Dave, may I suggest you start a compost instead of burning organic materials ? A fire rejects carbon while a compost collects carbon. You can't have enough good compost. Organics are precious materials, you'll understand that as soon as you will start growing food. A compost takes time to build up, and it may be ready when it will be time to grow some food. You need a lot (I mean really a lot) of organic material to get a small amount of good compost. It should be one of the earliest things to start in a sustainable living land project.
He really should start a compost, but I am not certain if those thorny woody plants are even compostable. (in a reasonable timeframe) They are a fire hazard, that's why they burn them.
@@stefang5639 Any organic material is compostable within a year or two, just leaving it on the ground. Only green wood takes several years to compost. If you manage a classic compost bringing some fresh air and a good mix frequently, you can get it fully composted in a few. Some people can get it done within few weeks. Worm composting is also pretty quick and produce some worm juice which is a stunning fertilizer. I'm lazy so I let mother nature do her job: collecting organics for a year, then using the compost the next year.
@@axelSixtySix You are not wrong it works in a small scale when you have a little woody plants. But they have so many bushes on their property, and they dry out quickly. I don't think that it is possible to create a compost out of them that stays humid. Remember, there are forest fires in this region. Maybe we learn more about their waste management in a future episode. I bet they have a compost for their kitchen waste already.
@@stefang5639 There's no problem with large scale green composting. Green wood apart, any green waste can be composted. It's a natural process. Every year I composted more than 12m" of green waste, since 2011 in my 10ha property. The first years that was much more! Composting is a necessity if you want to fertilize your soil to grow food. According to previous episodes, Project Kamp's land is pretty wet. I don't think the team will have to add loads of water. The composting area could be near a spring by the way. It's no big deal to pour one bucket of water or two sometimes.
If you have a spare rake and some rope you can clean the pond by pulling the junk out (leaves, mud) that sit on the bottom. This is the way I cleaned some ponds. And I wouldnt leave those trees near the pond its better to cut all trees around. Like about 2 meters with no trees around is better. Because leaves pollute and make mud in the water. Maybe you'll read this.
An old tractor with a flailmower helped me get on top of my brambles/thorns. Mow them a couple of times a year and they will give up. Leave them be, and they take over in no time. Good luck with the project!
Hi Dave, Amazing work! I'm loving following the development of the project :). Have you come accoss the work of Jean Pain? He developed a method for making hot water from a big pile of woodchip by spiraling a water pipe thru it, pretty awesome. He worked in south of France I think and cleared the woods of brash with his team to reduce the fire risk, chopping as he went.. Appreciate your trying to keep things tidy but chopping brash and making compost may be well worth considering (& asking for all the wood chips from the road cleaning). I'm sure before long you'll want tons of compost for gardening, propagation etc. Also may be more low tech options for swamp cleaning, eg net with a willow frame to clean the surface, a weighted crate on ropes to dredge the bottom. Rhisome collectives manual has some great info on lake decontamination; floating straw bales for a while to then fish them out & extract algal growth etc. How's about a barrel half filled with charcoal and topped off with sand to act as a basic filter? All the best from Yorkshire, Ben
Nice job working those blackberries. The thorns are merciless! We took a couple of years to rid our large yard of the blackberry invasion since they re-sprout if you don´t get the roots too. We still get the fruit since our neighbor has let his grow wild in his yard.
Your videos are awesome, I have not watched them all yet. You have a great peice of land too. I know of a few things that might be worth you researching if your not already aware. If you are allowed you could build a swale or two, they slow the water down so it can soak in better. You could consider farming fish for food? Leave as many trees as you can for shade, maybe plant some fruit trees too. Certain plants/trees/shrubs benefit or harm each other. Use as much green waste as you can for compost, there is a few different ways you can use it. Also keep a good distance between any flammable objects on your land and keep the grass low to help slow any spread of fire, especially where your home is sitting. As I say you will need to do the research. If I was closer I would come and help you clear your land just because I love what your doing.
congratulations for the content of the videos. These little trees, where the drone got stuck, are the acacias or mimosas, they are an invasive species and will take over the whole land if you do nothing. They have two ways of propagating, through the air and through the roots. When they settle in, they take care of the whole space and do not let anything else grow. I don't know how to eliminate them, but cutting and cutting again whenever they grow will prevent them from spreading further ....
Get the wells/water holes cleared ASAP ... mosquitos mosquitos mosquitos ... you think the thorns are troublesome , nothing compared to mosquito bites ... I used a solar powered water fountain to keep the water moving so they would not lay eggs .... once pond life came, especially frogs ... no more mosquitos 😀😘
Hi Dave. Love "Project Kamp". We bought 111 acres in Queensland, Australia in 2010. We had similar challenges as you. I know how difficult it can be removing invasive plants and trees. The best investment we did, was buy a small petrol chainsaw. Amazing how quick it was in clearing areas. Had you thought of buying one, or an electric one? Peter
New to your channel. I like it so much you give an overview of the land. It is like looking at a map. And I am a fan of maps. Nothing beats maps (in this era of navigation)
You guys work really hard on clearing land and keeping it clear. Perhaps it might be worth your while to invest in a couple of goats and maybe some portable fencing options, maybe even a mild electric fence and solar chargeable battery, that you can move around to let the goats do some of that hard work. They think they’re getting a nice meal, whereas you could have that time back to invest in something else on your land. Just discovered you this morning. Thanks for the nice videos. They’re very informative.
Just like all the other homesteading channels I watch, you'll probably want to aquire a couple of pre-'90's tractors. Less chance of a computer that requires an expensive technician to reset. Perhaps a small excavator and a loader. Once the basic cleanup, and infrastructure is put in place, sell the equipment. Sure, it's a temporary hit to the carbon footprint, but I have no doubt you'll get that back in the future.
I saw this guy here in germany who retrofitted an old tractor with batterys and electric motor - has now even more power. He charges ist completly from his solar array.
If you have enough elevation difference on your land you could use a larger pipe/hose to suck the dirty water out of the pond using gravity. Would eliminate the need for a pump. I guess in english you would call that a siphon. Eg. like that: ruclips.net/video/go0U1n55jCE/видео.html
He seems pretty clueless about A LOT of stuff. Perhaps spending some of the funds on having people who actually know what they're doing advising them would be well spent money. He talked with the people in Tamera, they talked about how important vegetation is to retain water. Pruning the trees and removing the excess vegetation and making a path to pond was a good idea, BUT I'm affraid removing most of it was A BIG MISTAKE. I really hope I'm wrong and really really hope they didn't "clean" out the rest of it.
SO can you please tell me; did you dig this swamp out like you dug out the lake? If yes, in what episode can I find the video? I'm wondering if one of the pipes in episode #102 feeds this area. If this area has not been dug out, it should be done like the lake for fire fighting purposes. Thank You! 😊
You need a motor brushcutter or clearing saw, better to clean this watter place in end of summer, you should remove all the watter before. It´s dangerous swiim there you can got stuck on some wires or garbage. Keep rocking :)
Its a chemical dump. My dad had one. Its where used oil and cleaners were dumped. It was called the "toxic zone" and we were not allowed to play anywhere near it.
If you really want a pond with good clean water, you have to keep the water flowing. You should have water both coming in and going out, so pond scum doesn't accumulate on the surface. If you don't have water going out, it will just be a swampy area again. Wood ash is also good for your soil, depending on the type of soil you have. You might want to invest in a soil test kit, so you can find out exactly what your ph balance is, and then you can adjust the soil in different areas for different needs. You can also avoid planting in problem areas.
Please make biochar with the brush, using a pit cone method instead of burning it. It's a method of permanent carbon sequestration and agricultural soil improvement.
As i see that... i would say that they don't belong to there land, but he has shown them as "other abandoned buildings nearby" in one of the other episodes 😅
@@bolbarazvan Are you sure? This would mean that they have a hole in the middle of their property. The workspace has the same color as this area, so I assumed it just means that it is an area where you are allowed to build structures or something like this.
Hello, great project, I really like how you show the land. Thank you for the subtitles and please don't forget them as here in this video there is only english ;) .use google translate if something is wrong
All that algae is a sign the pond is full of organic matter, it needs dredging not pumping and the silt used for soil conditioning your growing plots. At some point you are probably going to need some machinery to build the Kamp, especially digging the swimming pond. Early is better than late to get the best value out of it. Something like a second hand mini track hoe which will run on reclaimed vegetable oil.
great start , you need to clear a lot more , dig the crap out with a digger and maybe make a channel to release the dirty water so it can replenish with fresh water ,cheers .
Hi dave, nu je toch lang moet wachten op jullie infrastructuur kunnen jullie al wel op een hele simpele manier de ondergrond voorbereiden voor je moestuin of andere vegetatie door de de ondergrond zelf af te dekken, door een gebrek aan zonlicht gaan de wortels dood van de huidige vegetatie (bv van de prikkelbosjes die je juist heb gesnoeid) en komt het in de lente niet als onkruid terug naar boven. Dit proces is heel simpel met weinig middelen in gang te zetten (afdekzeil of oud ongekleurd karton) en zorgt voor heel veel minder werk op het moment dat je aan de vernieuwing van je vegetatie begint!!!
idea for future project: build a larger version of your plastic shedder to turn those bushes, branches, cuttings, etc. into wood chips for mulch or speeding up the composting process
You got to test the waters if you find oil cans, bone, and other trash in there. Maybe the local fire department can help you with a pump! And some times they got also some say in road maintenance.
Jullie kunnen wel een paar extra handen gebruiken. En dan kun je de mensen een camperplaats aan bieden en een hoop gezelligheid. Ik zou daar best gebruik van maken als we echt zo ver van huis zouden gaan met de vakantie met de camper. Wij hebben een Mercedes camper echt een classic. En wij hebben altijd alles bij ons :D
Karen here. I need to speak to the mannager! ;) Portuguese guy here. You guys are risking #BIGFINES for burning leftover wood and vegetation. You need to warn the municipality beforehand. Even during rainy season. You're risking fines from 800 to 60.000 EUROS. It's on video. It can get ugly. Also, you shouldn't remove the vegetation around the pond, since it helps retaining the water. Talk to the people in Tamera, they can provide all the information you need. Removing the shade provided by the trees and vegetation will improve evaporation. You can remove just the excess vegetation and prune the trees. Anything beyond that will help dry out the pond. It gets pretty hot in the summer over there. You should wait for dry season to clean up and even dig up to make it a little bit bigger. Just my 2cents. Hope it's not too late and it can be of any help.
@@ProjectKamp Waiting on the municipality to do what is right will most likely cost you precious time. Your whole premise/idea is to become as independent/self-sustainable/reliant as possible, right? My advice - don't wait on them and do it on your own, you are extremely low priority to them. If I was in your shoes, I would come up with a nice giftbasket and introduce myself to the surrounding neighbours and start building the local network - people who live on that land that must already have an existing (much more efficient?) way of tackling with your current issues/basics. Oh and power tools, please, for the love of God, power tools...
1. When possible, get a wood chipper up there and run it on gasoline until you got the electricity ordered. Start chipping and piling up mulch for your future gardens! You can never have enough mulch, and a pity to just burn the wood or thorn bushes when it can be used in food production. 2. You previously asked about the rocky hill and what to do with it? In Sweden that's where we put our houses! No problems with earth settling or moisture from the ground. And, no valuable arable land is used for housing, but can be used for food production instead.
You could get a cheap (dirty water) submersible pump for the swamp, around £30 in the uk and it would empty that swamp. Maybe need and extra hose to divert it. I think they come with a 50mm/60mm rolled up hose. 110v/240v options.
@@Citronitroify I have electric in my shed, 240v. Solar panel charging a bank of batteries and the batteries running a inverter. Inverter converts 12v to 240v. Around 2000 watts output.
Batteries need to be joined correctly together, otherwise you'd multiply the power from the batteries and cook the inverter. I also have a wind turbine but it's too big to put up unfortunately. Propeller is around 1 metre wide. Too many close neighbours and too many 🐦
Often you can rent a good pump for a day from hardware stores for little money. Might be the best option here, certainly cheaper than paying a professional.
Fixing the drone propeller... there is a way actual pilots fill chips in propellers. (Perhaps yours is too thin) you use a drop of instant glue and add talcum powder. Then proceed to fill the intire cracked off piece.. now sand with a fine file. Good as new.....perhaps.....
I agree with others about the seemingly arbitrary burning of material. This might seem stupid, but if you use some of those branches as props for a scaffold, you could drape the thorn tendrils over the scaffold dense enough for some shelter for the weather and store your wood in it. Even if it all ends up being firewood, it's in a better situation than it otherwise would be. Another thing: tying trees and branches you intend to cut down tightly to the ground with someone to pull them away from the water will save your backs much angst. Branches become immensely more heavy if they land in water. What is it about these videos that so compelled me to be a backseat driver?
Get your hands on a strimmer. I am all for supporting your locals but they hardly cost anything in the Netherlands (strimmer with both wire and a blade you can buy for 150, and 4 stroke so no messing with mixing petrol and oil)
that reservoar looks like it may have few nasty suprises inside (lot of junk) you should buy some hose, dry it out first then clean and it will be verry nice in the summer deffinitelly test it for contaminants before using for crops or swimming you newer know what prewious owner may have done with it
I'd check what strain of duckweed that is. Duckweed has around 40% protein in it so it's a wonderful thing to add to meals, if you farm and use it right. But it depends on the strain. It's also used as bio-fuel in some places, and feed for animals. But I like it for people food. Would make a good spread for toast.
If budget allows, maybe some better tools? I know you're trying to be sustainable, so no gas powered tools, but 1st some good gloves and eye protection would be a good start. Can't be sustainable if you're injured...
Looking at the junk you pulled out the pond, what are the chances the fire was started by someone setting fire to a stolen motorbike? That fuel tank didn't get there on its own.
good work! and I would suggest you to get a good Brush cutter to save time and energy. also an electric chainsaw. your life will be easier and you will probably have even more fun with it. ;-) Love to see you!
and depending how much organic material there is in the pond you maybe would like to get even the mud out with with an excavator for example. If you would use a brush cutter cutter you would cut the blackberries small and they would fall to the ground where they could support the soilbuilding as they would function as mulch.. Instead of burning them. (just A solution and idea from very far)
Dave, may I suggest you start a compost instead of burning organic materials ? A fire rejects carbon while a compost collects carbon. You can't have enough good compost. Organics are precious materials, you'll understand that as soon as you will start growing food. A compost takes time to build up, and it may be ready when it will be time to grow some food. You need a lot (I mean really a lot) of organic material to get a small amount of good compost. It should be one of the earliest things to start in a sustainable living land project.
Goats might be a better way to take care of those thorny shrubs.
He really should start a compost, but I am not certain if those thorny woody plants are even compostable. (in a reasonable timeframe) They are a fire hazard, that's why they burn them.
@@stefang5639 Any organic material is compostable within a year or two, just leaving it on the ground. Only green wood takes several years to compost. If you manage a classic compost bringing some fresh air and a good mix frequently, you can get it fully composted in a few. Some people can get it done within few weeks. Worm composting is also pretty quick and produce some worm juice which is a stunning fertilizer. I'm lazy so I let mother nature do her job: collecting organics for a year, then using the compost the next year.
@@axelSixtySix You are not wrong it works in a small scale when you have a little woody plants. But they have so many bushes on their property, and they dry out quickly. I don't think that it is possible to create a compost out of them that stays humid. Remember, there are forest fires in this region. Maybe we learn more about their waste management in a future episode. I bet they have a compost for their kitchen waste already.
@@stefang5639 There's no problem with large scale green composting. Green wood apart, any green waste can be composted. It's a natural process. Every year I composted more than 12m" of green waste, since 2011 in my 10ha property. The first years that was much more! Composting is a necessity if you want to fertilize your soil to grow food. According to previous episodes, Project Kamp's land is pretty wet. I don't think the team will have to add loads of water. The composting area could be near a spring by the way. It's no big deal to pour one bucket of water or two sometimes.
The duckweed, the tiny green plants growing on the surface of your pond, makes fantastic compost for gardens, and pigs love to eat it.
It does really look way muuuch better! im always amazed by all the hard work in every Project Kamp Update! Thank you for sharing!
thanks for watching! Keeps us motivated :)
The sludge from the swamp is amazing fertiliser
You could probably drain the pond with just a hose to a lower place, making a siphon, it would make it easier to clean up
yes we are looking into that now. But it's kinda at the lowest point of the land.. Not sure if we can manage. lets' see
If you have a spare rake and some rope you can clean the pond by pulling the junk out (leaves, mud) that sit on the bottom. This is the way I cleaned some ponds. And I wouldnt leave those trees near the pond its better to cut all trees around. Like about 2 meters with no trees around is better. Because leaves pollute and make mud in the water. Maybe you'll read this.
Slowly but surely, progress! Really excited to see more of these!
An old tractor with a flailmower helped me get on top of my brambles/thorns. Mow them a couple of times a year and they will give up. Leave them be, and they take over in no time. Good luck with the project!
Hi Dave, Amazing work! I'm loving following the development of the project :). Have you come accoss the work of Jean Pain? He developed a method for making hot water from a big pile of woodchip by spiraling a water pipe thru it, pretty awesome. He worked in south of France I think and cleared the woods of brash with his team to reduce the fire risk, chopping as he went.. Appreciate your trying to keep things tidy but chopping brash and making compost may be well worth considering (& asking for all the wood chips from the road cleaning). I'm sure before long you'll want tons of compost for gardening, propagation etc.
Also may be more low tech options for swamp cleaning, eg net with a willow frame to clean the surface, a weighted crate on ropes to dredge the bottom. Rhisome collectives manual has some great info on lake decontamination; floating straw bales for a while to then fish them out & extract algal growth etc. How's about a barrel half filled with charcoal and topped off with sand to act as a basic filter?
All the best from Yorkshire, Ben
Nice job working those blackberries. The thorns are merciless! We took a couple of years to rid our large yard of the blackberry invasion since they re-sprout if you don´t get the roots too. We still get the fruit since our neighbor has let his grow wild in his yard.
Your videos are awesome, I have not watched them all yet. You have a great peice of land too.
I know of a few things that might be worth you researching if your not already aware.
If you are allowed you could build a swale or two, they slow the water down so it can soak in better.
You could consider farming fish for food?
Leave as many trees as you can for shade, maybe plant some fruit trees too. Certain plants/trees/shrubs benefit or harm each other.
Use as much green waste as you can for compost, there is a few different ways you can use it.
Also keep a good distance between any flammable objects on your land and keep the grass low to help slow any spread of fire, especially where your home is sitting.
As I say you will need to do the research.
If I was closer I would come and help you clear your land just because I love what your doing.
I need a video every day of this. i love it
I can feel your love to the thorns. I have them in my own wood. Lovely plants!
congratulations for the content of the videos.
These little trees, where the drone got stuck, are the acacias or mimosas, they are an invasive species and will take over the whole land if you do nothing. They have two ways of propagating, through the air and through the roots. When they settle in, they take care of the whole space and do not let anything else grow. I don't know how to eliminate them, but cutting and cutting again whenever they grow will prevent them from spreading further ....
It's amazing what a person can do by hand.
Get the wells/water holes cleared ASAP ... mosquitos mosquitos mosquitos ... you think the thorns are troublesome , nothing compared to mosquito bites ... I used a solar powered water fountain to keep the water moving so they would not lay eggs .... once pond life came, especially frogs ... no more mosquitos 😀😘
Looking good , best of luck with project .
Hi Dave. Love "Project Kamp". We bought 111 acres in Queensland, Australia in 2010. We had similar challenges as you. I know how difficult it can be removing invasive plants and trees. The best investment we did, was buy a small petrol chainsaw. Amazing how quick it was in clearing areas. Had you thought of buying one, or an electric one? Peter
Cool project & spot! you could isolate the light stem blackberries into canvas bags?! chip the heavy wood thorns into a wood gas fuel!
New to your channel. I like it so much you give an overview of the land. It is like looking at a map. And I am a fan of maps. Nothing beats maps (in this era of navigation)
You guys work really hard on clearing land and keeping it clear. Perhaps it might be worth your while to invest in a couple of goats and maybe some portable fencing options, maybe even a mild electric fence and solar chargeable battery, that you can move around to let the goats do some of that hard work. They think they’re getting a nice meal, whereas you could have that time back to invest in something else on your land.
Just discovered you this morning. Thanks for the nice videos. They’re very informative.
Just like all the other homesteading channels I watch, you'll probably want to aquire a couple of pre-'90's tractors. Less chance of a computer that requires an expensive technician to reset. Perhaps a small excavator and a loader. Once the basic cleanup, and infrastructure is put in place, sell the equipment. Sure, it's a temporary hit to the carbon footprint, but I have no doubt you'll get that back in the future.
I saw this guy here in germany who retrofitted an old tractor with batterys and electric motor - has now even more power. He charges ist completly from his solar array.
ruclips.net/video/vxrnkClD6vU/видео.html
@@gestaltlabart hard to tell, but it looks like the PTO is still working. Great for the various attachments.
You crashing the drone right after take off made cry from laughter XD
I'm now hooked on your channel
Super pilote.
Magnet fishing... I hope you will stay in good shape 😉😇
Great work. I look forward to seeing the progress!
If you have enough elevation difference on your land you could use a larger pipe/hose to suck the dirty water out of the pond using gravity. Would eliminate the need for a pump. I guess in english you would call that a siphon. Eg. like that: ruclips.net/video/go0U1n55jCE/видео.html
that looks powerful!
@@ProjectKamp You'll probably not need that size of pipe :-)
Can't wait to see more!
good to hear that!
Nice work Dave.
Goodbye shade, hello evaporation.
Exactly what i thought 🤔
He seems pretty clueless about A LOT of stuff.
Perhaps spending some of the funds on having people who actually know what they're doing advising them would be well spent money.
He talked with the people in Tamera, they talked about how important vegetation is to retain water.
Pruning the trees and removing the excess vegetation and making a path to pond was a good idea, BUT I'm affraid removing most of it was A BIG MISTAKE.
I really hope I'm wrong and really really hope they didn't "clean" out the rest of it.
SO can you please tell me; did you dig this swamp out like you dug out the lake? If yes, in what episode can I find the video?
I'm wondering if one of the pipes in episode #102 feeds this area.
If this area has not been dug out, it should be done like the lake for fire fighting purposes.
Thank You! 😊
Good work. It'll look nice when you're finished.
You need a motor brushcutter or clearing saw, better to clean this watter place in end of summer, you should remove all the watter before. It´s dangerous swiim there you can got stuck on some wires or garbage.
Keep rocking :)
Its a chemical dump. My dad had one. Its where used oil and cleaners were dumped. It was called the "toxic zone" and we were not allowed to play anywhere near it.
Be careful with the fire.
You should burn the brambles further away from the rest of the trees.
If you put a bale of "Rye Straw" (it must be Rye) i submerged in your swamp/lake this will stop the green algae forming in the summer. It works
You did an amazing job clearing the swamp!
If you really want a pond with good clean water, you have to keep the water flowing. You should have water both coming in and going out, so pond scum doesn't accumulate on the surface. If you don't have water going out, it will just be a swampy area again.
Wood ash is also good for your soil, depending on the type of soil you have. You might want to invest in a soil test kit, so you can find out exactly what your ph balance is, and then you can adjust the soil in different areas for different needs. You can also avoid planting in problem areas.
You should ask around in your community for a limnologist to get some idea of the ecology of that pond.
that sounds useful, never came across anyone with that skillset though.
Please make biochar with the brush, using a pit cone method instead of burning it. It's a method of permanent carbon sequestration and agricultural soil improvement.
Thank you
On 2:18 a few small buildings right below the basecamp are visible. AFAIK you haven't shown them in the video yet, what are they?
As i see that... i would say that they don't belong to there land, but he has shown them as "other abandoned buildings nearby" in one of the other episodes 😅
@@Thomate1375 no it is definitely on their property if I understand the official map he showed correctly that he showed in an earlier video.
Go check video #4, that is outside his land.
@@bolbarazvan Are you sure? This would mean that they have a hole in the middle of their property. The workspace has the same color as this area, so I assumed it just means that it is an area where you are allowed to build structures or something like this.
@@stefang5639 Sorry, I read your comment wrong and thought you are talking about another group of buildings. yes, it seems you are right about those.
greetings from Ireland well done great work
Wet feat is quite the theme there haha!
Hello, great project, I really like how you show the land. Thank you for the subtitles and please don't forget them as here in this video there is only english ;) .use google translate if something is wrong
Hey Dave you need a machete like the rubber boots , whith that bushes is the best tool
All that algae is a sign the pond is full of organic matter, it needs dredging not pumping and the silt used for soil conditioning your growing plots. At some point you are probably going to need some machinery to build the Kamp, especially digging the swimming pond. Early is better than late to get the best value out of it. Something like a second hand mini track hoe which will run on reclaimed vegetable oil.
Awesome job!
great start , you need to clear a lot more , dig the crap out with a digger and maybe make a channel to release the dirty water so it can replenish with fresh water ,cheers .
Hi dave, nu je toch lang moet wachten op jullie infrastructuur kunnen jullie al wel op een hele simpele manier de ondergrond voorbereiden voor je moestuin of andere vegetatie door de de ondergrond zelf af te dekken, door een gebrek aan zonlicht gaan de wortels dood van de huidige vegetatie (bv van de prikkelbosjes die je juist heb gesnoeid) en komt het in de lente niet als onkruid terug naar boven. Dit proces is heel simpel met weinig middelen in gang te zetten (afdekzeil of oud ongekleurd karton) en zorgt voor heel veel minder werk op het moment dat je aan de vernieuwing van je vegetatie begint!!!
Awesome! Can’t wait to see more!
great progress!
Amazing clean up!
idea for future project: build a larger version of your plastic shedder to turn those bushes, branches, cuttings, etc. into wood chips for mulch or speeding up the composting process
You mean.. *pauses for effect* a wood chipper?
I wonder if that's the gas tank from the motorbike by the workshop space...
You got to test the waters if you find oil cans, bone, and other trash in there. Maybe the local fire department can help you with a pump! And some times they got also some say in road maintenance.
Wow I can imagine how cool it would be to take a swim in this pond when it´s cleaned all the way :D
right?!
😂 such friendly thorns
please, get a wood chipper. You can make your own mulch to put under plants and make paths. better than burning
Jullie kunnen wel een paar extra handen gebruiken. En dan kun je de mensen een camperplaats aan bieden en een hoop gezelligheid. Ik zou daar best gebruik van maken als we echt zo ver van huis zouden gaan met de vakantie met de camper. Wij hebben een Mercedes camper echt een classic. En wij hebben altijd alles bij ons :D
Me: Oh look at that motorcycle tank, I sure hope there's no oil and other bad things in the swamp!
Dave: yeah would be cool to SWIM in that thing
Yes another cleaning. Can yhat green stuff growing ln the water be hotten tid of. I think thete is domething that will kill it. But is it safe.?
You should get a powerfull bushcutter for these thorns.
i agree
Karen here. I need to speak to the mannager! ;)
Portuguese guy here.
You guys are risking #BIGFINES for burning leftover wood and vegetation.
You need to warn the municipality beforehand. Even during rainy season.
You're risking fines from 800 to 60.000 EUROS.
It's on video. It can get ugly.
Also, you shouldn't remove the vegetation around the pond, since it helps retaining the water.
Talk to the people in Tamera, they can provide all the information you need.
Removing the shade provided by the trees and vegetation will improve evaporation.
You can remove just the excess vegetation and prune the trees. Anything beyond that will help dry out the pond.
It gets pretty hot in the summer over there.
You should wait for dry season to clean up and even dig up to make it
a little bit bigger.
Just my 2cents.
Hope it's not too late and it can be of any help.
With all that in that swamp use a biodigester to make fuel just got to build the biodigester. La potential on that land
Hey remember... The older dji drones doesn't have sensor's on the backside:D
cool project
I will follow it
btw why you did not bought chainsaw for 100e and clean the road on your own but decided to wait 3months instead?
i'm trying to be patient
@@ProjectKamp Waiting on the municipality to do what is right will most likely cost you precious time. Your whole premise/idea is to become as independent/self-sustainable/reliant as possible, right? My advice - don't wait on them and do it on your own, you are extremely low priority to them. If I was in your shoes, I would come up with a nice giftbasket and introduce myself to the surrounding neighbours and start building the local network - people who live on that land that must already have an existing (much more efficient?) way of tackling with your current issues/basics.
Oh and power tools, please, for the love of God, power tools...
1. When possible, get a wood chipper up there and run it on gasoline until you got the electricity ordered. Start chipping and piling up mulch for your future gardens! You can never have enough mulch, and a pity to just burn the wood or thorn bushes when it can be used in food production.
2. You previously asked about the rocky hill and what to do with it? In Sweden that's where we put our houses! No problems with earth settling or moisture from the ground. And, no valuable arable land is used for housing, but can be used for food production instead.
maybe you could keep some wood for the campfire!
You could use goats for the spikey bushes, i saw some other people use it to regenerate a forest
Nice Video 👍
You could get a cheap (dirty water) submersible pump for the swamp, around £30 in the uk and it would empty that swamp. Maybe need and extra hose to divert it. I think they come with a 50mm/60mm rolled up hose. 110v/240v options.
Great idea - if they had electricity! ;)
@@Citronitroify I have electric in my shed, 240v. Solar panel charging a bank of batteries and the batteries running a inverter. Inverter converts 12v to 240v. Around 2000 watts output.
Batteries need to be joined correctly together, otherwise you'd multiply the power from the batteries and cook the inverter. I also have a wind turbine but it's too big to put up unfortunately. Propeller is around 1 metre wide. Too many close neighbours and too many 🐦
Often you can rent a good pump for a day from hardware stores for little money. Might be the best option here, certainly cheaper than paying a professional.
swamp of death , becomes spring of life
I REALLY hope I see them testing the water from this source before using it
i love your drone
Use your van to move trunks.
And please, be very careful lighting fires next to bushes. Those will get on fire quickly!
Hey, just tuned in and do 👍 your updates. May I ask, what is the exact type of your drone you use pls? Thanks
Fixing the drone propeller... there is a way actual pilots fill chips in propellers. (Perhaps yours is too thin) you use a drop of instant glue and add talcum powder. Then proceed to fill the intire cracked off piece.. now sand with a fine file. Good as new.....perhaps.....
I agree with others about the seemingly arbitrary burning of material. This might seem stupid, but if you use some of those branches as props for a scaffold, you could drape the thorn tendrils over the scaffold dense enough for some shelter for the weather and store your wood in it. Even if it all ends up being firewood, it's in a better situation than it otherwise would be.
Another thing: tying trees and branches you intend to cut down tightly to the ground with someone to pull them away from the water will save your backs much angst. Branches become immensely more heavy if they land in water.
What is it about these videos that so compelled me to be a backseat driver?
Did you meet your neighbours yet? I'm sure they have some equipment with which they can help you clean the overgrown foilage?
7:02 😎
Waders might be nice for future pond work?
Get your hands on a strimmer. I am all for supporting your locals but they hardly cost anything in the Netherlands (strimmer with both wire and a blade you can buy for 150, and 4 stroke so no messing with mixing petrol and oil)
um carinho e admiração do Brasil. conteúdo incrível!!! help pro algoritmo hehehe. abraço!
that reservoar looks like it may have few nasty suprises inside (lot of junk)
you should buy some hose, dry it out first then clean and it will be verry nice in the summer
deffinitelly test it for contaminants before using for crops or swimming you newer know what prewious owner may have done with it
Hi I heard black mica will clean your pond so you could drink it,I've never tried it..lots of vids on utube tho
I'd check what strain of duckweed that is. Duckweed has around 40% protein in it so it's a wonderful thing to add to meals, if you farm and use it right. But it depends on the strain. It's also used as bio-fuel in some places, and feed for animals. But I like it for people food. Would make a good spread for toast.
If budget allows, maybe some better tools? I know you're trying to be sustainable, so no gas powered tools, but 1st some good gloves and eye protection would be a good start. Can't be sustainable if you're injured...
agree
I wonder where you guys are from, Holland maybe? And where is this terrain,? i live in Pedrogao grande.
You might also want to get an axe or hatchet just to speed things up
Ik zou een zeis kopen met slijpsteen.
Onverwoestbaar en geen brandstof of electrisiteid voor nodig
May I recommend a Dewalt battery pole saw!
Get some goats to help with the thorns
Looking at the junk you pulled out the pond, what are the chances the fire was started by someone setting fire to a stolen motorbike? That fuel tank didn't get there on its own.
Hard yakka
very cool
good work! and I would suggest you to get a good Brush cutter to save time and energy. also an electric chainsaw. your life will be easier and you will probably have even more fun with it. ;-) Love to see you!
and depending how much organic material there is in the pond you maybe would like to get even the mud out with with an excavator for example.
If you would use a brush cutter cutter you would cut the blackberries small and they would fall to the ground where they could support the soilbuilding as they would function as mulch.. Instead of burning them. (just A solution and idea from very far)
Deberías comprar herramientas apropiadas para el trabajo en esa escala, son 10 ha!
You guys could use a skid steers :)
Throw few carp in there. She do the water clean
Do you guys already accept BAT from the brave browser?
I suggest a membership requirement might be to clear X square metres of thorns from the property.