Working Solo, The Forest Kitchen, Off Grid Log Cabin Build, Ep. 2 S1

Working solo on the off grid kitchen beside the log cabin this week took a lot of effort as I built upwards into the canopy of the forest. I m starting to add more organic lines to the frame of the shelter and because there are no straight lines and my carpentry skills are amateurish, it s been challenging. It s 8 feet high to the eaves and the roof towers another 5 feet higher on the west side in order to allow smoke from the grill and earthen oven to easily escape without a fire risk. I ve decided to use mostly charcoal to operate the grill, oven and rocket stove to reduce sparks as well, so I ll start making charcoal in an underground pit soon. Lifting the heavy beams into place took all of my strength as well as some creative rigging with ropes, pulleys and ramps. As you ll see in episode 3 next week, the frame is done so most of the heavy lifting is over and I can start adding bracing to strengthen the structure before moving back to the ground to work on the stone work in the kit