First Night in the Cabin (I Bailed…)

[@motagrad2836]

Your health comes first. Glad you bailed and are feeling a bit better

[@kwazimoto]

Mate, I appreciate your honesty and frankness in letting us know what actually happened. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being smart and cautious when you're ill.

[@williambridges6742]

Really nice to be able to sit back and reflect on all the work and laughs you have with your Dad, no one can take away these memories. Everywhere you look is you and your Dad. Cheers!

[@BrooksLMM1]

Your dad is so Awesome. Sorry you got ill hope your wife gets feeling better to. What an adorable cabin. Love nature’s concert in the back ground. First time watching, I will be returning. Stellar awning. Love that old porch light. Brooks, Oregon.

[@bradlafferty]

Glad that you recovered. Food poisoning is not fun at all. Your dad is great, such enthusiasm for living! You are both good examples of joie de vivre!

[@d2twice391]

Glad you're feeling better. I love the woodland series. Please keep us posted on how the live fencing is doing. Thanks

[@williambridges6742]

That's what we like about you , honesty. It's not just about the video, it's about real life and stuff does happen when you can't go on. We need to realize that we are human and life happens while we are making other plans. Keep up the great content, hope your wife is feeling better. Cheers Bill

[@LaurelsChannel]

You made the right call. If you are sick, you need to be where you can assistance and maximum rest.

[@williammathesius4543]

I hope you feel better and take some time to relax and get your stamina back. Lewes,de...u.s.a.

[@donnamoore7554]

You have quite the animal orchestra going on in the background. I love it. The awning is perfect. I agree, you would lose important sitting and hanging out space if you moved it plus the front door would be blocked. Great job

[@thecrew777]

Sorry you fell ill, and I'm very glad you were HONEST. We need a lot more of that all over these days. Best to your wife and hope she is feeling okay now.

[@user-adoyle123]

I love your little cabin. Good on ya. Hi from Ireland 😊

[@robertcole9391]

Next time, grab a small piece or two of charcoal from the fire pit. Preferably cold and chew it up and wash down. It'll absorb whatever is in there and out it comes. Works great. Kid you not. Charcoal capsules are also great to take in your kit when traveling overseas. Trust me on that one.

[@RobertSmith-lq4kj]

Preferably cold ? Why not red hot , that would definitely kill any kind of bacteria.

[@robertcole9391]

@@RobertSmith-lq4kj Ha ha ha! Yeah right.

[@chuffin-lgraphics3736]

I get charcoal biscuits for my dog, helps them with dodgy stomachs

[@BrooksLMM1]

Your dad is so Awesome. Sorry you got ill hope your gets feeling better to. What an adorable cabin. Love nature’s concert in the back ground. First time watching, I will be returning. Stellar awning. Love that old porch light. Brooks, Oregon.

[@spacekat8249]

I agree, food poisoning is extremely painful! But normally you are supposed to consumed minced beed in the 24h after it has prepared, once it's out of the fridge you have to cook it or throw it away... But I imagine the lesson's learned! Give a hug to your dad for me would you Love from France

[@awraith4569]

Eat more curry

[@catinaray4013]

Thank you for talking on what you are doing. Some do not and it is hard to learn what they are doing.

[@ChuckTravels]

This was still an enjoyable watch even if it didn't go as planned. That you made a point of being up front about the time lapse and detailed the reality of your situation demonstrates the integrity of this channel. Your character really shines through in your content. Glad you're feeling better. Good luck with the road project. Cheers!!!

[@bettymynatt7339]

Sorry you got sick but glad you are better. Love your videos otherwise. God Bless you.❤❤❤❤

[@nancemb1]

Sweet cabin, love the pull out awning, wow! ❤

[@mattbrown5511]

Good to hear you are feeling better. We all understand that stuff happens. Continued good health Mike. See you soon.

[@_Kovayne]

I could tell that you weren't feeling it. Especially when you hit the hay. Just had that look. I'm glad you're feeling better now! Your pops is a gem, btw! Cheers guys.

[@chipper841]

You have a beautiful view! Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@stoltzk]

I love your honesty, thanks for great videos over the years.

[@ronandanne1]

Glad you're feeling better, hope your family either doesn't have the same problem or gets over it quickly. Best wishes.

[@Mark-cr7rg]

Thank you Mike for a great channel in every way.

[@mattsnowden973]

Sorry to hear you weren’t very well but glad you were better for the Bushcraft Show, it was fantastic to meet you and your dad there.

[@TAOutdoors]

Thanks for coming over to chat!

[@surf6009]

Thanks for the video. Good to watch landowners fixing up the problems. The road work is up to you for sure.

[@DrAdams-fx6gy]

Yes your cabin need quite abit of cleaning or putting things into place. If possible have a place for everything and when finished using it put it back where it goes. Saves you from looking for things but most of all when you return to your cabin everything is in place so you can do the chores needed and settle in to enjoy the night. It's great to hear the animals and the birds singing during the evening and when waking has to be a wonderful thing to wakeup to.

[@marylynne9104]

Yes, that type of

[@bretlemieux2489]

Mike I’m glad you are ok I’m sorry you got sick. Be safe and be happy.

[@TT-hi1qv]

Your a good guy ! I am am sorry you got so sick ! I hope you are better and continue to do your videos!

[@hansesselink9386]

Good to see you back on your feet. And beeing honest about a bail out. Have fun at the bushcrat show coming week(end).

[@anitapaulsen3282]

Sorry you were sick. I would love to see your road when it's done.

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

There so much greenery around that you can actually kinda see it on your skin in many of the shots. I'm glad you're feeling better!

[@JT-mg2if]

Was awesome to meet you, your father and the family at the bushcraft show this year Mike. Didn't evan realise you went through this. Glad you're all good. Here's to next years show and hoping to buy more gear from you.

[@TAOutdoors]

Many thanks for the kind words! It was a pleasure to meet you, thanks for stopping by the stand.

[@Vince26010]

One of the few channels I always hit the like button before I actually see the video. Keep it up and thank you.

[@CanadianSquatchgirl]

Personally, I hit the like on all videos I watch as a way of paying for the opportunity to view it unless it’s offensive to me.🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Thank you for showing the reality of woodland ownership: even road construction and maintenance are required. It was fine to see your father again, at the end of the video.

[@AnnaNeri-q3h]

Sorry to hear that you got sick but good now you got better. Very brave to camp yourself. At least u can hear the sound of nature its cool mate

[@donniemabry1470]

I love your show you talk about safety not worth staying if your sick good thing to do go home in case of emergency family there for you mike help you. Stay safe keep up the good work God bless.

[@321southtube]

Hope you're feeling better. Hope your bride is better as well. I really appreciate your honesty. I realize that that's how things should be, but they're not. Be safe-Be well.

[@zex69]

I wish you and your family good health ... bless you ❤

[@jonbrowne]

Aw sorry to hear this mate! Glad you are better and keep doing an awesome job on your channel!

[@abbyechevarria5322]

Thank you for sharing your video👍😊 that’s a very beautiful place. You’re at.

[@warrenvalentino5763]

Sorry that you were Not feeling well. i Love watching your videos. praying for you to be healed and safe. Amen

[@cawstongreenway]

Argh!!! Sorry to hear that you got ill. Glad you made a quickish recovery.

[@matthewtanner9823]

Sorry to hear you were ill Mike. That's no fun when you're away from your home.

[@DrAdams-fx6gy]

You must live in a nice beautiful area or very close from the pastures, and wooded area. I've wondered if any of the land you build on is family owned. The various styles of cabins and living quarters would be extremely interesting and great for people to come and look at all the work that went into build close up. The overall concept of what you and your dad have done together is a bond and memories must feel great. I never had parents that did anything with me, not even fishing. I had woods right across the street and use to spend all day in them. Trying to build things with just wood , trying to use grass, vines what ever to tie things together. I'm 66 and still to this day would love to be able to know how to build and live off the land. Behind my home is a wooded ravine which I had made into a wildlife sanctuary. I see deer, fawns beauties to see their healthy coat shine in the sun and how black and shiny their hooves are. Wild turkeys from young to older following each other, raccoons, which they use to come up to me and allow me to feed them corn.mThat was years ago, they use to come up on my back deck. Id turn the light on open the sliding glass door and they would just stay there eating the corn off the cobs. One night I was out and the one that always came up on my deck was outback with 6 baby racoons where following her and I went outside they turned around to come to me. The mother just stopped looked at me, I wanted to pick one up but since she and I had a relationship I didn't, i told her she had beautiful little ones and went back to the deck. She stayed there wasn't watching me anymore just waited for her little ones to come back to her. She use to sleep in a tree out back for s number of years. She would lay in the Y shape of the tree in the morning then go up into the hole that I could see. Have possums, sometime the racoon and possum would growl at each other over corn, so I'd throw out another and one of them would go to it, usually the possum. The are Bald Eagles out back there are 2 nest close by. I've seen a red tail fox, numerous other types of eagles and other birds. I don't feel like I was a good father. I didn't do much with my kids. I was in a accident and recieved damage to back and neck had to have surguries. Being disabled made me depressed, anxiety real bad. I wanted to get out in my mind I wanted to get outside. I was healthy muscular always hiking, bird watching, well just animal watching. I look though the woods and catch movement and then try to get people to see them. I love what you doing what type of animals come around and do you see. How old is your dad he seems so knowledgeable and sure does his share of work that's for sure. Do you know about plants you can eat and medicinal use. Your dad at the end was talking about all the trees new growth. Any botanist or just love of Mother Earth and what she has to offer. We the people of the world sure have taken advantage of and abused her so bad we can never undo it, but She'll do it on her own.

[@pharaohzhoundz]

I'm glad you are feeling better, Mike! Being ill is definitely no party, and having to drive while you feel like you're going to be sick is just awful .

[@herrschafts-wissen]

Glad you took the right decision and went back home for the night!

[@josephkerley363]

Glad you're better!

[@outdoorstudiose]

Glad you got home in time and feel better. I also appreciate you putting this out and show that recording KZbin videos is not always straight forward. Love the cabin!

[@RunningGreyWolf]

It would be nice if you buy screens that hang with velcro and open & close with magnets (Harbor Freight). Keeps all bugs, mosquitoes and gnats out! Love the cabin! Yes hamburger meat can grow bacteria quite quickly when not refrigerated properly or on an ice bed while cooking (& covered).

[@cecileroy557]

Love, love, love the cabin!!

[@christiansorensen7567]

Just glad it's not something like Lyme disease. I've gotten it the past two summers for going out into the woods. I would add checking for bites, burrowing, and bullseyes if you're ever sick like that outdoors.

[@TAOutdoors]

Yeah this one is always on my mind! Did you get it sorted with antibiotics?

[@christiansorensen7567]

​@@TAOutdoors I did Doxycycline courses, but it takes months now to get it into the dormant state, since it was caught soo late. I'm not seeing clear UK maps for infection rates, but I'm in one of the most saturated areas in the U.S.

[@dianelively8582]

You look great TA and I really thought you were going to talk about seeing Bigfoot. 🤣

[@dalroache]

Living simple and to get away from city or town living and to live like this even if for a shorter period of time is heavenly

[@drtonyrotherham2904]

Glad you have recovered Mike. Excellent episode.

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

I hope you and your wife and family are feeling better. I love your channel

[@hordesCoffee]

What you should do for the road is use the clay. You're essentially, wasting your time. Space logs down three to four feet apart. Then fill in between logs with medium sized rock, like (fist) sized. Then repeat the process overlaying the the gravel instead. Roll over the road with an excavator. Let the logs and gravel set for 5 to 6 day's. And add where it's needed or is the weakest. This what we used to get to tree's that needed removed before building the foundation and framing. In North Carolina the area is always in red clay. Real mushy muddy nonsense that turns into much. So try this? It almost always works for us

[@glorfendell2967]

I had the same bug! Had to bail from work, which I've never done in 40 years. It was brutal. Glad you're doing better!

[@BartBuzz]

It's a bummer that what started as an overnight adventure ended as it did. I can attest that raw meat and room temperatures don't mix. Food poisoning is definitely no fun. It was smart that you headed home. Hope all is well with the wife and family. Cheers for better times ahead! An overnighter with your Dad would be a fun episode. He's quite the character.

[@alangrant5684]

Beautiful out there.

[@carmencolon5647]

I'm glad you're feeling better.

[@jonfisher9214]

Glad you made it to the Bushcraft show despite all that Mike. It was good to meet you and your family on the Saturday.

[@TAOutdoors]

Thank you, I was glad I made it. Pleasure to meet you and so many other kind people!

[@kingrafa3938]

Thanks for the video Mike!

[@redcruben]

I had to replace a small spotlight in the camper van and descovered 1watt ones onebay ,they are great and quite bright certainly enought to see your way about and read

[@ecornely]

That's part of what makes your channel so interesting : the honesty of showing when things don't go as according to the plan. Thanks for sharing all of this with us.

[@abbyechevarria5322]

Thank you for sharing your video👍😊

[@youlamatou]

4.30 You could fry aubergines and peppers along with the burgers. You could even bake everything without even using any oil at all.

[@SabrinaMastor-u2y]

Sorry that were sick. Glad u r better. Hope that ur wife feels better soon

[@Jina_G]

Hi from Australia....Hope you're feeling better, I love your ASMR camping channel ❣️

[@jeffrey9329]

Glad you are feeling better!

[@laurencole-lomas7842]

Bless you it’s lucky you’d got back home in time hope you’re feeling better

[@naorsinai2411]

glad you were feeling better. amazing cabin BTW

[@DonP_is_lostagain]

Mike, sorry you got sick. But hey, it happens. I've got one of those awnings, and when I have to pitch it myself, I always attach the side poles first. This makes it "stiffer" when it's time to put down the vertical poles. Glad you're better now, and there's always another opportunity to spend time in the woods.

[@stevenparisee6589]

Sorry you were ill mate! As always thanks for the content!

[@kathyw7143]

That's a nice setup you have there.

[@elsathal7359]

Thank you for sharing ✌🏽💖🤟🏽✨️🧚‍♂️

[@MingWLee]

We are glad you made the right decision or you may ended up in an ambulance! When you mentioned about no bug in your cabin, I think of you could make two Mesh scene for both window in the cabin with Velcro on the edge of the mesh. An easy solution to keep bug from getting inside while your cabin have a good air flow.

[@Slikx666]

Mike. It may not have been the video you wanted to do but at least it was honest. Hope everyone is doing better. Now I'm off to your dad's channel, lots of catching up to do. 😀👍

[@sharonkatope9885]

Mike, you really did not look well BEFORE you ate. Glad you were able to recover. Hope your wife and kids are doing well.

[@danholmblad9925]

Love the cabin. Did a nice job.

[@leesonoutdoors]

Glad your ok man 😃

[@cindysegar1426]

Glad your feeling better.

[@cecileroy557]

Great awning & light!!!

[@bonnitaclaus2286]

What you described was symptoms of Alpha-Gal, about an hour to two hours after eating red meat, a stomach ache and feeling really sick. of course I do not believe you have that. But then again I spent months explaining all of my symptoms… stress, stress is what I was blaming everything on. Now that I’ve said this, if you spend a lot of time in the woods, you need to be aware that this is an all continents except for Antarctica. Japan, Mediterranean, and over towards England. In the United States, it is the Midwest and the east. Alpha-Gal is spreading rapidly, wherever the tick lives. In Europe and Asia I believe they said there was something like 4 or 5 ticks, maybe 6 that carry it. in the US, at this time, to the knowledge of the last report that I read, only the lone star tick carries Alpha-Gal; and they are rapidly spreading.

[@dadsvespa]

Always well cook knackered meet! Lol! Sorry you got sick, you're a good man! Be safe!😁

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

Hello from northern Canada :) Great looking little cabin my friend ! I like the live edge siding I just about did that on my cabin but decided on board & batten :) I done a lot of cutting last summer so the wood had time to dry , now trying to get it on before winter :) I live 100% off grid for the last 11 years & love it, Just trying to get the siding done it's been slow after my injury back on July 1st but slowly getting back at it :)) Take care stay safe"

[@tim9430]

I noticed that you cooked the burgers on a very hot fire that made the outside well-done very quickly, but the inside was likely not cooked. It caught my eye because I am very fidgety about eating even slightly pink meat. Glad you're ok. Lovely cabin in the woods.

[@stepanbandera5206]

🙀

[@DrAdams-fx6gy]

Switch to LED lights. I didn't wait long enough. The dim blue looks nice. Use dim red light. You can still see in the dark and they don't attract bugs like white, yellow etc. We used red during the nights. In the military.

[@c3foto]

Honesty among bushcraft KZbin’ers is strongly appreciated 💪🏻 Sad to hear about your incident, 💩 happens, glad to hear that you’re doing better and I hope the bushcraft show went well

[@DavidDunn-breakinbadretrddad]

Just happy to be here

[@stevenstrassberg3776]

Glad you made it home just in time. Great decision, and video

[@ireneandreasson8008]

When we're in Canada we got our Tipi in the woodlands, realy cozy.😎

[@cherylwithcourage]

Beautiful place, Love the video!

[@01cthompson]

Glad you're on the mend. Also, i hope the drainage plan works out. In the past ivelived at the end of a dirt track. Water raises hell with them.

[@davidwanstall4670]

Great talk thanks both.

[@williamgoodwin9667]

Omg change the fitting to suit. Bobs you uncle.❤❤❤ lighting is always a must what a nice light.🫣

[@VaneseT]

Hi Mike, glad you feel better. I did notice in the video you didn’t look good towards the end. Thank you for sharing

[@skepticalhippo6376]

Just had this same illness starting Tuesday night. We had chicken enchiladas and cilantro rice for dinner, about a half hour later, horrible stomach cramps, up all night on the toilet,,, took until this morning to feel ok enough to go to work.

[@JamieHutchinsonTechUK]

Don't blame you for going home mate, nothing worse than a bad stomach etc when you're out, definitely a good choice to go home! It was also lovely to meet you at the bushcraft show, and now I'm a proud owner of TA Axe 069 :) looking forward to getting the sheathe for it!

[@TAOutdoors]

Many thanks Jamie! Appreciate the comment and also the support in purchasing an axe. I posted out your sheath yesterday should be with you real soon 👍🏻

[@JamieHutchinsonTechUK]

@@TAOutdoors awesome, thank you buddy! 😊

[@godschild3640]

@@TAOutdoors I found out I have stage four lung cancer. I got really really weak and sleeping and started having pain in the back of my chest when you get sick and you’re coughing you don’t get lung x-ray. You get a pet scan so we’ll show up.

[@bigbasil1908]

You don't need a load of hardcore to make a good bit of road, you can just pile up earth to have a raised road and make sure it has a camber so the rainwater just runs off of it. The pile will need to be reasonably wide of course.