I’m back on the Island! The goal this trip was to move all the logs I have felled recently into the drying pile. The bigger logs are 7m long, 30cm in diameter and very heavy.
Most of the trip was spent moving logs, even with the winch I have to adjust the logs often especially when lifting them onto the drying station. It took a lot longer than I expected but I’m glad they are no longer just laying all over the place. The winch has been working really well to move the logs I am able to relatively easily move it from tree to tree when I need to and it seems to be strong enough to move the logs pretty easily.
I finished moving the logs and harvested a few logs for the mini cabin on my last day on the island. I’m happy with my progress so far and am exited to fell some trees next trip.
When leaving the island I saw some paw prints coming to the island. They were pretty big and I didn’t see them when I came to the island, what animal do you think it was?
More about us, the island and the process:
The island is completely secluded, has no electricity or plumbing and currently has nothing on it but trees. We want to turn this island into a fully functioning summer cottage with a log cabin, sauna and other amenities. Most of the work is gonna be done in the summer months as the lake freezes in the winter and the weather conditions are tough.
There’s a lot of work to be done as the island is over 2.5 acres (1 hectare) and we have no experience in off-grid living, carpentry or building. So any tips or advice are greatly appreciated, as we are planning on doing everything ourselves and transforming the island into our own little paradise. We’ll document every step of the way, starting from smaller builds to finally – an off-grid log cabin.
Our plan for this year is to put up a platform for a glamping tent, build a floating dock and start cutting down trees to begin the process of building our log cabin.
The island is located in Finland and we bought it in 2024. We are currently both students and we plan to transform the island alongside our studies.
So, subscribe and join us on this adventure. It won’t be fast, it won’t be easy, but it will be fun and challenging. We don’t know what to expect, so be a part of the journey.
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he's better then me, taking care of that mouse would've been my first and only priority
If you want to trap the mouse use peanut butter as the bait, never fails.
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teach yourself about "Block and Tackle" theory and you will find moving the logs around a lot easier
Try using a "Timber Hitch" on the logs when your moving them along with a block and tackle set up and you wont have any trouble.
Please invest in a couple block pulleys, and learn about the mechanical advantage of incorporating them. Youll save hours of time and millions of calories.
you may or may not know about this channel <https://www.youtube.com/@MySelfReliance/featured>. he's a master at building his log cabin by himself. enjoying watching the birth of your cabin
You should get a tent stove to heat that thing up.
Probably fox tracks.
Since there are no claw marks on the snow and toes don't look that long it's most likely lynx. Could be wolf or fox too since it's so slushy print and not the best camera work.
save your back…. grab an OLD set of skie… cut them about 20" long. build a small a frame off the skies making them about 20"
wide at bottom. lift the tree up under the A frame…. then pull with winch.
Your rope kept slipping off the logs you were winching cause of the knot you tied. It needs to be some sort of slip knot or choker that cinches tighter as it’s pulled. I use chains but with a machine.
To help with moving the logs, it might be worth building a log dolly. Basically just need a strong piece to hold the logs like a wedge cut into a log and then attach a wheel on each side. That way you can put one end of the log on wheels and just pull it around. It also helps with stacking. Good luck.
Loving the content! How on earth did that kiddie sleigh survive?😂
What if you put the winch perpendicular to the pile, then ran a pully where the winch currently is…. use the pully to drag the logs up near the pile. Then unhook from the pully, wrap the rope around the middle of the log and use the winch to pull it up onto the pile, while guiding from the side?
Instead of one wrap around the log, wrap the rope a couple of times for a better grip on the log. Oh, i think i see where you did that with that one troublesome log…
whenever you boil water that you don't use, pop it into a thermos type flask and keep it for later. on my boat I do a 'big boil' in the morning and keep the rest for drinks etc throughout the day 🙂 love what you're doing
who moving the big logs, try and set little logs underneath them – a bit like rollers – the less of the big log on the ground the easier it is to winch
Bro use a choped piece of log under the tree it’s gone be moving much easier
i'v been with you from day one love your video's ……..cheers
With such a short tail, that could be a vole rather than a mouse.
I am 94
What a shitshow
Pepermint. Mice do not like the smell. There are sprays and pepermint balls you can get. Seems to work quote well for me. Better than traps and poisons. At least on these American mice.👍🏻
wrap the rope around the log twice before cinching it off, it will less likely slip
Violent demise of the little pooper guy
mothballs or cider oil will keep the mouse out.
Looks like canine tracks, straight in the snow, about 65 to 75 lb. My guess, unless there's somebody else close by, that was a wolf.
Wrap the rope around the log twice then clip it ,it will never slip off
Measure and cut the logs instead of trying to move huge logs long distances. Unless you need that length you are wasting a lot of time and energy only to cut it to size once you do all that work
That mouse ran around like it owned the place, kind of silly, the fun ended abruptly. Thouht maybe you'd give it a last meal
There is a very specific way you can wrap your rope around the log that will prevent it from slipping off. Wrap the rope around twice, being sure the second wrap is furthest from your winch, then clip to the rope. When you pull, the rope will tighten against itself on the tree and keep it from slipping off.
A couple of wildlife cameras would be a cool way to see what animals are in and around your island.
Next time you have a weird slippery rope, plant that pick you have in front of the rope.
Also, that's probably a fox footprints ^^
Axe appearing in shot then hard cut to “well, mouse is gone” is the most brutal cut since the bird to egg scene in Shrek 😂
Hail the almighty instant noodle god 🍜
Love videos like this please do more like it
Keep rolling! Not easy doing it without equipment! Nice work
Good luck on ur journey💪
supporting from Japan. sry about tiny bit of money
Did you see the mouse 02:11
love these videos man! please keep them coming!
useing a snatch block doubles your pulling power with a longer rope, check it out
so many hot takes, everytime I read the comments. I have enjoyed your videos day one. I appreciate how you two have approached this project. experience is the best teacher.
It's been my experience that there's never just 1 mouse. There's always a mating pair.
Those paw prints could very well belong to a fox.