How we Keep Warm in our Uninsulated Cabin in Northern Sweden

[@KalleFlodin]

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[@Offgridheathen]

Thank's for the inspiring video's as I begin my Off Grid journey.🙂

[@alemarcondess]

I'm a new subscriber! I'm really enjoying your videos and lifestyle a lot! Greetings from Brazil.

[@nyahgood]

Pot and teacandles + guns, lots of guns..

[@DNA350ppm]

Staying a keen subscriber for nostalgic reasons, enjoying the videos of an adventure (by a city-boy?). Thanks a lot. I've been moving a lot since childhood, but the place that turns up in my dreams as the one place where I have my roots, is a simple logcabin on an island where my ancesters were born, in a smaller cabin than yours, no electricity, no plumbing, and only two acres, mostly stone (cliffs). I spent my summers there and a few autumn and spring week(end)s. I learned about the life-style of earlier generations living there year-around. A few well-meant comments on how they stayed warm - they had double glass-windows in the cold season, the inner panes they stored away in a shed during the summer, because they had not invested in the opening mechanisms. In the evening they "shut down" the windows both with roller pulldowns and textiles behind which ice could form on the glass, which was wiped dry as soon as convenient in the morning to let day-light in. The windows were wisely directed to save energy. The doors were insulated with matts or duvets hanged up, and the wooden floors were covered with rag rugs, regularly in two layers in the winter season, an inch or two up against the walls. In the summer some of the rugs were used to spare the floors, laid out like paths were people moved the most. That barren look you have inside was a summer-look. They had rugs on the walls in the small rooms they slept in - they used any wool they had at their disposal: goat, wool, horse-hair, even seaweed. The stair-way upstairs was similar as yours, though smaller. Moss was driven into the gaps between the logs. And the roof on the cabin was not insulated at all. But the stairway had an inside cover (ett slags lock) for the winter season. Similar to a door in the floor of the attic. It reminded of the door in the floor to a very small earth cellar in the kitchen. Nearby the stairs there was storage shelves. I could imagine a glass-ceiling to let light down, but not let the warmth to escape up - if it wouldn't disturb your idea of the interior looks too much. Nice addition to a logcabin, would be shutters, painted sparsely in red/blue/white/tar. I mean outside wooden shutters for the windows, without holes of any kind. In small cabins with very little land attached, and the not wholly free peasants with weekly heavy work-duty in the landowners service, the fire wood was not abundant as we might believe, so they did what they could to save it as much as possible. They used twigs and pine-cones and wood that float ashore, and saved laundry to better times than the winter, except for trying to get clean for Xmas. I hope your freezing days are over, and especially Christines. All the best!

[@nicktheavatar_]

Doing van life with no insulation. Luckily I’m in southern US and I have a million blankets and jackets to keep me cozy 😅 great video once again Kalle!

[@ramblingrosie3762]

Heavy curtains at the windows would really help and rugs on the floor and maybe a stove fan on top of the wood heater to push the heat around. Every little bit helps. Lovely cabin.

[@hed2410]

Actual insulation would help.

[@mx5373]

@@hed2410 , better not to as it's a log cabin - the wood has to be ventilated really well (especially the one shown - not the round logs but with cut-off edges, so insulating floor/roof only, I'd say

[@barbaraspector6689]

Try insulation. We used to insulate with newspaper on the walls. Try it.

[@RobinSueWho]

I second that. Back in 70s & 80s we used to hang small tapestries over windows to prevent heat loss through the glass. Tapestries are heavy & thick & work great.

[@purplepixie274]

Thermal backed curtains and quilts hung on walls will make it warmer and cosier. Please clean chimneys regularly, find out how often you should be if burning wood. Make sure you know how seasoned it is.. Creosote buildup and chimney fires are unfun, experienced one as a child. 6 foot flames coming out of the chimney pot which fully cracked.

[@bozhidarvladov2218]

Hello Kalle, I just wanted to say that a friend of mine lives in a simmilar home and location and he is also using wood for heating, but recently he installed a water boiler above the fireplace, which is heated from the burning wood and then the hot water is distributed among various water radiators in the rooms. In his opinion it changed his life, because he is using the same amount of firewood but water absorbs and conducts heat 23.5 times better than air (in this case the smoke)

[@wintersonnet]

This.

[@kennethgosch5638]

We have this water boiler too and it heats the whole house.

[@roleplayer97]

best combo ever

[@GoofyBeets]

I have that too, its great.

[@hollywood7702]

i wonder what this water system is called so I can search for it. We could really benefit from that in our simple home.

[@JulianMarinovfotografia]

Hey Kalle! I'm from Bulgaria and here we mix this year wood with last year. When it's dry it burns fast and gives you a lot of heat, but when temperature is good, we add one or two big pieces of wood from this year. This way you can go to sleep and the fresh wood would maintain the temperature for at least few hours. It would be cheaper than the electricity you're paying for the air pump. I hope this is useful for you! Keep it up!

[@KalleFlodin]

That's clever! Thank you 😊

[@juliajohnson5276]

Good idea.

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

Yeah I think that's what we do or my family does back in Scotland. I havent been responsible for keeping myself warm since moving to London but I am going back sooner or later.

[@analarson2920]

Here too we do the same in the Catskill Mountains of New York.

[@biaberg3448]

If you have a lot of cheap wood, this is a good idea, but if you pay a lot for the wood, it's a sort of waste. Because fresh wood contains water and water dosent burn, so some of the heat is used to dry the wood before it can burn.

[@bgram7866]

I moved to the mountains at 18 and was taught the wood warms you 3 times. Cutting, stacking, & burning. Plus a woodstove radiates warmth much better than other forms of heat.

[@spontaneousyoga8368]

😂 so true

[@devilsolution9781]

Cutting, carrying and cooking. You got it

[@sailboatbilly7774]

You forgot splitting. 🙃

[@andydrew3320]

I just heard this same exact saying in another video…

[@epsben]

Our family counted sawing, splitting and burning.

[@MrBentleyvision]

I mean no disrespect, but I love how you don’t cut out the moments when your English isn’t perfect. I’ve been learning other languages, and I get so self conscious when I make mistakes. Your confidence to include your imperfections helps me for some reason. Beautiful cabin. Very cozy feelings

[@majsaghui6179]

His English is really good wdym

[@DanielAnderssson]

This is not English. This is Swenglish. We are so good at English that we have our own dialect. 🤣

[@kfl611]

And for those of us who do not speak Swedish, we enjoy your translations of English words into Swedish.

[@zaibunnisa4573]

Nice video

[@redwoods7370]

I am an English as a Second Language teacher in the US and I would deem this gentleman to be bilingual.

[@Speysider1962]

Nothing, but nothing beats the glow and warmth from a wood fire.

[@WolfHeathen]

I had an uncle who has an uninsulated cabin up in northern Sweden as well. Water holds heat about 1000x better than air, and solid matter holds heat about 1000x better than water. He applied this by doing one thing in two different ways: filling up empty floor and wall space with furniture, such as bookcases and shelves. The second thing he did was purchase large old ornate carpets in second hand shops or on Blocket and hang them on the walls and covering the floors. Your windows will need heavy thick black-out curtains during night time as well. The more solid matter you have in a cabin like this, the warmer it's going stay for longer since all of that matter is going to radiate heat, especially during the night when your fire's dying down.

[@sachabravo8819]

I live in a small cabin with little to no insulation, but I have my little beloved wood stove. I have learned to appreciate it so much! I would consider creating the fire to be one of the purest forms of self-care 🌳

[@brianwrightsman9609]

You live in a small cabin with no insulation but you have internet?

[@DNA350ppm]

@@brianwrightsman9609 Naturally, nobody knows smoke signals anymore! There's a mobil net all over Sweden at least.

[@chachab9239]

@@brianwrightsman9609 Yes that’s possible through mobile internet.

[@sirsmokealot96]

Same here!

[@katerrinah5442]

I'm in a 100 year old cottage will very little insulation and I am hoping to convince my landlord to allow me to restore the fireplace. The whole process of making a fire is so calming and satisfying!

[@annemariehabets2677]

I can recommend an outdoor kitchen for the summer. Nothing is nicer than to listen to the birds while you're cooking vegetables from your own garden. If you have a dutch oven or pizza oven, you can even bake breads, cakes and pizzas.

[@justaclassyduck]

Definitely this. We have a more modern but poorly insulated cabin in Sweden, and the combination of having to keep fires going to keep warm and cook, while avoiding the heat during warmer months is one of my favorite things about being there. We use a grill or start a campfire most of the summer

[@archi-mendel]

I would assume that mosquitos and midges are not making this process as pleasant as it may sound if your house is in the middle of the Northern woods :)

[@Uncle-Ruckus.]

@@archi-mendel or bears

[@walterpierce6061]

Yes. Years ago in rural parts of America people had a "summer" kitchen which was an outdoor kitchen.

[@senacht]

Love your cabin! Howvever, while smelling like woodsmoke isn’t necessarily a bad thing, I’d be concerned about inhaling the particles woodsmoke contains. Because if the concentration is high enough to permeate your clothing to the point of where you can smell it, you’re also breathing it in. And what you’re breathing in is very like carcinogenic. So living in the pristine forest and drinking pure water isn’t going to offset poor indoor air quality when it comes to health. You might want to run some air quality tests inside your living space.

[@ituesday24]

I was thinking the same thing. Frequently breathing in smoke from indoor fires can actually harm the lungs and lead to chronic illness. Maybe the cabin has good ventilation that allows most of the smoke to escape? It's a lovely cabin and such a beautiful environment.

[@TheWiiZZLE]

I didn't really get why he was so concerned about his insulation material but not about the smoke and all the gases it contains.

[@BaadMotorFinger]

You're not supposed to smell the smoke much. It's supposed to be vented properly. I think his DIY pipe thing is blocking it from escaping

[@moniquefleming3738]

Use a hepa filter air cleaner. Removes smoke and particulates.

[@ItsAllGodAnyway]

You kind of have to do what you have to do in his scenario. Thinking he’s okay with a little smoke and debris in the air

[@dubravkabright8755]

I admire your persistence and determination. What I do not understand is why don't you insulate the house you live in and build the bathroom before you start building another building.

[@Booboonancy]

Same here. Insulating the home should be an absolute priority and it’s not just about the energy spent trying to keep them warm. When your home gets really cold inside, the humidity increases rapidly and it makes everything worse, plus sitting near cold walls is uncomfortable. Also, a well insulated home will keep the summer heat at bay much better, that and good cross ventilation.

[@tcookie]

I think solid logs have a higher R-value than the same volume of insulation that would fit in the cabin--plus if you insulate, you'd have to cover the log walls and lose interior space.

[@robinharris4247]

I understand the "fight to keep warm" and the meaning behind what you do. They say the worst thing humans can do is strive for an "easy" life. The work you do just to maintain heat in the cabin from chopping wood, to carrying wood to physically starting the fire is good for the body mind and soul. Loved your video. It is the first one I have seen. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@clarkl4177]

"I actually smell like smoke ALL THE TIME --but I'm OK with that" Really appreciate your matter of factness, no nonsense, jolly nature--AND your WONDERFUL English! Blessings to you 🙏

[@sanjacotting6921]

It will make you laugh, but I am a Swiss who decided to live on the small island of Menorca in the Mediterranean. Beautiful and pure nature here. This is going to be my second winter here. As a Swiss i am used to cold, but also to central heating. On this island there is no central heating and a lot of humidity which makes everything wet and cold. Never gave it a thought! A wooden stove is the one thing I had to get used to during the colder season between November and March. It s quite a new experience to need wood to keep warm, to dry clothes etc. But you are right, I love this feeling of coming down yo basic living!

[@sarahjane8949]

I love menorca 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@danielszomor5025]

I have always such a deep respect for swedish, and other northern europeans. Besies the love and respect for nature, there is always such a kindness and intelligence to you folks. Much love from Hungary.

[@lancelotdufrane]

I’m a senior citizen. Seeking comfortable environment is pricey and precious. Your youthful endeavors are an inspiration. ThankYou.

[@Ri5an1996]

Hey Kalle, to keep the heat of the wood stove for a longer time, you could look into building a Masonry heater (Kakelugn in swedish). This will keep the heat inside and heat the room after the fire burned down.

[@tomyeplcharger]

Exactly what I was thinking...here in Alsace, France, we use the Kachelhofe which is kind of the same type...If properly engineered and built, it radiates the heat for hours and hours after fire went out...Maximum efficiency in extracting all the heat a log can give

[@JewelPeaBlue]

We have the same in Romania, is called Teracotta heater. The downside is it takes longer than the metal stove to heat up, doesn't it? But indeed it radiates the heat for hours.

[@archi-mendel]

Massonry heater + making sure that chimney pipe goes all around the wall (like a "snake" form). Plus, have a "switch" (simple metal plate similar to the one which closes the chimney pipe) to be able to switch between this "snake" form chimney pipe (for winter) and straight chimney pipe (for summer).

[@kasparsr]

Yes. This. Just don't do it yourself. It's a proper skill tā make it work as it should.

[@henrikgustafsson6385]

Yes indeed. And allow proper ventilation to. Whole families have suffocated in their sleep because of kakelugnar.

[@judyfrosini3431]

Wish I was 30years younger & able to live like that with your enthusiasm…Admire you So much..All the best for the hard winter👍

[@Aristoo]

I kinda love how it’s recorded in almost a FaceTime way? Like it feels like you are talking on the phone with a friend! Super cozy!!

[@selahrising]

Last year was my first winter in a badly insulated remote tiny home and I had no idea what I was doing. I got no sleep trying to stay warm with my tiny wood stove. This year I got a small oil heater for night time. So far it’s been wonderful to have it a few degrees warmer during the night. I don’t ever want to do that kind of sleep/warmth deprivation again

[@s1dew1nd3r4]

just buy yourself a proper gas fire or a heater, dont make it harder than it needs to be lol

[@AnastasiaStefanovska]

Hello, Selah! We are at the same situation and we use electric mattress pad (or you can find it also as heated blanket). It's very cozy, I turn it on 20 minutes before I go to bed and it's very pleasant to lie down in warm bed. It consumes less energy then the heater and also I love this feeling of sleeping in warm bed and having colder air to breathe.

[@kfl611]

You can always use lots and lots of heavy thick quilts..........been there and done that.

[@kfl611]

@@AnastasiaStefanovska I got my mom one and we laid it on the bed from side to side, instead of from the top of the bed to the bottom of the bed, to help keep her feet work. It is down towards the bottom half of the bed. She really likes it.

[@happydays3678]

Yes, simple living, makes for a more meaningful life. Beautiful cabin, you've done so much.. So interesting, thanks for sharing with us all.

[@amandachambers8593]

I live in a travel trailer a d while it is a Four Seasons camper ( which means it is insulated more and my pipes are Inside) but it still gets very cold. Extra blankets, extra socks, and sometimes it's ok cause I get to lay in bed longer while the sun warms my house up!! It's no where near as cold as Sweden here but it is cold for what I'm used to!!! Stay warm and stay safe my friend!!!

[@jeremynkelley]

Having to keep a fire going is similar to the feeling and enjoyment of gardening. It’s a thing you must continually tend to. It’s enjoyable to work with your hands in any fashion. And it’s enjoyable to have a continual thing to be preoccupied with. I did an entire winter in Alaska with no electricity. Finding firewood on the beach and always having to maintain the wood stove was very consuming of my time. And it’s one of the best memories of my life. Much love to you brother.

[@myntha]

You could put clay on the inside walls! Natural, easy to use, traditional and quite good insulation when combined with some sort of breathable fiberboard (Hunton, Huokoleijona etc)

[@randybobandy9828]

But is there clay available naturally in his area up north? I live in a area where clay isn't common and we have silt and sand loam soil mostly.

[@Lollero10975]

Have you considered to get baking oven builded? In Finland all the old houses have them and they will store the heat for a long time. Lot less work when you need to make a fire once a day during really cold season or every two days when it's not that cold. When you combine that with a kitchen stove it will be perfect. It does also save you ton of firewood. Efficiency of the firewood in the newer stoves is 85%. 3000kg mass will not get cold fast, ofcourse it will also take a day to warm up but you dont need to wake up cold in the morning.

[@adoflo]

When I see your vlogs I feel some kind of longing for simple and miningfull life. And I realise how important is to feel that everything I do is for some reason - even if it is "just" keeping warm. I think it's satisfying life when you know that you are self-contained. Thank you and greetings from Poland :)

[@spilz969]

Hanging heavy blankets on each large wall would make a massive difference. In most cases you can make this look pretty as well.

[@Minalei1]

Kalle please dont stop making videos. I just love watching Christine and you :)

[@Quazdiablo]

You said you had guests over, and you just let them freeze all night without using the heat lol what a nice guy

[@DimiFerrest]

Thanks for explaining how you heat the cabin, Kalle. Great video as always! I can’t wait for the video about the A-frame and the materials and building techniques you are using there.

[@risboturbide9396]

Thank you for this video; I hope you'll have a great, warm winter. Cheers to ya 🍻🍻

[@Angel_HippieCityHealing]

Having my first winter in my new home in the woods. Just found out that the critters have chewed up all of the insulation in my attic. I’m really actually excited to insulate with better quality and in a better way in spring. I’m looking forward to learning more about what you’re using. Hugs from Northern California💕✨

[@gunterbecker8528]

It doesn't get very cold in California

[@kayeb7809]

It snows plenty in Northern California

[@abbeyl6115]

@@gunterbecker8528 Depends where one lives. Live on the Central Coast with five microclimates. Recently moved from an inland small city with winter colds in the 30s and sometimes 20s and the summers about 80-95F average with throughout the summer a few 3-5day triple degree weather. Am an hours drive from that city. My family lives there. Am coastal and grateful that I now live in a very well insulated and built rock solid building where I can afford rent on my tiny budget. This morning about 9am I checked my new towns weather at 55F and the family's still living in the inland town. That temp was 33F. Have already invited them to bring tents and sleeping gear and camp out in my living room. Tents for privacy more than warmth in this place.

[@gernotfrohlich6978]

"It takes effort to keep warm and that way you don't take stuff like granted"... this is the very tru point at all! I loved it when you said this!

[@elfsvalley]

This video is so cozy ✨ And yeah, we should definitely be careful with what we surround ourselves 🙏🏻 Thanks, Kalle!

[@ljg3productions630]

I don’t know what it is about this video but there is something so pure, genuine and kind about this video. Thank you for sharing

[@valentinpetlov]

There's a thing called "boiler stove", pretty popular in Bulgaria - it's a stove that heats water and can be connected to radiators, and it's almost like you're having a central heating. Check it out, it could be useful :) Cheers!

[@manatag7]

"you need to fight to keep warm. you need to put an effort to keep warm."

[@markfoskett3448]

Thankyou Kalle , i found your blog very refreshing and interesting .

[@mariarossi6719]

Such a beautiful home full of character. I'm new to your channel and watched the one earlier today of how you met your girlfriend. Loved listening to you both tell that story. Wishing you both a cosy, comfortable Winter.

[@KalleFlodin]

Happy you've found your way here to my channel 🥰 You too!

[@pienpakvis6118]

I am binge-watching your channel for all of Sunday and will tell my son to watch..Great channel and amazing life you have made for yourself your dogs,Christine and you future family

[@medinajones5750]

Hello Kalle!! The A- frame cabin looks amazing!! I know it’ll be beautiful when you get it done!! Hope you, Christine & the dogs are well!! Sharing your journey is very inspirational and very calming!! I wish you & Christine all the best!! Thanks for sharing your videos with us!! Take care and God bless!!😍😍😍😍

[@Duchessa1]

Hi Kalle, I am from Germany and I totally agree what you are saying about the simple life. It’s a meaningful life..isn’t it..? All the best to you..

[@starglow.mafalda]

Really nice video, Kalle! It's always so nice to see the cabin a bit deeper and understand how it works 😊 it feels like you and your cabin are a whole ecosystem and that is so beautiful to see 😍

[@thebikepackingadventurer]

I would do the same too. Nothing beats listening to the crackling of a fire, watching the flames and just getting firewood together knowing it will keep you warm. Lovely cabin you have

[@jennxX68]

Unfortunately I now live in a city but most places I’ve lived have had a wood burning stove and you’re right, you do have to live more intentionally and focused. Having a wood stove also helps to keep you quite active, lol! You are living the dream my friend and we’re living it as well through your camera lens, thank you for sharing!

[@damiengeorge8307]

I have respect for you doing this, and appreciate the effort. I also used to burn 10-12 cubic meters of firewood in my house during winter months, but now I've installed 3 AC units which heat the entire house effortlessly and I couldn't be happier not getting up 6AM to prepare the fireplace :D

[@livmaria942]

Absolutely right that it matters what your house is insulated with, I have had large cysts in my right kidney for 30 years without any problems, but moved 8 years ago into a house which I now know contains toxic materials from the 80s, Recently I was diagnosed with kidney cancer and have always lived a healthy life, These cysts turned into tumors with a bad aggressive cancer. I think this house has a lot to blame and will move back to the forest where I used to live, Thanks for your lovely videos. Hug Maria

[@EGomezBruno]

Wishing you a healthy recovery! Hope life in the forest helps 🙏

[@LiveEasy573]

Hoping for the best, Liv!

[@ellendolbin3707]

May God bless you, Liv.

[@livmaria942]

@@ellendolbin3707 Thank you very much, that was sweet of you. Because is cancer free without chemo and living only with healthy things, The next step is to get away from here as soon as possible. Would recommend everyone to take dandelion root as tea or in salad - Can be bought organically and is fantastic. It is healing and works. Many articles about people who have survived the worst diagnosis can be found on the web. And it strengthens your immune system. Just some advice from my own experience.🙂🍄

[@Mario-vr7dr]

Oh dear you.. I'm sorry. May God bless you soul and body. May The Lord heal you.

[@dagih.9769]

I understand the arguments for this lifestyle 100%. I was raised in a normal flat and now I live in a uninsulated 65 year-old Woodhouse with a wood-heating-system. Warmth is nothing granted… If you forget about heating, you‘re going to wear really warm clothes…🤣 I never experienced something like this. Very honest, the full life! Enjoy it!

[@smorgasbroad1132]

This reminds me of an old frame house building apartment I had in the 1970's, that had a space heater in the middle of the unit, which warmed only the kitchen and one bedroom. Forget about using the living room & front bedroom during winter. And using the bathroom toward the back of the apartment was rough to say the least. But hey the rent was really cheap! Fond memories of my very first apartment. 🙂

[@lightclawshadowmarsch8167]

The pine needles can be mulched up an put in burlap bags an used to insulte the floor space. Via a trap door. That will. Be safe. And when goes bad. Use them in the spring for garden area's

[@thisweirdkidbummer3266]

I want to live in a cabin like this so badly! I've been researching and watching videos on how I could do it, the only thing I keep getting stuck on is money. not only the up front money for it but how I would sustain myself while living there. I hope to one day be able to do it! Congrats on reaching your goal in such a short timeframe! you posted this 11 days ago and its already at 206K subscribers!

[@mindmastermeditations3044]

I send blessings to you and your family and viewers 😇😇😇💗

[@vyvienvp3413]

The life you have is the life I dream of; because my Grandparent's had a large estate in Portugal and everything was done by burning logs. I loved holidays there. Now living in the UK I love going for walks and smelling the wood burning from fires in the country. It is heavenly. Agree with you also, Kalle, we are all going to need learn to live with purpose, and become more self-sufficient. To return to a more natural way, more primal and more in tune with our surroundings, as our ancestors were. X:)

[@DavidPaulNewtonScott]

Come back to Portugal

[@amelia-rose2992]

I love to watch the fireplace. I find the more time I have the fire going the less time I waste watching TV which helps me get more mind focused activities completed.

[@martinlange4674]

An outdoor kitchen for the summer would be a great solution for your stove sauna :)

[@LinaSemina]

We've lived in ship metal container with my husband for almost 1 month last winter. It was so cold! We can't keep our fireplace during the night, so we wake up every morning like in freezer❄️🥶 Wooden cabin keeps warm better, I guess! But it was cool experience anyway💙

[@KalleFlodin]

Even tho it was cold, it still sounds like it's going to be one of those memories and experiences you're gonna lock back on with a smile 😊❤️

[@LoraStaneva]

Thanks again for another amazing video, Kalle! ☺I absolutely love the A-frame ✨

[@KalleFlodin]

I'm happy you liked it Lora 🥰 Thank you for always being here!

[@LoraStaneva]

@@KalleFlodin It’s my pleasure! Wishing you all a nice week 🧚✨

[@miniaxe4026]

This is such a dream of mine. That kind of life isn’t easy but it’s simple. Brings us back to our roots as human beings I think. Beautiful place!

[@tracymorrisey5390]

You guys have done a tremendous job on your heating system! I have been watching your channel since day 1 and it certainly didn’t look like that. Great job Kalle and Christina!

[@LuchoH838]

Your videos always make me feel happy. Thank you for being on KZbin and posting the content you do!

[@spontaneousyoga8368]

We live with wood fire heat, as well, and I don't mind smelling like woodsmoke, either. I love living with a live fire for heat. It's like having a small god in the house. It really helps my mood during the dark months. It also makes me feel so connected to the forest and trees, they give so much in life and death.

[@SwErTiN777]

Sounds Like Smelly Global Warming! Quit burning wood and take a shower...💥

[@julienelson8162]

You always give us a new perspective about something. I have a new appreciation of fire and water. Thank you.

[@deeanna5814]

I live in a house in Michigan, US that my Grandpa built. It is built with barn wood in the middle that he got for free with cedar shingles on the outside and drywall of some sort on the inside. He built on to the house as the family grew, the original part of the house is around 80 years old and the newest parts are about 60 years old. It is very warm.

[@LonesomeCowgirl]

It must be so satisfying to live in the house he built! ❤ All the houses in my family were sold, sadly...

[@deeanna5814]

@@LonesomeCowgirl very satisfying and comforting. And as I live here and do upkeep and minor changes, I still learn from my Grandpa’s great skill, seeing how he built things.

[@napyhed4754]

We used wood to heat our big house in upstate NY. In the winter, we lived in the room with the stove and slept in the loft above. Your video brought back memories of living there. We had a similar 'closet' hanging our clothes on a broomstick attached to the roof beams. :) Now we are in a typical house in North Carolina and we miss the stove! I miss getting up on a super chilly morning, lighting the stove and feeling the instant heat. This HVAC just throws air around and finally heats the place. We are going to install a wood stove soon. We are lost when we come in with wet clothes and have nowhere to hang them to dry. I miss cooking and warming ourselves by the stove. Miss going outside on freezing cold days to process, collect, stack, and bring in wood. Miss relaxing by the stove when the electricity goes out, we have light, heat, and warm water for tea. Nothing changes life goes on. Keep up the excellent work, I love watching your videos!

[@jessegreywolf]

I wish the wood fibre insulation was readily available in canada. I also live in a cabin in the bush and this is exactly the insulation alternative i have been looking for, for years

[@PeyaLuna]

you should invest into a masonry heater, one of these huge soapstone monsters scandinavia is famous for - you heat them once, for about 2 hours, and they´re radiating heat for up to 30 hours, so heating them once per day is enough which saves you a lot of time, efford and wood, and keeps you nice+toasty throughout the winter (most come with integrated baking oven too!) because -5 degrees? thats what they call a balmy autumn day in sweden. better prepare for -30 and worse😉

[@ladyofthemasque]

I suggest looking into something called a Rocket Mass Heater. They store a lot of the heat from the fire in bricks or cob (sand clay straw mixes) or soapstone via horizontal sections of the stovepipe, but also have a special way of double-burning the gasses as well as the wood itself. Tulikivi soapstone fireplaces work on a similar principle.

[@rams2484]

I so enjoy listening to you. Thank you for the effort you put in making these videos. Keep warm :) Greeting from Romania 🤗

[@marcellejosephine9119]

It’s nice be self sufficient. Especially nowadays. It’s a beautiful way of living. Not easy I get that. But being independent is so valuable. Have a wonderful week!🤎🔥🪵❄️

[@ashley7260]

I can't wait to see you renovate your hallway in the next video. I feel like I can renovate too after watching you. However, I can think of two more reason why a wood stove is more appealing than a radiator: one - fuel prices are so high right now, and two - there is nothing cozier and more grounding than sitting in front of a fire for warmth. Enjoy!

[@m.k.1543]

Love the video. Subscribed😊. I grew up in New England in the USA and we had a wood burning stove on the far side of the house and we did have a traditional forced hot water heating system but my parents would leave that set just high enough to keep the pipes from freezing. Every morning when I got up for school I would bring my clothes to the den and hang them next to the stove and start the morning fire. I would fill our pot that we kept on top of the stove to increase humidity as humid air feels warmer than dry air at the same temperature. Then I would warm myself for a solid 10 minutes before getting dressed. Watching your video just brought me back to my youth. There is nothing better than a nice fire warmed room. That said there are a couple of things you can do to help maintain the heat produced for longer. Increase the thermal mass of your wood burning stove in the kitchen you can do this by putting cast iron items like a dutch oven, pot or fry pan on the stove top and the cast iron will get very hot but then it holds and radiates the heat long after the heat source is gone. Also you could do the same thing with fire bricks. Another trick with fire bricks is to place some on the bottom of the fire box to increase the thermal mass that way. That does decrease the available space to put wood so if thats not doable you can place fire bricks on top of or directly next to the stove. Again they will warm up and radiate heat long after the fire has burned down. I look forward to watching your videos going forward and living vicariously through them. A simpler life sounds amazing. Best wishes and stay warm. 😊

[@smullyart]

Very inspiring video's Kalle! I don't know if I ever will have the chance to live off grid (I live in Belgium and we don't have that amount of open space anymore... and due to regulations living in a forest is probably not allowed here...). But I'm trying to live more 'simple' in the house where I live right now thanks to your video's! And I also changed the way I shower and eat. I'm convinced that the way we live in the western world nowadays is not sustainable and not good for our health and I hope I can change this, at least for myself and my kids, and hopefully inspire others to do the same. So thank you for inspiring me to start this change in lifestyle, it means a lot!

[@DNA350ppm]

Lots of support to you! My hubby and I have tried to simplify our lives in a small apartment. Nothing rigid, but it makes a difference for our economy and our conscience at least. Of course one cannot expect any strict persons to be impressed. But surely the right minded people are supporting us. Some have taken more steps than we have, but all can do something. We have bought "parts" in wind-power, that's our biggest investment, and we restrict buying new stuff and consume organic, vegetarian food, second-hand and fair-trade to the extent that it is possible. And of course we stay on the ground. I think it is a great thing to show the kids that the more simple is possible and can mean a very rich way of life, because of the quality time. I'm sure you inspire, too! Your comment made me happy!

[@rebeccak6822]

The "climate changer" globalists/gnd/nwo in Brussells tries to tell us what we can and cannot do (pretending to protect the environment with fraudulent mandate malpractices and pretending to protect our health). The majority of the masses of "educated" "environmentalists" city dwellers and UNiversity students in SF bay beLieve them. (The chemical tech. war industry's current control scheme "sustainable development UN Agenda 2030 owns msm and edu programming systems (of lies). The public here is blind and beLieve in fake (control) science, and can't tell the difference between real clouds and spray on artificial al oxide, Ba, titanium, etc. "cloud cover' (that also works w/the UNiversities synthetic biology and tons of nano-tech course program plans to push Big Ag, Big pHarma and Big tech. chemical tech. products and services that work against nature (us). The Calif. drought and fires were visibly engineered since 2012. A Swedish friend was saying the same thing was happening in Sweden a few years back.

[@cynthialynch9944]

@@DNA350ppm .

[@jcl5345]

Wood burning stoves are not "good for our health." Smoke that infiltrates the home is just that. Smoke. Like smoking cigarettes over the long term. Just because we used wood or coal or cow poop to heat our homes in the past doesn't make it healthier then what we do now. I guess you live more "simple" while watching youtube

[@DNA350ppm]

@@jcl5345 Modern and old-fashioned woodburning doesn't let the smoke into the living space. But the "energy-saving" ideas in between are another issue. One has absolutely to know about how to burn wood, also from an environmental aspect. It is not just like, take some tree, chop it down and burn it! Now in our century burning is a huge problem in the the most poor countries, in not ventilated "homes", in ineffective burners, in huts where women are confined to stay indoors, on carbage-dumps in favelas, etc. In countries like the Nordic ones, smoke is highly regulated and controlled. And I am in favour of those rules.

[@teacupgoodness]

I wholeheartedly agree with the importance of choosing good, healthy materials, thank you for speaking on this ❤

[@mikecampanella1990]

Have you considered running a layer or 2 of rigid foam insulation on the exterior of the cabin? Then you can do wood siding and it'll still look great, but perform very well! I would insulate any flooring and roof/attic that you can as well. It is one investment you will get a return on, for sure.

[@kfl611]

But then it won't look like a nice 100+ year old cabin.

[@mikecampanella1990]

@@kfl611 function over looks. Having a warm home in the winter and a cooler home in the summer are more important than having it look like a Lincoln log cabin. It can look like a cabin with wood siding and be efficient. Plus the extra cost and work of wood for burning would be cut in half, easily.

[@TheBboyjoakim]

Du gör otroligt högkvalitativa videos. Riktigt avkopplande och intressant!

[@Hbird12]

We live at the States and I love our chimney the burn wood the sound is so relaxing for me.. I can do a puzzle in our coffee table. Just listen some music our just watching the wood burn. Just a blessing. Thank you for share.!!🌡

[@mariarego4257]

Hello Kalle :) I wanted to share a tip for the birds that keep bugging your cabin. I also had this problem with my house, and I bought plastic toy snakes and glued them on my roof. I never had birds on my roof or in my garden because it scared them away! Might help.

[@MwendeSchwinn]

I like how you explained the meaning you derive from heating your cabin with wood. I want that feeling too. Thank you for the video

[@annesmith7548]

I live in an old cabin and we used to love to use our fireplace and woodstove to heat. But we began to feel badly about the carbon we were putting out, and so now we only have maybe half a dozen fires a year on special occasions. The Finns have invented a sand battery, and it appears that they can store heat from solar panels in the summer, that will last through the winter. They have a whole town that is doing this, called Kankaanpää. They are a little South of you, so not quite as cold, I imagine. But living here in Alaska, my husband and I are very intrigued by this development. Nothing is as cheerful as a fire though.

[@neva.2764]

Don't buy into the carbon narrative. Just like with COVID many scientists are being censored in the mainstream but there are enough interviews and studies online if you take the effort to look for it. Always question the narrative when they only allow 1 opinion...

[@briancomber8371]

Don’t worry about the carbon from a fire if the wood is sourced locally and from dead or dangerous trees. It’s in the carbon cycle. This is not a fossil fuel. That wood will decay anyway and release its carbon because it’s not sequestered underground. Particulates and other chemicals from the smoke are a concern if you live really close to others or if everyone in your area is heating with wood, but if you’re reasonably alone on both counts, go for it!

[@desb9639]

That is exactly how the elites want you to think. They want to make everyone feel guilty for trying to get by and maybe having a few small pleasures in life while they drive luxury cars, take private jets and waste thousands of pounds on expensive hotels etc. They live their privileged lifestyle and tell us we are the problem!

[@isadoradurso9491]

then maybe just stop breathing so you put no carbon at all out anymore

[@neva.2764]

@@isadoradurso9491 If this is how you treat people then maybe it's better to follow your own advice.

[@emillindroth]

We have a similar uninsulated vacation summer house from 1865. We don't live, but we still go there early spring and late autumn too.. It gets a few below zero at times, especially in the wee hours. We don't have electricity or water/plumbing At night, we use coal briquettes for bbq to keep the heat going. We haven't installed cassettes either, so this functions regardless. Those briquettes burn longer and hotter and keeps the heat for much longer than ordinary wood does. It takes a lot longer to heat up the house going from unheated to heated in the colder months and since we basically only go there for weekends it takes too long in the winter. But one other thing that is a real trick to keep the heat at night is to put temporary insulation over the windows at night. The glass panes actively functions as reverse radiators. A heavier cloth/blanket will do the trick, but boarding them up with good insulation at night is even better. That's my two cents when it comes to heating up an uninsulated cabin. Oh, and lastly - you have to have good rugs on the wood floor. That's pure magic. And if you don't have thick natural BIG sheep's wool slippers (those that look like fuzzy moonboots) - get them fast! And a knitted wool hat. It's way better than fleece shirts. Look at how they lived in the past. I did my research and this here is what I found. The one magic trick that really does the whole thing is the natural indoor draft. There was a reason to why houses had natural draft in the past. It moves the air around naturally. That's what your air-heater does now. But it wouldn't surprise me if you would be able to turn that off if you burnt coal briquettes at night instead of wood, covered your windows and created a slight natural indoor draft. That fireplace cassette does the trick for supper efficient heat, I'm guessing just that would suffice if you just got the air moving a little. And with today's prizes for electricity, leaving a door or window slightly cracked does wonders and costs nothing. They knew, back in the day, for thousands of years how to do get heat without modern day foam and shit. Just copy what they did and you'll be fine.

[@tyler.martin]

Looking forward to seeing this a-frame built mate. The heat pump machine is a reverse cycle, split system air-conditioning machine and you have a good brand, you may know already but in summer you can just change the mode to the little icicle symbol (cooling mode) instead of the sun symbol (heating mode) so that you're not in a sauna if it gets a bit too hot. Also on the remote if you slide the face downwards, you should find buttons to program the machine to turn it on and off at certain times of day (and certain days of the week) so that you don't have to remember to do it, I mean you can still check it, but I guess it saves you waking up to find out that you forgot. It also ensures that you don't forget to turn it off and waste electricity, and can also help heat or cool a space prior to you arriving back home for example without it having to be on the whole time you're away.

[@buddyphillips9790]

Very true my friend. I live in an apartment A lot of times stuff like heat and water is just taken for granted! You're absolutely right we don't recognize many blessings we have until we don't have them. Reader if you're reading this and you have food on your table and you're warm? You are truly blessed. Love to all, and I pray everyone staying warm 🙏

[@janesmith9024]

Lovely. Thank you from the UK. I think the walls are what we call "planks" (sawn flat wood) not logs as in a log cabin. Also back in ancient times in the Uk we used daub - mud or cow dung (as I think they did in the US too) to fill the cracks which then dried very hard. Might work better than sheep's wool as the birds take the wool. Not allowed log fires where I live in the England due to regulations and because for some reason we have to save the planet whilst others don't.

[@bigsleez8655]

Just do it. Who cares about a fire

[@desb9639]

Are you not even allowed to use one of the defra approved stoves?

[@lauralauren6432]

Hej Kalle. Första gången som jag ser en av dina videos. Såg du kommentaren om att lägga in färsk ved till natten som brinner långsammare. Smart som tusan. Tack för visningen.

[@NordicCountrysideLiving]

Hej! I think you should swap out that insert to a better one that is gjutjärn, or cast iron, probably holds heat 10x better. You could also remove the bar in the middle and have the fireplace facing straight out of the corner and add som bricks on the sides. I actually made a video doing that myself. I live in a 165year old log house in Finland and really enjoy it. Du stänger väl spjället också? ;)

[@deirdrepratte9231]

Watching you from the east coast of the USA. Love your videos! Wishing you both a warm and cozy winter!

[@Sandraa021]

I love this video! I think I need more of this kind of meaning in my life. There are so much that we take for granted in our modern society that we (me) create problems in our heads or feel bad because there are not enough challenges in our day to day life. Hm, I don't know if that makes any sens, but I think that if people had a bigger focus on more of the "survival-type" of problems in life, there would be less stress about having the right kind of clothes, car, mobile etc. and I think people would be more kind and helpful towards others. By the way, are the roof renovation already completed? I don't think I've seen a video about that :) Thanks for sharing your life with us who dream about living in a cabin in the forest!

[@TrentTheTraveler]

Having to work to survive like this places so much more value in your existence and I think that's why we love a more primitive lifestyle. Love this video man and really appreciate your perspective on your lifestyle!

[@KalleFlodin]

❤️🙏

[@hattyburrow716]

This is how we lived when I was a child here in the 50s and 60s. Basic little cottage with a well outside and lamps and lots of blankets, naked and barefoot all summer and never happier. The smell of woodsmoke is wonderful to me, rich and full of memories. I’m so glad I just found you xxxxxx

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Love this solution with the heating upstairs! I did not know that was a possible way of doing it. Thank you for this video, I have been enjoying these frequent videos of yours a lot

[@wemcal]

great video, stay warm and happy holidays

[@lindabrunsch1303]

Hello from Canada 🇨🇦 we love our wood stove it keeps us warm and cozy. Really enjoyed your tour of your beautiful cabin.

[@tomislavbalic2811]

Enjoying every single video of yours, keep up with good work with A-frame, wish you all the best, regards from Croatia!

[@likes6894]

That air heater is actually used to cool down air in the summer in warmer countries

[@gaelle4328]

So seeing a thing right away you need double curtains, a thin layer and a thick layer on the windows, and in front of doors stick a a thick curtain or even better a woolen blanket and a door thing like a big sausage to prevent the draft from entering. Ps and if you stick one of those roll down curtains (rullgardin) underneath the curtains that helps a lot if you need to prioritize do that and the doors first and the curtains could be for example old single bedsheets.

[@mattg4836]

Having a woof stove to keep up with made me feel more productive overall. Having to go outside and bring wood in and chopping wood kept me in an present and productive state of mind

[@timfronimos459]

Great video. Thanks for posting. Our winters in Michigan must be similar to yours in Sweden. It's the cabin life for me.

[@Fat2Fit5k]

I'm so gladnfor new content we are in the 30s F here so just starting to get a taste of winter and see a bit of snow yesterday and today. Nothing landed but seen some flurries. So it will be nice to watch this now.

[@bertholdstefanie6175]

Kalle, I love your lifestyle! That said, I showed your content to my eco-engineer husband, and immediately he asked about your ecological footprint - no criticism from my side, but we are just now considering an ice storage heating. It is quite an investment, but wouldn‘t you be able to keep the looks of your house quite eco-friendly ( no insulating the beautiful walls) if you added under-floor heating?- being able to keep your home from freezing, when you are away for a few days! And maybe even heating a luxurious bathroom/stuga! and a guest house! Air conditioning your house against the cooking stove in the summer would be a nice non-costing side effect, as you use up winter‘s ice from the storage unit! Of course, it could affect your floor boards, if you put floor heating underneath them!