Episode 33: New shed, part three

[@Adventure-Off-Grid]

I love how honest you are!!! It makes those of us (me) whose getting ready to adventure out on my own to create my own space, a little more confident knowing I’m not the only one out there trying to solo this dream!

[@lifetolive_one]

So glad you enjoyed it, and good luck in your own adventure!

[@craigcawm01]

Dude. First off, amazing job on getting that shed up by yourself. That was a really hard one and you nailed it.

[@pr.Billyfrancis]

You are amazing! Glad I found you

[@sebastianbrozek6171]

Nicely done!!! I just binge watched all your videos (all in a single day). Keep them coming.

[@lifetolive_one]

That's so amazing to hear, thank you! Knowing people are enjoying the videos gives me fuel to keep going.

[@peterbeyer5755]

I saw another guy build a shed using this framing method and he made a shallow trough with a plastic sheet and some wood filled it with home made stain a vegetable oil and vinager and passed the frames through it to stain them. He then developed his own styrocrete and formwork and made a great looking insulated shed.

[@lifetolive_one]

I followed that entire series, the guy is a rock star. It had me think about styrocrete for my building, but in the end, I decided that would be prohibitively difficult in the woods with no central power source.

[@kk-pz8gn]

giving up on aircrete info kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZjJY5t_l9SsfKs

[@octavianbundra5610]

I think you embodied it already,now I’m gonna use the word embody all week . Thanks alot 😂

[@lifetolive_one]

I'm a big fan of the word and concept myself, happy to get it out there ;)

[@Draqoni333]

Well what do you know! I'm not the only crazy city dweller who took the plunge. I definitely haven't come as far as you have yet. I've only got a shed done so far and it's nowhere as creative as yours. Will def follow your journey! Great vid and story.

[@lifetolive_one]

Two years in and I've just barely carved out the basics, it's a lot of work as I'm sure you know. Good luck on your journey!

[@РусланМалышенко]

Спасибо большое мой друг, отличная работа, умелые руки, очень понравились всё твои видео, повторю твой проэкт. С уважением из России. 😊

[@craigcawm01]

Second, that's some really interesting stuff you were talking about. It is fascinating to think that people either choosing or forced to live closer to the land experience life differently. I wonder if that is part of the divide in this country?

[@lifetolive_one]

People seem to forget their differences when survival is on the line. Given that, why would humans want to distance themselves from so completely from what it takes to survive? How comfort and convenience benefits us is easy to see -- what it costs us, less so.

[@huxmetalworks7371]

Keep it up love it

[@НиколайАлексеевич-в6к]

3:36 вы первый кто строит готическую арку для выживания с такой Философией. В 1965 году я топил печку и таскал ведра с колодца. Компостирование и пудер/ засыпанной туалет мне более знакомо , чем " удобства цивилизации" .

[@lifetolive_one]

Translation: 3:36 You are the first to build a gothic survival arch with such a Philosophy. In 1965, I lit the stove and carried buckets from the well. Composting and powder/filled toilets are more familiar to me than the “conveniences of civilization.” I can't claim to be the first, because I used plans from bow-roof-shed.com ;) However, there aren't many KZbin videos showing the construction, that's for sure. Sounds like you know how to survive without modern conveniences -- kudos!

[@IsaChentnik]

How do ypu size or what are the dimensions of your arch spacer blocks? The ones inbetween the 1x's

[@lifetolive_one]

I largely followed the plans available at bow-roof-shed.com -- very helpful!

[@flairmaister]

I would put up arch by arch instead of doing multiple half arches combined with the top beam all at once.

[@lifetolive_one]

Not sure how that would have worked given I was by myself. How exactly would the top beam go up in that case?

[@pinua1975]

What are the sizes? Height, width, length?

[@lifetolive_one]

bow-roof-shed.com

[@georgemamouzellos4647]

What you were doing at the 4 min 10 sec mark seemed a little dangerous, particularly in a rural location. May I ask why you didn't consider a couple of tripods plus block and tackle to raise your ridge beam? Apart from that, everything looks good - nice job :)

[@lifetolive_one]

It really wasn't dangerous for me personally, but it *definitely* could have damaged my frame if it didn't work! I can't quite picture what you are suggesting as an alternative, perhaps a link to a picture?

[@georgemamouzellos4647]

@@lifetolive_one My concern was the frame slipping from your pole and landing on you, which can be very bad in a rural location. Here is a youtube video of a basic tripod plus block and tackle aka a chain hoist. I have seen people use a small tripod to lift larger logs and then even larger logs to make hoists tall enough to build 3 story structures. If you have more than one you can easily place heavy beams horizontally, or place heavy timbers vertically to use as columns, or lift heavy & awkward items to roof level. When you investigate how they are used, make sure to see how tripod legs are chained together so that the tripod can be "walked" into position. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mauYlJl4nqpqo8U Either way I like your videos and do not mean to discourage you, since I think that you've done well.

[@lifetolive_one]

I did have the frame screwed to that vertical piece via a hinge. Man, the way that tripod was slipping in that example video, I'm not sure it would be safer! In any case, cool idea, which I definitely hadn't thought of, thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'm sure there's plenty of things I'm doing wrong on my adventure :)

[@georgemamouzellos4647]

@@lifetolive_one A correctly set up tripod has legs that are chained together and does not move. Also I don't think that you are doing anything wrong - it is just that I have also done a lot of construction in remote areas and know that when you are all alone someplace far away, sometimes something mundane like something falling on your foot or falling off a ladder can virtually cripple you for several years because help is far away or hard to call. Anyway I did not mean to lecture, and am sure that you have good judgment. Good luck with the rest of the build :)

[@lifetolive_one]

Oh no worries, I'm glad you wrote, I love learning new ways to make things work out here!

[@fuufuvug]

What's the music at 7 minutes?

[@lifetolive_one]

I write and record my own music for the videos. That piece at 7 minutes is one of the more unusual ones I've written. It's a Kala Ubass, finger snaps, and thigh slaps.

[@jaybankert496]

Where did you source the curved beams?

[@lifetolive_one]

I assembled them from common lumber. You can see the assembly process in Episode 32.

[@martinslogins9955]

@@lifetolive_one Would you recommed using 1x4 in.12 ft. common lumber for bending arches?

[@lifetolive_one]

I used strapping as specified in the plans at bow-roof-shed.com -- 1x4 might work, you could buy a few and do some test bends. No matter what you buy, expect some breakage!

[@piotrnitka8720]

👍👍👍SUPER!!!!!

[@sirensynapse5603]

Don't take a drink every time you hear the word embodiment.

[@CncObsession]

It is called paralysis by analysis ;-)

[@АлексейК-с1з]

Нормально так.