Off Grid Pallet Wood Cabin: Opening Subscriber Gifts & Coffee Vibes

Description

I head into the woods alone to spend some time in the off grid cabin. The tiny recycled pallet wood cabin feels like a rustic home now that the woodstove is installed and the bed and window are complete. With the candles lit and ambient lights on, the cabin is feeling cosy!

Although winter is still in full flow and the frost is on the ground, the cabin soon warmed up with the G Stove lit. I made a coffee using freshly ground coffee beans, and a french press or Cafetiere. Many people ask me how to make coffee from grinding the coffee beans up. I like to use a portable ceramic hand-grinder to crush the beans into a coarse grind. The perfect cup of coffee takes practice but at the end of the day we all have different tastes!

What better way to spend a day then opening up some incredible gifts that were sent to me by my subscribers. I received all manner of presents and personal letters and notes. I feel incredibly humbled to have such loyal youtube subscribers and I would like to thank you all for joining me on the adventure!

I am looking forward to spending more time at the wilderness cabin, and it's been a great project with my dad trying to turn it into a wilderness homestead. I look forward to foraging the wild edibles and plants in spring, and cooking fresh food on the woodstove. Living off the land isn't an easy task, but it is something I am striving to learn more about. I hope I can take you guys with me on this journey to develop my bushcraft skills, learn how to survive in the wild and if I can, to learn more about primitive technology and developing the primitive skills that were second nature to our ancestors.

TA Outdoors is all about being outside in the forests and mountains, fishing in both river and sea, catching your own food and learning more about survival. In videos to come I hope to do more of these things.

Watch me spend my first night in the Off Grid Pallet Wood Cabin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr2s3fDKgyc

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Video Transcription

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back in the cabin so I'm here in the pallet wood cabin that I built with my dad this whole cabin is made from recycled pallet wood it's another kind of cabin vlog that I'm gonna do I've got so much mail from you guys it's actually unreal I cannot believe how much you guys have sent me I'm very grateful but before that I seriously need to get a cup of coffee on the go so time for some epic coffee vibes [Music]

longest day early [Music]

come come and tell me what [Music]

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you get

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oh I've got my soup as well but beef broth but coffee takes priority always so good

this week I've gone for the spalted beach cook sir made by my good buddy will Callahan you can find well on the top a link to his website in the description below he makes incredible cook sirs handmade with gouges and things like that it's unbelievable all handmade this one spalted Beach those that remember the previous cabin life log thing where I obviously unboxed subscriber gifts and things like that David I think David's was the first I opened and it was a postcard from Switzerland so David thanks very much your postcard is gonna be the first to be pinned up on the cabin up here I like to keep all your goodies that you guys send me so David you're on the wall buddy you're on the pallet wood wall yeah thank you say Amy its soup and then I will start opening some gifts the cabins creaking now if you can hear that and it's where so we'll head dad's put a bit of support pilot to a tree as a result that trees blowing the wind and the cabin is just oh yeah you can hear it every now and then so I'm gonna have to sort that cuz if I'm doing when I'm staying every night I don't really fancy hearing that all night it's like a creaky oh holy God

you'll have to forgive the creaking of the cabin guys it is creepy so this is from the us of love letters first would you just new ones first [Music]

personalized letter oh wow so this is from Maine were Rudo Kona thank you very much for this Kona he sent me a really nice letter here and he sent me some fire lighting call it's been a big fan he says of the TA at those long term subscribers so thanks so much I don't know where it's from Wallace is from Canada letter from Canada let's have a leak you might be the first Canadian person to send me something oh wow that's nice nice I don't read I won't read through all the letters guys because it does there's some fairly lengthy and also quite personal letters but this is from Ron and Ron says he's got himself a little cab and he's actually drawn a diagram there for me as well of his cabin which is really cool and yeah Ron's just saying he sort of loves the pallet wood cabin he's spent the last three winters at his he's got a cabin as well he says he's going through a hard time this life son Ron I'm really pleased the videos are helping you buddy and he says he likes my which they've essentially the the bread baking oven on the stove oven which is awesome he's saying about building a he's got a table bench like ours and he's given me suggestions on what you know I can build here at the parlor wood cabin he's give me a list of ideas so Ron thank you so much this very very kind of you and Ron's actually made me this so thanks so much Ron that's really kind that show the subscribers that handmade by Ron in Canada leather I believe thank you so much Ron more coffee we're only two two posts in because we have lots more post I'm gonna need more coffee than that okay next one you know what's so funny I actually have a postman come and knock on my door telling me that my PA box is getting quite full and it's the sorting office is getting annoyed with me because the post was building up so I basically have to check my PA box a little bit more often now I can't believe it that video was only two weeks ago or something and you guys went nuts sending me stuff oh I love the personalized notes as well as this is cool

paracord bracelets yes you guys can see that I put it in my face that is it that is neat oh when she fits she fits there we go and this is from bear with me Mike I've made matching gifts for you and Jax for Jax I have made a collar oh it's a cooler paracord dog collar that is awesome so Jax have made a collar with a delete for his lead and a snap hook for his ID that's so cool for you I made a survival bracelet from the same paracord and Cobra Weaver Jax his collar watch all of your videos and I'm truly inspired boy Edie so much so I have had a go at my own YouTube channel called survival for za or za keep up the good work and hopefully more people can get outdoors and respectfully enjoy nature kindest regards Adam Adam you rock man I'm gonna show you what I'm gonna show Jax this when I get back home haven't gotten with me at the moment but he's gonna love it thank you keeping all your letters by the way guys I don't throw them away after I've got them I keep them I've got a big box at home now where I just keep all of your letters

we've got more okay it's the TBS boar again today it'll open our post letter is in this envelope attached I don't want to rip your letter is it dangerous to be dangerous Mike there we go oh it's in like Christmas wrapping present paper as well ripped a bit of it sorry well you did you have wraps this well how might we have really enjoyed your series of building the cabin with you dad in keeping with this I've sent you some matte stoves there's obviously something else inside this look because it's not ice cream because that would have melted in oh this is awesome they're little respond just what we like as well a little recycled stoves look at this and this there's another one there in keeping with this I've sent you some meth stoves that I've made with my nippers for our adventures don't let the scrapyard look fool you these things really pack a punch they make a great addition to any day sack tackle box or overnight kit I've set up my channel in order to get the kids up hopefully a few memories will be made along the way from all of us step away from the Oh from all of us at step away from the screens that's this channel name step away from the screens go and check it out guys daddy's good Nobby and the kids a sheep head captain insaner earth earth once something Earthworm Jim and Beaver Bay pop and the dogs are popping mad thank you so much guys please give me instructions and everything on how to use these this is so cool thanks so much guys thank you see that little Chesley regret there

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Oh if only I'd open my post earlier local coffee from st. Lucia that used to go quite a lot fishing dear Mike huge finance show I first started watching when the old man hurts that porbeagle a few years ago our this is on t efficient our other channel congratulations on passing the 200k subscribers arc here is some local market coffee from Silesia best wishes keep up the good work from Dave in Southampton yes thank you daddy oh yes I'm running out of space here Cavan so small what is it new people and wrapping so well ok this is to me and dad said dad watches the videos anyway guys I'll stop up later so he'll see this as well oh I think I know what these are like to help pick logs up Mike and Graham this is just a little gift to say thank you for making such great videos on both your channels I love watching them usually on a Sunday morning with a coffee while still in bed on my laptop please keep the videos the great videos coming from Steven in Lancashire love testing his penguins working on the back the bit of scribbling that yes nice so cool and he's given me two so I'm gonna give I got to keep one here at the cabin and one that gives dad got a really good ergonomic grip as well from the US I think this is there's obviously in a proper way of opening these half packages which I didn't know before oh come on Mike this is I've never seen a plane yes

okay oh wow that is a cabin and that is seriously off-grid can you guys see that see that little cabin it's a photo yeah it's not a painting it's a photo that is stunning oh look there's there's another photo that River mountains that absolutely that is absolutely awesome what a stunning scenery the river it says the river picture with the barn it's the shield's river which has browns and rainbow trout in it and cutthroat trout dream with all the green bushes is called fish fishing Creek or something no did with brook trout and this is this is awesome

thanks so much this is from Royce it rice lives in Montana in the US he's been watching videos on YouTube a couple years

I don't just appreciate the material in your videos but I really enjoyed the relationship that is displayed between you and your father you seem to really enjoy each other's company with sincerity and the respect you have for your father is enviable and a rare thing to see these days I'm an avid outdoorsman who's been fishing hunting and hiking all over Montana for 40 years my family was one of the original families that settled in the northwest part of the state in the mid 1800s making me around fifth generation oh his so these pictures are all from Montana which I've never been to by the way but it looks stunning well tanner is one hundred and forty-five thousand square miles with only 1 million permanent residents and 50% of the state is public lands with some of the most amazing wilderness in the lower 48 states I'm not certified guide or do I make a living off the outdoors I'm just a good old boy who knows a lot of great areas in the state the area I live in is incredible gateway to some of the best hunting and fishing in the world with that said I just want to offer you and your father an open invitation to visit and I would love to personally guide you guys to some once-in-a-lifetime places to camp or fish that is awesome you send me a picture in as well hanging out at the mountains that is so cool thank you man I love this kertzer cuz you can double grip it just for the extra support Amazon box I definitely didn't order these

oh I did say about some candles in the video and that is tailored something 30 candles boom

I'm not going around her candles anytime see oh here's the personal message from Rob thanks Rob Mike I hope these will last a bit longer in your cabin I really enjoyed watching you and your dad build it precious memories from Rob from Alabama that's so cool Candace from Alabama boxes just came bigger I'm just getting buried it's another Amazon box noise no this is this is a good one this big firstly this is from jaylene or Jolene love your bids we're sad to see you didn't have source for your bacon sandwich on your overnighter here's an XL bottle for the cabin to make sure you don't run out in the future

best regards can't wait to see what you do next from Jay this is from Jay in the US like an industrial-sized h piece what's I didn't bring any bacon today but that is that's staying here so that every time I've neat bacon boom I got some but it's so cool it's very thoughtful I literally forgot my sauce on one trick and in return I get an absolute beast of a bottle that's so good thank you so much Jay I know this is a link viewing guys but you seem to really enjoy me opening my mail so maybe we'll make this a regular thing depending on how this is from Mitchell oh it's looking cool what is it oh just so you can see that it's like a camo forest camo looks like and here's a note with my name in the front shut up

creaky cabin it's a lovely card with a little mouse on the front and it says hi Mike and dad that isn't here guys but he always watches these just a few items from Colorado us you guys from the u.s. are pumping things in just a few items for you Colorado USA to show my appreciation for your channel I have enjoyed watching you and your dad doing what you do great times for sure and a good learning experience hopefully this will get through customs it did get through customs and you can joy the little extra something from one of the best breweries [Music]

here in Colorado we have over three hundred and eighty-five breweries oh man that would be bad news for me if I was there plus some other items I have been crafting best of luck in 2018 Cheers Mitchell Mitchell's got a youtube channel guys called guns knives and beer go and check him out Mitch you domain you Dominion this is Carl's a little boots bachelor for me oh that's awesome a little like bear carving let's get in on this you guys can see it look at that carving that's from Mitch cheers that's so cool and this guy staying in the cabin as well Mitchell and just so you know he's gonna sit about there probably I'm gonna name him Mitch this little dudes called Mitch wicked that's so cool oh there's another well there's more crafty items he's made me a little let up pop open the kind of purse which is awesome that'd be handy for like a little bits of tinder or even just general coins and things like that made from leather that's really cool and a little tinder pouch I like making these as well they are really cool I could probably store some coffee beans in this one actually do you know what I could combine subscriber gifts and get the old Saint Lucia coffee beans and store them in here I don't like to cut my bag by the way as well I think I'll definitely use them and this this could be a great food storage bag Mitchell thank you that could get some reuse all there's more bits Mitchell jam so there's another bit a little pouch made in USA by guns nice is obviously Mitchell's thing and I think that's his bear logo I guess tiny little pouch look at that tiny and in it is oh little spice yours too little spice jars that I can use that's so cool I might probably put some pepper in that that's a really neat little product and it looks like it's hand made by him say how cool is that that's really cool really small as well really compact I like that I'm getting a bit dark on let me come back a bit hold on there's more there's more another pouch where the noise easy to see pings it and there's more yes there's this loss another cool bag that can be used over another little storage bag they had a double button open padded oh yeah there she's and it's padded as well and it's endpoint triple India Pale Ale renegade brewery company I've never heard of renegade over here in the UK in England certainly say maybe you guys do it because a lot of my viewers are from the US and I like that little padded the koozie to you guys cool that comes with it it's like it's like a double worm well it just stops you're big in fashion about I guess it's another biggie I think it's the last of the big boxes guys

let's get through it okay I have this month male before there's the Knights something small there something I gotta be careful a because there's a lot of Oh what no way no freaking way that can't be real oh I thought the Badger Schoen here was epic oh look at the size of that I recognize that's certainly not an animal that lives here native here in the UK that's patrol there we go I've sorted its jaws up the joint that's a beast I reckon that's some sort bear something hello my name is Joel I'm 17 and my father Jeff and I love watching your videos we are from Pennsylvania in the US I'm sending you a knife and a spoon which seems to be what was in this package

look that's like a swiss army a Swiss Army knife and spoon like spork look at this this thing has everything you need to eat bottle opener which we use to open Mitchell's beer knife that's cool cool multi-tool like that thank you so that's what was in this package whether they guys the black one yeah so he says when I could spin in a fork on it also I'm sending you a Pennsylvania black bear skull which my dad harvested I believe it would look great in your cabin we are actually interested in building a cabin of our own thanks for all of your great content I appreciate it

a Pennsylvanian black bear skull one I almost definitely treasure and the fact that your dad harvested this it's definitely a real skull I can tell you're fat your dad harvested this is just so much more meaningful that's so cool

thank you that will be going up on the shelf right now there you go Joel that is where I'm putting the black bear skull there's my barges skull which we found dad found the bud is Galu the difference

badger black bear but yeah like where our predators here in the UK your predators over in the US okay Joel and subscribers you see now I've wedged the stick in the back of his jaw there so his jaw kind of stays open and it looks beastly so they're both their jaws are opened that's an awesome gift thanks so much Joe this is the last one the last package if you're still with me thanks so much I really appreciate it guys I hope to be doing boys now I recognize he this is from my buddy Tim Tim bloom Angelica bushcraft I'll pop a link to Tim's bushcraft site he makes really cool handcrafted bushcraft here this is a surprise I didn't know this is coming already tim has a Jack Russell dog like Jack's Michael he's giving me some fantastic Spurs yaks this is so cool - very tender sticks obviously for Jack's unless I'm in a survival situation and this Tim did message me saying he sent me something and I reckon I know what it is that is incredible this is waxed wax canvas so oil will skin material if you can see that a really lovely material look how well Tim stitches this so this is a dog coat for Jack's so there's the front there's the back and on it there's his sort of heart his sternum clip that goes round Jax's chest so Tim's thought this or two and because Tim's got Jack Russell peanut he probably knows the measurements because they're all pretty small dogs and they're quite easy he's got a fox luck folding rain collar there or I like to call it the Dracula collar when Jax has it on and look at that wall on the inside - Pete Jack's nice and warm in the winter that's really cool he's got these little rivets here and little pockets Oh is there treats in there Oh poo bag pocket gotta have those you can never have enough food bags who bag pocket you should paint on that Tim and I guess that's one in the other side as well yeah double pretty bag pocket then where Jack who's enough it is and every loads of it that's an awesome little coat I can't wait to put that on Jack's later

that's so cool thanks so much Tim oh I can't get out the cabin this is too much stuff in here Wow what can I say that is so kind of you guys have really appreciate that some amazing gifts from from those of you that sent me stuff obviously there's a link in the description if you're interested but I am pretty bogged down with uh some you know awesome gifts there that's just so kind of you and also to the guys who've subscribed to ta fishing my dad's channel you know that's that that's how we started YouTube was just me and dad making making fishing films back in 2011 I think it was 2010 so yeah if you haven't subscribed to ta fishing going I'll pop a link in the descriptions below or go and search ta fishing that's Dutch channel do go and hit the subscribe button over there some you know he's obviously very grateful for as well I am I'm very lucky you know I'm very fortunate to have you guys subscribe to the channel you know I value that above anything that you're enjoying the videos and things like that where I'm getting personal letters and personal notes that shows that it's all worthwhile for me more so than the numbers game you know I joined YouTube before it was all monetized so for me if YouTube went kaput you know if they stopped all monetization tomorrow I'll get on with it I'll still make videos maybe not as frequently but I would still make videos on YouTube because it was a passion way before it was my income and that's just the way it is you know I would continue to make videos because it's helping to inspire you guys and that's that's the teacher in me really because being an ex teacher that's what I like to do is just inspire kids to get out there to enjoy education to try and learn things and that's you know that's what it's all about at the end of the day that's what ta outdoors and ta fishing is all about it just trying to get out there with family with friends with mums with dads brothers sisters cousins whatever like just go outside enjoy yourself and also try and learn something new each time you go outside but the best way of learning is making your own mistakes I'm serious that is the best way of learning going out there doing it it's okay to fail doesn't matter if you fail people fail all the time I failed doesn't mean you failed at life it just means you failed at something but in order to succeed you have to fail you have to know what failure feels like so trust me I've felt it plenty if you're not already subscribed to the channel please hit the subscribe button and remember to tick that little Bell notification as for plans for me I just recently did that collaboration with Alec Alec steel which was awesome never done blacksmithing in my life he is an incredible teacher he has an awesome YouTube channel uploading really regularly so do go and check Alec's channel out he taught me loads about blacksmithing if I'm honest he taught me loads and yeah he's going to be coming on to my channel as well soon we're gonna be doing some cool sort of bushcraft outdoor stuff I have some bigger trips planned in February and one or two longer trips and also March I've got some longer trips as well so there's lots of cool stuff coming up obviously more collaborations with dad as well getting him on the channel and we're going to develop this pallet wood cabin a little bit more so thanks for sticking by and I'll see you soon in the next episode

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