NH CABIN PROJECT. Part 11. Our First Winter in our Off Grid Cabin.
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- Winter is here and we're snug and cozy and loving our new life in our off grid cabin. The new kitchen queen stove is doing a fabulous job of heating the cabin and it's cooking performance exceeds our expectations. We are snowed in already and our only access in and out is our Polaris Ranger and 01 Ski Doo snowmobile. Life is good here in the NH woods.
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MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: How do you have internet at your cabins? A: I have cell service at both cabins but it is spotty due to foliage and cloud cover. I can access the internet from my cabins but have to drive to a local wifi location to upload videos.
Q: How old is Frankie? A: Frankie will be 10 in April of 2018
Q: What video editing software do I use? A: Presently, all I use is Windows Live Movie maker but I’m considering trying imovie, Adobe Elements or SONY VEGAS PRO.
Q: How do you get your water? Did you dig a well? A: Presently, I haul water to the NY cabin but at the NH cabin, I drop a kettle into an old well that was dug by hand by the settlers in the 1700’s.
Q:What is your favorite brand of cast iron cookware? A: I prefer using vintage cast iron. My favorites are BSR and Griswold. If I had to buy new I would buy a Lodge Brand. I plan to purchase this dutch oven in the future:
Q: What do you use for refrigeration? A: We have a small gas refrigerator that we salvaged from an old Shasta camper and a custom icebox that I built into the cabin wall. We make ice on site with a propane freezer.
Video of icebox:
Video of Gas Refrigerator:
Propane Freezer:
Q: What do you use for cooking and heating? A: We use a Kitchen Queen 380 for cooking and heating during the winter months but we also have an antique gas stove in the cabin for when we don't need the heat from the KQ.
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They cant take your money with no music. Awesome vid.
True :-)
Man I love that you have got it going on the cabin in the snow. I know how you are a winter guy, but for me (with the metal bars in my neck) I just can not take that level of cold any more. Wonderful place you have and very peaceful. Jim
Yeah I can understand that. We love the snow. My full length version of this video will be released on the new platform when it's ready. We're filming everyday now :-)
And when this gentleman say's busy year? He means Busy!!! LOL!! Enjoy your videos!!
Yep, you guys will be cosy even through the coldest of winter! I did notice your drainage piping in the craw space vacates in a big S trap, where is should be a P trap and then a vent. You should look into this if you start getting sewer smells! Great video JC, thx for sharing!
Yep we just wing it here with the plumbing but so far so good ha ha :-))
You really know your stuff !! The cabin is looking great !!
Thank you buddy.
You are getting there, slowly but surely! Thanks for sharing you adventures! I am glad Frankie is doing well!
Nice update Buddy. Looks like you'll be toasty warm. :-)
Great vid JC, in the south we put a vapor barrier down on the soil in the crawl
I'll be doing that when I'm finished under there :-)
in Orygun under the house and on top of the dirt we lay heavy visqueen down for a vapor barrier. just an idea, you may have already done that.
I plan to do similar with some cheap tarps. Still got some pier work to do under there.
we had a Kitchen Queen 380 we loved it but have since moved to a new property like you, we are downsizing and the Wife wanted a different heat source (smaller) etc. i have the NEW unused water tank for the back of the 380 stove and the summer cooking grate unused if you ever want them, i'd make you a great deal on them. the new owner of our old house turned out to be not such a nice person so they were moved to the new house with us. i figured we'd get another kitchen queen but the Wife wanted something a lot smaller now they're just sitting.
Makin' the NH Cabin toasty--and doing it the right way! I like it!!
Great video as always 👍🏻
Love hearing the Chickadees!! Excellent work for the skirtings. Love that bubble wrap. We use it around Mom's old foundation at he house.
Great job!!!
Thank you
No music but it's still my favorite video! The sounds of nature are all you need.
Agreed but the full length version is so much better with the soundtracks. No comparison really.
Thank you for allowing us to be on this journey with you.
I always enjoy your videos, thanks for the update.
Nice work on the cabin. you do good work.
The door with a larger window will go a long way in lifting your winter spirits for sure. That skirting and insulating will go a long way too!
Much needed upgrades for sure.
Thank You for hangin in there, Boss. I was afraid that you were going to "abandon ship".I appreciate what you do.
Adapt and Overcome :-))
Boss, you’re a great man and an incredible person! You’re an inspiration to us all. We need more people like you in the world today. And who doesn’t love Frankie and Lori? All the best and God bless! Love from the Judge!
The pond beavers taught you well.
Nice job Boss,love the cabin,so cozy looking,thank you buddy
Always something to do,ain't it! Great video!
Enjoyed the update. Ty
Great video 🇺🇸 thanks
Looks Great---even underneath the house......Thank you for sharing
Great job. Really coming together
Looking good Boss and Lori ! Take care.
Frankie the inspector! looking good Boss.
Boss, I am learning a lot from you. Made a water filter system for home and it works beautifully. Have materials to build a Rocket Stove like yours. I copied your dollies that you brought the Kitchen Queen in to the cabin and plan on doing it just like you did next spring. I was wondering what to do about insulation under my cabin and now I know!! I taken so many ideas I feel like I should put you on my payroll. Yessa
Glad you find my postings beneficial Larry. Please share my channel with others.
GOOD NOW YOUR SET , MERRY CHRISTMAS BOSS TO YOU & YOURS 🌲🎅🎄😁🍀
Thank you Boss , you and Frankie are awesome ♥ TTYL 😁
I have enjoyed this video several times. One fun thing about it is that at the beginning there are cheerful bird sounds and my cats are, like, where are they, mom??? They really get a kick out of hearing the birds singing. And I get a kick out of watching them looking around to see where the heck the birdies are.
Dontcha hate when the put off tasks become a must do. Seems like it is always at the worst time. When doing them finally, I always think, "why didn't I do this a long time ago when the weather, etc was better".
Judy here, Frankie is like my dog she stays close to my husband. Love the animals
great job and thanks for sharing. especially, Frankie in his supervisory position.
We have some of those jobs too. Try to ignore them but in the end you have to get in there and do them. Yessir!
I started using that bubble wrap on the inside of my garage door about 8 years ago and it did wonders. After seeing your application under the flooring at your NY cabin, I ended up doing the same thing when I built my composting outhouse at my cabin earlier this year. Well worth it. Glad to see your new home and life is thriving as I expected it would!
I'll tell you; you have been busy this year. Thanks for taking us along with your journey. Nice work on the skirting!
Love that bubble foil... has so many uses. Keep up the good work Boss
Very few people find that place to say, were here to stay. I know I have. Collie dog inspecting ones work, you cant put a $$$ value on that :-)
Looks great nice to see Frankie still gets in every camera shot he can love he sleeps right by you when working gives you that look like hey shhhhh lol .
Looking good boss. Man I miss the snow. No snow for us in Ga.
Thanks for showing cabin skirting.. Enjoy your hard work.. Happy holidays
If you build a chicken coop it would be cool to use the original door for that. It is looking good thanks for sharing.
Gutted a house built in 1857 once, yeah, that was fun.. Racoon mess, squirrel mess, mice mess, snake mess.. YAY.. but lovely old place that we picked up for 8K... It was built to last, everything in it was mahogany, oak and hedge. Trying to cut through the hedge cost us 9 blades and drilling into them killed two dewalt drills.
Your cabin has turned out real nice! Now you can enjoy the fruit of all your labor!!! Merry Christmas!😇😇😇
We are certainly enjoying now. Merry Christmas.
Awesome video I love that cabin
Best in the business Boss, great video. We closed our remote Maine cabin for the season last month and your posting help to distract me from the long cold separation that is part of not living year round in paradise. ...119 days till my return
Thanks for reminding us and showing us the way forward
Merry Christmas. ..time for another log on the fire...and a cold Moose Rule too
My day just got better.
Just wanted to say thanks for doing these videos. It’s people like you who are re-educating us and teaching us to be good stewards and grateful. Godly work you’re doing. Thank you, to both of you (+Frankie). God bless.
God Bless
You are too far in the woods for Santa so don't expect a visit from him! Nice to see you are living well. Take care, Merry Christmas to you and Lorie.
You really have turned the camp into a home! Looks great J.C. Thank you for sharing.
Smart no music...no copyright.
Another Great Vid
Thanks!
Glad to see you settling in for good at the cabin Boss - we need a few more thousand of you in the state! Great work taking care of the skirting and other projects - there is certainly always some project that needs done! Merry Christmas to you, your family and Frankie! Cheers!
Merry Christmas
Oh yes heat loss big time. One of the first thing we had done was to have them come out and re blow the whole house. They had no insulation over the garage and a cheap garage door that had no insulation. Bought the panels for that and installed. Big difference You guys have been working your fanny's off but it sure is looking good You and the family have a wonderfully blessed Christmas and a great new year. Love to all kiss for Frankie
Merry Christmas to you too Cheryl :-)
Where is Frankie's head lamp???🐾🐾🐾🐾😂. What a helper he is!
I’m Korean.Nice to know you today.감사합니다 메리 크리스마스
Nice to know you too :-)
Love the channel Boss. Every episode does my heart good. Prayers for healing for you. BTW, reminds me of where I grew up in Upstate NY. Thanks for sharing. Frankie is such a sweetie boy.
Great video as always! Love the bird chirping intro!
Hey Boss great video.!! I'm looking forward to leaving London and living off grid, your videos are inspirational.
Hey old man from another old man good job! When we get older work smarter not harder!
Thanks for the update and as you know, the work will never end. Later you guys and all the best. Marry Christmas and all the best in the new year.
Merry Christmas buddy.
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nice!
another job well done! you patience, and drive keep you young.. hope you have a great winter in our new home. God Bless!
Great job Boss, you do excellent work especially considering all the obstacles you have to work around in an old structure. I do think Frankie deserves extra cookie rations for being such a good assistant. Thank you for your videos - I'll be subscribing to your Pantheon channel as soon as it's up and running. Cheers to you my friend and to Santa's Little Helper too. :) Merry Christmas from Wisconsin.
Thank you my friend. I filmed this in 2 verssions. This one for Utube and the full length with my creativity thrown in for my new platform. There's a solution for every problem. Merry Christmas.
You're totally right and I know I speak for the HUGE majority of your Subscribers when I say if you show us the path we will follow you and your channel......really we're just following Franklin but it's cool he allows you to tag along. I hope Santa treats you right again this year. :)
Well, this episode completes my "binge watching" JC. I am glad I found you. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing a part of your life with us. I look forward to what you put up next. God bless you and keep you.
Glad you enjoyed them Matt and thanks for saying so.
God Bless
Hitting the Knickerbockers! Haha! So many gone by brands of brew. Glad I was able to sneak a few here and there for myself! Schaeffer, Black Label, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Knickerbocker, Schlitz, and Pickwick Ale were always readily available for my misspent youth. Good memories!
I grew up on Schlitz lol. I have quite a story regarding two cans of Schaefer but I'll be telling that in a journal reding in the futer. It's the one beer to have when you're having more than one ha ha
That sawall trick was wicked pissah Mr. Great stuff Mr Boss. Be safe this wintah. We are prayin for ya. Love to Frankie.
Boss how is the whitetail hunting and the trapping up there?? got to keep those groceries coming you knw.
Hunting is good but trapping has tough restrictions.
Keep the content coming. Always a good treat. Looking forward to more cooking videos.
Put up on a couple of saw horses that old door would make a good work bench.
Good job on the cabin. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you and yours, and all your viewers....
Nice work. Frankie got the right. :)
Looks like Frankie has major skills first front door fitment then holding down that insulation during critical stages of construction. Yep I bet he holds a union card.
BOSS, LOVE THE FIREWOOD ENCLAVE WHEN YOU WALK IN YOUR CABIN, THINK I WILL TAKE THAT IDEA FOR MY CABIN:). HOPEFULLY YOU FIND A BAG OF GOLD BEHIND THE KNEE WALL, INSTEAD OF MICE DROPPINGS, LOL. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS.
It's easy to see that you're proud of your cabin and you should be.
The Cabin is coming along great! That looks like an Awesome place! As always, awesome video! 👍
Nicely done Boss.
She's coming together boss!
My favorite channel on UA-cam! Thank you for the inspriration and Merry Christmas.
Beautiful cabin. Live your dream! Awesome!
My biggest dream is me and my wife leaving in a cabin I the woods. Only a dream.
Congrats. You have a nice place. Glad it's working out for you. Always like to see how you tackle projects big and small. Have a Merry Christmas and stay warm.
You have wonderful voice, it is reminiscent of voiceovers from the 1950’s.
Thank you
All the best for a warm and cozy winter! Cheers!
Beautiful white winter :-)
attic work and skirting.... a tough job but like ye said..... "It will be worth it in the end!"
Merry Christmas to you all! Enjoy your first “full time” Christmas at the cabin. I bet it feels wonderful! Definitely well deserved. TFS and God Bless ~Lisa
Wonderful indeed. We just came in from snowshoeing to the summit. Time for a glass of wine :-)
Glad that you are as snug as a bug in a rug. Blessings
The place looks great Boss! Now you're all buttoned up and ready for winter!
Looks like Franky has adjusted well and always ready to be the foreman on all of your projects.
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Blessed New Year!
Frankie looking at Boss "Why are we doing this in the WINTER!?" :) When replacing the front door.
The door was done in late summer, that's why I was wearing a T shirt :-))
Love your channel JC. Merry Christmas to you and your lady. God Bless.
nice. good video.
Very nice video. You do some mighty fine work boss. I suppose Frankie tells you the right way to do it. Cabin looks real good with the staggered cedar shakes. All the best to you both. Merry Christmas
That' s looking purr...ty sweet... alright...Just you...her...and ...the dog ! Looks real cozy...with the chickadees to sing for you outside...Looks like a Christmas post card out front...just in time too !! Merry CHRISTMAS you all !!! and a wish for a ...Happy New Year !
Thank you and Merry Christmas :-)
Good work Boss! Glad to see you're settled in. Merry Christmas!!
with the red heads tonight and feeling very warm , enjoy this festive season my friend .
Merry Christmas Boss! I really enjoy your productions and projects.
Great video!! Merry Christmas to you and the Family 🎄