Starting A Small Homestead Series - Part 9 - Final Thoughts & Conclusions
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- In this video, we will wrap up the series with some final thoughts and conclusions and advice. Obviously, this journey is just beginning but we will move from a serial format to a project-based format for most future content. #rvlife #offgrid #homesteading
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I put insulation on my hoses and it helped us out very well.
On the exhaust or intake or both?
Yeah, if you want to use AC and refrigeration then those little panels aren't going to cut it. We moved to CO so that we would not have to have AC. We lived in a tent for 6 weeks while we built our Sh'ouse. Running water became a luxury, then hot running water. We have re-learned appreciation for those things. We have also learned to prepare better and wait to buy stuff in town - you will too. We sometimes start a project, then come back to it after a while, if it is not critical. Usually, it's because we have to order a tool or materials and wait for them to get here, or wait to go into town. We don't like that, but stuff eventually gets done. We have a huge list of projects on our white board that we are always adding or crossing off. There just aren't enough hours in the day to complete stuff in one shot. Is there any way we can help you??
I appreciate the support! Yes, planning becomes more critical when you don't live in town. I don't mind driving but I don't want to have to buy the gas to run to the hardware store for one or two items all the time.
I know it isn't practical or possible to always do projects in one shot. But I'm trying to slow myself down to focus on 2-3 at a time instead of trying to get 20 of them done halfway. There is a ton of satisfaction to permanently crossing an item off your list! That is the goal but reality doesn't always allow it.
Maybe a pole barn to park under? Or maybe two shipping containers with shade cloth stretched between & rv parked in shade?
Got to be able to sleep at night.
I sold my 12 acres and moved back to the suburbs
I wanted to do the two container thing with space in between to park the RV but there isn't enough cleared land. And I don't want to cut down any more trees than I absolutely have to. That was the whole reason I bought this plot of land because it was all trees. I am hanging some tarps right now that should help. We will see how much.
great video!
Thanks, Jason!
The reality aspect is why i stick around for this channel. What i can tell you from, myself, being an overly warm person to a stupid degree, is that i do most or everything i can do to stay cool myself. Maybe some of these tips will help, they are cheap and free often.
I don't use socks at home, because i wanna stay cool. The easier it is for the body to shed it's heat, the better. I even use a fan unstead of AC during the summer because i never bothered to get an ac. The fan blow at my feet, why? Because the hands, feet, and head, are the end-point in the blood circuit of a human being. It's the most effective place to rapidly cool yourself down and MAN does it work super efficiently!
Secondly, i use shorts. It's a no-brainer. Never use sweaters either.
For sleeping, getting used to noise can be done with getting used to it with music or sorta asmr type tracks from youtube. Thunderstorms, rain, such things. Once you are accustomed to this, your brain will auto-ignore more similar sounds eventually. Like your generator/ac unit 🤔👌 Now, i listen to metal as well so my tolerance is different. You can also set sleep timers or just play the last 30 minutes and save some power when going to sleep.
For sleep itself, i have for 15 years now NEVER used a duvet blanket or whatever those warm fat minstrosities are called. Honestly, thin blankets is a hard must for me because i am deadly uncomfortable with being too warm. Can't STAND it, i get sweaty and such but that is never a part of my life anymore and i LOVE it. They are also very very easy to clean, are cheap, and take no space. Sure, ot gets a bit cold in Norway during the winter. But then i just use 2 instead and i am golden. Now, i of course live indoors, but i've come to realize that it's not normal for people to have my sort od high core temperature 😅 So there's that.
The efforts you've put in, are pretty good. Already using a lot more money than what i'd invest. Not that i'd make a homestead, i just really like the topic at large 👍
My last very real tip, is to have far leas body-mass if possible. It's physics really, if your mass is smaller, then a cold glass of water will greatly alter your body temperature and you cool down a lot faster. Past this tip, that's all i got for you for now.
Maybe some more physical-practical solutions could be on your to-do list in the future. A ground-cellar to store stuff cooler, or to cool down things like a potato-cellar/natural fridge might be a cheeky thing to look into. The cold goes down anyways, and it'd be another more "free" way to harness more coldness. But the BEST part, is that the work it requires, net you a permanent upgrade 🫡
Cheers dude.
Thanks for the suggestions! I agree. I could stand to lose 10-15 pounds haha. I also have a few fans going inside the trailer at all times. And I never wear socks, either, unless I have to put shoes on. I do plan to do a root cellar at some point but I have to get a tractor first so I can dig out a large hole for it. I may actually just install a tornado shelter underground and kill two birds with one stone. I am on the edge of tornado alley here in the US and there are tornadoes every year in this area so having a shelter instead of a trailer would be ideal. But if buried in the ground it will also stay a fairly stable temperature year round and I could store certain food products down there.
@@LDSreliance It might be a really nice long term goal, good luck! 🫡
If it's kicking on and off all the time the air conditioner is probably too big. A smaller AC that runs constantly would be much better.
My parents are doing the RV life but they have the option of following good weather and are probably only off grid about 10-15% of the time.
They use one of those floor drying fans to stay cool when the heat isn't ridiculous. That type of fan moves a ton of air but it's small so it fits into "RV life" a little better. The bathroom vent fan is great for pulling cool air in when it cools down at night too.
They have a comforter to block off the cab area which helps because that's not isulated well at all. You might get some of those windshield reflectors too so you can reduce the heat up there.
The big problem with heating and cooling an RV is the thermal mass. There's not much you can do about that though.
I agree. That bedroom is about 65-75 square feet so there aren't too many options that are sized appropriately for that area. I also don't have the funds to buy something else. I think I am actually going to build a platform underneath the window that will support a small 5,000 BTU window unit air conditioner. That will save my a bunch of space inside the room that is taken up by the air conditioner and hoses, also.
@@SystemsPlanet I think you misunderstand. You want MORE thermal mass. It reduces temperature swings.
@@LDSreliance To be honest I wondered why you used that air conditioner. They tend to be less efficient and more expensive then a standard "window shaker". I assume you probably just already had it.
My family did a building using a portable saw mill with lumber sourced from my parents property. They were lucky enough to know someone that owns one. That saved them quite a bit on lumber. I don't know if that's an option for you but maybe worth looking into at some point. There are usually building requirements involved. For instance uninspected lumber can't be structural. There are people that will come out and inspect it for a fee though. Possibly a future project for you?
Possibly. But the timber on my property probably isn't ideal for construction. Not many tall and straight trees. Lots of Juniper, mesquite, live oak, pecan, and eastern red cedar. I could probably get some nice live edge boards for siding and roof tiles but probably not much structural.
Someday I do want to buy an Alaskan sawmill (just a sawmill that uses a chain saw as the cutting mechanism) and build a cabin somewhere. I think that would be super fun.
@@LDSreliance Alaskan sawmill are cool! My project now is to propagate my fruit trees and berry bushes. I would like a "food forest". I plan to find some other locals to trade and diversify my fruit trees. I really want to try a paw paw fruit this fall and possibly add some paw paw trees if I like them.
Good luck!