Dropping Problem Trees And Life At The Cabin

We had to drop some trees that were threatening to fall on our remote Alaska cabin. A couple of these trees were leaning heavily toward the cabin so how did we safely remove them without endangering the cabin? Watch the video to see how we solved that problem.
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Hello my name is Lonnie and My wife is Connie.
Here at Far North Bushcraft And Survival you will learn about many long forgotten tricks and tips of the old time woodsmen. Not only will you learn about bushcraft / woodcraft but you will learn many things that will help you to survive in less than ideal "survival" situations as well. Come along and sit with me by the campfire as I delve into these subjects in a way that you can easily learn to then do yourself.
I will show you how to make shelters, gather food, use wild medicines as well as start fires with or without matches, lighters, ferro rods, etc

[@ROESPLETZ]

Happy Easter to the two of ya! I know it’s not your job but I really wish you two post videos more often! A lot of us enjoy the content!

[@jentrue]

Agreed!

[@dorlavegas]

I would to but I think you we all should live life in reality. In our stay at home time your your posts were grate. live free THANK'S

[@EokaBeamer69]

Lonnie I love your videos. You are a true outdoorsman. It is a great pleasure to learn from you. You seem to be a bushcrafter first and a videomaker second, meaning you are very authentic and not trying to put on an act. Your years of experience and your outdoor skills really show in your videos. I hope to one day become as knowledgeable as you when it comes to the outdoors. Greetins from Germany. (:

[@Lorenzo0077]

the hot-dog cooker was priceless ! nice video

[@robinbrown378]

Everytime I see the cabin interior I have to smile. I had a couch exactly like that years ago. Love each and every video! Yall be safe out there.

[@steveescher1554]

That's the couch everyone had or their grandparents had haha

[@DouglasSpear12]

Hi Lonnie, when I worked for an arborist, we used a big sling shot called a "big shot" to shoot a string tied bean bag through the crotch of a tree, then tied off a bigger rope as you did, but I was really impressed with your wrench sling shot. In the bush you have to make due with what you have! The cabin ceiling looks great, I'm finishing the ceiling in my cabin too.

[@papajeff5486]

I feel for you, Buddy. I’ve done this many times. I finally got some 5 ton steel pulleys. I got my rope up in the trees similar to your way and I’d use my pulleys and ropes to guide my tree to a precision drop. Got to where we could drive a stake. It’s a process. Your come along is a fine tool. I used my pickup (no snow). Good on you for saving your cabin. Prevention is ten times cheaper then fixing a problem. Texas

[@debluetailfly]

I remember my father talking about trying to drive stakes. That was in the early 1900s before chain saws. Axes, a crosscut saw, and wedges.

[@MichaelR58]

Lonnie and Connie, thanks for sharing and bringing us along , great little cooker , glad it all worked out, God bless !

[@billhunt892]

Boy , that was an adventure , wish I was there, love doing that stuff , the cabin looked very cozy and peaceful, love your adventures , stay warm and safe... Happy Easter .. HE HAS RISEN !!! Amen .

[@skinny544]

Tell you what you have one of the most creative minds I have ever seen when it comes to taking care of things out in the wilderness. Thank you so very much for sharing them with us!

[@charlescox290]

I was concerned for a moment there when you were first talking about letting the tree fall eventually. I'm glad you decided to go ahead and take care of that widowmaker.

[@schlafapnoe-ratgeber2972]

thats not a widowmaker thats a cabinbracker. Dont give cabinbreackers a chance! Fight against trees that can hit a cabin!

[@charlescox290]

@@schlafapnoe-ratgeber2972 it became a widowmaker when he felled it and it was caught up in another tree.

[@sandywieringa4434]

A tree being hung up in the other trees is always preferable to being hung up in the rafters of your cabin! Stay safe and warm my friends. It's always a good day when I find another one of your videos!

[@littlebull8881]

Going like before I watch, may as well

[@MarkYoungBushcraft]

Backwoods engineering comes in handy. Thanks for sharing Lonnie

[@elizium1958]

Another excellent demo of how to safely remove dangerous trees from causing untold amounts of damage.

[@kbjerke]

Thanks for sharing, Lonnie & Connie! Happy Easter!

[@jentrue]

Always happy to see the notification you have a new video uploaded, Lonnie and Connie! Happy Easter!

[@johndifrancisco3642]

My favorite part was the hotdog/burrito warmer, other than not hitting the cabin (which looks great inside btw) with the tree. Thanks Lonnie and Connie.

[@bobjoncas2814]

..get those trees before they get you..lol..good one, have a happy Easter and stay safe..

[@loocuss722]

Burritos on the exhaust hahahaha that's awesome! Happy Easter 😎👍🏻

[@outdoors-university]

You are a great example of a couple in love Connie and Lonnie! Thank you for being! Nice video about the true life out there! Stay safe and have fun!

[@wvmountaineer69]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@semco72057]

Hi Lonnie, I love the ways you brought down those trees and both protected your cabin and also freed up your snowmobile while away from your cabin. That is American engenuity and something I love so much.

[@johnminor2496]

I really enjoy your videos. Both of you seem to be very nice people. GOD bless you both.

[@hypo345]

Was holding my breath when that tree came down. Good work. Hot dog cooker great piece of kit.

[@danielcharbonneau222]

Measure and make yourself a cast iron grate with several twisted piece. Rustic looking and will add to the look of your stove pipe and the cabin. Note make it removable for future maintenance. Good work to the both of you guys in falling those trees.

[@williamwelch7]

It's such cheap insurance to have a rope on a problem tree. It gives you so much more control, and as in this case, helps if the tree gets hung up. Great job Lonnie and Connie, thanks for the video!

[@terryw.milburn8565]

Glad The Come Along Got Ya's Out Of That Bind ! Great Looking Meal ! Happy Easter Friends ! ATB T God Bless

[@brngrofdeth]

Excellent work as always. Very nice job noticing the danger of that tree. It could have been a serious disaster. Now you will be safe. Thank you for sharing Lonnie and Connie. God bless and enjoy the coming spring.

[@olhiker9951]

Have a good Easter. Thank you for all the insightful survival tips and showing us around your part of the world 🌎

[@bgurtek]

For completing the punch-out in the ceiling for the stove flue, you can get a heating system grille, cut it in half and cut out a circle in the middle to fit the flue. That should be aesthetically fine and, being a grille, will shed most of the heat into the living space while preventing excess heat from reaching the adjacent wood structure.

[@paulrussell3750]

Lonnie makes it look as though there is no problem that can't be solved. I wish that were true down here in the southern parts of the continent. Much admiration from Canada

[@oldtimerlee8820]

Hope you have a blessed Easter. Glad you were able to bring down that tree safely. With that lean, I would have tried to get it down, too! Looks like you're going to have quite a bit of firewood after it seasons, a bit. Thanks for sharing. PS: Check in the sheet metal / bar stock area of Lowes or Home Depot (if you have on or the equivalent in your area). They have perforated sheets. For example, here's one at Lowes: Model #11244 Steelworks 24"x 36" Aluminum Decorative Sheet Metal Make a frame, like a picture frame, large enough to cover the opening. Insert the metal, cut to fit, as if it were the glass, into the frame. Cut a hole in the center to accept the stove pipe. That should "hide" the opening, yet meet the distance requirement for combustible materials. If you want to block air (heat) entering the attic area, same concept using a sheet of solid metal.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

That is an excellent idea as I had not thought of the decorative metal sheeting.

[@margaretgibson7063]

We are sure glad your making the cabin safer. Good work work to the both of you. Blessing.

[@richardanderson6874]

I like that Burrito cooker - sure is a fine idea.

[@bobswoodlandadventures5722]

Awesome video as always Lonnie. Those come along winches are worth their weight in gold. That big birch definitely had to come down. Now you have plenty of wood to burn. You and Connie have a wonderful and safe Easter. Stay safe and be well. Thanks for sharing.

[@davekibbey7944]

Have a Blessed Easter. He is Risen!

[@farmtrout66]

Thanks for sharing guys. Glad all turned out well Ethel trees. Cabin looks good.👍 Hotdog cooker is genius. 😎👍

[@Miguel_ON65]

Nice work with the tree, but awesome with the place for your diner!! Greetings for both from Spain my friend. Always is a pleasure to see you.

[@yobentley7274]

"Go Lonnie Go..Go.....Go Lonnie Go..Go....Go Lonnie Go..Go.....Lonnie Be Good..."

[@lylemacdonald6672]

I would have like to see your entire cutting procedure. That big birch will certainly give you a lot of nice firewood. I just threw a piece of white birch in my stove and the BTU's are flowing. Thanks for the tour.

[@virginiareid5336]

So happy you were able to repair your roof. The ceiling looks so very nice with the corner finished and the trim board. Glad your rope-along was so handy to pull your snow machine out as well. Take Care

[@dorlavegas]

HAPPY EASTER🐣🍖🐇👍

[@anthonyhro1903]

You did a lot of Hard Work,wishing you folks well.

[@bemanbabollerpa150]

Good idea for bringing that tree down👍🏻 now you got firewood for some time as well😃 Good video as always🙇🏻‍♂️

[@frankgaletzka8477]

Hello Conny hello Lonny Happy eastern to both of you You have Done a great job I think by the Last Video that you had to clear some more trees to make the cabin save . Well Done All the best wishes and God bless Yours Frank

[@TressaZimmerman]

I'm glad no on was hurt. Take care.

[@gstokely7]

Awesome video and a Happy Easter to you both. Thanks for sharing.

[@north61]

Glad to see you getting that hot pot working!

[@tonysmith5924]

Y’all live a wonderful life, keep it up!👍👏🙏❤️

[@SeeTheWholeTruth]

Oooh! That Pancake put a spell on me! Nice! Wow.. a cracked tree... still standing, dont see that often. God Bless. Good catch Lonnie! Wise man keeps full awareness of his surroundings. Yeah.. my fear of the cut would be the jackknife of the lower end as a spearpoint towards the cabin or you standing there. Bounces being as they are. Two more trees and you could build another place! Super brilliant on the burrito cooker. Thank you two for sharing, Love you both. Hope you dont pain after all the work!

[@garyevans3421]

Good job keeping Connie and you safe!

[@boydstone7433]

That's pretty good cooking the burritos on your manifold. I used to do the same thing on my truck manifold.

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I used to do the same on the manifold of my four wheel drive offroad seismograph truck on the North Slope of Alaska as well.

[@PlainStraightShooter]

Did a good job on that ole tree. I was with ya on that fall. Hey Lonnie, I seen a insert I guess you call it for that stove pipe. I believe it was Shawn James My Self Reliance on the little workshop.. You might scan backwards on his videos but I think you could build that ok.. Happy Easter you guys.

[@EMTRailfan]

You're not stuck if you get yourself out. You just get delayed :-)

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

I like that one. :O)

[@FawnandEvon]

Glad your okay! Gee wiz , love that pancake too! Good job with the trees!

[@concretecowboy4212]

Thnxs 4 sharing

[@campingcrew2755]

Great video, love the hotdog heater. Glad you got the tree down safely, Happy Easter, God bless!!

[@SpamMusubi308]

The hotdog/burrito warmer is awesome I've seen it before on cars and trucks but never on a snowmobile absolutely brilliant! Some of the comments suggest a slingshot for getting lines up into trees I saw a few really nice forks in the brush/burn pile that would work nicely 😁👍

[@badbadbob1]

Hard work, but if you have the time to pace yourself, It will get done. I need one of them Hot-dog cookers for my off-road Side-by-side. Thanks Lonny.

[@jerebigler7520]

I believe some shiny, copper flashing would look nice around the stove pipe. Don't know how practical it is but ... Enjoyed the video as always. Thank you for sharing.

[@donaldeugenealford4080]

U did a fantastic job on clearing the tree from your roof,I watched the video where u repaired it. I think your ceiling on the inside looks great Lonnie. As for the hole where the stove pipe goes,I'd flash it out with thin aluminum,but then again your the Bushmaster. Enjoy all of the videos,wanted to wish U both Lonnie and Connie a very special Easter Sunday.

[@klodoen1]

Very informative.

[@sylviapontius9023]

Amazing!!!

[@Gordie79hamilton]

Some real top tips there guys! Loved the wee burrito warmer idea. 👍

[@davidberry6046]

I'm lovin' your hot dog cooker! God bless!

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Excellent, dood!

[@macEboy]

Thanks Lonnie and Connie, for another great video! Happy Easter!

[@Gunny-nq1pb]

Cool stuff.

[@garryclarke1234]

As always,good to see your adventures,stay safe and have a good easter

[@markdavis9480]

Nice job on that dangerous tree. Happy Easter to you and Connie. Spring is here! I can’t wait to see some new upcoming videos.

[@corbinspaulding5501]

The bob ross of bushcraft. Learned a ton from watching your videos.

[@walterferris9082]

great video

[@brianve7jyd943]

Thanks folks take care

[@mikerowland1701]

Thank you for yet another AWESOME video!

[@ruthscott5166]

You two just make me smile

[@jeffnotti9932]

WOW man great job all around... ..

[@jorgequinones991]

That info is so useful. Thanks for the teaching.

[@oliputnik]

Thank you for sharing of good video. Cheers.

[@kirkmarrie8060]

You get to have all the fun! nice

[@LiveToSurvive]

I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@dianebesand425]

Lonnie, I ALWAYS enjoy your videos.

[@EatCarbs]

Great stuff Thanks for the video brother

[@JL-vf6sd]

Happy Easter🙏

[@ccpperrett7522]

Hello Lonnie and Connie! That blue berry pancake looked yummy!😙

[@cgriggsiv]

Happy Easter to you Lonnie and Connie I'm glad that the tree fell where it did instead of on your cabin excellent job

[@highenergyog]

Well good day Lonnie , Lloyd here again . I've used the string and Wrench idea in the past and will use it again in the future if needed , the cabin looks warm and welcoming and I like that food warming system you have there . Stay safe and well , best regards as always from Lloyd somewhere here in Southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦.

[@lonnieford2025]

Happy Easter you two. Take care.

[@KatInTheNorth]

Always enjoy seeing you two. Take good care, and have a blessed Easter.

[@markcummings6856]

Happy Easter.

[@herbsmith6871]

Happy Easter you two 🤠

[@timhawkins2502]

As usual a great video

[@allenhuling598]

Alaskans doing Alaskan things! :-) Good video....cheers to you both!

[@jemmons2694]

Happy Easter Lonnie and Connie! Great video!

[@dominick8656]

Love the channel - In addition to all the cool bushcraft knowledge, I always get a feeling of serenity from watching! Best regards to you Lonnie and your wife Connie.

[@gordonmackinnon8838]

love too watch you two all the time ..

[@paulb9062]

Always happy to see what Connie and Lonnie are up to ,happy Easter to you

[@richardangelini7296]

Hello up there... good to hear from you again..

[@cabincreekzeke6257]

Lookin' good! Be safe brother 🙏

[@jharbo1]

Happy Easter, y'all! So very grateful. Thank you for sharing your logging adventure.

[@angler2058]

Good job Lonnie. Ceiling looks good.👍🖐