Well done on the cabin. looks almost good enough to live in LOL. Well done seriously.
Is this near your home or on your land and will it be used? I wrote this after only the first few minutes. I can see with the care taken it seems to be a dwelling.
Absolutely incredible. You are so lucky that you are in a place like that to be able to build such a beautiful cabin. I only wish I could have that. Do you own that land that you built the cabin on? Also how did you fill in the cracks and finish the cabin?
@dirtTdude glad to hear it. Ive been peeling logs for about 1.5 months now got 19 done and at least that many more to go. I am cheating tho w/ a chainsaw but still using a drawknife. will post a vid if the camera i ordered ever shows up...
@Chronic4o2o0Cannabis so long as the roof holds up it will last, that's kinda why we decided on installing a modern roof as opposed to a more 17th century period roof. thanks for the excellent comment yo
@lovinglaughingcrying it is a rare occasion when you cross paths with a asshole/dick personality... If you can benefit and or be entertained by my humble words I give to you my awesome insult to use at your discretion at any time, from this day forward for the rest of your life and to freely share with all dicks and assholes everywhere any time you deem necessary. Thank you. :-)
@napalmloveskids Thanks, no i can't... However, in light of your major malfunction I have a question for you, considering that you somehow pull off being a dick AND an asshole simultaneously, Why don't you go fuck your self and be a troll someplace else?
When you build a cabin like this in the forest, do you need to buy land from the government or anything? Or can you just call dibs on a spot and start building?
@dirtTdude lol cool! I'm just afraid to build one with all this crap I hear about logs twisting and windows and doors not working etc..Any experience with that sir?
@SanEverett yeah, its just crap... if you have the forethought enough to realize that your cabin will settle, you'll take measures to allow for movement associated with settling,
@benskin79 good old jay used to like to surprise us then take our pictures to capture our expressions, after a few years of that, that's about all he could get out of us
@FISHBREATHH thank you and thank you,.. yep, i'm pretty lucky to have a friend like Jayjay, joshboy has been busy and doesnt really hang out with us as much any more.
Don't mind malcolm, he's still mad about being in the middle of his cellmate's buttcheeks. 902 times during his sentence, according to his username. Poor malcolm! His name can be ridiculed for no reason too!
thats an amazing job man! very impressive... fuck these guys... they obviously dont know the meaning behind handbuilt. Some of the imperfections are that much more astonishing because you did them by hand... obviously if you were using better technology it would look more modern but whos to say the old rustic imperfections arent an added bonus of your craftsmanship? I fucking love it dude! Maybe one day I will experience that thrill! Keep it up in all you do bro.
@huckleberry803 thank you sir, i too have serious reservations concerning the abilities of some of our comenters, Its funny, i usually think that the guys that say "i wish i could" can and then there are the people that think they can do better... usually i do not think they have the ability OR fortitude to build one and as a matter of fact, i have never even seen a cabin from one of those people yet. I'm also helping 3 people that said they couldn't or wish they could.... amazing
@wardy2294 sesame street and lincoln logs taught me the principle of stacking logs, Dick Proenneke taught me how to scribe saddle notches and my friend Jay taught me how to be patient.
@dirtTdude lol fair enough, but did you have any experience building with timber like this? or did you just make a plan and dive straight in to this project?
@wardy2294 no, the cabin you see in the videos is the 1st log structure i have built, as we were erecting our walls we never expected to complete the project due to vandalism, arson and or other human intervention. to this day we worry about all the same issues and you will to, we saw "Alone in the wilderness" , had access to free timber and an idea was born... it took us 3 weeks to remove a stump and create a level area to start the walls and then there was no stopping us... you can do it.
@dirtTdude great advice, my brother and i are 15 and 16, we started building a cabin in our woods using all hand tools, so far we have a good foundation and we notched the floor into the foundation, your pictures have helped and good luck with future structures
@diyLogHomes I don't think i like your tone Al... just for starters; my cabin is a perfect 17th century replica and a tribute to the Dick Proenneke cabin, I dare you to imply that he should have taken a class. I mean, that's pretty fucking offencive Pal... I have to hike in 2 miles to my cabin site and its up hill the whole way buddy. Judging purely by the girth of your mid section I assume you drive your pick up right up to your build site eh? ;-)
@diyLogHomes i'll also have you know that my logs are 100% all rejected and abandoned logs from recent timber harvesting operations and the cost was $0.00.. furthermore, each one of the 44 logs that make my walls are perfectly hewed in and have perfectly fitting saddle notches. My chinking is made of cob that consists the purest clay available anywhere that i personally dug out of the creek my self, hand sifted mineral soil and sand.... bricks have been made like this for thousands of years.
@diyLogHomes my cabin was built with all 100% hand tools, the cabin i saw behind you in your video shows 12" to 14" logs... to be frank, you use a chain saw and probably a boom truck for taller projects. from my perspective, that kinda makes you a damn sissy, doesn't mean i don't think you're a great guy and everything, just that I don't believe you have what it takes to build a real wilderness cabin, in the wilderness with no pick up truck or power tools... because you're fat
@loki1066 you kind of want your joints to be upside down weather your building a saddle notch cabin or mortise and tenon because water could / can / will collect in the joint like a cereal bowl... an example would be if you imagined your bowl of Captain Crunch with crunch berries, it holds the Captain Crunch and the milk very well right side up, but if you turn it upside down all your breakfast will spill out and on your lap... same principle. logs need to be kept dry or they rot
@Spandex08 all our timber was salvaged, abandoned material left from timber harvest activities, if you just want to put a cabin up in your back 40 and need to buy the logs, contact your local lumber mill and ask how much for a truck load of 8" X 25' spruce, hemlock, douglas fir and or pine - whatever is most prevalent in your area
@Spandex08 our cabin has a cedar floor but pine or plywood will work, it's your cabin... yes, its above ground, many techniques for 'foundation logs' exist, most people use 4 big rocks, one in each corner.. if you invest heavily in a good roof and keep your logs (walls) dry, your cabin will outlast you regardless of the species, most people like spruce because it's light others like pine but almost everybody uses what grows in abundance near the build site.
@thesilverspoonful check with the County you are in but if you are not on the power grid who would come inspect your wiring? if your not hooked up to sewer, who would come inspect your plumbing? its my understanding that building codes and inspections are only required in certain areas.
As a summer project, I'm probably going to build a log cabin out here in northwestern Ontario, but I'll have to wait until end of May before the snow clears enough for me to go out there.
Using a modern touch on your own log cabin. WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE! Where do you get off making personal decisions about YOUR cabin. And then, to top it off, you post it on an open forum, where people have to actually seek it out, and make a choice to watch it. You should be ashamed of yourself for attempting to share an experience and an accomplishment with other people. Next time, show some respect and just kick somebody in the nuts.
@stocks365 I know... before i start the next cabin build I'm going to check with the 'committee' on ALL material, supplies and hardware I'll also have to remember to submit for music approval.... after all, i don't want to upset all those people that don't subscribe
@dirtTdude Actually you would be surprised how cheaply you can get logs of "limited or no commercial value" since they are about 6-8 inches wide. i believe from the forest service
@stocks365 i can usually get free logs on sight., they are made out of trees... yep, i buy the logs you describe from the forest service and cut them in to cord-wood every spring, the only cost associated in the next build is concrete.... and the roof of course, sense i'll be building my home I'll have to follow a bunch of building codes
Ever since i saw Jerimiah Johnson ive wanted to build a log cabin ... a classic one ! and you guys have .. wow . the only thing is thats yall propped upp the foundation with rocks come onnn mann . but overall an excellent job ! and btw im twelve .
Computer nerds who saw "Alone in the Wilderness" and thought " Hey I can do that" So they went to home depot and bought parts and fucked it all up. Whats even more sad is who knows how many actually helped to make this mess when the guy in "alone in the wilderness" did it all alone with no power tools. NO cordless tools used, a particle board roof lol what a bunch of tools.
@guitarraveboy I am with the guy who made this video if you are such a great Grizzly Adams then by god teach us your ways otherwise shut the fuck up and let the ppl who are really building there own places do there work. Dirtdude great video and nice cabin ignore the ignorance of the "tool" above..
@SuperTomcatUk 'This Old Shack', it's stars, guest stars & special guest stars, it's subscribers, advertisers and sponsors do not support, condone or acknowledge racial remarks or offencive slurs... thank you
@SuperTomcatUk Crystal Method is white English guys. How odd that a racist would hate music from his own country. You should get up off the couch sometimes and look outside.
@joshuapaul76 yeah, if mountain biking were any more fun it would probably be illegal... wait till you try log cabining with mountain biking, it actually gets you high
Says the guy with the SS videos yet he has Bob Marley music in his collection. Wasn't the Nazi's racists as in "they don't like black people", so i think that means you have just contradicted yourself young dafty! Do us a favour and take your moms dick out your mouth and stop trying to waste the comments for a good video "Dumme Fotze".
That IS TALENT ! What State is that ? Michigan? or North West? Do you all do this for hire? Also, what would a job of this nature cost? How did you treat the wood? PS. Just saw it's Alaska.
@spiritartman the cabin you see in the videos is in Washington State... yep, I do build cabins for hire, depending on your floor and roof requirements and your local building codes, they start at 30 large and go up from there, depending on species, you can treat the timber with anything ranging from diesel oil to varnish
@67DieHardPatriot454 i'm not sure i understand the question but here goes my best try... We do not have a refrigerator at the cabin, there is no electricity. but occasionally we bring a cooler along to keep our lunch cool and fresh, most of the time it's cool enough to just put our soda pop in the shade, in the snow
The Chemical Brothers tune fits perfect so ignore them sour faced dudes. Good job on the cabin mate. How long did it take from start to finish roughly. I would love to attempt this one day.
@fleckyRFC No the techno music sucks and I had to mute it because I got tired of listening to it about thirty sec into it. It needs some Almond Bothers or SSome Skynard playing in the background or maybe Country Boy Can Survive. That techno crap does not fit the video and just plain sucks.
@bwarrior Actually the music is classed as electronic dance not techno and if thats what the guy wants on his video then thats up too him. If you want different music then go out into the middle of jackfuckistan and video yourself building a cabin with some hill billy banjo barn dance music :-).
@dirtTdude NOTHING wrong with useing some modern (better,stronger, lasts longer, weather proofs better) building materials for some of it especially the roof. I dont want a roof leaking on me in the winter or that I constantly have to repair every year.
Dick's cabin is still standing and the only parts he didn't make himself were the plastic on the roof, the glazings for the windows and any nails he used. How long do you expect techno man's cabin to stand?
@zapwatt my cabin has a modern roof on it that will keep my logs dry for about 30 years, at the end of that 30 year period i will put another layer of shingles on top and it will last another 30 years, when you go clear out to the middle of jackfuckistan to build your mother fucking cabin, you can put any kind of god damn roof on it you want Chuck
@dirtTdude You are correct in you closing statement but your are incorrect in assuming that my statement was intended to insult you. Besides having the right to build my cabin as I please I also have the right to say anything I please even if it does not please you. I am exercising this freedom without the use of course language because just as Godfather said. . . talkin' loud & saying nothing!
@Chefmaki1 logs have a taper, the butt end dimention start at. 6 to 8 inch - any larger and you and your buddy will not be able to muscle the logs around and up on the walls. we used 42 logs for our walls, the roof took 5 especially long logs and scrap logs that were under 10 feet long ... a lot of logs.
how far away from town is this place. was this your first time doing this, if so it doesn't show. you should make a follow up video now that its surely looking like it sprouted up from the ground. probably all mossy and stuff. you can put as much techno music in this next video as you want, it doesn't bother me, even if it did, I have one of them funny volume nobs
oh man great job, would love to do this but since i live in the uk no doubt i'd have a million council people trying to arrest me if i so much as leave my house with an axe -_-
@ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz Its getting to be that way here too, you cant even keep your shotgun on the dash of your pickup truck anymore. they are super strict about them being in a gun rack..... paranoid liberal bastards.
@grdnman cant a guy be grumpy after working his ass of all day...for months. And it appears they rode their mountain bikes back into there as well. I would be giving anyone with a camera the finger too...just leave me alone and hand me a beer!!!
@RandomConcepts is a complete fag...maybe the guy appreciates that sort of music. Give the guy credit for working his ass off and has a nice place in the solitude where he and his family can enjoy themselves. Whine whine whine...
@cleverjoe at last... somebody that can appreciate a well placed middle finger and not that one song that's on 1/2 of the youtube videos out there.... Bob, tell cleverjoe about his NEW Buick!
@mysciencenow yeah, it was already there, except we had to find, dig up, move and place each and every rock by hand and then back fill with layers of mineral soil and hand crushed gravel. in that respect the whole cabin was already there
@mysciencenow check out my video "Free Clay and other goodies" There you will see some rock that we packed in... the retaining wall / foundation stones were all collected from on site
Wow, it's really awesome to get a chance to build a log home yourself. Good job, sir!
luxuryloghomes 12 hours ago
I prefer cordless music for the cordless cabin build ; ) now grab some spoons and empty moonshine jugs and gimme a beat.
jedirifleman 4 days ago
Awesome ! Started building last week :)
SuperBanana421 1 week ago
Hi dirTdude,
Well done on the cabin. looks almost good enough to live in LOL. Well done seriously.
Is this near your home or on your land and will it be used? I wrote this after only the first few minutes. I can see with the care taken it seems to be a dwelling.
Take care will sub after this.
Take care.
mrbluenun
mrbluenun 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
@mrbluenun thank you, we enjoy it. no.. nobody lives there, the cabin is about 25 miles from Jasons house, we use it every week or two,
dirtTdude 1 week ago
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Absolutely incredible. You are so lucky that you are in a place like that to be able to build such a beautiful cabin. I only wish I could have that. Do you own that land that you built the cabin on? Also how did you fill in the cracks and finish the cabin?
chrisrusso100 1 month ago
just realized i went school with the guy in the kamiakin shirt! hah small world. can't wait to build my own, well done! cheers!
alpenglowRG11 1 month ago
nicely done hows the cabin holding up to time?
mharrop396 1 month ago
@mharrop396 better than expected
dirtTdude 1 month ago
@dirtTdude glad to hear it. Ive been peeling logs for about 1.5 months now got 19 done and at least that many more to go. I am cheating tho w/ a chainsaw but still using a drawknife. will post a vid if the camera i ordered ever shows up...
mharrop396 1 month ago
@dirtTdude i think if the pioneers rickety old cabins are still standing over a hundred years later your cabin should at last you :p
Chronic4o2o0Cannabis 1 month ago
@Chronic4o2o0Cannabis so long as the roof holds up it will last, that's kinda why we decided on installing a modern roof as opposed to a more 17th century period roof. thanks for the excellent comment yo
dirtTdude 1 month ago
if you still have the gaps in between logs hay an mud combo is what was used
LinkWulluf 2 months ago
@LinkWulluf if you mean straw, clay and minerial soil to make "cob" then yeah, that's what we did... it's called chinking
dirtTdude 2 months ago
@lovinglaughingcrying what a classy guy...
dirtTdude 2 months ago
@lovinglaughingcrying it is a rare occasion when you cross paths with a asshole/dick personality... If you can benefit and or be entertained by my humble words I give to you my awesome insult to use at your discretion at any time, from this day forward for the rest of your life and to freely share with all dicks and assholes everywhere any time you deem necessary. Thank you. :-)
dirtTdude 2 months ago
@napalmloveskids Thanks, no i can't... However, in light of your major malfunction I have a question for you, considering that you somehow pull off being a dick AND an asshole simultaneously, Why don't you go fuck your self and be a troll someplace else?
dirtTdude 2 months ago
FTW i got a log cabin bitches i dont need nobody lol
welderMTL 2 months ago
Awesome cabin, I really enjoyed your video and the music is perfect.
pheloniousmunk 2 months ago
@pheloniousmunk Thank you. We have more videos too.
dirtTdude 2 months ago
how long did this take you?
guit4r1st97 2 months ago
@guit4r1st97 150 days...
dirtTdude 2 months ago
You had to end it with giving us all the finger?
Survivalist4Life 3 months ago
@Survivalist4Life no, i ended it with us giving each other the finger... not everything is about you.
dirtTdude 3 months ago 11
When you build a cabin like this in the forest, do you need to buy land from the government or anything? Or can you just call dibs on a spot and start building?
travelholic91 3 months ago
@travelholic91 you mean like free land? i don't think so.
dirtTdude 3 months ago
no electric tools,amazing! i want to do this at some point,very rustic and earthy,love it !
RayDandy 3 months ago
@dirtTdude lol cool! I'm just afraid to build one with all this crap I hear about logs twisting and windows and doors not working etc..Any experience with that sir?
SanEverett 4 months ago
@SanEverett yeah, its just crap... if you have the forethought enough to realize that your cabin will settle, you'll take measures to allow for movement associated with settling,
dirtTdude 3 months ago
Blue Steel @3:52!!!
benskin79 4 months ago
@benskin79 good old jay used to like to surprise us then take our pictures to capture our expressions, after a few years of that, that's about all he could get out of us
dirtTdude 4 months ago
Cascades?
flanksteak2 5 months ago
Where is that place!!!! Really cool nature shots!
lecko36 5 months ago
@BushcraftNard21 so do i... if you want a cabin bad enough you'll figure something out.. i did
dirtTdude 5 months ago
great cabin work. hope to have one of my own some day. good friends you have there too.
FixedByDoc 5 months ago
BTW looks just like Mr. Proeneke's cabin.
toddhiester 6 months ago
Awesome cabin! Keep up the good work. One day when I get some land....
toddhiester 6 months ago
You got sweet bros :)
Rhinoch8 6 months ago
@Rhinoch8 learn how to spell ok!
malcom902 5 months ago
@malcom902 learn to shut your mouth when needed ok!
Rhinoch8 5 months ago
good Job. Congrats.
Mike1535 7 months ago
@BushcraftNard21 you can, you should.. it's fun.
dirtTdude 7 months ago
Cool cabin and cool hair..........and good friends.
It looks like having logs of the same dia makes things a bit easyer.
FISHBREATHH 7 months ago
@FISHBREATHH thank you and thank you,.. yep, i'm pretty lucky to have a friend like Jayjay, joshboy has been busy and doesnt really hang out with us as much any more.
dirtTdude 7 months ago
@FISHBREATHH Ho would call themselvs jayjay?
malcom902 5 months ago
@malcom902 he calls him self Jason... I call him Jayjay, you don't have to be a dick
dirtTdude 4 months ago
@dirtTdude
Don't mind malcolm, he's still mad about being in the middle of his cellmate's buttcheeks. 902 times during his sentence, according to his username. Poor malcolm! His name can be ridiculed for no reason too!
benskin79 4 months ago
thats an amazing job man! very impressive... fuck these guys... they obviously dont know the meaning behind handbuilt. Some of the imperfections are that much more astonishing because you did them by hand... obviously if you were using better technology it would look more modern but whos to say the old rustic imperfections arent an added bonus of your craftsmanship? I fucking love it dude! Maybe one day I will experience that thrill! Keep it up in all you do bro.
huckleberry803 8 months ago 4
@huckleberry803 thank you sir, i too have serious reservations concerning the abilities of some of our comenters, Its funny, i usually think that the guys that say "i wish i could" can and then there are the people that think they can do better... usually i do not think they have the ability OR fortitude to build one and as a matter of fact, i have never even seen a cabin from one of those people yet. I'm also helping 3 people that said they couldn't or wish they could.... amazing
dirtTdude 8 months ago 3
How did you learn this craftmanship? I'd love to learn how to build something like this someday. :)
wardy2294 8 months ago
@wardy2294 sesame street and lincoln logs taught me the principle of stacking logs, Dick Proenneke taught me how to scribe saddle notches and my friend Jay taught me how to be patient.
dirtTdude 8 months ago 2
@dirtTdude lol fair enough, but did you have any experience building with timber like this? or did you just make a plan and dive straight in to this project?
wardy2294 8 months ago
@wardy2294 no, the cabin you see in the videos is the 1st log structure i have built, as we were erecting our walls we never expected to complete the project due to vandalism, arson and or other human intervention. to this day we worry about all the same issues and you will to, we saw "Alone in the wilderness" , had access to free timber and an idea was born... it took us 3 weeks to remove a stump and create a level area to start the walls and then there was no stopping us... you can do it.
dirtTdude 8 months ago
@dirtTdude great advice, my brother and i are 15 and 16, we started building a cabin in our woods using all hand tools, so far we have a good foundation and we notched the floor into the foundation, your pictures have helped and good luck with future structures
snowboarderman37 8 months ago
@snowboarderman37 excellent work, look forward to seeng your build pics. very happy our build pics helped.
dirtTdude 8 months ago
Good Job mate
tommychill100 8 months ago
hahaha I love the montage of middle fingers at the end! kickass cabin
6XstringXsamurai 8 months ago
Where did you learn to build with logs? Should have taken a class.
diyLogHomes 8 months ago
@diyLogHomes I don't think i like your tone Al... just for starters; my cabin is a perfect 17th century replica and a tribute to the Dick Proenneke cabin, I dare you to imply that he should have taken a class. I mean, that's pretty fucking offencive Pal... I have to hike in 2 miles to my cabin site and its up hill the whole way buddy. Judging purely by the girth of your mid section I assume you drive your pick up right up to your build site eh? ;-)
dirtTdude 8 months ago
@diyLogHomes i'll also have you know that my logs are 100% all rejected and abandoned logs from recent timber harvesting operations and the cost was $0.00.. furthermore, each one of the 44 logs that make my walls are perfectly hewed in and have perfectly fitting saddle notches. My chinking is made of cob that consists the purest clay available anywhere that i personally dug out of the creek my self, hand sifted mineral soil and sand.... bricks have been made like this for thousands of years.
dirtTdude 8 months ago
@diyLogHomes my cabin was built with all 100% hand tools, the cabin i saw behind you in your video shows 12" to 14" logs... to be frank, you use a chain saw and probably a boom truck for taller projects. from my perspective, that kinda makes you a damn sissy, doesn't mean i don't think you're a great guy and everything, just that I don't believe you have what it takes to build a real wilderness cabin, in the wilderness with no pick up truck or power tools... because you're fat
dirtTdude 8 months ago 5
@dirtTdude now thats sticking it to him lol.
FixedByDoc 5 months ago
smokey da bear says "only you can prevent forest fires"
LUVMAGNUMGUNS2 9 months ago
Nice, but you made a poor choice with the roof. It ruiend the look of it.
dave1234u 9 months ago
@dave1234u what kind of roof did you put on your log cabin...
dirtTdude 9 months ago 3
@dirtTdude A thached roof. All using wild straw and 1.5 feet thick. Took 3 months. You should do the same
dave1234u 9 months ago
@dave1234u i cant find any videos of your cabin...
dirtTdude 8 months ago
hiya
Why do cut in to the bottom of the next log instead of the top of the last log to make the join?
loki1066 10 months ago
@loki1066 you kind of want your joints to be upside down weather your building a saddle notch cabin or mortise and tenon because water could / can / will collect in the joint like a cereal bowl... an example would be if you imagined your bowl of Captain Crunch with crunch berries, it holds the Captain Crunch and the milk very well right side up, but if you turn it upside down all your breakfast will spill out and on your lap... same principle. logs need to be kept dry or they rot
dirtTdude 10 months ago
@dirtTdude
Makes sense...
(captain who?)
loki1066 10 months ago
sooo, is there a foundation?
maritimemoose 10 months ago
Can you tell me where did you get the logs from and if you bought them how much did they cost?
Spandex08 10 months ago
@Spandex08 all our timber was salvaged, abandoned material left from timber harvest activities, if you just want to put a cabin up in your back 40 and need to buy the logs, contact your local lumber mill and ask how much for a truck load of 8" X 25' spruce, hemlock, douglas fir and or pine - whatever is most prevalent in your area
dirtTdude 10 months ago
@dirtTdude Thank you for your express answer. I have few more basic questions -
What is used for the floor of the cabin?
Is it above ground and if not - will the trees on the ground rot and if yes then how long it will last?
What are some good trees for the cabin - pine, hemlock - which ones last more etc?
Spandex08 10 months ago
@Spandex08 our cabin has a cedar floor but pine or plywood will work, it's your cabin... yes, its above ground, many techniques for 'foundation logs' exist, most people use 4 big rocks, one in each corner.. if you invest heavily in a good roof and keep your logs (walls) dry, your cabin will outlast you regardless of the species, most people like spruce because it's light others like pine but almost everybody uses what grows in abundance near the build site.
dirtTdude 10 months ago
OMG! THATS SERIOUS WORK GREAT JOB GUYS!
69woodstock129 10 months ago
doesnt cold air and rain get through the cracks in between the logs??????
llHyRaXll 10 months ago
@llHyRaXll no, watch my vid "sealing a log cabin"
dirtTdude 10 months ago
@thesilverspoonful check with the County you are in but if you are not on the power grid who would come inspect your wiring? if your not hooked up to sewer, who would come inspect your plumbing? its my understanding that building codes and inspections are only required in certain areas.
dirtTdude 10 months ago
The best part about the vid was the finger part at the end. HAHHAHA
horacekemp 11 months ago
looks good, wish i had the skill patience and dedication to actually build my own
vict0r1ous 11 months ago
@vict0r1ous you have the skill patience and dedication to build one, its just that your desire to have a cabin is not strong enough.... Yet.
dirtTdude 11 months ago 3
@dirtTdude word
LtProfty 10 months ago
wipeout music...cooool
ove24ro 11 months ago
As a summer project, I'm probably going to build a log cabin out here in northwestern Ontario, but I'll have to wait until end of May before the snow clears enough for me to go out there.
Good video. You gave me some ideas.
v3ntulus 11 months ago
Using a modern touch on your own log cabin. WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE! Where do you get off making personal decisions about YOUR cabin. And then, to top it off, you post it on an open forum, where people have to actually seek it out, and make a choice to watch it. You should be ashamed of yourself for attempting to share an experience and an accomplishment with other people. Next time, show some respect and just kick somebody in the nuts.
stocks365 1 year ago
@stocks365 I know... before i start the next cabin build I'm going to check with the 'committee' on ALL material, supplies and hardware I'll also have to remember to submit for music approval.... after all, i don't want to upset all those people that don't subscribe
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@dirtTdude Not enough. Better just have them build it for you to be safe
stocks365 1 year ago
@stocks365 i'm signing you up as director of operations, the scope of the project will be 2 years with a budget of zero... really appreciate this
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@dirtTdude Actually you would be surprised how cheaply you can get logs of "limited or no commercial value" since they are about 6-8 inches wide. i believe from the forest service
stocks365 1 year ago
@stocks365 i can usually get free logs on sight., they are made out of trees... yep, i buy the logs you describe from the forest service and cut them in to cord-wood every spring, the only cost associated in the next build is concrete.... and the roof of course, sense i'll be building my home I'll have to follow a bunch of building codes
dirtTdude 1 year ago
Awesome! looks like you had fun too.
Zippy1one 1 year ago
Your cabin is awesome. Don't pay attention to those A-holes who have never built anything tougher than nachos at 7-11.
Ammobucket 1 year ago 2
I think its cool.
neilvilleneuve 1 year ago
Awesome cabin!
Alzdr 1 year ago
where is this? Kind of looks like north idaho or montana...
NathansBackwoods 1 year ago
good job
BeantownJim 1 year ago
Ever since i saw Jerimiah Johnson ive wanted to build a log cabin ... a classic one ! and you guys have .. wow . the only thing is thats yall propped upp the foundation with rocks come onnn mann . but overall an excellent job ! and btw im twelve .
badazz876 1 year ago
I found the hardest part for a log house when you are in the wild was hinges for the door!! Leather works but its a temp measure.
germaniajim 1 year ago
Computer nerds who saw "Alone in the Wilderness" and thought " Hey I can do that" So they went to home depot and bought parts and fucked it all up. Whats even more sad is who knows how many actually helped to make this mess when the guy in "alone in the wilderness" did it all alone with no power tools. NO cordless tools used, a particle board roof lol what a bunch of tools.
guitarraveboy 1 year ago
@guitarraveboy maybe you should show me how it's done...
dirtTdude 1 year ago 22
@guitarraveboy I am with the guy who made this video if you are such a great Grizzly Adams then by god teach us your ways otherwise shut the fuck up and let the ppl who are really building there own places do there work. Dirtdude great video and nice cabin ignore the ignorance of the "tool" above..
jeremyhall420 1 year ago
@guitarraveboy It was an osb roof you retard. If your going to hate atleast know what the fuck your talking about. Tool!!
rangaman86 1 year ago
With that music I thought ya lot was Niggas man....
SuperTomcatUk 1 year ago
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dirtTdude 1 year ago 5
@SuperTomcatUk Crystal Method is white English guys. How odd that a racist would hate music from his own country. You should get up off the couch sometimes and look outside.
srvvlhm 1 year ago
Mountain bikers Rock! Nice work.
joshuapaul76 1 year ago
@joshuapaul76 yeah, if mountain biking were any more fun it would probably be illegal... wait till you try log cabining with mountain biking, it actually gets you high
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@bayonetsluts
Says the guy with the SS videos yet he has Bob Marley music in his collection. Wasn't the Nazi's racists as in "they don't like black people", so i think that means you have just contradicted yourself young dafty! Do us a favour and take your moms dick out your mouth and stop trying to waste the comments for a good video "Dumme Fotze".
fleckyRFC 1 year ago
@fleckyRFC i knew you were a jew lol :P
bayonetsluts 1 year ago
@bayonetsluts lol
fleckyRFC 1 year ago
That IS TALENT ! What State is that ? Michigan? or North West? Do you all do this for hire? Also, what would a job of this nature cost? How did you treat the wood? PS. Just saw it's Alaska.
spiritartman 1 year ago
@spiritartman the cabin you see in the videos is in Washington State... yep, I do build cabins for hire, depending on your floor and roof requirements and your local building codes, they start at 30 large and go up from there, depending on species, you can treat the timber with anything ranging from diesel oil to varnish
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@dirtTdude i love washington. great place for wilderness (:
lolxwaitxidontxgetit 11 months ago
how did you make the hole @ 2:34
afanofyou 1 year ago
do you live in the trycitys
moptrucks 1 year ago
how much reefer did it take to get this done?
67DieHardPatriot454 1 year ago 3
@67DieHardPatriot454 i'm not sure i understand the question but here goes my best try... We do not have a refrigerator at the cabin, there is no electricity. but occasionally we bring a cooler along to keep our lunch cool and fresh, most of the time it's cool enough to just put our soda pop in the shade, in the snow
dirtTdude 1 year ago 3
@dirtTdude Facepalm....hard.
mrfinn99 1 year ago
@dirtTdude hahaha
samridge817 1 year ago
The Chemical Brothers tune fits perfect so ignore them sour faced dudes. Good job on the cabin mate. How long did it take from start to finish roughly. I would love to attempt this one day.
fleckyRFC 1 year ago
@fleckyRFC 150 days but we only worked on it on Saturdays so add those up ;-) thank you commenting
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@fleckyRFC No the techno music sucks and I had to mute it because I got tired of listening to it about thirty sec into it. It needs some Almond Bothers or SSome Skynard playing in the background or maybe Country Boy Can Survive. That techno crap does not fit the video and just plain sucks.
bwarrior 1 year ago
@bwarrior Actually the music is classed as electronic dance not techno and if thats what the guy wants on his video then thats up too him. If you want different music then go out into the middle of jackfuckistan and video yourself building a cabin with some hill billy banjo barn dance music :-).
fleckyRFC 1 year ago
Awesome.
vagabondroller 1 year ago
Bunker.
toxic3n3rgy 1 year ago
Oh the roof, you ruined it with plywood!!
toolover10 1 year ago
@toolover10 we could have used toilet paper but it's not as strong
dirtTdude 1 year ago 5
@dirtTdude Ha, well done guys, very impressive!
toolover10 1 year ago
@dirtTdude NOTHING wrong with useing some modern (better,stronger, lasts longer, weather proofs better) building materials for some of it especially the roof. I dont want a roof leaking on me in the winter or that I constantly have to repair every year.
bwarrior 1 year ago
@bwarrior
Dick's cabin is still standing and the only parts he didn't make himself were the plastic on the roof, the glazings for the windows and any nails he used. How long do you expect techno man's cabin to stand?
zapwatt 1 year ago
@zapwatt my cabin has a modern roof on it that will keep my logs dry for about 30 years, at the end of that 30 year period i will put another layer of shingles on top and it will last another 30 years, when you go clear out to the middle of jackfuckistan to build your mother fucking cabin, you can put any kind of god damn roof on it you want Chuck
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@dirtTdude You are correct in you closing statement but your are incorrect in assuming that my statement was intended to insult you. Besides having the right to build my cabin as I please I also have the right to say anything I please even if it does not please you. I am exercising this freedom without the use of course language because just as Godfather said. . . talkin' loud & saying nothing!
zapwatt 1 year ago
@toolover10 its particle board not plywood
lowrey148 1 year ago
I don't see what the big deal is! Up in Canada we all live in log houses. And if you go further north we all live in igloos.
xenomann442 1 year ago
@xenomann442 who said it was a big deal?
dirtTdude 1 year ago
Dude, where? I'll get skinned alive if I did that, and I live in montana.
touge242 1 year ago
@touge242 like a catfish?
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@dirtTdude more like a deer, but close enough
touge242 1 year ago
That's awesome man! I'm cutting logs for a cabin in WV. How many logs did it take total and what was your average diameter?
Chefmaki1 1 year ago
@Chefmaki1 logs have a taper, the butt end dimention start at. 6 to 8 inch - any larger and you and your buddy will not be able to muscle the logs around and up on the walls. we used 42 logs for our walls, the roof took 5 especially long logs and scrap logs that were under 10 feet long ... a lot of logs.
dirtTdude 1 year ago
how far away from town is this place. was this your first time doing this, if so it doesn't show. you should make a follow up video now that its surely looking like it sprouted up from the ground. probably all mossy and stuff. you can put as much techno music in this next video as you want, it doesn't bother me, even if it did, I have one of them funny volume nobs
ChillyDrags 1 year ago
oh man great job, would love to do this but since i live in the uk no doubt i'd have a million council people trying to arrest me if i so much as leave my house with an axe -_-
ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz 1 year ago 2
@ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz Its getting to be that way here too, you cant even keep your shotgun on the dash of your pickup truck anymore. they are super strict about them being in a gun rack..... paranoid liberal bastards.
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz Yes, mate. How awesome would it be, though?
"Shove your council tax, I'm living in the woods".
slovibond 1 year ago
@slovibond thats the dream :P
ImEuanAndIGotsSkeelz 1 year ago
free yellow snow cones.....come n get it
100percentgradeA 1 year ago
@100percentgradeA Snow cones are 10 cents... lemon Slurpee's are $1.00 and the line forms behind me
dirtTdude 1 year ago
dude ur living the dream
sigepsupremacist 1 year ago
get rid of audio, other than that nice job!
neftu1 1 year ago 2
@neftu1 go build your own log cabin, make your own video and choose your own music.... other than that, nice comment
dirtTdude 1 year ago 17
@grdnman cant a guy be grumpy after working his ass of all day...for months. And it appears they rode their mountain bikes back into there as well. I would be giving anyone with a camera the finger too...just leave me alone and hand me a beer!!!
softail1965 1 year ago
@RandomConcepts is a complete fag...maybe the guy appreciates that sort of music. Give the guy credit for working his ass off and has a nice place in the solitude where he and his family can enjoy themselves. Whine whine whine...
softail1965 1 year ago
that would suck were i live the snow would ruin your roof in like 5 years
H95Shooterv12 1 year ago
Such a beautiful site to see, out in the wilderness, what a great place for privacy.
shortycheyenne1 1 year ago
Techo music ... to log cabing building?
robfergusonjr 1 year ago
how did u get the logs all the way up there?
kalukskate2 1 year ago
@kalukskate2 i lifted them up one side at a time
dirtTdude 1 year ago
is this the yukon ?
daretohaveorangehair 1 year ago
amazing u should sell them
perezmike1231 1 year ago
I wish there were more fingers, more techno in this vid. Nice cabin, thanks for sharing.
cleverjoe 1 year ago
@cleverjoe at last... somebody that can appreciate a well placed middle finger and not that one song that's on 1/2 of the youtube videos out there.... Bob, tell cleverjoe about his NEW Buick!
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@grdnman Yeah I'm with ya, people flipping off the camera or video camera always ruins it. -.- Kinda gay lol..
TheSacredKier 1 year ago
this is so badass. I'm gonna do this!!
cheech85086 1 year ago
im guessing the stone foundation was already there
mysciencenow 1 year ago
@mysciencenow yeah, it was already there, except we had to find, dig up, move and place each and every rock by hand and then back fill with layers of mineral soil and hand crushed gravel. in that respect the whole cabin was already there
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@dirtTdude did you have to carry the stone in from off site
mysciencenow 1 year ago
@mysciencenow check out my video "Free Clay and other goodies" There you will see some rock that we packed in... the retaining wall / foundation stones were all collected from on site
dirtTdude 1 year ago
Where'd you learn to do this?
Thekittycatateme 1 year ago
@Thekittycatateme Sesame Street and Lincoln Logs