Building an ADDITION at the Off Grid LOG CABIN!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

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[@davidfisher4470]

Hi mate. If you don't have any more scroos you can you's wood dowse mate.

[@CCRider5312]

@Modern Self Reliance Kevin you cut lumber fast 🤣👍

[@CCRider5312]

Cabin Looks Awesome 👏 😁👍

[@mike31593]

Old coffee grounds work well to deal with the smell

[@johnmcook1]

Riding on my self reliances name there huh. Maybe you can start a burger place Mc Dongles lol. By the way myself reliance did an addition last year maybe you should watch his to see how to it the right way. Cool cabin but the name / content copying thing is so not cool. Plus you are using modern tools where shawn James does not. At the very least by almost completely stealing his name and content you should permanently have his channel linked in the comments!!!!!!!!!

[@emmanuelleramondetti9557]

For me, the ideas in kzbin.infoUgkxy_pn55PK60wAV3X_C_RoLS_67mNonoCE Plans were a starting point for building different sheds . Ryan gives ideas that allow an individual to draw nicest conclusions into the design and building of his or her own shed.

[@portugalonawingandaprayer473]

Glad to see the chickens have more freedom ... chicken coop tractors are great ... have a good week end ... 🙏☘️😘

[@ocj2267]

I love watching the evolution of a a channel like this....especially when the content creator is so humble and such a hard worker... I love your contentand the fact u are now being paid for it your work makes it that much better.....because I can tell this is a passion anyway

[@johnmcook1]

he is a total copy cat of shawn james what growth its theft

[@ModernSelfReliance]

This channel will approach self reliance from a modern perspective. and will focus on various build projects using modern amenities, and tools to build a completely self reliant lifestyle. I will cover a big variety of topics, from construction to meat smoking, and everything in between! "Self-Reliance" is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas.

[@Downeastwaves]

Thanks Kevin! Wow on subs! Very nice! Great work on addition and chicks look happy!

[@glg3945]

That overhang roof turned out very nice! Great set up for the chickens 🐔. May want to lay mesh wire around the edges and hold down with bricks and or large rocks 🪨 to keep out predators, and is an easy move when changing positions of the chicken tractor. Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family. 👍

[@elderepyper]

It's so wonderful that you love nature and animals. Thank you xxxx

[@masterofpuppets2004]

chicken....mMMmmm

[@elderepyper]

@@masterofpuppets2004 I once saw a farmer slaughtering chickens. They were so scared. They knew they are going to get killed. I was so shocked. I was crying and crying. For a long time I didn't it chicken or meat. I just can't watch it. I cant. And I most certainly didn't eat those.

[@jackmehoff2961]

you need to build a big woodshed. nothing fancy, something you could store logs in. maybe make it big enough to store lumber. then you could start clearing and making room to replant. start growing some seedlings.

[@gregtheredneck1715]

It is Saturday morning and my favorite coffee mug is full, time to see what is up with Kevin on MSR!.

[@boozebagbeefhole]

Same here Greg

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

Looking good 👍 Cabins , chickens, whiskey and chainsaws. Sounds like a country song 🎵

[@vinceglauser4770]

I enjoyed the show. I can't wait to watch those chickens get big.

[@zara-ly2927]

I feel like chicken tonight, chicken tonight! They are growing fast!! Nice job on the cabin!! God bless 💕

[@henrikstenlund5385]

Good work. It is nice to see such a good teamwork between the two of you.

[@paulsavage33]

nice progress and happy to see the family working together.

[@carmenmarcinkiewicz7149]

Wow!! What a great building!! Beautiful job!

[@jtucci5711]

Very nice addition to a evolving project. I always enjoy watching you guy put it together. Cheer!

[@richardsolomon8076]

Awesome day Kevin 😎 the evaporation lean-to is coming along great 👍 so please to see the birds out on grass, I hope they will all do well 😀

[@ModernSelfReliance]

You and me both!

[@virginiarocks]

I like the giant green recliner. Looks great!

[@adamgoddard3065]

As an idea to help people understand 'managed forests' you could clear a decent area, let some wood rot for the inverts and see what starts to grow, new trees or wild flowers it all adds to what we want, a balance. People bang on about 'oh you're cutting down trees' show them the benefits. Keep up the great work =)

[@ModernSelfReliance]

that's the plan.

[@donniev8181]

Not to mention that a third of the earths landmass is covered by trees.

[@justinrochefort8369]

Always great video! I'm with the other comments, harvest the trees and sell them. Proper forest management and cash... Seems like a win win scenario.

[@DarkWorldAge]

Next an outdoor covered pavilion area, great for family get togethers and maybe make some picnic tables with all that standing dead

[@laurenciachew2561]

Wow...an extension roof. Nice 👍. We in Singapore 🇸🇬 do not have spring nor summer let alone winter. We have sunny weather all year long and at the end of the year more rain. But we do have mosquitoes!!! Your chicks have grown into hens. And looks like they will soon be your roast chicken 🐔 lol 😆😆😆 good morning!!!

[@zara-ly2927]

I lived in Singapore many years ago temporarily when we were evacuated from Jakarta. My ex worked there at GE and we were expats for 2 years. I remember how hot it was there, even hotter than Jakarta..you all are right on the equator! It’s so beautiful there and I miss it sooo much. You are blessed. Although the mosquitos not fun, lol! God bless 💕

[@laurenciachew2561]

@@zara-ly2927 ...thank you, you and family are always welcome here 🙏☺

[@catgynt9148]

Thanks for sharing this video Kevin. I was surprised that you didn’t use the panel pieces that you trimmed from the roof as valley transition from roof to addition. Wishing you and your family a blessed weekend.

[@donnie2533]

Great video my friend keep them coming.

[@mmemumu4604]

I Kevin and Don... you see? ... the birds are doing exactly like you!!! the build .. and build fast.... and if they do there nest on your cabin... well....it's a honor!!! xoxoxo have a good day!

[@mohammedtroy4296]

you and don is the A TEAM don is legit 100%

[@markbergquist4439]

Thats so strong, it should be called a "Lean Three" 😆

[@roberthakeman9822]

Kevin you should stack your firewood on the outside wall of your lean-to.

[@halinawiecek2297]

Looks very good, good job.

[@janicecaves1496]

I think your paid promotion is the first one I've actually watched out of all the channels I view. Those knives look fantastic. The lean-to for the evaporator is looking great too! Is there any concern about the sugar-laden steam against the roof attracting bugs to gnaw on the wood frame?

[@ModernSelfReliance]

now that you mention it..... now that I think of it.. the steam should contain very little sugar as the sugar stays in the sap... I might make a hood.

[@janicecaves1496]

@@ModernSelfReliance I just thought I'd ask because I'd watched a tutorial on how to make maple syrup a while back and they mentioned not to do the major boil indoors because it would make everything (walls, ceiling, etc.) sticky. :) I freely admit I have absolutely no experience with making maple syrup, wish I could, though!

[@riccojames1]

Saturday afternoon with a beer and a vid from you.. loving it! :D

[@Wr3nch3s84]

Where do you live it's 9am where I'm at lol but I guess it's five o clock somewhere

[@vincenthucknall7175]

@@Wr3nch3s84 I was gonna say the same thing Haha

[@riccojames1]

@@Wr3nch3s84 Wales, UK.

[@vincenthucknall7175]

Woohoo! I got a like from ya! Made my day bud

[@jdmec81]

“I’ve been informed that the chickens have to go to the off grid” That made me laugh, wives are good at informing!

[@kajohnson2469]

Yes we are 🤣

[@mamasarmi681]

Pp

[@KaWouter_]

I feel ya buddy, screw those pollen allergies

[@giddyshardlow6395]

I'm from UK even off my head I still watch your videos lol keep going

[@disconnectedpineapple9576]

We love the don addbreak

[@maobfh]

I had seen one of those...chicken tractors? I have forgotten, already, what you called it. I saw one used on a television reality show years ago with the third generation of homesteaders out in Alaska. The ground was not really barren before but the garden aaas a prolific producer a year after the coop had been over their garden area. The produce was large, but i believe that is typical in alaska because the sun is out 22 of every 24 hours. There was a lot more of it after. I think it is a really nice idea and one i wish i had known when i had my own place in the high desert mountains of New Mexico. You are so far north that i would not hazard to guess but the chickens are quite large enough to forage in an area where i come from. And where i am. Cool beans!! I like the transparent panels when you use them like skylights, as you did. It completely changes the light and usefulness of the area it covers. You probably said and it fell out of my ear but why did you decide to add the overhang? To make use of the lumber and....? Great video! Thanks!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

The over hang is to house the maple syrup evaporator.

[@mylife4137]

How about a commercial grade chipper mulcher for all that dead pine. You can make mud free walking paths and super quiet trails for the Beardsmen to get to his treestands.

[@nellytalford7119]

Have a Blessed day with your family...

[@saner6888]

👏👏👏 been waiting for the corner trim!! That and the addition make for a beautiful looking cabin!!.... why not mill up the pine for sale... lumber is through the roof $$

[@adbc8737]

Learning so much watching your channel… Thank You!!! 🌀♥️🌀

[@loocuss722]

Gravy job. That cabin is sweet, just like delicious seerup. Property is turning into a little village 😁👍🏻

[@marcusrendon1392]

Snow’s gonna love that.

[@jarvisangle85]

Even your paid promotion was entertaining. 😅 Get Don a flask for his birthday.

[@andycomley]

I respect your channel. It's informative and potentially inspiring. You are a guardian of a forest. I live in a country that has no forests left, because people could not respect their value at home, at a time that made them into ships to invade the rest of the planet, including the American continents. Hopefully you can do better. Kind thoughts to you and your family from a country with no wilderness left.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I try to help the forest every way I can.

[@sandratweedale2579]

Yea Don earned a treat. So nice to see Don not hiding from the lens. You guys are better than Dean and Jerry (you’re probably too young but Don will get it 😜) LOVE every episode 💕

[@kostercronje300]

I love watching you and Chris' videos...

[@dawnajamison430]

My first time watching!! I am enjoying.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Welcome!!

[@michygoss7148]

Kevin! I might try your way of fastening the metal roofing. Have always done it on the flats. Do you increase the length of the fastener itself to do it this way?

[@cmosphoto1]

I use what Vicwest sends me... They are about 1 1/2" long don't mash em in.

[@michygoss7148]

@@cmosphoto1 ok. Thanks!!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Caulking works too... ;-)

[@michygoss7148]

@@ModernSelfReliance oooooooo! I like caulk! 😜

[@shaneo2589]

Interested to see how much snow accumulates on that next winter and if the clear plastic section copes with the weight.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Hopefully winter takes its time coming back...

[@jakegreenwoodphotography]

Loving how the cabins turning out 🤘 the roof pitch on that lean-to.. that’s gonna have to hold some deep snow right!? Having ummed and aaahed about the pitch of my own lean-to I’d be interested to see how yours handles the weight!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Yea... I might try to find a couple more lags.... Cabin should have been slightly taller..

[@rnxpx]

Those chickens definitely moved on up.

[@palletcabin-YR_Author]

Entertaining as always, thanks for this! We like Don's Jets cap.

[@davecurda2350]

Don must be very happy with the Jets sweeping the Oilers. 👍🇨🇦

[@MiscMitz]

Excellent as always!

[@theres975]

Hello,welcome back.yea

[@davidpritt5080]

I was like “hmmm what’s a leg bolt??….ohhh LAG bolt 😂” love your videos buddy

[@HOOAHDUDE]

So the WIFE was finally on a video! YAY! You are not building a lean-to that takes 3 videos to make and it will have walls. That is a whole edition! 😁 Next you should build a 30 room hotel so your faithful fans that watch and comment can come experience your wooded domain. 😁

[@tinalowell3045]

Great vid👍👍🌞✌️

[@comicsgatekeeper9746]

Praise be to don, king of the forest

[@rodo748]

Saturdays in the woods

[@megh2062]

👍 great progress! Love the videos!

[@roxyknight4909]

I am confused about the rain run off on the lean too .... shouldnt there be more of a slope ? .... totally enjoy all of your videos, completely awesome. Lots of love from New Zealand xx

[@ModernSelfReliance]

It's a fair slope.

[@brandonwade215]

Love the videos Man...

[@staceymarkum3873]

OMG! Your wife is lovely!!!😁🥰 I'm So happy to finally see her with you on film. I have questions about the valley flashing. How will that be installed? Will that area have issues with ice dams? Do you need any other material to finish the job? Thanks in advance for any response. Have a great week and hug those beautiful girls of yours! You are a very lucky man.

[@cmosphoto1]

I'll tuck the valley flashing under the existing roof I should not have a problem with ice dams... But I guess time will tell.

[@staceymarkum3873]

Thanks for the reply 😊✌💜🐖💨

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

I worked on a job converting a four story barn into a house with as much green tech as possible. I basically took two roll back bins worth of rough cut lumber that was the flooring and a bunch of metal roofing. Finding a piece of land is the hard part especially since I want to build a shipping container house and use what I've saved for interior and a shop. Wish me luck please.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Good Luck!

[@BearAndCubFL]

I enjoy your channel even though I am not able to do most of the projects you do, disabled and in wheelchair. But I can probably do the chicken water system. Are the parts list and instructions in one of your videos that I missed? Thank you, Freddie.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I didn't film any part of the chicken waterer. It was before my youtube days,

[@corybrook6330]

Great work .

[@chrisbocker2255]

You should ask the Robin if he has any lag screws to lend you when he finishes building as nest

[@frankensteinracing3520]

A door or window on the lean too side of the cabin so if your inside with the boiler going you can keep an eye on it.

[@stanleykeith6969]

Do you think you will get alot of smoke inside the cabin when it is this close. Smoke might go up and in the cabin. Make a fire under the lean 2 and see. I think you could have pushed the over hang roof up in under the cabin roof and then later used the valley flashing.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

The chimney will be still beyond the roof.

[@stanleykeith6969]

@@ModernSelfReliance OK I see now, what about my roof idea?

[@dennisschickling5759]

Nice Video. #STAYSAFE #PHILLY PHILLY 🇺🇲

[@donanderson9269]

Looks like you’ve created a huge ice dam/leaky valley. Not enough angle; won’t hold the snow weight!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

time will tell.

[@Xero1of1]

Something you might be able to do with your sawdust shavings and possibly some of your excess wood waste is to convert it into pellets and use them in a pellet stove. Might be a good idea?

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Energy/labour hungry to produce.

[@Xero1of1]

@@ModernSelfReliance Gotcha. :(

[@kevinwerrett535]

Do you have any spare roofing iron around that you can cut on the flat and bend into a flashing, that would save buying them.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

You've got me thinking... I did buy some they were $44/each..

[@kevinwerrett535]

@@ModernSelfReliance OUCH

[@lonnietaylor2759]

Maybe when U run out of things to build,you could collect the extra wood from the trees cut and sell them for less cost than the other stores.

[@MeThePeoples]

Why not have the cabin roof overhang the extension roof so rain falls from one to the other?

[@jakegreenwoodphotography]

I was wondering that 🤔

[@ModernSelfReliance]

It's butt up against a wall you can't shove the lean-to roof into it.

[@shauncollins4755]

Loving all the builds as always! Do you need to worry about snowload with this new addition?

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I shouldn't

[@Songdaddy]

It's amazing that the chickens still sound like chicks.

[@beverleyspugsandhomestead.]

Make the flashing out of tin ! And angle it

[@johnmcdonald9130]

You know Kevin, I think I like your videos better than Chris's. I did enjoy watching you guys feed the trout in the old pond. That was nice. Maybe I just like watching you and Don build things. As much as I like fishing and survival stuff, I seriously love building stuff as much or more. Good luck with the chickens in the chicken tractor. Are you going to show us slauter day when they are ready? I may not get to eat any of them, but I sure would like to see how you prepare them for the freezer. Another great video. Thanks man!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

that portion may be a little too graphic for my channel.

[@johnmcdonald9130]

@@ModernSelfReliance You can always show us the finished product... :)

[@echoalphagolfyankee7204]

Mill the logs and sell the lumber to fund the channel !!!! Make videos clearing and milling them all

[@KahulaniKainoa]

Another Great Video 👍

[@thatdude5104]

Dont know if there is a need for it, but you could build a carport near the cabin.

[@kevinwerrett535]

Drop them pines before any borer beetles destroy their value, but leave every fourth stump 4ft high to act as posts for a future vineyard/wine making venture..

[@richardspringman857]

Tell me you're Canadian without telling me you're Canadian: 14:32 Using a hockey stick to hang the food and water containers from.

[@nlingrel]

do you need to put some pebbles/gravel in there with the chickens?

[@ModernSelfReliance]

They'll dig in the dirt if they want it.

[@tales_of_the_crypto1583]

You make me jealous of all the Lumber available for you! Don't make me come to Canada and find you!🤣💥👍💜

[@jonabriggs8829]

Build a nice Bird House for the Birds !! That would be a cool Video also !! :) Just a suggestion :P

[@ModernSelfReliance]

The bird built it's own house! It's awesome!

[@Ribo15]

It looks like you may need a step into the cabin. Half log scrap may do the job. It’s also not my cabin so take it or leave it 😁

[@theres975]

Hi Don,welcome

[@MSmith-Photography]

I like Don's choice of hats. #GoJetsGo

[@kennethcruise7635]

Do you use Timber locks ? Perhaps ledger locks . Great stuff .

[@ModernSelfReliance]

never heard of it.

[@richardwhite3711]

had you considered charring the base of the post that are buried to preserve them/ seen done on many other youtubers videos

[@ModernSelfReliance]

you can read all about post charring here. juniper.oregonstate.edu/post-farm.pdf I choose not to.

[@MrGoesBoom]

Considering the price of lumber and that you have your own mill all these dead trees could be excellent for your wallet ( either selling or at least making sure you don't have to buy ) You also get a healthier, nicer forest out of it. Win Win

[@lindapetersen1800]

Kevin I will give YOU rain we got rain here by the bucket load !!!

[@stevenestabrooks630]

Go Jets Go!

[@jcsadog]

So the set up you have with your chickens is range free birds cause you can move there cage around lol.

[@arisyudanto9433]

I always like ur video i saw Every episode

[@skm9420]

Yep, I would've done the cut the same way

[@raymondcarson9084]

Next project, Overhead for your lumbermill :)