owner built log cabin

[ncreb86]

WOW! Truly spectacular!

[USMCmazac]

Great cabin, That would be my cabin when SHTF. Where you from and what tools did you use?

[186282plus1]

@USMCmazac I mainly used a handsaw, axe, froe, tape measure, level and a few hammers.

[Valdris1987]

Wont you feel cold inside a wooden house like that?

[186282plus1]

@Valdris1987 Yea, it's really only a shelter that would do in a pinch. I personally wouldn't want to live there, but it's a nice sort of place to take a break from structured life for a little while.

[MUDSTERmachine]

cool cabin buddy , not too small i think it is just perfect like that !!!

[jessedevitt]

sick nasty dude ur a beast...how longed it take u tho?

[kingoraver]

Cool cabin

[iulian28ti]

it's beautiful

[NolikargAven]

just put me in a place like that and blow the whole world around

[offthegrid4life]

verry nice cabin bro , good job here !!

[JRudolph86]

Who's the asshole who disliked this! This is awesome! Is this in the Pacific Northwest?

[oldtrucker63]

I think its great, Nice work man, And I love the stove, ........

[Survivalist4Life]

Nice! Better to say you made a 'small' cabin than no cabin at all, hahaha. Thanks for the tips on shingles.

[TruegrassBoy]

Awesome. I am most intrigued by the oven. I like the way you set a round steel plate in for cooking. But what are the copper tubes for? Some sort of water heating stsem??

[186282plus1]

@TruegrassBoy Good question my friend, the tubes are the air intake ports for under the fire. There is a steel grate that seperates them from the fire box which is lined with loose fitting fire bricks. The idea wasn't perfect and I found that I really needed more air flow so I drilled a 3 inch hole into the front of the oven once I realized my stove was being starved of oxygen. The concept of the oven/heater is to produce a long lasting gentle heat by mass storage so by feeding it less freq

[HappyJackSlade]

AWESOME!



[zmusic24]

hmmm...nice cabin but....why am i watching this?

[flanksteak2]

Definitely Western Washington

[BreakfastBentoBox]

@flanksteak2 i built a house in the time it took this fool to build a shed in the olympics. what a waste of time, energy and materials.

[2pansys]

I am building a similar cabin and am stuck ive gotten the walls and everything finished, but im not sure quite how to do a roof. How did you make yours?

[186282plus1]

@2pansys Roofing is actually quite tricky. The thing must hold its own weight plus the possiblity of several times its weight in wet snow while still keeping everything dry. You can see the general truss structure of mine @ :37 and :45 but I also made a video called shingling a roof, or something like that. Just click on my name and look for the video in there. Hope this helps, there are many ways to do the same job so you may have a better idea than I with this.

[2pansys]

@186282plus1 Thanks!

[grizzlybeargamer]

just wondering do you own the land that this is built on ? or do you need some sort of permission obviously you do but howw ? :P

[clidelivingston]

@grizzlybeargamer

just go way back in the woods an no one will ever know

[darkintent11]

me and my friends are going to build a village of these out back of my property. we are putting up a log wall ect. make it look like a norse village =]

[adrianglennbionat]

@darkintent11 nice, but please post a vid about it!!! :)

[iloveushadowleggy]

would you mind if i coppied this design??? i realy like it, its looks pretty cozy and it would make a nice project for the last 4 weeks of summer

[186282plus1]

@iloveushadowleggy I wished I had made a more detailed instructional video on this for you. A few of the things that weren't mentioned are as follows, it would be a good idea to use 4 large rocks for the corner posts so as to avoid rot. Also use local dirt with nothing more that a 10% organic content, screened down to 1/4 inch and mixed with water for filling the cracks. After the cabin is finished it should be sprayed down with a homebrew type of fungacide that you can find on the internet.

[iloveushadowleggy]

@186282plus1 thanks for the tips :D i think il make mine about 10x8? do you think that would be big enough for like loft/attic space? for like storage?

[LBNANY]

Which part of the country is this in. Do you own the land? Is it possible and reasonable to venture out and just do this anywhere remote enough?

[DIAMOND9777]

Kewl~

[LTDanno360]

Verry awsome I can pay you to build me one?

[Soundgarden8497]

nice rape cabin!

[radicaldanzero]

Very nice job! Bravo!!

[happywealthyfree]

oh it's gorgeous! Well done & thanks for sharing. I can't count the amount of time I spend day dreaming about buying a little property & building something like this so I can just leave the world behind me. I would have to make a wooden bathtub & wooden toilet though ...ha ha...sorry, but I am a woman & my indulgence is a candlelight bath & I couldn't live without that!

[LBNANY]

@happywealthyfree Build a hot tub, and find someone willing to do the same.

[vallonia200]

@happywealthyfree You and me both...... It's a beautiful dream.... If only.

[steveyodog]

Wheres the microwave? and the mailbox?

[zeelove8]

very cool!! thumbs up on the creativity an use of nature,, we do that here at home too!*)

[OurHumbleLife]

Wow, I'm impressed!

[llHyRaXll]

what did you use to seal in the cracks between the stacked logs? also can you just go out in the woods and start cutting down trees? or is it illegal?

[hark123456]

hey i know where this is ! 

[Humanhc]

Beautiful! Awesome. Don't be depended on your government, their ponzy scheme scam money fiat currency, their electric tyranny and dictatorship of the corporate fascism!

[screamme2sleep]

could you biuld another one, and vidoe tate the construction of it?

there are of lots of up out here in the world who would loveto see how its done. also could you give any refrences to other videos that might teach people how to do this.

thanks

[justinbelljustin]

I have no Idea how to build a log cabin, but iam going to do just that this summer.

[screamme2sleep]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!­!!!1

I WISH I COULD DO THAT. THEN ID CO OUT FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.

id probably never go back!

[janken919]

Great job!! Would you say that those corner notches are easier than saddle notches?

[MrChaz4455]

Such a cool project!! congradulations Jerimiah johnson!! lol

[hwellsg]

Ever heard of the book Walden by Henry David Thoreau? That was probably something to what he lived in.

Are there any books I can read to learn how to do that?

[azsteve1]

@hwellsg Log cabin building by Bradford Angier.

[bpg420]

Hey man do you have any sugestions for a floor?

[motorcyclelad]

Wow. Love it, and you should be very proud.

[DesperateAmateursone]

That was cool

[WALDAWG439]

Regardless of of the plastic issue, I'm impressed! Wish I had enough talent to do likewise. Thanks for posting, gives me something to try this spring.

[MrJoseph1157]

You did an excellent job, i would be proud of that.Joe

[XtremeMB]

How long would this actually last with it just sitting on the ground, how fast would those bottom logs rot?

[186282plus1]

@XtremeMB A very good question. I can only guess though that maybe since these logs are made from Hemlock or Fir that they would be in trouble after 10 years if it were to be resting on the ground. I always put mine on cornerstones with an inch of air space seperating the log from the earth, though I did use a few pieces of cedar as fillers to plug those gaps, and they can be easily replaced every once in a while.

[Bobster986]

Nice Job! I look forward to building one for myself someday; just need to find the right piece of land upstate NY first. Thanks for the lesson!

[shellyharriss]

Really nice job for your first small cabin, lots of ideas to take with me for my first try. Many thanks for posting the video for all to see. Keep posting / updating us. Take care.

[cigarnguns]

when i am older i want to handmake a alarge log house powered by solar panels and a couple smaller ones like the one u got there then it would be like having a couple of houses.

[nomadiclife41]

Well done friend, you did a fine job thanks for posting. Kez in the UK.

[pveg65]

Pretty Neat !

[MissLadyboy007]

Nice log cabin, I wouldn't want to spend the winter there though. lol

[peteacher52]

Nice work - just the job for a one or even two night stay, especially if you have decent water nearby. Solid construction would give you a feeling of security. Never mind no music - too many vids on Youtube are spoilt by raucous squawkings and pointless boom-de-booms! Greetings from New Zealand.

[sergeantsailorman]

You know, in the old days when the pioneers were settling this country, a cabin that size was normal. A family would get some land, and build a small cabin because it was quick, and being small, easier to heat in the winter. Then later over the years, they'd add rooms to it to make it larger, or build a larger house, and use the little cabin for a work shop, storage, or for livestock. Your cabin is a very tradition style of dwelling. What did you caulk it with?

[186282plus1]

@sergeantsailorman Good question. Caulking was from the dirt nearby mxed with maybe 10% tree needles and such. Since the dirt had enough clay content to stick together and the organic material is kinda like rebar to stop the caulking from cracking and falling away. I had run everything through a 1/4 inch screen and just added water, So far it's been 3 years and it still is good. I decided to caulk from the inside only just to avoid rain splattering from reaching the mudding and breaking it down.

[treggett]

Very nice!!!!!!

[superguyperson]

linkon logs

[iwantosavemoney]

nice little place 5 stars

[cslr11]

great job . It looks great would love to have some little cabin like that

[AllAlaskan907]

can I make a suggestion? Insted of using plastic cut you some thing wood plankes to cover the gap up on the top. Unless you did plastic to let in light maby? Im just thinking the plastic wont last but maby a year or two in the weather.

[186282plus1]

@AllAlaskan907 . Yea you're right, the plastic probably has really only a few years of life but I did mainly want the light source, these cabins tend to be really dark inside. Last year the plastic had been shredded by a local bear as he tried to climb through 3 of the 4 windows. On the plus side, replacement was quick and easy and cheap. I had actually tried using other types of plastics besides poly for the windows, but even though they were clearer most of them were too fragile.

[STREAKER123]

@186282plus1 Try finding a large sheet of plexi glass. It's very durable stuff and easy to work with. Just a suggestion. Great Little Practice house!! Might build one myself.

[TOBIUSGREY]

NICE JOB... really

[tjelmeland450]

nice



[jsmythib]

Wandering off with some tools..and a chainsaw are sounding really good about now! Thanks for the clue on construction, its very much appreciated!

[actop19]

Very cool!

[jay8058]

I like it!

[buildmyhousetoday]

Great job. Some people forget that people really lived in cabins made this way long ago. Nothing better than looking back on what you built with a sense of pride.

[iworkforme]

that's a great job! esp. for your first. be proud of that little unit. where did you build it?

[nasibyan2]

What were the parameters of this shack? I would like to build a shack about twice the size of that one.

[jsmythib]

that- is exactly the video I was searching for! Great job! thanks for the post.

[beo1975]

Impressive. Must have been hard work.

[Ledamonster]

Love it! 

[abushua]

I'd like some info on the stove.

[186282plus1]

@abushua I used morter and local rock to raise the foundation up off the ground and then installed an air feed system made of copper piping to feed the air supply to the base of the fire. This was protected with a loose fitting steel grate made of punch plate, this is where I made my mistake, the intake needed to be twice as large, LOL. The sides are 18 inch patio stones, but inside that there are fire bricks with an air gap. The top was poured on site with the lid being set with Saran wrap.

[abushua]

@186282plus1

I appreciate the info.....I'm looking towards building a "shack in the woods" for my own little private Haven. Good work.

[186282plus1]

@abushua After rethinking the stove, I really should have used mainly local stone with morter in order to save the weight that I had to carry in. The exit of the flue pipe through the roof was carefully located where it was so that I didn't need to disturb the truss system or add any flashing to the exterior. A large patio stone sits on an angle as a flu cap and has worked well so far to deflect any rain, I hope your cabin project is going well so far.

[Carlsarv]

Man thats beautiful! Must try building one this summer!

[reggiebarker]

Super cool.

[carfab23]

Very nice craftsmanship! Small but sufficient, enough for a nice hunting/outdoors trip. Well done!

[jthowery]

im gonna say 5' bigger each way .. love it

[186282plus1]

@jthowery HeeHee, yea I decided to build my second cabin project about 4 feet bigger on each side. It's in another of my videos titled '"log cabin on a hill" and it just took what I learned here and added a few new ideas that I had. It was surprisingly easier to build the second cabin. Thanks for the post.

[4yourlake]

Wow, I think you have the knack. I'm feeling a little lazy about just making my cabin decor items after watching your video. Nice job .

[jwalk1014]

any man would be proud to have built this. By man I mean "real man". Nicely done, I used to build log homes in deer valley Utah for the wealthy so I know what Im talking about.

[edjorg]

This is an extremely respectable first effort. Nice job on the log selection and notching. Saddle notches are supposed to last longer since water does not get trapped in them like in flat joinings, but if you caulk it that solves that issue. Love the homemade shingles and door hardwear.

[C24B9]

Great job. For a first effort, make that a double-great! I really want to do something like this....

[Pegasuslives1]

Try turfing the roof, awsome for keeping the heat in and the weather out, wont take long to blend in and when it rains you dont get deafened by the noise.

Great hut and remember what they say "its not how big it is"

[TheWjl1234]

holy crap that is so awesomeeee

[186282plus1]

Thanks.

[DickGhostmoon]

How long did it take to build? I'm thinking of building one this summer. Not sure how to design the roof.

[186282plus1]

This cabin took about 7 weekends of about 14 hours each to build. The roof does take a bit of thought and there are many ways to do the same job. This was my first one so the shingles were not sized to look uniform, but you learn one way or another, still it worked out fine. Check my other videos for the one that shows more detailed instructions on the roof, it might give you some ideas of your own.

[worseto]

Where men are men women are women AND SHEEP ARE VERY NERVOUS!

[186282plus1]

. . . now I'm really confused :0

[Gunnarsguns]

You are very talented. Excellent job of building a cabin on site with local materials at hand.The stove looked very nice too

[2yung4u]

nice cabin, i'm thinking of building one made of stone.

[186282plus1]

I would like to see a video about that, let me know if you do 2yung4u.

[apogeus1]

wow, this is a kick ass cabin ! great job !!!

[FCKEVRY1]

I actually agree with the guy right under me. I would be perfectly happy putting a few of these together for me and my family. Of course, my wife would leave me...ooh, this dream just keeps getting better!!!

[Nueroactive]

@FCKEVRY1 LOL

[tapoutish]

man i could be happy living there the rest of my life! lol

[FCKEVRY1]

WITHOUT INTERNET?!?!?!?

[186282plus1]

I have cell service here so I guess I also could have wireless internet too. I would just need to figure out how to get power in (hydroelectric or solar panels or ?) . . . . but why.

[C24B9]

@186282plus1 I would be inclined to suggest a small solar array and a battery/controller pack to power some small leds (lights), and an ipod/speaker combo. (We cannot live without music...that would merely be existing!) I wouldn't bother w/cell or internet connectivity. But, that's just me... :-)

[jimihendrix1967]

Are you allowed to build such things like cabinet on forest area? Or don't people find it and use it for their purposes?

[186282plus1]

I did have a visitor this year. He was big and fluffy and probably weighed 400 pounds. He decided to try and enter through the windows and slashed 3 out of 4 poly windows to ribbons. I guess he didn't notice that the door had no lock on it ;)

[jimihendrix1967]

Ehehe yeah people always like to try the hardest way. They never think of other possibilities. But may your visitor was not a human and you know animals make no difference between a door and a window. This is a nice cabin and i like to build one for me and for my girl friend. So we'll mess around lol. We've got huge forest in this area but laws dont let you build anything so i'll pull the materials when it's night.

[stuntman229]

also, what are the demensions? cause im planning on building one similar to this on our farm

[stuntman229]

amazing cabin! what kinda trees did yall use? pine?

[186282plus1]

Thanks Stuntman, the trees were Hemlock and Douglas fir, It's about 8 feet by 8 feet which is small but since it was my first try at this cabin building stuff I didn't want to over extend myself into multiple years of labour. So small, quick, and easy was a great way to get a feel for the hobby and still be practical. I am currently building a second one up higher that has a few more features and is about twice the size. Click on my other videos if you are interested in that sorta thing.

[dirtTdude]

your cabin is Awesome!! as I watched your clip it brought back a lot of memories of cutting notches in the rain with a green tarp strung up just like you did, freak snow storms. Your wood heater is also very cool and the flue you made is really impressive, I would be thrilled if you did a video of it.... Are those saddle notches? i cant tell from the distance and perspective

[186282plus1]

Thanks dTd. I actually never took too many pics of the building process just because I never thought of it, though most pics are from my camera phone. The notches are of a half-notch variety, In a few days I'll toss up a short video of how they are done using hand tools. The wood heater/stove did not work out as planned and really lacks proper airflow, I like your heater system better.