We do have Canada lynx, Cougar, Mt. Lions,Wolves, Black Bear, also Colville which is near my area is a recovery project bringing back Grizzly bears to northeast Washington. That's to touch on some of the wildlife here,

@offgridal thanks for the answer.

I bought 3 extra tracks, they allow me to mill up to 29 ft. I have a few beams milled that long and it's max. When I build my Appellation Cabin I will need to scarf joint them and that will be a new learning curve for me. I don't have the skill you have.

@ I have no doubt that you can do whatever you need to and it will be beautiful! Blessings

Thanks Laurie, It's 28F this morning and another snow storm is on the way in. Take care and happy Hollidays to you and yours 😀

@offgridal COLD.....You'll have that woodstove roaring tonight 😊

@@laurie6986 Yes I do...

Thanks Shelly, That tree will produce many shakes/shingles and I will cut down one more for the project in case it's not enough. I hope to get what I can done before the snow gets too deep. No milling until the thaw, but then I will be working dawn to dusk to get as much done as possible. Take care

Thanks PK, Yes the Douglas Fir is what I am using for the 2x6 and 2x8's. It's a good looking grain as well. In the summer we do get pine Beatles here often. I have been cutting down Beatle kill trees when ever I find them. I think this week I will cut down a coupe more of them and hopefully they will be good enough for some lumber still. I love the smell of Pine in the morning.😀

Thank you so much, I have also been a follower of yours for some time now and love your skills. Take care....

@ Omigosh! I sure appreciate you watching our videos. Now I can return the favor. I’m not too good at reminding channel names so I just try to hunt them up. Gonna go back and watch your videos. Have a great weekend. Blessings

Yes that was my first year of firewood collecting, so I needed to fine as much seasoned wood as possible in the short term. Thanks for watching it.

That's awesome Mr. Hayward, Thanks for joining along. Bigger things will be in the future for my channel. Have a great week.

I have chaps, just got lazy. A good point. Thanks for waking up to my lazy practices.

​@@MarioBrbovic-z9t Did I say last week? NOT! - I just checked my video and I posted FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER in Caps. Nice try though

Great question, I still do many things. I usually draw up my build plans (I.E. Walls and roof design for the current build) and cut trees down for the build. I like to go out and track animals in the winter and see what I can get on film. No hunting or ice fishing yet as I don't have a place to store meat currently. I usually consolidate video's, but this year I won't be doing that. Hoping for a shorter winter this year so I can accomplish more and I am going to try and get creative with more filming this winter and in the future I will work in the shop once built during winters here building furniture and cabinets for my builds. Sorry that was a long explanation to the question you had.🤔

@offgridal I appreciate the "long" explanation. It gives context 🙂👍🏻

The Pine trees are the toughest to drop in any other direction than the side with the most limbs.

Thanks I will check it out. Although my system works pretty well.

Welcome glad to have you along for m,y journey.

Yes I also have a 28" and 30" Bars, just need new chains for them. Sage deffinetly has a one track mind.

@offgridal My neighbor used to be a logger. He has about a 45" bar hanging up on a wall of his garage. It's a monster. There is no engine attached, but it must have been huge, too. I have one of the old Homelite XL750s from the 70's. It runs great. Well.. have a nice evening

@@OFFGRID_Trucker That is a big bar to wheel. Take care.

@@OFFGRID_Trucker My father drove a log hauling truck in the late 40's early 50's. I remember him saying back then it took 10 trucks to bring out one felled tree and then in the 80's it took 1 truck to bring out 10 trees. I have looked at old pictures of how they cut down the trees and am really grateful I live in the age of chainsaws :D

@shellywinters2162 nice. I'm a trucker. 1.3+ million miles and not done yet. I drove a log truck once. It wasn't my cup of tee. Went back to dump trucks and heavy equipment. Yeah.. alot has changed.. interesting how they set up the cables to pull them logs in.

Sage certainly is a log dog...🤣

Thank you Shelly, I appreciate your input. I guess it is like reality TV (The Life And Times Of OFF Grid Al) it certainly takes materials and the weather also is important especially on sloped terrain like I build on. Have a great weekend my friend.

I think and operate that way too. Slow and steady wins the race.. not that anyone here is racing..

@@OFFGRID_Trucker Thank you my friend.

Thanks Lavern, I'm at 33F and it is still snowing so I doubt it will melt away today up here. You keep toasty also.

Hello Shelly, I do get some work done in the snow and I do fall once in a while as well. This year I only had about 4 months of decent weather so it was a short year to make progress. I hope next year I have more time to work on projects. Have a great weekend as well!

Yes I was going to build it this year, but I decided to build it on a concrete foundation which cost $ so that won't be built until I can start getting social security and that will mean 2026 will probably be the year to build that unfortunately.

@offgridal understood, and I feel your pain. 🙂 I enjoyed the video. I asked a couple weeks back about when you'd see snow.

Oh I won't, big snow flakes are coming down now so I am sure this isn't going away today for sure.

Thanks 🙂

Hey pal, yes an auger would be nice, but I don't mind a little work out now and again 😪. The view will be nice and I will show me clearing the trees this winter in deep snow 🥶 and the view afterword as well. 😎 It will be epic!! Maybe?

@offgridal Yeah, hard work never killed anyone. A few random rocks but overall good soil conditions. It will be EPIC FOR you, but inspiring for us. That goes along ways. Fingers 🤞 for the survey results.

@@OFFGRID_Trucker Thank you very much.

I would think so....Great suggestion!👍

Thank you Shelly, I have to say pride in what I do is part of my my work, but inspiration is as well and folks like you that comment and stick around are a huge part of my inspiration to say the least! I appreciate your response so much and I thank you from my heart! Stay safe and have a great week!

Yes the time of day some times creates too many shadows or the sun is at a bad angle for shooting. I'm thinking the live edge boards will become a table or an island. Too narrow to use one slab as a counter top. Good ideas you have!

Thank You and yes I have, in fact I have a Silky saw hanging on the back of my tractor I use for de-limbing much of the time.

Thank you.

Yes it's becoming a large pile of scrap wood for sure. BTW this morning was -2c or 28f and you would really hate that 🤨. I really enjoy winter especially when there is deep snow. I just don't get much done so I am looking forward to having a larger cabin to enjoy the winters here in. Enjoy your weekend Shelly.

@@offgridal Yeah I think I would find it very constricting trying to amuse myself day in and day out in the tiny cabin. At least if you have a larger area you can set yourself up building some furniture or something like that. OH NO I just don't do anything in the MINUSES :P I am such a wuss I think 60 celsius is freezing.

And working overtime! BTO - Ha ha. Thanks Larry

Great input PK, I will be re-stacking the lumber onto. my 18 foot car hauler so it's moveable for now. I was thinking about putting weight on the stack as well. I would like to build a building just for lumber drying at some point near my mill. Thanks

It's Ponderosa Pine. (Beatle Kill)

Thank you sir, we have the same just a few hours south of you. Thanks for posting! looking great!

Great question you are correct most people choose 3/4" to 1" stickers, but for air drying 1/4" like I used is also fine, I make mine 1.5" wide as well. They suggest 1 year per 1" thick lumber to properly air dry and stabilize lumber. I'm trying to get most of it done as soon as possible.

@@offgridal I suppose you could build a solar kiln, but that would take even more building materials and you don't want to end up with bare ground instead of lovely forest

The winch system on my tractor uses a rope which would likely slip under the weight and burn the rope up.

Just make a plan and research about it and save up. You decide on your path and you can make it reality.

Hi Shelly, Cooper is 6 years old. Yes that pile is growing fast and I will want to cut it up this winter and stack it at some point for net winter for certain. You have a great weekend. Thank you my friend....

I've thought about that but I like the workout.

I'm glad you liked the Notching, that was practice as I plan to do the same thing on the Appalachian Log Cabin Build I also plan on doing. It really wasn't tough at all. The floor will have no flex or sag in it for sure. 🙂

@@offgridal I didn’t see how they were fastened. Nails, screws, hickory dowels?

@@johnsadler8637 I used 12" nails, I do have 18" dowels, but they are for the log cabin build I am planning to do in the future.

Welcome to my channel. You will see I am always evolving in my off grid life. Thank you

Yes it does. They supply one red label and two blue label tubs for a three month supply.

Once in a while the pipe does get partially clogged and I pull the cover off and clear it out.

I plan on a ridge beam. Not sure of the size maybe 5"X10"X39' and then not sure how to raise it up. Maybe make two beams and a scarf joint to join them could be possible. Still a challenge to raise as there are no good trees to run cables and hoist to near by the build location.

@@offgridal Scarf sounds at least twice as easy. Getting it up on the collar ties would be okay up log ramps, I've seen people have luck with that. Then once its up that high, from there I'm not sure how you could. Maybe incrementally jack it up on 2x's? Need to get it up high enough to get the king posts in. Possibly bolt some boards to it on the sides of each end and then make those upright with a mallet, or the tractor? ' Where there's a will there's a way! '

Yes I started out wrapping the cable around the logs also, now I winch logs up with chains because the cables started wearing from the friction created by the log .

Thank you, You are so correct having good machinery does make work more comfortable.

Nice suggestions indeed. I thought about using the tractor winch, but a little exercise won't kill me either.