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We Beat Winter - Roof Complete Before The River Froze

We finished the roof boards on our off grid cabin in northern Ontario - a major milestone. But when we tried to return one week later, winter had frozen the river solid overnight. After weeks of work, we finally completed the roof on our hand-built cabin with a traditional topping out ceremony. The structure is now weatherproof - a huge accomplishment before deep winter arrives. One week later, we drove through the night to install the door and seal the last gable end. The temperature dropped to -12°C as we traveled north. When we arrived, heavy snow had buried the boat launch. We separated the boat from the trailer, dragged it across the snow, and reassembled everything on the road. But by the time we reached the river, we realized the conditions were beyond what we could safely navigate. We called our friend Roger for advice. He suggested we could try pushing through, but we decided to wait and assess the next morning. When we returned at dawn, the river had frozen completely solid overnight. We attempted to break through the ice with a boat paddle, but it was done. Winter had locked us out. This is the reality of off grid living in the boreal forest - nature sets the timeline, not us. The cabin is weatherproof. The river is frozen. And snowmobiles are now our only access until spring. In This Episode: 0:30 Untarping the Cabin 4:20 Ridge Straps 11:00 Completing the roof planking 13:40 Starting the gable end 19:00 Resume roof planking 35:20 Topping off ceremony 38:30 Final retracing of the season 49:25 Overnight drive as temperatures drop to -12°C 50:45 Boat and trailer struggle in heavy snow 53:56 Consulting with Roger on river conditions 57:28 The overnight freeze that changed everything The roof is done. Winter is here. And we're just getting started. Next Episode: We return with snowmobiles to finish the door installation and seal the cabin before deep winter makes even snowmobile access impossible. off grid living, this off grid, off the grid, off grid cabin, cabin build, roof installation, topping out, winter camping, northern ontario, homesteading, log cabin, boreal forest, bushcraft, hand built cabin, remote cabin, winter survival, off grid living, timber frame, arctic watershed, wilderness living, frozen river Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Spirit In The Sky (Deluxe Edition) by Norman Greenbaum, https://t.lickd.co/l/nDmNZWqYmd9