Day in the Life Alone OFF GRID in the Desert
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2024
- Here's a typical day in the life. I'm currently living off grid alone at a remote cabin in the desert of New Mexico.
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I live off-grid and have Starlink; it works very well and is dang impressive.
Get you a straw hat and a net. And see if you can find you a gel bead scarf too soak in water and wrap it around your neck. Sounds crazy I know, but those things work. I worked 40 years in the direct sunlight in both West Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. A native of Arizona taught me that in thee late 70's. I was an apprentice plumber "ditch digger" then. I remember working in fountain Hill's outside of Pheonix once pick axing a ditch, had too be at least 160' long,, all day long! It was 114deg F. that day for a high. You get USE TOO IT!
Try sprinkling a whole package of cayenne pepper on the ground where you park at. I also soak pepper in water and spray the water, around my house.
I lost track of yoh shortly after c..hit wow your life has changed!!!
Time to catch up on some videos starting with this one
Very nice vlog. Your day seems to be pretty busy doing variety of things.
great man/keep up the good job/thanks much
Hi Nate! Your channel predates mine by about six months, and I was a big fan of your videos back in the original Element (and early NV200) days. Then life got in the way and I lost track of you, but I've been watching your videos again for the last month and have really enjoyed them. It's great to see that you're still living the dream. I'd love to come visit you guys down in New Mexico at some point! -Tristan
Right on! We'd love to have you Tristan!
Shed sounds like a winner
There are several UA-camrs I watch that have gotten Starlink and they love it. You got to get yourself a Cuisinart little grille they make the best cheese sandwiches and it doesn't burn. In fact, they make a lot of really good sandwiches, that are easy and quick. Great for patty melts, and tuna melts. Your place is really coming together and looks great.
Mike's smart he's got the gear for the area get yourself one and be amazed how better your working conditions are same with the rag you wet squeeze and it'll keep you cool for hours
You have really gorgeous views from your property.
Thanks for sharing your projects.
This dude works hard. Great job bro keep it going!
One thing you'll learn about Starlink is that it really needs as much wide open space and that it will rotate throughout the day. Even your house becomes an "obstacle" so you'll want to mount it higher up. Another thing to consider is purchasing the side mount for a house or pole mount and just run a permanent wire into the house to plug into. The dish is pretty rugged. Otherwise I think you'll be very happy with it!
I really enjoyed this video - you showed so much in it. I loved the lack of music so we could hear the utter, beautiful silence of where you live. That headnet/bug net should be the very next thing you buy (two of them). I also have a wildflowers poster tacked on my wall. 🌻🌞
Is this New Mexico? Totally looks like twenty minutes from my house!
PS-- I guess all I had to do was look in the description... Derp! 🤪
you live in a beautiful area man
I really enjoy your videos. Wish you would do more.
that poor grill cheese sandwich was toasted Nate! lol. Glad to see you working hard on your property!
Fresh Cab Rodent Repell, peppermint oil sprayed will also work for spiders as well.
kind of a random idea, but try putting a random fake snake near your car. In the Midwest you can do that or put up an owl to prevent rodents and small birds from coming around. 🤔🤷♂️
Also, I highly recommend putting another stair support by your tiny house. I could see it bending slightly as you walk on it. I'm sure I'm twice your weight and it would snap if it were rented as an airBNB. 😁
@@tykuhn22 Yes, I can see guests getting injured falling off of those stairs.
Yikes! No flip flop zone!
There may be a safety recall on your saw!! Please look up the model. the blade guard can shatter and hurt the user. csb123,cbs133l,cbs142lz ect. you are a long way from help.
If the shed you are building is anything like my wood frame garage here in south Texas it is going to get plenty hot inside. Maybe it's time for the adobe build?
Bet you miss the ocean and riding waves in that heat. Good job though.
Have you tried the "chill it" towels or headband yet? I've tried the towel, my company gives them out on the shop floor in the summer. I think they work. You move it around and a different spot is cold and when you take it off thinking it's not working anymore you'll feel that area stay really cold. I wet mine wring it out then freeze it.
Awesome video
I spray fluid film corrosion protection oil all over the underside, wheel wells, and even in the engine bay of my vehicles to keep the rodents out. They don't like the texture/smell and won't chew on anything that's been coated with it. Give that a try.
Looks like a great day in the life. Getting things done, staying busy around the homestead.
I've heard of you leave lights in the motors the mice won't nest there. Maybe like puck/pock ??? Whatever lights
Nice shirt bro!
You should have a dog! I'd suggest Australian shepherd!!! Joan
A hint on leaving the hood of your vehicle open during windy days:
For less 'sail-like' exposure use a stick or piece of 2x stock about 12" long, let the hood frame settle onto that and use a beefy bungee to keep downward tension on the hood so the wind can't move it. In my experience it still tends to keep rodents out (they don't like exposure to potential predators), while at the same time keeping rain etc out.
Would it not be worth it to get window ac unit and a generator just to not deal with the heat while you’re inside?
How peaceful! I bet you miss the surf but I miss the quietness more , away from the Covid frenzy....
Cities are decaying. Get out if you can.
🦋
Just drill a hole through the middle of the front door for the starlink cable.... you can use it to the pull the door shut....
I use sonic repplers to keep "friends" away. I bought the more expensive higher end ones. They work great. They even make ones that stick in the ground for underground "friends". Just an FYI.
Great job on this one! More like this. Keep up the good work.
Maybe it was a beekeeper hat that your friend wore. Why no Deacon or other poison for the mice?
Woooow, that's a big ass snake 🐍.
Was it a rattlesnake?
That's what I thought at first but no it's something else. The pattern isn't right for a rattlesnake and it doesn''t have rattles. Edit: a quick google for "snakes of New Mexico" -- it's a gopher snake.
I've been enjoying your content from the beginning and your desert project is inspiring... Keep up the great work!
You are quite a busy bee. Getting a lot done I see. The box on the front of the tiny is cool. Awesome sunset.
Just stumbled across your channel. Love what you are doing. Would be cool to be your neighbor.
Heading out your way this fall in the rv. Maybe get to spend a day with you. Hugs buddy
I really like your cabin & I can't figure out why you want to rent out that cabin while you live in the Tiny House....
How about you making more Tiny Houses to rent out on your property while you stay living in the Cabin
is this the guy from that billions show?
ever thought about pitting a electric naked wire hooked to a battery around your house, car and truck to stop the rodents'
Thanks for sharing your day with us. Glad STARLINK seems to be working.
Thanks again
You need to use a pressurized garden sprayer for the shower instead of that sad thing you was using. Thank me later
Goooo Starlink!
what's the name of the cookies at costco
Just wanted too say Hey!
Haven't watched yet, but will.
I just got back from my 85 mile trip too Klamath falls too get more hardware and stores. Gotta get ready for being snowed in again come winter, AGAIN. " This will be my 4th, love it though." Still haven't got any
walls up on my burned out
cabin aftet last July's 418k acre burnout, I lost at least 2000 pines on my 18 acres, wont live long enough too see them come back. But my aspens are already popping up down on the creek.
I am wanna keep up with your videos, " know UA-cam don't give ya much per hit" but I really just enjoy watching your accomplishments! So anyway,Hey!
Really loved the longer video. I knew you would love Starlink, it's a game changer.
Nate, what you created was the perfect example of the "Ponzo Illusion." Keep up the great content, love it. As a long-timer, "Came for the Element, Stayed for the Lifestyle."
Wow I was wondering if you guys ever saw any rattlesnakes out there the land looks beautiful but it’s been hot everywhere. Great video waiting on the next one y’all be safe.
I can tell ya,, yep! There out there,, but they don't like us anymore then we like them. Good for keeping the rodents population down though. Everything has it's purpose,, and it's accidents!
There aren't any rattles on that snake so it must be a different species. Ah, it's a gopher snake as per Wikipedia and an earlier post. I suspect that a rattle snake would have coiled and rattled before Nate got so close.
@@posteroonie don't bet the store on that. A past individual friend of mine were in his front yard shooting the bull one morning, he was leaned up against a 3ft chain link fence when I noticed a 2-1/2 ft rattler woven horizontally into that fence. He was warming up in the morning Sun. I even stepped over them in fields out there in the afternoon and had too double back too make sure I was right. Rattler.
Truth is they only see your heat signature and can't tell your intentions. When I was younger in Albuquerque, Stockton and Arizona,, everyone of them I came across would rattle,, not today though. "Think" it has too do with evolutionary survival past down. They don't let ya know anymore that there there most times.
They wanna keep there heads intact.
This is my favorite style of video that you’ve done lately; excellent work!
worked! Schedules are different Siesta time or some sort of real out of the heat just makes good sense!
A portable ac might be nice I got one for about 400$ at Home Depot works great for my 300 sq tiny house plugs into any window and cost about 80$ a month to blast all day
Yeah, The Starlink constantly rocking and rolling! Let us know how your power consumption is impacted by it, if you can. Thanks
Oh my gosh! I love the siete cookies! I am glutin free and they are great with coffee!
Wouldn't it be better to just live in a city and without all these constant annoyances?
Yep the sample stations are the best !!
what a beautiful spot you have. love the snake footage so cool
Please tell me that's still the Element that started it all
Thanks for the videos--I didn't find your channel until you started the NM part of your adventure, largely because I bought an off grid property outside of Rio Rancho in April and have been watching UA-cam to figure out how other people handle all these challenges. I really resonated with your vid on the unexpected challenges, especially just how much longer everything takes. And man, these little midges/gnats are absolutely insane. The bug net for the head really helps but they just swarm ya everywhere. They don't bite at least, but super crazy-making.
Nate, next time you're at Home Depot, pick up some ear plugs.
Cool!
Try using moth balls in the engine compartment. I’ve been doing it for years in the mountains with my pickup truck after wire damage from field mice.
Your laptop stand confuses and frightens me sir.
Lots of projects on the go.
Question Please...love your videos...love the exterior color of the tiny house....could you please provide the manufacturer and color?...Thank you do much....I am color challenged and I need to paint a shed...it would be very much appreciated....Take care and thanks for your videos...
Always like it when you show at least a little bit of skin...nice to see handsome young man...enjoyed the video. At least you had a little bit of company with Mike. Your flies reminded me of fishing in Australia...you had to wear a bee veil or the flies would drive you nutz.
Would be interested to know how much wattage your Starlink system draws while idling. I heard it was 100w, which would be really high for off-grid setups.
Try peppermint oil,, they don't like the smell! Put it on a sock or,,, try a tea bag and put a few under the hood, under the seat ect. But dont put um where they could catch fire.
Starlink works well for me here in the Allegheny mountains in western Maryland. Definitely solved my internet issues and I can also use my phone for calls now. Best wishes that it solves your connection issues as well.
Sorry if I missed it, but where around Santa Fe can you build tiny or smaller structures?
Good video, thanks
I like your cereal bowl. :)
I liked this video, need more like this !!!
I always thought lights kept away pack rats so it was good to light up under your car and engine bay?
We have 4 under each car pointed at the front tires/ engine bay. We also have some flashing ones too. They don't seem to work.
I see other UA-camrs leaving the hood up on vehicles. Wonder if that works.
@@ElementLife what about setting lights on top of the engine with the hood closed. Harbor Freight and Dollar Tree have cheap battery powered lights that are pretty flat.
Ah the trusty spud bar. I have used mine for many a post hole or trench. Really helps break up that hard soil.
A shed to put the car into to keep the Pack Rats out of them.... be a very good idea...
Is the small new home more for an office? Will you two be fixing up the cabin? It's alot bigger.
Awesome video!!!
What kind of snake was that?
Gopher snake. ...eat mice...not poisonous....good to have around....!!
How far are you two from Santafe? Or are you around Tucumcari?
I think shop or garage will help automobile inside prevent pack rat eaten up electricity ⚡️
Mike is a beast! 👹
Nice😀
🎵🎶Oh, friends let me tell ya bout a man named Jed🎵🎶a pour mountaineer who barely kept his family fed🎵🎶and then one day he was shooting at some food🎵🎶and up from the ground came a bubbling crude🎵🎶
You guys have yet to learn to leave your hoods open 🤣 come on.. green chili season is almost upon us ✌️
I'm not from a desert area like that, why living the hood open would help with the mice ?
@@allovertraveler they are in there because it's dark out of the elements and a nice place to hide. With a hood open it's no longer a nice place to hide ✌️
@@a-a-ron2336 I didn't know that, thanks!
He said he forgot to, you must’ve missed that part.
Hey, was that "Supper" crawling across the road :0) How's that song go "Snake on the griddle"......
That was definitely a full day, especially in the heat. No time to fit in hitting golf balls on that day. I guess you really need to keep your eyes open for travelers like the one at the end.🐍 Take care.
👍 👍
YIKES!!
What.was.that.huge.snake?
Gopher snake.
Where is your wife? :)
You need that cabin and not a tiny box.
He needs what he chooses.
Wear bright colors and patterns i.e. Hawaiian shirts. Mosquitoes and gnats don't eat flowers so they will leave you alone.
Hey, Is The Title of This Video “Click-Bait”? Because Nate wasn’t “Alone” since He had his Neighbor Mike With Him That Day. Also, I Have Been Telling The Ladies for Years that My "Wood” Appears Much Longer At It Certain Angles, and Don’t Make Comparisons or Take Measurements. 😬
I would never support any service tied to Musk. I get that it makes off gridding simpler and tolerable, I’d just do without.
Regarding hot water, since you have the black reservoir now will you be getting a portable hot water system like Joolca offers?