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VikingInTheJungle
Нидерланды
Добавлен 27 май 2022
Welcome to Viking In The Jungle.
If you're interested in sustainable living, permaculture, sub-tropical agriculture, tiny houses or anything in between, I think you'll like the content on this channel.
In 2022 I bought a piece of land in the North of the Dominican Republic to prototype a new way of living.
Food:
I want to grow my own food but have no clue about how to do it, so this should be fun.
Shelter:
I'm planning on building my own cabin, outside toilet and kitchen, gazebo.
Energy:
Want to be fully self sustainable through either solar energy or hydrogen energy.
I have somewhat of an idea of how this is going to go, but mostly, it's all improvised.
Welcome :)
If you're interested in sustainable living, permaculture, sub-tropical agriculture, tiny houses or anything in between, I think you'll like the content on this channel.
In 2022 I bought a piece of land in the North of the Dominican Republic to prototype a new way of living.
Food:
I want to grow my own food but have no clue about how to do it, so this should be fun.
Shelter:
I'm planning on building my own cabin, outside toilet and kitchen, gazebo.
Energy:
Want to be fully self sustainable through either solar energy or hydrogen energy.
I have somewhat of an idea of how this is going to go, but mostly, it's all improvised.
Welcome :)
#28 | Building my off-grid bathroom (Part 1 - Foundation)
Welcome to the ''Pooping in the jungle'' series.
After everything I've built in the past year, the next thing that's VERY necesary is... a bathroom.
That way I can actually go to bed washed, and don't have to poop in a toilet anymore.
This video will cover the creation of the foundation, which isn't my favourite part, but is definitely very important.
Thanks for watching and joining the journey, and I'll see you in the next one!
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My channel's story:
In 2022, I bought a piece of Dominican land as my canvas to learn all the skills needed to become more self-sustainable in many aspects such as:
🌱 Food:
From absolutely clueless to cultivator, I'm learning to grow plants.
🏡 Shelter:
Crafting m...
After everything I've built in the past year, the next thing that's VERY necesary is... a bathroom.
That way I can actually go to bed washed, and don't have to poop in a toilet anymore.
This video will cover the creation of the foundation, which isn't my favourite part, but is definitely very important.
Thanks for watching and joining the journey, and I'll see you in the next one!
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My channel's story:
In 2022, I bought a piece of Dominican land as my canvas to learn all the skills needed to become more self-sustainable in many aspects such as:
🌱 Food:
From absolutely clueless to cultivator, I'm learning to grow plants.
🏡 Shelter:
Crafting m...
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#27 | Back At The Land After 6 Months (Nature Took Over....)
Просмотров 356Месяц назад
After 6 months of working my ass off in The Netherlands, I am finally BACK at my Slice of Paradise called ''Hollandito''. And as this video will show you... this was quite a shocker. I have never seen plants grow this fast, and my structures have been completely covered in vines and grass. To be honest, this was quite overwhelming to me... I thought ''How on earth am I going to clean this?'' Bu...
#26 | Building My Dominican Tiny House! (in progress)
Просмотров 5948 месяцев назад
Welcome to the most wholesome building experience I've ever had. In the previous episode (#25), you saw how my good buddy Koen came over all the way from The Netherlands to help me build the second structure on my Dominican Property. We managed to set the main frame, and pour most of the concrete, and after taking some well deserved rest, we came back to finish the job! In this video, you will ...
#25 | Building my Dominican Tiny House Foundation (With Floating Terrace)
Просмотров 29010 месяцев назад
Welcome to the most wholesome experience I have had thusfar on the land. After months of hard work, I was able to finish the Hexagon deck that allows me to sleep above the ground in a canvas bell tent. JUST in time for my good friend Koen to come over from The Netherlands and come build the next project with me... The Cantilever Tiny House. It means so much to me to be able to host good friends...
#24 | I Built an Extension of my Hexagon Platform in the Dominican
Просмотров 32211 месяцев назад
🌱 Now that I built my Hexagon platform and installed my Bell Tent. It is time to add an extension to the deck, to give more space and provide a plateau I can direct a staircase to. Grateful to be able to share it with you as well. The goal is to turn this land into a food forrest and to be able to stay here comfortably while living off the land... Can I do it? We'll see. Enjoy! My channel's sto...
#23 | Finishing My Bell Tent Platform - Flooring + Tent (Part 4)
Просмотров 29211 месяцев назад
🌱 I Finally managed to finish the bell-tent platform in the jungle. This marks an incredible milestone in my project, as this is the first structure on the land that can provide me with shade, and shelter from the elements. I'm incredibly proud to show you the end result of months of planning and working. I never built anything like this, and to be doing it in a country where I didn't know the ...
#21 | Building a Bell Tent Platform - Main Framing | (Part 3)
Просмотров 330Год назад
🌱 Part 3 of the deck creation... After a few good days of work, I managed to get the main framing in place. I'm very happy with how tight everything fit together, and how strong the frame became in the end. Hard work is paying off! The goal is to turn this land into a food forrest and to be able to stay here comfortably while living off the land... Can I do it? We'll see. My channel's story: In...
#20 | Building an Off-Grid Bell Tent Platform | (Part 2)
Просмотров 208Год назад
🌱 Part 2 of the deck creation... It has been a challenge to get all the material up to the land, and also, since it's the first time I've ever built something like this, it has been a steep learning curve. Slowly and surely getting there though! The goal is to turn this land into a food forrest and to be able to stay here comfortably while living off the land... Can I do it? We'll see. My chann...
#19 - Building a Foundation for My Off-Grid Bell Tent Platform | Part 1
Просмотров 212Год назад
🌱 Welcome to the exciting beginning of my jungle homestead journey! In this episode, we're diving deep into the heart of my land transformation, as I lay down the very foundation that will support my first hexagon-shaped deck. This is not just about building structures; it's about creating a space that will allow me to comfortably stay the night at my land, and with that, allow me to take the m...
#18 - How I dug a 100 feet water well on my off-grid paradise (here's what we found)
Просмотров 278Год назад
Water is a key element to master if you're building an off-grid paradise. And since it's currently not falling out of the sky... we're getting it out of the ground! In this episode we're drilling a waterwell 100 feet into the ground... Hope you'll enjoy this episode... Welcome to Viking In The Jungle! If you're interested in sustainable living, permaculture, sub-tropical agriculture, tiny house...
#17 - These Hardwood Trees Are The Start of my Dominican Jungle
Просмотров 299Год назад
The best time to plant a tree, was 20 years ago. The second best time to plant it is now. Although I might not see these trees fully grown, it's worth it to plant them on the land and help them reclaim their original lands. This piece of land was deforested to make place for cow grazing, and I'm trying to reverse that one tree at a time. I'm on a journey to design and build my own permaculture ...
#16 - Fixing the Dangerous Road To My Off-Grid Paradise
Просмотров 392Год назад
A huge milestone has been accomplished... One of the largest challenges of this property, is it's access. The road has not been maintained in ages, and that resulted in some bad (and even dangerous) roadpoints, making it hard to do anything on the land. But now, the road has been fixed to the point that bigger trucks can now pass and drop off materials etc. This has been a slow but necessary pr...
#15 - This Tropical Food Forest is Incredible (6 month update)
Просмотров 17 тыс.Год назад
#15 - This Tropical Food Forest is Incredible (6 month update)
#experiment - Designing a Drip-Irrigation System For My Future Food Forest
Просмотров 363Год назад
#experiment - Designing a Drip-Irrigation System For My Future Food Forest
#Explained: 2-acre Tropical Permaculture Design (Water, Access & Structures)
Просмотров 3,7 тыс.Год назад
#Explained: 2-acre Tropical Permaculture Design (Water, Access & Structures)
EP #12 - Dream to Design: The untold truth behind my off-grid adventure
Просмотров 244Год назад
EP #12 - Dream to Design: The untold truth behind my off-grid adventure
Ep #11 -- How To Avoid a Civil War in Eco Villages... (Finding the right fencing lines)
Просмотров 301Год назад
Ep #11 How To Avoid a Civil War in Eco Villages... (Finding the right fencing lines)
Ep #10 -- The FIRST Trees We Planted in This Dominican Food Forrest!
Просмотров 821Год назад
Ep #10 The FIRST Trees We Planted in This Dominican Food Forrest!
Ep #9 -- Finding The Zone 1 On My Dominican Farm (Permaculture principles)
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.2 года назад
Ep #9 Finding The Zone 1 On My Dominican Farm (Permaculture principles)
Ep #8 -- This Dominican Food Forest is Only 8 Months Young! (Steven's Farm)
Просмотров 12 тыс.2 года назад
Ep #8 This Dominican Food Forest is Only 8 Months Young! (Steven's Farm)
Plant Update #10 -- Repotting The Cashew Babies
Просмотров 1132 года назад
Plant Update #10 Repotting The Cashew Babies
Plant Update #11 -- They took 8 weeks to sprout??
Просмотров 892 года назад
Plant Update #11 They took 8 weeks to sprout??
I Grew My First Vegetable! - Plant Update #9
Просмотров 1152 года назад
I Grew My First Vegetable! - Plant Update #9
#short -- Biggest Banana's I've Ever Seen!
Просмотров 1632 года назад
#short Biggest Banana's I've Ever Seen!
Ep #7 - First avocado harvest & meeting the caretaker!
Просмотров 5602 года назад
Ep #7 - First avocado harvest & meeting the caretaker!
Plant Update #8 Bird shitting on Briant + planting Cacao and ubiu
Просмотров 1022 года назад
Plant Update #8 Bird shitting on Briant planting Cacao and ubiu
Plant Update #7 -- Repotting Okra's from coco to pot
Просмотров 572 года назад
Plant Update #7 Repotting Okra's from coco to pot
Plant Update #5 - Babies are growing wild
Просмотров 872 года назад
Plant Update #5 - Babies are growing wild
Ep #6 -- Exploring my new place in the Dominican
Просмотров 8172 года назад
Ep #6 Exploring my new place in the Dominican
Awesome video! Does Ben have a channel or social media? I would love to learn about permaculture in DR from someone like him! So much knowledge!
What part of the DR did you purchase your land
Really nice brother happy to say that I was able to purchase 1268sq meters of land in jarabacoa dominican republic. I can't wait to pay it off then start the building process
Nice 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 we missed you
Shoutout to you and Papito! Is Papito his real name? :)
Awesome content!! How did you find your property? Do you mind sharing which realtor you used? Thank you! You are living the DREAM!!!
❤❤❤ gorgeous!
Yah I eat Tamarind leaves every morning lol. They are great!
It's an awesome design! It's so easy to underestimate, not only how long something takes, but also the amount of energy (especially in a tropical climate) anything takes. It's humbling and I commend your positive outlook and optimistic approach every time 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This has to be so satisfying ❤🔥 to do this by hand - after struggling - yourself! Bravo
Great job Eric! I am so grateful that the YT algorithm finally decided to throw your channel in the mix 👏🏾 So I've only just caught on today and binged your journey right here from chilly Hilversum 🌦 Your video's are amazing and I really love how they have great detail, clear narration, beautiful scenic views and as a bonus your humor and honesty about your why / vision! Please do keep it up, they give me the inspiration and courage to perhaps move closer to my 'homesteading' dream in Suriname 🇸🇷 I do still miss a bit more backstory... Why DR? How did you end up there? Who / What is the community you refer to? And finally please keep using the metric system so 90% of the world can understand your measurements - let those viewers who use the imperial system do their own conversions since they wanna use weird stuff like inches and feet 🤪
Doing some mighty work here Viking !
Wat een werk! Knap hoor❤
<3
I try to follow you but you keep disappearing bro.
Haha, yeah I guess life happens Juan... It's already a challenge to get this project going, let alone edit all the videos ;) I'm doing my best though, and am glad you're tagging along!
Me gusta esa baina
Haha gracias gracias <3
🎉🎉🎉
Woohoo!
I'm on Whatsapp. Where is your finca located.
I was waiting for another episode! :D
4:49 Cayena flower
Haha believe it or not... me too ;) Finally finding the space and time to create them again, thanks for watching <3
They're so beautiful!
Check the difference between male, female and hermaphrodite papayas, looks like you have a few male ones you don’t need to many males. Also the big one you can cut it shorter and it should grow back so you can have the fruit more reachable.
Also great work!
Thanks for the comment, it's so interesting... I love the look of the male ones too, and as they give shade, I will happily welcome them... The large on is apparently a hermaphrodite, since it looks like a male, but also has given one fruit... I'm for sure going to keep them all tall, just for the shade they provide for other trees. Thanks for chipping in with your knowledge, it's much appreciated!
Was just asking about you, glad for the updates
Woohoo, thanks for watching! Planning on posting more in the upcoming weeks
Great to see you are back. I will be in the DR from end of August to the end of September
Oh incredible! I'll be here until Half October... so we should meet up for sure. love to show you my land.
@@vikinginthejungle let’s see if we can make it happen. That would be great
Yeahhh, more jungle time!
Jungle juice activated
How big is the geni? 4000kva?
I don't really understand your question, but the tent is about 5 meters in diameter... Hope that helps :)
Try reading about syntropic agriculture on u tube 😀
Thanks for watching and commenting! Looking forward to learning more... there really is an infinite amount to learn about this topic...
Hey! Do you have a materials list for this build?
Hey! Not really, but I have been looking into creating a guide on how to make a deck like this... All beams are 2x6 or 2x8 inch. All planks are 1x6 The rest is concrete & pvc tubing. I think looking at the videos you should be able to also get a good idea of what materials would be needed to recreate it :)
Where exactly in the Dominican Republic did you buy?
Hey Majorie, thanks for watching! This is in the North of the DR around in the area Puerto Plata. If you want more info, send me an email at erik@ekdevelopments.com
Great work. Been following your progress and know how tough it sometimes can be. I am in Jarabacoa and have a few years headstart on my gardens and house. I have built my guest cottage in Cobb. Gardens are terraced and some swales. I get to the N. Coast from time to time as my yacht is in one of the bays. If you find yourselves in Jarabacoa, come visit. We have lots in common to talk about.
Oh that's amazing, for sure let's meet up, I love Jarabacoa. I'll be back between July and October this year... If you want, you can send me your number to my email address, and we can get in touch that way: erik@ekdevelopments.com This is why I love RUclips haha, being able to get in touch with likeminded people you'd otherwise never meet is such a blessing. Much love. - Erik
At this point pollution, deforestation and all that are not something we have never faced but continue to face
Exactly... just the intensity of it keeps growing. Thanks for watching!
New to your channel and to the permaculture/regenerative farm practices. I would love to create a project like this on land my family owns in Samana. I would love to get some suggested resources and tips to starting the design process for my land. I was not aware there is a community of folks on the island with the knowledge, would love to learn how to find and tour their projects whenever I am on the island.
Hey! Sorry for the late response! So cool to connect through these videos. There are so many people on the island with the knowledge and cool projects like these... Happy to hook you up with some contact info... What resources are you mostly looking for? The main help for me was Geoff Lawton's online Permaculture Design Course. It's really well done. Hope your projects will be successful, let's stay in touch!
If the woodchips or sawdust are put In the soil, they will take up nitrogen for the first year or two. If they're just spread on top of the soil, they won't interfere, but instead will be converted from the soil surface upward into more soil ;) Which makes them a great choice for mulching pathways, where they can suppress unwanted growth, while gradually adding fertility that the plants alongside the paths can access.
What an insight... that's really good to know, thanks for sharing! I've been looking into using woodchips for pathways, so this really was useful to learn. Thanks for watching and commenting!
People,don’t realize how fast trees grow in the Caribbean
Haha including me... it's incredible to see... Thanks for watching!
This seems to be in the Sosua/Cabarete area. I would love to meet and connect with man. Any info on how I could link up with him would be very appreciated
Hey, yeah it is! Their Instagram handle = @Fincasol_rd You can reach out there :) Thanks for watching and commenting! More videos coming soon!
Very nice job. Wish I could go back to live full time in DR.
Thanks so much for your comment! Yeah, I'm personally also still trying to figure out how I can make that a reality for myself... keep dreaming, one day it might come true <3 Much love.
Good stuff 😊😊😊
Mulch it up baby! Thanks for watching!
Looks fantastic 😊😊😊
It is even better in real life! Thanks for watching <3
Is the Secret Garden still for sale?
Yes it is... If you're interested you can email me at erik@ekdevelopments.com We can get you more information through there. Thanks for reaching out!
Congratulations on all your progress. I've caught up to all your videos also, Thank you again and I look forward to watching more updates. Cheers Viking!
Oh man, thanks for watching the videos, it means a lot! Soon I'll be back in the Dominican and more videos will follow! Currently working on a recap video of the past year! Cheers <3
I'm glad to hear back and very happy to know you'll still have more videos for us. Thanks again!
I like your ideas. I look fwd to seeing the results.
Thanks for the comment and for watching, it means a lot! More videos coming soon <3
I am trying my own food forest en my little patio in the DR. So far I have mangos, avocados, oranges, lemons, carambolas, passion fruits guavas, nisperos and more. Thanks for your tips.
That's awesome! thanks for watching and sharing, the climate here is so perfect for planting... incredible to watch. <3
Hello Viking, I've watched all your videos up to here and look forward to catching up and watching you to your most recent videos. Thank you so much for sharing. Hopefully you can help me answer one question? How did you achieve your height maps?
Hey! Thanks so much for watching and commenting :) means a lot to know that people are enjoying the videos! The heightmaps we're made using the free teial of an app called "DroneDeploy" and we used a Mavic 2 Drone to fly and map out the site. DroneDeploy then automatically makes the heightmap. Hope this answers your question :) Thanks for reaching out
Thank you for your quick response. Does the app work well in mapping the heights of your forested area with all the tree cover?
@@tropicalreserveeconomicale1013 hey I believe it did a really good job of that... as you see in the video, the area that's the forest also got shown as more blue... so it did see the ground is lower there. I do not know how it behaves with much denser forests
Do you have access to the drone and applications for height maps still? I have land in Puerto Plata I'd love to do the same for. Can we negotiate a price for those services?
Did you fly the drones yourself or did you have someone else do it for you?
Wow you are doing some great work out there. Is there a name for the community you are in? I am planning to head to DR in a few months and wanted to see what the permaculture scene is like in the North (my family is from the South)
Thanks so much for the comment! We called the project "Riverside Abundance", but don't have an official name ;) If you want I can connect you with someone who can show you around at all the projects and show you the land around it... If you're interested, let's connect. You can email me at: Erik@ekdevelopments.com Much love
Do you know the name of the river?
Rio Yasica :) Thanks for watching!
Saman
My favourite tree in The Dominican...
Hello, can you tell me where I can buy a piece of land that is not very expensive, I like to plant and I am looking for fertile land, not too steep, and not very expensive, something that I can afford. I want to move to the countryside with my family, husband and 4 children, but the land is expensive :)
Hello, we might be able to help out... What is the budget and size you're looking for?
I have 3000 dollars for a piece of land..@@vikinginthejungle
I have 3000 dollars for a piece of land. I want about 3 tareas.@@vikinginthejungle
Nice....
Thanks for watching!!
I should have loaned you my ladder ;)😮
Hahaha, I believe in practical creativity... and I guess it turned out all right ;)
I hope when I’m the next time in the DR I can visit you on your farm. Great Video 💪🏻
You're always welcome on the land, even if I'm not there Thomas! Thanks for watching!