Restoring An Old Log Cabin On a Remote Island // S2 EP10

#cabin #homestead #logcabin
In this weeks video I start the process of removing the original structure and setting aside the usable logs. I begin work on the floor of the old cabin and make preparations for the laying of a new foundation.
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[@lynh382]

Very brave to be doing all that hard work with the pesky bugs 😊

[@nelitaacaso4439]

Happy belated birthday to you Dan , continue your passion to inspire Young People ,❤❤❤

[@Barret-paddles]

Happy belated 20th birthday Dan!! This is some hard work but what a learning process! Good for you 👊🎂

[@izzybooth-nuku7137]

Happy belated birthday Dan🎉😊you are doing great work and it warms my heart to see your family helping you out, thank you ❤take care and stay safe, kiwiNZfamz❤

[@hathaway5724]

Impressive and lovely! You all are inspiring. I have a deep love of islands on Lake Huron up in that area. It means so much to have all your footage and experience of life there. It is paradise indeed.

[@tomrichardson3107]

Lead Ingot for making muzzle loader balls. 😂

[@raquelhernandez1733]

Hi Dan, happy belated birthday!!! May the Good Lord grant you many, many more years full of health first and every wish your heart desires. I know that by the time you read this you've already have taken the logs down. In the future,take a picture of anything you want to reconstruct to give you an idea where the logs were. I'm just saying... I know your dad and your mom and your bother are going to give you a hand if you needed. I know this new project is going to involve a lot of work, no doubt about it, you can do it!! God bless you all! A big hug for sweet Lando.

[@corbeilville]

Love, love the close-up of your little turtle. The colours were amazing.

[@garya6647]

I think you made the right decision with the shed, congrats on being open to change your plan. You should prepare a plan for your new structure. Great to see

[@Teresad473]

Happy Birthday and many more!🎉 Enjoy life and keep God first ❤ what a blessing that you get to live in such a beautiful place! I really enjoy your videos keep up the good work.

[@pamalvestad3848]

Joyous Birthday Blessings Dan!!! May you be blessed with a wonderful year of transforming your cabin/storage building

[@danvanstralen]

Thanks you!

[@edwardseth1230]

a Metal Detector might be a good thing to find things under the mulch

[@corbeilville]

I agree with another subscriber; having a strong magnet would be interesting and prevent injuries.

[@lynettescott682]

We're doing such a great job sorry for all the mosquitoes you have to endure with😮😊

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

HI DAN 👋 COMING A LONG ON YOUR CABIN & STORAGE SHED . I'M GLAD YOU HAVE YOUR BROTHER PETER THERE FOR EXTRA HELP / SO YOU DON'T GET HURT PHYSICALLY 🙏 PLUS HAVE SOME GOOD LOGS LEFT FROM THE STORAGE SHED . GLAD THE WEATHER IS GETTING BETTER, BUT NOT GOOD WITH THE BITING BUGS . BE SAFE ☺️ 🙏HAVE FUN ☺️ 🙏❤ENJOYED ☺️ 🙏GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES ☺️ 🙏 THANK YOU ☺️ 🙏HOPE THE FISHING IS GETTING BETTER FOR YOU'LL TOO ☺️ 🙏

[@patricksmith3135]

Happiest Birthday Dan. Sounds like you had a great time with family there. That metal bar looks like the old fashioned lead bars that plumbers used to seal pipe joints, or an old scale balance, or ballast. Its not used for that nowadays (at least i the USA). I keep pausing video to add comments; when you said you had decided to rebuild, I was excited; I had watched Erik Grankvist of Sweden, who is a young man of your age who built a log cabin on his family's tree covered land. He cut, finished, sawed, notched and lifted logs solely alone with minor help from his grandfather. His techniques are strictly old-school without use of electrical powered machines but the way to peel and notch logs is the same whether you use chainsaw or draw axe. His videos are still on KZbin as "Erik Grankvist". I think you will find his videos fascinating and informative and educational and with your skills already evident, this project plus the cabin you will build for yourself and your future family will be an adventure albeit a different adventure than you have previously enjoyed. I can't wait to see your plans develop.

[@tomsviewphotographyadventu2514]

Happy Birthday. 🎂. Enjoyed the video and happy to see your little visitor - haven’t seen one IRL

[@Jamesatruett]

Happy Birthday, Dan! Love that you appreciate the preservation of history. Great video!

[@danvanstralen]

Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you!

[@donnaradu9398]

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your videos because they’re serene yet straightforward, set amid breathtaking forest and lake views.

[@Tony_outside]

Happy birthday Dan 🎉

[@thenewchapter4956]

Hi Dan Happy birthday! another great video

[@williamqueen8790]

Happy late birthday Dan, love your videos.

[@danvanstralen]

Glad you like them! Thanks!

[@ronw9628]

I had a neighbor when I was younger that made his own fishing line weights with lead. That was a common practice years ago.

[@ronw9628]

They would melt it down and had molds to pour it in.

[@danvanstralen]

That’s a cool idea!

[@user-el4mn4dm2d]

Hello birthday guy. Hope you had a great time on your birthday. I see & feel you are more at home on the Island than anywhere. Glad to see your cabin is looking good. Are you going to put in a full kitchen & bathroom as I have noticed you only have one toilet?? I would save that building cause it's got history & thats what counts. Cheers

[@user-zd1kb9tf9c]

Dan, as always I really enjoy what you are doing but wish you were using good work gloves more to prevent injury as well as for bacterial reasons as well. Happy belated birthday. Are you 20 or 19 now? Glad to see family around you. These will be great memories. Dave

[@danvanstralen]

Thank you, I will definitely try to wear gloves more. I’m 20 now..

[@susanhamilton1822]

Happy Birthday Dan. Very happy to see your channel growing. :) All the best for another great year in the life.

[@danvanstralen]

Thanks so much!

[@tammymurphy2707]

Enjoy your 20th year Dan!!!

[@Loulou-nj7ji]

Feliz Cumpleaños 🎉my friendI hope you had amazing day ❣️

[@danvanstralen]

Thanks you I did!

[@marjpatten3541]

Save for fishing weights you know what you might need later

[@danvanstralen]

Will do!

[@kristingrounds4163]

Happy belated birthday!!!

[@Handleisstoopididea]

Happy birthday Dan!

[@danvanstralen]

Thank you!

[@susanfisher9144]

Happy Birthday! That looked like a dream home for a snake. Do you see many snakes on your island?

[@anthonymissirlis3710]

that's some good progress Dan , Happy Belated Birthday btw . since both you and Pete want to buy land and homestead , have y'all thought of maybe down the road buying a few acres together on the water with a land bridge so you guys can be close enough to help each other but far enough to do your own thing ? families etc close enough is a good asset to have . something with a Cove to keep Pete's sail boat-boats at etc and other buildings down the road . just a thought .

[@debbiebeckstead9268]

Happy birthday 🎉have a great day!

[@danvanstralen]

Thank you! You too!

[@gulfcoastoutdoors1]

1st thought is that it’s a Lead weight for a scale with the steel hanger rusted away. If not then is for melting for plumbing and or shot.

[@richardah1]

Hey Dan, that lead block does look like a counter weight. That's the first thing I though when I saw it. Then I thought maybe a hammer but the shape doesn't really seem like it was made that way.

[@israelolvera558]

♥️💖😇💙💜💝🤍❤️❣️

[@kearnsey64]

I’m thinking the lead weight was on a string with pulleys that kept the door shut.

[@danvanstralen]

Wow I never thought of that! That would be a cool thing to add again once I rebuild it.

[@teddysmith457]

That’s exactly what that bar lead was for is to meltdown, but it’s also passable that it could be Babbitt

[@mellissapersad]

Hey Dan. I also follow the epic family. And have been curious which of your siblings is the oldest.

[@corbeilville]

If they could talk, maybe the logs would divulge their age. 60-70 years old?

[@johnc1552]

Hi Dan. Maybe it is an anchor. Hole is for a rope.

[@megconlan8977]

Happy Birthday Dan! I heard vanilla will help with the bugs.

[@danvanstralen]

Thanks! And great to know!

[@johncaraballo9280]

Fishing lure😂

[@danvanstralen]

😂

[@hayjagang2755]

Hello, Hope you wear some kind of protection touching led. Like mom concern. Old woman. Wish you the best on your journey.

[@stevegrace6732]

Happy belated birthday,get chainsaw an ax sharpened good luck

[@danvanstralen]

Thanks! Will do!

[@MercyMinister]

Plumber's lead.

[@northernoutdoorproducts4373]

Hey Dan great episode. I stopped in yesterday. I was going to drop off some Thermacell bug repellers for you.

[@danvanstralen]

Please do! Are you in the area. Thermacells are the way to go.

[@northernoutdoorproducts4373]

@@danvanstralen My parents live on the lake , my grandfather purchased the property in 1964. ( Kaksonen ) My parents are great friends with Dan Fan Boat Burke. @kevinkaksonen

[@stevegrace6732]

Good door stop,unless you find more pieces

[@danvanstralen]

True!

[@corbeilville]

Dan, have you considered rebuilding the cabin in another location? More flat area, not a slope.

[@debbiebeckstead9268]

Do you not work on this old cabin during the week or just when you film?

[@danvanstralen]

I usually work on it each day but we had guests up for most of the week this week.

[@user-ve3mt3jt5f]

Happy birthday Dan I no it’s not my business but I think your channel would do a lot better if u released your video on a different day than your parents channel great channel by the way