HOMESTEADING Off The Grid and On A Mountain We Roll With The Challenges Up Here Vlog 95
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Even though we'll be building a new off grid cabin, we're still moving forward with our plans here at the homestead. The seeds have been started in the greenhouse and we're expanding our gardens to nearly twice the capacity that we grew last year but unexpected challenges occur. Can I fix my Kioti tractor with a wine cork and pieces of an old rubber boot and get our garden prep finished before my project is buried under snow? Watch and see as our journey unfolds.
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"I fix my Kioti tractor with a wine cork and pieces of an old rubber boot"
Totally impressed with the fix of the tractor. One thing that truly paid off is your storage system to know where your stuff is located. It takes a sharp mind to think of how to fix it, along with some forethought of proper storage, you didn't have to take the entire day to find the odds and ends to do the repair. Salute to you Boss and Mama.
Thank you kindly. I gotta admit, this storage system is probably the best thing I've ever come up with.
@@thebossoftheswamp ...And it's practical. That's just good back woods thinking
My late father would always refer to it as "a window of opportunity". The soil is dry but precip is coming, we have a window of opportunity to get the garden ready today. Big brush piles to burn, snow on the ground, low winds, we have a window of opportunity to burn today. Mom gone to lunch and a matinee with some friends, we have a window of opportunity to drink some beer today. He was always plotting and planning for the most efficient and opportunistic use of his time. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS! His mindset, although a wee bit compulsive and consuming for me, taught me a ton about homesteading successfully. And about always being aware of what is going on around you.
He sounds like a good man to me. Old school thinking right there ;-))
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JC I had 32 yrs in the oil field before I did 14 yrs in sales. Believe me, the hatchet ( or rig axe) would have helped you🤣. You and Lori take care of yourselves and kids. God Bless and see y’all on the next one.
If you worked in the oil fields . . . you WORKED. My Dad did oil field work, 45 years of it. . .yeah, that's work. Especially in Pennsylvania especially in the winter months. God Bless ya my friend.
Just outstanding entertainment. I cherish these videos
I always enjoy your backwoods ingenuity... Glad to see you out clearing fresh ground. You and Lori and the Collies would make good neighbors. Thanks for the new video.
Thanks fr your kind words :-)
It's easy to see the miracles and tender mercies of God if you open your eyes. There is always something to be grateful for, always. Thanks for this.
Amen 🙏🙏🙏 Janie D
Agreed. That sign in my screen porch says it all ;-)
Taking the saying "put a cork in it" to a whole new level😄...yessah
Looove the squirrels,im new,an im hooked already!!🤣
Boss, you and your ingenuity just amaze me. A few bits of rubber and it's fixed? Seriously? I'm just impressed. Hugs to you and yours, and your sweet doggies.
Thank you Margaret. Thankfully I've inherited my dads ingenuity :-))
The peanut gallery and a wine cork...now that’s entertainment! Love it!!!
Can you imagine what life was like for the early settlers?Building a log cabin,clearing the trees,pulling out the rocks,all with hand tools and horses.That must of been a hard life!
No tractor 🚜 or fancy tools then...
Agreed but I bet it was a better life without the influence of social media etc.
@@thebossoftheswamp And no Walmart to kill all these little entrepreneur disappearing like the snow you just receive. We call this progress?
It isn't easy with a machine either...its called work... and you can see the joy and happiness you get from it... and soon you will see its fruits...take it any day of the week over the mess we currently find ourselves in:) Bet you sleep well too:)
@@thebossoftheswamp I think you mix-typed. I think you meant to say Socialist Media. 😊
I don't laugh easily. But, the squirrel thing breaks me up.
Thanks you my friend kiss the pups for .me have a Wounderful evening boss man
My dad would have tried to fix that with concrete. He fixed an ice cream scoop by filling the handle with it. Fixed a leaky steel pail by pouring concrete in the bottom.
That's too funny :-)
Hey Jim I know you'll fix it properly but a piece of wisdom I heard over a decade ago from someone who obv iously does this sort of thing often: It's temporary only if it doesn't work.
Well said :-)
My hubby is like you. Love him & love watching your videos!
Mamma is #1 too!
😊 thank you
And who said drinking wine was bad for ya?....lol....Boss you rock....Well done!
Thank you :-))
Hello again. I've said it before (if not just to myself :) ) that I'm sooo impressed with your ingenuity. I'm from the era that you use it up, repair it with what you've got on hand, make do with something else you've got or do without. You're a man after my own heart. God bless you.
I am so with you and I feed them too ! I live on a canal in central Florida and I also feed the turtles, I have 14 of them come every morning, they Love cat food. It’s such a joy to watch all of God’s creation! ❤️❤️❤️
A joy indeed :-))
I knew you could do a off grid repair on the tractor lol. 👍
😂😂😂😂 I always love when the squirrels make an appearance, you two are awesome to follow. I can only hope and pray for the best to ALL of you.
Who doesn’t love the squirrels 🐿???
Thank you so much!
We need more of y'alls humor in the world. Thanks for the laughs Boss and Lori. We're getting our containers planted. We have potatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, spaghetti squash, onions, lettuce and broccoli growing. 💚 Mama always said make do with what you have. And it works most of the time. Looking forward to seeing more adventures with y'all. In our thoughts and prayers. God Bless y'all and the kids. ✌❤😁
Boss, you have more ingenuity than most folks & a little common sense goes a long ways. God Bless you folks and the border collies!!
I definitely got that from my dad :-)
Growing up we always called the Spring snow storms "Poor Man's Fertilizer" Always seems to help things grow :)
...being a prob|em-solver is key in this wor|d today...it warmed my heart to see you fix your tractor with a wine cork...|o|...[] Take Care
You sir are very busy! But I know thats how you love it. What a beautiful garden you will have! God willing! Yes you’re father would be proud of you! So proud! I know we are. Hugs! God Bless to both of you!
Thank you Jeanette and hugs back to you :-))
Love it! Endeavor to persevere.....That corn on the cob is gon’a be so good 😏👍👏
Ha excellent ... always great when a plan comes together!
You got me on the bubble foil and Hatchett. Good one!! Thank heavens you were pulling our leg. I couldn't imagine how that was gonna turn out.
It might have gone from a cob job to a hatchet job :-)
That's some good ole backwoods logic! Nice temporary repair! You always hear "they don't make them like they used to" it's true. They put a plastic bushing in there, when something like brass would last much much longer, possibly even a lifetime. If you plan on keeping it long term, you might find a local machine shop who could duplicate those bushing in brass. Take care! - Stephen
You made me laugh with your little joke about the bubble foil and the axe! I was thinking to myself, 'what the heck is he going to do with that?' Hahaha. You're too funny!
The adventure never ends. That cobbing is what faremers the world over have done since the beginning of time. Thanks Brian 80
'necessity is the mother of invention' ; like a BOSS !.
I always enjoy watching your videos.
Thank you for saying so :-))
Spring snows are great fertilizer for those gardens....adds nitrogen.
Great video! I've seen many temporary repairs made over the years using what you had on hand. Some didn't work, some worked okay, and some worked good enough that they basically became permanent fixes.
When you keep a bright outlook on life everything works out in the end.
I love the way you think, it's exactly why I follow your channel. That and the two of you and the doggies lol. Stay safe, sending love and light.
Amen 🙏🙏🙏 Janie D
Thank you kindly :-))
Gee--is there anything you cannot do? I am amazed. Thanks for the great video!
Thank you kindly :-)
Awesome ingenuity, JC! Those squirrels were really spilling the dirt on you... better be careful what you say around them! LOL!
Three "funny's" in one video. Are you kidding me!?!?! Man you are too good to us! I love the throw off of Joan Jett and I hate nuts and bolts...., Also, I knew right away you're were being a smarty pants with throwing in the bubble foil and ax. Gotta love the cobb repair for prepping the ground for growing corn! Awesome video thanks JC God Bless!!!
Glad you enjoyed it. I get a little silly when I'm fixing things with wine corks ;-)
FWIW when removing lots of bolts...use a breaker bar to loosen them and then use a socket on a cordless drill to take them off. Bang bang bang and a dozen are done! Happy gardening!
love watching your videos here in central fla, we need to call you the fix it guy. Get you some of those giant sunflower seeds at walmart, you will get some sunflower heads the size of plates. I bet the little guys will love them, stay safe
It is just lovely to see you and your wife doing your thing!. All the best!
Have you thought of planting the Three Sisters? = Corn, beans and squash in one area. All that snow will melt and help your gardens too.
I think I'll keep the beans inside the fence.
New garden spot looks great. Might have to get your Raccoon traps ready! Lol. Enjoy your videos
Everything is gonna go up brother,,,,thank you mr obiden,,,,,,the America we grew up in is long gone my friends,,,,,thanks for another video Boss,,,,
awesome video so positive
Thanks so much!
That was amazing how you took care of your tractor, glad your doing well. we didnt get any snow just rain
Thank you and good to see you in my comments list ;-)
@@thebossoftheswamp since I last talked with you I got a camp actually two cabins we built, have solar and compost toilet and shower ,we still have our home but now have land and two cabins
That's awesome. Life is what we make of it :-))
The pride of homesteading and tractor owning. Find a guy with a hydraulics repair shop and ask for a high quality repair part. You are a renaissance man
Genius. Nice fix on the tractor.
Bubble foil and a hatchet 😂😂😄 you are the real MacGyver 😉
Good work bro. Experience comes through tasks like that. Stay warm!
Thanks! Will do!
You are an amazing handyman! The melting snow will be good for the garden soil I’m impressed by the quality of the soil up on the mountain! God Bless
Hey, you're a mechanic and don't know it. You did good JC.
Don’t you tease me with bubble foil like that again lol great video Boss God bless I enjoyed every second of the video see you on the next video thanks
All the best :-)
Jim, You are amazing, My father had at least 200 Maxwell house cans, and only he knew what the contents were, no nifty little book telling you where things were, brilliant Jim Brilliant...
This little ledger book is a real time saver ;-)
I love your improvising. God bless you 🙏
Thank you and God Bless ;-)
In a world gone mad, you guys are a comforting place of common sense, familiarity and fun. Thanks so much for continuing to share your videos with us.
PS talking of rain and adapting things, part of my rainwater harvesting system uses cloth filters (what used to be called "mutton cloth") and I couldn't get zip ties to keep it on when the water went through it. So I cut a washing up rubber glove into "elastic bands" and used a couple of those and they work perfectly. :) Great stuff, rubber.
Nice fix 👍 Did snow in the Ithaca area too,but not much and didn’t last long, It Does look good against the daffodils 🌼 they’re up and opened. Be good stay safe.
I never liked burning brush unless the ground was covered in snow. One thing to keep in mind with your corn patch, bears like corn. Just a heads up as I know you have a lot of bears nearby.
Bears like everything... except electric fences :-))
@@thebossoftheswamp Yes, an electric fence is a pretty good deterrent to a bear.
Really nice ground for gardening! Good showing of using what you have on hand!
GOOD OLD DAD, BOSS, GOD BLESS HIM. MICK FROM UK.
Awesome too see your video this week they always cheer me up n those nut gallery guys are a lil nutty ...getting too many nuts n seeds I think lol ...have a good see you next video
Glad you enjoyed it ;-))
We need the water my mothers well is very low in Goffstown, NH. I hope we get a lot more!!!
Your sense of humor ,good old creativity, and energizing work ethic is why you and the Mrs are the best period! 🏡👍🗽🇺🇸
I agree!
That snow is free fertilizer, nitrogen in the air is trapped in falling snow and brought directly to your garden. The next thing you can do is add lime to balance out the pH, of that acidic woods dirt, and you'll have some fine soil for your garden.
You can also use the wood ash, which has a more basic PH.
I’m impressed that was one slick fix!! LOL Man all that snow would be a kick in the pants for me.
Great vlog!!!!
Thank you!!
My Dad was born during the Depression... had just an 8th grade education... but I swear he was a genius. I don't think there wasn't anything he couldn't do or figure out a way of doing. One of his favorite sayings was "Necessity is the Mother of Invention". It's reassuring to see that philosophy still in practice.😉
Thank you kindly :-)
Oh how I have missed seeing your videos, life has been in the toilet lately but now I'm back. I've missed you Boss, glad to see you and the critters again!!
Welcome back Michelle. Nice to see you in my comments list again and I hope life has gotten better for you.
Your both awesome! Blessings to you.
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We escaped the snow down here on Cape Cod, but the winds were in the 60 mph range, and we got a couple inches of rain. Branches and trees down everywhere. Mother Nature does her thing, there’s no stopping it. Be well my friend, and be safe. God bless you both.
What a pleasant Saturday afternoon surprise! I’m so glad I watched from the beginning, because I know what you were referring to with your dad and the blue paint. Lol. Thanks Boss. God bless
God Bless :-)
Love your positive attitude..thanks
Oh my goodness I truly love the squirrels you are amazing love watching all of y'all God Bless. Also I love your pencil drawings.
Thanks so much :-)
There is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS Something to be thankfull for! 😊👍
Absolutely!!
Bubble foil is the new duct tape, it can fix anything. Lol👍👍👍
Backyard mechanic and winging it with a bit of enthusiasm, anything is possible! 👍👍
I'm loving the squirrels and Really Love the Snow. What a Beautiful Winter Wonderland!
Bubble foil, hatchet....😄😄😄😄 You're clever -- thinking of solutions ....cork & pieces of rubber & drill holes ...wowsa! And Joan Jett tune to boot!!!! 😄😄 Husband & I are off grid, on a little over an acre. My car broke down, 5th gear pops out....maybe I have a cork & rubber pieces can mend my car! Well done!
LOL... definitely give the wine corks a try :-))
Seriously great production quality!
Thank you Peggy :-)
Look on UA-cam boss! The reluctant mechanic! At least it’s not blue! How about some bubble wrap? Good luck boss! Amazing!
Love you two!
Enjoyed your fortitude in the face of unexpected issues. Of course the beauty of recording is capacity to edit judiciously! Admirable ‘cob job’ which got the intended work completed. Optimism and gratitude are wonderful companions, as you demonstrate. Thanks for sharing.
Life on a Mountain, have a great week you two.
well we do what we need to do and the peanut gallery addition is a nice touch keep your sence of humour it will work out in time agree dont much like turnin spanners myself BUT just deal with it cheers to you and yours
Nothing beats the Boss and Mamma. At least when the snow melts you will have plenty of moisture in the soil. Good luck to you both and the Collies. Have fun 😀
Agreed. The snow is fitting right into our plans :-)
@@thebossoftheswamp very good indeed
Nothing like a little poor mans fertilizer, keep them coming Boss!
Ball sockets are a pretty common hardware item. Metric threads for sure. Our Ace Hdw. carries them in many sizes. Basically the hole in the ball and thread size are all that matter. That boot must not drain the rain water as it looks like those bolts were corroded badly. Start soaking them with penetrant oil.
The squirrels was funny, sorry your tractor giving you problem hope you can fix it have a great weekend GOD BLESS
Snow????? That's crazy. Loved the repair job. Innovative and self-sufficient. Paid off saving those rubber pieces. Love it.
Those rubber pieces come in handy all the time.
Here's to love and light and a little more wine...but don't throw away the cork. You are the epitome of "make hay while the sun shines" even if it's snow instead! Thanks for this happy video.
Gotta love it when a cob job works out! No better feeling of success! You're a smart man Boss! God bless!
Ha ha ha brilliant Boss!!!! Love it!!! Hugs to you both & your fur babies xxLove from England xx
You sure are a SMART man and PERSISTENT! Take GOOD care of yourself. Thank you! Shalom!
Hi Boss and Lori Mother nature is unpredictable you just gotta go with the flow and that's exactly what you two do❤
Always love the attitude...gonna try, no matter what. Awesome!!! and that snow was beautiful.
👍🇨🇦❤️ thank you for the vlog
Love those Critters boss man