Shawn, my cat Cali, after watching her brother play fetch for 5 months decided she wanted in on it too, so now she has me throw her favorite toy, which is a ball with a bell in it. Her brother is so persistent in playing with his stuffed mouse, but Cali is just occasionally preoccupied with it. Having interactive pets is fun. Growing up, we had dogs, but they wouldn't bring their toys back. Callie seems like she's a lot of fun.
Hi Shawn, There must be a great satisfaction when you have the wood piles growing so you know you have a warm winter no matter what the weather throws at you. Have a good weekend. Take care. Paul,,
I learned about rotten birches! On my way out to my tree stand one morning this year I barely touched one while slogging thru marshy ground and all 30 feet of the thing fell straight down like a slack of dominos, all of it missing me luckily. Every piece was like a damp sponge held together by the bark.
@@MURDASHOW1ONNICEGRAMM Hello. Hope this reaches you. I have tried to let you know that someone is using your site to fool some subscribers. I know I haven’t won anything so just sending a heads/up that it is happening.
@@patriciatennery3021 Patricia, you are not replying to Shawn James, you are replying to the person doing the scamming/spamming. Shawn's comments have a different background in the comment header to the ones we post. Take a scroll and you'll notice his replies to folks, and the difference. You can also hover your mouse pointer over a comment and three dots will appear on the right - these give access to several functions, one being Report, allowing you to let YT know there's an issue with that comment. They will, eventually, react and remove the account of the spammer/scammer. Doesn't stop them though - get a new username and carry on. This channel is being hammered by this particular character but spamming/scamming is a problem on YT. But cheers to you for trying to let Shawn James know.
Greetings Shawn. I have lots of such Birch on my property, many have grown tall and thin because they have grown in unmanaged forest (Douglas Fir, Spruce, Aspen, Vine Maple and Balsam Fir) In the last couple of years they have suffered with the drought conditions and been under attack from a boring beetle, The tops die off and very soon snap off and water gets into them after which they soon decline. Splitting large rounds can be tough as the Birch Bark created a tough girdle that holds the wood together resisting the splitting forces. When I fall Birch I split the bark down one side with my chainsaw or an axe and this makes it easier to split and also speeds up seasoning of wood. As you know the fallen Birch rot from inside quickly. Thanks for your commitment to make such interesting and informative videos.
Hello from cold and snowy Finland! Here we use "over-a-year" dried firewood for stowes and heating especially in the heat reserving spare soapstone fireplaces... one dry-birch firewood batch holds the fireplace warm about 24 hours. Love to follow your off-grid life!
Hi Shawn, I hope Cali has many more years to go. My chocolate Lab died two years ago, she was 17 years, 3 month old and I still miss her terribly, she was cremated and put into a teak box which I have in the living room, she was my entire life. I've been agonizing over getting a new family member and I think I've finally decided to bring a puppy home next summer, I'm torn between a chocolate Lab or a golden retriever, it's a tough decision. Anyway, sorry to bore you, I enjoyed the relaxing video, Cali has many more years to go, the ceiling looks great, thanks for the escape, take care Shawn.
Your building skills are fantastic & inspiring. Your videos are superb; takes the stress out of my life when I watch them. They're absolutely beautiful. Yea, that's the life we can only dream of. Thank you for sharing your experience & experiences !!!
Thank you for showing how you split the wood! I'm envious of your life. Have a family cabin my Dad and Grandad built in 83 in the Cherokee Mtns. It sits in front of a running creek and there is a wide open field on the opposite side of the creek surrounded by 89 wooded acres. I love it there. It is on the grid but I enjoy being there as often as possible. If I could live there full time, I would. :)
I love this time of the year, when you split firewood. It must be a very satisfying experience. Knowing you will be warm from your hard work.💯❤️👍🏾💜🙋🏽♀️✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
Growing up in Ontario I remember using maple and oak as the primary heating fuel in our stoves. I now live in Scandinavia and the vast majority of fire fuel here is birch.
Thanks for you posting more vedios. Enjoy you cabin life. Looking forward to seeing the total competition. Of the cabin.and your wife being in vedios with you.
Hey Shawn, it would be brilliant to see a canoe build ,super light and easy to manage upon the water. .As always ,inspirational . ATVB2U .Scott Somerset UK
Shawn……I love your cabin and your skills building it, and what a great dog…. I have a golden myself….great dogs and companions…. I have watched all your videos,…They are all great….Merry Christmas too you and your family…..Earl
HI SHAWN, you don't have to lose your paper (white) birch trees. They may have an average mortality, but yours can live much longer if their few needs are met (water, oxygen, and organic matter availability, root expansion and sunlight). Here are their top killers and what you can do to turn it around. (1) Soil compaction (foot and vehicle traffic around base) ~ don't drive within 10 feet of trees and apply 3 inches deep of large wood chip mulch around tree (1 foot from base of tree to 8 - 10 feet out). Many specimen trees are killed by tourists. (2) Drought ~ mulch will help. Also, irrigate 1 inch of water once a week over mulch beds during extended droughts. Invest in an inexpensive rain gauge. (3) Peeling bark off trees ~ do not "pull" bark off living trees. If you need tinder, "cut" loose bark off living trees without peeling. A better source of tinder is plucking within reach the small dead branches in the inner crown of spruce trees (4) Bronze birch borer ~ look for bleeding and frass (beetle sawdust excrement), and galleries (tunnels) under the bark of dead trees ~ treat when leaves first appear in spring using a soil drench (pour over base and soil) using Imidacloprid (Merit pesticide in your hardware store). The higher active ingredient the better. (5) Ground fires within 10 feet of trees will kill roots and crowns (6) Changing natural watering patterns by nearby structures that intercept and disperse rain, adding soil and soil compaction ~ irrigate
Birches are super dangerous. The woodpeckers start punching holes in patterns and the branches randomly come down. Had about three occasions where large branches missed us by inches. I have some trees that are completely rotted still standing. Wife calls them "ferry homes". Mystical. Old rotting birch is good for smoke wood to stop mosquitoes. It turns to almost a sponge toffee and will burn like incense. Good stuff.
Birch trees are so beautiful. Good information 👍 👌. Admire how you forage & sustain & store & hunt & be wise about the wood & trees that are used for many things ...at the same time you build. ?? Many young people who farm cannot do 2 things a day in sustaining with help & not get confused or mess up or get tired. Your are one in a million & you choose to share & teach us & edit!! Blessings this holiday season to you & family & Callie girl. Have the best Christmas 🎄.
SHAWN & OUR CALI how are you both doing ??? We had BIGGEST Snow flakes today the biggest that I have ever seen in my life !!! Almost like pan cakes sizes !!! You will be happier with the birch logs picked on up around the place !!!
I totally agree about “sustainably harvesting”chaga. I was gifted some recently by an indigenous friend.p who mentioned that. I thought to myself, she must mean leaving some behind for the next person. By the way, I’m enjoying it with a pinch of cinnamon and a dribble of maple syrup.
I saw a video in which a man used a radiator mounted behind the firebox to transfer excess heat to narrow pipes that he used for some other purpose. I can’t recall what that was, but you could get another radiator that would transfer the heat to containers for hot water for dishes and/or a shower. Another branch could go to a rack to dry wet clothing, gloves, and boots in the breezeway. You could even install underfloor heat in the bedroom. You could use a line for de-icing the porch or stairs, or any problem areas you discover over time. A pressure relief would be required, of course.
Good morning Shawn Can you make cutting boards out of birch trees? I have learned a lot about trees on your channel! Thank you! God bless you and your beautiful family!
Birch trees are sof, they are not good for cutting boards but they are good for wooden plates, forks and spoons also hangers for clotes,tables, benches and firewood! Lots of other things that i can't remember right now 😬😅 Oak tree is hard so is very good for cutting board!
You make The Cabin life look simple. Your knowledge of Nature and your expertise with tools allows this. I learn something new , with every video. Thks again.
Over here birch is considered hardwood and the best firewood. No oak or anything else available. But with a masonry stove, you don't mind - you want a fast and hot fire anyway.
Shawn you mentioned that you have a new camera so I think you are still figuring out the settings to me it seems like the aperture is closed down. I assume a nee lens with the new camera? Either way great to see so many quick videos.
I love watching you on your journey. Not a criticism at all but agree that the last few videos have been dark and again this isn’t criticism, but something to be mindful of is projecting your voice more when your some distance away from the camera. But that maybe because of the environment of not having the electricity to light up the inside of the cabin or it was early morning or evening when your shooting. I did have trouble hearing you in the last few videos as well. Your voice does not carry well. (If you know what I mean). When your explaining something on what your doing or like this video when you were sharing your wisdom on birch trees, I don’t want to miss out on any of that. ❤ Thank you! I am so thankful that you make an extra effort in videotaping your journey and sharing it with us.
Hi Shawn.. have you ever tried out a big old tire?... put it on some logs for support at waist height. Then you can cut logs into smaller pieces without having to bend down. I had a tractor tire wash downstream onto my property. Didn't know what to do with it. Now it is the best log splitting tool I have.
I need to get me an axe like that. 👍 I know what you mean about Birchwood. They rot out in the middle. Back in the late 60's while on a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters my dad found a hollowed out birch log 5 ft in length 6 in diameter. We put it on the fire standing up and smoke came out the top like a stove pipe. Nice Shawn 👍
How about during the winter you give us a tour of some of the more unique tools you've used or made during this cabin build that most of us might not know about.
I did not know that about birch. Several years ago in Southwestern Ohio, USA, Cincinnati area, the Emerald Ash Borer was a huge problem for trees and killed alot of them.
Steck die Stämme in die Mitte von 1-2 alten Reifen ohne Felge, dann musst du dich nicht so oft bücken bei der Menge. So mache ich es immer. Grüße aus Deutschland
Gotta agree with the consensus in this case... I'm unimpressed by the new camera. All details within shadow are lost (to me anyway) - even viewing on a monstrous HD television. Love every second of content, just wish I could see it better.
Dear Shawn James. 👍👌👏 2) Can't you sell the birch bark as a natural fire starter? You have lots of it. Or making birch tar out of it? Best regards, luck and health to all of you (including great Cali 💚 of course).
Shawn, my cat Cali, after watching her brother play fetch for 5 months decided she wanted in on it too, so now she has me throw her favorite toy, which is a ball with a bell in it. Her brother is so persistent in playing with his stuffed mouse, but Cali is just occasionally preoccupied with it. Having interactive pets is fun. Growing up, we had dogs, but they wouldn't bring their toys back. Callie seems like she's a lot of fun.
That Cali is so precious! I like to add comments to her expressions sometimes. Thanks again for everything Shawn. We appreciate you.
Sometimes, it’s relaxing just watching you split up firewood! Thanks for the tutorial on the heating qualities of the various specials.
I had a dog just like Calie,,,,,loved her so ,,she was red,,,,,they are wonderful dogs ,,loved her😢
Hi Shawn,
There must be a great satisfaction when you have the wood piles growing so you know you have a warm winter no matter what the weather throws at you. Have a good weekend.
Take care.
Paul,,
It's always good to see Cali doing her retrieving job. I think that she's due for a raise in biscuits! Good morning! Thanks for your post!
I learned about rotten birches! On my way out to my tree stand one morning this year I barely touched one while slogging thru marshy ground and all 30 feet of the thing fell straight down like a slack of dominos, all of it missing me luckily. Every piece was like a damp sponge held together by the bark.
Straight forward, real, and honest life. This was really good to watch. Thanks.
@@MURDASHOW1ONNICEGRAMM
Hello. Hope this reaches you. I have tried to let you know that someone is using your site to fool some subscribers. I know I haven’t won anything so just sending a heads/up that it is happening.
@@patriciatennery3021 Patricia, you are not replying to Shawn James, you are replying to the person doing the scamming/spamming. Shawn's comments have a different background in the comment header to the ones we post. Take a scroll and you'll notice his replies to folks, and the difference. You can also hover your mouse pointer over a comment and three dots will appear on the right - these give access to several functions, one being Report, allowing you to let YT know there's an issue with that comment. They will, eventually, react and remove the account of the spammer/scammer. Doesn't stop them though - get a new username and carry on. This channel is being hammered by this particular character but spamming/scamming is a problem on YT.
But cheers to you for trying to let Shawn James know.
@@MrPossumeyes thank you. I’m too old to learn all these hack tricks.
Good Morning James
Good morning from Chicago, I cant wait to get up to my cabin and start some ice fishing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! L73.
Greetings Shawn. I have lots of such Birch on my property, many have grown tall and thin because they have grown in unmanaged forest (Douglas Fir, Spruce, Aspen, Vine Maple and Balsam Fir) In the last couple of years they have suffered with the drought conditions and been under attack from a boring beetle, The tops die off and very soon snap off and water gets into them after which they soon decline. Splitting large rounds can be tough as the Birch Bark created a tough girdle that holds the wood together resisting the splitting forces. When I fall Birch I split the bark down one side with my chainsaw or an axe and this makes it easier to split and also speeds up seasoning of wood. As you know the fallen Birch rot from inside quickly. Thanks for your commitment to make such interesting and informative videos.
Shawn, Yes! Ever feeling cold, start chopping😁😁😁. Regards, Stephen.
Good morning and have a good day! Fi and Me
Hello from cold and snowy Finland! Here we use "over-a-year" dried firewood for stowes and heating especially in the heat reserving spare soapstone fireplaces... one dry-birch firewood batch holds the fireplace warm about 24 hours. Love to follow your off-grid life!
Hi Shawn, I hope Cali has many more years to go. My chocolate Lab died two years ago, she was 17 years, 3 month old and I still miss her terribly, she was cremated and put into a teak box which I have in the living room, she was my entire life. I've been agonizing over getting a new family member and I think I've finally decided to bring a puppy home next summer, I'm torn between a chocolate Lab or a golden retriever, it's a tough decision. Anyway, sorry to bore you, I enjoyed the relaxing video, Cali has many more years to go, the ceiling looks great, thanks for the escape, take care Shawn.
Your building skills are fantastic & inspiring. Your videos are superb; takes the stress out of my life when I watch them. They're absolutely beautiful. Yea, that's the life we can only dream of. Thank you for sharing your experience & experiences !!!
That is the life that is God given. Seek it. Not man
Cali is a happy dog❤
Interesting explanation of the flora, it’s uses, and how to be resourceful with your surroundings.
Thank you for showing how you split the wood! I'm envious of your life. Have a family cabin my Dad and Grandad built in 83 in the Cherokee Mtns. It sits in front of a running creek and there is a wide open field on the opposite side of the creek surrounded by 89 wooded acres. I love it there. It is on the grid but I enjoy being there as often as possible. If I could live there full time, I would. :)
Making firewood keeps you warm. 3 times: logging, chopping and when you burn it
*What a great, natural life you live Shawn James! MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours!* 👍👍💯⭐🎅🦌🎄
@@MURDASHOW1ONNICEGRAMM you are not Shawn James, and the FBI is looking your way.
Good Morning!! Shawn James from TX😄😁😆
It's good to see you laying fuel now before the weather turns really wintry, Shawn.
I love this time of the year, when you split firewood. It must be a very satisfying experience. Knowing you will be warm from your hard work.💯❤️👍🏾💜🙋🏽♀️✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
Thanks for another great video and some back story on the birch tree! You rock 😊
Good morning Shawn Cali like to play, preparing lots of what the winter is coming.
Thank you , Shawn .
🐺
You truly know what to do with the wood so that it won’t go to waste, thanks for sharing!✅✅✅🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯
Growing up in Ontario I remember using maple and oak as the primary heating fuel in our stoves. I now live in Scandinavia and the vast majority of fire fuel here is birch.
Good morning Shawn. Minus 12 here north of you. Glad to see the cabin is comfortable for the winter.
Love birch wood especially the bark.
As I was young my sisters and I would write notes on the bark that was peeling.
Great firewood too.
With the onset of summer and 34C tomorrow, finally, seeing snow is helping me cool down!
thanks for the teaching about birch trees
Thank you, Shawn.
Thanks for you posting more vedios. Enjoy you cabin life. Looking forward to seeing the total competition. Of the cabin.and your wife being in vedios with you.
Gotta love Cali. Special friend.
Hello Shawn and Cali! Enjoyed my coffee with you today. Thank you! 👍😎🐾🇨🇦
Hey Shawn, it would be brilliant to see a canoe build ,super light and easy to manage upon the water. .As always ,inspirational . ATVB2U .Scott Somerset UK
Woodland escape could help you with the canoe build. He's an expert in birchbark canoe building .
Yes! He built a very nice canoe and showed all the steps.
Morning from Massachusetts!!! Hugs to Callie
Hi James, 🏠 that is be inconceivable of this Cabin almost is complete? Hopefully can see you Decoration for the Christmas 🎅🏻
That one brought back some vivid memories of living in the Sierra Nevada when I was young.
Shawn……I love your cabin and your skills building it, and what a great dog…. I have a golden myself….great dogs and companions…. I have watched all your videos,…They are all great….Merry Christmas too you and your family…..Earl
G'day Shawn, cheers for the upload mate!
Have a wonderful and blessed day to you Shawn. God bless, take care.
Hello Shawn from Oregon state'' good to see you and Cali girl'' and making use of the wood have a happy holiday with your family
Great use of your resources, love to see a birch canoe built.
HI SHAWN, you don't have to lose your paper (white) birch trees. They may have an average mortality, but yours can live much longer if their few needs are met (water, oxygen, and organic matter availability, root expansion and sunlight). Here are their top killers and what you can do to turn it around.
(1) Soil compaction (foot and vehicle traffic around base) ~ don't drive within 10 feet of trees and apply 3 inches deep of large wood chip mulch around tree (1 foot from base of tree to 8 - 10 feet out). Many specimen trees are killed by tourists.
(2) Drought ~ mulch will help. Also, irrigate 1 inch of water once a week over mulch beds during extended droughts. Invest in an inexpensive rain gauge.
(3) Peeling bark off trees ~ do not "pull" bark off living trees. If you need tinder, "cut" loose bark off living trees without peeling. A better source of tinder is plucking within reach the small dead branches in the inner crown of spruce trees
(4) Bronze birch borer ~ look for bleeding and frass (beetle sawdust excrement), and galleries (tunnels) under the bark of dead trees ~ treat when leaves first appear in spring using a soil drench (pour over base and soil) using Imidacloprid (Merit pesticide in your hardware store). The higher active ingredient the better.
(5) Ground fires within 10 feet of trees will kill roots and crowns
(6) Changing natural watering patterns by nearby structures that intercept and disperse rain, adding soil and soil compaction ~ irrigate
Birches are super dangerous. The woodpeckers start punching holes in patterns and the branches randomly come down. Had about three occasions where large branches missed us by inches. I have some trees that are completely rotted still standing. Wife calls them "ferry homes". Mystical. Old rotting birch is good for smoke wood to stop mosquitoes. It turns to almost a sponge toffee and will burn like incense. Good stuff.
Thanks again I love you knowledge of the forest!
Birch trees are so beautiful. Good information 👍 👌. Admire how you forage & sustain & store & hunt & be wise about the wood & trees that are used for many things ...at the same time you build. ?? Many young people who farm cannot do 2 things a day in sustaining with help & not get confused or mess up or get tired. Your are one in a million & you choose to share & teach us & edit!!
Blessings this holiday season to you & family & Callie girl. Have the best Christmas 🎄.
SHAWN & OUR CALI how are you both doing ??? We had BIGGEST Snow flakes today the biggest that I have ever seen in my life !!! Almost like pan cakes sizes !!! You will be happier with the birch logs picked on up around the place !!!
Hello from the Netherlands .
thanks for the video .
Sincerely, Hollandduck
Good info. on what and when to burn the different woods. Thank you!!
I totally agree about “sustainably harvesting”chaga. I was gifted some recently by an indigenous friend.p who mentioned that. I thought to myself, she must mean leaving some behind for the next person. By the way, I’m enjoying it with a pinch of cinnamon and a dribble of maple syrup.
I saw a video in which a man used a radiator mounted behind the firebox to transfer excess heat to narrow pipes that he used for some other purpose. I can’t recall what that was, but you could get another radiator that would transfer the heat to containers for hot water for dishes and/or a shower. Another branch could go to a rack to dry wet clothing, gloves, and boots in the breezeway. You could even install underfloor heat in the bedroom.
You could use a line for de-icing the porch or stairs, or any problem areas you discover over time.
A pressure relief would be required, of course.
Good morning Shawn
Can you make cutting boards out of birch trees? I have learned a lot about trees on your channel! Thank you! God bless you and your beautiful family!
Birch trees are sof, they are not good for cutting boards but they are good for wooden plates, forks and spoons also hangers for clotes,tables, benches and firewood! Lots of other things that i can't remember right now 😬😅 Oak tree is hard so is very good for cutting board!
You make The Cabin life look simple. Your knowledge of Nature and your expertise with tools allows this. I learn something new , with every video. Thks again.
Over here birch is considered hardwood and the best firewood. No oak or anything else available. But with a masonry stove, you don't mind - you want a fast and hot fire anyway.
Thanx, now I know why my wood sizzles in my wood stove. I just won't order it again. Great lesson. Thank you. I'll only order maple from now on.
Thanks for the video Shawn. 👍😁
I love that idea! Making a canoe! Let's do it! 💯❤️💯
I've noticed for awhile now you where that leatherman on your side. My wife bought me one for Christmas awhile ago and I swear I use it every day.
Hi :) Love your videos man. The last few of them the camera have been so dark, is it possible to make the videos brighter?
I totally agree. Some places it is so dark you can’t see anything. 😳
Shawn you mentioned that you have a new camera so I think you are still figuring out the settings to me it seems like the aperture is closed down. I assume a nee lens with the new camera? Either way great to see so many quick videos.
I love watching you on your journey. Not a criticism at all but agree that the last few videos have been dark and again this isn’t criticism, but something to be mindful of is projecting your voice more when your some distance away from the camera. But that maybe because of the environment of not having the electricity to light up the inside of the cabin or it was early morning or evening when your shooting. I did have trouble hearing you in the last few videos as well. Your voice does not carry well. (If you know what I mean). When your explaining something on what your doing or like this video when you were sharing your wisdom on birch trees, I don’t want to miss out on any of that. ❤ Thank you! I am so thankful that you make an extra effort in videotaping your journey and sharing it with us.
Indeed, settings are not good i think. Or is it the winter that makes is so dark outside😅
‘Dark times’ on the James’ estate 🖤
Welcome back enjoyed the video very much December 9th Friday morning 6 o'clock AM🐕🎅NC
I have a very old Burch bark canoe you can have.. it won't sail but it is intact and has all the wood ribs... I'm in the 705
You know Cali’s excited about retrieving her toy when you see that tail wagging.
Hi Shawn.. have you ever tried out a big old tire?... put it on some logs for support at waist height. Then you can cut logs into smaller pieces without having to bend down.
I had a tractor tire wash downstream onto my property. Didn't know what to do with it. Now it is the best log splitting tool I have.
I need to get me an axe like that. 👍
I know what you mean about Birchwood. They rot out in the middle. Back in the late 60's while on a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters my dad found a hollowed out birch log 5 ft in length 6 in diameter. We put it on the fire standing up and smoke came out the top like a stove pipe.
Nice Shawn 👍
Great vidieo/ Merry Christmas to you and family!!
Thank you for a wonderful year of videos. MERRY Christmas to you and family
How about during the winter you give us a tour of some of the more unique tools you've used or made during this cabin build that most of us might not know about.
You really need to go back and watch all past episodes. ✌🏽
Great education for young people who may think these trees grow forever if you leave them alone.
We always used to burn birch in the sauna, because it got nice and hot quickly.
Love from GEORGIA❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪❤️❤️❤️💋💋
brilliant video , such a lot to do , BRILLIANT .
Thanks for posting videos more often. Your recent videos are hard to see they are very dark..
Haha, Cali is like a polar bear deriving happiness from cold water, snow, and ice.
Cool….I can hear the eco of his strike against the Birch log…..
Yup birch stays wet till split.
I saw on one other video, they split the wood with an old tire around it. It holds together the wood until you finish to cut it up.
Hi Shawn, sound and light quality not so great on latest vids (although content is great as usual! Thank you). Sound is muffled and light very dark.
I did not know that about birch. Several years ago in Southwestern Ohio, USA, Cincinnati area, the Emerald Ash Borer was a huge problem for trees and killed alot of them.
I never knew the Ask borer effected Birch? All the Ash trees on my Wisconsin farm are dead from the Ash Borer but all my Birch trees are healthy?
The bugs aren't the cause of the trees dying, they are the result of a dying tree.
Are you able to adjust the ISO or provide some more light?
Getting eye strain in alot of videos lately.
Thanks in advance 👍
Hi Shawn, your put in the nice snow and I’m in Florida with sun up to my ass. I’d move back if I could
Best tinder material, birch :)
Ya think?
I’m both glad and disappointed that the firewood from our Forrest’s I grew up in didn’t really require splitting or a splitting Maul …
Also let Cali, ride with you in the. ATV and on the sled especially when it's freezing cold she might enjoy it and it could keep her paws from burning
She hates it!
Read a great book called, Off The Grid by Claire Fields recently. Thought I would share with my armchair homesteading peeps. Check it out!
Steck die Stämme in die Mitte von 1-2 alten Reifen ohne Felge, dann musst du dich nicht so oft bücken bei der Menge. So mache ich es immer.
Grüße aus Deutschland
You should have been on Commodore Peary’s attempt at the North Pole as a sledge puller.
Commodore Perry
Yeah well you might improve the distant sound with a clip on mic, bluetooth connected. Maybe look into it. Noise is much louder than speech
Sad about the tree’s but nature’s way ‼️‼️🎄⛄️😊🫶🏼
what knives and multi-tools do you have? Probably Buck and Leatherman ?
Hilarious "it's too dark" comments. Gee, it's December in Ontario......can't imagine why. Must be yer dang camera!
Will you be getting a wood burning stove for baking for your future kitchen? Like a pioneer Princess cookstove?
Gotta agree with the consensus in this case... I'm unimpressed by the new camera.
All details within shadow are lost (to me anyway) - even viewing on a monstrous HD television.
Love every second of content, just wish I could see it better.
Maravillosos
Shawn, does your new cam have a problem? This vid in particular is a bit underexposed.
Dear Shawn James.
👍👌👏 2) Can't you sell the birch bark as a natural fire starter? You have lots of it. Or making birch tar out of it?
Best regards, luck and health to all of you (including great Cali 💚 of course).