Derek, actually Jessica great find! Yes definitely we wana see more! You probably did, but always bring a chainsaw with you, ya never know if you'll need it. Loving dad, you are always thinking about your boys! As always, God bless and take care from your long-time California subscriber.
Too funny, but it's so true! If you have an older mowing machine like me, it always need to be worked on before I can use it again. With some slight complaints about having to work on it each time, you can get a little sympathy from the "Boss". Just a little advice from an Older Guy! Stay thirsty my friend!@@Afellarcouldprobablyfixit
A guy just sat here and watched a video of another guy clearing some land...and gosh darn I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't entertained. If it works and pays the bills, is it really a dumb idea? Nope! MORE please! Also, Derek, you're a fantastic human, a great family man, and a master at creating content. I don't know how you do it but please keep it up!
I think everyone wants to see a full exploration of this property. It’s nice to see all your hard work is paying off for you and the fam. Thanks for being the best creator on RUclips 👍
Good time for a drone. Very useful for surveying properties, locating roads, checking for unwelcome visitors safely, and discovering the terrain, among many uses. 👍🏽
Was just going to say this. And it can give you a general sense of the "corners" of the property. You need to know where yours ends and someone else's begins.
You remind me of a neighbor of mine when I was a kid. My Dad had some issues and wasn't around a lot. But this fella looked out for me and let me watch him work on stuff and help out. He taught me a lot, but mostly he just made me feel like I could do stuff. The world needs guys like you to keep us going the right way. Keep it up.
Nice to see different content from you Derek. Nearly 100k views in 5 hours of essentially a video of brush cutting pretty much confirms your ability to hook people with your personality and presentation. You could make a video about paint drying and it would be a winner.
Would love to see the property in whole! Curious on the acreage. Seems like quite a bit. Also love that you're doing this for your kids. You guys are phenomenal parents!
This has all the promise of a full off grid getaway. Would love to see a hike through with all the family's reactions and an exploration of the old site
You have come a long way from the little garage videos I watched years ago. What's great about watching you is your content keeps evolving and never disappoints.
Heck yes! Full exploration would be too cool. Long time follower thinks you are truly rocking life. As a gear head, a business man, husband, father. What a wonderful role model you are, Derek. You provide a stark contrast to so much negativity in our world today. Thanks bunches, keep up the great work, and God bless you and your whole family.
You and Jessica are fantastic parents Derek. For you to take care of your family in the manner you to by buying this land as a legacy for your child is so wonderful. We need more parents like you two. And a camping trip in the old school bus would be fun.
Looks like a great place for you and the boys and the wife to enjoy some hunting/riding. It’s really nice to see someone fight for what they want and end up with a life they can say they built on their blood sweat and tears. I hope someday to be like you Derek. Awesome job sir.
I would absolutely love to see more. Maybe bring one of them picture boxes you can fly up in the air. Love all your stuff Derek but I found this really interesting.
A midweek bonus video. I'm so happy that you and your family have been so successful Derek. You and Jessica have worked so hard people can see what a fantastic success you have made of your opportunity.
We bought 75 acres in Upstate New York and it has miles of trails and small logging roads on it that we need to repair and clean up. Some of the old logging roads are likely 50+ years old and in some spots the gravel/crusher is still visible. The exploration and discovery is so much fun. You and the fam will have memories for years to come.
I’m so glad you are doing this for your family. The best investment is in family. Glad to see you happy to be home and I know Jessica and the family are glad your back. Love to see the whole property!
Yes, Derek, we would love to see your entire new vacant property in a longer video so please show us around and anything interesting or old you find on it when you can. Thank you.
Using a drone would be awesome for us to see the entire property also you’d be able to maybe find old buildings or foundations! Congratulations on your new property and looking forward to more VGG videos! 🇨🇦👍
Beautiful land ! I would love to see an exploration video, if you ever get the chance. Can't wait to see the creek you mentioned. Just be really careful, it's dangerous exploring alone, accidents happen before you realize it.
Love the cat prints on the windshield, the universal sign of a rural vehicle. Reminds me of being on the farm. Would like to see a full exploration of the property. How many acres is it?
What a beautiful piece of property. I would really enjoy a full exploration of the place. Man, I can see the boys having some fun there doing all sorts of things like hunting, building forts,(do boys still do that)? and just being boys. I wonder what the stream or creek looks like. Thanks for the adventure Derek. It just brought back so many of my Huckleberry Finn kid days.
The cat paws on the windshield, so cool ! Man these videos are so cool. Reminds me of my childhood. My father was a great man. Cancer sucks and took him way too soon.
I've recently subscribed to VGG and then saw some of the videos on this channel and one thing I've got to say is you and your family are truly blessed. Keep up the good work!!
It would be cool to know more history of the land you have there. I would love to see a family camping/exploring trip. Time off with the fam is always good!
Heck’s yeah a full exploration would be very cool!! You may even want to take a drone with you and record or check areas out before you go into so that nobody gets hurt be evil doers or wild animals…. Can’t wait to see what you do next, be careful!!
Definitely would be great to see the whole family working that land. Derek has got to be the father of the year for the past 15 years running! Everything he does for the family, is wholesome and for the future success of the boys. He's a great admirable man.
Reminds me of clearing trails and fields on my property. I hunt and explore all the time on it. If you do not keep up with the maintenance of it, Mother Nature will try to take it back in just a few years. Love this show for what it is. The background actual life of a person. The actual life a person lives is in and of itself a full time job.
A lot of folks use those hydraulic sidearm brush cutter tractors here in North Carolina too Derek. They also use them to trim tree branches growing too close to the side of our two lane roads. Also if you can get a cheap Ventrac mower from an auction you’d be in business. If you can’t find one of those for cheap fill the tires on your little tractor with beet juice so it’s not tippy. That’s all the advice I’ve got from one fella saving a few bucks to another.
My parents bought 80 acres in Liberty Tennessee and while exploring we’ve come across some shady things. Learned real quick to “always be prepared”. Looks like a beautiful piece of property y’all have.
These days, there’s some that think they can use unused property to grow “stuff” or get rid of evidence etc. probably a very good idea to clear it out. I’d say Derek has something on his hip to take care of surprises!
I love this content as reminds me of my work at grampa Powell's Ranch for decades! Keep it up! Old cars, construction and land management are great man.
Nothing like exploring the hills of Tennessee. I have lived in the state all of my life and absolutely love it. Nice plot of land you have there would love to see you explore it more.
You are a busy busy man Derek. A big thank you to you and your family for all the great content that you provide for us. Can't wait to see what comes next.
Great job showing and telling, and yes watching your steps will help . and where in Tennessee did you end up, north east south or west of Tennessee. I am East, well thanks for showing telling and yes like to see more of your place. Have a good one see ya next time see ya bye.
Absolutely Derek you & the family definitely need to explore, camp, hunt & take us along for the journey. I've watched both your channels since the beginning & will continue to watch. I think it would be great.
Definitely interested in a "sequel" to this video to see what "treasures" are on the property. Definitely interested in the potential "time capsule" viewed through the trees at the end of the video. Very curious to even see if there is a way to get that vehicle out of the dense foresty area! :)
Must be down around Lincoln county. Very smart of you and Jessia to invest in property. Keep an eye on it and keep the squatters away.❤That wood and pallets is probably not from a previous owner. Its probably from illegal dumpers. They are really bad here in our beautiful state. Might want to try some goat.❤❤❤
THAT LOOKS LIKE A NICE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT YOU HAVE THERE AND IT LOOKS LIKE GOOD HUNTING GROUND AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE OF YOUR ADVENTURES ON THAT PROPERTY
I use a standard steel fence post "T post" and slide a 4' long chunk of PVC pipe over it to mark the property lines every so often - works slick and lasts forever, can easily see where your properly lines are whenever you are out exploring!
I follow a few people who have grass mowing channels. They find yards with overgrown grass and grass spilling out onto the sidewalks and street, and more and then mow it all for free. It's actually quite calming and a good stress reliever. Some good channels I like are SB Mowing, Fill's Lawn Care, and Al Bladez, if you're interested in checking it out. Or you can just stick with the occasional mow by Derek🙂
You are a lucky man. To have reached the success you have, and to have the family you have and live in the area you chose. Your hard work, dedication and love for and from your family is so satisfying to me. A full explore of your new land would be great. Drone footage maybe? I hope that was not a tick on your face towards the end of the video. Keep on keeping on, Neil :-)
I really enjoy your work/ exploring the "new" property. Looks like a great location. Your family should have some great adventures out there. I hope you do more videos in the future so we can keep up with your progress.
Smart having money in land too. I recommend a mini excavator or skid steer or both, you can really make the property custom with cool trails. Plant trees with the boys fruit trees are so fun. Some of my best memories are planting trees with my dad. Lost him last spring but the land and our trees will be in the family for a long time. Thank you for your work!
A full exploration would be great. I'm interested to know if there are any old buildings, cars, etc. out there.
Derek, actually Jessica great find! Yes definitely we wana see more! You probably did, but always bring a chainsaw with you, ya never know if you'll need it. Loving dad, you are always thinking about your boys! As always, God bless and take care from your long-time California subscriber.
I say him and the boys should go explore the property
Criminal?
Probably nothing, he would of likely gone there first.
Agreed!
Never in a million years would I believe I would be sitting watching a feller mow tall grass.... but here I am... loving every minute of it!
Just don’t tell my wife, I coulda been mowin my own tall grass 😂
Right there with you..... But I lvoe it.
How funny we don't want do are own grass but we will watch someone else's lmao. But dude that Lil pull behind is kick A now I want one.
Too funny, but it's so true! If you have an older mowing machine like me, it always need to be worked on before I can use it again. With some slight complaints about having to work on it each time, you can get a little sympathy from the "Boss". Just a little advice from an Older Guy! Stay thirsty my friend!@@Afellarcouldprobablyfixit
I said the same thing! Then I found Connor Ward yt channel and been watching it every since!
A full exploration would be awesome. I love seeing stuff like this
A full exploration would be awesome!!
A guy just sat here and watched a video of another guy clearing some land...and gosh darn I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't entertained. If it works and pays the bills, is it really a dumb idea? Nope! MORE please! Also, Derek, you're a fantastic human, a great family man, and a master at creating content. I don't know how you do it but please keep it up!
Agreed 👍
I think everyone wants to see a full exploration of this property. It’s nice to see all your hard work is paying off for you and the fam. Thanks for being the best creator on RUclips 👍
I want to see him drive that school bus out of there - lol
Good time for a drone. Very useful for surveying properties, locating roads, checking for unwelcome visitors safely, and discovering the terrain, among many uses. 👍🏽
Was just going to say this. And it can give you a general sense of the "corners" of the property. You need to know where yours ends and someone else's begins.
@@LisaMedeiros-tr2lz Yep you don't want to wander into someone else domain.
Never did I expect to sit here eating breakfast watching a video of a fellow mowing. And yet I did. Neat property!
You remind me of a neighbor of mine when I was a kid. My Dad had some issues and wasn't around a lot. But this fella looked out for me and let me watch him work on stuff and help out. He taught me a lot, but mostly he just made me feel like I could do stuff. The world needs guys like you to keep us going the right way. Keep it up.
Your comment hit me in the feels, Reminds me of the man who taught me how to fish, God bless men out there touching young men's lives.
@@michaelgraves5320 Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to post that.
Yeah , I had neighbors much like yours when I was a kid. I will never forget their kindness.
How many acres is this property ?
@@jimpetrasek9732 I was wondering the same. Must be quite a chunk of land by the looks of it.
A full video would be great. Land always holds its value, they don't make any more of it🇺🇲
What are you talking about
@@williamalbright8878 just what he said
Mark Twain
Hawaii is making it everyday. LOL
@@williamalbright8878 Maybe you should read a book, like Huckleberry Finn? That might give you a lead 😅
I'd love to see more explorations of that property. An aerial view (without giving away your location to maintain privacy) would be awesome too.
You could use a tracked, skid steer with a flail mower on the front. It would work great to open up that old road you found too.
Would love to see a full exploration of this property. Also it seems like a perfect place for a small cabin to be built in those woods.
thats what I was thinking
Nice to see different content from you Derek. Nearly 100k views in 5 hours of essentially a video of brush cutting pretty much confirms your ability to hook people with your personality and presentation. You could make a video about paint drying and it would be a winner.
Let's do it! A full blown exploration of the property would be awesome.
Yes! Let's go exploreing.
Would love to see the property in whole! Curious on the acreage. Seems like quite a bit. Also love that you're doing this for your kids. You guys are phenomenal parents!
Go away.
@@pissoff234 you alright?
This has all the promise of a full off grid getaway. Would love to see a hike through with all the family's reactions and an exploration of the old site
Definitely more exploration with the boys is needed. Great parents you and Jessica are, thinking of your kids in this way.
Definitely need a longer exploration video of this property!
We need more Lodge content. This is definitely a must do series!
You have come a long way from the little garage videos I watched years ago. What's great about watching you is your content keeps evolving and never disappoints.
I would be happy with a ladder duct taped camaro revival again!!! 😂
😮 Yes, let's explore your vacant property . Beautiful country! This will be very exciting! Thank you for sharing! 😊
Definitely would love to see a exploration/ journey adventure
Heck yes! Full exploration would be too cool. Long time follower thinks you are truly rocking life. As a gear head, a business man, husband, father. What a wonderful role model you are, Derek. You provide a stark contrast to so much negativity in our world today. Thanks bunches, keep up the great work, and God bless you and your whole family.
You and Jessica are fantastic parents Derek. For you to take care of your family in the manner you to by buying this land as a legacy for your child is so wonderful. We need more parents like you two. And a camping trip in the old school bus would be fun.
Great property Derek! Based on the size of the tree growth, I'd say you were following a logging access cut. I hope to see more of this!
Looks like a great place for you and the boys and the wife to enjoy some hunting/riding. It’s really nice to see someone fight for what they want and end up with a life they can say they built on their blood sweat and tears. I hope someday to be like you Derek. Awesome job sir.
I would absolutely love to see more. Maybe bring one of them picture boxes you can fly up in the air. Love all your stuff Derek but I found this really interesting.
A midweek bonus video.
I'm so happy that you and your family have been so successful Derek. You and Jessica have worked so hard people can see what a fantastic success you have made of your opportunity.
We bought 75 acres in Upstate New York and it has miles of trails and small logging roads on it that we need to repair and clean up. Some of the old logging roads are likely 50+ years old and in some spots the gravel/crusher is still visible. The exploration and discovery is so much fun. You and the fam will have memories for years to come.
I will gladly fly down from MI some weekend and take over the mowing.
So satisfying 😊
I’m so glad you are doing this for your family. The best investment is in family. Glad to see you happy to be home and I know Jessica and the family are glad your back. Love to see the whole property!
Would love to see more exploration of the property. If you could get some drone footage of the property, that would be really cool too.
Yes, Derek, we would love to see your entire new vacant property in a longer video so please show us around and anything interesting or old you find on it when you can. Thank you.
Using a drone would be awesome for us to see the entire property also you’d be able to maybe find old buildings or foundations! Congratulations on your new property and looking forward to more VGG videos! 🇨🇦👍
Beautiful land ! I would love to see an exploration video, if you ever get the chance. Can't wait to see the creek you mentioned. Just be really careful, it's dangerous exploring alone, accidents happen before you realize it.
Love the cat prints on the windshield, the universal sign of a rural vehicle. Reminds me of being on the farm.
Would like to see a full exploration of the property. How many acres is it?
I thought the shop lions tracks reminded me of every vehicle I get in. I only have 9 right at the house and 5 need some work, 3 need lots
What a beautiful piece of property. I would really enjoy a full exploration of the place. Man, I can see the boys having some fun there doing all sorts of things like hunting, building forts,(do boys still do that)? and just being boys. I wonder what the stream or creek looks like. Thanks for the adventure Derek. It just brought back so many of my Huckleberry Finn kid days.
The cat paws on the windshield, so cool ! Man these videos are so cool. Reminds me of my childhood. My father was a great man. Cancer sucks and took him way too soon.
What a stunning location, what a dream to have a house there, you’re kids are very lucky.
Do the full exploration, that would be cool. Looks like a very nice property.
I remember when u picked up all that mower equipment and took a tour of the facility. Nice to see it still in service.
I've recently subscribed to VGG and then saw some of the videos on this channel and one thing I've got to say is you and your family are truly blessed. Keep up the good work!!
It would be cool to know more history of the land you have there. I would love to see a family camping/exploring trip. Time off with the fam is always good!
Would definitely love a full tour of the property, absolutely flummoxed at how gorgeous it is
Heck’s yeah a full exploration would be very cool!! You may even want to take a drone with you and record or check areas out before you go into so that nobody gets hurt be evil doers or wild animals…. Can’t wait to see what you do next, be careful!!
Yup, totally gotta explore that road/ trail thing during daylight. Chainsaw and side by side will be your friend. My favorite kind of exploration!!
Definitely would be great to see the whole family working that land. Derek has got to be the father of the year for the past 15 years running! Everything he does for the family, is wholesome and for the future success of the boys. He's a great admirable man.
Derek, you are the hardest working man in RUclips. You're a one man force of nature.
I guess you've never watched an Andrew Camarata video before. ........He really owns a mountain and has his own castle, which he built himself.
I'm sure a lot of people would be happy to see some more videos of the new property. Plus, you'd get to spend some time in the woods!
Thank you Derek for taking us on your adventure. That was awsome
Finally, we want more Vice Grip Lodge 👌
Reminds me of clearing trails and fields on my property. I hunt and explore all the time on it. If you do not keep up with the maintenance of it, Mother Nature will try to take it back in just a few years.
Love this show for what it is. The background actual life of a person. The actual life a person lives is in and of itself a full time job.
A lot of folks use those hydraulic sidearm brush cutter tractors here in North Carolina too Derek. They also use them to trim tree branches growing too close to the side of our two lane roads.
Also if you can get a cheap Ventrac mower from an auction you’d be in business. If you can’t find one of those for cheap fill the tires on your little tractor with beet juice so it’s not tippy. That’s all the advice I’ve got from one fella saving a few bucks to another.
Yes please full exploration. Awesome land.
You found a revival back there man, how cool!
My parents bought 80 acres in Liberty Tennessee and while exploring we’ve come across some shady things. Learned real quick to “always be prepared”. Looks like a beautiful piece of property y’all have.
These days, there’s some that think they can use unused property to grow “stuff” or get rid of evidence etc. probably a very good idea to clear it out. I’d say Derek has something on his hip to take care of surprises!
Derek HELL YES! Camp it and explore it, we'd love to see what you find 👍
Hell yeah ! m glad someone like ya'll bought this beautful volunteer land . Awesome
Yes. A full Exploration would be cool!
Please do more exploring and take us with you!
It's an Old Logging Road notice you don't have very many big gigantic trees back there scratches on your rig adds character keep up the good content
I love this content as reminds me of my work at grampa Powell's Ranch for decades! Keep it up! Old cars, construction and land management are great man.
Nothing like exploring the hills of Tennessee. I have lived in the state all of my life and absolutely love it. Nice plot of land you have there would love to see you explore it more.
You are a busy busy man Derek. A big thank you to you and your family for all the great content that you provide for us. Can't wait to see what comes next.
Yes please, a full exploration of the property! Love it!
Why?
Great job showing and telling, and yes watching your steps will help . and where in Tennessee did you end up, north east south or west of Tennessee. I am East, well thanks for showing telling and yes like to see more of your place. Have a good one see ya next time see ya bye.
Absolutely Derek you & the family definitely need to explore, camp, hunt & take us along for the journey. I've watched both your channels since the beginning & will continue to watch. I think it would be great.
Yes please a full exploration of the property would be awesome!
Looks like a great piece of land. An exploration of the place would be really cool.
Don't apologize the content of this video was absolutely amazing and satisfying
I think a full exploration is definitely warranted and would love to see what interesting things you find.
Would love to see more exploration of the new property. Looks like a great find! And a wonderful investment towards the family legacy.
Wow Derek what an nice piece of property. Sure you Jessica and the boys will enjoy owning it for many years to come.
VGG is doing very well!! Beautiful!
Definitely interested in a "sequel" to this video to see what "treasures" are on the property. Definitely interested in the potential "time capsule" viewed through the trees at the end of the video. Very curious to even see if there is a way to get that vehicle out of the dense foresty area! :)
Awesome! Know you’re extremely busy - glad you found the time to fit this one in
Thanks for showing us around. Looks like a beautiful piece of land. More exploring is definitely needed.
YES ! I want a full tour of the property, PLEASE !! LOL
What a gorgeous piece of property! Would be so much fun to explore and see what treasures you can find.
Love all your videos. 😊
An exploration would be awesome. Congrats on the new property
Must be down around Lincoln county. Very smart of you and Jessia to invest in property. Keep an eye on it and keep the squatters away.❤That wood and pallets is probably not from a previous owner. Its probably from illegal dumpers. They are really bad here in our beautiful state. Might want to try some goat.❤❤❤
Beautiful piece of property...
A full exploration with your family would be awesome. Seeing and hearing their thoughts about the property as you explore and clear.
Would love to see a full exploration! Looks like a great place to hunt and explore!
THAT LOOKS LIKE A NICE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT YOU HAVE THERE AND IT LOOKS LIKE GOOD HUNTING GROUND AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE OF YOUR ADVENTURES ON THAT PROPERTY
I use a standard steel fence post "T post" and slide a 4' long chunk of PVC pipe over it to mark the property lines every so often - works slick and lasts forever, can easily see where your properly lines are whenever you are out exploring!
Never thought I would watch a feller mow grass for 30 minutes but i gotta !!!! I'm looking right at it !!!
I follow a few people who have grass mowing channels. They find yards with overgrown grass and grass spilling out onto the sidewalks and street, and more and then mow it all for free. It's actually quite calming and a good stress reliever. Some good channels I like are SB Mowing, Fill's Lawn Care, and Al Bladez, if you're interested in checking it out. Or you can just stick with the occasional mow by Derek🙂
You are a lucky man. To have reached the success you have, and to have the family you have and live in the area you chose. Your hard work, dedication and love for and from your family is so satisfying to me.
A full explore of your new land would be great. Drone footage maybe?
I hope that was not a tick on your face towards the end of the video.
Keep on keeping on,
Neil :-)
Definitely want a full exploration of the property. Never know what you might find.
Full exploration would be cool Derek Such a Gorgeous peice if land 23:00 @Vice Grip Lodge
What a beautiful piece of property Derek. The brush cutter is a real beast! Yes, definitely worth a camp out to further explore. Great episode.
Yes, a full exploration is needed. That's a beautiful piece of property you got there Deric.
I really enjoy your work/ exploring the "new" property. Looks like a great location. Your family should have some great adventures out there. I hope you do more videos in the future so we can keep up with your progress.
I really enjoyed the brush hogging and exploration, it would be cool to see you go back and explore more. Thanks for all the great video Derick
As a life long resident of east TN, "steeper than it looks" is always accurate 😂
Definitely would like to see a detailed exploration! It seems interesting to find out the lands history
Lets explore, your property is great. We really appreciate the opportunity to visually share it with you. Thanks.
Smart having money in land too. I recommend a mini excavator or skid steer or both, you can really make the property custom with cool trails. Plant trees with the boys fruit trees are so fun. Some of my best memories are planting trees with my dad. Lost him last spring but the land and our trees will be in the family for a long time. Thank you for your work!