You can never have enough berms or swales. Basins are never large enough. How much water in the inground cistern? What does the inside of the dome loo like? Haven't seen it in a while? What caused the delay in this weeks video? I was getting ready to put out an APB and request a welfare check from the neighnors.
You can adjust the handlebars a little more towards your body so your hands & arms are in a more comfortable position. We love ours! Helmets are a must for proper safety.
Seeing all that rain and winter around the corner, wondering when you will waterproof your home roof and sides. Seems like the weather will erode. Sadly after all that work. Any idea? Amazing builds and life❤❤❤
You need to create a swale system for the water to drain away from your home and other outbuildings during storms like this one. Like what they did at Tiny shiny house.
Tiny shiny home is in my opinion an oversized swale for how small the property is... As Geoff Lawton says, smaller property, smaller swales, bigger property, bigger swales. Multiple small swales work effectively as well.
Been watching you guys for nearly a year now! So happy y’all are getting a sweet sponsor! The e-bikes are amazing, the root cellar is to die for! And omg the garden 😍😍 seeing all those birds is so cool
Love the e bikes guys😁👍 Wow it's been so long! I wanted to stop by and see how things have been coming along our there and it's great😊 Those storms are real crazy☺️ Looks like you guys enjoy that water💙 Nice seeing you two and I'll check in again sometime🤗
Howdy. Good to see you guys again. Great progress on the back filling. A lot of work for sure. I really enjoyed the trip up to Leslie Canyon. I haven’t been up there in a year or so. Great memories. I used to maintain that road years ago. Thank you for the memories. The e bikes look like a lot of fun. Appreciate the information on them. Stay safe and can hardly wait for your next video.
Good morning you guys are good afternoon hope you guys are having a wonderful day but looks like it's raining out there alright Jim you guys have a great day and God bless you guys
Seeing that lovely frog makes me wonder if you have a little ladder in your water cistern should creatures find their way in. Ive seen photos of similar things on the sides of pools. Thanks for sharing your super interesting projects & helping us learn about cool building techniques
I just realized after all these videos you've made of your building, it's an amazing success story. There are going to be people who would like to do the same thing in the future and they could reference your videos in order to succeed building their own compound. And congratulations on your new bicycle. Nice way to have a picnic somewhere. Thanks for making me smile.
Maybe I'm just paranoid a bit, but maybe you should keep specific coordinates private i.e. Leslie Canyon, 10 mi. ride from homestead etc. Just looking out for you safety. Love your content. (I understand if you delete this comment🥰)
Be careful of the batteries exploding, keep the dry as you can , and store them out of your house and not in the bike , charging in an area outside of your living area
I don't remember anything about pumps or filters when you built the cistern and that water has been in there for a very long time. What keeps it from going stagnant? Love you guys
That's a lot of work,but can't you guys start waterproofing your finished cob on your new home before moving on to work with cob elsewhere?!It's sad to see a part falling down with every rainpour
What a cool little trip, especially on e-bikes. I’m laughing right now because my brother got a new e-bike that is rated for a max speed of like 30 mph. When he tried it for the first time, he got it up to like 40 and was super excited....until he realized it was displaying in kilometers per hour! 😂 Jim’s bike is probably set to kph and Jess’ bike is reading mph, which she showed in the video. Let us know if that’s the case. 😊 Can you update us on what’s going on with the cistern?
You need to review your tipping technique to empty wet dirt from the full wheelbarrow. Run the risk of injuring your back. Either fill half way then tip. Or shovel one third, then tip. You will have more control. Hate to see you mixing cob at ankle height. Prefer a more ergonomic height off a low tabke/stand. Great that you can both enjoy some away time riding the ebikes.
Having recently aquired an ebike, I can tell you that the weight of the bike, rider, and any gear being carried, play into the distance you can travel/amount of battery used.
WOW glad I found your channel after a year without.Evrrything is looking good.Tireless,determined homesteaders.Kudos on those jazzy E-Bikes.Makes a whole of difference with economic mobility(gas prices) accessing areas,rec time and freedom.Makes you look young again.
A truck load of wood chips in a strategic location would soak up a lot of water, and could be used as compost or mulch for garden in future. Makes for mud free pathways too.
I get that your property has only a "gentle slope". I still think a ditch clear across in front of your building area , intercepting the slope and directing water where you want it to go, is needed. And nice to hear about the fully poly and IBC tanks, but conspicuous by its absence is whether there's water in the in-ground reservoir. Maybe it's down for repairs?
Hi J and J! Hello from Australia! New subscriber here. Initially found your channel through the rain harvesting tips video and subscribed. Love the channel
You have power not used. 240dc or 24 dc hudrolic engine. For a small bobcat. In a small area. Run a live cable. Or batteries. 24 volt. Will not last long. But heat is a killer. I know........ Please put water pipes under the solar system. Contacting the back of panels. Solar panels get hot. You loss power. To hot. Solar need stay at a normal temp. ... Use the hot water for other projects. So many things can do with hot water and steam. It a shame no run pipe under the house for winter. Australia in wa in aboriginal community it get bad hot. 1 inch ran a hr. But snow . No. Cold yes -3 sun up 15 dc tops. My first message. Keep the love And allways look wife when talking ❤ Love mick Australia 🇦🇺
Be careful where you park those bikes, they apparently have a problem with bursting into flames from the battery. I would keep them outside away from any buildings, well not your buildings because I don’t think your Cobb buildings would burn but your trailer surely would burn down. ❤
J & J Is the Garden Dome structure secured to the ground?? Now that it has fabric on it could fly in the wind. I do not recall yall installing any anchors when you moved it to the garden. Hopefully I just missed the video footage. Take care, have fun and great progress.
Wow! Full water tanks! That's terrific! I have been giving serious thought to getting an e-cargo bike. I'll have to save up for it though. Your ride sure looked like a lot of fun.
Do you have access to a tractor or skid steer. You could easily grade the land to redirect storm water to where you want. It’s not difficult to operate either one. But if you need help with a grading plan let me know. I’m in Texas so coming there might be an issue. I have a tractor. It’s just hard to pull behind my SUV that distance. You could rent or borrow one nearby. I’m trying to kick off my channel. I could use help on that. If I don’t respond immediately give me time. I miss lots of messages.
Better get your Leather Chaps on, when riding! THOSE CATUS NEEDLES SURE DO HURT 🌵🌵🌵🌵 When going long distance on my Harley. I use a 2 Liter camel pac. I LOVE THEM! I even mow with them on my back. got a bite mouth piece also can put any thing hot or cold in them. I like to put wine in mine 🤪🤪or ice water. What the military uses. Every one should have them 👍👍Working on things and around the yard ect ect > Never worry about spilling your drinks any MORE
I'am not cripple! But one day this wheel chair will come in handy. What i done to my wheel chair, that i use for a computer chair is? Tore the seat out of it, and put in one of those swivel chair seats in it 👀 ITS SEXY LOOKING ! 1 of the best confrontable wheel chair EVER! Only i. Could think of it! Wow what a beast she is 🤣🤣💪
Can you tell the difference between regular frogs and poison frogs? I used to live in Nogales and neighbors dog died after biting a poison frog and I caught one and didn't know about them and it's skin secreted liquid and my hand was stinging and welts for awhile.
You two need to get some protection. At the very least, pick up a couple of helmets. Those are pretty rough roads and if you put the rubber side in the air that would probably do some real damage. So please think safety.
Isn’t it weird how those Colorado river toads just pop right up out of the ground when it rains, they’re kind of cute. We had one that for several years sat under our back porch light at night, eating all the moths. It was Like a pet, we would walk past him back-and-forth and it didn’t even bother him❤
Beautiful I love toads and frogs, at 17:16 I love the seed head of this yellow daisy like flower it has a green flowers after the yellow what a beauty, before seeds dries. So please your swales work channelling the water away from the root cellar. On these bike you have speed and more excess to the open air, and a little exercise looking good thanks for the video.
Pull or drill through the old casing. Pressure flush existing hole it will clear the debris. Need to use a heavy sediment pump on the top end. More than likely will have hire a pumper to come in due to the head pressure.
You could save on fuel for your car when you want to go to the store for a couple of items and not a big load, and it don't cost you nothing to keep it charged up. Those bikes looked like a lot of fun to ride.
