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You are so sweet cleaning the RV! :) My husband and I always had division of labor. He did the construction, I did the cleaning, but it could be difficult taking care of the kids at the same time.
Yeah, the wife usually is the one doing the cleaning, but this time was an exception since we couldn't all be on the land yet so everyone could move in. Thanks so much for watching!
Be sure to caulk around your windows outside and make sure the weep wells are cleaned out so water won’t stand in weeps to freeze in winter. Also be sure to make sure roof is sealed up properly. Helps to keep a fire going outside and smoking with some green brows or green wood occasionally to keep bugs at bay.
Smudges, using some wood, branches, green grass, weeds, make it smoke…keeps the bugs away to a certain amount…also lots of UV bug zappers inside and out really helps. And when working a large 20x20cinch cheap fans placed where you are working keeps them away, although the odd time you’ll feel the large ones hit you with bug guts…
Buy A can of Yard Guard!!! Or two or three. I don't quite know how much one can takes care of but just spray and bugs are gone. Not forever but for that day it works. Just got to buy A few cans while you are working.!!!!
New subscriber. Looking forward to your channel and journey. Keep a dryer sheet tucked in the front of your t-shirt. It will keep gnats away. God bless you all and many prayers. ☦️ Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 🙏🏻 ❤️ ☦️ 💙
Until you box in your side walls of your camper you’re going to have mice. Best solution are cats. We live by farm fields in Il and we tried very hard but until we got barn cats the mice would get under our manufactured home that is boxed in with concrete blocks.
So glad you have a water supply, seen so many off gridders w/o a good water supply. I would never move onto property w/o water and my wife agrees. 17:00 mosquito netting, another reason I wouldn't go up thee or Alaska. lol. GL !!
Lol yeah the mosquitoes are no joke ... it gets better in 2 months but until then... 🤣 and water was very important to us so it was definitely a priority. Thanks for watching!
We've been in the Temiskaming north region with 73 acres in Unorganized for about 13 yrs. now. We've found that the black flies and mosquitos come out when temps are about 50F which is 10C for those who use that. Here, I find that the mosquitoes last until mid-July when they die off for the most part and house flies take over for the rest of the summer. Being from S.Ont originally, I find that I'm extremely sensitive to those black fly bites and sometimes do get Black Fly Fever. My husband is originally from Timmins and isn't bothered. I think its a build up in your system over the decades of age and being bit? Mosquito bites don't bother me too much--they bit me too much when younger and I did react then. Rubbing tea tree oil on your body helps keep the bugs away. Used to have an OFF clip on mosquito repellent that worked well but I'm not seeing it on amazon. We'd bought it at Walmart--you could turn it on/off as needed. Have to buy some refill eventually. Still have some but would have to find it. Anyway, they worked WELL. Next time I'm at Walmart, I'll look to see if its still available. For mice, you need cats in the country. We have some highly experienced mousers here. They have their precision skills down to a science and we love them. When we lived in Niagara and had a little hobby farm, and had got some larger livestock, rats moved in. We went to a local farmer and he was happy to give us some of his farm cats. Two days later, rats disappeared. Wherever there are rats, mice will not be...as rats will kill mice. Our cats then looked after the mice too when they moved back in. Here we have German Shepherds who keep wildlife away. Despite living here with neighbours 1/4 mile east and west and neighbours one mile away north and south, and hundreds of acres all around we never see bears or anything else here. I believe due to the dogs on patrol. We used to have a hobby farm here too but don't have animals anymore, other than dogs and cats.
Here's a suggestion to deal with your "buggy" neighbors. Integrate building small bird houses with your kids, so you can place them around your property along with maybe trail cameras to see what other wildlife neighbors you have. With those trail cam footage you can share that with our patreon supporters, which hopefully helps you with future projects.
apple cider vinegar!!!! i use tiny jars throughout my house.. they always use dishsoap, but i never used it.. but using it outside like that, it probably coats their wings maybe
Will you have to insulate and protect all of your water lines before winter comes again?? Maybe you could cover the outside of your camper and insulate it on the outside before winter sets in. While also putting a skirt around it to keep critters out.I have seen a couple of video's where people do this kind of thing for their campers and even cover it like a shed roof..
I definitely have a lot of preparation to do before winter comes. I'm hoping to move further into the land, and once I'm where I want to build, then I will place the water lines underground. Thanks for watching.
Open spaces and a light wind is the answer for the black flies, tough to find in a black spruce swamp lol. Also start thinking about clearing a fire break. Good luck and stay safe.
Fill the holes with steel wool.They won't eat through it and then spray foam.The one that the animals won't eat.Not sure why.But it seems to work the best.It's a green can
I’m wondering if the straw/hay is attracting the bugs. I’m thinking you need a hat with the propeller fan on top to keep bugs away. Lol😊 Beautiful dogs ❤
Lol!! Yes for the propeller!! 🤣 and yes we removed the straw in our newest video which is up :) it was there for a cheap solution to keep us warm in the winter. Thanks for watching 🙏
Hi get yourself a large fan for working outside, it will blow the flys away when you are working on stuff outside, you have solar and extension cords , I bought a good one years ago at princess auto. Good luck. Wishing you folks all the very best.
I don't know if you have bats in your area with being so far North but in Minnesota we do. You could build some bat boxes to encourage them to live by you. 1 bat along can eat thousands of mosquitoes a day.
Many won't agree with this but in food production facilities they all have rodent bait boxes strategically placed, same with townhouse complexes etc. and I'm sure many other places. They work.
True. I just prefer traps because I'm afraid they might end up dead inside my walls, and then I would have to take everything down to deal with the smell. Thanks for watching.
Hi the mice came in our trailer was through the slide outs. I sprayed all under the trailer with undercoating spray from CTC. Sprayed foam in all the holes for pipes and wiring. The mice and chipmunks do not like to get oily or grease on their feet. Take the hay away from your trailer that is very dangerous for fire and small animals. Get a bug zapper either propane or electrical
easiest way to get a grip on condensation is better insulation, and running a wood stove, nice warm very not humid heat..... actually you would be better off to build a 10 x 20 cabin with real insulation and double pane windows, and a wood stove, and use that for your winter house oh and get some cats for the mice LOL
If your totes were raised...is there a possibility of gravity feed for water supply? Eliminating the need for pumps? This is a path I'm heading towards being off grid.
I might build a small water tower in the future to use during the warmer months. I would still use the pump during peek hours of solar production to get the water up there. And use the water from the tower at night to save on energy. Great idea. You can get around 0.5 PSI for every foot of elevation.
@apolinariobr hi!! Oi!! Gina here! Yes, Brasil! Minas Gerais :) You might hear us speak Portuguese from time to time haha Thi was born in Brazil and my mom is from Brazil 🇧🇷 so we speak Portuguese fluently
Also was thinking about all that dead wood. Any considerations in having charcoal burn barrels? Having one or a few of these going would take care a few of your issues on your property. Mainly, you have an additional fuel source, especially for the winter. Two, your able to clear your property in a more controlled manner. Third, the smoke generated should help with the bug issues. Fourth the ashes made, can add to your compost pile or to your planned garden area. Here's a link I found for creating a charcoal burn barrel. Hope this helps as well. ruclips.net/video/7ep-KrxM6Rw/видео.html
Ive tried everything to repel mice. Bounce fabric softener sheets, Peppermint scent, moth balls. None work! I tried the bounce sheets under the hood of my F350 diesel truck. The mice chewed them up and made nests with them!
You guys are wasting your time and money on bugs and a trailer tell you get your cabin built trailers suck.The are mean 26:43 t for camping and designed to fail.If they didn't fail they would be out of business.seriously build a cabin.or buy a prefab shed or sheds big ones of course.will solve many problems your having
Depends on perspective... if it wasn't for our trailer we wouldn't be able to stay on our land and clear the land, get to know our land, and would have to rent somewhere ... so, for us personally, it hasn't been a waste of money. We actually saved more by not paying monthly rentand able to have a roof over our heads while being on our land and learning as we go. A cabin unfortunately takes time to build and we are hoping to get one up sooner rather than later but it's a slow process. We share the struggles so others who are thinking of doing this know what to expect... especially if they are on a budget like us. When you start building you need somewhere to stay so this is temporary fix for us so we can stay on our land while we build.
it really is a bad idea parking by the straw 😂😂 everyone knows that just invites rodents and bugs and poor fluff balls fur babies you should get them a pool.
We got rid of the straw it was a cheap solution for the winter time which worked well but yeah it had to go! Our dogs hate water (we tried the pool and they only like filthy puddles lol. They do love the AC though... which they have been enjoying daily haha!
@@OffGridWithGinaThi haha ooh the fluff balls are so cute. I have a husky mix that like everyone else's if off lead will run off 😆 his ears are painted on. oh and I get it atleast the straw helped for winter doing its job
not sure how this ended up in my YT feed, again, but last time it did, i commented. you are the dude that feels (i use the word feel here, on purpose, as their is a difference between feel and fact) that a pew-pew is not necessary to protect your family. so naive. why don't you ask the widower up in the yukon, who was living in a situation much like yours, when, while he was off-property, a bear showed up to their hiomestead, mauled his infant to death, and then turned on his wife, when she tried to defend her child, and finished her off too? go ask him.
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What a beautiful place to live!
You are so sweet cleaning the RV! :) My husband and I always had division of labor. He did the construction, I did the cleaning, but it could be difficult taking care of the kids at the same time.
Yeah, the wife usually is the one doing the cleaning, but this time was an exception since we couldn't all be on the land yet so everyone could move in. Thanks so much for watching!
Thi you seem to be able to do anything! Very impressive!
😊 Thanks for the encouraging words. And thank you for watching!
Thi you are amazing! 🙌🏼
So much work but you made it look easy and effortless. Meanwhile I would have been scratching my head on where to start 😂
Thank you for the kind words. God bless.
Smoke
Be sure to caulk around your windows outside and make sure the weep wells are cleaned out so water won’t stand in weeps to freeze in winter. Also be sure to make sure roof is sealed up properly. Helps to keep a fire going outside and smoking with some green brows or green wood occasionally to keep bugs at bay.
Smudges, using some wood, branches, green grass, weeds, make it smoke…keeps the bugs away to a certain amount…also lots of UV bug zappers inside and out really helps. And when working a large 20x20cinch cheap fans placed where you are working keeps them away, although the odd time you’ll feel the large ones hit you with bug guts…
Thanks for the suggestions. We will definitely try some of them. 👍
Missed your channel. Keep the videos coming!!!
Buy A can of Yard Guard!!! Or two or three. I don't quite know how much one can takes care of but just spray and bugs are gone. Not forever but for that day it works. Just got to buy A few cans while you are working.!!!!
Are you in the states or Canada? Do you have a brand you like? Thanks for the suggestion! :) ... we will try it out if it's available in Canada.
Try to Make a mixture with a teaspoon of Pine-Sol add water to a bottle and mist around your body see if that helps.
New subscriber. Looking forward to your channel and journey. Keep a dryer sheet tucked in the front of your t-shirt. It will keep gnats away. God bless you all and many prayers. ☦️ Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 🙏🏻 ❤️ ☦️ 💙
Thank you for the tip and also for subscribing. God bless you.
Until you box in your side walls of your camper you’re going to have mice. Best solution are cats. We live by farm fields in Il and we tried very hard but until we got barn cats the mice would get under our manufactured home that is boxed in with concrete blocks.
What a beautiful place you have there
It really is beautiful. Thank you for watching.
Great video! Like seeing Thi working on these issues/this project! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks! 👍
So glad you have a water supply, seen so many off gridders w/o a good water supply. I would never move onto property w/o water and my wife agrees. 17:00 mosquito netting, another reason I wouldn't go up thee or Alaska. lol. GL !!
Lol yeah the mosquitoes are no joke ... it gets better in 2 months but until then... 🤣 and water was very important to us so it was definitely a priority. Thanks for watching!
We've been in the Temiskaming north region with 73 acres in Unorganized for about 13 yrs. now. We've found that the black flies and mosquitos come out when temps are about 50F which is 10C for those who use that. Here, I find that the mosquitoes last until mid-July when they die off for the most part and house flies take over for the rest of the summer. Being from S.Ont originally, I find that I'm extremely sensitive to those black fly bites and sometimes do get Black Fly Fever. My husband is originally from Timmins and isn't bothered. I think its a build up in your system over the decades of age and being bit? Mosquito bites don't bother me too much--they bit me too much when younger and I did react then. Rubbing tea tree oil on your body helps keep the bugs away. Used to have an OFF clip on mosquito repellent that worked well but I'm not seeing it on amazon. We'd bought it at Walmart--you could turn it on/off as needed. Have to buy some refill eventually. Still have some but would have to find it. Anyway, they worked WELL. Next time I'm at Walmart, I'll look to see if its still available. For mice, you need cats in the country. We have some highly experienced mousers here. They have their precision skills down to a science and we love them. When we lived in Niagara and had a little hobby farm, and had got some larger livestock, rats moved in. We went to a local farmer and he was happy to give us some of his farm cats. Two days later, rats disappeared. Wherever there are rats, mice will not be...as rats will kill mice. Our cats then looked after the mice too when they moved back in. Here we have German Shepherds who keep wildlife away. Despite living here with neighbours 1/4 mile east and west and neighbours one mile away north and south, and hundreds of acres all around we never see bears or anything else here. I believe due to the dogs on patrol. We used to have a hobby farm here too but don't have animals anymore, other than dogs and cats.
Thank you for sharing all this! Just got some tea tree oil!
Here's a suggestion to deal with your "buggy" neighbors. Integrate building small bird houses with your kids, so you can place them around your property along with maybe trail cameras to see what other wildlife neighbors you have. With those trail cam footage you can share that with our patreon supporters, which hopefully helps you with future projects.
Great idea! We might try that. We also would like to attract some bats. Thanks for watching.
Light fire like a smoky one to keep bugs files away
apple cider vinegar!!!! i use tiny jars throughout my house.. they always use dishsoap, but i never used it.. but using it outside like that, it probably coats their wings maybe
Get a cat 🐈 cat will control them. It's so beautiful out there. Blessings 💞
Will you have to insulate and protect all of your water lines before winter comes again?? Maybe you could cover the outside of your camper and insulate it on the outside before winter sets in. While also putting a skirt around it to keep critters out.I have seen a couple of video's where people do this kind of thing for their campers and even cover it like a shed roof..
I definitely have a lot of preparation to do before winter comes. I'm hoping to move further into the land, and once I'm where I want to build, then I will place the water lines underground. Thanks for watching.
The Dogs Are Beautiful !!!!!!!
Good luck on finding ways to stop rodents from getting in I have litteraly battled them for years and years .
You're right the rodent are persistent... I'll never give up the the great fight LOL
Open spaces and a light wind is the answer for the black flies, tough to find in a black spruce swamp lol. Also start thinking about clearing a fire break. Good luck and stay safe.
Thanks friend!
I love your content! Going off grid in Wyoming with our four kids in camper this summer. Appreciate the realness and advice!
So glad it's been helpful! All the best on your off grid journey!!
Fill the holes with steel wool.They won't eat through it and then spray foam.The one that the animals won't eat.Not sure why.But it seems to work the best.It's a green can
They're trouble.. . But they are beautiful 😅😂
I’m wondering if the straw/hay is attracting the bugs.
I’m thinking you need a hat with the propeller fan on top to keep bugs away. Lol😊
Beautiful dogs ❤
Lol!! Yes for the propeller!! 🤣 and yes we removed the straw in our newest video which is up :) it was there for a cheap solution to keep us warm in the winter. Thanks for watching 🙏
Hi get yourself a large fan for working outside, it will blow the flys away when you are working on stuff outside, you have solar and extension cords , I bought a good one years ago at princess auto. Good luck. Wishing you folks all the very best.
We will have to try this. Thank you so much!
I don't know if you have bats in your area with being so far North but in Minnesota we do. You could build some bat boxes to encourage them to live by you. 1 bat along can eat thousands of mosquitoes a day.
We have bats here. Weve seen many here... We've been wanting to put bat boxes!
Hardest working guy I've seen in a long time
😂 thanks.
Apple Cider Vinegar works great, especially inside.
Gnats are attracted to the colour yellow. Your hi-vis shirt has yellow stripes so you are attracting them to you. Hope this helps.
I didn't know that! Good to know! Thanks for sharing and watching!
The bug in the tree is called a white pine weevil ... very comon in your area ... they kill the tree however they feed the woodpeckers :D
Good to know. Thank you. I just hope it's not an infestation. I need to go check out other trees on the property.
Many won't agree with this but in food production facilities they all have rodent bait boxes strategically placed, same with townhouse complexes etc. and I'm sure many other places. They work.
True. I just prefer traps because I'm afraid they might end up dead inside my walls, and then I would have to take everything down to deal with the smell. Thanks for watching.
@@OffGridWithGinaThi I can understand that.
You've got a lot of lumber laying down and need to clear some land, am sure you've though abut a Woodmizer or like unit to mill it.
Yes. We got a sawmill recently. Hope to put it to good use soon. 👍
@@OffGridWithGinaThi With the cost of lumber these days I'm sure you will.
Hi the mice came in our trailer was through the slide outs. I sprayed all under the trailer with undercoating spray from CTC. Sprayed foam in all the holes for pipes and wiring. The mice and chipmunks do not like to get oily or grease on their feet. Take the hay away from your trailer that is very dangerous for fire and small animals. Get a bug zapper either propane or electrical
I love your process........Your OCD comment gave me a chuckle....where does attention to detail becom OCD?
🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for watching!
easiest way to get a grip on condensation is better insulation, and running a wood stove, nice warm very not humid heat..... actually you would be better off to build a 10 x 20 cabin with real insulation and double pane windows, and a wood stove, and use that for your winter house
oh and get some cats for the mice LOL
If your totes were raised...is there a possibility of gravity feed for water supply? Eliminating the need for pumps? This is a path I'm heading towards being off grid.
I might build a small water tower in the future to use during the warmer months. I would still use the pump during peek hours of solar production to get the water up there. And use the water from the tower at night to save on energy. Great idea. You can get around 0.5 PSI for every foot of elevation.
Cats for the mice .❤❤
Spruce beetles they are killing trees that is the noise you hear them chewing
Yes we found that out through another comment. Very interesting to learn about them.
He missed me felling the tree. He's fired! 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Helo ❤❤❤
Where you're from guys? I believe I heard Gina saying tadinho to the dog. Brazilian?
@apolinariobr hi!! Oi!! Gina here! Yes, Brasil! Minas Gerais :) You might hear us speak Portuguese from time to time haha Thi was born in Brazil and my mom is from Brazil 🇧🇷 so we speak Portuguese fluently
Encourage birds by having feeders water access and housing. Make sure feeders are not accessible by rodents.
Was it your family property 40 acres
Was it your family property 40 arces
Yes it is our property 😊
A self-supporting barn cat or two might control the small rodents, but would also hunt small birds, Pampered house cats would probably be useless.
It seems like we got it under control for now. Now I'm just using traps. Thank you for watching.
Also was thinking about all that dead wood. Any considerations in having charcoal burn barrels? Having one or a few of these going would take care a few of your issues on your property. Mainly, you have an additional fuel source, especially for the winter. Two, your able to clear your property in a more controlled manner. Third, the smoke generated should help with the bug issues. Fourth the ashes made, can add to your compost pile or to your planned garden area. Here's a link I found for creating a charcoal burn barrel. Hope this helps as well. ruclips.net/video/7ep-KrxM6Rw/видео.html
Thank you so much! That's really helpful information. Thank you for taking the time. We just watched the video and will have to do this!
That is some kind of beetle that kills the trees unfortunately.
Yeah, we thought so! They are resilient and so loud.
Bounce fabric softener sheets everywhere in the fall. No mice in the winter!!!😉👍🏻
Ive tried everything to repel mice. Bounce fabric softener sheets, Peppermint scent, moth balls. None work! I tried the bounce sheets under the hood of my F350 diesel truck. The mice chewed them up and made nests with them!
@@dcranch4820 been using them for years. Working everytime
Start out on the outside
Yes currently working on the outside. Thanks for the advice!
You guys are wasting your time and money on bugs and a trailer tell you get your cabin built trailers suck.The are mean 26:43 t for camping and designed to fail.If they didn't fail they would be out of business.seriously build a cabin.or buy a prefab shed or sheds big ones of course.will solve many problems your having
Depends on perspective... if it wasn't for our trailer we wouldn't be able to stay on our land and clear the land, get to know our land, and would have to rent somewhere ... so, for us personally, it hasn't been a waste of money. We actually saved more by not paying monthly rentand able to have a roof over our heads while being on our land and learning as we go. A cabin unfortunately takes time to build and we are hoping to get one up sooner rather than later but it's a slow process. We share the struggles so others who are thinking of doing this know what to expect... especially if they are on a budget like us. When you start building you need somewhere to stay so this is temporary fix for us so we can stay on our land while we build.
I can just turn on the radio if I want to hear someone just talk. Let's see some work
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You live in the bush! You will get bugs! Get use to it!
I'm sure we will Ann! lol
it really is a bad idea parking by the straw 😂😂 everyone knows that just invites rodents and bugs and poor fluff balls fur babies you should get them a pool.
We got rid of the straw it was a cheap solution for the winter time which worked well but yeah it had to go! Our dogs hate water (we tried the pool and they only like filthy puddles lol. They do love the AC though... which they have been enjoying daily haha!
@@OffGridWithGinaThi haha ooh the fluff balls are so cute. I have a husky mix that like everyone else's if off lead will run off 😆 his ears are painted on. oh and I get it atleast the straw helped for winter doing its job
@huiawaihape942 🤣they will be making another appearance in our new video coming Sunday! They definitely keep us busy here too!! Haha
not sure how this ended up in my YT feed, again, but last time it did, i commented. you are the dude that feels (i use the word feel here, on purpose, as their is a difference between feel and fact) that a pew-pew is not necessary to protect your family. so naive. why don't you ask the widower up in the yukon, who was living in a situation much like yours, when, while he was off-property, a bear showed up to their hiomestead, mauled his infant to death, and then turned on his wife, when she tried to defend her child, and finished her off too? go ask him.
As I mentioned in the previous video I do intend on getting my license soon.
Lol smoke .ight help