$25 Winter Cabin Build (on an Extreme Budget!)

We build an entire cabin for just $25, most of which was the cost of plastic wrap. Use Coupon Code MSR10 for a 10% discount on MMM-Grill @ www.shop.mmm-u...
We also used pallet wood, some screws, scrap lights, an old wood burning stove, and cedar poles we cut from the forest.
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Join us as we show you how to build a tiny cabin in the woods for a super low cost. All this can be done with a drill and screws, or a hammer and nails, a handsaw, circular saw if you prefer, and just over 1 roll of plastic pallet wrap. We also build a table, chair, and full bed!
The cabin sleeps 1 comfortably, but it's possible to get one more. If no stove is necessary, it's super easy to get one more person inside the tent, but there needs to be enough space behind the stove so the plastic doesn't melt.
If you decide to build this shelter, be sure to keep safety in mind and use a smoke detector.
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[@ModernSelfReliance]

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[@maryschillinger2909]

I would love to see that

[@SeeTheWholeTruth]

You almost had this right. You forgot to add a second layer shell over it. That is the proper way to utilize it. You want that air pocket. For both condensation issues, as well as proper insulating effect. Close though. And you buy restaurant supply 3300 feet long rolls at 2ft or 18 inch rolls for 18 dollars. Best plastic for the price for longevity and clarity.

[@soxwina]

Cool project! What state is this in?

[@SHobbyist]

Sweet!

[@savagedabs8536]

@@SeeTheWholeTruth Watch how they wrap it they did utilize an air pocket

[@googiegress7459]

Bears: "So wasteful how much packaging they're putting around the food these days"

[@ModernSelfReliance]

lol

[@sarahstrong7174]

Very funny.

[@bradirwin5345]

Late night snack. ..;)

[@terminathor2160]

Rofl

[@LC-bv1gk]

you must carry 12 gage when you are sleeping in one of this.

[@mallysonszabo]

We did something similar, but with cheap tarps instead of plastic wrap. And we used no nails at all, because we had permission to use land behind our house only if the structure was "non-permanent" (ie no nails or screws). We cut the poles a little long, and did figure eight ties around them with paracord. We put it up 2 years ago. The tarps have seen better days after tons of snow on them, but the structure is good and solid. :) We have an old military "any gas" stove inside.

[@StopItGarrison]

Noo

[@audreysmith2557]

This reminds me of living in a plastic room in the woods in the early '80's. We had a very small pot-bellied stove to heat it. We used aluminum foil behind the stove to help radiate the heat into the room and protect the plastic from melting. I enjoyed watching your video!

[@MattFitVlog]

I'm glad you were able to reach the statute of limitations and rejoin society ❤️

[@thestupidn3rd558]

@@MattFitVlog 😂😂😂

[@winterquilting7318]

No doubt noxious chemicals were released as the plastic warmed. No one thought of that then.

[@c.a.greene8395]

There is a quicker way to do this, look for a grouping of green saplings of about 15 feet tall. Clear out the center of the group of green trees. Use a horse shoe as an anchor and tie it to a rope, pull in the trees, tie them together in groups of 3 to leave a small space in between them. Using as many as 15 trees tied you should have a nice frame for your outdoor enclosure. You can make sturdier by placing side spacing between each tree, all the way up and in random order - will give it the strength of an igloo. Mark your door, by making the brace the top of door frame and two trees as the sides. Wrap in plastic wrap on both sides of trees, start at the bottom and do 3 layers before moving upwards, this will maintain a water tight seal. You can have an open fire in the center, the smoke will go out the hole in the roof, use stones - we dig our fireplace in deeper than our floor so heat begins at ground level znd lay metal tubing to fireplace, buried, and up high enough outside not to fill with rain or snow BUT to feed fire with constant fresh air. It's so warm even in -20c. ( yellowknife NWT. Canada) and with green trees, plastic wrap and a pocket knife you can make a sea worthy canoe! Just bring a blanket because artic sea water is bloody cold!!! Will stay dry, just not too warm! BUT works in a pinch when all else fails and all you have is plastic wrap! ( most rec boaters have a large roll! Knowing these skills could save your life!!) Peace to you and yours!! Cheers! P.s. sorry for the edit, my tablet isn't printing 'a' or ' b' very well...

[@c.a.greene8395]

You can always find Wood stove and all the pipes at home demo's which are listed in most build home and recycle section in local news paper, have also found nice wood doors, double pained sliding glass doors that make nice nearly free upgrades. Lots of stuff they will let you have just to haul it away! Love visiting demo sights of old farm houses! Pot bellied stoves are an added bonus! Here they sit at the side of the road for years! ( I know where 2 sit, today! Both cast iron )

[@artemissharp298]

Shazam !

[@christophercaetano6305]

Thanks for the GREAT TIPs !!!🙊🙉🙈😯

[@jeromeclaessen3921]

Great advice! Now I just need to buy a piece of land to put my $25 cabin on.

[@jebeau2566]

🤣

[@guypatthew7613]

Yeah sure just like he didn't do ree-ree! Nice try!

[@MV-kk3nh]

🤣

[@lemshetski9928]

If you're based in the uk, or pretty much anywhere, there are laws quite similar to the ones explained in this video, kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXa1aoJtnbecmaM, it basically shows how to claim old land, or land thats not been claimed for completely free.

[@cassandrabrowne-schneider4951]

🤣🤣🤣

[@johnnyo3fan]

Throw a pallet down in front of the door and put a shed roof over it... and stop tracking snow into the house!

[@goddessgermanika2466]

Absolutely.

[@staceytroffer8287]

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKIN’

[@johnnyo3fan]

@@staceytroffer8287 Brilliant minds think alike ;-)

[@janhamil7597]

I’ll amen that!🥴

[@angeldark404]

Exactly

[@jpacker7977]

I've actually done this with pallet wrap to stay warm in the high desert. The most efficient way to do this is to make a teepee or lean-to configuration. I probably used a fraction of the plastic you did. The way it works is the infrared heat radiating off an outside fire placed about 5 ft from the shelter is trapped inside the plastic, heating the inside. It doesn't have to be a big fire as the effect is cumulative. You can warm a small area and make it pretty toasty in about an hour or less. Having a stove or furnace inside is unnecessary. You can build an effective and quite warm shelter like this in about 15 minutes, and have it warm in about 30 minutes after finishing. I would advise most people to refrain from having any form of combustion inside of a shelter like this, even with the piping as you're just asking to have issues with CO.

[@MeepChangeling]

Easy there, Captain Caveman. Most humans have a need for civilization you clearly lack. Which is fine. You do you. We'll do us and bring your stoves, floors, and proper walls.

[@Cook-px8ne]

@@MeepChangeling hes speaking on someone dying. dont do this n fall sleep. this is very dumb. tbh

[@tucci06]

@@MeepChangeling So unnecessarily aggressive.

[@BatCaveOz]

Did you forget to bring a tent or tarp? Actually... it doesn't matter, because this never actually happened. "I don't bring a tent or tarp with me while hiking, but I do bring several rolls of pallet wrap" - said no one ever.

[@veganvocalist4782]

was thinking the same regards a teepee shape

[@Blue-Lotus888]

Bless your Soul for teaching those in an incredibly difficult situation, how to build an affordable shelter❤

[@sarahstrong7174]

The way house prices are going this is what a lot of people will be living in, provided they can find somewhere to set it up.

[@annak804]

Dirt houses work so do cob and clay many materials are free problem is where to put them then and gardening is a great help with keeping fed

[@sarahstrong7174]

@@annak804 You need land though & then you are only allowed to make a basic shelter no plumbing or electric unless you can get planning permission.

[@edwinaviles4344]

Finding the place to set up any type of cabin/casita is exactly the problem I'm running into right now

[@alcopower5710]

@@edwinaviles4344 ......yep....me too

[@seanjohnston8269]

No they just gotta move out of California... plenty of affordable living

[@ukranaut]

This is what brothers are like - you lend him a stove and he's like: "this stove formerly belonged to my brother".

[@p.chuckmoralesesquire3965]

this video is pretty much full of sht, pallets have a return price of 20 easy

[@judylloyd7901]

@@p.chuckmoralesesquire3965 Some businesses sell their old pallets. Some just dump them. I've picked up free pallets. My daughter picked up enough free pallets to build a hen house. 😄

[@p.chuckmoralesesquire3965]

@@judylloyd7901 sure but that is becoming much less common as those businesses are realizing that pallets aren't free. I'm sure you have seen the price of lumber lately

[@greyfireocelot6140]

A large number of them are made of sub-par material now and I see more broken pallets behind stores than full, unbroken pallets. So long as you ask the Manager on duty or the business owner, they'll normally let you haul off the broken, and thusly unusable pallets that will never be used again. Another thing to consider, is only some businesses that ship on those pallets bother picking them up again, and those are usually if they branded them. Though I'm in a different, and warmer place in the usa than the Guys in the video, so its very possible if varies greatly from state to state.

[@firstlast2514]

@@p.chuckmoralesesquire3965 I worked at harbor freight for three years. Just quit about 3 months ago. During those three years we had a company that would come grab them if needed... We never needed them as people would come in asking for pallets all the time, we gave them to anyone who asked... For FREE. The businesses around us did the same thing. So it seems like your the one full of "Sht".

[@YochevedDesigns]

So glad you're thinning dead wood instead of going to a lumberyard. You're not just saving money, you are reducing forest fire risks.

[@barbarashirland9078]

I could easily live there. My off grid cabin was dependably 10 degrees warmer than the outdoor air. I used to run some heat (I used propane) for a couple of hours when I first got up. It really was all I needed in Virginia. I just discovered your videos. Reminds me of my five years off grid in Virginia. Now I’m in the desert SW in an apartment. But I still use my skills for camping. And I could easily and comfortably live in my SUV because I can lie down in the back and I don’t own that much.

[@sickerOr]

This would make an excellent cheap DIY greenhouse to grow veggies in!

[@jimmygriswold9258]

Yeah, ... electric lettuce ....

[@uwotmetemette6333]

don’t think it would last

[@Ktrvrn]

@@uwotmetemette6333 how long do you think it would last?

[@alexanderleuchte5132]

Exactly, an excellent cheap DIY greenhouse to built somewhere hidden in the outdoors to grow "veggies"

[@Quagigitymire]

Right, at least get some type of long-term use out of the pounds of plastic used to make it.

[@sca662]

This build has been shared on all my groups for greenhouses, chicken 101, off grid etc groups that could use this build.

[@happypeasanthomestead344]

That's what I was wondering,can it be used as a Greenhouse?

[@sca662]

@@happypeasanthomestead344 This would be great for a green house at a fraction of the cost.

[@happypeasanthomestead344]

@@sca662 thanks

[@annak804]

Good base frame you could add cob or clay or dirt or adobe to the outside to make it permanent

[@Yasminenature]

It’s about being out in nature! Also we run out of power a lot where I live so I keep solar yard lights out and when power goes out I bring them in. Great lighting resource for cabin. 👍🏻

[@Joshua-ri8cu]

We used to build these in scouts. You should try a hoop shelter. You can make them as long as you want and then you just make two hoop sides. You can give it an overhand for rain or a porch. Hoop shelters use saplings and go up very quick.

[@daisymae3717]

I have been asking my husband for a small greenhouse and jokingly said "I'll make one out of sticks and saran wrap" You did just that lol, but this would make a fantastic greenhouse.

[@ElectricC0mpany]

Yes legit. I could even give you tips on using the plastic. I use this professionally for the last 7 years wrapping pallets at a shipping company.

[@sugarmuffin319]

🤣🤣 samesies!

[@judichristopher4604]

"You Go Girl" ... If I was there I'd help you build it!!!

[@judichristopher4604]

@@ElectricC0mpany OKAY King... We are waiting for your professional help. Seriously... I want to hear what you have to say...

[@WHEREVER-I-ROAM]

*Yes grow some MARIJUANA*

[@msmelpersonality7]

Man I seen a dude use 400 bucks and he built a whole permanent arch cabin with a fire place , just some 2X4 and some bricks and sheet metal and some insulation and Kaboom , it was pretty great

[@gandalfthegrey9311]

you got a link?

[@joemattox7525]

You should have built your frame for your floor then wrapped it in that pallet wrap before putting floor boards over it. It would have served as a vapor barrier and helped keep air and moisture out of the cabin. Would love to see updates to see how long this plastic holds up over time

[@AndyJame-bo4fc]

Such a gorgeous book - each shed is unique and inspiring, and I love all the tiny details Kotite features to help readers imagine how to create their own She Sheds kzbin.infoUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR . The feature on Dinah's Rustic Retreat is like something from a fairy tale. It's really inspiring to see how creative all these ordinary people are in making beautiful and useful spaces on a modest scale.

[@joeshanahan5717]

I work at a big box home improvement warehouse retailer the one where we wear red vests, not orange aprons, in the lumber department. I would most likely give you the plastic that the bunks of lumber come in because we just throw it away.

[@xzqzq]

I still have my red vests...amazing how much stuff gets thrown away. I drove @ $ 5K of nuts & bolts to the recyclers, still in original packs.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

@@xzqzq it should be used,,, people can use that.

[@Ktrvrn]

how can somebody get the plastic to reuse?

[@joeshanahan5717]

@@Ktrvrn build up a slight rapport with a worker in the lumber department and then just ask. They will most likely give you the plastic the bunks come covered in.

[@GreysonDarkest]

Having worn that red vest myself. Yep.. skids, broken stones, snapped lumber.. plastic.. lots of plastic.. hell ive got 4 of the wooden displays that succulents ship in on sitting in my shed as a storage rack because we where told to toss them out after they where empty. Good soild rot free lumber? Yep in the truck she went!

[@racexine]

Don is the best friend everyone wish they have, including me.

[@kenharty6016]

Hes seems like a good guy

[@wanderlustadventureuk]

His name is Don??!!! I thought he was calling him Dawn for the last few months, 😂🤦‍♂️

[@jerrysims7900]

YES Don id the Best!!!

[@Pedroforpresident2024]

you should really get out more that sounds kind of creepy.

[@jerrysims7900]

@@Pedroforpresident2024 What the Hell are you talking about? These are Great brothers and they love life, sorry you don't ....

[@RovingJack]

I imagine the moisture levels inside that to be insane. can't imagine spending a week in it during rainy weather. and I'd suspect mildew may make an appearance after a while.

[@mattychristian]

Agreed. Also not a good idea to have fire anywhere near that plastic

[@peoplez129]

They could probably better control it by poking hundreds of tiny holes in the roof area with some tool. Make something that is 1x1 foot that can be pressed against the plastic to make all the holes at once. Do that in several different spots, and there would be a decent air exchange without letting out too much heat. The real problem with the thing is that as soon as the fire dies down, the temperature will drop quickly because of the lack of mass to hold heat. So it wouldn't exactly be safe, because if you fell asleep without making sure you have enough fire to last the night, you could freeze in your sleep very quickly because of how fast the temps would drop. Although I wouldn't even consider something like this even for short term, because it's definitely not going to offer even the slightest bit of protection from a wild animal.

[@goldlamp574]

Maybe not. Its pretty dry in that climate and the stove will suck air in and vent it out

[@peoplez129]

@Buck Norris " You can't sleep during early stages of hypothermia" You might not be able to go to sleep if you're already awake. But if you are already asleep and the temperature drops far enough quick enough, you can freeze without being aware.

[@peoplez129]

@Buck Norris We literally see homeless people freeze to death in their beds all the time. People who literally die right outside of churches and other buildings they could go into. Again, if the temperature drops fast enough quick enough, you can go into hypothermia very quickly. We're literally talking as little as 5-10 minutes.

[@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185]

Lol that wolf was like "Nope, I'm not messing with whatever did that, I'm out."

[@Rameon]

Pretty sure it’s a coyote

[@Josh-lu6pk]

100% coyote

[@carolhewett3756]

The best part was the wild turkeys, the coyote, the raccoons. Hilarious. They're thinking: there goes the neighborhood.

[@jacquelynhill1598]

Coyote or wolf? Could be a coyote I guess. Our California critters though, are so scrawny you feel like calling the ASPCA to report somebody. 🥲

[@montanamvk]

@@jacquelynhill1598 Awww so your coyotes aren’t looking like that huh? Oh all the poor critters. Glad YOU’RE here to talk about it though. It IS a shame we can’t actually call the SPCA on the fires... or the starter-assisters... or whatever (whomever?) the heck you guys are dealing with. Anything getting figured out for you folks? Or any thoughts on what is going on?

[@kimberluna2226]

That was awesomely cool .. didn't have to go far for food...lol

[@heathenwolf4997]

@@jacquelynhill1598 I do believe that was a coyote.

[@googiegress7459]

The coyote was like "nah bro I ain't even peeing on that thing, I'm out"

[@wordtruthworship]

This is a great idea for some homeless people who wander off by themselves to buddy up and work together and have some kind of shelter. I pray for them daily.

[@ariloves10]

God bless you 🙏❤ 🙏

[@wordtruthworship]

@@ariloves10 Jesus bless you and your family, always!

[@namieschowgurow4779]

If walls were streight n roof on angle perhaps one can hang sheets for privacy from thrift store

[@squamishfish]

Sure then it sounds like it would be ok for you to put them in a park close to your place , or even in your back yard , they can dig a ditch to use as their washroom , you could have daily prayers with them ,

[@wordtruthworship]

@@squamishfish I have taken in the homeless off and on, most of my life. Want to check out reality, I suggest everyone helps the homeless, and it would help the problem to diminish if everyone cared. Gotta start at home. No place else to start to help fellow human beings.

[@courtneypetit5084]

Man if only we could do stuff like this for ppl who have no choice but to fend for themselves outdoors :(

[@kevinsantti9783]

Back in the late 70's my dad and his buddies went on fishing trip from New Hampshire into Quebec Canada,Lake Shaboogamoo.The local Indians built structures just like this on the banks of the rivers and lakes,I still remember the polaroid pictures.This video brought back a lot of memories.Thanks Guys

[@christophercaetano6305]

GOOD OLD DAYS!!

[@sharonstuebi8181]

Omg! I live in Peru and need a greenhouse.with the quarantines its hard to get materials and imported items are out of reach financially. I'm going to use this method to make my greenhouse. I will need windows for ventilation but WOWZER this is fantastic. Thank you 💕

[@hulkveme2012]

I am going to build one in my garden tomorrow for me 18 year old son to move into. 😂

[@pauls466]

Well with the see through walls you can keep a eye on him. ;)

[@milagrohndz65]

Lol ... I got one of them too that needs a place !

[@blessedcreationsbynicole4066]

Thanks for that laughter Amen lol

[@jacquelinewells7575]

@@blessedcreationsbynicole4066 Totally cracked me up. Thanks for the laugh.

[@user-bf8bt2wf7d]

He'll just love that!!

[@taranicole1669]

No one should go without a home! ❤️🙂

[@jasongraves7376]

You know what would make the floor even more of a luxury? BTW, I've been dabbling in survival shelters since 15-16 years old. I thought about a pallet floor with that composite wood, sheets would be better than planks in case fire spits out hot coals between planks. So get the deck pallets near install, stuff R-13 paper side down where the forks go to left the pallets, then pressure treated 1/2" plywood to cover the bottom, the finale is pallet slats to cap the ends. Ta da, no more ground penetrating frostbite!

[@bashkillszombies]

"Collecting stuff in order to have it when you need it." Every hoarders mantra.

[@loganthesaint]

They call us pack rats thank you 😂

[@montanamvk]

@@loganthesaint Ha. Imagining another one of me & all the ‘projects’ inside a make do shelter like this. Either somebody’d be make doing their make do MUCH deeper into that woods OR that’d be one heck of an ingenious DIY homestead. We should all start some sort of pack rat swap meet... or help-swap er something. 😉

[@Nan-1017]

My dad always used to say..”better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it”..so true:) Miss my dad.

[@ghostsoftherepublic]

Joking with friend "if you need help cleaning your yard." He made $300 in scrap..yard is clean and he is buying a new grill...lol

[@deee.9779]

@@montanamvk I like that idea.it was that same good old know how that gots us out of a real jam

[@mattparker9726]

18:00 as a former hobo, that's the best tent I've ever seen.

[@awaytoanywhere699]

about collecting: an old Norwegian saying: take/gather the subject when you find it, then you don’t lack it when you need it.

[@daveparker4415]

Winding some of the plastic wrap on the panels diagonally will help to keep them square and keep their shape better than just winding the wrap in one direction. I've used that technique when wrapping pallets of boxes and computer CRT monitors. It works really well.

[@wayneshingler9664]

Wool blankets attached to the inside of the roof with furring strips and screws would make that even warmer, while also helping protect the plastic a little from the heat of the wood stove. Just leave uncovered any part you want to leave as a skylight.

[@seanrallis6714]

"It would be real easy to get out of you did catch it on fire... just run through the wall." --A person who has clearly never tried to push through a few layers of pallet wrap.

[@mrwess1927]

Jab through with a finger first

[@seanrallis6714]

@@mrwess1927 yeah... speaking from experience, you can only tear a small (3 to 6 inch) hole that way. It doesn't tear like saran wrap, it bunches up and becomes stronger the more you force through it

[@arcticfox5118]

Pocket knife, axe, stool, kettle, kitchen knife, sharp rock. Any of these would work to get out in a hurry. Id be more concerned with C02 or CO building up then getting out. Besides a 6'2 dude shoulder checking the wrap at a dead paniced sprint would be pretty likely to rip at least enough to scramble out of. Bunch of guys used to do it all the time at a place i worked. Auto wraper would sometimes screw up on small wide pallets and the wrap would then get stuck on a support leg by mistake...so you would get 20 or 30 wraps around the bay if no one saw it in time. So you would end up with a wad of plastic that was just wide enough to fit over the 2 concrete poles by the exit....and you can figure out the rest

[@QBRX]

That stuff would melt in a hurry. Just walk through the flaming hole.

[@annak804]

Or had plastic burns

[@setharkon1662]

The material totally makes sense. I wish they could have engineered it in a way where they create more air packets for insulation

[@Phoenixesper1]

Umm...bubble wrap?

[@setharkon1662]

@@Phoenixesper1 It won't be aesthetically pleasing though and would require extra materials to put together. I was thinking more of wrapped twigs, arranged around the wooden support and then wrapped again

[@jeffsizer9359]

@@Phoenixesper1 Two layers positioned so the bubbles are touching each other surrounded by the pallet wrap.

[@alfalafelstine1536]

Having more horizontal members in the roof panels would cut down on convection currents. Would probably help.

[@YouTubeAreCommunistScum]

No need, space blanket layer on inside would be better

[@easemailboxes]

Its wonderful to be able to watch the bears through your wall while remaining nice, safe and warm behind your extra strength plastic wrap.

[@frenchyG]

I remember building something similar to this when I was about 8. Just when I finished and about to enjoy it, adults came around and tore it down telling me it was unsafe :( . I never trusted adults since. lol

[@richl4489]

My friends and I made a massive leantoo in the woods by our house it was almost a whole circle with about 10ft diameter someone came and chainsawed all of it. We were devestated. People suck.

[@ariloves10]

When I was young the tree guy came and fell some leaning Pine trees. The guys made me a rope swing on another perfect tree. Someone put a copper nail or whatever that nail is that kills trees. No more rope swing. Yes people are fowl. Jealous and hateful.

[@richl4489]

@@ariloves10 That's just downright spiteful and vile

[@ariloves10]

@@richl4489 thank you. You know it. I'm sorry for what they did to you too. In revolt I climbed the 100 or so foot Cypress tree also in the backyard to the very top and the firemen had to come get me down. Caused a huge scene in the neighborhood lol 😆

[@mystisith3984]

I can relate to this. I wish I didn't. Sigh. Finding the place with same minded people is a blessing and a superpower all in one.

[@mikeyjames]

Don is actually benefiting the most out this but you guys just don’t know it yet. These builds are keeping him active and he’s reliving his youth.

[@Bianchi8000]

I agree, totally.

[@Toastmaster_5000]

I'm sure he gets to stay on the property whenever he wants too

[@drops2cents260]

@@jamessmith5970 I'd say that always depends on the wife, too. Because if you find a good one (EDIT - let me rephrase that: "Ms. Right"), you certainly wouldn't mind her to come along, help building the cabin and then enjoy some quality time with her partner (a.k.a. you, if you're worthy). :-)

[@ariloves10]

Not to mention inspirational and instructional. This is a huge service. Great teacher Don.

[@kimhorton6109]

What kid never spent a day or ten building forts out of what you can find? We lived on Air Force bases as kids and there were always some woods close. Fine days

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

This is a Fantastic Plastic cabin! I was waiting for you to pile up the snow around the base of your cabin, where the floor and cabin meet. You need the barrier to keep cold air from coming in.👍

[@DEUS_VULT_INFIDEL]

On the topic of hot dog buns, I like mine either steamed or toasted. Steaming is easier, and they come out still hanging together enough to hold the hot dog and whatever else you slap on it, but toasted with maybe a kiss of butter, whether melted or softened, is awesome. Even without the butter a light toasting just makes them taste better in my opinion.

[@jerrysims7900]

You and Chris are just big kids, and nothing wrong with that!

[@jerrysims7900]

And I Love that @@@@

[@kenharty6016]

Keeps you young.

[@johnmcfadden9336]

You must be child like to enter into the kingdom of heaven

[@preppingforlife264]

Another great video!!

[@MokkiLife]

I would have made the “floor” about 4 feet longer out the front so you would have a porch area to stomp the snow off your boots before you went inside 🤷🏻‍♀️ Coat rack is a nice touch 🙌🏼

[@Mrjohndful]

Have a similar overhang on the roof aswell

[@Zenith_V]

Maybe even tilt the floor a small bit on the sides from the seam in the middle so melted snow does not build up into puddles

[@silkyjohnson4519]

Gord idea luara wijowski

[@subsonicdemon]

Quick tip if you are collecting nails from pallets. Instead of breaking them apart and trying to remove the nails without bending them. Just make a fire and burn the pallets. The wood is gone and the nails are super easy to recover with no issues.

[@Matthew-xm2mi]

As a homeless person in Nebraska during winter this really helped me g bless (gosh)

[@drewga403]

Awesome! $25 Cabin Build! **Provided you have access to: **about 20 straight 15 foot long pieces of timber, **about 20 wooden shipping pallets worth of plank board, **a power drill, **a chain saw, **a nail gun, **an old metal wood burning stove, **metal roof flashing, **metal stove piping **a twice-toasted bagel **a bag of Lays potato chips, **a banana Can you believe it...? A banana?!!?! How is a regular Joe Schmoe like me supposed to get a banana?!!

[@PierreLucSex]

I usually drill with my trained armpits. And my breath keeps the concept of cold outside.

[@Basstaco69]

You forgot to mention a friend to do it with...

[@LeeLee-gv9ih]

@@theman9739 That shrink wrap was much more than 25 dollars. Closer to 25 dollar each.

[@korthosen949]

ye i generaly like vids like this if it aint a clickbait .... well 95% it is one so i gotta hard pass on this one too

[@michaelanngravon8329]

Why chop down trees or use pallet wrap if you have unlimited free pallets that come with 2x4s, 4x4s, 4'x5' plywood sheets, and 1x4 slats? Plus, it's nice to have unpaid Squires for free labor.

[@VolcanoEarth]

When I was growing up, those old wire spools were our patio furniture. The little ones were stools and the big'un was the table.

[@mattmatty4670]

Ha. For a while we had an old tea chest turned over n my dad cracked me up by saying ya gota have a table cloth son. Ha news paper.

[@UtahTabby]

we called ours "the cable table."

[@namieschowgurow4779]

I remember seeing that we lose where

[@paulhare662]

Yup, a 1972 hippie living room. Spool tables, cinder block and scaffold board shelves/ entertainment center, milk crate storage units and $1000 worth of Pioneer stereo stuff.

[@marleneschuster3876]

the wolf's expression at 6:49 is priceless .. that cabin wasn't here yesterday

[@thinkforyourself2109]

This would be a good thing to build and live while making a more permanent building or on a one-week trip to the bush in winter. Good design.

[@rexcaliburn]

when i was a kid i had a fort made from pallets. we just took whole pallets laid them out for a floor then screwed in pallets for the walls 2 high and used a tarp as the roof it was pretty col and thing stood for years

[@davidpowell4601]

Everyone needs a friend like Don.

[@l3eaver]

I wish i had a friend like Don. Seems like a really good lad

[@offairhead]

Yes. I wish i had friends like Don and Chris. I have the free wood in my back yard to do it but I am a single mom with 5 herniated disks,...it’s not something I can do on my own anymore.

[@ariloves10]

@@offairhead there is always help and I know its hard to ask but please try. I am doing the same. We must ask for help. Its there for us. Especially for a Mom and her children 🙏💜

[@offairhead]

@@ariloves10 I wish that were true. I can’t even find someone to watch my daughter so I can get to work. I had to change jobs to one where she could come with me to work (which means way less hours) just to be able to work.

[@ariloves10]

@@offairhead my friend had the same issue. She began working at the daycare where her daughter attended and was much happier being around the children and her daughter. You will meet other single parents who need support as you do and you can be a support to each other. God bless you and your daughter. Your precious angel from God 😇🙏❤

[@morlajenkins7573]

Thanks this is a good inexpensive method for a green house that normally cost around 700 bucks or more. I will be trying this on my land.

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Instead of buying one of those $300 portable shelters (the tarps on them tear after a few years)then having to spend hours assembling it I got a bunch of free opaque plastic & free tarps. I was gonna build a wood frame like this, use some plastic shrink wrap, then cover with the thicker opaque wrap, then add a tarp that can be quickly uncovered/covered to get daylight. I might look for some of those free white lumber tarps also. The white plastic lumber tarps are actually pretty durable.

[@jenford7078]

I never miss seeing what you and Don and whomever else you can convince to join your madness in the woods are up to. Must see video!

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

Used to work at a timber mill. Can confirm that the bunk-wrapping tarps are great. We totally all used to pull that wrapping we used for bunks of lumber off the roll and make it into custom length tarps for people who asked. I made one into a boat cover for my dad. It said "Idaho Forest Group" all over it instead of some fancy brand, but it was free and actually tougher than most ones you'd buy.

[@RangerOfTheOrder]

"All you need is $25" Also property that has a pine forest

[@quillant757]

this is my main issue with "all" of these budget, off-grid builds. where are you getting land that is budget or off grid?

[@RangerOfTheOrder]

@@quillant757 "I found this car in the trash and all it needed is a new battery. And that's how you get a new car for $100"

[@iazzouz7378]

And the fireplace 😂

[@jonathanhawryluk9101]

Two things - 1st, thanks for not ruining a perfectly good grilled hotdog with ketchup like a neanderthal! 2nd, I love everything about this cabin for winter. But what about 30+ degrees in the summer???

[@alladreamwedreamed]

This should make a good greenhouse too, you can get some seeds started for your spring garden 🌱

[@LadyBlueRR]

"it's surprisingly warm in here without the heat" ....Well you guys inadvertently built yourselves a little green house 😁😁😁

[@fluffylittlebear]

What are you talking about? It isn't green. It's grey and brown.

[@LadyBlueRR]

@@fluffylittlebear Are you seriously asking me this....your joking right????? You have to be cause only an idiot wouldn't know what a "Green House" is

[@rock2946]

@@user-pb9yp6ql7u I just use old plastic bags when I make mini greenhouses. Works like a charm and aye ♻️

[@fluffylittlebear]

@@LadyBlueRR You must be colorblind.

[@LadyBlueRR]

@@fluffylittlebear WTH does color have to do with anything...... I'll wait.... nevermind... your joking

[@deanpatterson9036]

Green house that pays for itself, first year! And totally scale able. ............ My design, uses a few trees for the corner posts. ........... Thanks for the vid!

[@yourputer]

The predators love it! It’s like bake shop owners displaying the delicious goodies available for wildlife to sample. It’s genius! This way bears don’t have to bother breaking into a house, only to find it empty risking precious calories lol

[@seafieldgrant6957]

I kinda feel like a kid again watching this video and I am 73 LOL

[@tedbryer2512]

Me too! Brings back memories when we built forts in the woods.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I used to build forts in the woods.. and I still do.

[@kevincoffey3112]

Get off your phone old man lol

[@Phyllygirl1]

Same same. I am 71.

[@rimaahali9251]

It seems like so much fun via the simplicity and that the materials are basically FREE!

[@finneganhansen4033]

Thanks man. Me and my group of friends always build make shift tents and houses in the woods to hang out in summer. The main problem is always money. This is an affordable, good looking tent type thing and I wanted to thank you for inspiring me to build this with my friends

[@dylanmccormick3685]

putting an emergency blanket in between the two layers of plastic would make that sooooo warm.

[@wizardsongs5409]

I like the weaving to give structure to the roof panels, I also think the final wrap of plastic on the roof should start at the bottom and go up with the next wrap overlapping the previous. That way the water will not run under. Its something worth mentioning to the people watching. It looked like you guys did that but didn't say.

[@daveparker4415]

Overlapping the windings from bottom to top like the shingles on a roof will keep the water from running underneath the layers.

[@tylerk.167]

"Build a 25 dollar cabin" -Buys 1 saw "Well it was a good run"

[@brooketurner477]

Thank you. Great thing, very cool. But only $25 makes a lot of assumptions. Manpower, existing tools, know-how, skill, etc.

[@psykkoman]

@mpoczatek02 The title implies he built it for 25, not that anyone could build it for $25.

[@InfernosReaper]

@mpoczatek02 Because at $125, you might as well just buy a regular tent. Hell, ya might even get more space for the money and don't have to build a floor.

[@adrianlayman892]

@@psykkoman 9+ $25 Winter Cabin Build (on an Extreme Budget!) is not an implication...it's the NAME of the video!

[@swiftygaming1527]

And the drill

[@scootertruluv]

I can't help but to adore Don. He has such an amazing laid back personality, he's an excellent craftsman and seems like a generous and helpful true friend. I'm a fan of Don's for sure!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Don is a great Friend!

[@darrenchampagne1499]

I love his hat!! GO JETS GO

[@zakadams762]

This is an epic budget homeless shelter, even if it gets torn down the guy could have the supplies ready to make another one somewhere else.

[@michaelcichoracki5924]

You guys have inspired and sparked my interest to do this. I'm only 14 but I'm going to force my friend against his will to help me do this and I'll ask my dad for nails a hammer and some leftover cloth he has from his old company

[@kirkdeshotel2632]

HEY GUYS JUST SAW * BREAKFAST ,- * LUNCH AND *DINNER , OHH AND DESERT ! WALK BY THE CABIN !!!

[@SHobbyist]

This is actually a great greenhouse build

[@SaitoGray]

Yeah, I'm definitely doing that this spring. On a smaller scale but it will be a great start for my new garden.

[@mikemcgown6362]

Good idea! Gonna do it! A little different than this, but still gonna be a cheap green house.

[@colinK85]

I was thinking that. Once he is finished with the video, he should repurpose this as a green house garden for food. Especially that he is in Canada

[@462ANIMAL]

@@SaitoGray me too , something like that is perfect.. come spring ,we’ll need something to keep plants in before planting.

[@needsmoreisolation8568]

the uv would degrade the wrap in a few months. they make a uv resistant saran wrap for palletts though. but then poly film and some sort of frame would be better. a staple-wacker and steel wire or rope can make a great green house though. the only other consideration is light transmission but cleat poly film should be ok.

[@stigyanblue1442]

They say people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Maybe people in plastic film houses shouldn't play with matches. This is an amazing build.

[@billwrites898]

20:07 whole building moves with one hand: "looks solid" said the man who knows not the words shear brace...

[@sealy3]

A lodgepole Teepee would go up a hell of a lot faster. leave the traditional vent at the top of the teepee where the poles come together. build a small campfire in the middle of the floor of the teepee. Because the fire is in the middle of the teepee the heat will not be too hot for the plastic or poles. no need for anything to build it but a length of rope to hold the top of the poles together. a hatchet or hand saw to cut the lodgepoles and the plastic rap or other canvas material to cover the teepee. The taller the poles the bigger the teepee.

[@VE3RKP]

Pretty cool build. Now the bears can go window shopping lol!

[@drops2cents260]

> Now the bears can go window shopping lol! Not a problem - because building a few chevaux de frise doesn't take that long as well. :-)

[@nkreseknowledge2241]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😫😫😫😫

[@drops2cents260]

@B R That's why I recommended the chevaux de frise - and if that shouldn't be enough, go for palisades.

[@selinesbeau]

@2freeIvX Grizzlies will absolutely eat a human if they feel like it. They'll eat anything in their quest to bulk up for winter.

[@ShelleHolley]

@@selinesbeau but in the winter they are hibernating

[@jimreynolds2399]

This is one of the most enjoyable videos I've watched. I think it was the simplicity of it. I feel like I could go and do this myself without actually going and doing it. I feel as if I'm a fully qualified self-sufficient 'Bear Grylls' tough guy without having to go out into the woods and build a survival shelter to prove it 😀. Thanks for your efforts with earning me my stripes 😀

[@countrylife8853]

Ignore the fault finders. Was fun watching u brothers having fun .

[@kellydclear]

I feel like I'm watching an episode of "The Handyman's Corner" on "The Red Green Show".

[@GameOver-we6gx]

Damn I remember watching that when I was a kid

[@pamelamacon9675]

My son and I use to watch the Red Green show when he was younger. Special times

[@jonkennedy8048]

LOLOLOL

[@guypatthew7613]

I miss everything Canadian!! Long live Tim Horton our Buffalo Sabre!!!

[@KennethSee]

Haven’t heard that name in a long time. Good memories watching with my brother.

[@madisaur0]

You should give us a monthly update on this build to see how it's holding up. Lamp update build a stick frame shade and cover with the plastic wrap to get more light out

[@lliamthrumble]

Yup you should keep adding to it and tally up the money you spend and make it into a proper self contained camp site

[@nunyabiznez6381]

Not counting cost of tools, I built a 384 square foot wood cabin out of just reclaimed pallets for $0.00. I found I was able to obtain a virtually unlimited number of pallets free as many people are aware of and I reclaimed nails from enough of them to use as fasteners. I made it with two concentric walls with an air gap between so the walls total thickness was around 18." I found an old 16 gallon steel drum and cut some holes and used that as a stove. That was free. So much of what I found was the same way as in this video. My little cabin when done could sleep 8 a little crowded or 4 very comfortably. I cut a lot of the pallet wood into shakes/shingles and that made it water proof. I found some old wood sash windows left out in the trash and recycled them into windows for the cabin so again, free. You'd be shocked at what you can find on trash day. So a friend of mine had a couple hundred acres in the woods of northern Vermont and that is where I built it. He liked it better than the cabin he hired a contractor to build for him ten years earlier for $40k. His wife said it looked like a medieval storybook cottage. Total cost was roughly $400 in gasoline, a few thousand for the vehicle to transport the material and people, a few hundred dollars in tools and meals while we constructed it. I built that around 1999. Friend informs me it's still there and still being used. His cabin he paid to have built burned down a few years ago so he uses the one I built now. He had it upgraded though. I originally hooked up a make shift generator (repurposed electric motor) to a home made windmill for electricity and that my other electrical engineer friend hooked up to a battery so we would have lights and a radio. But the upgrade is now the electricity comes from solar.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Nice!

[@oldeagle2514]

Remember when KZbin videos had an ad before the video and KZbin would have surveys on what you thought about the ads? Is it possible that everybody said we love the ads, we want more ads, we just can't get enough ads? Because that's what it seems KZbin has acted on more ads, more ads and even more ads!!!

[@RichPianasOilPump]

“Fit for a king.. or a hobbit.. or a squatter” lol

[@annak804]

Perfect start just have to add clay or dirt bags or cob to the outside

[@KhanhNguyen-gq2px]

There are so many wow factors in this cabin. The cabin itself, the lamp, the bed that you built. Keep your good friends around for more amazing projects Kevin. Again another stunning video I love! ❤

[@johnmoore5293]

I really enjoyed the video. Just rewatching it agian. At least one long triangle in every panel would add a lot of strength. You can add the triangles on the inside after you wrap it. Some triangles (horizontal timbers) just above head level would form a roof trust as every roof trust has to have triangles unless they are very large ( usually laminated ) timbers that will carry the load. A cheap wood stove fan is nice on the stove.

[@murphyzlaw13]

I didn't watch this video forever, even though it kept coming up in my feed. I was finally drunk enough to watch it. And when you said to the guy getting the pallets, " I don't live in that world" I actually really thought that was cool. And even though this video cost, and cabin, cost more than $25. I thank you for making some of American or what ever countries children and adults, could have something nice for a " BEAR" amount of money. Peace ✌

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Lol, I cheated and bought a cheap amish shed and turning it into a luxury offgrid office for under $10,000 including solar/wind 😄. Just passed my electrical inspection 😊

[@alanfoix9911]

Now ya need heat. Check out. The Random farmer on youtube. Heating with compost. Peace

[@AFishBicycle]

You went over the $25 limit lol

[@indalcecio]

@@AFishBicycle yeah but only by 400 times no big deal

[@silkyjohnson4519]

Damn shawty let me move in with you 😀

[@melissajohnson2935]

I would like your definition of "cheap" cause I have never seen anything Amish made that was "cheap" 😂

[@billbob4243]

Don is a great friend. All that time and effort helping him on his projects. In return he gets a hotdog,

[@jonezmusicgroup]

What he got was the ability to get his own wiener 😂

[@montananomad5382]

And a bottle of water.

[@jcmjrtile1261]

You can get used boat shrink wrap at a local boatyard in the spring when everyone is unwrapping their boats. I do this to get wrap so i can cover my snowmobiles in the off season.

[@davidremmenga9668]

Protect your wood floor by painting on a thick polyurethane finish and lay down some area rugs. also, a door mat to stamp snow off of your boots and a broom to keep the floor clean. Very nice. Thanks for sharing this video. P.S. I would want to reinforce the walls with wood on the inside of the cabin. I don't like the idea of a bear ripping through the plastic.

[@happynaturalist1793]

31:52 "WE'RE SURROUNDED BY PLASTIC" In so many ways, man. In so many ways.

[@EarthREALTOR]

Fun times with recycled materials. We are having cold in Texas right now. Time to head to the woods!

[@namieschowgurow4779]

Put up a tent in house to keep warmer, build a rocket stove to cook

[@RoySATX]

8:45 Okay, solid it is, but... About 20-years ago I built a huge greenhouse much like this, using 1x2 furring strips and clear Visqueen. It worked so well I continued to rebuild it every year for well over a decade. It stayed remarkably warm and jungle-like in there, my ferns, orchids, and other assorted tropical plants grew so well you'd think you were in the Amazon. My plants loved it, I found it oppressively humid and any activity would have me dripping wet in no time. I certainly would not have enjoyed sleeping in there, amongst the mushrooms and dew drops. I should mention I live in Texas and, judging from the fluffy white precipitation and the conical trees all around you, it would seem you do not so best to disregard my experience.

[@Panatoo]

Make a house like this, but with thermal insulation foam between the layers of foil

[@pverkuyl9]

Would love to see you build a low-cost screen room to keep the bugs out in the summer!

[@nicolehervieux1704]

Yes that would be a great idea... a budget screen enclosure please! In northern Ontario, it is bug country!

[@michaelshultzinger4902]

The plywood covered skid would have been great to stack your firewood on to keep it off the ground. The countertop would have been useful as thermal mass for your stove as well as heat shield for your plastic.

[@laytond4501]

Dude, this is the coolest idea I've seen in a long time. It looked like a blast to create. Keep all the great ideas coming.

[@thomasschafer7268]

Dann hast du im Leben noch nix gesehen. Absolut nicht nachhaltig. Plastikmüll.