Was laughing so hard at the siding comments. Was a builder for years and the reason the two sides are different is purely decorative. Happy Thanksgiving and look forward to seeing videos from the cabin.

Your mini-cabin, your rules. Build it the way you want. Your doing a good job and don't let the negative people drag you down. The man-lift is perfect.

I live in an old 40s era house. Some days it breathes better than I do. It has survived a seasonally wet granite cellar because it could breathe and dry out. The mini cabin is basically shed with great views. I look forward to your heating and furnishing ideas. Each groove on the outside exposes more grain to the weather. Inside, the decorative grooves are protected and help the wood breathe. Mikes way encourages rain and snow to fall off. He leaves only necessary joints exposed. That extra strength can support swings, hammocks or even deer. .Dad said the cabin he built could use a stronger floor Morgan Strong is Fine. God Bless you..

The groove is only there to simulate narrow siding boards, you have chosen the wide board look.

Amazing the people who say they know. I'm a carpenter. You are correct on the siding. You are also correct to let the building breathe. Think of wood as a bundle of straws. That's how the tree gets water from the ground. So when you put wood up, moisture has to be able to escape or it will rot the wood.You are doing a great job. Smart move renting the lift. I enjoy watching your videos. You and your wife are a great team. Your kids are very lucky.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving... And we are thankful you take the time to share part of your life with us...Have a blessed day

You Build it the way You Want to!!👍👊

Mike the only difference is what look you are going for. Either the large board or small board look. You are completely correct. God bless

Have a good thanksgiving Morgan’s! Stay safe out there Mike. Cabins looking great too!

Thankful for “Outdoor With The Morgan’s” among many other things!!

Opinions are like you know what, Everyone’s got one! 👍 Mike is doing a Great 👍 job with this Mini Cabin. The Lift was a Super Great idea. 👍 Safety Rules, Always! 👍

Keep up the great work. Not sure if you know how much of an influence and motivation you are to others but you all truly are! Happy thanksgiving to you and yours on this windy day in Pennsylvania

Who wants to see housewrap when you’re sitting inside that siding will look a lot better you’re doing great neighbor Mike. And neighbor Melissa. Thanks for all the great KZfaq content. 🇺🇸

Smart in renting that man lift . I remember you renting one for cleaning your gutters and trimming a few trees . The only difference is that this one is mobile and all terrain . Yep , that siding can go either way . Like the colour of the stain that you picked .You can even clean the gutters on your house if you got time .

Happy thanks giving for you and your's Mike .

Having a permanent blind/cabin, would be so awesome. I’m lucky enough to have private land to hunt, an hr from the house. Park the ATV underneath, have an extra propane tank, at the ready. Heck, I could spend the night, and not get a motel. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.

Happy Thanks Giving to , Hunter , Eva , Hanna, Melissa ,Mike & Stanley & Piper & Ruger ;-)

Last time I checked... It's your land, time, money, tools and materials. It's nice to be educated by others when unsure of a task but it's another when people are rude. Do what ever you want however and whenever you want. Thankful for Merica! Hope your family has a wonderful Thanksgiving and be safe out there. P.S. Give my man Hunter a BIG hug from the Halls in Indiana. Have a day!!

I love your straight forward no beating around the bush personality... Your cabin your $ and your way... The haters and know it all's can move along... Happy thanksgiving to you and yours...

Thank you Mike for sharing with us, I really enjoy the videos. HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Ann and I just finished with the prep work for Thanksgiving dinner and have put the bird in, thought we would take a break and see if Mike and Melissa have put out a video. Happy Thanks Giving to all the Morgans! Oh no...not another, "Why don't you do it this way!" I get so tired of folks telling me how wrong I'm doing things, I guess they think they're doing me a favor. I just thank them and say, "Oh, that's a good idea, next time I do this I'll try it that way." They go off thinking they've saved the world and I'm happy just having peace and quiet to do the job my way. Great video, thumbs up.

G'day from Australia Mike & Melissa and family. We do not celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia, but I would like to thank you sincerely for the time and effort you put into your channel. I find your videos enjoyable and educational. I actually stumbled upon your channel when researching chainsaw filing several months ago. I then set about watching every video you have uploaded. I have a routine now of watching each new video whilst eating breakfast (time difference of course) and you have also inspired me to get outside and get active. So, I am thankful for the Morgans...have a wonderful day.

Probably a good call on the house wrap. Youre absolutely right when you think about what you said, i totally agree.

You are correct about the siding. The cabin looks great and look forward seeing it completed and in use. Just keep in mind, as they say, "opinions are a dime a dozen." You are doing fine, keep the good work up and the videos coming. We are at your back. NW Arkansas.

I want to say Happy Thanksgiving giving to you guys. One of the main things I am thankful for this year is being part of your KZfaq family even though we haven't met yet you all are my extended family and that is something I will always cherish

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Outdoorgans! Have a safe and happy holiday.

Y’all have a happy thanksgiving as well, you are doing fine on the mini cabin . Keep up the top quality videos.

Thank you Morgan family.

Great words Mike ,so true about keep moving forward 🙂

Good idea with the lift, speaking as someone who has fallen off a ladder, safety is a priority. A friend has those all over his farm and loves to sit in them and read with no distractions.

Mike and family Happy Thanksgiving. First off Mike it doesn't matter what they think about the siding the only thing that matters is that you and Melissa are happy with it. Someone will always find fault in something. I think you are doing a wonderful job on the mini cabin. I wish I had your talents. I am thankful for family and thankful for finding your channel. There is nothing more entertaining and fun to do than being in the woods and letting nature entertain you. I have farm fields behind my house and I asked the farmer if I could clean out the hedge row along the field behind me so that I could better see the deer in the fields and watch them and he allowed me to do it. Well I hope you and family have a wonderful Thanksgiving

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Have a wonderful and blessed day.

It’s always good to have the right tool for the job👍

Mike. Mike. Mike. Don’t get so caught up in the comments people make. Heck, don’t get caught up in my comment. First of all, the mini-cabin / blind is out in the woods, does not really matter what it looks like. Just has to make you and Melissa happy. Does not matter which side the tongue and groove faces out, it’s personal preference. I agree with the house wrap. Does not really provide any insulation and will keep moisture inside longer. This could cause rot and worse, mold. I think you are doing a good job at building it. I have two stilted box blinds on my farm and they have been there for 5 years with no problems. We did put down carpet, so can move around without noise for deer hunting. I might replace that next year, but that is because of dirt that is carried in and ground in the carpet. I do lift the carpet each year and place it on it’s side, so the floor can breath. Love watching your videos, because sometimes I get some ideas for stuff around my house and farm. Keep up the good work. Happy Thanksgiving.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving Morgan's. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. God bless

Yes your right the air gap in the tongue and groove is what keeps capillary sipping of water or moisture from happening. So yes you can Install either side towards the outside.

Happy Thanksgiving to The Morgan's! We all have so much to be thankful for! Calgary, Alberta.

Happy Thanksgiving Morgan’s.enjoy your day and hope the whole family is around. Nothing better than having family around, noise, excitement, and laughter. God bless you all.

Have a great day with family and friends. (Glad you got the lift.. smart move).

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Morgan's ! I thank you for sharing all aspects of your lives. It's Mike's mini cabin and it's Mike's way as it should be. Everyone is welcome to make there own. Have a wonderful day to all .🦃 😀🇨🇦 Craig

Great job Mike, most people don’t think out of the box. Enjoy your videos. Wayne

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃🍽! Enjoy the many blessings we all have. Mini cabin is coming along great!

Back in the late 60s early 70s just about all the garages in our area were wood siding over studs. We used a T&G product not as wide as you are using, it was Detroit pattern 238 had the decorative on the outside. We would paint all surfaces before installation to help prevent paint peeling from moisture, and if white would help lighten up the interior of the garage because most did not have electric or if it did it was just one bare bulb. We used to rent sections of scaffold for a safe work surface, but you did need to take it down and reset as you moved around the project, that man lift should really be nice to use. I like watching you build the mini cabin, brings back happy memories of my youth. Not sure if I heard what you are using for roofing. If you just put steel directly to your rafters it will be extremely noisy in the rain, a light rain will sound like a downpour, I found that out on my first shed. Happy Thanksgiving.

I’m thankful for the OWTM KZfaq videos each and every day! Happy Thanksgiving Morgan Family 😊

Them trees are rocking and rolling !

Maybe all of you could go for a quick family walk on the trails today. It would be fun to see all the video stars at once. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Have a great thanksgiving Mike and Melissa and your family 👍

happy thanks giving

Thanks Mike. Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving!

Mike - the Big buddy heater is safe to use indoors on the 1lb fuel tanks. It's designed for tents and cabins. Extremely clean burning and has low oxygen safety shut off. We use one closed porch

Great job looking good

Well said about the siding got a couple loads of wood busted today myself have a great turkey day

I have used that same siding. It can go either way. Good point on leaving off the bracing. Build it your way. Looks great.

Happy Thanksgiving ya'll. I'm thankful for channels like Outdoors with the Morgans! 👍

Happy Thanksgiving Morgans , May God bless you in all you do. Mike last time I checked you are satisfying Mike(well Melissa) so do what fulfills the Morgans.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!! To you and the family

Happy Thanksgiving!! We all are thankful for so many things in our lives, even the things we don’t think about on a daily basis. Trees,air,sunlight,darkness etc. also thankful for the work and effort y’all put in to make these videos. Always positive!

Great job keep up the great work thank you love your videos

Mike, you are doing an excellent job on your blind keep up the good work. Jay

Mike, I would suggest using a propane vented heater for heating. Pros it will keep carbon monoxide out of the cabin. It will draw fresh air outside for the burner section while venting waste products to the outside. I would also suggest getting a carbon monoxide detector for the cabin. Anytime a flame is used for heating a possibility leaks can occur. Carbon monoxide builds up in your system over time. The only negative point of using a vented heater is that it has to stay mounted to one area. The propane tank can be mounter outside. If you use a manifold several can be linked together so you shouldn't run out.

A good House wrap is designed to breath 1 direction lets moisture out but not in.

My dad had a mini cabin (not as fancy as yours) and he would drive his 4-wheeler out and park under it. He had canvas hanging on the sides to make a 'garage'. He really got a lot of use from it. I agree with you on the house wrap and moisture issues.

Love those lifts last used one to string lights on a big old pine tree.

A big Happy Thanksgiving to all of the Morgans, I too am very thankful for my health, family, friends and last but not least my lovely wife, without her life would not be great.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the Morgans!

Mike, first off Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. This video shows just what a class guy you really are. Your handling of all the critical comments you get is professional and shows you really care what your subscribers say. Thank you for taking time to explain the materials you use and why you do things your way. Bless you brother and keep these great videos coming.

Happy togetherness day. I appreciate you sharing knowledge.

Mike, those boards can be and are designed to be installed either side out period! As I am typing you just said that! It is purely an appearance option. Your choice! As for bracing your post, you did when you installed your floor joist! You seem to have been attacked by the arm chair carpenters that have never built anything. It is quite common for stud walls to wobble a bit. Any bracing should have been across the studs to secure them during construction if needed. Placed on the inside the bracing is removable and only in the way of leaning between the studs. Once a few runs of siding are up, the braces can be removed.

Thanks Mike

Mike, you are installing it correctly. In timber framing and building with green lumber the groove was added to help prevent cupping that occurs on the wood siding as it dries.

Money well spent is right! I love a family with a good work ethic! Happy thanksgiving to all the Morgan's!🦃🦃🦃✌🏻️

Love the smell of wood brings peace to the outdoors. It's not a condo 👍

Mike, you have all the strength for sure, and no matter who says what, size matters, I am right there with you, since we do not know all the stuff on deflection, compression, expansion, contraction, with various atmospheric pressures, temperatures, and all that, we just over build and call it good, engineers are good, smart people with education , sometimes the expertise they have is needed, but one thing I notice in the engineers I know, they tend to design things at at a minimum needed to do some thing, they are all about cost, or at least cost containment, if I build a project, durability and strength are my priority, an engineer friend told me I spent 800 buck on a 500 buck deck... but I can park my tractor on it if needed.

Hi Mike used that T&G on a dormer extension and opted for the flat aide for the look, worked like a dream and has been up for four years without any problems. What you related is correct and either face would be the same. Pleased you got the man lift, much safer and you will get the job done very quickly then you can get back to the firewood. David

Man I am so jealous watching you. Not only do you get to use all those nifty machines and tools, but you also have a great place to use them. I don't usually see much of a smile on your face, but I bet inside there's a smile a mile wide. Love the videos, keep up the great work.

Mike, WAIT, you are supposed to be running those grooves vertically! What were you thinking? 🤣

Your definitely right Mike. Nice job

Happy Thanksgiving, Morgans, and God bless you all!

Happy Thanksgiving to the Morgan's and to all that "like and share" in their adventure.

Mike, I'm repeating myself, but the production value of your vids just keeps getting better, pal. The accelerated frame-rate, coupled with the frontal shot of the man-lift and crazy tree swaying in the background was a hoot to watch. It reminded me of Dorothy's trek with companions through the haunted forest: All we needed was trees throwing apples. Great work, artfully composed, with a great soundtrack. I'd love to sit in that cabin on a freezing day, with my feet resting on a camping stove, a hot toddy, my pipe, and a sunset view. We've added the Morgan Family to our list of things to be grateful for.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to the Morgan Family!

Happy thanks giving thumbs up for way your doing your siding plus once you seal it with wood seal or linseed oil will be tight. Plus wow what machine here we use unmogs giant 4x4 (you would love one like lorry crossed with tractor ) with lift on the back or 4x4 telehander with safety cage but then need 2 people . Keep up great work on the cabin .

HAPPY THANKSGIVING M&M and family

Happy Thanksgiving to all the family.

I’m thankful for an #outdoorgans video on Thanksgiving 💪🏼. Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless to all! 🙏

Mini cabin is looking great! Before building wrap there was tar paper and before that was.... birch bark! Cheers!

Happy Thanksgiving you are right about the siding am a house builder put it both ways

When you put the swing underneath , play the song just a swiging with Hunter havin fun.

Hello Morgans ! Before i was retired i run a company witch cutting great trees . Therefore a had once a man lifter from 52 m high called concord . You cannot imagine what a feeling it was as i go first time on top level. You cannot hear the crowd chief witch is nessesary to comand you in the top. You loose the oversight over the tree. So we went for a walkytalky to do our work . Love your videos because they are so natural and funny! ( truth : i can understand your language better ) All the best wishes from the walzerstadt Vienna/ Austria !

Happy T-Day Morgan’s! I am thankful for high speed internet which we have had for a year now. It was a struggle to get it to our rural location, but we got ‘er done! I didn’t know you before but I feel I know you now. Come on, Mike, you will not be able to sit still long enough to spend a day in the mini-cabin! It takes years of practice to be able to enjoy a good long sit. I think you need more practice!

I can’t wait until spring to start building mine

Mike, the rental was a smart decision. I elected to use a 22’ extension Ladder. It slid out from under me resulting in a broken neck and two breaks in my back. 30 days in the hospital and rehab, home health and hopefully in another 6 weeks I will be greatly improved. Your rental good idea.

Mike ...my grandfather told me... there is as many ways to do something as there is people to do them..we are always learning..and enjoy watching you have fun..thanks..

Looking great, Mike. You are absolutely correct the way you're doing it. Keep up the great work and hope you had a great many Thanksgiving blessings!

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Morgans!

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL of the Morgans and the #Outdoorgans! Don't let Ty eat too much turkey! lol

Happy Thanksgiving to the Morgan Family!

You're doing it right Mike. There are T&G designs which have a cut profile which has an inner and an outer facing board but yours have a mirrored cut, the only reason there is a groove on one side is to offer you a choice.

Love watching all the things you guys get into on your channel. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Please don't fall out of the man lift.

Happy Thanksgiving to the entire Morgan Family.