Preparing to FINALLY Move the 5th Wheel Camper! | Building Our Own Home Ep.80
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- 3 inches separate our home and our 5th wheel and no..it was not on purpose. With Spring in full effect here in Cajun Country we start the preparation to move the camper. On top of that..we build the LARGEST HOOTIS YET!
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Great job mowing Jim and Lydia
Looking good. Having worked in the electric power generation business for 44 years building and operating major power plants and experiencing some extremely heavy crane lifts, etc., some of which failed big time, be sure to think through any possible scenarios of what could go wrong as you start to make moves, to help eliminate any safety issues that could be possible (failure of equipment, a component breaks, etc.). Especially if you plan to use any cable or chain in tension (deadly potential) --- having everyone steer clear of anything that may snap unexpectedly, including the driver of a tractor, etc. Missing some safety issue could really make for a disastrous effort. Human protection at all cost, always! Good luck! Stay safe! 😐🙂
Lol! This brought back a memory! We had a fencing company come in and put up a chain link fence. Once they were done we realized that our 11-1/2' camper was facing INTO the fence. Oops! It took some ingenuity, but we got it turned around. Am looking forward to seeing your ingenuity!
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Great video Jim and Lydia
Thank you!
Cool catching the turtles and releasing them. I heard turtle is good but I've never tried it my late husband would cook them up. Do what you have to get the job done. Hootis.
Oohhh you are mean!! I been patiently waiting to see you move that fifth wheel! Hooties to the rescue!
It won’t be long now!😁
Good ole Cajun engineering--it's hard to beat! Good Job guys! Bout two hrs. east of ya in St.Landry Parish!
Hey there neighbor!
Two foot timer just keeps getting more adorable all the time.❤ Great job on the 5th wheel too.
❤️❤️ she’s getting so big. Soon to be a 3 foot timer. 🥹
Yes 👍spring time...all beautiful nature popping and work flowing 🎉
Yes, thank you!!🌹🌸
You guys did a wonderful job on the yard - looks great - nice to relocate those turtles- have a great week - love ya all more!!!
Thank you Lorina!
Happy Spring forward day!!!
Same to you!
A 22Lr with a good scope removes turtles easier and faster, they float in a day or two. They can do a lot of damage to a pond digging into the breastworks, speaking from experience, I had to drain and patch my pond from turtles digging. I don't believe in relocating them they can travel quite a way overland especially with the wetlands you have there. Best hootis yet. Can’t wait to see it in action.
Captain Croc, Lord of the hootises!! When Ladly was looking at the turtles and she yelled out and took off, I literally laughed out loud!! ✌🏻
Captain Croc and his crew hopes that you are having a great week Brad!😂 See ya Wednesday!
That is a beefy hootis. Can't wait to see it in action. Such a big step to finally get the camper on its way - cheers
Thank you Mikey!
That's gotta be the best Hootas ever... ❤️❤️❤️
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Awesome Sunday share I like your way of Thinking & doing things .. & I totally understand how you're both feeling about growing another garden after that happend I had a similar experience but my garden was eating up by 🦌 deer 🦌 in the middle of the night so I was very hesitant to try it again but I finally did but I put in a garden gate and some wire fencing around it and I now grow a fabulous garden every year now.. its so rewarding to grow and eat the vegetables you grow ..so trust me give it another try♡♡🙏✌️🙌🌱🌱🌱🌱🍅🌶🥒🫑🥬🧅 = yummy salad 😋 🥗
We are really excited to get it going! We love growing our own food!
Thank you so, so much for being a Blessing to the Crocker family for the concrete slab help in there animals shelter. God Bless love’s 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
We are so happy to help!
This is very exciting that the trailer will move..
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Great video, and I agree that has to be the Ultimate Hootis. Can't wait until Wednesday. Sorry about that sting Lydia.
Hey Charles! We can’t wait either!
Rain and green, must be nice
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Nice video . See you soon again. 🇫🇮☀️👍
Thanks for coming!!
I so envy you guys, in a good way of course. Much love you guys.
Thank you!!❤️
That arc welding will give you a nice sunburn. Be safe. I love your channel
AR15 will take care of the turtles
Thank you Jack!
Oh how I miss our Annie(golden retriever we had for 14 years).this is second of your vids I ve watched. Love everything about it I'm a Southern girl, we built FL first strawbale house with permits and I helped build our Forever house thru Trade school. Now I'm 72 and a recent widow but oh what a wonderful time we had doing it all. Trying to figure out who I am now on my own and where to relocate downsizing from our 10 acres is my next adventure. Mercy Lord!
You’ve got this Anne! I can see lots of fulfilling adventures in your future. Thank you for watching!
@@CajunCountryLivin what an encouraging thing to say! Thanks
Can only imagine how happy y’all are to have that done. Wonder if you have ever thought of possibly putting some type of mark on the turtles shell ( small like with safe paint) so you will know if they ever return to the pond? I’ve heard they love to return to places they have lived before? I bet the snakes will be moving very soon too. Susan
Two Foot so cute she so sweet.
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You two are great at solving problems. Looking forward to warm weather.
Thank you Jill!
Just recently found your videos, and watched from the beginning.
Late advice (not related to this video), if you need to check a corner for square you can use 3-4-5.
3 feet from the corner one way, 4 feet from the corner the other way, and a true 90 corner will be 5 feet between marks.
Awesome! Thank you Dane.
You two are just absolutely awesome. Glad that things are going well for you and hope everything goes as planned when moving the trailer. Good luck. Massive inspiration 👍👌
Thank you Billy! We appreciate all your kindness. ❤
That's pretty good Jim u put onto the forks of the tractor and slip it under the fifth wheel and attach it to the camper!! Good job Jim and that last turtle 🐢 u put in the water that's good eating lol!! Lydia u missed a spot around the pond 🤣🤣🤣🤣 just joking!! Yall have a awesome rest the weekend and a blessed week 🙏🏻
Lol! Cedric that turtle was definitely a lucky fella😂 thank you for watching friend! See you Wednesday!
@@CajunCountryLivin I'll be there have a awesome week!! 🙏🙏🙏
Your little girl is perfect.......
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Captain Croc & Lydia what a great hootis y’all are making. Just might be a new invention. Watching & waiting to see the finished hootis project. Sending love & support from Wimauma, FL. ❤
Thank you so much y’all!
@@CajunCountryLivin Your welcome! ♥️
I thought you were a boilermaker but it looked like an iron worker, haha just kidding you guys did great, this is coming from a millwright, so we're having a good laugh. Keep up the good work.
Lol! Jack of all trades…. Master of none over here😂 Thank you for watching!
I can see where the camper location might be a problem,, Come Wednesday I will be watching,, why because I got to see this Hootis work... Good Luck 👍🛠👍
See you then Brent!
👍😊 watching
Enjoy!!
It sure looks like life is treating you very well. You both look very happy, and that little one is getting cuter every single day !! What a bundle of joy you have. I’m looking forward to Wednesday to see how your project is going to work. Take care and see you Wednesday !! I so look forward to your videos. I almost feel like your family !! Thank you for taking us a long while building your house and your life. !! See you Wednesday ❤😊✌🏼😎🥇🥇🥇
Thank you very much Bruce! We hope that you have an outstanding week and we will see you Wednesday!!
That is gonna work great job and as always great video
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Thinking outside da the box! Aye.
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Great job Jim on your creation (a jack of all trades) !! 😃 Them turtles can be a problem when fishing, we the same problem. Catch and release to the swamp they go. LOL That big one some Cajuns would consider that a meal (turtle stew) , not partial to eating them myself. I would give y'all two thumbs up 👍👍 on your video, loved it. Beautiful scenery of y'all's place. Lydia you need nick name too. 😃 (Cajun Princess do it all ) Y'all have a great day, catch y'all next week. 👍👍🌟's
They sure can! Thank you for watching! 😁❤️
Well that was a lot of fun!!! I have to say that after all this time we never knew you guys were rich!!! I mean, you have TWO lawn mowers!!!!!!!!!!!😁 Looking forward to the big move video on Wednesday. Another "hootis" at work. God bless ya'll.
Lol! The funny thing about those mowers is that both of them were given to us. Neither one of them would run when we got them and Jim rebuilt them. It does make us feel kinda fancy though 😂
Great Work !
Thanks a lot!
Spring???? here it is cold , Last friday the hole day rain and snow. At night vreezing -3. Saterday cold, Sunday Cold. Stay safe and healthy. Greetings from Netherland.
Oh BRRR!!!
Finally!!!
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Ya know what song I miss, that you guys used to use, is that Cajun ABC song!!😄lol
I have watched for months as that fifth wheel seemed to inch itself closer to your house. I thought for sure, Jim might be forced to just cut a big hole and pull that trailer straight through the house. And who knows? He may have found the note pad he lost in the process. Hahaha
Great job you two. Always enjoy watching you chug along and build that dream home.
😂😂😂 the move isn’t done yet!😮 notepads are on the lookout
That’s one big hooters Machine ❤😂❤
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Come Wednesday, hope to see the hootis do it's job and maybe a new recipe for turtle soup. Moving Hootises.
Right!!😂🥣
My favorite UA-cam family back at it again with another awesome video! 🥳😊
Hey y’all! Thank y’all for watching friends!
The Ginormous hootis is amazing. It should be more than enough to handle the matter…. 💙❤️❤️
Fingers crossed!!
I just love when you invent a new hootus, can’t wait to see it in action, hope you have a great week ahead 🥰🥰🥰
We need to make a Hootis dictionary 😂😅
Love your vids! Keep them coming!!
Hey for those raised beds, use Cypress which should be easy to find there. We are in Middle Tennessee and the ones I built with Cypress 5 years ago are still looking great today.
Thank you for the tip!
I was wondering how you guys were going to move the 5th wheel. Good luck 😀
Thank you for watching! We will see you Wednesday!
Good
Make sure there no Bees or insects in there. Spray before complete. God Bless.
Good idea!
Beautiful Family. Be safe .Nice Video
Did you really have to say it was mid 80's and Spring has definitely arrived? That was a cruel and totally un-called for remark! Here in UK it's minus 9C for goodness sake, with 6 inches of icy snow! But, on the upside, we can watch you guys in T-shirts and shorts working your land in the lovely sunshine! Great place you've got there, should be very proud of yourselves. Thank you for the uploads!
Oh BRR! Y’all need a trip to Louisiana 🤠
NO YOU DID NOOOOT!!!!! Yall gonna make us wait until Wednesday!!! that's dirty right there 🤣🤣 Not gonna lie, when Jim said tune in Wednesday... I literally screamed NOOOO at my computer. LOL.. I cant wait to see what yall do with that thing. Good on yall for relocating the turtles. I think we would have handled it a little differently around here. Hate that you got stung on the lip but it happens in the country. And poor ol Capt. Crocs got his over stuffed sausage toes bit too.. 🤣🤣🤣 What a day. Loved seeing the weather yall having. Cant wait for it here. Looks like the boss is just gonna have to miss me a little on Wednesday because I am NOT waiting until I get home to see how yall tackle the camper. Have a great week..
When I was putting the video together I was thinking.. poor Bodie is going to be SO EXCITED & yet SO LET DOWN. You have been so ready for us to move the camper for so long. Poor thing 😂
Only a few more days!!! Lol.
BAHAHAHA Cap. Crocs with the overstuffed toes 🤣 oh man, this is great.
9am sharp Bodie!! Make sure you are reading the paper then 🤣
Laughing as this morning I was looking at an issue and literally openly said I need a 'hootis for this'. Wasn't sure what I needed, but was sure a hootis was in order. THEN I watched this video and got my hootis fix :)
As for property work, my wife is a bad ass on the mower. She breaks it WAY less than I do. She has yet to have the chance to be the tractor Queen (maybe because I am hogging the keys?!?!), but I am confident she will be much smoother with it than I am.
BTW, feel free to reach out to chat about hydro and/or aquaponics ideas. We have good land and soil, BUT the good lands flood which destroys an entire season of food supply. I have a fix for that. We'll trade you 2 lifetimes of googling and video watching for some welding lessons :)
This was too funny Matt! We will definitely be picking your brain when that time comes! We hope that you have a great week and we’ll see you Wednesday!
Captain hootis....and Captain croc...Or Dr Jim.... Will the real Jim please stand up.
South Louisiana that big boy is lucky.....lol....Have a great week
Lol! That’s the same thing my dad said Robert😂 That’s a lucky turtle 😂 We hope you have a great week too buddy!
Looking forward to Wednesday to see that hootis in action. 80 degrees sounds so good compared to our 40. But we'll be there soon, I would hate to get bit by one of those turtles. Have great day.
Oh BRR! Y’all breed a souther vacation after that metal ceiling gets put in the shed & the dry pour is done. 😅
In the spirit of the hootis, I always told my son and daughter, "Learn how to modify everything!" It served me well over the years.
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That big turtle probably just told his wife he was going to the store for some smokes lol. Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Hootis thingamajig lol❤😊
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You two are to funny Love your videos
Thank you Don!
@@CajunCountryLivin Im making my own Hootis soon lmao
weed eaters and lawn mowers and fire ants oh the painful memories of my high school years being brand new to Louisiana, finding a loggerhead/snapping turtle not knowing about them and getting a pinky finger bitten off lol,i wanna see some captain croc merch lol, the turtles make great stew fyi, thanks for another chapter in your journey, god blees yall
Haha yes!
I think you should call it the Grand Hootus.
Love it!
Was well worth the wait to see the Hootis build, now looking forward to seeing it put to use, I have my ideas has to how it going to work, but I will have to wait and see. Jim or Capt Croc you need to at least put a couple tomato plants & herbs close to the kitchen, not a lot just a few, like 1 cherry tomato & 1 regular size for easy access. Love the video as always, looks like we're going to get some more cool weather this week, but at least I got my garden spaced tilled & ready to go. Stay safe y'all.
I told Jim you suggested the tomatoes last time! I made sure to show him your comment again. 😊 maybe he will change his mind.. we gotta keep working on him. We have a cold front for 2 days. In the high 60°s starting tomorrow
@@CajunCountryLivin Not sure where you are going to put your garden, but you don't want to run out to the garden every time you just need a tomato for lunch or for a quick salad at dinner. Right Capt Croc?😊
Hootis Teaser !!
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You have Starlink? If you haven't already, can you make a short video about your experience with Starlink? How do you like it? What kind of speeds do you get? Are you really way out in the boonies? Would you say Starlink has been your best option? 🤔
Sure can! We will add it in to one of our videos soon!😁
@@CajunCountryLivin thank you! And good morning! 😊
Jim ,,you was awfully nice to them turtles ,,I would have put a table down there with two sand bags and had my 22 lr, on them bags ,,and removed them the old fashion way. Ha ha ha
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@@CajunCountryLivin yep turtle soup
I have been wondering how you were going to move the camper, now I will find out. We only lived in a camper for a year, I imagine 3 years got old.
Yes, it felt really confining at times for sure.
Something just like my daddy would have done...He was a pipeline welder . He never built anything out of wood..it was strictly all metal and steel.
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Here and I thought the hootis was gonna have wheels and fit under the jacks. :) 15,000 lbs., really? What yall got, concrete floors? haha. Great Vid guys keep them coming!
We kicked around some ideas just like the one you described 😂 thank you for watching!
Good video, I think someone studied Alfred Hitchcock storytelling. This one especially...keeps your attention
Thank you!
ok, i got it... your next adventure , hootis wars!!!
Love it!!
Weed eatin in Three’s Company shorts ouch! You’re far tougher than I am lmfao
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THE HOOTIS OF ALL
HOOTIS
I like that. (You know I like seeing you come up with a hootis)
So happy you're going to finally be able to move the RV
Looking forward to Wednesday to see how the hootis works.
As always you have me cracking up at some point in the video.
Seeing Jim drive by behind Lydia on the riding mower and her stuck with the weed eater 😂
Looks like one bug went after Lydia's mouth and another went after Jim's toes. I guess it's just one of the things you have to deal with working outside.😊
Looks like you had the same luck netting turtles as you did back when you had set out nets to catch some fish.😊
Lady Ladly wasn't going to have no part of that turtle. She didn't waste anytime getting away from there.
Wishing you three nothing but love, happiness, good health, and safety
Hey Jim! If this works, it will HAVE to be added to the Hootis wall.. if not, we will have to start a Remembrance wall..
We are glad you enjoy every episode Jim! ❤️
I'd of ate the turtle! Live action! Hahaha
HAHAHA where is the wild man? YEEYEE
Before I watch further, I’m thinking tractor with an attachment
Been wondering how y'all going to move the 5th wheeler away from the house 😊
Good question!!
Should have eaten the big turtle. 😋
Snapping turtles are good to eat 😋. The things you can figure out is amazing especially the hootis ones 🤣.
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The porch you made with bags of concrete, does that get hard enough to put anchors in to hold a whole house generator and a 4 or 5 ft tall propane tank? Thanks in advance love your videos.
Absolutely! I would pour the slab at least 4” thick and add reinforcement wire though. But that’s only my opinion based on thinking about weight and vibration from the generator.
Thank you!!
Hootis or Bust
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So jealous! I can’t wait to get back on the lawn mower! But… it’ll be a while as we just got 10” of snow and it’s still coming down! Great episode! Can’t wait to see the new hootis in action! 😂
If the turtles lay eggs, it’s really something awesome to watch them hatch! Hopefully you guys can catch it (if they’re not all rehomed!) But yes- rather have the blue gills than the snappers!
Ps- did you get a new camera? ☺️
Hey there friends! Hopefully y’all will begin to get some warm weather soon! It would be really cool to catch the turtles hatching on camera 😁 No we haven’t got any new equipment lately but hopefully we can add some new tools for filming soon!
Wait, I just realized that that's your baby. As in I was still expecting an infant. Lol
Wow the size of that turtle 😮 Would make a good soup bowl? 😂 Good days fishing though the pond looks healthy and the three foot timer is growing up so quick it’s adorable seeing her grow up on the channel. I would had made the 5th wheel hook to the 3 point, the suspense on the big move. Until the next one. Have a good one 😊❤
Thank you for watching Robin! See you Wednesday!
Time for a lawn mowing robot :)
Would turtle also be a shellfish? Turtle sauce picant
now what made me think about , you building another HOOTIS...bahahaha
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expecting 8"-12" of snow in new hampshire tuesday....:(
Oh my goodness. Y’all try to stay warm!
Jim looks like he knows a thing or two about welding
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Since it seems like you Lydia are in command, how about the name "General Lee-dia" Sounds good to me. lol
Should have fed that turtle to the chickens and made a bowl out of its shell 🤣🤣💀 figured since you in Louisiana ❤️ lol jk love turtles but if times are tough you do what you can .
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Crocs wouldn't be much fun if you step in a fire ant bed... I moved from SC to PA 18 years ago, and now moving back to SC this summer. Fire ants is the only thing I am not looking forward to returning to. I still have scars on my feet from when I was a child.
Been there done that TOO many times to count. The fire ants are no joke!