A Bear Bit Our Water Line And Stepped On The Solar Panel

[@ThisOffGridLife]

Good morning, where is everyone watching from?

[@ianrowbory2558]

Snowdonia Cymru

[@davidsheldonfishing9726]

Australia, another enjoyable episode guys and pets.

[@craigculver1933]

In the the forest of NW Pennsylvania, Thanks for the video today and we all make mistakes when we are just trying to get the job done, then hurry up and go back to our "Real jobs". Can relate, puppy's a cutie : )

[@ryanbaxley9727]

South eastern of North Carolina near the Atlantic Ocean

[@TheHavasu_77]

Lake Havasu City, AZ! 🥰❤️

[@quantumtruthseeker210]

Ugh, bears are such a nuisance. I had one pull the solid corrugated drain pipe off my rain catchment and drag it a few hundred yards away. Let's just say it's now perforated pipe.

[@TheHavasu_77]

Juniper is so adorable!! I’m sorry that the pesky bear did so much damage. And if anyone leaves comments on what you should be doing, like the siding on your house, just ignore them because they don’t live there. It’s always a pleasure to see you guys, love you bunches and I always love seeing the different projects that you do around the homestead. Whether it’s milling wood, fixing goat feeders, building, gardening, or just repairing bear messes, you guys are awesome with it all! 😘❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ThisOffGridLife]

Everything will be done in time. We just have to get this place ready for winter! Siding can wait

[@peterjames174]

can the bears hear the water flowing through the pipe. that's way they biting the pipe,

[@ThisOffGridLife]

100%

[@petersauer9496]

Katy. the older dogs are goiong to eat that puppy~ your not loving them anymore only the Puppy is getting your love and attention.

[@bay9876]

High-pressure washer attach to water drilling head to drill a water well a few feet a day until you reach water, Slide perforated PVC pipe down and measure water draw. Finish with pump installation and PVC pipe. Bury the lines below the frost line to the cistern in the house or inside the well house. Just a little bit at a time as afforded with rented equipment

[@Itsnevereasyaspie]

Watching from GA. Just a note on the tractor/backhoe. When you are digging put your front bucket down to stabilize the tractor. When you want to move back, just reach around and lift the front bucket, pull up the outriggers, set your backhoe bucket down right behind the tractor and extend the backhoe out away from the tractor. You will scoot the tractor along and never get out of the backhoe seat. Then put your outriggers back down, put the bucket back down and keep digging. Saves a lot of time when digging a trench.

[@marylouclark5730]

It was sad to watch your older dog stand there and not get any attention as a dog lover they both need attention ❤

[@ThisOffGridLife]

She gets plenty off camera, we love her dearly.

[@anne-marieduplessis445]

Yes.. Bringing her toy just waiting. It made me sad too.

[@jeffroclamp-it3405]

🤔Really ,the love and attention this couple gives ALL of their animals you should be ashamed for such a comment🤫

[@alvinriegel6074]

👋 I am watching from Luzerne county Pennsylvania . I am too old to do what you do, but I enjoy watching and learning new things . Thanks for letting me see what you are doing.😀🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@AndrzejLDotEu]

Please get few trail cams and show us the culprit footage next time 😁 Polish watching from the Republic of Ireland. Edit: Please get that water line bear-ied teehee pun intended.

[@ThisOffGridLife]

Man I love a good pun! - Greg

[@glendajune9140]

Katie,& Greg, I love how y’all get after anything that comes your way. You prioritize each task,& get done what you can in the time allotted. Much respect from Lilburn, Georgia.💯❤️👍🏾😀🙋🏽‍♀️✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸

[@mochouinard]

I saw another video using air pressure to dig inside a forest and keep most of the larger root intact. It seem to be working really well for them.

[@richardwhite4277]

try wrapping any lines (water or electric) with hardware cloth or chicken wire / works to keep bears, goats, dogs and wild animals from chewing trough insulated pipes, copper tubing, electric wires, PVC and many other things you want to protect

[@nomad3189]

How about covering the line with debris?

[@carolfaberpeake857]

Wow great job on the grey water line!! Hope the goats love their new feeder, life is good!! 🌺

[@michaelbondick575]

Always lots and lots of hard labor for 2 people. Good thing you’re both young and have each other to fall back on. 🕊🙏🏼🕊

[@graskeygirls3850]

Your second video of the week could be you going around the area and show us where you live or feeding the animals and catching up with what is going on with the weather or fires. ect

[@robertbrewster6890]

Yep, you CAN dig through the forest. We did - 300’. Had to go under a few roots but it turned out great!

[@michaelclover9186]

Good Morning. Southern Indiana here. Enjoy your vids. Katie is an amazingly hard working woman. Aren’t you worried about bears tearing up the exterior insulation in your house?

[@nena4215]

I think you two do a fantastic job with everything, water, pets and the house!!!

[@arlisscott3455]

Wow Juniper is growing so much! Watching from the West Coast!

[@ThisOffGridLife]

I told her to cut it out. I need her to be a cute little puppy forever

[@jdram58]

Or there is another pump "you make" and it pumps up hill and needs no energy intereresting how it works saw it here on you tube cant remember what its called but it pumps in spurts and 24/7.

[@richardwhite4277]

sorry to miss my mid week video but you do what you have to to make things work / middle of the night puppy duties can be a hoot / sorry to hear the goat got horns caught

[@KrissBartlett]

will you put gravel in that hole for it to soak in to the ground or will you go further down why no septic box then pipes come out down the side more

[@ThisOffGridLife]

Stay tuned!

[@ilonakatalindako-tolman5545]

Yeah...water, a challenge if not well done...a serious problem we had during our house construction...paying for some one doing it and very terribly done...good you know what you’re doing 😎

[@scottmorris4914]

Yeah, so much to do. You have all the daily living stuff, and then “breakages” occur that you have to make time for. And at some point have a little time here and there for new stuff. And what I mean by new stuff is the siding, water line, etc…. Little here and there, it will get done. Good videos, thats for including us in.

[@alk7142]

watching from Connecticut USA

[@sewingsue8455]

Watching from North Central West Virginia. I just found your channel.

[@suepeterson5675]

Your green hose from the new pump in the blue barrel has a sharp kink in it (9:11 ish ). Maybe you caught this already. Dang Nabbit bear , aye ! How are the fires out by you ? Keep Safe Be Safe. 👍👍😊

[@mlutke4067]

So much work!! Good job you two for always getting after it, always figuring it out! Is move in date close? I’m so excited for you😎

[@petetuck6095]

..aw, your other dog so wanted her toy throwing too..

[@Anthony_Harper]

Put a small electric fence around the panel and pump. You have the power there already.

[@stephanevioleau6111]

water is a vital need especially at the moment Congratulation for 50 k suscribers 👍🇫🇷

[@harrytaylor6854]

cool pup

[@geebopbaluba1591]

Y’all may think about just putting the line in 1 and 1/2” schedule 40 pvc. It sure would be a heck of a lot harder to bite through

[@dorothyallen3614]

Hard work, but ya gotta have water and good Grey water drainage , good job! Juniper is really growing! Keep on keeping on!

[@andrewchristensen6295]

That Blue Heeler is a good pup..

[@ThisOffGridLife]

She is amazing!

[@codemonkey2k5]

Just a friendly suggestion, I would recommend hog panel for any fencing or for things like feeders and such as it is more resilient and also a fair bit easier to work with in my experience.

[@susiemurphy1476]

Ya do what ya have to do at the time. It works!

[@stevenm3141]

If you have a four wheeler or the tractor there is a device like a ripper on a cat that can attach to your water tube and drag it under ground.

[@patriciacullenbach8472]

Well done, awesome job...

[@brucewitcpalek5120]

That is a bad ass little tractor you guys have !! I love it 🤗✌🏼🍺

[@1werewolf]

No creepo, but you have nice smile and face. Sense happiness. Love the dogs, especially the pup...who wouldn't right? Lol.....

[@ajhnubia]

I tell a lot of people about you 2 because I ha the greatest respect for you, I self built too but we are a rare breed, and here in London there is so much laziness a indifference supper well done love your videos uk london

[@mariesalway91]

being cheeky.... you need to BEARY the water line 😆

[@ThisOffGridLife]

I am loving all these puns!

[@TheJimcrooks800]

I appreciate the honesty of your videos and especially learning from mistakes. You can't always put the problems right immediately as you have to prioritise tasks. Learing by doing is a great way to learn - but sometimes frustrating. The thinking through of tasks in terms of the added value to your lives is really important: what task, if accomplished, will save many other tasks from having to be done. So I assume that a bore hole is just not doable with a solar powered well and pump? Anyway, it's your life and your dream and it is a privilege to share your struggles and unfolding progress.

[@jasentenney6907]

You guys should bury that line. Lol. 😊

[@MrTimNed]

Puppy is too cute. I want it

[@ronaldclark2624]

Good Fixes! Ron PTL USA

[@karenfranklin8467]

hey the water system works all you need for now 😉

[@cedricbroussard8738]

Awesome 👌

[@curtisharlan9230]

Hello to you folks

[@elwoodtaylor1092]

Hi guys looks like things are coming together, i would put your water line inside of another water line that is slightly bigger so it won't get damaged by bears or other elements in the area

[@richardwhite4277]

mount solar panel on a single metal pipe above bear height to solve bear problem / can do like they do flag poles two angle irons in ground to pivot pole up

[@maxinekelly8417]

Well done Greg your hay feeder is very functional ❤️❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍🥰🥰

[@leoniewillemse893]

Good morning beautiful people, I’m living in The Netherlands 🇳🇱, you doing just a great job love you 😘

[@gebeshebe4446]

In my country, The Republic of Alberta, all plastic water pipe is the black abs type very tough and resilient stuff.

[@ThisOffGridLife]

The whole house is abs. Our ground plumbing is PVC. We are learning as we go!

[@buddyreed2623]

Hello Greg and Katie. If your design for the goat feeder does not work as you want, look up no waste goat feeders. There are so many that I did not want to choose just one. I was going to suggest putting the water line in a metal pipe, but when you said 400 meters, I was sure that was not a good plan. Galvanized pipe is like $30 per 8 feet here and you would need 164 pieces of it. I am sure you will come up with a plan just short of killing the bear. Have good days!

[@scottbowman5130]

central pa.,great videos.

[@hanshollander3745]

Hello from Germany from Kakenstorf Hans and Oci ❤❤❤👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@chuckoboy952]

Good afternoon from upstate ny 60 feet from Lake Ontario

[@jeffstoneburner9440]

Nice work!Durango here.Hope your safe from the fire.

[@brucewitcpalek5120]

And for my third comment of the day, your soil seems very sandy so I would think you should have no problem with gray water drainage🤔🤷🏻‍♂️!! Looking forward to next Saturday to see another quality video !! God bless and thanks for sharing your wonderful knowledge and Home steading life with us !! 🙏🙂

[@ThisOffGridLife]

We have done a couple perc tests, she's drains well!

[@thomasbrown5005]

Tom from NY . LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

[@robertpace7771]

I be putting that Bear in the cold box

[@billiemoore3394]

Hi from Eugene Oregon

[@ЕВГЕНИЙРОДИОНОВ-м4ч]

Сматрю вас с интересом,хоть и непонемаю ваш язык,вы маладцы,желаю вам всего самого хорошого,крепкого здоровья,огромного счастья,и долгих лет жизни.

[@russellwatters5891]

That bear caused a bit of a problem for ya'll, the spring/cistern thing works well for ya'll for now, but seems ya'll should start sinking a well of sorts for the future. The pup is catching on quick, watching the livestock with that "livestock guardian instinct". Love ya'll ❤️

[@ZenRebel33]

Could you have a well drilled at the house to avoid the long run?

[@briantabura5479]

I don't know your soil condition in your area ,but did you guys think about a well with a pump closer to your house? just a thought... love love your videos .

[@Waterpoweredtechnologies]

Have you thought of using a ram pump instead of solar for your water?

[@richardgreen5602]

What if you attach the line to the trees where most subject to bear damage???????

[@kennethmiller600]

Hope fixing best solar & water. 🤘

[@motowipeout5670]

Sounds like that bear needs to get taught a lesson, Harry Callahan style 😎

[@mikeduda3173]

damn 🐻 bears! hi guys. Mike from Charlotte North Carolina

[@peterhorner364]

Is it worth using rebar for the goats feeder as they might chew the ply ?

[@lauriebauer6909]

Poor Hinto needs some attention too

[@ThisOffGridLife]

Don't worry he gets loads of love!

[@bernardwebster1978]

From southern AB - near US border

[@MommaOG]

Crazy idea you don't want to bury the water hose then hang it up in the trees 😁 told ya it was crazy lol but if it's high enough maybe the bear can't reach it 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@edwardwilcox6712]

Sweet you guys got a blue heeler she going to be a hand full lol

[@ThisOffGridLife]

She has been already, mostly because she is so smart!

[@mikejarvis7701]

Rent a digger with big saw like blade (like chain saw blade. to cut tree roots otherwise it is impossible to get tree roots out of way.

[@rifalagus817]

Beautiful goat mr and mrs 🙂😃 i hope this year or 2023 your channel more growth and reach 100.000 subscribers. 🙂 keep strong stay healthy and always be cool. 😎👍🏼🔥💪

[@richardwhite4277]

if not worried about water line freezing would consider hanging above ground from trees with wire or zip ties

[@gebeshebe4446]

Well, I would use some hard abs plastic piping in the exposed areas. Don't think a bear will bite through abs very easily, or know that bear meat is delicious.

[@danmooney7192]

Aren't you suppose to have a septic tank and a leach field in your drain line?

[@ThisOffGridLife]

It's just a grey water pit ( sinks, and shower). We use a composting toilet instead of a septic field.

[@chioffilm]

@@ThisOffGridLife did you add a rat guard to the end of your grey water pipe?

[@richardwhite4277]

piece of green garden hose coming over top of blue barrel kind of kinked

[@JaswinderKaur-fq5oi]

Very nice ❤️❤️❤️😘

[@mm-pw9my]

Been there done that do not have time just the way of life

[@walterross2581]

Rent you a small ditch witch should do the trick

[@hubertwebb9869]

If you are sending your sewage out into the woods downhill, you are potentially making your neighbor sick.🧡🧡

[@ThisOffGridLife]

Sink and shower water*

[@jerrywoodlee2345]

When are you going to put siding on your house?

[@happysing9070]

Nice

[@Mariekennedy7478]

Would it work to run your water hose through PC pipe? It would be larger and harder for bear to bite through?

[@blklbluvr]

I don’t know they said it was like 400’. That can be quite expensive with 8’ lengths, 50 sections.

[@PeterKNoone]

You need to bury that line :)

[@ThisOffGridLife]

😂😂

[@2olvets443]

You don’t need to use the primer on drain pipe.

[@donaldcollins8551]

You need a nice rug for the house don't you, lol.

[@dougnoonan5663]

The bear has figured out if he bites the line he gets a drink.

[@geebopbaluba1591]

Watch Sleeperdude sometime when you have time and he and his wife and kids help him do will it run and drive videos and their goats are always right in the middle of things.

[@brucewitcpalek5120]

I watched every video and very seldom comment but I have a question today🤔 why is Greg taking the hose to put water in his ear🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😉🤭😝😝😝😝😝😝. I know I’m just being a smart ass😂😂. I love you guys and I love your videos and I love your goats and I love your dogs so I guess I am all about love love love love love and love 🥰☺️🍺✌🏼

[@ThisOffGridLife]

Thanks Bruce!

[@AbedWally]

U. Both doing well but there is much of mass in the area ... isn't?