Living Off Grid in Winter & Building Our Cabin

[@lj9043]

Thank you both for 40 minutes of peace, calm and tranquility. Absolutely love watching your life unfold.

[@adoniscortereal2666]

... Four years have passed and I still watch your videos, what a lot of satisfaction proposes me. Congratulations ✨🥂✨🥂✨for your effort, dedication... in the realization of a dream.

[@judyannludchawefoyagao8278]

It has always been therapeutic watching you and your life on your property. Thank you for letting us share the joys of living off grid and on the land without having to experience the rough part of it. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@kathryngabaldon1648]

I always look forward to your videos. I love the music that you choose. I'm so happy you've been able to do this at a young age. I get to live vicariously through you! ❤❤

[@melissaeden1219]

Congratulations on four years! And thank you, as always, for your lovely videos. They make my Saturdays!

[@pdq5465]

Congratulations on your 4 years on your homestead 👏🏻🥳🍾

[@lieuwina]

I can not believe it has been four years that I have watched you both, congratulations, and thank you for sharing your wonderful journey with us.

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

After 4 years, you can see all the progress you’re making. But in a few bad weeks it’s harder to see it. I love your vlogs. Always a beautiful take on what is really going on. This is my favourite KZbin channel to watch. Love you guys.❤️🥂🍷🥃xxx

[@philomenabenedict9371]

Good teamwork! Diogo’s constant presence is indicative of his immense moral support.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

He’s a good lad

[@WendyDON-zr1km]

Congratulations on four years! You have come a long way, lots of hard work but you persevered, well done! Watching from Australia, haven’t missed an episode. What a privilege it is to live in such beautiful surrounds. 💕

[@HoneyTeaBiscuit]

I lived on property in the 1990s with solar electricity with gas cooking, fridge/freezer and hot water for about 10 years. Hubby, myself and 2 boys. I used to do my work during the day, with the sunshine and basically TV in the evening and bed by 9pm. We had gravity fed water from big tanks on the hill. It was an education but really good in teaching people you can do it and not being so wasteful. With todays technology and experience, I would do it again.

[@brianclarke7169]

Not such an easy ride. Four years. Congratulations to you both. Steady progress, well done.

[@rachelfrees1268]

The color of the porch, roof is perfect. You two are surrounded by beauty. What a peaceful video. Seeing your shadows and those of the dogs reflected in the sunlight on the side of your house was magic. Have a great week.❤

[@ourvan.ourway]

Happy 4 year anniversary on getting the keys guys. Just look at how much you’ve both done in that time. The canopy might not have been in your immediate plans. But sometimes plans change. And if you need to change them for practical reasons (such as to give you extra space for solar panels) then it’ll be worth it in the end

[@ritafoster4958]

Congratulations on your 4 year anniversary of moving onto your land! Cheers! Thank you for another peaceful, happy interlude of visiting with you guys and your delightful fur children. Even though they might sometimes stink of fox poo… We’re looking at you, Diogo!! 😂 I hope your additional solar panels will help you through the darker winter months. Carissa, your beautiful photography of your flowers at the end warmed my heart. ❤️🇨🇦🌬️❄️☃️

[@neutonrenda2303]

Happy anniversary to your first 4 years of off-grid life. It's amazing how fast it goes and how different it looks now. Enjoy.👍❤️

[@TonyCarnell]

Another great update, and congratulations on your 4 year landiversary 👍 If you have any of the paint left perhaps a coat on the board joins will help minimise water ingress? Also, I'd be a little concerned about the length of overhang at each end. When you get strong winds there's plenty of unsupported board for it to act upon and potentially cause damage. Keep up the good work. I always look forward to the weekend and another Frankie Off Grid update 😀

[@TheFLYLADY]

Nov 30 is our anniversary of 28 years! We toast every day to Sweet Darlings!

[@quintadovalepermaculture]

Yep it's been pretty grim through these very grey days the north side of the mountains also. Candlelight, head torches and books for evening entertainment ... 15 years off grid now and multiple redundancy has become something of a watchword. (Or phrase. Or whatever you want to call it.) In others words, never rely on only one means of supplying your needs, Wood burning water heaters (called bailarinas in Portuguese) are brilliant for winter baths and showers and are still manufactured here. I use them or solar (cheap coils of black MDPE water pipe) for water heating, not electricity, as using electricity to heat water is so massively energy-intensive and inefficient. None of my essential systems rely on electricity apart from the fridge and freezer, and they're usually fine through overnight shut-offs so long as they're not opened. Congrats on getting to the 4-year mark! Here's to many more!.

[@deehalpern8988]

Such beautiful music. Happy Landaversary 🙂

[@jonathanglanville5265]

Its all about balance,every day you make progress. Go to bed,feeling, good on your achievements.

[@stevesexton1789]

Cheers! Congrats on four amazing years! You’ve come soooo far! Thank you for sharing the journey with us! :)

[@troothseeker7312]

Yay - here’s to your solution for more power, ✨Well Done - good choice to do first✨👏👏👏 🎉Happy Anniversary🎉 you are getting there, you have done so much work together where you are today🥰🇦🇺

[@lindagage7315]

Congratulations on 4 years! You have done well! Looking great!

[@neutonrenda2303]

Every time you show a sky time lapse I can't help but think about the 'cosmic jellyfish' footage that I still can't forget.❤️

[@RuthKrippner]

Happy 4th anniversary, you have made such a beautiful home for you all……l

[@darianecardoso8999]

Happy land anniversary 🎉many more years to come. Keep up the good work 👏👏

[@rosemaryjasper1121]

Great video, just love your relaxed style, nothings rushed or hurried. Very laid back. Love the colour for the roof, tones in beautifully with the walls. Diego does like to be in the thick of things, there’s not many shots of the pair of you working that don’t have Diego in! Have a good week❤

[@sarahnd]

Hope you are able to get those panels up quickly! We've been off-grid for 30+ years and totally understand how you can get used to having "luxuries" like laundry and hot showers and then suddenly you're back to square one! Our well pump died a week ago and we're still waiting to get the new one installed (it's a 50 meter deep borehole, so not something we can do ourselves.) Ah, hot showers and laundry... the impossible dream! But still, as you say, totally worth it for independence and remote tranquility (and the odd smug feeling when the lights in the village go out and we still have power!) 😂

[@jessicazoppi2004]

Yayyy.. happy land'a'verserry 🎉🎉 THANKYOU for taking us along. ❤❤

[@theyellowbootshomestead]

Gorgeous gorgeous video & great work for the roofing! Happy 4 years and cheers to many many many more:) Lots of love, friends ♡

[@TheFLYLADY]

Your videos are so calming! Thank you in a world of Chaos; you bless us!

[@lesleygraham5927]

Happy Landaversary🥳🥳🥳, good job on the porch. much❤ from Australia🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

As a temporary measure, how about taking 5 or 6 cement blocks and placing them vertically in front of the door and use them as a front step. Saves tracking mud into the house. Dachshunds are bred to dig and hunt badgers I think. Anyway they love digging. My aunt's dachshund loved bringing rocks she'd dug up into the house. My aunt would find a half dozen rocks in bed at night and have to throw them back out before crawling into bed. Silly animal...the dog, not my aunt!!!!!

[@cecilmontano8674]

Thank you for another great video. So glad the two of you got the porch roof installed.

[@uppanadam]

Some nice earthy brown colours there!! Keep up the good work!! And congratulations on your 4 year anniversay!! Cheers!!

[@DavidJenkins-m6n]

I think it would have looked fab with a deck around to your door area of your new cabin no mess then being taking into your bedroom if it's raining .Just a thought .😊

[@ednahawkesworth7551]

Congratulations 🎉. That has gone so quickly but look at how much you have achieved. I’ve watched since the beginning so I can see how much you have achieved. 🤩

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

4 year landoversary.🥂🥂🥂🥂 I knew it was about to happen. Bloody well done guys. I hope you go back and look at your older vlogs just to see and appreciate everything that you are achieving. I love going back and watching the older stuff. You’re still the same guys now, as you were then. I love that.❤️🥂xxx

[@projectportugal]

Congratulations on 4 years guys ❤

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you!! ❤️

[@cindyblair1283]

Congratulations on 4 wonderful years you have shared. It’s really coming along so well and so much hard work you both have done. Your both a amazing soft spoken couple🎉

[@jbmckean]

do not forget to catch your edges of the osb boards and any cuts that you do also as that is where the water will get in and swell the boards up .

[@Allison-c8m]

Congratulations on 4 years land dwellers, I’m glad the board rubber skin suggestion worked for you, remember to dab a bit of silicon over and round your screws, hope you have a happy week 🙂

[@magicwendy210]

wow where has 4 yrs gone l have been following you since the beginning, congrats on 4yrs of living off grid here's to many more to come ☺

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Crazy ey?

[@kdclothes]

I understand your frustration. The more convenient your life, the more inconvenient when it isnt working. The cabin looks really great.

[@michelebushnik2874]

Oh good to see sunny skies for you finally! I hope it's enough for your solar panels to get you a hot dinner! The roof is so lovely, seriously I really love the orange/terra cotta paint. Brings a whimsical charming quality to the space❤ Frankie posing earlier on, and seemed to look at us, as if she knew we were watching❤😂❤ Happy 4th year land aniversary you two🎉🎉 Thank you for sharing!

[@judithtaylormayo]

Step back and look at your leanto, and notice where the colums are positioned. You will noticed that almost all of them are situated in the middle of the paletts with no cinder block underneath them. i think a few more cinder blocks strategically positioned underneath the columns would be a good idea.

[@bennyhill4228]

An Awesome Sunday morning video to watch, Thank you.

[@peterclewes7073]

Yep happy anniversary of your first 4 years of off-grid life.

[@badseedbrighton46]

Congratulations on your 4 year anniversary ✌️

[@lynnemac1402]

Thank you so much I enjoyed the longer video and enjoyed seeing you get the boards on top of the patio area, hopefully you can get your panels up and start collecting more power. I think Frankie bless got Diogo interested in digging when he watched her digging to bury the socks lol x

[@csilviageo]

Parabéns pelo aniversário. Nesses quatro anos dois acompanho vocês, e vejo em vocês uma inspiração para quem pensam em viver fora da rede. Gosto demais dos vídeos de vocês. Abraços. ❤

[@noordic]

Your white and orange cat stepped on the painted panels i hope it did not stick to het paws please check 😊😊

[@zambhello5012]

Hello!you should write a story about the dogs and the socks,children would love it!

[@inekeroos9264]

@@zambhello5012 Carissa is already doing that , you know ..

[@cathymilner6346]

New roof looks great! How awesome that area is going to be for you.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you!

[@maryroberts8566]

I think everything has been said ,I agree that the kittys need a little attention too

[@mariegallagher4725]

Hi folks, It's coming along although you do take ages to get things done sometimes.

[@JudySnyder-dv5ld]

It's looking good.

[@stellafabing3773]

Congratulations and to many more peaceful, happy years. 🎉🥂

[@waynecassidy6145]

Well done guys you’re making heaps of progress now 👏👏👏👌

[@oekoleben]

Such small solar systems should be flexible so that they can adapt to the position of the sun, i.e. they can be placed higher or lower (winter and summer). Place a 10 cm long piece of branch on top of the panel and slowly lift it up. When the shadow appears on the panel, stop, then you will have the best light output. Do this every month, always at midday in the direction of the sun. Depending on the power consumption, i.e. whether more power is needed in the morning or evening, two panels should be facing east or west. This will give you the best power output.

[@goochbootch3466]

Hey there Maybe screw some fllat metal connector plates on all the vertical connections around the outside of the deck. maybe even some plus sighn ones on the deck plus shaped connection points. paint them black to match the other pergola bases? Cheers and great work.

[@JAde-tm1yb]

I didn't see your post for suggestions before. But did anyone suggest clear corrugated sheets, where you could have painted the underside in terracotta before putting it up? Sorry for suggesting after the fact 🤭 but perhaps next time if it's cost effective.

[@maryroberts8566]

Lovely watching you all build your life together.The skyes

[@KarenFeuilherade]

Congrats on your Land-anniversary 🎉

[@judithtaylormayo]

Years ago, not to say decades ago, I was watching "This Old House" on PBS ( Public Broadcasting System) in the USA ans they wer highlighting some solar panels that needed little or no direct sunlight. They were in the State of Washington (way up on the Western coast next to Canada) where there is little sun and allot of rain. These panel although they had a very similar aspect, were marvelous. They had barely installed them when they turned on the tap and had hot water. I cannot tell you more, but if you do some research I am sure you will find them. Maybe too late now that you have already bought your sun panels (although Maybe you can sell them) and replace them with these new improved one that will make your life far more paletable 😄

[@richardrynko]

You should probably make your diagonal supports longer, as they would add strength in supporting the roof.

[@sgrvtl7183]

Very nice roof on your porch❗️Always enjoy your music choice fir these videos🦋

[@ranarentz1124]

Happy landversity! So happy for you both! You are living what is a dream for most of us!

[@Patricia-v9v6j]

Great job .on the roof ...you two work so well together...I don't miss any look forward to them .....I know there are ups and downs with Your progress...but things will work...because its your journey ❤

[@allanb9360]

The blade may not be dull, it maybe just dirty with wood resin. Take it off and scrub with soapy water and hard bristle plastic brush. Hope this helps 👍👍

[@gw2031]

What a chilled out episode,,beautiful music,,my heart sank at the chem trails lines and sky planes spraying ,,28.40 and 29.16 !! Its haippenjng in every country now ! So sad 😔

[@FrankieOffGrid]

They’re not chem trails.. they’re not spraying anything I can assure you. You’re being duped by someone. Look for evidence 😉

[@makoke1matsuri]

Hola chicos... No olvideis de las juntas del techo... Los bordes es importante... Para que duren mucho.... Y las tapa juntas de arriba(qué no vi cuando colocaron)... Quedará genial... Saludo cordial.

[@richardsicard8890]

If you dog rolls in fox poo - clean with tomato ketchup, rub well into the fur, and wash off with water - it gets rid of the smell, and cleans your dog’s coat too.

[@andie1769]

Happy landiversary! 👏🍸 Your pergola & deck are wonderful, I’m sure you all will get great use out of it! The overhangs look like the need support as I’m sure a windy day or two could do some damage. A ladder type of fixing underneath and screwed to the side rafters could help that. Also I’m wondering if a portable gas bottle & stove might assist as a contingency for the darker days. As you’ve developed the property, your electricity needs have I’m sure grown, especially with tool batteries etc. So a few non electric contingencies might be worth thinking about. Cheers and thank you for your lovely videos! 😊

[@manjularamanujan3624]

That was a great achievement. I rejoice for you!

[@kvdw5375]

🎉Happy anniversary! Have you ever considered adding a windturbine to your array of power generation?

[@Toomanydogs7]

Yes we have a terrier mixes and they love digging holes to nowhere.🎉😂

[@lapsedluddite3381]

My Mini Schnauzer was well on his way to digging to China in our sandy soil, the big dogs loved disappearing into his holes for quick naps in the cooler earth.

[@AudreyORourke-e1u]

Thank you for another relaxing video, love how Diogo is never far! Where is your black kitty and the grey one too?

[@FrankieOffGrid]

They’re always about 😅 Simão doesn’t like cameras much

[@racebanning6390]

Dodo in the Poo 😂🤣😂Lmao!! stinky boy Lol. Diggin the Solar Veranda patio, it is gonna be nice & warm there for winter coffetime. Living in my truck camper, im familiar with the water repellents now, Eternabond tape is Amazing. For any roof holes or water seal repairs. The Elastomere paints are very good , and affordable. I woke early 430 today and yur vid is 1st and waiting every saturday. Its 20°F , started a fire, made coffee and relaxing now. Great homestead progress you all. Be blessed🙏🙏.. Yes , power management is a learning class in frugal consumption. I have power here on my land , but prefer to only use it sparingly. Oh, Happy LandAversary👍👍my 4 year was on the 15th.

[@simonbarton3656]

Can I just say love these videos, Also you might want to put your trim under the roof sheets on the edge that the water runs of otherwise you will have water ingress, good luck guys.

[@kellyh8347]

Great job guys! Amazing what you can do with pallets and OSB! Just fantastic! Congratulations on 4 years!!

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thanks so much!

[@4adiarmuid]

cover the osb with roofing membrane like tyvek and staple with batons and when you can afford cover with corrugated metal sheet - which will protect from UV - once osb get wets it will delaminate - paint will work for a while but edges are weak point and as you know the summer sun is strong - even the cabin will last longer if you clad final wall layer in corrugated tin - (not insulated) - para bems quatro anos

[@celiapereira5223]

Congrats on your journey, it has been a joy to watch 👏👏👏❤️🫶

[@aidenjohns8248]

i have also used the roof paint on stretched canvas.. works well..

[@fritsvlierdenvan6521]

Keep on buddys keep on the spirit in free live,live is? But the 2 of you,i now go there whit the lovely animals thats the spirit,go on 😂 lovely people 🎉

[@melinda5777]

Great job Y'all!! Don't give up! Your inspiring!! How old is Frankie, hint, this is a test? ✝️🙏❤🇺🇸🇵🇹👣☘🍍🤗

[@andrewmaiden3738]

Congratulations on 4 yrs on the homesteading lifestyle, you have come along way. On the porch roof an observation (sorry, not being critical, just want you to maximise its lifespan), it would have been good to have butted the sheets together with a silicon sealer or butyl tape to stop water ingressing through the joint. I can see you coated the edges with Sika but it would really make the porch a much drier area overall. Perhaps now given where you are you could try and seal from the top and then cover with some Sika to keep a consistant colour. On the cabin roof, the finishing drip edges?trims usually fit over the metal roof at the upper edge and below the metal on the lower edge and both should be secured through the vertical face. Can I make a suggestion; as you say you are newbies to the construction game, why not outline in advance your next project and your thoughts about how you plan to do it and ask for tips, advice or concerns. That way you gain the knowledge of your followers, can consider any suggestions, make your decisions accordingly and perhaps ease some future pain.

[@andrewoliver5222]

BRILLANT really enjoyed this episode..can’t wait to see the windows in 👍

[@annereid7967]

Thanks for sharing.... I enjoy every minute and look forward to the next one. X

[@rosbeaton637]

What you have achieved in 4 years, is amazing. It must, at times, have been so very difficult, but your perseverance and hard work will ultimately lead to the best of life. 🎉🎉🎉 The cabin is looking great and the colour is perfect.❤ U always try to catch up on videos if I am away, but have you ever explained why you did not have the door opening on to the verandah. Just wondering 🤔 😊

[@jeremytate7516]

good to see frankie

[@chrisjones-ys5zg]

congratulations darlings.... much love xxxc

[@glennathornhill8994]

Love the colours on your cabin!! This was a great video!

[@anaramos9660]

Happy anniversary guys. hope to see you around for many more🍾🥂

[@karenwoodall497]

Congratulations on your 4 years. You are both doing a brilliant job. ❤

[@Cathy-ty3fp]

Congratulations on your 4year anniversary ❤

[@suedale1865]

Well done good foggy team effort it’s beginning to come together nicely & the colour dried to a good shade 👍 The beautiful garden filming with good musical choices was very entertaining If you have fox poo issues again with little power for showering a good tip given to me by an old NORFOLK farmer ( my fox terrier was a fox poo addict ) to rid the smell is to rub in some tomato ketchup ( cheap brands ) & leave to dry neutralises the stink till you can shampoo Diago will have a matching stain on a tri colour terrier it looked funny but it worked see you next time 💙💜

[@Neilhuny]

Sounds like it would be great fun to do!

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Years ago I tried the tomato juice method when my collie got skunked while we were camping. Her fur was so thick six large cans of tomato juice didn't work all that well, she then reeked of skunk AND tomato, poor thing.

[@debramairs7806]

Congratulations on your 4th year anniversary, great video guys, cannot wait to see the panels up and how much difference of electricity xxx ❤❤❤❤

[@Frankprospectingfan]

Congratulations. Love your Videos.