The First Monsoon Storms Hit! We Thought We Were Ready This Time
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- The first rains of the monsoon season hit. It seems like we're always doing something last minute to prepare.
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We are Jim and Jessica, a husband and wife team who made the leap from city life to an off-grid homestead in Southern Arizona. We've started this lifestyle equipped only with two Permaculture Design Certificates and a whole lot of determination.
We’d like to share our journey of starting a sustainable homestead from scratch with all its ups, downs, and lessons learned. Watch us take on the challenge of modern homesteading, off-grid life, and turning this barren piece of land into a desert oasis.
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The quail family’s a real good sign of the quality of life you are enjoying and encouraging to flourish, participating along with all the members of your natural neighborhood.
Amazing colors in your sky!!!!
Some really lovely shots in this video. Mother Nature really gave you some beauty to work with.
Y’all are doing so great!!! Love to see the progress. Pray you get all the rain you need!!!
Every little thing you take care of before a storm is less you have to worry about. Even if it is overkill. Always pays in the end.
Happy 4th you guy's🇺🇸👍❤🤗 happy for the rain!!!👍😊
I can't wait until yall start to plaster the interior😍
Wish we would get RAIN 🌧️ in California
Yes rain!!!!!
I think rain is my favorite time of year.
The smell the coolness the smell.
Yes my favorite time.
Thanks for giving updates on the cisterns levels!
Lovely rain!
You're both so likable.
Nice catch on that lightning strike!
So happy for you guys! God bless
Jim its nice seeing you so proud of your work! Jess great editing! Keep it up.
Jim and Jess FYI check your coils on frig and freezer use an air compressor to blow the blockage off , I just learned just thought of it when saw them , I think you guys are doing an outstanding job I am overwhelmed with Jess artistic level and your capabilities to get tasks completed thanks for the videos
Jess I have to say you are a little 🌼 🌸 🌻 flower. When I started watching 2 1/2 years ago you were closed a d a bit shy. Now you are opening before my eyes. More security is coming out of you and confidence. Being in front of a camera can make one a little to aware.
Now we see more you Now.
You are amazing.
Mr. Confidence is also amazing. Lol
She's one that is quiet, but when she speaks it's always something of value.
Be glad when you make new videos. I keep repeating watching the videos that are old. I seem to experience the enjoyment you both ,share.
Man that rain ain't no joke when it comes down , I remember driving and having to pull over cause I couldn't see the road .
Glad y'all are doing ok out there, love y'all!! 🥰🥰
I was thinking …. She looks so much happier, is she ??? PREGNANT???. We will see!
It is so nice to see Jess with that beautiful smile! She seems so much happier now! Maybe baby time?
@@0900McShizzle seriously? They announced a surprise! An "addition"! Why are you being rude to a nice lady who is just trying to guess what the surprise is? It's a logical guess. And please explain to me how this comment is "forcing" a child on this happy couple!? 😂🤣😂🤣🤦♀️ good grief.
I also was thinking that a baby is on the way. She’s got a glow that’s she’s not had since the loss in the family.
I really enjoy how much you guys appreciate getting rain. It's the simple things that matter.
I like you two! 👍🌸😊
Hi, Iam very happy that you have some rain ☔ May God continue blessing you.💝💝💝💝💝💝
Cheers ya all🌨💫Happy Independence 💦🌈💧
Yay congratulations on the monsoons rain.
Monsoon is always singular unless you are discussing multiple year duration. It is a season, like Winter.
Love y’all’s videos!
Thanks!
Happy and safe 4th of July, Jim, Jess and everyone
Blessings to too wonderfull people thanks for the videos
I, at 82, am a homebody=. As "Thom Lear said: "Be it ever so decadent, there's no place like home!" Cheers.
You both look so happy dancing in the rain!!!!! Congratulations on all the success with water pipes, plaster testing and up coming surprise!
See you soon. Shirl K - Texas
Water !!! That all important source. Looking good guys.
Congrats on the rain collection!!!❤🎉😊
I love your positivity! Your cistern has inspired me to do the same (but smaller). Thanks for the update.
Nothing like a desert rain. I remember the smell and watching it come from miles away. Beautiful to see the lightening show. Glad y'all are enjoying it and corrected things to fill your tanks up. ❤🙏
Awesome....and love that last lighting shot👌
Hey you go to my home depot! Jim you are getting really good at representing in your videos, its always interesting to see what you’ll do next. But….. Jess is of course the star of the show. Smart talented beautiful, Shes got it all. Id rather watch you guys than anything on tv.
Yes i even get excited when it rains. ITS A BLESSING IF YOU ASK ME. Az. Getting more rain than Tx. is. Tropical storms and Hurricanes when we get a lot of water! and Monsoon> I would dig out some shadow ponds, For Wild life to come drink and hang out. Giving you more food to hunt. Run some plastic in them to help hold the water
I like that we are getting rain because we needed it and our barrels are filled up again. But I’m ready for the monsoon to end. Lol. ❤️😊🥰
What!? It just started. 😆👍
@@ourselfreliantlife That’s me! Lol.
Way to Grow Dream team! Smart per filter plan, I’m taking that for my garden. Home Depot’s costly, maybe consider construction sites for materials as modern building trashes up to 35% of there materials. Easily found buy calling local contractors who are green, especially. With permissions constructions sites can provide more than just supplementary resources, including the professionals and examples of there work. construction sites are an amazing under used resource in America. Jess seems different.
Hey you two is that little chimney Lane in a little bit you guys are doing so great I am so proud of you I wish I could do something to help you God bless you keep up the good work in the love and the light
Awesome video.. 🌷🌷👍👍
Have a fun 4th Jim and Jess
Always fun seeing your water catchment work your doing
another good video Tom
You guys are the best, love watching & following...
Well done you are an inspiration to us all .We are not short of rain in the UK ,but we have a government that if left in charge of Alaska would run out of snow.
There is something so satisfying when you catch rain. We just filled all of our tanks and we filled an empty 1300 gallon poly tank. We got two inches last week of rain. Sooooo grateful.
I love seeing you get the rains.
Jim - if that pipe ABS plastic, it will bow in the sun. Best to eventually replace with PVC and coat it with white primer for sun protection. Cheers👍🤙
Loved the monsoons when lived in Springerville AZ. Sometimes couldn't see 1 foot in front of us. Had to stop driving & wait til rains let up.
I'm so glad you guys are getting all that water. Have yall put any swales in around the property to hold more rain on the land?
Love Jessica 💕... And Crew... And you know who😁
Here in Arizona City Arizona we haven't gotten any rain yet, it's been around us. Casa Grande got rain, I wish we'd get some soon. Happy 4th of July weekend.
We haven't gotten any in Mohave County either.
4 corners area - not as much but the fires are getting under control
Thanks for the videos I really enjoy them. I think that attaching some 45’s facing down to the outside ends of the pipes in the roof should stop any water from leaking inside the house.
You're all wet !!! Glad the rains came and the studious efforts of both of you were right on target. Amazing plaster mix looks solid, fresh. Dome is happy and proud standing thru it all.You both should be proud of your Homested, all the problems, challenges encountered .. studied and overcome. Kudos and strength
Honestly man I can’t express enough how much you guys are inspiring me ,been watching u guys before u built the cistern and as I watch all your videos and the fellow Arizona offgridders It just confirms that it’s possible to live off rainwater in the desert it’s what I’ve been wanting to do for years now and it takes away a lot of the fear or unknown factor u don’t know till u take the leap of faith to actually start doing this, looking at land in Douglas/Wilcox area , and I can’t wait to report back once I’ve made a purchase , this is for my family I have two babies one boy one girl , thank you Jim thank u Jessica for inspiring me to come out to Cochise county
Jim I’ll probably spot u at Home Depot one day cuz ima be there all the time
Good to know about that prefilter! We certainly need one. Thanks!
Awesome to see the water collection system working and what could have been spilled going into the cistern 👍👍the table is standing up well to the rain 🌧 😀 👍🏻
Maravillosa lluvia🍀🍀
Have a good week guys, with lots more rain, we don’t really want it in the UK but hey, it waters the plants. Don’t like dull days, my solar panels just don’t collect as much! ❤️🇬🇧
I wonder if someone can use the rain for the water catchment and direct it into a water wheel to turn a generator to power up your your battery assembly. Would be worth a try I think anyway if someone could build it. I have been watching videos on rudimentary electric power systems. I would think even having a car alternator with a water wheel configured would work.
@@philliperskine4986 I think on their property they could, it could power the generator on its way to the water storage!
@@niknoks6387 exactly you are visioning the same thing i am talking about.
In my experience, the backflow you mentioned is caused by air build-yp in the flow path. If there is a vent for air to escape, you can catch and keep more water..
Great job.
THUMBS up to this video!!!! You all have a great 4th of July!!! 👍👍👍👍👍🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🌅🎉🎉🎉🎆🎆
Envious of you two, great job. Love watching .
We use to live in Glendale, AZ. Off grid in Wyoming saving money. Solar panels, wind turbine gave out. Good job, not along 3 humans, 3 Dawgs, 2 cats. Growing our own cilantro, rosemary, green chili.
Best video of the day!
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
I would build a roof over the big tanks, so it doesn’t heat the water! Plus you get more water from that roof! I once had problems with the sun heating water and mold grew much quicker!
Let's
Get
It
Flooding
🤷♂️Yaaaaal 🕺🕺💥💨🌀🌧🌦🌨⛈⛈⛈⚡☔🌊🌊🌊
GREAT JOB GUYS. NEED TO DIG SWALES TO CATCH RAIN WATER FOR GARDENING ETC. BLESSINGS 💚😊
Leave it to Jim to get so excited when it rains. Lol. It's so funny to watch him. Everyone else would be saying awe it's raining, but not Jim he gets excited. He must still be a kid inside. Lol.🧡🧡🧡🧡😎
We’re in the SW too. Rain is beautiful. Just add water and poof! Life appears.
Thanks for sharing 👍😀
Good to see your storing new water!
Man we need to get you a booster seat to help see over that steering wheel a little better 😂 I’m jk bro- we do need you to build more stuff tho btw- I see enough rain here on the east coast 😉 😆
Power up the dome I cannot wait!
A umbrella in the desert That was a new one for me .
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you guys.
I just discovered "My Little Homestead" a family of 7 (I think) who have been building on their property and You Tube for at least 6 years. They have a completely different approach to Earth Bag building, using continuous tubes, blocking for wall art, and laying in wiring for electricity as they go. You may want to watch a few of their oldest posts just to see what they are doing, find out if you like their techniques might work for you.
green dream has been to little homestead's homestead.
Glad you're getting rain. We live north of you. So far we have 2" for the year.
Great job!!
Haven't gotten a lot of rain yet here in the Globe/Miami area, but did get a gully washer the first day, complete with wind, torrential rain and hail, it was glorious! Love the views you have, to be able to see the rain coming from miles away, is a sight to behold.
Good to see the rain came in. Good fix on the pipe. We been in a bad drought at my place. Plaster looked to be holding up good. Looking for the power up video. Stay safe and Happy 4th.
Hi jessica!Jessica!! You guys are doing a grate job
You need to check your slope from the collector to the tanks. You need to measure to length of the pipe from collection point to entry into your tanks. Then calculate your drop/ slope ( at least 1/4 inch per foot) to get adequate flow into the tanks. Good luck with the rain.
I'm sure y'all thought of this. With respect to your vent pipes, if you put a 4 inch 90° facing downward I'm sure that you would get the same results. Good job with all that you and your wife has accomplished. I really dig those windows.
With nothing but respect, I don't understand why electrical take priority over protecting a years worth of work in the bags and cob scratch coat. It seems like finish plaster would be in order.
If I am ever out y’all’s way I would love to see the work yall have done! It looks fantastic. Consider it, I would love to learn from y’all! I am in Texas.
Playing in the rain is great ain't it
17:40 I usually tap my tank with a plastic pipe, it makes distinct sounds when hitting water..
I do the same with a 2’ to 3 foot stick heavy enough that when tapped against the tank there is a loud enough sound like the ringing of a bell. There is a distinct sound difference right at the water level inside the tank. No need to climb! You all are really making a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing.
Ohh yeahhhh!👀
the editing on this is fantastic...it's like watching an off grid verson of "this old house" Bravo you guys!!!!
It sure is a celebration when it rains in Arizona. I'm between Phoenix and Tucson. Hwy 10 & Hwy 8 exit 200. We get the winds and dirt flying have had a few thunder and lightning but no rain.
Looks good.
What an adventure glad you're getting a lot of rain so you'll have water up here where I live in The Valley we didn't get nothing
Beautiful rain! Where I am in PNW coastal rainforest.
it rains 7 months straight.. I love it! What is dry?lol
Always scrambling when the big rains come too.
What id do with a few months in a desert environment tho.
I love your channel
I just joined your channel and from what I can see at a construction stand point with 30 years of experience you guys are doing a great job.your home looks awesome. I would like to start the same thing buy some property out there and bring my camper and truck.to start with and grow as I go I have solar on my camper I garden as a hobby.and I guess I could get some chickens to raise I like those shed cabins buy one your good to start and your water system is great compost toilets are so easy to..im retired so I have an income to feed myself I noticed you have quails and rabbits there's some meat if you need it.lol. keep up the great work be safe thanks.
Majke sme feel good to watch you guys. You are so normal! Thank you