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That was on purpose. That is the way Iridium did almost all of his videos and we decided it would be fun to continue that. Thanks for watching.

Hi EL! We hear you. Remember, last year we had to take down our greenhouse because it was beating up the Shouse! The first year we were here, we built a cold frame to help start plants, and the wind destroyed it! The wind here is so strong that it regularly tears up greenhouses - we see them laying in pieces all over the area out here. The UV breaks down even the good greenhouse plastic within one season. Our goal is to integrate greenhouse area with our shop when we build it. Good to hear from you!

ruclips.net/video/nRuULPIz4E8/видео.htmlsi=k2dUFRBC5qvH3vlw. Have you heard of these guys in Alaska? They built some cool boxes out of old windows.

Thanks!! Yeah, the well water is pretty cold. Unfortunately, the state doesn't permit us to keep any more than 110 gallons of rainwater. We only get about 8 inches of rain per year here, so rainwater is like gold. About the beds: Those bales will not grow anything because the barley that the straw comes from was treated with a persistent broad leaf weed killer. Too bad. But they do work well for holding in the soil and making raised beds. Cheap!! And they hold in moisture, too.

HeyJackie!!! Good to hear from you. No, the garden is not rocking, but with the warmer weather it should soon be. Thanks for commenting!!

Sometimes.

Haha. Next time! Good to hear from you Thomas!

LOL If only it was that easy...Hope all is well with you and Dawn

Hey Thomas😊

Haha. Thankfully, taxes are affordable here. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the update, take care😊

Thank you! It's been about five years now and this inverter is still going strong!! It has been mounted in a home-made box trailer at 8000 feet inall kids of temperature extremes, even down to 20 below. It has never failed. It is still in constant use, 24/7/365.

What?! George is gone?

Thanks for watching NG!

You are so welcome

Spring is always welcome here. Thanks NG!

Hey there Erik! How are you?!!

Nice to wake up to.

Hi there! Yes, we are happy. The weather is getting better and we are primed to build! Thanks.

Man I thought for sure you broke a hip or your back on that ice, thank the LORD, NOT. Always excited to see your progress. Blessings 😊

​@elflordsjourneys Hi Elf Lord!! It was a less than graceful spill. I bumped my head and had a headache for a week but I am fine. Plenty of padding on me! Haha!! God bless you.

Hello and thanks for the kind words. The 1967 F600 had at least two versions of brakes. I found the schematic and other info from the Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forum online. They have a section dedicated to Medium Duty and Heavy Duty trucks. Finding parts will be something of an Easter Egg hunt, but most of what you may need can be found. Alternatively, you may find that upgrading your axles to newer ones will provide greater parts availability. Thankfully, we have not had to do that yet. Have fun with your F600!

Thanks Rob! Things should start moving faster now.

Thanks for the input!!

Thank you as always for your kind comments and for watching NG. Yes, the grade beams will be covered up, but I will know :-). The work is always there, for sure and actually that's good because it keeps me active.

Oh yes, we are sooo glad this is done. It's all upward from here! Hope you and Dawn had a great holiday time. Will talk soon.

Thank you, Elf Lord. Would like to update more often, but just so busy. We hope you and Hobbit Wife had a great Christmas and are enjoying life.

Hi there! Yes, what costs the most around here is the labor. We don't mind hiring help when we absolutely need it, but our goal is to do as much of this ourselves. But the groundwork is done and pretty soon we will start to see an actual house going up! Thanks for watching as always.

That's a great idea! Thanks for watching.

Thank you for watching NG!!

We have distributed the loads among several breakers, if that's what you mean. Thanks

Thanks

It did and it still does four years later. It's not really efficient, but it will handle all we can throw at it. Way more beef than a SolArk, etc. can handle. Peak is rated at 3x the rating and for 20 seconds, I think. We regularly use our Lincoln Tombstone 50 A welder with it! It has been mounted in an enclosed, non-conditioned trailer with dust and extreme temperatures at 8000ft elevation. Still recommend it.

Not a chance. Winter is already here. The days are too short and too cold. Be lucky to get the concrete poured before Thanksgiving.

Farming is a tough life. Cellar good to have for tornadoes 🌪 You've had a busy summer. Yes fall is here, snow in the Sierra this coming weekend. Can the old solar panels be used for anything or do they go in the trash?😊

Hi EL! The old panels still produce power and can be reused. We don't have a use for them right now. Would you like to have them?

Thanks for the visit!

That's a good question, thanks for asking. The architect actually designed the house for a concrete cellar. We're not fans of concrete, but we realize that there are places where it makes sense. The rest of the home will have a deep rubble trench (gravel footings) with a huge concrete grade beam on top to support straw bale walls. With all of the concrete already required, we wanted something less...concrete, if that make sense. It was going to be extra 10 yards (plus form-up, etc.) for the cellar walls. So instead we opted for a PWF and poured 2 yards of concrete floor (we can splash water on it at times to increase the cellar humidity). We saved at least $4,000 going with PWF walls. Very happy with the result and highly recommend it, particularly if you are in a dry climate like ours. :-)

That's an 'eggsellent' idea! Thanks!

Haha! We wash the lettuce. Not many places outdoors to work at right now. Good to hear from you EL!

Thanks Wannabe!

Haha. Never for me anyway! I always seem to make it more involved. The joys of working with old/obsolete equipment! Thanks EL!

As long as everything works, I don't care what it looks like. Thanks!

I know, right?

No, not kidding. Unless your water is really hard, or clothes really dirty, we don't need as much detergent as we think we do. Remember the old toothpaste commercials that showed a toothbrush piled high with toothpaste? Our mouths are not that big and don't have but 32 teeth in them at most. Don't need that much, but play with it and do what's best for you.

Thanks Rob! I'll leave the chicken naming to Robber if she wants.

Unfortunately, the barley straw in those bales was treated with a broadleaf weed killer that is very persistent. Nothing will grow in them 😞 Thanks EL!

Ooh yea you probably don't want to eat vegetables grown in weed killer. 🤣Hope your summers not too hot, we have been in the 100s for weeks now, 108 yesterday 🥵🥵

Thank you too, NG!

Haha, E-Chip doesn't eat fish. And we are surrounded by potato fields here. All we have to do is glean the fields after harvest. Already have permission from the farmer. We should do a video on that. Thanks!

Thanks for coming

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks so much EL!

Thanks NG!! Being more self sufficient certainly is a fair bit of work! It is The Monkees!

Yeah. We've had more rain than unusual and fewer winds. Not complaining.

Yeah...way too much fun. Replaced the water pump last weekend. It was only two years old.