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Well done, that was the simplest way someone explained how to run power out to camp, that I have seen in any video. Thanks and good luck for the rest of the deer season!
Glad you enjoyed it
Amen! Other videos they barley speak on it over over complicate it. This video,was very informative
that was the worst way if he used lead acid batteries for a car. They off gas hydrogen which is explosive and also a health hazard when you breath it
When I hauled water (for years), I had a 100 gallon tank on 2 wheels. It was easily pulled by any vehicle. There was a rural water supply overhead you could drive under and fill it for free. That is way easier than carrying 5 gallon containers by hand. And it came in handy one year after I ran my own water line from a neighbors (having given up on the local co-ops promise I would have water "any time now when we drill a new well).
One winter the pump froze that fed the house (and cracked the housing). Fortunately, there was a local guy who could successfully weld cast iron. Never did leak, but I did put a heat lamp in the pump house after that.
So I drove that tank on wheels over to a rich neighbor's house. They had an outside water faucet that was insulated and didn't freeze. And they gave me a full water tank so I could water 70 horses out of a bucket a few at a time.
I don't like being cold which is why I have never lived north of I-40.
good stuff
Might wanna line up some off grid knee replacement, carrying 10 gallons a water, no dolly, no ramps, that's a Lotta weight on them walkin hinges
One thing I would suggest is forget hauling any water. If you have a cistern or storage barrel plus available 12v power, get a nice pump and a good length of hose, and transfer it that way.
I heard that. Below I-40
Loved the battery bank explication…
I’ve always felt that it was so complicated, I’d never be able to figure it out when others would talk about it or try and explain it.
Thank You!
Glad it was helpful!
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors taking my battery bank out to my cabin is something that I’ve been wanting to do but i am concerned with the batteries being cold while I’m not there. I’m typically there at least once a month over the winter. Temps usually range from 10degrees F to 30degrees F and dip down around -5 F. Any suggestions of whether i should take them out there or not would be appreciated. I didn’t really want to get the batteries yet but was told over the past year that my career would be taken away so i was speeding up the process of leaving the city.
@@shad5743 if you get lithium batteries they fair better in cold weather and can be kept indoors.
@@gracecookie4604 thank you for the input
@@shad5743 We have left them out during the winter, but it's not good for them. This happened a few winters when the snow came early and we couldn't drive in. We bring them in if we can. A solar trickle charger may help if snow doesn't cover the panels.
Some great ideas. The water seems like the weak link. It will be difficult to haul all that water when you get old or disabled. Six things you can do fairly easily and inexpensively:
(1) Collect rainwater off your roof into plastic 50 gallons drums (you can usually get used ones for free). You may need to add gutters, pipes and metal/vinyl roof (if shingled). If drinking water, have it tested or filtered.
(2) Dig a shallow well with a pipe and handpump away and uphill from your outhouse. If drinking water, have it tested or filtered.
(3) In the driest time of year, search your land and adjacent land (with permission) for wet areas near a hill. Follow it uphill until it's dry. Move debris below this until you find it wet again. Dig uphill until you find where the water comes directly out of the ground. Dig a small hole. It will likely fill quickly. Give it a half hour for sediment to settle to the bottom. Scoop a jar of water off the top and bring to the nearest lab for testing. If it tests good, come back and dig your hole deeper. You will have all the water you need. You can carry it to your cabin, or dam the bottom, and run an insulted pipe to your cabin (remember, you are uphill). Covering with forest litter will work and look better. It may freeze in the winter if you're in the north. If drinking unfiltered, I would get it tested once after flooding and then once a year.
A few more tips:
(4) Outhouse: I would add a vent pipe that goes below the seat and well above the roof. The wind will pull the smell away. I would not use ash. It will fill too quickly. I would have a bag of lime with a scoop on the top.
(5) I would purchase an inexpensive camping folding toilet seat for using inside if it's too cold outside or if the snow is too deep. You can purchase environmentally safe disposable bags that you can dump into your outhouse at a later time. You can have a partition around your toilet for privacy if you wish. Or better yet, keep it in our sauna to use. It's warm and you have privacy.
(6) I would add a heat reclaimer (with thermostat) to your stovepipe a foot above the top of your stove. You can set it so it will only come on in when it gets the coldest in the early morning when only hot coals remain. Instead of having to get up out of your warm bed and try to start a fire in the chilling cold, your cabin will be the hottest when it is the coldest, and you will use far less firewood. As hard as this is to believe, it really works! Coals give off more heat at the bottom of the stove than roaring flames going up your chimney and wasting energy. An ironsmith puts his metal into the hot coals, rather than at the top of the flame.
thanks for taking the time to add all that.
This is so gr8. Ty. Now, if the gov would get rid of property tax, that would complete the picture.
I agree
Shorten all your wire to the exact lengths so that they just reach your connections. Increase the gauge size on the wire used. And again on the extension cords should be shortened to where they can just reach to wire in your peripheral’s . Do that to the power system and it will operate much more efficient.
Great advice.
Leave enough if you need to patch or make an addition
That's sound advice
@@JJones-cl4dm
Yes and You can always plug and run an extension cord, if you need power somewhere
@@JJones-cl4dm
Plug an extension cord if you nerd power somewhere
Awsome. Makes me want to grab my 3000watt generator and my AR15 and head out to the woods and get out of the world 👍
A lot of us are thinking the same think these days, KPO.
I'm doing it. Other than thieves life is good.
That's exactly what I'm up to
May want something bigger than a 223
And not sure if it’s because it’s not legal too but should def come up with a rain catching take would help another with all that water you have to bring.. even like a big pool out there you guy can put a water pump in with a filter on it would be nice!
Well conceived camp site for your hunting purposes. You gave excellent information, like your set up, and your channel.
Take care of yourselves !!! Kevin Phoenix, Illinois. Have a blessed day.
Thanks for the support.
I love your camp. Very creative. I have the land just researching off grid life. As a disabled vet a place like this will give me peace.
As for your water have you ever thought of one of those well points? You drive it in the ground with a sledge hammer.
I'm a disabled Veteran also . I guess we're all into off-grid living . ✌🏼🌃
We tried a point one year and ran into some problems. We may try it again sometime. It would make things easier. Thanks for the interest and thank you for your service. KPO
Thank you for your service, KPO.
@@field-expediance2697 Thank you for your service bro.
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors your very welcome ✌🏼
If you use a smaller pipe for your return line to heat your water ...
Nice setup . Where's your ham radio ? Solar ? Nice sauna . But I'd build a shower first . And and a swimming pool (portable) , makes a great bathtub and or cold slap after the sauna .
Great idea
As gramps Al always says “Holy Wah! when you don’t know where you’re Goin…go back to da beginning”
true
Saw the first 15 seconds and I’m subscribed this is my jam
Welcome aboard!
Great video glad I found this channel. I've always found it beneficial to have a kettle on a wood burning stove to help make up for the this displaced moisture that burning the wood causes. Creates more of an equilibrium in the environment in the sense of moisture and general humidity. 👍👍👍
Yes, we do that sometimes. Then we also have some warm water to do dishes.
Nice little setup. When connecting your alligator clamps from the inverter to the batteries; connect the positive lead to the first battery, and the negative lead to the last batter, this ensures even discharge between all of the batteries.
got it
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Always connect ground first, and disconnect last. Just saying
No..you can't fricken cross positive to negative..moronic idea
@@andrewshepersky8704 He means connect the positive to the positive on the first battery and the negative to the negative on the last battery.
@@davidrounds3245 thanks for that comment. I need to be more sure of myself, dealing with batteries of that size are a little intimidating.
I use to haul my water 325 gallon tank on my truck put in a 1000 gallon tank in the ground with a electric pump to furnish the home with water had a septic tank for waste water but finally got a sand point well and converted electric pump to pull well water so I don't have to haul it anymore but you did a nice job thanks for the video Dave I live on the river so I can fish anytime except for winter
Thanks for the add in
I bought the tank for truck from orchelins farm store cost a 1.00 back then to fill 325 gallon tank I made 3 trips so 3.00 for 975 gallons of water back then probably the prices if today for the electric pump 1000 gallon tank someone with a backhoe and the pipes to bury it Im going to say 5,000 today but we looking at back in the late 80s early 90s when I did that
bidet in the shitter maybe then you won't have to worry to much about TP! Just hook some hose with a spray nozzle from a 55 gallon barrel with a foot pump. FYI just a thought! Might have to cover that generator a little better in the winter total enclose it make it a little more silent so if it needs to be on for a long period of time it won't make to much noise, I'd probably rewire the battery bank to make it neater with my OCD lol. :) Awesome looking set up tho! It's got to be nice to get away from the urban and city areas to have silence and be at peace with nature!
Maybe someday.
we used to put lime in it to keep the smell down along with the ashes.
yes
Run the water line through the fire for hot water Also I have used a solar powered pump for shower
I live off grid. I keep a bucket of “hydrated lime” in my out house. I Place a scoop in it.
Every time someone uses the toilet, they pour a scoop of lime over their leavings.
It keeps down the oder and dries every thing out.
The ashes are a great idea, obviously, in the winter time.
Thanks for adding in.
1:39 Love the Harbor Freight Solar Charger. Simple and Works. I use mine for Simple Lighting.
Why not collect Rain Water? Even just getting a few 32 Gallon Garbage Cans from Walfart for like $10. Use that for the "Gray Water" use and or get some Good Water Filters and can use it for Drinking also. Hook a couple together at the bottom with a shutoff and drainage Valve for more storage and use a 12v RV Water Pump for things you need water pressure for. It's what I am doing. Tho I do live in Florida and don't really have to worry about Freezing... I type this at 1030pm Jan 17th and just below 40* outside :D :D
Yes we may have to try that sometime.
Hey Dave have you ever considered driving a shallow well and have on site option for H2O?
We tried it one time. We had water in the pipe and vacuum too, but it wouldn't draw up. I've been told that happens sometimes. The water can be stuck in the ground by suction. We may try again sometime because you're right a hand pump would be ideal, KPO.
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors I have been thinking about an off grid cabin and was considering collecting water from the roofs and saving in a barrel. Any experience or ideas on this? Enjoyed you video.
@@Sam2sham I asked also: Even just getting a few 32 Gallon Garbage Cans from Walfart for like $10. Use that for the "Gray Water" use and or get some Good Water Filters and can use it for Drinking also. Hook a couple together at the bottom with a shutoff and drainage Valve for more storage and use a 12v RV Water Pump for things you need water pressure for. It's what I am doing. Tho I do live in Florida and don't really have to worry about Freezing... I type this at 1030pm Jan 17th and just below 40* outside :D :D
@@Sam2sham There are lots of how-to videos on how to do that. But I've never seen any talk about what to do when the weather is below freezing.
@@Growmap in south Texas. Freezing isn't a problem
Question, when you use the battery charger, do you charge one at a time, and if not, do all 3 charge at the same time?
Sometimes we will charge 3 at a time. Of course they never really fully charge in just a few hours of charging (we usually only run the generator a few hours at a time). If you can't get the voltage back up to a good value in the time that you charge, it can be a good idea to do one battery at a time. At least the one battery may reach a good voltage level and allow for use.
Like another comment said... If he hooks the the Positive to the front battery positive and hooks the Negative to the back battery negative, it will charge all three at the same time. That charger he is using can handle up to 150watts and the solar cells that came with it ( From Harbor Freight ) are only 45watts all together, so he could add a few more cells... But HF no longer sells that version but a 100watt one for Around $150 and can handle up to 400watts ( Not sure on that ), so more cells can be added as needed. THO the Charger he has ( I have also ) is a Way better one than the new one even tho it handles less wattage..
Yes, use deep cell marine batteries.
you are good man,no play around and just show to idiots who thing live free with nothings.You work hard to harvest wood and water be happy.And explaind peoples you have to change baterry every 4 5 6 years.Nothing is free,but you do good work.Make litlle boat wind turbina wich help you charge baterry even in nighth.I like your video.Hodne stesti.
Thank you for that.
Hey Dave good video. Just curious why not put in a point well for your water? I wouldn't think ground water would be that deep where your at.
We pounded a point in a few years ago but couldn't draw the water out. Lots of vacuum but the water was suctioned in the ground. I've been told that happens sometimes. Couldn't get the point back out. But yea, I think we will try again sometime. Thanks for watching, KPO.
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Every so often it's necessary to tighten the pipes with pipe wrenches, pounding the pipes make the fittings loosen up a bit, basically your breaking the seal and allowing air into the system thats why your not getting water up properly... I've seen this 100 times lol
Sandpoint wells are definitely a way to go, make a offgrid water filtration system though it'll clean the water if the well is shallow
Wow !! You guys have made an awesome camp / bugout pad for yourselfs. Well done !! Have you thought about putting in a shallow well ? Howza bout yer waste water ? How often do you need to move the outhouse and / or sauna/ shower because of inadequate drainage, if ever ??
We tried a point once and had some problems but we may try again. Our sink and sauna drain into a dry well (buried barrel with holes and rocks in it). Haven't had to do anything with the outhouse yet and it's been over 20 years. We only stay 20-30 nights a year so it pretty much turns to mulch.
I wanna see how the power line in the cabin are hooked up from the cable running from the shed.. very nice set up tho
Well, it's underground, not much to see.
Generator or alternator connected to stationery bicycle, stay fit and charged!
yes but too much work for me LOL
Thanks for the down to earth video. I can't take this millennial crap you see on other channels anymore.. #vanlife = shoot me. Learned a lot. Have fun people :)
thank you
aka, 'i apparently have no real job yet spent $80K converting a school bus into my main home/'studio' so i can drive around and be an 'influencer.'' helps if you're a young woman who uses bikini shots in the thumbnail. beats being an onlyfans thot, i guess.
my favourites are the 'how i survive inside my van when it's negative one billion degrees C outside.'
For water I get free from air w endless water system plans $40 And system $200 from there on its pure and free takes one hour to assemble no filters needed
noted
Very nice! Why not make a well for underground water?
We might sometime.
I had to rewind for a bit in the beginning of the video. I was "half watching" when suddenly I thought I had seen "a major award" in the window....damned if it wasn't so! BEAUTIFUL "FRAGILE'" TOUCH!!! I will have one in my cabin for sure!
Yes! I don't let my wife clean it.
I want to try heating river rocks in a bucket or light large pot over an outdoors's flame, bring it inside for its escaping heat. I wonder how well it would work.
It might work good for a small space. Like under a bed or in an outhouse.
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Might help reduce your overall electric bill, might try heating bathroom, mine gets cold. Sit on toilet?
Great video, thanks for showing us around! Love your humor!! Best of luck to your camp this season!
Thanks! You too!
Do you need special battery like marine battery
Instablaster.
I like your style, I'm guessing your Canadian cuz you had that accent but I think it's cool
Close, Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I'm just across the lake from Canada. Lake Superior that is.
i work for a large bus company i have a endless supply of D-8 batteries i power my cabin with inside all 12v fluorescent & led lighting i take a D-8 in the back of my van which charges from my vans super duty charge system atwork i prep used batteries with new acid and a charge center which equalizes and charges to peek 12v/1000 amp as new
nice set up
THANX 4. YOUR EFFORTS....🦌🦊🕊🍁🌲⚘
My pleasure
No one mentioned this but could one use the outhouse hole for methane? The byproduct of "manure" and decomposition might be able to help fuel the stove or atleast have an outdoor heater/ gas light????
interesting
Good info, thx!
Welcome
How deep is the outhouse hole, and when should you build another one?
about 4 feet deep. We only stay at the camp 20-25 nights a year. This hole has served us over 20 years.
I saw your deer antlers hanging. TIP: You will never kill a big buck until you let those little ones pass by..
Thanks for the tip. Everyone hunts deer for slightly different reasons and with different criteria for what they will shoot. Every deer hunter has different skill levels and different opportunities. Our deer camp is in the snowbelt of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Only 10 miles from lake Superior. Bad winters sometimes decimate the deer heard. In the winter we have no deer at the camp. They couldn't survive there. The snow gets too deep. The deer we have migrate south for the winter. Some years we have a few decent bucks around some years we don't. We haven't shot a buck at the camp in over five years. We have alternate spots we hunt so our members have gotten bucks in other areas recently (over 40 miles from the camp). But hunting at the camp is marginal at best. I had a little fun with our antler restrictions at the camp in another video if you want to check it out ua-cam.com/video/GDBg0CsYxtQ/v-deo.html It explains even more. Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate your thoughts on this.
Awesome camp. I have some similar set ups, and a cheap solar system (i went with a 3 panel system from Grape Solar) for lights, extra fan, tv, radio etc. is a game changer. Also something we do for showers is heat the water and mix to the temp we want and put it in a 3 gal. hand pump weed sprayer (clean of course). Our camp is an old 5th wheel, so we just shower in the old shower using the weed sprayer for water pressure. Plan to add a 40 gal sprayer with a 12v pump hooked to the solar system as a means to get water pressure for dishes, shower, etc. All around awesome video though, way to make it simple for everyone.
Thanks Mike, I love hearing how others do it.
It is a lot easier to just use a camp shower or build a solar hot water heater than keep a fire burning (unless you're wanting to keep it burning for other reasons anyway).
@@Growmap Problem with a solar water heater while hunting in winter is you don't shower until at least a couple hours after dark, if not more. By then the water has cooled down if it even had enough sun to get it hot in the winter temps.
@@mikeletorus9556 Good point! I didn't think about that. I typically took that kind of shower during the day.
Maaan good idea!
Try running a pvc vent pipe up on your outhouse, while keeping lid closed while not using helps tremendously, just a tip I’ll share. Over in a corner from your seat base.
Nice place!
And paint it black helps it to draw better especially when it warmer.
thanks
Thanks for the tips. I use ash and get the better tp and was happy to see someone mention that too.
If you run a plastic pipe from the bottom of the out house up the back to above the structure it will never smell
Yes, good idea.
Great camp! We have pretty much same kind of camp,but we stay in a school bus.We hunt in Central Texas! We use batteries also,and haul in water also!
Sounds awesome. I know the only thing that would get Ted Nugent to leave Michigan is Texas! Thanks for watching, KPO.
Have you thought of using 6 volt golf cart batteries? It extends the time between charges.
We use those instead of 12 volts on our camper.
Are we talking about putting them in series to make 12 volts? Because our inverter requires 12 volts.
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Yes.
Why not use a rain water collection system instead of hauling it for your grey water?
Leaves work very well to keep the smell out of the outhouse too.If you get lots of rain there I would let it run o the roof into barrels. Can't drink it but you can it for everything else, unless you filter it of course. Even a water filter is easy to make.
noted
Pine needles give a fresh scent 😌
I need this !
We like it
Great concept but if the grid ever does go down you will need gas to run the generator. No gas NO power. They have made it to where you can't really store gas anymore either. People need to really think on the line of candles, oil lamps or even storing up batteries for flashlights lantern style.
True! This is just how we do our deer camp 4/6 weeks a year.
Great video! Was wondering what size cabin that is
The big addition is 16 X 20, with 2 other 10 X 10ish sections. Check this vid out for a better feel for the inside - ua-cam.com/video/eK7HAFleuLU/v-deo.html
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors thanks for the reply I will check out the video.
There is a pump sprayer that is black and insulated.. and has a foot pump to pressurize it for showering you can place it out in the sun to warm it up or heat water and pour hot water into it.. and with the foot pump you can pressurize it and take a shower
Cool idea
Sailor baths work too...
yes
old cowboy told me run stove pipe side way along wall to dry close and a strate up pipe loseis a lot of heat thanks
Good idea
have you ever priced out a well? Even a hand pump might make getting water a bit easier
We put a point down years ago. Couldn't draw the water out. Probably will try again sometime in the future with a different location. KPO.
A technology I never see with off grid living is steam engines. With a simple steam engine boiler system a person could use it to heat the home and give electricity with firewood only. With an alternator design built-in to the steam engine having a drive belt setup with an axle crank shaft you could charge batteries for backup power but run mostly off the boiler till the water cooled down. If having a well the power could go to the well pump to fill the boiler whenever it got low with an electric meter and or automatic gauge setup or if only a shallow well just fill it up through a hose connection to the boiler and hand pumped a couple times a day. The engine could be in another enclosure away from the house insulated to limit noise which could have waterline ran through the home to heat the home which the pump could run off the boilers electric output could even add a pressure release line in the home to let a very small amount of steam to be put into the home to add humidity on those dry winter days being a humidier. If a steam engine could move a car or boat I see no reason why it couldn't spin an alternator or two to give ample power year round.humidity. this system could also fill a waterheater drum and run pressure through it so the home would have hot water and water pressure. Adding cold water to this system would just take another gause wear when you want to take a shower or clean dishes you could just flip a switch that would turn on the well pump where the boiler gauge is off so the boiler doesn't over fill itself having a separate line that pushed the cold water straight to the home having a T on the water line. Then when done just turn the pump off again. If only a shallow well you could have a cold water reservoir tank in ground so it doesn't freeze and hand pump that tank till full everyday or so having an electric pump inside it to pump cold water into the home.
Just watched this video and I was thinking the exact same, and just 2 hours after your comment. They make outdoor wood furnaces, and something like that is where I'd start, though they are expensive to buy and use a lot of wood. I think a criticism of the idea would be the difficulty level and safety of such a device and unfortunately nobody makes a ready made unit to either buy or copy, at least none I've seen. But it's a great idea, and would make the camp more self-reliant.
Another thing I'd add is to build living spaces with super insulation to start with. Something like the Perfect Wall you can youtube it for details. Or a straw bail structure would do the trick too. That way you don't need a lot of heat to begin with because resources should always be conserved, and in certain situations the less things you need to worry about the better I think.
@@headphone307 yeah those outdoor wood boiler systems are pricy but having to pay no electrical and not being dependant on gas for a generator would pay off in time and give more independence.
On the steam engine aspect yes they don't have a working model to just buy or copy other than cars or steam boats from a century ago. If they could make them then we should beable to find design plans of that age and just copy the design and or reverse engineer them to put power to a belt drive on alternators rather than to car wheels or a boats paddle wheel.
With one of those outdoor woodstove boilers now thinking more into it if it were placed in a separate building you could use the heat that comes off the system itself by just pumping the hot area from its enclosure to the home structure with simple fans and ducting making the heated water lines to heat the home unessesary which would help the boiler system not loss pressure that is needed for the steam engine.
Those outdoor systems waste alot of wood cause they are heating the outdoors. If used inside the firewood needed to keep the boiler up to temp might not be consumed so quickly. It'd be just as efficient as an indoor wood stove.
The only thing a person would then be dependant on would be parts like censors and batteries. Though if it works as I imagine batteries might not even be needed onky thing I'd think they would be needed for would be power fluctuations as the motor might makes the lights go dim then bright all day when running. Though this might have an easy fix other than batteries. If all you ever needed to keep it running was belts and alternators it would be easy to maintain as you can get tons of those cheap or even free from scrap yards unlike a trustworthy battery which aren't cheap.
Thinking more...🤔 if there are two motors with offset pressure shafts on two alternators the system might not dim in-between the cylinder cycles or could build one motor with multiple cylinders so the belt always spins the same speed with the same pressure. A bit of engineering would be required for sure.
Recently watched this and thought it was a good start
ua-cam.com/video/ok7V5j3DyQo/v-deo.html
Depending on the climate, maybe the steam engine in the winter but then go to solar in the summer? Maybe save a little wood.
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors yeah would be a waste of wood if using it all summer. One thing that would be nice a thing I lack is a stream or river on my property. A water turbine would be the best for summer power. They have underwater turbines that could possibly be put deep in the water to catch the current so they don't stop in the winter when the creek or river freezes over. I'm just thinking a gas free off grid design is best unless you can pump your own oil on your property and refine it. True independence. As you said solar doesn't quite cut it. Perhaps if you have many panels it would but they ain't cheap plus if they stop working in time and there are no more left to buy your once again without power or dependant on gas.
Great vid, thanks for sharing. I want to do something similar using heavy duty high output solar and a battery from a wrecked EV. Well water to for washing etc
Sounds good
Very simple living, but great presentation and craftmanship
thanks
Looks awesome!! You’re ready for martial law if it ever happens.
Thanks!
He says we should not be skimping on toilet paper, and I thought about the Covid nightmare. We still usually can not get any toilet paper here in east TN at Dollar General, the closet + cheapest store to buy it. The shelves are bare on the toilet paper isle. I have learned to use anything available, usually paper towels (just can not put in the toilet or it stops up one's line.)
I hope you can get quality TP soon.
I call Scott toilet paper "John Wayne paper" cuz it's ruff, tuff and doesn't take shit from nobody
love it!
Reminds me those old days back in Ukraine!!!
Interesting
Outhouse with a view...
it is
Amazing job...Peace
thanks
That was very interesting.
Thanks for watching, KPO.
Hi, I was wondering what you run when using the 3 batteries? How long or what would it run
Maybe 3 days of TV, lights and maybe a DVD player during deer season. That's from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors okay thank you ! I will have to watch it again . Did you mention what type of batteries you used. Hey I am new here trying to understand how to set this stuff up and what will work best for my husband and I. Thank you
HFLR! Camp is looking great! Keep making memories! What about the destructive varmints and how to deal with them? Smallest to the biggest possibilities.
Thanks for the support. I do have a few older vids about trapping mice at the camp. Links here - ua-cam.com/video/HUGo6KSV8hI/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/Qncsmr1vHmc/v-deo.html
You guys should come up with a rain/snowmelt catchment system!
Yes, we tried one year. It mostly was a mosquito breeding ground.
NO WATER...???
I CANT USE THAT HOUSE
Agree, we don't stay here year round. Only 4-6 weeks a year.
Sears used to sell a wood stove nearly identical to this one. We heated our home (in Los Altos Hills CA) from 1961 to 1977 with one. It had cast iron grates which allowed the ash (from wood or coal ) to fall into the large pullout pan in the smaller lower door.
Yes ours has that too!
I'm curious about the math on how much propane you'd use per day there? I saw you had a propane grill I think. And it'd be interesting to hear about what the cost and usage would be depending on if only doing meals or also using it for heat.
We are only there 20-30 days a year. A 20lb tank of propane will last us over a year.
Where does the gray water from the sink drain to?
we have a dry well in the ground. 50 gallon barrel with rock in it and a hole in the bottom.
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Got it. Thanks!
That shirt is excellent❤️😂👍!
Thanks
Power is getting easier, with solar generators that are all in one, just add a couple of 100 watt solar panels, or charge from the generator.
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Ashley. stoves are great we heated the whole house and hot water with one in Maine in the . The only problem is that they are not suitable for cooking. . ours had a square hole in the back where a blower could be added which can make a big difference. The great thingabout asley stoves is that they will burn all night if you run it right. Watch your door seals, they wear out
Good stuff
How true about the toilet paper. Any kind is better then forgetting it all together and having none though. I've came back countless times missing socks and wearing half shirts that use to be full long sleeved shirts. Use to piss the ex of something fierce. 😂😂😂
We have to haul 900 gal at a time every three weeks for our farm.
You learn real quick how to utilize waste water and how to conserve.
No-one needs a 20-40 gallon bath.
Yes, in our sauna I get all washed up with less than 4 gallons every time.
please were is the link for the stove
Here is a more modern version = www.northerntool.com/products/ashley-hearth-high-performance-wood-stove-60-000-btu-epa-certified-model-aw40-97830?srsltid=AfmBOop_CpRz-KWUi-sXOhNju12__hgxcgSCndZdTWgcHcO-9Z8KGQ4JlSI
How much and were do i buy all this set up for all hot water sewer power for heat as well as chargeing my cell ph as well as a light.please let me know ty Sarah
If you are talking about having electricity for hot water and heat, that's a big system. Most areas have businesses that will install systems like that.
Ya but the set up when one lives on the grid?
CHOSEN ONES- STARSEEDS- EMPATHS- GUARDIANS- PARENTS- LIGHTWORKERS--- incase of an emp happening wherever you are- it's better to prepare- don't throw away old/ books/ cardboard/logs- sticks- those paper card toilet rolls- will be handy for making fire- keeping warm AND cooking foods- heating up water( incase heating central system not working.
Candles small n large-
Bottle water- collect rain water-
Grind your spices into powder and use electric sewing machine - while you have electricity.
Stock up on rice- pasta- canned- boxed foods n drinks- spices- seasoning- warm clothes- boots- windproof jacket/ coats- hats
Kitchen stuff- potato peel- lighter-
Boards to protect doors n windows
Good stuff.
OK, so you use a generator to power batteries, that powers your camp.
Why not cut out the middle man and use the generator to power the camp? Pinballman1
The batteries give you on demand power, as apposed to running the generator 24/7 to have the same. When our small battery bank is fully charged we might get 4 days of power use out of it. Also the batteries are being charged by the solar panel, so if we go to the camp for one or two nights here and there during the summer, we might not have to run the generator at all. The generator is noisy so we like to run it only when we need to. Thanks for the question, KPO.
I like the solar panels and generator back up have propane furnace and water tank wood stove back up for just in case
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Amen!
No real knowledge here. Such a beginner.... 😂
Just showing you what we do at our deer camp. Nothing more nothing less.
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Sorry that my comment was offensive to you but I'm always looking to learn new "survival things." I am not a beginner but I must realize that many people are. Your reply to me was very gentle/humble... Jesus bless your all your endeavors in the future.... 🙏
It's all good, thanks for the reply James.
Love it except for the wood stove. If I’m going to do all the firewood work, I’m damn well going to want to see the fire through glass doors. Wifey likes it too if you know what I mean…
glass would be nice
I would be putting on a hand pump well they're not that difficult as long as it ain't over 25 ft
We may try that sometime
Seeing all that safety gear while using chainsaw was solid! Nice. Safety 1st.
You got that right!
I heard you throw wood dusk/chips in the toilet to cover the smell. Use the ash for your gardening.
both work
love the saw horse. but when I was young. it was a cross cut saw. no power saw.
that's work!
You should clip the positive and negative from opposite sides of the battery bank so it discharges the batteries equally
Does that really help?
@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors imagine the flow of energy leaving your front battery that both terminals are connected to. The other batteries down the line transfers over to the front battery. It will shorten the life span of that front battery making it less efficient. Putting it on opposite sides discharges all the batteries simultaneously. Doing the same thing with your battery charger and solar charge controller
Wow! You must live on some really remote land to have an outhouse! I just bought 6 acres of off-grid land in Arizona. It's a community of cheap off-grid land called " Bridge Canyon Country Estates". Electricity is solar and generators. Water is an above water tank (Arizona allows water catchment). But an in ground sewer system is required. Also RV camping is only allowed for 10 days, 3 times per year so you need a cabin. Lots of off-grid properties selling for only $3,000 an acre! They have a club house for the many off-grid land owners to exchange ideas, but no HOA and no dues! Only restrictions mentioned are from the County.
Nearby attractions: Route 66 (Seligman) and the Grand Canyon!
Sounds pretty cool!
Pro tip from someone who's been shitting outside since 2004: don't use toilet paper, use tissues. No toilet and septic system means you can use good old quality tissues. Thank me later.
May try this
Why not set up a small rain catchment and composting toilet systems. Low cost and they work
We did have a rain barrel for a while, but it became a breeding ground for mosquitos. It would just sit too long between uses. We do kind of have a composting toilet. Our waste goes into the ground and becomes compost.
If it works...it works. Can't complain 'bout that.
It works for us, KPO.
The one thing I was wondering is how u get rid of/ clean out the sewer system in your outhouse? Do you do it like the military and pull out the sewage box from under it, pour deisal fuel in it, and burn it?
They used to just move the outhouse .
I know of people moving the outhouse and I know of people digging it out too.
those look like lead acid batteries. are they vented?
The entire shed is very much open air
There's no magic behind being on city water and electric lol. just much more infrastructure. At least I don't see it as magic.
You are right! Thanks for watching.
That is a heck of a camp you got there sir.
Yes we are very blessed.
In order to charge and discharge all the batteries in the pack equally, improving it's capacity daily, and it's lifetime, you need to hook your positive on one side of the pack, and the negative to the furthest battery from where you connected the positive terminal. I know it seems like it doesn't really matter, but it does.
FYI, Marine deep cycle batteries are not real deep cycle batteries. They are really SLI batteries with (slightly) thicker plates, but will not last nearly as long as real very thick plate deep cycle batteries. When those die, if you want to stay with lead acid, electric golf cart batteries are real deep cycle batteries, and you can get them for almost the same price at one of the big warehouse stores.
Don't expect Harbor Freight solar equipment to be efficient or last very long.
If you happen to see a wily old turdy point buck nobody can seem to get, let me know, I know a guy who bought a special gun to shoot it with.
I will keep ALL those things in mind! Thanks!
You're NEVER off grid. They will find you. Property tax. NOBODY....will ever be off grid. Get with reality.
I know what you're saying, but I think the real definition of off grid is not connected to the electrical grid. I think it has been slanged into disappearing from society.