Lol cutting that tree down! Ha ha ha ha, don't forget my table was a piece of 5/8 drywall for the longest time! So was my countertop! I'll bring you a square of drywall, my treat!!! It will be a nice upgrade from the triangle piece of Durock!

How fun! Congratulations on another first! Looking forward to so many more! Congratulations! 🎉🎉❤🎉🎉

I left Ohio 10 yrs ago and don't miss that snow at all........

I actually laughed out loud when I saw the tree! That was pretty good!

Glad that the stove worked as expected. Such a beauty. Merry Christmas!

Love the stove and beautiful, fresh Michigan X-mas tree. Lol!

I agree with you Mike is a craftsman. Merry Christmas to you Jay and Jen.

New glass in the woodstove!

Love the looks of those Hearthstone stoves

Wow! That's amazing you grow Christmas trees with their own stand. Genius! Merry Christmas Jay, Jen, Ben, and Timber and the production staff.

its a good idea to store your sled with the track off the ground , it won't freeze to the ground that way , thanks

What a treat to watch his beautiful video. Thank you guys - made me feel festive - p.s. nice tree pic!

Your lab was like where is my pillow dad? Im waiting!!! Oh geez.

I am now really hungry after watching you guys cooking that chicken and venison, torture. Great fun video, i really enjoyed your antics. Cheers. Andy. Scotland.

You two are a riot, love the tree and that fireplace. MERRY CHRISTMAS guys.

Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 Snow ❄️❄️ and 🔥 makes it

We have a Hearthstone stove,had to take apart and reseal the top stones,pretty easy,get some stove cement couple hour job,enjoy.

Just subscribed here, Mike and Sarah sent me! I can't wait to watch your videos!!

To Jay and Jen MERRY CHRISTMAS from Florida

Hey guys. Just came here from Mike and Sarah’s channel A Cabin and 50 Acres. Looking forward to following your adventures. Merry Christmas 🎄

Woohoo! first fire in the wood stove! it looks cozy and warm! you guys got a lot of snow up there we didn't get snow until Christmas morning! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year!

Ok, just got done binge watching...not done? Don't worry, I think you can still beat that A Cabin and 50 Acres guy...he's slow...LOL!!! Happy New Year!

Loved the whole video. Just so ya'll know, I beat ya to Mike's that beautiful table is mine.... have a healthy, happy and blessed New Year....

Mike and Sarah from A Cabin and 50 Acres. Fun video, and I love your like edge siding. Happy Holidays!

Just a comment about the loft bedroom decision.... From the obituary of Gloria Pepin, wife of Jacques Pepin famous chef and a favourite of mine on KZfaq: “We always do things my way when we agree. But when we disagree, we do things her way.” Wise words to live by from a man married 54 years.

You might try lighting a few rolled up pieces of newspaper and holding it directly under the stove pipe opening inside the stove for a minute or so as it burns down, warms the chimney and helps get the draft going. Old trick grandpa taught me years ago.

Sent to your channel by A Cabin and 50 Acres! Like what you Gus are doing.

Mike from 50 Acres & a Cabin sent me here - looking forward to watching your journey. Merry Xmas from New Zealand!

Beautiful place 😍 lovely couple. Amazing journey and I'm happy life with fulfilling hard work. Thanks for sharing your journey to happiness 😊 🙂

Merry Christmas 🎄 & Happy New year to y’all from Louisville, KY! Love your channel & videos, may God bless y’all in 2021!

Amen~!

Merry Christmas! That fire looks warm and cozy!

Merry Christmas and have a Safe and Happy New Year!!!!

Beautiful!!! Merry Merry Christmas!!!🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄

Just subscribed--Mike from 50 Acres sent me. Loved the video! Thanks for the giggle when you "cut" down your tree, ha ha! Your pup Timbers is gorgeous! See you on the next video. -Hugs

Hey Guys, That sled will work out good for you. It may need a little TLC to start but once you get it tuned and running right it'll serve you another 30 years. Those old Polaris Trails with the 488 are bullet proof. I worked at Polaris for over 12 years up here in Roseau, MN. That brand I'm a little biased to. Lol

Merry Christmas. Jay and Jen.

Merry Christmas! Saw your site on Mikes channel. I look forward to viewing your episodes.

trick/tip: to start a cold stove (add some paper balls in before the actual wood fire.. just enough the pipes get temperate heat...then add wood and re-start the fire (saw it on youtube ... smaller cabin/shed built video).. Hope you had a good Christmas day with friends n family.. its also a good time to eat some chicken/cow liver noodle soup (mostly chunky well done liver)... lastly put the tree by a front window.. battery powered of course.. when you're at the cabin.. no noise...stay safe n warm.. Have a lovely good New Year and a new decade to catch your dreams n wishes.. GOD BLESS.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Lol That first fire has got to make you both feel good. Looks like a side by side would give you alot of support when heading up to the cabin. Merry Christmas to You Both and be Safe.

Loved it ❤️. Happy Holidays 🎄

Merry Christmas yall. Stove looks great

Merry Christmas

Hi guys! New subscriber here in Iowa. Heard about you from "A cabin and 50 Acres". First...a Merry Christmas and a better 2021 to you and yours. I started watching your videos last night while my wife and I were enjoying our 'Staycation' at a casino near by. You guys have done extremely well on your build. Looking forward to going back and following you, video by video from the beginning. Again, the best to you and yours.

Just over from 50 Acres and an Excavator! Great stuff. Subscribed.

It looks amazing 👏 hope you guys have the best Christmas xxx

Always an adventure with you guys...Happy NewYear

Mike from 50 Acres sent me. Subscribed. It's Awsome that your Christmas trees grow up there with the tree stand already on them. 😂 It's a shame the lights can't grow on them to.

Merry Christmas!

Misspelled her name: Ana White it’s her cabin build series #9. She has a lot to offer. Enjoy the two of you. So exciting to build.

Merry Christmas Jay and Jen from my family to yours

The best life you guys are so blessed merry Christmas 🎄 gol bless.

Hi guys now subscriber from mikes chanel, 50 acres👍🏻 looking forward to seeing your cabin videos🎅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hi Jay and Jen! New subscriber here. I know it's a year later, but congrats on the first fire! Your soapstone woodstove is beautiful! There are a lot of "Firsts" my husband and I have enjoyed when homesteading. The first fire is at the top. How have things changed in the year since your video was made? What would you do differently? Your vids show how much can be accomplished when two work together. Blessings, health, prosperity and peace to you and yours and to all who read this! 😘👍😇💖

I just subscribed. I watched your 6mth update. Beautiful home.

You two are so cute and funny loved the beautiful Christmas tree you found in the woods LOLOL Puppy looks comfortable but oh where's his cushioned doggy bed??? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God's blessings.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Jey and Jen. from the middle of the mitten..

Merry Christmas.

Mike sent me!

Had the same situation with two 90 degree turns in the chimney. I wadded up a piece of news paper and started that to warm the flue before I lit the paper or under the tinder. Rolled the paper up like a torch and hold it right under the area that the smoke goes up from the stove to the heat chamber. Also, crack the door or a window when you first stat it.

Mikey asked me to take a peek at your channel and let him know what I thought. Hey Mikey good looking out, I just subscribed with Jay and Jen and getting ready to start binge watching season one of Jay and Jen's journey. Jay you got something good going on here and if you don't mind me tagging along I'm here for the long haul lol.

Merry Christmas. Mike sent me.

Merry Christmas 🎄 from Canada 🇨🇦

Merry Christmas guys! Bad news though....Mike is bringing that table to Alaska ;) lol

Thanks for the video Merry christmas

Happy new year!

Merry Christmas... greetings from Indonesia...

Yes, that's normal for a first stove burn smoking like that, most people do the first fire burn outside to break it in.

Just found your channel, great video thank you for sharing!

Merry Christmas to you guys and a happy new year🎄🔥⛄️

Merry Christmas to y'all

All that labor from the summer is paying off now

Merry Xmas From Sarasota, Florida

Really like what you are doing and have done. I did not see the older dog in the last video. Is he okay... Thanks for Share your Journey. I watch A cabin and 50 Acres and Mike shared your site. Glad he did.

Wish you both a merry Christmas 🌲🌲☃️

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MY FAMILY TO YOUR

Lol you guys are hilarious

How's she goin'? Congrats on the first fire!!! Looks awesome and working some good too eh!! Your cabin is post card perfect!! Merry Christmas!!!

lol the tree 🌲. Mine is ceramic cedar.

%0 acres and a cabin turned me on to you guys!

Mike from a cabin and 50 acres, send me to check your channel, love it new sub, happy holidays

Awesome channel, just found you guys.... jay watch them ladders bro! And yes the occasional butt shot helps viewership. Love the siding looking forward to more vids......cheers!

Hi all and Merry Christmas, Mike sent me. Was wondering where in northern MI.

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I'm not sure woods frolicking is right down your wheelhouse Jay but hey..I'm not one to judge. lol. If someone glued that soapstone down since it's last fire it could be that burning off but I have never owned one so I'm not sure how they are made...looks like it will heat the place nicely tho..Happy Holidays! (p.s. Not holding my breath on Mike's table getting there anytime soon)

Hello merry Christmas. Greetings. I used. To install stoves. For a living. Any way.step 1 before lighting a fire. U must cure the draft since heat rises. Burnze amatic. Torch put nozzle in the stove. Or up tords flue. ..then light your fire. Shut the door. Open damper. And draft on bottom of stove ....1st. Fire. Asesome

Very nice wood burner. Will you install a damper on the pipe, later on?

Hmmm looks like a troll tree to me....

Need to throw a tarp over your tractor. But have you thought of finding a plow.for it. Maybe a ply for a 4 wheel you could revamp

Shut the door part way and the smoke will not come back in. It will draft better.

What will you do move everything up to cabin from camper area

I started to hit the subscribe button, then I see you watch "my self-reliance" That guy is the perfect example why not to watch you-tube...drama queen fighting with his elderly neighbors...totally feeding his viewers to keep his numbers up rather than being true to himself. A Cabin and 50 Acres is real and sincere...kinda folks you want for neighbors!

sometimes.... haha

Well done Yeaa, I learnt how to build tiny houses and in LOVE with them from amusingwoodworking com

Don’t you two believe in covering tractor and boat with tarps. They will both benefit from shelter, last longer, and look nicer. Tarps are cheap!

Much appreciated the cost video. Thanks guys. Looks great.