Always Raw & Unfiltered | Living Off The Grid | 1 Hour Special
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- In this 1 hour special we share with you our off grid life Raw and Unfiltered. Our homesteading journey has been everything except rainbows and unicorns and we have had to deal with conditions most people would consider harsh. Living off the grid is hard work especially when you are building a homestead from scratch. From extremes in weather with very little reprieve, oppressive bug pressure, run-ins with dangerous snakes, and many failures that came from our own inexperience. This week was a very different story with many accomplishments from upgrades to our Solar System, The start of building a new Rain Water Collection System, Planting in both our Organic Gardens and Food Forrest and the arrival of a new truck that will make our life off grid that much easier. With every successive week both Jes and I learn more about what it takes to live a self sustainable lifestyle and tackle each challenge set before us. We are looking forward to seeing everyone tonight and as always Remember to
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Keep doing the things. Your editing also does not go unnoticed.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that comment because we work really hard to edit things so that it's visually appealing to everyone.. You made my day
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@@OffGridGrowing you’re welcome.
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2 types of strawberries to think about. Ever bearing and June bearing. Ever bearing produce for 3 seasons ( more speed out for munching on) and June bearing produce a large batch all at once ( good for preservation... freezing, canning and so on).
I'm actually not sure what kind I have growing
Yur Fine Brother , Ya got the Walls braced with diagonals , now to do the Roof, you put Diagonals under the rafters. Thats called Racking the Roof. When me n Pops built garages we put a underside diagonal at every corner , About Just scab on 2 , .. 8 foot 2x4s. Just like you did on the walls. 4 of them if you really want it solid. Then the tin roof Tin will add a lot of shear too. Easy peasy.. Yur a Builder. Another tip is to slice the 5 gallon buckets down the side, use bailing wire to hold them shut and put the small side up. After the cement hardens , undo the bailing wire and unwrap the busket.. Voila. Perfect forms everytime.... Congrats on the Truck Woohoo.. Prayers answered!🙏🙏🙏 Swails will be awesome on that Slope . Weedy , of the WeedyGarden did swails in Australia, hes got an aweso e garden on a slope. Be blessed you 2👍👍😁😁🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸
Ok awesome thank you so much for this info.. I'm going to try Racking the roof and that's an awesome way to be able to reuse the buckets 🪣 💪 😊 thanks my friend
Dont ever think that you're slow getting things done all she can do is one day at a time I like to say what comes around goes around treat other people like you like to be treated and you're good people
Agreed
We will keep fighting the good fight and be enjoying the vegetables of our labour soon!
Love you
Really enjoy watching your progress!
Appreciate that Ann 😊.. Feels good having dome forward motion
The weed fabric is a great idea! Consider removing the remaining weeds that are under the fabric before you finish planting. The weed fabric will be even more effective with a cleaner slate. It should be pretty easy to do after that fresh rain you had. I weed after a fresh rain, and weed as I water my plants to make this rather tedious task easier. Have you also looked into sheet mulching with cardboard?
Yea so we turned up all the weeds before putting the fabric down.. We also have tried sheet mulching with cardboard.. This year is going to be an experiment in the garden
@@OffGridGrowing That’s what makes gardening so much fun! Love your willingness to experiment.
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Wow!! You both worked hard and got a ton accomplished!! Love the new truck it will make your lives so much easier! Please be careful with those copperheads. It’s how I lost one of my fur babies!! Much love friends!
Thank you Buddy 😁 😊 🙏 💓.. Always love hearing from you
You guys have worked so hard for so long. You both really stick to your plans and work through problems. Proud of you both.
Thank you Tara
I wouldn't worry about the movement on the side there because if you're going to put siding on the side or something that's probably going to stiffen it up pretty good you built it like a pro proud of you man good job
Thanks brother 🙏 that means a lot to us
The wood shed / water catchment is a great idea! Garden tip plant your tomatoes deeper. Just past the 1st set of leaves and firmly set the soil around the base of the plant.
We still have some to go so I'll be sure to do that.. Thank you
Yes copperhead.
Ask around and seed King snakes all around your living, garden and storage spaces...they hunt other snakes and are immune to their venom...they are constrictors
Yea the King snakes are the good ones. It usually what we see around here..
Also suggestion. Use old cardboard in your garden as a weed barrier. Cheap. Biodegradable and works
Yup we have used that method before as well.. it does work
Very nice video. I like how you covered many different areas of the property and the progress you both have made. Keep up the great work!
Thank you 😁 was hoping everyone would like this style of video 😁
Just found your site. Will be back. I am in Texas !! Best wishes and God's Blessings !
Welcome tonour channel 😁
Welcome to the channel! Great couple and they work hard, and even harder to share the ups downs and all of it in between. No fake storylines here. Just real life with a real couple who have worked hard on developing their property without spending a fortune!
My friend you know us so well ☺️❤️.. We have some surprises coming soon for you
I love you guys!! You are my heroes, inspiration, and drive to do more!!
❤️ We appreciate that and inspiring others it whatvwe sought out to do
I LOVE the longer format!!! Sean, I know it takes a long time to edit all that footage but I really think a longer format will help the channel grow. You editing has gotten wayyyy good!! I love the time lapses and they are easy way to document the projects with less edit time. I am so excited to see all the progress!!
It's been more about us doing a video every other week now. It allows us enough time to get the supplies we need, do the work and edit longer videos.. I'm glad you liked it and thank you for the comment on my editing 😊 made my day
we love to see all the progress yall have made, keep it up, youre living your dream
We really appreciate you and Halie my friend
So happy I caught your live special. The truck will make everything easier for you to pick up and deliver items you need. Your garden is really coming along nicely. Better be careful of those snakes. That was a bad one. Take care and am waiting for the next video.
Thanks Cathy.. we are being extra vigilant of the snakes now
If you face your fan up towards your roof on the woodstove, it will kick the heat that goes up back down and you’ll be warmer
To reinforce the structure I would use cross bracing spaced 18 inches from the top.
It's solid everywhere except the front.. I'm going to try this though
@@OffGridGrowing because you need one on the front .
You guys rock. Love seeing the progress over the last 2 years.
Thank you 😁
Love seeing your comments
I’m so proud of all of your progress. Keep up the good work. I really enjoyed this video.
We really appreciate that 🙏 ❤️
Very proud of both of you 😊
Thank you Linda 😁
Love watching your growth. Very inspirational. ❤
We appreciate that ❤️ love that we get to grow together
I have done Ruth stout and it works! All the straw as it breaks down will create good soil for next year too.
We are excited to see our results 😀
Just remember when you stack your firewood if it's wet firewood it has to dry first before you put it in your shed because if you stack it in your shed wet it gets moldy and starts growing fungi on it so when you first cut in summer just stack it in a straight line in the bush let it sit out all summer then put it in the woodshed before winter that way it's all dry burns nice doesn't stink like moldy firewood And in my dirt floor woodsheds I just used pallets put the wood on as a floor so the air could go underneath the firewood worked excellent And I have built all my outgoing sheds with sheds and shops out of blogs lasted for a good 20 years without painting them without torching them just sticking them in the ground no concrete nothing and they're just finally starting to rot but they're still standing The one would shed is a three baywood shed the middle roof is a bottom of an ohm fiberglass boat that I had to cut apart to get rid of because it was too big so I used the bottom for the roof and the side ones are slant off the main one is just 10 old use 10 from my dad's house years ago And no nails no screws And all the logs for for free because I used to cut firewood for quite a few years and we just cut the yellow cedar logs fill up the truck box with just logs
If, when storing, you find wet sticks...stack them 3thisway-3thatway and when they dry ,move them to dry stack
Good advice bud thank you 😊 🙏 👍
A god way to prevent weeds is using cardboard with mulch on top, over time it breaks down and feeds the soil, it helps retain moisture as well as it helps prevent hard packed soil from sun beating down on it.
Yea we like the cardboard method as well.. Gonna try a few methods this year
1 in the morning, n I just now seen this. I'll watch it tomorrow bud. 🙂👍
No problem brother.. I know you will be proud of this one
Buy the largest roll of reflectix insulation that you can afford. Cover skylight inside with safety pins and cover as much of windows area as you can. You can even lay it on you floor like a rug. Cool air drops. I built a tiny home from a shed last year and used this until I could properly insulate. It helped alot.
Yea that's exactly what we are looking to do
Wow so much progress be proud ❤️
Thank you Tina 😁 😊 🙏 💓
You make a great progress Sean ,I always support your channel , great channel ❤
Thank you 😁 was hoping to see your comment 🙏
Making great progress you two!!
Thank you
you are right that was a copperhead
I was pretty sure
First time watching your channel. Regarding the ant situation, use Borax soap on their ant lines and around their hills/holes. It works and won't harm any other animals. I use it here in the high desert in Arizona, we have lots of red ants/fire ants and it works on them as they take it back to their homes and eat it. It may take a couple of weeks but you will notice that there aren't too many running around after that. Good work on your place. Take care.
Thank you so much.. I can't believe we didn't think of borax.. I was thinking of DE.. Welcome to our channel 😁
WELCOME!!! What a great idea!
There's a product called, "surrender"?
It only takes about a teaspoon full sprinkled around each entrance and they take it to the queen, and the hill dies.
A container goes a long way
Right 😊
Is it poison though?
Such progress and so much success! You guys are doing such a great job! Every time I see you guys posted a new vid, I'm so stoked! Sending love and growing support from Canada!✨🫶🌿💫
Thank you so much ☺️ we worked hard this week. Has the weather started to warm up a lot up there?
My SIL's John deere mower hood looks just like yours. They had just bought it, and on the trailer on the way home, the wind ripped the hood off. So, she taped it back together.
Ruth Stout gardening is great. So it Paul Gautche (sp) awesome man for gardens, tree trimming, and healthy connections.
Paul Gautche I never heard of but will check him out now.. Thank you
I'm stoked.I just came across your channel😁 I live off very limited income alone off grid 1 year now in New Mexico. It is definitely not easy but I wouldn't move back to the city for nothing. Can't wait to see more of your off grid life✌🏽💚🌞
Welcome to our channel 😁.. Sounds like you are doing it just like we are.. So you are in a more desert 🏜 climate?
You guys have come so far since I subscribed. Keep it up, god bless!
Thank you 😁 it feels like we made progress
Love all the progress guys❤
❤️ Thank you 😁
Great video it took me 5 years to pin point how to garden and I’m still learning things . As I heard on another channel I watch “ The most capable hands are at the end of your wrist , “ keep growing
I feel like we are constantly going to be learning but that's the fun part to me
@@OffGridGrowing exactly
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Yay yall r moving along !!! Love watching
😊 feels like progress
Really great video! Making awesome progress. What!!!!!! You guys got a 🛻 truck? Oh the possibilities 😅
Keep on truckin!
Thanks ☺️ we honestly can see all the possibilities with a truck now. Gonna make life easier
Amazing what you did from the last vlog!! Keep going 😊
Appreciate you Conny
Hey Sean and Jess, wow so much progress, so much action, so much more plans and wow such glowing smiles , the excitement in your eyes is really shinning through now.
i love your building a rain roof and that your also creating a duel purpose for storing firewood . once step closer to a functioning home hey.
love the swale idea thats awesome , well snakes are a blessing even though their dangerous too they keep pests at bay so they play their part it also means you have healthy bushlands or they wouldnt be there , in time they will get to know you and know your habits and stay clear from you.
so happy for you.
and for your bugs get some bug repellant like what we have in Australia called Aerogard it works a treat . and for round the face hang corks from string round your hat. the movement of the corks keeps the bugs away well most of them .
so excited for you both .
love and hugs
David from Perth western Australia
Aerogard ok I'm going to look that up right now lol. We are willing to try anything.. We really appreciate all the support and encouragement you have been giving us Felix.. 🙏 Thank you Thank you my friend
@@OffGridGrowing you deserve it guys its you who have been making this happen and you that made the choice to be truly free, im just passing on what i have learned myself mainly from youtube videos and what i have learned as a kid as mum and dad grew all our fruit and vegies in our quarter acre block back yard and we had chickens too we fed 7 of us from that yard . and filled 2 tucker box freezers every year , everything from apples oranges limes lemons passion fruit carrots capsicum peas beans lettuce cabbage tomato garlic, potatoes our own ginger beer my dad made , and home brew beer.
and mum made marmalade and jams . mum made our clothes from the flour bags she bought as she made our bread from scratch and and we bought meat and brown sugar never white sugar , and we ate like kings . and we all had our part to play mine was chickens raking their pen every day and mixing it with ash from the burn bin i burnt every week of junk mail and sensitive mail to be disposed of that was our fertiliser. there is a phrase in the movie Lucy, "humanities finest achievement is pass on its knowledge "
you inspire me and i enjoy researching things that may help you too as i do for a few others in your country. as their doing it im helping with ideas . its your choice what to do with the information im just so glad i can help whether its from words of encouragement or advice and things i have discovered online , so proud of you guys
We really appreciate the effort you put in to help us.. We value your friendship
@@OffGridGrowing thank you very much
If you remove the leaves from the bottom portion of the tomatoes and plant them sideways, they will grow thicker and sturdier long-term. Just make sure that the top portion of the tomato plant (with the remaining leaves and stems) remains above the soil.
Thanks for the tip!
@@OffGridGrowing You’re welcome.😊
All those little fuzzy hairs turn into roots. Also pinch the little sprouts out of the crotches and if you top them they will stay more Bush like instead of taller...I think that's for indeterminate types
The roof will secure the walls
Ok I was hoping that was going to be the answer I got 😁
Yep, it's why Wall framers put a sheet of plywood on each corner. They used to add diagonal 1x4's notched into several wall studs but that was too labor intensive.
I'm going to try something called racking the roof as well. Was told that would help
You guys are killing it! Love everything that you are doing, and look forward to all that you will still continue to do. Maybe try a curtain of some kind in front of the windows on the dome. During the day keep them closed to block out the sun. I know you can't screw anything into the dome itself. But maybe take some closet rods, screw them onto some 2x4s secured to your floor. Or even clothes racks and do the same thing with those. I know those only go so high but just some ideas that the two of you can tweek into something that works. I love going two weeks between videos if they result in an awesome hr long video.
The more time in between Really gives us the time to get a lot done .. Your comment put a smile on my face and we really appreciate you
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You guys have so much progress everything looks amazing all your hard work is paying off great video love you guys ❤❤❤❤until your next video stay healthy stay strong and keep cool 😎
Thank you so much ☺️ we always look forward to your comments and appreciate the love you always show us
@@OffGridGrowing your welcome you guys are awesome❣️
❤I heard that if you take original dawn dish detergent mixed with water and pour it with continuous flow into ant hill opening it will fix it. It also works for ground wasps. Also I am a little concerned that you put your wood supply so far from where you live. If you have to get more wood from there in bad weather it could be hard and dangerous. Also you may have to make multiple trips.😂
It actually looks further than it is... It's only 50ft to 100ft or so..
Hopefully not to far lol 🙏❤️😁
Proud of you too keep it up I tell you what you guys are awesome🎉❤😊
Thanks brother
Use diatomaceous earth to help solve your ant problem In your beds
Oh no. I don't do copperheads or coral snakes. We have both here on the lake. You got a lot done this week. Good job!
Thank you my friend.. how is Tommy doing?
@@OffGridGrowing He's about 90% back to normal. Thank you for asking.
That's good to hear.. Tell him we are sending positive thoughts his way to.heal the last 10% 😁
@@OffGridGrowing I will. Thank you :)
Yeah I tried king Edward potatoes the Ruth stout way. They grew really well. I didn’t get one, the Tasmanian possums got them all. Cute little demons. 🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏿🤘🏼💋❤️
Lol I hate when things are cute yet destructive
@@OffGridGrowing yeah me too
Make sure and verify if you have to vent the battery or not for your safety and the battery’s 😊
Absolutely ☺️ thank you
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😊 making progress
Looking good 👍. In your 24' dome you can create a 14x13 foot loft space. I can share my blueprints if you're interested 🤙
Our dome is 26' but we would absolutely be interested in seeing the plans you have 😊
@@OffGridGrowing I sent you an email 📧 😉
Just saw it 😁
I subscribed a long time ago but for some reason your channel has not been appearing on my UA-cam. It is great to see all the progress you guys have made. And I am not an expert on snakes but I would call that a copperhead too and would steer clear. PS All guys named Sean, especially when they spell it right, are good and proper guys.
Hey Sean I remember you.. airs because of how you spell your name 😊 appreciate you saying hi and it's weird that the algorithm has not shown us to you. Idk but I've heard others say the same. Hit the notification button.. May help if ya want..
@@OffGridGrowing I think that was the problem. I had it on "personalized" rather than all.
Ah lol that makes sense
Also I think copperheads are often in pairs. So be careful even if you kill it. Also after you cut the head off it can still bite due to how the nervous system works. Oh did you ask that guy how deep and wide that berth for the food forest should be? Also what should be planted in the berths to prevent soil erosion? Maybe you can plant stuff to attract honey bees and plants that trap and kill mosquitos and flies. Also ask him how many of each specific species you decide on, for instance do you need 3 crab apple trees and three golden delicious apples for pollination reasons? How many nitrogen fixing plants do you need per how many fruit/ nut trees? Perhaps it was a illusion due to filming but it seemed like he said to make the berth and swale in the same direction water flows in for instance the berths would be horizontal Teresa like instead of vertical like the water would flow! That was a confusing!
I didn't but that's a good point since I'm getting ready to dig it out.. I'm gonna ask him
Good afternoon
I like to go TN with you later this year I 😅and from keavy Kentucky I like get out off Kentucky for good
Whats wrong with Kentucky? I actually like going over to Kentucky 😃
I like to coming over in TN
Keavy Kentucky is getting old I being in keavy Kentucky all my life is time to get out
Time to travel 😌
I guess I just don't understand why you couldn't just run a hose from your current water storage (IBC by the shed) down to the dome and get water pressure, but I don't know the drop in elevation so that might be the issue. However it would still be a good way to get water down to the dome for a second water tank fill up without another rain catching system near the dome area. Just an idea that was running through my head and thought I'd share it.
Well we needed a place to store our firewood for next winter so why not collect off the roof anyway 😁.. I could use the other tank as a secondary fill up
@@OffGridGrowing I agree, there's no such thing as to much water storage when living off grid. I was just thinking about water pressure from elevation ( which is hard to show on video,as I'm sure you know)
I might need to get a pressure vessel because at its elevation I think I'll only get about 9psi
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I always say the older the vehicle is the better it is because you can fix it by yourself don't have to take it in and pay thousands of dollars to get someone to work on it and a lot of the older trucks you can fix them out in the bush easy they break down very good make dodge they used to have very interchangeable parts in between the Dodgers and the Chevys forge do not interchange very good I worked in a wreckers for 9 years and Grew up all my life working on mini bikes motorbikes then cars rebuilt my own truck and top to bottom and only would work on Chevy's Dodgers Toyotas the vehicles that didn't work on were Fords volkswagen and Volvo's being that I was the shop Forman I gave all the other vehicles to the other mechanics in the shop and I used to run around with the Big Bull Moose Forklift balancing cutters on them running them to the Crusher Pile it was fun till you ran the forks through the windows to lift them up on the crusher pile and you come eye to eye to a big wasp nests inside on the roof then you drop it really fast and take off🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣It's just too bad that it's not a 4 wheel drive but a truck is good
Yea my neighbor who is a mechanic knows this truck inside out and is going to show me a few things about it. I has been taken care of and dhoukd last us awhile. I wish it was 4x4 but at the least it will help us get supplies
I wish More people like me that watch youtube videos I give a thumbs up before I even watch the video because I feel they're for free so I should at least give them a thumbs up no one seems to give my videos a thumbs up is it that my videos are no good I hope not🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I even give my comments a thumbs up just in case it helps you guys out
The thumbs up does help.. Figuring out UA-cam is definitely challenging and videos we think will do really good sometimes bomb.. Idk 🤷♂️ it's sometimes demoralizing lol but we enjoy making content so no matter
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As always thanks my friend
Yes watch those eyeballs when you happen to look at the weld you don't want to get the welders eye when you wake up in the morning your eyes are sealed shut from all the puss coming out of your eyeballs and the itch like crazy trust me you've had it before welded many years learn the rights and the wrongs from welding learning on your own just go out and buy your own welder buzz box or mig meg you have to be very clean work to make a clean weld plus a very steady hand buzz box will do a lot heavier steel because you can go higher on temperatures you have to know what sticks to use don't ever use 118 rod that's what you call a farmer's rod you know the welds that are all spotty and messy I like 170 rod it's an old purpose all angle rod welds nice and smooth doesn't stick if you want a flat welding rod go to a 100 rod very easy to weld with nice flat wide weld one thing about having your own shop and welding a lot you end up with a lot of scrap metal around that you don't want to throw away and you save for the next project cause you might need it and then when it comes time that you don't do it you have to haul it all the way to the scrap yard and in Canada bc you don't get nothing for it and the United States you get paid for it go figure a
Yea that was the first time I looked by accident.. My buddy has been teaching me and I rather quite enjoy the nights in the shop with him.. fun times
Anything that can hurt/kill me or my animals doesn't get a free pass.
Yea it's not something to play with that's for sure