#14 Preparing a place to sleep + we got an address!

[@MarksGoneWicked]

Trees here need fire to reproduce. Fires aren't bad per se, and the ash is good for the compost. Ash is also a good polish for plexiglass.

[@private15]

Fires release a lot of carbon into the air as CO2. Composting adds organic material to the soil and you need a balance or organic and inorganic to make good growing soil. Also organic material in soil increases the soils ability to hold moisture and slows the run off resulting in less erosion.

[@simonharding7084]

So much brush, composting it all is a bit unrealistic. And fire might discourage some regrowth so you can keep the thorny bushes and briars at bay. Also a small warming fire is always a good thing. Ignore the PC naysayers on KZbin. Especially when it's wet out.

[@carlosbachillerarribas3260]

@@private15 yes but that co2 is going to be liberated ether way when the tree dyes

[@blugirlart]

A suggestion for root stump removal, after sawing down to ground level, take a long drill bit about one cm big and drill many holes as long as the drill bit into the stumps, this will give access to wood eating insects, they will get rid of the stumps overtime, also chipping all the wood is a good idea

[@ufoc]

or buy special shrooms to put spores into drilled holes.

[@broekspijp41]

I wanted to give the tip of putting an oil drum without a bottom over it and make a fire and it will remove the stump as well. But I like your idea of the insects very much

[@Spy00J]

That hole in the ground would make a great fire pit for when people are visiting. Clean up all around it to make sure there's space between the pit and the trees, surround the hole with bricks or tiles from the warehouse and you have a large contained space for safe camp fires. You definitely have plenty of wood. At least then it serves a bit of a purpose providing heat and a relaxing evening.

[@deflectingannihilation3086]

Burning land is absolutely necessary to keep it healthy! I burn parts of my pasture every year and when I do the grass comes back stronger and greener. Keep clearing!

[@madladpjl]

use the sticks for fencing for the vegetable garden your planning on building, ones that are thick about 10 centimeters in diameter, use those as the posts and the thin ones as the fence rungs

[@kschleic9053]

Definitely save any that are straight and more than a few feet long. Fences, camp tables... So many uses.

[@madladpjl]

forgot to say before you put the posts in the ground chard the point will stop it from rotting to fast

[@randalllaue4042]

Are they planning on having animals? Those sticks would work on pens and structures.

[@BadgerBishop]

I don't know why burning brush is bad(it makes it less likely to have an uncontrolled fire later) but since you won't be burning the wood, you could look into a gardening method called "Hügelkultur".

[@klausmoritzpeitzsch690]

Exactly, and use the bigger sticks to construct raised beds and the smaller sticks as the base layer.

[@nunopetinga4748]

He could also grind it all and spread it on the parking area since wood shavings give it a really nice look and overtime decompose. He also needs to take into account that depending on how many visits he gets, the area might get a bit muddy from all the car tracks.

[@imkraft]

Burning green bushes releases a great amount of CO2, it's not a proper combustion

[@Marcuslobenstein]

A proper combustion releases more co2 than a bad as its more mixed between co and co2. Both produces the same amount of c in the air

[@randalllaue4042]

Air pollution.

[@jinnymartel6410]

I am just gonna say that burning wood is not all that bad if you take the time to wet it before it ends its process. You can then create charcoal, which is an amazing thing for your soil. It is a living sponge where microorganisms will grow. It is also a filter, for the plants and for human use. It has a bit of carbon of course, which will help the groth of plants.

[@veeleighkay]

Why do I like watching this so much?? Because you're a big goofball, that's why.

[@michellezevenaar]

You can use the long branches /trees to build a shelter! A primative house or just a shelter to keep things dry. Lots of options! Remember to burn the ends before they go in the ground so it doesn't rot.

[@HBADGERBRAD]

I love Dave’s sense of humour

[@MooKau_]

That timber pile at the end: most of that was fairly straight, and would be good for building things like fences and small structures for sleeping in or storing outdoor tools.

[@jetblack2602]

Make sure to collect quite a bit of the straigther wood for gardening structures such as climbing aids, high beds or even some "hügelbeete".

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

STUMPS, the part of the cut trees that sticks out above the ground level, and to which are attached the roots of the trees. Hard work but very satisfying. Great stuff ! 👍

[@pnydu]

for the tree stumps, you could use a number of methods to inert the regrowth, you can burn the stump head with a blow torch, or paint a thick coat of tar or limecrete on top of the stump, technically concrete should also do the trick. Leaving the roots in is a good way of preventing further soil erosion. Which, should be one of your main concerns in landscape management because it rains so much and runoff is eroding your land slowly. Also add an email to your website.

[@gdrdavid239]

Wow looks amazing, both the mail box and the shape the kamp is taking. I am really looking forward to see more

[@jackuk4431]

You should definitely put all those logs/branches through a wood chipper, then you would have a ton of wood chips to make footpaths and parking areas with. Plus then you wouldn't have to burn them! :)

[@eileenwylicil6258]

I thought so too. But Is it safe with all the fires around?

[@randalllaue4042]

Am surprised you can burn. What is the footprint on smoke?

[@ruimiguelchocas]

That hole in the ground looks like a ground water mine colapse ("contra mina" in portuguese). Be aware of the surrounding for more colapses because of the rain.

[@pietervanderwesthuizen2319]

Or an old toilet pit.

[@xedasxedas]

That's exactly what i was thinking from the format of the "lake". We got lots of those in my parents area (Viseu). Sometimes there's a straight depression alonf the forrest. In my childwood we explore some of them with old candles. We even find that some old mine entries were connected to some whells. Oh the stories i could tell. Abraço.

[@lisayell5616]

I use the ash from my fires for my garden and I mix it with sand for a chicken bath! Make sure to keep some of the straighter pieces for use on other projects like for fences and such.

[@randyjoerussell6326]

You are doing what others only dream of,starting and continuing to the end.you are doing a great job continue doing so.

[@georgie4808]

Those poles would make a great garden trellis or overhead shade structure for climbing plants. Plant peas, squash and beans for summer shade and food.

[@Jacobyte1746]

That is a huge amount of manual work to clear that area. In Canada or the US there are attachments that can MULCH all the branches, trees and tree stumps into wood chips or attachments that can scoop the branches and trees to move them out of the way or to a better area to dispose of. But yes it .ight be quite expensive but it's amazing what can be cleared in a few hours. I hope you can get some help, hopefully there are some subscribers near you that can help out. Here in Canada we are still in lockdown because of covid and not sure when things will change. That's an awesome piece of property.... and I'm sure with your hard work you will get everything done the way you want!

[@nteleguine]

Better options for getting rid of cut trees and shrubs: * keep longer/thicker ones for future construction or woodworking use (depending on type of wood) * hugelkultur beds * biochar (going to need some steel drums) * woodchipper -> compost or mulch * woodchipper -> mushroom substrate (fresh cut logs can be inoculated as is) Looking forward for future videos! Wish I could drop by and help out...

[@brandencasey6761]

If you do make fires look into making bio char from the stock so you have a potent carbon source to return to the soil! Also burying wood in a huglekulture style swale or garden bed

[@lightdark00]

I would like to see the fires serve a useful purpose, like cooking, but even keeping warm counts. Thorny brush that smokes to high heaven is not a good cooking fire, but it does work well to chase away some insects. Also you need to reduce all fire hazards, like the loose dry wood piles. They need to be cut for firewood or mushroom cultivation.

[@redrickgrass]

Cool video folks. I like your channel, I love the Netherlands❤

[@waylandforge8704]

Small scale burning of your clearing is ok, actually it's ideal. It destroys the seeds of the gorse and stops it's regeneration. Best of all the carbon is good for the soil. It improves water retention and replaces the nutrients the scrub has taken out of the soil. Keep burning exactly as you are.

[@carolaustin123]

Use the wood for fencing it's free and easy to do. Just bang them in the ground tie together . Congratulations on your address

[@espjason]

Using fast growing wood to burn as fuel is good it’s sustainable. The heat from the fire can also generate electricity. Look up thermoelectricity. The smoke and gas given off can be transformed into fuel using gasification. You can. Then run your vans on the fuel. Using your land to grow food uses alot of man hours and is subject to alot of conditions and uses alot of water. Aquaponics would be excellent for your community. Fires are bad but nature uses fire to clear and recreate you need to use it responsibly I suppose

[@broekspijp41]

Very complex system you are talking about here. Solar panels should do. The wood can be used to build, cook, get warm and dry, make charcoal and compost. KISS method, Keep it simpel stupid

[@Billio68]

Nothing wrong with fires since the dawn of time, al that wood needs processing wood racks built to keep Fire wood. Source of heat for the winter.

[@michelleklym4874]

You could make some really useful and lovely garden structures with that wood. Research it a bit for plans etc. Trellises, arbors, fences. Would be something you might be able to sell at market for example for some income. Trellises are good for certain flowers and veggies for sprawl out and take up a lot of space. Good luck and post pictures if you end up making anything.

[@kingkooper7522]

Hey there,with the bigger trees you should use them to make fences with, bigger ones uprights,cross bars,screwd in wired up ect...would look good and allow u to use,not burn or leave just to rot.....find some willow and can turn into a living fence too....interweave and plant stems through...willow will self grow from 1ft to 2ft tall tree branch cuttings... Keep up the good work... Peace.

[@jondawes7921]

I would LOVE to bring my Prambulance (old Sprinter ambulance) and my tools to help. I founded Repair Cafe Glasgow and am sure you could find *something* for me to do when the time comes 🤣

[@sunday-driver]

Epic!!! Stay strong and healthy, the rainy days will give way to a great summer soon :)

[@Nayde]

Cause its closer to the other house. Thats where the mailman will be looking at in that huge space.

[@eznAnze]

Yeee! So we can finally ship you stuff!! :)

[@guillermodelnoche]

That pile of wood would make an amazing fence for privacy or for animals. In New Mexico it is very common to see trees like those banded together cut 5 feet high as a property border. That is free building materials that will last 2-3 decades.

[@xabierb9249]

You also can keep all that wood for heating in winter. Keep it in a dry place, like the kitchen or workspace.

[@DobleCheckslackline]

Hey Dave well done , think in the way to build something with that wood , it's precios material , from chairs to simple shelters

[@wuddadid]

I'm sorry but anyone who says "don't light fires" clearly hasn't done a lick of manual labour in their life (specifically, cleaning out large areas of vegetation). In this case, fire is the only way. Unless they purchase a tree shredder (which would be costly)

[@srantoniomatos]

exactly

[@broekspijp41]

Yup, there is no danger at all for wildfire as it’s still raining often, high summer you should be cautious tho

[@wuddadid]

@@broekspijp41 Absolutely, fire should be treated with extreme caution especially during summer. If done right, the fire should be lit in the centre of cleared space, safely away from any other vegetation (as demonstrated in the video)

[@Marcuslobenstein]

Nonsense years of manual forest labor you just let it compost

[@haywire1705]

I’m not saying, ‘Don’t chip the wood’, but from my experience, the chips don’t always compost in a reasonable time. Sometimes they do, but not always. When I was a kid, the local lumber mill didn’t pulp their chips like they do now,. So the mill used to ask farmers if they could put their chips in out-of-the-way places on the farmers’ land. There was an old disused gravel pit (about two or three acres in size) by our farm where the mill brought truckloads of chips. Those chips are STILL there and that was more than 45 years ago. I mean, they are on their way to being fully composted but they aren’t gone yet. Having said that, I suspect that the rainy climate at Project Kamp would degrade the chips faster than the ones by our farm. I would probably find ways to use the long sticks and trees as much as possible (fences, etc). I would also chip some of them. But, for me, burning some of it (especially the thorns) would also be in the picture.

[@MichelleMReynolds]

Use a drill to drill into the tree stumps to help start them to die then burn the stumps one by one, is a way to get the stumps out.

[@muhammetcoban2313]

dave has some type of spider sense bro 😂 5:31

[@felixr.6438]

If you don't chop your wood and use it in a Hügelkultur like this, it will break down very slowly and will fertilise the soil for 5-10 years, depending on how much of it you use per square meter of cultivation space.

[@mrMacGoover]

You should use the pile of narrow diameter branches in the end of the video for stringers to set the roof tiles on when you redo the roof on the big building.

[@GreenJimll]

You've got some lovely wood for wood turning there. And plenty of springy saplings to make a pole lathe.

[@johnsnyder4143]

Ash is really good for the soil, so burning isn’t completely bad

[@TonyJaboney]

Build yourself a decent Rocket Stove for making complete combustion fires. No more smoke ;)

[@mrswendyzarb]

I’m watching all your videos again while I wait for February. Your love for your letterbox was very funny. Regards from Australia. The home of eucalyptus. I love fires also. Lol.

[@ancampos9664]

Can't wait to go to Portugal and look for that mail box 😊😊

[@andrewbaksh22]

hi the big pile of poles you have could be use for fencing to mark out your grounds / pathways or retaining walls which is good.

[@DunderOz]

Mulch instead of burning. Compost the mulch and use it to grow food. It's more precious than plastic.

[@Julia-Julia]

When you burn wood the ash is a good fertiliser as well… So, I don’t see a problem with burning what needs to be cleaned…

[@louisblock1006]

it is dry wood , use it for fire wood , save money and kook on it

[@lilianashore2086]

that hole on the floor at 5:50 is most likely a very old well that has been blocked, I've got a couple of them in my property

[@gardentours]

Great job 👍 I did that on much smaller land. Yes, and now you know why they have to grow so much eucalyptus 🤔😂

[@hansdegroot8549]

Is that in the village where you went for drink water in one of the first videos? A 20 minute walk to see if you have any post? There are special machines for removing tree stumps. Maybe somebody in your neighbourhood has one.

[@benha1652]

I love your content dude ! Keep on going

[@magdamundt9483]

I'm watching these videos \I think 2 years or so in the future. I was glad about no more fires! Environment one of the reasons, the other is all woood can be put to good use in coountless ways!!!!

[@forge20]

The YT comments are wrong. Burning that brush IS the best way to get rid of it. If you compost it, you actually release more methane than by burning, and if you do the burning in any kind of open top container, you can convert 20 - 40% of the wood to carbon, which you can sequester by using it on your garden beds. And if you had made the brush pile on top of the stumps, and then burned it, you would solve your stump problem as well. Green keyboard warriors in the comments section are often wrong because they don't know anything about chemistry or thermodynamics.

[@anneroberts4876]

I love your videos. I save them to watch a few together. I look forward to the day when I can visit and help you with something. I don't know you in person but perhaps one day can swing by. Geluk. Xx

[@jefferybublitz7968]

Oh Rita, you csme out to flex your muscles. Now i can see your need for more peoples to come and help you with your work. This makes sense now. Peace and Love B-Strong, B n Christ.

[@noahfrazier4813]

Beautiful night sky ✨

[@sengas1]

Well done... You got wellies 👍

[@paullee4442]

The fuel from your wood debris is much "cleaner" than the refined fuel you are currently using to brew your tea.

[@R_B62]

Exactly!!! Build a small rocket stove and you have enough fuel to last it a lifetime.

[@lilianashore2086]

I'm gonna buy a post box soon too. I'm in your area so I would love to know where you bought it! seems better to buy it from that lady, over buying it in some big convencional place. Thank you!

[@kristiyan95]

Composting will take crazy amount of time for all of your trees and branches to disappear. Fire is the best option so I support you completely in this. Another really important thing is that. Smal, controlled fires DOES not affect the environment that much. There are people who chose to live in the woods on their own, they need to rely on fires to cook, what you gonna make them stop doing it :D . Small controlled fires are not problem for the environment. People in the comments are complaining about it and in the same time they drive their car to work :D shush there ;)

[@marinepeye8118]

Portugal, like many countries has rules about burning garden waste. You have specific days when you are allowed. And thats actually not waste! If you have a lorry load of garden waste, for me that is organic material. If you want to get rid of that, please let me know. I will send a lorry to pick it up.

[@guilhae]

Hey, the trees you are cutting are Acacias, or Mimosas, and if you cut one, they will apear 20 insted, the only ways to to get rid of them is by cutting the bark by spring/summer or using chemicals. And they don't belong to the european ecosystem. You can plant oaks instead.

[@JCZ2601NL]

🇳🇱you could use those branches to make a wooden embankment on the border of your country, then you first plant a row of plants with thorns and over that your branches then you also have some extra safety greetings from roosendaal nederland translated with translate.👍👍👍👍👍🍀

[@mfr58]

If you are worried about making C02, why not build a simple retort and make lots of charcoal...bio char will lock the carbon up in the ground for a long while and you can make your own water filters....chipping the wood with a combustion engine machine is hardly C02 neutral and the chips will release carbon more quickly than char....

[@xt7190]

Oh how Exciting the bit where he counted to 37 was So Special!!!!!

[@gabrielgomescunha]

That's a sinkhole. Be very careful with those sometimes they get bigger. Just keep the area around it clear and wait too see if it sinks more or its already stable

[@Barbaralee1205]

Those look like GREAT tomato stakes and pole bean trellises!! So... WHAT IS your address? More than one of us (I notice) want to send you stuff! I personally think you need a broadfork!! (For gardening)

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

Why not save all or some of the best wood poles for a fence of some kind? Or a little wooden bridge or something where water is building up from time to time. You may want to some time in the future and now you have the material for free so ... :D

[@truusvdkraats3260]

For a banc account better try Moey, completly free and online, all you need to start is a proof of residentia, much easier than the traditionele bancs with all the papers.

[@LetsGoRideMTB]

Can use all the wood sticks to make fencing.

[@samsoul75]

every time I hear the into theme, it reminds me "the Detectorists"

[@broekspijp41]

I am very done with this tune, time to change it

[@juncusbufonius]

Nothing wrong with burning wood from your property. The carbon released was from there. Composting in a carbon sense is just slower.

[@twestgard2]

People who complain about brush fires are people who have no land.

no, it's actually illegal because of the wildfires, you need to request in advance in order to burn anything at this time of the year.

[@twestgard2]

@ Burning brush carefully is important and at least some of the laws about that are just to make sure you don’t start a wildfire. But some people think you shouldn’t burn anything at all, ever, under any circumstances, and that can make land management unnecessarily difficult.

@@twestgard2 of course, the main focus is to do it carefully and following the law.

[@xedasxedas]

We burn our piles of tree remains and clenned bushes in the cold part of the spring. The soil is still frozen-ish in the early morning. No risk of wild fires. The thinnest parts already rotten from the months they laid on the ground and we burn so the new freah bushes dont grow around the old ones....making a too dense forrest and an acctually dangerous ground for wilfires in the summer.

[@randalllaue4042]

Or breathe.

[@gterplaasboer]

Plant pampoen om ontslae te raak van al daardie wortels, Dave! Groete uit Suid-Afrika!

[@ulrikeklaschka6898]

Do Not burn that long sticks! You will need them for climbing vegetables aß for beans and cucumber and tomatoes...

[@gene8194]

Nice job, but how about to build a shelter out of that wood? That would be great in the base camp.

[@BadgerBishop]

I was thinking similar, so many survival/primitive camping channels on KZbin would love that stack of wood for building structures.

[@gene8194]

@@BadgerBishop exactly, it's a bit waisting to make wood chips out of great building material.

[@ufoc]

or natural latrine. not plastic bucket with chemicals or just hole in ground:)

[@gene8194]

@@ufoc the options are endless :) I would say an outdoor kitchen would be also a nice to have, specially that it rains so much

[@broekspijp41]

Yeah chips you can make from the smallest brush. These sizes are still nice to built basic stuff or as firewood.

[@thomasvandelaak5089]

Hi man! Nice work you are doing! I live in Tabua and have a good contact for a wood chipper in case you are interested.

[@chrisshaw4689]

Great you have an address , can you not save the wood for a wood burner ? , cheers ! .

[@MarkKoekenbakker]

Milieuvriendelijk vuurtje bouwen van hout van eigen grond kan best, maar probeer dan zoveel mogelijk volledige verbranding na te streven. Liefst in een goede kachel, maar in ieder geval met goed gedroogd hout en met een zorgvuldig opgebouwd vuurtje. Geen rokende hoop natte troep.

[@magnushermansson5420]

Tip for clering stumps, get an old oildrum, cut oute the top and the bottum. place it over the stump and light a fire in the drum. depending och the stump you need to keep the fire going for loger or less.

[@AlexanderWunschik]

Should we start sending nice little postcards to test the mail system?

[@sirculito15893]

More fire please! They are fun

[@randalllaue4042]

See a doctor.

[@xremming]

Starting to look like a real kamp!

[@tatehewitt4220]

Composting also produces greenhouse gas, especially methane. Yes it is a natural process, but when scaled up into huge piles the off-gassing increases. Burning is not ideal, but can be beneficial to the land as well. All human actions have environmental consequences, and people who think of these things in terms of "good" and "bad" are simplifying the conversation.

[@stefandesterck8315]

@ProjectKamp Can't you allready use the chopped wood to make stuff f.i. furniture or even huts?

[@onesoundJM]

All That wood, have you thought about making fences? And the bits of wood that are miss shapen could be chopped.

[@jucileiak]

um carinho e admiração do Brasil. conteúdo incrível!!! help pro algoritmo hehehe. abraço!

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

Composting is not better than fire. They both release the same amount of carbon back into the atmosphere, which is still less than what was taken from it by the plants.

[@millcitymercantile]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with burning brush if it is done safely. Burning fires go back to the Stone Age.

[@maximuscalamus7944]

Ignore the hippies. Fire made us human. Just don't burn trash. Slash and burn is an ancient technique for natural regeneration. Don't let trolls bully you into interrupting your video with hippy nonsense.

[@cem_baysan]

If you are going to grow plants or etc. , don't be late , ask some seeds from locals.

[@Notion8]

damn man getv some protective gear XD im so scared for you. great work though!

[@J03Nelson]

Do those trees burn so well because they are eucalyptus? Darn invasive trees soaking up the water and pushing out the quercus! Not sure of what to do if you have a firmly established eucalypt bushland.....

[@joaogomes2227]

Beautiful mail box... Probably you wake up one day and it's gone.

[@jill7717]

An address yeahhhhh that is a big thing! But how would they deliver packages then? 😂 better be careful that they don’t put them next to it 😇😎