 We just bought an abandoned cabin that is attached to our land. And this is our first week working on it. Let's roll. This is gonna be the best day ever. This is gonna be the best day ever. Gilly Jack, 1509 said, you need to burn that cabin to the ground now. There is so much mold and water damage. Wow, look at the sun on the lake. We made it, girls. Wait, where's your mom? Jazzy! Oh, my God. What an absolutely peaceful commute. That was so nice. But as you can see, that trail needs a little bit of maintaining. We're gonna have to pull it back a little bit so that way the clementine can actually get through without scratching her. And then, of course, take care of that fallen tree and the divot that the tractor actually got stuck in. One of the very first things we showed you at the abandoned cabin was Dave's room. Dave's still not a good look. So we're gonna take care of it and squash her. A lot of you had so many great suggestions what we have to do out here and we'll get into that soon. But this has got to go because there is nothing about this that we want. Jonas, a Malote 8866 said, first of all, burn that outhouse to the ground. Don't even touch it. Just throw a match in it and stand back with buckets of water in case it spreads. Okay, let's do it. Maybe a little bit more safer. As for the cabin, better rebuild it on higher ground, just like a few people are saying. Who knows what the hell the weather and the sea levels are gonna do in our lifetime. Plus, most of that wood is already stopped from the water damage. As for the cement foundation leftover, I would consider building a non-service old school forest lookout tower using the foundation as a base. I am sure the view in the trees across the lake would be amazing. Airbnb, question mark, LOL, comma, wanna get stock 24-7? Keep it for yourselves, family, friends, and enjoy the ride. This was so funny. Also, edited comment. They clearly had lots of thoughts. Let's get to it. We're on the same page, Jonas. Are you ready? Hold my coffee. I got no house to squat. I don't know who sings that. I think it's the only country I know. As you all know, where Dave Room sits, where Dave's room sets is the most elevated, one of the most elevated parts. And so getting rid of this is just going to kind of give us an idea of what we've got to play with here. And that's a hint on what's to come in this property. And there's going to be many more of those in this video. And at the end, comment on what you think that we're going to be doing here first. We do have big dreams. And I have to say thank you all so much for commenting on the first video. We got so many good tips and so many good ideas. We read every single one. Dave's gotta go. Dave's gotta go. Good job, Clem. We should keep Dave's room sign. Where is it? Let's keep it in pile. It's like it was meant to be. It lives on. Keep pile. 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Look at that view though. From right here, you have the lake. If the cabin wasn't there, you'd have a river view. Wow. Yeah, this is the spot. So you're saying you want to live on top of poo? I'm so happy we're starting this now, especially because we're having such a great start to the winter. Yeah, we did, we did plan on that. Yeah, this is wild. I had no idea that we'd be out here this early on. I thought maybe it'd be next spring, but I'm super happy to be here. We did it. Now it's time to say. There's truly nothing I love more than an exciting and new project. And it's very obvious that all of you are so excited too. And I just think there's gonna be so much good to come from this beautiful spot. It's so hard to believe that we're here and we're actually getting started. I have so many fun and exciting and nervous feelings inside to be finally doing it. And like I said, there is no timeline. We are taking our time with this and we wanna do everything right the first time. Well, the second time, AKA that's the first time. You're probably wondering what the goal is here. If you don't already know, we are making a keep pile, which is probably not gonna be as big as we'd like it to be. And a burn pile. Essentially a lot of this scrap wood and wood that we won't be using, we can burn. It is not wildfire season at the moment and there is open burns. This is a great way to take care of material like this. We will also have a pile of things that cannot be burned, obviously, that we will then take care of once we have enough of it to actually go. An absolute staggering number of you said to burn it down. And I can tell either you grew up in the country or somewhere in the world because although that is a great solution, we are gonna take some of the parts out of the cabin here and try to reuse them like the windows. We can't use them. Our neighbors can or someone will. So we'll get there eventually. Everyone say, bye Dave. Are you contributing to the fireball? As you can see over here in this area, there's tons of debris. We need to clean this up. There is all kinds of stuff going on over here. That is a manmade pile of brush, humongous pile, by the way, like we're gonna have to burn all that and get it off the forest floor. This clearly came down in a windstorm so we're gonna take care of that first with the chainsaw. Sparky. That is such a nice sound. I think this tree is dead, but can you all confirm please? Sounds hollow. I didn't take long at all. It's all clear, right? I love it. And look, we get to keep that. Yeah, we found a stump in all of it. To make kindling. Love it. The outhouse is getting its own blackwood siding. Look at it. Can you see it? Working it side-hand. That's chilly. Like polar plunge worthy? Yeah. RIP, Dave Drum. Good night, Clementine. Her first ever sleepover. I'll miss you. On these boards, taking them for a little burn, get to work, and our supervisors can be super happy. Taking a moment to stop, stare, and listen to the river. Wow. I didn't think I'd be at this stage so early. Give a wall. Give a wall. Definitely below the frost line. As you all know, so much of this cabin is not salvageable. This is fairly obvious. Friends, they're all pretty handy. Might have a thing or two here for ya. We're salvaging what we can here for the rebuild, but this is also a treasure pile. Can my stick go in the keep on, mom? Of course, Bella. You didn't think we'd burn the whole outhouse, did ya? Keep. Okay, let's address this. Chris Bacher 2255. Your thoughts on moving the cabin is spot on. There is too much moisture, and you will always be battling that if the cabin stays there. With that in mind, building a new cabin on higher elevation and possibly on a platform, trying to use some of the old cabin to rebuild would make a great project. Can't wait to see what you do. Thanks, Chris. These are some beautiful two by six pressure treated lumber. Can I hear a keep? Keep. Cleaning up this land and making these piles is super important, especially before winter, because you just don't want anything to rot anymore. So by making these piles, we'll know what we need to cover, what we don't need, and beautiful two by six lumber won't just be sitting under a deck in a moist environment and rotting away. I see barbecues in our future. I'm super glad we're doing all of this organizing and putting everything in piles, because when we do get to taking care of the cabin, all of these things will be out of the way and we'll already know what needs to go and what we're gonna keep. And the rest will just be, who knows, maybe a tear down. Keep. I'm just standing here observing the scenery. These trees right here are so stunning. I love this property. The lake, I'm just looking at this. I know we're taking this in together. It's just like every time I come down here, I'm like, wow, it's just so special. There's a reason we brought Clementine down here. So let's put her to work. I'm making big moves. Keep. Keep. Straight up trash. This beautiful clock came with our abandoned cabin. And I said, I was going to give it to one of you. And turns out a lot of you want this clock. So we're gonna play a little game here. Deb 9008 said, save the stove, stove pipes, and the lamp maybe. The windows sink, the cubal items, and lumber. Torch the rat. That sounds fun. You do not want to put money into a place that floods. You're pretty smart. Plus, the place does not have good bones. Good luck, girls. P.S., I like the lamp and the clock, LOL. Stay safe and healthy from Deb in South Dakota. Deb, please eat me. We'll get you the lamp and the clock. I'm risking my life for you, Deb. She's a beauty. I'm gonna need tools for that one. Can I just give you the clock, Deb? Like it's all good. New pile in the truck. You have been on eBay, but if you type that clock in on eBay, you can get yourself one. Not for free though. Snowdrop 489. Congratulations. This is so exciting. Maybe you guys could salvage the doors, windows, and some of the things that are not so moldy. Tear it on the cabin, but leave the foundation as a sort of deck tanning barbecue chill area. Then build a tiny home or a cabin or a treehouse a bit further inland so it is not on the water or near the water when there is flooding. Whatever you two decide, it will be amazing sending love from South Africa. Well, Snowdrop 489, thank you so much because just like you, so many other of our pack have said that this foundation is good. So, we shall keep it. Thank you. Thank you. Well, you don't know. We never worked with cement. Okay, are we good in there? Yeah, there's lots of goodies in there. We don't know this doesn't work, right? No, I haven't tried it. Put it in the tribe pile. Or like, we don't really need one so we can give it to the neighbors. Oh yeah, give it away. I mean, it would be a nice toy for Bella. Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff. Okay, idea is it's really cold in there. We're gonna go hammer time, like, loon at the clown and get everything out here and then sort it. Nice. Not gonna lie you all, I'm a little bit nervous to come in here. I know there's critters. I just know it. Here we go. Leaves me luck. I'm absolutely shocked right now. New about this. Todd Mills 801 says HMCS Chagnettico, not sure if I'm saying it right, was a minesweeper. She was built in 1958 and decommissioned in 98, I think. That cabin is a beautiful spot. A lot of you, like, I'm shocked. I'm just, I searched the comments. There are tons of comments about this life ring. Very cool. Where are you going with that? We've got the perfect structure that needs this. To put this on? No, it needs this. Okay, cool, good. Let's go. What's so cool about having an abandoned cabin on YouTube is that it's not just the people who bought it, brains thinking about everything, but it's everyone's brain. All 400,000 people that have seen this video right now commenting what they think about everything. Can this come back to the cabin? I love that. This is so neat. They were just saying the rescue ring from 1953 to 1998 during the Cold War for the Royal Canadian Navy. Like what a find to find in the bottom of the cabin. So cool. See, we would have never known that without all of you. So I just think it's so cool. So thanks, y'all. The majority of all of you said to burn this cabin down to the ground. But a lot of you also said that we should keep this cabin but put it on piers like they do in the Florida Keys and other various places around the world. Marilyn Cook 658 said, if I own that property, I would keep the location of the cabin because of the view, the big trees and the merging river. Dr. Bill Abel said, from an old time homesteader, if the bones of the cabin are still good, you might consider jacking up the house four feet to ensure you are above high water using concrete blocks to bring the foundation level up. Thank you, Marilyn and Dr. Bill Abel. So we're gonna try to get to the bones. And while I do agree the view and the trees and the merging river are great, going back when they built this cabin, this was a safe place to put it. However, however many years later, it is no longer a good place. So what I've learned is that you need to account for years to come. 10 to 20 years, what is it going to look like? I think I already know what the bones are gonna look like based on the subfloor and the roof, the pool of water right beside me. But this is just to make you all happy. And me a little, I think, I can quite enjoy this stuff. Wow, what a salvageable wood, I think. That's behind the wall. Look how wet it is, right? That's wet. That's why you're gonna have a keep pile and a trash pile. And actually, for the first time ever, I kind of want to keep that wood. All that wood is beautiful and it's real wood. And I don't think it's like really not, you know, maybe some of it's going, but not all of it. This is so pretty. It ain't so pretty behind it, though, Crystal. Some of it, those are good, those are bad. All right, girl. Yep, that's what we uncovered. It's very wet. Yeah, all of these pieces from this wall, moldy. And even if they're not entirely moldy, they do all have black mold on them in some way, shape, or form. They also just stink. However, I've been going at this wall. That wall is probably more salvageable. Yeah. It'll be useful for something. We'll have our own tornado wood pile here. Oh gosh. Looks like we uncovered a lot of mystery in that abandoned cabin. This wall is a complete right off mold everywhere. The inside walls seem to be decently okay. Few spots of black mold, but in the floor. I almost went through it again. I forgot there's a hole in the floor and I went to go walk, hey, I almost fell. But yeah, that's the bones. That's what it looks like. Definitely can get some material out of that, but it's cute. Another comment here, everyone. Lana Shay 6613 said, as a person who lives in Nova Scotia and lived by a river, I wouldn't do anything with that cabin because of the flooding. I have been flooded out and it is so scary. You are powerless when it happens. Nova Scotia has such small lakes that even if we get three days of rain, the water levels change drastically. Like all of a sudden there's water up to this cabin. So over the years, water has flooded this cabin every single spring. Like we said, we bought it for the 10 acres, not the cabin. I love the view. I love it all, but we have something different up our sleeves for this cabin. Don't forget to comment below what you think we're going to build here. I'm so excited about this project. 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