We are building a sustainable house using as much reclaimed, harvested, and renewable resources as possible. We currently live in a 20ft diameter bell tent on several acres of land our land has two big ponds on it, hence, we are the Lords of Pond Land.
My freezer just took a dump and I found you because I had the idea of turning it into a warm cat house. My kitty has always stayed up underneath my trailer where I usually put a warming pad for her for winter. We have so many strays in the neighborhood. I figured they might like a nice warm spot since we feed them anyway. Have to take care of the stray babies too.
It's going. Its slow. I spent a few months working on the shop apartment to get it more comfortable so I havent done as much lately. It's such a big project. Takes a lot of time. Thanks for asking.
Thanks for the suggestion. Is philodendron pretty hardy and low light? I wish we had better light in there. Its been troughs of dirt of a while now lol.
Found your video today, I am also in Arkansas and would love to see your setup, not sure if you would be comfortable showing off your setup in person or not. I might be trying to go off grid somewhat in the near future.
Nice. Its an adventure. Definitely some serious challenges to being off grid but can be done if you have some money saved up or your needs are extremely small. You can email me if you want: lordsofpondland@gmail.com
May I ask what insulation you used in the floor? 2,what type of security measures have you implemented? 3, what’s the material of your rain fly? Please share, thank you❤
@@gutsandgrittv5076 We were on a budget so we just used sheets of cardboard and then rugs. We didn’t have a security system other than a dog and then the lock on the tent. I’m unsure of what the material is on the rainfly.
@@lordsofpondland oh the video I watched you said you had plywood down. I been trying to figure out rainwater collection from tent. I was thinking that plywood would hold the moisture. I must be confused. Thanks
@@grumpioletroll you’d need some sort of guttering around the tent edges or you could lay sheets of metal roofing down that goes into a gutter separate from the tent area.
Good job putting up the door. I think more tents should be made door-ready. You should consider a vestibule to have a dry space to transition between outdoors and indoors. A place to put on - take off your shoes.
Excellent job. If I understand your story without the sound on, it is good videography. Your did really swell!! Great ideas and your construction is functional and creative. 5 stars 😄
Thanks a lot. We are doing a Larsen truss type wall. Basically there is a separate frame surrounding the timber frame that will have r-26 insulation. We’ll post another video at some point there are also some videos of it on our tik tok
Hey thanks so much for the encouragement. Really appreciate it. I need to hear that to be motivated to put out more content. Anything you would like to see?
@@lordsofpondland I am massively obsessed with building a timber frame one day and am currently working on an off grid yurt! sustainable living content is stuff I like to watch!
We don't live in the tent anymore. We did for three years but the purpose was to build up to a better living situation which we did. It lasted the whole three years and there is re-water proofing techniques you can use. If you keep a rainfly on the tent you can get a lot of mileage out of these tents.
@@JasonXBeats I don't have experience with White Duck but I find that the Danchell tent was quite durable. I think it would probably work great for your purposes. Are you going to be enduring a lot of rain?
@@lordsofpondland rain here is random and sometimes bad but when we camp it’s no longer than 10 days. Did you buy the Danchel rainfly? I saw a bunch of people complaining about it saying it’s weak seems like every item in the world someone’s gonna complain about it or find something wrong with it. But yeah, I live in Florida. Weather here is just off and on sometimes it’s sunny for a week straight. I was really looking at this tent because I didn’t want to spend $1000 on tent and still have to buy the ground tarp when I get the tarp for lower than actual tent itself by white duck. Ignore any typos I’m doing speech to text.
You called that tool a paint scraper. I didn't know anyone used those to scrape paint. I see how they could be used for that. We used those to scrape manure out of the stalls in the barn when i was growing up. It looks like they worked good for removing the bark. Good tip about sealing the ends of the logs to prevent checking. 👍
Hello! Great info. Im in the process of starting my adventure living full time in Danchel 5M bell tent. Got my tent platform built and ready to order tent and stove. Ive learned a lot from your channel. The stove is most concerning to me. Thank You for the great information.
I enjoyed this video. I think you have a very nice setup. I imagined that rainfly is very helpful at keeping condensation down. I often cover a tent with a tarp when camping. I find it helps keep the tent warmer and drier. I think its awesome that you have each other too. Living in a tent or other off grid dwelling by yourself could make for a lonely life. I am subscribing to your channel.
It really does make a difference in these situations. Thanks for the comment. We are lucky to be on the same page with a lot of the things we want in life. Appreciate the subscription
I absolutely love the look and smell of Wisteria but it’s super invasive here. I’ve been thinking about planting Akebia instead as a noninvasive alternative. We have clematis planted there right now. Thanks for the comment!
@@lordsofpondland wisteria, just cut the new growth back, you can even train them as a free standing tree but, akebia is a great choice and fruit bearing 👍🥰
@@beechamberlain8287 I actually found out today that American Wisteria is not invasive here it’s only the Asian variety. Do you find that wisteria brings in a lot of wildlife?
@@lordsofpondland bumble bees, butterflies are attracted because of the flowers, it’s a great climber, sorry it’s not good for USA climate, you just need to cut back the growth
As a contractor who uses hammer drills consistently I do not recommend using the air compressor to remove dust from the hole without wearing a mask, dust can get into your lungs and cause something called concrete lung. Not a fun time.
Thanks for the comment! I think you bring up a good point about safety. Concrete is a bit different than stone. It’s the silicate that’s in concrete that causes serious issues with lungs. Not all rocks have silica. Anyway. Better not to breath in any dust ever so it’s a great point. Thanks again for the comment and feedback
My favourite type of video on this subject. No bullshit or fake glamour. Quick question, the rain fly that you've installed to prevent the interior mould.. is it pressed tight against the tent canvas, or is there a space between the tent material and the rainfly? Thanks for your time
Hey ya'll! Great info & great ideas! What, pray tell is the size of your bell tent and what are the measurements for the door frame and door? Ty! Peace.
The tent is 20ft diameter Danchell. The door is around 5 ft tall at the peak and the whole wooden frame is around 5 ft across at the base. Hope this helps and thanks for the comment!
Super cool guys. Planning to do something similar here on our place! Where in Arkansas are you guys located? We're in the Boston Mountains and are surrounded by oaks, sweet gums, maples, and sycamores. Just noticed you seem to be in an evergreen forest and was curious where that puts you on the map. Anywho, keep going! This is super cool to watch develop!
It was A LOT of work but also really fun. In the future I would mill the outside edge just to make everything much easier. The Boston Mountains are beautiful. We are in the Ozarks. We have a lot of pines on our property. My guess is someone planted a stand of pines here at some point. Thanks for the encouragement along the way and appreciate the comment!
It depends on your needs. I agree though, for a smaller system having urine and feces combined is ideal. Especially if you are doing the bucket method. Things are not as black and white as you say though. Feces is also a very high nitrogen item and it really depends on your goals. Urine itself can be used in more places than feces compost can without as much risk.
I have been eyeballing my junk wondering how to reuse it...and pondered reusing my refrigerator. The problem is the doors always leak upright. Your rooftop is quite the solution to that problem. Well done.
