I Accidentally Became an Off-Gridder

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Shaun Overton | DUSTUPS

Shaun Overton | DUSTUPS

Күн бұрын

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@dustupstexas
@dustupstexas 5 күн бұрын
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@TennesseeHomesteadUSA
@TennesseeHomesteadUSA 4 күн бұрын
Welcome to the club. Let's hope you survive...
@LisaTurner-d1b
@LisaTurner-d1b 4 күн бұрын
@dustupstexas Your water containers need to be protected from the sunlight/UV exposure that they get in the desert to prevent photo-degradation. Using a protective coverings for your water containers will prevent your plastic water containers from developing leaks and leaking chemicals from the plastic into the water plus it will prevent cracks from forming which will leak water and provide a pathway to containment your water. . Protection from sunlight will also protect from bacteria and algae growth in your water. I am glad to see you finally wearing boots but with spring just around the corner I highly suggest boots and snake gaiters for you and anyone else on your property. You might want to test out turtleskin for such products. What does not stab or stick you will bite you in our desert.
@LisaTurner-d1b
@LisaTurner-d1b 4 күн бұрын
Thank God you are finally wearing boots.
@commentpotato_0
@commentpotato_0 4 күн бұрын
I am a gollege construction engineering student from Europe. You can use desert sand in concrete and it pours better so you don't need as much water, but you would have to use other ingredients to increase structural strength, and I would only use it as part of non-load-bearing things. I will share the video and timestamp where it is mentioned. This content maker has over four million subscribers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXOToneHe7mse5o&si=CJcC21-40ipoVxpC kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXOToneHe7mse5o&si=N8b97Cl4CRbiyB7L Concrete can be used to pave roads, make dams, slabs, flower pots, etc. I would ask a local construction professional and a legal professional for more information.
@TennesseeHomesteadUSA
@TennesseeHomesteadUSA 4 күн бұрын
@commentpotato_0 You're wrong. Desert sand is too alkalai for making concrete -- that's why the world presumes a beach sand 'crisis'. You could not possibly be what you claim to be.
@LeeJDo
@LeeJDo 4 күн бұрын
I hope you do sprinkle in a bunch of infrastructure videos. Seeing what it takes to support the desert forest is just as interesting as the work on the forest
@FromPovertyToProgress
@FromPovertyToProgress 4 күн бұрын
I enjoy both, but I am actually more interested in how you build and maintain the off-grid infrastructure.
@voras7376
@voras7376 4 күн бұрын
nah
@janshuster1426
@janshuster1426 4 күн бұрын
Make your doghouse buildings 4 corners and put a roof over it all creating a lot of shaded space.
@DastarToRon
@DastarToRon 4 күн бұрын
Later on put a floor, and it will be a nice place to chill. And then add walls, and here you got it, a nice house.
@maryhairy1
@maryhairy1 4 күн бұрын
Or create your own version of Cooper Pedy
@NickCombs
@NickCombs 4 күн бұрын
A solid roof is a fairly large and expensive project, but it would be fairly easy to start off with a 20'x30' tarp. It would also be useful to funnel rain water when it does show up.
@socratesraramuri5040
@socratesraramuri5040 4 күн бұрын
@@maryhairy1 I had to look up Coober Pedy; "whitefella´s hole"... LOL Indeed, i have been wondering why not go underground; i guess getting a roof back on once you dig a hole is an issue. I think it´s worth considering, though it would probably require ´thinking bigger´. But now you have a bulldozer...
@KRSingh-w6e
@KRSingh-w6e 4 күн бұрын
Do a boring for a borewell on sight. Convenience and wonders will start to happen.🎉
@jeffreybarker357
@jeffreybarker357 4 күн бұрын
I'm guilty of being one of the subscribed viewers who wants to see the green get moving, but your points are totally valid. I'll definitely be along for the ride when you start posting how you're working through the infrastructure. Definitely necessary and I think most of us are here for it.
@Miner_mobile
@Miner_mobile 4 күн бұрын
Do you also falsly think it will be this lush jungle?😂
@archetypal.architect.whispers
@archetypal.architect.whispers 4 күн бұрын
@Miner_mobile I think it will dramatically surprise you what happens when the water is given a chance to slow down. Trees themselves bring rain. It may take 20 years, but it's worth doing.
@Miner_mobile
@Miner_mobile 4 күн бұрын
@@archetypal.architect.whispers i will keep following the channel mocking our country for being so wet😂 (holland)
@sweet44508
@sweet44508 3 күн бұрын
😂 same here. I keep thinking I could get the desert forest going faster with simpler means, but I can’t judge, because I’ve never done it before.
@pkile2011
@pkile2011 4 күн бұрын
I have a near 100 acre plot on which I’m developing a food forest in Northern Maine. I have been watching your process and am impressed with the progress you’ve made especially with water management when there is very little. I believe that Getting many pounds of native and similar plants seeds, making thousands of clay balls and widely distributing them would really boost your system over time if you had your property protected by an electric fence. My system grows VERY slowly due to our USDA growing zone 3 and subarctic temperatures. It has taken 10 years for production to begin and for a long time I kept thinking I was imagining everything. I wish you the best of luck and look forward to seeing your progress over the coming years.
@mattiasdahlstrom2024
@mattiasdahlstrom2024 4 күн бұрын
Being Swedish I would be interested in your experience
@PorchGardeningWithPassion
@PorchGardeningWithPassion 4 күн бұрын
Do you have a KZbin channel?
@stuartrinker
@stuartrinker Күн бұрын
A food forest in a northern climate would be fantastic. We are in a northern climate as well and have been wanting to try it. Good luck.
@philipbutler6608
@philipbutler6608 4 күн бұрын
The shower door can be fixed with a ten dollar shower curtain and hangers just ad more weights to the bottom. You should plant around the shower where the water drains. Did you get the trees I sent?
@chulasexychica11
@chulasexychica11 4 күн бұрын
Right he can make an excellent herb garden around the shower and re use the water for the plants. U read my mind
@kellerhorton
@kellerhorton 4 күн бұрын
You sent trees?! Bless you man. You rock!
@esmith1771
@esmith1771 4 күн бұрын
I think most viewers would agree - we want to see the whole picture behind this challenging project. All the parts needed to make this happen - infrastructure, transportation, housing, etc!! Thanks Shaun for all your hard work! (It's way more than just moving dirt and planting seeds). Love to see the whole deal!
@louisegogel7973
@louisegogel7973 4 күн бұрын
yes
@franticcoder
@franticcoder 4 күн бұрын
Please feel free to tell the infrastructure story. It's a necessary part of the overall project. I watch for several reasons; it's fun seeing progress on big projects, I like seeing the desert forest flywheel start up, I like to think how I'd do something differently, and it inspires me to get going on my own projects.
@Halostalkerx
@Halostalkerx 4 күн бұрын
Some advise from a electrician. Don’t forget the monkey method. What ever you install, yank and pull on it like a monkey. If it moves or comes apart you didn’t install it properly. Very important to do this with ever wire you install on a lug bc sometimes it looks tight but wire pulls right out.
@AmazingJane137
@AmazingJane137 4 күн бұрын
This is such great advice❤
@rustylugnut8851
@rustylugnut8851 2 күн бұрын
An old electrician taught me that tightening and loosening a few times on stranded wire gets the landing tighter than giving it a huge crank all at once. Especially handy for tight spaces where you can't fit a bigger stick.
@JuanPerez-ek8wd
@JuanPerez-ek8wd 20 сағат бұрын
well that great advice.. I didn't know that, thank you for that information.. I'll remember that for sure..
@matrixstuff3512
@matrixstuff3512 3 күн бұрын
I really appreciate seeing that there is much more to this project than just someone with adhd who watched a little too much youtube. Hearing how much you actually enjoy it out there gives me hope for the project
@BESHYSBEES
@BESHYSBEES 3 күн бұрын
He’s not a complete tool just a naive novice
@user-Adam72
@user-Adam72 4 күн бұрын
Having lived (briefly) in Coober Pedy, South Australia one summer where the outside temps were reaching 50C (120F), I can highly recommend that style of home. I stayed at one dug into the side of a hill with windows and doors facing an outdoor under cover area, and even with the doors open the temperature inside stayed at 25C (75F) with absolutely no heating or cooling required. This place was bare stone (coated with a PVA layer to keep dust down) that showed incredible rock textures, but I've also seen it done with buried shipping containers, as well as a conventional transportable house building on the surface for kitchen, laundry etc. with stairs to a downstairs underground area for living / bedroom etc. It's they way I'd go in any hot/dry environment, and if you dig into the side of a hill rather than down from the top then it can feel like a 'normal' dwelling.
@peterlarson233
@peterlarson233 4 күн бұрын
Since you have a bulldozer, you might have an easier time with underground housing if you dig a pit, build a structure, and bury it. You can even get some light from light pipes to the surface.
@chocolatemonk
@chocolatemonk 4 күн бұрын
partially buried green house too will allow for much longer growing season. If you add a small heat source or shade maybe all year long
@unums
@unums 4 күн бұрын
Honestly, the channel is going to blow up when it finally rains, and during the growing period. Keep up the amazing work Shaun, and Brandon! *EDIT:* Grammar
@starship5370
@starship5370 4 күн бұрын
Luxury life is not necessary but Basic Comfort is.
@jeffcmcm
@jeffcmcm 4 күн бұрын
Ian's "Responsible Welding" animation was great! Keep it coming, boys! (Side Note: Half my business is selling welding equipment, so this one might have been my favorite animation of all.) Stay awesome, Jeff
@dustupstexas
@dustupstexas 4 күн бұрын
Ian enjoyed reading your comment 👐
@congajoel
@congajoel 4 күн бұрын
Shower door stall is facing the wrong way. Turn the stall 180° 🧐 Curtain not required... what a view!
@EricLavigne-y3v
@EricLavigne-y3v 4 күн бұрын
Glad to see you're still motivated even with all the "problems" you've had. Keep your spirits high!!
@epicosity5588
@epicosity5588 4 күн бұрын
Infrastructure projects? That's why we have winter! There are certainly an abundance of forest growing projects in winter, but there are diminishing returns because you don't get as much feedback on new ideas and further iterations require testing of previous ones. The channel "GrowTree Organics" in Arizona has swapped from rain and growth updates throughout the summer to construction videos for a few months now, and they are still gaining subscribers. Do what you need, not what the channel needs, the viewers will come if you are passionate either way.
@hambone62294
@hambone62294 4 күн бұрын
We’re here for your journey, the desert forest is just what caught our attention! Add in content like this and you will start drawing a whole new audience.
@cluckhead1913
@cluckhead1913 4 күн бұрын
...if he ever gets around to creating any content.
@TheAcademicOracle
@TheAcademicOracle 4 күн бұрын
By far one of the BEST YT channels out there‼️ Thanks for your REAL LIFE content that is trying to do some GOOD in our world‼️🌏
@esmith1771
@esmith1771 4 күн бұрын
It truly is! Shaun is such a relatable guy!
@wisconsinfarmer4742
@wisconsinfarmer4742 4 күн бұрын
Pioneer spirit. I would put two doghouses end to end then pull them away separating them by 8 feet then run the other two the same manner but parallel to the other two by 15 feet Now you can bridge the ends of each string and then bridge across the two strings. Then use 3" standing seam steel to roof the whole affair. Now you have three more water collecting roofs without building any extra walls. Using what you have in an efficient permutation.
@urbanexplorationbymikey4429
@urbanexplorationbymikey4429 4 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@dstgean
@dstgean 4 күн бұрын
Here for the infrastructure content too. Just watched a cabin build and have been checking out off grid systems as well. Lots of viewers probably are equally interested in the whole picture, not just the desert forest content. If you hadn’t added some infrastructure, you wouldn’t have stuck with the project!
@tharrisonx4
@tharrisonx4 4 күн бұрын
Thank you for taking us on your infrastructure journey
@dustupstexas
@dustupstexas 4 күн бұрын
Thank you
@adamaberle9820
@adamaberle9820 4 күн бұрын
Shaun, I feel that you are putting undo pressure on yourself based on your KZbin mission statement. The process of building a dessert forrest obviously has a lot to do with organics, I mean a lot a lot, but it also has a lot to do with building the infrastructure so you can do the organics! I wouldn't mind an episode about you making the shower door! I would recommend two KZbinRS that help show this concept and filming techniques. (Cody's Lab and Escape to Rural France) I hope this helps!
@TrzCharlie
@TrzCharlie 4 күн бұрын
Shaun, I'm not in the position that I can help support you on Patreon. But know this, you are hero. You took on a monumental project, with little to no knowledge of what was needed to complete your dream. Yet, you took it on, you have no quit in you. You are what many of us aspire to be. Just keep doing you, keep on keeping on my friend. I am a faithful watcher and await your every post. KUDOS>
@higherrating2195
@higherrating2195 3 күн бұрын
You should paint your totes or retrofit covers. The sun will break them brittle. You don't want to have to replace them. Paint is cheaper than new totes.
@Mariano.Bernacki
@Mariano.Bernacki 4 күн бұрын
An army marches on its stomach, and a desert forest marches on infrastructure. Sign me up for future infrastructure projects videos, as long as they tie into the ultimate goal, I am happy to watch.
@Metalingots
@Metalingots 4 күн бұрын
I bought 20 acres just off Indian Hot Spring about 10 miles south of Sierra Blanca. I love visiting the area. Heading there in late March for a week. Enjoy your channel!
@JosephGodwin137
@JosephGodwin137 4 күн бұрын
I'm at the 12 mile mark 📫 below the yellow bus 🚌 and 2 miles from the future natural gas pipeline route
@kffacxfA7G4
@kffacxfA7G4 4 күн бұрын
Your Dustups episode is my highlight of the week. I love your content. I really can't wait for the day significant rainfall will happen. Cheers!
@EricLopez-l1z
@EricLopez-l1z 4 күн бұрын
Life is the journey, not the destination! The forest will come. Thank you for learning on camera Shaun.
@GrowTreeOrganics
@GrowTreeOrganics 4 күн бұрын
Im actually curious about the overall goal of this project. The desert food forest i understand, but whats it for? Turning it into a community with the workers, so the food forest is for them and when you plus family come to stay temporarily? Or so you can produce food to sell? A demonstration site? Appreciate the content. Really hope you get some significant moisture soon. Thanks✌🏾
@pkwork
@pkwork 4 күн бұрын
I am happy to see you beginning to include the infrastructure and off grid aspects. This is also a sociological activity. Sharing your learnings about your interactions with volunteers, neighbors, family, employees, and the powers that be is important, too. Part of the 'glamorization' comes from not getting to see the whole picture. I have lived in dugouts in the desert with my kids. We hauled water and slept under flapping canvas and finally decided to move on. We had come into it inadequately prepared to go full time. You are sharing a key part of the whole venture. Thank you!
@WimsMill
@WimsMill 4 күн бұрын
Well, I can tell you that you should use ferrules on stranded wire when using it in a screw-connection. That helps mitigate problems like this. In Europe it is mandatory.
@jacktheripperVII
@jacktheripperVII 4 күн бұрын
Adding infra stories allows your forest videos to have more progress in them and will have more impact for it
@joneblaze82
@joneblaze82 4 күн бұрын
Anything survives with the right coatings the secret is coating and re application. I can make a plastic wrappers survive with uv paint and a coat 1 a year. I live on maui the ocean eats everything and the jungle as well so painting is the secret. Wood works fine just have to care for things more including an rv. Thats my 2 cents
@SuperJuul
@SuperJuul 4 күн бұрын
Would be great if you could spend an episode on an indepth explanation (starting with the basics) how to setup the electrical system, with solar panels, etc.
@phishENchimps
@phishENchimps 4 күн бұрын
You are experiencing the land before buildings. In a decade or so, you will be relaxing inside a comfortable eco house where you can enjoy the produce of all the work.
@Hobbityfus
@Hobbityfus 4 күн бұрын
Hey, small tip to save you suffering later: write the origin date on the batteries so you remember in a few years to check them for bloating occasionally.
@bulasev
@bulasev 4 күн бұрын
I follow some channels in the same ballpark as yours. I love them but why I specially like yours is because we can see the process of learning, improving. It is genuinely interesting and I wish you the best. Keep doing what you doing. Awesome content.
@88TRUNKBACK
@88TRUNKBACK 4 күн бұрын
After John was killed Bobby said “we have come to far and sacrificed to much to disdain the future now” the time you have spent away from family, the money spent and the miles driven are investments into something a might bit bigger than you, imagine your boys showing a video to their grandkids and looking up at the tree they are sitting under and say your great grandpa planted this tree when I was your age, a righteous legacy indeed
@marktaylor2645
@marktaylor2645 4 күн бұрын
The military looked at the building problem and came up with the Quonset hut. You could fit a lot of flat corrugated steel and straight pipes on a single truck, and bend them on site. Perhaps Easy to do in stages if you don’t need the end walls on them.
@karlanorvell9573
@karlanorvell9573 4 күн бұрын
Would quonset huts work in the desert? I have been around them but not in that environment.
@cybermumsue
@cybermumsue 4 күн бұрын
Great honest video that will either inspire or put people off doing this . Your dedication is amazing . Love your vids each week xxx
@Augusto_Tenorio
@Augusto_Tenorio 4 күн бұрын
I wish I could have money and health to visit your ranch. You doing a hard but very important work.
@rosebrent9440
@rosebrent9440 4 күн бұрын
Hey Shaun, my Uncle is one of those crazy people "building" dugouts in Coober Pedy. He's trying to retire but they keep asking for just one more, lol.
@melissaegbertson9100
@melissaegbertson9100 4 күн бұрын
Your descriptions of what is needed for infrastructure are so helpful to understanding the real challenges of living in the desert. There’s a reason there are so few people there- it’s hard- and think what our ancestors were up against without all the tools and resources we have today. Keep making these videos, Shaun, this is one of the best ones you’ve done. Thanks for all you’ve taught us as we watch you learn.🙏
@shaynegonzales7279
@shaynegonzales7279 4 күн бұрын
I'm not going to lie. When I watch I want to see major water. I'd love to see a good pond built up behind the damns at some point it's what builds the anticipation for me everytime I see a new video.
@kffacxfA7G4
@kffacxfA7G4 4 күн бұрын
One day
@dominictesta8654
@dominictesta8654 Күн бұрын
Same, I'm hoping he gets a decent rain on video soon
@rivimey
@rivimey 4 күн бұрын
One of my dreams is to live in a roman-style villa, that is with buildings around a central private courtyard which often included water feature. While I accept you have many constraints, arranging the cabins around a pond with something to keep the wind & sun at bay, would make a good base for future dwelling I think.
@tanputt
@tanputt 4 күн бұрын
get a box blade to drag the roads. theyre a lot easier to make smooth roads with than a dozer
@jeffreyc9183
@jeffreyc9183 3 күн бұрын
Our heavy equipment shop is a diy tube frame building on top of three shipping containers. This is for a business and has worked very well. The containers act as storage for tools and the space between is the shop floor. Something like that might work out there.
@esmith1771
@esmith1771 4 күн бұрын
Absolutely loved this episode Shaun - thank so much for sharing your thoughts with us!!
@elliotcitino2179
@elliotcitino2179 3 күн бұрын
I would still watch the channel if you shared the infrastructure story too!
@lostskout
@lostskout 4 күн бұрын
Hey I love the infrastructure too. The entire journey start to finish is awesome. I'd like to hear you talk more about what buildings you considered: sandbag, earthship, etc and why you chose what you chose. I enjoy learning about the new equipment as well
@m.a.6478
@m.a.6478 4 күн бұрын
To build a structure to put your vehicles you could use big water containers and fill them with sand and put them to four corners. After that you could build a roof out of RSJ Beams and corrugated sheet iron. The most difficult part for building a car port is to build a good roof which doesn't fly off when you get a storm.
@dustupstexas
@dustupstexas 4 күн бұрын
I've thought about building secondary roofs over the doghouses using IBCs as pillars. But I'd like to use them for rainwater harvesting. They do need a permanent weight though...
@m.a.6478
@m.a.6478 4 күн бұрын
@@dustupstexas If you have enough small stones (like maybe 1-7 pounds heavy) you could fill up the IBCs with these and still have quite some volume for water inside. With lime stone you get around 2.7 times the density of water. With the stones only occupying (depending on their shape) maybe 1/3 of the volume you still get quite some weight and also room for water.
@rjstewart
@rjstewart 3 күн бұрын
Do you do anything with your gray water? I could see setting up a solar still to turn it back into water you can use for showers or storing it in a tank for flushing a toilet. I could also see using only biodegradable soaps and such and then putting your gray water on plants. Just curious if you’ve covered that aspect and what you’re doing.
@slamdunk58
@slamdunk58 2 күн бұрын
Speaking for myself, I would love to see more infrastructure videos. I think everyone wants to see the whole project but just the growing stuff. You're doing a great job. So much fun to be along for the journey.
@hishammor8490
@hishammor8490 4 күн бұрын
I am from Yemen and live in Sana'a. It was cool to find out you lived there. :)
@69dblcab
@69dblcab 3 күн бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
@JD_Lennon
@JD_Lennon 17 сағат бұрын
This is your channel, you post whatever you feel like. Im sure we all will find the infrastructure part just as interesting as the forest part. As you said, both is needed. I'm here for it :)
@BFree-ge6ms
@BFree-ge6ms 2 күн бұрын
You're doing the best you can, with what time, energy, money you have. You're doing well, I'm proud of your accomplishments out there, you've been learning and growing ❤ 😀 I'm grateful and happy to have found your channel.
@PorchGardeningWithPassion
@PorchGardeningWithPassion 4 күн бұрын
Great job laying everything out for those who may not have watched all of the episodes yet!
@Mrtumtube
@Mrtumtube 4 күн бұрын
I have been watching this channel for almost 1 year to see the rain and accumulation of water behind these little dames. I'm still waiting, and good luck to this fellow.
@Vultures24
@Vultures24 4 күн бұрын
Regarding the bolts: But in germany we also say "nach fest kommt ab" which translates to "after tight comes off"
@SiqueScarface
@SiqueScarface 4 күн бұрын
And we say "Passt, wackelt und hat Luft" = "fits, wiggles and breathes air."
@aaronpaul5990
@aaronpaul5990 4 күн бұрын
Digging into the ground to build a home is neat but it requires a certain skill set ... like you need certainty that the rock will hold. A method to get through the rock etc. Digging into the stone without knowledge can get dangerous but at the same time it would create a home that can stay at a nice steady temp
@dwighthires3163
@dwighthires3163 2 күн бұрын
Although I am intensely interested in restoring a desert, this was actually one of the most educational of your videos. You shared your life, frustrations, limitations and ambitions with us, so thank you for this window into your life.
@texasranchadventures
@texasranchadventures 4 күн бұрын
Listening to this as I pack up for a trip to Terlingua.. You’ve been an inspiration for us as off grid property owners too. 🙌
@davk
@davk 4 күн бұрын
You have a real talent Shaun. Your stories are very interesting.
@patrickwilson8677
@patrickwilson8677 Күн бұрын
Shaun you give me hope. I truly hope you succeed in your endeavors. I will continue to watch vicariously through you and someday make the journey to the west Texas promised land. I have 40 acres just behind the cattleman ranch off of Fabens exit and cant wait to use your experience to help me. 1 yr to retirement and desert living.
@allenguimond4634
@allenguimond4634 4 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed seeing this side of you and your experiences. ❤
@Paul-uy1ru
@Paul-uy1ru 4 күн бұрын
Shaun I envy you. I was hooked the moment you started the channel and it's so wonderful to get your updates. I hope some day in the far future we get nice before and after videos/images of the desert turning into a beautiful forest! Wish you and your family the best health and happiness.
@johnbarone
@johnbarone 3 күн бұрын
Hi Shaun, do you have a link for the auction site used for the doghouses?
@projectE4
@projectE4 4 күн бұрын
I love watching vids on the forest and building that infrastructure is a part of that. I look forward to learning with you as you figure all this out.
@masterofthegame8764
@masterofthegame8764 4 күн бұрын
i was waiting for this! this is like physical therapy with ASMR for me ngl :)
@leapingkitties
@leapingkitties 4 күн бұрын
Oh my god, please put up the infrastructure builds, they are so interesting!! I love seeing all the different solutions people are coming up with! Cheers!
@armandderrick8332
@armandderrick8332 4 күн бұрын
Something about hearing your learning lessons and seeing the solutions makes me more invested in your videos. Love the idea of more episodes like this.
@archetypal.architect.whispers
@archetypal.architect.whispers 4 күн бұрын
I"m amazed by the outpouring of supportiveness in this following. It inspires me to work toward something of meaning and share it, as well.
@BubbaStew
@BubbaStew 2 күн бұрын
I say show us the infrastructure too. It's absolutely as interesting as the desert forest, and like you said, it's essential to the success of the forest, and your future ability to continue the project. You could do monthly, or heck even just quarterly infrastructure updates, showing these projects, and how they make the forest more successful, because of what it allows you to more comfortably do on the ranch.
@noyopacific
@noyopacific 4 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video Shaun. What you said about burrowing out an underground house reminded me of a place we once stayed. It was in a town in the Cappadocia region of Turkey called Ürgüp. Nearby is the ancient subterranean city of Elengubu where up to 20,000 residents could hide from invaders. The local rock formation called tufa is like chalk, soft, easily to cut and make smooth. It is almost white in color so the rooms were easily lit. We have two Conex containers at our cabin for storage that we inherited from the previous owner. They are durable but not pleasant to look at and what he paid to have them hauled out and leveled was considerably more than what a site-built structure would have cost.
@anns.2621
@anns.2621 4 күн бұрын
Another great video I love Saturday's even more now that I have your video to watch. Wish there were a thousand more of you out there!
@HPDrifter2
@HPDrifter2 3 күн бұрын
You are doing good work, Sean. You are going through what so many have gone through - working to improve and restore a ranch with all the education and VERY steep learning curve that goes with it. You, however, have the guts to document it and bare your "ranching soul." Not easy. In keeping with the desert's 7-year cycle, I'd like to see a before & after video in 5 years. Pretty sure we'll all be stunned.
@LouisEW198
@LouisEW198 3 күн бұрын
This was one of my favourites episodes. You have to keep levelling up with these side quests to advance in the main game!
@ts2495
@ts2495 2 күн бұрын
For family: many metal containers and barns for sale that, as suggested below, can be configured as four corner rooms. Add a roof and wooden deck in between makes for a great living room.
@slagmaker6780
@slagmaker6780 4 күн бұрын
Great conversation about what you have been doing... It nice to hear some "back" story to what is going on in your thoughts!
@tropmonky
@tropmonky 4 күн бұрын
I'd love to see the infrastructure stuffs! It's all part of living out in that area!
@davidkovacs1751
@davidkovacs1751 3 күн бұрын
If you use 24V or 48V to AC inverter instead of 12V than you can use thinner wire. It makes the wire cost less and a heat loss also reduced on the wire. It makes the whole system more efficient and safe. I know that you already have the setup but keep this in mind for future upgrade. Keep up the good work!
@ts2495
@ts2495 2 күн бұрын
At 14 seconds there is a long arroyo in foreground. Metal posts on the sides and roofing it with porous plastic sheeting makes a cool protected greenhouse over a huge area fast. You might be amazed what natives would grow in there under those cooler sheltered conditions. Can't hurt.
@BartzAJohnsonJr
@BartzAJohnsonJr 4 күн бұрын
A good episode covering some fundamentals. Carry on brother!
@nwilliams1540
@nwilliams1540 4 күн бұрын
I’d love to see more infrastructure content. It’s all part of what you need to do to be there and progress.
@liviasantiago1686
@liviasantiago1686 4 күн бұрын
Shaun I wouldnt mind more infrastructure videos
@brendabelcher3197
@brendabelcher3197 4 күн бұрын
Its very instructive to see all sides of the project. We take our infrastructure for granted with out a thought about how hard it is to do things with out electricity or water on demand.
@elkneto4334
@elkneto4334 4 күн бұрын
i would love to see more of the infrastructure in the episodes!
@tomcraver9659
@tomcraver9659 4 күн бұрын
There are UV resistant hydraulic hose covers (tubes or wraps) out there, if sun damage to your dozer hoses is a problem...
@MisaMcAnallen
@MisaMcAnallen 4 күн бұрын
The ground in Coober Pedy is a very unique mix of minerals that makes the dugout homes work. That is unlikely the case for where you are. I visited there once, the camp ground we stayed in was actually underground, it was a neat experience.
@christinepyscher6781
@christinepyscher6781 2 күн бұрын
Here for all of it. Keep on doing what you need to do.
@westleah5000
@westleah5000 4 күн бұрын
I agree with you. If you have a rock that's easy to dig into, it's a cooler idea than adobe. We will continue to watch your videos even if you leave the forest int the desert for later. What matters is your progress.
@LizH-fs3ky
@LizH-fs3ky 4 күн бұрын
I would love to see the journey of how you build the infrastructure as well. That would be a great addition to the channel because it is real life
@timlarcombe9096
@timlarcombe9096 4 күн бұрын
Really interesting vlog and it filled in some gaps I had with your channel which I have been watching for a long time now. Well done.
@barrettstokes7970
@barrettstokes7970 4 күн бұрын
You beyond got this! I remember my first day framing and being the FNG, lol. Not understanding what was going on. Frustrated that everyone else was too busy to teach me a thing. Thinking this just wasn't going to work out! Yet after much frustration, time, and a very sore body, I realized the experience was teaching me everything I needed to know. It was a challenge that I wouldn't trade for anything and has been knowledge utilized and shared time and time again! What you are doing is more important than perhaps even you realize now. What you are doing is showing people that with hard work and dedication comes much experience and rewards that exceed most things!
@bfcmik
@bfcmik 4 күн бұрын
A really good explanation of your thought process, Shaun. I think people will (mostly) understand that any infrastructure work is an essential part of the whole project. As you say, in order to work on the desert forest you have to have electricity, personal comfort buildings for you and your family, as well as any employees, structures for vehicle cover, maintenance and repair, and just stuff that will help generally with your forest work, such as the BDAs, roads and vehicles.
@JamieReneeVonTeez
@JamieReneeVonTeez 4 күн бұрын
Used shipping containers. Connected and could even make a court yard and multiple stories with stacking. Im SURE the kids would LOVE it too!
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