Ecobattery for the homestead

Off grid Jay is totally RAD and Jen is awesome... hope I'm not too late for the drawing 😂. Id love to get my first li ion battery for free

Jenny’s a little shy…jump to present…not anymore…

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We always remove the chimney cap during heating season chimney has literally no creosote build up from an entire winter of heating which in Canada is around 6 months we also burn no pine or fir some Tamarac during especially cold days but mostly only burn seasoned poplar byrns clean and provides plenty of heat. Keep em coming Happy New Year!

2024/2025- I came across your channel and watched a few episodes and really enjoyed them. Now I’m “stuck “ binging…glad I am. The two of you are real and such a joy…really refreshing. Hope your channel skyrockets beyond your wildest dreams. Best to you and yours.

Off grid with Jay and Jen I have been in a financial bind for months and could surely use a system to help with my expenses

On the turbine, shouldn't the tail cause the whole unit to spin so the fins face directly into the wind? I noticed the flag indicated a stiff wind blowing from right to left, but the fins of the turbine was sideways to the wind and barely turning. If the wind normally blows in that direction you might see better results by rotating the turbine mounting pole 1/4 turn permanently clockwise so the fins fully catches the wind head on. IF the wind direction dramatically changes... I am not familiar with turbines at all or options available for mounting hardware. Ideally allowing the turbine unit to rotate on the pole to catch the wind might require some sort of electrical connection that can maintain contact without TWISTING the cable inside the pole to the point of breaking wires. I cannot picture it but perhaps something exists. A smaller diameter pipe welded to the plate that extends a foot down and loosely fits into the upright pole would allow rotation. Then if there was a way to LIMIT rotation of the turbine to 1/4 turn clockwise or counter clockwise it would prevent INTERNAL wiring from WINDING too tight in one direction. GOOD video to illustrate the challenges you may face and tackle in the process.

Your Right Jay on the woodstove i tell people about the t peice and go out the side of the building with the pipes love it

We added 2 Eco Fans last year. WOW! What a difference! They are quiet and move a lot of heat.

Another day in Paradise.

Off grid j is awesome and I would like a ego worthy battery. Thank you. I really do like how you take your time with telling instructions

Thanks for the video.

Global Warming. Just think how cold it would be if the cows were not farting.

From way up North group of wood burners we do have a couple of well known hardwoods. We have Birch in a few varieties and Tamarack. Lots of softwood such as spruce and pine varieties. Our softwood is not as sappy as your South softwoods and can burn fairly good. Heat is so important

I would recommend you get rid of that propane heater and replace it with a diesel heater. For portability you can get an all-in-one kit that sits outside and you pump hot air from the unit into a window of the room you want to heat. Or you can mount one semi permanent running the exhaust and combustion inlet to the exterior through a hole. These can run unsupervised for hours and hours.

Did you consider using a tap and die set and tread it yourself

I miss our wood stove, something i couldn't bring to Arizona. The cleanout of yours is real handy. Wish we would have had that. ❤

I’m enjoying watching Jay go about one snowy challenge to the other without agitation. I guess he relaxed after getting that first heating source.

There are some welds in there. No it’s not great but if it works who cares. Your vision is 75 percent of welding

Great job of doing those shed guys! You're doing an awesome job! Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. Take care

You are right, Lowe's and home Depot suck

Off grid Jay is awesome. I love the content real review / opinion. Keep them real and comming

Excellent and informative video. Thanks for making it.

Off grid Jay is awesome 👍👍

Love my soapstone woodstove. Use ceiling fans in bedrooms, kitchen and dining room to help circulate the heat. Stove is set half into my existing fireplace. Have a small fan on mantle to push the heat out of living room. It's the best thing I ever did. I have been using a woodstove since the 70's. Wood is not an issue, my brothers keep me supplied.

Have the same stove. Love it!

I find birch bark is the best fire starter.

That was cool, a very informative video! Lots of great information here and you explained it so well that even first timers can understand! 👍

Also Jay if you live near a sawmill you can buy slabs by the bundle and slap are great for a fast hot fire in the morning or kindling. Many other uses for slabs.

Me too,enjoy wood heat,was so used to it that natural heat had to get used to it all over,,not the same warmth

I want an eco-worthy battery!

Stay safe, stay warm and take care my friends 👍🏻 Appreciate you always 🙏🏻 God Bless

Happy New Year! We heated solely with wood in our previous house and we have sinus issues and had issues with dry air with sinus issues and our wood furniture cracked in places, so when the humidity dropped below 40% we put a 34cm pot on the stove and let it steam day and night and it generally kept the humidity above 35% which kept our sinuses from bleeding. I also hung a fan upside down on the hall doorway to blow the heat and humidity to the bedrooms and baths. We use natural gas and wood in an insert so use a whole-house humidifier in the kitchen, and a smaller one in the master bedroom.

Is a wood stove the same as a pellet stove?

Jay, I've been watching since your started the cabin build. I watched you bring the wood stove up to the cabin and install it and told my husband about the soapstone stove benefits. We had never heard of this type of stove before. We ended up finding two Hearthstone II stoves, $600 each, on Marketplace. One is identical to yours. We bought both, and installed one in a sunroom we built off the back of our home in March of 2021. We used it that fall and winter and then in January of 2022 my husband had a stroke and eventually passed away. I depended on him for everything I needed to learn about the wood stove, and then he was gone. You have been such a blessing to me personally because you have taught me so much, from how to use my stove to processing my firewood efficiently. I'm completely confident in heating my home with my stove (even though I have central heat) and it's because of your content. This year, I will have provided myself with 100% of my firewood too. Thank you.

The entire central region of the US is freezing. We are very cold and windy in North Texas. I am hunkered down.

How often do you clean your stove pipe?

Here in Blighty, many wood stoves have back boilers that heat hot water tanks and a couple of radiators - never seem to see them in US/Canadian off grids

I grew up in the hills of Eastern Kentucky. We used coal instead of wood. Great info! Thanks for sharing.

I'm new hear and I think alot of us are really thinking about making this leap to the off grid life and love learning with y'all and appreciate what you do 💯 Your both great don't let haters get to ya...