She Digs It | The Forest Kitchen | Off Grid Log Cabin Build, Ep.4 S1

She digs it at the off grid log cabin build - Cali helps excavate the foundation of the forest kitchen as I install another post and dig a trench to support the stone grill and stove. I fabricate log support bracing and install them, attempting to make the upper framework of the timber frame shelter look like a network of tree branches to fit into the forest. I will continue adding smaller branches once the barbeque is finished and then I ll install cedar shakes with moss to make it look like a forest canopy. The weather was interesting again this week with cool days, intermittent rain and dramatic skies. The insects liked the weather too, with one day of bad mosquitoes and a few blackflies to contend with. I burn a couple of smudge fires to keep them away, which works very well. I also treat my clothing with permethrin, which can be seen drying on the clothes line. I will upload the permethrin video this coming Wednesday. My "online" diet is healthy this week. I cook a soup made with tomatoes, rice, wild rice, beans, split peas, hot peppers, dates, garlic onion powder, turmeric, black pepper and maple syrup. This simple meal feeds me four times for a very small price tag - lunch and dinner times two. For breakfast, oatmeal with blueberries and maple syrup with a side of chaga tea. My self reflections is back. This week I talk about reflecting back on childhood and our propensity to glorify youth, forgetting that we had just as many stresses as children. We had big hopes and dreams when we were young, and as we get older, we realize many of them are never going to come true. My solution for that is to not waste a single day and do not go to your grave with regrets. Please subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIMXKin1fXXCeq2UJePJEog?sub_confirmation=1 https://bit.ly/2G7ncW9 Playlist Links Log Cabin Build Step by Step Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPmy72sCsMtEbyUOr4XojCsG Building the Forest Kitchen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPlVGOcybOEauGzfSseb3W68 Food, Wild Edibles, Recipes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPnS6ZJ30i4ACtpMlmz7BrzT Bushcraft: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPk2dpiJb-wfPrpJkodkS7g7 Outdoor Gear: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkhZQ-7stfXYfRD-Kje0Go9 Log Cabins: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UbUksm4nPkGrISWOKvY_0uMOjJI-Chv Links to gear used at the cabin: Fjallraven Vidda Pro Pants - https://amzn.to/2rhEiMn Tilley Endurables Airflo Hat - https://amzn.to/2Ia4xy1 Apeman Trail Camera - https://amzn.to/2HRZSNT Cabelas Trail Camera - https://www.cabelas.ca/product/86944/cabelas-outfitter-14mp-ir-hd-trail-camera Mora Knife - http://amzn.to/2BOiv35 Agawa Canyon Boreal 21 Saw - http://amzn.to/2BPV6OF Axe - http://www.torontoblacksmith.com/ Eagle Claw® Multi-Purpose Jet Sled - https://www.cabelas.ca/product/34435 Wall Lantern (candle lit) - http://amzn.to/2Dpa0MK Moka Pot - http://amzn.to/2DEomvO Canada http://amzn.to/2ndmtw6 USA Virtus Knife- http://www.virtusknives.com/ Canon 6D - http://amzn.to/2EdaZjs DJI Mavic Pro - http://amzn.to/2DHuJib Solar LED light bulb 15W - http://amzn.to/2BQvSQ2 Copper Fairy lights - http://amzn.to/2BCmF0X Solar String Lights - http://amzn.to/2DvgU2n Banneton 12” round - http://amzn.to/2ByxwsF Lodge Dutch Oven - http://amzn.to/2kHuxDQ Flamen heat resistant gloves up to 500 degrees - http://amzn.to/2l1mRMm Rocksheat baking stone - http://amzn.to/2kF6eql Lamp OiI - http://amzn.to/2qz0nZ1 Bragg’s Sprinkle - http://amzn.to/2EdouzK Cabelas Ice Hut - https://www.cabelas.ca/product/80349/cabelas-ice-team-five-sided-360-full-thermal-ice-shelter To see what I’m up to during the rest of the week, please follow me on my other online channels; Website: http://myselfreliance.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MySelfReliance/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/myselfreliance/ My Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20042 Barrie, Ontario L4M 6E9 Canada CABIN LIFE T-SHIRTS -https://teespring.com/stores/my-self-reliance