Author: Off Grid Warrior

Securing Logs and Insulating Our Off-Grid Cabin In this video, I’ll walk you through the process of securing the first round of logs to the cabin floor and laying insulation between the logs. As the logs dry and shrink over time, small gaps may develop, which is a natural part of the settling process. The…

Building the Floor of Our Off-Grid Log Cabin In this video I take you through the process of building the floor for our little off-grid log cabin. This phase of construction was both challenging and surreal, as we worked tirelessly to create our future home while dealing with the threat of several major wildfires in…

Here I am using the Haddon Lumbermaker to mill the floor sills for my off grid cabin.

Here I am installing the concrete foundation piers for my off grid log cabin build. Before I started mixing concrete we were lucky enough to have a couple days of good rainfall which allowed me to collect enough rainwater for concrete mixing. The forms I am using are Sakrete branded 12 inch x 4 foot…

So here I am having some fun with my Granberg Alaskan MK III chainsaw mill. The chainsaw mill is paired with a Stihl 661 running a 36″ bar and I’m using a custom ripping chain made by the local Stihl chainsaw dealer in the area.