Off-Grid Cabin Extreme Lumber Haul – Can’t Build Without Lumber
In this episode of our off-grid cabin build series, we face one of our toughest setbacks yet—our Argo gets completely[…]
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Raising the Timbers | Off Grid Cabin Build with Jon Boat
We’re raising the timbers and rafters on our off-grid cabin in the woods! In this episode of the OGE cabin[…]
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We Beat Winter – Roof Complete Before The River Froze
We finished the roof boards on our off grid cabin in northern Ontario – a major milestone. But when we[…]
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I Started an Off Grid Table Build. Then the Blizzard Came.
A blizzard was rolling in. I had a trail to recut, a field to clear, and a table build to[…]
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Off Grid Cabin Build: Getting It There Was the Real Problem
Everything the roof needs is in town. Getting it there is a completely different problem. Before a single sheet of[…]
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Chainsaw on Ice Flows — Saving Our Off Grid Dock Before It’s Gone
Spring breakup is one of the most unpredictable times of year in the north. The river rises, the ice starts[…]
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A Beaver Moved Into Our Cabin Pond. First Week Living Off-Grid Fulltime
The beavers moved back into the pond… and may have stolen our tractor. Spring is finally returning to the northern[…]
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Building a Cabin Roof So Steep You Can’t Stand On It | Off-Grid -40° Build
We’re working on turning our remote northern wilderness property into a real off-grid home — but nothing out here comes[…]
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Building an Off-Grid Cabin to Last 100 Years in the Canadian Wilderness
Building an off-grid cabin to last 100 years means the roof has to outlast me — maybe even outlast the[…]
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Building a 100-Year Off-Grid Cabin – Supplies Have to Come Up This River
We are building a 100-year off-grid cabin deep in the Canadian wilderness. With no road access, the river serves as[…]
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