Here’s a collection of clips from our day to day life on our off grid homestead in Minnesota. #diy #homestead #outdoors Link to my favorite coffee in the world: stonehousecoffee.com
You remind me so much of myself 40 some years ago. I lived in a hand made cabin in the mountains of Colarado. Splitting wood for my cookstove on a stump right in the kitchen. The lifestyle set me up for a long and happy life. Now in my 70's my soul is full with the memories of doing the things I loved. Hope your's is just as full.
Been off grid for 14 years now in the high desert forest. Water harvesting, solar, generator backup, Washer, dryer, microwaves, large oven, 3300 gal water storage, many options for cooking, rocket stove, No end to available wood, just getting too old to keep up anymore. Everyone has their own way to do it but almost anyone can do it if they want to. I've done it all alone after being given maybe a year or two to live because of all the health problems. That was 14 years ago! Doing this made me stronger and greatly extended my life expectancy. I really didn't believe I could survive it but now I'm feeling better than I ever have. It is very lonely however.
Living off grid is re-creating the late 1800's in style , and it's sweet . I was homeless at one point and except for not having a shower when you want it didn't bother me , it was camping full time.
We have a predator generator, and we were flooded in 2022, all my husband did was drain the fluids and blow everything out, add new fluid and a new battery and it started on the first pull. Our shop had 18+ inches of mud and water run through it. We love it and will buy another when the time comes.
The logs are looking sweet, so straight and tall. You've done an awesome job with the other cabins. This one will be special. Love what ya'll are doing 😊
I admire this guy he’s young and he’s hard working as hell and he’s doing what I’ve always wanted to do live off the grid slide off the map and be completely self sufficient he’s a boss good luck to you in all your endeavors kyle
So glad to see another one of your videos, Kyle. Always enjoy watching you and Cierra fulfilling your dream, and having more than one cabin. I cannot wait until it gets warmer so you can start building your other one. Skeeter is such a great dog and you’re so lucky to have him. I can tell he loves you so much.. Take care all of you.
Your farm is getting more and more beautiful. In Brazil, people eat fried liver in many different ways, grilled as pate, I really like eating liver seasoned with lemon salt and then deep fried.
Hello friend 😊, a great learning day for me, good pot shelf, I eat beef interior, burgers never thought of it, I will try, it must be delicious, I like the recipe Hey, eat well and take care of yourself, 😋be blessed😊
Thanks Kyle for taking us along. Good to see kitty and love how Skeeter looks after you so well. He loves his human!😊 I really wish I could live this way but age and medical issues plus no way to have a homestead make it kind of sad some days. I can live vicariously through you guys. 😊😊
I cut off my thumb chopping wood exactly like how you did here. Not about to try and tell you or anyone how to chop, but watching you do that gives me the heebie jeebies to say the least!
Kyle you have put out another good episode, and I can say what I appreciate most about your channel and your approach to life is the no nonsense way that you go about things never a bunch of fillers always str8 forward. Looking forward to seeing the next build as time and weather permits. Everyone take care until the next video.
memories are so select. i remember as a baby looking at my grandmothers cooking stove.. my mom had placed me by the stove in a basket. i do not know the age i was, maybe three or so. but i remember with clarity the fire crackling thru the air vent on the left side of the stove. i remember the smell of burning wood, which today i love. i remember the crackle and snapping as it burned. the glow lit up the area. i also remember the rest of the house was ice cold. they would put me in bed in the next room, and pile blankets on me, then i would tunnel my way into it, and it was like a warm cave, built for me. at 62, and a successful military career. i am far removed from that period of time. just once, i would love to be able to experience that moment again. all of it, the warm stove, the cold bedroom, the smells of cooking, and my mom and grandmother talking. my mother taking me to the store for food. the large wheel of cheese on the counter, barrels of candy, two for a penny. i visit my home town at least once every two years. i still drive by the old farm house, long gone. Charles
Y'all really might wanna consider checking into some wind turbines to augment your power production. Especially during winter months, seems the worse the weather gets, those wind turbines keep on producing power day and night, provided the wind is blowing. Anyways, there are some good diy turbine builds and something like that would be pretty easy to build given your skills. Would really come in handy to keep the chicken shed warm enough so the water wouldn't freeze.
Hard at work Kyle with Skeeter by your side. So sweet. I love seeing the chickens too! Happy you made it easier on yourself peeling the logs. Am I looking forward to you building your new cabin. I am sure it will be amazing! You have an awesome work ethic. So glad your well is working as expected to make your life a bit easier. Looking forward to your next video. Keep warm ♥️♥️
I had a new well pump installed yesterday. They drilled a hole in the pipe about five feet below ground level so that it would drain when not pumping so as to avoid water freezing in the pipe. The tank was getting kind of low and I was worried about the water in there freezing, but I think I'm in the clear now.
Every time I looks at skeeter I miss my dog , her name was minie , she just look exactly like skeeter , she is sprinkle Coco spaniel , I rescued her , great dog , ❤skeeter .
Hey Kyle. I use a dual fuel generator that runs off gas or LP. I run it on just LP and love it. I have a 250 gal LP tank that I use for the generator but mostly for backup heat. Only fill it once a year. Costs around $400 a yr. The generator also has a remote start so in the AM I don’t have to get out of bed to start it…. Sweet. Thought I’d pass it along. Good luck with popple cabin. You worried about insects? Looks like your property was logged off about 30-40 yrs ago. Plenty of good sized trees for cabin.
I’m out here in Mankato MN and I have yet to see a cabin home.. my dream is to build one two story one from the ground up. Cozy and warm for my little family and I. Love watching the process😊
Yes the peditor gens are awesome I’ve got two of the 5000 one at the cabin and one here at home I need to go to my cabin but I’ve had medical issues but it’s getting better buddy I’ll be back in the groove soon lol !
I was one of your first subscriber’s & I lived in Northern Mn. for years & appreciated everything you did & do. Love Ciera & Skeeter & kitty too. Your grandfather would be very proud of you Kyle!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
You are making good progress winter slows things however. Must say never seen it stop you from moving forward.Things no doubt will look musch diffrent by next fall. Stay safe and warm young fella.
Love watching. your property is amazing. Can’t wait till you start working on the new cabin. Love your chickens and I definitely love your dog until your next video stay warm stay safe and God bless.
7:35 minutes in, Skeeter is just to adorable! My springer spaniel would do the same. Busy working but, nope, gotta stop to cuddle! Love your videos, and keep up the good work! Love seeing Skeeter ❤️🐶
My wife used to yell at me every time I removed the ashes from the stove.. "THERE"S DUST FLYING EVERYWHERE".. So, I started lifting the bucket right in front, as close to the opening of the stove as possible and angled the lt as flat as possible... Then, placing the shovel at the bottom, I'd slowly shake the shovel side to side kind of like a pizza guy and his wooden peel, putting a new pizza in the oven. If the stove was hot almost all of the dust went up the flue. Even cold the majority was sucked up. Happy wife - - you finish it! 😁
Gotta say you’re the first person I’ve ever seen actually show cleaning a stove that was coal bound ! Easy to think that no one else ever has that issue so thank you ! As always, love what you’re doing and looking forward to the new build ! Take care Kyle
My Grampa Jo had a dog named Skeeter. As a young man he and his dad and brother cleared a densely wooded lot in northern Bruce Peninsula in Ontario. That was our family cottage for my mom’s childhood then mine. It didn’t have an indoor bathroom or anything growing up, wood cook stove and we spent many days at the lake. My Grampa retired from his long career as a machinist at a newspaper factory. He sold his house and used that money to turn the cottage into a year round house. He did most of the work himself. But he unfortunately got an aggressive cancer and died right before it was finished 😢 My nana even though she was a city girl lived there into her 80s till she had to go into a nursing home. Somehow it got into my soul though. I love the outdoors and camping and fishing like my Grampa. My hubby is way way up north in Ontario at a wildness lodge outpost. He’s building cabins at a fly in remote outpost then going back to the lodge till fall. He will come home right before I have our sixth baby. We dream of someday being able to buy a little land and do it for ourselves. Thank you for your video ❤❤❤
Kyle, if those trees are winter cut get a 3000 psi pressure washer it will debark those trees in minutes and you're left with a baby smooth finish on the logs.
