I've Been Living In A Ghost Town For 18 Months! 

Hey bro, glad to see you are still alive and well along with the animals. Have you considered checking out ghost towns outside of your immediate area (Like in Nevada), if anything for inspiration? It is cool to see self-sufficiency and self-reliance in what you're trying to do. I think it would be kinda cool to see a "day-in-the-life" video, more in-depth, as to what a day is like for you there, I have seen all of your video's and can't wait to see more. Well enough babble, thanks for your time and content, you should be a motivational speaker on the side, you have a way with words brother. Take care, and "see" you next time.

Hey Brent i DMed you on insta could you please Read it sorry if i reacted twice i dont see my first one

Day in the life video? Heck yeah that would be cool!!

Hey! Good video as always. My Grandparents are in Bishop and I love the area. Some insight on those mines around Bodie you went too. The photo at 21:41 is the Masonic Mine. It can also be accessed from a road outside of Bridgeport. I have been to that mine before a few years back but its horrible to see the amount graffitti and vandalism that has occured in such a short time. Thanks for all you do and the quality content you provide!

for the winter garden: a greenhouse would be ideal (protects in winter and allows bigger variety of veggies in summer), maybe a heating method might be necessary for the coldest temps and most importantly, look around for seeds/plant breeds that are known to be very cold resistant.

He really found purpose of life

This is quality living right here

indubitably

It truly is !

So true

yea ik I was thinking this while watching the video.

Yoooo

Man made lake.

On a different note though ...I really hope people know about harvest moon. Stardew is pretty much the mobile version.

@@GVoodoo harvest moon was my favorite game growing up lol

Also it needs to be moist. And sometimes turned.

Also: some good earthworms :)

great tip! Also I suggest laying the top of the soil with organic mulch such as wood chippings and sawdust since this will eventually also decompose and create new soil for the plants to grow in, all while preventing moisture loss from already accessible soil for the plants

Clover makes nitrogen in soil?

@@Mannnnnnnn it does! It has a similar effect as alfalfa. Crops like alfalfa and clover are usually grown in alternating plots of land with other food crops to replenish the soils nitrogen levels.

@@thorkelleon thats cool af

Check in with the Agriculture program at a nearby college. Or a Four H program. They can give you test strips or take the soil in to test, see what the soil lacks. And if you should be germinating certain seeds with others to grow stronger. I've done paper towel, cotton ball, and water for indown germination. So the seed sprouts strong and grows faster. I'm in Ohio though. And I don't plant anything in the winter because of canning and freezer. 3 deer last all year for our family of 5. We buy chicken, fish, and pork loin. And I don't know anything about your dripping technique. Hearty plants don't need watered daily here. While others constantly need moist soil. We let the squashes and melons grow near a pond. And never water them once the vines reach the stocked pond They self water themselves. But Brent doesn't have that option.

A potential alternative to a greenhouse would be a poly tunnel, but not sure how it would cope with the wind!

wow he actually is

I really think you got that backwards. You finally found what minecraft is based on is what you should've said. Self sufficient living.

I bet that there is atleast one comment about Minecraft for every video :D

@@alwyzbrknsaab5485 Yeah it's troubling that people aren't seeing it that way hahahaha

He also bring a cat to avoid creeper lol

@@gwyn192 I would be more concerned about lead poisoning than I would about a little bit of plastic contamination.

This is what I was going to ask @GhostTownLiving after seeing the first video about pumping the water from the mine. Good point! Interesting, would reverse osmosis solve this problem?

@@ErnestZaslavsky I believe it would water molecules are smaller than lead or arsenic ions... reverse osmosis is what they used to desalinate water so I would imagine if it can get rid of sodium and chloride ions it should have no problem with lead or arsenic.... but don't quote me on that

Hey look...Erin Brockovich over here!😢😒

@@mattypatty7179 i got lost in hinkley few years back lol dont ever try it

Thank you so much for the support!! Hope you all can make it out sometime.

I’d love to come out.

That's pretty cool Bruce, your Dad and my Dad would have the same explorative bug.

potatoes and tomatoes are best friends. plant the potatoes between the tomatoes

When is the Cerro Gordo OG coming out 🤔

@@valleybreaks lmao

#TheFieldLab guy built a greenhouse in the desert where the roof collects rainwater to tanks. The biggest problem he had were pests..

Here's his greenhouse/rainwater collector: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6gqPDjDdRis.html

Do you have a channel? I would love to see how you go about your every day life in such an amazingly independent way

Be careful pulling up the flooring if you're doing that! we renovated a similar era house when i was a child and still remember the newspaper clippings that had been used as insulation 😁

@@Skulduggery_P yes i found some in the window frames of our house we have now that is also from 1908,, and an old 70 windex bottle under the bathroom sink..it still works and i use it in the garage now...we shall be careful..!! cheers

@@Skulduggery_P hey I had a similar thing, I think the news papers in my houser were talking about some murder who walked around with his thumbs in his armpits, although I don't remember too well since I was about 8 at the time.

@@stevesmith7339 haha yours is more interesting than mine, I remember I was interested in the price difference of steel/timber, literally cents back then 😆 Must say, I like your username, you ever picked up a cricket bat? 😉

@@stevesmith7339Ha! thumbs in his armpits..wonder what his colorful mafia name would be,, pitty thumbs?

Agree,, greenhouse

Im confused why his raised beds are on legs. Wouldnt you save water and keep a more consistent temp on ths ground?

@@chriscook509 probably to avoid pests eating the plants or at least make it more difficult to get to.

close to the water, for sure. And close to the awailable shit. Am confused about those boxes too... Why so many boxes to do a thing one bigger could do so much better?

@@chriscook509 the ground is a horrible insulator (although a great thermal conductor). It gets really hot really fast, and really cold really fast. The raised boxes are actually a great idea cause he can wrap them in blankets or another insulator when it gets really cold.

As someone who fell off a trails bike the other day and didn't have a full face helmet on, wear a full face helmet. My tooth, lip and cheek would be in much better shape if I had!

Surely there is someone out there in the in the industry that can sponsor him and donate a helmet ? Come on fellas, step up and help a brother out 😉

I used to own and modify KLR650's and have ridden all over Canada on my fully modified KLR685. Make sure it always has 3/4's of the oil glass worth of oil in it or do not ride it as the newer versions are well known to get damaged because of this, Never start it without checking the oil level. There are many many modifications that can be done to them to make them far better than when in stock form. Enough said about that....lol....BUT....I see you riding without what looks like a padded jacket. Do yourself a favor and buy a proper off road motorcycle jacket. They come in completely mesh jackets with back, elbow and shoulder protection. You are riding on very unforgiving ground as I think you have already found out. Also a good pair of gloves.......I have also snapped my leg in 3 places while riding in sand when the front wheel followed a rut and it threw me off. Hense the motocross boots were bought...lol. The bigger the bike and faster you get riding the worse the damages will be......be safe, buy the equipment to keep you safe and in one piece......We enjoy watching your videos and would hate to see you seriously damaged from a fall. Embedded rocks of all sizes hurt big time..... I have stopped riding now and have a few jackets but I'm a 225 lb person and I expect my old jackets would go around you twice or I would gladly give them to you. I have all the equipment minus the boots now. You are free to have it all, if we can figure out the shipping costs. I'm retired now and do not have an income to support the cost of shipping it all to you. Sorry. Let me know.

Yup, and a proper face-covering makes a bee or beetle strike at speed a lot less of an issue than it would be in an open face helmet. Nothing worse than a mouthful of bee at 60mph+

i dont think that will be a huge problem, he literally took out like 20 weeds

Good to know! Thank you.

@@GhostTownLiving my first thought too, cover those beds with plastic or build a greenhouse. I watch this channel by Sean who lives up in Canada. He built a geodome type green house. Check him out on My Self Reliance.

@@ildiko1vt yes we love that channel also

@@ildiko1vt I've been watching Sean for years, since he began building his first cabin. His Greenhouse is amazing and would be perfect for your ghost town and he just posted a video this week showing it from beginning to end. I think it would be a good shelter for Sean this winter while he's building his new home. You should really check it out

Or maybe invite Sean to come and stay!! All expenses paid 🤣

is it available to watch on youtube?

@@whateverdude1821 it is called a ghost towns care taker by cbs news

Can't you save eggs for a way long time by putting oil on them . I remember my great grand doing that. She stored in cool place her basement. Idk was wondering. Eggs can be a wonderful source of protein and be used so many ways. A garden that is year round would be awesome

That's a good suggestion! Noted and thank you.

@@jamiefaizfahmy9740 thats true. He still doesnt need that many. With 15 chickens, he’d be getting a dozen eggs per day. He would spend double the money on feed. And have too many eggs to be practical.

@@jamiefaizfahmy9740 As long as you don't refrigerate eggs, they will last quite some time. Putting them in a cold area might be worse than just leaving them on the countertop. People who live on boats and sail often leave their eggs out a couple months. If you get them cold and then warm is where they will go bad after a couple weeks. You don't need oil or anything like that, just put them in a bowl or sack and leave them on the table in the kitchen (fresh eggs, NOT store bought)

I don't know what kinds of animals live out there but I can imagine hawks eating both maybe chickens and maybe other animals might eat the vegetables?

start a weed growing operation in one of the mines jk lol

@@DD-ws6cu that actually wouldn't be illegal if he grew less than 7 plants, California residents over the age of 21 may grow up to six cannabis plants.

@@DD-ws6cu He could grow the most unique high-altitude Purple Gordo strain....

It's really hard without a greenhouse that high above sea level.With a swamp cooler for hot days.The grow lights would keep it warm when it's cool outside

@@acquacow 🤣😂

I started canning and fermenting this year, I made SO MANY pickles!!! it's the best, im going to continue canning and fermenting for years

Great idea

Hey silver picker

Didn't expect you to be here. Hello!

Exactly cos it will be an EPIC FAILURE.

I hope you had a very nice dinner!

Love from an English men living in tea gardens of Darjeeling, India.

Well done, Grandma!

I agree

@Teagan LaPiere Closed ‘Aquaponics’ system. That’s an excellent idea.

Exactly what I was gonna suggest lol

Going to need a butt load of batteries and solar panels (money money money) for heating that greenhouse, probably best to just use his existing electric connection for heat.

I'd be cautious of a greenhouse in this climate, without fans to control the daytime temps. Might easily cook everything

Yes!! Everything you said here in this comment is the truth. Brent's astounding personality is really something special. We certainly need more Brents in this world.

VERY TRUE ..LOTTS MORE LIKE HIM WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PL.

I would donate as well, even though I'm in New Zealand and will probably never get a chance to visit. The videos are worth it alone!

Take the sponsors Brent

I agree. Pick some thoughtful sponsors. Maybe check in with the folks at Mother Earth News.

There actually is a patreon. www.patreon.com/ghosttownliving/posts

I agree he should have sponsors

Ya should go say hi

Wouldn't that be difficult at Cerro Gordo, because Brent needs to haul litres of water up there every time the tank needs to be cleaned?

Lay off the meth

@@LanceBeckman bro what?

I hate how everyone used the word healthy wrong when describing dietary value. Anything is no longer ‘healthy’ if you have too much

@@CorruptInfinityOfficial You're right. But I'm not. Whole nations lived and died almost exclusively on potatoes in the 19'th century.

@@davidschaftenaar6530 *cough cough* The Irish great potato famine

@@zachthetruememeking and here I was, trying to be all subtle about it.

I wonder wether that is the reason why potato is called peruna in finnish

Depends a lot on the quality of the water.

Also those herbs are way easier to grow

Thanks hope your day is good too

You as well. What a breath of fresh air. Everyone is so hateful and crazy lately. Thanks you.

Same!

Thats Gold. hahahah

Noted! I'll do my best.

@@GhostTownLiving old poly pipe made Into a arch with the ends buried & pegged to the ground covered in wire and/or greenhouse tarp. When you make a garden in a desert every hungry/thirsty animal & insect for mile's wants to be your new friend. Good luck

Visions of the movie The Martian... 6 mil poly stretched on framing, improvising a steam capture system to water the potatoes.

@Oliver Baron Let's hope he considered that

@@aprilmay1700 yeah, but not yet for plants

@@aprilmay1700 in the video he said he filled the tanks with water from the mine and that was what he would be using for the plants

Water too! Eight pounds a gallon!

You don't need to workout either. You fine ☺

Man just need to eat better.

He needs a cook to make him some hearty meals

Glad you like them! Thank you!

We should organize for some Broken Hill lead to send to Cerro Gordo!

A gold bar from Bendigo would be a great surprise🎁

Ooh, good idea. Eek every possible use out of every drop.

7/9 would watch.

I love watching harald but I don’t think they’re very similar wouldn’t make for a great visit but love both channels.

Karen Klopp would approve this for sure

Harold is a idiot Now Bald is a different story

@@tinytattoomike7943 bald is awesome too but what do u have against harald? Love his channel too… n bald wouldn’t come bc there’s nothing Soviet at the mine lmao 🤣

Hi With all the video footage it should be possible to link the map locations with actual video footage, like a virtual exploration for us armchair explorers. Or the basis of mine map for a game.

I was about to ask if somebody has tried to -- or is thinking about -- making a 3D model of the shafts and chimneys od Cerro Gordo.

@@eugenepeters465 the mine has changed many many times over the years and the maps aren't accurate anymore due to collapses and such. You got to remember he said something like 23 miles of tunnels to explore.

@@Moonsauc3 Party pooper it's still a good idea .

@@jamesthegardener338 YA use a three d printer and you could include all the collapses also that way he would have an updated plane .and a visual reference to refer to.