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Chopping wood like that you’re gonna chop a finger off or lose your hand

Your moving back was very smart. There are so many people struggling with high cost of living rn. In the meantime, do your best to save money. Life is precarious in this time of uncertainty; you are kind to share your journey with others. It is a very good example of self reliance to build your own tiny house. It is a wonderful accomplishment.

Came here after seeing your viral video on Tik Tok. Part of the problem was allowing so many immigrants into Canada over the past few years while having an issue with a housing shortage on top of a global pandemic. With a tiny house, you are further along than many of your peers. Affordable housing unfortunately needs to be part of an individual’s creative solution bc government resources are constrained. Perhaps forming an affordable tiny house community maybe possible in Canada. I know there are a few in the US although it is quite difficult to get approval from local governments. There are other places in the world where cost of living is manageable. My parents sacrificed to come to the US from Asia for a better life. I grew up here with a better life. Now, I need to consider if it makes sense for me to move to another country where cost of living is manageable. I see so many in developed countries living in such poverty that it may be worth the risk to migrate to find a better quality of life. Best wishes to you, and thanks for your desire to help the younger generation find their path to happiness 😀 Perhaps eventually costs may come down due to automation and robotics.

What is the rate charge for your electricity. I pay less than $.06/kwh.

I installed a Grizzly cub mini-wood stove in a travel trailer this year. It cost me more than I wanted to spend, but everything worked out fine with my installation. I did have issues and challenges, but it was a good learning experience. Overall, I am satisfied with it. I can order accessories too such as a roasting unit/oven and a water canteen that hooks up on one side. Your stove looks a little bigger than mine. I like your positive attitude to a new routine.

Glad you’re tiny house life is getting better. I enjoy your shorts & videos. Hope it’s not to cool on you with the weather lately. Sending good wishes from Saskatchewan!!

Which part of bc are you homesteading in? I live in southern bc and wish I could do what you’re doing! Your an inspiration 🙂 sarah

A big factor to burn time is the type of wood you are burning. If you are burning softwoods, like pine, your burn times will be bad and it will also clog up your chimney faster. If you are burning with hardwoods, like oak, maple, etc, then your burn times will improve and your chimney will not need to be cleaned as often.

Nice. Get the fiskars 8 lb maul. It’s amazing!

Paper towel (or paper) with some cooking oil on it makes a good fire starter. Extra cheap/free I have the same stove and can get 6-8 hours of good heat, and heat enough to run a fan for 11-12… using Oak and Mesquite. You have to load it up with the right sizes but it can happen.

I know its been a year since the post But. My father handed down his fathers advice....All your new wood that was cut down needs to get a season of summer to dry out When you know your getting few days of Hot summer weather with no rain Drop your tarp outside When you are getting into the colder weather And more rain ..Bring your wood into the garage Even if its a few cords. After that you want to bring in 10 Or more into the house ..Stamp them on the ground to rid of bugs that might be under bark etc He would split one log And place that ontop of the stove to see if it steams (it is damp then) ....Dad use to have about 800 logs on the side of the garage another 100 inside And would change them out as he went along Very rare would you seen actual smoke from outside He burned pretty clean ..And having logs close to the stove is another help to dry them

It was a tough watch listening to them shit there and talk about short burn times with air control wide open. That fire was raging, that left primary should have been fully closed at that point, you closed the secondary vent. You'll get it with more experience with a wood stove, it's not rocket science though, i imagine you could get several hours out of that sized stove once you've dialed down how to use it. Get it going, slowly close your air control until it's choked enough it's burning, but not raging. Every stove is a bit different, once you really know your stove you shouldn't have a problem making close, if not the whole night. If watching was how you're normally running it, your burn time is short cause you're feeding it max air, that'll toast any stove quick.

My stove lasts about 4 hours so I load it up at bedtime and get up in the middle of the night to reload then possibly another small load in the morning. Only one start per day.

I am considering that exact stove and was wondering how it was with allowing smoke into the living space ? Thanks for your reply 🙂

Why all the ppl coming to stay? I just found/ come across your channel and like your work abouts on your land, and the wood burning stove and such. But if there's a specific reason for all this visitation thats cool, but you and your significant other need your own time and space. Just me saying.. Not trying to be rude. Take care.

WHY CANT ANYONE FIGURE IT OUT,THAT IT’d be so much better if the stove were 3 ft. Off the floor ! !

🤣🤣🤣 how cold is it about in there before you warm it up? Our temperatures are around 15C/62F here in the morning when I light the wood stove. Keep warm 😁☃️☃️🔥

Hydro is the ultimate.

Put a fan on top of the stove to disperse the heat y

"Sometimes, life is much easier in pyjama's" - O.P.

I have a Cubic Mini cub on my sailboat and it is my primary heat source that gets used everyday for several hours into the night. If I dampen things down, I can get over an hour of burn time, but my firebox is significantly smaller than yours. I love processing firewood every season, but it is a hassle to store the wood when you live on a boat haha

I live off grid with a cubic mini. The best tip i got was to take powdered laundry detergent and toss some in the fire when it starts to slow down. It cleans your pipes and you don't have to sweep ever. Every three days I'm tossing laundry soap in my fire and it's incredible. The person that told me had some it for forty years and an insurance inspector said they were the cleanest pipes they'd ever seen. This tip has made my life so much easier!!

LOVE IT 🤗 a reality video at last among all the carefully curated back drops out there a down to earth glimpse of reality. You have cheered my day 😉

You are doing a great job!

There's also a reason I didn't do a full pan around my tiny house and that's because there are always stuff hiding in the corners. It's such a cramped space that I don't really have the room for anything. All that daily clutter just from living looks more significant in my tiny space.

I was thinking about you few days back as I chopped logs. I remember admiring you whacking down into splitting logs like they were balsa wood ! It sure is a chore and I’m lucky not to rely fully on my stove for heat. Lovely lovely lovely to see you again. Now get on out there before the stove goes out ☺️

You drop the ax to low behind you,takes more energy to raise it to proper height for the swing,guess it’s good exercise though!

Wedges awl 🤺💐

Propane: flip the switch 🤺💐

Use pine 🌲 cones for kindling

That looks like such peaceful fun! It’s a great skill, too!

Hi . It looks like you may be burning Douglas Fir, that's great stuff but as other people have mentioned a nice chunk of oak, ash, birch or other hard wood (High BTU), would extend you burn time quite a bit. Many high BTU wood varieties naturally burn slowly so that the high heat output is distributed over the longer burn time and you may find that you do not overheat as a result. Great video thanks.

I work in the middle of no where, and live in the middle of nowhere. Wouldn't change a thing.

Thinking of doing the same, we are done with the city life. Where would you recommend in Alberta!

Id rather live is the bush any day. Too many drugs or crazies running arpund n too busy for me. Fresh air gardens a woodstoves n chickens or goats perfect ❤

You are a wonderful person and have done so well overcoming all you have come up against. Keep up the good work.

Live in the middle of the woods? Absolutely 100%! Less stress, less congestion, less people, fresh air, plenty of nature, and free to do as you please! Is there any other option? I think not! 😁

Try doing a top down fire, best thing in a bigger😅 stove atless !

I'm 17 credits short for a Bachelors in Business Management. Left in 2008.

As long as your alive, it's never too late!

Can u do a video of your tiny house. I just love ehat i can see so far. Can u get a peopane fridge ordered there. I know in yukon they can get them skinny ones wpts size tho. They used to cost alot back then tho. Oh thats your parents my bad. I thought it was yours. I used to make jam and i used shortbread cookie dough the one with icing sugar and starch recipe. omg was it ever good. I love strawberry rhubarb, n i used to mske truffles too. Eww butter tarts. I live me a good one. Old school ie way hetter n peacn is way better. Not a rwsin fsn ill have to try your recipes. Omg that's such a good idea making them fr ppl in your town. The elderly would love that. I might just do that here. ❤❤❤

Lol funnny i do this for gifts too or used to. I gotta start this again ❤

Woukdnt it depend on what type of wood your burning. Elm buns longer n there sugar maple n hard maple sugar is really considered soft. The type of wood u use would really play a larger part in how lomg it burns. I inagine its great in a small space ya. But also nost woodstove dont butn thru thu night. You always gotta get up n load them again at least bonce thru thr night. They csn soonsor me. Lol im about to build a truck camper n i own a 30ft class c both in which id like this stove in. Been eyeing it upnfpr a few yrs since 2020 when covid hit. Id love to have this. Ive seen a few others too. There is another one im curious about but this was by far my first pick n the first one ive seen. Id also love to try that bluetti the bug one youcan add a few to the top. Curious if its relaly all they day it is or the jackery 1000 or 2000. Woth the solar i have solar ready to hook up. But im cusious about them both. Im definitely gonna need a power source. I will most likely video all my adventures as soon as i start my builf here any day. And change my ytube over. Right now i jsut watch vids i was kinda shy to video but its the new in thing now. I got a food chainsaw n i cut wood for a living for yrs. I will be starting again this woudl really help alot of ppl i know that are off grid snd cant afford a huge one that livr in tiny homes. Theyre always asking me about woodstoves n ive mentioned this one. Im glad you posted these vids what is the pipe behind it at the bottom. Ive never seen that. Is that an air intake as i didnt see ir in the oics. Theres also a wall hanging unit that allows it to be higher up and its an inch away from the walls, too. I like the emtal idea, but its ehavy as hell on a moving vehicle. Ive mever heard of clesnibg it out so much but i do know canadisnbture sells al the cleanibg brushes pretty cheap. You may need an extention depending on your tiny house height and your pipe outside. That also plays a part in how well your system burns the shorter thr pipe n the length outside has alot tondo with the eay it burns. Too short itll snuff it out not away from the roof enough and away fromnth wind etc. I think its that eay with all woodstoves too. Great video tho There are great wood you can use ro get a longer burn but i inagine your using whats around you. And ppl traveling use rhose bag ones which bis all soft wood. Ive seen u usibg some maple as well. Pine n cedar are not ideal and they leave alot of build up. I love me soemncherry hickory in the day or mixed at night eith elm n i dont mean iron wood id never use iron wood thats a fire eaiting to happen. Mostly that's arpund swamps but its great for a outside fire for warmth. I plan on cutting my oen doen snd having a storsge on my rig some place. Cedar does spark the doen sides of it. But most other hardeood is ok. Cedsr is a kindling wood more less and smells nice. I dont much like pine and its s bugger ro split n should be split when wet so itll dry out but not everyone has a good huge splitter. But itd great for building n i love it. Cuts off tho help. Dad always brought the home from the lumber yard. He was a lazy woodstove man lol funny thing was our house burnt down in a toen named after that lol and the only thing standibg thst made it eas the darn woodstove was a halogen lamp that arked in the box n off my bed not once but twice . Crazy eh. He never did add one back he aways said it was too much work but mom loved it n so did us kids. Thsnks for all the imfo n i hope some of mine was helpful. I cant weit to get stared n i know ill love a stove like that. Its just so damn cute n the fact that it warms ul so well im always up thru through the night im ok with that. The cleanibg part sucks ill need someone eirh me but i think if i stick to hard wood n elm i wont have to clean it as much. We will see take care yiur so luck u have a tiny home. I wish i could build one at my parents id already be there ❤😊

Nice and honest video, I loved it. Couple of things: burning pine woods causes more soot, but maybe other woods are not available in your place? IF your stove allows it, you could get some coal, (if available of course) it will help with a few problems. 1. coal burns longer 2. coal burns hotter -> the higher heat might help you to reduce some of the soot buildup.

MY LITTLE SECRET: I have not used kindling in over 40 years. I cut the log in half. I place the log vertically in the wood stove with the two flat sides facing each other about an inch apart. I take one sheet of newspaper and put it between the two flat sides and light it. I close the door and walk away. The fire takes care of itself. I've watched people struggle with starting fires for many years. I noticed that flames like to travel vertically and when two flat sides are one inch apart, the heat from one side burning will radiate its energy to the flat side of the other piece one inch apart and that piece of wood will radiate its energy back to the first piece of wood. It's like a game of ping pong as the heat bounces back and forth between the two pieces of wood that are placed one inch apart. The taller the pieces of wood, the better that this idea works. Give it a try and see what you think. You have nothing to lose but trying out a different idea. I've been doing this my entire life and I don't use any kindling other than one sheet of newspaper. Once you have a good bed of hot coals, you can just throw full sized pieces of wood in the stove and not worry about spacing them out anymore. Have a great day and try something new, you might be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to start a fire.

Do you need the air intake? What are the advantages? Do you think i could just run the flue? Is it safe in camper van without air intake?

I think you said Wood Stove 999,982 times, can you just call it a stove we know what you're talking about.

Currently 30 degrees Celsius in last week of winter in brisbane australia

I burned a fire in Northeast Ohio last week ! same stove year 3 now ,Tiny House

Plus 15 here so I might have a junk wood fire tonight. But yes other years I’ve had warm up fires during the summer if it’s cold out.