May the force be with you!

Hiya Nancy, Charles, Jill. You’re doing a great job! Love y’all, Aunt Tressa

Can't wait to see how you guys are coming along❤

There you are 😊. I missed you this morning. Looking forward to the next video. Take care. 🥰🌿♥️

Great tutorial

What an impressive and capable lady! Thank you for making the video, I really enjoyed it!

If you want to make a clean cut in cement board… I used a cheap tile wet saw from harbor freight and got beautiful clean cuts… realize this is too late to help you, but for anyone else needing to. It was a wet and messy outdoor task, so not suitable for your weather situation at the time anyway, but the wet cutting also eliminated flying dust while cutting, so I thought I would share this. We were doing board and battten siding using the 24” wide soffit panels vertically. Cutting the battens and widow trim where ripping was needed was nice and clean both for the cuts, and the cleanup/dust control… Little tile saw had to be clamped down to a heavy table to cut the big sheets and long stuff, but worked great overall.

Very enjoyable video!

My well water is acidic and copper pipes so also was dealing with the blue green stains in the bath tub and toilets. Put in neutralizing filter, but that makes the water hard so had to put in a softener down the line from neutralizer, but that takes care of the problem. If I had known ahead of time I would have plumbed with plastic or Pex instead of copper.

To clear hudmidity turn the mini split on heat and then back to cold a few times.

Thanks!

Loving all the bird drama!! 😄!! You edited it so well!! I'm so sorry for the phoebes 😟, but now have high hopes for the wrens. They need to stand up to those greedy bluebirds!! The kitchen looks lovely. Well done Charles!! Kitty loves to the girls 😻😍😻. Have a great week!! 🥰🌿♥️

Another great video. Definitely appreciate all the hard work you put into making these videos. Love having my morning coffee and watching all your beautiful wild life and following along on the yurt build. Thank you for sharing

Looks like the yurt is taking shape. Love all the bird clips

I was going to ask last week I noticed the black bear. How close was it to the house? Cabinets look great an the backsplash also looks good.

Love the cabinet work Charles is doing. We'll have to stop by sometime. A&L

love the backsplash and all the rest!!! you guys rock

You're almost there! Love the cabinets & backsplash.

thanks for providing such nice homes for the wildlife. The woodwork is coming together very nicely as well.

Well, I posted in the middle of the video. Should have waited for the end. The backsplash is up and looks great. Can you get jewel colored boxes for the outlets?

Thinking of the robins under the solar array: doesn't it get hot under the solar panels? I'm guessing the answer is no since you would have thought of that, but why not? Don't the panels themselves get hot? I like the plan for the backsplash. It's going to be very eye catching and unusual when you get it done.

The Yurt is looking great, I love the backslash in the kitchen.

Yaaay for the phoebes!! I'm SO happy they've been successful. I do love how you guys create habitat, accommodating the little birds and watching over them 😊. The backsplash reminds me of the lovely, creative dwellings I've seen where they inbed glass bottles in the walls, often adobe. It's such a beautiful effect. Very nice. I'm honestly not sure how I'd feel about having bears for neighbors 😄. I just wouldn't want to have a face to face while out walking in the woods. When I was a young child, living in the eastern woods, I had no fear. I was just a part of it. You guys are so competent and knowledgeable about everything from bugs to bears 😁👍. Have a great week!! 🥰🌿♥️

Looking great!

I'm surprised more people don't use rotary desiccant dehumidifiers. They do an amazing job of keeping moisture down in the trailer during winter and add some heat to the space at the same time. They are also small and inexpensive and don't use much power unlike compressor dehumidifiers.

Why not plumb one of those little pot belly stoves to heat your home with wood? You have an unlimited supply of wood all around you. Save a ton on propane. Godbless.

Your crosstrek is quite the versatile vehicle to have. You both chose wisely. Hope it gives you many years of attacking that snow on your driveway. I do not have X mode on mine, it certainly is cool to watch that hill, descent, work in action, and back on, as you guys went up the driveway, that was very impressive.🏆🏆💯💯🥇🥇

Nice👍

We own a 2018 Casita, but I’m super impressed by the videos I’ve seen on the Cortes, though I haven’t seen one in person. Not having a wood fiber floor or cabinets, the big 12 volt fridge, separate small eating area and the stove with an oven is fantastic. I’m jealous lol.

Hi Kim - Love your camper!!!! I love all the mods that you did! We have an Airstream Van and are looking for a trailer to tow behind. We will definitely look into this company. We live in southern NH. Wishing you all the best!

Very nice and functional! Please beware that a vehicle’s towing capacity isn’t just a factor of engine size or its horsepower. Many six cylinder vehicles have ZERO towing capacity. Vehicles that are designed for towing have specific suspensions, breaking systems, transmissions, cooling and electrical systems that can handle the additional loads and forces that towing a trailer requires. Just because you own a six cylinder car or plan to purchase an extremely light trailer doesn’t mean you can safely tow with that combination. Always check your owner’s manual and stay within the manufacturers limits for towing capacity, hitch weight and payload. Not only is it illegal, but your safety and those who share the road with you depend on you observing those limits.

Add an air pressure fitting on the water lines, immediately after the shut off valve, to blow out the water for winterizing. Or add a valve immediately after the supply shut off to act as air flow, and vacuum the water out of the lines for winterizing. And of course leave the fixtures slightly open. Will you have adequate battery and solar to power a pipe wrap warming element?

Just found your channel. Looks interesting. Excellent narration. And not too much jingle music. Of course I will view more of your stories as time allows.

thanks Jil for another great video

Jill thank you for making this video

They look roomy and bright, and very easy to maintain. I like them both. Thanks for showing them to us. Nice little getaway for a fun break. Take care and see you next time. 🥰🌿♥️

Sounds like a winner!! 😊👍

What a beautiful unit. I love the fact that it’s all fiberglass and no wood to rot. Thanks for sharing.

Great video! Well done. Charles, your knowledge and skills amaze me!

Wow, está quedando fabuloso todo!! Saludos Charles !

Living in Dallas currently and looking at property near Wilmington. Hoping to build several off grid homes.

Love it

Yay for you both…and the phoebe! Everyone is nesting!

You may have covered this before, but what employment background dose Charles have? Where did he accumulate so much knowledge? He has such a wide variety of skills it blows my mind.

I'm really late on board today 😟. Been out the entire day mowing two big yards. It sure does feel good to sit down. Oh that I had such building skills as Charles. The things I could accomplish. I find it amazing to watch someone build drawers and cabinets, not to mention plumbing, electrical and all the rest. You guys are really moving along now. It looks like you'll be in soon!! Please, please film the girls when you first turn them loose in the yurt. It's fun to watch them explore a new place. Love seeing the Phoebe in her nest. I'm pulling for her to successfully raise a brood also. Have a great week. Looking forward to next episode. 🥰🌿♥️

Looks amazing 😍 coming along very nicely.

Great work! Love it!

im trying to remember if you have solar for your electricity or if you have service run in. The mini-splits had me wondering. (we have a heat pump and it is an electricity eating monster 👿 )

Cabinets look great son. I am so proud of you.

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