Root Cellar Build Start to Finish & Tour | Storing Food for 25 Years Off Grid, A Year's Food for 2

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5 ай бұрын

Walk through my recently completed off grid root cellar with me.
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The complete build from start to finish, followed by a walk through tour where I explain exactly how and why I build the cold cellar and how I am storing at least a full year's worth of food for two, much of it packaged to last 25 years.
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@dennisbeaver5958 5 ай бұрын

Never get tired of watching Shawn build stuff! This cabin is just amazing!

@dimples7334 5 ай бұрын

Which cabin? He has 2 houses

@coupezjacqueline4110 5 ай бұрын

Un petit Palais dans une merveilleuse nature

@makemoroccogreatagain8628 5 ай бұрын

@@coupezjacqueline4110 exact !

@Dabann 5 ай бұрын

Yap, me too!! Mery Christmas for all your family Shawn. Be happy!!

@froglureprototype4967 5 ай бұрын

You’re living the life we all want, Shawn.

@Gef1804 5 ай бұрын

Yes ! But... it s not easy!!!

@arcadiagreen150 5 ай бұрын

@@Gef1804470 million views makes it easier

@jadedavis822 5 ай бұрын

He makes it look easy but I guarantee you it’s very hard …but then anything worth having usually is 😂

@matthewroberts6334 5 ай бұрын

That’s why we all keep watching, to live vicariously through Shawn.

@Martin_HD28 5 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself! I wouldn't last a week living out there alone!! That's a hard, beautiful life Shawn is living but certainly not for everyone.

@theresalero7039 5 ай бұрын

Of course I enjoyed it! I'm sitting here, eating Ibuprofen and Muscle relaxants and wishing I were 25 not 65+. I've watched every minute of your builds, this cabin and and the previous one. Your efforts help me get up, go start, just do it! Slower and stupider, but still loving the breathless moment when I can say, OK, that's done. Thank you Shawn, for helping us be a little more than we would have on our own.

@sojourneroftheland 5 ай бұрын

This guy is my absolute hero! I hope youre family realizes what a rare person it is that would go to such great lengths to lookout not only for their family's well being, but comfort as well. Enjoy the fruit of your labour. Super proud of you buddy💐

@trisho.8331 5 ай бұрын

I still marvel at your ingenuity, foresight, vision and engineering skills, esp. how you planned the root cellar at the onset of this mammoth project! Thanks for the detailed tour and flashbacks. Boggles my mind how one man aka YOU built this 2nd homestead to last several generations and your wife’s earnest support behind the scenes. Congrats Shawn, can’t say it enough. Merry Christmas to you and all. 🎄🙏🏻🥰❤️🍁

@user-kp7iq7wj8q 5 ай бұрын

Dear Sean, I'm sorry, I use self-translation. I admire you and what you are doing, what difficulties you have overcome! With great pleasure, sometimes with excitement, I watched all your videos, this is great content! Everything from building, arranging everyday life, getting food to filming nature and music is stunning!!! Sometimes it seems to me that you clearly have more than 24 hours in a day, how much you manage to do in total😄.Thank you for sharing this with us, your life, the opportunity to plunge into a dream🫶. Good health, long life and prosperity to you and your family! May all your plans come true! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I'm looking forward to your new videos). Olga Russia, Siberia, Baikal. 1:00

@Doeff8 5 ай бұрын

Definitely one of my favorite moments in the week.... News from Canada ;-) Regards from The Netherlands

@user-nc2cn8dc6c 5 ай бұрын

Очень понравилось отводящая система грунтовых вод под подвал и гидроизоляция всех помещений подвала. Утепление стен и гидроизоляция всех деревянных брусов. Отличное помещение для сохранения всего выращенного и сохраненого, вплодь до воды 💧💦🚰питьевой. Огромная работа. Большое счастье, что Вы Шонн и Ваши девочки все здоровы, собаке здоровье .

@ambassador3713 5 ай бұрын

Эликтричество и пьтевой воду откуда берет он?

@user-mq6xn2vr8p 5 ай бұрын

Солнечные панели, а вода из ручья.@@ambassador3713

@damogranheart5521 5 ай бұрын

@@ambassador3713He has a solar array for electricity. If I recall correctly, he has a generator to charge the batteries when the sun hides its face. He has a spring where he gets his water. Next year, a water collection project for the outdoor kitchen. He is a smart man who wants backup plans in place. Admirable and Most Excellent!😊

@arthenry498 5 ай бұрын

Replays and reruns are great!! Remembering "when" feels good. AND it is all so amazing when we see it like this. Fantastic Shawn. Totally unbelievable task and accomplishment. I super admire you for undertaking this. Moreso for accomplishing so much is such a time frame. Thanks again for letting all us dreamers dream along wishing we could be there too. I need some liniment from tonights installment now!!

@young-soonkim6730 5 ай бұрын

Good Friday Shawn & Cali🐕! Your log cabin is beautiful Shawn. 👍🌅🌄🏞️🏡

@Parker-ch9pl 5 ай бұрын

I've been watching since the first cabin, 2019. You are definitely "Self Reliant" and the most dedicated person i know besides my Dad. Thanks for letting me continue to view your Journey Shawn! 🙌 Calli too🐕

@rafagar5691 5 ай бұрын

Hello and good day! I have been subscribed to your channels for years. Sincerely, thank you very much for your great videos. With so much news of wars and human pain that we receive daily, your magnificent and selfless work is like an oasis to take refuge and enjoy the immense peace that you transmit, without ignoring the pain of all those who suffer. What you have been able to build with your own hands is, without a doubt, worthy of admiration. What you say about the melting of the snow in the middle of Christmas is really worrying... an unequivocal sign that the climate is changing... I hope you manage to finish everything you propose for Christmas and especially, that you have a great time together, as a family. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A CORDIAL AND SINCERE GREETINGS FROM SPAIN.

@straubdavid9 5 ай бұрын

I love the detail that you share. Showing what changes you need to make as you progress with your new cabin and gardening situation can be beneficial to those trying to pursue a similar life style. I was sorta headed down that road over 20 years ago, but then life happened and threw a wrench into my plans that I could not recover from. Now I'm too old to even think about any of it, but I enjoy the heck out of your channel, as well as other channels that are like-minded. I wish you and your family all the best🦮🐺🦌🐿🦫🐻🦃🦦👍🏻✌🏻

@rajinevin7273 5 ай бұрын

Shawn ~ you are an amazing. exceptional man... I wonder if you know that. What you have created goes far above and beyond what most do! No doubt about that. You have a mind that thinks outside of the box and a level of integrity that goes into everything you do. I have such admiration for what you have created ~ the cabin, the root cellar, the gardening area ~ all of it! EXCEPTIONAL MAN! Your wife and children are very Blessed to have you !!!

@joebacarella2829 5 ай бұрын

I didn`t realize how much thought went into that cellar, you will have all the storage you will ever need for annual food supplies. It looks cozy down there, putting in a bathroom, the girls are gonna love that, no more cold seat, love the builds, all the best to you and your family during the Holidays, from Michigan.

@StevenEverett7 5 ай бұрын

Happy birthday to Calli! Great video Shawn. I enjoyed the walk thru and look forward to seeing more.

@DavidWvu 5 ай бұрын

Amazing home, beautiful customized woodwork and very well planned out. The cellar is fantastic. Thank you for the tour. Merry Christmas from West Virginia to you Shawn and of course your family too.

@Nando-na-23 5 ай бұрын

Ciao Shawn, in old Italian farms, potatoes are stored in dark and ventilated rooms, placing them on wooden shelves, inside a layer of dry straw, the straw allows them to breathe and keeps them fresh and dry

@damogranheart5521 5 ай бұрын

Most Excellent Idea!

@ps2v831 5 ай бұрын

Shawn, thank you ever so much for all this most valuable information., and making US aware the different temperatures in storing harvested fresh vegetables and everything else. Most appreciated and grateful. A MOST Blessed Christmas and prosperous 2024. Love You ALL, give Cali a big hug from me.❤❤❤

@barbsussex3865 5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much for the tour. I remember you digging it out all those months ago. It's been great watching it develop over the months. It's a real credit to you. You had the vision and you've brought it to life. Bravo!

@bonnetbruno8866 5 ай бұрын

Bonjour un travail de titan et des super vidéos vue de France 🇨🇵

@billm5433 5 ай бұрын

Shawn thank you for taking the time to explain your thought processes about your cellar. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos. Merry Christmas to your family. Bill

@MarkJohnson-pt5cu 4 ай бұрын

Shawn, you are a beast! I have watched every one of your videos, and you are an inspiration to not only myself, but most probably thousands of others as well! Thank you for your vigor and your passion, and most importantly, thank you for recording and sharing your life with your viewers!!

@roncurtis8331 5 ай бұрын

I am a retired carpenter of 40 plus years. I now wish I could turn back the hands of time to when I was young enough to do what you have done in this build. I have the skills to do a build similar to what you have done with your cabin but I’m too old now to do it. I am so sad that I didn’t get the urge to build my own cabin when I was younger. You are so talented and have built a truly beautiful home. Your Christmas video was so awesome I sat down with my wife to watch it again. We wish you and your beautiful family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hopefully you will continue to make new content for us all to watch and learn from. Even as a seasoned carpenter you have taught me soooo much about building but you have taught me so much about life and the pursuit of happiness as well. May God watch after you and your family for all the years to come. Thank you for sharing your story with us. Ron C.

@sandithompson5265 5 ай бұрын

This is truly amazing I thank you 🙏 for sharing your journey you inspire me to become better everyday keep on keeping on 😊❤I love watching you and Cali together on your adventures

@fedormarkvardt9054 5 ай бұрын

That's what I call a smart home. Great performance, thanks Shawn, so happy for you!

@marymcmanus 5 ай бұрын

I love watching now as I did with the first cabin. Merry Christmas to you and your family and Cali❤️🐾

@baerbelhagenstein4254 5 ай бұрын

It was amazing when I saw the first time. Good to watch it again. Merry Christmas to you and your family. ❤

@beachspirit2455 5 ай бұрын

I was musing about how long I've been watching you build. Six years - a ton of work, Callie really was a pup. Thank you and have a safe, healthy Christmas and Holiday season with your family and that bull moose that seems to like you.

@TomCrouchman. 5 ай бұрын

Great job on the place. The homestead is really coming together. Enjoy the holidays with your family. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

@tommycapps9903 5 ай бұрын

You have done an amazing job Shawn!

@medtech1a 5 ай бұрын

Shawn you’ve done such a great organized job on your property and very well detailed down to the stud. Thanks for the tour.

@sandralnwebster3204 5 ай бұрын

Shawn,I knew that you were a conservationalist and liked to grow and preserve your own food,but why all the freeze-dried foodstuffs? Isn't that what alarmists do when they think there will be a major catastrophe?! I certainly agree with you wanting to be out in the wilderness comuning with nature and all that the outdoors has to offer,but don't take it so far that you would want to survive on your own without the rest of us! While there is hope there is a future!

@Plantagenaut 5 ай бұрын

Oh! It's really good, Shawn! It just amazes me how you can make all the adaptions! Love the plumbing, electrical, and water! Great video! I've been waiting to see it! 🎄🎄✨✨🎄🎄

@lizetteroussel8831 5 ай бұрын

Excellent job as usual. Good talk. Anyone who does not learn something each vid isnt paying attention. Thank you Shawn. You are a very talented man. Love to you and each one of your family and Cali girl. I am so grateful for you. Hava merry christmas. ✌️❤️🤗 B with you always in all the ways!

@stephenhaslam680 5 ай бұрын

Inspiring. Same comment I made to Dave Whipple over at Bushradical. Water, nutrition, shelter, and elimination of debt seem to be a common thread. It took me until 68 but the satisfaction is tremendous and a complete paradigm shift. Keep pressing on educating others.

@donnad634 5 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas from Aberdeen, South Dakota USA! 😊

@VandelayIndustriesLLC 5 ай бұрын

Amazing! You must be very happy with the new place...I'm sure it was really upsetting having to do it all again but I'm sure you like this place even more. Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

@peppernc429 5 ай бұрын

Dear goodness, I remember when you were below 20K subs! Great job

@j-rocgeo7499 5 ай бұрын

The original man who knew what was coming. Thank you for leading us all by example.

@Maraaha55 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, Shawn, great video. I love how your cellar is well lit - though you may have had some extra light for filming. Actually I suppose it is better to be well lit if you have to regularly check your stores. Will continue to follow your future work on your home.

@jerryfischer3988 5 ай бұрын

So enjoy your videos. Gives us hope

@dennisbeaver5958 5 ай бұрын

What a tremendous achievement! Going to be a great Christmas! Can’t wait to see the next improvements!

@stevemack7270 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Shawn. I picked up a couple great tips that I never thought of. Also "Delete Me". Awesome and thank you for that. This is why I have been so reluctant to post on social media for privacy concerns. Excellent video. Thank you.

@pamelagard143 5 ай бұрын

I am rewatching all your videos to make sure that I liked them. When I watch your videos it helps me relax.

@dottiehildebrand3123 5 ай бұрын

The log cabin is awesome. You did a great job..God bless . Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2024..❤🇺🇸

@theun4giv3n 5 ай бұрын

Absolute legend.

@WanderingWilfords 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoying all your hard work and ingenuity. Just started watching your channel and can’t wait to go back through to watch some of your past videos.

@DeborahJ.Hipple-fh2cs 5 ай бұрын

So nostalgic , reminding us of the dear ‘builder generation’, that left us, so many know how skills♥️

@nerradnosnhoj5122 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing the videos Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

@user-zh7ji4rb3x 5 ай бұрын

Well thought-out and nicely finished. Really like what you've done here.

@user-ry1br1zd1l 5 ай бұрын

It was nice to have a review of prior efforts which resulted in the "now". Thank you for inviting us into your home.

@tommychew6544 5 ай бұрын

Great video! I've been looking forward to the cellar tour for a while now and it didn't disappoint. Really looking forward to the video of your wife and two girls up at the property, it's great to see hard work come to fruition. Also looking onto the future bedroom add on if that is still part of the plan.

@downtonviewer 5 ай бұрын

I'm looking forward to the add on, too! Even now, I wonder where the girls will sleep when they visit. He did say the bedroom will be added-on where the bathroom is now. It's going to be great seeing that come to fruition.

@damogranheart5521 5 ай бұрын

@downtonviewer There is the loft upstairs for company, and should they be blessed with more visitors, there is the workshop out in the woods. That has a woodburning stove, an insulated loft area where Shawn used to sleep before he had a roof on and windows on the new cabin. In a pinch, someone could even sleep on the workbench. That's where their sugar bush is and where they cook down their maple sap for syrup. You can find all these things in his Playlist. Have fun researching! Oh! And Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

@KnightDriveTV 5 ай бұрын

Van/CustomRV builders have done a triple filtered, recirculating shower. This allows a fairly endless shower on only 5-10 gallons by recirculating and filtering the gray water and immediately reheating and dispensing it. If you can do some quick searches, there are diagrams out there for a simple build. Been watching you for many years...great to see this new cabin really getting in the groove.

@damogranheart5521 5 ай бұрын

Wow! I did not know that!

@ljubicasakic1821 5 ай бұрын

Ma ti si divan čovek,Bog te blagoslovio i zaštitio.

@TheMobilTrader 5 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄to you and your family! You've built such an amazing cabin. Love the root cellar. Definitely a dream of mine someday.

@rletendre2293 5 ай бұрын

Wow, so much pre-planning went into the cellar! Good Job!

@debbielicis6257 5 ай бұрын

Hi Shawn, I didn’t mind the seeing the build again, it seems so long ago. Also, don’t you have a little shed built near the garden? You could always put your grow room out there. That way the propane fumes won’t be in your house & the seedlings are close to where being planted. I love the root cellar.

@harleym50 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Merry Christmas to you and family

@robertcolvin3182 5 ай бұрын

Always interesting to see progress, repeat or not, for this was such a major undertaking it baffles the mind of a city dwelling fellowl like me. Thanks as always for sharing and I'm always looking forward to the next episode..

@christopherroser1849 5 ай бұрын

Hi,mate I hope you and your wonderful family have a great Christmas and may peace and plenty be with you for years to come.

@celissepierre 5 ай бұрын

Such good fun! This is so beautiful to watch, loving it all.. I never thought I could love someone I never knew, ha Send loving kindness vibes in all that you do 💕

@barbarataylor1135 2 ай бұрын

YOU HAVE A VERY EFFICIENT AND NICE SETUP FOR YOUR CELLAR. LOVE THE NEW HOME IT'S BEAUTIFUL .😊❤❤❤

@cindyblair1283 3 ай бұрын

I truly enjoy all his builds and / videos! I would definitely let him build my home for sure. The love and perfection that he puts into everything is awesome. Oh can’t forget his cooking skills yummy❤ And precious Galie! Beautiful family ! God Bless and lots of love from Ohio❤

@LuckyLambikins 4 ай бұрын

I haven’t watch one of these in awhile. That guitar riff starts, and it’s an instant endorphin hit. Really enjoy your vids, and I’m using a lot of your ideas. Thank you

@iris1501 5 ай бұрын

BRAVO JAMES....good year,good recolt..good wibe ...good desirve...

@leocornett3428 5 ай бұрын

The amount of lumber that you have used is amazing. That you were able to use your own trees ,you are so lucky

@webbtrekker534 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the look around. I finally have a good sense of the layout. Well done.

@fernnielsen8158 5 ай бұрын

Its really nice. I love watching Shawn work. Makes me tired out but interesting. Nice way to live a life.

@actontreadway1168 5 ай бұрын

I moved into a house two years ago and there is an unfinished area in the basement that was left as raw dirt since the house was built in the '90s. They added a vapor barrier before moving out, either to impress me or because of some building code they had previously ignored. Of course, mold started building up under the barrier and so I had to remove it all and run a fan for a few weeks to stabilize things again. It's back to normal now, but sometimes a vapor barrier isn't what's needed.

@mitchsmith3296 5 ай бұрын

You are inspiration to countless many. ❤

@krzysztofk.4812 5 ай бұрын

Widzę że są tu Rodacy . POZDRO.

@modistin3158 5 ай бұрын

...również pozdrawiam i miłego weekendu Rodaku oraz właścicielowi kanału 🙂🙋‍♀

@annerodriguez4470 5 ай бұрын

Wow so much done in 4 years. You are amazing. Enjoy the snowstorms that come your way

@tamarasself-sufficientlife7539 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely LOVED this episode!

@alfredmisterka5880 5 ай бұрын

James how is the puppy you have done alot of cabin building over the years since I have seen your first video your places is at the top of my list you have put in the hours and the time on the biggest cabin that I seen your family must be very proud of you take care marry Christmas and have a happy new year and God bless you amen

@andreamalik2961 5 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to you, your wife & your daughters Shawn.

@Wolshanze 5 ай бұрын

Admiration Admiration Admiration of watching from the very start !!!!

@user-ec7xg1qp3k 5 ай бұрын

Great video Shawn! Now I understand the layout of the basement (cellar) a little better! The only thing I missed was our Cali, I’m sure she was there somewhere! Looking forward to the next video already! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼

@jean-marievennin8405 5 ай бұрын

Merci Monsieur Le Professeur. A very good and nice lesson. Bon courage and stay safe.

@scottwhite6040 5 ай бұрын

Looks great it's all coming together now.

@helenehendrikse9625 5 ай бұрын

Great job ! I grew up with a cellar like that and didn’t appreciate it as a kid. Now , omg it’s a dream !!!

@MySelfReliance 5 ай бұрын

lol, that’s true

@loupiscanis9449 5 ай бұрын

Thank you , Shawn . 🐺 Loupis Canis .

@ricktessier1863 5 ай бұрын

Thx Mr James , yeah , I like your videos of the built , been following your channel for a little over 4 years now n still enjoying every n each one of them , thx again . Richard Tessier

@rajkovodopija9406 5 ай бұрын

Happy Holidays, stay well!

@francesstratton695 5 ай бұрын

Have a Wonderful Christmas with your family…🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️♥️🎄

@andygeo1000 5 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas! from Poland. Andy

@annedebrams007 5 ай бұрын

happy Xmas to you and your family. Great build and nice summary of the cellar Also enjoyed your podcast, very relaxing always learning. Thanks again. Pat yourself on the back its time to relax a bit now. Best wishes for the New Year to all. :)

@stevejensen3471 5 ай бұрын

Pretty damned amazing brother! And electricity too! Congrats and Merry Christmas!

@larrymaxwell5535 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing I really enjoyed watching and learning!

@brieneaton8578 5 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Brother , to and your family . Happy New Year also. Retired renovation carpenter here. Been watching your vids since the beginning you last build . Love all your videos , the building, fishing, fishing with friends and family. All of them. Anyway, the vapour barriers. You are right. I have seen disastrous results done to homes that had double barriers. Rotting structure and enough fungus to supply the country with penicillin for 20 years.