2 Years Alone Building an Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness, Start to Finish

I just watched an hour and a half video of a man building a cabin by himself. Today was a good day.

I think people under estimate the overall difficulty of such a task that this man accomplished. The strength, the accuracy, time management (seasons, weather, daylight), the mental aspect (being secluded, wild animals, not close to healthcare, absent from family), oh and documenting all of it, editing and everything else that I missed. My hats off to Shawn. “My self Reliance” I couldn’t thin of a better title. Happy New Year!

This man isy hero,I wanted to do this when I was 19 , now I'm 84 and the longing is still there. So I enjoy watching our hero and pretend I'm there with him.

That was really nice of you to keep your dog company while she built that entire cabin by herself.

I’m watching from a hospital bed with renal failure. Everyone who sees this should be grateful for your health. Take care y’all…

As a man who has trouble putting together IKEA furniture (even with the directions), I am in awe of your amazing skill and hard work. What a beautiful cabin in the woods!

His dog sat around and watched him for two years...and loved every minute of it!

Holy smokes sir…I thought I could watch a video to help me sleep but instead I was so fascinated watching a master builder I couldn’t stop watching and it’s now 12:23 am. I considered my late husband a master builder so I was able to appreciate this so much!! Thank you! I read many comments and couldn’t agree more.

I love how the dog is always like “hey let’s play” as he’s digging out dirt and building

When I saw you are building your cabin under the heavy snow I remembered my father that he passed away since seven years, his job was construction he was always working under the snow ❄️. God bless you and RIP my father. Men always worked for their families, he raised us with his own fatigue and I appreciate every dad that worked so hard. God bless you again.

My Daddy built the house I grew up in, and there aren't many men like him and you left in the world--you're the true heroes! He passed away in September, and my life will never be the same. Several years ago, Daddy and I picked out a spot on our land for a cabin, but for now, I just have to enjoy others building them--this one is spectacular!

My Amish neighbor was a carpenter, and watched him build his house, carriage house, and his barn workshop. It too was an absolute work of art. Few people will ever get to witness such craftsmanship

Absolutely awesome! Years from now this cabin will be mistaken for something that has been preserved from 100+ years ago, while outlasting the garbage products and craftsmanship of our modern 'convenience'.

It is amazing what can be accomplished when you don't have to spend 8/10 hours a day making someone else rich. You've come a long way. Thank you for letting me follow along.Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

I do believe that this is every young man’s dream as a kid we used to dream about building something like this in the woods since we learned about stacking pencils in school lol anyway GOOD JOB ENJOYED WATCHING THANKS 👍❤️😁

If theres going to be an apocalypse I want to be with Shawn. This man is beyond a mans man.

It is mind boggling to see how an extremely difficult task was managed by a single person.His knowledge and ability to use basic tools was very impressive. What the video doesn’t show is how much mental strength he needed to persist to completion. Shawn I congratulate you for completing a monumental job. It was obvious you had the ability to overcome any and all obstacles.

Many Men have the financial ability to support such an undertaking yet lack the skills ,stamina ,mental and physical ability while many men only lack the financial ability to achieve such a task. A task such as this takes so much more than what is being shown. Success must first be achieved in society in order to be able to fund such an undertaking. Hats off to you for such a very hard journey and work in order to even be able to start a project like this. I sure hope someone who receives this one day understands what it took to happen. One doesn't simply trot of into the wilderness ,drop some trees and build a cabin ....years, n years of hard work long before the first tree was ever felled 👍💯

THESE are the skills that the world needs. period.

This man is a legend! I cannot fathom the dedication, skill, and sheer willingness he possesses to complete this project. I often feel overwhelmed when looking up at my towering goals, but this inspires me to keep moving forward no matter the size of the mountain ahead of me.