#48 Our current p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s challenges 

It's very perceptive of you to recognise the stress and heaviness of people coming and going. Maybe consider creating some traditions and rituals for arriving and leaving. It helps to level out the feelings of anxiety and heaviness and brings a positive rhythm to the churn.

I really wanted to tell you guys that I’m loving the camera work in this episode. I loved how it switched to the others when a question was asked towards them. One suggestion would be to have their names appear on the screen. I feel like this would help newer viewers get to know the names of everyone easier.

As someone who has lived through 2 wildfires in California, USA, I can give you this advice. The 3 most important things to address in dealing with wildfires are: 1. Remove anything dead, especially from around anything you do not want to burn. This means dead trees, brush, lumber, weeds, etc. During wildfires embers blow for at least a mile and if they land on any dead combustible material that material will ignite and the fire will spread from there. If embers land on living vegetation that vegetation usually does not ignite. But it will ignite if it has a lot of dead combustible material near it. So mow the weeds down to the dirt and remove dead trees and brush and mulch it for use around living plants so they retain more moisture. The mulch should not be thick, 2 inches at most, as thick mulch will also ignite. Also cover any lumber or fire wood piles with tarps or metal sheeting. Embers do not usually ignite tarps. 2. All dwellings should be constructed of fireproof materials. The only reason our house did not burn in the last fire was because we had replaced the wood siding with concrete board siding. 3. Have hoses with strong spray heads at all water sources so in the event of a fire a hose is readily available to extinguish "hot spots", places where falling embers are smoldering or have ignited material. This can prevent the fire from spreading. So good luck to you guys. I greatly enjoy your videos and your vision. Hopefully none of us will have to endure a wildfire this summer!

In Australia our fire departments organise ‘back burning’ to prepare for fire season. Harvesting water in rain tanks attached to each building in camp could provide water in case of fire also. Speaking to your local fire officers will be helpful I’m sure.

Felix, if you are reading these lines, insert a short shot of local birds in the next video, please! I'm a big fan of birdwatching, very interesting who lives there (because there are so many bird voices in the video) ❤

Many municipalities encourage the area around power lines to be used for crops. This keeps the growth held at bay, because it is being harvested, so they don't have to pay to come cut it.

For a youtube channel with a lot of chronological binge watchable content like you guys have, a break from RU-vid is not going to hurt. New viewers will just consume all your older stuff as its basically evergreen content. The people claiming you have to upload a lot don't understand how youtube works, even uploading daily is not a recipe for succes, perhaps even the opposite. Because if you do youtube can't possibly recommend all of them effectively at the same time, and thus the individual video performance is going to suffer diminishing returns and likely perform average. At the same time, youtube loves recommending video's that are doing ABOVE average, creating a feedback loop that produces these these viral "winner-take-all" videos with millions of views out of nowhere. Having a break and then uploading one really good video (interesting title and thumbnail and high viewer retention) it has a significantly higher chance of blowing up. Viral videos will be the ones that generate disproportional amount of new attention and revenue for your channel and projects, while regular uploads are there mostly to satisfy your existing viewer base. Anyway glad you guys are doing well. Congrats on the silver playbutton :)

I imagine the hardest part is this micro-tribe effect of spending most of your time surrounded by the same people. A potential mitigating measure for this would be to have some communal bicycles that would allow one to go for some alone time and provide an exploratory experience in the not so close vicinity of your estate. Breaking routine and going to new places generally improves morale and stimulates the imagination, Cheers

Like the philosopher Macklemore tells us: “Make the money, don’t let the money make you!”

As a suggestion with the "people" challenge you could, plan it so the people arrive at the same time, creating a type of group of people that come and stay for a season. Instead of bonding with just one person for a long period of time you meet lots of people for shorter periods of time.

I’ve seen a few wind turbines painted with a colour gradient so getting lighter as it goes up and it really does make them invisible

For the record, I don't think this season is any less entertaining than the last one. I'd also like to give some praise for how the videos look now! The colors and framing looks amazing. Bringing on a video makes was definitely a good call! Looking forward to see what else is in store for you all!

Looking at your electric power corridors, they may be wide enough to act as a fire break to stop or slow a wildfire down. perhaps they could become grazing areas for goats or sheep. Maybe some neighbours could let you 'borrow' their herds.

i'm so glad that you guys are taking the fire risk seriously:)

In addition to other interesting thoughts about using the space under the power lines, I think it might be a chance for biodiversity! Transition areas such as a forest edge, are usually great hotspots for biodiversity. You may consider developing a native flower meadow. Imagine all sorts of beautiful flowers brightening up the place and boosting biodiversity on your land!

When trying to kill a tree by ringing it, make sure you go all the way past the cambium layer or else you'll just injury the tree (even if done properly this technique takes quite some time). Also, be aware that mimosa trees will regrow from suckers so girdling and then cutting the tree down may not completely kill the entire tree and you'll have to redo the entire process. A cheap, organic and labor 'free' way of completely killing the tree is after cutting it down, make a 'cup' with duct tape around the stump and fill it with salt.

Andrew Millison has a video called "Permaculture Design for Wildfire Defense". It covers a permaculture way to tackle wildfires, i think you could proably use some of what he is suggesting.

Soon i will buy land and make my project camp here at philippine 😊😊😊 little by little i admire all of you guys

Absolutely right there with you. The algorithm is the audience and while the audience watches good content then, it will all be good as content creators. Well done in reaching 100k and 200k and 250k! 1 million is definitely reachable. Congratulations

Well, as far as the algorithm goes, your videos popped up in my recommendations for the first time ever today. I’ve watched a load of your videos already and this is easily one of my favorite channels now!

oi oi free tip. If you need to clean out large areas of overgrown Forrest and tough invasive trees. Fence it of with electrical fencing and basic wire net fencing and get some pigs !! those suckers clear out EVERYTHING. Roots bark everything. When stuff is cleared move pigs and cut down the dead trees left. Then plant native fire resistant trees

Plant plants that bring more singing birds and build a giant water fountain to cover up the highway sounds. Also maybe you guys can make project camp soap, oil, etc. to help make money

I really like your thinking of "Make sure you put the energy into yourself , not the algorithm." I really enjoy the videos but I was really pleased to see you were prepared to put it all on hold to rest, and I'm pleased to hear you are doing it again.

“Cool burning “ the Australian indigenous people invented this kind of fire management, it works, try it

started watching with the year one progress update and been hooked on the channel ever since, there's such a cool vibe from you guys

I didn't realize the channel has grown so much! Congratulation!!!! I did miss you when you were on break but oh well, do what works best for you or the Project. Thanks for sharing and see you next time.

Do you get any income from the power poles crossing your land? In the UK power companies pay a wayleave for crossing private land.

Very well done again! I love that you try to show the answers to the questions as well (results of the past projects, lagoon..)

Put the energy in yourself, not the algorithm. Good, general life advice right there.

Excellent video, one of the best yet. Great Q&A as well. Keep on doing what you do, and evolving in a way that feels right for you and the environment.

I love this channel. You guys are awesome! Makes me wish I were in my twenties again. Thank you so much for sharing.

Since you are doing something that is absolutely relevant to the major problems of the 21st century, your winter break turns out to be an important statement of non-codependent values that says "irregardless, we need a break and we're going to take it." It was another good teachable moment for viewers who have been raised to work the algorithm, to give their humanity over to the demands of the economic system & corporatized social media, and have, therefore, developed obsessive compulsive behaviors that they recommend to others who are trying to develop a more natural, balanced sustainable lifestyle. It was a wise decision that establishes the winter months as a period of indwelling rest, reflection, revitalization, and re-dedication to the stated goals of Project Kamp. And it bodes well for the ongoing success of the project because it is grounding itself on enduring principles and establishing healthy boundaries, self-care and seasonal awareness. I see some good viewer comments about increasing wildfire protection, preparedness and emergency response. Early detection by mounting some wireless cameras up on your hilly land and automating them with fire detection software could be a huge early warning system. Add a weather station, as well, and you could become a wildfire & weather alerting station to your neighbors too. (Watching especially for low/high wildfire danger conditions, like forest/soil mosture content, high winds, prolonged dry spells, and lightning activity. Infrared cameras can spot a fire outbreak quickly, especially at night.) Over here, we'll still hugely inspired by the two 20ft shipping containers that you pre-made to deliver vital community building functions from the moment they were delivered onsite. We're working on this idea for our own rural property development project, and your example was truly eye-opening. Project Kamp is an awesome idea whose time has come, and it couldn't be lead by a wiser couple of founders. We're always looking forward to the next episode.

i like that you are trying and finding answers , forgiven for winter holiday . and that there is no perfect solution . pylons are there and help to stop forest fires , you have huge forest . having alien trees , still are green , but if you want to kill them isn't really a green way . same with using recycled plastic roof . it is still trying moving forward , I love

I believe in problems being resources the Mimosa is a supply of firewood for several purposes but my first move would be to build a retort to convert it into charcoal which can be used for cooking fuel or biochar for your gardens. the charcoal can also be sold. once areas are cleared replant immediately in local trees otherwise the mimosa will be back immediately. By the way those trees use fire as part of their lifecycle they burn easily and their seeds need a fire to help germinate so they load the soil with seed then shed leaves and branches to create a fuel then when a fire happens it also clears competitors they come back as the first survivors thus becoming the dominant species.

Keep up the good work

Hello Project Kamp! I really like your videos and i noticed you spoke about potential wildfires in the upcoming summer months. I've worked as a firefighter for a couple of years and for you living in the wilderness and not having access to large amounts of water or emergency, tools like the fire flapper or a fire blanket could help you extinguish a potential fire. I should say that these tools are rather useless if the fire is out of control, however if it starts near you due to a spark from your working tools, these are excellent tools to stop the fire. They also does not weigh a lot, so it could be something you could bring with you in those dry and sunny periods. Looking forward seeing more videos from you! Keep up the good work! :)

Love your spirit, you are helping me make my off grid dreams a reality

Cool project guys. Such an inspiration. And I love the weekly videos; it's the perfect slow tv!

Thank you for Sharing, Love your Honesty and Vision , and the Teams Truthful answers, Love and Rainbows

One thing I remember from your list of priorities when choosing your land was proximity to a rail station which could be of help to the person wondering how to visit your project !! Great work going on Folks, well done & stay strong . The fires could be your largest challenge if they strike again??

I am happy to find your Chanel!! I have same problem. No time to make video!!! Feels like alhorytm I rolling. Also I have electricity line and high way ))Thank you for shearing all this. Good luck to your project and greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦

I've been enjoying all your exploits in bringing change to this lovely piece of land and hope it will inspire others to experiment and take risks too.

Episodes are much better since S2 E2. Definitely more fun and entertaining. Felix obviously needed to settle into it. Good job Felix. Please can we see more wildlife too!

Suggestions: 1) Build water collection systems around base. Purchase piping, connections, batteries, dc voltage water pumps & atomizers. Run piping from water collection systems to structures & into inlet of water pumps (powered by batteries). Pipe from outlets of water pumps over structures mounting atomizers at regular intervals facing outward at 45 & 315 degrees. In case of fire switch on pumps to encase each structure in a cloud of water mist. The atomizer system was designed & built by an engineer whose home was the only surviving structure for several blocks after the fires resulting from the late 1980s earthquake in California. 2) Set up an alarm at each structure (siren, bell, large triangle, etc.) to spread warning in case of fire. 3) Invest in self contained respirators in each structure to protect against smoke inhalation. 4) Water from kitchen area (separate from other water collections) can be attached to a hose to saturate around base if fire gets close.

I have watched many videos from you. I think what you are doing I would love to live that way. I have planned on land like you. I feel from your videos that you do well from others. I surely hope it works great for you so far! If I was by myself, I would love to live there. I had a stroke, so as of now after 7 years I can do more again. I hope it works good for you too and others. Take care!

I applaud you on approaching the local fire service, they will advise best on your particular location. We live in constant "high awareness" of this risk for 6 months a year (on Gran Canaria, where the last big fire destroyed 2,700 Ha in 2017) and the golden rule is clean, clean, CLEAN! Clean brush, grasses and yes, even trees if necessary. If, as you say, there is a lot of glass around then you really have no alternative other than to clean that up too, little by little. Also, there are very good reasons why brush cutting and all steel-bladed power tools are either absolutely not recommended or actually illegal during the summer months. Wishing you well this season, D

You could always open a po box or subreddit to take suggestions or fan mail and make simple videos like that, where it only takes like 30 minutes to film!

Thanks to us all for sharing and the leadership for orchestrating this and the enquiry

for fire protection some places in Australia place a tank or reservoir on a spot higher than their house/yard. use metal pipes as much as possible, if you have to use some plastic piping, bury them at least 400mm deep. place sprinklers on structures and around compound. remember to keep all fittings metal so can't be damaged but the fire itself. you could also collect used cooking oil from local community and use it to make biodiesel to run your tractors etc.

I found you guys from the one year the land video. When you make good content people will find you.

Have you considered asking your visitors about their experience? Perhaps they can shed some light about their ideas of the "perfect" length to stay? Doing this might also help you understand how better to support your visitors. Cheers!

Go Project kamp!!! Yay! Cheering noises** Great video quality :D Happy to contribute to the algorithm as it brings money to you!

Issue: Road Noise Solution: Here they build walls next to the highway to reduce road noise. (if it bothers you it probably bothers others) Perhaps you could initiate some grass roots organizing and attempt to get the local government to approve and build a wall next to the highway.

🇨🇦I subscribed early on.🇨🇦 I understood that regrouping in the winter you'd address the challenges to move forward. Camera man was a great idea.

you should create a lake in your land. Ut would help in fire prevention, vegetation and underground water refill.

Hi guys, love the content. You mentioned potential issues with the wind generator. You could consider a water mill since you aleady built a small dam... You can also try to redirect (a part of) the flowing water from the stream directly to your camp.

For the dead material incorporate a wood chopper machine and use it for compost balancing "greens" and "browns", or apply the over excess directly on the land.

This was really nice! Thank you!

You broke the mould to be fair. Usually that length offline would have killed a channel. As others have mentioned you had a lot of content for people to watch as well as other channels so you got off quite easy. Regardless, loving the project!!! Keep up the good work!!

Ideally you want a clear cut zone around all structures to lower the risk of losing buildings to fire. But with the power lines being very close to one of them I'd just thin out ALL of the brush. One of the best things you can do as a land owner to reduce the risk of wildfire overall is to thin out brush, weeds, and dead trees. Good luck out there!

I find the problem of people very, very interesting. Because building a more sustainable way of live is also (of course!!) about people and relations. So I find interesting, and kind that beautiful, to known that saying goodbye to people who are sharing such a intense experience results difficult. I think it is interesting to consider the human factor in the experience you are building. Well... I'm an Social Anthropologist, so of course I would focus on that... but it's really nice to see you guys realizing the weight of people and relations!!

Congratulations team ,well done .

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you guys.

Wonderful to hear so many birds in the background 😊

fire prevention would be making water berms. where the rain naturally collects and pools. then as for the wood, i would chip them up and turn them into compost. once chipped up they will decompose faster, make better soil for you, hold lots of water. making a fungal network in the soil. all around better for everyone. i would make a network of berms following the elevation of the property into several ponds and pools of water as to keep the soil moist and wet at the same time keeping everything nice and cool.

Dave love your down to earth advice,

As long as the videos are good, which they are we dnt mind waiting!!

I really liked getting the other people to answer the questions too. Very good insight on multiple viewpoints. One thing that might be nice is when you have people on the screen like that, is to have their names at the bottom. I am horrible with names and maybe I missed something, but there seemed to be a couple people I hadn’t seen before, or I don’t remember their introductions. LOL

CONGRATS ON THE AWARD!!! BUT WE NEED PROJECT KAMP... EVEEY WEEK.. LOLOL. YOUR OFFGRID VIDS ARE GREAT, AND THERES SO MUCH MORE TO SEE... KEEP ON ROLLING!!

For the electricity poles, don't forget you're in portugal. The legislation protects the distribution company, you'll not wanto to have a legal war with them (they have the power to confiscate the land if they want); Turn the hole issue with a win-win situation: With the help of your neighbors tractors, have the hole in place and ask the company to burry the wires with cement tubes. I'm afraid you'll have to keep the "pasture" lands in place though. Also it's better to ask them if they'll kindly burry the wires, before digging the hole (man, it's a lot of work and energy) :))

When you take time for yourself you leave room to improve, grow, and make higher quality stuff.

Sometimes when things try to control us we must stand up and make a decision do we want to be treated this way you must look at our self And decide we are in control of our destiny congratulations On reached your milestones on your viewers thanks for the update see you in the next video👍✌️🤙❤️🇵🇹❤️

I love your videos "don't stop making these".

In Australia, which has a pretty dry climate similar to where you guys are we do controlled burn to minimise fire risk. Indigenous people have been doing it for like 60 000 years. Not sure how the Portuguese plants would cope, but it might help reduce the weed trees and make the soil more rich. Love what you guys are doing!

Dealing with forest fires in a serious topic for many places now, how to correctly manage a forest. Doing nothing is not enough. I look forward to seeing ideas on that.

About the toilet. I use a Separet. It is a kind of tunnel that you place under the seat that separetes the poe and the pee using a hose that you can lead away from the toilet house. Love you.

I am actually a wildland firefighter. If you are truly concerned about fires then you should create a plan that everyone if briefed on. You can buy emergency fire shelters. They would be for only the most dire circumstances. Next would be to locate a natural or create a fire break. A place that is stone rock that fire can't burn. When it becomes closer to fire season you can do a controlled burn around the camp. Burn 10 feet around the camp in sections. Its important to clear all the dead brush and trees out of the area. You need to cut down the a frame trees (trees snapped in half) and get that dead dry wood away from the camp. Another then is to clear. 20 feet on each side of the road so that you can evacuate out if a fire comes. Just a few things to ponder

As you don't work on weekends, Rita could teach Portuguese to the rest of the group. ;)

Good job as always guys! About the challenges i would say that most fires in portugal are actualy arson(if thats the right word) , its a big problem with many interests behind. About the electricity lines... its a though one. Maybe embrace it, use it as a open space to do stuff and keep it clean, maybe movable furniture or something. I know you will find the best solution! Good luck!

ik zou wel graag eens langskomen, maar heb geen voertuig of geld. ik was bijna 8 jaar in Hambacher Forst, heb veel ervaring met bouwen en outdoor living. ik vindt het enorm spannend wat jullie doen en droom er vaak van, aan zo een project eens mee te kunnen doen. keep going!

Hey there . I’m from Australia and the First Nations people here have a practice of burning undergrowth in small controlled ground fires to remove the fuel.

The easiest and most repetitive thing to do to prevent fire spreading is to clean the ground of the forest from branches, leaves and sticks. The mimosas are really dirty and they create a ground full of dead stuff that can burn easily. It's a temporary solution, your long term project to plant and help different trees to grow will be effective in the long time. Btw my father is a nurseryman and he hates mimosas, he says that they are weeds with bark ahahaha

Congrats !!!❤

Go talk to EDP (electric company), here in Portugal there is a law that says that no power line can go over private property without autorisation, go see if the previous owner gave permission and if you can revoke that. then they have to move the power cables through the comunal paths. Glad you are doing something in the country side of my country. keep it up. PS: don't let the governement hear that electricity is free...

I misssed you, but I think what you are doing is so important that is was worth waiting for.

In Canada where I live, power lines have a lot of short bush wild fruit trees growing under them. They usually have a vehicle trail for inspections.

hey.. like your reflection mode... all good.. hang in.. good to challenge ourselves

I’ve seen a few farmers and land owners use controlled burning, or prescribed burning, to clear dead foliage and allow new growth to form. It’s also helped in keeping tick populations low if that’s an issue. Just found your channel and I dream of doing what you guys have, keep up the good work!

thanks for answering!

I love you. I love Precious Plastics. I love one Army. A break isn't going to change that. I'm in for the long haul!!!!

Please keep the up the great work.

Keep it up the good work, Guys!

excellent video. thank you.

fire safety tip: SWALES AND BERMS. trap as much passive waterflow as possible. Spread and Soak. Planting fast growing, deep rooting plants on the downhill berm.

Great job!! 👍🏼

I agree, quality of life will cause for better content and with that a happy algorithm

Just keep them coming when you can

Y’all should buy a lot of those metal water containers tallied at last season, use them to collect the rain you do get. If you raise them somehow you could use to help with fire

Thankyou peace fellow babies.

Hey nice project, small idea: instead of random donations, maybe you make a list of not expensive things that you need, and people can directly "buy" e.g. a screwdriver for you for 5$. Would be nice for people to know, how their donation is used and maybe this motivates more people to donate money. Greetings from Germany to all of you