This past summer I begin building a wood-fired sauna and shower house at my remote, off-grid cabin. The sauna is perched on the edge of a 300 foot-high bluff overlooking the lake, and is surrounded by blueberries and glaciers. It is close to completion. In this video I am working to install the exterior log siding on the sauna. Next summer, when the weather is warmer, I will apply a penetration log oil to the siding to protect it from the rains. The Inside is not yet complete and I also still need to build some exterior stairs. These projects will be featured in some of my future videos.

I get a lot of questions about how I get electricity at this off-grid cabin. There is no power grid within 75 miles of this location, and it is quite remote. I get all my power from a small, portable 2200 watt Honda generator. I run the generator only a few hours a day when I need electricity, otherwise I use lanterns, oil lamps and candles for lighting. I much prefer the silence of the mountains to the convenience of electricity, but when I am building, there are times when it is nice to be able to use a power saw.

I hope you enjoy watching this video as much as I did making it.

Peace.

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