So funny... I am an hour NW of Philadelphia, and right now at noon the real feel temp is -5 degrees Fahrenheit! Due to high oil costs I set my programmable thermostat for 58 at night and 60 when I'm gone during the day. During the evening when I'm home my top temp is 68 degrees. I just have to chuckle that you are in the middle of feet of snow, and your temps and heating are even warmer than mine. I just love your little house and wish I was young enough to do the same and be able to chop all that wood to save money.
This is why I subscribe to you...I live in WI & we get the snow & cold, too. There are more tiny house videos available with warmer temps than the colder temps like we have. I can't relate to people that only need to worry about storing shorts & tank tops & maybe jeans. I have that too but I also have a parka, boots, hats, chain saw chaps & so on. That kind of stuff takes up more room than shorts & tank tops to store. I love your videos...keep them coming.
Heating with natural gas, propane or wood pellets usually means they require electricity to operate, there are non-electric versions but they are the exception to the rule. In a power outage gas hot waters heaters still work if your water still works, a bathtub full of steaming water can be quite cozy. I loved the hot water halo, awesome😁
I love watching your videos at the moment with all the snow. We’ve had record breaking high temperatures here in South Australia. Last week it reached to just under 47C which is 116F. Some towns in our state reached close to 50C (122F). Even with great insulation, window coverings kept closed and our ac on full we still struggled to sleep with indoor temps overnight of around 30C (about 86F).
I know some people don't understand how I can survive in the cold here, but with cold, you can always warm up, put more wood in the fire, put more clothing on, etc. I don't know how you can deal with heat like that!
Same thing here in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It has been hell. And add power cuts to that cause the grid cant take it so... Not even a fan for hours, some áreas no water. Climate change deniers make me mad.
When my kids were small, I lived in a very old house, so I prepared for the nasties. I kept three kerosene heater in my basement for emergencies. They came in very handy several times, once for three and a half weeks after s particularly nasty ice storm. I used kerosene lamps too.
The cup of water looked so cool when it froze. Really nice. That's my spot right there, glued to the fire place after it's roaring hot. I'll move in July when it's warm. lol Good video!
Hi Ariel, good to see your doing well. That was pretty cool with the boiling water freeze in the air. 72° inside, is the perfect temperature, in my opinion. I live in Western n.y. and it's been below zero, coldest winter ever this year, this area. Love seeing what's going on in your neck of the woods, thanks for sharing. Love ya
Nice video. Thanks for beautiful boiling water to frost shot.science. Great to see you and learn the ropes for your setting. Love that your snow is so dry!
-28f with windchill of -55 overnight here in Wisconsin. Not use to this cold. Wearing lots of layers and sitting by the heater after getting chores done. Along with a warm bowl of home made soup. Good to see you and Burley doing well in the snow.
I learn so much watching your videos and admire your industriousness and independence. Sent a few little items from your wish list to thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Loved watching boiling water freeze in the air! Give the puppy a hug for me! 🙏🏻
Great thumbnail photo, love it! Who says you can't freeze your butt off and still enjoy Winter?! Then again, here in damp/cold North Eastern Canada, you have little choice, lol! Stay warm and enjoy 🙂❄
I'm on electric heat, using 3 of 6 baseboard heaters in -40 temperatures, it works...and I can always go to my Dad's wood heated home which is only very close to me in an emergency. I am looking into an alcohol heater for a back-up heater of some sort also, and my pipes do freeze, but I leave the water running a tad, and the works for me....thanks, Ariel for the great video!
U are so cool. We used to throw boiling water. I love ur videos. I love my 2 story pop up tiny house but you inspire me to continue to live simply but Well!
Good advice! Be prepared. You do get a LOT of snow. Way more than we usually get here in central Alaska. I've never tried the boiling water thing at -20 F but I've done it at -40 F quite a bit. At -20 does it still make that satisfying sort of pop when you toss it? I'll have to try. Not cold enough tonight. It's just around 0. And you are so right about wood heat. It is the best most comfortable home heat I've encountered. Radiant heat just gets you warm all the way through. It's a little messy but, hey, it's worth it.
Very Cool demo with the water. Thank you for sharing that. Here in SE Arizona, we probably will never get a chance to try that demonstration. Really enjoying all of your videos and the amazing information you have about living tiny. Good job!
Hi again! Excellent packed full vid Ariel! You helped alot of folks with this one especially the newbees! They'll learn quickly out of necessity regardless at least I sure hope so!! I know you two are warm and cozy so catcha next time!!
I woke up and it was 5 degrees here in Kentucky this morning. So my way of staying warm was loading up my van and I'm on my way to FL. Can't stand the cold weather.
America by pop up William Blair I went from Lake Tahoe, Northern California, to Southern California for the warmth. Love the 72 degree days. I will head back up in early Spring though. Miss the mountains too much.
You can live in your van??!! If I had a van I believe I would head to Arizona for the winter - have a neice stationed in San Diego and would have to visit her. Would be great to be close enough and warm enough to visit without being a pest - lol.
Am sure your wood fire is keeping you warmer than my forced air and poor insulation. :-/ 64° when it was 14° below. Indiana doesn't normally have those temp. - we do have a gas fireplace for power outage. Keep safe and warm!
"resident moose" needs a name,- my place is small n love cold winter, fireplace,good comforter, lots hot tea,coffee, very relaxing to me, - floor rugs help alot as well
Nice and well presented video on life in a cold climate. You are doing well with your tiny home. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Stay safe!
Helô (I did look up the Welsh for Hello) from approx 326 miles south of Jackson Hole as the Golden Eagle flies in sunny 4800' Palisade Colorado. I do look forward to your posts and videos and get such a warm fuzzy from them, thank you very much for that. I reside about 3 miles from the base of the Grand Mesa so if i want Snow all i have to do is drive about 30 minutes (around about is the way) and i am there. Normally though I am content down here between the Palisades and living in the agricultural Grand Valley. Thank you so much for the sharing of your life and spectacular photography. Hugzzzzz from Angry Old Hippie.
@@FyNyth I am getting closer to where i need/want to be, maybe in another 10 years or so. Where might you ask, close to where i am now but up another 3,000'-4,000' above my 4800' :)
Sigh. Here in the usually warm south, we have no such problems on a regular basis. We would move to a snowier, colder climate but for the location of our kids and grandkids. :( I loved the cup of water, too!
Last night was our coldest night so far this season.last year was colder.so @17 degrees I stayed up all night chunking wood in my huge stove.i have backups for my backups.lol 6 separate heat sources.ty for video
Warm up coming Monday for the Northeast. A welcomed change! Wood stoves are great. Unfortunately we rely on gas and electricity for heat. Power outages do happen for brief periods. Our next home will have a wood stove or fireplace.
Very nice presentation Ariel, I am north of you in Montana and it was a tropical 29 degrees Fahrenheit this morning. I enjoyed your boiling water demonstration but sort of cringed when you were standing out there with no hat, but then i am an old codger and the fiber on the roof is thinner than it used to be.
@@FyNyth Ja, i hear that, but some of us are not blessed with lots of hair on the back of the head, so a wool hat is what i do even in the tropical heat of almost fluid water.
I really like your videos, Ariel. I expect your house is more toasty than mine in NC. (~68F all winter). Just curious, how long will that wood stacked next to your stove last? I've just started noticing it. Plus I got a cool screen grab of your science experiment at the top.
When I bought my little cottage-house back in 2003, it only had a Fuel Oil Tank as a heat source. I didn't think of a backup heat source until that first Winter, when the power went out and was out for hours ! With health issues, that's NOT a good thing . I prayed my way through it, but boy, talk about uncomfortable . I said Never Again ! That will not happen to me again if I can help it ! I found a place online in Kentucky that sold these beautiful (replica ) Victorian style Propane Heaters. Big and heavy duty. I figured I might as well get a good one and make it pretty at the same time . ! Its been a blessing . Yes, I did have to rent a Propane tank with a local company , but I am good with that.The elec. has gone out several times in the Winter over the years...so having a back up source of heat is vital and key. You just have to have it !
Hi Ariel, love your good vids they are very informative as always, now my question is how do you get burley up and down in the loft? sorry if i may have missed that one if you explained in an earlier vid , thanks
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U should try using a wind turbine to add to ur power system. They are really cheap and if u have a lot of wind on ur hill by ur house it might be a good inexpensive way to get more reliable power
There's actually not a lot of wind anywhere close enough to be feasible to gather power from for this location. While I can feel a light breeze some days in semi nearby location that I can't feel at my house, the closest spot with good wind is about 100 miles away.
I know you use Timberwood to build your tiny homes on Wheels I'm saving money right now to do that but I'm going to incredible tiny homes on wheels their prices are very reasonable the other thing is that the way they designed they're tiny homes on wheels is they Run they're pipes in between the metal sheet of the bottom of the trailer and the subfloor and they spray foam in between so that keeps it warm he runs the pipes from the floor to the sink into the shower head so there is no freezing of the pipes except of course you have to use the heat wrap for the hose that goes to your tiny home
Your inside home temperature is 80, i converted the 80f and its 26c thats too warm for me, In our house only that its on AC since i am in the Philippines but we keep it at 20 to 21c. Thats my cozy temperature. :-) oh and ariel im still hoping you will take a video of your evening beside your cute fireplace and the view outside with stars and moon, and maybe your dinner by the fireplace. Thanks Much
My folks in MN and sister in WI are getting -54* wind chill. I'm in TX and we had 16* wind chill one morning but staying in the 30's at night. But being TX we will see +70* next week before dropping to 30's again. Expecting everyone to be sneezing or coughing afterwards. 😒 I live in a travel trailer and am keeping warm with two little heaters.
Excellent sound practical advice and I got a kick out of your ice rainbow. The temperature at my house is OMG cold and I'm wondering if I should try that trick myself. Part of me thinks it likely the water will freeze into a lump and land on my head (I'm an optimist), maybe not. Kudos to Burley for remembering to sound the dog alarm and leave the Moose in peace. Please give him a good boy scratch for me, thanks darlin.
The water spray was really cool! Here in NC is was about 10 degrees last night, and the wind was brutal! I was wondering how your tiny house was holding up with you and burley considering all of this bad weather right now. Glad to see ya'll are doing well:)
Great video. We don't live in a tiny house but it's only 900 sq. ft. I notice you have a small wood stove that might be just right to add as a secondary heat source. Our house is open concept with no doors (well the bathroom has a door) so one heat source does the whole place. What is the make of your stove? I was told you should keep wood stoves at their maximum to cut down on creosote build up and many manufactured stoves are too large for this place. Thanks.
Mine is a Grey Stove Works Mini CT12. No longer manufactured as far as I know. The next closest models I know of are the Hobbit or this one that a friend is currently installing in his tiny - amzn.to/2WCVIRx
Thanks to you, I finally understood why I Always felt cold in my small appartment in Brittany, France (where we have a really wet climate). That's because my electrical heaters only heats the air. I've always been a big fan of woodstoves but never had one yet. I plan to build my Tiny House on wheels in the next two or three years, and I'll definitely put a woodstove in it. Thanks a lot for the many informations you give us. That's really helpful to have honest answers on a lot of matters. Wish you a happy day ! P.S : Are mooses really dangerous ? They are definitely impressive !
Best wishes with your building plans! Most of the time moose are quite docile around people. But sometimes they do charge people, bash in cars, break windows, etc. And they pretty much always want to kill canines. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, etc.
Ariel, having grown up on the East coast like me, do you find the lower sub zero temps of higher elevation/dryier air more comfortable than the more humid/damp teens-30s back East? Your winters look so much more pleasant than PA most of the time, albeit they also last much longer. I've wanted to move to WY, ID, UT, CO or MT for a long time now, but haven't visited in winters other than CO once in my 20s.
Why is there no snow on your roof? I understand that snow has weight but it is also the best insulation. Does the roof kick the snow off or is there something that I'm missing? Here in the Arctic it is good to have snow on the roof, if the structure can support it.
It's a dark colored pitched metal roof so gravity takes it off and sunshine speeds up that process. The roof could handle 180 pounds per square foot of snow load. Snow is indeed good insulation which I why I use it as a skirting. But the roof it quite well insulated already.
OK, I think I remember from last winter that the roof was full of snow. It just struck me as odd on the last video that the roof was empty. I have the same kind of roof here in the Arctic and felt obligated to ask. Best warm, wintery wishes! @@FyNyth
Oh it just comes and goes pretty much every storm. If I take photos while it's still snowing or right after it stops, I can catch a shot with snow on the roof. :)
Don't worry, I love your channel! It's clear that your weather is very different than we have here in the Arctic! It's interesting to see the differences..
Looking at the video it would appear that most of your windows are oriented to the south(sun shining in). Was this accidental or did you have improve the site by leveling or tree removal to have this happen?
Well half of them are. I did park the house so that it's long side is south facing for sure. But since my lovely parking spot is on the north side of a northeastern facing mountain, I certainly don't get as much southern exposure as would be ideal.
Hi Ariel, I've noticed you have a vent at the foot of your stairs that is always open. Is that so the fire can draw air. Do you ever close it ? TIA xxx
Valerie Shepherd It’s not for the stove She mentioned during the video that’s a propane heater that she doesn’t use anymore now she has the wood stove .
Yep Mits has the answer. That is one of the three vents for the built in vented propane heater. The only time air can come through there is if the heater is running and blowing hot air out of it.
@@FyNyth Ok Thank you Ariel xxx I've only ever lived in a brick n sticks house so don't really understand all the circulatory systems in a tiny build/RV/Caravan. Thank you Mits and Ariel xxx xxx
It's -29 with wind shield of 38 and am sitting here in my tiny house with my puppy and it's +29 and 1 window is open a little am 3 years now grr your still 2 years a head of me girl lol
People can acclimate to a fairly wide range of climates, as long as they spend a few years in any one place, but it also helps with proper layers of clothing and a deep, penetrating, heat source can help increase your tolerance and give you a buffer from the cold. It's one of the reasons people love wood stoves, as well as sauna's, etc. in the winter...
pretty prefect end result. Good on Burly to tip you off as I'm sure it wouldn't be cool to go outside all bleary eyed and find some big old fury animal parked outside your house.
It has to get down to -44 ℉ for propane to stop flowing but it can depend on the kind of canister you are using as some will use a mixture of propane and butane... www.outdoors.org/articles/amc-outdoors/why-do-canister-stoves-fail-in-cold Though, like water pipes, you can winterize the space you store them in...
Um yeah I guess they are frozen. Just like all the tires on all the vehicles in all the parts of the world that get below freezing. If it was below -40 real temps, they do loose some of their flex.
Wow that is awesome ways to stay warm. My Grandma had two wood stoves in her house. One for cooking and baking and the other for heating and it would be super hot. Once at Christmas time, it was 10 below outside (she lives on top of a mountain in WV) and her house was so hot, I went outside in shorts and a tank top and felt good. We have 2 back up heating options in our house.
Afternoon beautiful and Burley too, wow I just love the pants sexy.😊besides skirt i do love tight pants, jeans and they look good on you beautiful, wish i lived closer, ☺
Beautiful arched spray of boiling water freezing instantly.........WOW. That is cold. Love how you are prepared and stay toasty warm in Fy Nyth.
Just love the sound of all the singing birds!
Taking a sneak peek at the latest in your tiny house living. You are the new breed of pioneer women! 🌺😊
So funny... I am an hour NW of Philadelphia, and right now at noon the real feel temp is -5 degrees Fahrenheit! Due to high oil costs I set my programmable thermostat for 58 at night and 60 when I'm gone during the day. During the evening when I'm home my top temp is 68 degrees. I just have to chuckle that you are in the middle of feet of snow, and your temps and heating are even warmer than mine. I just love your little house and wish I was young enough to do the same and be able to chop all that wood to save money.
Sending warm thoughts.
Really enjoy your videos. I got 2’ of snow the last 2 days here in Hailey ID. as well. Tons of snow this winter. Stay warm & healthy. G
Glad you are safe and warm in your cozy nest. Loved the freezing water demo. Stay safe.
great video Ariel, that "boiling water" shot was facinating, stay warm (both of you) and good luck : )
This is why I subscribe to you...I live in WI & we get the snow & cold, too. There are more tiny house videos available with warmer temps than the colder temps like we have. I can't relate to people that only need to worry about storing shorts & tank tops & maybe jeans. I have that too but I also have a parka, boots, hats, chain saw chaps & so on. That kind of stuff takes up more room than shorts & tank tops to store. I love your videos...keep them coming.
that thumbnail is *brilliant.* absolutely the most creative and striking instance of boiling water vs extreme cold i've ever seen.
Heating with natural gas, propane or wood pellets usually means they require electricity to operate, there are non-electric versions but they are the exception to the rule. In a power outage gas hot waters heaters still work if your water still works, a bathtub full of steaming water can be quite cozy. I loved the hot water halo, awesome😁
Very true and something a lot of folks don't tend to think about until the power does go out.
I read about the first drain freeze boy were you lucky. Glad all is well now. You do a great job and great info for anyone wanting to live tiny.
Glad it's helpful!
Must be so cozy inside there.😊
Hello ,keep you safe and warm. God Bless!!!!
Very encouraging. It’s been many years since we’ve had the amount of snow and extreme cold and wind. Record settings.
Wow amazing with the boiling wayer
Thank you for your wealth of knowledge. Your videos are always informative. I speak for many when I say we love to see Burley grow.
You are welcome. And me too! :)
I love watching your videos at the moment with all the snow. We’ve had record breaking high temperatures here in South Australia. Last week it reached to just under 47C which is 116F. Some towns in our state reached close to 50C (122F). Even with great insulation, window coverings kept closed and our ac on full we still struggled to sleep with indoor temps overnight of around 30C (about 86F).
I know some people don't understand how I can survive in the cold here, but with cold, you can always warm up, put more wood in the fire, put more clothing on, etc. I don't know how you can deal with heat like that!
Tracey Bradshaw wow, I would hate that! We keep our heat/air at 68F year round.
Yep 44 here in Melbourne last Friday.
Same thing here in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It has been hell. And add power cuts to that cause the grid cant take it so... Not even a fan for hours, some áreas no water. Climate change deniers make me mad.
Irulana27 that is terrible. I really feel for you. Thankful at least for consistent power and water here.
When my kids were small, I lived in a very old house, so I prepared for the nasties. I kept three kerosene heater in my basement for emergencies. They came in very handy several times, once for three and a half weeks after s particularly nasty ice storm. I used kerosene lamps too.
Hi Ariel we woke up this morning to 4 below 0. You look like you're warm and cozy in your tiny little house.
17 here this morning in East Tennessee. Very windy yesterday. Only lasted a couple of days so I wont complain. Snow came and was gone in a flash.
The cup of water looked so cool when it froze. Really nice. That's my spot right there, glued to the fire place after it's roaring hot. I'll move in July when it's warm. lol Good video!
Hi Ariel, good to see your doing well. That was pretty cool with the boiling water freeze in the air. 72° inside, is the perfect temperature, in my opinion. I live in Western n.y. and it's been below zero, coldest winter ever this year, this area. Love seeing what's going on in your neck of the woods, thanks for sharing. Love ya
Nice video. Thanks for beautiful boiling water to frost shot.science. Great to see you and learn the ropes for your setting. Love that your snow is so dry!
-28f with windchill of -55 overnight here in Wisconsin. Not use to this cold. Wearing lots of layers and sitting by the heater after getting chores done. Along with a warm bowl of home made soup. Good to see you and Burley doing well in the snow.
I love a good hot soup especially in the cold weather! I'm glad you are able to stay warm!
L Muledeer brrrrrrrrrr!
I miss my woodstove. I had to move. The heat is amazing. Love your videos
I learn so much watching your videos and admire your industriousness and independence. Sent a few little items from your wish list to thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Loved watching boiling water freeze in the air! Give the puppy a hug for me! 🙏🏻
Aww thank you! That's very generous of you. Burley gets a lot of hugs :)
Great thumbnail photo, love it! Who says you can't freeze your butt off and still enjoy Winter?! Then again, here in damp/cold North Eastern Canada, you have little choice, lol! Stay warm and enjoy 🙂❄
Your a very intelligent and sharp young lady"
Kudos to you....
I have to say it again, “I love your life”!
Love you Ariel!!!
I'm on electric heat, using 3 of 6 baseboard heaters in -40 temperatures, it works...and I can always go to my Dad's wood heated home which is only very close to me in an emergency. I am looking into an alcohol heater for a back-up heater of some sort also, and my pipes do freeze, but I leave the water running a tad, and the works for me....thanks, Ariel for the great video!
Stay warm!
It is -9 here an it’s to cold lol, we have a generator to back up or electric.... in an old farm house! Love you videos!
Woke up to about 4 degrees F today in CT. No real snow yet!!! I'm OK with that.....I'm ready for spring!!
U are so cool. We used to throw boiling water. I love ur videos. I love my 2 story pop up tiny house but you inspire me to continue to live simply but Well!
Good advice! Be prepared. You do get a LOT of snow. Way more than we usually get here in central Alaska. I've never tried the boiling water thing at -20 F but I've done it at -40 F quite a bit. At -20 does it still make that satisfying sort of pop when you toss it? I'll have to try. Not cold enough tonight. It's just around 0. And you are so right about wood heat. It is the best most comfortable home heat I've encountered. Radiant heat just gets you warm all the way through. It's a little messy but, hey, it's worth it.
It doesn't pop at -20, colder would be better for sure. It hasn't been -40 here for about 8 years though.
Very Cool demo with the water. Thank you for sharing that. Here in SE Arizona, we probably will never get a chance to try that demonstration. Really enjoying all of your videos and the amazing information you have about living tiny. Good job!
Hi again! Excellent packed full vid Ariel! You helped alot of folks with this one especially the newbees! They'll learn quickly out of necessity regardless at least I sure hope so!! I know you two are warm and cozy so catcha next time!!
I woke up and it was 5 degrees here in Kentucky this morning. So my way of staying warm was loading up my van and I'm on my way to FL. Can't stand the cold weather.
America by pop up William Blair I went from Lake Tahoe, Northern California, to Southern California for the warmth. Love the 72 degree days. I will head back up in early Spring though. Miss the mountains too much.
Enjoy your trip!
@@FyNyth enjoy your snow
You can live in your van??!! If I had a van I believe I would head to Arizona for the winter - have a neice stationed in San Diego and would have to visit her. Would be great to be close enough and warm enough to visit without being a pest - lol.
Thank you for a wonderful video!
Am sure your wood fire is keeping you warmer than my forced air and poor insulation. :-/ 64° when it was 14° below. Indiana doesn't normally have those temp. - we do have a gas fireplace for power outage. Keep safe and warm!
We are, thank you. You stay warm!
I just found your channel, you live an amazing life
Welcome! Thanks for joining us here.
"resident moose" needs a name,- my place is small n love cold winter, fireplace,good comforter, lots hot tea,coffee, very relaxing to me, - floor rugs help alot as well
It's a bit hard to name them as I seem to have 2 single ladies, one young bull, and 4 mama's with calves around. :)
@@FyNyth OMG That is so awesome *,*
1:14 _THEE COOLEST_ episode of Fy Nyth yet 🙌🏻😄👏🏻🌬❄️
:)
Nice and well presented video on life in a cold climate. You are doing well with your tiny home. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Stay safe!
Helô (I did look up the Welsh for Hello) from approx 326 miles south of Jackson Hole as the Golden Eagle flies in sunny 4800' Palisade Colorado. I do look forward to your posts and videos and get such a warm fuzzy from them, thank you very much for that. I reside about 3 miles from the base of the Grand Mesa so if i want Snow all i have to do is drive about 30 minutes (around about is the way) and i am there. Normally though I am content down here between the Palisades and living in the agricultural Grand Valley. Thank you so much for the sharing of your life and spectacular photography. Hugzzzzz from Angry Old Hippie.
Sounds like you've found a perfect spot for yourself!
@@FyNyth I am getting closer to where i need/want to be, maybe in another 10 years or so. Where might you ask, close to where i am now but up another 3,000'-4,000' above my 4800' :)
good doggy
Your are awesome Ariel
Good video Ariel. ☺
Good informed suggestions.
Sigh. Here in the usually warm south, we have no such problems on a regular basis. We would move to a snowier, colder climate but for the location of our kids and grandkids. :( I loved the cup of water, too!
Last night was our coldest night so far this season.last year was colder.so @17 degrees I stayed up all night chunking wood in my huge stove.i have backups for my backups.lol 6 separate heat sources.ty for video
6? Nice. You would always have something working!
Warm up coming Monday for the Northeast. A welcomed change! Wood stoves are great. Unfortunately we rely on gas and electricity for heat. Power outages do happen for brief periods. Our next home will have a wood stove or fireplace.
Excellent video!!!
I have a steam system in an old brick home. Doesn't even break a sweat at -30. Blessings.
Nice!
I'm in Minnesota. We have gotten to - 60 or - 65 with the windchill. Schools have been closed all week so far.
Stay warm!
@@FyNyth thank you I am do it you do the same. By the way I really love your skirt where did you get it?
@@missadkins5882 Thanks! Thrift store. :)
Very nice presentation Ariel, I am north of you in Montana and it was a tropical 29 degrees Fahrenheit this morning. I enjoyed your boiling water demonstration but sort of cringed when you were standing out there with no hat, but then i am an old codger and the fiber on the roof is thinner than it used to be.
Sunbathing weather! :) Long hair does retain a lot of heat.
@@FyNyth Ja, i hear that, but some of us are not blessed with lots of hair on the back of the head, so a wool hat is what i do even in the tropical heat of almost fluid water.
another tip, open cabinet door below sink, will help not to freeze
Good one!
I really like your videos, Ariel. I expect your house is more toasty than mine in NC. (~68F all winter). Just curious, how long will that wood stacked next to your stove last? I've just started noticing it. Plus I got a cool screen grab of your science experiment at the top.
Yeah my house can easily be 90+ degrees if I don't open some windows. :) The pile next to the stove lasts about two days.
I have to try that boiling water trick some day, that is beautiful! Sadly (?) it rarely gets that cold here, 0 F is about as cold as it can ever get.
At -20 it works, but colder is better for that trick. :)
-20 F, so about -30 C? It never gets that cold here even if I'm far north of you, I'm on the coast.
Yep. I hear it works even better at -40 or -60F.
I'll try it if I visit the Antarctic :-)
When I bought my little cottage-house back in 2003, it only had a Fuel Oil Tank as a heat source. I didn't think of a backup heat source until that first Winter, when the power went out and was out for hours ! With health issues, that's NOT a good thing . I prayed my way through it, but boy, talk about uncomfortable . I said Never Again ! That will not happen to me again if I can help it ! I found a place online in Kentucky that sold these beautiful (replica ) Victorian style Propane Heaters. Big and heavy duty. I figured I might as well get a good one and make it pretty at the same time . ! Its been a blessing . Yes, I did have to rent a Propane tank with a local company , but I am good with that.The elec. has gone out several times in the Winter over the years...so having a back up source of heat is vital and key. You just have to have it !
I do think this is very important if you are in an area that get's very cold! Glad you are comfy now.
Hi Ariel, love your good vids they are very informative as always, now my question is how do you get burley up and down in the loft? sorry if i may have missed that one if you explained in an earlier vid , thanks
Carry him! :)
Adorei o vídeo. Apesar da neve, sua casa continua linda. Você segue empreendedora, realizada e feliz. Qual o período que permanece com neve nesta região! O lugar que você mora oferece estrutura para a gente se hospedar! Ate breve,desligo.
Thanks! There is usually snow on the ground 8 months a year, though we can get snow or freezes in the summer too.
U should try using a wind turbine to add to ur power system. They are really cheap and if u have a lot of wind on ur hill by ur house it might be a good inexpensive way to get more reliable power
There's actually not a lot of wind anywhere close enough to be feasible to gather power from for this location. While I can feel a light breeze some days in semi nearby location that I can't feel at my house, the closest spot with good wind is about 100 miles away.
You are a trooper!
I know you use Timberwood to build your tiny homes on Wheels I'm saving money right now to do that but I'm going to incredible tiny homes on wheels their prices are very reasonable the other thing is that the way they designed they're tiny homes on wheels is they Run they're pipes in between the metal sheet of the bottom of the trailer and the subfloor and they spray foam in between so that keeps it warm he runs the pipes from the floor to the sink into the shower head so there is no freezing of the pipes except of course you have to use the heat wrap for the hose that goes to your tiny home
I've seen a lot of nice homes from Incredible Tiny Homes. Best wishes with your tiny plans!
Nice information. You are luck that you don't get much wind there.
I do enjoy cold. But warm or cold, I don't like wind.
Your inside home temperature is 80, i converted the 80f and its 26c thats too warm for me, In our house only that its on AC since i am in the Philippines but we keep it at 20 to 21c. Thats my cozy temperature. :-) oh and ariel im still hoping you will take a video of your evening beside your cute fireplace and the view outside with stars and moon, and maybe your dinner by the fireplace. Thanks Much
It is pretty easy to adjust by opening a window a little more. :)
Thanks Ariel. Always :-)
That was cool. Haha I like the pose the best.
My folks in MN and sister in WI are getting -54* wind chill. I'm in TX and we had 16* wind chill one morning but staying in the 30's at night. But being TX we will see +70* next week before dropping to 30's again. Expecting everyone to be sneezing or coughing afterwards. 😒 I live in a travel trailer and am keeping warm with two little heaters.
I'm glad you are staying warm enough!
Ariel , -50 here Wi. going to be 30 degrees sat. sun. back to normal, lot of wood and nat. gas here! Thanks, LOL DJK wis.
Glad you're good!
Excellent sound practical advice and I got a kick out of your ice rainbow. The temperature at my house is OMG cold and I'm wondering if I should try that trick myself. Part of me thinks it likely the water will freeze into a lump and land on my head (I'm an optimist), maybe not. Kudos to Burley for remembering to sound the dog alarm and leave the Moose in peace. Please give him a good boy scratch for me, thanks darlin.
Just a big of centrifugal force from the swinging motion of the mug should prevent it from hitting your head. :)
@@FyNyth hahhahahaaaaa thanks darlin, your a sweetheart.
"omg cold" ha, great term!
The water spray was really cool! Here in NC is was about 10 degrees last night, and the wind was brutal! I was wondering how your tiny house was holding up with you and burley considering all of this bad weather right now. Glad to see ya'll are doing well:)
I agree with the water spray. Most that you see don't make an ice rainbow. I'd like to see that one in slo mo.
Great video. We don't live in a tiny house but it's only 900 sq. ft. I notice you have a small wood stove that might be just right to add as a secondary heat source. Our house is open concept with no doors (well the bathroom has a door) so one heat source does the whole place. What is the make of your stove? I was told you should keep wood stoves at their maximum to cut down on creosote build up and many manufactured stoves are too large for this place. Thanks.
Mine is a Grey Stove Works Mini CT12. No longer manufactured as far as I know. The next closest models I know of are the Hobbit or this one that a friend is currently installing in his tiny - amzn.to/2WCVIRx
hit -18 today centigrade midlands U.K. would love to be where you are
Thanks to you, I finally understood why I Always felt cold in my small appartment in Brittany, France (where we have a really wet climate). That's because my electrical heaters only heats the air.
I've always been a big fan of woodstoves but never had one yet. I plan to build my Tiny House on wheels in the next two or three years, and I'll definitely put a woodstove in it.
Thanks a lot for the many informations you give us. That's really helpful to have honest answers on a lot of matters.
Wish you a happy day !
P.S : Are mooses really dangerous ? They are definitely impressive !
Best wishes with your building plans! Most of the time moose are quite docile around people. But sometimes they do charge people, bash in cars, break windows, etc. And they pretty much always want to kill canines. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, etc.
Wood heat is the BEST!!
Ariel, having grown up on the East coast like me, do you find the lower sub zero temps of higher elevation/dryier air more comfortable than the more humid/damp teens-30s back East? Your winters look so much more pleasant than PA most of the time, albeit they also last much longer. I've wanted to move to WY, ID, UT, CO or MT for a long time now, but haven't visited in winters other than CO once in my 20s.
Absolutely! I find winter here far more comfortable. You do have to enjoy a lot of winter months in this area though. :)
Why is there no snow on your roof? I understand that snow has weight but it is also the best insulation. Does the roof kick the snow off or is there something that I'm missing? Here in the Arctic it is good to have snow on the roof, if the structure can support it.
It's a dark colored pitched metal roof so gravity takes it off and sunshine speeds up that process. The roof could handle 180 pounds per square foot of snow load. Snow is indeed good insulation which I why I use it as a skirting. But the roof it quite well insulated already.
OK, I think I remember from last winter that the roof was full of snow. It just struck me as odd on the last video that the roof was empty. I have the same kind of roof here in the Arctic and felt obligated to ask. Best warm, wintery wishes!
@@FyNyth
Oh it just comes and goes pretty much every storm. If I take photos while it's still snowing or right after it stops, I can catch a shot with snow on the roof. :)
Don't worry, I love your channel! It's clear that your weather is very different than we have here in the Arctic! It's interesting to see the differences..
Looking at the video it would appear that most of your windows are oriented to the south(sun shining in). Was this accidental or did you have improve the site by leveling or tree removal to have this happen?
Well half of them are. I did park the house so that it's long side is south facing for sure. But since my lovely parking spot is on the north side of a northeastern facing mountain, I certainly don't get as much southern exposure as would be ideal.
Do you use your alternate heat source if you are away from home beyond the capability of your wood stove when it is very cold?
Yes. If I have to be gone for a while, I turn on the little propane one as a backup.
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Hi Ariel, I've noticed you have a vent at the foot of your stairs that is always open. Is that so the fire can draw air. Do you ever close it ? TIA xxx
Valerie Shepherd It’s not for the stove She mentioned during the video that’s a propane heater that she doesn’t use anymore now she has the wood stove .
Yep Mits has the answer. That is one of the three vents for the built in vented propane heater. The only time air can come through there is if the heater is running and blowing hot air out of it.
@@Mittibh Oh ok... Thank you very much Mits xxx
@@FyNyth Ok Thank you Ariel xxx I've only ever lived in a brick n sticks house so don't really understand all the circulatory systems in a tiny build/RV/Caravan. Thank you Mits and Ariel xxx xxx
Does the wildlife (wolves, bears, coyotes etc.) not attack Your adorable dog?
Oh they would for sure if he hung out along out in the woods. He stays with me and sleeps inside with me though.
It's -29 with wind shield of 38 and am sitting here in my tiny house with my puppy and it's +29 and 1 window is open a little am 3 years now grr your still 2 years a head of me girl lol
Glad you're cozy!
how r you even standing outside
You do adjust to the cold if you live somewhere where it is usually cold! :)
People can acclimate to a fairly wide range of climates, as long as they spend a few years in any one place, but it also helps with proper layers of clothing and a deep, penetrating, heat source can help increase your tolerance and give you a buffer from the cold.
It's one of the reasons people love wood stoves, as well as sauna's, etc. in the winter...
It was only -8F, and while that may seem cold to mortals, Ariel is really the Cailleach. 😉
great snow bunny.
How many takes before you got the best shot with the warm water? More than one is my guess.
I did three. Mostly because the range of the spray was wider than I though so the first two the camera was too close and cropped some of it out.
pretty prefect end result. Good on Burly to tip you off as I'm sure it wouldn't be cool to go outside all bleary eyed and find some big old fury animal parked outside your house.
Do you use propane for cookng? Does it ever get too cold for the propane to flow? Or maybe that only happens with smaller rv systems?
Yes I do. And no, with 100 pound tanks I've never had a problem. The little 25 pounders can fail to vaporize when the temps are this low.
It has to get down to -44 ℉ for propane to stop flowing but it can depend on the kind of canister you are using as some will use a mixture of propane and butane...
www.outdoors.org/articles/amc-outdoors/why-do-canister-stoves-fail-in-cold
Though, like water pipes, you can winterize the space you store them in...
Don't your tires freeze? Or did you take them off.
Um yeah I guess they are frozen. Just like all the tires on all the vehicles in all the parts of the world that get below freezing. If it was below -40 real temps, they do loose some of their flex.
Do you cut your own wood to burn?
Yep! Sure do. You can find videos of that in this playlist - ua-cam.com/play/PLahYrM1qHHGNacFKackN8sLHq_lnteAFh.html
Interesting information.
Give Burley a scratch behind the ears for me!
Wow that is awesome ways to stay warm. My Grandma had two wood stoves in her house. One for cooking and baking and the other for heating and it would be super hot. Once at Christmas time, it was 10 below outside (she lives on top of a mountain in WV) and her house was so hot, I went outside in shorts and a tank top and felt good. We have 2 back up heating options in our house.
Wood heat is so lovely!
How did you find the property that you live on?
You should try blowing bubbles and see what happens.
I thought about it. But I didn't have anything around to blow one with or I would have given that a shot.
Well, if its possible to keep a 3000sf house warm why wouldn't you be able to keep a small house warm...?
well santa clause will need to be a shapeshifter.
:)
I love it! 20 below and you are dressed for a Fall day in Arizona
;) Well for one you do adjust to the cold. But also most of my layers are wool and pretty warm.
@@FyNyth You are the BEST!!!
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Afternoon beautiful and Burley too, wow I just love the pants sexy.😊besides skirt i do love tight pants, jeans and they look good on you beautiful, wish i lived closer, ☺