Simple off grid cabin: Easy Grey Water System, Getting Ready For Deer Season
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2021
- I installed a simple grey water system at our off grid cabin. I also set out a couple of trail cameras. Deer season is less than a month away so it’s time to get ready. We are depending on deer meat/grouse meat to carry us through the winter.
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Here is the system Boss Of The Swamp Installed.
ruclips.net/video/qgCBevCRLvw/видео.html
Boss of the swamp fan
Love Boss!
Have you thought of Turing a small freezer into a small chest fridge? It’s a simple plug and play not expensive. I turned my big chest freezer into a fridge just for the fact I have a gaggle of kids. Need a massive fridge.
Let me know if you want info. I’ll give you a link.
Love The Boss!!
Use your gray water to do the garden. The little bit of soap that is in it will help with bugs and there is nothing wrong with the water.
That's what I'm thinking of doing. Put a huge tank underground to catch the water, and then use a pump to use it to water plants.
I've been a builder for many years and have seen quite a fair bit of sheds. The plans in ryan's package ruclips.net/user/postUgkxB7IXYxLzb_Ichhe45zM3Im5xfEiSp9vB have some of the nicest looking sheds i've seen in a while.
Im a gardener... the old saying is true... the first year, the garden gets it start, the 2nd year, it grows, the third year its produces .
Good to know. I was pretty disappointed in myself after this year. I had really high hopes and it didn’t pan out
I laughed when skeeter started prancing though the undergrowth.God bless him
Skeeter needs his own fan page! He is a hoot!
Magical!
All your hard work is paying off for sure! Everything looks great!
The hard part of sharing your life online is everyone telling you what you should do and what you're doing wrong. Don't ever let other people's opinions keep you from doing what you want or censoring what you feel like sharing with your viewers. At the end of the day, your life is your life and you don't have to explain or justify your actions if you don't want to.
All the progress you have made is inspiring and I hope you know how much people enjoy your videos.
Chewbacca
Skeeter remains the best scene stealer on RUclips.
Skeeter hopping through the woods is too funny. I love seeing how he wants to be involved in everything you do around the cabin. Everything is really starting to come together and you have made a lot of progress. I'm really excited to see how the stove project turns out. Using stone for the background around the stove will be beautiful and will add to the cozy feel of the cabin. With each new video, it shows all the hard work and efforts you two have put into this cabin/homestead.
Kyle, if you want produce right now, go to the you pick farms or markets and buy bushels and can it or dehydrate it now. There is a shortage coming this winter since the ships have been stopped. And, you can always put up some flour once the weather turns really cold for biscuits, tacos, etc. Winter squash can be stored in a temp sort of controlled dark place (the closet) for a number of months. And, they have good nutrition and would cook in or on top of your wood stove - or as soup.
I would not worry too much about naysayers. They are everywhere. Your spirit and brains are top notch. I wish we had many more young people like you. You have accomplished a lot this summer. May God Bless us all in the coming winter. Like you I have a dog (G.S.) and she is my best friend and is glued to my hip.
Happy you have avoided the fires.
I know Skeeter is a Springer but...I swear he's part deer! 🦌 You guys have done an amazing job! 👍😎🇨🇦⭐🐾👌🌲🐓
The chickens dont need a heater, just dont let their water freeze up and keep the wind off of them...... chickens live in canada without heaters.
Thank you for saying that. I had a lot of people calling us all kinds of things about how inhumane we were. Lots of people in the north have chickens with no heat source.
@@KYLESCABIN Oh, goodness Kyle and Cierra, don't pay no mind to the arm chair quarterbacks. Chicken raising is one of the first things I was taught as a child. Now I'm 63. Your chicken coop is perfectly fine. Happy chickens lay eggs. You're getting a few now, pretty soon, you'll be cooking up omelettes everyday. Mmmm, pickled eggs are great. Don't pay no mind to the Negative Nancy comments. You and Cierra are doing marvelous!! Oh by the way, Skeeter brings me such joy when I see him bouncing through the woods. You are correct about the fact that Skeeter is a one of a kind very special dog.
You two take good care of each other. ❤
@@KYLESCABIN Here in TN, we got below zero this past winter and have no chickens suffering. I use the hay upon hay upon hay in the coop part though. Chickens are pretty hardy.
@@peacefulwife5199 happy chickens lay eggs 🙂
In south central Alaska we put a light bulb in the coop in the winter, it seemed to help a lot with generating heat. Minnesota might be different, of course.
Hey Kyle you should put some solar LEDs on the chicken coop that way in case anything comes around it’ll light it up
Pretty nifty idea you have there.
Skeeter hops like a rabbit. Love it
Love how Skeeter is checking the depth of the trench. Things are progressing nicely for you. Thanks for a great video.
You should pinch the flowers off that basil so it'll stay flavourful. If you like spinach, you should try Swiss chard. And grey water is great for the garden.
I knew I'd live in a log cabin the first day of hunting season 20 yrs ago when my dad & brother's took me hunting I was 12 yrs old. I love the wood's and nature enough to spend the rest of my life right in the middle of it. We're designing the fireplace to be made of stone and big enough for a 6" 2' man to walk thru it. When we get home after skiing all day it's not our feet only that needs warming, it's our entire bodies thus building the fireplace to scale will only benefit us. You've given me a lot of great ideas for our cabin but I must admit..my wife isn't crazy about building a cabin on 7 acres in the wood's w/ no one around, but I can't wait! I'd like to watch the video of your finished cabin if you're done? thanks again, take care
Hey Kyle - thanks for the videos! I find them relaxing and easy to balance the worlds stresses that come. I am an avid gardener and for basil, they do not like to get the leaves wet. Plant them in a pot or bucket with holes and water from the bottom pan. Also pinch the flowers off the tops when you see them start. It allows for better flavour and not a woody plant that lasts a lot longer in the season. Also, look up companion planting. We have slopped acreage and my husband built raised beds with a framed top doors that allow us to weed and harvest all while keeping the deer out. We grow and train our plants to grow vertically when we can. Saves space, but also provides good airflow preventing rot. Also growing vertically shelters more sensitive plants from wind. Lastly, check out Bokashi composting! In Canada we can utilize the Spring to late Fall and get great compost going. Again your and Cierra’s videos have helped me a bunch. Happy Early Thanksgiving guys!
Hey man you may actually know this already but when it gets cold in the winter time don't scrape your shavings out of your chicken coop just lay new shavings over the top then the shavings underneath with the manure will actually start to decompose and actually keep the chicken coop warm
Good to see you again. Looks like you will be ready for winter. You certainly have all the bases covered.
After a certain point isn’t the ammonia build up a problem?
@@madamemaai5387 As long as it doesn't become anaerobic, there won't be any amonia smell. The birds help by continuously scratching through the bedding, keeping everything mixed and aerated.
Skeeter hopping around in the woods was so cute
Dump leaves in your garden space for winter great mulch. When you get around to doing a Fench rebars cut in half with 7' deer net attached with small zip ties is cheap and works. A warden told us to use another perimeter fence outside the deer net 4 ft away with a strand of twine because deer don't like to feel trapped. We used the cheezy 6' bamboo stakes and two strands of curling ribbon this year and it worked awesome the jute doesn't hold up all season! With all your woods you probably could make some fence stakes and saplings for the bamboo stakes for free and it would only cost about 20 bucks for the 100' folded deer netting. We've used the same netting for five years now. The last couple years we took it down For winter to change shape of garden. Believe me we have lots of deer! We joke we run a bunk and dump! They lay just outside the perimeter fence.
Love the way Skeeter runs
I know what mean about your dog " Once in a life time Dog " My theory on dogs either they get , or they dont. Im very fortunate with my dog also. My German Short Haired Pointer seems like he can read my mind. Unreal.
I love the story you share.
Please continue to enjoy and smell the air.
Love 🌸
I had to repair a grey well on my first house, and I did it just like you. Worked fine. As far as chicken coops in the winter, I lived in Alberta Canada and it got as cold as -40 F and the chickens were OK as long as we had a heat lamp on their water so it wouldn't freeze; if you change out their water every morning, and you don't have drafts, you should be good.
Hey Kyle just wrap your buckets on the outside with insulation then wrap them in black plastic. The black plastic will use the heat from the Sun to keep those buckets warm. Well at least when the sun is out. I love the cabin brother its really nice & you've inspired me to sell my home and build me one.
Thanks for the tip! Go for it. You won’t regret it
Learn how to can what you grow
Theres nothing lile it.Can Tomatoes corn or green beans Awsome
You will live it
Love it
Hope you get to harvest some deer this year. Got your cabin looking good. Have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin
Thanks Justin!
You could use gray water for the garden, but rainwater can be used for the shower, laundry and kitchen. You could also run it through a filter if your fussy! Great work bud.
Get some chain saw chaps .... you will never regret it !!
great idea. ya never know. Face shield would be another safety feature I use. We only have 2 eyes. Chainsaw incidents happen so quickly.
@@darrellcaruk8880 So true . Chainsaw cuts are very nasty indeed !!
As a farmer and outdoorsman all my life, stacking wood on the ground is normal. Here’s why… Why build something to elevate your firewood off the ground? That’s exactly what the first two layers do… they keep the rest of the wood off the ground. Lastly, the wood on the bottom serves as good smoldering logs to keep mosquitoes away, and perfect for the campfire at night while you’re sleeping. Guaranteed to have hot coals in the morning while that wet log kept the bears away from the cabin.
Doing great yeah rain in short supply everywere but next year lets hope things are better,Skitters doing well and chickens look healthy.Keep up the good work your doung just fine.
Skeeter bouncing through the woods makes me laugh. You should call him Skeeter Rabbit. A couple good size light bulbs would probably keep the chicken coup warm enough. I saw a guy in Michigan use one to keep his well head from freezing.
The Boss of the swamp shout was legit. You're killin it my man
I love the Boss. He and Kyle have awesome channels.
Hello. Have a safe blessed night! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
PRUNE THE FLOWERS ON YOUR BASIL TO MAKE THEM LAST LONGER OR THEY WILL BOLT & LEAVES WON"T BE AS FRAGRANT. :)
Good for you brother, you’re living the dream. I’m impressed by young guys like you who don’t get caught up with the materialism and fame-worship that is so ubiquitous on social media and our culture that so many others seem to get caught up in.
I’d insulate the skirting……. Sure made a huge difference at our cabin…. Insulate the pipes a whole bunch ……. It will be freezing cold this winter
Hey, Kyle,
Good Vid, as usual.
I'm guessing, but I think you are using the current building for your woodshed due to lack of time needed to build a new one.
Understandable, because you have been Soo Busy. I think it is too far from the house, especially when the snowfall starts.
I suggest next year or the year after building a new woodshed, and perhaps orienting it with the prevailing Wind in mind, to achieve the maximum drying effect.
One thing I know, I wouldn't want to make the trip out there in your winter Temps too often.
I guess you'll know more when you determine what your burn rate is with your stove and this new house.
Respect.
Love your channel , my husband did this years ago . He ended up putting a 35 gallon barrel upright with one hole in and two holes out & ran two twenty foot perforated pvc piped in the dirt 4 feet deep . Thank you & good luck
Really inspring, and who would not enjoy seeing a young man living his best life?
Biopit. Huh. We used to use barrels with holes in them over rock. Easy septic, back before the government.
The government doesn’t know about this one. Don’t tell on me lol.
Thanks for sharing! The Boss also keeps compost to help garden soil stay moist.
You can use your dish water to water your Garden & flowers
Skeeter lololol I love how he hops around the woods.your videos get me pumped up Kyle !! Next spring as early as possible is when I am
Planning getting some land up north !
Hi guys it amazes me how many people think this is your first rodeo that you’ve never done this before if they follow your channel I will see you done this many many times before living off grid keep up the good work to all of people that make stupid Please have a good look at what they do before you comment , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia
The heat and lack of rain really was detrimental to my 2021 MN garden too. This year I’m going to start core gardening. The MIgardener has a great video About raised bed core gardening. He waters once a month.
Hiya Kyle, Cierra and Skeeter 👋. Thanks for the updates. Good job on the gray tank system. Look at those happy chickens. Absolutely love watching Skeeter bounce around out there. Good luck with the hunting season. Stay safe beautiful people. God Bless y'all 🙏✌❤😊
Kyle Skeeter is awesome! Everything around the cabin is coming great. It should be comfortable this winter. I like your planning and giving things a lot of thought. You don’t know until you try it, then tweek it if you need. That’s what I’ve always done. Nice job! 😃👍👍👍
Love that you made the same system The Boss uses!
Kyle, everything is looking great. I know the Boss would be proud of everything you guys are accomplishing, and how fast you are getting there. You both have awesome channels and you get even more respect from me for watching him, learning, and giving him some credit. Skeeter is the man. Remember, the first garden is meant to be a learning experience. You’re going to be better prepared for next year and also have a lot more time to take care of it. Thank you for sharing and you guys stay safe.
Man Kyle is there anything you can’t do?? Again you gave me some great ideas. You really do look like a very young Alan Jackson. Love your dog.
I had a system like this in northern Michigan in my kitchen only. It froze. It was a rental so I couldn’t do crap to solve it. Old cheap land lady. If you can mound stuff over it to insulate it. You will have less chance in the bitter cold Mn winters to have an issue. Just my experience and what the repair guy in spring told her to do. Which the land lady never did. Oh even had to build a bon fire over the septic system to thaw it as it was to shallow. Fun times!
Can't wait to see the stove!
🤭 oh my goodness he is absolutely precious ❤️🥰
Man.. I just found you this week and have watched a TON of your progression. Going to pass along and hopefully revive some views on older vids. Thanks for the content - just love it. Jealous of Skeeter too, you've got a hell of a hunter/watchdog.
Hello Kyle, I have been watching your video's for about two months now (have not seen all of them but I'm working on it) and I am truly impressed with what you have accomplished. I am 67 years old and a former construction contractor. I don't know where you are located but I get the sense it is a location where you get some very cold temperatures in the winter. If that is the case then you need to pay attention to what the "frost line" is. I know you mention this in the video but it does not look to me that your idea is in fact below your frost line (you might want to recheck your measurements). I say this because you do not want your grey water system to freeze. Although not catastrophic it is a pain in the ass (inconvenient) when it does. Learn from one of my early years mistakes. Anyway, great video's, great effort and I am rooting for you!
The frost line where I am at is 5 ft (so they say, I’m guessing that’s an extreme winter). I have the bottom of the pit right at 60 inches. I’m hopping that’s enough. We will find out! Hopefully not the hard way haha.
@@KYLESCABIN Thank you Kyle for your response and the information. Upon reviewing more video's it appears you are in Minnesota. A 60 inch frost line is pretty serious and indicates to me that you get winter temperatures down to -40 F? Your pit might be fine but the depth of your feed line to the pit might be a problem. Good luck to you!
@@KYLESCABIN it also depends how well the water drains in that particular area. hopefully its very sandy. Another thing , snow coverage. Snow is a very good insulator.
My favorite off grid channel
Skeeter lives up to the springer breed! Holy cow!, When he hunts'em up in the brush oh My gosh he's like a deer!
Kyle, when you clean the poop out from the chicks you need to wear a mask. Chick poop can cause blindness. Please be careful. X
Agree u don't want to be breathing it all in ☹️
Watching from the Fiji islands God bless always
Peter is a beautiful pup. I think he may have been born with a built in pogo stick. Beautiful sight seeing him in action.😍
Always look forward to your videos! I’m extremely impressed with your skills!
Good for you glad to see you made some use of that free shed that you got makes a good woodshed excellent
Great job man. Looking good. Happy for you.
Wrap the whole coop in bubble foil, make the boss proud. LOL
Doing a great job, Kyle. Love these videos.
Sharpening the saw on the log blew my mind.
You are truly amazing! And you make it all look so easy!!
Love your place.you are doing a great job.love you Skeeter
Great update. It's coming along
Wonderful show man! Keep on keeping on. Love it.
Good job with the pipeline, skirting is a good idea.
Keep us posted on the skirting, like to see what you do out there compared to us up in the North Country!
Enjoying your videos and progress on the homestead 🥰
Hi kyle it's looking good you should be ready for winter
The chicken look so healthy. With all that firewood, you guys are set for winter.
Thanks again for some great tips!
Catching up on your videos. The cabin came out great!!
Have been watching. The cabin looks good.
You're living in such a beautiful state.
Well done. I wish you good fortunes in your efforts. For you and yours. Quality vids & audio.
Good job well done ❤️🇦🇺👍
JUST AMAZING VIDEO THANK YOU SHARING
Great job Kyle
I love Skeeter and the springing up in the woods was so awesome to watch... Thanks for sharing Kyle, really enjoying your channel
Absolutely fabulous build! You're definitely a class A+ builder!! Keep up the Good work and vision,
Don’t feel too bad about the garden generally takes you three years to work your soul up and get over your learning curve it’s OK you do a good job
you have some great ideas on the go , Nicely done. You and your wife are very fortunate.
It looking pretty nice, all that hard work is really showing 🤍
Kyle, standing on a log pile, you could slip. Wear some sawing chaps. Otherwise, i love your work/life balance.
Another great vid !
You got it going on bro everything looks fabulous can't wait to see the stove done👍✌
These videos are so sweet!
Wanted to let you two know just how much I am enjoying watching your videos! Everything is really looking great! Great work you have done.
Great work Kyle Respect 😊👍👍
Kyle ,i enjoy keeping up with all your progress at your home. You work hard and do a good job getting ready for all seasons Minnesota has. Enjoy
Thanks kyle. Ive watched youre entire build and its given me so many ideas
Keep up the good work God bless you
You are doing a great job….a lot of work.👍👍
Skeeter has a lovely prance! So fun! Nice update on lots of progress! So hope those fires stay far away from you!