Creating an Outdoor/Indoor Chillout Space! Off Grid Living in Portugal
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- Опубліковано 7 гру 2018
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I have been binge watching your vlogs. I am going to be lost when I am done with all of them. Please keep them coming. I am enjoying your adventure.
hint for the shelter; spray the roof with marine waterproofing ( for sails)this makes the top waterproof and makes the fabric last much longer.
You guys are so fun. You make working feel like play. I can't not smile when I watch you and get excited about seeing your projects. I wish we could hang out but you're there and me here and never between shall meet. But that's the great thing about the Internet, we don't have to meet people to fall in love with them. I love you guys!
It's a "cultivator" (with a bent tine!) - used for breaking up dug-over earth, hooking out weeds, raking up leaves and mulch, etc. - useful bit of kit :-)
Jeremy Esland: It is a cultivator, but used to dig up a row for planting a garden.
Great gazebo 😍😎
Take a tip from one who knows, cut one fence post up in 60cm lengths, then bang them in the ground next to the chill out uprights and then tie or tape them together. Then make some guy strings using similar system. If you don't, one morning the chill out area will be in the nearest town .....without you.
Love this idea
@@theindieprojects Yep. You gotta anchor that thing before it sails away upon the wind. But you're gonna love having the extra space to hang out and enjoy the warmth of a nice campfire out front. Kitty will love it too. Although kitty has a great spot above the cab that's the envy of other cats. What a great spot!
We put one of these up at work for guests every year, and every year it gets destroyed by wind. If your fairy lights don't get enough sun, switch them around so you can put the solar panel up in the crook of the tree. That will save you from constantly kicking it too.
@@CMCrockett I had the identical gazebo to this one and replaced the fabric roof with brush wood to allow wind to pass through better. Still got wiped out and destroyed by a storm. Lovely idea to have it, but don't get too attached to it :(
Indeed - and, when wind is forecast, open the back so wind can gush through, else, even when anchored, the wind will rip the roof off!
I'm really enjoying vlogmas. Your videos are my favourite.
You're such a lovely couple, and your enthusiasm for what you are doing, as well as your constant hard work is such a joy for me to watch.
I'm glad you're following your dreams and I look forward to seeing how you develop your land 😃.
So loving this trend of seeing you every day. The land is awesome! And so are you guys.
So so so HAPPY for you Guys!
Love seeing all your daily achievements 😊also Gingy is so sweet and yes they love to tuck away in warm small spaces💞
During the winter you will need to tilt your solar panel to get max benefit.
Thanks for adding to my day! I enjoy you both.
Wow guys. I am so happy for you. Really nice. It looks amazing. Love it. Great video. Thank you
Amazing guys for an outside chill spaces x
Sweet Gazebo and outdoor room!!❤️ You are both in your element and are so happy 😁
loving vlogmas, and that gazebo is nice, I think your going to need to anchor it down better though
VloGmas is great! It just made my life so much better! I love your shelter thing with led lights, must be awesome in the sunset n night. You get great montaaaage about your led-shelter.
As others have said, 5 gallon buckets of sand, additional tie downs off the corners, anything to anchor that nice shelter, also known as a huge wind sail, or it will be a giant pile of twisted metal and cloth!
Your videos are fkn awesome. Savage quality.
Thank you.
It's lovely ...
You guys enjoy your work, which helps you see your dreams become reality,. If I were to attempt to build out an empty van, I would barely know where to begin, nor which tools I'd need to buy or borrow.
Most likely, you are only using that rake since it's there, & maybe the only one you have. As with construction work, using the right tools for the job will save you time, move the job along more quickly, while sparing your bones & muscles from fatigue.
The garden rake Bea is using has stiff, short, thick tines, & can put up with years of use. You can buy a 30 year old one at a yard sale & expect to get another 50 years out of it. They are designed to be used on cleared, weeded soil, to chop at & break up clods of soil, to remove stones, with a back & forth motion, & then, finally to refine & level out soil, to prepare for planting, like when about to sprinkle grass seeds to grow a lawn. Then with some seeds, with a gentle, shallow back & forth, going along the length of rows, raking gently to mix those seeds into the top 1/2" or 1" depth, then water gently - trying to not disrupt the even distribution of seeds. You can also use the flat of the back of the rake to level it out, without the rows made by the tines. You can also tamp down using the front side of it down on the surface, with the handle straight up, like maybe to level out a pile of soil a bit.
Those are also used to mix in soil amendments into the loosened, native soil, using it in a push-pull motion to mix in - for example - lime ( to neutralize acidic soil), a 3" layer of composted, aged manure, garden compost, & maybe kelp, or green sand - depending what your soil needs for ideal growing conditions - like for veggies, etc...A garden rake is then used to blend whatever amendments have been spread on top of the cleared soil in relatively even layers, then all is mixed in with the top few inches of native soil. The tines of those rakes are just the right length for jobs like that, & can be useful in raking up from that blended layer of amended garden soil, raised rows, & then to level those raked up rows, once ready to plant. They're also useful when laying down pea gravel for paths, or for cleaning & evening out established gravel paths, or putting down an even layer of gravel onto which you might prepare to lay down bricks in a leveled sand bed for a patio, or other types of patio & path stones.
To be much more effective in raking up cut grass, weeds, etc, it would be easier on the hands, arms, neck & back to be using a rake with a fan shape with some spring to it. That way you can cover more surface area more quickly. A rake like that allows long, sweeping swipes to gather up lots of cut stems, branches & leaves quickly & to pile them up. Those rakes have flexible tines, which are closer together. that way, with repeated short raking strokes, the spring in the tines helps to prevents fatigue, as you can scrape away at the soil surface too, once you get down to that, to loosen & gather surface debris.
For fall leaves, & large, lightweight cut growth, all one might need is a large, lightweight plastic rake, to gather large swaths of whatever sits on top, to pile up. They are not heavy - so can be useful clearing larger areas more quickly with that much wider fan shape. For raking up cut brush like that, you'd be better off with a strong, but springy metal, med sized, fan shaped rake.
Fantastic.. A shelter is exactly what i'm planning for my block too. Love the van but you are right, sometimes you just need a bit more space.
All the best
Great looking shelter
Hi Theo and Bee such a lovely place, and loving the new canopy so pretty with Fairlight to. Doing a great job love watching your videos. Xxx
hey guys, what Gingi is doing might seem like weird behaviour, but is in fact pretty normal feline behaviour... cats love to sit up high and observe "their kingdom", and cats also love tight and tiny spaces (as proven by the amount of "cat in cardboard box" vids that can be found on youtube), so what Gingi is doing is pretty normal (for a cat atleast)
Awesome videos
Great to have granddad and grandma's tools.
I've been considering getting a gazebo like that for shade on my patio, & to create a sense of privacy from neighbors if desired, & a perfect space for sitting around for drinks & food. The fairy lights will be a magical touch. I have a solar lantern like that, but you'll need to get it out in the sun to have it light up at night. Mine no longer lights up, but I still enjoy seeing it. Guess I could try to replace the solar charger or the light bulb.
When it's going to be rainy or windy, you might want to remove the fabric & put it back when the weather is less wet or windy. It'll prevent the gazebo from blowing down, being smashed, & the fabric getting splashed with mud or getting mildewy. Might as well keep it in like new condition as long as possible. I have seen some get trashed by wind. The frames just aren't strong enough for that level of stress to the frame. The legs can pull up so easily too, when the covering becomes a sail.
That said - I'm really looking forward to seeing how you put together your outdoor kitchen. I've been wanting to do that for years. When I was a kid, we bought a big ol' colonial New England home, & in the back yard was a hand built stone fireplace/ grill. Alongside the grilling area, they'd built openings on either side to hold wood & kindling, etc. My parents weren't into using it for cookouts using wood or charcoal, but I'd made a few small fires to toast marshmallows on sticks.
I've seen some really cool pizza ovens built on UA-cam, where the fire is in the back & you lay the pizza in the narrowed chamber to the front. You can also build them with side areas, & use those for baking foods in roasting pans too.
Since you're off grid & using solar, you might take some of the load off by adding propane for fridge, cooking, & they have some great little heaters for vans too.
So excited to see your place in Portugal, with fruit on the trees & land to work with. I hope you try growing veggies, if you haven't already.
In the 70's I use to do macrame. It is so much fun! Makes beautiful plant hangers etc...B you should try it!
It's a safari hut love it 😎🎩👌
Thanks for another great video. I really enjoyed it.
That Chill Out garden canopy looks great. The lights will give it great evening ambience. Be sure to stake it down securely, or the wind will take it away.
Kitties naturally take to elevated perches. Probably something to do with the stalking instinct.
Maybe you should give “The Land” a proper name, like the Home Place, or Base Camp.
The montage was very nice, and an evening walk around the place must be so relaxing and reassuring.
Good Vibrations
Montage👍😁
Your tent looks great, but please take note of Stephen B´s advise. Those little pegs you used will not hold it down when the wind gets up!
HI Theo & Bee - so glad you're able to make good use of the solar lights - the seating area will be a great cosy spot to watch the sunset. Enjoy - Thanks for sharing the journey - Marianne & Chris
I love the outdoor shelter idea
We’re excited for it!
Hi there
You ought to set up a spreadsheet to calculate electrical consumption from your devices. So you can either input running hours of each device and it will tell you consumption. Or tell it which items you are using and it will calculate the run time.
Not hard to setup given the specs of your gear.
Also I concur with other comments, regarding tying down the awning. As a caravan we of over 30 years it is amazing how little wind is required to pick up an awning or tent and deposit it two hundred yards away.
I remember the Fastnet tragedy, I was in a caravan in Cornwall and the wind was turning over caravans, cars, tents disappeared .
Much love aiden, I just watched that video from when you got robbed I fitted emotions because you looked so crushed
Would be great if you could get a shot of the fairy lights in action!
I have one of those tools. We call it a potato fork. It Cabe from my husbands grandma
Looks like it may be getting to be time to start planting your own food soon. Love the fruit trees!! So lucky guys.
And as others have said, nail that shelter down or it will lift off at some point when you least expect it.
What is the device under Gingies neck? Is it a tracker? If so can you get us some info please?
We also will be getting a Webasto heater. Ours will we the Air Top 2000 STC for use with petrol. Hope to have the same efficiency.
make your solar panels tilt-able, for the winter( low sun )
👍🏻
I need to repair my van body work and I know the labour costs are cheaper in Portugal comparing to the U.K.. I was going to ask you both if you could suggest van body/rust repair somewhere in your area? Great videos!
Plant herbs in the hanging baskets around the bath.
I have a question:
What is the square box on the collar of ginger bear your cat?
Please make an aerial montage of your land!
You have one lucky cat. Could you make her spot even more perfect with a towel or blanket so she can have all of cats' favorite amenities, i.e., high, small, warm, and soft? By the way, how do you spell her name?
Ilene Satchell Ginjey Bear
Just a comment from a worrier - some sort of storm strap on the shelter maybe? Just in case...
So 20º is almost too hot to work and you feel dehydrated. Well, then better "hibernate" in Summer there... ;-)
Yeah don’t plan to be here in the summer until we have to barn converted and plenty of cold water. I didn’t know it was a competition 😀
@@theindieprojects What competition? All I wanted to say: It won't get cooler in Summer... :-)
Try maki g a bio digester. Will power a old gas water heater just with kitchen scraps and old cuttings, just Google bio digester, I've made one it cool ...
Another fun video! Are you going to name your land?
Yeah I agree with Carrol, you need a name for your land (other than "our land" obviously).
"Arland"
Kidding. 😉
Awesome guy!! Bee that Ikea lamp is a winner :)
Hi. Was that Bee 🐝 singing in the montage 😊
It’s a hand plough
Where did you get your Gazebo from and how much, if you don't mind me asking?
Where in Portugal is your homestead? Why did you guys build in Portugal and not Spain? All the best
cats love height
I think the tool is a drill rake.
It would have been a better idea to immediately build that in wood. Can be done very cheaply, especially in Portugal.
Does the broom break down into compost?
or dry it out and tie it to a wooden handle and have a broom (Broom by name broom by nature :) )
Are you going to put a burner in it??
What’s the song you use during the b-role?
What does “stuck in” mean?
It's beautiful
It truly does not look like that will keep you dry 😖
Please do secure it down much more tightly as a big wind will just turn into a kite and fly it away
The tool is a Harrow.
What is the track on the montage???
Want more information on the diesil heating system 🤔
Wow - 20C too hot to work wow - don't come to OZ then - that's a winter day.
It is a winter day here and is probably the same temp as Oz in the summer to👍🏻
@@theindieprojects OK - tho i think ur latitude is higher...i'm on just under 32S
....medit climate zone so they say - but is hotter here than any of europe - to the best of my knowledge.
20C sounds like excellent gardening and outdoor projects weather to me ;-)
For interest I turned my Southern latitude into a Northern one and put the longitude to the same as Lisbon and ended up just off the coast of Morocco near Marrakesh. LOL.
The lack of drone footage is disturbing! ;-)
Gin-gee needs a shelf in the comer by the top.
cool, you can also go to Indonesia, many interesting places there: Bali, Komodo Island and Borobudur, etc.
Wheres Gingey?
She was in the video?
Do you guys have an email I could contact you on please , thanks
contacttheindieprojects (at) gmail.com
Why do brits call the ground, the earth’s ground...the floor?
Dr Goebbels you recognize the phenomenon though, right?
Dr Goebbels while I’m fully onboard with those sentiments, I have to say that quirky cutesy lighthearted vanlife videos aren’t really the appropriate forum to discuss such issues lol
Dr Goebbels haha
20 degrees - too hot - you will be off to Norway then soon ?:-/> That's not even 70 degrees F. It's this level of resilience that built the Empire. NOT :)
Come visit and put in a days work of lifting and pulling massive stones and we will see how you feel 😝🤣
@@theindieprojects Sounds like a great offer - perhaps after Christmas :) I didn't mean to imply that you couldn't feel hot, just that it was going, is going, to get alot hotter. I also echo the sentiments about making sure the gazebo is very well tied down. This is a great Advent Calendar. All the best from the Norfolk Broads which suddenly thinks it is the Lake District :(
Yeah you are spot on! Saw a great comment about using the fence post so will probably do that 🙌
Another word for it is cultivator
Literally?
i wouldnt bother growing veg..not worth the effort..better off just keeping the land clean..
Definitely worth growing your own garden, unless you are travelling, then not. Use lots of fertilizer or compost. Will have great vegetables
charlie123866 so little effort. Huge payoff.
Watch the Beltaine cottage on UA-cam..... she never Burns anything. She believes it's not good for the land or environment
This is seriously boring.
Like your attitude 🤣