Man Living Off-Grid in His Incredible Self-Built Cabin

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[–]goobandit 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (6 children)

I love these but I can’t help but assume they’re trust funders. Everything about them, the design of the house, and the people I know personally who do this, trust funders all the way down. It’s tight as fuck though and I want to build one at some point too.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

My uncle built one in the back of his property, though not as big nor as nice. He's not trust funder. At 16yo he also helped build the log home with my grandfolks at the front of the property 40 years ago.

[–]goobandit 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

You said “Not as big nor as nice,” which is what I’m saying. Mildly joking about the mustache but the look of the whole thing. And in the case of your uncle, he has some skills under his belt, as well as property ownership. I’m going to assume uncle’s well situation was all sorted out before he started building, no? I’m just saying, I’ve known a lot of these dudes so I want to speculate that this guy is one of them.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I don't understand your speculation.

If I had a trust fund I wouldn't be so determined to be so remote, nor to live in a place like that. But I'm not him, so I don't know. He likely has reasons.

I'm following another guy, Woodness Goodness, who has taken a year and only just finished the interior. He's no trust fund guy, whatever that may mean, but seems to be a hipster and DIY guy, on a budget and has mentioned his work though I forget what it was. https://www.youtube.com/c/WoodnessGoodness/videos

My uncle didn't need a nice one with the house on the other side. Unless well occupied it will likely continue to be broken into by wandering locals. Muskoka is still pretty wild.

[–]goobandit 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It’s because there are certain rich kids who grow up with excess and they get really into this style of off-grid and/or minimalist living.

Thanks for sharing that channel, I love these builds!

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You mean it's like a lifestyle-hobby-pastime-trend? I suppose if you're rebellious and go stark and minimal counter to your parents' complex opulence. Some go save the whales, I guess this is another way.

I peek in at a lot of alt-home channels. Many of them are bland day-to-day stuff or a project in process and few do concise summary videos worth sharing. The good ones I post in /s/Architecture, /s/DIY, and /s/OffGrid, and eventually I'll make a dedicated /s/Earthships for my fave. If compelled to I could start some /s/Architecture/wiki lists of alt-homes and related stuff - such as the channels I frequent.

[–]goobandit 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Sweet, I’m subscribing to everything!