My father always shovelled snow all around the shirting on our trailer to help insulate and keep the cold wind from getting under. it really makes a big difference.
Snow is an amazing insulator and makes a MASSIVE difference :) We should have enough snow fall that we dont even need to shovel it as it will build up that high on its own haha
Great idea!! My Dad did something similar with our 1890's uninsulated frame 2-story house with basement: he would lean sheets of plywood all around the perimeter of our house. Underneath them he would pack fall leaves. So when it snowed the snow would bank up at a slant around our house, so it would not only help insulate against the cold, but also in April thaw/melt the water would run off away from our house and keep our basement dry (This was in Massachusetts where many winters we had drifts to the top of the porch roof and we would have to dig a tunnel from the front porch door to the plowed road to get out.)
I’m shocked you guys don’t have a wood heater. They make a huge difference! I stayed in a place with the smallest heater & I had to crack windows it worked so well. Maybe consider adding one to reduce the propane usage in the winter.
@@sherinebeckford6304it depends. I live on 27 acres which is mostly wooded. It costs us only labour. You can also have logs delivered as 8-12 foot lengths and do the cutting and splitting yourself if you have the space and ability.
If you are not living off grid, use a (hard wired) small baseboard heater under your flooring set at a nominal temperature. It will not only prevent your water pipes from freezing, it will keep your floors at a comfortable temperature during the winter months and your home that much warmer.
I am having a tiny home built right now to be kept in TN. I want to thank you for all of the good tips such as keeping those peck lines warmed up in the winter and the skirting around the bottom of the home. My first time watching your channel was when you talked on the issue of humidity in the tiny home. Keep sharing those helpful tips.
We are in Creston BC and it’s sooooo cold. When I had chickens and it was -28f I had three heat lamps going for them in their house to keep them toasty warm. Tiny homes are great, you’ll enjoy all the peeping you’ll be having with chicks. 🐥
Oh Creston is such a beautiful area! We hope to move into southern BC, or even the Island in the next few years. We have 2 lamps going in our coop right now with 100 watt ceramic bulbs each. Even still they are adamant they want to get out of the coop and huddle up in the sunshine haha.
I’m a bachelor so i built a 10x6 tiny home trailer. Probably the smallest you can almost go and still call it a home. Everything is in one circle around you with a fold down bed. I put all the build like electrical plumbing built inside so it can be fixed. I did the same as you with pex for electrical coords that can be changed. My plumbing is manual kick sink with a dump bucket and usb powered shower with a dump bucket. My toilet is dry number 2 with external garbage can that is vented to the outside with an outside lid and ported from the inside so you don’t have to go outside to put stuff into it. Number 1 is a dump container. Diesel heater, wood stove and shore hook up. 42 inch tv with computer chair ps and pc. Ethernet hook up. I got a small portable propane buddy for emergencies. The walls are r15 2x3 with galvanized roof. I plan on doing aluminum exterior in spring. I’m parked on a farm for 500 inclusive and even got a covered slip, unlimited internet, water, electricity, toilet, xtra storage, fed fishing pond beside me with the ok to catch and cook. I even got work without leaving the property. What a gold mine I got myself into if you ask me. Building a tiny home, one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
YAS! Love this. We too do a lot of work from home. Our tiny home has given us the ability to chase our dream jobs and start our own business'. Is it small and a different lifestyle with its draw backs? Of course, but we are much happier now than when we worked the "9-5" jobs for someone else and trying to pay off a massive mortgage.
@@wickedlifethat’s how I feel, most people can be happy and comfortable in a tiny home, not everyone will like the smallest size tiny home but it’s possible. I’m looking into making one similar to your guys size and I definitely like the idea of overall less cost, more comfort (in my opinion) and SO much easier to work on if you need repairs. I genuinely do not understand the appeal to large huge houses especially when you don’t even have a decently big family, but that’s just me
Nice to see a yt video on tiny homes from Canada, ive been watching tiny homes from around the world which really doesnt help if you want Canadian winterized tiny home. I love tiny homes and seriously searching but i think i'll build my own. Im in northern Ontario and where i am they are not particularly liking tiny homes, but i really don't care, I'm going to do it anyways. The prices of land is crazy put I'm optimistic. With God all things are possible. Where theres a will there is a way. Off grid gets more appealing everyday. Need land first, definitely need prayers for that one😂, thanks for the tips, how much is the propane tank? Id like to go firewood for heat, but perhaps propane or solar for fridge and stove and the incina-toilet that turns everything into ash, and can be used as fertilizer, so no plumbing is needed. Still doing lots of research.
I’m in Southern Ontario and it occasionally gets down to -35 here too, though -20 is typically our coldest temperature. I think it’s building code here, if not, it is definitely recommended that no water lines run in exterior walls in a regular house. I lived in a house 40+ years ago with a frozen pipe that burst. Once in a lifetime is enough of that! So I was very surprised that your tiny home builder initially constructed your home with the water lines in the exterior walls! Glad you found a solution.
I'm in Alberta and I use propane too. Get a full sized tank that's outside. Fill it once and it lasts for a few months. My propane company even came out on Friday and filled it up even though I wasn't on their scheduled filling date till next week. In this Deep Freeze, with the heat tape on the water pipe from our well not working and no water, I at least wanted to make sure I had lots of fuel. Alberta sunshine has been warming the inside of my house through all my south facing windows by the afternoon, so my furnace doesn't have to come on as much as it does at night. I was hoping that El Nino weather system which had it warm through the fall and over Christmas, would last till the end of February. That we wouldn't end up paying later for that warm weather. Hopefully, this will be it for the Deep Freeze weather and February will be nice.
This is Alberta. Always plan for changeable weather. Here in Red Deer the wind chill is -50. Tuesday it's to go up to -12. I'm thinking that a Chinook might be coming. I am getting tired of this cold.
@@westzed23 I'm not very far from Red Deer. I have two temperature readers and it never got as cold as what the Red Deer airport was saying. Yesterday it was -31 here when my husband went out to Rocky. There it was -38. it's -9 here this morning.
My new propane furnace was not keeping the house warm, so I fired up the cheap Chinese diesel heater on full. Uses about 2 gallons a day on high, 1 gallon a day on low. I have 2 so if there is a super cold snap (right now -10F) I can fire up #2. This is the least expensive heating option for me. Propane is most expensive (over $1K a winter), running my 24K Senville mini split on high costs me about $200/month, or between $100-150/month for diesel. Make sure the hens have a roost so they can get off the cold ground. I added lights to my coops, and I am getting too many eggs. I have 20+ dozen eggs on my table right now. Corn helps they create heat.
Just stumbled across your channel…Grew up in a tiny northern BC town called Cassiar - it has been closed down since 1992. Find memories of that time. Wondering if you are close to that.
Im a new follower, right now in Muskoka, Ontario, we have 12" of snow on the ground drifts much greater! 3- 4 ' deep!. Yes its cold. Nice to join you and follow a Canadian tiny home! Yes, chickens will lay in the winter, if warm and fed enough. Kudos to you on braving our cold winters in a tiny home! Keep safe and warm!😊
New follower because I appreciate how you share important info about tiny home construction. I’m looking to buy one this year, so please keep sharing and I’ll take notes, thanks
Raised baby chicks in our house once. Did not do that again. The dust was horrible however we could close the door to their room for their chirping. It worked but a few years ago we purchased a small shed to store our feed in & last year I used it for the baby chicks. Put a large dog kennel in it, wrapped it with foil bubble insulation & added a heat light. It worked great until it was time to move them into the coop.
Here in NZ we have cats and 3 ducks in the tiny. Our dog doesn't live inside. We had a mini lop rabbit too the amazing Ludwig Von Beethoven. Sadly he died suddenly of a rare seizure condition. I'm shocked how well we have all lived in this tiny space. We plan on getting two chicks and incubating some more duck and chicken eggs. It's doable! Good luck you guys are incredible as are your chickens and dogs!
Dont Like when people keep animals outside? I don't care if the weather is nice or not. Why do you even have an animal for protectionOnly or don't you care about it and love and hug on it.. Leaving a dog outside while you're inside sleeping.That's pretty sad.Apparently the dogs not worth coming in ..so sad..
I designed and helped build a THOW in Montana and lived in it for a full year to understand what Tiny living/working is all about, and I absolutely loved it. I miss it. There are downsides but definitely upsides to living tiny. Thanks for sharing your way of living; the tips are great. Regarding the chicks, I would put them in an insulated, soundproof box to keep down the 24 hours of chirping.
Y'all are brave souls living that far north. I am down here in Texas, and a total weenie when it comes to winter and being cold😁 I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thank you!😊🐱🐶
@kkjppt5359 not sure we win down here in the summer...when it feels like heck's back porch, and you can fry an egg on the hood of your car 😁🔥😂....I guess we all make do with what we've got and where we are. ❤🤠❤
I just subscribed to your channel last night, I really like how candid you are with your tiny house. I am wondering if you have a couple of small vents under your tiny house to help vent out any excess moisture that may occur under the house, or if that is even an issue. When we had chickens, we would get a few eggs through the winter months as well. I live in the Edmonton, Alberta area, so I can completely relate to the cold. 🤗 Please stay warm and have a great day.
I'm from North Shuswap. It's not really cold here but man, we got the snow in the past week which we need for moisture. Don't want to deal with horrible fires like we did last year.
Insulating skirts under the house, those of Plywood. Very important in the cold season. Be careful in the summer, without adequate ventilation underneath the house, moisture can accumulate, causing mold and wood rot.
frozen water pipes are not fun. mine have been exposed for a couple winters now due to groundwork. when they froze I would thaw them out with my hair dryer. this year we have worked on covering them back up but the sand is just on them now (5 tons is a lot to shift by wheelbarrow) but luckily we had a lot of snow, 40 to 60 centimeters in 6 hours before the freezing truly started. nice insulating for pipes and house. I think your chickens are still in lay because of the extra light. they look like very pampered ladies. found you like I always do through christmas videos. what can I say... I love christmas. keep nice and warm. do as I do. use a cat as a hot water bottle.
So glad you found us with our Christmas videos! :) We definitely use our cat as a hot water bottle, particularly at night when he curls up in bed with us haha. OH NO! sounds like you've had it rough with your pipes freezing, hopefully thats the end of it.
it should be fine, it has to be as I use hot water as a painkiller since I have built up resistance to painkillers. so looking forward to spring and use my body normally again. and make christmas ornaments for my christmas markets. you have it colder than me. we just had -15 celsious and now it is thaw. keep posting love from Denmark@@wickedlife
What are the hardest things to do is making sure animals have drinkable water in this kind of weather. It’s not nearly so cold where I am but I have a heated dog water dish outside for my songbirds.
Just found your channel. We also live in the Northern part of BC in a tiny home. Last Thursday when it was the coldest (-49 with the wind-chill) we were toasty warm in our home. we got the animals fed and watered and then hibernated for the rest of the day. So great to find another northern BC youtuber.
I remember when we immigrated from the UK to Calgary and I never imagined -35 but wrap up warm and it’s not a problem, luckily Calgary has the Chinook which is nice so -35 doesn’t last long, unfortunately I now live in Ottawa and the wet cold is not pleasant
In the early 80s it was -32 to -36 degrees C every morning in Winnipeg from January through March...I used to pull my toboggan in my snowmobile suit delivering newspapers at 5am as a kid... now its a "polar vortex"...
i used to run propane in my home in north central British Columbia Canada, the easy trick is to shine a heat lamp on the tank... fun fact, propane boils at -40 Celsius, hence the heat lamp......it keeps it warm enough for the propane to flow into your heater. just and FYI from an experienced propane user.
I certainly hope the builder did not charge you anything to correct their faulty installation. Have to congratulate you both for following your dream. How incredibly exciting. I'd do it in a heartbeat if I wasn't so ancient now!!!😎
Lived in a mobile home in southern ontario canada one thing I did was also put heat tape on my waterlines besides skirting never had a problem in the 7years lived in London ontario not as cold as BC though but minus 20s though minus 18 to day in sarnia ontario for next two days ! Was cozy in my mobile home from1992 to 1999 before the tiny home thing ! Loved it so cozy was 19 wide and 40 foot long extended it by 7 foot wide ! So best investment ! Able to buy current home in sarnia because of the house, etc sale in London as long as small home about same size except have a full basement purchased my current home in 2001 before crazy prices now no mortgage living a manageability life in today's thought world ! Just being smart on keep og expenses as low as I can that Iam a widow and no pension! But we made a plane when we bought this house all those years ago so when Joe passed I could be comfortable if smart with my money!
Some context for you guys who don't experience this -- (i live in Minnesota, USA so have had -40 here) -40 is the magic number where C/F coincide -40 is what the Germans in Stalingrad & Napoleon in Moscow dealt with (without winter clothing) yes you really can toss a a cup of boiling water in the air & it will freeze before it hits the ground, I've done it If there is even the whisper of a wind at that temp the total time to frostbite is a bit over 5 minutes I have a 3800 square foot 120 year old house (it does have blown in insulation) I cannot get the temp over 55 degrees with the boiler running full out at these temps Yes the gas bill is ~350.00 ish
I was interested in a tiny home but now that I have mobility issues that require some modifications, I'm doubtful that will happen. I may end up in 600 sq. ft. and while not technically considered a tiny home, would be for me. That does make it a bit easier to find property. Living in Colorado in the US, weather is a concern, especially at this moment when it warmed up to 4° F today with about -30° F windchill. Thanks for covering the cold weather stuff!
There is a channel, Fy Nyth that has Icelandic chickens which do well in the cold. She has had chicks in her tiny home I think. She is in Montana. She is a fantastic gardener.
Here is Calgary it -35°C so I am soooooo happy to hear you are staying warm! You didn’t mention it - did you put down a ground sheet/vapour barrier under your house before enclosing it? Not sure if something it is always necessary, some folks have mentioned it makes a difference but I’m not sure it make sense to use it
No idea how you made it into my recommends but i'll sub for sure. Makes those miserable -5C over here in Europe feel kinda less bad ;) Take care and stay warm. Thanks for sharing.
Prepare for dust and depending on how long you keep them inside….smell. I’ve done this, but in a small cabin, not a tiny home. And yes, there is always an escapee or two..😂
Just found you guys! I think you must be close to my neck of the woods in PG❤ It’s warmed up 30 degrees since this pod cast and I hope you and the chickens survived ! I am shocked the chickens did so well , I may have stuck them in the propane shed 😂 or under the tiny house ! Can’t wait to see what your journey brings you.
I live in Southern BC, in the Okanagan area. We are very very cold right now. We live in a mobile home and we woke up to frozen pipes. We even have electrical heat tape on our pipes, but it wasn't enough last night. So, my husband had to crawl under the trailer and use the heat gun to thaw the pipes. We now have the water running to keep them from freezing again. I look forward to this cold snap being done. Stay warm up there. I am like your partner and don't like cold, but I would rather go through the cold snap than have baby chicks in my house. haha We buy our eggs from local farmers. :)
That would be awful. Clever solution! This afternoon, it rose to -10, and I was surprised to find myself cheering. Next week, we are back above zero. I hope there is no more freezing for you!
@@bethkelsey1 ya, thanks. It sure is a moment when you are just waking up and sleeping and you can't figure out why no water is coming out of the tap. haha It's crazy to think that rising to -10 makes one happy. haha stay warm as well!
@@kb9847 Can you make some kind of "skirt" around the Mobile home? I did that when i went up to Norway/Sweden by camper back a couple of years ago. Helped a lot with keeping the camper warm too. I used "whatever i could get my hands on" even if most of it just blocked the wind. Only went down to like -23C at nights but kept the greywater tank from freezing/bursting at least.
yes, @@peterpain6625 our trailer is skirted and we have electrical heat tape on it as well. We talked to our neighbours and all of them have told us we have to keep a cold tap running. I just hate the waste, but would hate burst pipes more. Thank goodness it's not our regular temps here. We are back to Zero C now. whew!!
ngl was tempted to subscribe just for the use of 'hooped'! 😛 Haven't heard that in years! Glad to hear some folks keep using it. Greetings (and a subscription) from the Lower Mainland. Great to find some Canadian tiny house folks.
Is there a reason you don't have a tiny wood stove? It would heat up your tiny home very well. The only downside is you have to feed them much more since they're a small stove. Would be much cheaper than propane and serves as a bit of redundancy/backup for heating.
I think the chicks will be too chirpy but who knows it could end up as white noise. Crazy weather for you guys. We are just getting a snow storm with temperatures around freezing mark. Watching from Orillia Ontario. Great videos. Going to check out your podcast
Thanks so much for watching and checking out our podcast! :D. Yeah the chick will most likley not be in our home for too long. If its an issue we plan to build a small shed of sorts to house them instead.
Hello, from a fellow Canadian, liked your video you have a lovely home and who cares about a few pipes as long as they don’t freeze. The chicken will be fine, they all huddle together, stay warm and take care.❤️🇨🇦 from Newfoundland and Labrador.
We live in an 8 by 24 foot tiny house in northern Ontario. I have an incubator that I hatch my eggs from my hens in and have raised 4 batches of chicks in the house. No more! sweet as they are. I have to wash every inch of my walls. Every surface from top to bottom from the dusty filth that they make. so now I'm going to time my hatching (Which I'll now do in my solar shed and time it with the weather so that I can raise them outside in the chicken coup in a separate broody area with their heating roof. once they're feathered out and a bit bigger I bring them outside in a little pen during the day and when they're bold enough, I raise up the bottom of their pen so they can run in and out with the big kids and come back inside to be safe in their little area. if I have any broody hens in the future I'll put mama and her eggs in this broody section as well. . all the best and you'll see what I mean about the dust. they are filthy little things but very cute.
Light has a big effect on egg production. If you have the lights on to keep them warm, it will trigger them to keep producing. I grew up on a chicken farm; we kept the lights on 15 hours a day to maximize production.
LOL! I am a new "Subbie....and yes we are freezing too, over here in Central, B.C. I use, the words, 'calved out" and "hooped" too! We live on a big Ranch, the Cowboys always have huge icicles on their beards and mustaches. Great video!
Lol at putting up the captions for Canadian slang where in BC are you? We got to -15 here in Vancouver, that was cold enough for me, -30 is mind blowing. Just found you guys and have subscribed. I’m looking forward to getting to know you both through your videos.
Great video. ❤ I just subscribed because I’m interested in tiny homes and it’s challenges in Canada. Watching other tiny home from warmer climes. I’m in Ontario and would love a tiny. All the best to you and your animals. Thank you and looking forward to more videos.
Hey friend & neighbor ! It was cold we hit -48 just a little south -51 so breaking records Lol, Coming up slowly getting to spring temps -21 & a little fresh snow here :)
Woodstove baby. I heat a bungalow, with wood. And the house, was made for cheap oil. Back in the day. O ya. Its work. Thank you, for your video. Good luck. Cheers 🍻
Have you ever tried egg toast. Beat 4 eggs add 1-2 tablespoons of vanilla soak bread until soaked fry. Serve with butter and whatever you like on pancakes. I am hypoglycemic so no pancakes, I need protein for breakfast or pay price
I have lived in southern Saskatchewan my whole life (61 years), and i have never heard the word "hooped", as it pertains to what you are referring to. Screwed, yes, or even "F'kd", but not hooped. Still a very interesting video, and I have subscribed to your channel and liked it as well. We are still going through our polar vortex, which is supposed to end on this friday (jan. 19).
Strange that you have problems with LPG? Here in Sweden temp in winter it’s also pretty low but our LPG tank as it’s yours siting outside in open. What i have done it’s that i have isolated hose that goes from tank to our LPG heater and never ever have any issues, even at -35C.
I live in Nova Scotia and I do not heat my chicken coop. Just make sure it’s draft free. What do you consider a tiny home? Looks like a mobile home which usually start at 900sq ft.
You know it’s cold when the snow squeaks while you’re walking around!
BEEN THERE LOL
I'm in Northern WI. I also know when it's cold, your nostrils stick together when you breathe.
When it sounds like you’re walking on styrofoam 🥶
Hahah yup!
@@joellenbroetzmann9053 AKA "booger freezing weather"
My father always shovelled snow all around the shirting on our trailer to help insulate and keep the cold wind from getting under. it really makes a big difference.
Snow is an amazing insulator and makes a MASSIVE difference :)
We should have enough snow fall that we dont even need to shovel it as it will build up that high on its own haha
Yes, I used to do this when we lived in a mobile home. Got to be such a habit, I still did it around our concrete basement walls when we moved.
He was kinda building an igloo.👍 Smart man.
Great idea!! My Dad did something similar with our 1890's uninsulated frame 2-story house with basement: he would lean sheets of plywood all around the perimeter of our house. Underneath them he would pack fall leaves. So when it snowed the snow would bank up at a slant around our house, so it would not only help insulate against the cold, but also in April thaw/melt the water would run off away from our house and keep our basement dry (This was in Massachusetts where many winters we had drifts to the top of the porch roof and we would have to dig a tunnel from the front porch door to the plowed road to get out.)
Your home doesn’t look tiny! 😊
I’m shocked you guys don’t have a wood heater. They make a huge difference! I stayed in a place with the smallest heater & I had to crack windows it worked so well. Maybe consider adding one to reduce the propane usage in the winter.
Wood for fireplaces are crazy expensive in Canada
@@sherinebeckford6304it depends. I live on 27 acres which is mostly wooded. It costs us only labour. You can also have logs delivered as 8-12 foot lengths and do the cutting and splitting yourself if you have the space and ability.
If you are not living off grid, use a (hard wired) small baseboard heater under your flooring set at a nominal temperature. It will not only prevent your water pipes from freezing, it will keep your floors at a comfortable temperature during the winter months and your home that much warmer.
What a great idea!!
I am having a tiny home built right now to be kept in TN. I want to thank you for all of the good tips such as keeping those peck lines warmed up in the winter and the skirting around the bottom of the home. My first time watching your channel was when you talked on the issue of humidity in the tiny home. Keep sharing those helpful tips.
I’ve raised chickens in a small house. It was like living in a barn ( dust wise ). The peeps are a sweet sound to wake up to.
I always worry about my fellow Canadians in the winter. I love your chickens!💖
We are staying warm and living a good tiny life :D
Hopefully you are too! Well, the warm part, maybe not the tiny life, unless you want too haha
We are always prepared, winters used to be longer and colder, now it's workable, have really good clothes tho, and a car helps
The vast majority of Canadians who have cold snowy winters don’t live like this.
@@Katepwe So?
I’m in northern Alberta, just started following you guys. Awesome! Keep up the good work.
Hey! We are only on province over here in BC. Thanks for subscribing, we are happy to have you here :D
Plus 6 here in Quebec 🤪 with pouring rain. Good to have a few warm pets to cuddle with. Good luck guys 😊
plus 6?! ah we will trade you! LOL
Quebec here also hahah, we have our - 40 coming
We are in Creston BC and it’s sooooo cold. When I had chickens and it was -28f I had three heat lamps going for them in their house to keep them toasty warm. Tiny homes are great, you’ll enjoy all the peeping you’ll be having with chicks. 🐥
Oh Creston is such a beautiful area! We hope to move into southern BC, or even the Island in the next few years. We have 2 lamps going in our coop right now with 100 watt ceramic bulbs each. Even still they are adamant they want to get out of the coop and huddle up in the sunshine haha.
I’m a bachelor so i built a 10x6 tiny home trailer. Probably the smallest you can almost go and still call it a home. Everything is in one circle around you with a fold down bed. I put all the build like electrical plumbing built inside so it can be fixed. I did the same as you with pex for electrical coords that can be changed. My plumbing is manual kick sink with a dump bucket and usb powered shower with a dump bucket. My toilet is dry number 2 with external garbage can that is vented to the outside with an outside lid and ported from the inside so you don’t have to go outside to put stuff into it. Number 1 is a dump container. Diesel heater, wood stove and shore hook up. 42 inch tv with computer chair ps and pc. Ethernet hook up. I got a small portable propane buddy for emergencies. The walls are r15 2x3 with galvanized roof. I plan on doing aluminum exterior in spring. I’m parked on a farm for 500 inclusive and even got a covered slip, unlimited internet, water, electricity, toilet, xtra storage, fed fishing pond beside me with the ok to catch and cook. I even got work without leaving the property. What a gold mine I got myself into if you ask me. Building a tiny home, one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
YAS! Love this. We too do a lot of work from home. Our tiny home has given us the ability to chase our dream jobs and start our own business'. Is it small and a different lifestyle with its draw backs? Of course, but we are much happier now than when we worked the "9-5" jobs for someone else and trying to pay off a massive mortgage.
@@wickedlifethat’s how I feel, most people can be happy and comfortable in a tiny home, not everyone will like the smallest size tiny home but it’s possible. I’m looking into making one similar to your guys size and I definitely like the idea of overall less cost, more comfort (in my opinion) and SO much easier to work on if you need repairs. I genuinely do not understand the appeal to large huge houses especially when you don’t even have a decently big family, but that’s just me
Nice to see a yt video on tiny homes from Canada, ive been watching tiny homes from around the world which really doesnt help if you want Canadian winterized tiny home. I love tiny homes and seriously searching but i think i'll build my own. Im in northern Ontario and where i am they are not particularly liking tiny homes, but i really don't care, I'm going to do it anyways. The prices of land is crazy put I'm optimistic. With God all things are possible. Where theres a will there is a way. Off grid gets more appealing everyday. Need land first, definitely need prayers for that one😂, thanks for the tips, how much is the propane tank? Id like to go firewood for heat, but perhaps propane or solar for fridge and stove and the incina-toilet that turns everything into ash, and can be used as fertilizer, so no plumbing is needed. Still doing lots of research.
There is a woman who is now in Courtney who has a channel. Sorry I can’t remember the name, she started out in Alberta.
I’m in Southern Ontario and it occasionally gets down to -35 here too, though -20 is typically our coldest temperature. I think it’s building code here, if not, it is definitely recommended that no water lines run in exterior walls in a regular house. I lived in a house 40+ years ago with a frozen pipe that burst. Once in a lifetime is enough of that! So I was very surprised that your tiny home builder initially constructed your home with the water lines in the exterior walls! Glad you found a solution.
I'm in Alberta and I use propane too. Get a full sized tank that's outside. Fill it once and it lasts for a few months. My propane company even came out on Friday and filled it up even though I wasn't on their scheduled filling date till next week. In this Deep Freeze, with the heat tape on the water pipe from our well not working and no water, I at least wanted to make sure I had lots of fuel. Alberta sunshine has been warming the inside of my house through all my south facing windows by the afternoon, so my furnace doesn't have to come on as much as it does at night. I was hoping that El Nino weather system which had it warm through the fall and over Christmas, would last till the end of February. That we wouldn't end up paying later for that warm weather. Hopefully, this will be it for the Deep Freeze weather and February will be nice.
This is Alberta. Always plan for changeable weather. Here in Red Deer the wind chill is -50. Tuesday it's to go up to -12. I'm thinking that a Chinook might be coming. I am getting tired of this cold.
@@westzed23 I'm not very far from Red Deer. I have two temperature readers and it never got as cold as what the Red Deer airport was saying. Yesterday it was -31 here when my husband went out to Rocky. There it was -38. it's -9 here this morning.
@@canadiangirl5159 finally warming up.
My new propane furnace was not keeping the house warm, so I fired up the cheap Chinese diesel heater on full. Uses about 2 gallons a day on high, 1 gallon a day on low. I have 2 so if there is a super cold snap (right now -10F) I can fire up #2. This is the least expensive heating option for me. Propane is most expensive (over $1K a winter), running my 24K Senville mini split on high costs me about $200/month, or between $100-150/month for diesel. Make sure the hens have a roost so they can get off the cold ground. I added lights to my coops, and I am getting too many eggs. I have 20+ dozen eggs on my table right now. Corn helps they create heat.
Just stumbled across your channel…Grew up in a tiny northern BC town called Cassiar - it has been closed down since 1992. Find memories of that time. Wondering if you are close to that.
Im a new follower, right now in Muskoka, Ontario, we have 12" of snow on the ground drifts much greater! 3- 4 ' deep!. Yes its cold. Nice to join you and follow a Canadian tiny home! Yes, chickens will lay in the winter, if warm and fed enough. Kudos to you on braving our cold winters in a tiny home! Keep safe and warm!😊
New follower because I appreciate how you share important info about tiny home construction. I’m looking to buy one this year, so please keep sharing and I’ll take notes, thanks
We will definitely keep sharing info :)
Raised baby chicks in our house once. Did not do that again. The dust was horrible however we could close the door to their room for their chirping. It worked but a few years ago we purchased a small shed to store our feed in & last year I used it for the baby chicks. Put a large dog kennel in it, wrapped it with foil bubble insulation & added a heat light. It worked great until it was time to move them into the coop.
I did, too. I don't think breathing that dust was good for me.
Here in NZ we have cats and 3 ducks in the tiny. Our dog doesn't live inside. We had a mini lop rabbit too the amazing Ludwig Von Beethoven. Sadly he died suddenly of a rare seizure condition. I'm shocked how well we have all lived in this tiny space. We plan on getting two chicks and incubating some more duck and chicken eggs. It's doable! Good luck you guys are incredible as are your chickens and dogs!
Dont Like when people keep animals outside? I don't care if the weather is nice or not. Why do you even have an animal for protectionOnly or don't you care about it and love and hug on it..
Leaving a dog outside while you're inside sleeping.That's pretty sad.Apparently the dogs not worth coming in ..so sad..
I designed and helped build a THOW in Montana and lived in it for a full year to understand what Tiny living/working is all about, and I absolutely loved it. I miss it. There are downsides but definitely upsides to living tiny. Thanks for sharing your way of living; the tips are great. Regarding the chicks, I would put them in an insulated, soundproof box to keep down the 24 hours of chirping.
Y'all are brave souls living that far north. I am down here in Texas, and a total weenie when it comes to winter and being cold😁 I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thank you!😊🐱🐶
@kkjppt5359 not sure we win down here in the summer...when it feels like heck's back porch, and you can fry an egg on the hood of your car 😁🔥😂....I guess we all make do with what we've got and where we are.
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Thick foam with the vinyl both sides including roof/ flooring for chickens
Thumbs up for “hooped”. I haven’t heard that expression since the 70s/80s 😂 Thanks from the Lower Mainland.
I just subscribed to your channel last night, I really like how candid you are with your tiny house. I am wondering if you have a couple of small vents under your tiny house to help vent out any excess moisture that may occur under the house, or if that is even an issue.
When we had chickens, we would get a few eggs through the winter months as well. I live in the Edmonton, Alberta area, so I can completely relate to the cold. 🤗 Please stay warm and have a great day.
I'm from North Shuswap. It's not really cold here but man, we got the snow in the past week which we need for moisture. Don't want to deal with horrible fires like we did last year.
Insulating skirts under the house, those of Plywood. Very important in the cold season.
Be careful in the summer, without adequate ventilation underneath the house, moisture can accumulate, causing mold and wood rot.
frozen water pipes are not fun. mine have been exposed for a couple winters now due to groundwork. when they froze I would thaw them out with my hair dryer. this year we have worked on covering them back up but the sand is just on them now (5 tons is a lot to shift by wheelbarrow) but luckily we had a lot of snow, 40 to 60 centimeters in 6 hours before the freezing truly started. nice insulating for pipes and house. I think your chickens are still in lay because of the extra light. they look like very pampered ladies. found you like I always do through christmas videos. what can I say... I love christmas. keep nice and warm. do as I do. use a cat as a hot water bottle.
So glad you found us with our Christmas videos! :)
We definitely use our cat as a hot water bottle, particularly at night when he curls up in bed with us haha.
OH NO! sounds like you've had it rough with your pipes freezing, hopefully thats the end of it.
it should be fine, it has to be as I use hot water as a painkiller since I have built up resistance to painkillers. so looking forward to spring and use my body normally again. and make christmas ornaments for my christmas markets. you have it colder than me. we just had -15 celsious and now it is thaw. keep posting love from Denmark@@wickedlife
Haha, great suggestion about the cat as a heater!
keep warm, be safe!
Thank you! You too :)
What are the hardest things to do is making sure animals have drinkable water in this kind of weather. It’s not nearly so cold where I am but I have a heated dog water dish outside for my songbirds.
Just found your channel. We also live in the Northern part of BC in a tiny home. Last Thursday when it was the coldest (-49 with the wind-chill) we were toasty warm in our home. we got the animals fed and watered and then hibernated for the rest of the day. So great to find another northern BC youtuber.
We’re going through a Colorado low here in Manitoba….. no one understands-35-45 C temperature like a Manitoba fan
I remember when we immigrated from the UK to Calgary and I never imagined -35 but wrap up warm and it’s not a problem, luckily Calgary has the Chinook which is nice so -35 doesn’t last long, unfortunately I now live in Ottawa and the wet cold is not pleasant
Very useful video, thanks for sharing the info
In the early 80s it was -32 to -36 degrees C every morning in Winnipeg from January through March...I used to pull my toboggan in my snowmobile suit delivering newspapers at 5am as a kid... now its a "polar vortex"...
best of luck thru this cold!! use the snow to bank the house up more !! it has an igloo affect !! peace from maine !
i used to run propane in my home in north central British Columbia Canada, the easy trick is to shine a heat lamp on the tank... fun fact, propane boils at -40 Celsius, hence the heat lamp......it keeps it warm enough for the propane to flow into your heater. just and FYI from an experienced propane user.
How come no wood stove? Seems like that would really make a difference.
iT 110% would make a big difference, but it also makes a big difference for insurance and thats why we opted out of a wood stove
I certainly hope the builder did not charge you anything to correct their faulty installation.
Have to congratulate you both for following your dream. How incredibly exciting. I'd do it in a heartbeat if I wasn't so ancient now!!!😎
The builder took 100% of the cost on their own to correct the issue. There probably would have been a court case otherwise haha
Make sure your contract states your needs clearly. If they're not met, then the contractor should correct any problems.
@@wickedlife Excellent!
Great channel hello from Arkansas. Gonna go check out the podcast now👊
Oh have a heart and turn on the lightbulbs for the chickens! Even during the day when it's that cold! 🥶 😢 ❤
The chickens, is there any protective covering around the light bulbs in the event they burst or do you have special winter safe bulbs.
Lived in a mobile home in southern ontario canada one thing I did was also put heat tape on my waterlines besides skirting never had a problem in the 7years lived in London ontario not as cold as BC though but minus 20s though minus 18 to day in sarnia ontario for next two days ! Was cozy in my mobile home from1992 to 1999 before the tiny home thing ! Loved it so cozy was 19 wide and 40 foot long extended it by 7 foot wide ! So best investment ! Able to buy current home in sarnia because of the house, etc sale in London as long as small home about same size except have a full basement purchased my current home in 2001 before crazy prices now no mortgage living a manageability life in today's thought world ! Just being smart on keep og expenses as low as I can that Iam a widow and no pension! But we made a plane when we bought this house all those years ago so when Joe passed I could be comfortable if smart with my money!
Some context for you guys who don't experience this -- (i live in Minnesota, USA so have had -40 here)
-40 is the magic number where C/F coincide
-40 is what the Germans in Stalingrad & Napoleon in Moscow dealt with (without winter clothing)
yes you really can toss a a cup of boiling water in the air & it will freeze before it hits the ground, I've done it
If there is even the whisper of a wind at that temp the total time to frostbite is a bit over 5 minutes
I have a 3800 square foot 120 year old house (it does have blown in insulation) I cannot get the temp over 55 degrees with the boiler running full out at these temps
Yes the gas bill is ~350.00 ish
Ever considered tearing the exterior walls down to the framing and rebuilding, plus the windows & doors.
thanks for your videos lovely people :) do you guys have condensation problems in your tiny home in the winter?
there is a bit of condensation in here, not alot thankfully. It is only on the windows a bit when it reaches past about -20 celsius.
I was interested in a tiny home but now that I have mobility issues that require some modifications, I'm doubtful that will happen. I may end up in 600 sq. ft. and while not technically considered a tiny home, would be for me. That does make it a bit easier to find property. Living in Colorado in the US, weather is a concern, especially at this moment when it warmed up to 4° F today with about -30° F windchill. Thanks for covering the cold weather stuff!
Wow, heat wave! Blessings!!
There is a channel, Fy Nyth that has Icelandic chickens which do well in the cold. She has had chicks in her tiny home I think. She is in Montana. She is a fantastic gardener.
We are 100% going to check her channel out! Thank you!
Just found you guys. You both look so happy! If I were a bit younger, I would have done this. What a cool life. I’ll check out the podcast too!
The chicken said I want a heater
Here is Calgary it -35°C so I am soooooo happy to hear you are staying warm! You didn’t mention it - did you put down a ground sheet/vapour barrier under your house before enclosing it? Not sure if something it is always necessary, some folks have mentioned it makes a difference but I’m not sure it make sense to use it
It makes sense. Keeps all the humidity that's in the ground IN the ground, instead of causing mold to your house.
Just found you channel and it is very educating. We are thinking about a tiny home and live some hours above the arctic circle. Thank you.
Oh wow! You would certainly be no stranger to cold conditions then, even more so than us!
Amazing that the chickens are coping with this vortex 🌨🐔🐓⛄️❄️☃️
No idea how you made it into my recommends but i'll sub for sure. Makes those miserable -5C over here in Europe feel kinda less bad ;) Take care and stay warm. Thanks for sharing.
Love the transparency in living in tiny homes, not the romanticized version.
Prepare for dust and depending on how long you keep them inside….smell. I’ve done this, but in a small cabin, not a tiny home.
And yes, there is always an escapee or two..😂
Hey Garden 🌹🌹🌹
How are you doing.??
Love the story. Stay safe and warm 🙏
Just found you guys! I think you must be close to my neck of the woods in PG❤
It’s warmed up 30 degrees since this pod cast and I hope you and the chickens survived !
I am shocked the chickens did so well , I may have stuck them in the propane shed 😂 or under the tiny house !
Can’t wait to see what your journey brings you.
Hello From Vancouver Island!🇨🇦
I live in Southern BC, in the Okanagan area. We are very very cold right now. We live in a mobile home and we woke up to frozen pipes. We even have electrical heat tape on our pipes, but it wasn't enough last night. So, my husband had to crawl under the trailer and use the heat gun to thaw the pipes. We now have the water running to keep them from freezing again. I look forward to this cold snap being done. Stay warm up there. I am like your partner and don't like cold, but I would rather go through the cold snap than have baby chicks in my house. haha We buy our eggs from local farmers. :)
Oh no! We are glad your husband was able to thaw them out. Hopefully you both stay warm and dont freeze down there!
That would be awful. Clever solution! This afternoon, it rose to -10, and I was surprised to find myself cheering. Next week, we are back above zero. I hope there is no more freezing for you!
@@bethkelsey1 ya, thanks. It sure is a moment when you are just waking up and sleeping and you can't figure out why no water is coming out of the tap. haha It's crazy to think that rising to -10 makes one happy. haha stay warm as well!
@@kb9847 Can you make some kind of "skirt" around the Mobile home? I did that when i went up to Norway/Sweden by camper back a couple of years ago. Helped a lot with keeping the camper warm too. I used "whatever i could get my hands on" even if most of it just blocked the wind. Only went down to like -23C at nights but kept the greywater tank from freezing/bursting at least.
yes, @@peterpain6625 our trailer is skirted and we have electrical heat tape on it as well. We talked to our neighbours and all of them have told us we have to keep a cold tap running. I just hate the waste, but would hate burst pipes more. Thank goodness it's not our regular temps here. We are back to Zero C now. whew!!
How come you don't have a small woodstove?
ngl was tempted to subscribe just for the use of 'hooped'! 😛 Haven't heard that in years! Glad to hear some folks keep using it. Greetings (and a subscription) from the Lower Mainland. Great to find some Canadian tiny house folks.
Haha we are doing 41c in perth west aust. Certainly not freezing. Oh my wouldnt that be a nice thought😊😊😊😊😊
Is there a reason you don't have a tiny wood stove? It would heat up your tiny home very well. The only downside is you have to feed them much more since they're a small stove. Would be much cheaper than propane and serves as a bit of redundancy/backup for heating.
I think the chicks will be too chirpy but who knows it could end up as white noise. Crazy weather for you guys. We are just getting a snow storm with temperatures around freezing mark. Watching from Orillia Ontario. Great videos. Going to check out your podcast
Thanks so much for watching and checking out our podcast! :D.
Yeah the chick will most likley not be in our home for too long. If its an issue we plan to build a small shed of sorts to house them instead.
I've found that you can wrap heat tape around the propane tanks in really cold weather.
Your dogs are beautiful!! Love me some huskies!!!
G’day from Australia, love watching these style of videos & jealous that you have all that beautiful snow 🍻👍
Hello, from a fellow Canadian, liked your video you have a lovely home and who cares about a few pipes as long as they don’t freeze. The chicken will be fine, they all huddle together, stay warm and take care.❤️🇨🇦 from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Absolutely beautiful couple 🤩💘.
Loved the video..
No cussing really nicer presentation.
You have gained another sub , from Finland
We live in an 8 by 24 foot tiny house in northern Ontario. I have an incubator that I hatch my eggs from my hens in and have raised 4 batches of chicks in the house. No more! sweet as they are. I have to wash every inch of my walls. Every surface from top to bottom from the dusty filth that they make. so now I'm going to time my hatching (Which I'll now do in my solar shed and time it with the weather so that I can raise them outside in the chicken coup in a separate broody area with their heating roof. once they're feathered out and a bit bigger I bring them outside in a little pen during the day and when they're bold enough, I raise up the bottom of their pen so they can run in and out with the big kids and come back inside to be safe in their little area. if I have any broody hens in the future I'll put mama and her eggs in this broody section as well. . all the best and you'll see what I mean about the dust. they are filthy little things but very cute.
Really that is not a tiny home.
Thank you for sharing!🇨🇦♥️
do you have a wood stove? It would be my first choice for heat, especially for those cold days/nights.
Light has a big effect on egg production. If you have the lights on to keep them warm, it will trigger them to keep producing. I grew up on a chicken farm; we kept the lights on 15 hours a day to maximize production.
Fabulous video. Enjoyed it so much. ❤
LOL! I am a new "Subbie....and yes we are freezing too, over here in Central, B.C. I use, the words, 'calved out" and "hooped" too! We live on a big Ranch, the Cowboys always have huge icicles on their beards and mustaches. Great video!
Lol at putting up the captions for Canadian slang where in BC are you? We got to -15 here in Vancouver, that was cold enough for me, -30 is mind blowing. Just found you guys and have subscribed. I’m looking forward to getting to know you both through your videos.
would a firewood heater work aside a tiny home to supply hot air into it.... in case u run out of gas...
Ontarian here...I have NEVER heard the term 'hooped' before....must be a bc thing?
Must be a western thing. Common here in AB and my sask family also use it.
I'm from sask... we use hooped all the time
What do you both do for living?
Only happy one here, huskey ❤ stay warm . All nationwide freezing 🥶 cold
6:23 Ripley only listens to mom!!! 😆
Great video. ❤ I just subscribed because I’m interested in tiny homes and it’s challenges in Canada. Watching other tiny home from warmer climes. I’m in Ontario and would love a tiny. All the best to you and your animals. Thank you and looking forward to more videos.
One light bulb what heat the shed
Hey friend & neighbor ! It was cold we hit -48 just a little south -51 so breaking records Lol, Coming up slowly getting to spring temps -21 & a little fresh snow here :)
Woodstove baby. I heat a bungalow, with wood. And the house, was made for cheap oil. Back in the day. O ya. Its work. Thank you, for your video. Good luck. Cheers 🍻
Have you ever tried egg toast. Beat 4 eggs add 1-2 tablespoons of vanilla soak bread until soaked fry. Serve with butter and whatever you like on pancakes. I am hypoglycemic so no pancakes, I need protein for breakfast or pay price
We call that French Toast.
You need a woodstove. That would keep u warm. But u would have to work some too.
New Wyoming subscriber. Did you have to do any heat tape on the outside where your water tank is stored?
No heat tape :). Insulating and a couple bulbs down there were enough.
I have lived in southern Saskatchewan my whole life (61 years), and i have never heard the word "hooped", as it pertains to what you are referring to. Screwed, yes, or even "F'kd", but not hooped. Still a very interesting video, and I have subscribed to your channel and liked it as well. We are still going through our polar vortex, which is supposed to end on this friday (jan. 19).
Same and we use the term “hooped” all the time.
Strange that you have problems with LPG? Here in Sweden temp in winter it’s also pretty low but our LPG tank as it’s yours siting outside in open. What i have done it’s that i have isolated hose that goes from tank to our LPG heater and never ever have any issues, even at -35C.
Is there a reason you didn't do tiny wood stove? Sorry just started following you and so interested in Tiny living. Hello from Okanagan, BC
Why let the dryer vent outside? That's heat leaving. Turn vent inside & add internal vent to catch moisture & lint🤷🏾♀️.
Snow around the shed and base is cheap insulation
Snow is an amazing insulator!
Where are you were in Sask minus 35 but 45 with windchills
I live in Nova Scotia and I do not heat my chicken coop. Just make sure it’s draft free.
What do you consider a tiny home? Looks like a mobile home which usually start at 900sq ft.
You don't have a small wood or pot belly stove?
re geographic origin of hooped.. from coastal bc all my life of 55 yrs, been using hooped as long as i can remember.
So you're spending about $300.mo for propane to heat that place when you could use a woodburner for a fraction of the cost? Why?
Your life looks amazing! I too am a Canadian
They sell heated mats for animals, why not? You guys have your heated blankets 😂
Hey Mitzi 🌹🌹🌹
How are you doing.??