5 Winters Living Off The Grid | Preparing For Mill Season

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024

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  • @ThisOffGridLife
    @ThisOffGridLife  8 місяців тому +9

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    • @Billestlà
      @Billestlà 8 місяців тому +1

      I wouldn't of taken you guys for $1000 watch people ?

    • @janpcs
      @janpcs 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Billestlà "wouldn't of ???

    • @jackslemp1642
      @jackslemp1642 8 місяців тому +1

      😊

    • @Billestlà
      @Billestlà 8 місяців тому +1

      Oh, come on! I like them too. Obviously, I don’t fit whatever demographic Facebook’s algorithms say follow this channel cause I sure can't afford a watch like these.

  • @HarrietHensley
    @HarrietHensley 8 місяців тому +5

    You two have the sweetest relationship. I love how you talk to each other. Greg is such a dear and love how he loves you, Katie.

  • @mlutke4067
    @mlutke4067 8 місяців тому +3

    You two are so skilled with moving those trees & tractors & trailers! Puppies need puppy shoes to keep snow out of their pads🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

    • @ThisOffGridLife
      @ThisOffGridLife  8 місяців тому

      they had tons of snowballs stuck to their fur!

  • @sandratweedale2579
    @sandratweedale2579 8 місяців тому +3

    What a blessing that the two of you found each other. Your dynamic as a couple makes us all envious. Katie: brains, beauty and brawn. And Greg you ain’t so bad either 🥰👵 lov’n on you both from Ottawa

  • @edwardcampeau8357
    @edwardcampeau8357 8 місяців тому +4

    Wow you guys are amazing.And Katie you are a lot stronger than you look .Did you guys think about putting your saw mill where the old one was under that building.Or maybe put a roof over the mill where it is,so you can use it more often in the bad weather.Ed from Michigan

    • @ThisOffGridLife
      @ThisOffGridLife  8 місяців тому

      No we won’t put the mill there. We need a better spot for the goats

  • @1944chevytruck
    @1944chevytruck 8 місяців тому +1

    Ya you got snow! ...so did we... all gone this past 5 days

  • @denniscook8361
    @denniscook8361 8 місяців тому +1

    Please, you've got to consider heat tracing the solar panels. You can put batteries behind the panels. Use a thermostat to control the heating elements. Use photo eyes to determine whether or not there is snow on the panels. Have a camera to view the panel surface. Send the camera picture back via fiber optic.

  • @jimbo16720
    @jimbo16720 8 місяців тому +53

    I think I'd put as much of your equipment as possible under the roof of the old sawmill to keep it out of the weather.

    • @freedomrider30
      @freedomrider30 8 місяців тому +2

      My hope is and I know they are thinking about it. The sawmill goes under the shelter in the spring/summer and that will produce the lumber to build the sheds for the equipment. Fingers crossed!!! 👍🏻👍🏻😎😎😎

    • @tj-kv6vr
      @tj-kv6vr 8 місяців тому +5

      that doesn't seem to be how greg thinks, old run down trucks and rust rules.

  • @peterholmesgavleman
    @peterholmesgavleman 8 місяців тому

    Those pesky side branches do get in the way when you’re trying to chainsaw a trunk to a suitable length.
    But once you have cut them off the main trunk, it makes it so much easier to person handle. (did you notice the politically correct way I mentioned who was going to do the work).

  • @irenebellis-t6z
    @irenebellis-t6z 8 місяців тому +1

    Hey guys some comments made are a real killjoy, pay no mind to them the whole lot of the rest of us love your channel and secretly wish we were there with you, playing in the snow in the sunshine, with the dogs and breathing that fresh mountain air. Maybe even doing some of the work, but with 2 canes I would be relegated to making cups of coffee. I envy you and wish you well.❤

  • @terrancesnyder9323
    @terrancesnyder9323 8 місяців тому +1

    Good afternoon to you all

  • @lolasimmons9152
    @lolasimmons9152 8 місяців тому

    Hi Katie and Greg. I would have to have a king sized bed just so I could cuddle up with the dogs lol

  • @norrisdabney4298
    @norrisdabney4298 8 місяців тому +1

    Hard work in the cold and snow, but y'all got it

  • @hardylee5364
    @hardylee5364 2 місяці тому

    I wish you could get a map of north America and show everyone where you are located!

  • @northwoodsyankee3528
    @northwoodsyankee3528 8 місяців тому

    Yep, it's been a mild winter so far so being able to take advantage is a nice thing.

  • @patriciafuchs5970
    @patriciafuchs5970 8 місяців тому +1

    What a beautiful walk!

  • @jackieanderson6599
    @jackieanderson6599 8 місяців тому

    Agree, rain will ruin that beautiful snow and view you two have... ❤

  • @jasonmckenzie380
    @jasonmckenzie380 8 місяців тому

    Congrats on the 100k!

  • @waltmoore3095
    @waltmoore3095 8 місяців тому

    Great music choices!

  • @virginiavanoosten5013
    @virginiavanoosten5013 8 місяців тому

    What beautiful lighting on that sunny day. So gorgeous!

  • @karlhs4735
    @karlhs4735 8 місяців тому

    Your Dogs get my Beagle excited when they run through the snow

  • @carolfaberpeake857
    @carolfaberpeake857 8 місяців тому +1

    Wow what a gorgeous day!! 🎉

  • @jackieanderson6599
    @jackieanderson6599 8 місяців тому

    Almost every video I sit here with a grin because you two are awesome ❤ love watching you guys grow up there... still here watching as long as you keep sharing...❤❤❤

  • @kenyh6695
    @kenyh6695 8 місяців тому

    The deer were curious about the sound of the chain saw. Turn the radio on in the truck and they would come right up to the truck.

  • @alfredmisterka5880
    @alfredmisterka5880 8 місяців тому

    Katie you and Greg work together as a great team keep up the hard work you, s are doing and God bless you, s amen

  • @monoshock57
    @monoshock57 8 місяців тому

    Puppy's like snow, what snow.

  • @TheHavasu_77
    @TheHavasu_77 8 місяців тому +6

    15:27 Greg took it back because he knows she could if she wanted to! 😂 Just kidding, you guys are awesome and I love you bunches. ❤😊

  • @Max-mb4rj
    @Max-mb4rj 8 місяців тому

    Love your channel❤

  • @andreasweber5991
    @andreasweber5991 8 місяців тому

    Good work 👍

  • @suelotts7177
    @suelotts7177 8 місяців тому +2

    Hey Greg just curious - why you didn’t put your solar panels on your roof?? Thanks

  • @jonahbauman-t8q
    @jonahbauman-t8q 8 місяців тому

    Hi Kids, i hope y'all have a great day. En

  • @glengillis7775
    @glengillis7775 8 місяців тому

    Good Job. Thats good wood. What type of wood? FIR?

  • @mikefesh4052
    @mikefesh4052 8 місяців тому

    You know I can barely get out of bed on a snow day like that, let alone work outside in it...

  • @billmcdowell4826
    @billmcdowell4826 8 місяців тому

    Beautiful country, you guys live in.❤

  • @sarahschlosser1203
    @sarahschlosser1203 8 місяців тому

    You two are amazing! Have you considered using the new structure for the mill then you could cut year around

    • @ThisOffGridLife
      @ThisOffGridLife  8 місяців тому

      we need a better area for the goats so it'll get turned into a barn for them

    • @patchesd9712
      @patchesd9712 8 місяців тому

      Use it now for the tractor n vehicles out of the snow.

  • @davidowen8632
    @davidowen8632 8 місяців тому

    Why are you not working on moving the sawmill

    • @wendyfaith1048
      @wendyfaith1048 8 місяців тому +1

      Their land is on a slope, it takes a lot to find a good site and the mill needs to be leveled everytime. In one of their past posts they showed the effort it takes to position and level it. They know what they are doing. The present site is working. Perhaps they will build a shed over it.

  • @calflorence
    @calflorence 8 місяців тому

    why wouldntyou have backed up to the shed to unload the hay instead of loading it on the forks of the tractor?

  • @kennethsanders963
    @kennethsanders963 8 місяців тому +1

    FREE VITAMIN "D" is great !

  • @XPLRNW
    @XPLRNW 8 місяців тому

    Hi from the PNW. awesome content

  • @mikefesh4052
    @mikefesh4052 8 місяців тому

    The dogs looked more like porpoises....

  • @lambeausouth1
    @lambeausouth1 8 місяців тому

    Don't eat the yellow snow 😀

  • @debbievogt9881
    @debbievogt9881 8 місяців тому

    The puppy will get giant correct?

  • @hatcherhollerhoodlum4418
    @hatcherhollerhoodlum4418 8 місяців тому

    Gonna need sum wood chips soon mud is coming lol

  • @wdshaver
    @wdshaver 8 місяців тому

    Great channel

  • @Bacongrease5
    @Bacongrease5 8 місяців тому

    I haven't been paying attention when where and how did you guys get the new puppy the tan one?

  • @scottmorris4914
    @scottmorris4914 8 місяців тому

    You guys plowed a path through the new property, where does that go to?

    • @ThisOffGridLife
      @ThisOffGridLife  8 місяців тому

      theres a secondary access through our neighbors

  • @garysparks2681
    @garysparks2681 8 місяців тому

    Greg, don't go to bed fighting. That's where you celebrate compromise. 🤕

  • @davidowen8632
    @davidowen8632 8 місяців тому

    Katie why did you desire to live there

  • @erniescabin4256
    @erniescabin4256 8 місяців тому +1

    😊💕👍🌲

  • @terryfoust4802
    @terryfoust4802 8 місяців тому

    put the camera on a try pod and help her

  • @Max-mb4rj
    @Max-mb4rj 8 місяців тому

    I'm sorry the music sounds like a sitcom from the 70's dedicated to watching a house plant die over a 23 day period. Rrr!

  • @donaldgarrison4313
    @donaldgarrison4313 7 місяців тому

    How much are u making on youtube ?? LU

  • @oleman490
    @oleman490 8 місяців тому +1

    wow;; looks like fun to me;;;lol;;;;think I would find som iron standups and not use the panels fo hauling logs that way you can get them off with tractor and the rest won't fall off;;;can even load over the standups to haul more if the trailer can stand more;;;lol;;;just thinking here;;;;lol;;;no hot tub today;;;;;I bet that girl could throw you out of bed if she wanted to;;;lol;;;anyway we enjoyed;;;thumbs up and keep em comin;;;;was thinkin bout coming up and helping her get that log out but my tricycle has two flats so it don't matter she got it out anyway;;;;;;we gone

  • @mortenmyhrmoen7592
    @mortenmyhrmoen7592 8 місяців тому

    🇳🇴👍👍👌

  • @Max-mb4rj
    @Max-mb4rj 8 місяців тому

    Sorry I don't like the music. Non ya my business 😅 still hates it 🎉😢😊

  • @m41004124
    @m41004124 8 місяців тому

    자업자득 2찍들 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

  • @hubertwebb9869
    @hubertwebb9869 8 місяців тому +1

    Now that looked like a fun and productive day in the woods.
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  • @madamemeng884
    @madamemeng884 8 місяців тому +13

    You two are so full of....energy! And your dogs, I think your dog food supplier should sponsor a video.

  • @davidwittmer8806
    @davidwittmer8806 8 місяців тому +4

    As a long time subscriber I absolutely love ❤your videos including Beautiful Katie’s enthusiasm.❤❤

  • @robertslusser6753
    @robertslusser6753 8 місяців тому +9

    Glad to see that you take time, even in the middle of the winter, to visit with and catch up with friends. Friends are the mortar that keeps our life solid when the winds of adversity blow. And it looks like you had a few tuckered out puppy dogs by the end of the day. Loved this video; I spent a lot of years cutting trees and hauling logs for firewood but, at 73 years of age, I'm not up to the task anymore. So I love to watch you guys working in the woods with the tractor and chain saws.

  • @johndavidson6867
    @johndavidson6867 8 місяців тому +9

    Just Katie and Greg playing in the snow, just like kids.

  • @ericpalmu9694
    @ericpalmu9694 8 місяців тому +5

    You two are awesome! A real inspiration!

  • @TheMadManPlace
    @TheMadManPlace 8 місяців тому +4

    Hi you two.
    If I may suggest something...
    When you go out with the trailer to harvest logs, take the sides of the trailer right off and use 4 poles mounted in the holes that the sides mount in.
    Then if you can find one for "the right price", mount a ski-boat manual "winch" at the hitch side to be able to pull the logs into the trailer.
    @SkinnersOffGrid built his "logging trailer" like that but Cecil went all fancy and made a battery powered hydraulic hoist arm to help with the loading and unloading.
    He (Cecil) then unloads the logs straight onto his mill for cutting.
    Just an observation - you guys do you - but efficiency saves energy.

  • @angelaprovencher7150
    @angelaprovencher7150 8 місяців тому +1

    Do y'all hunt deer for their meat? Best meat there is . I know y'all are talking about putting the goats over in the new area where the old sawmill was , but Y'all really need a place to put all of your tractor equipment , the tractor , the wood chipper any other stuff that needs to be out of the rain and snow. The snow looked so soft and fluffy . I'll be glad when y'all's weather clears up to nice sunshiny days so y'all can get back to your outdoor projects like the siding and building the deck for your front door ( I think that is what you called it in the video) . Y'all have some pretty chickens and they all look healthy . Do you feed them chicken eggs? Y'all need some sheep so you can shear them for their fur.. but I know y'all already have a lot on your plates. Take care .

  • @flowerstone
    @flowerstone 8 місяців тому +1

    I’ve never had an electronic watch operate more than a day on my wrist. Mechanical wind up was the only thing that would stay running. I stopped wearing a watch while I was an electrician. Never went back to wearing one. 😊

  • @marilynnergord7993
    @marilynnergord7993 8 місяців тому +2

    Love these videos. Katie is badass!!!

  • @presceskys
    @presceskys 8 місяців тому +2

    I'm jealous of your fluffy snow! ❄️
    I've been meaning to say that I've really been enjoying your music picks lately. The videos for the last month or so have had such lovely music, that seems to match your vibe so well. Love it. 😊

  • @Stakman1
    @Stakman1 8 місяців тому +6

    I was having the worst day, then I saw the clips of the dogs playing in the snow and it's wasn't so bad. Thanks for sharing!

  • @suezaple4950
    @suezaple4950 8 місяців тому +3

    Forest looked beautiful on the conifers , Fun watching the dogs enjoying the snow. Nice haul of logs folks soon Spring will arrive you'll be milling, I myself am counting the days until spring. awesome video.

  • @adrians4319
    @adrians4319 8 місяців тому +3

    Love the winter wonderland shots! You live in such a beautiful place.

  • @cosmoslogic9088
    @cosmoslogic9088 8 місяців тому +1

    The music is killer guitar play awesome you guys Rock

  • @leslietarboxjr4287
    @leslietarboxjr4287 8 місяців тому +2

    Cutting lumber in the winter. I miss those days; we use to do it every winter for lumber for the mill and firewood for a couple years down the road. those were the days that will be in your memory for the rest of your lives.

  • @eddiepaige6628
    @eddiepaige6628 8 місяців тому +2

    You two work great together and you work hard. Be very proud of yourself! Thanks for the videos!!!!

  • @richardrojas6306
    @richardrojas6306 8 місяців тому +2

    Look at that Beautiful snow. I already said this, Katie, what a beautiful lady, your fur baby's love playing and going for walks. You and Greg are so cute together. I love seeing all your episodes. Big hugs from Santa Barbara. Stay blessed & Safe. 😘🤗🙏🍷🌹💕👏😎

  • @florencecampbell774
    @florencecampbell774 8 місяців тому +3

    You are both so blessed to have this life,please watch your backs, no log is worth pain.I hurt mine and suffer I don’t want you to do the same.The snow is beautiful.Thanks for your videos.🌺🌺

  • @northidahodreaming5657
    @northidahodreaming5657 8 місяців тому

    Your channel is going GREAT.....bet you are glad to have forks for the Kioti....next you need a grapple

  • @johnstadler5202
    @johnstadler5202 8 місяців тому +1

    as Red Green would say , I think the trailor would be fine with a little duct tape ! You two are awsiome !

  • @michaelpage7691
    @michaelpage7691 8 місяців тому

    Being in Australia I look at where your house is and worry about wildfires. We have gum trees in Australia which burn with a lethal ferocity but whilst being a policeman I dealt with Ash Wednesday bushfires in South Australia and was in the hills near (about 475 yards or 400 metres) away from a pine forest that went up and couldn’t stay because of the heat. Do you off gridders have fire plans? I don’t want to jinx you in anyway but just wondering. 👏🇦🇺😁

  • @bobflores
    @bobflores 8 місяців тому +1

    If only you knew where to get new wooden trailer side rails. 😉 Warmer and rain is not going to be fun on top of the snow. Thanks for the episode.

  • @mjc1389
    @mjc1389 8 місяців тому +2

    All of your dogs have such beautiful coloring and markings on them.

  • @carlunnerstall3226
    @carlunnerstall3226 8 місяців тому

    Snowball is definitely a cool puppy.
    Remind me of our 7 month old.
    Puppy

  • @2putts2win
    @2putts2win 8 місяців тому +1

    Gregg, Will you relocate your mill to the new overhead shed. Seems like a good spot for milling.

  • @CraigBozart
    @CraigBozart 8 місяців тому

    Your puppy is it a Great Pyrenees or a Anatolian Shepherd ? We like your Videos and hello from NW Oregon

  • @peterholmesgavleman
    @peterholmesgavleman 8 місяців тому

    Katie the weightlifting champion of Canada, 2024!

  • @gregorykucera4235
    @gregorykucera4235 7 місяців тому

    Great video, Miss the wood I spent 20 years doing it be careful, Have a great day u2.

  • @dannybrown4393
    @dannybrown4393 8 місяців тому

    Awesome video hey Greg are you trying to kill Katie y’all picking up logs when you got a tractor with forks work smarter not harder man the snow is beautiful

  • @larrysowada9905
    @larrysowada9905 8 місяців тому

    Question: how did y'all meet, what were y'all doing at the time, I've been with y'all for about a year and never knew how y'all got together. Larry

  • @maryannmalone7662
    @maryannmalone7662 8 місяців тому +1

    Love y’all’s channel. Y’all work so hard.

  • @elmerwright8662
    @elmerwright8662 8 місяців тому

    Another lovely video I love watching you guys❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @rushd45
    @rushd45 8 місяців тому

    Why do you cut the logs up? Why spend the energy, effort, time to cut them to length, load them on the trailer, when you could just drag them behind the pickup and later cut them with the chain saw at the mill? With the snow on the road, they'd slide really easy.

  • @flowerstone
    @flowerstone 8 місяців тому

    It’s time to rebuild your trailer. 😅 I keep saying, you need to start building a shop. 😊

  • @robertgarcia7096
    @robertgarcia7096 8 місяців тому +1

    Hi guys. That fork lift is really working for you guys now. Another good video. Thanks. From CC, TX. God Bless.

  • @sergeystrizheus3368
    @sergeystrizheus3368 8 місяців тому

    I'm still very confused y you collect logs that good only for firewood too cut for lumber?and green trees you cut for firewood doesn't make much sense to me.

  • @maguirecape
    @maguirecape 8 місяців тому +1

    I am an avid viewer of your videos and enjoy them to the max. I am a long time fan,however, what’s the story on your new dog ? I watch all your vids but must have missed one. Please tell a bit of his appearance. Tks

    • @ThisOffGridLife
      @ThisOffGridLife  8 місяців тому +1

      she is a livestock guardian dog. once she is older, she will live outside with the animals and protect them

  • @rondejoux8006
    @rondejoux8006 8 місяців тому

    I would love to feel the snow, at the moment we are 40 deg. c loving your videos. thank you.

  • @terryjackson2998
    @terryjackson2998 8 місяців тому

    Really enjoyed thisone guys!!! Great job!!!

  • @donaldgarrison4313
    @donaldgarrison4313 7 місяців тому

    Whens Baby c oming ?? Cheryl G naples fl.

  • @bobhale8325
    @bobhale8325 8 місяців тому

    Nice Haul! a good time of year to be using a chainsaw in the forest - prevents forest fires.

  • @fairose79
    @fairose79 8 місяців тому +2

    Love to see you all again... Nice... Have a good day..

  • @lynettescott682
    @lynettescott682 8 місяців тому

    Hey I really love this video so pretty and beautiful I enjoyed every bit of it awesome 👍😊