A rainy week at the off-grid wilderness homestead encourages me to go fishing and catch up…
Category: My Self Reliance
Log Cabin Building, Woodworking, Bushcraft, Survival Skills, Cooking, Canadian Wilderness exploration, Hunting, Fishing, Off Grid Living in the forest with my golden retriever Cali.
Hi, I’m Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my dreams in a log cabin that I built by myself in the Canadian wilderness. Join me and my golden retriever, Cali and listen to the sounds of the forest in this relaxing wilderness setting. I prefer to keep my talking to a minimum and let the natural sounds of nature make you feel as though you are there with me.
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Milling Hardwood Flooring with Logs from my Old Cabin, Bull Moose in the Garden
I’ve been too busy milling and charring lumber in the rain to film much this week.…
Cali (my dog) Collapses While I’m Building my OFF GRID Log Cabin Basement
While I was building the last structural wall of the charred wood basement in my off-grid…
Building a DIY Basement for my OFF GRID LOG CABIN in the WILDERNESS | Aggressive Bear Visits
I’m building a wood foundation with a three room basement for cold storage and off-grid utilities…
A Spring Heat Wave and Drought in the Forest, Fish in the Garden, Metal Roof, Rainwater Harvest
After a short winter with less snow than normal, I’m now dealing with a hot, dry…
CHARRED WOOD FOUNDATION for My OFF GRID Wilderness Log Cabin | Greenhouse Irrigation | Shou Sugi Ban
I erect the first walls of a charred wood basement, a foundation for my off-grid wilderness…
Building Heated Raised Beds in an OFF GRID Greenhouse 🌿 Growing a Food Forest 🌿 Wilderness Garden
The raised beds are being built in my off grid greenhouse and will contribute to my…
Indoor Pond, Building Log Raised Beds in a Greenhouse, Crying Bear Cubs, Fishing, Canoeing
Ben from Arctic Acres and I install a pond in the geodesic dome greenhouse and then…
Building a Geodesic Greenhouse, Completing the Growing Dome
I put a roof on the solar panel shelter and we finish building the geodesic growing…
CREATING A REMOTE FOREST GARDEN | Moose Fence | Greenhouse | Solar Shed
I build a solar shed, a fence to keep the moose out of the garden, work…