The solo project was undertaken by Shawn James, 47, of Barrie, Ontario who runs the YouTube channel 'My Self Reliance' which explores off-the-grid living He began building the cabin in June of ...

Shawn James is very good at building cabins in the woods. Working under the YouTube name My Self Reliance, he silently goes through the step-by-step process of building a cabin in the Canadian forest.

He’s got the video evidence to prove it. With just over two million subscribers to his YouTube channel, “My Self Reliance,” James, who is 52 and originally from Barrie, Ontario ...