Next: building a longboat and raiding England like our ancestors.

This guy picked the best year to spend alone in a forest.

I had no intention of sitting through 2 hours of someone building a cabin, yet here I am. I couldn't stop watching. Well done!

I really liked the "appreciate nature" segment, it's always heart warming when people can respect the resources provided by our surroundings and give back a little for things we take advantage of

Next video would be "Building a Wooden Ship to raid England like our forefathers"

"And when the world needed him most, he vanished." Nah he was just building a cabin

Never heard a sound more satisfying than of these logs falling exactly into position on top of the wall!

Hello from Russia! Eric, thank you for your strength, courage, determination and the beauty of what you do! it's so wonderful to see that a man is a real man! One of my great-grandmothers was Swedish, with the surname Malmberg, although in general I am Russian) I admire the nature of Sweden and I sincerely admire people like you! Good luck to you!

Mom: "Stop playing Minecraft and go outside to get some air" Him:

Fun fact for those who don't speak swedish: his surname "Grankvist" literally translates to "spruce twig"

This was amazing. It was really great to see you grow along with the project. Your commitment to honoring the old ways is something all of us, old and young, can gain inspiration from. Great work.

My 84 years old father and 77 years old mother absolutely adores you and what you have made.

The only man i trust to say he did a little mining off camera.

When IKEA doesn't send parts or instructions

Amaizing skills put in action, you're grandparents and parents must be proud of you. Thank you for sharing with us. Cheers!

Thank you, Erik for planting trees to replace the ones you used. Love you for that!!!❤️🥰

Logs don’t give him splinters, this guy gives the logs splinters.

Just realized he had to set the camera up for all those shots of him walking around in the woods and then go all the way back and grab the camera just to give us a good clip. Must’ve taken forever

Erik it has been beyond a pleasure to watch you build a dream home for decades perhaps centuries in the future , in america that cabin would cost at least a quarter million dollars ,perhaps a half million I hope it brings you the happiness you deserve . PS I have watched many cabins get built yours will be by far the best.

Dear Erik, I have been watching your advetures in renewing the old ways to make home and hearth. Also I appreciate when you share the animals around you and when you bathe in icey cold water! That is impressive. It is like wstching a wood sprite living in a fantasy forest! I enjoy it so much! I used to do such work in my early adultohood and watching you brings the joy of self reliance and the benefit of solitude back. I had a major assault on my body in a simple surgery gone horribly wrong with flesh eatig bacteria. My background of being hard driving is the only way I survived. I was not expected to live two weeks and it has been since 2005. I almost feel I can enjoy the feeling of lying back on the animal skin you use to watch the night fall. Your treks trough the snow on your skis with your unexpectedly cute and small companion dog reminds me of something I loved from childhood. I have no idea if in your sphere of knowledge you would know this, but it is an annual holiday classic most American children and adults enjoy. It is the stop action puppetry of Rankin And Bass's Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. At one point the group leaving "Santa's village to find their own way in the world" are met with a prospector looking for gold and sliver in the north. He has a dog team made up of a poodle, a few dogs like yours and even smaller ones like chijuajuas! It's the funniest thing to see and you sweet little red doggie trotting along at your overland skiing looked exactly like Yukon Cornelias's dog team! Thank you for hte joy of relase in watching you respect and enjoy nature while making responsible use of its bounty to live on the land. I hiope you can realize how uplifting this program you created is for so many people. Thank you for your drive, and ambition and for sharing it with the world. I hope you are able to gain some financial support with your ineraction on You Tube. You most certainly deserve it! God bless you and the family woh raised you to make such bold steps into self sufficiency. Your admiring You Tube friend, Lisa Chieco

Man, what a pain it must've been to set up his camera every time he did something. This cabin probably took twice as long because he filmed it. Glad he did, I sure did enjoy watching it.

Meanwhile IKEA instruction: "Don't assemble our table alone".

Доброго времени суток .Случайно зашла на канал и посмотрев несколько минут не смогла оторваться. Природа сказочная. В восторге от юноши, от того, что и как он делает, с какой тщательностью и любовью. Респект и уважение.

What a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Thank you Erik for taking us all on this journey with you. LOVED the little 'triumphant' jig you did - I laughed out loud. This is truly amazing sir, and what's more is you labored over innumerable hours of dreaming, planning, seeking, procuring, and realizing, and then shared it freely with the world. Not something most people would do, and especially not at such a young age. Thank you also for allowing your audience to 'meet' your family. They are obviously quality human beings as are you, and they must be so proud of you. I pray the Lord continue to keep you through this journey Erik. Cheers!

I paused the video to give him a break EDIT: thx for all the likes

How many splinters did you have to deal with? Erik: yes.

The thought of building this with no power tools makes it that much more special.

Man! i wish i had a man like you. Where have all the good ones gone, anyhow, i watch and enjoy learning .. 💜💚 its all about the knowing anyhow.

None of us looked this up but we weren’t disappointed 👏🏽👏🏽

All of the channels like this need to get together and make a village.

This dude is such a gigachad. He literally can tell people he built that place with his bare hands!

Hayranlıkla izledim. Her bir karesinde şaşkınlıkla - bu kadar da uğraşılır mı? - diyerek sabırsızca videonun sonunu getirdim. Bir film olsaydı beni bu kadar bağlayabilir miydi?, bilmiyorum. Tebrik ederim.

The fact that this man planted back trees after cutting all those down is amazing

Notice how he replaced the trees he cut down . That is good stewardship.

You family must be totally, completely, unconditionaly proud of you! Great job,! Great Spirit!!!! , Great lifetime experience! You deserve admiration and respect young man!

Still in the process of watching this but mad respect to you for doing this solo and in the way that you have done this. Even deeper respect for replanting the tree saplings.

In the description it says he would've loved to use a horse but didn't have one yet, I just need more people to know this

And I can’t even build an ikea chair without hurting myself

Getting a bad back just watching this. But amazed 👏🙏❤️

Erik I am 71 and have been sad at the young folks of today. But you have shown that you are becoming a fine man. Well done.

And on top of all this, he actually replants some trees. His parents did something right.

You’ll never know what this comment said or why people liked it.

When he replants the trees 🥰

I have never seen such an example of determination, perseverance, hard work, craftmanship and love. I enjoyed every minute of this video, mesmerized by your work. Greetings from Argentina.

this dude doesn't just build a cabin, he becomes physically buffer throughout the videos, he started off as a Kid, but ended up as a Man. mad respect !!!!

Do you ever just say f*ck it let’s go build a house like my forefathers

This young man knows his stuff ! Best cabin build I've seen on KZfaq !

I don't know what is real and what isn't in this build, but what is dramatized is a young man of immense and admirable patience and skill. Inspirational!

This guy coming back and being like wtf is that coronavirus thing?

Every step of every task is time consuming, hard labor. I can’t imagine picking the right tree, cutting, limbing, dragging, de barking, raising it into place and forming it to only realize I made a mistake!

I am proud of you son. A good home starts with a good foundation. You know just what to do. You may have watched your grandpa do this, because it is instilled within you. God has blessed you son with this skill. Thank God for it because the wood your using; came from God. I like it and it is not finished yet.

Watched from start to finish, very impressive that a young lad would go out into the woods and create something like this. Brilliant!

this man just won my respect when he planted back those trees

At the beginning of the video: "TWO HOURS. Who will be watching all this?" Two hours later: "Me, apparently." Great video. Thank you, Erik.

I thought to myself, "Man it would be nice to lay on top of all those finished logs." (Next scene: Drone shot of Erik laying on top of finished logs) Read my mind haha. You're a true inspiration man! Keep it up!

I really like what you are doing...I support you From Algeria 🇩🇿🇩🇿

This suddenly got reccomended to everyone today

can we just appreciate the fact that he planted those trees back?

He is so admirable, at his young age he is so good in building a house...I admire man who knew carpentry works...

Я вижу одно- этот парень родился с топором. Большая умница, на тебя смотрю и оторваться не могу. Восхищаюсь твоему мужеству, трудолюбие, силе. Настоящий мужчина.

Alternative title: Dude gets progressively more buff over a year

He: knows what he's doing me: still being anxious about where's the door the whole video!

32+million views! That says more than my humble words could say. What you've accomplished at your age, with no experience, is AMAZING! 👍🙏🏼

This is was such a beautiful film to me. Thank you for the incredible experience of watching it.

this dude got a whole segment of him hitting axe trickshots. incredible.

The cabin is impressive...It's more impressive that all his fingers are still intact.

If only everyone had the drive and ambition of this young man. Fantastic job.

Forests where the trees are all around the same height is a past deforestation issue so clearing of trees and planting new ones will be really beneficial to its restoration. Especially just having you in that area compared to an ever growing community. This is some real human stuff, I love it!

Lets be honest you did not search for this, this was in my recommended, I do not know why but I'm very grateful

Imagine how much stronger mentally and physically he was after this

Dear Erik, It's fascinating how skillfully you can handle your axes. I like watching your video. It would be a dream for me to build a log house one day. Greetings from Germany. Take care and all the best to you! Peter

It’s amazing how young he is and very knowledgeable of what he is set out to do. That’s impressive!!!! 👍👍👍

him: "I had no previous experience in building" me: ??????????

“ ok guys so i did a little building off camera”

The fact that you only used hand tools and worked alone is enough to amaze everyone! Thank you for planting more trees everyone should try to give back what they use😊

Erik, You are a Jack of "ALL TRADES" and a master at all. I've watched you from the very beginning, and I have to say you are absolutely incredible. Strong, determined, hardworking and very much patient as well. I just know that your family is so proud of you and ALL that you have accomplished so far. It is so peaceful out there in the woods with the birds singing, your puppy keeping you happy and growing up as well as you. I will be checking in on your future projects and here's wishing you all the happiness in the world. Stay strong and continue with your dreams Erik. " May The Force Be With You "

This guy started pale and fairly well-built. At the end he's tanned and built like a bear. Amazing.

This is LITERALLY unbelievable the effort and determination into not only making an entire log cabin from scratch with primitive materials but filming and editing like he was a videographer and he wasn't even a builder bruh. my man grew a mustache got all buff and probably broke his back bending over this shit to fulfill his dreams. Big props to this guy, I haven't looked if u have yet but I at least would be interested in hearing u talk about this experience and your life and mind during this time.

Watching this guy lift heavy logs by himself and I pulled a muscle scooping my Haagen Daz ice cream. Needless to say I persevered and finished the whole pint. That's one thing I have in common with this guy...we don't give up!!

I immensely enjoyed watching this. It was relaxing, educational and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your hard work with us. God bless.

2021 Everyone: working from home This guy: making a home

I almost feel like I'm not allowed to skip through this. I must honor the process.

Thanks for sharing your life with us and inspiring others!

I wouldn't have the strength, endurancenor will to do what this guy did, awesome!

Little did he know he wasn’t the only one spending the year in isolation

When are we gonna talk about how snazzy some of these out fits are.

Your work is admirable, solid, from the soul. Slow and steady ALWAYS wins the race, you proved that beyond a doubt. Your work is incredible, Erik, I admire you.

So much beauty in your area. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

The dude didn't even hop into creative mode once, respect

Him: cutting down trees and building a full log cabin by himself Me: proud of my dirt hut in minecraft

You sir, have become my new hero. Such fantastic work and videos. I salute you!

I enjoy watching, it feels like I don't want this to end at all. Very satisfying. Good job Erik!

Minecraft server goes down: The boys:

Parents - "U can't move out u don't have money for own house" Swedish guy - "Hold my axe"

Props to this man he did so much work

Boy! Massive respect to you! You have balls!!💪🏼

How did you get jacked during the pandemic? Everybody: Home exercise This guy: I built a house

This guy at work on weekdays: "I'm building a cabin." His co-workers: "Oh, that's nice, what contractor are you using?" Him: "No no, *I am building the cabin* "

Good On You Erik !!!You are an amazing guy. Greetings from Poland .

Very impressive man. If only i had a fraction of the commitment this dude has. Very great accomplishment.