30 days Starving and Building a cabin. Hungry Alaskan lessons
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Beginning weight: Josh-178, Cody-184
Ending weight: Josh-151, Cody-162
Well at least we wont make that mistake again.
After landing at the airport,
we had 3 hours to retrieve bags
buy food, and get additional tools.
Eventually, the seemingly only
taxi in the city arrived.
Pressed for time and conscious of the bush plane’s
weight restrictions, we purposefully decided
against a chainsaw, and accidentally shorted
ourselves of vital food supplies.
We had filled large and medium sized bags
with food thinking it would be enough...
It was not.
This is our story.
Aug03. Landed at lake. Realized extent of mosquitoes. Began rucking the 400lbs of gear to property. Only made it 1 mile due to difficult marsh terrain and unmarked/ overgrown trails.
Aug04. Re-cut old trail towards property (0.5 mile). Made camp and marked out a spot for the cabin.
Aug05. Rucked back to lake and filled our 5 gal containers with water. Light rain. Began clearing land of small brush.
Aug06. Heavy rain. Cleared large trees from site. Made hammers, tool shed, bench.
Aug07. Began falling trees for footers. Dug holes and burned logs for longevity.
Aug08. Slept in due to rain. We placed first base log, however it wasn't level so we'll have to redo longer footers tomorrow.
Aug09. Re-did footers. Fell more base logs.
Aug10. All 4 base logs are on. We realized that we'll have to get much smaller logs now. Moving the last log 100ft took 2 hours, and our energy is already low. Food rationing has started.
Aug11. We both hit the wall today and had to stop working. Bushwhacked to lake. Wade fishing. No luck. Found canoe for tomorrow however.
Aug12. Canoe fishing. Caught 5 pike. Found Lingonberries. Good day.
Aug13-16. Notching and placing wall logs.
Aug17. Halfway! Water ruck and fishing. No fish. Down to 800cal per day.
Aug18-22. Finished walls. Finally
Aug23. Fishing today. 3 pike. More berries. Great nap.
Aug24. Awoke to the howling of wolves this morning. Placed side roof walls. Fell more trees for running beams. Down to 4~600cal per day.
Aug25. Awoken by hunger this morning. Dreamed of Cookies. Secured side walls with trusses.
Aug26. Best day of the trip so far. Good progress on the roof. Spam Friday. Sat around fire with music and coffee.
Aug27. Placed ridge beams on cabin. Realized lack of nails will be an issue. "X" braced roof.
Aug28. Couldn't sleep well from hunger last night. Secured tarps and pine branches to the roof.
Aug29. Hardest day. Heavy rain last night. Water bucket fell over. Cutting and placing moss from 0.2 miles away was brutal. Then that afternoon we had to trek to the lake for water.
Aug30. Time has come to a standstill these final days. Finished mossing the roof while Cody worked on the door. Got a squirrel today too. Ate bones and all.
Aug31. Our bodies crave fats. All our thoughts are of food. Secured cabin base with logs.
Sep01. Clayed the base and finished the door. Placed flag pole and raised the colors. Its done.
Sep02. Took down flags. Packed up camp. Secured the door. Rucked out with a quarter of the gear we came in with. Flew out. Ate till we puked.
Thank you so much for watching. We plan to go back next fall and finish the rest of it.
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I did this 20 years ago. I used chainsaws cuz I wasn't that tough. Still don't pay property tax cuz my place was built from beetle kill spruce. Alaska still respects homesteaders. I drive 30 miles into town everyday so I can work and contribute back to society. Tough keeping up on chores, but the old men tell me it has kept me out of trouble. 20 years no locks on my doors.
THEY RESPECT HOMESTEADERS, EVEN IF ITS NOT ALLOWED BY LAW.....
That's awesome, you don't pay property tax because you made your home from material around you?
@@Iambatman_27 THEY DONT PAY PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY DONT OWN THE LAND...... ITS LIKE SQUATTING, BUT NO ONE HASSLES YOU....
God bless
It's all Federally Owned Undeveloped Land. You can technically buy cheap land in Alaska. Or you just build out in the sticks. No one us going to bother you. Thousands of Acres with no one around. How do you think the West was settled? It was basically first come first serve. The land is yours, but you have ro develop it. I mean what the hell is the Federal Government going to do with some land hundreds miles away from any sort of if civilization? The Government makes more revenue when people develop the Land. Gotta attract people there some way.
I was planning to have this video on as a background noise while I’m working…I haven’t got anything done for 45min! I’ve been completely mesmerized! I’ve had a dream since childhood to build a log cabin like my grandfather did. What an amazing task you guys have accomplished!! Bravo my good sirs!
Same here. These 2 are doing what all men dream of
Guys, i guess it's universal thing for all men, as that was also my dream
Man build, man make fire, ooga booga. 😂 Well done lads ✊️💪
Do it bro! Im giving it a shot. I have place picked out and everything. You got this man.
@@Kawka1122can confirm. 🦾
Just so many many things to like about this video... 1) The build 2) The hunger 3) The camaraderie 4) The humour Doing all that at their age is remarkable I think Alaska gave them a soul experience that will never leave them. Well done guys!
The last frontier, mark my words...
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@@deepdivedelight oh if only... you cant just move there without paying now... :( but its still as untamed as the frontier before 1890!
@@Viktor-kb1px Visa would be my only problem
@@deepdivedelight you got money and skill otherwise?
as a 53-year-old carpenter from Ontario. I built my first cabin at 12 years old, by myself, in my local woods. The cabin was 18' x 12', flat roof, covered with 30" x 30" tin...supplied by my grandpa. Did it all with one of my dad's splitting axes.The cabin was made from eight to ten-inch diameter white cedar. I am enjoying this adventure thoroughly
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@lloyd nelson I wish I did, that was 1982...I don't know that had even taken my first picture, let alone have a camera.It's probably one of the reasons why kids did things like that then. We went outside to play.
I'm 50 and I built my first cabin at 47 years old. I learned so buch from the first build (in Louisiana) that I am traveling to Alaska for my next build. I cant wait.
@@markymarc37 Yeah we did. 57 years old. Made a crossbow at 12, from first principles, i.e. we had no such thing as tutorials, I had seen crossbows in comic books. The first one could drive the dowel arrow with six inch nail tip through a inch pine board. The trigger was SUPER touchy, asked an uncle what I was doing wrong. He said "Ummm, the answer is making a crossbow and firing it in the town without training. Come with me" and gave me better gear, and some books, and firm instructions not to shoot anywhere except where there was a backdrop* . He also showed me how to repurpose household things, which was a revelation. You can make an AWESOME trigger from a cupboard catch. * This worked fine, until it didn't.
@@markymarc37 bruh, i lived out in the sticks and "went outside to play" but nobody today is getting handed a few grand worth of tin and lumber and told to have fun
Come on guys, this better be the first of a series. We want to see more of your adventures. The wife and I really enjoyed watching this. Great job! Subscribed.
Oh yes. Many cabin videos to come. Thank you, glad y’all enjoyed it!
Couldn’t say it better. Amazing video guys. I can’t wait to see what you guys build next! Also Subscribed!!!
*Oh no lol, those two guys are never coming to Alaska again.* *I was waiting for final **_Cracker Barrel_** scene and wonder what you ordered.* *Watching all that hand sawing, a solar panel and an electric chainsaw might've been worth the weight.*
U and the WIFE NEED 2 GET a LIFE ! TRY GETTING BETWEEN the SHEETS MORE OFTEN.
agreed, 10:25 showed me your true spirit of content creation.... make dope vids , and quit wasting your time.
You guys are hard-core. 98% of people won't or can't do what you two did. That's a huge accomplishment with what you guys had....
It's probably closer to 83.6%. ;)
On the other hand what percentage of people would have planned enough food and a contingency for that? Packing enough food for 30 days is not rocket science. Neither is measuring your tarps to see if they fit your roof.
@@Synaps4 probably for sure. But keep in mind they are hauling everything by hand. Plus depending on what you pack for food may turn bad in less then 30 days. They definitely will come better prepared
@@Synaps4 "Packing enough food for 30 days is not rocket science" Fr tho. These guys are hardcore but that was a serious boneheaded move.
My city has housing laws. I cant just build a house anymore
Fellow Vet here. Thanks for your service boys. Looking forward to seeing the entire journey.
yes thanks to the both of you, fellow vet also -Semper Fi
I live here in Alaska. I am glad others can appreciate this incredible place. Just be careful of the wildlife. I have had run ins with bear and moose when you least expect it.
I've been in construction for 25 years and that was a hell of a lot of work guys. Nicely done. Grab yourself a Vaughn 19oz curved handle califoria framer hammer. Cheap, well made, ergonomically silky and powerful. Field test handle like any wood handled tool before taking it into the bush but I have never had one break. Claw doubles as a pickaroon.
@@swervsplatt9672 Stiletto handles usually fail if you work them hard. Most pro's use a separate hammer for pulling nails/demo if they run a Stiletto. They are alright for repetitive smaller nail application but not much else. Vaughn 19oz curved wood handle cali framer is best all around hammer I have ever found and I have tried pretty much all of them. Only one that beats it is an Estwing solid steel framer, which are basically invincible, but handle design lacks that comfortable end grip, wrist flick crazy power that long curved wood handles deliver. -Rehandled Stiletto-not bad but overrated, still takes an extra swing or two compared to others. -Vaughn 19oz cali framer-Best all around. -Estwing 28oz solid steel framer-Thor's hammer that makes nails, thumb tips and knee caps vanish with one swing. Just leave the 30oz on the rack. They are to powerful.
@@bryanabingart7362 Happy to help and hope you put it to work. They feel a little slippery when new because of handle coating, like most wood handled tools, which quickly fades in normal construction use but you can also do this yourself with a little razor scraping, light sanding and boiled linseed oil treatment. Plenty of tutorials on here to check out and enjoyable to do and make it your own. Again, it is a wood handle and everyone is unique so go power swing it into a 2x4 scrap or something as hard as you can a few times so there are no doubts and it's tested and approved. Than tune the handle up. Vaughan has never let me down but I have had other brands break or heads become lose after this simple test. Than go build that cabin!
No one, even the salty old framers around here, use wood handles anymore. Vaughn's fiberglass models are far superior for durability and shock absorption. Wood is outdated tech
@@bryanabingart7362 I was responding to the original guys comment. I never said to use power tools.. if you want to break a wooden handle out in the bush by all means go off. He even recommends to field test them because this is an issue. It's the same company and the same tool just slightly evolved to deal with the obvious issues. Feel free to figure it out on your own new guy 🤣 I own multiple of each fyi. Too funny. Imagine thinking a fiberglass hammer is a "tech" or easy answer. Dudes arent even building the handles in the bush like people would back in the day. You dont even know how to talk yo smack right
@@chompers11 Nah, fiberglass is good but in no way superior. Most pro's still prefer solid metal or wood handles and know how to pick ones with preferable grain and test them anyways just in case. Glass is good for repetitive light hitting or heavy shaft splitting mauls/shovels but work it hard with leverage and it will fiber out and turn into a broom. Hell, even miss the nail or wood you're splitting a few times and hit the neck and it will fiber out. I've broke more fiberglass handles than I can remember usually pulling nails and even saw a guy take a hammer head to the face 30 ft away off one of those glass handle grenades when head let loose. I've never used one since I saw that. Plus I work where it can get down to -30. When it's that cold glass hammer handles can simply shatter from minimal use. Wood handles aren't outdated, they are the universal standard proven by 1000's of years of use.
Amazing humour, character and HUNGER! Great potential for storage underneath the cabin🤔
Dick Proenneke would be chuckling at this. As a Canadian, you guys breaking into rural accents and cracking jokes is awesome! Only way to do a tough job like this is to laugh. Good job guys!
Oh he's laughing all right!
i just watched a new upgraded version of Dick Proenneke about 30 minutes ago called One man’s Alaska 2023 where they use Dicks actual voice, it’s great
I'm chuckling at this. Kids nowadays have no brains. Thanks to their parents and schools.
@@trickywoo5165 I've gotta find that. He had an odd voice, but he is a legend.
i love that despite how hungry you guys are feeling, you still manage the energy to crack jokes
Believe me they were doing the right thing, when you feel as though your hungry or too stressed and anxious its best to make jokes especially about your discomforts and fears idk why maybe its a psychological thing but when you acknowledge the situation your in and put a weird positive twist it helps to mitigate whatever it makes you feel, sometimes when I used to do 2 week long sleeping fasts I would joke about how tired I was and that I would need to super glue and Bobby pin my eye lids to keep them open any longer.
I am going to ask question how do you really know they’re hungry?
@@stevenhall9349 Im going to ask you a question. Do you think the point of making this video was hunger, starvation and caloric deficit?
These young men displayed guts, determination and amazing character that the world has very little of these days. Josh & Cody are welcome by my campfire anytime.
What I respect the most from you two is your discipline with the food. I've worked hard all my life, I'm 60 now and have been a mason. I'm building a large chimney and fireplace by myself in a new home. I'm not as tough as I used to be but building it alone does give me a sense of accomplishment. Honestly I don't know if I could do what you guys did though. Maybe when I was your age... Keep up the good work!
how does it feel to be 60?
I am a 58 year old b
@@barrytelesford5265I can answer that question. I look in the mirror and I don't know why that old man is staring at me. It's kind of sad to know you are on the downturn of your life, but even with the pain and stiffness you get your butt up and do something productive. Just stay busy so rigor mortis doesn't set in.
sounds like just waiting to die@@Youtubsucks5
@Youtubsucks5 people live longer than they used to nowadays. 60 isn't what it was
Damn, you guys should be tremendously proud. Thank you for taking the time to film and share with the rest of us.
You'll look back one day, which is coming sooner than you think, and realize that this project you accomplished was one of your greatest feats. Thanks for sharing your journey with us! Can't wait to see your next steps... God bless you guys, 66 carpenter.
I am a 60 year old man I worked in the oil field most of my life. I’m now on disability and in the last 10 or so years I’ve become interested in all this outdoorsy survival stuff and I wish I would’ve done it as a young man I’m jealous, you men are tough. Thank you so much for sharing your adventure. God bless you.
Get out there bro don't have to do anything extreme. Make some memories eith the grandkids.
I'm 61 and on disability myself. Latley I've put a lot of time into exploring gold prospecting and gold mining, which I did my fair share of when I was much younger... I've always been lured and attracted to gold, ever since i got gold fever when i was about 26 living in Northern Cali, in a lttle town called Quincy in Plumas county, on the 3 forks of the feather rivers and many other tributaries, like Spanish creek, Nelson creek, and so many other little creeks bearing gold, all within a stones throw distance in between... I wonder if I can find enough gumption to get after it while I'm still able... not exactly capable of doing everything myself, involved in dropping a shaft, or punching a drift, but I have the spirit... just need to find the right opportunity and perhaps like minded souls that wanna make one last stride to fulfill a dream before getting entirely too old! and wasted away...Btw... I love this video fellas, and the get er done enginuity these fellas display... I totally dig the whole building a beautiful shelter, let alone a sturdy cabin... it is not much different from building a gold mine shaft and drift. This is how the generations before us forged thier ways though the thick of it... it wasn't easy back then, nor is it now, if your not loaded and wealthy. For those of us that weren't born with silver spoons in our mouths, or hanging out our asses,... in order to make it. You pretty much have to be able to carve out your way, and be tougher than nails! You hear these guys wishing they had more nails. Old timers also faced these kind of trials and tribulations... you can only carry so many nails, and tools... the more, the merrier, but there will always be times that you've got to do what you can with what you've got to work with. No matter the circumstances! It is always the the ones at the end of the trail, that took and worked with what they had to work with, and somehow perciveered and won the day... either by making wooden nails... aka... Dowels, or perhaps they knew duck tailing, or any other number of skills that the pioneers of the past presented at the time to move the rest of us forward... Thank God for them! The people that through the ages contributed to making life better for themselves, and then later... all the rest of us who learned from thier knowledge, and even better... thier failures and mistakes. That's what progress looks like. Not everyone is going to be perfect, and make the right decision every time. We learn from mistakes and failures just as much as we learn from success and perfection. Trial and error, is most important, as it guides us away from doom, and despair, and into the light as we do the best we can with what we have to work with... it's not always the the ones that have the best, and the most, and all the money in the world to explore and pay thier way to success! It's the broken back, broke dick mutherhumpers that were tougher than nails, that with thier blood, sweat and tears... found a way, no matter what because, thier lives depended on it. God bless all those who busted and ass to get the project moving forward. I tip my hat, and my glass to all of you. Cheers!
I lost weight just watching this. Kept wishing you guys could get an air drop of food. Great job!
That homemade flagpole and Old Glory flying was an awesome final touch!!! Well done guys! Respect 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
45 minutes and i didnt put the phone down or pause it once. You guys made mine and im sure alot of other peoples dreams a reality. I hope this video blows up and that you guys make this into a series. 10/10 adventure :)
Completely beautiful! I know all too well what you boys went through! Been there done that! I remember the stomach pains, the dizziness, the headaches etc.! Be very proud of yourselves! 2 friends forever right there!!
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the random "oh who's a good cabin?" joke at 39:50 caught me off guard and made me spit out my water 😂
Y'all did an amazing job. I would never attempt anything like what you two did but I'm not young anymore. The American flag made me smile. That was the best.
Dang, boys. I'm proud of you. Your spirit and humor helped you through. I was really pleased that nobody raised his voice or voiced unnecessary expletives. I hope the cabin sees you through many years of adventure.
One of the best pieces of footage I’ve seen for ages. You guys are well worth a like and a ‘subscribe’. More soon pls!
Thank you for the high adventure!! I've spent many , many weeks in the outback bush of Quebec and northern Ontario. Built 2 log cabins, (not with all hand tools), paddled countless miles there. I'm now 63, so get there much less often now. Your video was an inspiration and revelry in memory for me. Thank you so much!! (PS. For your next adventure..buy the books.. Backpack Gourmet and Back Country Kitchen) no need to go hungry!!
At 65 and having built my home long ago without a bank or much experience at anything at the end of a road surrounded by national forest,,,, I salute your spirit. Over 30 years later the concrete and people are closing in. I’d in courage you boys to build a life way off somewhere the best you can and use the tools your generation affords toward a righteous life taking care of yourself and yours.
Outstanding! As a 54-year-old man who always dreamed of doing this, but never did I salute you. Hope to see more soon. Merica!
Go do it ! You got this!
@@russell3521 it is totally possible at his age
@@russell3521 54 isn't even that old as long as you've kept in shape.
@@camd4648 But, yeah I agree, you don't just run off into the woods by yourself and build a cabin. Twenty yrs. olds try that and fail in about a week. The "other Alaskan story".
@@russell3521 I'm 69 years old and I quite literally did this about 5 years ago with my grandson. It beat me up a bit, I can't lie. Knees aren't what they used to be. I also have an artificial hip and the cold was hard on it at times. But it was good fun too. People age differently.
This video is a social psychologists gold mine. Great work guys! You make me yearn for more freedom.
Thank you! My thoughts exactly. You gotta check out our “full story one” definitely geared towards a psychological viewpoint on the trip
It's not 30 years it's 30 days.....Come on dudes you can survive without some twinkies and be just fine @@Deadmen.
Wow Gentlemen, that was hard and tedious work, with not enough food, nails and tools. Most impressive. Thank you for letting us experience this adventure with you! Cheers
I spent my childhood in Alaska,it truly is the last frontier,I was born in Scotland,father was in the R.A.F,did exchange to America,loved every moment minute,!!
Love the sense of humour blokes. Amazing team work, congratulations on the build.
By the end of the month, it looked like you guys had lost a lot of weight. Reminded me of my army days and of how going through hardships really does build character.
How cool an awesome achievement hand tools and true humour and lots of true grit
The cinematography is just incredible. I’m going on Alaska trip this summer. Going to tough it out in a cruise ship with all you can eat buffets. The suffering will be real.
This was unbelievable fellas! Your skill and friendship really shone through. Thanks for your efforts and for sharing.
"Look at our hammers, they're WOOD!" Enjoying the energy y'all are bringing to this.
Worth it!!!!! The part where you guys were talking seriously about the awesomeness of sausage gravy had me busting up. Sounds like you went through a serious experience in the Alaskan wilderness together. Thats kind of cool. You guys are awesome.
I can't think of a superlative to describe what you did here. This was a hero's quest and you guys are heroes. We hope this is the beginning of a series and you go back and finish the cabin or perhaps you can pass the torch to someone. Fantastic job! Hoping to see more of this journey. Respect for yours guts, even though you were stuck there, and seeing it through and keeping a stiff upper lip.
I gotta say, I'm a working man myself. The fact you guys did all that with hand tools!!!!! You've got my respect for life!!!! You guys are hard as Japanese math!!!!
I just gotta say how impressed I am with your 800 calories/day, give or take, to work output ratio! Proud to see young men returning to the roots of true freedom and self reliance!💪👊
I'm in awe! This was epic! You guys ROCK! You should be proud! This was 45 minutes of pure entertainment! Literally looks like blood, sweat and tears went into this project. Chainsaws take gas and oil and chains. I'm sure you second guessed yourselves at times....but so worth all that effort! Please take us along again soon!
Can't believe you guys built a log cabin with just a few axes and no power tools. Damn. Incredible!
Thank you for this. This is an absolute masterpiece. Probably the best video I've watched in ages. I bet that cracker barrel hit so different. My boys and I started to talk in Canadian accents when we were losing it on one of our backpacking trips.
Oh is that right, eh?
Right on guys!!! Great job on the cabin. Y’all remind me of a friend and I, almost 30 years ago. Working hard, like a well oiled machine and having fun!!! Thanks for sharing your adventures.
I was hooked when you guys started singing The Bare Necessities in unison. EDIT: That cabin build was so tough it even took out some of the Minnesota accent. :-)
This is so unbelievably cool. Very jealous of the trip and accomplishment. Hoping there is video 2 where we can see more development on the Cabin! Cheers to a killer video
You guys are great, I'm trying this in east texas with a disabled wife and kids, but then again I have a trailer and food within an hours drive. Subscribed. Good job. I was single, id probably ask to join your crew.
How do you only have 1k subscribers? This video was so well made and so satisfying to watch
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Wow! You guys are absolutely incredible. You are what I call “real men”! Your kindness towards one another, and your lightness of being, both make your video’s successful and your relationship thrive. Well done, bless you both.
It’s truly amazing what you two accomplished! Thanks for sharing with us!
You guys work well together.. That's going to be an awesome cabin. Smart doing it now while your young and not afraid of Anything in life.. I applaud your Craftsmanship skills and attitude..
You made me proud when you flew old glory. When you watch to much news you feel the whole nation is upside down. But you men put a tear in my eye when you flew that flag. God bless you guys Billy from. N. Y. C.
Incredible! You guys got a lot accomplished in 30 days!! Can't wait to see what you'll do in the next episode!!
The shit blokes will do to accomplish a dream hey. 30 days in 45 mins doesn’t even begin to tell the full story of what you endured. Huge respect from OZ!
Please tell me there will be a sequel to this. Thoroughly enjoyed these 45 mins!
I’m a 72 year old Gospel preacher of 52 years, you young men should be very very very proud, take a bow, raise your hands with a grateful heart and say Thank you Lord. Well done yes well done.
Man, I’m sitting on the couch watching this and by the time I was done I was hungry and sore from the amount of work you both did! Kudos to you for such a great build and great editing and cinematography
I was wondering why y'all hadn't put any traps out for rabbits or squirrels or anything but I have to say y'all have done an absolutely fabulous job considering that y'all didn't have much to begin with and not much tools to work with I'm very proud of y'all I hope you all are proud of yourselves I look forward to seeing more
This looks like the kind of adventure you will tell your grandchildren about.
Unlike their ancestors though, they will also be able to show them this video for proof! Imagine if we had footage of our great great grandparents doing their thing, seeing what they looked like when they were young and what they did for work and fun... our generation has the cameras for it but most people (not these guys of course) just seem content with doing silly dances on social media :(
Gives me even more respect for the generations who came before us and they didn’t have a 30 day deadline.
I have to say I am very impressed. Lots of hard work and determination. I am 60 and have 2 sons, and neither could have the determination to do one day of what you did. I'm very proud of you two. Thanks for the video. Would enjoy more.
To be young again... hat's off to you guys. Have a nice cabin myself in Texas and realize the effort. Stay the course, it might make you famous.
Молодцы ребята!!! Показываете работу и как работаете и это здорово. Я в тайге охотничий.домик не такие.хоромы.один.строил ,
Keep the humour going lads. It’s a real treat to listen to droll humour keeping your spirits high!
Guys, you created something that will be around after I am long gone. Think of what you have done and what will become of your creation for those in the future. Respect.
Dick (Richard Louis Proenneke) would be proud of your accomplishment. Well done Very few can say they’ve accomplished something like this.
I was thinking the same thing. These guys should be very proud of themselves, I know Dick is looking down from Heaven and giving them a thumbs up!
Man that dude was like 50 and did it by himself, such a legend.
Which accomplishment do you mean? Is it the loss of muscle mass or the rickety cabin with a door up in the air and a collapsed roof?
Proenneke is an inspiration to many
Proenneke would probably shake his head in disbelief and disapproval. If their idea of escaping city life was to rush a cabin build against a one month deadline, while not enjoying any of it and starving - they sure succeeded. Sounds to me like the premise of your average reality TV show. My guess is that sorry excuse for a cabin will never be inhabited. Because that is contingent on these boys making it as "off grid youtubers", and they're terrible at it. Their dreams will cave in similar to the way that roof is caving in right around now, as tons of snow are compacting on top of that tarp and a couple of twigs.
Love to just see a video of you two talking about your experience. The things you wish you had to help you along the way, the problems you ran into, injuries you may have a sustained. Essentially the inside scoop that wasn’t part of the video. Great video, thanks for your channel!
My best friend is doing this, up in Delta Junction.He's been out there7 years.... Helped him put in septic year before last:). Intro music is great. Cant wait to watch the rest later!!
I saw this video when it came out and I recently remembered it and tried to watch it again, but couldn't find it (fair few guys on KZhead building cabins in the woods). Well today it popped back up on my feed, excellent.
Sounds like you need to subscribe and watch the rest of the series 👀
@@Deadmen. Ha, I was just thinking fair enough, well played, but it seems I'm already subscribed. I'll watch it on the big screen this weekend!
You were really fortunate to have access to that boat. That was probably a life saver.
I built a house on the edge of the Sahara at El Quseir in Egypt. The language barrier was the hardest issue. I had a sand floor and no roof (only rains once a year). The walls created enough shade for during the day, and no roof meant a fabulous view of the stars at night.
Geeze Tina that's amazing. Are you still there? How's Egypt treating you?
@@realsteelrumblehead9525 Culle tammam! Everything is good, now I know enough words and the price of bricks (literally). Walking through an Egyptian market is so amusing, I buy one potato (potata), one cabbage (cromp), one carrot (jezza). They all know me, know I'm not shopping for a family. In the begining I would have to have one kilo as I didn't know how to jsay just one item. You see men cycling home with the head of a cow on their cycle rack. Swim with baracuda and turtles in the Red Sea. Walk in places no one has ever put their feet deep in the deserts. It's amazing.
@@anotherblonde What an exotic, intriguing life you have built for yourself! Are you alone? Do you have a mate or offspring to share all this with? Does it ever feel lonely or acetic? What drove you to choose this life in this part of the world? So interesting. How are you treated socially among the native Egyptians?
@@realsteelrumblehead9525 yes, no, & no. I was drawn there, like i'd lived there before. I love sun and heat. Treated well now I speak enough arabic.
@@anotherblonde how did you move there ?
as a 34yo father of 3, this looks like heaven. well done gentlemen
also, there was a time when i could work with my shirt off... that time has passed
You young men did a super job. I'm impressed.
Excellent! Like my old ranch boss used to say, "Brute force and awkwardness, it's how you get things done!". This reminds me so much of my younger days, I never took on such a large project but I did quite a bit of woods crafting.
This is some of the most wholesome content I’ve ever seen. Cheers to you guys, y’all deserve it. Hope you guys head back there sometime to make a series out of it. Keep building!
Me also a 68 years of old Japanese . I was deeply impressed , too . Great . Thank you very much . Feb. 5th 2023 Sun. 13:49 from Yokohama City Japan
Thank you
23:05 “who’s gonna carry the logs? Who’s gonna make the logs”?🤣
I'm glad to see you guys did this. You're probably a bit tougher now because of it. I'm surprised you didn't switch over to wooden pegs for holding things together to deal with your nail problem. Then again, you came away with experience and lessons learned.
This is either clever covert marketing by Cracker Barrel or else y'all should be getting a sponsorship kick-back from them, because in either case you've got me in the mood for some Cracker Barrel. Nice cabin build!
lol what is there to even crave from them? a triple bypass surgery?
That was awesome. So much perseverance. I am deeply impressed first by the fact that you set out to do this. Second by all the work you got done by hand in 30 days. This better be part 1 of a series on a journey to become self-sufficient out thare.
proud of you two. Your living life to the fullest.
This may be the best video I have ever seen on KZhead. You guys are living every man's dream. At some point we all have wanted to just go into the woods and stay. Awesome awesome video.
Hi guys, great video I really enjoyed it. Just something I thought might be useful. If you change the diagonals on the door to have the low end near the hinges it has a lot more rigidity and will stop the door sagging.
I have some hope for our youth now lol. You two young men have a very bright future ahead of you. Great build, great attitudes, great friendship between you two.what youll done here will last a life time. Your parents has to be very proud. Great job guys. Looking forward to more videos. Youll got a new subscriber
Outstanding and inspirational. Im a year late to this video, but ya dont know what ya dont know. Congratulations to you both. Your friendship, humour, and shared vision are a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing this adventure. Also, im not American, but the raising of your flag toward the end pulled at my heart. America is not just a landmass. It stands for an ideal that good people in the world strive to attain. It still represents the best of human goals despite struggling under the weight of bloated, solely self-interested, institutional malfeasant mismanagement. That said, never lose sight of the ideal. Your video represents a small granual of that goodness.
Well said!
With the reality of an honestly Alaskan experience comes wisdom. You guys did good …..
You guys did amazing. I dream of being out there and raising my family. I am 1000% terrified of being alone with my kids out there. But I feel like it would be a life worth living.
This was very fun to watch. I'm sure you guys were jumping with joy on the inside and were happy to get that good meal at the end.
Enterprising, Pioneer men are the reason why we have a built up society. We don't thank them enough.😍
We didn't need all this space to live comfortably. Just for our pyramids. Where are the pioneer pyramids? -COMANCHE NATION
Your hard work and tenacity are truly an inspiration to the rest of us... God Bless and hope to see more.
No words to describe this video of your journey. Mad respect.
Proud of the guys. The best part is the flag. Goosebumps moment! Thank you for making such awesome video.
Y’all crack me up! Y’all’s so green. You learned. Did well, actually. Initiative is a powerful tool.
What an amazing accomplishment! I can't wait to see how things progress from here. Please keep us updated!
God Bless you both!!! GREAT JOB! You made it and still smiling!! Love your attitude ❤😁
The Last Great Frontier, majestic Alaska!! I love Her, I grew up there. You'll love it! I subscribed keep up the great work.
Hey guys, this 63yr old lady is new to your channel, I love watching these kind of videos
What an experience, you guys are Awesome!! Loved your perseverance, positive attitude and great sense of humor. This video made my day, good work boys!!
Damn, you can really tell how demanding just 30 days is on the body! Love the fact y’all took the time to do the glorious Cracker Barrel filming… true dedication!
MORE OF THIS IS NEEDED IN EVERYONE'S LIFE! SACRIFICE AND SIMPLICITY