The Memberships
Three ways to go deeper.
One is a place to slow down. One is a place to build something. One is a plan to change your life. All of them are capped. None of them are for everyone.
Choose your level
Hearthside
The Hearthside
"A place to slow down."
$15/mo
Founding rate: $12/mo locked for life — use code HEARTHSIDE20
Limited to 200 members
What's included
- Weekly podcast — members-only episodes included
- Monthly Cabin Dispatch — a letter from the land
- Members-only videos
- Early restock access — Chaga and provisions
- 5% store discount
- Member comment threads
- Two physical mailings per year — a surprise from the cabin
Timber Frame
The Timber Frame
"For the ones building something."
$25/mo
Founding rate: $20/mo locked for life — available at launch
Limited to 100 members
Everything in Hearthside, plus
- Monthly Skills Download — growing library of guides, calendars, field notes
- Quarterly Fire Q&A — live, by the woodstove
- 10% store discount
- Two physical mailings per year
- Annual Built by Hand roll
Also includes all of Hearthside:
- Weekly podcast
- Monthly Cabin Dispatch
- Members-only videos
- Early restock access
- Member comment threads
The Roadmap
The Roadmap
"A plan, not just a passion."
$99/mo
Founding rate: $79/mo locked for life — until October 15, 2026
Or: $1,500 lifetime access — one payment, no renewals
Limited to 50 members
Guided coaching, not a membership
- Three-path curriculum — raw land and build; existing structure; established rural property with mortgage
- Unlimited direct email access to Shawn — he responds personally
- Full Skills Download library including Roadmap-specific worksheets
- Quarterly Fire Q&A with priority queue
- 10% store discount
- Two physical mailings per year
Also includes all of Hearthside and Timber Frame:
- Weekly podcast
- Monthly Cabin Dispatch
- Members-only videos
- Early restock access
- Member comment threads
The Hearthside is for people who want to feel this life. The Timber Frame is for people who want to learn it. The Roadmap is for people who are done waiting and ready to plan it.— Shawn James · My Self Reliance
Side by side
| Hearthside $15/mo · 200 members |
Timber Frame $25/mo · 100 members |
The Roadmap $99/mo · 50 members |
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| Content | |||
| Weekly podcast (public episodes) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Members-only podcast episodes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly Cabin Dispatch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Members-only videos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Skills & Learning | |||
| Monthly Skills Download library | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Roadmap curriculum (3 paths) | — | — | ✓ |
| Roadmap-specific worksheets | — | — | ✓ |
| Access to Shawn | |||
| Member comment threads | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quarterly Fire Q&A (live) | — | ✓ | ✓ — priority queue |
| Unlimited direct email access to Shawn | — | — | ✓ |
| Store & Physical | |||
| Early restock access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Store discount | 5% | 10% | 10% |
| Physical mailings per year | 2 — a surprise | 2 — expected | 2 — expected |
| Recognition | |||
| Annual Built by Hand roll | — | ✓ | — |
| Lifetime access option | — | — | $1,500 one-time |