Once you get where you want to be please still pop in with a video from time to time. Your work and the family you have made is always an inspiration. Guys like me need to see it. Cheers brotha!

Found you through a friend. Glad to be here, sharing experiences from all around the world.

Jesse, any time you're doing woodworking, my favorite part is watching your joinery techniques. If you wanted to make a video now and then doing nothing more than teaching and demonstrating how to cut and fit particular joints that would be AWESOME! I, for one, really appreciate the honesty and sincerity with which you exhort us to get away from the screens and back to nature. I'm in complete agreement with you!

I enjoy watching someone living the good life and am happy for you and your family.

Your kids will remember their happy childhood long after you are gone.That is a rare thing nowadays.

Jessie talking about the importance of getting outdoors made me pause he video and go for a walk. Most important thing I've done all week. Thanks for the reality check, needed that badly.

It's always a treat watching the Samurai Bank Account Drainage System hard at work!

Love it when the tree lays down so softly, like a butterfly with tennis shoes on.

And ps. those outrigger hammocks are AWESOME!!!!

I grew up in the woods, I can testify everything you said about nature is 100% spot on truth.

These are CORE memories you are building for the boys!

Nice to see your family enjoying their wild country adventures there on the lake. :) Glad you got that tree down safely too. :)

All the best to you and your wonderful family

Man Jessie, I'm so stoked for you and the family. Every new video I see the city melting off of you. Reminds me of myself 10 yrs ago when I first moved to a lake the in the forest. Being now back in the city, I do live slightly through you. Thanks

I like the fact that you have taught your kids to not be afraid of anything I did the same thing when I was raising my daughter she's turning 24 this July and she is adventures....

Thank you for doing these videos!

I loved living on a farm...spent so much time outside, I was happier back then. Still happy nowadays but not as much LOL Back then I cut trees down with an axe if they needed cutting. Was living on a farm and yeah we only needed 5 to 6 hours to work it and then we had the time to grow a garden and do other stuff. Never knew how good we had it back then until I moved to a city( State made us move). Sure wish I was back ont that farm.

Sounds like you are on the correct Journey for you and your Family. I retired to Kentucky during the pandemic and have worked as hard if not harder than I did before. Difference, I love what I am doing and I do it for Me and My Family. I do wait excitedly for your videos. I find them very informational and I do appreciate your wit. I find your excellence and creativity quite refreshing in a world where service and quality is not priority anymore, but I very much applaud your desire to Turn off the Machine for good. You are being a strong example!!!! Best to you Samurai!

For me, your videos fulfill the very role of "reconnecting with nature" that you were talking about. I look at the beautiful nature, honest and grateful work and I rest... Thank you and I wish you success in all your doings!

Excellent to see you back again It looks like you're really getting on top of things You asked what we would like to see more of, for me it's the family, particularly the boys their energy is fantastic Growing up in that environment can only shape their lives for the better As always Massive Respect from Aotearoa, New Zealand 😀👍

👍🏽🎥👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Your videos have been a constant source of inspiration and enjoyment, so I truly hope you continue to share your journey even after reaching your goals. The sense of family and community you've built is remarkable, and it's great to see the progress you make in projects like building dock fingers for extra boat moorage. Keep spreading the positive vibes and motivating guys like me. Cheers, brotha! 🙌🏽📹👊🏽

The boys are hilarious. Such a great place you are building for the whole family.

I so agree with you about the time spent looking at or using this phone! And as I sit here in agreement ..I'm on the damn phone!!!😅 I love the information available with this technology...but it is a time sapper! Really good to get this update from you. I love my woods...time to get out there! Looking forward to your next one.

I hear you on getting outside! One of my favorite places to go is the beach just down the way from you. I try to get out somewhere on the lake when ever possible to reset and let life melt away. Glad to see that our little community is working out for you.

Looking good….looking really good!

Diving this dock area would be a blast... if you ever want someone to go poke around....

It’s a toss up between the comment after the leaning tree fell, and the flip-flop comment. Outstanding both😂

Jesse, I love you man! I've been watching you for years and you've always been way ahead of any problem. However, I don't know why you insisted upon putting yourself in danger and dropping this tree the hard way. Because the tree was already leaning and the root ball was partially exposed/weakened the safest (and easiest) thing to do would have been to get behind the tree with your Hitachi and just given it a push about 10'/15' up. The release of "potential energy" would have pivoted upon the downfall at the base and pulled the stump right out of the ground solving two problems at once. You and your equipment would have been safely out of danger at all times. Of course you knew how to do it without getting hurt. Doing it with no chain saw at all is always safer. Congratulations on finding a way to live your "best life"!

ohh peace of mind. The new dock looks really good. Keep going, one step at a time

Great craftsmanship as Usual!!!

Jesse, I love to see you thrive. God bless.

I know you’ve got a lot to do, and it’s not really your aesthetic, but man, with all those burnt dead trees you could make an EPIC D-log sauna. You’ve got the mill, you’ve got the excavator. Those logs won’t ever be closer than this!

Love watching you clear the property of all that dead wood. So satisfying

another great video thanks for sharing it. Looking forward to your next video .

Your content is very satisfying and relaxing to watch. Thanks

I really appreciate your videos, you helped me realize I can do.😎👍

Thank you for the wonderful content. You made this happen. Please keep sharing how the choices you have made affects your life. What I like about the content is the creation, the transformation, the beauty of hard labour and passion you bring to it. Good things come to an end and hopefully creating the content isn't becoming a burden and you will be able to quit in time and go on with what you like most. I will be missing it but will remember and keep appreciating what you have done. d

the skiff is looking great with the windows jesse. cant wait for the first episode of the main cabin. cant wait for any videos you put out to be fair 😂. keep up the hard work

Nailin’ it, Man! ❤

Looks like your having a blast. You’re going to need to get the boys trained up on a slingshot if you got grouse wondering around the property.

Buenos videos disfruta de tu familia y tu familia de ese entorno tan bonito

What a convenient place to store the children while boating!

Great video !!!! Thanks

Love your logic

interesting, Samurai makes a stump farm, yes crazy out here, more than normal, hope it is my imagination

Has anyone suggested adding flotation to the ends of logs in your log-booms? All that weight of the chains is sinking your logs faster than they would otherwise. Maybe there's a bladder made specifically for floating logs? Or two large boat-floats on a short rope (under the log-end) that acts like a cradle. If those logs were just 6-10 inches higher they'd more effective, I think. It's a thought. I have enjoyed watching your channel over the years, and it's been interesting to see your evolution. I love the way (generally) that you speak to your audience. It's clear you try not to take our words/opinions too seriously, which I think is the core of internet-wisdom. Congratulations on find ways to unplug your family's life. I look forward to seeing your progress on the lake, and if you ever want to talk about using native plantings and trail design to lessen the erosion on your hillside, I'm happy to shoot the breeze. (the short version is, for your particular site - blueberries and sawdust, my friend) I'm a landscaper/builder by trade and a soil conservationist by passion. Thanks for teaching us Neanderthals a thing or two about woodworking.

Beautiful

Grounding is so beneficial, I started doing more things barefoot and I feel so much better, I've been thinking about Grounding my mattress so I can recharge overnight!

Great view.

looks fun....all of it

Nice work!

Love it keep it up as always 💘

Crazy nice weather down south (and far west). Great looking dock and a nice felling of that tree, scary stuff taking down a tree with a lot of tension within.

The tree falling, the family's stuff all good.

Well ?? I’m 11 minutes into this video and I had to stop it and go now my lawn. Followed your advice and put my phone down!!!😎😊

That reflection looks amazing

Hopefully you can keep uploading every now and then when you get out of the game. I'd like the occasional update and I love to see your progress out there!

Well done 👌great wee job

always a great feeling in the gut when cutting near a sketch tree and needing hearing protection that blocks the sound of said tree starting to fall

26:40 Amazing view!!!

Loving the kids going wild on the lake. Riding over the water in a hammock, Cooo - oool or what!?

I agree, being outside is vital... even if it's just to pull weeds. I've also believed programs like yours also help in some small way because it exposes an "outside" to us that many will never see. Perhaps a law should be created requiring everyone to have a hobby. Young people today don't know how to work with their hands except to play computer games, text and take pictures of their food.

Oh Wow! I want to ride in the hammock chair hanging over the water lol... Aloha! 🤙🏼

boat hammock seats rock!!!!!

I always wanted to see a drawing of the property and some aerial Drone footage with a diagram of how you wanted to look at the end and also how far you are from a main road

I wanna see that beautifull house being built!

Your gettin old buddy. Grey doesn't look bad tho. Keep up the good work. I agree get outside people.

Gotta love the double wins in life.

Love every single element of this whole life change buddy. Very jealous.

Would be awesome to see a buckin billy ray collaboration 👍👍👌

Thanks for this one, Jessie, much appreciated. Can recommend reading "The Hidden Life of Trees" (1964) by Peter Wohlleben ;-)

A stick, a stick. A really big stick boss!! Woohoohoohooo.

Panties changed...thanks for the advice. It was time...

You nailed it on the deep chainsaw chat. People have been distracted to the point that they forget that they are alive and need to live life. Chasing a mortgage or lifestyle might not be what we’re here for. It’s hard not to feel it if you step off the treadmill.

"...go change your panties and get on with it..." freaking love it!

Love everything about your videos, even the fact that you are living my dream. Good on ya. Ssssoooooooo jealous lol

my first idea with the trees is get a snatch block and a ratchet and pull the trees downhill.

You should invite Peter Mckinnon out for some photos of that beautiful lake.

Imagine the amount of work that would get done with Buckin there

Enjoy everything you put out Jesse. Could you give us an idea when you will start building? I may have missed it. How many acres do you have on your lake property?

Good luck on your off grid adventure! After 7 years we where back in town... May your dreams become you reality!

Thanks for all the great content. What kind of wood are you purchasing? Looks really high quality

I totally thought drilling out an inch size bit about a foot into the tree, then insert a 1/2 stick of dynamite would have been a cool watch.

Need to reassure yourself every other day that you have done the correct thing, leaving everything behind... that's interesting.

Chainsaws and sandals... eeessssh!

0:46; a widowmaker. yeesh.

You should be sponsored by Makita. Man those drivers have torque. I’m now a fan of them.

Your a very kool guy , and I feal what your sayig as I wold rather be ouutside workig on something or iniside restoring wood , its just naures beauty waiting to be created or given a bit of love .

It will be a sad day when you stop posting content... glad to see you and your family doing well!

It looks like you should be cutting up and clearing the wood that’s already laying on the ground instead of cutting standing lumber and just putting more on the ground. The best way to store wood is to leave it standing so it doesn’t rot, it’s a lot safer cutting trees when there’s not a bunch of wood laying everywhere. Nice dock, that should be a lot nicer to use and have access to both sides of your boat.

Please make some plans for that tool vest.

You never spent better money than when you bought that Hitachi excavator.

Dude you need one of those stump vises so your blade is stable

Wise words from the Master today - listen carefully children!

When I heard you were using galvanized hardware I was thinking to myself huh, if the price wasn't too bad he should have gone stainless. But then I started to see the advantage of galvanized😂😂😂

Based Samurai is Based 💪🤙

brother u living!

It’s to be hoped your next boat is the same size

Have you ever thought about back burning Jess? Would clear a lot of the fuel scattered everywhere

Some questions. 1 what is the progress with your woodworking vest design, and why don't you mill your own lumber, since you have the mill?