First BLIZZARD of the Season! | Cooking Supper with No Power
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2019
- Lots of dry, fluffy snow combined with 60+ MPH winds made for an intense couple of days here on the homestead, especially when the power went out in the middle of cooking supper!
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+ Our Other Crazy 2019 Blizzard (Bomb Cyclone): • The WORST BLIZZARD We'...
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Here's the video of our other crazy blizzard earlier this year! (Bomb Cyclone): ruclips.net/video/YFIEznyX8Gk/видео.html
We also had that crazy bomb cyclone in Colorado Springs.
By the way thankyou.... i learnt something new about livestock. Whilst i have been around horses i didnt realise that the process of digesting food actually was part of keeping an animal warm. To be more precise after speaking with someone it is apparently the previous days food that is being digested that produces the energy. Kinda cool learning something like that every day
@melissa deaton I did some digging prairie homestead looks like it was starter in 2011, this blizzard Dec 4 2019, in Wyoming. 😊🌨⛄❄☃️🎄
Since these days people don't really know how to take care of animals don't try to judge someone who actually does
Maybe I will se y'all around! Moving to Evanston around February 1st.
Call me weird but I love when the power goes out. Candles, cooking on the wood stove, looking at the snowfall. Everyone gathered in one room sharing stories and falling asleep by the glow of the fire. I'll take those types of days anyday
She made bread without power lol. As soon as the power went off I would have given up and looked for a pop tart 😂😂😂
Enitranicole Me too! 😂
It still be frozen
If you ever have to shovel really deep snow, never put your blade of the shovel on the ground. Trying to lift up that much weight will only wear you out. Start from the top down and work your way down through increments, that way you can move snow easier and not be as tired. You can work longer.
You work the tool, don't let the tool work you.
Excellent tip!
That what parents tell their mules, I mean kids. ;)
Thunder Heads410 It's line going through layers of cake. One layer at a time:)
Thunder Heads410 Yes!
@@happydogg312 those cost money
I'm jealous! I have been wanting to live this way forever. My family doesn't agree but, if I were 20 years younger, I'd do it alone and be happy! You're giving your children a damn good start. Every child should grow up on a homestead\farm etc, they shouldn't shy from work. You're teaching them valuable life skills. God bless your family!
For me it would have to be 40 years younger Charli! lol But I share your sentiment: we've lost so much of our ability to cope with hard times. However all the millions in the Saharan countries have no natural resources to rely on. And please don't tell me (not you, cause I figure you for a humanitarian!) that "they" should pulll themselves up by their bootstraps. ..... duh......and if they don't have the boots to begin with?
Me again, LOL. Was sitting here looking at the picture of your snow and remembered about my grandmother and her parent's homesteading in the Dakota territory in the 1880's. It was end of March and her pa had gone to town. On his way home the blizzard hit. ( it was one for the records) He couldn't see the horse's head's. He finally just pulled the buffalo robe over his head and told them "babe" GO Home. When they stopped moving he tried to get them to move but they wouldn't. He got down , made his way to their heads to pull. Couldn't move them. Their noses were against the barn door !! Babe took him home. God bless
That's an amazing story to pass down to generation to generation! Some Kids have no idea now a days how fortunate they are.
Praise God!!
Tricia Sklodowske that's a very cool story !!!
That's the cutest story.
Tricia Sklodowske I just watched an old movie, Young Pioneers. There was a part in there where this young couple, bundled up under the wagon and waited out the storm. But the horses could not move in the drift, in the storyline anyway. And they got going after it cleared in the morning. I’m so glad your family survived the odds.
Thanks for sharing.
Look's like you need a covered porch that can be closed in during the winter. That would keep the snow and wind off that side of the house and less shoveling . Stay safe and warm. God bless
Those kids will remember that night forever. That's precious. You done GOOD!!
Keep some extra on hand - I use glass 5 gallon jugs for general use and can drinking water.
I've lived in the city my whole life. What I wouldn't give to have to get up in the morning and do stuff like this. And im a. Black man that loves what yall do to get by!!!
@Old timer hot shot lol @Comifornia!! Btw, i have no use for this cold weather either. I live in Michigan where its like that every other day. Even in summer!! 😉
I'm a black woman that wants the same. People think it's weird. I love watching these videos of Amish life etc.
@@shawnab1538 Backwoods country living is a way of life for many black folk in the rural South. I can see how your friends would find it weird, black people have a mindset of this is what black people do and that is what white folk do. It's toxic, same when I hear black people talk as if the second Amendment is a right of whites and not them. Black folk have bought into the second class citizen mindset, it's very disheartening. I'm not saying you have, but a great many have.
Farmers & ranchers are the last of a dying breed. They can survive where the rest of us would perish.
Karen Murphy my sister always joked said when the shut hits the fan, she wants to be on my team.
My wife grew up in an Amish community, they will be fine too
@@TheRoadhammer379 I admire the Amish. They are strong & they can survive. We seriously do need to learn from them.
I used to take my heritage for granted. Not no more. Everyone can survive you just have to learn some life skills and not rely on the government to fix your problems.
You guys are inspiring! Seeing the connection between you guys and the animals is cool. Being a farmer is really hard work and underappreciated in today's world. Farmers really provide The World with food.
This why I love the homesteading spirit. Yes, I live in a "town" but if we lost power we can make due. Inconvenient but possible. Thank you, Jill for sharing this experience with us 💚
"Silver-white winters that melt into spring. These are a few of my favorite things."
amadaria hahaha I love that song and movie! Thanks for the smile
Brought me to my youth. Thanx
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Living in South Dakota, I can relate to the blizzard and power outages. What stood out, for me, in your video is the beauty of that blue sky after the storm. There is nothing more spectacular than the vastness of the sky in the Midwest!
Where do you live in South Dakota? I have friends in Avon, Huron and Isabel. I have always wanted to live in South Dakota. I've been to De Smet and Rapid City as well. There's something about South Dakota that feels sacred to me, the entire STATE just feels like a sacred place.
Peggy Gibbons I grew up in isabel but live in Sioux Falls
Although the horses have warm coats, it’s always good to provide them with shelter during cold weather. Also having access to water that’s not too cold in order to prevent colic.
Awesome way you got dinner all made without power! Happy kiddos!
A beautiful meal surrounded by family. What more could you want? Who needs electricity.
servicarrider exactly!!! I love when the power is goes out
Bar NONE... your the most awesome family I've ever had the privilege to witness! Thank you sooooo much for sharing your life with all of us! May God continue to Bless you and keep you all in the palm of His hand!
My mother was raised 40 miles out side Jackson Hole.After her stories I knew I did not have the stuff to live. Congratulations to you.
My best friend from High School moved from Louisiana to Wyo. She loves it. From one extreme to another as far as climate! She sent me pics in June of the snow on the ground at their place. It was nearly 100 degrees here.
During the 80's, my parents bred horses on a 10 acre plot of land. This was in NW PA, where winters could get very ugly for stretches of time, including nasty blizzards and sub zero freeze spells. The location was mostly open land for farming, but there were patches of woods. The house was tucked in a nice grove of woods, but the 10 stall (modern, well built) barn was in the open, and a good 500 feet away from the house. During bad frigid spells, the horses (especially young colts and fillies) saw very little outside time, even during the day. What we all did was take turns just keeping them busy, walking them around the inside, keeping their stalls clean and dry, while making sure the water pipes didn't freeze. They had electric wrap around the exposed pipes, but super cold temps have a way of finding a way to freeze things up. The only heat (electric) we had in the barn was in the office, and grain barrels room, where the cats stayed. The coffee maker with instant coffee/chocolate packets was a taste of heaven during those days.
Our livestock always has the option of cover, but 9 times out of 10 they would rather be outside, no matter the weather. Snow wouldn't stay on top of their coats if their body heat was escaping too much. The main thing is as stated, hay and water available.
karen2463 lol just like a roof. You can tell which houses let heat escape - via seeing the snow melted or missing in parts
The horses look great, that snow on their backs is what it should look like, Keeping them insulated . Gotta love a man with a quick fix..
Stac Homestead TwistedOakHomestead Really?! I never knew that; thank you! 🙂
It is farmers and ranchers like you that made the US. God bless you and your family!
At least you care for your animals. God bless you all!
Thank you for bringing your horses in, I was seriously worried. Your horses are beautiful, and the weather had me worried for them, as well as for your family. I love your farm style living, and the nature of it all. Your dinner looks fabulous. You and your awesome family enjoy your dinner, and God Bless you all. Thank you for sharing your life and family with us.🕊
You Guys are Smart, and Tough. Respect and Kindness to you all.
I live outside of town and we lose power often. I have a generator for the fridge and extra freezer. Thankfully we can cook on our propane stove. I would love to live somewhere with lots of snow. Looks so pretty.
spirals 73 heck. I didn’t even thing of that. I bet it is. I live in Washington and last year we got 9 inches of snow. No shoveling needed lol.
Kootos to you for being so calm. I would have been a wreck. Dinner looked awfully good for no power. Well done.
As soon as I saw the dutch ovens in action I was hooked! Really liked how you kept the little ones engaged. They probably had a blast!
Remember this work well. Getting the milk cow and pigs inside, warm and dry. Getting up at 4am to milk a cow who liked the garage better than her stall. She would prop up against our VW beetle like it was her best friend.
It is so much fun to watch you guys takin' care of business! Thank you for documenting it for us to enjoy.
Horses and ponies with a thick winter coat can do ok in harsh winter conditions but should always have access to a run in shed where they can get out of wet and wind, that and hay and water of course is the most important. Even when they can get into shelter they don't always use it but I think it is important to have it available.
Dear Lord, we has an inch of snow yesterday and shut our whole town down! I love Tennessee! LOL
Granni Anni Same thing in Georgia:)
Do you still get sinkholes in tn? Every time I’ve been there I see one 😰
Yes I agree we have snow flakes they close schools and they don’t fix pot holes for a very long time. Lol Wild West Tennessee
This is a lovely and happy family ....God bless and thank You !
When I was a kid, I was carrying two 5 gallon buckets down to the horses on a nasty day, slipped on ice and slid into the electric fence covered in water......fun on the farm.....I wish you all a quick winter and early spring!
Did you get terrible bad shock injured from the fence, got me in suspense Miss.
This made me laugh so hard! So many memories of the farm and electric fence mishaps 😂
first time seeing your channel, thanks just love your stuff....yep...will be hanging around now...we are retired and living in a cabin on thirteen acres in the Virginia mountains and learning new things in our old age we never knew, like woodstove 101 but happy as snot. God bless
It was a miracle that all eggs arrived to the house unbroken, assumed not cracked either. Glad everyone - animals and family stayed warm
Grew up on a farm in northern MN, near Red River, married live on one East Central absolutely enjoyed your video.
LOVE your 'can do' attitude! That's what homesteaders do when faced with a challenge!!
We cook chicken split like that in salt which is where you pour rock salt into the bottom of a stainless or enamel cast iron Dutch oven, put the chicken in and then cover completely with rock salt, put the lid on and roast for an hour or more depending on the size of the chicken.
We are in the California Sierra south of Lake Tahoe and got 52 inches of snow over the week end with three more feet coming this week end. We are off grid with gas for cooking, heating, and solar for electricity and wood stove back up. Also have a Coleman camp stove, lanterns and Coleman camp oven that works on both the Coleman camp stove OR a wood burning stove. Folks on the grid lost power over the week end and got it back yesterday, Wednesday.
At least you have propane. When we had no electricity in Colorado because the storm pulled all the power lines down for 8 days. That's when our ingenuity was put to the test on our farm. We survived.
Great memories of living through a blizzard. No tv, no cell phones just family. And a lantern! I hope that board games and cards were broken out after dinner. Cheers. Skillet.
Thumbs up to you all!! We live in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado so I totally understand blizzard conditions & no power. Enjoy how you don’t drop a beat when the power goes off!!!! This exactly how those that farm & ranch live.
You are a wonderful, loving family. Stay happy
Your entire family work hard for your lifestyle. It’s nice seeing how responsible your children are and how you’re instilling great work ethics in them, even at an early age. Nicely done.
Love you guys howdy it seems you have an amazing relationship which is one of a lifetime peace and blessings to you and yours
BE BLESSED ..... AND WARM ..... ON YOUR AWESOME HOMESTEAD FARM.
Those kids will forever remember that storm and the wonderful meal you put together. Well done!
I absolutely love your videos! I look so forward to them!!!!❤️ That kind snow is something the southern girl rarely sees! It beautiful!🤗❄️☃️
Wow the rolls look amazing!🥐So glad that worked. The whole meal came out great! The snowdrifts are crazy! I'm originally from Albany NY and now live in Florida. I do not miss that kind of snow. It is fun when you're a kid but not as an adult.🥶❄☃️
From sheridan here now in Colorado I'm 59 next week and remember snow storms that crippled towns an ranches thank for the videos
Two things...
Made my Turkey with a dry rub this year. Stored in frig 2 days. Baked my 20lb for 5 hrs at 325F without basting or covering.
PERFECT! Browned nicely and the legs came off without a knife!
Roasted a chicken using a 12" Dutch Oven while camping. Great! Moist and the meet feel off the bone. Use twice as much coals on top than on the bottom. There are charts to show you exact numbers of charcoal needed.
Lol ALL OUR ANIMALS ARE OUTSIDE just not enough room in the log cabin 😂 cooking without power for 9 years and counting 👍
Wonderful meal preparation and delicious! Especially so nice to see how the rolls turned out! Glad the weather has settled and the sun is out. Thanks for sharing!
suggestion: screw in a sheet of hardware cloth over the inside of the windows so horses can't push them out...works up here in Canada...we admire your grit :-)
Congratulations for making it through a blizzard and having company too!
yes, wind block is the best for them, even a row of evergreens in the pasture will help.
You guys are doing great with those animals and your family.. stay warm
No broken eggs that is a miracle in a blizzard!..wow amazing people, amazing life.
My mother remembers bread being made in the 'pot oven' siting to the side of the kitchen open fire with coals on top. Stoves or ranges only came in the 50's. Must send her this clip, bring back childhood memories. Love your posts and recipies( have your book). Best wishes from Ireland!
My mom made pan de campo (spelling?) Often. In cast iron.
This Family is awesome, they know how to make it work. Bravo
Living where you do I'm surprised you don't have contingency plans in place.
We live off grid thus no electricity and I cook absolutely EVERYTHING on a 2 burner campstove (it has a 20 lb tank on it so lasts months )
Or my gas grill. If it can be made in an oven or crockpot I make it on my grill.
Heck, when I was using 1 lb tanks on my campstove and ran out i just put foil on top my pots( because I have glass lids and I'm not sure if the handles will crack ) and put them in the grill to bubble away.
They do have a generator, her husband commented previously, but it's for long term lights out.
I love the way you folks take such good care of your animals that’s great and dinner looks great as well god bless you 😇😇
Hello from TN! Great looking supper! Nice rolls! We have power outages here too. And we also have a Fisher wood stove! It's good to have these skills, cause everyone still has to eat, power or not! Our children are grown now, with children of their own. But we've made great memories! You know it when you hear YOUR children, telling your Grandchildren, about the time the power was out!
Good work with the animals too. I hope you never get lost in a storm! It can happen. Run a rope from house to barn or points in between, when a storms coming. GOD bless
My husband and I used to live exactly like this in Montana (1993 to 2008) We're both too old now but dang those were some of our very best memories! Good video!
Stay safe and warm. That windy snow looks very cold!
I was watching the weather & thinking about you. I have a thing in my fireplace where I can hang a pot & cook inside if I need to. You should look up Kent Rollins. He cooks with cast iron & hot coals all the time. He is a cowboy chuckwagon cook.
I looooove me some Kent!!! Cowboy cooking on his channel is good and comical. Except that episode of the Rattlesnake...
Wow! Glad we don’t have to deal with that in the winter. Good looking horses. Be safe.
I really admire people who can live that kind of sturdy and honest lifestyle. I'm far too spoiled and lazy to be good at something like that LOL..
Everyone from the city’s should watch these channels like yours .I live like you guys self efficient . Only difference I have a generator with proper panel for emergency s . We still cook on the wood stove when needed . I would never give up country living . Best way too raise a family and enjoy life too it’s fullest . Well done 👍 For my shop I bought a mobile welder with multifunctions and made a room in back for it . Has a massive generator built in to it also . Was a way better way too go . No more big hydro bills from electric welders . One machine does all and have backup generator with it for those power outages 👍
Rhodesian ridgeback 77 as a welder , i approve this message. Welding machines will power your house, and build anything you need. My only addition is, if you can, go diesel.
RUclips Watcher Correct my next move up on a mobile will be diesel . 👍 I have been keeping watch for a Lincoln 500 vantage . We use them at work and they are built proof 👍
You got the right idea. I need not say more.👊👏
I like a trailblazer too
Fabulous!!! Very homey and ingenious!! Thank you for sharing!
Well, that bought back a lot of memories because a long time ago I lived in the bush in northern BC for 3 1/2 years - no gas, no power, and no electical - good times. stay warm and Merry Christmas
That's crazy weather!!! Clever way to get dinner done! Hope you all stay safe!
The meal looked delicious!! The woodstove has saved us so many times here on our farm in VA in the winter!!
That was beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing!
Fantastic job on the dinner! Looks delicious! 😋 Wow! So much snow!
I had to fight frozen hoses on Monday in SW Montana, what a pain, but I got my horses and chickens watered, with a different non-frozen hose, and all is well. And, now all hoses are in the barn and drained. You definitely are having a blizzard. What kind of shop light was that? The buns look great. Thank goodness for gas cook stoves. Your meal came out great! :)
Love you and your homestead, you are truly blessed.
Most creative home cook ever. Watching your adventurous spirit from Florida. Admiration.
Horses and cattle are only designed for outdoors if they can herd up together and would generally go into trees or hunker up in a valley out of a direct blizzard. If you opened your barns and gave your animals the choice Im confident they would use them.
Born raised in Wyoming 🙋♀️. Your hubby was so pleased to be on camera. Wyoming everyone has backups and the way to get things done if needed
They do have a generator but I believe it's for long term outages
I am from northern Alberta and know full well what is to have livestock outside in the winter. Years ago I really have seen -75F with no wind.You do everything to protect your animals, but they made to be outside.👍
Your horses are so cool looking. I have never seen a horse that color. Thanks for sharing your blizzard. I wish i could have gotten that kind snow.
I live for days like this!! That supper looked amazing!
Your dinner looked yummy.......loved watching you make the meal.......
God bless! This is a lot of responsibility. I have much respect for you both
I grew up in a rural community I loved it when power went out. We had candles and a wood cook stove.
I love seeing these videos! You do such a great job taking care of the animals!
I Dutch Oven cooking and baking often. You did great.
For next time if you place coals underneath and on top of the oven it will cook faster and more even. Also you can stack your ovens on top of each other. That is what the little legs are for.
I so enjoy your videos..you have a beautiful farm.cant wait till next video comes out 👍
Bloody love rural videos like this. Seeing people's ways to live using old time techniques we should still be familiar with. Subscribed just from this video, can't wait to see more. Merry Christmas x
That was fun. Reminds me when I was a teenager doing all that for my horses in the blizzard snow as well.
I'm in England and I love this video! THIS is the American dream! Happy holidays! 👋
Love the way you live. We live on a farm to and our animals stay out in the cold and winter, however we have barns, etc for them to go into but they don't. As long as you feel them properly, minerals, hay, water, vit's they do fine. We raise black angus cows and they are fine. Love your place. Thanks for showing
I'm in hot country and not married. It's amazing how you can deal with all of the things. Thumbs up.
I am very impressed by your bread rolls. I am sure that all turned out to be the tastiest meal ever. It really looks delicious.
Oh brother....don’t listen to critics....I betcha all the folks that are preaching to you about your animals have never worked nor lived on a farm. Those animals love the cold and know they have shelter. They are beautiful, by the way!
Also...you probably have thought of this buuuut in a snow storm once my mama made our dinner in the fireplace. It worked and was pretty delicious. She also made playing cards out of cardboard BC we didn’t have any and we were in a rented cabin with not much except for what we brought (entertainment wise). To this day...that was an awesome adventure. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
Im impressed! Its amazing to see how people from all over deal with weather! I love watching and learning...first time to watch your channel! Subscribed!
Thanks for sharing this great video with us.
That was a heck of a blizzard....over 300 power poles knocked out.....kudos to the line crews and power companies for getting it all back up!!!
What really nice treat it was to watch your family, this was my first visit, I will be back!
Looks so beautiful out there all that snow
We bailed on Nebraska after 40 years (20 years in Iowa) and we retired in the desert mountains of far west Texas. No winters here. Barely ever freezing.
Put an interlock generator kit on your circuit breaker panel and when the power goes out, you start a generator, flick a couple switches and power is restored to your house.