THE BACKWOODS CABIN. Workshops, Updates and Embarking on a Dream.
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Updates on my cabin workshops. Setting up my new off grid homestead for a self sufficient lifestyle. I started this journey by building a tiny cabin in the woods that I used as a hunting camp. Now that the addition is put on, I'm getting my workshops in place so that I can work from home and enjoy a simple life of self sustainability.
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MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: How do you have internet at your cabins? A: I have cell service at both cabins but it is spotty due to foliage and cloud cover. I can access the internet from my cabins but have to drive to a local wifi location to upload videos.
Q: How old is Frankie? A: Frankie will be 10 in April of 2018
Q: What video editing software do I use? A: Presently, all I use is Windows Live Movie maker but I’m considering trying imovie, Adobe Elements or SONY VEGAS PRO.
Q: How do you get your water? Did you dig a well? A: Presently, I haul water to the NY cabin but at the NH cabin, I drop a kettle into an old well that was dug by hand by the settlers in the 1700’s.
Q:What is your favorite brand of cast iron cookware? A: I prefer using vintage cast iron. My favorites are BSR and Griswold. If I had to buy new I would buy a Lodge Brand. I plan to purchase this dutch oven in the future:
Q: What do you use for refrigeration? A: We have a small gas refrigerator that we salvaged from an old Shasta camper and a custom icebox that I built into the cabin wall. We make ice on site with a propane freezer.
Video of icebox:
Video of Gas Refrigerator:
Propane Freezer:
Q: What do you use for cooking and heating? A: We use a Kitchen Queen 380 for cooking and heating during the winter months but we also have an antique gas stove in the cabin for when we don't need the heat from the KQ.
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great philosophy in life. I told my kids when they was young find something you love to do and figure out how to make a living doing it
14x24 is the size of the building I had delivered on my 20acres for my retirement home. I did not elect to get their windows because I wanted better quality then they offered. Thanks for another great video, you have no idea how much your videos help me get away from the things I'm dealing with. It allows me a nice mental escape, thank you.
I've never met someone so aligned with how I want to live life. Every video of yours I watch just brings a smile to my face and makes me think of times at the family cabin with my grandfather as a boy. Keep those videos coming !
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Brandon Ritchey Happy to hear you enjoy them Brandon. Thanks for taking the time to say so.
@alanj7306
3 жыл бұрын
The Boss definitely knows how to live and enjoy life. I’m getting the wheels in motion to leave the “city” life and live more like the Boss. I’ve always wanted a simple lifestyle in the woods, just being in a cabin and chopping wood. God bless you and yours!
JC, great to see things moving along, and as always, I enjoy seeing you and Frankie in your updates. May God continue to bless your plans and direction He has laid out. -Todd
JC, it's good to see such positive and constructive energy at work. As always, your videos are at the top of the heap. In the beginning, Frankie stole the show with those adorable eyes. "May the force be with you my friend!"
J.C. I gotta say, watching your videos really motivates me to follow my dreams and do what I love, spend time with the people I love...Why would I do anything else other than what makes me happy...Life is too short to be doing things you hate...Keep up the great work buddy...
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+13prevail People do what they hate all their lives to chase money. Money they spend on shit while their dreams remain unfulfilled. Do what you love man... and make a business out it so all your toys are tax deductible :-)))
I love your passion and motivation. I was born and currently live in Florida but my Dad's family is from upstate New York and as a result I've spent a lot of time in the southern Adirondacks. I have a lot of dreams about living like this. My friends and family here ridicule me for wanting such a lifestyle but when I'm in the mountains I feel alive, I'm truly free.. Breathing clean air, watching the fireflies at night, admiring the stars, hunting, fishing, woodworking, gardening... All the things I love but can't do here in my deed restricted neighborhood surrounded by urban sprawl, smog and bumper to bumper traffic.. Someday soon I hope I'll get there.. Thanks for the videos.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Mark C. Follow your heart my friend. Cheers.
JC I love the fact that you are a"doer" and not just a talker about it! Great job, good luck hunting. Looking forward to some of the workshop videos to come. Your back to basics approach is one that a lot of us enjoy watching! I am a faithful subscriber! Thank you!
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Duane K The more dreams I conquer, the more dreams I chase. It becomes an addiction but a good one. Cheers "-)
Nothing more rewarding like a plan and a dream coming to fruition...best regards to you and Frankie
@thebossoftheswamp
5 жыл бұрын
The procedure went well. Thank you for your concern :-)
Frankie is such a good natured dog. Can't wait to see the videos on the transformation of the new building. Happy to see things are falling into place for you. Good luck on the buck !
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Maureen Haggerty Little by little it's all coming together. Thanks for commenting.
Love that you're making it all happen. Great video. It opened up a father/son talk opportunity. Thx JC.
A dream and a plan combined with some patience and focused hard work and next thing you know your livin that dream!! Good stuff...Yes sir!
Hope you bag a white tail big enough to fill your freezers in both cabins! Can't wait to see what you do with the new building. Take care and God bless you!
Love that rough cut siding on the cabin. Looking to do the same to mine. Great videos.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+The Homesteads of Billy Goat Mountain Thank you :-)
You inspire me to be a better person everyday. Your videos bring me a great deal of peace and serenity. You can sleep well tonight knowing you made a difference in at least one person's life. Thank you my friend, thank you very much.
@alanj7306
3 жыл бұрын
The Boss is an inspiration to us all!!
Now is the time. God bless you and Frankie.
God speed to you bossman on following your dream.I took the nite off from work at the machine shop. Got me some computer time.And what a joy to see you posted a new vid.Thanks Boss you made my night. My dream is coming closer each year.After retiring to purchase a 6x12 cargo trailer and set it up as a portable small engine repair shop.Ive already got a 60 gal compresser,3500 generator,sm. mig welder,drill press,and plenty of hand and power tools.And what my father taught me is priceless.Thanks for the vid and always God Bless.Bobby
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Robert Harrison Sounds like you've got a great plan for yourself. Best of luck to you my friend.
God Bless You in All You do My Friend ! My Father Always said ; "Plan your work and Work your Plan".......
@thebossoftheswamp
7 жыл бұрын
Your dad had it right. God Bless
Boss, God bless you and your! You’re an inspiration to us all. Love from the Judge!
What a great way to start my day....with one of your videos! Thanks Boss! You're the best!
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Tara Marlowe You always put a smile on me Tara. Cheers :-D
Really impressed with your progress! Its great to see an update. The building in front - you are a smart man!! The shop looks like a good setup too. For the extra cost of that little tin roof area, you certainly have some extra space that will be useful! Good luck with the deer! Enjoy the hunt and the butchering. Look forward to hearing from you again.
You are living the dream. Good for you.
love the plan and your focus!
You are an inspiration for living the dream!
great vid keep them coming
good luck with the hunt
Nice job!
Glad to see you back on the tube and feeling better. Good luck with the new building. Happy Jack
perfect music! good life choices....
Good job !
workshop looks great
Congrats. RIGHT ON RIGHT ON man. My heart is full. Just knowing you are fulfilling your dreams and moving forward makes me happy. A man always need to keep busy and you definitely do. Thank you for your share. And I am looking forward to see what's next. Thank you sir. ONE LOVE.
AWESOME JC, Awesome
Best of luck. Keep us updated.
very cool Boss. wish you all the best and look forward to you sharing it with us.
The roofing looks great and you cant beat the durability. God bless brother.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+John Arizona Thank you John. Blessings to you as well.
Love it.Great job! Take care and God bless you!
Boss I love it ure living a great life love u're ideas and u're new building that will be by the Rd for ure business awesome boss awesome ! Love ure blogs ! Keepem comming please !
Good luck on the hunt and all the other projects. I will be watching for updates.
im proud of you JC good luck buddy
Great video and you are living the dream! For the convince you can't beat the pre built sheds/buildings.
Godspeed, my friend!
Great job on the workshop! Nice feeling when a plan comes together! Best of luck!
Great video as always Boss those are some good looking buildings
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+bud moore (buckshot32000) Thanks Bud. All the best.
2 nice buildings you got there,look forward to see it come together.great stuff take care
i always want to give you 2 thumbs up. i look forward to all your vids.
Looking good boss. As always, looking forward to more updates. Cheers.
I enjoy every video. ♥️♥️🇨🇦👍
another great video , thank you boss !
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+PhattDawg Trapping Thanks buddy.
Thanks for profiling your work shop, gave me ideas for a generator shed.
Good luck in your new adventures. Great looking buildings!! I envy you!!!
Great to see everything coming together for you! Give Frankie a scratch under the chin for me. Thanks for sharing!
As always a GREAT video.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+MrDwwalters Thank you kindly.
looks good you are well on your way with your plan it looks tike thanks for sharing atb John
Love the videos pal, hello from Ireland,frank is cool too
I always enjoy watching your videos a really good bit of advice on the business hope you get a white tail stay safe
Living the dream. Cheers to you doing what you love. You are an inspiration to us all. And I hope to live my dream with my family as well. Thanks for the inspiration and cool tips. God Bless.
Thanks for the update and wish you all the best with your future plans looks great and God Bless. p/s hi frankie
Sounds as almost a new life from cabin to cabin ! My best wishes !
Nicely done Boss, Nicely done....
Good luck in the hunt and the best in your future endeavours. Will be looking for the future updates.
hope every think works out for you brother
Good luck deer hunting Boss..all the best from your fans in WV.
Such a great set up. Happy for you.
@judyw9407
8 жыл бұрын
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for Frankie... food grade diatomaceous earth. It's good for parasites and skin irritation. You can sprinkle on his food and apply to his skin. Coconut oil is also good internally and on his skin. Lots of good uses for both of these products. Thank you for the inspiration of living ones best life and dreams.
Fantastic work! It's awesome seeing the progress. It must be a really good feeling. Thanks for sharing. Good luck getting the deer.
Sounds like the plans and dreams are coming together. You are making very good progress - just keep chipping away at and you will be there soon.
Glad to see your dream coming true. For all your hard work you deserve it. LOL on frankie he's always the scene stealer. Have a Happy Thanksgiving J C
loved it boss....everything is looking good
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+MARK HARRIS Coming into it now :-)
Looks like that building was built good!! Good luck with your business!!
I only check in from time to time but been watching for a few years now, always enjoy your videos, you're blessed to have such a great place to enjoy life! take care
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Keltingr Thank you kindly :-)
Thank you for the updates! Great to see you making progress on your dream. And thanks for the inspiration and motivation. God Bless my friend.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Jeff Schweiger Thank you Jeff and blessings to you as well.
The shop and the business are looking good. Best of luck on the fast food (deer). Always enjoy your videos. Mark
shed looks good i know you will make it better you all was do Frankies looking good and happy blessings to you wish you could make more videos blessings to you.
Looking forward to seeing the building come together for your business!. Stay safe and well, atb Louise :)
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Louise Florida I am too Louise. Been a long time coming. Looking forward to the winter slowdown too :-)
What a great video boss. Very nice camp you have got there. Can't wait to see some of your deer hunting videos, I'm thinking about doing a KZread series about our deer camp. Very nice piece of ground it sits on. We get a lot of our ideas from your videos! Best of luck to you, Max
looking good god bless
Another great video im gald to see things are falling into place just were they need to be .. i wish all the best. Cheers
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Shane T Thanks Shane. It's all coming together now.
Make everything one loves a business! Dang wished we did that! Goodness! Blessings!
@thebossoftheswamp
7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I'll be discussing this a bit more in the future.
My wife have been talking about this for years. Now we are starting. Great little cabin. Looking forward to more of your videos.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+stevehetzer1 Best of luck with your plans.
Nice to see you made dream happen....
Always look forward to the videos. That Frankie, he just hams it up. Nice job on the workshop. It's got to feel great seeing the wheels of your dream really rolling. Keep me updated on your whitetail hunting success. God bless.
Looking real good. Good luck with your hunting, I haven't gotten anything yet myself so need to get out the freezer needs some red meat. Looking forward to watching you fulfill you dream.
Congratulations JC! Excellent movie!
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+hoppin john Thank you John :-)
thank you~~~
Good plan. Get er done.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Carter W Hern Workin on it buddy :-)
Inspiring as always, buddy. God bless.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+86beeman Blessings to you as well.
Everything looks perfect JC! You will live comfortably, simply and be one with nature. What a blessed life :)
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Northern Lassie "Comfortably, simply, and being one with nature" Is the only way I want to live. Two with nature sounds good too occasionally '-)
@northernlassie4958
8 жыл бұрын
+thebossoftheswamp Yes with someone who is kindred... one way conversations can get strange in time :P
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Northern Lassie That's what Frankie says :c)~
Good to see your plans are coming to fruition, all the best to you JC.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Alan Williams Thanks Alan. Nice to see the plan coming together.
Great job on the cabin workshop.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Norm Sawyer Thanks Norm :-)
Thanks for the video and explanation at the end, makes more sense now. Good to see things panning out the way you want, very inspirational indeed
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+The Woodsman School and Guide Service Getting there little by little. Cheers .
glad you are back!love the video. :)
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Cheryl Tomlin Thank you Cheryl. Cheers :-)
@cheryltomlin6761
8 жыл бұрын
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Hey Boss............you got some great stuff going on.........the thing I envy you for is your commitment and motivation.......I'm kinda hoping watching you is gonna rub off on me a bit and inspire me........thanks for the update.....cheers 👍
Looking good Boss! Like you said your dream is one step at a time.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Mark Leonard Baby steps will always get you there :-)
a very very good plan
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Mike Duffy Thank you :-)
Congratulations on your move. And good luck with the hunt.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+monk13131 Thank you my friend.
Stopped studying just to watch your video. I can't wait for the day I can say I'm all caught up and everything is falling into place. :) Everyone of your video is motivational and inspirational. They sure brighten up my day! Great and happy to hear things are going well. Wish the very best for you my friend.
I love watching your videos :-)
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Andrea Stokelin Thank you Andrea, happy to hear that :-)
As always, you are so inspiring! It's infectious lol. Looking forward to the next chapter Boss. Blessings from Canada.
@thebossoftheswamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Canesser Thank you my friend. God Bless.