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[@22gonefishing]

You say you failed on some of your goals, but you also accomplished a lot that weren't on your goal list. You could do a video on all the projects that you worked on in 2022, then it would feel like you got more done then you expected. Some of your side projects will make your goals/chores/projects easier to complete.

[@timothywagers1782]

When you redo the firewood shed, build yourself some wood racks from pallets, put sides on them head high and the just pick them up with the tractor forks and move them. Cuts your stack time by 3/4, you can also carry them to the porch and stack it in your rack.

[@ithacacomments4811]

Brilliant!

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

JudithB Our local folk do this at the splitter, then the full pallet is moved and for sale. When someone buys firewood, they either load the pallet on the truck for delivery, or empty it into folks truck or trailer. Saves a lot of extra handling!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

“Transition to livestock with a purpose”-yep I’ve had that conversation too! I’m sure you guys will do great this year and I know you’ll reach those goals!

[@CountryViewAcres]

I saw you were looking at making shirts. You should look at Heat Press transfers. That is what we do, it's really simple and easy. We could answer any questions you might have if you want to know more.

[@scottensley9964]

Evan, you and Rebecca are the best. Just plain old good folks. I appreciate all of the hard work that you both do to create your wonderful farmstead. Keep up the great work and may God bless you both. We really look forward to going on the next adventures with you for 2023 Good Luck.

[@FlyingAceAV8B]

That’s the best way to describe these guys. If everyone could have Evan and Rebecca as neighbors, the world would be a much better place.

[@sunnypatchfarm]

If I got 20% of my goals done I would be in heaven!!! I am rooting for you guys!

[@charlesmach7511]

I would work on the wet area behind the barn. I would consider pouring a large concrete slab and get rid of the mud. Easy to clean up with the tractor with concrete laid down.

[@bobjoncas2814]

..HAVE A GREAT ONE IN '23...

[@SwannOG]

For cutting thru that foam insulation so you can get to the outside of the dog kennel here is a good way to do it. Get yourself a filleting or boning knife and heat it up and then do a plunge thru the insulation and start cutting your outline of the door. You will need to heat it several times while doing this but you will avoid most of the crumbly mess as if you sawed it with a saw. I like your list of goals and they seem achievable. Good luck in this new year and your new ventures in farm life.

[@wgoconnor33]

Evan , I make a new list each day , what ever I didn’t do , it just goes on the new day , no pressure, relax Dude , you got it .

[@timandkimwardell1378]

Nice. I completed about 75% of our homestead. Thanks for sharing and being vulnerable enough to share your mistakes

[@madisonbriley9248]

Love your videos

[@dickdavidson3616]

To solve your barn drainage problem a permanent solution would be to excavate around the barn external foundation wall to four feet below the lower bank barn grade and lay a perforated drainage pipe surrounded with pea gravel on bottom, sides and top. Instead of geotextile you can cap with a coarse sand choker layer than backfill with sandy loam and form of a shallow swale along the barn.

[@arosenberger87]

When you go to have the well tested you're going to have to pump the well down to remove any stagnant water that is in the well before having it tested. I found this out the hard way when I moved into my house. The water test came back with bad results and I was convinced I needed a very very expensive water filtration system... Turns out that the well sat for so many years it just needed to be pumped of the junk in it... Shocked (bleach and sit for 24hrs before use) and then ran for a few days (a week for me) before retesting. It came back basically perfect with only mild sediment in the water ($50 whole house filter fixed that, with filter being changed every 3-4 months). I have had it retested multiple times since and ever had shocking test results. Mostly just hard water and sediment, and some iron, which is common. The water testing company kept asking me why I got my water tested when it kept coming back better than tests for the local municipalities😅. I would look into building code in your state and area to make sure testing companies don't automatically report flagged results to your health department. While I know you want to use the well for farm use, it won't stop your health department from showing up and complaining until you prove it's farm use. Also, ask any company you use for the test if they report and mention it is a well for farm use, not household use.

[@ThePhilippineExperienceForLife]

Evan, you have done a great job, no worries my friend

[@exploringtheoutdoors9476]

Can’t wait to see the Alice Chalmers back on the channel

[@billgolcher2537]

Happy New Year

[@margaretbedwell3211]

That is a tall list for the coming year. I wish you get the best weather during the time you have to work on your outdoor projects. Good luck with all your plans. Have a Blessed day.

[@jaywest4102]

The back wall looks like a prime candidate for some pallet racking for lots of storage.

[@gusbracewell3856]

If y’all still want to put a fishing pier in think about building one using plastic blue barrels with a wooden deck on top that way you can move it around the entire pond just a thought. Here in the lower part of Louisiana we build like that so as we can move them for hurricanes

[@MaynardFamilyHomestead]

We’re rooting for y’all! It’s a lot of work, but you got this.

[@user-ce7bj4rk8r]

Put 1x2s perpendicular to the studs on that wall. Gives you something to screw the plywood to. All it needs to do is hold up the wall covering.

[@glennrichard4282]

Congratulations on making plans that will improve your farm. While viewing other KZbin videos I find many pond owners suggest that all trees in or near the dam be removed, because when the trees die then as the root systems decays the hollow root holes create tunnels for water to drain the pond, Keep up the good work. I enjoy your KZbin videos. I grew up on a farm, and being in my 80's, we moved away from Illinois to be nearer our children.

[@silkedavid8876]

Those are some big goals! It will certainly keep you busy and make an interesting viewing!

[@zaphonesofthome]

Solar on roof of new barn. Strongly consider mounting it a few feet above the ground. I have had experience with this. Cons for barn roof: Holes in new roof, access for snow removal, access for installation and repair. Also lower wind crossection on ground. It will be worth finding a place. We do like your channel and you genuineness.

[@karencary3312]

Wishing and praying the best for you in 2023.

[@paulgoplen5929]

Evan, good luck on your goals for 2023. Your long term goal is also mine. I too have good feelings about 2023.

[@solarcows]

Unsolicited suggestion. Depending on the location relative to your house, your firewood shed could be a perfect place to put your solar panels. You need an improved roof there and the panels can serve the dual purpose of providing power and serve as roofing material for a shed. Building a dual purpose equipment shed/solar ground array is one of MY goals for the year!

[@Steve.5]

Hey Evan I’ve followed your channel for some time now. I greatly admire your work. I am glad you are not a whiner or complainer. That really sets you apart from the crowd. Thanks so much! All the best for 2023. 👍

[@wandaarganbright4056]

Check out Wild Wonderful Off Grid and Lumnah Acres channels to see their solar off grid set ups. WW Off Grid is also an electrician. WW Off Grid is in West Virginia and Lumnah Acres is in Vermont. They are both total off grid.

[@michellejaggard9657]

I do love how every year you tell us how you did the year before and what your goals are for the coming year and plans for the future. I wish you the very best. Will be praying for you to reach a 100% this year and following along. I too have made major goals for myself this year that involve my health and improvements for that, I am 69, will turn 70 in March. I hope to quit all sugar and flour by my birthday as well as my vaping. I did quit smoking in 2015 now to quit the vaping a big one as well as the sugar and flour and loosing and loosing 23 pounds. I also have 25 quilts to make as welll as keeping up with my gardening and yard work. My husband (he will turn 76 this month) are both disabled and I do all the cooking house work, our side work, gardening, canning, mowing, and etc. I don't have a KZbin channel so can I keep you updated to have someone to be responsible to? Will that work for you?Well anyway those are my goals for this year. You see the reason I am quilting so much is in case I'm not around so long. I want to leave quilts for my 3 granddaughters, wedding presents to them and baby quilts for them and some quilts for my daughter for Christmas and her birthday. She is now 42 and her husband of 20 years died 2 years ago from Covid after being in the Navy for 20 years. They had all these plans for their life after he got out of the Navy. He left 3 daughters, now 22, 19, 12.

[@quebot1111]

I have really enjoyed watching y’all this year and look forward to watching in the years to come

[@ithacacomments4811]

"It’s not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow." Corinthians 3

[@gerryspang5917]

Amen to that.

[@toddabrahamsson1797]

I stumbled on your videos I think on Face Book. I absolutely love you guys and your videos. Please keep him coming !

[@toddabrahamsson1797]

Wow I love your honesty with both your failures and your success ! Please keep it going. Most You Tube site are always showing fake success, anyone watching can see thru what is going on . 👍

[@toddabrahamsson1797]

Thinking in the future ? Have you given any thoughts to either goat cheese or cheese from cows milk ? This is a product you could market nation wide ?

[@MrDawsonc21]

Once you get a guaranteed 100k views each video you’re golden! Good luck in 23!

[@Leonard-1983]

Happy New Year Evan looking forward to seeing what you get up to in 2023. Keep safe and best of luck

[@Kaddis1936]

Thank you for sharing your plans for this new year. I wish both of you a most productive year and that your health remains excellent. God’s love and blessings 🙏🏻😎🙏🏻😎🙏🏻

[@stephensaasen8589]

I notice too that the steers trampling down the ground around the barn along with erosion are starting to compromise the footing of the wall.

[@mikenicholas5218]

Evan, great plan! Best wishes for 2023.

[@chadwhitman2162]

Evan, you can still use the plywood for your shop wall. All you have to do is strap the wall horizontal with furring strip or 1x3 👍

[@CountryViewAcres]

Yes, that is a good option. 👍

[@doylemarkham1010]

Setting goals is very important step.

[@jameseidahl367]

You guys did a great job accomplishing goals for 2022! I think you made some great strides! Thanks for the previous video on how you film and the equipment you use. I don't see that much and it was good information. I watched a youtube channel called Tony's Tractor Attachments Homestead. He has two TYM tractors and lots of attachments. It right up your TYM alley! lol

[@Ad_venture666]

I think the Best time for working on Barn is right now, before new steers are arriving.

[@doncc6080]

You have a full plate for the year. I know that will keep you out of trouble. You could run furring strips 1x2's on your wall in the shop to compensate for the stud irregularities. Opening that barn wall might make it possible to have a loading area for the steers. Hope the well works out. your water bill must be quite high with all the animals.

[@lawrencelipon8673]

👍👍👍👍👍👌Very honest review of the past year which contained huge improvements to your property, you both set stretch goals last year, and advanced your property in so many ways, plus the curves that were encountered along the way, great videos, and thanks for sharing.!!!

[@robingreene8167]

It's going to be a great year.

[@22gonefishing]

Hope the well water is good so you can use your own water and get that all up and running.

[@dansmith8933]

My favorite channel by far

[@fredrobinson6990]

Sounds like you’ve got a lot of projects for 2023, good luck!

[@kingwood4357]

Wishing you all the best for 2023 and success in achieving all or most of your goals. Looking forward to continuing great videos. Good Luck

[@jaydwelley8043]

Ambitious goals are great, If you can do them all, You're going to be lucky. Good luck , and I'll be watching. Happy new year.

[@joerodrigues3816]

I really hope you and your family had a wonderful time mate

[@ladythunderbird1483]

No fails really just continued operations. It was an amazing year that kept us all well entertained with all you accomplished. A great year with a bunch of well cared for livestock except a few fish. I call that interesting and live and learn. Thanks for sharing and I wish you an even more amazing year to come. I’ll be watching.

[@cgjamma]

I believe you two will make it happen.

[@Bass2010]

If you don’t know of this farm you should watch just a few more acres he rebuilds old Tractors rises pigs cows chickens he know help you maybe find parts for your old tractors

[@jdgibs3446]

Praying for you and Rebecca to have much success in achieving your goals. Lifting you up in prayer to be strong, healthy, safe and to increase in wisdom. ☝🙏💪🎯

[@frrapp2366]

with the barn i think some clear poly carbonate or fiberglass panels to keep light in the cattle bay, for the wall in the big shop how about just running tin sheets , easy clean, fireproof, and quick. we are looking to put a well in too a major project!! GOOD LUCK and have fun while your doing all your projects

[@steviestevie6868]

Good luck with the 2023 projects guys... well done for doing so well in 2022. Have a great New Year. Greetings from UK 8o)

[@elainedegoede6276]

God bless you with your plans for the New Year. I will as far as I can be there to support you with prayers and well wishes. 💕🙏

[@tonywitte8034]

Happy new year 🎉 to you and your family and friends and God bless 🙏 you all

[@cjandjoannegodkin3787]

I love how you set goals. My wife and I have started implementing something very similar because of you and your wife. Keep these videos coming my friend. You inspire people. God bless you. 😊😊😊

[@larrywhitaker4667]

Hello it was very nice watching you in 2022 even when you messed up. One thing is that you don’t mind showing when you do mess up. Keep keeping it real. Thanks for the way you do things.

[@rogerr1296]

Wishing you the best for sure. You might get your well checked out sooner rather than later so if it turns out you can't use it, you can go ahead look into what it will take to have another one drilled. It would be costly but a silver lining may be that you could put it in a more central location so you won't have to make such long runs to your end points. But I'm just another subscriber who probably doesn't know what the heck he's talking about... lol.

[@jpeel2066]

Good luck with all your goals. Sounds like there's going to be a lot of videos to watch. All the best 🇬🇧.

[@l.j.b9863]

Best wishes to you both for 2023, you can do it!! From N Ireland 🇮🇪

[@AS-tb7kg]

That was a good review of your year. I think you need to give yourselves more credit. Your videos are full of interesting chores you both take on. I think you did a great job for the year. We enjoy watching all your videos. Thank you for taking the time to produce them.

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Happy New Year to you and yours also !!!!!!!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing Evan, you have loaded your wagon pretty full for the coming year and our prayers will be with you that you are able to get as many accomplished as you can and maybe even most of them. We will be thankful for any and all the videos you are able to share with us. Stay safe and have a blessed New Year. Fred.

[@Dan-qy1rg]

My goodness you have a bunch of projects, ours is to clean up and try to work on reducing some overhead costs. We still have cattle and some other livestock, but I think we're ready to reduce or eliminate some of those too. Good plans, I wish you all the best, that all you can get done safely. Thanks for sharing your plans, hope you have a great week.

[@lanalyons6873]

Im so glad i found yall what great content and such a sweet couple i cant wait for new videos yall are awesome

[@bay9876]

Really good goals to achieve for 2023. Here's wishing that you are able to live out your dream of just living off the land. Could be this year and be better for all of us. It might be the lifestyle of the future in a different economy.

[@JERRY-xb6vy]

Evan your a big dreamer, watching your current video the goals you set for yourself are very big. I don't want to rain on your parade but you've given yourselves a very high goal. You talk alot about what has to be done. First you say that you've got an electrical background, but if thats the case add up the wattage of the appliances that you want to run, two size your solar system to I figure one and a half times order then you need and buy alot of batteries 🔋 to last for two to three days run time. Next finishing the wall in the work shop before you work on the tractor 🚜 the tractor will not get repaired before the summer too much work. As for the field your setting yourself up for disappointment both you and your wife work full time, trying to do all of those tasks will put you in ICU GOOD LUCK .

[@richardleigh1762]

You have a lovely property when you see it from the air Evan and i'm sure you will continue to improve it as you move along , good luck with the project's .

[@miltonhurd1016]

"Failure is part of Success" Keep going and you'll be fine! I've really enjoyed watching the transformation of your property as a result of all of your efforts. Thank You both!

[@Bessie1021]

Wishing you and the Mrs all the best and hope that you achieve your goals!

[@davidzimmerman3787]

I earned a little more respect for you after hearing that you are going to get rid of the fainting goats. They are a waste of your valuable time in my personal opinion. And I think you have finally decided the same even though you may not be willing to admit it here LOL really enjoy your channel because it's honest and not scared to show when you make a mistake. Look very forward to watching what kind of progress you make in 2023

[@stevehethcox9172]

Buddy just take care of the turkey issue and your life will get simpler. As for the upcoming projects just ease into them and you will always have viewers! Happy New Year to you and your family!

[@ericfluty3257]

Happy New Year!! Love the channel!!! Looking forward to spending 2023 with you!!

[@Infinity.....]

I'm ready to watch...Go for it! 👍 😉

[@leol1682]

Evan Love all your videos and good luck with year 2023 . .

[@michaelpetty8416]

We’ll be here watching you advance towards your goals as always.

[@Jay-fl3hd]

Kudos to you! I am amazed with the both of you and the amount of work you do in the videos taking into consideration you both have full time jobs. Best wishes for 2023.

[@workhardlivefree3818]

Don't forget the concrete pad being undermined on your driveshed. Noticed that the gravel is eroding out. Hate to see You have that patio pad settle out on an angle. Sorry to add to your to do list

[@davep5972]

Happy New year Evan and Rebekah thanks for all the awesome content in 22 look forward to the projects in 23

[@jimbucher1049]

Really enjoyed you video....such good planning ! Wish I had just as good of plans...You do a great Job !!

[@ronaldlee2376]

You have some good goals in the planning stage, thought you might paint barn roof this year, but barn paint is still as scarce as hen's teeth in my area. Have you considered retaining 12 acres as crop land ? Rental income should make a nice dent in Real Estate Taxes, which tend to rise every three years. At any rate, take your vitamins everyday, you will need them to accomplish your great plans.

[@kayradford3793]

I’m exhausted just watching this.

[@mark_mthws]

That's an exciting list! Can't wait to see the progress through the year. 💪🏻

[@paulodonohue8253]

Hi I think everything you guys do is cool. One thing I might add to your steer area is to improve your drainage. Remember all the water inside that corner on the left. Also the whole backside is mud. I would look into multiple draintiles from the barn down to at least the fence line to try and dry that area out. Especially if you want to drive the tractor back there. I love the channel have a great new year.

[@davidb.beasley7359]

You are doing an excellent job in building a homestead. I enjoy watching your "you tube" channel.

[@stehan1422]

Hi Evan, have you given much thought to an external wood boiler to augment your either primary or secondary heat/hot water source. I used to have a propane fired heat/ hot water source with the backup system was our electric hot water heater in case the propane boiler was to ever go out for whatever reason. We lived in a very rural area of Northern Michigan on the Lake Huron coast. So if something was beyond my capability (I am a ME by the way) electrically, it may be easily out of my reach unlike yourself. I love taking this journey along with your family and critter raising. I check in when I am able, and love to see you pull all of these tasks together thanks again! Take care, Steve

[@carolynclark8780]

Wow, exciting plans! Can't wait to see it all transpire. I'll be watching for sure. Happy new year!

[@billb2079]

Great Video. Really interested in what is planned for the new year.

[@charliebalch3023]

All the best for the coming year. Love your content despite the language differences!! 😂 from the UK 🇬🇧

[@mathiggins4264]

Happy new year 🎉 guys be safe out there your buddy from Nebraska

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Goal 4 - you can use the pasture if you train your stock to a hot wire. Yes, it needs proper perimeter fencing but you can use hot wires to follow Greg Judy's system. Whatever you get done will be worth watching. Best of luck with your projects.

[@douglaskerr6813]

Good luck in 2023 I hope you get at least half your wish list done

[@ruthboulet8158]

Great to have goals. It made me think of what i need to accomplish this year!

[@anthonydolezal6627]

Happy New Year! Can't wait to see how it goes! Keep Smilin!!!!

[@shaynedavisartanddesign]

Your the hardest working person in my field of vision. I have no doubt you will accomplish everything you set out to do. And I get to sit back and comfortably watch you - lol. Good luck!

[@whitby910]

Will be great to watch progress. Thanks for sharing your lives, it is appreciated.

[@harveystephens6115]

Chickens need12+ hours of light to be productive layers. Short days in winter they need a light for a few hours. Good hard goals. Let’s get Er done!!!