What energy you have Theo!! I'm so impressed, what a workout!! This cabin is gonna be incredible, can't wait to see the progress. Sending love and hope of a speedy recovery to Bee ♡
that is looking great Theo... yeah idk keep the lil root cellar but I'd put some kind of lining in it just in case it was used as a toilet 🤷♀️ 😅 hugs to Bee, the cats & goats 💖
Our windchill is at -17 this mornimg January 14th. Everyone staying indoors. I'm so jealous how beautiful your weather is. Replace the barrel with something new and efficient and make a cellar. Or even dig it out, fill it in and make a cellar elsewhere. Its a great spot for an inground fridge, or later on dig out and create a walk in cellar.
If it's such a steep a steep hike to the cabin site, consider making a storage site about half way up. Unload there and then take it the rest of the way as you need it.
How about using the barrel hole as a fire pit? Make a Dakota fire hole and run an exhaust pipe out for an occasional fire to warm up if you need it. Or, line the interior of the barrel and store your tools or dry supplies. But pack everything in secondary containers to avoid any exposure to moisture and mice looking for a cozy place to make a nest.
perfect little root celler for sure! or a great hidey hole for your moonshine!🤣😂 Theo you are a beast trekking all those materials! It will be so worth it in the end. Stunning location.
It is going to be a lovely spot when you are done! And then you can get starting on the logging and clean-up you want to do. Going to be a lovely place to be away from everything - just out in nature.
I'm amazed every time by your capability - and willingness - to set your hand to virtually anything. Well done on a good start for your cabin. You're right when you say that the site is 'cinematic', and that clicked on what it reminds me of: the haunting forest scene in 'Au Revoir Les Enfants'. Fortunately your setting is less dramatic and unsettling.
I love your creative camera work 😊 Your treasure chest would make a great root cellar! Just need a good seal so no critters dont go munching into your pumpkin and potatoes. Theo you are such hard worker.
It looks from the end footage that you have already removed the old oil drum which on reflection is not a bad idea. The thought of storing things in something that may or may not have been ‘pooped’ in is not nice. Good job though. Love to Bea. 💕 Dorset, UK
It's so good to see your level of excitement reach, even surpassing that which you had for your originally bought property and towards the renovation and building of it. I've waited a long time to see this mental recovery after the emotional devastation that the miracle mountain fire caused. Carry on with this enthusiasm and everything will follow. Bravo.
Great minds think alike, my 1st thought when seeing that barrel was fridge/cooler. 😆 I would say make sure you clean it thoroughly 1st though, just in case it was a loo.
You are so right Theo.. when you said that , I thought of what all the forebears would think of you ... a new age warrior , who respects the land and what came before .. 🙏🙏❤️❤️
It's part of the history. I'd leave the barrel for storage/root cellar. It's going to be heaven up there on the mountainside! Congratulations Theo, what a find!
❤Oh goodness, the more you dug the more it looked like an old disused toilet hole liner. But it has a sealed bottom, so, confusing😮 I think your cabin will look cute😊🙏
I loved your welcome home turds😂❤❤ It's going to be wonderful to share and see the wildlife up there where your little cabin shelter will be! Such beautiful land with nature galore❤
Theo, l think your idea of using the buried drum as a food store is a good one. The animals have already let you know that you are invading their space ,so any food you leave in the cabin will need to be well hidden. Will you have a source of heating in the cabin? It sounds very exciting whatever you do and l’m looking forward to watching your progress. Just a thought… how will you get a big sheet of glass up there for your picture window? Love from South Australia. 🏠 🚜🐈
This is a nice little project for you Theo, I love your enthusiasm for it, and for the love of all of your beautiful surroundings. I look forward to seeing you progress with it. 😊💗💗
Good morning☀️ Theo, hauling material to the cabin is quite a work out! You won’t need to go to a gym😊 It is a beautiful location! I look forward to watching your progress. Love to Bee❤️
That's some serious hard work, I had to help a friend do something very similar and it was such hard work. I needed a few fizzy drinks to get me through! 🎉🎉🎉
I say get rid of the whatever it is. Unless you want to keep it for a toilet. And, yes, Theo, that area you selected for the cabin is very magical! Filled with the elementals.✨🧚✨
Hi you two, I love the cabin site Theo. I'm wondering if you have thought of putting another trap door at the top so you can go up on the roof to watch out for fires? If it were me I would build a tower with a cabin at the top so you can capture fire and animal activity from the top. Could you put some animal cams up there too? your viewers might like the view from up there, I know i would. Keep the barrel, let it dry out, line it with heavy plastic and use it for a variety of things. A cash stash perhaps. Love where your channel is going. I'm still grieving your loss of Sweetpea.
The contents of the barrel, if was used as a long drop, would have long since broken down into harmless compost. It takes two years for human waste to turn into humanure, safe for using in the garden. So would be quite safe now to use the emptied space for storage. But I see Theo has filled it back in.
you should put some double glass doors on the front facing the view and build a little deck facing the view bet you could find some cheap second hand ones x
Happy new year! Yeah just 5 minutes away from our place it looks exactly like this! I'll snap a couple of quick photos and send them to you :-) Unfortunately our piece of land doesn't have huge boulders like that - it's mostly flat with a slight incline. I should be launching our youtube channel in a few weeks fingers crossed :-)@@theindieprojects
Was I the only one thinking he was going to find a body? Man I must watch too many crime shows, lol. Beautiful spot!! Great episode! When I see all your leaves I just think of the composting u can do with all that for a wonderful garden at the main house.
The makes me smile to see Theo lug what amounts to artificial rocks (cement blocks) up a hill that has enough of the real thing just laying around to choke any two horses. You keep up the good work, mate. It makes me wish I were 30 years younger. I'd come on over to lend a hand.
I would think if it was for waste or a outhouse it would have drain holes or something bigger than just that, I grew up with a outhouse and to me that is way too small for that. I would reline it with another plastic barrel or liner just because it does look unsanitary , But yeah I could see that as being a cool spot to keep things like food just have to make sure animals could not dig and get in it. A beautiful spot for a cabin or a pergola! maybe a outside fireplace or grill for a picnic in the future! I am curious the mushrooms growing on that bare log that is standing up by the cabin area, are those oyster mushrooms by chance? If so keep that log to grow more, they will naturally come back for a few years ill log decays.
The barrel as a cold store is sound but drainage may need to be addressed. Hopes in the bottom and then larger stones topped by smaller stones and then a false bottom of wooden slats and then lined! Underfloor fridge is a good thing in summer for your dairy and drinks. What a hard worker though mate! Carting all that stuff up the slope... I'm pegged just watching.
Great job and what a view you have there! The barrel might been part of a pine pitch extraction apparatus! This because of the wall, but the usage of that place looks to have been for some forestry industrial endeavour, storing pine resin under ground due to fires, catch pitch or to produce charcoal. The idea of a bathroom here is Portugal is very strange to do that, if people use the forest as their bathroom I can grant you that they will not bury a barrel for it xD Just my opinion! Nice work though!
Theo your little cabin is going to be awesome! I personally love the boulders! You chose a perfect spot. Can't wait to see the build. God bless you and Bee. ❤❤❤
personally I think the fact that you have to get there by foot adds to the attraction of the cabin on the mountain. Some things reward effort, and climbing up there to that view, those trees and boulders. Well worth it I think. :)
Will you be building staircases into the land to make it easier to access the cabin when done? Looks like you found the poo pit to a outdoor bathroom lol I think your idea of using it for basically a fridge is a great idea.
Watching you transporting the stones I thought: I would use a kind of rucksack/backpack or handmade construction 🎒 for transportation of any needed stuff up to the cabin on your back if possible. As the ground to walk on or even climb up is so uneven it would be safer to have two free hands if you stumble.
Your cabin will make a great blind for photography. Do you have bears there where you live? I like your idea of some kind of pit to keep food and drinks.
@@theindieprojectsI’m so sorry you no longer have bears. But still it would be a great blind for other creatures to photograph. Enjoy your adventure and getaway cabin.
o yuk, lol 😄 wouldn't wanna keep any food or drink in what may have been some one's toilet 🚽 cabin will be amazing to watch birds and animals. Love to you and Bee gingy and ferdinand xxxxxx
I liked the video (as usual) but you can keep my share of the loot! 🤣 Being an older woman I don’t need much. 👵🏻 Great idea to use your find as a “cooler”! Hope Bee is continuing to heal well! After my hysterectomy I was pretty good to go after about 6 weeks and at the six month mark was pretty much back to normal. Tell her not to rush so she doesn’t get adhesions. They can hurt! ❤️
Nice job and spot, but you needed to raise the wood of the ground more. I saw you backfill the uphill part with dirt against the wood. The wood is going to rot in no time, because is going to be moist all the time. The water is going to run against it all the time. All you had to do is add one more level of brick to get the wood off the ground.
Excellent, I know you know what you are doing, but i just wanted to make sure. Still trying to see if I will be moving to Valencia Spain or Portugal from the US. The plan is to explore your area in the fall this year. Best wishes to the both of you.
Having lost my son at age 42, I feel your pain of loss…my son died in his sleep so I went through the shock of a sudden unexpected loss. As a hospice volunteer , I know how hard it was to let go…but as a mother we do not want our children to suffer. You have been a loving, supportive mother to Ray and your girls through this hard time. May you all be blessed with Gods loving healing light 🙏❤️
Sorry for your loss. You might want to delete this as it appears you've written on the wrong post somehow and might be more appriciated where it was intended
When I saw the picture on Instagram I thought it’s a small tin buried . lol The barrel under the cabin will be a great storage place that animals can not get into.
I love your smile Theo, thats because Bee is home.❤. Love you guys, God bless you.
It’s great to have her back 😃
YES , Keep it as a mini root cellar .. YES, don't remove it .. Honor the work of the people who lived there before.
Wish I knew about the history up there
Are we sure it isn’t a barrel privy? 😂
What energy you have Theo!! I'm so impressed, what a workout!! This cabin is gonna be incredible, can't wait to see the progress. Sending love and hope of a speedy recovery to Bee ♡
Thank you 🙏 really enjoying the process
that is looking great Theo... yeah idk keep the lil root cellar but I'd put some kind of lining in it just in case it was used as a toilet 🤷♀️ 😅 hugs to Bee, the cats & goats 💖
My self reliance fan as well ? You are a work horse ! You and Bee are so beautiful inside and out
Preserve it and use it as a fridge. The barrel tells an interesting story about the history of this place.
I love the history side of things!
Our windchill is at -17 this mornimg January 14th. Everyone staying indoors. I'm so jealous how beautiful your weather is.
Replace the barrel with something new and efficient and make a cellar. Or even dig it out, fill it in and make a cellar elsewhere. Its a great spot for an inground fridge, or later on dig out and create a walk in cellar.
Sending warmth!
If it's such a steep a steep hike to the cabin site, consider making a storage site about half way up. Unload there and then take it the rest of the way as you need it.
How about using the barrel hole as a fire pit? Make a Dakota fire hole and run an exhaust pipe out for an occasional fire to warm up if you need it. Or, line the interior of the barrel and store your tools or dry supplies. But pack everything in secondary containers to avoid any exposure to moisture and mice looking for a cozy place to make a nest.
Will we get to see Bee sometime soon? It would be nice to see her.
Theo,I love your passion and enthusiasm for work,your a good,honest,hardworking man.
perfect little root celler for sure! or a great hidey hole for your moonshine!🤣😂 Theo you are a beast trekking all those materials! It will be so worth it in the end. Stunning location.
It is going to be a lovely spot when you are done! And then you can get starting on the logging and clean-up you want to do. Going to be a lovely place to be away from everything - just out in nature.
Yes keep it. But it seems to me your going to have water coming off the hill. Didn't I see a V shaped funnel coming right where your cabin is located?
Very best wishes to you both in 2024 + I hope Bee's health continues to improve.
Hi Theo , you could use the underground bin but put a new plastic bin inside it to store things ❤
Thank you so much for taking the time to film your progress. You and Bea are simply awesome!
I'm amazed every time by your capability - and willingness - to set your hand to virtually anything. Well done on a good start for your cabin. You're right when you say that the site is 'cinematic', and that clicked on what it reminds me of: the haunting forest scene in 'Au Revoir Les Enfants'. Fortunately your setting is less dramatic and unsettling.
Place to beams next to it and use it as a fridge. Great find to have something there!
Such a beautiful episode Theo. I love going along with you. You are an amazing, and delightful soul. You too sweet Bea.🩷
YOU ARE AMAZING THEO!!! You show everyone that anything is possible if you have the dream and the will. Love watching your Videos!!!😊😊😊💕💕💕🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Watching you work takes my breath away.
Thanks 🙏
I love your creative camera work 😊
Your treasure chest would make a great root cellar! Just need a good seal so no critters dont go munching into your pumpkin and potatoes.
Theo you are such hard worker.
The rock wall is so beautiful.
I can see your ideas. You think of everything. I love it.😊
It is nice to see someone enjoying nice weather. We are going through a cold snap here in Alberta. Currently -41c, with a windchill of -46.lol
It looks from the end footage that you have already removed the old oil drum which on reflection is not a bad idea. The thought of storing things in something that may or may not have been ‘pooped’ in is not nice. Good job though. Love to Bea. 💕 Dorset, UK
It's so good to see your level of excitement reach, even surpassing that which you had for your originally bought property and towards the renovation and building of it. I've waited a long time to see this mental recovery after the emotional devastation that the miracle mountain fire caused. Carry on with this enthusiasm and everything will follow. Bravo.
Great minds think alike, my 1st thought when seeing that barrel was fridge/cooler. 😆 I would say make sure you clean it thoroughly 1st though, just in case it was a loo.
You are so right Theo.. when you said that , I thought of what all the forebears would think of you ... a new age warrior , who respects the land and what came before .. 🙏🙏❤️❤️
It's part of the history. I'd leave the barrel for storage/root cellar. It's going to be heaven up there on the mountainside! Congratulations Theo, what a find!
I think your cabin is going to look great and you can regularly survey all you own. Great place to escape too. Xxxx
Deffo a fridge Theo. What a find.
❤Oh goodness, the more you dug the more it looked like an old disused toilet hole liner. But it has a sealed bottom, so, confusing😮 I think your cabin will look cute😊🙏
Grind off the top of the drum to get it level. You can put in the trapdoor later.
I loved your welcome home turds😂❤❤ It's going to be wonderful to share and see the wildlife up there where your little cabin shelter will be! Such beautiful land with nature galore❤
Theo, have you considered using a sled when carrying bricks and things of that sort?
I think a donkey would be more practical.
Theo, l think your idea of using the buried drum as a food store is a good one. The animals have already let you know that you are invading their space ,so any food you leave in the cabin will need to be well hidden. Will you have a source of heating in the cabin? It sounds very exciting whatever you do and l’m looking forward to watching your progress. Just a thought… how will you get a big sheet of glass up there for your picture window?
Love from South Australia. 🏠 🚜🐈
This is a nice little project for you Theo, I love your enthusiasm for it, and for the love of all of your beautiful surroundings. I look forward to seeing you progress with it. 😊💗💗
Looking forward to your tiniest house yet! 😊
I can see Furnando staying in that cabin😄💚
It looked like you had already filled in the barrel underneath? That was such a great idea you had to keep it!
I’m thinking the Donkeys would come in handy about now!!
Short of installing a ski-lift that is 😄😉
@@pedrapioan4201 🤣🤣
The location is so lovely and private. I can't wait to see the progress. Should be awesome.🙂👍👍🇨🇦
I just love your fast forward Timelapse’s… so cool ❤😂
Super excited to be along for the new chapter
Good morning☀️ Theo, hauling material to the cabin is quite a work out! You won’t need to go to a gym😊 It is a beautiful location! I look forward to watching your progress. Love to Bee❤️
Feeling super fit
You need an underground fridge. Definitely
That's some serious hard work, I had to help a friend do something very similar and it was such hard work. I needed a few fizzy drinks to get me through! 🎉🎉🎉
Cheers 🥂
I can see why you love this place so much. What a great idea to have a little shelter to use for whatever…whenever.
I say get rid of the whatever it is. Unless you want to keep it for a toilet. And, yes, Theo, that area you selected for the cabin is very magical! Filled with the elementals.✨🧚✨
Hi you two, I love the cabin site Theo. I'm wondering if you have thought of putting another trap door at the top so you can go up on the roof to watch out for fires? If it were me I would build a tower with a cabin at the top so you can capture fire and animal activity from the top. Could you put some animal cams up there too? your viewers might like the view from up there, I know i would. Keep the barrel, let it dry out, line it with heavy plastic and use it for a variety of things. A cash stash perhaps. Love where your channel is going. I'm still grieving your loss of Sweetpea.
Love how the chickens get a 3x1 of a home.
Yet, you're building yourself a 8x8 cabin.
It just boggles the mind....
Drinks cooler perfect idea another great vlog ,love and well being to both you and bee
Love the location of the cabin great video Love Bee 🌹🌹🌹
Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
The contents of the barrel, if was used as a long drop, would have long since broken down into harmless compost. It takes two years for human waste to turn into humanure, safe for using in the garden. So would be quite safe now to use the emptied space for storage. But I see Theo has filled it back in.
That is an amazing location! Magical. Very much looking forward to seeing the build as it progresses. But, that spot, perfection!
you should put some double glass doors on the front facing the view and build a little deck facing the view bet you could find some cheap second hand ones x
15:15 🤗GREAT FIND!
How AWESOME!
Was thinking the same thing... perfect for a Fridge in your little off grid Cabin💯
Like it was meant to be 😂
Thanks 🙏 hope you are having a lovely weekend
Incredible how much this looks like the island where we live. Just gorgeous! Hope some day I'll be able to visit you guys. Cheers mate.
No way, that’s cool! Happy new year dude 👊🏻
Happy new year! Yeah just 5 minutes away from our place it looks exactly like this! I'll snap a couple of quick photos and send them to you :-) Unfortunately our piece of land doesn't have huge boulders like that - it's mostly flat with a slight incline. I should be launching our youtube channel in a few weeks fingers crossed :-)@@theindieprojects
That went by too quickly..Very interesting video. such great views and a wonderful wilderness oasis. I hope Bee is doing well.
❤ from Canada 🇨🇦
Was I the only one thinking he was going to find a body? Man I must watch too many crime shows, lol. Beautiful spot!! Great episode! When I see all your leaves I just think of the composting u can do with all that for a wonderful garden at the main house.
It is an oil drum, dig it out!
Love the building site ! If you had build the cabin a little bit bigger you could have enough space for both you and Bee to camp in 😊
A man shed doesn't need room for guests, even your wife :-). Perhaps an adjoining she shed will be next.
The makes me smile to see Theo lug what amounts to artificial rocks (cement blocks) up a hill that has enough of the real thing just laying around to choke any two horses. You keep up the good work, mate. It makes me wish I were 30 years younger. I'd come on over to lend a hand.
Looks amazing ✨🙏✨for sharing your progress
I would think if it was for waste or a outhouse it would have drain holes or something bigger than just that, I grew up with a outhouse and to me that is way too small for that. I would reline it with another plastic barrel or liner just because it does look unsanitary , But yeah I could see that as being a cool spot to keep things like food just have to make sure animals could not dig and get in it. A beautiful spot for a cabin or a pergola! maybe a outside fireplace or grill for a picnic in the future! I am curious the mushrooms growing on that bare log that is standing up by the cabin area, are those oyster mushrooms by chance? If so keep that log to grow more, they will naturally come back for a few years ill log decays.
That cabin is going to be one hell of a workout! 😂
The barrel as a cold store is sound but drainage may need to be addressed. Hopes in the bottom and then larger stones topped by smaller stones and then a false bottom of wooden slats and then lined! Underfloor fridge is a good thing in summer for your dairy and drinks. What a hard worker though mate! Carting all that stuff up the slope... I'm pegged just watching.
Great job and what a view you have there! The barrel might been part of a pine pitch extraction apparatus! This because of the wall, but the usage of that place looks to have been for some forestry industrial endeavour, storing pine resin under ground due to fires, catch pitch or to produce charcoal. The idea of a bathroom here is Portugal is very strange to do that, if people use the forest as their bathroom I can grant you that they will not bury a barrel for it xD Just my opinion! Nice work though!
That sounds like the most logical explanation.
You are such a hard worker, Theo. Can’t wait to see Bee again. Did I miss something because I did not see what you did with the barrel?
Get rid, don’t compromise your plans, if you want an underground fridge, put it where you want it.
It's looking good Theo. What a neat idea. I'm excited to watch it be built. The secret door sounds good, providing it was not a toilet.
😅😅 yes! Thank you I’m really enjoying it
Theo your little cabin is going to be awesome! I personally love the boulders! You chose a perfect spot. Can't wait to see the build. God bless you and Bee. ❤❤❤
Great projects
There's always a way to make a road there! It might be time and cost prohibitive but it can be done!
Maybe if you removed about 5 bolders the size of houses yes. I love the fact that there is no road there
personally I think the fact that you have to get there by foot adds to the attraction of the cabin on the mountain. Some things reward effort, and climbing up there to that view, those trees and boulders. Well worth it I think. :)
Will you be building staircases into the land to make it easier to access the cabin when done? Looks like you found the poo pit to a outdoor bathroom lol I think your idea of using it for basically a fridge is a great idea.
Watching you transporting the stones I thought: I would use a kind of rucksack/backpack or handmade construction 🎒 for transportation of any needed stuff up to the cabin on your back if possible. As the ground to walk on or even climb up is so uneven it would be safer to have two free hands if you stumble.
ALL IS GOING WELL,SO PLEASED FOR YOU TAKE CARE.
A proper log cabin would be great with all the wood you have
I have a years of work to do up the mountain, logging and what not. So this will be a place to rest away from the elements and to store gear
Love the view looking out over God's beautiful creation. A game camera up at the cabin would be ideal.
You need some kind of a skid with a pulley to get the material up to the site.
Your cabin will make a great blind for photography. Do you have bears there where you live? I like your idea of some kind of pit to keep food and drinks.
No bears anymore but there is wolfs 🙏
@@theindieprojectsI’m so sorry you no longer have bears. But still it would be a great blind for other creatures to photograph. Enjoy your adventure and getaway cabin.
o yuk, lol 😄 wouldn't wanna keep any food or drink in what may have been some one's toilet 🚽 cabin will be amazing to watch birds and animals. Love to you and Bee gingy and ferdinand xxxxxx
Can you rig up some kind of battery operated winch?
To help pull the supplies up for you?
This reminds me when I built kids a playhouse/fort in our backyard, the neighbor said it looked like a chicken coop. Yours looks good.😄
What a wonderful place! The idea with the root cellar is great.
Love the well chosen spot! Perhaps a pulley system from a tree below to a tree at cabin level would ease the difficulty of carrying supplies up.
I liked the video (as usual) but you can keep my share of the loot! 🤣 Being an older woman I don’t need much. 👵🏻 Great idea to use your find as a “cooler”! Hope Bee is continuing to heal well! After my hysterectomy I was pretty good to go after about 6 weeks and at the six month mark was pretty much back to normal. Tell her not to rush so she doesn’t get adhesions. They can hurt! ❤️
Hard at work
Always interesting projects
Best of lick
Trim that barrel down a little bit with a saw and keep it there for for your beverages
Nice job and spot, but you needed to raise the wood of the ground more. I saw you backfill the uphill part with dirt against the wood. The wood is going to rot in no time, because is going to be moist all the time. The water is going to run against it all the time. All you had to do is add one more level of brick to get the wood off the ground.
I guess the video it’s hard to see but it’s well away up of the ground 🙏
Excellent, I know you know what you are doing, but i just wanted to make sure. Still trying to see if I will be moving to Valencia Spain or Portugal from the US. The plan is to explore your area in the fall this year. Best wishes to the both of you.
I would have put two courses of blocks under the deck. More air flow to keep it dry when it rains /floods.
Having lost my son at age 42, I feel your pain of loss…my son died in his sleep so I went through the shock of a sudden unexpected loss. As a hospice volunteer , I know how hard it was to let go…but as a mother we do not want our children to suffer. You have been a loving, supportive mother to Ray and your girls through this hard time. May you all be blessed with Gods loving healing light 🙏❤️
Sorry for your loss. You might want to delete this as it appears you've written on the wrong post somehow and might be more appriciated where it was intended
When I saw the picture on Instagram I thought it’s a small tin buried . lol
The barrel under the cabin will be a great storage place that animals can not get into.
Olá Bee o seu marido parece outro...... está com muito mais alegria.
Quando aparece num vídeo?
Beijinhos 😘 de Lisboa ❤❤
vous etes au top j adore regarder vos vidéos bises a tout les deux
What a beautiful area!
Thank you
Have a blessed and safe week
good idee l will lieve it there
You are a beast, Theo! Awesome!