Stuck in a Windy Snow Storm - Full Time Off Grid RV Living
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- I'm just over here trying NOT to blow away and clear snow at the same time..
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Back in the day , when a person got snow tires on, it meant studded tires. If you live in a snow prone area and you have a wood or coal stove, ashes were one of your best friends in the winter.
Great tip, thank you! Blessings 🌱
What do ashes do?
@@yourmomsspaghetti5990 greatly improves traction on snow and ice.
I've used my car mats. It wasn't great but did eventually work. It was my only alternative before calling someone.
Hey Jenna, You give sitting outside having a cold beer a whole new meaning....BBBRRRrrrrrrrrrr 🥶🥶🥶🥶
It was lovely, haha 😎🍺
Hi Jenna! If you didn’t already know this, putting plastic trash bags held on with a rubber band on your car mirrors will help to keep them clear from any ice and snow buildup.
A cardboard box with some ashes, inside a plastic bag, in the trunk. Always makes me feel better prepared while on the road.
thanks for the update on your home stead. The car getting stuck. Build a car ramp . yep 3-5 inches above your driveway height out of barn wood slabs . 5-10 degree forward slope . Or buy a carport enclosure at 5 times the cost . but year round benefits. Buy an extendable painters pole , up to 16 feet . they use the same 3/4 threads as a paint roller handle, and also works on a shop push broom head, for clearing roof snow , etc. and or make a panel cover for your solar , yes pre cover it before the snow and remove it in the morning. ! Keep important life tasks simple and repeatable. systems make for a reliable , daily life . Think of the simple additional , one time tasks that make the morning burden , less so . Park your fire circle place chairs , up side down !!! so the bottom seat is always dry for your back side . Yes you are learning as you grow. Congrats on that . understood. consider , the mind set of training your future self , in simplicity. Not criticizing you... Break your patterns, to make your day easier. prevention , preparation and redundancy :) add a few siliconed quarters to the cat door to keep it closed .
Girl you are so cute. I enjoy watching you go about your chores. You are definitely a hoot. Keep ‘em coming. Spring is around the corner.
Regarding the hum of the gas regulator. That's the membrane that vibrates at a high frequency due the gas flow.
There is black screw on the side of the regulator, if you unscrew that, there is a big screw under for a flat bed screwdriver. This screw regulates the pressure, turning this screw 90° will stop the hum. If you turn this screw clockwise, you increase the gas pressure, counter clockwise will decrease the gas pressure. If there is another regulator between this outside regulator and your furnace and refrigerator, then the little difference(lower or higher) in gas pressure can't harm anything. Also, turning this screw just 90° doesn't change the pressure that much, but enough to stop the vibration of the membrane. If you unscrew the black screw while there is gas flow, the hum can temporary get louder and make a buzzing sound, untill the black screw is placed back in place. That's normal. No gas will come out when you unscrew this black screw, because this is above the membrane, the gas is on the other side of this membrane. Grtz
Thanks for the info!
@@gypsyjenna no problem ;-)
That's very useful hopefully I can remember that if the situation ever comes up
My boss called and interrupted me watching a new Gypsy Jenna video......how rude!!!!
71 degrees here in Texas today (22 C). You have snow...... we have tornadoes, hail, and dust storms.
Fun video, thanks!!!!!!!
Stay safe down there and enjoy the nice weather!
I lost 3 days of solar last snow :-(. I have to get on my metal roof to clean them off “wasn’t happening :-(. This spring I’m going to build my rack on the ground :-). Bless you 🙏🏼. Love your video’s.
I just found your channel enjoyed watching several videos. Really been impressed with your problem solving and coping skills. Not just anyone can go out and live without the Utilities like you are.
Great sense of humor, Jenna! As long as you keep your sense of humor, you can survive Old Man Winter. You did a wonderful job of keeping us entertained and even ol' Rickety got in on the comic relief. Wow! That wood pile is going down fast. I hope you get a mid-Winter thaw for at least a week so you can get some more firewood. Wouldn't it be nice to see the ground again? You made me think back to my time in Alaska and I am sorry to say, "I want no part of that again!" I remember those mid-Winter blues and thinking about a warm sandy beach and plenty of Sun. I just noticed you have over 18k subscribers! I knew you were famous. Notoriety comes at a hefty price though, don't turn into a "Gypsicle Jenna" or is that a "Jenna Gypsicle". Someday, when it's warmer, remind me to tell you about the "beersicle run". Stay warm my friend!
Thanks Rob, if I didn't laugh, I'd probably cry! 😅🤣😂
Spring is just around the corner and I can't wait!
Yes the winter blues I have that for sure
Ashes to the rescue. Also good for putting on gardens all winter and later tilling it under to revitalize the soil a bit. Love that wind in the tree's sound, music to my ears among other things such as babbling brooks, birdsong and cat's purring... I bet your wood will last through February, but honestly, God only knows. Have a great week Jenna.
Ohh babbling brooks, I miss that sound!
As a southern boy down here on the gulf coast of Florida, my observation is as follows. I enjoy watching your videos showing the majesty of nature and winter. Personally, I was not built for high temperatures high humidity. I was built more for snow in the mountains. But the last time I was in Anchorage in the winter, it was 22 below zero and we had 17 feet of snow. I can relate.😊 This morning here it was a brisk 46°, 50% humidity. I had to put on a down vest.😂
I'm going to guess your 1 & a 1/2 stacks of wood will last you 3 & 1/2 weeks tops. Wow that was relaxing sitting around the fire pit having a beer with ya☺️👍 Looked refreshing😁 Always a great video, I love watching all the way through💯 Your new ladder is going to be nice😃 And thanks for the tip with the ashes, I never knew that.
Love your cats 🐈 😻 🐈⬛️! We get cold weather here, only been in Pennsylvania 2 yrs. Originally from New Jersey. I find those winter blahs setting in about February! Hang in there, spring will be here before you know it! Stay warm and safe!! Peace and love to all!!
I love your content and your light hearted attitude! You’re inspiring me , in 7 years I’m going retire in the Missouri Ozarks and you’re showing me some good ideas. Thanks and stay safe.
Glad to hear it! I hope retirement comes to you even sooner! 🙂
Yes retirement is good today here in the ozarks it got up to 50 deg plus sunny tomorrow 65 whooo hooo I’ll drink one for you tomorrow 👍👍👍👍
I bought a telescopic pole in the paint department at Walmart for about $20 dollars and attached a cheap broom head to it. It makes cleaning the snow off of my solar panels so much easier,no more ladders!!!!!!😊
ROWDY WEATHER, IT WAS 52 IN IDAHO TODAY, BUT JANUARY WAS AS LOW AS -10F. BRRRRRR.... AWESOME JOB WITH THE WOOD ASHES, YOU DEF KNOW HOW TO IMPROVISE. STAY WAR LIL LADY, GOD BLESS.🙏🙏🤙🤙💙💙😁😉
You might want to consider an older Subaru Outback really nice in the snow ,I also have an 04 Jeep Grand Cherokee both are older but great in the snow All wheel drive and Four wheel low also on jeep.Hate getting stuck also live very rural
Take care ❤️
I agree , Subaru only for the winter for me . I have 3 , 2 foresters and a outback. The forester will literally drive through 4ft of snow pushing it up over the hood ! Just Subaru’s come with added cost of rep compared to a Toyota.
Girl I must say you are truly the ticket------Im impressed with your natural beauty and your ability to withstand whatever mother nature throws your way.
Brrr! Stay warm!
Suggestion on your cleanoff issues. Try to find an old pool cleaning screen on a pole then modify it to have a brush on it. Easy and much safer than a ladder!
Hi Jenna you did great with the ashes I used to use skid chains that strap on the tires for the snow been lousy winter so far in Jersey like rain every other day but no snow not crazy about it when your older, love watching your videos stay safe and warm Dear
Its been a crazy month of weather here on Maryland's eastern shore. 70° one week, 5 inches of snow the next. Stay warm Gypsy Jenna!!
Hello neighbor…. ✌️
I’m saddened that we no longer get those big snow storms….
We used to use ashes for that. Snotcicles, never heard that before. He’s stalking you Jenna. Have a great day Jenna.
Snotcicles - one of our many true Canadian terms lol
When I'm outside tending to the snow, I always wonder what folks in warmer climates are doing at the very moment? Bike riding, fishing, going for walks, playing sports, swimming...well, who needs that! Back breaking shoveling, spending times on a slippery ladder, clearing roof is pure adventure! Ok, cold climates suck mainly, because the winter time in the northeast is too long! I think my back hurts from watching you shovel! Great video! -Miss the smile / frown face temp display!
Great vid, as usual! I really like learning how people live in such a frigid environment off grid, and live very well! Thank you for sharing.
Hey, Thanks for that snowball in my face! It was greatly appreciated! It helped cool me off, while sitting here, sweating my ass off, under the Tiki hut, sipping on a Rum Runner. I needed something different, than jumping in the pool, to cool off,
😅🤣 you're very welcome then! Lol
What a great waying to live off-grid and enjoy the simple things in life, fishing and the great outdoors
Cool tip about using ashes , thanks
About the same here, but may not get the snow. It's kind of iffy. Lot's of rain coming, they saying for now. Problem is the ground thawed out from the freeze, so it has turned into mush. I left two ruts fifteen feet long, a foot deep, with my 8 ply mud grips day before yesterday trying to get the groceries around here, but I didn't get stuck. I just got home from the truss company getting scraps of pine boards to burn. I've got a few big pieces of pecan tree trunk that I have to cut in half so I can split them. We're going to blade the driveway tomorrow with the tractor. It has turned into mush too. It dried out some today with the sun out. Lots of mud everywhere. I had to park out front until it all goes away and I can get back around here. So I'm carting wood and cans of food around here to the back, before the rain comes again. The new lithium batteries are doing great compared to last year. Voltage is 26.6 v. The wind generator has been keeping the lead acid ones charged pretty well, 12.73 v. I probably have enough wood 🔥 until March. It looked like your place here last week, but it's turned into Mudville. The struggle is real, lol. Be sure and keep your vitamins C up. I got a dozen oranges and some lemon juice at the store. Yeah, I'm ready for spring too. The rain is coming, then another one behind it coming in off the West coast, so uncle and I will just have to wait it out before driving in and out of here.
I just got plowed out today here in Pictou County.. paths to the wood shed and chicken coops done.. i use wood ash too.. get ready for this weekends weather 😊
I forgot to mention, Have you considered starting a veggie garden in the spring? May have to clear some trees, it would also make your home safer from trees breaking in storms. just an ideal :)
I live in a very nice apartment. Last winter it got so cold I put bubble wrap on my windows. Absolutely no one knows so I left it all on for the summer. The light still comes in and its great
Awesome!
So windy there, I'm guessing the end of February on the wood. Cheers.👍👍🔥🍻
Just a little something if you didn’t already know if your generator won’t start and your solar panels are covered in snow and your batteries are getting weak you could always use jumper cables to your car to charge your batteries back up in an emergency
The plow guy uses an older tractor that doesn’t have a floating bucket capabilities. That feature would eliminate the gravel problems.
I was moaning about our 68 degree Florida high for today, and then I switched on the Gypsy Jenna show; mercy sakes girl, that looks freezing.
Hey Jenna. You should shovel your snow around the skirting of the trailer it will stop the wind and keep your floor warmer.
Reality TV, it is always fun to see what is happening in Nova Scotia Land. Right now, I have 6 inches(15 cm) of snow on the ground. We are halfway through the Winter, 47 days until Spring. 😊
I'm glady crossing those days off the calendar too! Lol
Cool trick with the ashes
Ok girl, I used to live in western New York, right by Lake Ontario and had plenty of experience in my younger days with wind and snow, that is why when I retired out of the military bought a home in Tennessee, not so much of that white stuff falling from the sky. Enjoy your youth, cold doesn't play well with you when you get more seasoned in life. Now I still enjoy a good beer, but not outside in the winter, I'll wait for a nice hot sunny day, thank you kindly. Be watching for your next adventure going for a walk with your companion.
You should be good until March with wood. It has been a mild winter this year in NH.
I'm not complaining 🙂
If you are concerned you could grab pallets and use them to supplement your wood. Or look for fallen hardwood and cut off that. I've done all of that in a pinch.
Ashes, great idea. I keep cat litter and a few carpet samples in my car.😊
Ohh carpet samples, not a bad idea
A ladder used for harvesting fruit is much more sable than most.
Has a very wide base
The wood pile will last until February 21. 🤷♂️🙏👍👍
I believe you will be fine with your wood heating source. It’s “warming” up again on the East coast. I follow the weather forecast closely and temperatures aren’t supposed to drop below freezing again… Just burn efficiently and all will be fine… Love the simplicity Of your videos….
Young lady might make a suggestion for your cats and cat door.
Get your cats the magnetic collar and replace that old cat door with the magnetic latch one that will only allow your cats in out and not allow possums inside
And or skunks in for a free meal as well as raccoons lol
But you will not have the constant wind draft coming in either
I'm getting the winter blues too but you always put a grin on my face. Spring always seem so far away this time of year.
Dear Jenna..Have been seeing the monsterous storm that hit the Maritimes this week..can't stop thinking about you,and hope everything is working and you are safe and warm,or staying somewhere while you dig out or whatever.Thats scary amounts of snow! Best of luck and safety Jenna and Kitties! Take care.
Hi Joanne, thanks for the concern. It was a lot of snow, especially in Cape Breton! All good here and back to business as usual thanks 😊
When I was a kid, my dad always's had a can of ashes inn the trunk when there was snow....
i love your winter videos takes me back when i lived in a 50s trailer out in the boondocks in the winter
I love these winter posts the most! Sorry you're not that wild about snow. I'm sure the algorithm gave me your channel from watching A Jay In The Woods over in the NW Territories. Enjoyed watching you so far. Your place is lovely.
Thank you so much 😊
Love your videos ! Always funny amazing sense of humor.
Mosquitos in winter, yeah i've seen them in my home in January, mild spills the adults come out of hiding lol Canadian species that hibernate as adults may live for eight to nine months. Other species may overwinter as eggs (and hatch in spring) or as larvae; in parts of Canada, these larvae may be ice-bound for six to seven months.
Watch the pine trees.? They often drop branches when they get snow covered. They are often heavy and will brake awning and windows. Later
Looks like I'm a little late for the snow day at Jenna's video. Nice trick, getting unstuck with the ashes.👍🏾
I’m from cape breton ,in Ontario now , years ago we used coal and wood ashes for traction, the coal was better but wood ash works well too , hard to get coal now tho and it’s more messy and bad for the environment, maybe for next winter get a car tent , saw a few in driveways up here they work great , no cleaning snow off either gravel inside , good videos have a good night 👍
Wow. Didn’t know about the ashes trick. Thank you
Not under a palm tree but have the aircon on to get it down to 27C.... It's warm and humid in the land of Roo's
Lived in Helena Montana for 13 yrs, got tired of all the cold weather and snow, below 0s moved back to south in 2012
Maybe it's because I live in Poopy Pittsburgh but I prefer shoveling snow to mowing the lawn, trimming/killing weeds, raking leaves, ect.
Ashes work. Running soft winter tires on bare pavement ware the tread out pretty quick.
Use kitty litter around the tires to help with the slippage I carry some in my hatchback
That snowplow driver is amazing. Where I live they just plow the street, they do not plow on personal property. Count your blessings.
You got some snow Jenna and I think your cat like the snow some LOL
When cleaning off your windows that have ice on them. Don't use a scraper. Grab yourself a spray bottle. Put in a third of vinegar and 2/3 water and then you won't have to scrape your windows to get the ice off! Trust me
Something to try! Thanks
Haha that bow/curtsy after the ashes trick.
Snow is a nuisance. But good for the heart. Have a great day. Love the vids.
In Melbourne Australia at the moment it is 21°C blue skies and sunshine.
Jealous lol
Just a thought, old cat litter works great when you get stuck.put some under your car tires😊
Tackles the winter every year, with a smile on her face.
Jenna, it's always a blast.
What a "Pain in the ASH" living in the snow.
I still see a wobbly ladder. 😢
10 days ago you had two columns of wood. down to 1.5 columns now so I figure 30 more days of firewood, end of February.
Yes, I have palm trees 🌴
Great video, you definitely deserved that beer after all the hard work! Stay safe and warm jenna❤
Thx for the great tip whereas I will have a wood stove soon and ashes are better than using space for kitty litter.
I wish I was under a palm tree...
Sometimes if you put a little kittie litter or icemelt around your tires. That usually works. Greetings from Maine😊
I agree, spring can't come soon enough! You shovel and deal with winter like a champ though Jenna 🙌 Wood ashes are great for the slippery sidewalk too.... messy though, very messy! ☺
Hey, Jenna! We had the same storm here in Newfoundland. We had a lot more wind and a lot more snow. I personally hate winter. Spring cannot come soon enough. Love your vids! Give those sweet kitties of yours a big old kiss from the Rock! LOL
They accepted your smooch and said to kiss a cod for them :)
Sometimes when its snowing you just need someone to give you a push to get out of a rut. If you put it in 2nd and slipped the clutch a lot it might have just crawled out of there but ashes were probably easier. Funny story many years ago we had a freak snow storm at work one night which we get in England some winters and I had to tow my colleague in his very expensive BMW 525D about a mile to the main road with my shitty old Toyota. Silly boy had summer tyres on it and it was the middle of nowhere. We had no gritting or snow ploughs up that road.
The one thing I do notice about summer tyres vs winter tyres is in my experience summer tyres feel like they grip better in the wet than winters and they're more hard wearing. We mainly get wet weather in England in summer so except a month or two a year I generally run summers.
Stay warm Jenna!
Even the slightest incline can get your car stuck. We park all the cars at the flatest part of the driveway or with a downward slant to ensure we can get out. Your wood shelter looks like you could get the car partially in? We also blanket our windshield. At super negative Temps, we add engine warmers and solar battery tenders fyi. Each year I add something new to my system. I like some of these other suggestions as well...
Chemicals in ask (potassium and sodium) work like salt to change the freezing temperature of water..
Keep warm
You earned your cocktail hour clearing all that snow 🍸
Hi Jenna we got a lot of snow in cape breton I was sick thru it all thank God we didn't loss power well my dear stay safe and warm love you ❤
Oh my goodness, you guys got a real mess over there! I hope you're feeling better and staying safe!
I can't believe you've got SKEETERS!. Only Jenna, only in the middle of winter in a snowstorm...
LOVE, LOVE, LOVED the ending!
Cool trick with the ashes. and congratulations on the forth coming new ladder.
The ashes is the best trick
The palm trees are very cold down here in Florida at the moment. We don't like it either! Come on March.
Just be careful out there Jenna, great video as usual
Hi Gypsy Jenna!
You have been inspiring me for the past few weeks as I lead a very similar life to you. You are currently my motivation to finish things and see them through. I live alone with my 4 dogs and 2 cats in a small, old aluminum mobile home that I built myself. The winters are hard and you have to survive and see how it stays warm in the hut 😂 .. I installed a diesel heater in addition to my oven and I finished it today. There were some complications and your videos kept me going because I started to doubt myself and I was alone in this. Thanks to you I got it finished today and it's working! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing your thing ❤️ .. so I don't have to feel alone because hardly anyone understands my way into the forest.
P.S.: sorry, I had to use Google Translator because I can't communicate well in English.
❤️
Awee, I love this. Thanks for watching and keep on, keeping on! You got this 💪💖
@@gypsyjenna 🫶🎊
Hi Jenna, I was frezzzing looking at you doing your snow jobs, we got no snow this year yet not since 2018 not fair. Any way nice to see Ramsey out for a walk , your home is so hot you confused the mosquitos.
Fun times in the winter!
we've been having a really warm and snowless winter here in eastern ontario
Waiting for spring as well
As far as your regulator freezing i winter RVd for a long time.
Take a heating pad like you use for mussel pain wrap your regulator and plug in on low or med when it gets sub zero it should not freeze😅🎉
You finally got some snow ! Lol We got freezing rain last week, wasn’t fun shovelling the roofs off.. gets to be more painful each year.. 2ft of wet compressed snow on a garage 26x30. Took me 1.5 hrs to clear. My motivation was knowing I had ice cold snacks in the fridge “beer” 😀 If I had to guess , your firewood will last till mid march. But who knows what the middle of February will bring temperature wise .
Beer is always a fantastic motivator! 👌 🍻
Well,maybe this thought is to late for this year. Spring and summer stuff are hitting the shelves... But a few years back,someone had tossed out a EarthWise electric snow thrower thing,because the lower handle had broke, think weedeater size machine, you'd need your generator, but running this thing like a vacuum cleaner would do your drive in 15min. They only run about 100 bucks US and just saw they had a battery powered one now for 150... and lol.. yes I fixed it and love it
You might consider getting a cheap anemometer and walking around your property looking for the windiest spot. I'm thinking maybe the driveway going out to the road might form a wind tunnel.
A pine branch works amazing for getting a car unstuck, we keep a few branches in our pickup truck lol. great video as always :) Kitty looks like it's on a mission to finally catch that chipmunk lol.
Thanks for the snowball, it was 70 degrees Fahrenheit today in Central California (77 yesterday). We’re expecting rain for the next few days, so there goes the solar, but it beats snow! Stay warm and safe!