Off Grid Log Cabin Life Long Term Food Storage, Moose Hunting, Solar Power, Firewood, Archery
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Date: 2023-10-21
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Dan
That was such a wonderfully enjoyable video to watch Shawn. Its amazing how nuch youve gotten done before the snow falls this fall.
I absolutely love your cozy cabin in the woods. Gratification you must have for yourself knowing youve done it all by yourself. Just amzaing. You truly are a man of the wilderness and have conqured everything life has thrown at you.
I love the ambience of the view through your window from the outside in with just enough light to give it that cozy cabin look and feel.
What a wonderful dream your living, the one you've always wanted to build and live.
To have to start all over again after the issues with those miserable people at the old cabin you sold and to be where you are today with the new cabin is truly a blessing.
Still more to build but your settled in really nicely now and can just relax and build at your leisure.
Congratulations on the wonderful accomplishment, Shawn.
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That was such a wonderfully enjoyable video to watch Shawn. Its amazing how nuch youve gotten done before the snow falls this fall.
I absolutely love your cozy cabin in the woods. Gratification you must have for yourself knowing youve done it all by yourself. Just amzaing. You truly are a man of the wilderness and have conqured everything life has thrown at you.
I love the ambience of the view through your window from the outside in with just enough light to give it that cozy cabin look and feel.
What a wonderful dream your living, the one you've always wanted to build and live.
To have to start all over again after the issues with those miserable people at the old cabin you sold and to be where you are today with the new cabin is truly a blessing.
Still more to build but your settled in really nicely now and can just relax and build at your leisure.
Congratulations on the wonderful accomplishment, Shawn.
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Randy
My father used the 3 1/2 gallon buckets for carrots. they were just the right size to stand the carrots upright. He'd put a bit of sand in the bottom then stand a bunch of carrots up til the bucket was full, and pour sand over them until just a couple inches of the carrots were sticking out. He'd pull a few carrots out and wiggled the rest around until most of them weren't touching each other. Then he'd add more sand until just the tops barely stuck out. Worked great. They lasted almost til spring and were easy to pull out for a meal.
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My father used the 3 1/2 gallon buckets for carrots. they were just the right size to stand the carrots upright. He'd put a bit of sand in the bottom then stand a bunch of carrots up til the bucket was full, and pour sand over them until just a couple inches of the carrots were sticking out. He'd pull a few carrots out and wiggled the rest around until most of them weren't touching each other. Then he'd add more sand until just the tops barely stuck out. Worked great. They lasted almost til spring and were easy to pull out for a meal.
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handmade
Nice video, as always, but. if you store your carrots like that, only one bad one can infect all the ones underneath. Build a closed wooden box without a lid, 1. 5 times as high as your longest carrot. Fill it halfway with clean, slightly damp sand and insert the unwashed carrots side by side. The tip down and they shouldn't touch each other. When all the beets have been planted, fill the rest of the box with sand. You can fill the box again every fall for many years, just work through the sand every now and then and aerate it.
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Nice video, as always, but. if you store your carrots like that, only one bad one can infect all the ones underneath. Build a closed wooden box without a lid, 1. 5 times as high as your longest carrot. Fill it halfway with clean, slightly damp sand and insert the unwashed carrots side by side. The tip down and they shouldn't touch each other. When all the beets have been planted, fill the rest of the box with sand. You can fill the box again every fall for many years, just work through the sand every now and then and aerate it.
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handmade
The fruits of your labors are incredible. I wish you many very happy years there. I love that microphone it picks up the crisp sounds of snapping things and crackling things. A couple weeks ago a magnificent moose came right out to my car as I was slowly coming to the end of the FSR in Idaho. He WAS BEAUTIFUL! MASSIVE! He towered over my Outback; long, thick, chocolate brown fur with cream-colored neck, chest and belly with caramel tips on the cream fur. I had to stop to let him walk across then over the bank. Spectacular.
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The fruits of your labors are incredible. I wish you many very happy years there. I love that microphone it picks up the crisp sounds of snapping things and crackling things. A couple weeks ago a magnificent moose came right out to my car as I was slowly coming to the end of the FSR in Idaho. He WAS BEAUTIFUL! MASSIVE! He towered over my Outback; long, thick, chocolate brown fur with cream-colored neck, chest and belly with caramel tips on the cream fur. I had to stop to let him walk across then over the bank. Spectacular.
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SWAMPHUNTER644
When I harvest my potatoes and carrots, I sort them by size and use the largest ones first on the theory that if a large one rots, I lose more than if a small one rots. Also, as I recall, if butternut squash is exposed to a temperature below 50 degrees F, which I assume you've already had, it starts an irreversible deterioration of the gourd. Butternut and most winter squash need to be hardened off or cured inside for a couple weeks at about 65F I believe for best storage life. You can double check my temperatures.
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When I harvest my potatoes and carrots, I sort them by size and use the largest ones first on the theory that if a large one rots, I lose more than if a small one rots. Also, as I recall, if butternut squash is exposed to a temperature below 50 degrees F, which I assume you've already had, it starts an irreversible deterioration of the gourd. Butternut and most winter squash need to be hardened off or cured inside for a couple weeks at about 65F I believe for best storage life. You can double check my temperatures.
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Alegra
You are living the life I could only dream of. It must be so peaceful to have a cup of coffee and watch and hear the crackle of the wood burning stove. My dream has always been to have a farm to table restaurant for other to experience what I experienced as a child spending summers in Virginia. Our foods are so loaded with bad things. Your fur baby is so spoiled and beautiful. Enjoy every minute of the labor you put in. Living through your eyes thank you. Keep doing what your doing and I will continue to watch
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You are living the life I could only dream of. It must be so peaceful to have a cup of coffee and watch and hear the crackle of the wood burning stove. My dream has always been to have a farm to table restaurant for other to experience what I experienced as a child spending summers in Virginia. Our foods are so loaded with bad things. Your fur baby is so spoiled and beautiful. Enjoy every minute of the labor you put in. Living through your eyes thank you. Keep doing what your doing and I will continue to watch
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Annie
I just loved this video! I loved your filming perspective of looking from the outside in and how that offers the audience a feeling of comfort & wonder. I also love when you film inside your cabin cooking meals, reading etc. It offers us, your viewers, a sense of calm & peaceful thoughts. And of course Cali is just such a joy to see every week. I have a Golden Retriever and she watches your videos every week to get to see Cali. Thanks Shawn for sharing this experience with us!
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I just loved this video! I loved your filming perspective of looking from the outside in and how that offers the audience a feeling of comfort & wonder. I also love when you film inside your cabin cooking meals, reading etc. It offers us, your viewers, a sense of calm & peaceful thoughts. And of course Cali is just such a joy to see every week. I have a Golden Retriever and she watches your videos every week to get to see Cali. Thanks Shawn for sharing this experience with us!
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Walter
Hi Shawn, one thing I'm not sure about is why do you put the carrots in the bucket and then cover them with sand? I remember my grandparents who had an area of about 10 square meters in the basement where they covered their vegetables with soil and they stayed fresh until the next spring! Why are you still doing it in the bucket? I wish you continued success in storing your winter supplies. Greetings and happy harvest thanks festival. -Walter
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Hi Shawn, one thing I'm not sure about is why do you put the carrots in the bucket and then cover them with sand? I remember my grandparents who had an area of about 10 square meters in the basement where they covered their vegetables with soil and they stayed fresh until the next spring! Why are you still doing it in the bucket? I wish you continued success in storing your winter supplies. Greetings and happy harvest thanks festival. -Walter
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Dawnie
Maybe I missed the part (in your past vids) where said where the bedroom was going to be built. but I'm a bit confused. Because I don't see any 'space', within the current cabin walls, where the doorway to the bedroom would be. The only thing I can see, is the bedroom door going off of your hallway, that's heading out to your outdoor kitchen. Is that where you're going to build the bedroom, off the hallway?
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Maybe I missed the part (in your past vids) where said where the bedroom was going to be built. but I'm a bit confused. Because I don't see any 'space', within the current cabin walls, where the doorway to the bedroom would be. The only thing I can see, is the bedroom door going off of your hallway, that's heading out to your outdoor kitchen. Is that where you're going to build the bedroom, off the hallway?
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Amanda
I had a few kitchen/scullery prep areas that weren t safely lit enough during various times of the day. Got a few motion sensor mini/slimline LED strip lights to attach to their thin magnetic strips. Sticky one side, magnetic the other. So you can move them around or tweak their position. Invaluable. Put some in a few kitchen cupboards too. Really does help making meal prep less frustrating.
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I had a few kitchen/scullery prep areas that weren t safely lit enough during various times of the day. Got a few motion sensor mini/slimline LED strip lights to attach to their thin magnetic strips. Sticky one side, magnetic the other. So you can move them around or tweak their position. Invaluable. Put some in a few kitchen cupboards too. Really does help making meal prep less frustrating.
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Im
Good Day,
When I saw you placing those taters on the shelf like that I was a bit incredulous. Then You cut away and I see a board in-front. lol. much easier to work with for sure.
Where you seperating the ones with rot/insects?
How do you keep Kali. sp) from following you?
Love the drone shot coming into your front door. It is a drone?
Thanks for sharing
Happy Fall
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Good Day,
When I saw you placing those taters on the shelf like that I was a bit incredulous. Then You cut away and I see a board in-front. lol. much easier to work with for sure.
Where you seperating the ones with rot/insects?
How do you keep Kali. sp) from following you?
Love the drone shot coming into your front door. It is a drone?
Thanks for sharing
Happy Fall
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Molly
Wow! Your cabin looks very welcoming, both inside and out. What a dream life you have achieved for yourself and family. Well done Shawn!
I also believe, it s the way mankind was meant to live. City life is so soul destroying, as it separates us from nature, and turns us into slaves of the system. Thank you for sharing your journey with us, and inspiring others.
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Wow! Your cabin looks very welcoming, both inside and out. What a dream life you have achieved for yourself and family. Well done Shawn!
I also believe, it s the way mankind was meant to live. City life is so soul destroying, as it separates us from nature, and turns us into slaves of the system. Thank you for sharing your journey with us, and inspiring others.
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SWAMPHUNTER644
It appears that you are using Canadian made asphalt shingles which are thicker and heavier than American made. I am on a windy site and I have used both and neither held up to the wind. I finally switched to architectural shingles which interlock. They have been on almost 10 years and I haven't lost a shingle. Keep that in mind if you have to replace any.
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It appears that you are using Canadian made asphalt shingles which are thicker and heavier than American made. I am on a windy site and I have used both and neither held up to the wind. I finally switched to architectural shingles which interlock. They have been on almost 10 years and I haven't lost a shingle. Keep that in mind if you have to replace any.
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Angelika
In the bucket the will rod. But if you keep enough sand down on your floor Barry them spread them out. So they don't touch each other. With your potatoes we stored ours in a wooden crate, the wooden crate was build from wood that my dad made. Each slate had 1 inches of air space. Keep it like that other wise you ll have mice. I love how you prepared.
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In the bucket the will rod. But if you keep enough sand down on your floor Barry them spread them out. So they don't touch each other. With your potatoes we stored ours in a wooden crate, the wooden crate was build from wood that my dad made. Each slate had 1 inches of air space. Keep it like that other wise you ll have mice. I love how you prepared.
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Karen
Aaahhh! I've been waiting to slowly see the fruits of all of your labor as we go from room to room to see the final look at it's furnishings and the dried vegetables in their storage bin. To say what an accomplishment undermines your feat! Job well done, Shawn, job well done. I'm sure we all are impressed with you as you should be with yourself.
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Aaahhh! I've been waiting to slowly see the fruits of all of your labor as we go from room to room to see the final look at it's furnishings and the dried vegetables in their storage bin. To say what an accomplishment undermines your feat! Job well done, Shawn, job well done. I'm sure we all are impressed with you as you should be with yourself.
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Cee
It seems that all of us who watch you are at ah with your new cabin and your not done yet!
You put so much in a small space. Truly amazing.
One thing though I finally got my bearings where your stove is. Lol
I always thought it was by the front door.
Nice lay out.
I'm glad you have slowed down some to enjoy it.
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It seems that all of us who watch you are at ah with your new cabin and your not done yet!
You put so much in a small space. Truly amazing.
One thing though I finally got my bearings where your stove is. Lol
I always thought it was by the front door.
Nice lay out.
I'm glad you have slowed down some to enjoy it.
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Bobby
You spend hours cooking yourself extravagent meals. The dog and your only companion gets dried out garbage for food. It wouldnt bust your ass to at least dampen that sawdust with gravy from your meat. Ever look at the ingredients in that chip board dust you are feeding him?
Bet it is the cheapest from Asia.
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You spend hours cooking yourself extravagent meals. The dog and your only companion gets dried out garbage for food. It wouldnt bust your ass to at least dampen that sawdust with gravy from your meat. Ever look at the ingredients in that chip board dust you are feeding him?
Bet it is the cheapest from Asia.
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Helene2367
Wow, I don't think there is anything I don't love about your home. It's just so beautifully rugged and yet cohesively thought out to even the dishes and light fixtures that match perfectly to the home. Love the basement too which is something I rarely say on any videos I watch. Perfect! Hugs for Cali
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Wow, I don't think there is anything I don't love about your home. It's just so beautifully rugged and yet cohesively thought out to even the dishes and light fixtures that match perfectly to the home. Love the basement too which is something I rarely say on any videos I watch. Perfect! Hugs for Cali
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Kimberly
I often wonder about his safety. Maybe I watch too many movies. How does he ensure his safety against some random person who stumbles upon his home in the forest? Or maybe that doesn t happen. I sure enjoy his lifestyle and expertise in just about everything he does. Stay safe always!
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I often wonder about his safety. Maybe I watch too many movies. How does he ensure his safety against some random person who stumbles upon his home in the forest? Or maybe that doesn t happen. I sure enjoy his lifestyle and expertise in just about everything he does. Stay safe always!
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Moses
Where does your wood stove get its combustion air? From the inside or outside? If inside, then maybe install at least a 2 inch pipe that goes from the air intake of the stove to the outside to ensure you have enough air inside to breath. One well built and warm cabin. Thanks for sharing.
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Where does your wood stove get its combustion air? From the inside or outside? If inside, then maybe install at least a 2 inch pipe that goes from the air intake of the stove to the outside to ensure you have enough air inside to breath. One well built and warm cabin. Thanks for sharing.
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