Log cabin life in the Canadian and American Wilderness. | My Self Reliance
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July 2018: Advice to My Twenty Year Old Self, Self Reliance, Hard Work, Smart Work and Passion This week at the log cabin, I reflect back on the things I did wrong and the things I did right to be able to live this now, and talk about what advice I would give my twenty year old self. Self reliance is a long term goal and a path, not a destination. My self reliance is not predicated on complete independence and withdrawal from society. Success in life has several components - hard work, smart wor
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July 2018: Advice to My Twenty Year Old Self, Self Reliance, Hard Work, Smart Work and Passion This week at the log cabin, I reflect back on the things I did wrong and the things I did right to be able to live this now, and talk about what advice I would give my twenty year old self. Self reliance is a long term goal and a path, not a destination. My self reliance is not predicated on complete independence and withdrawal from society. Success in life has several components - hard work, smart wor
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Do I need to build a bigger log cabin for my wife and I? | My Self Reliance
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Do I need to build a bigger log cabin for my wife and I? | My Self Reliance
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On a snowy day, I take inventory of the trees and talk about cabin site selection and how I plan to live in harmony with nature on this land. Check out my YouTube channels for more content like this: My Self Reliance https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEog Shawn James https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5L_M7BF5iait4FzEbwKCAg | My Self Reliance
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On a snowy day, I take inventory of the trees and talk about cabin site selection and how I plan to live in harmony with nature on this land. Check out my YouTube channels for more content like this: My Self Reliance https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEog Shawn James https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5L_M7BF5iait4FzEbwKCAg | My Self Reliance
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The front porch of the cabin is my favourite place in the world when the sun is shining. | My Self Reliance
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The front porch of the cabin is my favourite place in the world when the sun is shining. | My Self Reliance
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Clearing the New Log Cabin Site and Growing Mushrooms Check out my YouTube channels for more content like this: My Self Reliance https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEog Shawn James https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5L_M7BF5iait4FzEbwKCAg Merchandise https://my-self-reliance.creator-spring.com/ | My Self Reliance
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Clearing the New Log Cabin Site and Growing Mushrooms Check out my YouTube channels for more content like this: My Self Reliance https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEog Shawn James https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5L_M7BF5iait4FzEbwKCAg Merchandise https://my-self-reliance.creator-spring.com/ | My Self Reliance
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Stress evaporates at the cabin. My days are occupied by simple things, like keeping the fire going, cooking, collecting water from the stream and making improvements to the log cabin. | My Self Reliance
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Stress evaporates at the cabin. My days are occupied by simple things, like keeping the fire going, cooking, collecting water from the stream and making improvements to the log cabin. | My Self Reliance
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How I built my off grid log cabin. In this video, the first in a series showing the complete build from the first cut to the last addition, I explain what logs I used, how I cut the saddle joints and how to erect the walls. | My Self Reliance
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Here was the first look at the layout of my new off grid log cabin. I cleared the site, laid out the footprint of the cabin and began digging the foundation. Later, an early canoe trip down an icy river ended badly and maple sugar season came to a close. I moved out of the old cabin and I cut deer steaks on an open fire at the new homestead. Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRCDc5Ej8zQ&t=1s | My Self Reliance
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Reflecting back on the last 2 years spent building an off grid log cabin alone in the Canadian wilderness. MY SELF RELIANCE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance | My Self Reliance
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Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness, Ep17, Framing the Roof, Gable Ends
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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. Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHxlS00WWSA | My Self Reliance
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I install the top course of logs on two sides of the off grid log cabin, including the heaviest logs yet, and then move the woodstove to the final location in the cabin where it will not be in the way as I finish the last two walls. It was a harsh February, with temperatures well below average, above average snowfall and once a week, high temperatures with rain and freezing rain followed by flash freezes. Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzFlPkg40WM | My Self Reliance
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First snow at the cabin this week. It's been cold enough that there is still some on the ground and trees. | My Self Reliance
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From the first tree cut to the top of the log cabin walls. I like to be organized and plan things in advance, but this cabin build was so organic that I couldn't plan ahead, instead changing directions repeatedly. Looking back at the year on video, I remember every minute of the build and the challenges I had to overcome each and every day. Several times, I had no idea where I would find the materials, the tools or the time, but the answer was always there somewhere. | My Self Reliance
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My last day at the cabin.... Check out my YouTube channels for more content like this: My Self Reliance https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEog Shawn James https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5L_M7BF5iait4FzEbwKCAg Merchandise https://my-self-reliance.creator-spring.com/ | My Self Reliance
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Wrapping up for the Season
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Returning to the Cabin after a Long Winter
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Why I Sold my Old Log Cabin and Started Over
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Back to my Roots - Log Harvesting for my Next Cabin, Rabbit in Cream Sauce and Cabin Maintenance
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Log Cabin Build: You Can Do This Too
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How to Build an Off Grid Log Cabin: For FREE!
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Taking a Break at my Off Grid Log Cabin Build
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Extreme Early Winter at the Cabin in the Woods of Canada
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I Had to Take it Down!
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