Clueless writer installs siding on cabin alone in the wilderness.
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- (Episode 18) I am the author of the WARM BODIES books and other stories of sensitive misfits...so what am I doing swinging a hammer with these soft, literary hands?? Three years of living mostly off-grid alone in the Okanogan wilderness have certainly roughed me up, but I am still a fool. Watch me rage against inanimate objects and basic aspects of reality as I attempt to finally FINISH this naked shed I've been living in...
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#DIY #wildernessliving #vlog
I Built a Beautiful Outhouse to Give Me Hope for My Future.
• I built a beautiful ou...
Shave the Sad Beard. Burn the Dead Weeds. Rejoin the World.
• Shave the sad beard. B...
Why I Quit the City to Live Alone in the Wilderness. (and why I love it)
• Why I quit the city to...
00:00 How I Got Here
1:44 Get to Work
2:59 Why I Don't Ask For Help
5:55 Crazy Weather
7:49 Why I'm So Damn Proud of Myself
10:48 Social Life? Dating??
12:01 Satisfaction of Hard Work
14:01 Buy the Fancy Screws!
16:14 Justifying My Goofy Clothes
17:27 Let Go of the Objective
18:07 Doing Too Much for One Life
19:09 Enough Yapping, Back to Work!
22:00 The Learning Curve
22:58 PAINT DRAMA
24:22 Soffits
25:28 Trim
29:16 Red Door Meaning, Future Plans
30:20 Bob's Door
31:19 FINISHED
The Bob sign at the end made me smile irl. Actually heartwarming ❤
Me too, I felt all gooey.
@@OuterEdgeOutpost I love these kinds of moments in life. I had a cat my whole life that died not that long ago. He was a lovely little boy and when he died I made a poem for him, and not long before I also had some photos printed of him. It’s always nice to have things about our pets❤️
I just want to say hi from Ukraine, sitting without electricity, with the Internet from power banks, I watched your video and my soul felt good, I’m happy for you
Sending prayers to you and your people
Your home looks so cute now. You must be very proud of yourself for all your hard work. I especially love the cat flap and Bob sign 😊
It looks so good. The second paint color was definitely worth it! I am so happy for you and the Bob sign was the best ❤
The first color will just make it stronger, since I was planning on doing a single coat. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Love the red door and the bob sign
Red door and the two signs on it were the highlights of the project for me. Transformed the vibe! And watching Bob pop out of his own little house is a daily delight.
Hi Isaac, glad you've accomplished your tiny home! It is really a forgotten joy of constructing your own living space (and those who share it with you, Bobs door is really sweet). And a privilege.
Have been dealing with the same stuff, having abandoned my huge cold country for a small mountainous sea side country... (And my cat as well) .
What countries are these? I love how international the Outpost audience is!
@@OuterEdgeOutpost left Russia for Montenegro. Yep, One Mind :)))
Beautiful work. The snugness on that window was A-1!
I think I got lucky on that one because the second one was much wonkier but hey, that's what backer rod is for. ;)
I just loved this video. What a great job! I think we all got a little misty when you made the sign for Bob's cat door. Every month I give you a little money on Patreon, and this video makes me feel that my little contribution is worthwhile and doing something important. I think you make the day for many of your viewers. Now, if I could only get my orange cat to be as nice to me as Bob is to you.
Thanks so much. Yes, this job ended up costing about 2 months worth of Patreon so it’s much appreciated!
Hello! How good to see you. What a project you took on there but with excellent results including the wee door for Bob. I too am stunned by the elegance of Bob along with your desert chic suit. I am also a can't -ask -for -help person so I appreciate the measures you took to keep the project solo. BTW keep flexing reality and thanks for the video!
I hear a lot of talk lately about how it's toxic masculinity or something to avoid asking for help and maybe it is for some people but for me there's a much simpler logic to it. Involving other people just complicates the task. It might make it faster but at the cost of more tension and stress, and also inconveniencing others. I keep it in my back pocket in case I really need it but ONLY if I really need it. I remember too many "work parties" in my churchgoing youth where a perfectly able bodied family would enlist the entire church to come help them move or clean the yard or something and it always felt so unnecessary.
@@OuterEdgeOutpost In that case I guess I have toxic femininity? I think your dislike of helpers might stem from church work parties. Not sure where mine comes from--bit of a loner I guess. Reading some of the posts--people seem really nice here.
Happy for you and Bob 🌼 Truly: Well done !!
There is something about the way you relate to the world, and how you communicate it, that speaks to the essence of my being. I watched this video nodding along and laughing and crying with you. I completely get what you are saying. I have worked on my garden for many years. Gardening may come easy and natural to many people, but for some reason is an enigma to me. I spend time and energy doing all the right things, in the right order, and yet - the things don't grow. But then the next day I realize that a flower I planted from seed has sprouted up 2 feet and I am brought to tears with joy and exhaustion. It's like you said: that reality changes around you. I am just a curious little spider weaving my reality as best I can, sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't.
That whole "green thumb"/"black thumb" phenomenon, I really wonder what it means...it doesn't seem like there should be that many ways to mess up something as simple as planting a seed, right? I've had the same experience with plants, and also baking, and lots of other sensitive, detail-oriented tasks. It must be something subtle that you only gain with long experience and I jump around too much...
@@OuterEdgeOutpost Oo, do I resonate with that. Undiagnosed (but pretty darned clear) inattentive-style ADHD means I can kill plants that I'm told are "unkillable, even for you." Apparently, my "plague thumb" takes that as a challenge....
Love that you live a wholesome life with Bob
As a person who loves small places (idk any claustrophobia ig) I would love to live in like a place this size maybe smaller!
This space would actually work fine for me if I didn't have so many damn hobbies. If I were just sleeping and eating, it would be ok. Problem is all the projects, huge space for tools and materials, all my musical instruments and recording gear, and still no indoor shower, which is an issue in the winter... I could make this work long term if I changed my lifestyle. But I don't wanna. :)
@@OuterEdgeOutpost yeah, I can see where you’re coming from with that. It’s hard to have so many things and mange so much in smaller spaces! I’d probably have the same problem as you if I moved to a smaller place, I also have lots of hobbies! I wouldn’t wanna move either lol.
I would also like to be about a foot shorter while living here! Sheds and 6'3 don't mix! 😬
@@OuterEdgeOutpost lol they mustn’t 😭
@@OuterEdgeOutpost I'm exactly 1 ft shorter than you and I can't fit in a 3-room-appartment. I started my business in one room and one bathroom, and I'm left with 2 rooms + one bathroom and one kitchen and I feel I don't have enough room. I need shelves. I know it sounds weird but I'm serious. I have room to move around (when I'm not filming) but the space is badly organized. I don't even have a bed. I can't fit a bed in my „bedroom” because of how the door are positioned. The bike is (visible) behind the kitchen table, I dry my bed sheets on my doors.
You are amazing! Amazingly amazing! 😊6'3'' of amazingness. Don't wish for less!
Hi Isaac and Bob ❤🐾🐱
Big day for Bob! Double media releases!
@@OuterEdgeOutpost 😁🐾🐈 Yes! I was super excited when I saw you dropped a new vid too! The Outpost is looking great!!
Love it looks great and i love the bob bit at the end with cat flap
Looks absolutely beautiful. You accomplished a job you can be proud to call home. Love your personalized artwork. Thank you for sharing ❤️ really enjoyed your video.
My favorite thing about owning my own home is having the right to personalize it like that. I'm planning to paint a little mural design on that big blank space on the west wall. :)
Bob *strong* Bob carry *board* !
Bob help
@@OuterEdgeOutpost Bob slep😴
Bob wake up 🤯
Bob inspects 🧐
Really a jack of all trades!
Great job and Bob's sign, just too sweet!
I love your videos Isaac, they make me feel less alone. Keep moving forward brother❤
Ah man, that's so nice to hear. Feeling less alone is exactly why I make them, too...
@@OuterEdgeOutpost People talk about how the Internet is making us all alienate and isolate ourselves, but if I didn't have the Internet for little moments like this, I don't know if I would even be here still...
It's a strange conundrum. I do feel those isolating effects from online activity, but at the same time it creates a sense of community where I wouldn't otherwise have one, living in a place where I have nothing in common with the locals... It's complex!
Maybe a picnic table and umbrella it’s nice to eat outside when the weather is so nice
Umbrellas and canopies of any kind are impossible here because of the insane winds...everything not staked down will be gone in a day. 😬
Hi Isaac, love your shed . It looks so much more cozy and like a home now. Thank you so much for your inspiration!
I‘m going to move from germany to croatia and your videos always remind me why. Love from Hamburg
You're building a beautiful little life for you and Bob. Kudos to your success!
The screws and tape were the most elegant product placement campaigns I have ever seen! :)
Here I am just giving away all this great product promo...meanwhile all the offers I get are for reviewing rubber rain boots in the driest county around! 😂
I loved the random bits of applause and censoring you did, it gave me such a giggle... and inevitably, I got emotional by the Bob sign. Now it's truly a home for the two of you!
Have to get it ready for broadcast television. :)
Looks so good! Sometimes we think finishing off a project won’t make much difference to our lives… and then you do it and just feel so much more settled and content. 🙂👍
Exactly. I can let go of that "unfinished" feeling.
I felt the need to watch this a second time, not sure why. It's certainly not the cutting sticks and bending nails as I've seen it hundreds of times in my life. Perhaps its your cerebral approach to the videos or maybe a bit of envy at your relative youth and the adventure of life and the unseen choices ahead.....or perhaps it's enjoying a man's company who chose a cat as his companion in the wild over a dog.....whatever. I just know that it was terribly satisfying and well worth the hour out of my remaining time to absorb whatever it was that my soul seemed to need. Thank You.
Love watching you work while putting off my own. ❤❤ from Canada.
Haha, happy to help.
Nice job, mate. Absolutely amazing. Be proud of yourself and enjoy the peace. And thanks for sharing, as always ❤
Yaaaaaaay! Congrats man! I bet the feeling of accomplishment is the best one ever!!!! Congrats again!
Looks good!! 🏠
That looks so amazing!! Well done! I love, love, love the Bob sign for your beloved boy ❤
So if we show up on your doorstep, blame the red door! 😂
Honestly, I love receiving visitors! A couple of fans dropped by in their RV when I was still tent camping out here and had a nice moment. Just give me a heads up because I do shower outdoors. :)
@@OuterEdgeOutpost ha! Fair enough!
Your home looks great 👍 😊. Beautiful job. Love the paint. A diy project that came out perfect. You learn as you go when you do something you never did before. ❤
Yep. It's kinda funny with projects like these, knowing where I started, I can watch the level of quality rise steadily throughout the course of the project as I learn, starting with a total mess on the first day and gradually improving toward semi-competency. Such is life!
As a retired tradesman of 40+ years I'll let you in on a little secret. WE ALL have those little celebrations inside our heads of a perfect fit or cut the wires or plumbing to a perfect length with no trimming needed or solve a problem we created for ourselves with creativity. We're just to cool around our peers to say anything......When you turn the perfect phrase you don't brag on yourself but you sort of want to. Creating perfection is just so immensely satisfying regardless of the medium.
Haha good to know! Yeah, doing something well can really be its own reward. It's about the only reward I'm expecting from my fiction writing these days...
The working with 2 Bytes of Ram of memory 😂 that's way more brainpower than the majority these days
That was amazing, thx 4 the video! 😸Bob😻 - Hugs from Brazil!
Wow- so great!
I was thinking a sign above Bob's door and then you did one!
My thinking was Outpost Two, but that made no sense- Bob is it.
Am sure your other work will go better now as the incomplete aspect of your dwelling most probably weighed on you.
Pray your migraines are less, oh Jedi.
new video!!! awesome!! I really love your story your cat and this way to live life. Thank you for sharing!
I came across your channel from the loss of previous cat! I love cat, DIY, tiny house and off grid living so your channel is perfect for me. Watching you from England 🏴
Welcome!!
I love the honey color of the wood 😃
Oh wow brother. This is just sooooo good. I’m so impressed with your hard work and determination and artful construction. And you’re so damn funny…I lol’d frequently. 😝
Looks amazing and YOU are amazing!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks sis. 😊
Good job..and the adventure continues
This guy puts his thoughts into words so well. He should be an author 😏
Jokes aside, I'm glad you finished your project! I've had a realization during listening to the narrative, that one of the reasons why I love your videos so much is that often your thoughts are very relatable to me. I am also always in awe of the fact that you create your own music for these videos.
BTW, please tell Bob I said pspsps
Thanks man! How relatable? You gonna take the wilderness plunge yourself soon...?
Ahh so lovely and a job well done. Very happy to see you and Bob to have your own labelled doors, and hopefully the wasps leave you alone this year.
The strange absence of wasps this year has been one of the greatest serendipities the universe has ever bestowed upon me. Being up on that ladder fumbling around in the eaves with wasps swarming around my head would have been an absolute nightmare!
I love that we have a similar thought pattern. The moment I saw you working on the Outpost One sign, I was like "...he's gotta make a sign for Bob's hole, right? RIGHT?" And boy, did you deliver! It's a lovely little home now. I salute your blood, sweat and tears.
Someone suggested the Bob sign in a previous video, I'm trying to find it so I can credit them!
I can watch your videos over and over again and laugh my head off! You are a natural comedian!!
But, you are more talented than you realize with building.
Plus, you are such a cool cat daddy.
Pat yourself on the back!!
Hi Bob!!
Thank you! I edited applause into my own video to pat myself on the back haha
@@OuterEdgeOutpost Good!!!
Congratulations on a job well done 👍 Love your channel. Went to subscribe, but I already had! Thanks for sharing your creative spirit and this really cool video of the process.
Congratulations! What a great job! you are inspiring!
Thank you!
I loved watching the video, and the cabin looks good! Bob too :)
That peak you live got me mesmerised while you lamented the project. Well done on tackling things you have never done before. I would have procrastinated for eternity by distracting myself with the clouds and sky. It sure is beautiful out there. Outpost looks fancy now. Somewhere in the future it will go off on airbnb
Oh I did procrastinate for eternity...like, 2 whole years? 😂 When I finally got up the gumption to get started, I got as far as ordering the lumber and then retreated again.
But yeah, the reason I'm putting so much love into this place is when I built the real house down below, I have a lot of fun plans for Outpost One. Ideally I'd love to have a friend live in it full time! But if that doesn't work out, I know I could make a stunning Airbnb.
@@OuterEdgeOutpost So you're a „lone wolf” by necessity, not by choice. I've heard you a few times imagining your future there: build more cabins for friends, Airbnb, the red door for helping people in need, someone living there permanently.... I thought we're similar, but we're not. Just imagining „a friend” living with me permanently makes my skin crawl. The only person I'd live with is a man I want to start a relationship with.
You're on the top of a mountain planning to becoming more social.
I'm in the center of a city not being social at all in my private life.
I don't want anyone living WITH me, but having someone I like as a neighbor, living a good distance away from me, might be fun. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@OuterEdgeOutpost Isaac and friend dialogue:
Isaac: How about you come live in Outpost 1?
Friend: Why t.f. would I live with you on a top of a mountain?
Isaac: I don't want anyone living WITH me, but having someone I like as a neighbor, living a good distance away from me, might be fun.
Friend: Oh, so it's a good distance between us so I'm practically alone there.
Isaac: not such a good distance.
Friend: I think you're lonely. Perhaps that lifestyle doesn't suit you. I keep hearing you talking about building more cabins, Airbnb... What is it?
Isaac: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well done, Sir! (I kept waiting for the Rattler to enter the scene when you started messing with the panel pile, though... in vain.)
I was on high alert with those piles because I know that's snake heaven but oddly enough I had no encounters! I think that Snake-Away stuff I've been sprinkling really works.
Ah... new movie at the morning, will wait till night to watch on projector :)
Wow, I made it to the big screen! Good thing I started editing in 4k!
Very Nice. Bob looks like he likes it too
I have two questions: (1) How did you set up the cabin to be on the electric grid. I mean you are on top of a mountain. and (2) could you do a video explaining your tattoos?
I was very surprised to find out there was grid power available way up here! It's the only utility, everything else is off grid. It was a tough choice between this and solar because it still cost a lot to extend the line all the way down from the road to my lot, but I was advised by people in the know that it would be stupid to go through all the expense and complexity of a year-round off grid solar system (insane number of batteries needed to stay functional in winter) if grid power is available. What is more practical is to add a smaller solar system to provide power during the sunny months and then revert to the grid in the winter, which I plan to do when money flows. Probably my biggest irritation with this choice is just not being able to properly call the place "off grid" even though 9 out of 10 people don't know that refers to your power source only, not "the lifestyle."
And sure, maybe I'll do a short about the tattoos sometime. :)
The Last Few seconds. Bob in your lap. A Completed Home ,🏠and you sitting in the sun the whole world all around you.
Job Well Done!
Congratulations🎉
KISS Bob for me,
Love
A Offgrid Feral Hippy
Will do! Yes, finishing this after 5 grueling weeks was quite a moment of bliss.
@@OuterEdgeOutpost May bliss be your new normal✨
the crossed out then circled line is too real
Always reminding myself to don't not do things...
The slide guitar sounds cool! There’s over 400 free lessons on my unpopular channel. Have at it. Enjoy. Thanks for your videos; they help me indulge my off grid fantasies vicariously from the tedious indoor safety of London’s urban sprawl.
I think the first step on my guitar journey needs to be getting some lighter strings...my nephew gave me this guitar and he had it set with the heaviest gauge strings I've ever seen, which are KILLING my virgin fingertips. Still numb three days after that recording session. Then I need to get brave and venture out of open tunings to learn some actual chords...
31:16 This shot is pure purr-fection!
That was the moment I was waiting for from the beginning of the project. :)
Fancy! Look at you with your siding. What is next? A shower stall? 🫣
Love Bob❤
Pure nature💜🫀🐾👾🦋🦉🦆🦄🦦🫐🥝🪲🐾🦥☘️☘️🍀🌿
Outpost One sounds like the name of a settlement on Mars.
Exactly what living out here feels like. :)
Next a porch with an awning
Actually, the way the shed is oriented the roof provides shade during the hottest hours of the day so an awning isn't really needed. A deck would be nice but I'm going to try to stop spending time and money on this shed and start working toward building the real house...if I do anything more here, it would be to build an outdoor shower!
You know it's so good when I make myself more coffee. There were so many times when I felt you were me talking to me. You did a champion job! There are a few YT videos with an "Inspector Bob." GRK is expensive...I'm still being cheap. You don't need friends when you have enough clamps. Any plans for a deck?
The nice thing about very small scale projects like this is that the more expensive stuff doesn't really add up to much like it would with a big house. You can buy one box of fancy screws for like 4 dollars more and have a MUCH easier time. And yes, clamps are the new friends! 😂
I will likely not do a deck. I've already invested way too much into this shed and outhouse, I need to cap it somewhere and start saving for the REAL house. The only remaining project I intend to do on the shed is build an outdoor shower stall that connects to the water heater inside so I can do away with this silly camp shower and actually bathe even when there's a slight breeze. :)
Hello Isaac loved that red door. Just curious..whats the temperature in your place?.......and what that inking on your left hand?? its hindi. Love. From India.
Temperature today is supposed to be 98 F...tomorrow 105. I am really angry at the goons who robbed my storage unit and stole my AC. >:(
The tattoo on my hand...I hope I didn't get my research wrong, but it was supposed to be the Sanskrit word "vam" which means (I think) "left side" but also "wrong" or "wicked" much like the English word "sinister" originally meant "left" and now means "evil." There are a lot of languages where "leftness" is associated with "wrongness" and I thought that was funny because I'm left handed. :) My people have been persecuted throughout history! (I chose Sanskrit for the tattoo just because it's the oldest language still in use, so I wanted to go back to the source...)
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@)00:49 you're getting sprayed. Sunny skies then cloudy, sudden weather shifts from geo engineering.
Anyhoo, I'm only 6 min in. Gotta give you mad respect for leaving the usual comforts that people take for granted & building this all by yourself. I think you've done a great job. Not many indoor occupation city folk can do that.
I don't ask for help either for the same reasons.
It's entirely possible. There is a huge satellite dish facility down in the valley and a military base just over the mountains. Who knows what they get up to! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@OuterEdgeOutpost OK I'll ignore the visible chemtrails in the video & watch Bob.
I mean, you do know that all jet engines leave trails of water vapor in the air right? I'm not saying there AREN"T chemical operations, but normal condensation trails do exist.
👏 f*ck yeah 👏 great job 👏
This is your requested friendly reminder to take some time out time and explore/chill/play
And I’m making ‘the math doesn’t math!’ My quote of the week
Much appreciated! Yeah I was going pretty non-stop on that project...I feel much freer now.
I am looking for a linen shirt with a hood like that. Where did you get it, or what brand is that? Love the channel too!
I got all my linen stuff from this Etsy shop. They're based in Europe where the linen is made and they sew everything custom, yet it's somehow way cheaper than any US stores I've seen. Highly recommend. www.etsy.com/shop/Linneri
What would be a cool idea, is to paint the outpost the colors of the landscape, meaning what you see, blending all into one view, sort of making the outpost invisible lol does this make sense? Or did i say it wrong? 😆
I thought about that and did it sort of halfway with the main color matching the ground, but fully blending would mean tan and sage, which is so blah...I decided I wanted a little more personality.
@@OuterEdgeOutpost I meant like a painting lol like where the hills go across, make it continuous. where the sky is in view paint it etc. so when you look at it from any angle you don't notice it until you're right up against it, or know it's there. Like a continuous view of the scenery 😏 just an idea Isaac, doesn't mean you have to do it lol I just enjoy sharing ideas 💡
How are you
I am well, how are you? Nice day, isn't it? Have you heard of the High Elves?
Having to repaint was not a bad thing. Two coats are much better than one. That preprimed stuff isn't all that good. They use a cheap primer. I'm a retired carpenter and cabinet maker. You did OK. Did you go all around the building and calk all of the joints? If not, you should do so.
I got the really expensive "one coat guarantee" paint because I really didn't want to do two coats but I guess it all sorts out in the end. And yeah I did notice that the pre-primer on the T1-11 did almost nothing...that stuff drank up the paint like it was dying in the desert. And yes I caulked the hell out of it! Every joint and crease except the undersides of the trim boards so any potential water intrusion would have a place to drain. Hope I got it right...
@@OuterEdgeOutpost Ya! You got it right Okay. See. You're not so stupid after all. Whenever building something, always think it through. Common sense is all you need. And you seem to have enough of it.
Sounds pretty lazy to me😂😂😂 beautiful place
Anyone would dread doing this type of work all alone; well done though 😅
Do you dont fear strong winds, storms or even tornados there?? Or the weather in this place is not known for these type of turbulences??
We get VERY strong winds on a regular basis, so everything has to be tied down in some way or it goes over the cliff. Not tornadoes though, thank God. I've got enough stress from all the wildfires creeping toward me...
With all this time alone, do you think you will ever write another book?
I have written one. It's waiting in the wings for me to get time for one more revision, then back out to see who wants it. I do plan to write more, even though it increasingly feels like a dead-end career path...
@@OuterEdgeOutpost Trust me when I say, there are plenty of people who would and will buy another one of your books.
Hows Watson doing?
12:57 😮 wow what idiots. Short cut catastrophe. Its too bad you had it for awhile, because i wouldve made them fix it properly.
applause track for perfect fit 🪟😹😹😹
I can always rely on the Final Cut SFX library to be proud of my accomplishments. :)
Your Outpost which I would now like to call "Hacienda" because of the carmine orange door which gives it a Mexican flair, turned out amazing! So much of what you said resonated like setting the bar higher and not asking for help as it that could actually complicate things and that you can only remember two numbers at one time, lol. My favourite part was Bob's cute little door and him passing through it! Much love!
The population of my area is 70% Mexican/Hispanic so I guess I was inspired by the local flavor! Would have been even better with stucco, but oh well...
@@OuterEdgeOutpost Yes, I you mentioned that in one of your videos about the predominantly Mexican/Hispanic population. A Hacienda without stucco, still it looks awesome, inviting. :)