My Self Reliance

Three years ago, this 1/4 acre was a dense forest and today it grows enough vegetables for a family of four. With the 2023 growing season just starting here in Zone 4 in Canada's south, my wife, daughter and I prepare raised beds and plant cool season crops.

A walkabout on my 100 acre property, describing my management goals and energy usage. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

The month of January living off grid in the Canadian wilderness - heating and cooking with wood fire, ice fishing, archery, log cabin building, wildlife filming, making charcoal and more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:12 Breakfast from the woodstove 00:07:19 Guinness and Venison Stew 00:11:39 Firewood processing 00:21:23 Raw deer dog food 00:24:07 Early morning in the cabin 00:27:26 Sausage and egg frittata breakfast 00:30:32 Trimming window and door 00:36:08 Fried perch with potatoes 00:42:53 Traditional archery practice 00:45:17 Making charcoal in the wood stove 00:48:50 Ice fishing for brook trout 00:51:55 Longbow shooting practice 00:54:26 Hiking my property, clearing trails 00:59:28 Campfire cooking trout on a stick Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:12 Breakfast from the woodstove 00:07:19 Guinness and Venison Stew 00:11:39 Firewood processing 00:21:23 Raw deer dog food 00:24:07 Early morning in the cabin 00:27:26 Sausage and egg frittata breakfast 00:30:32 Trimming window and door 00:36:08 Fried perch with potatoes 00:42:53 Traditional archery practice 00:45:17 Making charcoal in the wood stove 00:48:50 Ice fishing for brook trout 00:51:55 Longbow shooting practice 00:54:26 Hiking my property, clearing trails 00:59:28 Campfire cooking trout on a stick

What's been a construction site for the past two years is now a home, and the addition of another bookcase/storage unit, an upper cabinet in the kitchen and drawer fronts for the lower cabinet make it feel more comfortable and finished. I also wrap the front porch columns with aluminum, a simple aesthetic feature that will be easy to adjust as the cabin settles and the post heights lower. I'm slowly eating my way through the freezer full of venison, bear and pork, cooking it in cast iron on the wood stove, which is burning 24/7 at this time of year. Soon, spring temperatures will encourage me to transfer most of my cooking to the outdoor fire pit and the summer kitchen, which I'll start building in the next couple of weeks. In preparation of moving the icebox into the breezeway, I clean it with soap and vinegar, although most of my food is stored in the root cellar at this time of year. With spring seasons approaching, I am practicing shooting my longbow daily so that when the opportunity arrives, I can fill the freezer back up with bear and turkey. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

No talking viral timelapse video of Shawn James off grid log cabin build by one man alone in the wilderness of Canada, from 1st tree I cut to last floor board I laid. To watch me build my next cabin - bigger and better than this one!.. To relax… To virtually immerse yourself in nature… To see how I live debt free, stress free and low cost… To see how I build things alone… To see how I cook with no electricity or gas… To hear what steps I took to retire in my mid-forties so I could live my dream life… To interact with the happiest and most helpful community of viewers on YouTube… To become more self-reliant. If you want to build a rustic log cabin or tiny off grid home alone in the wilderness and you haven't seen the rest of my videos, this is a good primer. It's super fast motion though, so if you are interested in building a primitive log cabin like this, take a look at the "Log Cabin The Bear Den" playlist on the channel. At the beginning of the video, I show a winter drone photo of the cabin in the snow in December. Then I flashback to the first balsam fir tree I cut down with a saw and axe near the cabin. I drag the trees into place and clear the cabin site. All summer, I cut the notches in the logs as I built the cabin up, offsite. Once I was finished notching the logs with a log scribe, saw, axe, adze and wood carving gouge, I loaded up the entire cabin of logs and moved them to my land near Algonquin Park, Ontario Canada. Once on site, I spent a month reassembling the cabin on a foundation of sand and gravel. Once the log walls were up, I again used hand tools to shape every log, board and timber to erect the gable ends, the wood roof, the porch, the outhouse and a seemingly endless number of woodworking projects. For the roof, I used an ancient primitive technology to waterproof and preserve the wood - shou sugi ban, a fire hardening wood preservation technique unique to Japan and other areas in northern climates. Because the cabin is offgrid, I have used handtools for most of the build and without power, I have no options on site regardless. The tiny house will continue to be operated with power, not even renewable energy for now, so I'm heating the cabin with a woodstove fire place, which I also cook on. The cabin is made of cedar fence posts, twelve feet long and the cabin measures 10 feet x 20 feet inside with a one hundred square foot sleeping loft on the second floor. The floor is made of two inch thick pine planks, torched to help repel water and to give them a rustic barn board appearance. Tune off sound if you don't want to hear the music, - there is no talking in this silent video. If you are a subscriber or long time viewer, there is some new footage at the end of the video, but otherwise you have seen most of this. As always, I'll release a new video on Friday showing the progress I made this week on the door and the ice box for food storage. CABIN LIFE MERCHANDISE HERE: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-... Website: http://myselfreliance.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Personal Facebook Page (Shawn James) – https://www.facebook.com/shawn.james.msr Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfrelia... Music Eternal Hope by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Reflecting back on the last 2 years spent building an off grid log cabin alone in the Canadian wilderness. Thanks for watching and Happy New Year! This video is the full version of the 9 minute video on my other channel (Shawn James), which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/3IjInELY2Rw They both document just the log cabin exterior build, not the creation of the rest of the wilderness homestead, such as the outhouse, food gardens, greenhouse, etc., which can be viewed weekly or by following along in the Playlists on both channels. I'll create and upload an interior cabin video once it's finished later this winter. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Using milled rough cut, green pine lumber, I install window and door frames and face trim in the interior of my off grid log cabin in the Canadian wilderness. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 06:27 Living Room Window 08:40 Dining Area Window 11:16 Front Door 16:50 Kitchen Window 19:41 Breezeway Entrance Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Using a combination of rough cut pine, walnut and birch and tongue and groove cedar, I build a bookcase wall to separate the living room from the bathroom and an end table to support a lamp, books, card games... With cold February temperatures testing the comfort of the off grid log cabin, the wood stove proves to be up to the task of heating the space and the mass of the logs retains it well, with morning temperatures in the cabin remaining quite warm. To see longer and more frequent videos and to get early access to Friday videos become a monthly patron at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

I break out the power tools to install and cut material for a floor in the breezeway. The weather is switching here, and despite a lot of snow on the ground, maple sugar season may be starting. Until the master bedroom is built, I'm sleeping alone in the loft which means a lot of ladder climbing so I make it a little safer until I come up with something more permanent. Thanks for Watching! My other YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MySelfReliance/featured For exclusive content, Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance

Reflecting back on the last 2 years spent building an off grid log cabin alone in the Canadian wilderness. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

It's a busy, productive week at my off grid log cabin as I transform the interior from a construction zone into a comfortable living space, including the addition of this rustic pine table I made for the dining area. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Over the summer, my daughter Emily Aisling and I built a garden shed on top of the root cellar to store gardening tools and to preserve and store food from the garden. To power the freezer, freeze dryer and future greenhouse, we install a Renogy Lycan solar generator with four 320w solar panels, a system we can easily expand if our energy needs increase. Emily's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC85gGZDfF5fn0R5JQqboVTQ https://ca.renogy.com/lycan Here are the specs on the Lycan system; Dimension：32.9 x 20.0 x 28.5 inch / 835 x 508 x 724 mm Weight：264.6 lbs. / 120 kg Expansion Capability：19.2KWh Protection Rating：IP55 Bluetooth Range：82 ft. / 25 m Cooling Method：Fan Self Consumption：25W (Power Saving Mode) Operating Temperature Range：14°F~122°F / -10°C~50°C Operating Relative Humidity Range：5%~95% Installation Environment：Indoor/Outdoor BATTERY OUTPUT Battery Type：Lithium Iron Phosphate Rated AC Output Voltage：120VAC Nominal Battery Voltage：48VDC Rated AC Output Frequency：50Hz/60Hz (Adjustable) Rated Battery Capacity：100Ah Rated Output Power：3500W Rated Battery Energy：4.8KWh Peak AC Output Power：7000W Cycle Life：4500 Cycles (80% DOD, 80% EOL, 0.2C, 25°C) INPUT Rated AC Input Voltage：110VAC/120VAC Solar MPPT Voltage Range：60VDC~115VDC Rated AC Input Frequency：50Hz/60Hz Maximum Solar Input Power：4400W Maximum AC Bypass Current：20A Maximum Battery Charge Current (Solar)：80A Maximum Battery Charge Current (AC)：40A Maximum Battery Charge Current (Total)：100A Solar Input Voltage Range：60VDC~145VDC Become a My Self Reliance Channel Member to get access to perks, like early release of videos and exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEog/join Choose Tier 1 to support the channel, for priority comment replies from me and early access to Friday videos. Choose Tier 2 for early access to feature videos, commercial free videos, daily (almost) rough-edit-long-form videos - several hours of additional video content each week. Tier 3 (not yet) is where I get personal, share more stories and opinions, speak to guests in podcast format and collaborate with Members as I continue writing my first book. CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance GREENHOUSE: https://arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry KNIFE MAKER: https://virtusknives.com/ KNIFE MAKER: https://www.wcknives.com/ VIDEOS: 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Thanks for watching, and Happy New Year! I have big plans for 2023, likely the most productive and interesting year of my life. I'm tackling each project, including the chinking of the log cabin that I finished this week after taking a couple of weeks off to spend the holidays with my family, one bite at a time. This year, I will continue posting weekly videos on this channel (every Friday), multiple videos per week on my Shawn James channel and additional videos and other exclusive content on Patreon. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

What to grow in a limited space, starting seeds now, can I raise livestock in my environment? Emily's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC85gGZDfF5fn0R5JQqboVTQ MY SELF RELIANCE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 MERCHANDISE: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON:https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance GREENHOUSE: https://arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry BLACKSMITH: https://www.torontoblacksmith.com/ KNIFE MAKER: https://virtusknives.com/ KNIFE MAKER: https://www.wcknives.com/ OTHER VIDEOS: 2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 My Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ My Instagram Page – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Canada Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2 Canada

I finish installing the charred wood ceiling in my off grid log cabin after harvesting a deer, canning it and cutting it into steaks with my wife's help. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

I install lights in the main floor of the cabin, solar panels on a tilting racking system in the garden by the greenhouse and inverter and batteries in the basement of my cabin. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

I install 4 of the most important logs on my cabin, the center tie beams and the headers over the front door and windows and the back windows. Our self reliance continues as my wife and daughter join me to make maple sugar, start seeds in the greenhouse, practice traditional archery and more. MERCHANDISE: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON:https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance GREENHOUSE: https://arcticacres.ca/Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry KNIFE MAKER: https://virtusknives.com/ KNIFE MAKER: https://www.wcknives.com/ VIDEOS: 2021 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPloVWZsigeJ96-jDt6KLgiR OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

This is why and how I'm installing solar panels for electricity generation but not wind or water turbines. MY SELF RELIANCE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-... AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfrel... Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-... OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-... BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Algonquin wolves howl at my dog as I work on my off grid log cabin in the Canadian wilderness. I finish the interior of the mudroom (the breezeway between the log cabin and the future outdoor kitchen. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Sealing the interior walls of the cabin is just one of many things I'm not good but it doesn't stop me from building my homestead. Don't let your inadequacies stop you from tackling a project, or a life, that you really want. Thanks for Watching! My other YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MySelfReliance/featured For exclusive content, Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance

#offgrid #logcabin #selfreliance I build an outhouse with lumber and half logs that I mill from trees on my remote land.

We didn’t get a chance to gather at the cabin as a family this year and now a massive snowstorm is keeping us apart so there’s no family Christmas video this year. Instead, here’s a short video of a peaceful day we spent recently hiking in the forest and along a small river. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to my virtual family! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance Shawn James YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/shawnjames1 CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnAe9mk5qKu-RQvRTk6dhpG BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

Use code MYWAVE before June 13th to redeem $50 off your EcoFlow Wave: https://bit.ly/3zltXTI It's time to get back to work! Plant List Annual Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables Herbs Stevia Alfalfa Sage Dill Cilantro Parsley, Forest green Watercress Basil, Genovese, Sweet Globe, spicy globe Cumin Rosemary Oregano Vegetables Amaranth Bean, bush, black coco Bean, Mrocumiere, Blue Lake, tongue of fire, bush, blue lake, Scarlett runner, black turtle, orca Beet, Golden, Detroit Red, Chioggia, giant fodder Bok choi Broccoli, Green sprouting Brussels sprouts Cabbage, Savoy, Brunswick sauerkraut, Golden acre, purple acre, April green Carrot, Chantenay Carrot, Nantes coreless Carrot, Yellowstone Cauliflower, super snowball Corn, Luscious, Supersweet, dent Cucumber, Straight 8, Marketmore, pickling, Wisconsin Eggplant Fennel, Florence Garlic, 300 Leek, Giant Musselburg Lettuce, Buttercrunch, Arugula, Cos, black seeded Simpson Little Gem Oats Onions, Cabernet storage, yellow, red, Bunching Evergreen, Ailsa CraigParsnip, Hollow Crown Peas, Sugar snap, Sugar pod, Laxton’s Progress Pepper, Jalapeno, Early Calwonder, Cayenne Long Thin, Tabasco, Yellow Sweet Hungarian, banana, Habanero, Aleppo Potato, Kennebec, Clancy, Bintje, French Fingerling, Caribe, Pink fir apple, All blue, Roko, Dakota Pearl, Bridget Pumpkin, Big Max, Small Sugar, pepita Quinoa Radish, Pink beauty, Cherry belle, Pusa Jamuni, Daikon, Pusa Gulabi Root Parsley Rutabaga Salsify Shallots Spinach, Monstrueux de viroflay, Bloomsdale Squash, Spaghetti, Delicata, Butternut Sweet Potato, Covington, 8 other varieties Swiss chard, Rainbow Tomatillo, Toma Verde Tomato, San Marzano Tomato, Brandywine Tomato, Sweet Cherry Tomato, black krim Tomato, heirloom Tomato, Amish paste Tomato, Cherokee Purple Turnip, Purple top, white globe, Navet, Scarlet Ohno Revival Zucchini, yellow, green Fruit Cantaloup Watermelon Flowers Aster Reine Marguerite Pansy Sweet Pea, Mid blue Sweet Pea, royal pink African Marigold, Yellow Sunflower, dwarf sunspot Borage (self seeding) Crimson Clover Calendula Poppy, blue bread (self seeding) Perennial Herbs, Fruit and Vegetables Herbs Thyme Comfrey Lavender, Hidcote Blue Chives Watercress Good King Henry Valerian Chamomile, Roman, German Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) Anise Hyssop Catnip Horseradish Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) Mint, Licorice Mint, wild Lavender Yarrow Stinging nettles St. John’s Wort Horseradish Lemon Balm Horehound White Rosemary Flowers Borage (self seeding) Bergamot, wild Bee balm, various Black eyed Susan Daisy Coneflower Day Lilly Rose, Alberta wild, prickly Rose, smooth Rose, Rugosa Rose, canina Rose, common wild Lady’s Mantle Wild sage Hosta Lungwort Jacob’s ladder Sweet woodruff Fruit Apple, Winter banana Apple, Cortland Apple×2 Apple,Westland Apple×2 Apple, Parkland Apple×2. Apple, Norhey Improved Apple Apple, Haralson Apple, Kerr Applecrab×2 Apple, Chestnut Apple×2 Apple, Battleford Apple×2 Apple, Hyslop Crabapple Apricot, Manchurian Apricot, Harlayne × Apricot, Debbie’s Gold x 2 Aronia Berry, Viking Bearberry Blackberry Blueberry, low bush, 50 Blueberry, high bush, 75 Cherry, Northstar sour -3 Cherry, Romeo sour, dwarf - 2 Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin Cherry, Black Cherry, Sweet Cherry, Evans Cherry, Hedelfingen Sweet Cherry×1 Cherry, Compact Van Sweet Cherry×1 Cherry, Sand x 10 Cranberry, Stevens, 5 Cranberry, Highbush 1 Current, Black, 3 Current, Red. 3 Current, White, 3 Dogwood, Red Osier, 10 Elderberry, Scotia, 1 Elderberry, York, 1 Goji Berry, 3 Grape, Native, 3 Grape, Emerald Ice, 2 Grape, Sommerset, 2 Grape, Valiant, 2 Grape, Marquette, 3 Ground Cherry, Goldie, 10 Ground Cherry, Aunt Molly’s, 3 Haskap, 25 Hawthorn, Arnold (5) Jostaberry x 2 Kiwi, Hardy, 3 Lingonberry (bog cranberry), 25 Mulberry, 8 Nannyberry, 1 Nectarine, 4 Pawpaw, 4 Peach, Reliant Pear, Russian Beauty 1 Pear, Golden 1 Pear, Grafted multi variety 3 Plum, Canada Wild, 3 Plum, Mustang Cherry, 2 Plum, Toka 5 Raspberry, 25 Schisandra, Eastern Prince, 2 Sea buckthorn, 75 Serviceberry, martin (Juneberry, Saskatoon Berry), 2 Serviceberry, Saskatoon Smoky, 2 Silverberry (Wolfwillow) (5) Strawberries, 25 Thimbleberry, 4 Vegetables Asparagus Edible burdock Sunchoke (Jersalem Artichoke) Milkweed Lambsquarters Stinging Nettle Wild onion, nodding onion Lambs quarter Hosta Sorrel Lovage Turkish Rocket Nuts Oak, Red, 100 Oak, Burr, 5 Oak, Swamp, 5 Oak, White, 5 Beaked Hazel, 25 Hazel, hybrid, 100 Heartnuts, 4 Aldera Hazel, 10 Filbert, 5 Chestnuts, 4 Mushrooms Shiitake Oyster Wine cap Lion’s mane Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

With a break in the winter weather, I spend a few days outside milling boards and timbers for my log cabin, cutting firewood and packaging deer meat that I've been aging hanging on the cabin for a couple of weeks. With one of the 2'x12" pine boards, I make a rough wooden bench for the dining area in the cabin and I prepare for my next deer hunt. If you're interested in seeing more video content, or want to watch these videos early and commercial free, you can support my family and me on Patreon; https://www.patreon.com/myselfreliance CLOTHING: https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance AMAZON LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/myselfreliance Best of My Self Reliance: https://bit.ly/2OfW7ry 2022 OFF GRID CABIN LIFE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnTFccPGm33LnMVlB9J1D0m OFF GRID LIVING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv COOKING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlwY0hqcJOT6bw5z-MpmfKy BUILDING LOG CABIN WITH HAND TOOLS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPle3wPxLkxLXt1mWZPv1-aH BUILDING OFF GRID SAUNA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPm0Hfb7sidZBHx3GVLL7JQB BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ Mailing Address for items sent by regular mail: My Self Reliance/Shawn James 51 King William Street P.O. Box 30017 Huntsville, ON P1H 0B5 Address for items sent by courier: 200 Manitoba St., Unit 3, Suite 415 Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E2

As I'm sure you've noticed over the years, I really like chaga and drink it every day for the taste but mainly for the health benefits. Now that the birch trees are dormant for the season, it's harvest time and it's back in stock on my website. For American Thanksgiving and Black Friday, you can get 10% off your order by using coupon code THANKS10 at checkout. https://myselfreliance.com/collections/all