OFF GRID WINTER PREP EP. 7-WINTER LIVING in an RV OFF GRID in the Canadian Woods -DIY RV Renovations
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- Опубликовано: 16 дек 2024
- We are back on our land after our vacation to the beautiful Dominican Republic. It was so nice to get away and take a bit of a much needed break! We are back on the land to freezing temperatures and since we had to winterize our RV (before leaving) we now have to connect and get everything back to speed. That includes installing our water pump to our well, heating our trailer and continuing our DIY trailer renovation and connecting both our trailers so we can heat our trailers with a wood stove. We still have plenty to do so join as we share our journey living off grid in the Canadian Wilderness in the hopes to build our future home!
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Yup, we want to see all those things Gina, lol..........just turn on the camera and record something as your cooking or doing whatever and don't worry about editing. That's time consuming and maybe just 20 mins of something raw and real 🙂
Hey ❤ thanks! I'll do that in future videos... it'll be fun showing how I navigate in that small space 😂 thanks for sticking around ❤ - Gina
@@lifewithginab 👍❤
Please show us all! Would love to see you cook. Sara from South Afrika🇿🇦
Hi!!! ❤ Gina here... okay I will lol thanks for following a long and your kindness! Take care 😊
lol 😆Sand to snow, haha, loved the opening ❤
😅😅😅 thanks for watching!!
Skirting does the trick 🎉
Always have a small air vent, closeable, wherever people are breathing. It makes a huge difference and doesnt sacrifice as much heat as you think. I never close my 2x4 in screened closeable vent
Great tip. Thanks for sharing! And thank you for watching!
Good video, thx for sharing. 👍
You can buy 4 inch and 6 inch heat duct fans , may work for getting more hot air into your other trailer I’d suggest starting at room like you say and then put the ducting going down to the floor in your other trailer , , I’d also recommend 1 or 2 eco stove fans for on top the wood stove , as for under your trailer if your skirting don’t work you could always put a diesel heater to blow heat under there as well , but if you didn’t freeze up at -27 I think you will be good , was also gonna say snow is a good insulator so instead of shoveling it away from your trailer , shovel it up against your trailer skirting will help insulate big time ,
Thanks for the awesome advice. We really appreciate it! 👍 thanks for watching. All the best!
love watching your channel. I live in Ontario Canada.
Thank you for watching 🇨🇦
Great video! Really enjoyed this one. And yes Gina... more behind the scenes!
@@Jessp367 thank you!!!
Gina don't get us wrong we are just concerned for your health as some of us have been through the winters where -30 is the high of the day for weeks at a time. We do not intend to scare you or dissuade you from your choices just our views were changed by our experiences.Thi is very handy and inventive we hope you will enjoy and succeed.
Hi!! Gina here! I actually appreciate all your advice and others too! It's made us really think and get even more prepared! We love advice when it's coming from a kind place wanting to help. We get a lot of crazies in the comments of past videos. Just happy that we are able to share our experiences the good and bad... so it might help others!
Thanks for all the advice, and keep it coming! 😊
Fun fact for you. When you clear land of trees it opens new wind stress on existing trees. More often than not you will experience new blow downs in the following years. Mind the trees still standing around your homestead
Thanks for the heads up. But since I'm off grid, I need as much sunlight as I can get. Also, there have been forest fires in my area. Having a fire break, in my opinion, is crucial. Thank you for watching.
adding underpinning will add just a little more heat retention to cut down on burning wood. it really will be helpful when its windy. But it can wait for a year or two.
Good for you guys getting out there and following your dreams, never mind the negative Nancie's, you do you, and god bless.
I'm in Ontario, not sure when you were talking about Barrie being hit, but in the last 2 weeks they have virtually no snow, but north of there Gravenhurst and Port Severn we got hammered. Hwy 11 was shut with people stranded and wide spread power outages. Port Severn areas have 12 feet in the last two weeks and 5 feet in a 30 hr period just Friday.
That's crazy
@unacceptablems7928 you're right. Gina's speech there got interrupted my the dogs and kids... but she meanr North of Barrie...but highway 11 was a mess. So important to be prepared for emergencies. Thanks for watching!!
I used to live in Magnetawan and then later Orillia and Barrie but spent many hours travelling on Hwy 11 to Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Huntsville and all points in between with my merchandising job. I saw on the news and that was a massive snow storm that hit you guys, wow.
I totally messed up my locations here 😂 thanks for the accurate information...
that highway 11 is a nightmare. Even when it doesn't snow there are issues. Add snow and it becomes crazy.
I just moved to gravenhurst. What a mess, im not impressed!...... all my off grid gear is at my off grid camp up north. I going to have to prepare the house for whatever comes up next
It’s awesome to see how you’re making off-grid living work, even with the freezing temps! The heaters, the floor work, and keeping everything warm are impressive. Hope Max is feeling better too! Looking forward to seeing the wood stove in action! Also Merry Early Christmas!
Need to move the hot air from the top of the warm room to the floor of the next trailer.
Thanks for the tip!
That would require a fan using power steady, hint, hot air rises.
Would like to Gina shopping. You have a few people there, how do you do storage. Home schooling would also be interesting. I'm concerned also about heating, but it is working!
Wood stoves are awesome!!
Becoming one of my favourite channels, but I have a bit of a bias…you’re in Ontario and are Portuguese .. Thi is such a hard worker …
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To get heat from one trailer to the other remember, hot air rises. so draw from the wall low near the wood stove to a higher point on the other trailer.
Pipe from return air from diesel heater. Use a 3x4 fitting on the opposite side of DH then run 4” to where you want at the top of the ceiling…
The sun sets here in New Brunswick around 4:30 pm as well and the days begin getting longer on the 21st of December 🙂 Lots of jobs getting accomplished since returning from your vacation. Very good idea to reinforce the floor with that heavy tote. You may want to consider using a steel beam to run underneath from one side to the other, instead of wood. Great work Thi 👍Great to have all the family back together
Thanks for the suggestions and the kind words. All the best!
For sure I would have a water heater on the wood stove and heat at least one of the totes by heating the water then sending it to the trailer to a radiator then return it (while cooler) to the tote as the tote would not keep water at a high temperature. Solves two problems keeps the trailer warm and keeps the tote from freezing.
Thanks for the suggestions. All the best, friend!
I live off grid too. I also use a water tote for house water. I built it into my kitchen and had to pour a 10 inch high density concrete pad under it for support. Just something to consider when your tote is in a travel trailer. Water is 8lbs a gallon a full tote of 350 gallons is 2,800 lbs.
Thank you for the heads up 👍. I'll keep that in mind.
Yes I would like to see behind the scenes, ty 🙂🌹
The trailer is looking great! You're a hard workerand the work is paying off! I live in a 1970 mobile home, 3 inch walls but its insulated and the windows have been replaced so even in cold weather it's a cozy home. Slowly working to renovate. Keep up the great work!
You're lucky! I miss having well insulated walls and good windows. Hopefully, we'll have that soon.... thanks for the kind words.
It would be nice to watch what you do, also.
No Gina, you have the most important job, keeping your family healthy.
That's really sweet! Thank you ❤️
Good video! Subscribed! Lookijg forward to enjoying this, sunday morning ij my partnof canada. Thanks gina and Ti!!! Great editing and very informational so far, PS i have the same hygrometer from walmart got it a decade ago for mycology purposes! Nice mylar!
@PXBW so appreciate it! Thanks for watching. Take care!
Irish homestead classed their trailer and it was very interesting. I love your channel. Anything you show is interesting to me. ❤
Thanks for the kind words! We are so happy you enjoy it!
great video! thank you....... stay warm!
Thank you !👍
Re: dog and hip dysplasia if you can find somewhere who does gold bead implants (acupuncture) it's literally a miracle for dogs with hip dysplasia. Chidiac Animal Hospital in Waverly use to do, not sure if they still do- the doc who did it may be in Germany. He was incredible.
Awesome advice! Thank you! I mentioned this to a vet awhile ago and they were so ignorant on the topic. I tried looking to see if any of those services are available around here and it's limited... but sometimes we find things through word of mouth here. Luckily, Max is feeling so much better now after he took it easy. But I always worry about these pups... especially Maxi and his back legs. As I know, it will get worse eventually :( Thanks again for the advice! - Gina
@@lifewithginab my pleasure Gina. The homeopathic vet who I knew came here from Germany and was living in McKellar part of the year and Germany the other part. He worked out of the Waverly vet clinic for gold bead and I learned so much from him and watched him do wonders with animals. His name is Dr. Michael Wolters if there is anyone who knows if he still does it. Best wishes to you and I hope Maxi continues to heal ❤
Nice work! One way to improve the Vevor's efficiency is to run the exhaust through some metal pipes within the envelope of your home before venting it outside so the heat from the exhaust air can also transfer into your home. You'll see a great drop in fuel usage!
Good tip! We will implement that in the future!
Good job THI you got a lot done 👍, Yes need them winter tires :) I don't know if you will have enough power right now with not much sun but, I put two 5" heat duct pipes together & mounted a round 9" fan that used 35w & pushed good for 10 feet, you would have to insolate the outside of it :) Have a good evening
Thanks for watching and for the tip!
Sun sets around 5pm this time of year in Southern Ontario
When you say what temperature it is up there. Play somewhere on the screen right Fahrenheit degrees. And that is what we use here in southeast Texas, lol. I do not understand centigrade. 😂😂
I do enjoy y'all's videos very much, thank you.
Thanks for watching! We'll try to do that in our future videos. Thanks for the suggestion. 👍
I was actually going to message you about the Vevor heater. I have one and it’s great. Way better than propane and no condensation. I would think it is also cheaper than propane and electric. I run mine in my greenhouse all winter
First time on your channel ❤
A lot of heat is lost through rv windows. Happy Holidays.
@tinalabelle7776 so true! happy holidays!
What a beautiful winter wonderful. We're in Arizona, and today's high is 70°F/29° C. I would love to be in the snow right now.
Enjoy the warm weather for us!! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful family ❤️🙏🏽 happy holidays 🎄😊
Thank you! Happy Holidays to you, too!
You guys are tough as nails im sure you will survive just fine wishing you all the best.
Thanks for the encouraging words. All the best to you as well!
Why not support water tote from under trailer, maybe a few concrete blocks. In the spot where theres no beam running across. Just a thought.
Thanks for the tips. I put some log pieces and some 4×4s, I'll make sure to show you on our next video. Thanks for watching!
Im so excited for the wood stove too
We are too 😅 thanks for watching!!
I'm excited too 😂🎉❤
We want all parts of off grid living.
I almost think the easiest way and more efficient way for you to get heat from the one trailer to the other from the woodstove would be to have a water jacket on the wood stove so then you’d only need like two water lines running across that would be heated by the woodstove into a boiler type rad
Did you do anything structurally to support the extra weight of the filled water tank or woodstove? Just wondering. That was a lot of work to get water running. You sure are good at figuring things out! 😊
Ahhh, it appears I asked too soon 😂
lol no worries! Yeah, we will be adding support. Thanks for watching!
This must have been recorded year prior☃️🎄🎉🤷♀️
Are you going to insulate your pipes and hoses?
We are only going to bury our waterlines once we are in our final location. Thanks for watching!
Hey Gina I live in Barrie!!!!!
Hey Gina here!! I actually love Barrie/ Orillia area ❤ I was wrong on my location... the storm was North of Barrie... highway 11 was a mess
@ sure was in was north 11 to Bracebridge
That’s a lot of water sitting on a trailer floor. 😮
Yeah we will be building support for the water and anything else that is heavy
I have been along since the beginning! Great watching. From BC 🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing! Glad you're enjoying it! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Yah in the last 2 weeks the gravenhurst area got 4 feet of snow!!! Not Barrie…
I did say the floor wasn't strong enough for the water a few videos ago. Just because I am a female, doesn't mean I was wrong.
Get some cribbing for under the RV where you're planning on having the water tanks. It will work way better than your plan. You can even make your own cribbing out of scrap wood. That way the weight is on the ground and not the corner of the RV
We had a lot of suggestions... and we do take suggestions from everyone. Thanks for watching!
Give both dogs Glucosamine Sulfate, no name from anywhere. Trust me does wonders for dogs hips, even more so for big dogs.
We actually do use Glucosamine Sulfate. You're right. So helpful!
The only thing that wood stoves run out of is ......wood.
-29 F….would really be cold, -29 c,isn’t that cold ! !
It is to me 😅😂😂😂... I know it's gonna get worse. Wish me luck.... thank you for watching!
Breakfast when it's light out ? You need a new alarm clock. I live in a log cabin in the woods of Canada. I don't think you realize how fast the winters in Canada can become life threatening. I hope you don't find out
I don't always have breakfast as soon as I wake up. But if things get dangerous, we do have a plan B. All the best!
I would worry less about the cosmetic of the floor but able to fill a whole container of water …
I do worry about that as well. I supported the beams under the trailer and built a platform on top of the floor. Hopefully, it'll work out.