Adding a Solar Roof to our OFF-GRID Container Home 

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@17:06 “I’m building the thing, that’s going to charge the thing, that’s powering what I’m building” - Riley 😂 what a time to be alive!

The backup power manufacturers are really stepping up their game when it comes to these whole house backup systems. Thanks for the videos.

Bailey needs to see a vet , my Labrador had a similar episode and it was a stroke, he had them from 9 years old until we lost him at 16 .

Gen4 Milwaukee drill has kickback prevention. It can tell when it bites and instantly stops so you don’t have to worry about just punching it which ironically makes kickback less likely. Has already saved my teeth several times

Get a battery powered caulking gun… saves on product as you get a much better bead of material etc. plus … who doesn’t want more tools. 😉

As a 19yr looking at home prices, i would really, REALLY love a price breakdown video like you did for your home!!! Great video!!!

next time skid steer forks for solar Panels

Jeez…. Your talent and understanding of the electronics, just astound me. All of your comprehension of things astounds me me. You try to rebuild any and all manner of things. I watch with my mouth agape. And always with such good humour. You’re an amazing combo and usually i have no idea what you’re doing but I wouldn’t miss a thing. Bravo from a fan in Ottawa 👵🇨🇦🤗👋👋

Riley, your engineering degree is really paying off with all of the projects you do. We're all anxiously awaiting the next step for the small house.

Courtney & Riley are amazing! Since the truck video’s to this😮This build is going so quick..Oliver is always the star of the show. Hope Pup is still ok🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

A trick that I saw on another to save a little time while framing. Put your header and footer boards next to each other to measure and mark both at the same time.

Watching the drill battery hit Riley in the mouth brought back memories of my Dewalt doing the same thing more than once. I realized that DeWalt included the auxiliary handle for a reason, and once I started using it when drilling through metal, I stopped breaking drill bits, and no longer almost broke my wrists. The auxiliary handle is adjustable which makes it comfortable and easy to use. Try it.

One of my favorite youtubers, always look forward to Sunday mornings, coffee with a little Ambition Strikes :)

All the tape measures in your pockets....PRICELESS! That seals the deal, you are definitely a true craftsman.

It's very cool seeing Boone and Bailey out enjoying the spring time. Such a great pair of pups! And, like pups, they're gonna get into whatever they can get into. Glad Boonedog is fine and I'm glad everything worked out; no broken equipment, no injuries, and no unplanned Veterinary bills. It's also very cool seeing all the stuff I should have learned when I was younger, like wiring. Because I currently (see what I did there?) have a rule that I do not do electrical work.

Those panels would work great on a 4wd short schoolie overlanding vehicle.

I can’t wait to see where y’all set the tiny home on the property! Use the 4 other panels to make a small sitting area near the tiny home location and do an outdoor kitchen that’s solar powered.

How in the world are you going to move this wonderful tiny home? You guys always do a top notch job.

For the extra four panels, build a topper that goes on top of the F-150 Lightning...and then wire them into an onboard battery system that can charge the truck. Enough days sitting parked, the truck will be fully charged. It's not a fast charge, but no gas truck fills itself up just sitting around.

The Anker system looks genuinely awesome, well done Anker. Glad no serious injuries but would recommend going to the vet just in case, sounds a lot like the sweet floofer had a mild stroke. Great work on the tiny house so far you guys! What an awesome little project.

Beautiful building my friends, remember don't cut or weld near those beautiful new windows or solar panels, because of metal spalks melting into the glass incase it damages it self. love from ireland 🇮🇪

Very exciting time with all of you today and always. Your mom is so appreciative of her tiny house. I believe Oliver will be a tall person too and will work as hard as his mama and daddy. Thanks for all these visits with all of us.

Quick tip for you when drilling with twist drills... Make life a bit easier. When you're drilling a large hole through sheet metal (where the material thickness is less than the chamfer on the end of the drill) drill through a small piece of rag. Drill the pilot hole, then just fold a 3" square of rag in half twice, put it on top of the pilot hole and then drill through the rag and the metal with the larger drill bit. It will stop it from grabbing and give you a round hole instead of a slightly triangular shaped one. You'll get a few holes from each little piece of rag, just refold it. The only catch is that it will give you a hole that's a couple of thousandths bigger than it would otherwise drill. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes not. If drilling a locating hole for a dowel pin for instance, it can allow you to drill (or ream) a hole slightly oversized for a perfect fit. Or if the drill is already the right size, it could end up loose. (The rag trick works on thicker material just to oversize a hole when it's thick enough to drill round) Not going to stop a step drill from biting you, but you'd have felt more in control when doing the holes in the panels.

Your humor is on point, always puts a smile on my face!

Excellent video! Great work guys. Love watching all your projects.

glad to see some battery packs are bumping up the voltage finally.

Jack of all trades, master of any you want to be. You are an exceptional person, I would say your name but I am almost 73 and 1/2😊, and i set here many hours trying to remember some of the most simplest things that I kno, I just can not remrmber untill it just hits me.😢 oh well. My moms dad was over 100 years old, my dads mom was over 100 years old, my mom was almost 97, and they had good memories. I think if I get off my meds, my memory will get better, I hope. Great videos

I was thinking of the toxic gases from that galvanized bracket as soon as you started welding. Glad you mentioned you were holding your breath as you were welding.

Yay, wow happy man tears. I get to watch this family's home and property build project. It is a grand Sunday morning. Thank you!

Your skill, humour and character serve you well. I hope you get the odd 'off' hour to enjoy your amazing home. ❤

Wow, what a great project. Envious doesn't begin to cover what I feel. Kudos, what a wonderful thing to do for your Mom.

Good Sunday morning to you all

I've done almost the same exact thing with a drill while lowering my trailer stabilizers. Literally thought I had broken my jaw!

Great to see Bailey is ok. Thanks for sharing your adventure with solar. You’ve given me the confidence to tackle some of the issues I was wasn’t confident in performing myself. Keep up the great content!

I love both of your consistent positivity and such capacity for tackling any kind of project. Massive kudos to both of you. So cool making a mini house for gran. I called it when I first saw the container.

I bet I’m not the only person dreaming of winning the lottery and hiring this family to create from scratch 2 tiny off grid houses in my back yard… someday! ❤

Yall are awesome! I hope Boone is ok. Got to hear Riley’s “dad” voice for a second there calling for the dog. Love the builds! Thanks for all you do

Mmm solar tracker for the cabin, diy style with the 4 left over

The MacGyver A-team. Excellent. The O Boy rules from the stroller.

I bet Courtney mom is going to love 💗 this tiny house 🏡

Use the remaining solar panels for DC hot tub heater.

Good glad you got the solar panels on the tiny house.

Why didn't you paint the frame for the solar panels?

I am so impressed with how fast these whole home battery systems have progressed

These systems have come a long way! Thanks for the detailed information on this!

I installed my own micro inverter system on my house like 6 years ago. My demand needs have significantly changed since my family has grown. Been looking for a good battery system to minimize on peak usage but not very many good AC coupled ones… this one is VERY slick!

If only you had a bobcat with forks that could have lifted all the panels up to the roof... : p I did use a pulley rig to lift my smaller panels up to the roof of my home using an extension ladder as a slide for them. It went really quick moving 30 of them (took longer to place them in the clamps and wire). Love the project. I went with a Sol-Ark because I have grid power, but that Anker is a nice design which might even work in an RV nicely.

I used that 1/4” under lament on the interior of my shed. It is a great bang for the buck wall sheeting in a utility application.

To bring back to your pulley joke. I remember watching Riley go on the roof for the first time putting in the chimney for the woodstove!

What an impressive, competent team you two are! Hats off to you both!

Courtney sure looks like her mother. Also, Oliver looks like such a happy baby. He is cute.

Awesome job! Excited to see how yall handle the plumbing and AC side of things.

Amazing guys the tiny home is looking great. Ouch Riley I bet that hurt, so pleased you didnt lose a tooth. Oliver looks so much like Riley. Really relieved that Boon is okay that was scary x

Cool little house for Grandma!

I finally saw enough of Courtney's mom to get a good look at her! The resemblance is strong among these these ladies! Did Riley learn enough about roto-mechanics in this video to subsequently keep his mouth away from the potentially rotating drill handle?

It is very interesting to watch your instructional videos like this one. And I'm glad your poor dog is alright, that is scary to see them go through an incident like that one! This will be one sweet little project when it's done, and your mom will love it Courtney!

Labradors can sometimes get a condition called EIC - exercised induced collapse. It can be detected through a blood test. It might be something to look into if it happens more often.

Love you guys… This is the life I want to live!!! Off Grid Living..

I think this my favorite build so far!! Well maybe the snowblower…or shop/house?….or the machine shop?….or wait maybe the truck camper?! Hmmmm

Yep been there before with a 4” hole saw drill ; bout knocked me out . Beautiful work

I agree with you 100%. Dewalt pilot point were/are the best innovation, but getting harder to find. And "YES" I remember the pulley's

Your videos help me get through so many 19hr shifts.....

Guys, love watching all the amazing projects you get into. What a fun life to only stay at home playing with the toys. Neet to see your future shop helper out with you.., especially the baby in the bag thing. Most moms wait till the 2nd or 3rd one to start putting them in a bag ; ) Extra solar panels could be put to good use to power a well pump. And I am sure Riley could automate it like a pro.

i just can't wait to see how your going to move the tiny house.

I hear you on drilling holes from a ladder. I picked up a DeWalt stud and joist drill with clutch. If something catches it just clicks and shuts off rather than hitting you in the face or throwing you from the ladder. Worth every penny.

Looking good. You two amaze me with how many awesome projects you have going on. Keep on enjoying life .

Really appreciate the transparency about sponsorship!

Great times watching another build taking shape. You two are for sure the best at thinking on your feet, but I do have to mention, you could have loaded the panels into the army truck dump bed, n had lots of achieved lift already!!! But I do also know it is full of winter fun!!! Keep up the great content and awesome work!!!

Thank you, I look forward to your videos. I can't wait to see it completed.

Can you tie the container to your house grid? Then maybe you could use the energy from the container in your house when the container is not being used.

Awesome! The attention to details, the job is done at 100% quality

So glad Riley wasnt injured severely!!!

this project is shaping up very nicely. The solar awning is a genius idea. I would love to see a cost breakdown on this project, when it reaches the final stages! Cant wait for the interior work videos as well. Hope the pup is ok!!

"..Riley patented Skilsaw test..." LOL Great project. Really enjoy watching this come together.

When I made new mounting holes on my solar panels I used a hand metal punch. Cleaner holes, quicker, less chance of drill bit damage.

OG follower here and YUP! As SOON as she said “pulleys”all I could think of was hoisting the sliding door up to install on the outside of the building and how that went. 😂

always nice to have free electrical systems, they should give all of them away for free, lol. Lucky you! thanks for the video

Been ages since I have visited your channel! Lovely to see the new little one!

Very nice!!! I love the idea of a self contained mini house like this one…

Nice tight install. Well done. You guys ROCK!❤

Look up "Brad point" or "dowel" drill bits -- might be close to what you're looking for!

I just twisted my whole arm last week on my drill, solar looks good.

Birch rules for finish look. Just add it to 1/2 inch plywood for a 3/4 thickness. Lauan panels look ok to. Can't go wrong with 3/4 tongue and groove either. This is a sweet build.

Awesome video,that anker system seem to be altogether, looks simple You too cc are awesome and Oliver is getting big Thanks for info

Been watching from the very beginning from AUSTRALIA thankyou.

I was gonna give you beans about not using clamps to hold the panels down, until I saw the rubber strip that seals them together... Genius. I am an electrician, who installs solar and batteries. That connecting stripis indeed called a "doodacker" (spelling may vary per region) New subscriber from South Africa Love your work. Extremely jealous🙃

Build yourself a work basket for the skidsteel forks. Awesome video guys, i just bought an off-grid property so I'm taking notes!

Let me see!!! Skid steer with bucket or forks so build a work platform, lift tool platform that can be easily moved around, work smarter not harder. Love your abilities and enthusiasm

Electricity from the sun is VERY cool.

So fun and interesting to watch your builds. Thank you.

Look forward to all your weekly videos!!! You guys inspired us to create a channel with our offgrid journey in Nc

Matco makes similar bits called hyper step bits. like stepper bits in all sizes. Amazing work.

I'm enjoying the build of this Cabin more

Awesome video. You both could use a couple of 6 foot stackable scaffold that you can buy for about $250 each at your local Big box or hardware store. The wide platform makes it much safer to work on.

Geez ,this electricity thing to the cabin rocks

I like that Oliver already has something to say it's cute.

you as a couple really rock so up beat with whatever you take on such success i am in aw of you really gret to catch yr vids cheers

Wow that is amazing. Love this container.

Great video, coming along nicely, looking forward to seeing the finished house and how you move it to the final location