Off-Grid Workshop & Greenhouse, Tool Maintenance, Rainwater Collection, Fishing, Outdoor Cooking

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  • čas přidán 8. 07. 2021
  • A rainy week at the off-grid wilderness homestead encourages me to go fishing and catch up on some chores - installing gutters on the greenhouse, carving an ash handle for a bark spud, digging holes for fence posts. I cook fresh fish in a cast iron pan on an open campfire for lunch and beans with dried mushrooms for dinner. At the end of the video, I explore the wilderness near my homestead, filming a fawn whitetail deer with its mother and capture more wildlife by drone.
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  • @nomadicwalker3582
    @nomadicwalker3582 Před 3 lety +642

    This is better than Netflix 😉👍

  • @jamiemueller1881
    @jamiemueller1881 Před 3 lety +201

    Impossible to note all of the things I love about watching you, but a highwater mark was watching you render the bear fat to oil your new tool handle. This is truly what symbiotic living looks like. A few weeks ago we learn you killed a bear and already we've seen it become food, oil, a preservative. Of all of the tools you have, the one I love best is the bench where you make shingles and hone pieces of wood. There's an illustration in Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Farmer Boy," where Almanzo's father is making shingles. Your bench could have come straight from that long ago and faraway farm. That's what I love about your work and ethos. You channel the past to forge a better future. Our forefathers and mothers would approve.

    • @tremperj
      @tremperj Před 3 lety +1

      I am genuinely curious, wouldn't animal fat turn rancid?

    • @michaellyons5208
      @michaellyons5208 Před 3 lety +10

      @@tremperj Rendering the fat removes the majority of contaminants and other materials that allow the fat to turn, thereby slowing the process down. Much like one boils jellies, etc. So eventually, yes, it will turn, but most likely not at the rate he uses it, and not if properly kept.

    • @ashleighjaimaosborne3966
      @ashleighjaimaosborne3966 Před 3 lety +6

      Loved those books as a young girl. Reread them at 30.🇨🇦

    • @jamiemueller1881
      @jamiemueller1881 Před 3 lety +6

      @@ashleighjaimaosborne3966 I reread them nearly every year. When I discovered Shawn, I sent the link to all of my siblings with the tag line, "Pa lives." They all immediately made the connection. Those books are my touchstones and lodestar. Just love them.

    • @Tora_74
      @Tora_74 Před 3 lety +3

      @@michaellyons5208 I think that fat will not have the chance to turn bad. Shawn will use it up. 😊

  • @arcticacres
    @arcticacres Před 3 lety +336

    The greenhouse is looking great! 🌱
    We just posted an update on our website: 🇨🇦 there is officially a Growing Dome greenhouse in every province and territory in Canada!
    More and more Canadians are updating to a sustainable lifestyle, and we couldn’t be more appreciative of Shawn and My Self Reliance for helping to inform and inspire.

    • @markhudspeth8503
      @markhudspeth8503 Před 3 lety +14

      I bet Alaska would buy them too, good news!

    • @devonseamoor
      @devonseamoor Před 3 lety +14

      @ArcticAcres. Wonderful comment, true to every word. Feeling inspired and alive, about the increase of sustainable living too, thank you!

    • @robertlemoine3500
      @robertlemoine3500 Před 3 lety +8

      Well done

    • @daisylatu6196
      @daisylatu6196 Před 3 lety

      Love to watch NATURE more beauty than television.

  • @christineserafin393
    @christineserafin393 Před 3 lety +70

    Thank You Sir, with a world in crisis, these videos remind me, of a world at peace and a nature filled with beauty. You and Cali bring smiles for your ongoing adventures. Blessings to you and your lovely family.

  • @zzmm8119
    @zzmm8119 Před 3 lety +9

    I've been watching your videos for three years, and I miss the usual routine in your videos.
    Getting up early, breakfast, work, then lunch, work, then going to bed and getting up early..and so on..
    Filming the work of the week including the daily routine.. I miss this so much

  • @missylewis7922
    @missylewis7922 Před 3 lety +108

    Here I sat bored as hell listening to this and that.......and then there was Callie's channel!!! OH How I love Callie !! THANK YOU

    • @fredmceathron8073
      @fredmceathron8073 Před 2 lety +1

      Hi I would like to thank you for all the beautiful pictures of natu0re tat youlsre so fortunate to live in.I no longer csn get out into the woods to enjoy the natural beauty so I am living through you and i really enjoy all you are doing. Be safe and continue the awesome filming that you and your family are doing.

  • @fenwayify
    @fenwayify Před 3 lety +42

    You are an old soul Shawn, just like Richard Proenneke. Your "simple" lifestyle is anything but. It is as rich and wondrous as the stars. Watching your channel as you interact with the land and water (as well as your dog and family) is profound. You are a teacher and your message brings inner peace. That you!

  • @bryan17293
    @bryan17293 Před 3 lety +75

    Seeing places like this gives me some hope for wildlife in the future.

    • @skylarkenwood1422
      @skylarkenwood1422 Před 3 lety +3

      Start getting your tools together you will need!

    • @ashleighjaimaosborne3966
      @ashleighjaimaosborne3966 Před 3 lety +6

      80% of Canada’s population live with 200 miles of the US border. Lots of wild spaces thankfully. 🇨🇦

    • @robertcronin6603
      @robertcronin6603 Před 2 lety

      @@ashleighjaimaosborne3966 It's beautiful but *so cold* 🥶 ...I need a cabin in the tropics - would that still count? 😁

  • @barbarasnookolderandwiser

    When a man works even when it is raining, he loves what he does and is determined to finish what he started. There is one name for that...Shawn James!

  • @pennyhowe682
    @pennyhowe682 Před 3 lety +9

    One of the things I like about your channel. You don’t talk a lot
    You let thinks speak for themselves
    ☺️👍🏼🌻

    • @skylarkenwood1422
      @skylarkenwood1422 Před 3 lety +1

      Wish he would at least say what he is doing and for what then record sawing an sanding stuff.

  • @jamiemueller1881
    @jamiemueller1881 Před 3 lety +132

    Honestly, in a pinch, you could live in the green house. I'm just fascinated by it! When you started building it I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out how it was all going to come together, but it's just incredible!

    • @bryanb6931
      @bryanb6931 Před 3 lety +9

      old school Geodesic dome .

    • @oyenations162
      @oyenations162 Před 3 lety +3

      He is a powerhouse.

    • @petermages9482
      @petermages9482 Před 3 lety +8

      Someone in Germany build a house inside a Greenhouse. Pretty cool if you ask me.

  • @alexkasacous
    @alexkasacous Před 3 lety +60

    I can almost smell the rain on the forest floor, the wood smoke fire, and the fish. That's how good your photography is.

    • @skylarkenwood1422
      @skylarkenwood1422 Před 3 lety +5

      He should do a coffee table book of his photographs! I would buy it!

    • @victoriasann1772
      @victoriasann1772 Před 2 lety

      Sorry just thought if something else.
      If you have a form of grass around your area, grass contains Nitrogen, every plant needs it. Compost us one thing Nitrogen reduces yellowing of the leaves make it grow better, an over abundance causes Squash beetles or other bugs for your outdoor garden.

  • @Martlin
    @Martlin Před 3 lety +8

    Every time I watch one of these videos, I want to build or grow something, anything.

    • @ws775
      @ws775 Před 3 lety +1

      Or eat.

  • @smckee9063
    @smckee9063 Před 3 lety +64

    the tool you put a handle on is what my dad called a "spud", I didn't know what it was used for till now--Thank you! My dad died when I was 16 so there are a lot of questions that I will never get answered but this is one that did.

    • @florencediaz7713
      @florencediaz7713 Před 3 lety +23

      S McKee Your comment brought a tear to my eye and caused me to choke up. What a heart-warming anecdote about your father. My Dad just celebrated his 98th birthday, but I wasn’t able to be with him as he lives overseas. I sooo miss him. As soon as travel restrictions are lifted, I am off to see dear Daddy.

    • @ashleighjaimaosborne3966
      @ashleighjaimaosborne3966 Před 3 lety +5

      May your dad R.I.P. 🇨🇦

    • @donaldmiller8629
      @donaldmiller8629 Před 3 lety +5

      @@florencediaz7713 ,
      If your father is 98 you need to find some way to go see him now ! The Democrats have their teeth firmly sunk in and they have control . Freedom is never going to return ! Or at least not for a very long time. It took over 70 years before the Russian people regained their freedom. Those that have the dictatorial power are very reluctant to let go of it.

    • @katnip2u
      @katnip2u Před 3 lety +3

      @@donaldmiller8629 All correct, in terms of history. I'm Eastern European, living Canada for 31 years, watching in horror what's happening now in North America and worldwide, neo-commies taking over..!
      With the tech today (especially the injectable one!), the lockdowns are the globalist forever commie prison... UNLESS the white hats get help and neutralize the genocidal pedovore khazarian mafia now!
      God help us all!!!
      I'm not losing hope. Also, with men like this one in the world, humanity will always have a chance to recover!!!

    • @dlspiritdancer9548
      @dlspiritdancer9548 Před 3 lety +4

      @@katnip2u pls remember, Jehovah God has the last say. He's either getting ready to send His Son Jesus back to rapture us outta here or maybe allowing the ppl to see what can happen unless they repent & turn back to Him. At times He allows the ppl to suffer under a heretical ruler in order to see what they can lose.

  • @user-gh8ml9yb1y
    @user-gh8ml9yb1y Před 2 lety

    О, Шон!!! Это не хижина! Это настоящий ДОМ!!! Очень красиво и аккуратно!!! Браво, Мастер Золотые Руки!!! С восхищением - из Беларуси.

  • @maryhudgins9133
    @maryhudgins9133 Před 3 lety +1

    One day your grandchildren will watch your videos and be proud of your accomplishments. I hope they learn in your presence

    • @maryhudgins9133
      @maryhudgins9133 Před 3 lety +1

      @@earthangel8730 you have such a sinister outlook. You might want to think about renaming yourself

  • @debweissler7808
    @debweissler7808 Před 3 lety +39

    Callie: boy oh boy, I’m gonna remember where those fish scraps are buried! Yummo!!

    • @toddkawana7171
      @toddkawana7171 Před 3 lety

      She probably got some good bits before the scraps got buried, but I had similar thoughts. Almost torture to toss them on the ground in front of her 😕. But she's SUCH A GOOD GIRL to leave them alone! 😍

  • @l.m.2404
    @l.m.2404 Před 3 lety +21

    Another Shawn classic...Callie, cooking and carpentry....my favourite 3 C's. *)

  • @gerrygold9273
    @gerrygold9273 Před 2 lety

    To be in a place where it remains natural as the day God created it is amazing. ... it's so beautiful there. The best part is there are no people there and no modern structures and man made waste..e.g. Plastic. This was a pleasure to watch. Thank you. 😊👍 God Bless you and keep you and your family safe. ..Cary is adorable I love her...💕

  • @johnnycondor
    @johnnycondor Před 3 lety +1

    Your dog looks weary of your endless building. She wants a quiet, peaceful, comfortable cabin to live and sleep in each night with her family. I think you are somewhat of a restless soul, Sean James. You have already accomplished so much!

  • @drgunsmith4099
    @drgunsmith4099 Před 3 lety +22

    Callie is like 😛 “thanks dad for burying that I will have that later” 🐟 🐟 😂

  • @billierenshaw3302
    @billierenshaw3302 Před 3 lety +11

    What Beauty,you bring us ,SHAWN…of the forest ….the ferns ,the lakes …Cali🥰what a guy …an inspiration…your happiness shows ❤️

  • @lindathewordlady3204
    @lindathewordlady3204 Před 3 lety

    A Grandmother from Oklahoma USA, been watching for a coons age. Speaking of tools and their care, I thought this might interest you if you haven't already heard it. Origin of the phrase, "Don't fly off the handle".
    In the days before mass merchandising, poorly fastened axe heads would fly off while they were in use. The result was dangerous, hence why the phrase is used to describe risky behavior with unpredictable results.
    Your character, determination and integrity show through in your videos. That is so refreshing and rare in these times. Thank you for your time, enjoyed every minute. I LOVE your beautiful dog Cali. God Bless you and your family, Linda.

  • @Richie016
    @Richie016 Před 3 lety +41

    Rains are a relief to the soil and plants during the summertime, I hope Cali finds rainy weather that great too.

    • @devonseamoor
      @devonseamoor Před 3 lety +3

      Yes, I expect Cali loves to cool off after heatwaves and wavewaves (wagging her tail) 😊

  • @wayneshirey6999
    @wayneshirey6999 Před 3 lety +52

    On behalf of the envious multitude of us still living in the termite mound, thanks for the videos. Enjoy your wilderness as long as you can.

  • @ancimargarita2763
    @ancimargarita2763 Před 3 lety +26

    how do i love thee, let me count the ways... i love the music you put up, i specially and most of all love Callie, i love all i have learnt from you, the patience, the perseverance, the thinking ahead... the courage and the determination..., i love your lovely family and all your friends, i absolutely love all your nature shots, i love the animals you constantly show us and the delicious cooking you do and eat, i love it all, and for all the wonderful teachings, the learning and the love you give us: THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH.

    • @katnip2u
      @katnip2u Před 3 lety

      I couldn't have said it better!
      I'd LOVE to be this man's apprentice!!!

  • @user-gh8ml9yb1y
    @user-gh8ml9yb1y Před 2 lety

    Съёмка с дрона бесподобна и безурречна!!! Природа - величественна и великолепна!!! Спасибо!!!

  • @mikehewitt5137
    @mikehewitt5137 Před 2 lety

    Your inner strength is unbelievable. You find the courage to do it again. You're the meaning of determination of devotion. I'm your fan brother. GOD bless you all!!!

  • @Smalfry47
    @Smalfry47 Před 3 lety +23

    I could sit for hours watching the waterfall, allowing my mind to wander of how great this world really is. Shawn you sure can capture the wonderment of nature and it’s peace. Thank you for taking the time to show us.

    • @katnip2u
      @katnip2u Před 3 lety +1

      I agree! This man is so versatile it boggles! He's not just super skilled, but AN ARTIST with an eye for aesthetics, spacing, placing, timing, composition, etc. I'm in art and design and can tell that this man's multidimensional work and talents reach beyond the ordinary!

    • @dlspiritdancer9548
      @dlspiritdancer9548 Před 3 lety +1

      @@katnip2u not counting his intellectual skills, esp for only barely graduating high school. He didnt care for formal training. I think he should have gone to a Montessori school to highlight his hi IQ. He really is a genius!

    • @katnip2u
      @katnip2u Před 3 lety

      @@dlspiritdancer9548 Agree.. Montessori, Waldorf, homeschooling.. all better options than the putrid leftist brainwashing I had subjected myself to, gaining a "masters" in frkn nothing useful (environmental studies), with one of my 3 supervisors literally dosing off during my thesis defense!

  • @paulshiersfineart
    @paulshiersfineart Před 3 lety +36

    Been watching for a while and never commented. These videos are genuinely therapeutic and it’s great seeing how you make things. And of course there’s Cali. Keep up the great work. All the best from England. 👍🏻

  • @JD-sy7kb
    @JD-sy7kb Před 3 lety

    You’re a hunter, fisherman, gardener, builder, cook, videographer , boatman, environmentalist, botanist, skater and a swimmer. You definitely need to get a life. 😂😂😂. Shawn, you are an inspiration to all. It just shows that if you put your heart and soul into everything you do, nothing is impossible. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

  • @time.6890
    @time.6890 Před 3 lety

    It hurts my heart a little every time I watch one of your videos. Living in the city, watching the news, watching and listening to our society get a little worse everyday, wishing I was in the woods someplace doing what you're doing. The choices we make have long term consequences, as much as I would pack it all in and do something similar to you, I cant force my family to do it. Please keep making the videos, as I find what little peace I can in my day by living vicariously through you.

  • @bobblossom2713
    @bobblossom2713 Před 3 lety +13

    The sound of the rain is so refreshing to our drought parched ears in Southern California. We so long for some heavenly moisture

    • @donaldmiller8629
      @donaldmiller8629 Před 3 lety

      Bob Blossom ,
      Really ? My brother-in-law , a native southern Californian once said, " The only rain that he wants to see is that which comes out of the end of his garden hose . " He was a fairly typical southern Californian. Wants no rain coming down ( rain at 3 A.M. might be acceptable as long as it stopped at 6 A.M. ) and no snow.

  • @barbaramaria162
    @barbaramaria162 Před 3 lety +43

    How small a human being is in this tremendously gigantic beautiful nature.

  • @LivinInSim
    @LivinInSim Před 3 lety

    The rain is a blessing straight from heaven, so fulfilling to see and hear. The foundation is so neatly organized, just waiting for your industrious hammer. Your little dwelling is cozy and safe. It was very soothing to observe Cali and yourself busy and happy.
    Hang loose, ya big moose, and "little moose," too.

  • @dianedahlby9311
    @dianedahlby9311 Před 2 lety

    My hubby and I built a cabin from scratch in Alaska in 1976. We were newly weds! Loved our adventure! Great memories! So much fun watching you Sean! Brings back good memories!

  • @karenminckler4198
    @karenminckler4198 Před 3 lety +24

    Love Callie she is so cute. Love when you throw her toy. Your rain catch is working great. Your do beautiful work. Love how you use the tools from old times.

  • @mileyidamian3939
    @mileyidamian3939 Před 3 lety +6

    I enjoy watching these videos so much, God's creation is definitely perfect ..! God bless you in that beautiful place.

  • @deborrastrom8559
    @deborrastrom8559 Před 3 lety +1

    I just do not think you know How much of a Genius you are. Your wife & girls know it, your other family knows it, your colleagues & friends know it!! Blessings thanks for inspiring all of us who watch. ( I am a woman single divorced mom older than you....such a great find here. Following since end of 2018.)

  • @itatane
    @itatane Před 3 lety +1

    Good to see Cali is feeling better. Will she need to have her coat thinned in summer? Our Chantilly cat, Fussbudget, got heat exhaustion and I had to run cool water over him... Ever tried holding the business end of an angry weed eater?
    Anyways, I never get tired of seeing your little slice of heaven, even vicariously it is so peaceful and beautiful. Thank you for letting us get a glimpse every week.

  • @256087
    @256087 Před 3 lety +25

    I'm impatient to see your next openair kitchen, it will be easier to you !

  • @annjones3672
    @annjones3672 Před 3 lety +22

    Truly paradise.

    • @donaldmiller8629
      @donaldmiller8629 Před 3 lety +1

      Ann Jones ,
      " Paradise " comes at a great cost. It is truly hard work to live as Shawn does. It is easy to watch in a video but very hard to do for real. I am watching a man building a log house for his mother. He slipped and fell against the trailer hitch of his truck. Broke four ribs ! He had help nearby. What would Shawn do if he slipped and fell onto a rock and broke four ribs ? Help for him is a long way away as well as a long time away. It could be a long time before he had any assistance and medical treatment.

    • @annjones3672
      @annjones3672 Před 3 lety

      @@donaldmiller8629 Definitely agree. While I am not as isolated as he is, out in the country with 1/2 to 1 mile between houses, gives one a taste of that isolation. Case in point, I sat down in the shade of a tree to cool off and a limb broke off 25ish feet up and landed on me. Called for help - no one could hear me. Took me an hour to crawl out from under the limb. Tried to walk and found out something was very wrong so I sat down and called for help. This got the dogs barking and after a half hour or so my husband finally heard me. Had a broken Clavicle, broken Rib, and three broken vertebrae. Yes, sounds like its out of an "I Love Lucy" episode. Paradise always costs something.

  • @korayyigit3818
    @korayyigit3818 Před 3 lety

    You are a king in your kingdom. And you are the luckiest guy in the universe. You are living the most beautiful place in the world. I am really jealous

  • @chazleighann
    @chazleighann Před 2 lety

    Always amazed by you. You definitely are one of God's treasured possessions . We are blessed to be able to share your life. Thank you!

  • @pamalapeterson5352
    @pamalapeterson5352 Před 3 lety +16

    Thoroughly look forward to and enjoy visiting with you on Fridays!….always learn something new or reminded of something forgotten!……thank you for sharing your life!….May God richly bless y’all abundantly and stay safe and healthy!….

  • @erichawes304
    @erichawes304 Před 3 lety +8

    I am a second generation rain gutter installer, so seeing gutters always raises an eyebrow... your use of the cutting tools is way above average for a guy who doesnt use em everyday... ive been very impressed everytime you have worked with the copper or metal cutting tools!

    • @duanewilson3941
      @duanewilson3941 Před 3 lety +3

      I could be wrong but I believe he made a living for a while in sheet metal.

    • @erichawes304
      @erichawes304 Před 3 lety +2

      @@duanewilson3941 well that would make sense... I have had some Boeing old timers just giggle at stuff I did with my snips and big reds... told me I should go work for Boeing...lol

    • @ws775
      @ws775 Před 3 lety +2

      Yep he was a sheet metal tradesman. He owned a commercial roofing business.

  • @167curly
    @167curly Před 3 lety

    There's nothing tastier than fresh fish seasoned and cooked over a fire in a skillet. Do please take care with those sharp metal edges and your bare hands, Shawn. You don't want cuts out there in the wilderness. Your gravity-fed water-collection system on the greenhouse is so brilliantly simple, and it will take more than a big bad wolf to blow down your workshop/temporary living accommodation. It's nice to see your sitting-on wood-working bench in use from the old cabin, and watching such basic tools as a drawknife and rasp in use too. No splinters there, for sure! You sure live in a lovely part of Canada. Thanks for sharing it with us.

  • @jamilaogrady7042
    @jamilaogrady7042 Před 3 lety

    I never cease to admire the way you make your lifestyle look so rewarding at 74 years I can only say good on you

  • @kenbowers8423
    @kenbowers8423 Před 3 lety +28

    Gloomy day here in Peterborough, but the rain has been a welcoming sight. Seeing the wet forest brings many memories of summers spent in the Haliburton Highlands at various relatives cottages and camping trips. Repairing tool handles and sharpening, I still do it to this day. Thanks for the pleasure of your journey. Ken in Peterborough.

    • @Hoaxer51
      @Hoaxer51 Před 3 lety +7

      Ken Bowers, Ken, nowadays kids think that we live in the past when we talk about what we did when we were young. And they’re partially right, I enjoy looking back at my youth and remembering what I did that was fun and the not so fun things. But that’s where we learn and get knowledge from, we learn right from wrong, how to do and make things, what not to do (there are plenty of those lessons). It’s great being able to draw from those lessons and apply them to what we do in life, from tying a knot to learning to fish, to learning how to sharpen a knife and to clean a fish, to learning how to cook that fish. And all those skills and others that we use through out our life’s, we get to use those because we had great memories of when we grew up. Sure, some of those memories are thinking of things that we reminisce about, but they are still our memories that we can look back upon.
      I feel sorry for some of these kids today that will look back at their youth and will only remember playing a video game in a dark basement, they’ll have very few memories of useful knowledge that will help them through life. I hope I’m wrong and that somewhere along the path they’ll pickup some useful skills and have those memories in their older ages. Sorry for the rant, just what I was feeling. Have a good one!

    • @ivoryesther5576
      @ivoryesther5576 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Hoaxer51 Absolutely! Those of us with grandchildren can introduce them to these experiences and give them a good time away from technology.

    • @donaldmiller8629
      @donaldmiller8629 Před 3 lety

      @@Hoaxer51 ,
      You know , things are relative. I was watching a movie a few days ago. About a space pilot dodging asteroids. She was asked how she learned to do it. Her reply ? I am a video game master. It does lead to great eye / hand coordination. Plus guiding drones from a remote location thousands of miles away is very much like playing a video game. Except that it's real ! So , there are modern day life applications.
      On the other hand , could they survive if stranded out in the remote forest ? Probably not.

    • @katnip2u
      @katnip2u Před 3 lety

      @@donaldmiller8629 Application because of 2D digital screen overuse are very limited! In fact, the excessive use of computer screens, especially in early childhood, rewires and shrinks the brain in size and capacity, never to recover! If you don't use, train, exercise, ALL of the senses during certain developmental stages, they permanently atrophy!

    • @dlspiritdancer9548
      @dlspiritdancer9548 Před 3 lety

      @@Hoaxer51 but you are so right!

  • @sadie4me2
    @sadie4me2 Před 3 lety +8

    I can feel your inner peace…..with envy. ❤️

  • @trudidolder6122
    @trudidolder6122 Před 3 lety +1

    Oh my goodness. Your wooden tools could be from my Grandfather and Fathers Workshop.They were both carpenters and built chalets in Switzerland and especially my Grandfather used hand drills, plains and vices, all made of wood. He and my Father made wooden handles for their tools with the exact same “bench” I don’t know the english word for it, but, all these tools bring back soooo many memories. After they “carved” their handles, they sanded them and finally they put some sort of oil on them, not only to make them smooth, but also to preserve the wood. Oh, they both would have the time of their Life, working in your Workshop. (I could name most of your tool by name, growing up with most of what you have in your workshop)

  • @michelerucker3755
    @michelerucker3755 Před 3 lety +1

    Cali is so so sweet! I would love to give her a hug❤️❤️❤️👵👵👵

  • @mikedeclerck1421
    @mikedeclerck1421 Před 3 lety +10

    You and Cali truly live in a sort of paradise. Thank You for sharing your efforts and beauty with all of us. Workshop looks great, and rain catchment for the greenhouse was an excellent idea. Give Cali a BIG SMOOCH from Mike & Ronnie. GOD BLESS

  • @NorthernRetreat
    @NorthernRetreat Před 3 lety +7

    Drone footage is a wonderful perspective compared to how most of us see the two dimensional earth usually. Very nice.

  • @clevo12
    @clevo12 Před 3 lety

    I love to watch your videos. It reminds me of my childhood. Not just a country but the tools that you use, or this bench. I can see myself, sitting there as a little boy, and trying to make something nice from a piece of wood. It's magical.

  • @heru-deshet359
    @heru-deshet359 Před 3 lety

    This is the way Man was always meant to be. No stress, disease. All rewards.

  • @JDK45ACP
    @JDK45ACP Před 3 lety +7

    It’s got to be tough to come up with meaningful content each week, yet you manage to do it. Always inspiring for me. Thank you.

  • @butwereallsombdyspecial
    @butwereallsombdyspecial Před 3 lety +12

    I've been watching this channel for the last few years it's just fabulous and it just gets better and better ‼️💯💪💜🙏

  • @nitabourne3042
    @nitabourne3042 Před 3 lety

    THIS VIDEO IS AWESOME, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE FOOTAGE AND THE AERIAL FOOTAGE. HOW YOU DID THAT WITH YOU IN THE CANOE AND PADDLING DOWN RIVER FROM OVERHEAD IS SPECTACULAR IN IT SELF. WITH YOU SHOWING THE WATERFALLS AND THE ROCKS AND THE DOE'S MADE ME WISH I WAS THERE. I LOVE HOW YOUR WORKSHOP TURNED OUT. THE VIEW FROM OUTSIDE WITH THE LIGHT GLOWING AND THE AMBER HUES IS BEAUTIFUL. EVEN THE LIGHT MUSIC 🎶 WITH IT COULD BE USED FOR RELAXATION. WHEN I WAS IN THERAPY THEY USED RELAXATION VIDEOS, BUT NONE WAS LIKE YOURS. 👍🏾 THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY. ❤🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @OralSurgeonRider
    @OralSurgeonRider Před 3 lety

    I love your videos.
    When I am having a stressful day, I sit for a few minutes and watch your videos, and all my worries go away.
    God bless you !!

  • @trisho.8331
    @trisho.8331 Před 3 lety +8

    Inclement weather never deters Shawn as there’s always SO much to do, notwithstanding hours of work to upload these exquisite vids. So grateful, thank you! ❤️

  • @yogininamaste
    @yogininamaste Před 3 lety +10

    Good morning Shawn ☺Friday is here, yeah!! Thank you again and again!!

  • @johnhamilton3987
    @johnhamilton3987 Před 3 lety +22

    You could almost do it as a float valve so when it fills to the level you want it turns and stops allowing water to come into the tank and directs it out to a storage tank or run off

  • @motoboggin2619
    @motoboggin2619 Před 3 lety

    majestic, if I hadn't found this channel I wouldn't have this new found respect and admiration for the natural world. My goals are a lot different now than before thanks so much.

  • @patriciabarnes7034
    @patriciabarnes7034 Před 3 lety +11

    Been waiting and checking and nothing. The minute I turned my back Shawn... You dropped the video 👍. Thank you for sharing your precious space with us. Awesome. UK.

  • @KeithJones-rp9xm
    @KeithJones-rp9xm Před 3 lety +24

    Being from Maryland, always funny seeing a Canadian using "Old Bay" spice.

    • @patbeaudoin4237
      @patbeaudoin4237 Před 3 lety

      As a Canadian I love old bay seasoning I put it on alot of things my favorite seasoning 🙂🇨🇦👍

    • @eddiewalker7252
      @eddiewalker7252 Před 3 lety

      ...sold everywhere, -- Texas

  • @alnilam2151
    @alnilam2151 Před 3 lety +8

    My kind of weather in the woods 💚❣

  • @gazpunk847
    @gazpunk847 Před rokem

    Your videos are a source of calm and peace in a crazy world. They help me tremendously. Thank you.

  • @effdpaul1815
    @effdpaul1815 Před 3 lety +11

    When I started to think of how inconvenient that rain and mud would be at this stage of your new home project, I noticed the quiet, peace and solitude, which for me, would make it all very worth it.

  • @vonriesling
    @vonriesling Před 3 lety +5

    The music choice and meditative nature shots at the end are wonderful

  • @kiamichiozarks7056
    @kiamichiozarks7056 Před 3 lety

    You do things the same way they had been done for years (centuries) not only in these two countries 💁🏻‍♀️🇨🇦 🇺🇸
    but also in our mother lands. Even though so much has changed over the years, your new place looks great! The green house and the garden is coming along. Tool shed is so neat and cozy.
    I’ll bet you both could use a vacation. 👋😊🦮😉✌️

  • @BearlyRussian
    @BearlyRussian Před 3 lety +28

    Great video, all the wilderness, building and outdooring makes for a great adventure. We are starting our own adventure in Russia and watching this makes me even more excited about our adventure. Thanks for all the great content you put out, it an inspiration to try and do the same.

    • @katnip2u
      @katnip2u Před 3 lety +1

      Absolutely right!
      Great channel name.. lol
      I'm also thinking about moving to Russia!

  • @dezh6083
    @dezh6083 Před 3 lety +17

    Brilliant once again Shawn, rain rain 🌧. I bet it keeps them flying critters away. Thanks for the Friday updates, always wait for them. A real treat.

  • @Mark723
    @Mark723 Před 3 lety +16

    Truly, the most wonderfully entertaining way to begin one's weekend. Thank you for all your efforts, considering that armchair viewing is about as close to the great outdoors as I'll ever get.

  • @raimondspadaro8211
    @raimondspadaro8211 Před 3 lety +2

    Coming to you from Brooklyn NY, born and raised in the Bronx, a city boy all my life. And I Love the beautiful country life you are showing me. My heart is filled with a great desire to be there and I imagine the peaceful life in Nature, with my dogs, I mean my wife.
    I could live there the rest of my days and be happy.

  • @genefoust5569
    @genefoust5569 Před 3 lety +8

    Thanks for another incredible video from the wilderness we all glad you are back with a longer video thanks North Carolina🐕🦌🛶

  • @Slavetilidie
    @Slavetilidie Před 3 lety +3

    Sitting here in Sacramento, CA on a 107 degree day (41.6 celsius) - these videos are therapeutic. Thank you, Shawn!

  • @davo26188
    @davo26188 Před 3 lety +3

    I love that you end your videos with a peaceful overview of your surroundings.

  • @jackiereeves9280
    @jackiereeves9280 Před 3 lety +1

    I know i'm selfish but i do enjoy so watching anything you put your hands to create. Your wookshop set up looks great, its the little steps youve done here and there in the moments we dont see. Thanks and God bless.

  • @leanney3763
    @leanney3763 Před 3 lety

    So glad your dog ok and happy playing! So so lovely to see nature…beautiful creation , how can anyone not believe in God. May you and your family continue to be blessed 🙏x

  • @hexhex7220
    @hexhex7220 Před 3 lety +4

    The spectacular beauty of our Canadian backyard. Words can't express the magnificence you paint each week. You are an artist.

  • @clydemorris3927
    @clydemorris3927 Před 3 lety +3

    🤠 Shawn, miss the ole bunch of guys getting with you. Watched you since started. I hit 65 come Monday July 12th. I've enjoyed Cali 🐕 growing up n you too. ... Arkansas Clyde 🇺🇸👍❤️🌲

  • @nosaltiesandrooshere7488
    @nosaltiesandrooshere7488 Před 3 lety +1

    👍 Danke fürs Hochladen!
    👍 Thanks for uploading!
    👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you!
    👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!

  • @lynschostakowski8819
    @lynschostakowski8819 Před 3 lety

    I loved how not one but 4 pieces of fish were just chucked in the pan to cook. I could almost taste that nice fresh fish.

  • @saripdol1943
    @saripdol1943 Před 3 lety +5

    Cali love the rain so much! 🥰🥰

  • @MetalBuddhaHead
    @MetalBuddhaHead Před 3 lety +8

    Always a good day when I get this notification... Thanks for the great content!

  • @janethumble7433
    @janethumble7433 Před 2 lety

    I have watched you all day, and I have enjoyed every second of it. And I will probably watch all night, I have never enjoyed watching anything more. I can not believe how talented you are !

  • @dongphuongdongphuong7240

    Thương chú chó quá! Mấy năm mà vẫn trung thành với 1 món đồ chơi,thương thật! Ng chủ của em cũng thật thông minh 1 mình mà làm được tất cả... thật hoàn hảo!

  • @ernestospadolesto8126
    @ernestospadolesto8126 Před 3 lety +11

    I really like the workshop with the big windows. Well thought through.

  • @dianegranger6864
    @dianegranger6864 Před 3 lety +26

    I was thinking. I'm going to have another look and see if Shawn has posted. Thank you. Loved it all. New football thingy that rolls looks fun! The property looks so interesting. Enjoying your journey.

  • @marymccarty6509
    @marymccarty6509 Před 3 lety

    The drone footage and the music that accompanies it is just so peaceful and I love when you add them, Sir. Thank you.

  • @carolyncrider8217
    @carolyncrider8217 Před 2 lety

    The editing is stellar. I lived in a tent in the Ottawa National Forest doing field research assistant work. Humbling, timeless days, feeling one with the surroundings. I traveled the Sturgeon River one day and found a deserted silver mining camp. It looked like they got up from supper and left, eerie.

  • @tripoboss9181
    @tripoboss9181 Před 3 lety +7

    Ahh that greenery at the workshop, we need more of this footage from workshop and from deciduous forest.

  • @scatteringthelightministries

    Thanks Shawn. Love the nature scenes at the end, such a stress reliever!

  • @oreilly1237878
    @oreilly1237878 Před 3 lety

    A wonderfull example of how it could be in the wild for all of us.Supremexself sufficiency in nature amoungst the glorious woods and rivers of Canada

  • @DR-sh7sm
    @DR-sh7sm Před 3 lety

    You are in a heaven place all that wild life and the surrounding area is so much better than anything you had before and you work hard for it and you bring me nature in my life and I would love to be in place like that but I’m disabled and I love when you include part of your place and I feel good to see thank you Shawn for your wonderful video and sharing your life with everyone

  • @myrnabergman9232
    @myrnabergman9232 Před 3 lety +23

    Don’t know. How you find the time todo all you do. Just now noticed how clean the windows are in your tool shed. Too. Can’t wait to see more of the cabin [hose] finished. Love, love , love Cali. Greetings from Idaho.

  • @Neighborhoodgo2guy
    @Neighborhoodgo2guy Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you for giving me something to look forward to watching every Friday Mr. James!

  • @ronaldclark2624
    @ronaldclark2624 Před 3 lety

    Everything that is needed to sustain life is here. The industry that is in mankind has brought us great prosperity. If we could learn to love one another then we could settle in the stars. In the end, love will overcome! The self made bad seeds must first be removed! We are in the times of repentance for all mankind! Love your videos! Ron

  • @patriciaabell9393
    @patriciaabell9393 Před 3 lety

    It's so very beautiful there! Except for the mosquitos! I enjoy watching you manufacture, harvest, and shape your world around you to meet your needs and goals! I pray for your family, and for all you touch to be beautiful. Take care, ..:-)