Lighting my Off Grid Log Cabin with Solar, Outdoor Kitchen Countertop, Concrete BBQ Pad
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- After 5 weeks on the road exploring Canada and hunting moose, I'm back to the cabin where I finally hook up the interior lights in my cabin, install a wood countertop in my outdoor kitchen and pour a concrete pad for a future project - wood fired grill, pizza oven and smoker.
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I think Cali enjoys it when you dig the ground the best. She always gets excited and lies on the cooler stuff just dug up. She has such a great personality.
He starts digging around and the next thing you know there's another building.!
I agree, he makes a very beautiful house your work is amazing you have great skills and creativity love your videos
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Nice to meet you here, I'm your loyal fan, I always follow your videos
These beautiful videos I discovered are of indescribable beauty….
The lights add such a great vibe Shawn. It looks incredibly comfortable and cozy!
looks great just hope he replace the old type light with LED otherwise candle lights are about 25 to 40 watts each add them up and the drain my be too much on the solar supply.
Shawn take all the time you need. It’s always a joy to see your work and progress!
I didn't notice it was so short, it was packed with projects. Most of the channels I watch have taken well deserved vacations this summer, you did too. Good times with family is what matters, you've accomplished an amazing amount of building this past year.
Family time is just as important as cabin time. Sweet Cali is so patient and beautiful, you couldn't have a better friend than her. I still have things I have to get done before the snow falls but I have no excuse for just plain laziness (I wish I did). Take care and stay safe, look for you again soon.
Glad you took time out for yourself and
enjoyed yourself with the family! A
change is as good as a rest and you
sure seem energized and raring to start
building your projects! Callie was a little
startled to see you in full steam ahead
mode! Cheers,Sandy&Andy
I think your cabin is just so gorgeous! Top quality, and you worked so diligently
The lights make it look so cozy!
You are getting close to having the cabin completely liveable!!! Glad you got to vacation with your wife and hunt with your friend. Enjoy your life !!!
God Bless You and Your Family !!!!
The dog at 2:18 just having the best day in the woods. 😂❤❤❤
Esse cachorro é fofo demais!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
I SOOOO missed these uploads. I'm glad you had a break and enjoyed the company of friends and family... but I've been eager to see everything come together at your cabin. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Absolutely beautiful lamps. Creative, beautiful and so fitting in your stunning cabin. I’m sure you’re looking forward to the snowy, cold winter days all tucked in with your wife and Callie. Wonderful work my friend
You have the rest of your life to get things done! You just enjoy what you do and your beautiful family! You deserve it! We all keep learning on what you share! I love it! God bless you and family!!!❤️
Hey, Shawn, What amazing craftsmanship skills you have! This was a great look at your winter preps. Thanks for bringing us along on your homestead builds! I have enjoyed your craftsman footage and nature photography for many years. This was fun, as always. My granddaddy was a master carpenter in Warren County, North Carolina in the 1930’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. He built lovely cabinets, mouldings, staircases and other features in some of the finest homes in the area. He was a man of many skills and few words. He loved the outdoors and to fish. I admired him so much. Sending love and hugs to you and Callie from North Carolina, Harriet 🤗🤗❤️❤️🎈
It is wonderful to view your achievements, love your cabin and how satisfying for you to know every inch of it. Love the close relationship that you have with your dog, who adores you. Best wishes
And there was light! Such a nice glow.
wow the banjo for sooo long LOVE IT liked it about a third of the way into the song lol ... that song is SO My Self Reliance ... in a musical nut shell .. simple easy down to earth and having fun
Good to see you and the pup back. Hope you had a good vacation and hunt. You made my Friday afternoon.
Hi Shawn - good to have you back !!
Pressure-canning milk, lard, tallow, almonds, and chicken and beef deli sandwich meat, while going back and forth to watch this new video!!! And throwing out all bioengineered foods from my pantry. Great combination! You inspire me to live a cleaner and cleaner life, Shawn. Fantastic progress on your place!
The outdoor kitchen is looking good. Nice to see a video again. 💞
I just love it when you can use all the materials you have around the property and make the things you’ve made and made look awesome
My Self Reliance dropped....it's a good day!
Blessings to you Shawn and your family (including Cali).
You are a modern Robinson Crusoe!
It’s great to have you back.
My favorite channel in all the internet universe ❤️. Glad you took some time off to relish what is important and loved by you.
Hope you're feeling great after a bit of a break from cabin related work. It's remarkable how the concept of "off grid" has evolved so much in last 20 years with the development of water filters, solar and battery storage, and gridless communication (internet) has opened up so many opportunities.
The lighting is awesome, it'll be really nice as you head into bleakness of winter..lol 😂 I'm glad your wife has agreed to share time with you at the cabin, being able to build that wondrous thing and not share it with her would be difficult for most. Love what you're doing 😊
Love the lights, now the cabin is cozy. Glad you spent time with your wife.
LOL Cali is so funny! She has sat there this whole time holding her toy 01:40. Cute pup!😊
Only folks who do a ton of outdoor projects can master the foot catch/balance of something about to hit the ground that isn't supposed to. That was a ballet move dude! You'll love your oven/slash smoker. We've used our cob oven a ton here on the farm over the years....and solar lighting is going to be a thing on the sailboat, so thanks for shedding that light. Chat soon!
Shawn....I'm so honored to be a part and contributer to your amazing and life changing channel and lifestyle....
The pandemic was terrible tough times for me personally
But, I started watching My Self Reliance November 2017
I got real sick without health insurance and had to go to emergency room hospital
Missed 2 weeks of work and pay
I am a loyal follower
😊😊😊
This is a long overdue contribution to your incredible channel and dream of a better life
I’ve been around since the beginning of the first cabin and understand where you are coming from. If I don’t understand something, I just go the his Sean James channel. Always plenty to watch! Bless him. Sounds like you personally are in a better place. 👍
You always need to recharge yourself, enjoy your family time as much as possible. Awesome video thanks for sharing Shawn.
I've been watching your videos for about 5 years now. I love learning how things are done and why. I may not do most of the things you do but I definitely have a better understanding of it and more encouraged to try things mayself. I know you have a lot of projects and I'm excited to follow along with you and Cali ( and family). Enjoy the fall season🍂🍁!
Thanks for your posting
I live through you
Many blessings
Thank you Shawn, Cali 🐾 Appreciate you my friends 🙏 God Bless
I'm glad you took sometimefor yourself and the family. You deserve it! Those lamps are beautiful! For me, it doesn't matter if it is a short or long video, I enjoy all of them the same. And Cali, as sweet as always! God bless you all!!!
You remind me of my father. He had me use my grandpas double bladed axe to chop down trees long before I was allowed to use power tools like a chainsaw. I learned to appreciate the work I did using hand tools. I feel a sense of accomplishment chopping down dead fall with just an axe.
You sure hot a lot done in this video Shawn. Love the lighting. Makes for a cozy, rustic look. Always look forward to seeing what your up to next. Stay safe, healthy, happy, productive,& blessed.💯👍🏾💜✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
So glad to see a new video from you. It is always interesting and I learn a lot!
No worries. We all have a lot to do because Winter is coming.Just look back at the year and think of it what you have got done already.
Callie is so helpful :)
Shawn, short videos are way better than no videos at all. I just love watching you do what you do and it inspires me to a modified version of what I do. Keep it up and keep moving forward. Kudos from the states.
I always watch and wonder what will your project look like. So interesting. Glad you had a vacation. You and Cali are so loved by so many. God bless.
You’re living your best life and I’m thankful you share it with us.
Love the lighting. I also like the dark ambience of the cabin also. It gives the cabin character. Feels cozy looking at it. Nice to see you back on again Shawn.
Finally finding the time to get back into catching up on the videos. I've not been able to, since November. It has been a rollercoaster! So glad to see you have been your usual productive self, Shawn. Everything looks beautiful, your hard work is definitely paying off. UK
Enjoyed watching. MY dad was a carpenter and to this day, I at 70 years of age still love watching building going on. Thanks for sharing. God bless you and family and Cali.
Jamaica 🇯🇲 here hope you and your family are doing well always look forward for your post and they’re never disappointed God has truly bless you with this talent
thank you welcome back. now i can shave , get dressed and clean up all the pizza boxes waiting for this..😆
Cali, always waiting patiently for the throw that she's sure is coming. The lighting looks great and really brings out the beauty of the interior of the cabin.
Best to you and your family, Mr. James.
Shawn we would like the length of the next video to be 2 hours 😅
Shawn I love those single hanging lights with the cutout silhouettes, they are a great addition to the cabin.
Vamos viajar nos sonhos com Shawn. 😂😂😂😂
Uma cabana dessa seria um dos meus sonhos sonhados.❤❤❤
Glad your back, look forward to watching all your Fall projects! Thanks for sharing.Cali looks happy to be back as well!
I enjoy your videos so much. Mostly work and not much talking. Thanks for sharing. Glad you could spend some time with your family. Life is good!
Beautiful lights Shawn, they will make a difference. Meat is important. You get to fill your freezer with plenty of protein. You have accomplished loads. It’s looking fantastic. 👍♥👍🦴🩷
Yet another delightfully busy video as you improve the ambience of your cabin by connecting the lighting ,the watms every area it touches. The kitchen benches are another work of masterful craftmanship. Not to mention you also managed to fit in a successful moose hunt. BRAVO my friend. A delight to see snaps of the 4 of you making memories for a life time. Sounds like Mrs James may be joining you out there in the wilderness, soon. Can't wait to see her pretty smiling face bedide you. Til we catch up again. Blessings from Australia 🇦🇺🤗🙏💞👌👍✌️👏🇨🇦
No apologies necessary. You do you, and we will be pleased to see whatever you have time to share. Congratulations on your freezer filling!👍🌲
It’s not quantity it’s quality and your content is stellar.
You need to look at all you have accomplished this season because there will always be projects on the horizon just the nature of life.❤
Good to see Cali picking up the tricks of the trade. 🐶🐶🐶.............
A bedroom addition will free up alot of space in the main living quarters
Glad to you that you have been able to live the lifestyle you enjoy, and share it the way you do! For me these videos of simpler, determined, disciplined and patient lifestyle is nice to see...
Glad to be watching your channel again and all the progress you are making!
Sometimes you just have to slow down and enjoy the ones you're with! I forgot that quite often during my career in the Military and subsequently missed a lot of my Boys growing up. I retired early so I wouldn't miss all of their growing up and I thank God that I did. Now they are grown with families of their own so I spend my time visiting my 13 grandchildren. Thanks for reminding me to just slow down..
Here's to continued good weather to finish you're outdoor projects. Stay safe James family.
I think Shawn's the construction god! Keep up the good work bro, it's a pleasure watching you work so heartily.
Dont worry about your content , love watching your progress and have learned a great amount from you and I am a master carpenter , but ot as good as you , hop things go great for you and looking forward to learning more skills from you , brother . God Bess andkeep safe !
Thanks!, glad you're back.
It’s been a busy day for me today + a full moon to boot… 😳 so weird, but I got the notification for this video + when I saw what it was I put my feet up and laid down to rest + watch you quietly work. Thank you for my rest break. Changed my whole demeanour. 😌 Sorry to hear about your tripod/camera screen woes. That sucks.
Cali is one of the best dogs on UA-cam!! Love her!!
Thanks for filming Shawn. 😁👍🏼
Any video from you is a good video. I love them all. Some times I have to rewind and view parts over to pick out things that interest me more than others. I can't believe the dimensions of your lumber. Your work will last for EVER!! I really enjoyed this, thank you again and the best to you and yours. Great to see you all together.
Glad to see you back from vacation. Looked like two great trips. Congrats on the successful hunt.
Nothing like Family time you guys are all very blessed to have each other! Trust me not a day goes by I don't think about my brothers and parents I definitely miss them!!! Been watching you for years now and your still my favorite you tube show!
make the ladder / stair a counter weighted stair ... pull the cord it comes down ... lift it and it stays up ... then it can be over the walkway and still be out of the way when your not sleeping ...
There's nothing like being back home & sleeping in your own bed! Young Shawn James rocking a Canadian Tux @ 19:54 😎. Congrats on your successful hunt, I hope that also means more cooking segments lol 👀😏
I just love seeing the expressions from Cali's body and face as she brings her toy and you don't throw it. It's really funny. Then, to hear her "gallop" after you do throw it just makes me smile! What a sweet girl she is! I would just spoil her to pieces.
Your list of projects is large, for sure. Food, heat, shelter for your vehicles seem most important now that you have lighting. Can the outdoor kitchen wait until spring now that you have the concrete poured?
You have my admiration, Shawn. It's so good that you left the rat race! Life is so much more meaningful when we're free to live out what our hearts dictate. Kudos to you!
Great video brother from the imperial county California 👍👍🇺🇲
Love to see the your style and cherish the family you value. Great example
Cali gets so excited when you dig into the ground. Just so enjoy your videos. What a blessing to have you share! Helena Montana
Thank god you are back Mr James! Have a nice weekend and greetings from Germany!!!
Totally excited to see this new pizza oven and smoker build. Not only do I enjoy watching you build - your cooking video's are always fantastic. Great job again!!
It's good to see your back. Glad to know you had rest, fun, and relaxation with your wife and daughters. 🙂
Take time for you and your family! We appreciate when you can give us content, but it's important for you to take advantage of what's really important. I'm glad you're getting to live the dream! Stay safe out there. :)
Luv the lighting. Looks like you are pretty well stocked for the next 6 months. Good Hunting! Cali looks as healthy as ever. Bet she had a ball with you and your family on travel. Give Cali a BIG SMOOCH from Mike & Ronnie. GOD BLESS
I could tell something was going on by the feel of the video at the start. The explanation at the end said it all, I would have been frustrated also. And the Moose hunt is part of what you want to do, all of us UA-cam watchers will just have to understand that we can't be in your back pocket every day. Being true to yourself and what you want to achieve is an individual goal, and you should maintain the drive in that direction. I would think knowledgeable viewers would understand and it couldn't hurt the rest to learn to understand. Always love the videos.
25 min. video is just fine. Don't sweat such things.
Busy, Busy it is. Same here as the time is shortening.
One thing I did this year which saved time, was weed fabric over the garden. It was some up-front work but with 99% fewer weeds to pull it has been great. Getting to the point where I need smarter, not harder and that was the MVP of the year.
Your place is amazing~😊
It's great that you can get away with your family, otherwise what is all the hard work about. Everyone needs to take time out from their work or you become burned out. The cabin is looking amazing, and all the furniture you have made is incredible. It never ceases to amaze me whenever you make a tool if you need one instead of going to a shop and buying one. Your ingenuity is really quite mind blowing. Don't worry about the short videos, we enjoy them just the same, and keeps us hungry for the next one.
Cali is so amusing. She always makes me laugh at something, without fail. I bet she is looking forward to the cooler weather as the heat really affects her.
Not to worry, I'm always waiting for your next episode!
Glad you're back!
I love hearing the stories about spending time with those you love, as much as watching your projects. We need to see stories about putting projects down for a spell, to take up with the people we value. There are many things a good camera can document, but not the quality time we invest in good people who support us. ☺
I had a Callie girl too. She was a beagle. Went everywhere with me. I absolutely love watching your channel! Wish I had seen these about 25 years ago when I had the energy to go do something like this myself.
I always enjoy watching my self reliance thanks Shawn .
LOL Cali is such a great helper as you dig! Everything looks awesome (at the Phoenix cabin!) 👍😎🇨🇦🐾🎁💫 Also, you look rested and rejuvenated 👍👍
Love the progress. Awesome that you took some time away from the cabin. Your work detail is amazing. Hugs for Cali 🐕
Sean , you're always busy , lol. Long or short doesn't matter as they are always so enjoyable . So glad you took some time out and got away for a good time .
I know you are working hard but i find your work so calming now that you feet are mostly on the ground .. you must stand back at times and be amazed at what you have built . Look forward to your nexr video ..
Always brilliant to see your updates Shawn, ...........let there be light.
ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERY NEW VIDEO! I LIKE THE NO TALK JUST WORK STYLE! KEEP IT UP!