Building My New Off-Grid Rocky Mountain Home! | Tipi (Teepee) Build - Part 1 

Greg is one of the only RU-vidrs who truly define Mountain Man.

Greg thanks working your ass off to get this teepee up! Brother you're proof that us gray hairs still can get it done!

Your dog is getting big! He’s going to be a great help outdoors! He will protect you, keep you warm, and it’s always great to have someone with you while your out on your own.

I love teepees. I'm native American, My grandmother was full blooded Pawnee. My grandmother told me they lived in a teepee but the covering was made of buffalo pelt. Greg that teepee is going to be awesome 😊

God bless, Greg. I'll be watching each episode.

Me and my girlfriend(Sara)always take Fridays and watch your content. We love the survival tips as well as the fun you put into your videos. Genuinely my girlfriend was so excited to watch this episode. keep it up because you’re the best.

Greg, you've got such a great energy. I love your outlook and the freedom you enjoy and most of all, how much you relish all the land has to give. We're lucky to be able to experience what you do on a daily basis through these videos. Much love from Ireland!

This old boy really knows how to live in the country! Love it!

The most wholesome man I’ve ever seen!

Love watching Finn trying to help. Such a good boy.

I LOVE this one! Hope you're doing well!

Like I said before Greg, you are so mathematical, & funny as you go along! You do have a soothing voice, and calming manner. Soo imaginative! You gotta think about ever so much when you are out in country. ❤, your open -out-of the box mind! GBU.,SM.,NZ. 🤗

Your daughters must be so proud of their dad!! Hope you get that chance to go to Australia!! Cheers my friend., your the best!

Greg cracks me up every time.

Greg is my favorite outdoorsman.

Well, Well We'll be here all the way during yr Journeys and builds. Enjoy yr humor, u make me day when u list. 🤙🍀🌻🍀

Thanks, Colorado Yurt Company !❤

You truly inspire those of us who proudly wear the hard-earned Gray!!! 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇦

Framing a tipi is truly an art. I can't imagine placing those poles alone. Hope it serves you well in the coming years.

I lived in a Teepee loved it. Dug a ditch all the way around it in the shape of a key hole. Kept the water out. Dug a ditch from out side to my fire pit made a tunnel with rocks for air. Piece of pipe would work. Had a hammock tied to a couple of poles. Making a draft for the fire pit really helped with the fire and smoke. Adjust my smoke flaps keep as much heat in as I could but keep smoke up high . Used small saplings to lace up the front. Had it set up about 40ft from a Brook loaded with native brookies . The woods had a healthy population of deer grouse food was every where. Looks like your living a good life nothing like being close to the land. Great video.

Greg you the most down to earth, non fancy, keeping it real and iconic mountain/outdoors men and yet so inspiring!! Your videos really takes us virtually with you and yet it feels as if we literally there with you. Keep it up you just dont realise how much you inspire others. All the way from South Africa 🙋🏽‍♂️👍🏼

I lived in a two story teepee back in 1984 a year after I graduated from high school.It was very nice and plenty of room for a couch,coffee table,wood stove and upstairs we had two twin mattress. My favorite part besides not having and electric or gas Bill's was the flap upstairs we could open at night and look at the stars. Can't wait to see next show very interesting watching one being built.

Wow you persevered and got it done! That was a young mans job-but you never gave up-we admire you Greg. Blessing from our 125 acres of beautiful Canada..

Great stuff Greg, took me back to my time in B C , when I lived in Kamloops fresh from England in 1990 I couldn't find work so I took a log building course in knutsford , at the end the instructor said I had promise and said he would give me a job building a large log house. What I got was 70 large pines to draw knife for 50 cents a foot, after 6 days my hands were bleeding and I asked for help, so the guy said he would get some big Alberta farm boys who would show me how to do it , they worked all morning and quit in the afternoon, said it was too hard for too little money. I felt pretty good about myself then, thanks again Greg love your channel

I spent 3 seasons in a yurt and it was excellent. The only reason I skipped spring, yes spring, was due to work. Summer and winter was comfy and fall was gorgeous. Super glad you got a good home for you and the pup.

👍 17 👍 well now 18. One for each pole and ONE For GREG!!! Good Job!!! Great mind set and mental focus!!! True Grit!!!

YES , MY FAVOURITE SHOW OF ALL TIME !!! THANKS GREG ----'"

Hey Greg long time fan, good stuff stay safe hope you’re not near any of the wild fires

Nothing better than smoking a joint and watch gregs new video

Greg Ovens is the real deal, never a disappointing video, keep rocking it Greg

I have a lot of respect for you doing the individual pole standing alone. I do many things alone that should not be done that way. I think the reward is worth it. A man needs to know his limitations, although he will not learn them without challenging his self. A few years ago I got a wild hare to place an ole 3”x20’ish steel well pipe atop a big pole frame my Pop assembled in the 80’s so I could make a big swing for the tots n ladies. I couldn’t believe the amount of force elevating that pipe took. Flipping it up wasn’t too bad. Getting the other end up the ladder 15 ft in the air was a different story. I think it is the most stress I ever put on my skeletal frame. If anyone saw me do it they would probably yell at me, but I didn’t drop it! Gravity and leverage are working against you Pound for Kilo Foot for Meter. Good job Greg. That should be a nice shelter. We look forward to seeing you complete it. 😎 🤝👍🏻

Greg I love your sense of humor especially with your edits! And I love Finley's love of sticks! So cute! What an awsome job you're doing. You are such a good example of how people should be able to provide for them selves. I look forward to all of your videos.

You are the only one I watch anymore. Even Fowler forgot where he came from and has become a sling shot salesman. So out of all of them you are still real and entertaining. I wonder if Fowler still prays I miss that part but you are the only one I watch anymore.

You're the best Greg! The Absolute Best.

Man after watching you and Fowler for a long time i finally took the time to watch Alone S3. Man listening to what you said after leaving, first it made me sad, then it made me giggle, Cuz i knew what a star you had alrdy become. :D So happy for you.

I Love this guy, so humble, perfect husband

I can't wait to see how ya keep it warm in the winter.

ColoradoYurt! I know those fellas from when I used to live in Montrose Colorado.

Love how you did that. I plan to go live off grid and I getting tons of ideas for shelters. I'm native American and would love to get back to my roots and build one. On a fixed income so I have to figure out the best way to go about living a better life style off grid

Thanks Greg! Enjoy watching (and subscribing).

Splinters and sap!!! You have an amazing life, Greg. 👍😎

Thank you Greg, this was absolutely delightful. I know what you mean about the "peelers", I found one on the property I bought and just learned (trial and error) how to use it peeling branches from a myrtle tree I took down last year and made perches for my chickens to roost on. Enjoy your teepee brother, God bless you!

This is such a cool video! Not more than a few weeks ago I taught my niece how to build a child size tipi and she was just amazed. I’ve never seen a child so excited to build forts in the woods.

Cant wait for the part two Greg. Nice tipis project. 👍👍👍

I've been watching your videos since the 30 day challenge and i'm never surprised by your dedication to a job well done. It seems that you're one of those men who doesn't say "I can't", and that's an admirable quality these days. Keep up the great videos, it's good watching from the Maritimes (east coast Canuck here), be well, enjoy life!

Well Greg just like the rest of us, you live, learn and grow as you go. I think you are doing great!!

Without question tipi and yurt are the two greatest tents. My absolute favorite is yurt and I have built three. Regardless, Greg you are gonna have a great place to call home in that tipi. Nicely done. It is gonna be SO nice to have a comfortable roomy home. I'm 67 btw.

Watching you struggle with those poles made me wish I was there to lend a hand. Nice job Greg. I hate mosquitos too.

Cnt wait to c the finished progress

Greg is so relatable!! And no thank you Greg for all the content. The pleasure is all ours, your viewers!

You could always pull the truck closer and use the bed as sort of a ladder to get that last pole up.

Outstanding !!! You’re history in the making Greg! Thank you so much 😃👍👍 Dang Greg, that Tee Pee is a lot of work ! That’s some new respect for you and the Indians! Wow 😮👍👍!!!

Best guy on here..I lived in Frisco Co yrs ago..I'm in NH, van lifer..PNW in few months

Can’t wait for the next one!👍

Much love Greg! It’ll be beautiful!

Very impressive Greg. Love your can do attitude with something you've never done before!

Greetings from Germany to everyone stay healthy and fit 👍🎣🔥

Thanks Greg 👍, she's a beauty eh. It's a good thing to stay teachable at our age.

The way you film and present yourself and your skills, youll be well over a few million subs in some time. Just a pleasure to watch.

I'm pretty late watching this video, but I'll watch it first before commenting on how I feel on your new video❤

That's amazing! Congrats and good luck. Stay well.

Way to go Greg! Can't wait to see the finished product! Tim from lower Michigan

God Bless the folks who sent the teepee! There are still good people out there. Take care.

I'm again SO IN LOVE with Fin. Love him to death. Best doggo ever!

Greg, this is way I love your channel. What you are doing we can only dream of. This is going to be a great set of videos. Hell who am I kidding, they all are. Your videos are educational equal to no other!

I used to always make TP when I was young with tarps. Greg your awsome. I always learn lots from your videos, great content

Greg you are the best. I love your content and it gives me energy watching you working your Ass of no matter what.

You make us Indians Proud Greg, Thank You.

You're never too old to learn things - Greg Ovens 2021 👍🇵🇭

I absolutely love Greg and I thank Zach for setting him up with the account and means to make videos, but, I certainly hope Zach and his editing crew aren’t robbing Greg blind from the income he makes through his account.

I wish I had the courage to live off grid like you, my friend!

I can honestly say you lead a blessed life. Love the videos. Would like to come hang out with you some day. Maybe get a fishing lesson. Lol.

I love these videos. And strangely I love watching these all in the winter too, something about it being cold and snowing out, with a Greg Ovens video on.

I love your honesty and watching the trials and tribulations in the construction of the Teepee, man what a job.

Greg is about as genuine as it gets. Thanks for taking us along on your life adventures.

My neighbor started building a Teepee years ago. He never when farther then the poles, I'm not sure he ever will. He started building it for his wife, she wanted to have some kind of teaching going or something like that. Either way it's fun watching you build it. IF I build one it wouldn't be that high, it I would get a crane to help, lol

you are doing very big projects.keep it up for giving us this type of content.you are a true survivor.

A suggestion when leaning the poles up. Stand them straight up and just lean them towards the area they go. Should be much easier that way. Thanks for your content Greg.

I thought for sure that last pole was going to kick your butt Greg,glad you got it brother

What a project Greg! We appreciate your hard work and the great content. Keep it up!!!

Greg your an awesome romodle

This years weather has been something else. Between the ticks, mosquitos and the crazy weather. I hope it doesnt keep getting worse each year. Thanks Greg for the videos we appreciate you and love you. God Bless and safe adventures.

Well done Greg, can't wait for part2

You're a beast Greg. What a man

Every step of your journey in the outdoors is incredible to watch! This is what the world needs now, more outdoor people like Greg.

Can't wait till it's finished!

You are a trooper and you make me laugh. For this I thank you Greg profusely💜

Yes! 🙌🏼. So pumped for the rest of this build and all that this build allows you to do in the future 👍🏼

Can't wait for part 2! Love seeing you get stuff done even when you can't do it the way you originally planned. Too many people give up or take the easy way, you put hard work into this!

tjats a nice gift you got there

Cool! I can't wait to see this!

Very cool Greg. Can't wait to see ya inside...

Mr. Ovens....I want to BE you! Outstanding. Thanks for another great vid!

I love it Greg! I can't wait to see it completed sir!

Great job Greg getting that those poles cut, peeled and set up. Setting those up alone was impressive. You and I appear to be about the same age, and I know I couldn't do all that lifting you did. One suggestion for future setups I did have after watching your video is to start with the pole on the ground with a good bit of its top past the structure, i.e., with the bottom end a lot closer. Then you can jam that end into the ground so it doesn't slide along the ground, start the lift using both hands and keeping the bottom jammed into the ground, and just walk it up to near vertical, then guide the top up and over into place. Once the top's in the bundle, you can lift and reset the bottom to rest on your circle. Letting the bottom end jam into the ground as the fulcrum allows you to push up and lift its weight with both hands, using your entire body and not just one arm, as you walk it up to near vertical. As opposed to just lifting with one hand while the other hand is the fulcrum, pushing down, and the bottom end off the ground flying around. That would work with a lighter pole, but not with those monsters you had there. Oh, and a tip on determining the circle is to cut and sharpen a couple of stakes, tie the rope between them as long as the radius of the circle (i.e., half the diameter), drive one stake into the ground at the center of the circle, and use the other to scribe a circle into the ground. Good luck!

Lol..maaaan that looked sooo exhausting to do..alot of work...but really cool!!!! Hot day like that I would got in the stream with Finley! Lol😆 hope u enjoyed the 🦞 and steak. Can't wait to see part 2 😁👍

Great job Greg, thats alot of work but definitely worth it. Cant wait for part 2.

When I lived in the wilderness in Northern California, I had a group of hippie friends that lived in three separate teepees. I never found out if they built them themselves though.

Good job Greg on the tipi.

Hello Greg You did really good getting everything done so far. I like a Tipi too, it is special allot history and the Indians know why a Tipi is so much better. Good job Greg my respect. 👍🍻