Filling Our Firewood Supply | Staying One Step Ahead in Winter
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2023
- We attempt to stay one step ahead of the cold season and replenish our firewood stash for next year. With wood heat being the primary source of heat for our cabin this is a very important task. Often times days spent outdoors in winter are not only productive but also enjoyable. Eric builds an insulated box that can be moved on skids for the generator.
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You two are such an amazing example for other couples. You've enspired my wife and I to work more towards being better team mates for each other, to be more patient and work together on things. Keep up the great work!
I was going to say the same thing. They work as a team. I love my husband, but l know we would be divorced 😅.
@@nancyfaircloth3224 they work as a team to survive. If we put you guys in a situation where you have to survive day in and day out then you guys will be working as a team
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@@nancyfaircloth3224 That's where you walk away until you can talk about it in a calm voice. We built a 20-sided polygon together, and I had to do it more than once (I'm the hothead). Most of the time, it was because I couldn't see the logic of what he was wanting to do. He learned that if he put it on paper, I could "see" what he was talking about. Then we were both talking apples instead of a bowl of fruit.
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Watching the two of you is the highlight of my week. I can’t adequately express how much happiness you bring to this old lady. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. It means so much !!
Another breathtaking opening and the Northern Lights, just incredible. Back in the 1950s, they were visable in Oregon. Scared everybody, we'd never heard or seen such a sight. They were so beautiful, eerie green lights dancing in the sky. Ariel, you rock! Handling that chainsaw like a lumberjack (Jill). Sweet Pepper, the birds will keep her occupied all winter! ❤ To all Lori.
In December 1863 the aurora was seen over Fredericksburg Virginia. Causing the percipient`s of the Battle of Fredericksburg to look up in wonder!!!!!
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I honestly got really emotional at 16:09. With so much horror in the world is so easy to forget how beautiful the world is and how we need to take care of it. Thank you guys so much for how you keep showing how amazing our home is. 🙏♥️
Home = Planet
You guys are an absolute joy to watch. Thanks for sharing your awesome story with us.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your food prep and eat videos! You guys have the most simple, yet complex healthy meals. It’s so satisfying to watch.
Stay focused on each other as you walk through life. Your relationship is the most important thing. Life is not about money or stuff…it’s all about your marriage and sharing the ups and downs as a team. Love your videos and may God Bless you both!
The opening sequence and the music you picked for it are just beautiful! Good job! You’re getting better and better!!!
I just love watching your cat tapping the window at the birds! It’s like her own private tv! 😊
Cat TV
I get so excited when you put out a new video! You are my #1 Creator!! Everything you film is entertaining from food, nature, working as a couple, and the love you have for each other. You cover it all!!
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The introduction did not disappoint, as usual. If I were a younger woman, I would be living so much like this. I love your self sufficiency and loving partnership. You are living so many people's adventures, including mine.
Y'all need an award for your scenery videos! You do such a terrific job! So beautiful! And as always I love watching you create wonderful meals! You both work so hard.😀❤
Well done, Amazing vidéo ! Pozz svima ot sefer I marija. Francija
I love the feeder on the window! I am totally going to get one for my cats now.
So glad y'all got your firewood taken care of. So essential.
As 'always' You two ROCK! You and Shawn James' channels are the best outdoor channels on You Tube, I really love you guys!
Shawn James has another channel (maybe more) titled - My Self Reliance!
@@cricketmcclure3458 I know that's the one that I follow, not his 'Shawn James' channel, BTW I live about 300 miles north of Shawn.
You guys have the best cinematography on RUclips. Honestly, you need to to win awards for your videos. Simply loving your Alaska, besties! Time to sit back and finish watching the latest and greatest from y’all. ❤
*My favorite out of all the awesomeness is Shadow at the window, bird watching.
Your video excellence matches that of the National Geographic productions. All RUclipsrs could learn from your experience and expertise in creating enjoyable video content. Your life shares are honest, heartwarming, educational, and keep us wanting more. I appreciate what you do for this community.
Watching your little kitty girl was such a joy! Made me chuckle how she wants to "play" with her little friends. So darn cute and great for the birds too!!
I was thinking similar, but how blessed each creature is to observe and be in each other's proximity/space for a time. This would rarely occur in a natural environment.
See folks.... THIS is WHY this is the best channel on RUclips 🥰
Man that panoramic view is breathtaking n makes you realize how big Alaska is!
The drone footage is literally breathtaking
National Geographic Views
The opening music was hauntingly beautiful.
My husband know how much I love your channel and for tonight on hannukah he gave me your 2024 calendar. What an awesome gift!
Your videos always bring a smile to my face. Thank you, I really needed this today. :) What a beautiful life you two have made for yourselves. I love the cat and the bird feeder, too. God bless you both in your adventures together in God's country.
Always a beautiful start to an amazing journey for you both. Thank you for sharing your lives and adventures. Much love and respect to you both. Pease stay warm this winter!
My soul has been uplifted,such beautiful photography and pleasant music. A real pleasure. Thank you for sharing. ❤
I love how you provide for the birds!
Pepper has her own Reality TV screen...lol As Always Thanks for sharing you two. Stay warm and give Old man Bo a big hug & Bandit too!
I’m too old to so these things anymore but you guys being me so much joy watching all the things you accomplish on a regular basis. You rock it!!!
Loving ALL of your videos!! You guys Rock ! There’s nothing you can’t do!! Awesome describes you both ! I’m chomping at the bit for you guys to start the planning for your Garden ! I’m SO Excited for you guys to start 🌱🌱🌱🌱
10 months is going to be so hard for me to wait for the spring!😆
I hope you know how much you mean to us and how much you are a part of our lives. We Love you guys ! You are like Family to us 🩵🩵
Stay Safe ,Strong ,Healthy and take Care! 🩵🌱🩵🌱🌱🌱
I have a request, can you post daily? I am subscribed to many, but you are my #1. I live vicariously through you. No wonder I stay tired! 😂
The scenery and music are stunning.
Thanks so much for this. I can only image the effort it takes to make these.
Everybody is complimenting on the visuals (I've done it in the past). I second your comment. They just seem to keep getting better.
I could watch you chop wood all day but your incredible cuisine really is second to none.
Pepper and the birds...priceless.
Arielle with the heart-stopping aerial shots ❤❤
I’m going to sound like a broken record here, but your opening sequences are pure art. The video and accompanying music track is perfection. Are you both working on that element of your videos? Have either one of you had formal media training. Dang, it’s so beautifully done!
Love the video of the streams, lake,evergreens, ice, snow,sunlight...just breathtaking...🌷💮🌹🌺💐🌸🌻🌼
Your drone shots are absolutely National Geographic quality!
I love my husband of 38 years but I can’t imagine spending 24-7 with him. Lol. I applaud y’all …. You are the best team. Do you have either of your families close???
Our families all live in the lower 48 ;)
At already 10k likes, this community supports everything you do, Simply Living. It's been a great ride since I joined...about two years ago. I've learned a lot from your channel, and look forward to your future adventures!
Its awesome your hens are laying so well. Now that your coop is heated your eggs won't freeze. That is just precious watching Pepper and the birds.
I gasp, I stare, and I am enthralled! I love the wilderness; it’s in my blood. I lived in it as a young child and it’s never left my heart. Thank you very much for your videos.
I love the bird feeder. I'm getting one each for my cats. The younger one (1yo f) always attacks the older one (11yo and almost blind m) so they have to be kept apart. I'll give them one each. Old Boy goes nuts when birds sit on the window sill, so this will be welcome entertainment. The younger one is terrified of practically everything that moves that isn't my older cat, so this will be interesting.
Even your stacked wood looks like a work of art!
I have watched you're videos for a long time, and wanted to say how impressed I am with your work ethic and love of adventure in your lives. Am also very impressed with the gumption and fortitude that you take with everything you do. I wish more people would take you as an example of getting it done!..
You need to get paid by the Alaskan Tourist department, breathtaking imagery. Thank you for sharing.
It’s nice to see you two huggy and kissy poo. After all it starts the day off lovingly.
Scenes are breathtaking, you are so lucky you guys live there and enjoy every moment of it
The stark contrast between your expertly created and magnificent intro music and drone shots and your very cold, laborious, hard work a masterpiece unto itself.
Trying to stay caught up with firewood
out there is probably a full time job but
with it being cold and snowing all the time in Alaska especially this time of year you really have to have a great
weekend and have a very nice Merry Christmas and Thank You.🇺🇲🇺🇲
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Fire wood splitting hack. Use an old tire, put the cut log in the middle. Split away without picking up each time you split it. If they are still falling over use another old tire on top of the other one. It will save your back👍🏻
I love the cat watching the bird at the outside feeder!
I have never seen the Northern lights. I envy you two. :) Kitty and the bird feeder in the window 😻
Aloha. You will feel like a kid. Ooh, aagh, you can’t help it.
So darn cute the cat gets free entertainment ,my daughter does the same for her cat .♥️🇨🇦
I have clear bird feeders for my cat. My birds are so picking I started buying just sunflower seeds. Love y’all’s ingenuity. Beautiful firewood.
I have got to say... I absolutely enjoy your videos. They are amazing, fun, enlightening, uplifting ❤️ but the number 1 thing I have found is that 99% of other channels "trying" to do what you do is try to gain views and popularity of trying to do everything you do.. but trying to be "sexy" while doing it.. which actually look ridiculous to be honest.. half naked women in the winter 30 below is just dumb..
I love that you are "not" like them. They are so fake and you 2 are so real in all aspects.
THANK YOU for literally keeping it REAL...
❤
My husband and I love your show and wanted to pass on a helpful hint. We fill chemical totes (with the bottle removed) with our wood and then we can use the forks on the tractor to move the totes to the house. We cut the bottle diagonally and make a roof for the tote, to keep the wood dry. Less handling of the wood, because you have enough to do!!!
Great idea!!
❤❤❤ I know everyone has said it already but that video montage intro is STUNNING!! The footage, the editing, the music selection….so amazing!! And I appreciate that you sprinkle it into your monthly videos. It’s a gorgeous surprise. Also, my calendar arrived. I love it so much! You both are so talented. Thanks for all you share!
The opening shots were gorgeous once again. Your handle on cinematography is just incredible.
I have never seen these see-through bird feeders before, but they are super cool! I love how unimpressed the birds were with the cat, despite her trying to catch them through the glass. They know she can't get to them!
Sentences I never thought I'd hear: "I just charged the chicken coop for a good hour."
Also, did I hear mention of a cabin trip?! "We" haven't been to the lakeside cabin in a while, this is exciting. I love the nature there!
Pepper is both thrilled and super annoyed at the clear birdfeeder. It really is the perfect present for a cat in an Alaskan winter.
Your photography is breath taking. It reminds me of my parents and the slides my father took. We would spend hours watching the Alaskan pictures and listen to them tell stories. Precious memories. Thank you.
The opening of your video's are so cinematic with the music and views, it's just beautiful. I admire the hard work you both put into your home. The night skies with the northern lights and time lapse stars was so magical. You both are living my dream life. Much love to you both, keep warm!
My day has just been made now that you’re both on my screen ❤
Such a great life for keeping a sane mind in this Turbulent world we are inundated with.
Hay just a little FYI. Millet is yellow and Mylo is red. Love watching the two of you. God sure has blessed you.
Aww,I love you two. My favorite to watch. You two are the real deal and it's a pure joy to watch yall. Your place is beautiful and I love that snow. Stay safe and God bless you both. Happy holidays from Ky.Keep posting as often as you can.
Alaska is always so beautiful but the northern lights are amazing ❤ i feel like you two are simple, blessed! Its a privilege to come along!
"Love" the Word that shld not have been missing. 😇😇😇😇
Eric you are the badass of chopping wood.
Love your video's and how well you two work together. Just to add a little context to your snowfall up there in Alaska, we had our first snowfall here this morning in Northeastern PA. We had about a 1/2" of snow early this morning and by nightfall it was mostly gone as it warmed up to about 40 degrees today. I love to see all of the snow that you guys get up there, but at 73 years of age, I'm fine with the decreasing amounts of snow that we have gotten here the last few years. Your video reminded me that I need to get some suet and start putting our dry bird seed in the feeder. We get quite a few black capped chickadees here during the winter.
Heaven on earth is what the scenery of Alaska makes me think of. Can't thank you enough for sharing it with us. Hope Pepper learns to make bird friends and enjoys their visits while they eat.
Мои любимые ребята, Здравствуйте. ❤Любви, счастья, здоровья вам!
Украина !
I could watch your intros for an hour. Great ❤
Excellent intro can’t wait for the rest!💞
Another fantastic prologue, super filming and great choice of music, professional stuff guys, well done.
A little “cat o vision” to keep her from the winter blues. ❤
It's almost Christmas and this video gave me an idea for a gift for our son. He has three cats and I know they would enjoy a window bird feeder, so I am planning on getting one for him for Christmas with some bird feed and possibly a window seat for his cats so they can enjoy their view, Love your videos!
Call me crazy, but I have always loved the sound of wood being split 🪓
😆😆😆😆so funny the cat trying to get the bird thru a closed window!!!
I laughed out loud!!!!❤
Your videos make me dream of being in Alaska. So beautiful 😍
Wow...that opening scene!
BEAUTIFUL! 🤍💙🩶
Nice video, you two! My wife and I are going to burn wood this winter. We purchased a new pot-belly, wood stove from TSC. They have tried to redesign them and go more GREEN. Well, let me tell you, the people doing the redesigning are not the ones having to use them. They're not nearly as good as the old designs. As to the bird-feeding, that's one of my favorite things. I love watching them in all four season. If money gets tight, ground corn is cheaper, but I do prefer the black oil sunflower seeds. Remember... they will also need fresh water to drink. That's especially important in yall's neck-of-the-woods (everything is frozen).
Opening drone cinematography is really great! I look forward to watching the full video later
The Northern lights are amazing too see over your home ❤
Living in that small cabin does it just cramp your mind ! Close
Wow, yet ANOTHER great video intro, plus Aurora, plus Pepper trying to figure out why she can't reach the birds! (Made me laugh!)
This (as usual excellent) video shows just how much effort you have to put into one of the basics most of us take for granted - staying warm in winter.
All the cutting, axe work etc involved to have enough wood is a lot. My late brother had a wood burner in his house, he didn't have to chop down any trees, but it was half a day to get to the woodyard, fill his (much smaller) trailer return home then unload/stack it.
Thanks for improving my Friday!
Your beginning video is sad, and lonely, and comforting, and sleepily desiring for spring to emerge. This beauty pulls my emotions in. You have encompassed every aspect of beautiful, desolate Alaska. You've managed to help me see the beauty of my Oregon around me.❤
Love watching your videos. Beautiful scenery. You both are so hard working but have fun together!
Well, where to begin? Lovely music and scenery, especially the Northern lights! Must be such a satisfying feeling seeing all that wood stored for the winter - I felt happy just looking at it myself😄 That omlette looked luscious, would rev anyone up to get out and get stuff done! Kitty was looking pretty entranced with that bird feeder visitor - birdie didn't seem to care at all - pretty cute!! The insulated box sure turned out good - simple ideas and efforts sure make life easier long term doesn't it?! Just loved the early morning? shot of the homestead - peace, quiet, birds getting on with the day - so wonderful!! Stay safe, be happy!❤
Your videography helps me embrace the beauty of winter. Thanks.
Your intro is absolutely beautiful. Beautiful view👍. Wow quick work with that wood pile. You two work so well together like a well oiled machine🥰. Stay warm🇺🇸✌️
Pepper is so cute with her bird friend. I love that funny noise they make when they are thinking of pouncing.
Arielle your drone videos were awe inspiring as always. Keep well kids❤❤
Love seeing those hugs i hope you two have many many many more years of love and happiness together
I'm sure somebody's probably already told you firewood is great, it warms you twice once while you're splitting it and once when you put it in the stove.
I look forward every week for your guys new one. Absolutely love to watch and can’t wait till wife and I go back up there next month..
I loved the cat and bird/feeder interaction! Good to hear that the chickens are doing well in the Casa de Pollo. You two look like you are getting for a long winter, Be well.
I saw this listed last night right before bed and I thought.. no.. this will be something to watch with my morning coffee.. Love your content so much.. you are living my dream.