How We're Living These Days & Choosing Our Off Grid Cabin Site! 

Yes! So much water!

I agree. I collect 20 litres every 18 hours by this method. I live by the sea.❤

I use one in my apartment and on humid days I empty a 35 pint bin every 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Great idea!

Yes! Brilliant ❤

I was thinking the same thing and I'm not a mountain people.

We had a small creek behind our house, it was so tranquil UNTIL a Tropical storm rained down in upstate NY!! The raging waters eroded 20 ft wide by 400 ft long along the back of our yard. And when it comes time to repair the damage, BEWARE of the Dept. Of Evironmental Protection.....They wiIl come and tell you you cannot bring any equipment near the widened stream because you may disturb the "endangered snails", or the like.

Friend had property w a small creek across the back area which had been used a a dumping ground. He got a visit from the EPA when he pulled an old rusted out washing machine from the creek. Ridiculous.

Yes that's what I thinking about martin houses

Fantastic suggestion.😊

Next time you go shopping, pick up a jar of "Organic unrefined virgin Coconut Oil" in the baking section. I use Walmart brand. Use it to repeal mosquitoes by spreading it all over your bodies. You will smell nice, and the bugs keep away. Just don't store this in your kitchen cupboards...grin. Keep it in the bathroom. Also, if you find a farmers market, you might be able to buy big clippings of Mint. Chop it up and sprinkle around your door, and other places where you sit, hang out. It helps keep the mosquitoes. If you can find a local garden center, or a road side stand, you might be able to buy the whole plant. Plant it everywhere around the front of the trailer.

​@@laurieclarkston8695*repel

@@laurieclarkston8695 You can grow it easy from just a small cutting. Also gardenias and geraniums and marigolds repel bugs and snakes. Most any of your mint plants will repel. I think you are probably to far north for eucalyptus but it’s a great repellent.

I was think the same thing!

indeed!!..... LOVE Tyler & Todd!

not a good idea. wood will turn to compost and hold water, making for a mud pit. compost is good for a garden but not for building a road

I’d worry about adding more combustible material to a fire break

It’s taking all my willpower to stop me from telling you what I think you should do. I'm not sure how long I can hold off.

Or lift it with the tractor forks for gravity flow to transfer.

Keep it out of the sun as well.

TOTALLY AGREE!

and from location of the future cabin!!!

Absolutely ! Great idea

Two exist roads as well.

YESSSS great advice! 👍🏼

Is this just going to be a vacation home?

​@@lelanoel3499I was wondering that too

Not getting much info in that regard

Maybe there is a gate, they don't show entrance.

They sure are, aren't they?

not grizz and coyotes dont attack people

@@mitzihodges497 It’s rare but yes they do. Especially be careful if it’s a pack of coyotes. I have had them to charge me. Had to shoot one to get the others to turn around. But I did have a cat in a back pack carrier on me. We thought that may have been what triggered them.

An Airhorn maybe a good alternative.

As a firearms instructor, firing into the air is very unsafe as the bullet falls back to earth with almost the same deadly velocity as it went up, many people are killed each year by this.

I thought about that also. We did that years ago and my husband put propane heaters out there in the window inclosed parts. It was nice.

Siphon

They didn't leave, this is only a sort of retreat place for the family.

I read a comment on a past video that said the land their home is on is part of Spencer’s family’s property. Maybe it was never intended to be their final stop. Their channel is such a success and maybe they’re moving on up. Although they keep saying they are going to bring the cabin up there. I guess we will have to wait and see.

That is exactly my question. The other container at the Texas location . (3) I never saw it finish . At least furnished. They mentioned it was for guest. At what time they move to live know in a camper , when they already spend years to finish the container home , plus the guest container ( in Texas) I never saw the inside . Where is this other building taking place ?

@@silviataylor936 It was supposedly to be used as a guest container. I'm sure they saw the drop off in viewership because doing another container was boring. Now they're just copying Andrew Camarata: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KEbUNLHdX0E.html

Is it just me or did Spencer slip and say those big rocks would look great at a "gated entrance?" Wonder if they are planning a "container house" community on this new property? That would be awesome!

I thought the same thing...about the pump. I've not had the opportunity to taste mountain creek water.

В крайнем случае и для уверенности, воду после фильтрации можно проверить в лаборатории...

@@Emir23319 can't understand that language.

@@beardedprepper8606 Russian...

@Emir23319 sorry, I can't get it to auto translate

Hello how are you doing and where are you from?

Hello Lois

Yes. A natural basin catchment.

them....respond....hahah good luck

And a mesh to catch the bugs and what's not from entering the bin.

@@FynnOliverEmonSill if Spencer can do the container home by himself he will i have faith he and his wife will do this again i was with them every step of the way when they built their container home he will do this again he and his wife will the kids are adorable

@@kevinmansell8746 I have no idea why you sent that message, but…. 👍🏽

That is what guns are for

Get some chickens or guinea hens. You won’t have any issues with fleas or ticks.

serious question here, whats so brave about being around trees and wildlife? Millions of people live like this everyday.

Hello Liz

That's just gonna attract the T-Rexes! lol Seriously though, couldn't they get some loggers in to help thin out some of the bigger tress? I'm thinking of Al Luhmna style of setup. It's a beautiful spot but I would be freaking about bears, poisonous snakes, coyotes etc.

Hello Melissa

well.. a BIT different .... :-) 🙂

I believe they have locking trash cans. I would keep my trash cans at the entrance to property and take bags of trash to them. It is not smart to have trash cans where you live in bear country.

Reminded me, as well, of my little washer when I lived in Japan - about the same time too

А у нас люди в сельской местности, да и в городах, в связи с тяжёлым имущественным положением, до сих пор пользуются такими стиральными машинками. Полуавтомат...

​@@Emir23319 We call them "Twin Tubs" in NZ & Aussie. Been around for years and still going strong. We finally convinced Mother to buy one a bit bigger than this wee one , after Dad died , in the 1990s but she wouldn't give up her big old wringer /agitator washing machine. LOL You can't put a young head on old shoulders any more than trying to put an old head on young shoulders.

Hello Carol

I hope he's a 2nd ammendment supporter, if not. He'll have trouble with all the wildlife when the time comes.

they arent in grizz country - fyi

@@mitzihodges497a bear is a bear. We live in the woods and we pee outside to add a little extra protection. When our kids were little, they had a blast peeing outside. We have bear, wolves and coyotes in northern Florida. We even saw a panther at night. We do have weapons and really in 30 years, only had one bear. It was a juvenile who got kicked out and was trying to kind it’s own place. It was shaking my duck cage. I went out and yelled at it. It looked at me and I went inside and it lumbered away. We’ve had many rattle snakes a couple copperheads and one coral snake. Lots of deer, foxes and coyotes. Coyotes are the number one problem species here. It’s legal to shoot them but we don’t. If they went after my family or animals, I’d think about it. Mostly, we just shoot shotguns nearby and they go away.

looks like at 5;51 he is packing

@@talapeanutbutter4250 you are still alive ... it's just panic

Oh my....that would certainly make a difference, wouldn't it?

They attract good commenters as well ❤

Do you mean a spigot??

@@franklinknapp-1622 obviously. that's talk to text. nice nit picking tho lmao 🤣

@@hackiehackerson Ya I love 'Otto Correct' he messes up my texts frequently...AFTER I press send...OY!

They have one of these where I work to catch rainwater and it has a hose attached to it.

​@@hackiehackerson Shame you received it with such a bad attitude, when I saw it as simply being a helpful person 😢 The nastiness exposes your attitude , not theirs.

Exactly, as long as the opening of the water fill in the camper is lower than the water tote then that's the way to go. You just have to get the water up and over the edge of the tote and gravity will take over.

Hello kristy how are you doing and where are you from? I’m Burton by name and I’m from Miami Florida.

I second the hydraulic ram pump idea. I learned about them a couple years back and it blew my mind!

Hello Pam

Hello Sonja

I agree. He puts his head down and shoulders on through. If there's something he doesn't know he finds out how.

I live in Los Angeles and did that as well. My mom had my sister when I was 16...guess who did the laundry (+ lots of diapers). Grandma bought 'her' a washer. (I was grateful.) We didn't have space for a dryer, but we had a clothesline.

@@revdupartist9386 we did the same thing hung our clothes on the clotheline in the country.

Hello Rita

I carry all the time. Had a bear looking in my window as I was on the puter

Personally, I’d be worried more about the ticks than bears.

Yes, I do hope the dogs are treated with anti tick medicine and Lymes disease. The kids also need to be sprayed down and checked very carefully. This is another reason to have a large break from the wooded areas when you build your permanent home.

Black bears are generally more afraid and stay away. I attended a lecturer put on by a guy who did bear surveys and they lived with the bears, even in their dens, no issues.

We don’t know what they have. They don’t need to tell us.