Building An Off Grid Log Cabin

Here’s a video taken from a whole series by Nik Rijavec about building a seriously chunky log cabin. This show blew up, gaining millions of views. He’s built a wonderful home for his family in a stunning natural location – working with just one assistant. His amazing craftsmanship, persistent hard …

Building ‘The Forest Cube’: A Tiny 64 Sq ft. House On Stilts!

This video from Modern Self Reliance features a truly tiny house – measuring just 64 sq ft – which is 8 foot by 8 foot. This is not the main home; it’s a “guest suite” on stilts and there’s an amusing reference to getting guests that snore out of the …

Building A Beautiful Off-Grid Solar Cabin

In this inspiring video from Michigan Backwoods we see the creation of a beautiful guest cabin that’s truly “out there” – over a mile from the nearest road! There was no full-size vehicle access so they had to use an ATV with a trailer to bring in the materials. Sounds …

Renovating Two Beautiful Stone Cabins In The Italian Alps

This sensational video from Martijn Doolaard documents his adventures purchasing a gorgeous property in the Italian Alps – a plot of mountain land with incredible views and, as the title indicates, two beautiful, rustic stone cabins. We can see the date – 1903 – inscribed on the wall of one …

Cabin Life: Winter Overnight In The Mountains

In this video from Foresty Forest we see a “vanlifer” spending the night in a backcountry cabin. He’s way off the beaten path; driving his van along what looks like dirt roads (hard to tell though because of the snow layer). After spending a night in the van by a …

Building a Forest House in 30 DAYS – From Zero to Complete

Here we have an amazingly inspiring time-lapse video by Mr Wild Nature that shows him building a beautiful forest house using predominantly materials found in nature: hand cut timbers, stones and mud cement! This is a real “low tech” build with minimal store-bought materials, but Mr. Wildnature is clearly a …

Log Cabin Build – You Can Do This Too

In this video by My Self Reliance we are treated to a demonstration of a high quality, sturdy log cabin build, without narration, in a quiet forest, using hand tools. These videos are relaxing and enjoyable even if you have no plans to build your own cabin! However you’ll certainly …

How To Build A 400 sq ft Solar Powered Off Grid Cabin For 2k

How To Build A 400 sq ft Solar Powered Off Grid Cabin For 2k. Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qghZ2ao7GKM Is it possible to construct a tiny house in the middle of nowhere that has its own solar power system for $2,000? The answer is a big YES! Expense is probably one of …

Amazing $3500 Small Cabin

Amazing $3500 Small Cabin. Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6dtQVuAX_M Here we have a video that takes you on a tour inside a fantastic cabin that only cost $3,500 to build. The narrator pointed out that the trick in spending less when building a cabin is to be creative and you have to …