Slow Living in Australia [How We're Avoiding Homestead Burnout]
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
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In today's video we step away from the bus build and reconnect with nature for our mental health.
It has been 2 years of working on the biggest project we have ever undertaken and to say we're exhausted is an understatement.
Firewood collection has always been a favourite homesteading task of ours, and even now while travelling and being away from our own land it is something we can do for others and for our own little outdoor fires.
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When you're loading the trailer instead of tossing them in, place them in the trailer in rows.
Not only you get more in the trailer it will also distribute the weight of the load better and your little car will be able to pull more wood in one go.
Have fun guys!
So nice to see Australian homesteading content 😊
Great tip thank you :)
Yes the little community is growing more and more each day it's wonderful sharing in that!
Take care
The astra, well known as the ultimate tow vehicle, is also equally at home off-road.
It's been great so far! This one is close to retirement she's limping along in need of a new gear box, somehow doing better than she did a year ago!
Cutting firewood is definitely a good workout. I would really recommend wearing hearing protection while operating and working near the chainsaw. It will make a difference in your life in years to come.
We often do, Sam wears in ear ones with music and I often have MV overears, however I was coming and going often while he was chainsawing so yes I definitely did not today 😊❤️ thank you for your concern
I love the smell of fresh cut wood and stacking it really feels satisfying. We're actually having proper winter here and I'm enjoying the nightly fire so much , it's such a beautiful thing to watch flames before bed and feel deeply warmed inside. I hope you're warm enough on the bus. Before you know it , you'll be bussing around everywhere. Thanks for sharing lovelies ❤❤
Couldn't agree more! The whole process is so connecting and warming. Being here makes us miss home so much, but also love that we have this opportunity to travel, even if we're going very few km each time. One day the bigger trip will come.
Oh gosh winter in QLD, turns out no matter where we would've gone we'd be surrounded by frost haha!
The bus has been very cosy, we've added a few things that together have kept so much warmth in!
Thank you for sharing, you are so well spoken, I feel like you speak poems to my heart Naomi, such a great outlook ❤️❤️❤️
love what you guys are doing 💚
(edit: im dyslexic)
Thanks Legend! :)
Just come in from my morning chores on the farm. Brought a wheelbarrow of firewood down to the house from the woodshed. I need to make sure I have more going into next Winter - you can never have too much! That looked like a nice tree for firewood too (ie not white gum, lol). I bought some Wedges from Stihl years ago, often handy if the chainsaw gets stuck. That weather you were talking about - has arrived here! Take care, Susan. xx
Yes it's great that you are already thinking ahead, it's so easy to forget and then you're stuck with a few very cold nights and you realise very quickly you need more!!
Oh yes it was a beauty, we couldn't even get to the trunk it was so large, the camera did not do it justice!
Yeh the wedge seems like a great tool better than a pipe I guess hahaha 🤣 he did so well, that was the only one that got stuck!
Your digs are so cute watching everything you do then when the trailer mishap happened I couldn’t help but have a cackle at you.
Aren't they the cutest, always checking in! Haha
Yeh I get it hahaha it was a disaster when it happened, but these things happen 🤣😜
Ahh gosh, this was such a delight to watch. Beautiful. So happy you see the progress and cant wait for the adventures to come!
Awww thank you 😊😊😊 thank you for being so positive and uplifting throughout the build were so excited to explore! But man oh man I miss my gardens and chickens, don't think it'll be too long before I have some soon!
@@DiandSam ❤️ my chookies are freeloading through winter as usual😆 but ..I just found a sneaky nest in an agapantha bush with one egg this afternoon! Fingers crossed they've decided to start contributing for their feed again 😆😆
Hahahaha such squatters 😉 ahhh I am always happy to hear about your chooks, my heart aches I miss mine so much, freeloading or not hahaha
What a lovely looking Bush block.
I had the opportunity a number of years ago to purchase a property but found myself busy in the city and did lot do it.
Geez am sorry I didn’t for the same reasons as you. Now much more expensive, but bought a Caravan instead which is great. I will one day buy a small block though
.Cheers,
Andy.
Yes Andy we both missed the boat, but I love that both of us have invested in a moving home that can be taken anywhere instead and one day have the dream to settle. In time it will come back around ❤️😊🌿 take care thank you for sharing
Just started watching your channel,love it❤
Welcome Julie! 😊❤️🌿 We're glad to have you here! Are you from Aus as well?
Take care
Hi ya Di and Sam it’s all happening, you take care and stay safe cheers from Qld 🪵♻️🚎 🍲 ❤️
Hey there! 👋🤗 This week is going to be a big milestone, so we definitely needed to take it easy last week!!
All the best my friend ❤️🌿
One of the 18v chainsaws is handy to have as a backup for pinched bars. But of course they cost money. I've found my Makita 2 battery one is something I actually use a lot.
We actually want to invest in one of those so great that you review it high!
This is our friends which is larger than the one we normally take camping
@@DiandSam they are only good for smaller branches but still useful. You couldn't chop up a tree like that one in the video for example. Good luck with it all.
Hi Di and Sam getting back to what you love is a great thing and a nice way to say thanks. Great idea getting your belongings away out of the trailer. Smart idea with the handsaw Sam and the pole. Lot less effort. You done well. lol I found myself saying come on muscles when you were trying to hitch up the trailer. I would have helped if I could. 😜 main thing is you tried. I’m not sure who has the harder job here Di or Sam. I’m so proud of you both for all that you have achieved . I love your honest about the difficulties of it all as to many paint the romantic side to bus/van life. This is often the case as you know first hand. Poor tie. What did he do? Di that looks delicious. Good to see you looking out for yourself Sam. lol Sam he want some off course. I’m so feeling that fire. Chilling is a great idea. I love how you reminded everyone off mental health as to often over looked. Your still beings a teacher mate. Great video guys loved it.
Awww I love love love this, thank you for your kind words Rose. Mental health so often gets forgotten about amongst the hustle of life. It's been lovely to reconnect with it , ☺️❤️
@@DiandSam I’m thrilled you’re finding the time you’re reconnect. I wish everyone took the time.
Hi a.... So which region are you staying in.... Good try with the firewood.... Watching you guys work I had a load of red flags / safety issues going off in my head.... Have fun and be safe....
Hey Steve, we're normally on the south coast of NSW but currently travelling down in Ballarat :)
Sorry we have you some heart palpitations haha know that safety is often a priority for us and we don't do anything we're not comfy with.
Thanks for your concert, take care
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he has no experience with a chainsaw i can see.
Your comment is not helpful nor useful
If you feel like you have tips others could benefit from please share, otherwise have a nice day 👍
@@DiandSam ok, its quite simple. You first make a leading cut or cut for placement of a wedge before actually making the cut. But hey its not rocket science anyone with a brain could tell you this. Have a wonderful day 👌
@@matsommer5039 Thanks for sharing the tip for the wedge, a tool I hadn't considered yet seems quite affordable and useful. Not many people we know seem to have these, you'd think chainsaw companies would encourage the sale of these with chainsaws.
@@DiandSam yes and I'm sorry for coming across snarky etc i do apologize. i just simply meant it was obvious that he was a little green when it comes to using chainsaws. I have seen to many accidents with them.
She is clueless
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