Brutal Winter Weather Forces our Hand at the Off Grid Cabin

[@johnmarquardt1991]

In the middle of the country the grass is growing - probably 2-3 weeks until we start mowing.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

It is crazy how different things are from here to there.

[@donnadunlop]

Brrrrrrrrrr that wind sounds cold, hope you gave your selves a reward for your hard work, lord knows the snowman has the right idea.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

😀👍

[@roberthillyard4234]

if you put curtains/ up the house keep warmer

[@christophergalemore1644]

Your tarp pole barn is holding up pretty well in the winds!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Ya it really is....I had a couple spots where the tarp would rub on one of the poles.....it made a few holes in the tarp. But I added some boards to stop the rubbing and it has been great.

[@tenneyconstruction7323]

Now that snowman has it goin on. Love u guys.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

😉👍

[@suepeterson5675]

Ooohhhh ya, right away. Mr. Is getting a weeee bit tipsy. And I’ll try to stop sending this snow & cold weather your way. I saw my first robin a few days ago. Poor thing and now we are getting a good snow now. Be safe , stay warm. 👍👍😊

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Ya it has been snowing here since October.....we are done with it, lol

[@ericbroussard4310]

Hello, good Working for the wood 👍. And after the shower!!!

[@lcook0825]

Thanks guys. Nice video.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks for watching!

[@edwardestes8038]

You guys gotta get that open area undernieth skirting closed in and it will be so much better or get bails of hay to temp. block it off

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Skirting is getting done this summer 100%

[@dawnchrysostomou5782]

Love the pooches in their matching coats guys.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

😊

[@cindyfeh]

DRUNKARD......Yup I spotted it immediately Jen.....lol.....Frosty polished off another one.....I think the chickadees are soooo cute also...... on this snowy day I am sitting at the table looking out the window watching my chickadees feeding on my suet feeder.......and pretending I am at a cabin in the woods with a fire roaring..... wish I was there right now.....ya its time for a road trip....cheers to j and j

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Very nice Cindy......agree that sitting by a toasty fire is the best

[@bettybanis3202]

I can only say stay safe, warm and healthy. Greetings from Netherland and a hug for your dogs.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Lots of love Betty and best wishes

[@bettybanis3202]

@@OffgridwithJayandJen Thank you. The same for you too.

[@JohnyMac-tb6ms]

We have gone through 5-cords so far. 1 1/2 left. Just ordered a tri-axle of logs for this coming season. Price is up $50- from last year. Now, $750-. Should be delivered next month. A typical tri-axle is ~10-cords worth of logs. I sell to my neighbor at cost what we don't cut. We have 35-acres but chose to go this way buying logs for right now. Save the hard woods on our property for when the tri-axle purchases stop or when the price gets ridiculous. 73 "Freedom Through Self-Reliance"

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

That's smart buddy......I'm using the trees we fell for the food plot and cabin view for the next couple years and also the sawmill cuttings. Try not to cut down healthy living trees is we can help it.

[@irenel.m.3238]

Always working as a team things turn out better, an also fun🥰

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Absolutely!!

[@sylviamayo379]

I wish You could put booths on the Dogs as well 😇😇

[@mariemcgillen7401]

and got a little finish work in on that wood shed to boot. Can't beat fun for a good time.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Snuck that in there, lol

[@VinnieRed71]

Teamwork makes the dream work! Good job tackling that tree work.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thank you Mastro......appreciate ya being here with us

[@victoriaEish]

And you need to stack your wood. It dries better when stacked and not dumped. The waters collect toward the bottom…when you get toward the bottom, that’s a more dead of winter time….wet and more green wood. Get it off the ground and stack it so the wind is free to blow around and through it.

[@lurawade5025]

Love the slightly tipsy snowman at the end! Another great video Jay and Jen! Your shower is looking great!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@2007KB]

Lol.. a drunk snowman. Good one Jen😄

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Giggle giggle

[@kristingrounds4163]

Cutting and splitting all that fire wood desires a stiff adult beverage for sure...and yes I saw the bottle LOL....first i saw him tilting over when you guys were talking and said he looks drunk and then I saw the bottle....too funny!!!! Good times being had in Michigan

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

He he he

[@travisgrow4713]

Looking good

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks 👍

[@MelissaMalzahn]

Glad you were able to find some down trees for firewood. I really love how the shower is turning out. Stay warm.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks, you too!

[@ginnysulya9805]

Hi guys, I know how cold it is living on top of a hill! We have an open field on the west and you can hear the wind coming before it hits our old farmhouse! We have a lot of Black Locust on our property, sparks have literally flown off my husband’s chain saw! We have burned through about 15 face cords of wood so far! Stay warm looking forward to hearing how the shower works! 👍👍😁

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Ya open space is nice, but the wind makes it a challenge. Stay warm my friend

[@brendahogue5487]

May the Lord bless and protect you and your wife at the off grid home

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Blessing my friend

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

Hello ! I from northern Canada so I know we have to always make sure to put up enough dry wood to last a year then you can cut green and cure it if there is not a lot of dry in your area, where I'm at most years I have access to dry wood only a few kms from home I hauled apx 20 full cord of wood home with my skidoo :) I do cut some green popular to cure its best that way,

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Very cool......we have been so busy building all summer we have not put away enough firewood. Hoping to do better this yesr

[@RobertJLessard]

I just found your channel when Brooke mentioned yours. I watched all of your content from the beginning. Good stuff. We work the same way except I'm 50 and so far I only have the foundation and two walls framed. My fav moment was the ladder fail. I would totally have done something like that. So far I have torn a rotator cuff and bulged a disk in my back. I'm all healed up and ready to build next month though. 👍

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Sweet......thank you so much Robert and welcome. Hope your progress goes more smoothly in the future. Be careful my friend.

[@nourltuber]

So cold, Timber, wanted to stay in! Looks like you have enough wood 🪵🪓 now. I've used that grout sealer and I wondered about it too! Stay warm and I knew that ☃️ was listing for a reason!!! Have a great week...JB 😁

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

That pup Is an old soul, lol. Ya JB I think those selling the sealers all just want my money, lol

[@rosaolbera8768]

Glad you got wood to keep warm snow is beautiful Jan you always look very lovely hello Jay make sure you both stay warm outthere Rosa

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks so much Rosa.....hope you are healing up well.

[@deborahwhite2339]

The shower looks great! The only ? I have is, what will it drain in to? I like the metal. You can hang up your shower stuff with magnets. 🙂👍👍🇨🇦

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Oh cool idea.....I was thinking suction cups, but magnets would be freaking awesome. Thank you for that. I'm going to built a simple Grey water system

[@ClassyCurleyRadio_1]

Love you guys, keep up the great work.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thank you! Will do!

[@djcishere]

Hey guys, love what you guys do and wish I was somewhere for me where all these soft timbers were the norm. All hardwood here unless you plant a pine plantation and thats gonna grow stunted for how hot n dry it is. One thing gives me a chuckle from a trick I learnt many moons ago, pull the start cord until you feel that the motor/engine as about to jump onto a compression stroke... Then try and start it. I know its cold n stuff, but hopefully this will give you much more success starting on the first five rather than the last fifteen....

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks for the tips

[@dathuynh1767]

Great team work

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thank you 🙌

[@campbelleoffgrid]

I feel you guys....spring cant come soon enough, we also went through a whack of wood this winter. I like your pole barn, our #1 project for 2023 is a shelter for the toys.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

It is so nice to have some covered space buddy. We are excited to get it closed in this spring. 😀

[@johnemery9634]

Lol iron woods like cutting cement lol been there done that.sharpen saw well it feels like its dull

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

It is, but burns so awesome

[@dflenn9423]

Hey Jay! I hate those freaking newer-style safety gas cans! In my experience, you spill and waste more gas than the old free-flowing ones! Talk about a safety hazard!! Lawn darts I get it! But those gas cans are awful!! 😃

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Totally agree......I have a couple old ones I am clinging on to, most of the new ones are frustrating, lol

[@kathystafford6668]

woot woot !

[@kimnelligan9820]

You can take a shower even if the grout isn’t sealed my husband is a tile man it won’t hurt anything❤❤

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Cool...thanks Kim

[@karinthiele8393]

The shower stall looks great. But where does the water pipe with the shower head go ? And do you have a boiler to always have hot water ?

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

We are working on the water heater part....but we are doing all interior exposed copper pipes....will help keep them from freezing too

[@joyceandjohngrambush9488]

When I lived on our farm, this how we heated the house, but we didn’t have snow mobile to haul the logs, we did it by hand. No chain saw, a hand operated saw, no log splitter, we used sleigh hammer. We carried into the house to the wood box and in the morning clean out the ash pit and start the whole process over again the next day. Each step we got heat out of the wood process to our bodies. I really like the way we live now, not going back to the farm.

[@johnemery9634]

That's in all days of old. We had chain saw a maul and axe. In the 70s .in 1982 we got a splitter. Best move ever. It made the work alot ezzer

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Ya there is a reason most live with modern conveniences.....it is nice.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Agree about the splitter. I can split a face cord here or there by hand, but if you do lots of it the splitter saves you. My shoulders can't handle it is excess

[@joyceandjohngrambush9488]

Yes it was in late 30’s and 40’s. We had Armstrong tools

[@bjornsoderlund8123]

Hard work man 💪 af yeee

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

😉

[@SandraVanLankvelt]

Always have a minimum of two years of split wood on hand. New wood shed needed for sure. for extra wood stack. Love the shower and the tile and you two will love an indoor shower yippeee!!! God bless you both and of course the PUP'S too. Stay wall y'all lol. Yup every once in a while my Georgia talk comes out lolol.

[@SandraVanLankvelt]

Dang I missed seeing the bottle of booze LOLOL It's just chillin whew.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

More storage for firewood for sure.

[@BJC62]

Looks like that snowman has had one too many.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Lol

[@juliederry3719]

The snowman 😂😂😂 Jen you’re hilarious lol, Jay l think that you have done everything possible to seal that shower it’s going to last forever, l love those tiles and seeing the copper walls again Jen certainly chose the best, a copper shower head and pipes would finish it off beautifully, I always meant to ask you guys do you live full time in the cabin, or is that the future plan to do so?, and I wonder what (is it Scout)? was looking for when you were cutting the tree up, he was definitely interested in something down there, and keep telling yourselves spring is coming, well it’s meant to be lol, tfs x Julie 🇬🇧

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Hey Julie.......glad you got a giggle out of Jens shenanigans, lol. Jen and I spend most of our time at the cabin, I have to go downstate once every week or two and work a little and we go south for holidays and family stuff. I would say it works out to 60 or 70% of our time at the cabin. I'm hoping once the majority of cabin building is done we can make the cabin our full time home. 😊

[@eternlyblsd]

Question, why keep the wood so far from the house when it’s your source of heat?

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

It is really not that far from the cabin, but it tends to attract bugs and critters so better to keep it a little ways away 😉

[@ineverhadthemoney7857]

it looks to cold for me lol

[@eternlyblsd]

Snowman is cute 😂😂😂

[@davidnix8250]

Good

[@SandraCrockett]

🚿🚿🚿Shower! 🪵🪵🪵Cutting wood!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

😊

[@jboog1971]

I know y’all will be glad for winter to hurry up and release its grip on ya .. stay warm guys

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

It is dragging on a bit too long this year, lol

[@LeverActionLarry]

I forgot, are you putting a small toilet in there as well?

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Yes we are trying to sneak in a very small sink and toilet.....wish us luck buddy, lol. Sorry I haven't responded to your other comments....been editing the last two days and just now heading to bed. Best wishes my friend.

[@wayneC7]

Those pants look warm. What brand are they?

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Nice and cozy.....they are car heart brand.....not sure how to spell it....so you got the real words, not the brand, lol

[@watavuemountain481]

I can't imagine how much more wood y'all have burnt this year, we are in the South and have been going through it too. Plus we don't spend near the amount of time at our place as you do. Shower is looking great, we know you're both excited to get that bathroom finished. Keep up the good work and thanx for sharing!! Be Safe>>

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Ya the wood goes quick when you depend on it for all the heat. Plus Jen keeps the cabin at 75 degrees 24/7....so that doesn't help,.lol

[@ilonakatalindako-tolman5545]

Cool...soon in a warm shower🎉

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Oh yes!

[@dta97392]

R u in the UP of Michigan?

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Not quite.....close tho

[@ineverhadthemoney7857]

good old 10 W 30 W

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

😊👍

[@canajian]

👋😎👍frosty is gonna have a nip 😅😅

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Or three, lol

[@MILife45]

😂 jen you're so funny 😅❤

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

He he

[@victoriaEish]

This is wood gathering and splitting you should be doing in the fall….not when snow falls. The biggest hurdle you have is staying warm and having enough wood. You plan for that early in the fall and into the fall…maybe the first part of December. Always….have enough firewood early on for the winter. Always. And your woodshed needs to be closer to your house. They used to be attached and part of the house/shed….for a reason! Talk to old timers. That’s your best education. They know, then you’ll know…and those after you will know. You shouldn’t need a snow sled to bring your wood to your home. Way too far away.

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Doing wood is a never ending chore, but somehow it doesn't seem so much like work when you're at the camp eh!! The shower is looking pretty spiffy!! Take 'er easy!!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks buddy

[@michaelbueckers7102]

Woo hoo I’m first!! 🎉🎉

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Ha.....nice work buddy. Thanks for being here. 👍

[@mikemckinley1031]

Your snowman is falling over

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

He had a rough day, lol

[@mikemckinley1031]

@@OffgridwithJayandJen ⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️⛄️

[@timmymendenhall1275]

Don't you wish the dogs knew how to stack wood !!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Lol, that would be awesome 😊

[@kyraacher3047]

Lol funny jay

[@davefreeman1499]

Thro da lumber in da furnace.

[@MelissaMalzahn]

😂 drunken snowman!!

[@phil-fr4lg]

Why so Many Ads????

[@heather3193]

What, you're not interested in the Chinese sneakers for $4.22? 😂🤣 I agree, they're annoying when there's so many, but I think KZbin places them and determines quantity once a channel goes monetized.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

I leave the ads up to KZbin to place them.....normally I remove one or two each video to help with the flow, but I didn't have time before publishing the video today, sorry about that.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Mostly up to KZbin, but I can control them a bit. I'm going to try better in the future to limit them a bit

[@morgansword]

Listen, those who think that it should of been done, never did install a shower on the budget. For that matter, did they ever own a hammer or chisel? I do think there is a market for snow chisels just about everywhere including snow canaries are trying to find a Biden dollar and go to mexico from there. Their steep roofs are even caving from snow loads. I have around seven or more feet compacted in my yard here in alaska. For the part of alaska I live in, yes I have seen even more and at this time of year alright, but it melts off quickly and will show gravel in just a few days after a big storm.. yes we did get more this winter that has stayed. I have driven all over the part of california affected and never seen more than a winters dusting. I guess I was too hard on Jen with my teasing... I so do apologize for it now. Your snowman is now standing like I do, any time of the last few years

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

You are good my friend. I just have been very busy and saving your comments for reading while I have adequate time to enjoy and reply. Best wishes my friend

[@morgansword]

@@OffgridwithJayandJen Ha ha, just started the last video posted... starting on stove pipe for maple syrup

[@johnemery9634]

Jay listen to the boss now. Happy wife happy life. You got it made man. She's worth keeping. A good partner is hard to find now days. Enjoy the ride it's short but sweet

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks buddy.....I plan to do so

[@dta97392]

Not use to that weather yet? i think u r👍

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

I handle it better than Jen does.......lol

[@bobbycampbell9529]

Gotta watch her..SEMPER FI

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Yup, lol

[@mortenmyhrmoen7592]

🇳🇴👍👍

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

😊