#73 What happend during our winter break 

Follow the research on our wood protection here: community.projectkamp.com/research/how-can-we-protect-our-outdoor-wooden-structures-long-term

I can’t be the only one thinking that you could have moved the table top seperate from the base?

Yes Baby... The waterfall is a gem. Happy you cleaned up the area so we can enjoy it.

My roundabout sign made it into the video 😂

This was an insanely good episode. I feel like this would've been multiple episodes in the earlier two seasons but it didn't seem to be too packed or overwhelming to watch at the same time. Really nice to see that not only the work in the kamp is improving even more but also the quality and content of the videos.

You will have to remove the mold before applying any additional coatings. The mold is living BETWEEN the linseed oil and the wood surface. Dilute bleach -sodium hypochlorite - (1:10) with water and a pump sprayer is your best bet. 😊 I suggest using your swamp as your irrigation water source. It is alive with algae and not serving any real purpose in its current state. Save your well water for fire fighting.

Hi, have you considered introducing a micrhydro power station to take advantage of the water flow during winter months when solar may be limited? Did you remain on site over the winter?

Maybe it's not worthy of a Kamp update, but it would be kinda nice to see some body repairs to the Vans! They have so much personality to someone whose only ever seen American and East Asian cars, so I wanna see more of then from time to time!

I really want to yell “YAYYYYYY!!” when you guys succeeded carry the table to the ruin. 8 people ! I can imagine how heavy it is. what a team work! well done !

Regarding the drill sharpening question at 13:50, there is a product called "Drill Doctor" that is basically an automatic drill bit sharpener. Works well, simple to use. They are relatively affordable ($50-$200ish depending on the model) and in the long run will save you from having to buy new drill bits so often.

Didn't see anyone suggesting it, so I'll try: Have you considered using beeswax to treat the wood? I personally love it, good natural way to keep the wood hydrated and protected from molds and humidity. Give it a try, I always clean all the wood components before applying it with sandpaper.

I live in the rainiest part of Oregon. We have to deal with a lot of mold. We paint everything and when we do we mix in a mold inhibitor in the paint. You might try this for your mild issues. I'd hate for you guys to get sunk from all the mold. Congrats on how much work you got done! The waterfall area looks beautiful!

Obviously it would depend on your power system, but it might be a good idea to look into a dehumidifier in key places like the kitchen. They’re a bit expensive but work well and would eliminate a lot of the mold/rust problems

Yes over winter months humidity grows funguses and then mold sets in and the only thing left is to strip everything back and replemish, which we see you did. One thing I always use on mold is Raw White Vinegar. Okay stinks for a bit but over all, not as many times does it need to be re-instated and bugs / spiders hate the stench its raw format leaves as it protects and clarifies.

Start this year with a tree nursery. It takes a long time for a tree to grow big enough for some shade. the new trees can replace the mimosa trees in the coming years. In this way you can start reducing the fire risk on site.

This was incredibly satisfying to watch. Also very inspiring. I just didn't understand why you assembled the table before moving it :D could've been easier to put the legs and the top together in the guesthouse :) great work tho!

21:15 - The little wisthle in the word "Mimosasss" is really beautiful. Portuguese from Portugal is so different from Brazilian that you can feel it even in the middle of a conversation done mostly in english. Love your videos guys. Brasil

Use recycled used engine oil on the underside of the dec and Pizza Hut, the oil will protect the wood and kill the mould. You can also burn the wood with a torch

The waterfall is amazing! All that work on the stubborn gate really paid off. Its but one of many examples of how inspiring Project Kamp's team effort continues to be. Glad to be a Patreon supporter and looking forward to what this year brings! Best wishes for continued good results.

To protect your wood naturally , without chemicals , try Shou Sugi Ban method ( burning the outside layers of the wood ) then coating in a natural oil like teak or linseed.

Love the waterfall! It's fastinating to see how different wood reacted/not reacted to all the elements.

Experiments with different wood is very interesting. Have you talked to the locals? What do your neighbors and others in the region use successfully for building? I think it's common to used stone and brick.

there used to be lots of invasive mimosa (acacia actually) trees where I lived, and they are not only a fire risk: the wood is also very fragile and they snap or fall very easily after heavy rains or wind storms, so it is indeed wise to clear them when they are growing next to houses or other areas where people circulate a lot. wondeful shade, flowers and fragrance, but unfortunately not the best tree to have around.

wow-a lot aleady has been acomplished. The waterfall is such a treasure. I think I would have moved the big table without the wooden top. Looking forward to the next episode

Happy to see you guys again! You guys need some cats. For company, and for the rodent problem lol Groetjes uit Nederland ❤

Only by hand! It's the fastest and easiest way to sharpen drills. Needs a little practice but in the end u'll never look back. There's a lot of tutorials how to do it in youtube. :) Thanks for video guys!

Maybe the ancient Japanese Yakisugi (Yaki=burnt , Sugi=Cedar) technique could be interesting for your lumberwork.

There is an old saying that goes along with using boiled linseed oil to treat wood. The saying goes "Once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year and then once a year every year after that" and i'm told that's why there are still tools with handles from 100 years ago or more.

You must have some sort of mower so that you can continue to cut the bramble shoots regularly. I would cut at 3 to 4 inches to shade the bramble with the grass as you clip off the ends. Eventually the roots will burn up their stored energy and decompose. This may take 3 years. 😊 I know you will not like this suggestion - but consider the size of the problem you have with Mimosa. It is too large to quantify beyond it has taken over completely. And as for mechanical control measures: consider each flower produces 10-12 viable seeds and the seeds can remain viable in the seed bank for up to 12 years. The exponentially worse than what we see factor is why most throw up their hands and walk away. But there is a solution; immediately after cutting (while the vascular system is still active) brush a light coat of glyphosate on the cut stump paying particular attention to the outside edge of the cut area. Dye the glyphosate with an organic agricultural dye so you mark the stumps that have been treated. No overspray, no splatter, and in about 8 weeks the entire root system is dead. You can start planting native trees seedlings anytime. Just stay clear of the treated stumps. 😊

Welcome back! We missed you! The video editing looks good, I'm not sure who's doing that right now but they're doing a great job. The amount of work you've been able to get done is impressive! I'm excited to see what you're getting up to next!

Enjoying your adventure 🇨🇦. When it comes to water protection for wood it is important to coat both sides. With a deck the moisture will come from the underside and slowly pop the top coat off. Sealing the edges also helps. The preparation will cut down on your maintenance.

You got mold in the kitchen because you have no ventilation. You either need to put things inside to suck up the condensation and humidity or put a fan that runs off solar that sucks the air OUT.

You guys should have a weekly show on TV, all around the world.

YAYYY as a 22 yr old aussie gal I would love to come and help one day!! you guys are doing an incredible job, if only there were more of you everywhere

I am so incredibly proud of these people

that waterfall is so cool

Team work makes the dream work. You guys are inspiring so many people worldwide. Such a great achievement ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Excited to see what you guys do this year! 21:45. Please take a basic chainsaw course that will show you how to cut trees safely. There are some very basic safety items and techniques that are missed by this operator. Cutting trees with a chainsaw can be extremely dangerous when done improperly. Best of luck. Love this channel

My Mondays have meaning again! Can't wait to see season 3 :D

Hello Kampers, wishing you all the best from Portland Oregon. It seems to me that it would have been much easier to take the table to the ruin in two parts, the legs first and then the table top and attach them after both parts were inside. Just a thought. Be well.

I missed these videos. So glad you are back at it!

FINALLY! I've been waiting all winter for this. I'm looking forward for the new season!

The office space turned out great. I didn't realize how much garden space there actually is and I have been watching from the beginning, lol. Hopefully you can establish more fruit and nut tress, etc. There are some walnuts that can start producing quite quickly for you guys. Do you think you will be able to do some food production this year?

The waterfall and stream made this place magical 🤙🏼

perhaps u did... But remember only to paint when the air humidity is low, otherwise you can trap moisture under the paint. you can often read on the paint how low the humidity has to be. and if you want to be really sirius, use a paint primer on metal. (how to apply paint on ships, that operate in humid areas). amazing projects. i always have a better mood after the video:D

I'm really interested to see what project Kamp is going to become this year! Cant wait!

To sharpen the drill tips: there exists some sharpening machines (small) but they're quite expensive. Other than that you can send them in to some shop and they'll come back sharpened. If those are not an option, get some practice on sharpening them. It is very difficult to get it perfect but sometimes it's just enough to make a difference (even when badly sharpened)

I recommend constructing a water turbine for some additional electricity. ⚡️ You can install it directly against the yellow water gate so then you can control water and electricity flow. It is free energy that you should definitely utilize. Contact me if you want help with research😊

Loving the new addition grass patch!!!!!! ❤

SEASON 3!! LETS GOOOO

So much progres since season 1# ! GREAT WORK (: it is good to see you again

The creek is flowing in a straight line. If it was diverted so it creates a curvy winding line along which it flows, it would soak the land and pastures and recharge the water table creating an area where it's easy to grow plants. Sepp Holzer created such plans in central Asia if you want to look it up.

That waterfall is a wonderful spot, congrats

You dont have to be afraid that someone steal that Table 😂

A bench grinder is a good idea to sharpen the drills, it's really easy to use it, just some good eye is needed

Love to see you all dig in and do the work that is not glorious but very important (like the workshop and kitchen deep-clean). Great examples for all of us.

Hi guys! Have you considered some kind of carnivorous plants for the fly issue? You also can build some easy traps without any pernicious materials for the enviroment nor the people around, like beer or vinegar with sugar in a glass jar. Good luck for this next season!

i inspire to do this someday , build a homestead with a group of people

a Dutch guy playing around managing the water in his natural habitat. What a majestic seeing

Might I recommend a summer project for y’all: building a greenhouse out of old windows? Gotta be plenty around that area, you already have some too. Doesn’t even have to be entirely windows too, but would be cool

Deadly, great to see you back! I've discovered you back in January and watched over 70 episodes in the span of few weeks. Good luck and keep up the great work!

So glad y’all are back with season 3

pro tip on carrying a large heavy table that has the ability to be taken apart: take it apart and assembly on location, easier and lighter to carry.

Love your videos please keep them coming! Thanks to All!

love seeing the story-telling & production quality on these improve - keep it up, Project Kamp :)

9:00 Maybe you can add some natural Pigment to the linseed oil to get a better protection against the sun. Pure linseed oil is very sensitive to UV radiation as you can see by comparing top und down side of the deck. And add some turpentine to the linseed oil for the first coat. 20:00 If you clean metal well with a wire brush, you can also use linseed oil afterwards for protection instead of artificial varnish.

that's so amazing please don't stop 🥰 glad to see people working hard together in communities to make something bigger and beautiful

Wow. The waterfall area looks amazing

I love your videos! Humidity and mold is going to be a battle in that environment. One of the things that may help your more closed in structures/vehicles is fans. Air movement won't solve the issue but it doesn't require toxic products. An after shower vinegar spray on surfaces may be useful?

I bloody love these people. Everyone appears so positive, willing to put in a shift, prioritise environmentally sound practices and just all round decent people. Gawd, I wish there was something like this when I was younger. Nearest I got was various kibbutz' and communes. Oh, yeah and Rita (?) is such a stunningly beautiful little thing, that I actually have a crush on her.... At my age, lmao..!

To sharpen de drill bits you could make a wooden angle and use 2 different sand paper or some smooth flat stone. Awesome to watch by the way❤.

I wish I was 30 years younger so I could tackle a project like this! Great videos :)

Hey, I know there’s meant to be a proper way to sharpen drills on a grinder, but I just started doing it with my eyes and guessing the angle and my drills work fine for wood and metal work. Obvs, you can get a jig for sharpening, I don’t think it’s hard, but I’m cheating and it works. Don’t buy new drills if ya don’t need em! :)

The shot of the table getting into the house was very cool.

The creek is really incised, if you can rebuild it back up to its flood plain you will get a really fire resistant riparian zone

have you tried burning/Charing the wood so only the outer layer of the wood is blackened? it may help with the mold etc. ..there's a lot of examples on its use in japan

how about growing weed? would be really interesting...

This way of living sounds so fulfilling and amazing, I wish I could be a part of something like this.

How exciting !! Thank you for the update and preparations to receive the new members.

Build hydro generator

can you make your videos 4k for 2023 pls

It really feels like every videos is better and better since the last 20 videos or so. I'm loving it and I'm really excited to see the new season!!

You need to plant more fruit trees around the camp place and plant some banana trees near your shower place to youse the shower water to grow

Try cypress wood too. It can be underwater for decades and not lose its integrity. At all. Cedar and cypress are both good for lots of moisture. Bugs don't eat them either. Those two woods are all I use in outdoor building. I live in a very hot and humid climate and they're the only two woods that last and they last forever. Use paint. The mold can be cleaned off easily. The bottom of your oven should be stone, not wood.

You guys should consider building a cob home somewhere on the land! It does really well in rainy environments, even though it's essentially dirt, haha.

I believe the small creature in the well is a newt, related to the salamander

In Southeast Texas we have 100F temperatures all of summer and 90%+ humidity. For outdoor exposed to elements wooden structures like sheds, fences, etc - we scorch the wood and then paint in a 50/50 oil/diesel mixture. The wood on the ranch is older than I am, fence posts are three feet in the ground - and still solid as a rock.

the old timers must love you, this is making them remember when they were little as well as unearthing some history. Have any neighbors asked to grow some grapevines on your property or would you? Hot and dry weather is the best for tomatoes and olives too. Future money makers.

welcome back. the water falls were so pretty. hope you all have a great summer

I know you arent going to see this comment but if you see it at any point I just whant to say that this videos are so inspiring that me and my 4 other friends (btw from serbia) went to nearest woods (Kosutnjak) and started building our own camp. Becouse it isnt so near and it isnt so big forrest we couldnt bring some big tools (we dont whant to scare people and it is so heavy). Point of what I am saying is that I whant you to keep up doing this and inspiri more people keep it up :)

Wow! So much progress ! I really look forward to more ! :)

the waterfall looks amazing. Looking at that I would think of something with hydro electric power. That would be awesome there to work on

To prevent mold, mix a bit of tar in with the linseed oil. 1/3 each of tar, oil and turpentine is a rule of thumb, but you can go with far less of both tar and turpentine. Seeing all those recinous mimosa trees makes me think you could even produce your own wood tar. It is basically the same process as when you produce charcoal, but you build the still so that you can collect the tar that drips out the bottom.

Guys! To keep the metal from rusting try a coat of Vaseline or baby oil. You can rub it in with your fingers and it should keep all the humidity out. Keep up the good work!

I loved the angle of the camera on the table as it squeezed through the door!

It would be very cool, if you could instal an attic to the house (for beds or other things).

I’ve been learning a lot about native wildflowers and I just imagine that little terrace would be a wonderful spot for some!

Great Video! I guess this one will also go through the roof

Great to see you back after the winter! We have missed you!

When you’re painting metal that was developing rust before you need to apply a product to stop the rust first. Even though you brushed and sand still have some parts contaminated. Lots of product to kill rust. Then you paint!! Good luck guys