Raw, unfiltered OFF-GRID LIVING in Winter (frozen batteries, stuck equipment)
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Buried in snow, extreme cold (-20°F) and a few poor decisions from Riley keep this week interesting... // Thank you to DeleteMe for sponsoring today's video. Take back your privacy and get 20% off when you remove your personal information online: www.joindeleteme.com/STRIKES20
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00:00 Will the truck start?
04:50 Towing with the Lightning
06:32 Courtney has to rescue me
08:39 This NOT what I wanted to find
10:12 Chaining up in the dark
12:41 Failure isn't an option
16:05 Preparing for a huge storm
19:57 Our road is blocked
21:30 Court operates the skid steer
28:40 Our batteries have frozen
32:33 Fixing a dangerous situation 
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16:27 why don’t you use waste cooking oil instead of wood?? put a container with a little bit of oil and some rags and fire it up!!! and keep this beautiful girl relaxed 😘
If you don't mind me asking What state are you in our country for that matter
Cleats…hello!
@@kennethhunt324 Yes cleats strapped onto your boots on icy surfaces, are a hip and back saver and helps prevent broken bones especially if you're no longer youthful and spry. I know the youthful deficit doesn't apply to you young people but an absolute necessity for seniors such as me. Keep some on hand for grandparents when they visit.
Hi guys if you out in the snow work get a Billy and but some colls in sid the Billy and then you can warm up your hands will your work out sid in the snow .?
Your refreshing confidence and positive attitude in light of any demoralizing encounter is what makes for Oliver’s happy and comfortable upbringing. He’s very lucky to have you two!
But then again, how much of a choice does Oliver have? Like maybe he could roll the dice and get better parents.
I like that you add Celsius when you talk about temp, I convert to Fahrenheit for my American friends
You two are an inspiration to people who want to live off grid. First of all, you are so knowledgeable - nothing phases you - and, secondly, you are always cheerful and loving. It's a joy to watch you both
As someone who lives in a southern hemisphere subtropical climate, I like that I live somewhere where I don't have to worry about home heating in winter (for most of winter I get around in a t-shirt, except for 2-3 really cold days where I need a second layer). But I would love to spend a few days somewhere where it gets cold enough for snow, seems fun!
GREAT filming on this one guys! It doesn't always have to be a project. We just like seeing the whole gang and what you're up to. Riley, Courtney, Oliver, the dogs, everyday life.. This is awesome!
No don't waste the ashes ,spread them on your ice spots . It work alot like salt ,and gives crazy traction.
Wood ashes are also very good for the garden.
Hard to spread your own waste, especially on things you walk on or plan to eat. 😂
@@jamess1787 Did you think about what you just said before you said it ?
@@jamess1787 Ever thought about what in what you eat ?
Your family is beautiful. Just enjoy that time with Oliver .
I live in the forest on 50ac. Trees falling over is very common. I always carry a proper battery chainsaw in the car. I decided on a Stihl with the most expensive batteries + charger. I always carry a spare chain for it too - helps when you put it in the dirt to have chain ready to go. Totally easy hand tensioning system on mine. Chain changes require no tools.
The torque of it is very impressive. 1 battery lasts longer than my capacity to cut in one session which is about 35 - 45 mins continuous at full power with a fully charged battery. It will go longer if all you're cutting is small limbs or cutting up a crown to get access to a trunk.
It will almost but not quite cut through a trunk the same diameter the bar is long. It wasn't cheap, with everything it was about $1300 IIRC. I got the most expensive charger for it too, which with 2 batteries was unnecessary. Project Farm did a test on battery saws and it was middle of the pack but the point is proper battery chainsaws are 10 out 10 amazing and I do know what I'm talking about. I have 3x gas saws, S, M & L and the battery saw gets 10x more use than the others combined. I always use it and the torque of it is highly addictive.
At least with a Stihl you get aftersales service & backup. Spare parts are available for them too. The others, if they break well that's the end of them. Not plugging Stihl, I just hate spending good money on things that let you down when you need them most. 5 years I've had it.
Re lithium lasting longer than lead-acid, when they've been around for about 50 years then the manufacturers' claims may or may not have some validity. Right now no one can prove they don't last longer. Laboratory tests are not real world use. What matters is how long they last in years not how many cycles they 'might' theoretically handle at 15deg C with no temperature variation and perfect charging.
Deep cycle lead-acid can be great and the technology is getting on for 150 years old. Tech is very well understood and its life can be verified. You just need more of them to get the same power as lithium-ion and if you don't regularly go below say 30% DoD with 6v batteries they'll last 15 years extending them beyond their design life by quite a few years.
The cost of them is pretty cheap now. Even with a large bank the cost is roughly half lithium for about the same storage capacity. Like anything they have their drawbacks. If you ever flatten them badly and leave them flat for a week, then you strip about half their life from them. Also they can't handle getting hot so you need a cool room for them. So long as you don't get them hot and/or flatten them they're great.
Nothing is perfect. 48v deep cycle AGM types are great value for money.
Nothing against lithium at all, just I can't afford them and I don't believe the claims can be backed up in the real world yet because there simply hasn't been enough years to collate the field data to verify the claims. I have technical background therefore run on veracity LOL.
Oliver is such a cutey. He seams like such a happy baby. What a mischievous smile... 😊
You should save the "ashes" from the furnace toilet in something like a 50 or 75 gallon plastic lidded trash can and use it as fertilizer for a flower or vegetable garden. Poop and ashes as well as kitchen compost and fish heads and guts make wonderful fertilizer and since the poop is burned and "sterilized" there is no health concerns with it being human poop and possibly causing any illnesses, plus with the right "hanging bag" planter solution you can grow fresh veggies ( tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zuccini, hot peppers, strawberries, garlic, onions, even potatoes with a indoor window planter box ) year round indoors with heating and appropriate access to sunlight ( windows ) or a grow light. In snowy winters just bring a bucket or two of snow inside to melt in the warm living space for irrigation so no drain of your limited water supply.
OLIVER IS SUCH AN ADORABLE LIL FELLA. MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN NEW ZEALAND AND NO BAMBINOS UNFORTUNATELY. I SURE HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE MORE KIDS BECAUSE KIDS ARE WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT ESPECIALY IF YOU ARE AMAZING PARENTS. 4 OR 5 KIDS IS A GREAT GO BUT ITS A LITTLE LATE TO START A BROOD OF KIDS. GOD BLESS AND BE WITH YOU ALL.
Love watching Courtney running the equipment. The obvious joy she gets from it is contagious. Riley has energy to burn. You two are made for each other! Oliver is a cutie!
I’ve got the same issues with my batteries on top of my mountain, my solution was an insulated box around them with a flat chicken coop heater connected to a thermocube thermostatic switch, kicks on at 35 if I recall. Cheap way to make sure you don’t freeze your batteries and no trips to the shed to control temps.
I have a thermostatically controlled outlet that kicks on at 35 degrees and off at 45 degrees .
I would not be happy with an unattended fan heater. I think a tube heater would be a better option.
Worked in North Dakota for 6 years. I drove a Military truck as my daily driver. I asked a local farmer how he started his tractors when not hooked up to a block heater in the below 0 Temps. He told me to keep a tray, lighter and a bag of charcoal in my truck. Fill the pan with the charcoal, light it and slide under the oil pan, heats up the truck to start :)
I see next summers project. Outdoor permanent charging for the lightning, along with heater / charger outlets for the other vehicles. might need to run the generator a few extra times. Easier starts for everyone. Added bonus is that batteries last longer.
Depending on the wattage a wifi outlet for the block heater. I have a 150w oil pan heater on one.
Puttung your dalie driver you depend on inside the heated house (or a at least above freezing section you close in) is the more reliable option.
This also is trugh for snowblowers, scridsteers, army truck what ever you realy need as a backup or heavy equipent for elaring.
Prepairing is also everything. there are large pullsaws with 1m stick or even teleskoping types on it to clear out such falling trees.. buy a bunch and throw it in every vehicle. also a snow shovel. yea it might need time or more strength but you dont depend on bringing a charger chainsaw.
but the little cheap ones are something you also maybee put everywhere. also some leave blowers to remove snow easy.. but you have to bring the equipment with you when leaving the house.. and if you use 2 verhicles independent from each outher you need 2 sets.
the gelling up diesel and empty batteries who is seen on every deep winter channel i also never understand.
you take your 1000l tank or ibc and fill it up with regular diesel and now you add the right amount of additive to get it down to -30°C and some stuff to get out the water.
run everyrthing almost dry put ther mixture in it let it idle for 20min.
old fashin batteries have to come out in the winter and stored in warm garage. put quick disconnect on everyrthing maybee a beter bracket to slide them in and buy you some liio starter kits. for 24v put 2 of them in series.
best solution would allways be to not use diesel engines. i know its not everywhere an option bit gasoline works also in -30° without problem with the fuel.
Wow, dealing with winter out there is no joke. Also, love seeing Oli's personality coming out. We have a 11 month old and freshly turned 4 year old and know it's nice to see babies become toddlers!!
It’s so much fun watching him learn something new every day!
If you split a log in half and space the two flat surfaces of wood an inch apart inside your wood stove, you will no longer require any kindling. Place a sheet of newspaper between the two flat surfaces and light it. The flames will travel vertically and the heat will radiate back and forth between the two flat surfaces. I have used this method for over 40 years. I can start my fireplace in literally minutes with only one sheet of newspaper and two flat surfaces of wood facing each other.
You two make fun video showing all of your escapades but the best parts are Ollie smiling and laughing. He is such a great little guy. Blessings to you three.
I love your wife's willingness. Its a great quality to have in a life partner. Having that YES support system gets so much more accomplished that really in turn helps her and the whole. I wish more women understood this.
I love Oliver. Does that child ever cry?.. OMG I love his demeaner. 😘
I really love the 30 minute videos they are awesome not to long to get boring not to short to not enjoy it its perfect i hope you can continue doing these 30 minute awesome videos
I think your next big pre-winter project is to build enclosed garages for your vehicles...or maybe at least some covered carports would help a little. 😄
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You folks have deservedly built a channel that provides some financial 'perks'. Hard to imagine how folks with a more modest financial base deal with conditions you encounter.
the infamous powerstroke cold start rattle...
Oliver is a lucky boy to have such awesome parents who love and care for him so well and I can tell by his smile.
After you get below 10 degrees F you need to look at mittens with a glove inner liner.
For the kindling ,use an old tire and put logs in the circle of the tire. Then chop at the logs while they were in the circle of the tire and they won’t go flying all over the place. It saves a lot of bending down and up time.
Oliver has the MOST cute smile in the world!
Thank you for sharing Oliver, he such a joy.
Y’all need some outside electrical service points, for battery tenders, engine heaters. In extreme cold, engine heaters take a ridiculous amount of time to warm a cold soaked engine, if ever, for lack of circulation. Salamander style heater is a better bet.
I know there is probably a lot of editing going on, but that Oliver is the happiest youngster with a perfect smile. Look out girls.
I really believe that you guys underestimated the cold weather in Idaho. You need indoor storage space for your vehicles, at least the ones you are going to drive in the winter months. It is truly dangerous to underestimate cold weather. I have lived in very cold weather and we tried to be prepared for emergencies. We weren’t as remote as you guys are. Take care and remember you’re only over prepared when nothing bad happens.
Oliver steals the show.
You two are a riot, and super mom is great. Riley I hope you know how lucky you are to be married to such an awesome woman. She is so jazzed to work as hard as you do and both of you will make Oliver a great person from your teaching Keep up the good work.
Below 0 and you call that a good day? Move to Puerto Rico and be warm all year, even at night! 😊😊😊
The little guy is a happy camper.
I’ll take a foot of snow over any ice! I absolutely love your together attitude, and of course, baby Oliver❤
Wood ash makes excellent soil improvement especially for anything that needs potassium fertilizer.
Oliver will be driving in no time...........what a cute little guy and so happy.
Get a Bluetooth diesel heater for the battery bank. If you get a portable one you can use it to heat vehicles or whatever. The turd burner …. Deuce to dust!
Your little boy is gonna have a blast stair playing with all those toys that his dad built he’s gonna have so much fun
So very cool seeing Boondog and Bailey out frolicking like the pups they are, and Laughing Oliver brightens the day every time.
Oliver already has more skid steer experience than me. Sheesh. I fully expect to see him driving it by the time he's five. :)
Oliver looks so happy riding in the army truck.
He loved it!
Who WOULDN'T be happy riding in the army truck?! Lol!
Thank you for including C°.
Oliver had been cute the way all babies are, but he is now adorable and handsome as his own person.
My Grandfather told me that firewood warms you twice, once when you cut it, and once when you burn it. I would add splitting to the list.
Thanks! Oliver is so expressive! It brings Joy to my soul to watch the five of you work together, work, play and fulfill your dreams. Blessings.
Thank you so much Donald for your support!
Liked the cooperation. He even got to use her gloves. Wonder what kind they were my dad would like a set of heated work gloves. I never used ca snow blower for cleaning snow off a trailer.
I saw another video of a guy living in the city that took a battery operated leaf blower and used it to clean off his driveway and vehicles parked on the driveway. Just thought that would work at cleaning the deck at your place full of snow.
Another video I saw took hot water mixed with softener salt and added sugar to it. The sugar keeps ice from forming and the salt is as usual breaks down the snow piles. I think that is what the guy stated in his video.
If the snow is cold and fluffy the leaf blower works great!
1/30/24 it was over 80 here in Texas, got a sunburn working on my truck. 1967 International pickup. Y'all enjoy the snow & cold.
Try to add a plastic certain in your battery container. Add it about 2 feet away from the batteries. It will make like a small room so the heater won’t have to heat up the whole container and just heat up the small area. I would Velcro it to the walls and ceiling, to make it easy to remove and add on when needed.
An utterly absorbing episode! Thank you for bringing us along.
Oliver is so adorable! He always brings a smile to my face. You guys are doing such a great job!
Good Morning Sweet Family!! ☕️ ❤✨️🌞
Every time I see Oliver smiling, I swear that kid knows something no one else knows, and I wanna know, yaknow!🤪
Is the Kohler generator fixed?
Great video! Sorry I couldn't live there in the winter, my old bones just wouldn't move! Take care, Tom
Wood chopping gloves are the absolute best for keeping your hands warm. A nice knitted mitten with a leather cover. Treat them with mink oil and you're good to go.
Might be a good suggestion for an upcoming content, "Putting a trailer hitch on the Skid Steer"
TYVM Little Oliver is now the star of the SHOW!!!! ❤🌟🌟🌟
Oliver is such a lovely boy happy chap really enjoying your snow fun 👍😁
I had diesel microbes in the fuel tank on diesel powered boats for a long time. (The microbes live in the puddle of water that inevitably condenses in fuel tanks.) The biocide that you put in your tank didn't cause the problem (there was a layer of microbes [live and dead ones] in the bottom of your fuel tank before adding the biocide.) The microbe sludge lays on the bottom of the tank and gets mixed into the fuel when the truck is in motion (more motion = more mixing of microbes into the fuel.) You can pump the tank fully DRY and replace with fresh fuel. If that doesn't get enough sludge from the tank you can remove the tank from the truck and try to clean it by agitating the fuel and rinsing or install a NEW tank. Alternatively you can buy filters by the case and become very skilled at replacing them which actually might take less labor. Thanks for the videos !!!
Open the two internal flaps to wide open on the sander chute, so it drops straight onto the spinner. That will help with the clogs. Adjust the lower flaps to keep material in the driving area. 37:01
I appreciate you guys keeping it real. 👍
Thanks for watching!
Oliver is looking good today. The snowblower on the skid steer works great too.
This is for Riley , on your truck when your diesel fuel when it jells up take a bottle of rubbing alcohol, I drove smi for 10 when I had fuel jells up I use it in tank.
Just a helpful hint, I use full sythetic oil on all of my vehicles and equipment. Makes the world of difference when starting in cold weather
Haha. I have the exact same toolbox full of chains
Excellent video, thanks. I’m intrigued by the Ford Lightning and would appreciate a video dedicated to its cold weather functionality and how it drives in the snow.
Little Oliver is SO CUTE!
Great video Riley and Courtney also Oliver
So did you install new Back-up propane generator and replace broken one? Short video Please
Our video next week will have an update on this!
thank you
@@AmbitionStrikes
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Our 4 year old son noticed the Premiere video pop up and was ready to watch today’s new video. Once he noticed it was ready to watch he asked “can we watch the new Courtney and Riley show?” He also loves watching Oliver 😍😆 all your equipment is our 4 year old boy’s dream “can we buy that too?”
Kids are the best :) i like to watch any kid smile. never had any myself but i got to take care of a kid from birth until he was 6 years old when he moved 500 Km away.
So cool you got a Lightning! I've had mine a year and a half, 18kmi. and its by far the coolest thing I've ever owned, you will love yours... and A great place to use and store that extra solar power too...
Can't wait to see it chained up and eating snow (or maybe a set of Hakkapeliittas)... also, it will 100% tow anything your 7.3 will up that hill🙂
You have a mind of a engineer your amazing ! I love your channel content .
Going way back to the beginnings of the channel, Riley and Courtney met in college through an off-roading group and I’m 99% sure Riley has a mechanical engineering degree.
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I am thankful that the temperature where I live rarely gets below 15 degrees C. It gets up to 35C but as long as there is shade and a fan it is tolerable.
next project : a roof for the cars?
Got to love winter! @ 28:30 The expression you’re looking for is to “hunker down.” To “bunker down” is not actually a thing.
Oliver has the best smile on utube
Young Oliver is going to break hearts when he gets older!
A nice adventure with you guys. Glad to support you a little.
What an awesome life you two have created! Oliver will never forget riding with his dad in the snow truck & these videos are pure gold. You deserve a minimum 500k subs 👏👍💕
I love our studded chains. Living in the mountains we spent more than $3,000 for chains on all of the wheels on our Kubota M5 tractor. The rear chains are so heavy it is hard just pulling them on the flat ground... But, they sure get the job done when they are on...
We moved to Mullan in Sept. of 73. By march of 74, we couldn't see out our windows due to snow. I could literally walk off my roof. So yes, it does snow a lot up there sometimes.
thoroughly enjoyable watching- thank you for sharing :)
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Time to create a firewood elevator
Yes!!
Great job running the skid steer Courtney
Winter is tuff in your area I can relate , Hometown Cleveland Ohio we had whats called Lake Effect snow like Buffalo NY .71yrs old now moved to a warmer climate on o few acres very rural but not as much as your property I can handle it for now .Wife is not a very healthy person But we've lasted over 48 years . Enjoy your enthusiasm . Don't care for winter weather much I Worked outside my whole life in construction . Take care seems like the family is coping very well .
Oliver is so stinkin' cute! I am so happy that cold snap is over, was fun but also learned a lot about the limits on my property. lol. -20 was too much. Give me 5-25 all day, lol.
This video was AMAZING. Thanks for taking us along for the full adventure. Looking forward to seeing what comes now that you guys' have a brake again. Looking forward to the other updates with those fun little easter eggs.
You should set up a feeding station for your local wildlife. The reason those deer were there is because you cleared the snow and it gave them the opportunity to look for food without digging for it. All you need is a small spot you can clear with the skidsteer, get a roll bale of hay, build a small overhead roof for it, and watch the critters come - day and night. A mineral/salt block and maybe a corn dispenser. You son would rally enjoy seeing the animals as he gets older.
Not a good idea. idfg.idaho.gov/article/feeding-backyard-deer-and-elk-does-more-harm-good#:~:text=Issues%20all%20across%20the%20state,now%20illegal%20to%20feed%20deer.
That is not only a bad idea, it is illegal
@@kumatmebro315 - WRONG! I guess you think bird feeders are illegal? Feeding wildlife on your property in weather extremes is NOT a bad idea as long as it is done in a way that doesn't make them dependent on provided feed. A roll bale of hay, a wildlife food plot, or even cutting down a scraggly tree or two to provide forage is ideal - AND NONE OF THOSE ARE ILLEGAL!
You might want to hang some type of barrier inside the shipping container from the ceiling to floor near the end with the batteries to the keep most of the heat from the space heater on the batteries. Right now, convection will move heat towards the door.
I’ve got one of those handy splitters … I love it!
Where did you get the heated gloves? When did you get the lightening?
If you want to shoot us an email we're happy to share a link to the heated gloves Courtney bought! contact@ambitionstrikes.com (More on the F150 soon!)
How fid you get that heavy snow blower up those steep steps?😊
Courtney is such a naturally beautiful woman. The interior of the skidsteer footage is evidence thereof. Really glad for Riley and Courtney to be making the life they want together and raising an adorable little man in that environment.