#  @myselfreliance My Self Reliance My Self Reliance posts on YouTube about diy, build, how to, tiny the most. 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Common Stock (YETI)](/topic/$yeti) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Man Builds Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Canadian Wilderness One man builds a cheap rustic log cabin in the Canadian wilderness alone and without power tools over several months in [----]. Please SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEogsub_confirmation=1 So Why Should You Subscribe To My Channel To watch me build my next cabin - bigger and better than this one. To relax To virtually immerse yourself in nature To see how I live debt free stress free and low cost To see how I build things alone To see how I cook with no electricity or gas To hear what steps I took to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7rgGEkI510Q) 2017-12-29T10:34Z 2.2M followers, 10.2M engagements "Two Years Alone in the Wilderness Escape the City to Build Off Grid Log Cabin #logcabin #bushcraft #offgrid #survival One man leaves the city life behind to build a cheap off grid log cabin and homestead in the Canadian wilderness including a log home an outdoor kitchen an outhouse a woodshed and a sauna bathhouse. Building mostly with hand tools Shawn James harvests building materials from the forests north of Toronto Canada and crafts them into functional tools and shelters using traditional woodworking tools and methods. He practices bushcraft and survival skills every day including fire" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AxM9FYSs8V4) 2019-03-22T20:36Z 2.2M followers, 41.9M engagements "A Year in the Wilderness Off Grid and Self Reliant in a Log Cabin Another full year in the wilderness living my dream. There is no place I would rather be than in the wilderness self reliant thriving in an off grid log cabin and living close to nature. Spring arrived today and in my mind it's the beginning of a new year and I reflect on the last [---] days spent building my homestead and creating a safe place for my family and me for times like this. The next [---] days will bring big changes for me and my family as we continue to learn how to and practice becoming more self reliant and put the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HwPoLOZkFyE) 2020-03-21T04:16Z 2.2M followers, 30.9M engagements "Traditional Japanese Way to Preserve Wood with Fire using Shou Sugi Ban Yakisugi on my log cabin #shousugiban #woodworking #fire Shou Sugi Ban also called Yakisugi is the charring of cedar wood for use in construction of exposed wood buildings. I'm not sure if it was ever used for roofing and I doubt it's ever been used as a board and batten style roof on a log cabin so this may be one of a kind. This is a follow up to the video Fire Hardened Wood Roof on a Log Cabin (https://youtu.be/KOUHvsjZrt0) I show how I burned the wood for the roof and the cabin floor using two different techniques." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O8TbbRK4MDs) 2017-10-28T14:11Z 2.2M followers, 833.9K engagements "Husband and Wife Build a Massive Koi Fish and Swimming Pond with a 70' Waterfall (Start to Finish) Shawn James and his wife build a [-----] gallon koi pond in the forest with a 70' stream with several waterfalls providing a cool spot to swim on hot summer days for us and our golden retriever. Inspired by Japanese gardens and northeastern woodlands we densely plant hundreds of trees and perennials to naturalize the landscape while considering future growth and transition into the native forest. Wildlife abounds here with regular visits from deer turkey black bear wolf coyote raccoon martens and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_UUvNM1yTJY) 2025-07-11T16:48Z 2.2M followers, 739.3K engagements "Moving into the Finished Bedroom in my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness My wife and I move our furniture into the master bedroom after I finish installing the stone hearth the window trim stairs to the main log cabin and miscellaneous small details. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kOv2T40dgAM) 2025-10-30T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 470.7K engagements "2 Years Alone Building an Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness Start to Finish Reflecting back on the last [--] years spent building an off grid log cabin alone in the Canadian wilderness. Thanks for watching and Happy New Year This video is the full version of the [--] minute video on my other channel (Shawn James) which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/3IjInELY2Rw They both document just the log cabin exterior build not the creation of the rest of the wilderness homestead such as the outhouse food gardens greenhouse etc. which can be viewed weekly or by following along in the Playlists on" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kV7_ZjNP_FM) 2022-12-31T17:26Z 2.2M followers, 14M engagements "Building a Sauna Cabin with Logs in the Wilderness Alone with My Dog Start to Finish #sauna #logcabin #offgrid The complete off grid sauna bathhouse build from start to finish on my land in the Canadian wilderness. [--] months of Cali my golden retriever dog supervising and helping me build the cabin alone mostly with traditional hand tools dealing with harsh weather biting insects and distracted by the incredible scenery and wildlife of Ontario Canada. Thanks for watching New videos every FRIDAY. Please subscribe. My Other Channel: Shawn James https://bit.ly/2xzZHpB T-SHIRTS:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mmIoEFZ0-KM) 2019-11-08T10:58Z 2.2M followers, 11.6M engagements "Building Alone in the Wilderness Entrance from the Bedroom to the Log Cabin & Installing Windows Similar to the day I cut the back wall of my old log cabin to connect it to the new bedroom addition this week I removed the south facing window and opened the entrance from the main log cabin to the new master bedroom. I install three windows in the bedroom walls chink the wood siding on the exterior and parge the chimney to prepare for the installation of round river stone. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q3PifzWIHis) 2025-09-19T15:27Z 2.2M followers, 299.7K engagements "Finishing the walls and ceiling in the bedroom addition Installing lights in the Outdoor kitchen My wife and I install lights in the outdoor kitchen and move furniture in the log cabin in preparation to move into the new bedroom addition. I finish installing the wall panelling and the ceiling and install half of the wood floor. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tMHUi1WeEds) 2025-10-17T16:27Z 2.2M followers, 271.2K engagements "Proenneke's Log Cabin Tour Off Grid Cabins in Alaska My Perspective #logcabin #offgrid #Alaska A complete tour of Dick Proenneke's log cabin on upper Twin Lakes in Alaska including his elevated log cache his woodshed and the neighboring cabins owned by Spike and Hope Carrithers and Weiser. See the inside of the cabin the woodworking details up close the tools and other gear he used to live off grid at Twin Lakes for [--] years. Throughout the video I pause during my hikes in the surrounding mountains and while inspecting the log buildings to reflect on Proenneke's life his undertakings what I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vlfHyVEcJeo) 2019-08-09T19:49Z 2.2M followers, 4.2M engagements "Hand-Built Stone Chicken Coop: Ultimate DIY Project for My Permaculture Homestead Start to Finish It took [--] months to build alone but my hand-split stone chicken coop is just about finished and the chickens are enjoying a dry roost safe from the many predators that live in the surrounding forest - bears wolves coyotes foxes martens fishers raccoons weasels and birds of prey. I am moving on to my next homestead building projects and will return to the coop to clean the stone of mortar and grout the joints later this summer. Upcoming projects include another firewood storage shed a small" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2R4FNfx-0uU) 2024-06-29T17:13Z 2.2M followers, 1.4M engagements "Building Alone in the Woods: Cabin Bedroom Addition Framing the Floor and Walls Building my home in the wilderness is incredibly peaceful and relaxing despite the extra effort and difficulty of working alone. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=71txfnjFCeg) 2025-08-15T13:55Z 2.2M followers, 352.9K engagements "Tour of my Stone Chicken Coop Inside and Out The first tour video in a series of videos dedicated to showcasing everything I have built on my homesteads over the last [--] years. You've seen the video of me building the coop but many of you have asked for a better look at the interior of the coop. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cfw-gxl45WI) 2025-09-06T10:03Z 2.2M followers, 86.1K engagements "How to Preserve Wood with Fire The art and science of shou sugi ban and yakisugi has been used for thousands of years to preserve wood when exposed to the elements in the outdoors. I have been charring wood not only for above grade preservation and aesthetics but also below grade to preserve posts that are buried in or are in contact with the ground. This is how I do it for each application. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DuGYRGx1Jb4) 2024-07-23T12:23Z 2.2M followers, 94.5K engagements "Building a Log Cabin in the Wilderness Alone Metal Roof Electric Lights and a Fireplace Hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IWrG75kFwp4) 2025-10-04T11:34Z 2.2M followers, 196K engagements "How to Build an Off Grid Log Cabin Purlins and Roof Lake Trout Stew Cast Iron Cooking #logcabin #simplelife #offgrid Lifting the 17' log purlins into place alone proves to be difficult but manageable. I notch the gable ends to fit the purlin logs into place and then nail on full dimension 2'x4'x10' rough cut boards that I'll cut down to about 8' once they're all in place. Rather than cut down [--] saplings for rafters or ripping my stock of logs into lumber I go into town to the mill to pick up cheap pine boards that I haul back to the cabin with the snowmobile. For dinner I cook up a large" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IzekQj2r_Ps) 2019-03-08T11:53Z 2.2M followers, 388.7K engagements "Cali the Golden Retriever's 9th Birthday Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Or6MQCnJhY4) 2025-12-20T17:00Z 2.2M followers, 85.5K engagements "Wrapping up for the Season As I feared cold weather has arrived and stopped me from finishing the exterior of the cabin especially the stone fireplace on the bedroom addition. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T5iq8My4oaw) 2025-11-10T14:50Z 2.2M followers, 173.4K engagements "Log Cabin Building TIMELAPSE Built By ONE MAN Alone In The Forest No talking viral timelapse video of Shawn James off grid log cabin build by one man alone in the wilderness of Canada from 1st tree I cut to last floor board I laid. Please SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEogsub_confirmation=1 So Why Should You Subscribe To My Channel To watch me build my next cabin - bigger and better than this one. To relax To virtually immerse yourself in nature To see how I live debt free stress free and low cost To see how I build things alone To see how I cook with no" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WmYCUljsrDg) 2018-01-10T18:06Z 2.2M followers, 17.7M engagements "Lyme Disease Tick Mosquito and Fly Defence Permethrin Clothing Treatment #bugs #selfreliance #diy Avoiding lyme disease this is my regime for repelling tick mosquito and fly species in the wilderness at the log cabin. For more information read the blog post on my website here. https://myselfreliance.com/home-applying-permethrin-effective-tick-control-lyme-disease-prevention/ Please subscribe: https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 Playlist Links Building the Forest Kitchen: https://bit.ly/2GSjkJa Log Cabin Build Step by Step Playlist: https://bit.ly/2LttALh Building the Forest Kitchen: https://bit.ly/2GSjkJa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xs6TwCVo5dI) 2018-06-17T12:06Z 2.2M followers, 207.5K engagements "Spring A Week in the Sugar Bush This year my wife and I are on a path to dramatically improve our health by eating and living more ancestrally - only natural foods more sunlight more heat and cold exposure natural cleaning products and more. Maple syrup from our forest is the first foraged/harvested food of the year. Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance Hi I'm Shawn" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z2ctRioTA6k) 2024-03-08T14:50Z 2.2M followers, 281.2K engagements "Stone Masonry on my Outdoor Kitchen and Off Grid Log Cabin It's rewarding to finally dedicate the time to finishing my off grid log cabin including this week installing the last of the screening on the outdoor kitchen adding the first row of split round stones on the front of the kitchen fabricating a burned wood basement window well and adding stone to the foundation of the cabin. I take a day off to fish a local lake cook trout in a cast iron skillet on my wood cook stove plant trees for wildlife and begin to landscape around the cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_w5VB9xl3xM) 2025-05-23T16:58Z 2.2M followers, 336.8K engagements "My Camera Was STOLEN (wallet too) A Visit from an Old Friend #offgrid #logcabin #friends Someone broke into my truck and stole my expensive camera and wallet. After dealing with restoring my identity with new cards to replace everything in my wallet an old friend and his wife visit me at my log cabin bearing gifts. I've been spending more time away from my off grid homestead than normal and I explain why and how that caused the theft of my camera gear. Gone is a Canon 1DX Manfrotto tripod Oakley sunglasses and more. Thanks for watching New videos every FRIDAY. Please subscribe. My Other" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bsDPGaGt4xE) 2019-08-11T19:58Z 2.2M followers, 669.9K engagements "My Greatest Accomplishment Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self Reliance:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fQy4fMlr_CI) 2025-09-18T10:43Z 2.2M followers, 138.1K engagements "Installing a Composting Toilet in my Off Grid Log Cabin Wolves and Bear Ruin Another Deer Hunt It's been a frustrating deer season as wolves moose and bears interfere with my hunts. Deer are few and far between in my area but this year is worse as a bumper acorn crop disperses deer across the landscape Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fToHOmA1aVA) 2025-11-07T16:48Z 2.2M followers, 190K engagements "I Failed at Homesteading Hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me This year I failed to produce enough food for my family to live off the proceeds of the homestead. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hSo61V_FkCw) 2025-11-04T10:31Z 2.2M followers, 268.4K engagements "Building a timber frame outdoor kitchen at my log cabin alone" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=losgUYT7J5g) 2023-06-21T09:45Z 2.2M followers, 332.1K engagements "Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness Ep16 Completed Walls Bears Moose Fawn 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: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON:https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance GREENHOUSE: https://arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m7YElOTofUw) 2022-06-24T22:41Z 2.2M followers, 529.6K engagements "Off Grid Log Cabin Life Long Term Food Storage Moose Hunting Solar Power Firewood Archery A busy autumn week focused on food heat and power - harvesting vegetables from the garden and storing them in the cold cellar installing solar panels for electricity moose hunting for meat cutting firewood and shingling the firewood shed traditional archery practice for deer season cooking with cast iron on the wood stove and keeping my dog Cali the golden retriever entertained. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mvHX4CJJ0MU) 2023-10-20T20:00Z 2.2M followers, 1.1M engagements "Making a Rustic Maple Mirror for my Off Grid Log Cabin I make a mirror for the bathroom in my off grid log cabin using maple that I cut down and milled off my property a few years ago. I harvest a deer and cut off and cook a steak on my woodstove while I'm butchering and preparing the venison for the freezer. At the end of the video I check my trail cameras behind the cabin moments after a bull moose rubs a tree down to bare wood while a cow moose protests as her bull calf looks on. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n8b5r_ukLWY) 2024-12-14T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 218.7K engagements "I Broke my Ankle Building a Master Bedroom Addition on my Off Grid Log Cabin I fractured my ankle while hoisting a piece of plywood up a ladder onto the chimney chase on my off grid log cabin addition. It happened a month ago but I just realized now that I actually fractured the bottom of the tibia my ankle. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ni8j4U-Jg0A) 2025-10-10T16:43Z 2.2M followers, 321.1K engagements "What Happened to My Self Reliance Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pqerlAA1Amk) 2025-03-16T23:13Z 2.2M followers, 493.6K engagements "9 Months Building an Off Grid Homestead in the Forest Log Cabin Greenhouse Outhouse Solar Shed 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: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance CHAGA: https://myselfreliance.com/products/chaga-chunks My Tools" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qagf0Q8hlqk) 2021-12-09T23:01Z 2.2M followers, 2.7M engagements "Screening my Outdoor Kitchen (just in time) Cooking Prime Rib and Steaks on a Woodstove My wife and I cook prime rib and squash in the wood stove on our off grid log cabin in the wilderness while we wait for winter to end and the snow to melt. I grill steaks on the woodstove in the outdoor kitchen as I screen in the kitchen just as the first crop of black flies hatches and attacks. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my dreams in a log cabin that I built by" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rcFPywnF_HM) 2025-05-09T22:01Z 2.2M followers, 567.1K engagements "Solar Electricity for the Off Grid Log Cabin with Goal Zero Yeti Power Station #solar #offgrid #logcabin Finally I add solar electricity to the off grid log cabin so that I can power my filming and editing equipment at the cabin. Thank you to Goal Zero for providing the complete portable solar electricity generating system including [---] watts of solar panels a portable power station with a lithium battery low voltage lights and several portable charging and battery options for backcountry trips and camping. This is exciting for me as it means I don't need to leave the cabin as often since I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rjd0J2kdbo8) 2018-08-06T18:17Z 2.2M followers, 385.1K engagements "A Month in an Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness with my Dog - January in Canada The month of January living off grid in the Canadian wilderness - heating and cooking with wood fire ice fishing archery log cabin building wildlife filming making charcoal and more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:12 Breakfast from the woodstove 00:07:19 Guinness and Venison Stew 00:11:39 Firewood processing 00:21:23 Raw deer dog food 00:24:07 Early morning in the cabin 00:27:26 Sausage and egg frittata breakfast 00:30:32 Trimming window and door 00:36:08 Fried perch with potatoes 00:42:53 Traditional archery" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sjIPvGYuPHs) 2023-01-27T10:50Z 2.2M followers, 1.8M engagements "The Roof Framing is Done What's Next Solo Off Grid Log Cabin Build I finish framing and sheeting the roof including the tie-in to the main log cabin and build the chimney chase. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wASMztbK8_8) 2025-08-29T21:00Z 2.2M followers, 233.5K engagements "Putting our Permaculture Orchard to Bed for the Winter My wife and I get a few chores done in the orchard just as the first major snowfall of the season. We wrap the fruit trees and harvest the last of the cabbage for kimchi and sauerkraut. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yUGLNPAnukc) 2025-11-21T15:02Z 2.2M followers, 134.5K engagements "Off-Grid Log Cabin Makeover: Stone Veneer Eavestrough Landscaping & Campfire Cooking I finish installing split river stone veneer on the base of the breezeway on my off grid log cabin and install eavestrough above it to divert water away from the wall and foundation. I landscape the front of the cabin to hide the foundation of the front porch on the cabin. On a campfire I grill steak and eggs for dinner before heading out on an evening bear hunt. The following morning I cook eggs side pork and bear loins for breakfast on my wood stove inside the cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ynhUMoyAO8Y) 2025-06-06T14:01Z 2.2M followers, 435.1K engagements "What Happened to my Daughter Emily Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z5K9PvHlYKI) 2025-12-19T16:32Z 2.2M followers, 188.5K engagements "Making Wood Night Stands from a Huge Red Oak I Cut Down and Milled Before buildng the stone chicken coop in [----] I had to cut down a diseased red oak tree that was leaning towards the coop. I milled the smaller logs into lumber and let it dry for a year. This fall I cut four cookie slabs 24" wide from one of the logs and used them as table tops. I treated them with epoxy and made simple box bases to place them on - basic rustic end tables for our bedroom in our off grid log cabin. https://tradhunters.com/products/trad-hunters-magazine-vol-3-great-lakes Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GaXGwvG5rIc) 2025-12-12T17:23Z 2.2M followers, 175.7K engagements "Alone at Dick Proenneke's Log Cabin in the Wilderness Silence and Solitude in Alaska #logcabin #cabin #Alaska Shawn James visits Dick Proenneke's off grid log cabin at Twin Lakes in Lake Clark National Park Alaska and spends two nights alone camping on the gravel beach of upper Twin Lake. Bears moose and Dall sheep abound and he catches and cooks fish on an open fire including arctic grayling and arctic char catching and releasing sockeye salmon as well. Hiking in the mountains of the Alaskan range he views incredible vistas from the mountain tops and watches as clouds race through the valley" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ggh1Dq0sMHw) 2019-08-02T10:00Z 2.2M followers, 4.2M engagements "From Forest to Shelter: Captivating Time-lapse of a Solo Log Cabin Build in the Wilderness #shorts #logcabin #offgrid In this timelapse video witness the amazing process of building an off-grid cabin alone. From start to finish the builder demonstrates impressive skills and techniques while constructing a self-sufficient cabin in the wilderness. Throughout the journey he showcases the importance of being self-sufficient and how one can create an eco-friendly home to live a fulfilling life in nature. Follow along as the builder takes you on a step-by-step journey of constructing this off-grid" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IVUD5ySXoOM) 2023-06-12T13:17Z 2.2M followers, 1.6M engagements "My Self Reliance Family Christmas Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKaU6LQBpwA) 2025-12-27T16:42Z 2.2M followers, 414.6K engagements "How To Make Pine Tar and Charcoal From Fatwood I collect fatwood show where I collect it from and cook it down into charcoal and pine tar to waterproof log cabin logs and natural cordage made from cedar bark. Please follow me on my other online channels; Website: http://myselfreliance.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Personal Facebook Page (Shawn James) https://www.facebook.com/shawn.james.msr Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ My Self reliance shawn james Bushcraft Woodcraft Survival Primitive skills Nature EDC Preparedness Homesteading Homestead" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PNf2Kre7ylI) 2017-08-16T19:44Z 2.2M followers, 86.6K engagements "Log Cabin Build - Master Bedroom Addition: Installing the Fireplace and Wood Siding I clad the exterior of the master bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin and install the fireplace including the 16' tall chimney. My wife dog and I hke our favorite place in Ontario Canada - Killarney Provincial Park on the shores of Georgian Bay. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oN86ET_uAUE) 2025-09-12T14:55Z 2.2M followers, 283K engagements "Full Year of Wilderness Living Bushcraft Fishing Foraging Hunting & Outdoor Cooking What I Eat Living off the land takes a lot of time effort experience and knowledge and this past year brought me a few steps closer to my goal of providing 90% of my food from hunting fishing foraging growing raising cooking and preserving. Now that I have systems in place and good locations to gather from the wild and the garden preserving food for long term off-grid storage is my next greatest challenge. Join me at my new homestead this year as a build a greenhouse cabin outdoor kitchen sauna outhouse and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r3KZe15EwRM) 2021-03-28T20:00Z 2.2M followers, 5.6M engagements "Leaving my Off Grid Log Cabin for North Carolina Equip is giving my audience an incredible offer - hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me My wife dog and I travel to the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina to stay in two log cabins and fly fish the cold Appalachian mountain streams for trout. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Wilderness Off Grid Living" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rcQwsFKZPJw) 2025-12-05T15:01Z 2.2M followers, 234K engagements "My Self Reliance Journey is Getting more Primitive As life gets more complicated and digitized I'm drawn deeper into my self reliance journey and primitive hunting is the next step in my evolution. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sG5fSCelTfQ) 2026-01-01T14:35Z 2.2M followers, 276K engagements "3 Months for This to Happen Wilderness Challenge: Deer Hunting in Moose Country Head tohttps://drinkag1.com/myselfrelianceto get a FREE AG1 & AGZ Travel Packs Vitamin D3+K2 and AG1 Welcome Kit when you first subscribe I struggled this year hunting in the Canadian wilderness for deer where moose bear and wolf thrive while deer struggle to survive against deep snow predation a short growing season and low quality food. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uugq0W2au2s) 2026-01-16T17:40Z 2.2M followers, 159.5K engagements "Log Cabin Bedroom Addition: Framing the Roof Alone An exhausting couple of days framing the roof of the master bedroom addition. Before finishing the framing I move the fireplace onto the concrete pad in order to determine the best framing configuration for the chimney chase. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xD0Wu21E5ME) 2025-08-22T11:49Z 2.2M followers, 230.6K engagements "Preparing for Visitors to my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness We're celebrating our own thanksgiving here at the cabin during harvest season so I spend a couple of weeks finishing the interior of the bedroom addition and a few other unfinished projects around the homestead. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1NJeOvCFJuU) 2025-10-24T16:18Z 2.2M followers, 232.6K engagements "Thanksgiving at an Off Grid Log Cabin with my Daughters and their Boyfriends My wife and I cook a traditional thanksgiving meal on our wood cookstoves in our off grid log cabin for our daughters and their boyfriends. Everyone tries out various bows and arrows on the target range while Cali the golden retriever makes the rounds for attention. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8_uSyGDAWv8) 2025-11-27T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 442.3K engagements "7 Months in the Wilderness Hunting and Fishing Join me as I spend [--] months in the wilderness hunting fishing canoeing and scouting from March to September. From a close call while bowhunting turkey to a successful bow hunt for bear from the fly tying shop and wood shop where I make archery and fishing equipment to the lakes and rivers of Canada where I catch northern pike brook trout and smallmouth bass on a fly rod. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8m6n1fJ3UwQ) 2026-02-14T14:00Z 2.2M followers, 48.2K engagements "Root Cellar Build Start to Finish & Tour Storing Food for [--] Years Off Grid A Year's Food for [--] Walk through my recently completed off grid root cellar with me. To receive 20% off all DeleteMe consumer plans click on the link and enter Promo Code "RELIANCE" - https://joindeleteme.com/utm_source=influencer&utm_campaign=RELIANCE&coupon=RELIANCE The complete build from start to finish followed by a walk through tour where I explain exactly how and why I build the cold cellar and how I am storing at least a full year's worth of food for two much of it packaged to last [--] years. Log Cabin Building" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JjFHFjJ2Hs0) 2023-12-15T21:00Z 2.2M followers, 599K engagements "Off Grid Cabin in the Woods Start to Finish Building a Bedroom Addition Alone Building a bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin alone in the wilderness from start to finish the foundation to the roof and interior including a stone fireplace. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SaNYjlIpVVM) 2025-12-16T14:03Z 2.2M followers, 176.2K engagements "My Wife's 1st Night in the New Bedroom in our Off Grid Log Cabin My wife my dog Cali and I spend our first night in the new bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ryB8H2eR8o0) 2025-11-14T12:48Z 2.2M followers, 558.9K engagements "Big Projects this Year at my Off Grid Log Cabin Clearing Forest and Harvesting Logs on my Homestead Equip is giving my audience an incredible offer - hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me [---] yards from my cabin is a stand of pine and spruce that I previously cut for logs to build the cabin. I've decided to cut the remaining tall trees in this [--] acre section to build another" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sApEGlX4S54) 2026-01-30T15:01Z 2.2M followers, 139.9K engagements "Three Months of Self Reliance Hunting and Fishing Across Canada Taking the final steps in food security over the last three months has convinced me that the self reliance foundation I starting laying thirteen years ago has finally resulted in the freedom that I've been seeking since I was a teenager [--] long years ago. I believe that at least the next [--] years are going to be tough with high inflation diminishing freedom of speech mobility and quality of life and decreased access to healthy foods clean water cheap energy and rural living. In this video I document my life in Canada from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xsiXdqRZOxs) 2023-12-08T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 763K engagements "Making Maple Syrup Canoeing in the Snow T-Bone Steak with Maple Blueberries Outdoor Kitchen Prep Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z6SglCr9UUY) 2025-03-28T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 305.4K engagements "Building a Firewood Storage Shed Making Lumber with my Bandsaw Mill I spend a storming day at the cabin sawing lumber to build a firewood storage shed to heat my cabin workshop and maple sugar shack next winter. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1jDJe-jYfpU) 2024-07-28T16:58Z 2.2M followers, 211K engagements "Adding a Master Bedroom Addition to my Off Grid Log Cabin: The Foundation The first step in the building process of the master bedroom addition is the concrete pillers and poured pad. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=33wUPOWwul4) 2025-08-03T10:54Z 2.2M followers, 314.9K engagements "Barbecue (BBQ) Ham and Eggs The Forest Kitchen Off Grid Log Cabin Build Ep.6 S1 In this episode of the forest kitchen at the off grid cabin I build the stone barbecue and pillars for the counter top and grill ham and eggs for breakfast on the stone barbecue. To order Cabin Life apparel please click on this link. https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance Shawn Cali my golden retriever patiently watches me attempt stone masonry and I reward her by repeatedly playing fetch with her and sharing my meals of steak and eggs with my dog. Please subscribe: https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 Shawn James" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4Kk3f3KfKZ8) 2018-06-29T12:50Z 2.2M followers, 1.5M engagements "Autumn in the Ontario Canada Highlands Peaceful River and Forest Scenes on Thanksgiving Weekend In Ontario Canada this thanksgiving weekend fall color is just past peak with dramatic skies swollen rivers covered in fallen maple and animals busy preparing for winter. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry [----] OFF GRID CABIN LIFE:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4aSE1sqdJvc) 2023-10-09T15:25Z 2.2M followers, 99.8K engagements "Pouring Footings and a Concrete Floor for a Stone Chicken Coop I build a 10' x 10' x 5" concrete floor for a stone and wood chicken coop I'm building. I do some work in the orchard and check out all of the plants and trees as they emerge from a long but warm winter. We're getting loads of rain so the rivers and waterfalls near the homestead are raging. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5z0ReKrK8fE) 2024-04-19T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 280.7K engagements "Happy New Year My Plans for [----] Happy New Year I have big plans for [----] Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=60FXKz-kA2k) 2024-12-31T20:31Z 2.2M followers, 203.9K engagements "1st Snow of the Year My Wife Joins me for Bowhunting Season in the North Woods My wife joins me for deer season at the cabin in the north woods where we cook duck breasts for dinner on the wood stove practice traditional archery and prepare for the first snowfall of the season. Thanks for watching Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry [----] OFF GRID CABIN LIFE:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9wFLqmib_to) 2023-11-03T20:09Z 2.2M followers, 1.3M engagements "Installing Stone on my Off Grid Outdoor Kitchen I install riverstone to the knee wall on my outdoor kitchen and then begin designing the master bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin in the wilderness. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ad3zWbdd24E) 2025-07-25T15:55Z 2.2M followers, 209.3K engagements "Welcome to the Cabin Six Families Three Homesteads Jackery [----] Plus Solar Generator: your ultimate home backup power solution designed to support a wide range of devices up to 6000W with its 2-24 kWh expandable capacity. Equipped with rapid solar recharge it reaches full power in just [--] hours ensuring your home stays operational during outages. Click here to learn more; https://bit.ly/3WWmntR Jackery [----] Plus Information * Large & expandable capacity 2-24kWh supports long-term power supply for disaster preparedness * 3k-6kW output power suitable for large household appliances such as" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B1yiwtenIRo) 2024-08-09T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 235.7K engagements "The Hand-tools I Am Using to Build My Log Cabin and Choosing the Cabin Site In this video I select the site for the cabin cut [--] trees down trim branches and describe the log building tools I am using. Please follow me on my other online channels; Website: http://myselfreliance.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Personal Facebook Page (Shawn James) https://www.facebook.com/shawn.james.msr Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CEgCQGmiI9g) 2017-03-11T01:26Z 2.2M followers, 208.6K engagements "Christmas Dinner at the Cabin [----] My wife Emily and Erin join Cali and I to have an early Christmas dinner prepared on the wood cookstove in my off grid log cabin. Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cpsvx0DdkTE) 2023-12-22T22:25Z 2.2M followers, 1.6M engagements "Building a Bookcase Wall and End Table My Off Grid Log Cabin Interior is Almost Finished Using a combination of rough cut pine walnut and birch and tongue and groove cedar I build a bookcase wall to separate the living room from the bathroom and an end table to support a lamp books card games. With cold February temperatures testing the comfort of the off grid log cabin the wood stove proves to be up to the task of heating the space and the mass of the logs retains it well with morning temperatures in the cabin remaining quite warm. To see longer and more frequent videos and to get early" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DJb54ymQHms) 2023-03-10T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 1.9M engagements "Off Grid Workshop Build - Cedar Roof Woodstove Install 1st Fires of the Season Bull Moose Harvest Early autumn is busy balancing food harvests with outdoor projects that need to get done before the snow flies later this month I harvest a bull moose with my longbow and wood arrows at [--] yards install half a cedar shingle roof hook up the woodstove and have the first cooking and heating fires of the season on my off grid log cabin and woodshop. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EJcCRyYM7q0) 2024-10-11T21:06Z 2.2M followers, 283.5K engagements "Barred Owl Feeding Owlets at the Nest for a Full Month Barred owls nest on our homestead every year and this year they chose to raise their owlets in a hollow maple tree [--] feet from our chicken coop where we could watch them and film them every day in May. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Epvhig6uANg) 2024-06-11T11:41Z 2.2M followers, 83.5K engagements "My Most Ambitious Project Ever With everything happening right now food security is my top priority and with the help of my family we will have a large vegetable and fruit garden a chicken coop and a workshop built in a secluded location for this growing season at our off grid log cabin homestead. Thanks for watching New videos every FRIDAY. Please subscribe. My Other Channel: Shawn James https://bit.ly/2xzZHpB T-SHIRTS: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance Watch the playlists by clicking on these links: Building an Off Grid Sauna: https://bit.ly/2IjvJsQ Building a Log Cabin with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=I1LceWRDvfc) 2020-04-03T22:24Z 2.2M followers, 628.7K engagements "Off Grid Log Cabin: Alone with my Dog in an Ice Storm #logcabin #offgrid #dog Relaxing at the cabin with Cali my Golden Retriever. The weather was incredible warm and sunny one day with deer coming out to dine on the acorns exposed by the melting snow but the next day rain ice pellets fell all night long before changing to snow the following day. It was not the worst ice storm I've witnessed not like the ice storm of several years ago that shut the northeast down for a few days but it did some damage. With our drone my wife got some incredible aerial footage and photographs of raging rivers" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LqWHKjCiGRo) 2018-01-26T10:10Z 2.2M followers, 12.6M engagements "Dressing for Extreme Cold Winter Weather at the Off Grid Cabin #winter #canada #cabin With the extreme cold winter temperatures all across the east and north of America and Canada right now dressing properly and using the right gear is essential. Starting off with drone footage of the cabin covered in snow this video shows the cold weather clothing I wear to survive a frigid winter in the north including complete clothing systems from my head down to my feet. For hats I recommend layering a headband hat liner and wool toque or a pilots fur winter hat. On my head I wear Tilley Cabelas or MEC." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MGVMzVU4CMQ) 2018-01-02T10:35Z 2.2M followers, 261.6K engagements "Building a Stone Chicken Coop Roasting a Wild Turkey in an Outdoor Kitchen While I'm on the homestead building a stone chicken coop a wild turkey gobbles in the distance in my food forest and provides an opportunity to harvest a turkey and cook it in the wood cookstove in my outdoor kitchen at my off grid log cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MdTCSvBmQ78) 2024-05-17T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 266.7K engagements "I Was Born an Old Man 1st Snow of the Season My Daughter's Boyfriend's 1st Deer Hunt The 1st snow of the season arrives at the cabin and it's a major storm. Like the old man that I've become I spend time tinkering in my rustic workshop. I've been busy processing firewood and spending time in the woods including teaching my daughter's boyfriend how to hunt. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MmWK1WlajGI) 2024-11-29T18:56Z 2.2M followers, 245.1K engagements "I Had to Take it Down It was about to fall on the workshop so I had to take it down. The 1st week of spring brings snow cold sun warmth and rain as I finish maple syrup season with my family go for a paddle with Cali and Nate prepare the workshop area for expansion and collect rock for several upcoming stone masonry projects. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NmEe9Du0KJM) 2024-04-05T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 390.1K engagements "Hand Splitting Stone and Making Charcoal Biochar for my Off Grid Homestead Hand splitting river stone with chisels and a maul for stone veneer to install on my chicken coop off grid log cabin and workshop. Making biochar to add carbon to my vegetable gardens orchards and food forest. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=R7sc7gr6elk) 2024-06-14T21:30Z 2.2M followers, 193.7K engagements "It's all about a Dog Learning to Fly Fish with my Golden Retriever Brook Trout in the Wilderness It's all about a dog. Spring arrived late this year with April snow and a slow melt but I was eager to start the open water fishing season. I have dedicated myself to become a better fly fisherman this year and I have many wilderness fishing excursions planned. To prepare for the season I spent countless hours practicing casting tying flies making a wooden fishing net and restoring my [--] year old wood and canvas canoe. Cali my golden retriever loves the water and canoeing as much as I do which" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SqYKqIVLiYs) 2025-05-02T18:46Z 2.2M followers, 146.7K engagements "Building a Timber Frame Outdoor Kitchen Connected to My Off Grid Log Cabin Episode [--] In this 2nd episode of the summer kitchen build I finish the first gable end section with 5x7 pine timbers I mill from trees I cut down around the cabin. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry [----] OFF GRID CABIN LIFE:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T0gBcFYq_-w) 2023-05-12T17:34Z 2.2M followers, 853.1K engagements "Leatherworking in my off grid Workshop on Cold Winter Days at the Cabin I have countless small wood leather and fly-tying projects to work on in my off grid workshop when the weather is cold and snowy outside. Fortunately we get some mild weather that reduces the snow depth to a little more than a foot and now Cali can walk with us through the forest with less struggle. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TcINqsybREk) 2024-12-20T17:37Z 2.2M followers, 142K engagements "Re-Building my Off Grid Workshop Why So Few Videos on My Self Reliance I'm busier than I've ever been Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UCn3p0t1YM0) 2024-08-31T14:34Z 2.2M followers, 256.2K engagements "Growing Harvesting and Storing a Year's Worth of Food in Cold Cellar Under a Log Cabin Winter's coming and I've been focusing on harvesting preserving and storing a year's supply of food in my cold storage under my log cabin including a freezer full of meat and shelves full of root vegetables squash pickles freeze dried meals and more. This week I harvest the last of the garden build a door for the cellar and build heavy shelves to store the pails of grains corn pasta milk rice MREs and freeze dried vegetables and fruit. Podcast:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1EWGVczRo) 2023-10-27T14:19Z 2.1M followers, 210.7K engagements "8 Months in the Wilderness with My Dog Log cabin living camping hiking snowshoeing food growing foraging archery wildlife viewing filming fishing hunting and cooking wild foods from January to August this year in the wilderness. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance Hi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UsCnthupz-0) 2023-12-02T01:38Z 2.2M followers, 2.4M engagements "Bow hunting bear remote trout fishing log cabin building #shorts #offgrid #bushcraft #logcabin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UsgHNwLWrO4) 2023-06-04T11:24Z 2.2M followers, 83.9K engagements "Getting a Head Start on my Next BIG Project An unusually warm and dry March gives me the perfect opportunity to clear a building site for my next big project(s). With some significant lifestyle upgrades in [----] the needs of my family and I have changed and I'm eager to add the infrastructure improvements to facilitate them. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vv9jOTJ_Zb0) 2024-03-15T18:48Z 2.2M followers, 196.2K engagements "Installing a New Wood Stove in my Off Grid Wood Carving and Archery Workshop I make a brick and stone backsplash and hearth for a new woodstove to safely heat my off grid workshop. I also finally seal the exterior of my timber workshop and clad the interior wall of the addition with tongue and groove pine and cedar. With a dry space to work on archery equipment I prepare my bows and arrows for the upcoming moose and deer seasons. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WcP-5nPQmYA) 2024-09-27T22:11Z 2.2M followers, 351.2K engagements "Transforming my Vegetable Garden into an Organic Perennial Back to Eden Fruit Orchard Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X2GcF8luplY) 2025-05-16T18:44Z 2.2M followers, 198.4K engagements "Sawing a White Pine Log Too Big for My Sawmill and Tractor I mill a white pine log into a 12"x12" for an upcoming project testing the upper limit of my sawmill and my 35hp tractor. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YgQBa8Gr-VA) 2024-04-26T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 232.7K engagements "My Top [--] Axes for Bushcraft and Building a Log Cabin #axe #bushcraft #tools Save your money and buy only what you need - my top [--] axes for building a log cabin and bushcraft can be pared down to one if you select the right one for your needs. Ignore the fact that I have over one dozen axes. I have collected those over many years and many of them were free or very cheap and some of them are redundant and unnecessary. That being said collecting tools is fun and most guys like collecting knives and axes which are at least useful items. While I could reduce my collection to [--] or less I actually" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZyLTwVCOjXo) 2018-04-23T09:27Z 2.2M followers, 152.7K engagements "Making an Archery Target and Setting Up a Practice Range at my Off Grid Bushcraft Camp The workshop area/bushcraft camp is taking shape with the addition of an archery range for practicing traditional archery. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance Hi I'm Shawn James. I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=af150PilMxw) 2024-08-02T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 226.2K engagements "What Now What am I building now and where Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fEGidty5U-U) 2024-07-19T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 243.3K engagements "Installing a Gravel Driveway and Pad for My Next Buildings on the Homestead Winter has briefly returned to my wilderness homestead halting maple syrup production for a week but allowing me time to excavate and install a gravel driveway and landing pad for my next building projects. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fj-Fdg_byFw) 2024-03-22T18:56Z 2.2M followers, 178.1K engagements "Meat Eater Moose Deer and Bear from the Wilderness Bone Broth Tallow in the Cold November Rain Cold November rain snow and mild sunny weather from one day to the next but all suitable temperatures to butcher and wrap moose bear and deer steaks and mincemeat and to render tallow and simmer bone broth on the wood cookstove in the outdoor kitchen. The challenges of harvesting processing and storing meat at an off grid log cabin homestead are apparent this year and I talk about what plans on have to make next year's harvest season more efficient. Podcast I refer to;" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hZLBHMdJUys) 2023-11-17T21:13Z 2.2M followers, 464.8K engagements "Tour of my Old Fashioned Off-grid Wood Shop & Building a Timber Frame Maple Sugar Shack I finally finish and organize my rustic workshop setting it up with hand tools to wood carve do leatherwork and build traditional archery equipmment. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hyyDT4G-2oA) 2024-11-16T11:32Z 2.2M followers, 217.8K engagements "Log Cabin Sauna in the Forest DIY Build: Cedar Floor Door and Benches #sauna #logcabin #offgrid With a bunch of guys coming over this weekend I concentrate on making the off grid log sauna functional with a wood floor benches and a wall to keep the heat in. It smells great (aromatic cedar) in the bathhouse when the fire is burning. This video is back to the original videos from last year - a lot of building a little bit of scenery and some cooking. I hope you like it. Thanks for watching New videos every FRIDAY. Please subscribe. My Other Channel: Shawn James https://bit.ly/2xzZHpB MOOSE By" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iNT8UGpdM-Y) 2019-04-26T10:00Z 2.2M followers, 1.2M engagements "Solo Camping on an Island Venison on an Open Fire Fly Fishing and Canoeing After spending a day fly fishing for northern pike on Georgian Bay I spend the night on an island fishing from shore and my wood and canvas canoe and cooking on a campfire along the shoreline. Thanks for watching Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iP3Ef0EpH7Y) 2025-05-16T14:05Z 2.2M followers, 112.9K engagements "Cabin Life Alone in 1940s Cabins in the Wilderness Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kQTLJnxxHGc) 2025-09-26T12:01Z 2.2M followers, 221.2K engagements "Log Cabin Tools for the Off Grid Sauna Bathhouse Ep.3 #logcabin #offgrid #building These are the hand tools I'm using to build the log cabin that will become the off grid sauna bathhouse on the Canadian wilderness homestead. I show and explain how I'm using axes a slick chisels log carrier draw knife scraper log gouge handsaws and rip saws measuring tape chalk line wood auger brace and bit log dog adze level and pulleys. Awesome Axe made by craftsman Paul: http://www.torontoblacksmith.com Awesome Knife made by craftsman Sam: https://www.virtusknives.com Log OX : https://www.thelogox.com" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lKjWFbOMQN0) 2018-10-31T10:59Z 2.2M followers, 380.4K engagements "Building an Off Grid Cold Cellar Log Cabin Life Cast Iron Cooking I'm finishing the root cellar one section at at time - this week I install a floor in the breezeway section move the freezer back into place and set up a metal rack to store mason jars full of preserved and dried food. On the new wood cookstove I make moose and lasagna sandwiches with fresh homemade sourdough bread. Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lYspW83Yi5g) 2023-11-24T13:41Z 2.1M followers, 339.7K engagements "Solo Black Bear Catch and Cook at a Log Cabin in the Canadian Wilderness I prepare for the spring bear season by making wooden arrows for my longbow in my off grid workshop in early April. I practice shooting daily for the next month and then in early May I construct a brush pile ground blind and set up trail cameras to monitor the bears identifying several young bears including two boars and two sows including one with a fourteen month old cub. On May [--] the weather and wind direction is right to hunt the blind closest to my cabin at the back of my property. At 7:30 I shoot a small male bear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ndgxVxY0gwU) 2025-05-30T14:01Z 2.2M followers, 1.1M engagements "Building a Square Off Grid Log Cabin Lifting Heavy Logs Squirrel Confit for Lunch Lifting heavy hemlock timbers is difficult so I rig up a cable winch system to help raise them into place on the small square log cabin I'm building for a workshop. Over the open fire I cook grouse pheasant and squirrel slow cooked in a cast iron fire in duck fat. The handsaw I used in this video: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RD9JCS2/ref=idea_lv_dp_ov_d&tag=aiponsite-20&linkCode=ic6&ascsubtag=amzn1.ideas.36ZBJPTYPJ0VI My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 Shawn James Channel: https://bit.ly/2xzZHpB T-SHIRTS:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qYRNitsOi3U) 2020-10-23T10:00Z 2.2M followers, 1.1M engagements "Building Stairs into the Root Cellar in my Off Grid Log Cabin I'm really settling in to the cabin this winter and I am finally able to get some of the important projects done especially safety issues like building the stairs and railing in the breezeway down to the root cellar. During the cold winter I eat a lot of protein and fat so I'm constantly cooking bear and venison on the wood stove which is stored in the solar powered freezer in the basement along with potatoes and carrots in the back portion of the cellar. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r-GgMzBAuSs) 2023-03-24T13:47Z 2.2M followers, 1.2M engagements "Log Cabin Interior Build Bathroom with Claw Foot Tub Brick Veneer and Red Pine Floors Before summer ends I am focused on finishing the interior of my off grid log cabin including grouting the red brick floor in the breezeway oiling and waxing the rough pine floors building the bathroom complete with composting toilet and claw foot bath tub and preparing for a busy fall of hunting and fishing. To follow along daily and to listen to my first podcast episodes become a Patron at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r9EJXTNRUsg) 2023-09-01T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 946.7K engagements "Building an Off Grid Timber Framed Handtool Workshop - Cedar shingle siding Dutch door Front porch I add a small addition to my off grid workshop switch the window and Dutch door so that my entrance faces west into the future buchcraft camp courtyard. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rhwb6gYTLn0) 2024-09-14T12:01Z 2.2M followers, 400.4K engagements "Building a Chicken Run with a Breezeway to a Stone Henhouse (coop) For reasons you'll see in a future video I sloped the roof on the stone chicken coop towards the outdoor run but with the heavy snowfall we receive each winter the snow load would crush the roof trusses and wire screening on the top of the run. To overcome this I built a heavy duty breezeway between the henhouse and the run and now the chickens have decided that's their favorite place to hang out. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sQVMhJKurMg) 2024-06-07T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 245.8K engagements "Building a Loft in my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Woods with Salvaged Materials Using rough sawn lumber and salvaged tongue and groove pine flooring I build a sleeping loft in my log cabin complete with book shelves and an operating window for ventilation. Thanks for Watching Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry [----] OFF GRID CABIN LIFE:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=voKwS4Nl5o8) 2023-02-03T16:16Z 2.2M followers, 855.5K engagements "My Next Project Begins Successful Bow Hunt Milling Oak Boards and Pine Timbers My wife joins me on a bowhunt for whitetail deer I prepare the footings for my next building project I mill an oak tree for hardwood furniture boards and pine trees for wood siding and timbers for the maple sugar shack. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xoeO_KEXsGE) 2024-11-03T14:54Z 2.2M followers, 306.3K engagements "Trout Fishing in a Hailstorm with the Baird Brothers My Spring Food Forest Awakening Cali and I travel to Algonquin Park to trout fish canoe and camp with Jiom and Ted Baird. The first day is hot and sunny but that changes over night and the second day brings hail and rain. The fishing is as good as usual for brook trout on both days. Back at the homestead I plant more fruit trees and watch as the trees flower and the perennials emerge from the warming soil. A barred owl feeds its chicks in a nearby hollow tree while other wildlife search for food and build their own nests. Log Cabin Building" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yuTjBoAfpQM) 2024-05-10T16:52Z 2.2M followers, 194K engagements "Building a Log Cabin in the Wilderness Ep1 - 1st Course of Logs After many months of building a basement foundation and harvesting trees for my new off grid log cabin in the Canadian wilderness I finally start building the walls. Using logs as large as [--] inches in diameter and [--] feet long the work is hard and slow and hauling the last of the logs back to the cabin site before snow comes next month will be a challenge. T-SHIRTS: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance CHAGA: https://myselfreliance.com/products/chaga-chunks My Tools Clothing & Other Gear:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z2MztHA5Zew) 2021-10-08T22:17Z 2.2M followers, 1.5M engagements "A Traditional Life Completing the Off Grid Workshop Build Whether youre facing downpours heatwaves or hurricane season the Jackery Solar Generator [----] Plus Kit serves as an entry-level emergency backup power product. With its huge capacity ranging from 2kWh to 24kWh and a strong 6000W output youll never be left in the dark. @jackery.inc Check What Can Jackery Power with the [----] Plus on the Official Store: Code: JAPFSR2P(Valid from 10/7-10/20 for 5% off on purchases over $1000) US store: https://bit.ly/4dMvQch Amazon US store: https://amzn.to/3XNuh9g Amazon CA store:https://amzn.to/47xw6KO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z4z1s9Slj80) 2024-10-28T22:06Z 2.2M followers, 279.2K engagements "Where I've Been for the Last [--] Months I Install New Windows in my Off Grid Log Cabin Home Again After [--] weeks on the road exploring the sunny American south I return to the cabin on the coldest day of the year. On the first warmer day I take advantage of the winter thaw to replace the front windows on the cabin from salvaged single pane wood fixed windows to new wood and double pane awning windows that will provide better insulation in the winter and more ventilation in the summer. I talk about where I've been show some footage of the American southwest and share some plans for upcoming" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zgne86zAros) 2024-03-01T21:00Z 2.2M followers, 474.3K engagements "7 Months in the Wilderness Hunting and Fishing Join me as I spend [--] months in the wilderness hunting fishing canoeing and scouting from March to September. From a close call while bowhunting turkey to a successful bow hunt for bear from the fly tying shop and wood shop where I make archery and fishing equipment to the lakes and rivers of Canada where I catch northern pike brook trout and smallmouth bass on a fly rod. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8m6n1fJ3UwQ) 2026-02-14T14:00Z 2.2M followers, 48.2K engagements "Big Projects this Year at my Off Grid Log Cabin Clearing Forest and Harvesting Logs on my Homestead Equip is giving my audience an incredible offer - hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me [---] yards from my cabin is a stand of pine and spruce that I previously cut for logs to build the cabin. I've decided to cut the remaining tall trees in this [--] acre section to build another" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sApEGlX4S54) 2026-01-30T15:01Z 2.2M followers, 139.9K engagements "3 Months for This to Happen Wilderness Challenge: Deer Hunting in Moose Country Head tohttps://drinkag1.com/myselfrelianceto get a FREE AG1 & AGZ Travel Packs Vitamin D3+K2 and AG1 Welcome Kit when you first subscribe I struggled this year hunting in the Canadian wilderness for deer where moose bear and wolf thrive while deer struggle to survive against deep snow predation a short growing season and low quality food. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uugq0W2au2s) 2026-01-16T17:40Z 2.2M followers, 159.5K engagements "My Self Reliance Journey is Getting more Primitive As life gets more complicated and digitized I'm drawn deeper into my self reliance journey and primitive hunting is the next step in my evolution. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sG5fSCelTfQ) 2026-01-01T14:35Z 2.2M followers, 276K engagements "My Self Reliance Family Christmas Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKaU6LQBpwA) 2025-12-27T16:42Z 2.2M followers, 414.6K engagements "Cali the Golden Retriever's 9th Birthday Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Or6MQCnJhY4) 2025-12-20T17:00Z 2.2M followers, 85.5K engagements "Off Grid Cabin in the Woods Start to Finish Building a Bedroom Addition Alone Building a bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin alone in the wilderness from start to finish the foundation to the roof and interior including a stone fireplace. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SaNYjlIpVVM) 2025-12-16T14:03Z 2.2M followers, 176.2K engagements "Making Wood Night Stands from a Huge Red Oak I Cut Down and Milled Before buildng the stone chicken coop in [----] I had to cut down a diseased red oak tree that was leaning towards the coop. I milled the smaller logs into lumber and let it dry for a year. This fall I cut four cookie slabs 24" wide from one of the logs and used them as table tops. I treated them with epoxy and made simple box bases to place them on - basic rustic end tables for our bedroom in our off grid log cabin. https://tradhunters.com/products/trad-hunters-magazine-vol-3-great-lakes Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GaXGwvG5rIc) 2025-12-12T17:23Z 2.2M followers, 175.7K engagements "Leaving my Off Grid Log Cabin for North Carolina Equip is giving my audience an incredible offer - hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me My wife dog and I travel to the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina to stay in two log cabins and fly fish the cold Appalachian mountain streams for trout. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Wilderness Off Grid Living" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rcQwsFKZPJw) 2025-12-05T15:01Z 2.2M followers, 234K engagements "Thanksgiving at an Off Grid Log Cabin with my Daughters and their Boyfriends My wife and I cook a traditional thanksgiving meal on our wood cookstoves in our off grid log cabin for our daughters and their boyfriends. Everyone tries out various bows and arrows on the target range while Cali the golden retriever makes the rounds for attention. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8_uSyGDAWv8) 2025-11-27T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 442.3K engagements "Putting our Permaculture Orchard to Bed for the Winter My wife and I get a few chores done in the orchard just as the first major snowfall of the season. We wrap the fruit trees and harvest the last of the cabbage for kimchi and sauerkraut. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yUGLNPAnukc) 2025-11-21T15:02Z 2.2M followers, 134.5K engagements "My Wife's 1st Night in the New Bedroom in our Off Grid Log Cabin My wife my dog Cali and I spend our first night in the new bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ryB8H2eR8o0) 2025-11-14T12:48Z 2.2M followers, 558.9K engagements "Wrapping up for the Season As I feared cold weather has arrived and stopped me from finishing the exterior of the cabin especially the stone fireplace on the bedroom addition. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T5iq8My4oaw) 2025-11-10T14:50Z 2.2M followers, 173.4K engagements "Installing a Composting Toilet in my Off Grid Log Cabin Wolves and Bear Ruin Another Deer Hunt It's been a frustrating deer season as wolves moose and bears interfere with my hunts. Deer are few and far between in my area but this year is worse as a bumper acorn crop disperses deer across the landscape Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fToHOmA1aVA) 2025-11-07T16:48Z 2.2M followers, 190K engagements "I Failed at Homesteading Hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me This year I failed to produce enough food for my family to live off the proceeds of the homestead. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hSo61V_FkCw) 2025-11-04T10:31Z 2.2M followers, 268.4K engagements "Moving into the Finished Bedroom in my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness My wife and I move our furniture into the master bedroom after I finish installing the stone hearth the window trim stairs to the main log cabin and miscellaneous small details. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kOv2T40dgAM) 2025-10-30T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 470.7K engagements "Preparing for Visitors to my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness We're celebrating our own thanksgiving here at the cabin during harvest season so I spend a couple of weeks finishing the interior of the bedroom addition and a few other unfinished projects around the homestead. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1NJeOvCFJuU) 2025-10-24T16:18Z 2.2M followers, 232.6K engagements "Finishing the walls and ceiling in the bedroom addition Installing lights in the Outdoor kitchen My wife and I install lights in the outdoor kitchen and move furniture in the log cabin in preparation to move into the new bedroom addition. I finish installing the wall panelling and the ceiling and install half of the wood floor. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tMHUi1WeEds) 2025-10-17T16:27Z 2.2M followers, 271.2K engagements "I Broke my Ankle Building a Master Bedroom Addition on my Off Grid Log Cabin I fractured my ankle while hoisting a piece of plywood up a ladder onto the chimney chase on my off grid log cabin addition. It happened a month ago but I just realized now that I actually fractured the bottom of the tibia my ankle. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ni8j4U-Jg0A) 2025-10-10T16:43Z 2.2M followers, 321.1K engagements "Building a Log Cabin in the Wilderness Alone Metal Roof Electric Lights and a Fireplace Hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IWrG75kFwp4) 2025-10-04T11:34Z 2.2M followers, 196K engagements "Cabin Life Alone in 1940s Cabins in the Wilderness Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kQTLJnxxHGc) 2025-09-26T12:01Z 2.2M followers, 221.2K engagements "Building Alone in the Wilderness Entrance from the Bedroom to the Log Cabin & Installing Windows Similar to the day I cut the back wall of my old log cabin to connect it to the new bedroom addition this week I removed the south facing window and opened the entrance from the main log cabin to the new master bedroom. I install three windows in the bedroom walls chink the wood siding on the exterior and parge the chimney to prepare for the installation of round river stone. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q3PifzWIHis) 2025-09-19T15:27Z 2.2M followers, 299.7K engagements "My Greatest Accomplishment Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self Reliance:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fQy4fMlr_CI) 2025-09-18T10:43Z 2.2M followers, 138.1K engagements "Log Cabin Build - Master Bedroom Addition: Installing the Fireplace and Wood Siding I clad the exterior of the master bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin and install the fireplace including the 16' tall chimney. My wife dog and I hke our favorite place in Ontario Canada - Killarney Provincial Park on the shores of Georgian Bay. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oN86ET_uAUE) 2025-09-12T14:55Z 2.2M followers, 283K engagements "Tour of my Stone Chicken Coop Inside and Out The first tour video in a series of videos dedicated to showcasing everything I have built on my homesteads over the last [--] years. You've seen the video of me building the coop but many of you have asked for a better look at the interior of the coop. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cfw-gxl45WI) 2025-09-06T10:03Z 2.2M followers, 86.1K engagements "The Roof Framing is Done What's Next Solo Off Grid Log Cabin Build I finish framing and sheeting the roof including the tie-in to the main log cabin and build the chimney chase. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wASMztbK8_8) 2025-08-29T21:00Z 2.2M followers, 233.5K engagements "Log Cabin Bedroom Addition: Framing the Roof Alone An exhausting couple of days framing the roof of the master bedroom addition. Before finishing the framing I move the fireplace onto the concrete pad in order to determine the best framing configuration for the chimney chase. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xD0Wu21E5ME) 2025-08-22T11:49Z 2.2M followers, 230.6K engagements "Building Alone in the Woods: Cabin Bedroom Addition Framing the Floor and Walls Building my home in the wilderness is incredibly peaceful and relaxing despite the extra effort and difficulty of working alone. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=71txfnjFCeg) 2025-08-15T13:55Z 2.2M followers, 352.9K engagements "Adding a Master Bedroom Addition to my Off Grid Log Cabin: The Foundation The first step in the building process of the master bedroom addition is the concrete pillers and poured pad. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=33wUPOWwul4) 2025-08-03T10:54Z 2.2M followers, 314.9K engagements "Installing Stone on my Off Grid Outdoor Kitchen I install riverstone to the knee wall on my outdoor kitchen and then begin designing the master bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin in the wilderness. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ad3zWbdd24E) 2025-07-25T15:55Z 2.2M followers, 209.3K engagements "Husband and Wife Build a Massive Koi Fish and Swimming Pond with a 70' Waterfall (Start to Finish) Shawn James and his wife build a [-----] gallon koi pond in the forest with a 70' stream with several waterfalls providing a cool spot to swim on hot summer days for us and our golden retriever. Inspired by Japanese gardens and northeastern woodlands we densely plant hundreds of trees and perennials to naturalize the landscape while considering future growth and transition into the native forest. Wildlife abounds here with regular visits from deer turkey black bear wolf coyote raccoon martens and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_UUvNM1yTJY) 2025-07-11T16:48Z 2.2M followers, 739.3K engagements "Off-Grid Log Cabin Makeover: Stone Veneer Eavestrough Landscaping & Campfire Cooking I finish installing split river stone veneer on the base of the breezeway on my off grid log cabin and install eavestrough above it to divert water away from the wall and foundation. I landscape the front of the cabin to hide the foundation of the front porch on the cabin. On a campfire I grill steak and eggs for dinner before heading out on an evening bear hunt. The following morning I cook eggs side pork and bear loins for breakfast on my wood stove inside the cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ynhUMoyAO8Y) 2025-06-06T14:01Z 2.2M followers, 435.1K engagements "Solo Black Bear Catch and Cook at a Log Cabin in the Canadian Wilderness I prepare for the spring bear season by making wooden arrows for my longbow in my off grid workshop in early April. I practice shooting daily for the next month and then in early May I construct a brush pile ground blind and set up trail cameras to monitor the bears identifying several young bears including two boars and two sows including one with a fourteen month old cub. On May [--] the weather and wind direction is right to hunt the blind closest to my cabin at the back of my property. At 7:30 I shoot a small male bear" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ndgxVxY0gwU) 2025-05-30T14:01Z 2.2M followers, 1.1M engagements "Stone Masonry on my Outdoor Kitchen and Off Grid Log Cabin It's rewarding to finally dedicate the time to finishing my off grid log cabin including this week installing the last of the screening on the outdoor kitchen adding the first row of split round stones on the front of the kitchen fabricating a burned wood basement window well and adding stone to the foundation of the cabin. I take a day off to fish a local lake cook trout in a cast iron skillet on my wood cook stove plant trees for wildlife and begin to landscape around the cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_w5VB9xl3xM) 2025-05-23T16:58Z 2.2M followers, 336.8K engagements "Transforming my Vegetable Garden into an Organic Perennial Back to Eden Fruit Orchard Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X2GcF8luplY) 2025-05-16T18:44Z 2.2M followers, 198.4K engagements "Solo Camping on an Island Venison on an Open Fire Fly Fishing and Canoeing After spending a day fly fishing for northern pike on Georgian Bay I spend the night on an island fishing from shore and my wood and canvas canoe and cooking on a campfire along the shoreline. Thanks for watching Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iP3Ef0EpH7Y) 2025-05-16T14:05Z 2.2M followers, 112.9K engagements "Screening my Outdoor Kitchen (just in time) Cooking Prime Rib and Steaks on a Woodstove My wife and I cook prime rib and squash in the wood stove on our off grid log cabin in the wilderness while we wait for winter to end and the snow to melt. I grill steaks on the woodstove in the outdoor kitchen as I screen in the kitchen just as the first crop of black flies hatches and attacks. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my dreams in a log cabin that I built by" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rcFPywnF_HM) 2025-05-09T22:01Z 2.2M followers, 567.1K engagements "It's all about a Dog Learning to Fly Fish with my Golden Retriever Brook Trout in the Wilderness It's all about a dog. Spring arrived late this year with April snow and a slow melt but I was eager to start the open water fishing season. I have dedicated myself to become a better fly fisherman this year and I have many wilderness fishing excursions planned. To prepare for the season I spent countless hours practicing casting tying flies making a wooden fishing net and restoring my [--] year old wood and canvas canoe. Cali my golden retriever loves the water and canoeing as much as I do which" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SqYKqIVLiYs) 2025-05-02T18:46Z 2.2M followers, 146.7K engagements "Making Maple Syrup Canoeing in the Snow T-Bone Steak with Maple Blueberries Outdoor Kitchen Prep Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z6SglCr9UUY) 2025-03-28T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 305.4K engagements "What Happened to My Self Reliance Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pqerlAA1Amk) 2025-03-16T23:13Z 2.2M followers, 493.6K engagements "Happy New Year My Plans for [----] Happy New Year I have big plans for [----] Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=60FXKz-kA2k) 2024-12-31T20:31Z 2.2M followers, 203.9K engagements "Leatherworking in my off grid Workshop on Cold Winter Days at the Cabin I have countless small wood leather and fly-tying projects to work on in my off grid workshop when the weather is cold and snowy outside. Fortunately we get some mild weather that reduces the snow depth to a little more than a foot and now Cali can walk with us through the forest with less struggle. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TcINqsybREk) 2024-12-20T17:37Z 2.2M followers, 142K engagements "Making a Rustic Maple Mirror for my Off Grid Log Cabin I make a mirror for the bathroom in my off grid log cabin using maple that I cut down and milled off my property a few years ago. I harvest a deer and cut off and cook a steak on my woodstove while I'm butchering and preparing the venison for the freezer. At the end of the video I check my trail cameras behind the cabin moments after a bull moose rubs a tree down to bare wood while a cow moose protests as her bull calf looks on. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=n8b5r_ukLWY) 2024-12-14T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 218.7K engagements "I Was Born an Old Man 1st Snow of the Season My Daughter's Boyfriend's 1st Deer Hunt The 1st snow of the season arrives at the cabin and it's a major storm. Like the old man that I've become I spend time tinkering in my rustic workshop. I've been busy processing firewood and spending time in the woods including teaching my daughter's boyfriend how to hunt. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MmWK1WlajGI) 2024-11-29T18:56Z 2.2M followers, 245.1K engagements "Tour of my Old Fashioned Off-grid Wood Shop & Building a Timber Frame Maple Sugar Shack I finally finish and organize my rustic workshop setting it up with hand tools to wood carve do leatherwork and build traditional archery equipmment. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hyyDT4G-2oA) 2024-11-16T11:32Z 2.2M followers, 217.8K engagements "My Next Project Begins Successful Bow Hunt Milling Oak Boards and Pine Timbers My wife joins me on a bowhunt for whitetail deer I prepare the footings for my next building project I mill an oak tree for hardwood furniture boards and pine trees for wood siding and timbers for the maple sugar shack. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xoeO_KEXsGE) 2024-11-03T14:54Z 2.2M followers, 306.3K engagements "A Traditional Life Completing the Off Grid Workshop Build Whether youre facing downpours heatwaves or hurricane season the Jackery Solar Generator [----] Plus Kit serves as an entry-level emergency backup power product. With its huge capacity ranging from 2kWh to 24kWh and a strong 6000W output youll never be left in the dark. @jackery.inc Check What Can Jackery Power with the [----] Plus on the Official Store: Code: JAPFSR2P(Valid from 10/7-10/20 for 5% off on purchases over $1000) US store: https://bit.ly/4dMvQch Amazon US store: https://amzn.to/3XNuh9g Amazon CA store:https://amzn.to/47xw6KO" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z4z1s9Slj80) 2024-10-28T22:06Z 2.2M followers, 279.2K engagements "Off Grid Workshop Build - Cedar Roof Woodstove Install 1st Fires of the Season Bull Moose Harvest Early autumn is busy balancing food harvests with outdoor projects that need to get done before the snow flies later this month I harvest a bull moose with my longbow and wood arrows at [--] yards install half a cedar shingle roof hook up the woodstove and have the first cooking and heating fires of the season on my off grid log cabin and woodshop. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EJcCRyYM7q0) 2024-10-11T21:06Z 2.2M followers, 283.5K engagements "Installing a New Wood Stove in my Off Grid Wood Carving and Archery Workshop I make a brick and stone backsplash and hearth for a new woodstove to safely heat my off grid workshop. I also finally seal the exterior of my timber workshop and clad the interior wall of the addition with tongue and groove pine and cedar. With a dry space to work on archery equipment I prepare my bows and arrows for the upcoming moose and deer seasons. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WcP-5nPQmYA) 2024-09-27T22:11Z 2.2M followers, 351.2K engagements "Building an Off Grid Timber Framed Handtool Workshop - Cedar shingle siding Dutch door Front porch I add a small addition to my off grid workshop switch the window and Dutch door so that my entrance faces west into the future buchcraft camp courtyard. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rhwb6gYTLn0) 2024-09-14T12:01Z 2.2M followers, 400.4K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Man Builds Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Canadian Wilderness One man builds a cheap rustic log cabin in the Canadian wilderness alone and without power tools over several months in [----]. Please SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEogsub_confirmation=1 So Why Should You Subscribe To My Channel To watch me build my next cabin - bigger and better than this one. To relax To virtually immerse yourself in nature To see how I live debt free stress free and low cost To see how I build things alone To see how I cook with no electricity or gas To hear what steps I took to"
YouTube Link 2017-12-29T10:34Z 2.2M followers, 10.2M engagements
"Two Years Alone in the Wilderness Escape the City to Build Off Grid Log Cabin #logcabin #bushcraft #offgrid #survival One man leaves the city life behind to build a cheap off grid log cabin and homestead in the Canadian wilderness including a log home an outdoor kitchen an outhouse a woodshed and a sauna bathhouse. Building mostly with hand tools Shawn James harvests building materials from the forests north of Toronto Canada and crafts them into functional tools and shelters using traditional woodworking tools and methods. He practices bushcraft and survival skills every day including fire"
YouTube Link 2019-03-22T20:36Z 2.2M followers, 41.9M engagements
"A Year in the Wilderness Off Grid and Self Reliant in a Log Cabin Another full year in the wilderness living my dream. There is no place I would rather be than in the wilderness self reliant thriving in an off grid log cabin and living close to nature. Spring arrived today and in my mind it's the beginning of a new year and I reflect on the last [---] days spent building my homestead and creating a safe place for my family and me for times like this. The next [---] days will bring big changes for me and my family as we continue to learn how to and practice becoming more self reliant and put the"
YouTube Link 2020-03-21T04:16Z 2.2M followers, 30.9M engagements
"Traditional Japanese Way to Preserve Wood with Fire using Shou Sugi Ban Yakisugi on my log cabin #shousugiban #woodworking #fire Shou Sugi Ban also called Yakisugi is the charring of cedar wood for use in construction of exposed wood buildings. I'm not sure if it was ever used for roofing and I doubt it's ever been used as a board and batten style roof on a log cabin so this may be one of a kind. This is a follow up to the video Fire Hardened Wood Roof on a Log Cabin (https://youtu.be/KOUHvsjZrt0) I show how I burned the wood for the roof and the cabin floor using two different techniques."
YouTube Link 2017-10-28T14:11Z 2.2M followers, 833.9K engagements
"Husband and Wife Build a Massive Koi Fish and Swimming Pond with a 70' Waterfall (Start to Finish) Shawn James and his wife build a [-----] gallon koi pond in the forest with a 70' stream with several waterfalls providing a cool spot to swim on hot summer days for us and our golden retriever. Inspired by Japanese gardens and northeastern woodlands we densely plant hundreds of trees and perennials to naturalize the landscape while considering future growth and transition into the native forest. Wildlife abounds here with regular visits from deer turkey black bear wolf coyote raccoon martens and"
YouTube Link 2025-07-11T16:48Z 2.2M followers, 739.3K engagements
"Moving into the Finished Bedroom in my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness My wife and I move our furniture into the master bedroom after I finish installing the stone hearth the window trim stairs to the main log cabin and miscellaneous small details. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-30T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 470.7K engagements
"2 Years Alone Building an Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness Start to Finish Reflecting back on the last [--] years spent building an off grid log cabin alone in the Canadian wilderness. Thanks for watching and Happy New Year This video is the full version of the [--] minute video on my other channel (Shawn James) which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/3IjInELY2Rw They both document just the log cabin exterior build not the creation of the rest of the wilderness homestead such as the outhouse food gardens greenhouse etc. which can be viewed weekly or by following along in the Playlists on"
YouTube Link 2022-12-31T17:26Z 2.2M followers, 14M engagements
"Building a Sauna Cabin with Logs in the Wilderness Alone with My Dog Start to Finish #sauna #logcabin #offgrid The complete off grid sauna bathhouse build from start to finish on my land in the Canadian wilderness. [--] months of Cali my golden retriever dog supervising and helping me build the cabin alone mostly with traditional hand tools dealing with harsh weather biting insects and distracted by the incredible scenery and wildlife of Ontario Canada. Thanks for watching New videos every FRIDAY. Please subscribe. My Other Channel: Shawn James https://bit.ly/2xzZHpB T-SHIRTS:"
YouTube Link 2019-11-08T10:58Z 2.2M followers, 11.6M engagements
"Building Alone in the Wilderness Entrance from the Bedroom to the Log Cabin & Installing Windows Similar to the day I cut the back wall of my old log cabin to connect it to the new bedroom addition this week I removed the south facing window and opened the entrance from the main log cabin to the new master bedroom. I install three windows in the bedroom walls chink the wood siding on the exterior and parge the chimney to prepare for the installation of round river stone. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T15:27Z 2.2M followers, 299.7K engagements
"Finishing the walls and ceiling in the bedroom addition Installing lights in the Outdoor kitchen My wife and I install lights in the outdoor kitchen and move furniture in the log cabin in preparation to move into the new bedroom addition. I finish installing the wall panelling and the ceiling and install half of the wood floor. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-17T16:27Z 2.2M followers, 271.2K engagements
"Proenneke's Log Cabin Tour Off Grid Cabins in Alaska My Perspective #logcabin #offgrid #Alaska A complete tour of Dick Proenneke's log cabin on upper Twin Lakes in Alaska including his elevated log cache his woodshed and the neighboring cabins owned by Spike and Hope Carrithers and Weiser. See the inside of the cabin the woodworking details up close the tools and other gear he used to live off grid at Twin Lakes for [--] years. Throughout the video I pause during my hikes in the surrounding mountains and while inspecting the log buildings to reflect on Proenneke's life his undertakings what I"
YouTube Link 2019-08-09T19:49Z 2.2M followers, 4.2M engagements
"Hand-Built Stone Chicken Coop: Ultimate DIY Project for My Permaculture Homestead Start to Finish It took [--] months to build alone but my hand-split stone chicken coop is just about finished and the chickens are enjoying a dry roost safe from the many predators that live in the surrounding forest - bears wolves coyotes foxes martens fishers raccoons weasels and birds of prey. I am moving on to my next homestead building projects and will return to the coop to clean the stone of mortar and grout the joints later this summer. Upcoming projects include another firewood storage shed a small"
YouTube Link 2024-06-29T17:13Z 2.2M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Building Alone in the Woods: Cabin Bedroom Addition Framing the Floor and Walls Building my home in the wilderness is incredibly peaceful and relaxing despite the extra effort and difficulty of working alone. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T13:55Z 2.2M followers, 352.9K engagements
"Tour of my Stone Chicken Coop Inside and Out The first tour video in a series of videos dedicated to showcasing everything I have built on my homesteads over the last [--] years. You've seen the video of me building the coop but many of you have asked for a better look at the interior of the coop. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-09-06T10:03Z 2.2M followers, 86.1K engagements
"How to Preserve Wood with Fire The art and science of shou sugi ban and yakisugi has been used for thousands of years to preserve wood when exposed to the elements in the outdoors. I have been charring wood not only for above grade preservation and aesthetics but also below grade to preserve posts that are buried in or are in contact with the ground. This is how I do it for each application. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify:"
YouTube Link 2024-07-23T12:23Z 2.2M followers, 94.5K engagements
"Building a Log Cabin in the Wilderness Alone Metal Roof Electric Lights and a Fireplace Hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-04T11:34Z 2.2M followers, 196K engagements
"How to Build an Off Grid Log Cabin Purlins and Roof Lake Trout Stew Cast Iron Cooking #logcabin #simplelife #offgrid Lifting the 17' log purlins into place alone proves to be difficult but manageable. I notch the gable ends to fit the purlin logs into place and then nail on full dimension 2'x4'x10' rough cut boards that I'll cut down to about 8' once they're all in place. Rather than cut down [--] saplings for rafters or ripping my stock of logs into lumber I go into town to the mill to pick up cheap pine boards that I haul back to the cabin with the snowmobile. For dinner I cook up a large"
YouTube Link 2019-03-08T11:53Z 2.2M followers, 388.7K engagements
"Cali the Golden Retriever's 9th Birthday Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T17:00Z 2.2M followers, 85.5K engagements
"Wrapping up for the Season As I feared cold weather has arrived and stopped me from finishing the exterior of the cabin especially the stone fireplace on the bedroom addition. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-10T14:50Z 2.2M followers, 173.4K engagements
"Log Cabin Building TIMELAPSE Built By ONE MAN Alone In The Forest No talking viral timelapse video of Shawn James off grid log cabin build by one man alone in the wilderness of Canada from 1st tree I cut to last floor board I laid. Please SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEogsub_confirmation=1 So Why Should You Subscribe To My Channel To watch me build my next cabin - bigger and better than this one. To relax To virtually immerse yourself in nature To see how I live debt free stress free and low cost To see how I build things alone To see how I cook with no"
YouTube Link 2018-01-10T18:06Z 2.2M followers, 17.7M engagements
"Lyme Disease Tick Mosquito and Fly Defence Permethrin Clothing Treatment #bugs #selfreliance #diy Avoiding lyme disease this is my regime for repelling tick mosquito and fly species in the wilderness at the log cabin. For more information read the blog post on my website here. https://myselfreliance.com/home-applying-permethrin-effective-tick-control-lyme-disease-prevention/ Please subscribe: https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 Playlist Links Building the Forest Kitchen: https://bit.ly/2GSjkJa Log Cabin Build Step by Step Playlist: https://bit.ly/2LttALh Building the Forest Kitchen: https://bit.ly/2GSjkJa"
YouTube Link 2018-06-17T12:06Z 2.2M followers, 207.5K engagements
"Spring A Week in the Sugar Bush This year my wife and I are on a path to dramatically improve our health by eating and living more ancestrally - only natural foods more sunlight more heat and cold exposure natural cleaning products and more. Maple syrup from our forest is the first foraged/harvested food of the year. Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance Hi I'm Shawn"
YouTube Link 2024-03-08T14:50Z 2.2M followers, 281.2K engagements
"Stone Masonry on my Outdoor Kitchen and Off Grid Log Cabin It's rewarding to finally dedicate the time to finishing my off grid log cabin including this week installing the last of the screening on the outdoor kitchen adding the first row of split round stones on the front of the kitchen fabricating a burned wood basement window well and adding stone to the foundation of the cabin. I take a day off to fish a local lake cook trout in a cast iron skillet on my wood cook stove plant trees for wildlife and begin to landscape around the cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking"
YouTube Link 2025-05-23T16:58Z 2.2M followers, 336.8K engagements
"My Camera Was STOLEN (wallet too) A Visit from an Old Friend #offgrid #logcabin #friends Someone broke into my truck and stole my expensive camera and wallet. After dealing with restoring my identity with new cards to replace everything in my wallet an old friend and his wife visit me at my log cabin bearing gifts. I've been spending more time away from my off grid homestead than normal and I explain why and how that caused the theft of my camera gear. Gone is a Canon 1DX Manfrotto tripod Oakley sunglasses and more. Thanks for watching New videos every FRIDAY. Please subscribe. My Other"
YouTube Link 2019-08-11T19:58Z 2.2M followers, 669.9K engagements
"My Greatest Accomplishment Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self Reliance:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-18T10:43Z 2.2M followers, 138.1K engagements
"Installing a Composting Toilet in my Off Grid Log Cabin Wolves and Bear Ruin Another Deer Hunt It's been a frustrating deer season as wolves moose and bears interfere with my hunts. Deer are few and far between in my area but this year is worse as a bumper acorn crop disperses deer across the landscape Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-07T16:48Z 2.2M followers, 190K engagements
"I Failed at Homesteading Hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me This year I failed to produce enough food for my family to live off the proceeds of the homestead. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-04T10:31Z 2.2M followers, 268.4K engagements
"Building a timber frame outdoor kitchen at my log cabin alone"
YouTube Link 2023-06-21T09:45Z 2.2M followers, 332.1K engagements
"Building an Off Grid Log Cabin Alone in the Wilderness Ep16 Completed Walls Bears Moose Fawn 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: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON:https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance GREENHOUSE: https://arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance:"
YouTube Link 2022-06-24T22:41Z 2.2M followers, 529.6K engagements
"Off Grid Log Cabin Life Long Term Food Storage Moose Hunting Solar Power Firewood Archery A busy autumn week focused on food heat and power - harvesting vegetables from the garden and storing them in the cold cellar installing solar panels for electricity moose hunting for meat cutting firewood and shingling the firewood shed traditional archery practice for deer season cooking with cast iron on the wood stove and keeping my dog Cali the golden retriever entertained. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING:"
YouTube Link 2023-10-20T20:00Z 2.2M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Making a Rustic Maple Mirror for my Off Grid Log Cabin I make a mirror for the bathroom in my off grid log cabin using maple that I cut down and milled off my property a few years ago. I harvest a deer and cut off and cook a steak on my woodstove while I'm butchering and preparing the venison for the freezer. At the end of the video I check my trail cameras behind the cabin moments after a bull moose rubs a tree down to bare wood while a cow moose protests as her bull calf looks on. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm"
YouTube Link 2024-12-14T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 218.7K engagements
"I Broke my Ankle Building a Master Bedroom Addition on my Off Grid Log Cabin I fractured my ankle while hoisting a piece of plywood up a ladder onto the chimney chase on my off grid log cabin addition. It happened a month ago but I just realized now that I actually fractured the bottom of the tibia my ankle. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-10T16:43Z 2.2M followers, 321.1K engagements
"What Happened to My Self Reliance Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self"
YouTube Link 2025-03-16T23:13Z 2.2M followers, 493.6K engagements
"9 Months Building an Off Grid Homestead in the Forest Log Cabin Greenhouse Outhouse Solar Shed 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: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance CHAGA: https://myselfreliance.com/products/chaga-chunks My Tools"
YouTube Link 2021-12-09T23:01Z 2.2M followers, 2.7M engagements
"Screening my Outdoor Kitchen (just in time) Cooking Prime Rib and Steaks on a Woodstove My wife and I cook prime rib and squash in the wood stove on our off grid log cabin in the wilderness while we wait for winter to end and the snow to melt. I grill steaks on the woodstove in the outdoor kitchen as I screen in the kitchen just as the first crop of black flies hatches and attacks. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my dreams in a log cabin that I built by"
YouTube Link 2025-05-09T22:01Z 2.2M followers, 567.1K engagements
"Solar Electricity for the Off Grid Log Cabin with Goal Zero Yeti Power Station #solar #offgrid #logcabin Finally I add solar electricity to the off grid log cabin so that I can power my filming and editing equipment at the cabin. Thank you to Goal Zero for providing the complete portable solar electricity generating system including [---] watts of solar panels a portable power station with a lithium battery low voltage lights and several portable charging and battery options for backcountry trips and camping. This is exciting for me as it means I don't need to leave the cabin as often since I"
YouTube Link 2018-08-06T18:17Z 2.2M followers, 385.1K engagements
"A Month in an Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness with my Dog - January in Canada The month of January living off grid in the Canadian wilderness - heating and cooking with wood fire ice fishing archery log cabin building wildlife filming making charcoal and more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:12 Breakfast from the woodstove 00:07:19 Guinness and Venison Stew 00:11:39 Firewood processing 00:21:23 Raw deer dog food 00:24:07 Early morning in the cabin 00:27:26 Sausage and egg frittata breakfast 00:30:32 Trimming window and door 00:36:08 Fried perch with potatoes 00:42:53 Traditional archery"
YouTube Link 2023-01-27T10:50Z 2.2M followers, 1.8M engagements
"The Roof Framing is Done What's Next Solo Off Grid Log Cabin Build I finish framing and sheeting the roof including the tie-in to the main log cabin and build the chimney chase. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-08-29T21:00Z 2.2M followers, 233.5K engagements
"Putting our Permaculture Orchard to Bed for the Winter My wife and I get a few chores done in the orchard just as the first major snowfall of the season. We wrap the fruit trees and harvest the last of the cabbage for kimchi and sauerkraut. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T15:02Z 2.2M followers, 134.5K engagements
"Off-Grid Log Cabin Makeover: Stone Veneer Eavestrough Landscaping & Campfire Cooking I finish installing split river stone veneer on the base of the breezeway on my off grid log cabin and install eavestrough above it to divert water away from the wall and foundation. I landscape the front of the cabin to hide the foundation of the front porch on the cabin. On a campfire I grill steak and eggs for dinner before heading out on an evening bear hunt. The following morning I cook eggs side pork and bear loins for breakfast on my wood stove inside the cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T14:01Z 2.2M followers, 435.1K engagements
"What Happened to my Daughter Emily Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T16:32Z 2.2M followers, 188.5K engagements
"Making Wood Night Stands from a Huge Red Oak I Cut Down and Milled Before buildng the stone chicken coop in [----] I had to cut down a diseased red oak tree that was leaning towards the coop. I milled the smaller logs into lumber and let it dry for a year. This fall I cut four cookie slabs 24" wide from one of the logs and used them as table tops. I treated them with epoxy and made simple box bases to place them on - basic rustic end tables for our bedroom in our off grid log cabin. https://tradhunters.com/products/trad-hunters-magazine-vol-3-great-lakes Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T17:23Z 2.2M followers, 175.7K engagements
"Alone at Dick Proenneke's Log Cabin in the Wilderness Silence and Solitude in Alaska #logcabin #cabin #Alaska Shawn James visits Dick Proenneke's off grid log cabin at Twin Lakes in Lake Clark National Park Alaska and spends two nights alone camping on the gravel beach of upper Twin Lake. Bears moose and Dall sheep abound and he catches and cooks fish on an open fire including arctic grayling and arctic char catching and releasing sockeye salmon as well. Hiking in the mountains of the Alaskan range he views incredible vistas from the mountain tops and watches as clouds race through the valley"
YouTube Link 2019-08-02T10:00Z 2.2M followers, 4.2M engagements
"From Forest to Shelter: Captivating Time-lapse of a Solo Log Cabin Build in the Wilderness #shorts #logcabin #offgrid In this timelapse video witness the amazing process of building an off-grid cabin alone. From start to finish the builder demonstrates impressive skills and techniques while constructing a self-sufficient cabin in the wilderness. Throughout the journey he showcases the importance of being self-sufficient and how one can create an eco-friendly home to live a fulfilling life in nature. Follow along as the builder takes you on a step-by-step journey of constructing this off-grid"
YouTube Link 2023-06-12T13:17Z 2.2M followers, 1.6M engagements
"My Self Reliance Family Christmas Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self"
YouTube Link 2025-12-27T16:42Z 2.2M followers, 414.6K engagements
"How To Make Pine Tar and Charcoal From Fatwood I collect fatwood show where I collect it from and cook it down into charcoal and pine tar to waterproof log cabin logs and natural cordage made from cedar bark. Please follow me on my other online channels; Website: http://myselfreliance.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Personal Facebook Page (Shawn James) https://www.facebook.com/shawn.james.msr Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ My Self reliance shawn james Bushcraft Woodcraft Survival Primitive skills Nature EDC Preparedness Homesteading Homestead"
YouTube Link 2017-08-16T19:44Z 2.2M followers, 86.6K engagements
"Log Cabin Build - Master Bedroom Addition: Installing the Fireplace and Wood Siding I clad the exterior of the master bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin and install the fireplace including the 16' tall chimney. My wife dog and I hke our favorite place in Ontario Canada - Killarney Provincial Park on the shores of Georgian Bay. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-09-12T14:55Z 2.2M followers, 283K engagements
"Full Year of Wilderness Living Bushcraft Fishing Foraging Hunting & Outdoor Cooking What I Eat Living off the land takes a lot of time effort experience and knowledge and this past year brought me a few steps closer to my goal of providing 90% of my food from hunting fishing foraging growing raising cooking and preserving. Now that I have systems in place and good locations to gather from the wild and the garden preserving food for long term off-grid storage is my next greatest challenge. Join me at my new homestead this year as a build a greenhouse cabin outdoor kitchen sauna outhouse and"
YouTube Link 2021-03-28T20:00Z 2.2M followers, 5.6M engagements
"Leaving my Off Grid Log Cabin for North Carolina Equip is giving my audience an incredible offer - hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me My wife dog and I travel to the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina to stay in two log cabins and fly fish the cold Appalachian mountain streams for trout. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Wilderness Off Grid Living"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T15:01Z 2.2M followers, 234K engagements
"My Self Reliance Journey is Getting more Primitive As life gets more complicated and digitized I'm drawn deeper into my self reliance journey and primitive hunting is the next step in my evolution. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2026-01-01T14:35Z 2.2M followers, 276K engagements
"3 Months for This to Happen Wilderness Challenge: Deer Hunting in Moose Country Head tohttps://drinkag1.com/myselfrelianceto get a FREE AG1 & AGZ Travel Packs Vitamin D3+K2 and AG1 Welcome Kit when you first subscribe I struggled this year hunting in the Canadian wilderness for deer where moose bear and wolf thrive while deer struggle to survive against deep snow predation a short growing season and low quality food. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my"
YouTube Link 2026-01-16T17:40Z 2.2M followers, 159.5K engagements
"Log Cabin Bedroom Addition: Framing the Roof Alone An exhausting couple of days framing the roof of the master bedroom addition. Before finishing the framing I move the fireplace onto the concrete pad in order to determine the best framing configuration for the chimney chase. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-08-22T11:49Z 2.2M followers, 230.6K engagements
"Preparing for Visitors to my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness We're celebrating our own thanksgiving here at the cabin during harvest season so I spend a couple of weeks finishing the interior of the bedroom addition and a few other unfinished projects around the homestead. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T16:18Z 2.2M followers, 232.6K engagements
"Thanksgiving at an Off Grid Log Cabin with my Daughters and their Boyfriends My wife and I cook a traditional thanksgiving meal on our wood cookstoves in our off grid log cabin for our daughters and their boyfriends. Everyone tries out various bows and arrows on the target range while Cali the golden retriever makes the rounds for attention. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-27T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 442.3K engagements
"7 Months in the Wilderness Hunting and Fishing Join me as I spend [--] months in the wilderness hunting fishing canoeing and scouting from March to September. From a close call while bowhunting turkey to a successful bow hunt for bear from the fly tying shop and wood shop where I make archery and fishing equipment to the lakes and rivers of Canada where I catch northern pike brook trout and smallmouth bass on a fly rod. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T14:00Z 2.2M followers, 48.2K engagements
"Root Cellar Build Start to Finish & Tour Storing Food for [--] Years Off Grid A Year's Food for [--] Walk through my recently completed off grid root cellar with me. To receive 20% off all DeleteMe consumer plans click on the link and enter Promo Code "RELIANCE" - https://joindeleteme.com/utm_source=influencer&utm_campaign=RELIANCE&coupon=RELIANCE The complete build from start to finish followed by a walk through tour where I explain exactly how and why I build the cold cellar and how I am storing at least a full year's worth of food for two much of it packaged to last [--] years. Log Cabin Building"
YouTube Link 2023-12-15T21:00Z 2.2M followers, 599K engagements
"Off Grid Cabin in the Woods Start to Finish Building a Bedroom Addition Alone Building a bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin alone in the wilderness from start to finish the foundation to the roof and interior including a stone fireplace. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-12-16T14:03Z 2.2M followers, 176.2K engagements
"My Wife's 1st Night in the New Bedroom in our Off Grid Log Cabin My wife my dog Cali and I spend our first night in the new bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T12:48Z 2.2M followers, 558.9K engagements
"Big Projects this Year at my Off Grid Log Cabin Clearing Forest and Harvesting Logs on my Homestead Equip is giving my audience an incredible offer - hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me [---] yards from my cabin is a stand of pine and spruce that I previously cut for logs to build the cabin. I've decided to cut the remaining tall trees in this [--] acre section to build another"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T15:01Z 2.2M followers, 139.9K engagements
"Three Months of Self Reliance Hunting and Fishing Across Canada Taking the final steps in food security over the last three months has convinced me that the self reliance foundation I starting laying thirteen years ago has finally resulted in the freedom that I've been seeking since I was a teenager [--] long years ago. I believe that at least the next [--] years are going to be tough with high inflation diminishing freedom of speech mobility and quality of life and decreased access to healthy foods clean water cheap energy and rural living. In this video I document my life in Canada from"
YouTube Link 2023-12-08T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 763K engagements
"Making Maple Syrup Canoeing in the Snow T-Bone Steak with Maple Blueberries Outdoor Kitchen Prep Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels"
YouTube Link 2025-03-28T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 305.4K engagements
"Building a Firewood Storage Shed Making Lumber with my Bandsaw Mill I spend a storming day at the cabin sawing lumber to build a firewood storage shed to heat my cabin workshop and maple sugar shack next winter. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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"
YouTube Link 2024-07-28T16:58Z 2.2M followers, 211K engagements
"Adding a Master Bedroom Addition to my Off Grid Log Cabin: The Foundation The first step in the building process of the master bedroom addition is the concrete pillers and poured pad. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-08-03T10:54Z 2.2M followers, 314.9K engagements
"Barbecue (BBQ) Ham and Eggs The Forest Kitchen Off Grid Log Cabin Build Ep.6 S1 In this episode of the forest kitchen at the off grid cabin I build the stone barbecue and pillars for the counter top and grill ham and eggs for breakfast on the stone barbecue. To order Cabin Life apparel please click on this link. https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance Shawn Cali my golden retriever patiently watches me attempt stone masonry and I reward her by repeatedly playing fetch with her and sharing my meals of steak and eggs with my dog. Please subscribe: https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 Shawn James"
YouTube Link 2018-06-29T12:50Z 2.2M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Autumn in the Ontario Canada Highlands Peaceful River and Forest Scenes on Thanksgiving Weekend In Ontario Canada this thanksgiving weekend fall color is just past peak with dramatic skies swollen rivers covered in fallen maple and animals busy preparing for winter. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry [----] OFF GRID CABIN LIFE:"
YouTube Link 2023-10-09T15:25Z 2.2M followers, 99.8K engagements
"Pouring Footings and a Concrete Floor for a Stone Chicken Coop I build a 10' x 10' x 5" concrete floor for a stone and wood chicken coop I'm building. I do some work in the orchard and check out all of the plants and trees as they emerge from a long but warm winter. We're getting loads of rain so the rivers and waterfalls near the homestead are raging. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast:"
YouTube Link 2024-04-19T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 280.7K engagements
"Happy New Year My Plans for [----] Happy New Year I have big plans for [----] Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-31T20:31Z 2.2M followers, 203.9K engagements
"1st Snow of the Year My Wife Joins me for Bowhunting Season in the North Woods My wife joins me for deer season at the cabin in the north woods where we cook duck breasts for dinner on the wood stove practice traditional archery and prepare for the first snowfall of the season. Thanks for watching Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry [----] OFF GRID CABIN LIFE:"
YouTube Link 2023-11-03T20:09Z 2.2M followers, 1.3M engagements
"Installing Stone on my Off Grid Outdoor Kitchen I install riverstone to the knee wall on my outdoor kitchen and then begin designing the master bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin in the wilderness. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-07-25T15:55Z 2.2M followers, 209.3K engagements
"Welcome to the Cabin Six Families Three Homesteads Jackery [----] Plus Solar Generator: your ultimate home backup power solution designed to support a wide range of devices up to 6000W with its 2-24 kWh expandable capacity. Equipped with rapid solar recharge it reaches full power in just [--] hours ensuring your home stays operational during outages. Click here to learn more; https://bit.ly/3WWmntR Jackery [----] Plus Information * Large & expandable capacity 2-24kWh supports long-term power supply for disaster preparedness * 3k-6kW output power suitable for large household appliances such as"
YouTube Link 2024-08-09T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 235.7K engagements
"The Hand-tools I Am Using to Build My Log Cabin and Choosing the Cabin Site In this video I select the site for the cabin cut [--] trees down trim branches and describe the log building tools I am using. Please follow me on my other online channels; Website: http://myselfreliance.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Personal Facebook Page (Shawn James) https://www.facebook.com/shawn.james.msr Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/"
YouTube Link 2017-03-11T01:26Z 2.2M followers, 208.6K engagements
"Christmas Dinner at the Cabin [----] My wife Emily and Erin join Cali and I to have an early Christmas dinner prepared on the wood cookstove in my off grid log cabin. Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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"
YouTube Link 2023-12-22T22:25Z 2.2M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Building a Bookcase Wall and End Table My Off Grid Log Cabin Interior is Almost Finished Using a combination of rough cut pine walnut and birch and tongue and groove cedar I build a bookcase wall to separate the living room from the bathroom and an end table to support a lamp books card games. With cold February temperatures testing the comfort of the off grid log cabin the wood stove proves to be up to the task of heating the space and the mass of the logs retains it well with morning temperatures in the cabin remaining quite warm. To see longer and more frequent videos and to get early"
YouTube Link 2023-03-10T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 1.9M engagements
"Off Grid Workshop Build - Cedar Roof Woodstove Install 1st Fires of the Season Bull Moose Harvest Early autumn is busy balancing food harvests with outdoor projects that need to get done before the snow flies later this month I harvest a bull moose with my longbow and wood arrows at [--] yards install half a cedar shingle roof hook up the woodstove and have the first cooking and heating fires of the season on my off grid log cabin and woodshop. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman"
YouTube Link 2024-10-11T21:06Z 2.2M followers, 283.5K engagements
"Barred Owl Feeding Owlets at the Nest for a Full Month Barred owls nest on our homestead every year and this year they chose to raise their owlets in a hollow maple tree [--] feet from our chicken coop where we could watch them and film them every day in May. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble:"
YouTube Link 2024-06-11T11:41Z 2.2M followers, 83.5K engagements
"My Most Ambitious Project Ever With everything happening right now food security is my top priority and with the help of my family we will have a large vegetable and fruit garden a chicken coop and a workshop built in a secluded location for this growing season at our off grid log cabin homestead. Thanks for watching New videos every FRIDAY. Please subscribe. My Other Channel: Shawn James https://bit.ly/2xzZHpB T-SHIRTS: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance Watch the playlists by clicking on these links: Building an Off Grid Sauna: https://bit.ly/2IjvJsQ Building a Log Cabin with"
YouTube Link 2020-04-03T22:24Z 2.2M followers, 628.7K engagements
"Off Grid Log Cabin: Alone with my Dog in an Ice Storm #logcabin #offgrid #dog Relaxing at the cabin with Cali my Golden Retriever. The weather was incredible warm and sunny one day with deer coming out to dine on the acorns exposed by the melting snow but the next day rain ice pellets fell all night long before changing to snow the following day. It was not the worst ice storm I've witnessed not like the ice storm of several years ago that shut the northeast down for a few days but it did some damage. With our drone my wife got some incredible aerial footage and photographs of raging rivers"
YouTube Link 2018-01-26T10:10Z 2.2M followers, 12.6M engagements
"Dressing for Extreme Cold Winter Weather at the Off Grid Cabin #winter #canada #cabin With the extreme cold winter temperatures all across the east and north of America and Canada right now dressing properly and using the right gear is essential. Starting off with drone footage of the cabin covered in snow this video shows the cold weather clothing I wear to survive a frigid winter in the north including complete clothing systems from my head down to my feet. For hats I recommend layering a headband hat liner and wool toque or a pilots fur winter hat. On my head I wear Tilley Cabelas or MEC."
YouTube Link 2018-01-02T10:35Z 2.2M followers, 261.6K engagements
"Building a Stone Chicken Coop Roasting a Wild Turkey in an Outdoor Kitchen While I'm on the homestead building a stone chicken coop a wild turkey gobbles in the distance in my food forest and provides an opportunity to harvest a turkey and cook it in the wood cookstove in my outdoor kitchen at my off grid log cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes"
YouTube Link 2024-05-17T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 266.7K engagements
"I Was Born an Old Man 1st Snow of the Season My Daughter's Boyfriend's 1st Deer Hunt The 1st snow of the season arrives at the cabin and it's a major storm. Like the old man that I've become I spend time tinkering in my rustic workshop. I've been busy processing firewood and spending time in the woods including teaching my daughter's boyfriend how to hunt. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-11-29T18:56Z 2.2M followers, 245.1K engagements
"I Had to Take it Down It was about to fall on the workshop so I had to take it down. The 1st week of spring brings snow cold sun warmth and rain as I finish maple syrup season with my family go for a paddle with Cali and Nate prepare the workshop area for expansion and collect rock for several upcoming stone masonry projects. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast:"
YouTube Link 2024-04-05T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 390.1K engagements
"Hand Splitting Stone and Making Charcoal Biochar for my Off Grid Homestead Hand splitting river stone with chisels and a maul for stone veneer to install on my chicken coop off grid log cabin and workshop. Making biochar to add carbon to my vegetable gardens orchards and food forest. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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"
YouTube Link 2024-06-14T21:30Z 2.2M followers, 193.7K engagements
"It's all about a Dog Learning to Fly Fish with my Golden Retriever Brook Trout in the Wilderness It's all about a dog. Spring arrived late this year with April snow and a slow melt but I was eager to start the open water fishing season. I have dedicated myself to become a better fly fisherman this year and I have many wilderness fishing excursions planned. To prepare for the season I spent countless hours practicing casting tying flies making a wooden fishing net and restoring my [--] year old wood and canvas canoe. Cali my golden retriever loves the water and canoeing as much as I do which"
YouTube Link 2025-05-02T18:46Z 2.2M followers, 146.7K engagements
"Building a Timber Frame Outdoor Kitchen Connected to My Off Grid Log Cabin Episode [--] In this 2nd episode of the summer kitchen build I finish the first gable end section with 5x7 pine timbers I mill from trees I cut down around the cabin. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry [----] OFF GRID CABIN LIFE:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-12T17:34Z 2.2M followers, 853.1K engagements
"Leatherworking in my off grid Workshop on Cold Winter Days at the Cabin I have countless small wood leather and fly-tying projects to work on in my off grid workshop when the weather is cold and snowy outside. Fortunately we get some mild weather that reduces the snow depth to a little more than a foot and now Cali can walk with us through the forest with less struggle. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-12-20T17:37Z 2.2M followers, 142K engagements
"Re-Building my Off Grid Workshop Why So Few Videos on My Self Reliance I'm busier than I've ever been Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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"
YouTube Link 2024-08-31T14:34Z 2.2M followers, 256.2K engagements
"Growing Harvesting and Storing a Year's Worth of Food in Cold Cellar Under a Log Cabin Winter's coming and I've been focusing on harvesting preserving and storing a year's supply of food in my cold storage under my log cabin including a freezer full of meat and shelves full of root vegetables squash pickles freeze dried meals and more. This week I harvest the last of the garden build a door for the cellar and build heavy shelves to store the pails of grains corn pasta milk rice MREs and freeze dried vegetables and fruit. Podcast:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2023-10-27T14:19Z 2.1M followers, 210.7K engagements
"8 Months in the Wilderness with My Dog Log cabin living camping hiking snowshoeing food growing foraging archery wildlife viewing filming fishing hunting and cooking wild foods from January to August this year in the wilderness. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance Hi"
YouTube Link 2023-12-02T01:38Z 2.2M followers, 2.4M engagements
"Bow hunting bear remote trout fishing log cabin building #shorts #offgrid #bushcraft #logcabin"
YouTube Link 2023-06-04T11:24Z 2.2M followers, 83.9K engagements
"Getting a Head Start on my Next BIG Project An unusually warm and dry March gives me the perfect opportunity to clear a building site for my next big project(s). With some significant lifestyle upgrades in [----] the needs of my family and I have changed and I'm eager to add the infrastructure improvements to facilitate them. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast:"
YouTube Link 2024-03-15T18:48Z 2.2M followers, 196.2K engagements
"Installing a New Wood Stove in my Off Grid Wood Carving and Archery Workshop I make a brick and stone backsplash and hearth for a new woodstove to safely heat my off grid workshop. I also finally seal the exterior of my timber workshop and clad the interior wall of the addition with tongue and groove pine and cedar. With a dry space to work on archery equipment I prepare my bows and arrows for the upcoming moose and deer seasons. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the"
YouTube Link 2024-09-27T22:11Z 2.2M followers, 351.2K engagements
"Transforming my Vegetable Garden into an Organic Perennial Back to Eden Fruit Orchard Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T18:44Z 2.2M followers, 198.4K engagements
"Sawing a White Pine Log Too Big for My Sawmill and Tractor I mill a white pine log into a 12"x12" for an upcoming project testing the upper limit of my sawmill and my 35hp tractor. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman"
YouTube Link 2024-04-26T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 232.7K engagements
"My Top [--] Axes for Bushcraft and Building a Log Cabin #axe #bushcraft #tools Save your money and buy only what you need - my top [--] axes for building a log cabin and bushcraft can be pared down to one if you select the right one for your needs. Ignore the fact that I have over one dozen axes. I have collected those over many years and many of them were free or very cheap and some of them are redundant and unnecessary. That being said collecting tools is fun and most guys like collecting knives and axes which are at least useful items. While I could reduce my collection to [--] or less I actually"
YouTube Link 2018-04-23T09:27Z 2.2M followers, 152.7K engagements
"Making an Archery Target and Setting Up a Practice Range at my Off Grid Bushcraft Camp The workshop area/bushcraft camp is taking shape with the addition of an archery range for practicing traditional archery. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance Hi I'm Shawn James. I"
YouTube Link 2024-08-02T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 226.2K engagements
"What Now What am I building now and where Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/MySelfReliance 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"
YouTube Link 2024-07-19T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 243.3K engagements
"Installing a Gravel Driveway and Pad for My Next Buildings on the Homestead Winter has briefly returned to my wilderness homestead halting maple syrup production for a week but allowing me time to excavate and install a gravel driveway and landing pad for my next building projects. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2024-03-22T18:56Z 2.2M followers, 178.1K engagements
"Meat Eater Moose Deer and Bear from the Wilderness Bone Broth Tallow in the Cold November Rain Cold November rain snow and mild sunny weather from one day to the next but all suitable temperatures to butcher and wrap moose bear and deer steaks and mincemeat and to render tallow and simmer bone broth on the wood cookstove in the outdoor kitchen. The challenges of harvesting processing and storing meat at an off grid log cabin homestead are apparent this year and I talk about what plans on have to make next year's harvest season more efficient. Podcast I refer to;"
YouTube Link 2023-11-17T21:13Z 2.2M followers, 464.8K engagements
"Tour of my Old Fashioned Off-grid Wood Shop & Building a Timber Frame Maple Sugar Shack I finally finish and organize my rustic workshop setting it up with hand tools to wood carve do leatherwork and build traditional archery equipmment. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-11-16T11:32Z 2.2M followers, 217.8K engagements
"Log Cabin Sauna in the Forest DIY Build: Cedar Floor Door and Benches #sauna #logcabin #offgrid With a bunch of guys coming over this weekend I concentrate on making the off grid log sauna functional with a wood floor benches and a wall to keep the heat in. It smells great (aromatic cedar) in the bathhouse when the fire is burning. This video is back to the original videos from last year - a lot of building a little bit of scenery and some cooking. I hope you like it. Thanks for watching New videos every FRIDAY. Please subscribe. My Other Channel: Shawn James https://bit.ly/2xzZHpB MOOSE By"
YouTube Link 2019-04-26T10:00Z 2.2M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Solo Camping on an Island Venison on an Open Fire Fly Fishing and Canoeing After spending a day fly fishing for northern pike on Georgian Bay I spend the night on an island fishing from shore and my wood and canvas canoe and cooking on a campfire along the shoreline. Thanks for watching Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T14:05Z 2.2M followers, 112.9K engagements
"Cabin Life Alone in 1940s Cabins in the Wilderness Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T12:01Z 2.2M followers, 221.2K engagements
"Log Cabin Tools for the Off Grid Sauna Bathhouse Ep.3 #logcabin #offgrid #building These are the hand tools I'm using to build the log cabin that will become the off grid sauna bathhouse on the Canadian wilderness homestead. I show and explain how I'm using axes a slick chisels log carrier draw knife scraper log gouge handsaws and rip saws measuring tape chalk line wood auger brace and bit log dog adze level and pulleys. Awesome Axe made by craftsman Paul: http://www.torontoblacksmith.com Awesome Knife made by craftsman Sam: https://www.virtusknives.com Log OX : https://www.thelogox.com"
YouTube Link 2018-10-31T10:59Z 2.2M followers, 380.4K engagements
"Building an Off Grid Cold Cellar Log Cabin Life Cast Iron Cooking I'm finishing the root cellar one section at at time - this week I install a floor in the breezeway section move the freezer back into place and set up a metal rack to store mason jars full of preserved and dried food. On the new wood cookstove I make moose and lasagna sandwiches with fresh homemade sourdough bread. Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/40OgrDO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7pym84TIpDlbOagIrjDoWUsi=87a26de90e0e41b5 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2261599/episodes Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2023-11-24T13:41Z 2.1M followers, 339.7K engagements
"Solo Black Bear Catch and Cook at a Log Cabin in the Canadian Wilderness I prepare for the spring bear season by making wooden arrows for my longbow in my off grid workshop in early April. I practice shooting daily for the next month and then in early May I construct a brush pile ground blind and set up trail cameras to monitor the bears identifying several young bears including two boars and two sows including one with a fourteen month old cub. On May [--] the weather and wind direction is right to hunt the blind closest to my cabin at the back of my property. At 7:30 I shoot a small male bear"
YouTube Link 2025-05-30T14:01Z 2.2M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Building a Square Off Grid Log Cabin Lifting Heavy Logs Squirrel Confit for Lunch Lifting heavy hemlock timbers is difficult so I rig up a cable winch system to help raise them into place on the small square log cabin I'm building for a workshop. Over the open fire I cook grouse pheasant and squirrel slow cooked in a cast iron fire in duck fat. The handsaw I used in this video: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RD9JCS2/ref=idea_lv_dp_ov_d&tag=aiponsite-20&linkCode=ic6&ascsubtag=amzn1.ideas.36ZBJPTYPJ0VI My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 Shawn James Channel: https://bit.ly/2xzZHpB T-SHIRTS:"
YouTube Link 2020-10-23T10:00Z 2.2M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Building Stairs into the Root Cellar in my Off Grid Log Cabin I'm really settling in to the cabin this winter and I am finally able to get some of the important projects done especially safety issues like building the stairs and railing in the breezeway down to the root cellar. During the cold winter I eat a lot of protein and fat so I'm constantly cooking bear and venison on the wood stove which is stored in the solar powered freezer in the basement along with potatoes and carrots in the back portion of the cellar. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel:"
YouTube Link 2023-03-24T13:47Z 2.2M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Log Cabin Interior Build Bathroom with Claw Foot Tub Brick Veneer and Red Pine Floors Before summer ends I am focused on finishing the interior of my off grid log cabin including grouting the red brick floor in the breezeway oiling and waxing the rough pine floors building the bathroom complete with composting toilet and claw foot bath tub and preparing for a busy fall of hunting and fishing. To follow along daily and to listen to my first podcast episodes become a Patron at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1"
YouTube Link 2023-09-01T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 946.7K engagements
"Building an Off Grid Timber Framed Handtool Workshop - Cedar shingle siding Dutch door Front porch I add a small addition to my off grid workshop switch the window and Dutch door so that my entrance faces west into the future buchcraft camp courtyard. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-09-14T12:01Z 2.2M followers, 400.4K engagements
"Building a Chicken Run with a Breezeway to a Stone Henhouse (coop) For reasons you'll see in a future video I sloped the roof on the stone chicken coop towards the outdoor run but with the heavy snowfall we receive each winter the snow load would crush the roof trusses and wire screening on the top of the run. To overcome this I built a heavy duty breezeway between the henhouse and the run and now the chickens have decided that's their favorite place to hang out. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Apple Podcast:"
YouTube Link 2024-06-07T16:00Z 2.2M followers, 245.8K engagements
"Building a Loft in my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Woods with Salvaged Materials Using rough sawn lumber and salvaged tongue and groove pine flooring I build a sleeping loft in my log cabin complete with book shelves and an operating window for ventilation. Thanks for Watching Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry [----] OFF GRID CABIN LIFE:"
YouTube Link 2023-02-03T16:16Z 2.2M followers, 855.5K engagements
"My Next Project Begins Successful Bow Hunt Milling Oak Boards and Pine Timbers My wife joins me on a bowhunt for whitetail deer I prepare the footings for my next building project I mill an oak tree for hardwood furniture boards and pine trees for wood siding and timbers for the maple sugar shack. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-11-03T14:54Z 2.2M followers, 306.3K engagements
"Trout Fishing in a Hailstorm with the Baird Brothers My Spring Food Forest Awakening Cali and I travel to Algonquin Park to trout fish canoe and camp with Jiom and Ted Baird. The first day is hot and sunny but that changes over night and the second day brings hail and rain. The fishing is as good as usual for brook trout on both days. Back at the homestead I plant more fruit trees and watch as the trees flower and the perennials emerge from the warming soil. A barred owl feeds its chicks in a nearby hollow tree while other wildlife search for food and build their own nests. Log Cabin Building"
YouTube Link 2024-05-10T16:52Z 2.2M followers, 194K engagements
"Building a Log Cabin in the Wilderness Ep1 - 1st Course of Logs After many months of building a basement foundation and harvesting trees for my new off grid log cabin in the Canadian wilderness I finally start building the walls. Using logs as large as [--] inches in diameter and [--] feet long the work is hard and slow and hauling the last of the logs back to the cabin site before snow comes next month will be a challenge. T-SHIRTS: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance CHAGA: https://myselfreliance.com/products/chaga-chunks My Tools Clothing & Other Gear:"
YouTube Link 2021-10-08T22:17Z 2.2M followers, 1.5M engagements
"A Traditional Life Completing the Off Grid Workshop Build Whether youre facing downpours heatwaves or hurricane season the Jackery Solar Generator [----] Plus Kit serves as an entry-level emergency backup power product. With its huge capacity ranging from 2kWh to 24kWh and a strong 6000W output youll never be left in the dark. @jackery.inc Check What Can Jackery Power with the [----] Plus on the Official Store: Code: JAPFSR2P(Valid from 10/7-10/20 for 5% off on purchases over $1000) US store: https://bit.ly/4dMvQch Amazon US store: https://amzn.to/3XNuh9g Amazon CA store:https://amzn.to/47xw6KO"
YouTube Link 2024-10-28T22:06Z 2.2M followers, 279.2K engagements
"Where I've Been for the Last [--] Months I Install New Windows in my Off Grid Log Cabin Home Again After [--] weeks on the road exploring the sunny American south I return to the cabin on the coldest day of the year. On the first warmer day I take advantage of the winter thaw to replace the front windows on the cabin from salvaged single pane wood fixed windows to new wood and double pane awning windows that will provide better insulation in the winter and more ventilation in the summer. I talk about where I've been show some footage of the American southwest and share some plans for upcoming"
YouTube Link 2024-03-01T21:00Z 2.2M followers, 474.3K engagements
"7 Months in the Wilderness Hunting and Fishing Join me as I spend [--] months in the wilderness hunting fishing canoeing and scouting from March to September. From a close call while bowhunting turkey to a successful bow hunt for bear from the fly tying shop and wood shop where I make archery and fishing equipment to the lakes and rivers of Canada where I catch northern pike brook trout and smallmouth bass on a fly rod. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my"
YouTube Link 2026-02-14T14:00Z 2.2M followers, 48.2K engagements
"Big Projects this Year at my Off Grid Log Cabin Clearing Forest and Harvesting Logs on my Homestead Equip is giving my audience an incredible offer - hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me [---] yards from my cabin is a stand of pine and spruce that I previously cut for logs to build the cabin. I've decided to cut the remaining tall trees in this [--] acre section to build another"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T15:01Z 2.2M followers, 139.9K engagements
"3 Months for This to Happen Wilderness Challenge: Deer Hunting in Moose Country Head tohttps://drinkag1.com/myselfrelianceto get a FREE AG1 & AGZ Travel Packs Vitamin D3+K2 and AG1 Welcome Kit when you first subscribe I struggled this year hunting in the Canadian wilderness for deer where moose bear and wolf thrive while deer struggle to survive against deep snow predation a short growing season and low quality food. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my"
YouTube Link 2026-01-16T17:40Z 2.2M followers, 159.5K engagements
"My Self Reliance Journey is Getting more Primitive As life gets more complicated and digitized I'm drawn deeper into my self reliance journey and primitive hunting is the next step in my evolution. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2026-01-01T14:35Z 2.2M followers, 276K engagements
"My Self Reliance Family Christmas Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self"
YouTube Link 2025-12-27T16:42Z 2.2M followers, 414.6K engagements
"Cali the Golden Retriever's 9th Birthday Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T17:00Z 2.2M followers, 85.5K engagements
"Off Grid Cabin in the Woods Start to Finish Building a Bedroom Addition Alone Building a bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin alone in the wilderness from start to finish the foundation to the roof and interior including a stone fireplace. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-12-16T14:03Z 2.2M followers, 176.2K engagements
"Making Wood Night Stands from a Huge Red Oak I Cut Down and Milled Before buildng the stone chicken coop in [----] I had to cut down a diseased red oak tree that was leaning towards the coop. I milled the smaller logs into lumber and let it dry for a year. This fall I cut four cookie slabs 24" wide from one of the logs and used them as table tops. I treated them with epoxy and made simple box bases to place them on - basic rustic end tables for our bedroom in our off grid log cabin. https://tradhunters.com/products/trad-hunters-magazine-vol-3-great-lakes Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T17:23Z 2.2M followers, 175.7K engagements
"Leaving my Off Grid Log Cabin for North Carolina Equip is giving my audience an incredible offer - hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me My wife dog and I travel to the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina to stay in two log cabins and fly fish the cold Appalachian mountain streams for trout. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Wilderness Off Grid Living"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T15:01Z 2.2M followers, 234K engagements
"Thanksgiving at an Off Grid Log Cabin with my Daughters and their Boyfriends My wife and I cook a traditional thanksgiving meal on our wood cookstoves in our off grid log cabin for our daughters and their boyfriends. Everyone tries out various bows and arrows on the target range while Cali the golden retriever makes the rounds for attention. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-27T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 442.3K engagements
"Putting our Permaculture Orchard to Bed for the Winter My wife and I get a few chores done in the orchard just as the first major snowfall of the season. We wrap the fruit trees and harvest the last of the cabbage for kimchi and sauerkraut. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T15:02Z 2.2M followers, 134.5K engagements
"My Wife's 1st Night in the New Bedroom in our Off Grid Log Cabin My wife my dog Cali and I spend our first night in the new bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-14T12:48Z 2.2M followers, 558.9K engagements
"Wrapping up for the Season As I feared cold weather has arrived and stopped me from finishing the exterior of the cabin especially the stone fireplace on the bedroom addition. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-10T14:50Z 2.2M followers, 173.4K engagements
"Installing a Composting Toilet in my Off Grid Log Cabin Wolves and Bear Ruin Another Deer Hunt It's been a frustrating deer season as wolves moose and bears interfere with my hunts. Deer are few and far between in my area but this year is worse as a bumper acorn crop disperses deer across the landscape Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-07T16:48Z 2.2M followers, 190K engagements
"I Failed at Homesteading Hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me This year I failed to produce enough food for my family to live off the proceeds of the homestead. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-11-04T10:31Z 2.2M followers, 268.4K engagements
"Moving into the Finished Bedroom in my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness My wife and I move our furniture into the master bedroom after I finish installing the stone hearth the window trim stairs to the main log cabin and miscellaneous small details. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-30T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 470.7K engagements
"Preparing for Visitors to my Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness We're celebrating our own thanksgiving here at the cabin during harvest season so I spend a couple of weeks finishing the interior of the bedroom addition and a few other unfinished projects around the homestead. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T16:18Z 2.2M followers, 232.6K engagements
"Finishing the walls and ceiling in the bedroom addition Installing lights in the Outdoor kitchen My wife and I install lights in the outdoor kitchen and move furniture in the log cabin in preparation to move into the new bedroom addition. I finish installing the wall panelling and the ceiling and install half of the wood floor. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-17T16:27Z 2.2M followers, 271.2K engagements
"I Broke my Ankle Building a Master Bedroom Addition on my Off Grid Log Cabin I fractured my ankle while hoisting a piece of plywood up a ladder onto the chimney chase on my off grid log cabin addition. It happened a month ago but I just realized now that I actually fractured the bottom of the tibia my ankle. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-10T16:43Z 2.2M followers, 321.1K engagements
"Building a Log Cabin in the Wilderness Alone Metal Roof Electric Lights and a Fireplace Hit the link right here or go directly to https://equipfoods.com/shawnjames and use my promo code shawnjames to get 20% off your first order or 35% off your first subscription. Thanks to Equip for making the BEST bar on the market and partnering with me Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-10-04T11:34Z 2.2M followers, 196K engagements
"Cabin Life Alone in 1940s Cabins in the Wilderness Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T12:01Z 2.2M followers, 221.2K engagements
"Building Alone in the Wilderness Entrance from the Bedroom to the Log Cabin & Installing Windows Similar to the day I cut the back wall of my old log cabin to connect it to the new bedroom addition this week I removed the south facing window and opened the entrance from the main log cabin to the new master bedroom. I install three windows in the bedroom walls chink the wood siding on the exterior and parge the chimney to prepare for the installation of round river stone. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I"
YouTube Link 2025-09-19T15:27Z 2.2M followers, 299.7K engagements
"My Greatest Accomplishment Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self Reliance:"
YouTube Link 2025-09-18T10:43Z 2.2M followers, 138.1K engagements
"Log Cabin Build - Master Bedroom Addition: Installing the Fireplace and Wood Siding I clad the exterior of the master bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin and install the fireplace including the 16' tall chimney. My wife dog and I hke our favorite place in Ontario Canada - Killarney Provincial Park on the shores of Georgian Bay. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-09-12T14:55Z 2.2M followers, 283K engagements
"Tour of my Stone Chicken Coop Inside and Out The first tour video in a series of videos dedicated to showcasing everything I have built on my homesteads over the last [--] years. You've seen the video of me building the coop but many of you have asked for a better look at the interior of the coop. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-09-06T10:03Z 2.2M followers, 86.1K engagements
"The Roof Framing is Done What's Next Solo Off Grid Log Cabin Build I finish framing and sheeting the roof including the tie-in to the main log cabin and build the chimney chase. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-08-29T21:00Z 2.2M followers, 233.5K engagements
"Log Cabin Bedroom Addition: Framing the Roof Alone An exhausting couple of days framing the roof of the master bedroom addition. Before finishing the framing I move the fireplace onto the concrete pad in order to determine the best framing configuration for the chimney chase. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-08-22T11:49Z 2.2M followers, 230.6K engagements
"Building Alone in the Woods: Cabin Bedroom Addition Framing the Floor and Walls Building my home in the wilderness is incredibly peaceful and relaxing despite the extra effort and difficulty of working alone. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T13:55Z 2.2M followers, 352.9K engagements
"Adding a Master Bedroom Addition to my Off Grid Log Cabin: The Foundation The first step in the building process of the master bedroom addition is the concrete pillers and poured pad. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-08-03T10:54Z 2.2M followers, 314.9K engagements
"Installing Stone on my Off Grid Outdoor Kitchen I install riverstone to the knee wall on my outdoor kitchen and then begin designing the master bedroom addition on my off grid log cabin in the wilderness. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-07-25T15:55Z 2.2M followers, 209.3K engagements
"Husband and Wife Build a Massive Koi Fish and Swimming Pond with a 70' Waterfall (Start to Finish) Shawn James and his wife build a [-----] gallon koi pond in the forest with a 70' stream with several waterfalls providing a cool spot to swim on hot summer days for us and our golden retriever. Inspired by Japanese gardens and northeastern woodlands we densely plant hundreds of trees and perennials to naturalize the landscape while considering future growth and transition into the native forest. Wildlife abounds here with regular visits from deer turkey black bear wolf coyote raccoon martens and"
YouTube Link 2025-07-11T16:48Z 2.2M followers, 739.3K engagements
"Off-Grid Log Cabin Makeover: Stone Veneer Eavestrough Landscaping & Campfire Cooking I finish installing split river stone veneer on the base of the breezeway on my off grid log cabin and install eavestrough above it to divert water away from the wall and foundation. I landscape the front of the cabin to hide the foundation of the front porch on the cabin. On a campfire I grill steak and eggs for dinner before heading out on an evening bear hunt. The following morning I cook eggs side pork and bear loins for breakfast on my wood stove inside the cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival"
YouTube Link 2025-06-06T14:01Z 2.2M followers, 435.1K engagements
"Solo Black Bear Catch and Cook at a Log Cabin in the Canadian Wilderness I prepare for the spring bear season by making wooden arrows for my longbow in my off grid workshop in early April. I practice shooting daily for the next month and then in early May I construct a brush pile ground blind and set up trail cameras to monitor the bears identifying several young bears including two boars and two sows including one with a fourteen month old cub. On May [--] the weather and wind direction is right to hunt the blind closest to my cabin at the back of my property. At 7:30 I shoot a small male bear"
YouTube Link 2025-05-30T14:01Z 2.2M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Stone Masonry on my Outdoor Kitchen and Off Grid Log Cabin It's rewarding to finally dedicate the time to finishing my off grid log cabin including this week installing the last of the screening on the outdoor kitchen adding the first row of split round stones on the front of the kitchen fabricating a burned wood basement window well and adding stone to the foundation of the cabin. I take a day off to fish a local lake cook trout in a cast iron skillet on my wood cook stove plant trees for wildlife and begin to landscape around the cabin. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking"
YouTube Link 2025-05-23T16:58Z 2.2M followers, 336.8K engagements
"Transforming my Vegetable Garden into an Organic Perennial Back to Eden Fruit Orchard Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T18:44Z 2.2M followers, 198.4K engagements
"Solo Camping on an Island Venison on an Open Fire Fly Fishing and Canoeing After spending a day fly fishing for northern pike on Georgian Bay I spend the night on an island fishing from shore and my wood and canvas canoe and cooking on a campfire along the shoreline. Thanks for watching Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T14:05Z 2.2M followers, 112.9K engagements
"Screening my Outdoor Kitchen (just in time) Cooking Prime Rib and Steaks on a Woodstove My wife and I cook prime rib and squash in the wood stove on our off grid log cabin in the wilderness while we wait for winter to end and the snow to melt. I grill steaks on the woodstove in the outdoor kitchen as I screen in the kitchen just as the first crop of black flies hatches and attacks. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my dreams in a log cabin that I built by"
YouTube Link 2025-05-09T22:01Z 2.2M followers, 567.1K engagements
"It's all about a Dog Learning to Fly Fish with my Golden Retriever Brook Trout in the Wilderness It's all about a dog. Spring arrived late this year with April snow and a slow melt but I was eager to start the open water fishing season. I have dedicated myself to become a better fly fisherman this year and I have many wilderness fishing excursions planned. To prepare for the season I spent countless hours practicing casting tying flies making a wooden fishing net and restoring my [--] year old wood and canvas canoe. Cali my golden retriever loves the water and canoeing as much as I do which"
YouTube Link 2025-05-02T18:46Z 2.2M followers, 146.7K engagements
"Making Maple Syrup Canoeing in the Snow T-Bone Steak with Maple Blueberries Outdoor Kitchen Prep Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels"
YouTube Link 2025-03-28T22:00Z 2.2M followers, 305.4K engagements
"What Happened to My Self Reliance Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James: https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnJames1 Our Self"
YouTube Link 2025-03-16T23:13Z 2.2M followers, 493.6K engagements
"Happy New Year My Plans for [----] Happy New Year I have big plans for [----] Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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. YouTube Channels Shawn James:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-31T20:31Z 2.2M followers, 203.9K engagements
"Leatherworking in my off grid Workshop on Cold Winter Days at the Cabin I have countless small wood leather and fly-tying projects to work on in my off grid workshop when the weather is cold and snowy outside. Fortunately we get some mild weather that reduces the snow depth to a little more than a foot and now Cali can walk with us through the forest with less struggle. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-12-20T17:37Z 2.2M followers, 142K engagements
"Making a Rustic Maple Mirror for my Off Grid Log Cabin I make a mirror for the bathroom in my off grid log cabin using maple that I cut down and milled off my property a few years ago. I harvest a deer and cut off and cook a steak on my woodstove while I'm butchering and preparing the venison for the freezer. At the end of the video I check my trail cameras behind the cabin moments after a bull moose rubs a tree down to bare wood while a cow moose protests as her bull calf looks on. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm"
YouTube Link 2024-12-14T15:00Z 2.2M followers, 218.7K engagements
"I Was Born an Old Man 1st Snow of the Season My Daughter's Boyfriend's 1st Deer Hunt The 1st snow of the season arrives at the cabin and it's a major storm. Like the old man that I've become I spend time tinkering in my rustic workshop. I've been busy processing firewood and spending time in the woods including teaching my daughter's boyfriend how to hunt. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-11-29T18:56Z 2.2M followers, 245.1K engagements
"Tour of my Old Fashioned Off-grid Wood Shop & Building a Timber Frame Maple Sugar Shack I finally finish and organize my rustic workshop setting it up with hand tools to wood carve do leatherwork and build traditional archery equipmment. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-11-16T11:32Z 2.2M followers, 217.8K engagements
"My Next Project Begins Successful Bow Hunt Milling Oak Boards and Pine Timbers My wife joins me on a bowhunt for whitetail deer I prepare the footings for my next building project I mill an oak tree for hardwood furniture boards and pine trees for wood siding and timbers for the maple sugar shack. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-11-03T14:54Z 2.2M followers, 306.3K engagements
"A Traditional Life Completing the Off Grid Workshop Build Whether youre facing downpours heatwaves or hurricane season the Jackery Solar Generator [----] Plus Kit serves as an entry-level emergency backup power product. With its huge capacity ranging from 2kWh to 24kWh and a strong 6000W output youll never be left in the dark. @jackery.inc Check What Can Jackery Power with the [----] Plus on the Official Store: Code: JAPFSR2P(Valid from 10/7-10/20 for 5% off on purchases over $1000) US store: https://bit.ly/4dMvQch Amazon US store: https://amzn.to/3XNuh9g Amazon CA store:https://amzn.to/47xw6KO"
YouTube Link 2024-10-28T22:06Z 2.2M followers, 279.2K engagements
"Off Grid Workshop Build - Cedar Roof Woodstove Install 1st Fires of the Season Bull Moose Harvest Early autumn is busy balancing food harvests with outdoor projects that need to get done before the snow flies later this month I harvest a bull moose with my longbow and wood arrows at [--] yards install half a cedar shingle roof hook up the woodstove and have the first cooking and heating fires of the season on my off grid log cabin and woodshop. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman"
YouTube Link 2024-10-11T21:06Z 2.2M followers, 283.5K engagements
"Installing a New Wood Stove in my Off Grid Wood Carving and Archery Workshop I make a brick and stone backsplash and hearth for a new woodstove to safely heat my off grid workshop. I also finally seal the exterior of my timber workshop and clad the interior wall of the addition with tongue and groove pine and cedar. With a dry space to work on archery equipment I prepare my bows and arrows for the upcoming moose and deer seasons. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading Hi I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the"
YouTube Link 2024-09-27T22:11Z 2.2M followers, 351.2K engagements
"Building an Off Grid Timber Framed Handtool Workshop - Cedar shingle siding Dutch door Front porch I add a small addition to my off grid workshop switch the window and Dutch door so that my entrance faces west into the future buchcraft camp courtyard. Log Cabin Building Bushcraft Survival Skills Cooking Canadian Wilderness Off Grid Living Homesteading 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"
YouTube Link 2024-09-14T12:01Z 2.2M followers, 400.4K engagements
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