I Accidently Caught the Compost on Fire. The Compost bins are Toast.

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[@sturner8210]

I subscribe to your channel because you are the most realistic homestead channel on you tube. When we learn from our mistakes we are less likely to repeat them. God bless

[@uberchaz11]

Love your content Evan! Your still keeping it real after all the years. Onwards and upwards 👍

[@somewherreinmaine]

This is probably repeat info, but consider having 2 of the smaller buckets so that each load of ashes has longer sit-time outside, and also grab a brick or large rock to put on the lids in case of wind. Fires are scary AF...so glad this one was caught in time to not spread out and grow.

[@dustoff1472]

I only heard of one person that never made mistakes and when folks found out about him they hung him on a cross. Showing real life vs no mistake videos shows you are honest and real. Tks for sharing. Excellent videos.

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

Well,.... I can think of one individual who believes everything he does is "perfect", he used to be a president of a large international concern. Rumor has it that he's found himself a bit of trouble with the law lately. But the name doesn't come to mind though. 😄😉😇

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

You are so right.

[@coyroberts8356]

Amen!!😊

[@mmielcarek3046]

I was gonna say the same thing. Didn't burn the barn or a field. It happens

[@joellacecil7474]

Don’t blame yourself I’m just thankful you all were at home and able to get it out🙏

[@scootersworkbench6347]

Accidents happen, nothing was significantly lost, and a lesson learned. Thanks for Sharing, some of us wouldn’t have the opportunity to know what to look for and it could be much worse.

[@TheStrawjam]

You are very authentic,and you always show a teaching moment to rest of us. Glad nothing of value was lost. Keep doing what you doing.

[@martinjames3950]

Look on the bright side you turned the compost heap over 😊

[@13MoonsOverMayhem]

No one was hurt, no animals were hurt, and property damage was minimal, no major structures were lost or rendered unusable. As "lessons learned on the homestead" go, this is about as good as it could have been. It's good you shared so others might not make the same mistake. You could have easily never shown it or told your audience. I'm glad you are all safe, and now you now you know what not to do.

[@brucerazor5202]

No worries we all make mistakes I love your farm

[@ThompsonsWorkshop]

Evan, close call. Glad it wasnt worse and not by the animal bank barn. Over the winter, weld up a skid for a 250 gallon IBC tote. Set it up with a gas powered pressure washer or high flow water pump for use as a portable fire suppression system that you can move with one of the tractors. Or put it on a trailer and then you could move it with your pickup truck. For the future compost bin, consider a filled cinderblock design. Or weld one up with the drill pipe. If you decide on wood, maybe try to find used heavy equipment pads that are put down for excavators Glad Rebecca caught it in time!

[@davidbarnes706]

I’m glad you caught it when you did and you were able to handle it by yourself

[@susanwinslow9361]

Evan,you are so kind and thoughtful to share this so it doesn't happen to someone else

[@susancarter9862]

Thank goodness the damage was only limited to the composting bins and that it didn't spread. So sorry to hear about this and pleased that neither of you or the animals was hurt.

[@freddking4389]

Evan, you're channel is real. One of many reasons I watch.

[@bncakitas576]

The man who never makes a mistake is the guy who never does anything. You have made some mistakes but you are fearless and willing to tackle most any job.

[@mikeholland721]

I feel your pain brother. I had a pile of mushroom compost and late summer I burned crabgrass before it dropped all its seeds. I was sure I pulled all the grass away from the pile. Over the next few days I was smelling something burning, but that is nothing with neighbors all around. Several days later I was out and about and noticed about 1/2 my compost pile was gone. I filled the bucket of my tractor and after several trips I got it put out. So I feel your pain.

[@TomDoingItWrong]

I once read a news article about a hunter who walked across a field that a winery was using to dump the grape solids after the squeezing process. As he walked across the field, the ground collapsed beneath him and immediately started cooking his legs. The grape detritus was generating so much heat from the compost process that it was smoldering at extremely high temperatures. He wound up losing both legs below his knees. That story makes me wonder if your compost was already at a temperature to promote combustion in the hay, and an ember from your ashes accelerated the process.

[@susandreiling6765]

My husband and I love watching you guys. No matter what… at least you’re honest no matter how it makes you look to others. I almost burned our chicken coop down😂 don’t mind others … you didn’t have to show it but you did! Don’t let them get you down!

[@ru42112]

I watch your KZbin channel because of how humble you are. You make mistakes but you always get things done. I don't do enough because I'm always worried about making mistakes. I would have called in sick the next day

[@TheBarbarian193]

Shit happens man, just glad you rebecca and the animals are all safe

[@kevinschroeder3889]

I applaud your honesty. A lot of people would have swept it under the rug. It takes a man to admit to mistakes. Oh, trust me, you'll probably learn more from your mistakes. Have a great weekend.

[@joedangler3565]

Just wanted to bring some positive vibes. I started tossing my ashes into my compost this year. I’m going to re-evaluate me doing that! Thanks for sharing.

[@tractorsold1]

Putting the compost bin away from everything else, so the fire fidn't spread, is domething you did right. Normally we think of compost as damp, but some of the things thst go into one can spontaneously combust under the right conditions. So congratulate yourself on forthought.

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks Evan. Tough luck. You learn from our mistakes

[@BrindaB929]

Thankfully you guys caught in time. Don’t beat yourself up over it. Unfortunately things like this happens.

[@rickmyers8404]

Hi Evan and Rebecca love your honest videos they show your mistakes but also show your successes. Keep them coming it's good to show the viewers your life.

[@rianthompson5149]

Coals can stay hot for days in a pail full of ash’s with out oxygen. But lesson learned like you said and biggest thing is that all you lost was your bin fortunately. Great lesson for other people to learn from. Great videos!

[@trailrider0194]

I probably would have done the same thing. Wouldn’t have thought the ashes would have been hot enough to start a fire. Glad it wasn’t any worse and didn’t spread.

[@lesliegrimming7630]

So glad it didn’t get totally out of control!!

[@stevenvogel6234]

Things happen, it’s when people don’t learn from them , that it’s gets scary! You guys 😊

[@philipstreechon4523]

Not good but long as you're all ok that is good sorry for your loss.

[@vickigreen2981]

Oh my goodness! So glad you are safe

[@jdschini]

Mistakes, and we all make them. Teach us what not to do, and what works and what doesn’t. I am just really thankful and glad the fire was contained to one area, and that no one got injured. And there is some good news, because now you get to relocate the compost pile. You might want to consider a design for making the pile fully accessible on all sides with your loader. Might work better because you would have no expensive sides to build or maintain. Simply place it in an open area away from any buildings. Preferably on a sandy hill to avoid mud. Or if you had an old slab of flat concrete available. This way you could add material to the pile from any side. And have easy access for turning up the pile with your loader from any side. You might have to fence it off to keep the curious animals (chickens) out of it. Plenty of time to think about a plan until spring gets here.😊

[@Brookside975]

You are so smart! We all make mistakes! I wish I was as talented as you. I have learned much from you and your wife!

[@rcg3496]

Live, learn, and keep going forward…👍🏾

[@pharmerdebbie]

Thanks for sharing! Helpful reminder. Blessings!

[@carlfoltz4244]

Lesson learned. Move on. No real damage done. And thanks for sharing. We can all learn a lesson.

[@bryangiffin9695]

Glad everyone and everything is safe and well. Lessons learned are good teachers for the future. Now you can locate and construct a new and easier working compost area perhaps of concrete, ha, ha

[@chrishoneycutt9839]

Hey Evan, don’t beat yourself up about it. You have no reason to explain anything to anybody out here you’re doing a great job buddy your channel is great. You have awesome content and your channel is the one I like to watch after a long 14 hour workday eat supper and go to bed. 👍🏻You and Rebecca are really great people don’t pay no attention to the commentators on here. That are negative.

[@Jayvan12341]

I have been watching all your videos for at leas 2 years and have really enjoyed them. I have never commented on anything, I am just so interested in watching you both cover all your projects. You both are very skilled. Never thought I would see a little mistake. I have often thought you might think of making a couple piles 4ft high x 10ftlong. That way you could keep it turned with your tractor .

[@harryweening7199]

Evan - everyone makes mistakes. Glad the fire wasn't more serious. You may look back at this as a "blessing in disguise" and your opportunity to get a more functional manure/compost setup. Not sure what you have planned for the relocation but maybe consider just a compost pile with access from all sides with the TYMs rather than boxing it in. I think this would give you more flexibllity with both size (less restrictive) and opportunity to "turn" it more easily. You are a smart man and I'm sure your next setup will serve you well whatever you decide to do. Love your channel and your videos including your transparency when things don't go as planned.

[@KevinCope-l5k]

The last 10 seconds of your video pretty much sum up my opinion. Thanks for sharing.

[@namzat000]

For the new one. Maybe look into those concrete blocks that stack like Lego and make a compost bin from those

[@charlescarriere76]

Thanks Evans. You guys are really true. That is life., good and bads situation happend. Same situation happend to me once. You are not the only one you see. Keep entertaining us

[@jonesjl99]

I’ve had wood ash from my wood fired boiler be hot 5-6 days after being put in a large metal trash can with a lid. Be careful with the ash. And empty water out of your hoses when you’re done with them in the winter. Glad you’re ok.

[@waynegauthier155]

WOW! Lesson learned, you may need a different area for the wood ashes where they will get cold before adding them to the compost pile. Super glad that you and Robecca got it put out and not damaging anything else except the bin.

[@triplecreekfarm2007]

Soaking them with water also does the trick.

[@randallshanks82]

Sorry that happened to you but I love that you shared this that is one of the things I like about your channel you do alot of amazing things on here and there you don't care to share the mistakes everyone makes them. God bless

[@pinhookfishingclub]

Glad you all were safe!

[@vincentbons3338]

I set the side of our house on fire when I was 11 years old doing the exact same thing you did. In fact, I remember seeing you dump the ashes on the compost pile and remarking to myself that at least you were smart enough to have the compost pile far away from any structures just in case it caught fire. (So, I probably jinxed you!) In my case, it was my job to clean out our wood-burning fireplace one Saturday morning. And we always just dumped the ashes in the metal garbage cans along side our wooden-sided house. Several hours later I was outside playing and I saw the side of our house ablaze! I quickly grabbed the garden hose and was able to put it out before it took the whole house. I recall that the charred wood extended up about 20 feet and was about 10 feet wide. Fortunately, I caught it soon enough and we only had to replace the siding. (I seem to remember getting thanked for my quick thinking more than being scolded for my arsonistic-ash-dumping actions - since we always dumped the ashes there.) After that we placed a special metal garbage can about 20 feet from the house specifically for our fireplace ashes. So, what I'm saying Evan, is that you're in good company!

[@annietan9582]

Don't worry. Nothing serious happened and you learn. Thanks for sharing.. Happy New Year

[@jamesmchugh5983]

Hey it looked good to me. Live and learn.

[@davep5972]

Wow so glad you caught it in time what a nightmare

[@silentvoiceinthedark5665]

I always pour water in my ash bucket and mix it up

[@troykelso]

Meh, stuff happens. Thanks for sharing the lesson learned. Glad y'all are okay.

[@sbooth5507]

I love your videos. I mostly enjoy that everything that goes wrong I know would happen to me. Thanks for showing the whole story

[@dennishill3463]

Thanks 👍

[@Hiddenspringshomestead]

Did it myself once. Live and learn my friend.

[@johnhunt8807]

Stuff happens, but just spread on garden yard or fields also you can buy those concrete barriers that the use on highways,ma k es great compost bins abd virtually indestructible, keep the videos coming love em

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Hello Evan nice but we learn. Made for a interesting video. We allways dump our ashes on our garden it's good for the soil. I've been around fire my life heated the house so since I was a kid been knowing how to take care of ash from the fire. Well hope this video helps someone else. Have a great day.

[@SpicerDesignsLLC]

Congrats on 150k! You’ve built a great channel.

[@outdoorstudios2022]

Thanks for another great video! Evan

[@Jeffreyperez-rp6ow]

Well, you definitely have a stack of "Firewood" 😆

[@DconBlueZ]

Thanks for the video, I usually learn something and always enjoy watching!

[@chrischisholm4800]

Hi Evan, another great video. I’d hate for you to roll over on one of your slopes with your roll bar not set up. I hope you set it up. Stay safe Evan. Great channel you both have set up 😊

[@DinSF]

Evan, Thank you for sharing all that happened. I appreciate your honestly and sharing as you have probably saved a life and Farm by bringing this to people's attention!!!!

[@Marvinglep]

I did this as well. I put what I thought was cold ashes on the compost pile. At least one was still hot. Twenty minutes later, it was on fire, and the fire had spread to my woodshed. I called the FD and then went out with 2 fire extinguishers and a garden hose. I almost managed to put out my wood splitter, but it was too late. It took the 3 FD's that showed up about 1.5 hours to put out the woodshed with 3.5 cords of seasoned wood inside it out. Total loss. We burned about 1/4 acre of the woods. We managed to recover about a cord of "pre-burned" wood. The charcoal burns for a while, but it's not really satisfactory. So, I bought a new wood splitter, and friends donated about 2 cords of raw firewood. We gathered about 2 more from the woods. I managed to crush my pinky on Christmas day while splitting. Eight stitches later, I'm still recovering. Stuff happens.

[@davidbondy4359]

evan look into buying used k rails to make your compost bin it will last forever and its fireproof.

[@Gods-Elect]

Sorry this happened I was afraid of that when I seen you put those on but hoped for the best take care.

[@seanoverton4581]

I think I said the same thing the last time I commented on one of your videos. THIS is exactly why many of us subscribe and continue to watch. Your screw ups always make me laugh, not because you're a moron, but because I/we've all done most of them at one time or another. Oh the memories!

[@elizabeththequeen943]

I throw my ashes from the woodstove on the orchard around the base of the trees because the trees need the minerals in the ash. I let it sit in the ash "can" for a day or two before I do that. So far, so good.

[@markgeorge9725]

Thank God it wasn't the house or barn and no one was hurt.

[@kkeenan536]

Yikes 😬 well, you weren’t happy with it anyway 😆 Just glad it wasn’t close to other structures 👍

[@wymershandymanservice9965]

Shit Happens, on the bright side you don’t have to turn the compost for a while 😁👍

[@Paul-tc2ow]

"It is really sad... " But you can think it in a different perspective. You always had some issues using this compost bins. This way, now you have an opportunity to build new, which you would like to use more easier. Of course its gonna cost you and labour and stuff but still after all that and you start using it, you will feel ease 😊❤

[@baldbear5609]

Dang Evan you said you needed to turn over the compost pile.... however did you have to set it on fire as a reminder. Thanks for sharing the precautionary tale of the danger of hot wood ash. Have A Day! ;~)

[@Julia_Teeker]

Best time of year and circumstances for this to happen, if it had to. Stressful though, I’m sure. ❤ Still love that rolling magnet!

[@russellsutton9014]

Thought that might not be a good idea when I watched the video of you dumping the ashes on the pile. Glad nothing was really destroyed, and no one was hurt brother!!!

[@andrewl7467]

Thank god it was a good distance from the barn. Well S happens in a S pile

[@onemorchatykathy]

We all make mistakes but most of us are too proud to admit it. Sarah must be very proud to be married to a man that isn’t afraid to admit that it was 100% his fault and learn from what he did wrong. I admire that in a person.

[@stefflus08]

At least the chickens are happy

[@trigonx1]

Good thing it's only a few boards and some hay.

[@jdpark2413]

You live and you learn I have done the same thing

[@tommychew6544]

Things happen, learning from mistakes is a really good thing to do, many don't.

[@lewisgardner1660]

Stuff happen 👍🏻 all part of life’s learnings

[@toddforhetz]

Learning lesson...... We have ALL made mistakes, luckily, this one was minor. Thank GOD for the wife who saw it and ran like a 'bat out of hell' to get you. Good job Farm lady !

[@carolinedempster4868]

Oh Evan, we have a saying, if you didn't have bad luck you'd have no luck. Nobody was hurt, don't beat yourself up, you certainly won't be the last to do that. Bet you'll double check from now though.

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

JudithkB Wow!!! At least thats all that burned!!! I set my ash bucket out for several days before spreading the ashes. I think I will dump it in a pile for awhile longer!!!

[@bostjerndahl1779]

You can never be to safe. It is a good lesson for all of us. I believe that this video is the most important video for all of us handling wood ash and wood stoves. I am very grateful you posted this video. I will be more careful in the future thanks to you.

[@stuartsplace100]

"WOW",sorry to hear that,sometimes combustion will happen in hot hay,did not really have to be the wood ash,but it happens.

[@stuartsplace100]

a farm job where i worked one time,the farmer put these round bails of 3 cut in a shed and they exploded into a fire from combustion

[@markbrown1061]

Hi Evan. Mark Brown from ca. i thought I was the only one with this kind of luck. Are you sure your not a Brown. Hang in there brother.

[@bigskye606]

I have an uncle that had the same thing happen. Now, he won't put the ashes in the compost pile for 3 days after it has sat outside, uncovered in a barrel. Also, other than esthetics, why go to the expense and effort of building bins when just putting the manure in a pile works just fine?

[@mrluva74]

Live and learn.

[@amandamyers4712]

6:13 Don't waste your time with a bin. Just find an open spot to pile it up per year for 2 years and take your tractor to turn it. In 2 years you'll have great compost. It will be easy to turn without the walls to fight with. On my sister's farm we never had "bins". She had cattle, sheep, goats, horses and chickens. Beautiful piles of compost. Look at Pete's farm (Just a few acres) ;)

[@michaelbelle4702]

At least no one was hurt.

[@margaretpervier8357]

Honest mistake 😊. Thank goodness the compost bins were mostly isolated.😊❤

[@frankcornett5295]

Well, Evan, didn't you say you had to turn the compost over eventually? While you just made it easier LO. L. I'm glad no one got hurt and no animals dead

[@shannons1301]

Hey glad that's all that happened, and nothing important caught fire, we all make mistakes when we are rushing to get things dont, you were just reducing the size of the pile right it wasn't accidental 😂

[@joyjoy7126]

In my son's neighborhood a person put wood ash I a can in the garage it caught fire a day later and burned their house down.

[@Warcity777]

Accidents happen don't beat yourself up I caught my old one on fire cause the break down got to hot lol I bought a compost probe after that lol