Building a Log Home in the Canadian Wilderness (Pt. 5)
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- Part 5 of the log home building series. In this episode I return to my building site after a very wet summer. I begin chinking the log walls to create a weatherproof exterior that will allow me to stay warm and dry once I move in.
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Thanks to everyone who watches!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Why cut down all the trees to make the shelter when dead trees are laying down on the ground?
The trees I cut for the shelter were all DEAD STANDING. This means that the tree had died but was still standing. This happens when trees die of disease, insects, or when they are out-competed for nutrients and sunlight by surrounding trees. No trees were killed to make the structure. I selectively went through the forest and only harvested dead-standing trees for building. The reason for using dead-standing wood is because it is less prone to rot than trees laying on the forest floor.
Where was this filmed?
Alberta, Canada.
What was the temperature?
Day temp : 15 degrees Celsius
Night temp: 2 degrees Celsius
Are there dangerous animals in this area?
This area is home to many different animals, some of which are black bears, girzzly bears, wolves, and mountain lions.
I've never had any issues with wildlife. They tend to leave humans alone.
I do carry bear spray with me for protection.
What am I doing to weatherproof the log home?
In this episode I begin the chinking process using moss. Chinking is essentially filling the gaps in the walls. This won't create a weatherproof seal, but it does create a solid wall with no gaps that I can then apply a waterproof seal to.
Gear used:
Knife - Helle Sigmund
Hatchet - Marbles 700DB
Bedroll - Two queen sized wool blankets.
Backpack - Kelty Redwing 44
Tea Kettle - Woods brand. Unsure of model name.
Cook Set - Woods Nootka cook set.
Pants - Waxed cotton pants. Here's a link to the video showing how I made them: • Video
Camera - iPhone 6 mounted on a tripod. No fancy camera, lenses, or microphones. I only use the one phone to film and I move it around to get my different shots/angles.
If you have any other questions or comments please feel free to leave them below. - Розваги
Hope the log home is doing okay and was finished eventually. New-ish viewer here and I'm sad to see there is no video of its completion :(
Would definitely love to see some footage of you using this log home
Agree. More of the log home Kusk!
Would love to see more of the log home!
Hope this series comes back!
When are you going to post another video about this build? It’s been quite a long time, we would like to see how it turned out.
love these build videos, I've just watched them all back to back! I notice this is the last one since September 2020... any updates coming soon? Greetings from England :)
Old wooden ships had oakum in the gaps.iE: tarred rope. A blunted tip on a wooden chisel works nice, a chisel about 4”-“6” wide is even faster. A wooden mallet helps too.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Enjoyed the video! Smart use of the saw horse as a hasty scaffold and using moss to fill the gaps.
Ya, whatever Leo said. Honestly, I have no clue what Leo said, but sounds like he knows his shit and all I know is that if I'm in a position where I need a smart use of a saw horse as a hasty scaffold, if I got Leo by my side I don't have to worry. I can be busy cooking up some hearty supper for us as he is using moss to fill the gaps.
I admire your patience, and your handiness with an axe. But I have to say... as I watched your 'log home' take shape, I found myself thinking about it's weatherproofing and overall endurance. The slanted vertical orientation of the logs, combined with a lack of any roof, basically guarantees water infiltration from rain, snow melt etc. The convex outer shape of the upright logs, in cross section, basically creates a large number of 'gutters' for moisture to follow - downward and inward. Thus the moss chinking, though it may prevent wind from penetrating for a while, essentially acts as a sponge - absorbing (and holding) water until it reaches peak absorption... then shedding it to the inside. That absorption and retention of water will also hasten wood rot - substantially. That's how rot happens. I noticed a similar issue at the base of your walls: the exposed (sawn) ends of all your logs... rest on soil. And soil is the biggest sponge going. One of the most (if not THE most) important considerations in log building is: keep the water away from the wood. For very good reason. Look at the roof overhangs on true log homes. That's a lot of work. And it isn't just for aesthetics. It comes from hard lessons learned.
You’ve modelled your narration cadence after the “alone in the wilderness” series. It’s pretty much exact lololol
👍👍Excellent Ryley loads of graft you have put in , will be worth it when the snow falls , stay well , stay safe . ATB Wayne👍👍👌✌🙏
Ждём продолжения этого проекта 🌲 Like 👍👍👍👍👍........
Watched all 5 videos of your homemade Log Home. Great Craftsmanship on the woodworking and the simplicity is very helpful. Keep up the great work!
looking for the sixth video
Blueberry bushes = bears in my neck of the woods. Good luck with the cabin. It is very well done. Great entertainment.
Great video
Silence is golden
That moss should keep alot of the cold air out and keep you warm inside. You may still have to put in a small stove to stay even warmer. When it snows or rains your going to get wet what with the top open . I would try and close that if I was you. That isn't going to be your permanent home is it? Nice to see you again. Thanks for the video. I look forward to all your videos. Stay safe.
I could see this being an outpost home for a ranger of Gondor from Tolkien's Middle Earth. Well done brother!
👍👍👍 NICE ...Alan in 🇨🇱
this is the most wholesome channel on youtube
Good job, looks great, love the way you channeled Dick proenneke
Nice one Ryley, That moss works well and like you said surprisingly quick. Looking forward to part 6. ATB Pete.
Soooo much better and informative than the fake reality shows
Nice building
Those videos are so cool! I’m in quarantine right now and I love watching them before I sleep. Especially the previous parts during winter. I was hoping that I could binge watch your entire series but sadly you were busy with different projects.
Riley I need at least a week to sleep like this in a shelter like yours, in nature, Sheltered from the fire, food and hot drink, fishing or hunting and gathering my food! I work every day 12 hours at night and even more with everything This from the pandemic! Excellent video Greetings from Argentina
Serenity, quiet and humble. In the style of the great Mr. Dick Proenneke. Nice work.
I like the narrating. It adds a nice touch to the video over none
Your first night in your new log home. Blessings on your house!
Enjoyed watching your video.
Been eagerly waiting for this one. Hope to see vids of you out there this winter.
Just watched the series! Can't wait till the next one.
Very relaxing video... I had B&M Baked Beans the other night w/ toast..Delicious chilly days are a coming.... to be 39 degrees F here in Connecticut USA tonight ...👍❄👍
I live in a hot county and I have never seen snowflakes but I like very much cool weather
Fantastic log shelter.excellent skills worthy of any survival documentary. Keep it up really looking forwards to your next installment.
Nice sawmill supper right there ✌🏻
Nice and hard work. But you will have ready your winter shelter. Greetings from Spain an thank you for sharing.
Really enjoy your videos man! Has inspired me to get off the couch and in the woods. Thanks for the inspiration. I've seen them all just about.
So cool
Looking good 👍🤙🤙🤙
The shelter looks great and I like the long shape of it, such a beautiful place 😍😍
Man I love these videos. They make me feel so calm.
This Log Home looks amazing, like a child's dream of a shelter in the forest, only it is more solid :) I wonder if I could build something like this if I don't have any experience.
@Phoenix I'm not sure about the results, but surely someday will attempt :)
@@ewaw1188 I mean, you could definitely _eventually_ get a shelter this good if you just kept persevering, but that'd effectively just be grinding for experience until you had all the pieces you needed in one go instead of through several years of bushcrafting.
Excellent commentary as well as video. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Excellent style shelter for staying overnight in the great outdoors.
Happy to see another video! Your house is looking good!
Are you related to the original "Alone in the Wilderness's" Dick Proenneke. Because you sound like him🙏
He'd be proud of you!
He doesn't make it well known, but he is the son of Dick Proenneke.
maybe
@@Celldroid 😯 Awesome!
Lyle B Double awesome. So precious to see his father’s legacy in a different style. Shawn James of My Self Reliance has a similar style. Quiet and fascinating 🤗
J Z i was thinking that tonight! Great series on pbs indeed! “It was a cozy 43 deg in my tiny cabin”. ☺️
Wonderful, simply wonderful!!! Please keep the videos coming!!!!! Me and mine wish you and yours all things great and good!!! Take care, be safe, all my oGod bless. Chuck Knight from Buffalo, Texas, USA. 🤠🐩🥩✝️
OH Man! That was to short! I could watch that all day. Seems so peaceful.
Beautiful work!
Looking good 👍👍😀🔥🍝
You are definitely a master of the art. 😊👍
tuyệt vời lắm bạn mình , một căn nhà mơ ước
Masya Allah
Very good place
Safety First
I do envy your lifestyle, living life as you see fit !
Привет с Урала. Отличное укрытие получается.
Solid building... seems like a fusion tee-pee / log home. I'm concerned that it will rot from the ground up though. Typical log homes don't put the logs on wet ground, and have large roofs to keep the wood dry. Hope you get a few years anyway 😀
Love this, I'd love to find a spot where I can do something like this here in Ontario.
Use google maps or google earth that’s how I find my spots. Also if you use the Ontario Crown Land website you can get a rough idea of where the residential, crown and conservation areas are.
It can be risky but if you find a spot that is away from people you should be good to go.
Try the far end of Young St under the bridge.
Nothing personal m'8, just hard to find solitude these days. Good luck.
We got lots of forest here man. Just drice further north.
I love it!! Cant wait for the next one!!!!
Simply produced nice paced content, well done.
Keep them coming 👌🏻
Coming along very nicely. That thing is going to be so camouflaged, you wont be able to find it...again lol
멋진집이네요💚 블루베리도 싱싱하고 맛있어보여요!!
keep up the great work !
Greatings from France 🇫🇷 🤪
Shelter looks strong bro. You could extend easily also with more buildings round the site lots of possibilities here. Great Video!
reminds me of Dick Proeneke, even some of your lines. Good role model.
Love your videos, man, keep it up!
im anxious to see it done
I love your videos!
YEA KUUUUUSK!!! Love it bro!! Keep'em coming!
Your channel is really coming along, man.
Wow dude you hit 200k so quick. Congratulations. Keep them coming.
What.....can of beans? Lol
🇨🇦🍁🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 canadian wildernes has magic multiplication power, like ordanic turbo
Looks strong
please upload more,, great to watch
영상 잘봤습니다! 😄👍
That moss looked like a nice mattress.
Too much moisture in it. It would get real cold at night and wouldn't insulate you at all.
Nice
👍👍
Nice !!
cant wait for part 6
Nice!
good luck
Well done Ryley.
Awesome
Me seeing the fraction add up to 1 :)
From the woods of Wisconsin, great job, keep on, good for you, thanks for the interesting content and good camera and editing -- very entertaining -- re watching you loll on the ground by the dinner fire, any worries about ticks/Lyme disease out by you? Been there --
If I was to wager a guess, some would be idiot probably happened upon his shelter and either vandalized or burned it for no good reason. Probably even some power hungry ranger saw fit to tear it down. Would still like to know what happened though. Really enjoyed this series.
I subbed.
just Amaziiiiiiiinnnng bro
I love the way you build you're cabine , it's pretty awesome.....
Ryley we need a breakdown of your Pack/ gear. As well as what got you into "Bushcraft"
You have the patience of Job - very cool
Nice ;)
Ha! A whole can of beans. No secret how you're staying warm during the cold night then! ^_^
When will you be releasing part 6?
Merhaba çok güzel olmuş türkiye slm
Hello! Just wondering if there is going to be a Part 6 or final video in this series. I have looked and could not find one.
Lovely calls of a Crane species
You're like bro men❤❤
Keeping one's ideals simple makes for more enjoyable time to stay focused to reality. How lovely your log homestead is & how Natures sounds (ie bird sounds in background) on retiring for the night - just gorgeous Please tell me was the smell of the bough leaves under your woollen blanket smell good I imagine it would've been delicious & also the fact it would give awesome aroma to be able sleep with a clear nose, ooh I can smell it from here - just De-lightful.
Starts a fire with a match, then eats a tin of beans for supper? Who are you, and what have you done with Kusk?! ;)
Great video, dude. The satisfaction of spending your first night in a home from home that you built from scratch with your own hands must be immense. Kudos.