Log Cabin in a Forest

Earlier today, I was pointed toward a video by Canadian outdoorsman, photographer, and self-reliance educator Shawn James.

The video is a five-minute time-lapse of James building a log cabin from scratch in the Canadian wilderness. You can watch it below:

I’ve seen similar videos to this in the past, but there is something about watching this time-lapse that, while massively underplaying the effort that this would have taken James, is truly magnificent to watch.

Using only hand tools, this was a one-man effort worthy of a medal. And while the time and resources to undertake such an effort is, of course, not available to all of us, I thank James, and others like him, for documenting his experience so the rest of us can enjoy it. (This reminds me of a thought I had a few months ago that we should create and share things because it’s rude to just consume. It’s uncivilized.)

For more from James, check out his website, on which he links to all his current videos. ∎