We're Not Going to Let That STOP US! Building Out Our OFF GRID Homestead

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025

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  • @lizhaynes3524
    @lizhaynes3524 2 года назад +52

    The long pallets would be a great floor for the new wood shed

  • @kjspe971
    @kjspe971 2 года назад +118

    Compost bin.....turn those into a long compost bin...fill in the gaps with slats from scrap, cover walls with cardboard and then drape landscape fabric....cardboard helps where there are gaps but the fabric helps hold in moisture. Given ALL your bedding, two long bins would probably be a good use of those four sleds. Side/end walls could be normal pallets

    • @phillc1073
      @phillc1073 2 года назад +2

      YES!..BT/DT....I MISS MY GARDEN...

    • @jimdelong949
      @jimdelong949 2 года назад +5

      I like that idea
      I don't like throwing anything away until I'm definite that I can't use it for something.

    • @jimdelong949
      @jimdelong949 2 года назад +2

      I like that idea
      I never thow anything away until I'm definite that I can't do something with it

    • @karencatalano4349
      @karencatalano4349 2 года назад +7

      That’s some good wood for raised beds also

    • @GoGentlier
      @GoGentlier 2 года назад +7

      Make an extra shade / rain shelter for the goats in their paddock

  • @nathanielsizemore3946
    @nathanielsizemore3946 2 года назад +2

    With all those rocks, you can have a climbing rock mountain on each side for the boys and girls. It will help to keep their hooves worn down.

  • @michaelholden5131
    @michaelholden5131 2 года назад +1

    Take those skids apart and use the lumber to make an equipment shed for that tractor and excavator as well as the attachments; good winter project if ya get the post in the ground prior to snow and ground freezing. Easy does Gina, the family needs ya 100% well before Al puts back in trace pulling the plow.

  • @gelwood99
    @gelwood99 2 года назад +1

    A nice stack of those huge rocks will be a nice playground for the goats!

  • @brianpisant3567
    @brianpisant3567 2 года назад +2

    One rule of thumb that I follow, complete the current project before starting another, that includes clean up, tools returned, etc. after a few projects it becomes a habit! 😉

  • @pippaseaspirit4415
    @pippaseaspirit4415 2 года назад +12

    Greetings to all at Random Rocks Ranch! Take heart, Gina! The goats will love playing on big rocks; give them a rock play area and you’ll never have to trim feet again!

  • @lastoeck
    @lastoeck 2 года назад +16

    I loved that Gina was included in the outro! Gina, you've come so far in your comfort level in front of the camera. It's been really fun to watch your confidence grow.

  • @richardwhite4277
    @richardwhite4277 2 года назад +2

    temporary fence plumb, st8 and square not a Big Deal lol !!!!

  • @sherry2836
    @sherry2836 2 года назад +3

    With the cost of lumber, someone out there would love to have all your scrap wood! Are you going to be moving into this property before winter? Or are you going to be going back and forth every day in the snow to take care of the chickens and goats?

  • @packy57
    @packy57 2 года назад +55

    Hard to believe that just a few short months ago this was a dirt field. Love how rich the soil looks. Can't wait to see what the goats and chickens think of their new home.

    • @wavytiger1
      @wavytiger1 2 года назад +3

      time flies, was more like a year and a half :p

    • @faithrada
      @faithrada 2 года назад +2

      @Matthew Robinson Yup... Remember when Al took a crash course in How to build a septic system? It seems there is nothing these guys are not willing ... and able... to tackle. God bless them. 🙏

  • @randallhuffstutler4859
    @randallhuffstutler4859 2 года назад +1

    Just a tip, reverse the blade to the back of the excavator, while your bucket is in front. It will keep the excavator stable while digging.

  • @rupe53
    @rupe53 2 года назад +2

    in my neck of the woods, those long pallets are great for stacking firewood so it's off the ground and dry on the bottom. Granted, the pallet itself will be rotten in 5 years, but I'd bet there will be a woodshed with a cement floor by then.

  • @russellwatters5891
    @russellwatters5891 2 года назад +1

    The pallet wood should be able to be burned in the wood box, minus the nails, or repurpose them into raised flower or garden beds. The fencing should work out great, can't wait to see it up. Love ya'll ❤️

  • @131dyana
    @131dyana 2 года назад +2

    Some of that wood can be used to build chicken nesting boxes. Loved the video. God bless.

  • @richardwhite4277
    @richardwhite4277 2 года назад +1

    @12:35 you should not need the level as all the stuff you build it should be 2nd nature / try three with out level and I bet you will be spot on !!!

  • @group447
    @group447 2 года назад

    Build some pallet furniture with that stuff, pull the nails, take it through a planer and make some great farm furniture.
    Great video again. Keep up the great work.

  • @margaretbedwell3211
    @margaretbedwell3211 2 года назад +4

    One more day closer to the goats having their new home and a place to roam. Have a Blessed day.

  • @sailingbvi1
    @sailingbvi1 2 года назад +4

    I would die for those long wood crates. They would be excellent for wood drying bases. Thanks Al and Gina for great videos.

  • @JJ.LovesAnimals
    @JJ.LovesAnimals 2 года назад +8

    I thought you two were pretty darn amazing building your homestead before this build..Even with Gina's illnesses you two have persevered through it all.. God has blessed you in more ways than I can count..🌟
    ❤️🙏🙋🏼‍♀️🐈🐕

  • @miketroy4558
    @miketroy4558 2 года назад +1

    You're giving the grass time to go to seed before mowing it (or before releasing the krakens), so it reseeds itself.

  • @glenschumannGlensWorkshop
    @glenschumannGlensWorkshop 2 года назад +19

    Good to see Gina feeling up to doing some physical work. Indicates progress!

  • @jackiemurdoch626
    @jackiemurdoch626 2 года назад +1

    I don't know what it is, but I'm unable to watch you videos on RUclips again. I never miss one of your videos either. I'm having to watch them on my phone. It only started on Tuesday. You ate both strong people and I admire you both. ❤️

  • @freddien7
    @freddien7 2 года назад +1

    Before the snow comes would have been nice to have a Storage barn to put youre tractor, Excavator and other big tools in to protect from the winter. Always left overs, its finding what to do with them,

  • @maddogminor306
    @maddogminor306 2 года назад +1

    I love working with scrap wood. I make bird houses and bird feeders. Small projects. That pile of lumber scraps get me excited. Gina you are looking good. Your coloring tells me you are healing nicely. Weed wacking scared me at first not wanting you to overdo but you knew when your body was ready to quit.

  • @microslavery
    @microslavery 2 года назад +3

    Would you ever put one of the larger rocks in the middle of the goat areas for climbing?

  • @jerryodell1168
    @jerryodell1168 2 года назад +1

    After WW2, when I was growing up there were still shortages everywhere until the middle of the 1950's. People always had the saying, "Use everything twice or more than twice". Try to find uses for the extra lumber, etc.

  • @LLjean-qz7sb
    @LLjean-qz7sb 2 года назад +11

    You can use your scrap lumber for raised bed fill(keugel- something) Just a thought!

  • @martyreiber8945
    @martyreiber8945 2 года назад

    By mowing you are right by mowing tall the roots are as deep as the grass is tall plus you are fertilizing your soil by returning the clippings back into the soil When you mow your grasses taller it will smother out the weed's and retain more moisture in the soil

  • @earlinemcgahen3931
    @earlinemcgahen3931 2 года назад

    we put pallets on the barn floor then stack our hay on top it helps air flow around the hay bales or use as a floor for wood shed

  • @cfps66
    @cfps66 2 года назад +3

    Hi Al and Gina, Why not use the barn pallets as the foundation for your wood piles? Also, a map of the property and when is the siding going on? Cheers, Chris. PS) Gina congrats on feeling better! God Bless!

  • @karenwalker5553
    @karenwalker5553 2 года назад +20

    Good morning Al and Gina. I look forward to each posting to see your exciting transformation. You accomplish so much every day. May God continue to bless your family and subscribers

    • @lauraquigley6403
      @lauraquigley6403 2 года назад +2

      Good morning Al & Gina! So happy to see you guy’s had a video! Yeah my favorite Homesteaders! It is 75 here every day this week in Northern NJ. Unseasonably warm but we will take it! My deceased husband wanted our grass on our newly built home to look like a golf course so he fertilized the grass in the rain, he installed underground sprinkler system and mowed the grass short and left the thatching to reroot I believe. So mowing does help! He had the lushest lawn in our Upstate NY neighborhood. He basically modeled the grass after golf courses. So yes cutting does help!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Blessings

  • @lancehansen6018
    @lancehansen6018 2 года назад

    Put a bubble level on the back of the hammer drill to keep it vertical .So you don't need to use a level constantly

  • @kb7722
    @kb7722 2 года назад

    Trimming grass encourages growth for sure. Also the animals aren't going to like it when it gets tall and tough. They like the younger tender grass from fresh shoots after mowing.

  • @Texas4x
    @Texas4x 2 года назад +1

    One pass with the flail mower would save a lot of wear and tear on Gina.

  • @fooddude9921
    @fooddude9921 2 года назад +1

    You know Al, you can easily space the Timeless fence posts up to 40ft apart when running on level ground with high-tensile wire as you are doing. Too late for you to take action on it now for this project, but perhaps instead of surprising us with a vid it might save a lot of effort in the future by telling us what you plan on doing and then we may be able to provide some pointers prior to you starting, that can save some time, $$$, and sweat. Just a thought. Looks great!

    • @pasreview9274
      @pasreview9274 2 года назад +1

      Good idea. As it is now, with the lengthy time lag between the actual work being done and posting a video, a couple weeks have likely passed. Any advice given at that point is too late. But honestly, even though Al occasionally asks for advice, I've seldom see him use it.

  • @wendymorris645
    @wendymorris645 2 года назад +1

    You are looking well Gina

  • @dgmills5351
    @dgmills5351 2 года назад +5

    Getting the fencing in is a game changer! I hope the rest of the job went smoothly for you Al & Gina.👍👏😎

  • @mariedoremus8440
    @mariedoremus8440 2 года назад +8

    Great to see Gina back :) it will be fun to see the goats in their new home!

  • @garyharlow63
    @garyharlow63 2 года назад +1

    Save the lumber!

  • @patriciabrown3326
    @patriciabrown3326 2 года назад

    We are sitting at 49° and a frost warning in the California high desert. It’s like our weather switched locations.

  • @RAM-db3ti
    @RAM-db3ti 2 года назад

    Your last video I said find a spot and line all your equip up neatly. At the end of the row stack all that wood. Use it as a snow blocker to your most important piece of equipment you need to excess. Problem solved. Yard neat and organized
    Reminder make a fire belt around property too. It only takes one lighting strike and poof your farm is long.

  • @eloleddie
    @eloleddie 2 года назад +8

    Good morning, Gina and Al, and Olivia even though we did not get to see you, but we know you are around somewhere perhaps looking after the chickens and goats! It sure is pleasant to have the warm weather yet. We had our first frost overnight, but as long as the sun shines during the day ... oops we are supposed to have a couple of inches of rain today! And we can still used that very much, as the rivers are very low, giving the salmon difficulty to get to their spawning areas. Take care of yourselves and be thankful for the Lord’s blessing, each day anew! He does not forget us!

  • @abc123xyz-q2p
    @abc123xyz-q2p 2 года назад +8

    It’s nice to see you working together, and looking so happy, too!
    Gina, eye protection, while weed whacking, please.

  • @margaretpervier8357
    @margaretpervier8357 2 года назад +40

    Gina, please make sure to not over do it. Little by little y’all are building a beautiful homestead 😊❤

  • @danielchapin8277
    @danielchapin8277 2 года назад

    I always heard cut in different directions each time 2 help the grass grow

  • @kimhartley6363
    @kimhartley6363 2 года назад +3

    Good morning. Things are really coming along. You and the animals will all be there soon. Hope you have a great day. God bless

  • @carmenmariacortesmarin2664
    @carmenmariacortesmarin2664 2 года назад

    We use old nails for the garden, especially fruit trees, and whatever plants that need iron. We put them in the ground around the trunk of the trees, plants, etc. We get a lot more flowers and fruits this way, even fruit trees that refuse to give us fruits.
    You can also use the boards with the nails on them, in the bottom of raised beds. Put cardboard underneath it, and over them, then regular soil, and compost on top. Hope it helps.

  • @shermgohn
    @shermgohn 2 года назад +1

    Gina, you are looking well. The goats will need a rock or two and maybe a log to climb on in the corral. Can't wait for the goats to see their new homes. Love the way things are shaping up on the ogp.

  • @bluebird5949
    @bluebird5949 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful life your building. You bought a great tract of land. God bless.

  • @catgynt9148
    @catgynt9148 2 года назад

    Instead of out of sight, perhaps it should be moved near the woodpile and cobbled into a covered wood pile. Have you considered adding a covered vehicle parking area to protect your wheeled power tools.
    Wishing you and your family a blessed week, gentle autumn weather and restful evenings. Peace

  • @kenshores9900
    @kenshores9900 2 года назад +8

    New England is well known for the rocks grown there! You all have come so far. I remember it was just a few months ago that you harvested the trees off of that pasture.

  • @lieuwina
    @lieuwina 2 года назад +1

    I think I prefer the iron t posts to the plastic ones, much sturdier. I can not wait to see when all the animals are on the farm and also what Figaro will think of his new home.

  • @bay9876
    @bay9876 2 года назад +1

    Nice work. You need to live there with the animals so that the land will indicate where you need to place them.

  • @shyangel5384
    @shyangel5384 2 года назад +5

    Wish the temperature was 73 here in Florida. It's so good to see Gina doing good. Love your land wish I could live in the middle of the forest and noone else around.

  • @chardavis9659
    @chardavis9659 2 года назад +3

    Hi AL. Your viewers who aren't familiar with New England might enjoy an explanation of how the glaciers left all those rocks and how the frost heave cycle grows them up.

  • @mlm7598
    @mlm7598 2 года назад

    Looking good and so excited to see the animals moved up when it's time. Pretty exciting. Gina you look wonderful. Please continue to pace yourself so you have no set backs. Blessings

  • @petgranny194
    @petgranny194 2 года назад

    Very impressed to see you, Gina, working that weed wacker! So much accomplished this summer. Well done!

  • @jasonrobinson669
    @jasonrobinson669 2 года назад

    I love how black your soil is, it's full of good stuff for growing. I'm working on mine in Arizona it's 2yrs and finally getting ready maybe next year

  • @stevek4727
    @stevek4727 2 года назад +5

    Great to see Gina out and doing her thing. Hope you feel as good as you look! Loving the progress on the fencing. God Bless the Lumnah family!

  • @robertdonaldson6584
    @robertdonaldson6584 2 года назад

    I am fiddling "Swinging on the Gate" on my violin.

  • @SteveStrassburg
    @SteveStrassburg 2 года назад

    I know where your cold weather is. It is in Washington State. 34 degrees overnight and colder 29 degrees tomorrow night. Which is unusual for us in November.

  • @dmorgan28
    @dmorgan28 2 года назад

    Setting posts or t posts sure gates a lot of work with all those big rocks. Good job. Cool video. ❤️👍

  • @southernyankeehomestead3230
    @southernyankeehomestead3230 2 года назад

    Al, when you're digging that harder ground turn your excavator around and dig off the back. Putting the blade behind you when you're digging will allow more digging force to be transferred to the ground and less lift on the excavator. Use leverage to your advantage.

  • @donnaDinMiss
    @donnaDinMiss 2 года назад +1

    Gina , you are looking so beautiful! 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️

  • @arlettegraywinnipeg5547
    @arlettegraywinnipeg5547 2 года назад

    Gina remember you had surgery and all what you went through. Take it easy. I am sure Al feels the same. Better to be safe than sorry.

  • @Aleka1943
    @Aleka1943 2 года назад

    Al & Gina, my mother cured hams and bacon with Salt, brown sugar and 6 kinds of pepper. We worked this into the hams and bacon then sewed flour sacks over the meat. to cover the hams and bacon slabs.
    Then the meat was hung in the smoke house to cure.

  • @teresarumley8694
    @teresarumley8694 2 года назад +2

    It is a really wet day in England ❤

    • @CCRider5312
      @CCRider5312 2 года назад

      I always wanted to visit England. Be careful in the rain, good weather for sleeping

  • @straubdavid9
    @straubdavid9 2 года назад

    Good Thursday mornin New Ham Shire .... wood is gold. I would look at that pile and see what small projects you can build with it. Won't you need feeder boxes etc for your critters, or maybe some birdbox projects Olivia could do etc etc etc? Maybe some raised beds with those skid timbers? Are you thinking about getting a wood mill in the future? Good thing about a "rock" garden is that you don't have to water it, and rocks keep for a very long time😂 Take care AL, Gina & Olivia 🦌🦌✌🏻

  • @lloydwilliams8715
    @lloydwilliams8715 2 года назад +16

    Wow so wonderful seeing Gina doing some physical work. 👋👋

    • @jimmybutler1379
      @jimmybutler1379 2 года назад +2

      Just do not over do it though, rest is hard to force your self to do, when it is good to work together, am sure al likes you with him !...

  • @dawncornwall6268
    @dawncornwall6268 2 года назад

    How about some outdoor benches for Gina made from the scrap woods? Then she could rest watching you labor.

  • @melodystull19
    @melodystull19 2 года назад

    You should put some of your big rocks in the goat pins for them to climb on

  • @markholmes1346
    @markholmes1346 2 года назад +2

    November 3rd and 70 in Michigan, it’s supposed to be in the 60’s all next week, crazy weather but I’ll take it! Glad to see Gina out and about but don’t over do it! Fence is looking good! Look forward to seeing the goats up there soon!

  • @lizregan1949
    @lizregan1949 2 года назад +3

    Good morning 🌄🌄 Al and Gina so glad to see you. Gina 🌻 you stay in my nightly prayers for your recovery.

  • @ruthanderson1758
    @ruthanderson1758 2 года назад

    It's Thursday, November 3rd as I watch this video from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (about a 5 hr drive northwest of your location) - our high temps are crazy warm for this time of year - I've noted them as Celsius/Fahrenheit = today 17C/63F // Friday 19C/66F // Saturday 22C/72F // Sunday 20C/68F // Monday 15C/59F. I know the people who enjoy winter sports aren't happy, but as for me, I couldn't be more pleased because I hate winter.

  • @bobfromtheband1
    @bobfromtheband1 2 года назад

    Al, the art of cutting a good line from post to post is to start at the next post position and cut to the last post in place. Then you have a visual line to cut to.

  • @irishheart4768
    @irishheart4768 2 года назад +1

    Thx for share Family. 😉

  • @melvinwinters655
    @melvinwinters655 2 года назад +1

    it's dry. use it in the outdoor boiler.

  • @jennythompson1128
    @jennythompson1128 2 года назад

    Al, you’re usually so positive. I think the boney ground is your least favorite building projects.
    Just waiting for you and your animals to be able to move. I hope you make it before old man winter hits.
    Love you Lumnah family.❤❤❤

  • @noiseosoutros
    @noiseosoutros 2 года назад

    Thank my friends que YAUSHA sempre esteja com vocês.

  • @StoneKathryn
    @StoneKathryn 2 года назад +2

    Good morning Lumnah family and fellow viewers! Nice progress on the fencing on the girl's side. We have had a streak of 70 plus degree days here in Minnesota for early November! This has been really nice for getting ready for winter! I'm glad you had some wonderful days to work on the fencing. Your rock situation makes fencing hard to do. You found a couple of good rocks for Gina's rock wall. I like that you tidied up by stacking the sled/pallets together in one place. I got to see that trailer with the crane again that I thought would be really handy for getting wood out of the forest. I couldn't tell what was stacked in it. Thanks for bringing us along with you as you set-up for the goats to be at the OGP.

  • @arlettegraywinnipeg5547
    @arlettegraywinnipeg5547 2 года назад

    Al, I am amazed how handy you are with machinery, building, care of animals and even cooking. You and Gina are the greatest couple and I have seen your love grow.

  • @70acres
    @70acres 2 года назад

    Those skids would be so handy for any number of projects. I'd keep them out of the weather and save them. I can see upgraded hoop coops, etc... out of those. Al, we tried to put in driveway reflectors for plowing. Driveway is 2200 feet long.... After 3 days of trying, we gave up. We got 3 markers in the ground and broke several others trying. God bless all y'all.

  • @davehalloween1684
    @davehalloween1684 2 года назад

    If it stay warm for little longer. Maybe put in post to pig pen . This way if old man winter stay longer in spring, you still can put up pen

  • @karenspeer7378
    @karenspeer7378 2 года назад +1

    I'm So Happy to see you guys working together!! You look So Happy Gina!! Please don't overdo!! God Bless and have a Wonderful Day!! ⚘😊

  • @richardrobinson746
    @richardrobinson746 2 года назад

    Keep everything, with the price of lumber, you can always use the material!!

  • @donnahill134
    @donnahill134 2 года назад

    Why not use the big pallets to create some type of climbing structure in the center of the goats field space?

  • @martinfinn674
    @martinfinn674 2 года назад +1

    Al & Gina, we are at the end of winter here in Western Australia and today we had 95 Fahrenheit (35°C). It's going to be a hot hot summer...again.
    That's normal for here.

  • @robertgiguere7137
    @robertgiguere7137 2 года назад +1

    ROCK ON, see you Saturday. 🤣 😎

  • @violetraal5383
    @violetraal5383 2 года назад

    You should put a few big rocks in each goat pasture for them to jump on, it will do their hoofs good and give them something fun to do.

  • @steveddavis
    @steveddavis 2 года назад

    🔥 then use a magnet in the ashes for the nails.

  • @curtsheriradel2049
    @curtsheriradel2049 2 года назад +1

    Mid 60 s here nov in mid Michigan

  • @mariesheppard3750
    @mariesheppard3750 2 года назад

    The long pallet from the build maybe use for a Compost bin, walls

  • @Syrnian
    @Syrnian 2 года назад +1

    Gina, you should wearing safety glasses when using string trimmer. An injured or missing eye would not be good.

  • @mskippi
    @mskippi 2 года назад +1

    Looks like a great place for goats.

  • @kimberlyllamas5804
    @kimberlyllamas5804 2 года назад

    11:25 am 79 degrees in Lumberton. Southeast Texas!

  • @leol1682
    @leol1682 2 года назад +1

    Lunna Acr , love the video and Luna dont go so fast to work just a little at the time baby steps .

  • @helencline5768
    @helencline5768 2 года назад +1

    ALE HAS SO MANY YOYS TO PLAY WITH GOOD AT IT TOO…..🍂🍁🍂👍

  • @davet.4945
    @davet.4945 2 года назад

    Yummy, yummy pastry nets! 😀

  • @meme7591
    @meme7591 2 года назад

    Yeah lumber is expensive and I would have used it and saved it for something. You never know I like that compost idea you could also use it for edging on hills. And you could have grown something on each step of that Hill