Building an Off Grid Cold Cellar, Log Cabin Life, Cast Iron Cooking

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5 ай бұрын

I'm finishing the root cellar one section at at time - this week I install a floor in the breezeway section, move the freezer back into place and set up a metal rack to store mason jars full of preserved and dried food. On the new wood cookstove, I make moose and lasagna sandwiches with fresh homemade sourdough bread.
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@michaellee8198 5 ай бұрын

Whilst the content is always good, and 'Cali' contributes so much, eating in the wilderness is mightily well portrayed in your videos. I am sure meal breaks are enjoyable, and you certainly know how to get our senses provoked - I would eat at your place any day of the week😋😋👍

@nywherebuthere 5 ай бұрын

You are living proof one man alone can achieve great things

@paulcardsfan 5 ай бұрын

As long as he does not get injured .

@suseyq4559 5 ай бұрын

There no better way to have said that!

@meestermotoren4you 5 ай бұрын

Walking day and night with a camera ? It looks nice on uou tube..but it is a day job. Filming building ..to make others this is the live to make it comphy. I admire the spirit that makes it going. But i dont think it is for everyone. 95 procent can not do this.

@robsteele1204 5 ай бұрын

Being independently wealthy also helps

@suseyq4559 5 ай бұрын

This is no easy job. Most viewers understand that it’s backbreaking work to say the least! I appreciate that he goes to great lengths with his various cameras to give us so many angles let alone drone footage. He posts amazing, beautiful videography.

@lewlewis8970 5 ай бұрын

I'm going to have to stop watching these videos until after I've eaten. Every time I watch you cook something it makes me run to the kitchen and fix myself something. Oh, that bread looks good!

@damogranheart5521 5 ай бұрын

It is wonderful to visit the cabin, see Cali and her toy, enjoy the parade of proud turkeys gliding through the woods, hear the sounds of lunch being prepared and cooked, listen to fire wood being chopped. I'm so glad of the opportunity to escape the clammer of the world even if for just a short while. Thank you for the respite.🕊🦃🦌🫖📚🖖✨️

@HackHunter1835 5 ай бұрын

I use to watch Emeril Lagasse cook back in the day. Now I watch Shawn James cook, so satisfying just watching him slicing bread lol Watching him build new editions on the cabin is just a bonus.

@richmellow3315 5 ай бұрын

BAMMM!😁

@paysontom1 5 ай бұрын

Shawn really "Kicks it up a notch"

@charlottemoorebutler3376 5 ай бұрын

I'm excited about the cabin tour!!! Thanks Shawn, everything looks perfect. May God Bless you for your hard hard work 🙏💯

@tonydjr.8593 5 ай бұрын

😇

@claude7931 5 ай бұрын

Having a oven and being able to cook bread is a game changer. Great video as always Shawn!

@yummboy2 5 ай бұрын

And seeing it makes my mouth water!

@marywelling2580 5 ай бұрын

I agree! The new stove is life altering for a foodie!

@sandyjuntunen4088 5 ай бұрын

I'd love to see him make desserts on Christmas.

@booswalia 5 ай бұрын

Looks good, Shawn. I love cooking with cast iron. I found a skillet at a second hand shop last summer that was only $10. Turns out it's over a hundred years old and it's perfectly seasoned. What a beauty.

@SS-kg8rj 5 ай бұрын

check it for lead.

@ronnie-being-ronnie 5 ай бұрын

Look up the connection between age, iron intake, and cancer, especially for post menopausal women. It’s good to have alternatives.

@booswalia 5 ай бұрын

how? @@SS-kg8rj

@user-nc2cn8dc6c 5 ай бұрын

@@ronnie-being-ronnieженщины за свою жизнь столько теряют железа (гемоглобина) при месячных, так что не надо рассуждать о переизбытке железа и раком у них.!!!

@ronnie-being-ronnie 5 ай бұрын

@@user-nc2cn8dc6c Look up the science. I don’t make stuff up. And the needs of a portion of a population do not automatically transfer to the rest of it. The nutritional requirements of segments of the population do indeed vary, as well as there being variations in the need for supplements based upon the nutrients in the environment. For example, my location is low in selenium, and high in calcium and iron. It is a fact that cast iron adds iron to foods, especially if the food cooked is acidic. Please do research…and I’m not saying that as an insult, I’m saying it with sincere respect for your intelligence.

@miriam1981 5 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your hard drive mishap! Always enjoy anything you share with us, Shawn. I thank you for your generosity of time spent in the posting. Especially enjoyed the roving turkeys this week.

@elizabethhall1716 5 ай бұрын

Your cabin has so many comforts. I know you gotta be enjoying it. Can't wait to see the new additions.

@kurthubbard-beale5003 5 ай бұрын

Your capabilities are way way beyond most domesticated city and for that matter town inhabitants Shawn. That will give you some idea of where and how humanity has been dumbed down (I include myself in that equation here too sadly). So, we must learn as much as we can. Shawn you're a teacher too just by producing these videos. We do appreciate all the time and effort you put in mate😌🙏

@romdunn3022 5 ай бұрын

That’s why I put all my footage on two or three different hard drives. 😅 I'm a professional videographer so I know how frustrating it is to lose days of rushes 😢. Keep it up ! we all love your beautiful videos ❤

@nancyrobertson1811 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Shawn for your videos. I live in Texas and you are living my dream. I pray for you and your family and I hope you never stop doing your shows and living your dreams. You are a wonderful craftsman, cook, hunter, and etc. keep up the great work 😊

@texashomegrowngirl9936 5 ай бұрын

I don't know what I enjoy more the cooking, the continued cabin work, or the beautiful photo footage outdoors with the calming music. I guess all the above. Thank you for taking me along on your and your wife's adventure.

@trumpete53snoho 5 ай бұрын

Same here... I've been watching My Self Reliance for at least 4 years and was just thinking to myself, how many hundreds of fires have I watched Shawn build, meals cook and boards cut!! 🙂

@sydneyevans2637 5 ай бұрын

I'm looking forward to the cabin tour. Hope you recover your footage without too much trouble.

@juliebaker6969 5 ай бұрын

Here's a tip for using crusty bread: Once you cut it, stand the loaf up with the cut side down. That prevents the cut side from drying out, and slows down molding by preventing spores from reaching the cut surface as easily. With a round loaf or a long loaf it may also help to cut it in half first, then keep BOTH halves on their cut side. This helps keep the loaf from falling over as easily. Storing crusty bread in plastic bags can hold in moisture softening the crust, especially if the laof's still warm, so storing it on the cut side both keeps the bread from drying out, AND the crust from loosing it's crispness.

@jarmomalinen1823 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I needed this. I have lived a better part of my life without knowing this.

@juliebaker6969 5 ай бұрын

@@jarmomalinen1823 You're welcome.

@annrhodes3544 5 ай бұрын

@@jarmomalinen1823😂

@annrhodes3544 5 ай бұрын

Now he has an oven he can get back to a high carb diet.

@merry6117 5 ай бұрын

Once it's upside down then what? Should it be covered in anything? Where to store it?

@guiart4728 5 ай бұрын

When I worked in the computer industry we had a saying..’ There are people that back up their data and people who will’ . It’s a hard lesson to learn the hard way! Great channel!!!

@kellybadea5315 5 ай бұрын

My husband and I enjoy watching you and Callie. You have built yourself a beautiful, beautiful cabin!! Love the new stove!! I see your cooking with a #8 cast iron pan! Is that a Griswold ? Eye candy!!! I have some Griswold myself. My new hobby to restore them to their original beauty!

@barbjohnson8753 5 ай бұрын

I can almost smell the aroma of fresh baked bread. You are an amazing cook Sean. Now i have to go and make bread!!!😊❤

@scottcorbin4605 5 ай бұрын

Shawn could you share the conditions temperature wise in different areas of the cabin when you get away from the wood stove? Are you still planning a bedroom addition which would be even further from the heat source? Enjoy and appreciate your hard work!

@dr5951 5 ай бұрын

Hi Shawn, I work in IT and have had the same issue you mentioned with internal and external hard drives. Word of warning, I’ve had nothing but problems with Seagate drives so my recommendation is to steer clear of that brand. Never buy SATA drives because of moving parts when bumped or dropped can damage the read/write head. Very sensitive to vibration. Purchase SSD, no moving parts and tend to be more reliable and stable. Not as sensitive to vibration and dropping. You still want to take care not to drop them but not near as sensitive. My preference is Western Digital, SanDisk, Crucial, Kingston. Hope this helps with your future storage issues.

@Night_A 5 ай бұрын

One 8TB SSD that won't crap itself after year or two can cost over grand, which is not going to cut it in terms of capacity even if he were to invest in one. A smarter approach would be to buy a NAS with high-capacity mechanical drives in a redundant configuration (like RAID-1 or RAID-10, with RAID-6 being the ideal if something like ZFS isn't an option). There's plenty of small office variants that could do the trick. Also the branding really isn't an indicator for quality. I can tell a similar story to yours where i had WD Red and Gold series drives die on me in rapid succession, all while their Seagate counterparts from the IronWolf and Exos series tanking through even with indications of impending failure. It really depends more on the party of drives you wind up pulling from, which can wary with every manufacturer. Btw, SATA is just the name of the interface (which is also used by SSD's). What you're probably referring to is mechanical drives (HDD's) vs solid-state drives (SSD's), the latter of which doesn't have moving parts but can have a more limited amount of read/write cycles.

@DavidWvu 5 ай бұрын

This video may have been a little shorter but it was packed full of great content. You always do an outstanding job editing and bringing us all these great episodes. Thank you so much!

@TaigaTurf 5 ай бұрын

That sandwich really had some crunch! Shawn cooks some of the most appetizing food on KZfaq.. other than Townsends.

@EmilyBltz 5 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see that tour - it is all so beautiful!

@leo_augusto 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your great work. lots of knowledge being spread.

@silvianrz3389 5 ай бұрын

how to cook bread or what

@maxx23AK 5 ай бұрын

😂

@ToddTalksTech 5 ай бұрын

Bread cutting ASMR. I am now calm and hungry for fresh bread! Such an awesome cook stove. Enjoy the bread Shawn!

@lilianajankovic737 5 ай бұрын

Nothing better than fresh crunchy bread ,lard on it and paprika and salt

@yummboy2 5 ай бұрын

Shaun has done an impressive job designing and single-handedly building his house. It looks as comfy and cozy as can be. Well done, indeed!

@lindas7836 5 ай бұрын

As always you do amazing work, love the cabin, your cast iron cooking, and of course Cali, looking forward to the tour and I’m sorry for your lost video ❤

@user-ph3kp3qu9f 5 ай бұрын

So sorry to hear about your lost footage. I love your channel. I love cooking with a cast iron pan. I hope one day I can do what you have accomplished. Great job 👍👍

@user-bi8hs4zb8l 5 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for the Cabin TOUR!!!!!!! A mat in front of the sink would be nice,add some colour and have something soft to stand on while doing dishes,💞

@garykuiken6191 5 ай бұрын

As little as I know about saving data there are two hints. 1 always have a second copy of you raw data stored elsewhere and keep it up to date. 2 never fill a drive over 80 percent. 3 keep backups at separate location. Stay safe.

@donnad634 Ай бұрын

What a heaven on Earth you and your family have created. 🌎

@laruedouglas7972 5 ай бұрын

You still got a lot done 😊. That would be nice to see a cabin tour.

@donnawargacki6612 5 ай бұрын

I would so live here. I love watching your videos, I bet the calm and quiet is incredible. God Bless you sweetie!

@larrykelly2838 5 ай бұрын

Sorry about the hard drive, i know how frustrating that is. Hope y'all have great holidays.

@susanalbone5101 5 ай бұрын

Accidents happen but I’m sure many of your viewers are as patient as I am and it will be worth the wait. Take care, be safe. ❤ Dorset, UK

@user-st5cs3fq4y 5 ай бұрын

Hi Sean! I always look forward to your next video. You are an inspiration in so many ways. God bless you, your wife, your family, and your Kelly; your work, your success and all your future projects. I am so nourished after each video. Thank you Sean!

@eleanorturner4651 5 ай бұрын

Sean your cabin is beautiful, It's what I call a real Home!! I could see myself running that place for about a month in the winter and being very comfortable there you have every amenity and it's just gorgeous your craftsmanship your attention to detail that is a beautiful beautiful cabin!!❤❤❤

@PapaBearOutdoorAdventures 5 ай бұрын

What a nightmare, poor you Shawn 😱 I really hope from the bottom of my heart that the data can be saved from the hard drive. Very exciting to see the cold cellar develop gradually. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪 😍

@lindapetersen1800 5 ай бұрын

SHAWN & OUR CALI Yeppers it was dripping rain down here also !!! Want to plant some more plants in the Kitchen now for food !!! Love to grow things even in the winter time !!! It is fun to do it !!! You are a great woodsman cutting so much of the logs on up there !!! Seeing you with the woodstove with bread on it to toast makes me hunger for a wood stove to toast my bread on it also !!!

@user-ls1cf2tt4b 4 ай бұрын

I admire your energy, you are great, watching you, watching this environment feels so good to me that it rests me.

@backwoodssolitude 5 ай бұрын

Every time I watch you cook something it causes me to go for an early lunch. Thanks for all the great videos.🍎

@arthenry498 5 ай бұрын

ALL good. I love every minute you share with us. I learn much every time. and I enjoy it all. Thank you Shawn for all the extra effort you put in to provide all of this to us. I certainly appreciate it.

@patrickdowney2126 5 ай бұрын

Hi, electronics guy here. There's a very strong possibility the problem with the drive is just a bad USB connection, and if so the repair or recovery should be relatively simple in that case. Most of the time a data recovery for me is just a USB repair. Best of luck with it, and the sneak peak of the basement is looking good!

@dsop66 5 ай бұрын

That bread!!!!!👍👍🙏🙏🙏

@tonics7121 5 ай бұрын

Your videos always make me happy, or content. Great pleasure in your pleasure. Smile. And God bless you.

@armidaperez5360 5 ай бұрын

Wow ive enjoyed watching on my big screen TV what a difference to see all the small details ❤ it keep on living your dream.. From a little cabin in the woods to a nice escape in the woods❤

@tameradavis4973 5 ай бұрын

Shawn, It's amazing all that you have accomplished. The property and cabin look so beautiful. God bless you and your family.❤🦃

@jameswulzen590 5 ай бұрын

beautiful job Shawn, your abode is as fitting, wonderful.

@davidgriego278 3 ай бұрын

There have been a whole lot of important things you have showed us besides building your Dream Cabin. You are a Man who keeps his word, is trustworthy, has a wonderfull marriage and two great daughters! You seem to be a quiet man, an intelligent man. You care about the enviorment! These values are priceless, and you never brag! You just do! Love each and everyone of your Videos! GOD BLESS!!

@andrewwright2812 5 ай бұрын

Right aboot now you’re looking like a wise and prophetic man, Shawn. 😊

@teesweet 5 ай бұрын

General rule of external drives is to not go over 3/4 full! The likelihood of failure increases after that!

@johntatum1951 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Shawn for reminding me I need some Irish butter and some sour dough bread....your cooking is always guaranteed to make me hungry....all the best for the winter upcoming!

@TaigaTurf 5 ай бұрын

Kerrygold vs Tipperary

@rebeccamercer4160 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this video and the other video ! Always learning about the trees that you talk about ! You are truly a blessing! God bless you and your family!

@elizabethjohnson475 5 ай бұрын

I love and appreciate what we get to see you do, Shawn. The video of scenery is incredible! Thanks for showing us how to homestead.

@joannadrawe6654 5 ай бұрын

I love to watch you build! I am handicapped now and cannot do that anymore.

@MrGetzenwithit 5 ай бұрын

You are master craftsman in so many ways. Thanks for putting content like this out into the world!

@comsigninc 5 ай бұрын

Always a treat to see you and Cal. You are such a driven man. I would call you focused, but then you are a man, and priorities get changed. :) You have a steep set of stairs to the basement. My priority would be a railing, but by the time I got upstairs I would find something else to partially complete. 😂

@tandrabhattcharya4969 5 ай бұрын

Hats off to u man.u r living alone in the jungle and working hard,

@jearlenenunn7015 5 ай бұрын

THRIVING...not just surviving Mr. James.

@bobobrien8968 5 ай бұрын

Stuff happens to the best of us. You’ve got it covered though and it will be worth it to your loyal followers. Meanwhile, I enjoyed this video as always.

@pamelalee1841 5 ай бұрын

Seasons change .. such Serenity in the midst of change .. Happy Holidays Mr. Self Reliance in Canada . Peace be with you!

@tommytapschade9761 5 ай бұрын

Hello🖐, I'm from Chile🌎, Latin America, we are at the end of the world surrounded by the coast, a big greeting to you and your beautiful videos.💜

@joebacarella2829 5 ай бұрын

I can`t wait to see the cabin tour, it looks great, and that was a nice looking sandwich.

@staceyhazelett2397 5 ай бұрын

Awesome place with all the right things, really beautiful. Sad to hear about the loss of your footage. Hopefully, it will all be restored!

@barbsussex3865 5 ай бұрын

So sorry about your hard drive. I hope your footage can be recovered. As ever, a great video and a pleasure to watch. Thank you!

@teemusumentola670 3 күн бұрын

Those bread loafs looking fire 😋

@denyseleonard240 5 ай бұрын

🤗 I love fog on a lens, sooo atmospheric, plus good to hide the wrinkles 😂

@1fredricka 5 ай бұрын

your videography is as amazing as your carpentry skills! thank you for the video!!

@rodneywroten2994 5 ай бұрын

Shawn your cellar look very nice and secure.

@johnelkins8182 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos, the production is nice.

@randywunderlich6315 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video Shawn!!! You never cease to amaze us!!! Thanks… 🙏🏻

@user-yw5fz4gw9z 5 ай бұрын

Shawn with your talent and perceiving of everything you do,you would make a great PM god bless your family.

@Preciousaccordingto977 5 ай бұрын

One little thing I love about wood heat, if you can leave the door open!!

@BraxxJuventa 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for filming Shawn. 😁👍🏼

@arvidssonfamily 5 ай бұрын

This new cabin is truly amazing🙂

@Village.life1 5 ай бұрын

Hello, my dear friend, your work is very beautiful, kudos to you 👍🏻🌹👍🏻🌹🙋🏻‍♀️

@user-gg9gf5cx7x 5 ай бұрын

Hi from VA. A meal with home made bread. YUM. Love the video

@bianchia.9525 5 ай бұрын

I really admire your country and people!

@B-leafer 5 ай бұрын

Can't wait for your tour!

@brendonmitchell2597 5 ай бұрын

Don’t let it get you down Shawn. Modern technology, has a way of biting you in the arse. Then tells you they have the technology to recover it. Brilliant. DOE

@paulbrowning1758 5 ай бұрын

Man, that sandwich looks good. I remember three or four years ago when Shawn said he had, or didn't want to have a problem with his gut. He talked about baking his own sourdough bread and the benefits of eating it, and also eating more fermented foods. I can only image that now, years later with his high-yield gardens and game meats, that he's as fit as a fiddle. I also remember him saying he was giving up all alcohol, which I assume was just social drinking. I'm sure he stuck to that as well.

@beckyumphrey2626 5 ай бұрын

Your new stove is stunningly beautiful. The bread looks amazing.

@user-gy8hi7fw5g 5 ай бұрын

Давно слежу за вашей стройкой , красивый дом получится !!!

@susancheahnyethor4066 5 ай бұрын

Your cabin done is so touching to us❤❤❤we all giving u thumbs up...great❤

@stephenriley9084 5 ай бұрын

All looking very cosy. Regards, Stephen.

@brendasmith6076 5 ай бұрын

That bread looks great

@me-l-9910 5 ай бұрын

It is amazing to see what you get up to, you do a wonderful job of documenting and covering what you share. Just beautiful. I do hope that you can recover your footage from your damaged hard dive, frustrating indeed! I was just beginning to notice the foggy lens at the end before you addressed it. I thought it might be some fancy vintage filter effect! ☺ Best of luck with your coming week, the cellar progress is looking great.

@terrieyeakley82 5 ай бұрын

I noticed you have alot of wild turkeys roaming in your woods . You wouldn't have to go to the store to buy one for Christmas or Thanksgiving. I enjoy your videos so much. I thank God that he brought me to your channel and that he has blessed you beyond in what you do. You are truly amazing with your hands. His Bless You.Happy Holidays.

@mdaly23md 5 ай бұрын

OMG! I thought you did special effects at the end, you know a slow fade to black. Lol! That’s sucks about the hard drive though. I hope and pray you can recover it all. Love watching your country life and wishing it was me enjoying Mother Nature.