We Have To ABANDON Our Original Plan | E1
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2021
- Time to throw the original plan out the window and adapt!
We're a husband and wife team who bought 20 acres of bare off-grid land in Northern Idaho and are turning it into a fabricators paradise!
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Good job! Good decision making. I've seen so many people jump feet first into an off-grid project in Northern Idaho, biting off way more than they can chew, and getting completely wiped out by snow and cold as winter approaches. I hope you are able to get everything finished in time for the cold.
We're pushing hard to have something done before winter... but worst case we'll take the camper south and come back when the snow is gone... 😉
Great teamwork. You two are amazing together. Keep up the fun stuff. Thanks for sharing
I love how yall roll with the flow to keep the project moving forward. Y'all get it done. I admire that.
We have gotten some really good input from our neighbors that has helped us to problem solve and keep pushing forward!
@@AmbitionStrikes love you guys. Has it cooled off any up there?
@@AmbitionStrikes AMEN!
Loving watching your journey. What a beautiful location
Love your videos, giving me great ideas for my dream in the Ozarks. Not as remote, but I want to be off grid. Good luck stay with you.
Post hole diggers is one of the best pieces of equipment I bought for my tractor. Doesn’t get used much, but very handy when it does. You hit those roots or rock with the hole digger and it can screw you right down to the ground.
Great job! It's nice to have a friend helping out with the drilling 👍🇵🇭
It was great having friends in town!
So impressed, so happy for you! Great thinking to adapt your plans to reach your goals.
Thanks Michael!
I've only built Mountain Biking Trails, so don't know crap about building roads, but was thinking you may want to put in some run-off mitigation on your road so a major storm doesn't wash/rut your road, specifically: Run off ditch on the high-side of the roads to push water off trail before switch backs (to include armoring the low side of the ditches to prevent eroding into the road); rolling dips on long or steep slopes to prevent rutting (and in long ditches), and maybe some drainage piping where you have to provide a path for water to get under the road versus wash out all your gravel. There are obvious things to do, but really need some rainstorms to figure it out. Just concerned of you losing all that aggregate w/ a big storm.
Thanks for looking out for us! There is some significant drainage work that needs to be done before winter arrives. Hopefully we have time to get to it!
from Malaysia here. love seeing u both doing the natural lifestyle out there. cant wait for the built up of this 20 ACRES . will be keep supporting u guys here.
Thank you so much for the support!
You people are amazing together you can build anything you want from zero 😀🎉,with such a dedication and fun. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey with us ❤️.
Support from India 👍🙏
Thank you so much for the kind words and support! 😊
Congratulations from Brazil, I discovered your channel now (September 15, 2021). After a marathon through the previous videos, I'm going to follow the construction of your house. You are very skilled and I will certainly learn and discover new things. I'll start now with the EP-1 of the construction of your paradise and when I get to the last video, I'll send you hugs.
Thanks for watching the series, we hope
you enjoy following along! 😊
It's fun for us to watch the progress and remember our projects in Mt when I was young. I bought a skid steer (763 Bobcat) and the girls all used it for snow and clowning around. When I didnt need it I rented it out and made good money with it. You cant beat it for snow removal as long as its enclosed and heated. Great video, thanks for the P card. Elk hunting give me a call.
Hi John! Donna was telling me about her time driving the skid steer, it sounds like she was a natural with it! You had me at heated cab for snow removal... 😉
That was an awesome idea with the wheelbarrow to collect the dirt off the auger immediately!
It worked shockingly well!
Stay Safe
Good Luck
You made as much progress in weeks, as I've seen people make in a year.
You're your own boss, so you decide when to work or rest.
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It is so motivating when you are working on your own future house!
Prayers for your future
Your choice of music is great
What an incredible amount of progress in a very short time. Having your friend, construction contractor Guy come as Honcho for a day, and his wife to supervise and keep everyone but Riley safe, was an absolute Godsend. ... Congratulations, you got a huge head start on the northern Idaho winter. I think you've now accomplished the hardest part. Rapid progress is now assured. ... Can't wait to see the workshop/living loft fly up now. ... Godspeed
Guy was just the fresh set of eyes and motivation we needed and Dreux was great company! 😊
Awesome you got experienced help that is helping speed up the shop build. Guy has good taste in truck campers. Those Lances will go almost anywhere. You can’t beat a truck camper, especially when you have to use it to pull a skid steer on a trailer.
Our group of friends almost exclusively own truck campers... probably because we all need to tow things!
Improvise, adapt, overcome!
Yes!! 👊
Great work!
I love the local Rental yards lots of toys to choose from 😄😄
They were great! If only they had more equipment available! It's all out on jobs!
you guys answering all the comments, that's crazy. Love youu guysss
We love you all for supporting our channel and making this all possible! ☺️
Not sure why or how your channel was recommended but I'm certainly glad it was and I can't wait to catch up on past videos and watch the progress going forward!
Thanks for joining the adventure! 😊
Love the video guys watching all the way from Spain really enjoy what you're doing can't wait to see your dream Place built God bless you guys I'm a new subscriber to town and I'll be watching
Thank you so much for subscribing and supporting the channel!
Greetings from Australia, you two are living the ultimate dream , keep focused on the thre R's, take care and keep safe.
Thank you for the reminder, sometimes that is exactly what we need!
Lots of progress!
Smaller initial plans will amount to having heat quicker! Smart thinking.
Very true!
Wow, I am glad to see you were able to make it work out dispite having to deal with the lack of construction materials!!!!! Love the progress!!!!! It will be very nice to have a permanent place to live & work!!!!! I am looking forward to your next video!!!!!!
Thanks Edwin! Rolling with the punches and having fun along the way!
@@AmbitionStrikes I am sure you have already heard the term but here in Texas we call your new dwelling a barndominium. My wife & I have thought about cashing out early & moving further out where it less expensive to live & having one built to save money for an early retirement.
Always amazed with your intuition on building something. Always got a balance between dreams and reality !👍🏼
It can be discouraging to readjust our expectations at first, but making our dream actually happen always outweighs any discouragement!
@@AmbitionStrikes and that’s what i love in you videos.
Put come 4" conduit and drains under the driveway now. Once it's packed in it will be much harder. At some point you will want them.
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! 😊
I was just up in the Priest lake / Priest river area last week.beautiful country.
It really is breath taking!
Great video editing. Very enjoyable to watch!
Thank you so much Shane, I really appreciate the compliment. 😊
This is awesome. I've been following you guys since your camper build and today on a whim I texted a friend from N Idaho to see if he's ever heard of you guys. Apparently you are about 10 miles from his shop. We both build portable storage sheds and cabins. I'm in NW Montana and he's over by you guys. Looking good.
No way! If you ever find yourself in the area reach out and we'd love to meet up for a beer! courtney@trailtestedmfg.com
Great job, really, bless you all.
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That was great timing getting the skid steer with an auger bit. I had to dig fence post holes with a hand post hole digger and it was so challenging when I would hit rocks and it would take forever. It looks like your driveway is good if you can get a dump truck up there. Should be no problem getting a concrete truck up there now.
We are stoked on the driveway, what seemed nearly impossible is now within reach! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic to follow! All the best from the UK.
Thank you very much!
You make it look so easy.
Stoked to find this channel!!
Thanks for joining the adventure! 😊
song with a little help from friends comes to mind... :) keep the good work going :)
Yes!! We are very thankful for their help. 😊
Great video the best yet keep them coming love them remember when it snows you are almost done.
Thanks Sally!
You guys are awesome to watch… that Idaho winter will be brutal… hope you get the building done quickly enough. You will see cold temps in September
It was 97F, so at the moment cold temps sound amazing. 😂
@@AmbitionStrikes how about -20? or early spring with tons of water washing away your nice graded road? While you can before snow falls check the grade on your road if it crosses any gullies so you can put culvert to keep it from damaging your road.
Great job you guys. Riley wear a helmet. Nice to have good friends that are willing to help.
Think we can convince Riley to wear a helmet all of the time?
Will love to see that project Completed....
Us too!! 😉
Phenomenal progress!
Thanks Richard!
Way to roll with the plan changes!
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Dream life. Wishing u guys all the very best😌
Thank you very much!
WOW BEAUTIFUL LAKE
Great work! And even though you're both no professionals it never looks like a DIY job. You know what you're doing for sure. Greetings from Germany!
Thank you so much! We like to think we are experts at none but proficient at most... 😉
@@AmbitionStrikes Watching you preparing the site in Idaho makes Marty Raney from 'Homestead Rescue' look like a noob ;-)
Hi 👋. Please make a video on central inflation system of your truck. How it's work, how to operate in depth tour. 👍
Dividing the build into segments is still a win. Get what you can into the first half of the build, then you have plenty of time to design everything else you want into the second build. I liked the big wheel barrel being used to keep the dirt off the new stone, smart. We road motorcycles into Canada years ago and the flies and other bugs almost carried us away, lol. But the fishing was AWESOME! Just about every cast had a big fish on it. Anyway, adapt, stay safe and keep plugging along and don`t forget to take one full day off every week, or you`ll burn out and start making mistakes. Glad you can get some help. Take care
Thanks so much for the support! We feel really good about the new plan. Yes the bugs are pretty thick, and we're told by the locals that there aren't any bugs this year!
@@AmbitionStrikes You might have to get some of those net hats to at least keep them off your face and out of your eyes, ears, and nose. With that new info, you might want to screen in part of your new deck for when they are bad? You two are able to adapt i`m sure. Maybe your neighbors have a secret device that keeps the bugs away? lol Back home in Wi., we had sand flies and they were realy bad at times. Here in Hawaii and in South Dakota there aren`t many flying bugs and i like it! Take care
Sometimes in life you happen across people like Odie or Guy. Look after them, they make hard work easy. Good luck.
That is so true!!!
Looks great ,all the best 👍
Thanks!
Tracked skid steer is great for what your doing.Wheeled will get you in trouble.Ask how i know.Keep up the good work.
We wanted a tracked one, but the only one available we could find was wheeled so we took what we could get! We've heard around here the locals recommend a wheeled one in winter because then you can chain it up.
Keep up the good work!
You do a great job with your music. Classy a subtle. Not too loud. Some site you would think it was all about the music.
Thank you so much!
This is shaping up to be an amazing project.
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Yea you need a Bobcat for sure. They are amazing and so versatile. Where are you going to stay this winter? I can’t wait to see the pictures this fall. Have fun guys. Cheers!!!
It would be awesome to own a skid steer of our own. They are much quicker at moving material than the excavator.
Beautiful place❣
Think about building the road to deal with water and runoff to make it last. Adding some broad based dips or waterbars along with some turnouts will go a long way in helping keep the road in good shape as you use it minimizing erosion and the amount of work to maintain it.
Keep the tips coming! We would like to do the road right and set ourselves up for long term success, even when the winters are bad!
Great job guys!
Thanks Robert!
Love the 80's montage music!!
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Wow, you guys work your ass's off . Love from Scotland x
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Gd news yall inspired me to build a home with the trees off my grandpops land with garage n animals sat we will clean it up n set holes
That sounds amazing! Good luck on your project. 😊
많은 일을 하셨네요! 과연 어떤 모습이될지 기대되요..~
강에서 장난치는 강아지들 너무 예뻐요..ㅎㅎ
머리 다친곳 빨리 회복되길 빌어요!!! 아자~ 화이팅!
Thank you! The dogs are loving the lake!
Roll with the changes!
Yes!!
And this is why significant others (women or men) are NOT allowed to watch RUclips shows like this. You all get it done in less than 20 minutes and make it look WAY too easy. Another great episode!
Ha! I promise this took more than 20 minutes! Thanks for watching!
Great progress guys 👍
Thanks Ken!
She got me on that we bought the skid steer
Growing up we would be build fence in the summer using the old manual Post Hole Diggers. There were maybe 20 or 30 of us. We were very efficient!
That sounds like a lot of work!
@@AmbitionStrikes,Yes it was, we were young and strong. It was half of the football team. We had the John Deere’s but it was how we got our off season workouts! 😂😂😂
This will be great at end, waiting for last EP. 💖
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Looking great
Thanks Mark!
Unexpected progress, the speed of construction suddenly increased! Great!
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I look forward to these videos way too much!
Glad you like them!
Wow nice job...Use deet on a baseball cap and no more bugs...Been doing that for 30 years at the top of vermont. I hate when they hit your head LOL.
That is an excellent idea!
Ahhhhhhh the ol' edit dungeon. I know it all too well. It's worth it though, your videos are amazing!
So much time input for 12 minutes of content! 😂
wonderful job...
Thank you!
I feel freedom of building.
You have a sweet situation. Solar Power for electricity and virtually unlimited wood for free heat with your wood stove.
Wow that was a huge advance on the road and building!!
It's coming along!
Great progress. ....good job you guys.
Thanks John!
Getting it done😊
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Interesting comparing your project, off grid, to all the other posted on RUclips that use used lead acid batteries to save money, and wood, not metal frames as Riley uses. It's all about cost. Obviously, RUclips is very generous to you because you use new tools, which you advertise for RUclips. Congrats. wish everyone could do such a great job, building a commercial grade home, and electrical system.
The pumice mine is Hess pumice in Malad city ID you can have material tomorrow and the they will never run out of material and you can build your roof out of it on trusses
Wow!
You guys are great. Adapt or die. 30x40 shop will get you a good start.
So true!
Thanks for this vidéo ...
You are sont amazing and so funny ...
See you next time ...😍😍👍
Thanks for watching!! 😊
Now that's a day! Get 'er done!
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just stared watching today and i love you guys
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Nice progress :)
Thanks!
You’re knocking it out. If I can give a word or two from my experience….I have an off-grid cabin that I started 20 years ago (still a WIP….another story). Add insulation under your slab and possibly loops of pex. Super insulate the building...R60. Mine is 24 x 36 x 14 and heat it with a propane water heater. I burn 120 gallons over 90 days of heating season at 8000 feet at 60 ish. Wood stove makes up the rest, and doesn’t need a lot of wood or tending to keep it toasty.
I hadn't thought of using waste heat off a water heater. Good idea!
Not waste heat, a small circulator pump (alpha 3, 30 watts) runs 50/50 though imbedded loops. Mingling DHW is overly complicated. You can run a tankless for other uses. One day I’ll add my solar collectors to the mix to boost the BTU’s. Very simple and efficient energy.
When this drill drove off the trailer I was thinking: Thunderbirds!
You guys are awesome!!!!!!!!!
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It looks crazy and awesome at the same time! I love what are you doing here! You are given "A" from Lithuania :)
Thank you!
Thank you!
You guys are planning and thinking ahead and adapting your plans when things obviously won't work as you planned. Lots of DIYers on RUclips don't / won't do that. Kudos to y'all! Keep up the good work. Hate to mention the possibility, but I hope you guys have fire insurance! I guess you guys also have all that dry weather out there?
We would estimate about $50k in tools, mostly purchased secondhand, and paid for with a whole lotta hard work... 😉
@@AmbitionStrikes Thanks for the reply, but did you mean to send this to someone else?
@@davebodine1526 oops! Sorry about that. Thanks for the compliments! Sometimes you gotta roll with it and adapt! One we have a building to insure, we will definitely be getting fire insurance. It's a huge danger around here.
Ambition Strikes is leaning toward Ambitious Roads. Hahahaha!!!
Very Cool For Sare.
Love you guys n your channel. Be careful what you do n takecare. God bless. Bye. 👍💝
Thank you for the support!
Renting equipment is working smarter not harder!😉👍
Yes!! 👊
Nice job brother.i am your big fan in India(tamilnadu) I watched all videos I love this job.keep it up
Thank you! ☺️
Top wikend. My week brought me new injury and it’s the eye. So don’t say Riley is reckless. Great job done. Cheers 🍺&🍷
Sorry to hear about your eye, we hope it heals quickly. Thanks again for watching!
@@AmbitionStrikes Any time and when I can. Cheers 🍻
@@AmbitionStrikes My eye is fine now. Thank you for your care. Riley stey safe. Cheers
Love your music you 2 work great together does the red hair ever come out keep up the great work enjoy each other and always be safe
Thank you so much Darrell!
Welcome to the INW neighbor! One regret for my shop/pole barn is not putting the drainage in place so i can do the washdowns inside when weather dictates.
That would be a very nice feature to have!
I bought a garage/shop with a central drain in the floor and I hate it. The floor slopes in all directions to the drain, so all the equipment and benches need to be shimmed to sit level. Any water that gets under the door, or spring snow melt on the edge of the slab that is below grade, and seeps under the wall, runs across the whole garage to the drain. It's not heated so the drain freezes up and I have a floor covered with ice. I'd rather have a slight, flat slope at the door, and the whole slab well above grade to resist any water intrusion.
Idaho will have spring melt to deal with as well, which might not have been a familiar issue in California. The snow is melting, but the ground is frozen solid, so water can't soak in. There will be water running down the slope to the shop and road, then refreeze at night. You'll want water control landscaping/ditching substantial enough that it won't freeze up and let water in the shop or erode/ice over the road.