Another suggestion: If you have a pick-up or can borrow one; go to Lowe's or Home Depot and buy a "white" water storage tank with a wire frame at the base (it's about the same size as your black water storage tank). Empty, the two of you can easily pick-up and place this tank in the rear of a truck. This will become your HAULING TANK; fill it up at your home in the city, drive to your new home site, park higher than the STORAGE TANK, gravity feed the water into the storage tank. Be sure and take the white tank home with you so it will be there the next time you need to haul water. Good luck.
Yes, we all make mistakes, but as you say...don't give up and you learn by making those mistakes. Building a homestead takes A LOT OF WORK! You all will get there. I really like your tiny home and your view from the living room is stunning!!
Don't know if you guys are familiar with, "The Resurrection Ranch" channel; but they are facing some of the same challenges as you guys, with the home on the hill issues. Both so refreshing to watch. 🫶🏽✌🏾✊🏾🤣.
Love the challenges and how you have handled it all. I used to live in Stallion Springs, on 1/2 of an acre. It was barren with a house. Our land was flat, thank goodness. I decided, for some crazy reason, that I had to have a koi pond. I dug and dug…with a shovel. It took me weeks and weeks. I dug it to the tune that ended up being two thousand gallons. Then, I lined it and had rocks and boulders brought in. It was tough, the whole project. There will always be challenges as you have learned but, you are learning in such a fun way. I’m sure there are frustrations. Happy late Father’s Day to you. Bless you both for being great role models for your children. That in itself, is the best accomplish of all. Take care. Can’t wait to see what’s on the horizon.
😂 I love your learning as go you videos! It's the way my late husband and I approached life. We always amazed people with the things we could do together. Love your channel.
The shovel cracked me up (been there) I broke a couple when I first started using shovels. You would think a shovel can take nearly anything but its all about them not being prying tools. They are only for moving dirt, when it comes to rock you need a long heavy steel or iron pry bar. That tamper will come in handy on several projects. It's hard in videos to get an idea of the actual topography of your land but if you have something you want to protect from erosion then you can use the tractor and box blade to cut a swale into the land above what you are wanting to protect. If the swale still isnt enough you can dig a trench and put in a french drain. Skipping putting in a swale will be ok til it isnt, then you have big troubles to repair....i learned the hard way lol...but I get a LOT of rain, if you dont get big downpours of rain then you may be alright for a longer time. I dont know how much road base costs in your area, here its like $600 a full 18 wheeler load and thats what I use for my driveway but you need to use the box blade first to prepare the ground then add the road base, and put in a crown to the driveway with the box blade after the roadbase has been put down and packed down. You guys are doing things right, just research as much as you can, do the best you can and learn from mistakes, and before long you will be a master of all kinds of projects you didn;t know you could do. I know you guys get a lot of wildfires, I used to be a Fireman and we get them here in Texas too. If you keep the trees a good distance from your home and keep the grass down you will have a much better chance of saving your home by denying the fire a way to jump to your structures. Enjoying the projects and the journey you guys are doing great
Had not even thought about cutting a swale...Great idea! Checking into road base costs this week. Billy Blaze7...Always coming thru with the best suggestions as usual! Thanks Billy!
I hope you do not mind a suggestion. Since it does not rain much it is important to catch every drop when possible. Putting your water tank at the lowest corner of your house and attaching the rain gutters to the tank is a good idea. Some people build a shed over the tank with rain gutters.
Another suggestion: If you have a pick-up or can borrow one; go to Lowe's or Home Depot and buy a "white" water storage tank with a wire frame at the base (it's about the same size as your black water storage tank). Empty, the two of you can easily pick-up and place this tank in the rear of a truck. This will become your HAULING TANK; fill it up at your home in the city, drive to your new home site, park higher than the STORAGE TANK, gravity feed the water into the storage tank. Be sure and take the white tank home with you so it will be there the next time you need to haul water. Good luck.
yep thats good advice
Yes, we all make mistakes, but as you say...don't give up and you learn by making those mistakes. Building a homestead takes A LOT OF WORK! You all will get there. I really like your tiny home and your view from the living room is stunning!!
Well said! Thank You and Thanks for watching
Excellent 🎉
Don't know if you guys are familiar with, "The Resurrection Ranch" channel; but they are facing some of the same challenges as you guys, with the home on the hill issues. Both so refreshing to watch. 🫶🏽✌🏾✊🏾🤣.
Yes we are subscribers to IAG Farms and Resurrection Ranch. Thanks
Love the challenges and how you have handled it all. I used to live in Stallion Springs, on 1/2 of an acre. It was barren with a house. Our land was flat, thank goodness. I decided, for some crazy reason, that I had to have a koi pond. I dug and dug…with a shovel. It took me weeks and weeks. I dug it to the tune that ended up being two thousand gallons. Then, I lined it and had rocks and boulders brought in. It was tough, the whole project. There will always be challenges as you have learned but, you are learning in such a fun way. I’m sure there are frustrations. Happy late Father’s Day to you. Bless you both for being great role models for your children. That in itself, is the best accomplish of all. Take care. Can’t wait to see what’s on the horizon.
Thank you 😊
Dude, love your “pocket knife”. 👍
😂 I love your learning as go you videos! It's the way my late husband and I approached life. We always amazed people with the things we could do together. Love your channel.
Love that! Thank you!!
The shovel cracked me up (been there) I broke a couple when I first started using shovels. You would think a shovel can take nearly anything but its all about them not being prying tools. They are only for moving dirt, when it comes to rock you need a long heavy steel or iron pry bar. That tamper will come in handy on several projects.
It's hard in videos to get an idea of the actual topography of your land but if you have something you want to protect from erosion then you can use the tractor and box blade to cut a swale into the land above what you are wanting to protect. If the swale still isnt enough you can dig a trench and put in a french drain. Skipping putting in a swale will be ok til it isnt, then you have big troubles to repair....i learned the hard way lol...but I get a LOT of rain, if you dont get big downpours of rain then you may be alright for a longer time.
I dont know how much road base costs in your area, here its like $600 a full 18 wheeler load and thats what I use for my driveway but you need to use the box blade first to prepare the ground then add the road base, and put in a crown to the driveway with the box blade after the roadbase has been put down and packed down.
You guys are doing things right, just research as much as you can, do the best you can and learn from mistakes, and before long you will be a master of all kinds of projects you didn;t know you could do. I know you guys get a lot of wildfires, I used to be a Fireman and we get them here in Texas too. If you keep the trees a good distance from your home and keep the grass down you will have a much better chance of saving your home by denying the fire a way to jump to your structures. Enjoying the projects and the journey you guys are doing great
Had not even thought about cutting a swale...Great idea! Checking into road base costs this week. Billy Blaze7...Always coming thru with the best suggestions as usual! Thanks Billy!
@@7sigmaoff-grid happy to help brother, im rooting for you guys
I hope you do not mind a suggestion. Since it does not rain much it is important to catch every drop when possible. Putting your water tank at the lowest corner of your house and attaching the rain gutters to the tank is a good idea. Some people build a shed over the tank with rain gutters.
Rainwater system coming soon… stay tuned 😉
@@7sigmaoff-grid Absolutely! I am excited for you guys.
Good afternoon ❤❤❤ praying it don't come over yall way have a bless day
Just found your channel and you have a Belgian too! We're also living semi-offgrid!
You guys are so funny. Alot of work to be done on raw land, but you got this. Keep on laughing 😂😂😂
Thanks for the encouragement…we really appreciate it!
You can siphon or use a small pump to get water into tank
loving the bungee cord belt!!!
Great channel 👌🏾
Appreciate that! Thank You!
Do y’all have any plans to catch rainwater from the your roof?
Yes we do
When I said black water storage tank, I mean your drinking water tank.
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DO NOT, DO NOT, use pea gravel for a drive. It will roll around and move on you. Use chat instead.
😂Was a Joke🤣
@@7sigmaoff-grid glad to hear that. And NO, do not ask me how I know. I’ll only lie to you. ;)