I just watched this in 2024. I loved seeing young, wonderful, and oh so helpful Nine-Nine. Aren't you glad he taught all of your cats about building, so they can make sure everything is built right? Lol.
I've been subbed, and watching, for a few months now & the one big take away I have is that you 2 are way too hard on yourselves. I have seen many videos where you apologize for not knowing everything, not getting enough done, having slow paced videos etc. So I wanted to say that I'd suggest you take a second, and reconcile just how HUGE your project/s actually are. You are doing things most people simply can't. And the fact that it may not all come together in the most "Insta fabulous" manner is not relevant. You & Your fam are living a great series of adventures and not destroying yourselves in the process. All of this is inspiring, and connecting thousands of other people and at the end of all of this, you'll have an actual home, that you are truly invested in. How is that not a great life? Take care of yourselves, and keep doing the things! :)
if you don't spend good money on them temporary garage polyethylene cover doesn't last long you be lucky you get 1-2 years out of it. yes, shipping containers not cheap but it sure well build out of heavy steel. shit some people build homes out of them shipping containers and they look good to just saying
I just moved to Cochise County 3 months ago. I also bought two 12' x 20' ShelterLogic buildings. Within a few weeks, one went belly-up...looked like a turtle stuck on its back...lol. The wind here in unforgiving! I am trying to go 'off-grid'. It is challenging for sure. Especially since I am a 56 yr old single woman doing it all by myself. But I am going to win!! Thank you for all your inspiring videos. I have learned a lot and you have given me great ideas!
If you had bought a pre built building of any kind you still would have had the electrical cost, so looks like to me, you made the correct choice. I ran across your videos last week and have been playing catch up starting from the time you found the property and started the buying process. Playing skip around a bit but thoroughly enjoying the videos. So sorry for your loss, my heart hurts for you. I was totally in love with that boy
I think that the earth bag rear walls was an excellent idea. I watched every minute, and found it very interesting and helpful for others wanting to do something similsr.
Brilliant! Clever music match up, wonderful photography, hugely valuable information organized and delivered in a super organized fashion. Such a gift to anyone in the future who is considering this type of thing! Thank you for this great video!!
Added bonus getting this video thanks ,I don't do TV so great to have something interesting to watch on my tablet. Wow what an accomplishment brilliant job TSH all be worth it now . 💪🖐️👏
They look amazing! Shelter Logic should be paying you for upgrading their crappy tarp products with a brilliant "hack"! They'll definitely be a solid structure now. Maybe one day, when you're bored 😉, you can bag over the tin roofs and make them solid AND cool inside! The cats have a luxury apartment, now, too. 😊
Hi Everyone, I was born in Yuma, Az. and we moved to a small town in Wilcox where we lived till I was 12 yrs. old when we moved to New Mexico. Anyway thanks so much for this beautiful video!! Brings back great memories👍🤗😁
So you save the money you built sheds that you know aren’t going anywhere and when your children are 60 years old and you may possibly have passed on your children will remember every hour of every one of these days and it’ll warm their hearts great job mom and dad❤️❤️🔥🇺🇸
You guys are awesome busy little bees!! Love your video and the funk music you chose us right on!!! You guys are very talented, smart and well educated in the projects, which you strategicly well thought thru. Well done family!!
Absolutely putting this in the saved videos for later reference once I secure my land!! Thank you for taking the time to put this content online for us like minded yet camera adverse peeps 🤪😎
Look, Ma! Desert solar ovens!😎 From personal experience with my own desert oven, I just now applied closed cell foam to the underside of my storage roof and it makes SUCH a difference.
I lived in Hereford for 21 years, I love all the familiar foliage, the thorns on the mesquite and the century plant. The elements can be pretty strong, unless you live there, you’d never guess the strength of the wind and rain, especially during monsoon. Those mountains with the afternoon sun, sigh. Miss that, especially the patches of aspen trees turning gold in the fall.
Like all of your projects, these buildings are so beautiful. You took something ugly and broken and made them beautiful and functional. You guys are awesome!
Yes, I watched to the end of the video. Thanks for the detailed explanation of your sheds. I am thinking of making one for myself, but not in the desert. My new riding mower needs a safe place to sleep. John in Bethel, Missouri
Oh super impressed with this. After watching videos of arched cabins I'm thinking someone could live in one of these price difference would be unbelievable even though Arched cabins are pretty darn inexpensive. The barn doors are beautiful. Y'all are great team you did a great job.
These buildings fit in so well with the whole concept of what you are building. And that is, buildings pulled up from the ground. Beautiful work!!! Glad to finally see how you built them. Thanks for the extra video!
Hey guys, just wanted to say thanks for inspiring me to rebuild my new river shack after big floods washed my 4.5 year labour of love away this week - great idea.
Your sheds are fabulous I don’t think you could ever buy the quality of those two any cheaper. I have followed your channel for quite awhile now and I am excited that Ashley is going to be able to plant a garden and have organized sheds to get ready for the house. I see it in my mind already. You’re doing a fantastic job everyone.
woah! the image highlighting of various components on the solar build is one of the smartest ways I've ever seen to show how all the pieces work together. what an amazing tool to use for teaching, much love.
Whoop whoop! This was great. I knew you guys were working on another project(s) while working on the chicken coop project. You’re family is truly amazing..
We’ve had that EXACT structure for over 10 years in New Mexico high desert. I think now the cover is more duct tape and tarp than the original skin. However, the frame is solid. You guys have given us such a great idea at an inexpensive fix. Man this was super informative.
Wow ! All that work besides your regular chores and daily vids on the chicken garden earth bag build. Plus your everyday life interests, and erands. Awesome ! I've got to go lie down.
thank you. Love all of your little animals. Beautiful family, and who ever did the cinematography and editing...wow, nice, nice. Real pro. Love the B Roll of the little birds on the branches, animals, mountain, etc. You did great.
I have the garage shed frame sitting in my yard for years with not a drop of rust and it’s not going anywhere. This is a perfect solution to covering it. I wanted to make into a greenhouse some day and I love the new doors! We live in the northeast and we were lucky to get two years out of the canvas. This just gave me an awesome idea. If I can take it apart and move it to camp I could totally use it for my lawn tractor and wood storage. Some day I would like to learn to make small buildings run off solar panels. Just have to watch more videos. You guys are awesome and I love following you on your journey
Just loving your family homestead. You are an amazing family. Your videos always have a feel good theme to them. Thanks for inviting us into your life.
Great video. And most of all…. Look at all that permanence!!!! Look at those roots being laid down!!!! Look at those foundations being built for your homestead!!!!!
Wow! What a treat😃 Got home from work and watched the Monday video and 5 seconds before it finished I got notification for this one! Both projects look great 👍
I’m so glad somebody knows what they’re talking about! I just thoroughly enjoy your vlogs, and thank you for allowing me to travel along with, and experience in the most minuscule way, your journey Cheers to you both and the tids❣️👍😉👏💋🥰 By the way don’t take any notice of negative nancys, they’re not worth your irritation, or your words, all it takes is one ☝️ button. 👍💋👏❣️😉
You guys are just fantastic I have watched several of your videos and they are interesting, inspiring and just a true show of good old craftsmanship. Thank you and keep up the great work and be blessed.
I admire the research and work you have out in to stay off grid and limit your carbon footprint but not sacrifice any comfort or conveniences. Your solar system itself is amazing. Good job guys.
Great Jog , I also loved the skills and the ingenuity used in solving a problem . You both always make our day when we watch . Smile. Ninette Bird- the Caribbean Wife- Tx
I like the way you two think, why buy it when you can build it, AND, those kids need something to do, right. The lessons in self-sufficiency for the kids (and for us) is priceless.
Nice really luv the doors 👍🙏✌🌻 I dont know how yall Have kept this quiet it is beautiful everything gonna do and it's gonna look so comfortable and so comfortable and homey so natural✌🤟 oh my I needed to learn the solar power running bird bath and camera to watch the birds all from small solar, but wanted go bigger thanks
WOH ! Jonathan , That was like Chinese algebra. I bet YOU understand that wiring tutorial , but I think I would need an Electrical Engineering degree to understand what you just said after 50:30. I'm glad you got it. Keep up the good work ! God loves solar energy, and so do I. Don't need to understand it , to love it.
WOW!! You guys are amazing, so much work. Those garage, sheds look great and so much stronger. Each and everyone of these projects bring you closer and closer to completing your homestead project. Love your videos thanks again for posting.
This has been truly beautiful ❤ watching a family come together & work willingly, lovingly for a common goal; reminds me of a Big hug. Thank you for sharing, big hugs from San Antonio!
What a wonderful surprise! Great job on the video and oh my goodness, it is artistry in the desert! Y'all are so creative and fun. Thank you for the bonus vid!
I don't know how you do it. I left Nebraska because it was just to brown and dry for me. I love all of the green here in Tennessee and I'm a true tree hugger. I love having trees all around me. I guess that's God's plan, a place for all of us. God bless y'all and keep growing .
If you want to screw in the augers quicker get one of the bits that they sell for portable fish shacks. They chuck up in your drill and are designed for screwing in the ice anchors. You just have to modify the opening a bit wider to fit the size of the anchors. Use an electric drill ( preferably 3/4 ) and hang on tight so you don’t break your arm if it hits a rock. Love the video. I’m going to do the metal to mine when it quits snowing. Liked and subscribed.
The amount of wisdom, love, strength, ingenuity, and any other good vibe is right here! New fan here, from the deep South. I've experienced heat and storms in the desert it made me appreciate the moisture/mold 😬 floods 😟 and storms here... But I would like to trade y'all the humidity 🤣 awesome video and project can't wait to see more. One love! 🙏
Yes I watched all the video! I liked what you did with the lodges. Yes I will be watching your Videos from now on. I am Jane Green from the n.e part of Oklahoma City Metro. Married to Chester. We have 10 ackers in the woods.i will be 70 July 8.
The best thing about it is you built the shed/garage as a family . They look amazing now and it’s all about team work.Well done.I enjoyed watching this.Your views all around are just stunning and when you have finished building it will be all your own work,and just how you want it.What a fabulous thing to do and way of life. I am a little envious of you . I love all the animals ,so cute how the dog helped you ha ha. The chickens are busy little things,how you never fall over them I will never know lol..Love n Light 🥰
We really enjoyed this vlog especially seeing the kids work along side of you and the silly antics.. So many other vlogs on YT where it appears they don't. Also want to comment on tool usage as an observation. I didn't see you using your impact driver to bolt things or undo things using the socket attachments. Less work than using ratchets all the time and easier on the arms/hands. :-) Keep up the good work!
For your desert buildings it might be interesting to have a look at solar chimneys. Just a screen-covered intake pipe that runs undergrond a long way, foor cooling the intake air. It ends inside the building at a low point. At the other end of the buiding, install a tall metal chimney, painted black. The rising air draws out the heat without requiring any electricity. It runs on pure solar heat. Cheap system but you have to screen well for bugs and rodents
Hello from 🇨🇦 near Sudbury Ontario ☺️ Love watching you guys build anything 💕☺️👍🏻 It was easy to watch til the end😁 Great job guys👍🏻 and Yaaay no more worries about those sheds ✅ They Look Awesome 🥰 God's Continual Blessings to you all 🙏😇🕊️💝
I recommend geothermal cooling inside your shelters. Bury a couple of culverts or steel pipes with and air intake and then have it come into your shelters. Have a high up vent open, so that when the sun hits the top of the shelter and it heats up, causes thermal convection, which will pull air through the pipes and bring earth cooled air with it.
Great video guys. Its nice to see a family living like this and hapy. I am currently working on doing somethoing similar here in Scotland with my fam too. Keep iit up and best wishes to you all. Will be looking forward to more content :)
Number one , you need 2×6/12 treated lumber runners or concrete and runners. Trust me on this. When setting the tent portion. Take the time to pipe wrap all the top pipes all the way to the lower support bar and upper cross braces. Screw in augers of at least 3 feet inside 4 corners and about 3 feet from each corner. Tie straps to corners and from corners x shape to inner augers. Bulletproof
Great video, loved it, building and the fur and feather friends included. Reminds me of growing up on ranches and farms. Thank you. Gives me more ideas for my storage shed.
Hooray, I agree you couldn't have gotten 2 12x20 sheds for $8k. Probably 1 for more. Your place is a work of art. Such a great way you made those permanent. Congratulations on finishing them. Can't wait to see the chickens in there new home.
hello watching what you and the kids edit for the final video is always a joy..... and the way you decided to do stuff really makes sense...... also everyone’s smiles and laughing is easily contagious
We aren't homesteaders but we moved to the mountains above Albuquerque NM. We have the same climate as yours. I ran the well dry the first year I put in our garden. Anyway, I love your family and feel like I understand some of the challenges you live with. Survival of the fittest! We are in our late 60 and early 70's and don't have the stamina to do what you do but I wish that we'd be doing it if we could.. Sometimes it's just about overcoming the challenges! Thanks for your videos. That hot sun is a real kicker and wears you done pretty fast. It takes some getting used to but it appears you are Impoverishing, Adapting and Overcoming! 👍🏻
I just watched this in 2024. I loved seeing young, wonderful, and oh so helpful Nine-Nine. Aren't you glad he taught all of your cats about building, so they can make sure everything is built right? Lol.
I've been subbed, and watching, for a few months now & the one big take away I have is that you 2 are way too hard on yourselves. I have seen many videos where you apologize for not knowing everything, not getting enough done, having slow paced videos etc.
So I wanted to say that I'd suggest you take a second, and reconcile just how HUGE your project/s actually are. You are doing things most people simply can't. And the fact that it may not all come together in the most "Insta fabulous" manner is not relevant. You & Your fam are living a great series of adventures and not destroying yourselves in the process. All of this is inspiring, and connecting thousands of other people and at the end of all of this, you'll have an actual home, that you are truly invested in. How is that not a great life? Take care of yourselves, and keep doing the things! :)
Could not have said it better.
Exactly!
Hip Hip Hooray you all worked together and got it done. One more step to making the homestead more enjoyable.
These custom built buildings look so much better than any shipping container! They blend with your surroundings. Well done!
They all look Good, Containers and
This Too !
if you don't spend good money on them temporary garage polyethylene cover doesn't last long you be lucky you get 1-2 years out of it. yes, shipping containers not cheap but it sure well build out of heavy steel. shit some people build homes out of them shipping containers and they look good to just saying
I just love how your buildings blend in with nature.
Absolutely love that your kids are helping, The life lessons they are learning they would never get in school. Great job. I love your videos
This was actually one of my favorite videos. Very informative with the start to finish and a cost breakdown. Thank you for sharing this one!
I just moved to Cochise County 3 months ago. I also bought two 12' x 20' ShelterLogic buildings. Within a few weeks, one went belly-up...looked like a turtle stuck on its back...lol. The wind here in unforgiving! I am trying to go 'off-grid'. It is challenging for sure. Especially since I am a 56 yr old single woman doing it all by myself. But I am going to win!! Thank you for all your inspiring videos. I have learned a lot and you have given me great ideas!
The 70's will start to slow you down. 56 is still all systems go. Best wishes to you.
If you had bought a pre built building of any kind you still would have had the electrical cost, so looks like to me, you made the correct choice. I ran across your videos last week and have been playing catch up starting from the time you found the property and started the buying process. Playing skip around a bit but thoroughly enjoying the videos. So sorry for your loss, my heart hurts for you. I was totally in love with that boy
I think that the earth bag rear walls was an excellent idea. I watched every minute, and found it very interesting and helpful for others wanting to do something similsr.
And YAY new drone footage showing no red bags!! I almost missed that (don't tell anyone I multitask listening to y'all or other videos while working)
What a delightful bonus for today! Thanks for sharing so many of your excellent creative endeavors 💜
Brilliant! Clever music match up, wonderful photography, hugely valuable information organized and delivered in a super organized fashion. Such a gift to anyone in the future who is considering this type of thing! Thank you for this great video!!
Added bonus getting this video thanks ,I don't do TV so great to have something interesting to watch on my tablet. Wow what an accomplishment brilliant job TSH all be worth it now . 💪🖐️👏
They look amazing! Shelter Logic should be paying you for upgrading their crappy tarp products with a brilliant "hack"! They'll definitely be a solid structure now. Maybe one day, when you're bored 😉, you can bag over the tin roofs and make them solid AND cool inside! The cats have a luxury apartment, now, too. 😊
Hold on Shelter Logic makes a pretty good product and they have provided warranty replacements. Its just the harsh dessert weather that does not help.
@@michelewalters9421 That's true; but do they make one specifically for that environment? Just curious, because if they don't, they should...
Hi Everyone, I was born in Yuma, Az. and we moved to a small town in Wilcox where we lived till I was 12 yrs. old when we moved to New Mexico. Anyway thanks so much for this beautiful video!! Brings back great memories👍🤗😁
Guys be very proud of yourselves and your children. Stand up and dust yourselves off, walk straight, you did good. 😉👏👏👏👏👏❣️👍
So you save the money you built sheds that you know aren’t going anywhere and when your children are 60 years old and you may possibly have passed on your children will remember every hour of every one of these days and it’ll warm their hearts great job mom and dad❤️❤️🔥🇺🇸
You guys are awesome busy little bees!! Love your video and the funk music you chose us right on!!! You guys are very talented, smart and well educated in the projects, which you strategicly well thought thru. Well done family!!
Absolutely putting this in the saved videos for later reference once I secure my land!! Thank you for taking the time to put this content online for us like minded yet camera adverse peeps 🤪😎
Look, Ma! Desert solar ovens!😎 From personal experience with my own desert oven, I just now applied closed cell foam to the underside of my storage roof and it makes SUCH a difference.
What a great video. Cats, chickens and chicks, pigs Nine nine and of course the Great TSH Crew! Hope you all had fun doing it
I lived in Hereford for 21 years, I love all the familiar foliage, the thorns on the mesquite and the century plant. The elements can be pretty strong, unless you live there, you’d never guess the strength of the wind and rain, especially during monsoon. Those mountains with the afternoon sun, sigh. Miss that, especially the patches of aspen trees turning gold in the fall.
So happy to see the build of the shed and garage. Very exciting to see the process.
You all please take care and be safe
Mama’s eyes are gorgeous! I love how you converted the shelter logic. Awesome
I was entranced at how amazing the editing to the music was in the sequence at 21:00-ish. Kudos. Amazing job. Chapeau.
Hey thanks 😊
Like all of your projects, these buildings are so beautiful. You took something ugly and broken and made them beautiful and functional. You guys are awesome!
I dream of this lifestyle just with more tree’s hehe🌾🌿Watching your family is truly inspiring. Thank you for taking the time to share.
Yes, I watched to the end of the video. Thanks for the detailed explanation of your sheds. I am thinking of making one for myself, but not in the desert. My new riding mower needs a safe place to sleep.
John in Bethel, Missouri
Oh super impressed with this. After watching videos of arched cabins I'm thinking someone could live in one of these price difference would be unbelievable even though Arched cabins are pretty darn inexpensive.
The barn doors are beautiful. Y'all are great team you did a great job.
The shed looks great! ❤️🌱🌞 Way better than a plastic shed. I like these custom projects.
These buildings fit in so well with the whole concept of what you are building. And that is, buildings pulled up from the ground. Beautiful work!!! Glad to finally see how you built them. Thanks for the extra video!
@7:07 Wait! We need glasses... LOVE IT!!!! The 10 year old gets it!
Hey guys, just wanted to say thanks for inspiring me to rebuild my new river shack after big floods washed my 4.5 year labour of love away this week - great idea.
Sympathy for your loss, & admiration for getting back up & going again! 🍀🍀🍀
Your sheds are fabulous I don’t think you could ever buy the quality of those two any cheaper. I have followed your channel for quite awhile now and I am excited that Ashley is going to be able to plant a garden and have organized sheds to get ready for the house. I see it in my mind already. You’re doing a fantastic job everyone.
woah! the image highlighting of various components on the solar build is one of the smartest ways I've ever seen to show how all the pieces work together. what an amazing tool to use for teaching, much love.
omg i watched to the end i prefer your work over prefab garbage hugssss from Canada
Nothing better than a man who is handy.
Whoop whoop! This was great. I knew you guys were working on another project(s) while working on the chicken coop project. You’re family is truly amazing..
We’ve had that EXACT structure for over 10 years in New Mexico high desert. I think now the cover is more duct tape and tarp than the original skin. However, the frame is solid. You guys have given us such a great idea at an inexpensive fix.
Man this was super informative.
I love that you recycled the good! Saving you $ and the environment! Great job thanks for including the cost…very helpful!
Watching it gave me a sensation of freedom.
Great idea. Our garage cover for UTV torn up in the first year so we might do this to it.
Wow ! All that work besides your regular chores and daily vids on the chicken garden earth bag build. Plus your everyday life interests, and erands. Awesome ! I've got to go lie down.
thank you. Love all of your little animals. Beautiful family, and who ever did the cinematography and editing...wow, nice, nice. Real pro. Love the B Roll of the little birds on the branches, animals, mountain, etc. You did great.
I have the garage shed frame sitting in my yard for years with not a drop of rust and it’s not going anywhere. This is a perfect solution to covering it. I wanted to make into a greenhouse some day and I love the new doors! We live in the northeast and we were lucky to get two years out of the canvas. This just gave me an awesome idea. If I can take it apart and move it to camp I could totally use it for my lawn tractor and wood storage. Some day I would like to learn to make small buildings run off solar panels. Just have to watch more videos. You guys are awesome and I love following you on your journey
I loved this longer video! You gave us an opportunity to really walk along side you in the process and then see the end results. So exciting!!
Just loving your family homestead. You are an amazing family. Your videos always have a feel good theme to them. Thanks for inviting us into your life.
Wonderful Work done by all.
MAGICAL Home, Magical Desert
and a Wonderful Family !
Great video. And most of all…. Look at all that permanence!!!! Look at those roots being laid down!!!! Look at those foundations being built for your homestead!!!!!
Wow. I'm blown away that you were able to get this done in the middle of doing the massive chicken garden project. You guys are awesome!
Wow! What a treat😃 Got home from work and watched the Monday video and 5 seconds before it finished I got notification for this one! Both projects look great 👍
I’m so glad somebody knows what they’re talking about! I just thoroughly enjoy your vlogs, and thank you for allowing me to travel along with, and experience in the most minuscule way, your journey Cheers to you both and the tids❣️👍😉👏💋🥰
By the way don’t take any notice of negative nancys, they’re not worth your irritation, or your words, all it takes is one ☝️ button. 👍💋👏❣️😉
I'm from that area and yes, the winds do indeed get up to 100mph. Especially in the spring. And it gets COLD in the winters!
You guys are just fantastic I have watched several of your videos and they are interesting, inspiring and just a true show of good old craftsmanship. Thank you and keep up the great work and be blessed.
I watched every minute and enjoyed it all…..your family is so much fun..
I admire the research and work you have out in to stay off grid and limit your carbon footprint but not sacrifice any comfort or conveniences. Your solar system itself is amazing. Good job guys.
What a sweet happy pup! I have a poodle so I have such a soft spot for the goofs.
Great Jog , I also loved the skills and the ingenuity used in solving a problem . You both always make our day when we watch . Smile. Ninette Bird- the Caribbean Wife- Tx
Great ideas & Great job 👍
Keeping it real.
Thank you.
My goodness i subscribing….why? Because you have managed to: inform, entertain, and keep the attention of the watcher…absolutely love it!
Glad you’re here - and thanks for the kind words.
I like the way you two think, why buy it when you can build it, AND, those kids need something to do, right. The lessons in self-sufficiency for the kids (and for us) is priceless.
I loved this building remodel. This gives me great Ideas for how to fix my sheds. I have to deal with snow .
Nice really luv the doors 👍🙏✌🌻 I dont know how yall Have kept this quiet it is beautiful everything gonna do and it's gonna look so comfortable and so comfortable and homey so natural✌🤟
oh my I needed to learn the solar power running bird bath and camera to watch the birds all from small solar, but wanted go bigger thanks
WOH ! Jonathan , That was like Chinese algebra. I bet YOU understand that wiring tutorial , but I think I would need an Electrical Engineering degree to understand what you just said after 50:30. I'm glad you got it. Keep up the good work ! God loves solar energy, and so do I. Don't need to understand it , to love it.
You are not afraid of work. GOD bless. Good luck.
WOW!! You guys are amazing, so much work. Those garage, sheds look great and so much stronger. Each and everyone of these projects bring you closer and closer to completing your homestead project. Love your videos thanks again for posting.
You are so thorough, I appreciate you taking time to give us all the info♥
New sub here, watched all the way through and I am impressed! At 71 yrs young watching you all makes me want to be young again. Good on you.
Aww thanks for watching and glad to have you here!
This has been truly beautiful ❤ watching a family come together & work willingly, lovingly for a common goal; reminds me of a Big hug.
Thank you for sharing, big hugs from San Antonio!
You and your family are a delight to watch, so much work I love that you break it down for all of us who need details thanks guys. Many Blessings.
Thank you so much!
What a wonderful surprise! Great job on the video and oh my goodness, it is artistry in the desert! Y'all are so creative and fun. Thank you for the bonus vid!
Another beautiful work of art! I love the ski googles as safety glasses 🤓
I don't know how you do it. I left Nebraska because it was just to brown and dry for me. I love all of the green here in Tennessee and I'm a true tree hugger. I love having trees all around me. I guess that's God's plan, a place for all of us. God bless y'all and keep growing .
We grew up in TN and fell in love with the desert while traveling full-time. Go figure 😂
I absolutely loved this video! You have given us ideas for our home.
Awesome video Great job !!'.really enjoyed watching you and your family and pets lol working together in these projects !! #Subbed!
Thanks Joey, glad to have you here :)
If you want to screw in the augers quicker get one of the bits that they sell for portable fish shacks. They chuck up in your drill and are designed for screwing in the ice anchors. You just have to modify the opening a bit wider to fit the size of the anchors. Use an electric drill ( preferably 3/4 ) and hang on tight so you don’t break your arm if it hits a rock. Love the video. I’m going to do the metal to mine when it quits snowing. Liked and subscribed.
"hang on tight so you don’t break your arm if it hits a rock" yeah sounds like all my augering experiences 😂
The amount of wisdom, love, strength, ingenuity, and any other good vibe is right here! New fan here, from the deep South. I've experienced heat and storms in the desert it made me appreciate the moisture/mold 😬 floods 😟 and storms here... But I would like to trade y'all the humidity 🤣 awesome video and project can't wait to see more. One love! 🙏
Low humidity is definitely one of the reasons we moved here :)
I used a six point 3/4" x 1.5 " socket to remove the auger stakes, your augers may need a different socket.
Yes I watched all the video! I liked what you did with the lodges. Yes I will be watching your Videos from now on. I am Jane Green from the n.e part of Oklahoma City Metro. Married to Chester. We have 10 ackers in the woods.i will be 70 July 8.
Always so impressed how hard you all work together! Awesome job too🇨🇦👏👏👏❤️🇨🇦
So much of enjoyment on this video
The best thing about it is you built the shed/garage as a family . They look amazing now and it’s all about team work.Well done.I enjoyed watching this.Your views all around are just stunning and when you have finished building it will be all your own work,and just how you want it.What a fabulous thing to do and way of life. I am a little envious of you . I love all the animals ,so cute how the dog helped you ha ha. The chickens are busy little things,how you never fall over them I will never know lol..Love n Light 🥰
We really enjoyed this vlog especially seeing the kids work along side of you and the silly antics.. So many other vlogs on YT where it appears they don't. Also want to comment on tool usage as an observation. I didn't see you using your impact driver to bolt things or undo things using the socket attachments. Less work than using ratchets all the time and easier on the arms/hands. :-) Keep up the good work!
For your desert buildings it might be interesting to have a look at solar chimneys. Just a screen-covered intake pipe that runs undergrond a long way, foor cooling the intake air. It ends inside the building at a low point. At the other end of the buiding, install a tall metal chimney, painted black. The rising air draws out the heat without requiring any electricity. It runs on pure solar heat. Cheap system but you have to screen well for bugs and rodents
❣️ ingenious ❣️
❣️Creative❣️
❣️Unique❣️
❣️Love it❣️
Some very nice camerawork by your daughter. Compliments!
Hello from 🇨🇦 near Sudbury Ontario ☺️ Love watching you guys build anything 💕☺️👍🏻 It was easy to watch til the end😁 Great job guys👍🏻 and Yaaay no more worries about those sheds ✅ They Look Awesome 🥰
God's Continual Blessings to you all 🙏😇🕊️💝
I recommend geothermal cooling inside your shelters. Bury a couple of culverts or steel pipes with and air intake and then have it come into your shelters. Have a high up vent open, so that when the sun hits the top of the shelter and it heats up, causes thermal convection, which will pull air through the pipes and bring earth cooled air with it.
Great video guys. Its nice to see a family living like this and hapy. I am currently working on doing somethoing similar here in Scotland with my fam too.
Keep iit up and best wishes to you all. Will be looking forward to more content :)
Number one , you need 2×6/12 treated lumber runners or concrete and runners.
Trust me on this.
When setting the tent portion.
Take the time to pipe wrap all the top pipes all the way to the lower support bar and upper cross braces.
Screw in augers of at least 3 feet inside 4 corners and about 3 feet from each corner.
Tie straps to corners and from corners x shape to inner augers.
Bulletproof
You’ve transformed them into modern day desert Quonset huts! Great work.
Turned out excellent! I rebuilt our shed in a box about 3 years ago and made a chicken barn.
Nice work with the earth bags!
You have a male dog that talks baby talk, interesting.?! LOL
HE IS BEAUTIFUL! And your family is amazing!
Your kids and animals are so cool, love watching your building projects.
Great video, loved it, building and the fur and feather friends included. Reminds me of growing up on ranches and farms. Thank you. Gives me more ideas for my storage shed.
Is there anything you can’t do! Such innovations….each building is built differently….nice job guys! And please don’t get sunburned….
I JUST LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! ❤️ From Canada 🇨🇦
Happy for Ace! keep getter stronger! Hope all goes well on getting builds out the door.
Hooray, I agree you couldn't have gotten 2 12x20 sheds for $8k. Probably 1 for more. Your place is a work of art. Such a great way you made those permanent. Congratulations on finishing them. Can't wait to see the chickens in there new home.
hello watching what you and the kids edit for the final video is always a joy..... and the way you decided to do stuff really makes sense......
also everyone’s smiles and laughing is easily contagious
We aren't homesteaders but we moved to the mountains above Albuquerque NM. We have the same climate as yours. I ran the well dry the first year I put in our garden. Anyway, I love your family and feel like I understand some of the challenges you live with. Survival of the fittest! We are in our late 60 and early 70's and don't have the stamina to do what you do but I wish that we'd be doing it if we could.. Sometimes it's just about overcoming the challenges! Thanks for your videos. That hot sun is a real kicker and wears you done pretty fast. It takes some getting used to but it appears you are Impoverishing, Adapting and Overcoming! 👍🏻