adults, we forget kids are like dry sponges ready to soak up every sound, sight and expression. It wasn't until I was older that I learned that Min. Of Fam. and Children were trying to put me in a school for the deaf & mute but they couldn't touch me because I'd blow them out of the water right back into their plane to Eff Off because I was doing better than most kids my age who could hear and speak English. Now, I did go through 7 surgeries from 7-15 years old before they found something that worked to help me hear. The reason I'm sharing this is to encourage you to continue to let the kids be a part of your daily activites because, from personal experiences, it's better than sending your kids to a classroom setting where they are vulnerable to indoctrination. My weekend chore was to reorganize Uncle's tool shed, hang tools back up, and straighten up the nail/screw/bolt bins. I had no idea I was mathing and learning to spell. Up to 15 years old, everything I learned was from eyeshight and repetition. Now, at 60 years old, I still use what I learned in those silent days but in no way did losing my hearing stop me from progressing because my family didn't allow it to hinder me. By grade 5 I was back in class with kids my age. Even though I scored high enough to skip grades, Uncle helped my mom pay for and get me into summer school just so I could be around kids my age as I was an only child FOREVER: ( and by grade 8, I had extremely strong English speaking and writing skills without an accent. I didn't need a special school; I didn't need labels or special treatments as a disabled child. I still don't consider myself disabled, to this day people don't know I'm a deaf person. all I needed was my family to be patient with me. I credit all my triumphs to carpentry and cooking tools (mom was a Chef) I think you are way to hard on yourself Jake, Please give yourself a big ole Soul Pat. Yes, moms are very important, but as a little child, nothing, absolutely nothing can take the place of teachings from a MAN. Nicolle and your children are blessed to have you, not because you're all that. but because you care about your Manhood. the world is missing men with your qualities for life. May you be blessed with an abundance of health. I love you and your entire family as if I know you for I've been following you and watching you grow since before Nicolle was in your life and I am so proud of how far you have evolved as a Man. And Jake, it's normal to lay awake at night thinking. it's a Daddy thing
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A good woodshed, should only protect the wood from rain, and the best way to dry it is to stack wood in two rows with space on either side so that wind can blow through them on all sides. Which means you jus need to put up way to keep them above the ground and a roof that keeps most of any water off them. Done right you would get wood ready to burn so dry that it's honestly a surprise to burn it.
Where I live it rains typically many times a month so we figured out how to do it, but creating smaller stack up wood rows, which was about 4 meter longs and 2 meters high with a wide roof cover it so barely any rain can fall on it even when the worst of the fall storms hit. Then we made 4 of those and one extra we used that first winter, so the rest could get a year to dry or more. It worked so well that the setup was easy to use as once one stack was empty, it was filled up again with fresh wood, while we started on the second stack. Due to a very warm winter without any snow, we constantly had dryed wood that had been dried up over 2-3 years since we just moved to the next stack one one was empty and filled that empty one up again.
One winter we almost manage to use up one full stack, but that winter we had tempraure outside that was between -15 c and -25 C which is rather cold when it wind is cold too. So my suggesting is to use the first year to find out how much wood you end up using, and then build a couple of woodsteds that are fairly simple, but also big enough.
The isse comes when you build it and there is too big distance to the rood. Honestly the woods should be 3 times as wide as the stacked up wood and then edge of the roof should not be higher than the top of the stacked wood. All you need is a floor or two planks to keep the wood off the ground, something to act as end-stops and a A roof so wide that you would hit your head if you wasn't careful. Make a couple of those and add fresh wood to the one you emptied first and you will never run out of wood to burn. And creating one big one is a bad idea as it won't fully dry out properly.

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It is totally okay to scab something together to get to the next step sometimes things are temporary you don't want to put a bunch of time into it or a bunch of money into it to make it look just a certain way sometimes it's just got to serve a purpose to be able to move to the next step don't be afraid to let people see your mistakes it's okay. We all make mistakes there's a thousand ways better to do anything you got to be able to say it's good enough to move on to the other project that I only want to put together and I don't want to spend a bunch of time into something and you know the resources. Don't be hard on yourself buddy you know that you know it's not going to last forever if it's made out of wood anyhow so plan on building something different you know what I mean it's okay to just grab something together to move on to something different totally fine. In my opinion
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Jake you are truly skilled how you really build your own houses and gardens Wow they are really great craftsmanship they really are built sturdy was wondering if you are willing to sale your sail if so how much cause I'm interested in buying it and Nicole you are doing an awesome job in raising the 3 children Fox, Willow, and River they are taken care of really great love y'all's videos so much can't believe just how fast the children are growing up you both are truly awesome friends and if you ever decide to have any kind of merchandise please let me know if be interested in buying something from y'all I'd really truly love to buy that sail boat in all honesty please let me know if you're interested in putting up for sale your friend Steve Van Wagoner here in Topeka Kansas
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I'm going to say it Jake don't think that you put something together that looks just to whatever you got it together it got finished if you need to start over and you got a better way of putting it together and you have a way to get it done you've got a really nice sawmill you've got a really nice tractor your building a beautiful home. It's the process of getting older and learning from your mistakes you have done a lot and you deserve whatever you put together because you earned it and it looks amazing. Don't be too hard on yourself you got to tell Jake at the end of the day we did a lot it looks great he has high expectations. You're a hard-working guy and you doing good for yourself buddy don't let nobody say nothing else.
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If you guys cook with wood why haven't you made any charcoal I haven't seen nothing if you had that charcoal is the only way to go. Especially for cooking pizza and stuff like that. Outdoor pizza with charcoal it tastes a lot different it's better in my opinion. Homemade charcoal it takes a lot to make up a batch but if you get it right it's good. If you had like a big kennel made out of rocks and mud and soil you could cook up a big batch really easy. Once or twice a year I don't know how hard it is to get it right but it's easy to make it in a 55-gallon drum homemade. It's better to cook with and you don't have to wait for the smoke to chill out you can go ahead and slap some in there and get it to rolling
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First of all I think it’s wonderful that you protect your ears and little Fox’s ears!
Don’t beat yourself up for not building the first wood shed wrong. You didn’t have the resources such as tools, knowledge and experience that you do now. IMO I see it as a great learning experience! This new wood shed will be better until it’s not.
You need to work smarter not harder, use that tractor more, save your back so you can play with the kids longer.
Use those pallet forks more. Build yourself a cage to stand on and lift all your materials up. Start your screws into the wood then when you get it up there they are ready to screw in. Just a couple of hints from this ole Grammy.

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Did the old wood shed collapse when u went away U build things dam gr8 for someone who's doing insane amount o heavy work by himself. Coincedence it happened when u went away Maybe someone sabotaged it. Think your martial arts training at early age gave u gr8 internal strength and stamina. I can't imagine doing the amount of heavy work myself u've done to-date. Wat Jake needs is to use the secret to building the Coral Castle, using antigravity technology, either electromagnetic propulsion or electrostatic charge lifter (negatively charge the lifter so it floats/defies gravity.
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Jake, at the 27 minute mark, how heavy would you guess some of those logs shes lifting are She doesn't look like a weight lifter, but damn. You both dont need a gym. Seriously though, all the recent studies are showing that women that lift heavy (safely but heavy) have better bone density and muscle health when they hit perimenopause and menopause later. Ignore the haters freaking out about her lifting. Nicole is a full grown woman. She knows what her body is capable of. You rock Nicole.
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Hi Jake and Nicolle and Kids, Jake, I think You Could Use Something Like A Badlands Winch with A flex Cable, Not Metal but Fiber, mounted to the 'Tractor Lift Ends' To help you
move and pull heavy things, I saw this opportunity watching you lift the metal roofing on to the new woodshed. Could be a useful Battery-Operated Tool, appreciate all the effort
you and Nicolle do to make A Life and Family So, So Wonderful, I Hope you all have many years ahead, I Love You Guys Much, Keep on Keeping On

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You and Nicole work so hard. I wish I could go out and help build. I am so decrepit right now with back issues. Anyway, If I can donate, I would like to send a check I am old school. I don't know how to do those electronical money programs. I wish I would have done what you're doing a long time ago. Take care and yourself. Don't work so hard. Nicole and the babies are so beautiful you are so lucky. Peace and blessings.
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Please Hit LIKE on this comment so others can SEE THIS and JUMP TO A SCENE:
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0: 00 - Intro
3: 05 - WOOD SHED BUILD BEGINS
7: 40 - BEAMS GO UP
9: 13 - Falling Tree and Milling Wood
23: 45 - Bucking Firewood to Fill Shed
24: 55 - Nicolle Comes To Help
32: 41 - THAT A LOT OF WOOD
37: 15 - BEAST MODE THE ROOF
41: 05 - FLIPPING METAL
42: 00 - I BEAT THE RAIN BY ONE DAY

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Starting at 326 or so & up to 333 minutes in you have a paranormal event going on how do I know this cuz im having these exact same thing going on here where I live in Wisconsin way more intense but I know when I see it. in your clip ull see in that time frame that wavy type screen then at 332, 333 ull see something fly across at the top left to right just pointing it out. you must be in native American land
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Now if you build a shed for coal. It's going to have to be put up pretty nice because it can't get wet if it gets wet it can catch on fire. Not always but it can. Whenever it gets really wet it can get hot like a compost pile. The best stuff is super light to you can move a piece that's like 4 ft wide and 3 ft thick by yourself easily you can kick it around with your foot it's a little easier on the back House coal
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Well nicely done you both amaze me now I envision a all wooden play area a castle swings a dragon slide and water feature why not little tree swings you make to let yourselves relax a bit a porch like swing you need grandparents to come and let you all sleep for a few days! Be careful too use that fork attachment more make s platform you scared us moving the metal sheeting take care love your journey!
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Don't you burn any COAL. You really need to get you some of that good house coal. I think it's 12500 BTU it has low sulfur and low Ash it don't even make that much ash when it burns. It's one of those types of heating sources that you can put a big lump on the fire and it's still it'll burn all night. Or some stoker Coal. I'm just throwing that out there I hope I don't upset you. I know the wood is free
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Jake, don’t be so hard on yourself. What you and Nicolle have accomplished on both properties in a relatively short time is beyond incredible. It’s easy for armchair quarterbacks to voice their opinions through their keyboards. I’ve been watching since the yurt build and now you’re a family of five and beautiful structures everywhere. I’m always so grateful for each video. Thanks!
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My garsh Nicolle! You are such a strong impressive beautiful woman! I totally live vicariously through you and Jake! I just love you two! And you had the sense to do it all while you are still young! I'm just a scrawny little103 lb. 61 yr old lady now. I really wished I would have had enough drive to copy you two in 2000! I would be miles ahead of myself by now!
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Hey Jake, could you disconnect those power lines from the grid and make your own mini grid on yalls property This is a retired lineman’s daughter (me) assuming power lines are basically like extension cords! Haha Just a random thought while watching! Thanks for sharing! PS watching makes me want to come out and help yall and soak up Nicole’s herbalist knowledge!
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In some cases working smarter will save injury. I speak from experience. I used to do things as you're doing things now. for example I would have cut those panels in half and still got a good work out. as far as the time spent it would have been negligible either way it should keep you healthier later in life as I've realized. Lolve yourshow
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