Snow + Wood Heat = Off Grid Water Collection System - No Well, No Rain water No ISSUES!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

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[@ljm94976]

I miss your laugh Jen!!! You were joyful and happy!! I'm sorry ANYONE said they didn't like it! You don't seem like yourself without the smile and laugh!!!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

It is a bit disheartening, but all is ok. Appreciate you my friend

[@ronaalexander825]

Your laughs are the best!​@@OffgridwithJayandJen

[@jahlinux]

I agree! Bring back your laugh and the hell with the haters. We enjoy your content and have been watching you from the beginning.

[@10054760]

@@OffgridwithJayandJenI think people enjoy seeing you have a good time and being happy.

[@DavidGoodlander]

Hope the holidays are great for you both.

[@justme5544]

I'd bet money your filtered water is WAY cleaner than most city water in USA. Happy New Year! 🥳🎉

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Good Point

[@charlesbentley2934]

This has been one of the better episodes because you stuck to the subject and gave good detail. So often you just wander around. Thanks for the info and content.

[@alicianneboyle2443]

You have a gifting gift Jen 🤗 it's your humor & laughing 😂😂 please come back to being yourself just click your ruby red 👟👟 & Come back 🤗😂😁 You didn't seem yourself in this video

[@billelsener6192]

Jay, I served in US Navy Subs and took the same type of showers as you do. Turn on the water, get wet from head to feet, turn off the water, soap everything (no such thing as shampoo & rinse conditioner, rinse off and you’re done. Some of my old crew members still do it after being out of the navy for 30 to 40 years. You guys are great. Stay warm and enjoy your chair…looks comfy. Happy New Year. Stay warm. Take great care of Jen. ❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Awesome.....thank you for your service my friend.....a big woot woot to you.

[@suezaple4950]

Hi Folks , I use one of those shower things while crown land camping along with a bucket, they work very well. Actually did all you folks are doing when staying in a trailer while cutting trails on property a boyfriend had , had a buddy heater in trailer , Roughing it you could say it was fun.. We used the propane only to cook, Love your smiles and miss Jen laughing . Blessings folks .

[@donnastokes4944]

Keep on smiling Jen be yourself that's all that matters. Happy New Year!

[@Longeno55]

I’m impressed about how practical and logical your winter hot water is handled. All the best you two!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks =) Best wishes my Friend

[@KK-jj7zi]

I've watched your vids from the beginning you both seem to be really nice genuine people doing what makes you both happy. The heck with these people with negative comments laugh laugh laugh laugh dont ever stop thanks for the knowledge sharing and vids

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@RedCatt423]

Wow very cool shower head and the reverse osmosis counter top. Interesting to hear how you handle daily needs.

[@campjefferson8947]

You guys are living my dream.

[@joanngreen9714]

Snow is definitely free water .

[@bobmonztr]

Underground tank, life changing, you should be able to survive winter on 1500gal. I only have 600gal under the hitch enclosed and heated. My basement exhaust will be diverted to a insulated shed with a 80gal tub elevated to gravity feed the tank, shovel snow in for a few days to melt it then I can get mid-winter refills. I was recently injured for a week, glad I have nothing to do physically to survive.

[@pamelaellis3103]

This is just an idea! I watch a lot of off grid farmers and many of them use emercible heaters that they put in the cows water tanks to keep it from freezing that work off of a solar panel and battery. That way they don't have to keep going out and breaking ice so that they can drink. I don't know if this would work in your water storage tank or not, but just an idea to maybe research something that can keep it from freezing. God Bless, hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@timware5943]

I do the same. Is it work? Yes….but like everything off grid it’s worth it not relying on anyone else…being self sufficient. It’s amazing how far 5 gallons can go when you’re not flushing down a toilet. Merry Christmas and happy New Year’s guys! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@donnavickery9623]

Very interesting !!! And very informative!!! I see people who are starting their off grid journey all the time and they do not know how to get their needs met !!! They need to see videos like this one !!! Thank you for putting this info out!!!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

We're trying to spread the word! 😁

[@ThisOffGridLife]

hope you had a great christmas!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

You too guys.....😁❤️

[@cmc7106]

A lot of great ideas guys. Have been using a lot of your ideas at my off grid cabin for many years. Stay safe and warm !

[@MelissaMalzahn]

I remember doing that at our cabin. Melting snow for baths. ❤❤

[@bubblehead6160]

Good information

[@djrtime1398]

I’m incorporating a utility room into my cabin that thill be highly insulated. In it will be my lifepo4 batteries and power station, an LP hot water heater, water pump and 35 gallon water tank. The heat from the water heater will keep room warm when rest of cabin is shut down while still keeping batteries happy when I need them and to accept a charge. A set of outside sill faucets will exit into cabin for use when the cabin is being used.

[@normfromhawaii1173]

On camping trips we would heat a pot of water on the propane camp stove. While it didn't provide us a full shower, it made us feel like we did. There were times even when other campers, some from other countries visiting the U.S.A., would ask if they too could wash using our warm pot method on our stove. We've met so many people from all over the world sharing a tent space, food and these warm showers, enjoying the company of these fellow off-gridders, even if it was only for the weekend. Little things matter and can open doors to others otherwise closed to us. Mahalo for the two of you sharing your life via KZbin. With Aloha...

[@jamieszuba1758]

Our pump went out. Heated the pot on wood stove. Had a great shower

[@DaveS-gf4ik]

jay and gen like always love the video have a happy holiday season dave from ct

[@KUEHLKUEST]

Good tips for the shower setup!! J & C

[@brendahogue5487]

Love and enjoy your videos. May the lord bless and protect you and Jen and living off the land and melting snow

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks for the kind words and support!

[@db.mc2]

Stay safe and take care my friends, appreciate you always 🙏🏼 God Bless

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

You too my friend!

[@hayobehrens]

Kommt gut ins neue Jahr ihr 2. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland vom Bodensee 🎉

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Happy new year my friend

[@ronaalexander825]

Take care! Happy Safe, Prosperous New Year!

[@johnkirby6547]

Great video you guy's 👍 See you tomorrow night

[@southernohiosolarhomestead8477]

Lol we have that same shower set up works great

[@elvacartwightneesites]

One surely has to think outside the box when living off.Grid and you guys seem to have it down to the max... happy weekend... regards from The Bahamas 🇧🇸 Lady C ❤

[@marthaturki4891]

Happy New Year!🎉🎉❤️🐾🐾

[@kimberlyscottsummerlin3720]

Merry Christmas I love you both❤🎄

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thank you merry Christmas 🎅

[@tomsmith3409]

Maybe later you guys can upgrade to a wall mount gas water heater, it can make your hot water showers a lot easier.

[@myrajacques632]

Been looking for another video from y’all

[@justiceleague1146]

Great information about obtaining water in an off grid environment! Thanks for sharing!

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

You have a pretty awesome set up for a weekend cabin where you can't have water hooked up all the time, Just because we are off grid doesn't mean we cant bath ! That looks like a great RO system It don't have to be big just for drinking water 👍, Stay warm Happy new year !

[@sephgamestv2412]

Loved this video. We've used the very same system for shower, its amazing, lasted us about 6 months w/o any issues. Loved the hot water idea.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

It really does work great

[@tappitdawg2648]

I have a stinger I plug into my inverter in the semi truck I use to heat a 5 gallon water jug . Then I use one of those battery showers on the side of the truck. Swim suit is optional. 😮

[@jcrich-ho9ot]

This video was very helpful. Thank you for simple, real, and doable.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Glad it was helpful

[@russellwatters5891]

Thanks for going indepth about your water system winterization. I asked because I have a hunting cabin in northern Wisconsin that I shut down usually after Thanksgiving. Usually still 25°- 40° still. Love what ya'll are doing 😊

[@jamieszuba1758]

Love this.

[@gratefultedd969]

Hi guys I am enjoying keeping up with you. You are doing great. That shower pump on hose set up is so simple and easy. I think I'm pretty smart , but, I was driving 30 miles for showers. This would have saved me a ton. I can't belive I didn't figure that out myself. Thanks happy holidays you two.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

That Little Shower unit is the best......runs for a week worth of showers without recharging too....so great. Jen put a link in the box below for ya. Best wishes

[@dittohead7044]

Moved to TN from MI. I miss the snow but I don’t miss it either if that makes sense. Fun to watch you tho

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Awesome video guys , thanks for sharing !!!!! 🙏👍😊❤️

[@tenneyconstruction7323]

Happy New Year to you Both!!!

[@hollynelson5198]

Thank you for this info. I need one of those showers

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Jen put the link in the description box

[@matthewtaylor1697]

I take my pot all the time.

[@joellacecil7474]

I love your shower❤ HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

[@keithstorrs3936]

Great update. I really enjoyed hearing about the showering on the front deck.... Brooke and I thought we were the only ones that do that. Nice to have solitude for that. BTW, she loves long showers too.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Love it......good to know we are not alone ❤️

[@jimdelong949]

Thanks for sharing Not to much effort to be able to stay at the cabin in the winter

[@leahstaska2515]

Very helpful to ha e easy, doable solutions. Thanks!

[@stevenhawk7751]

How to the pantry working out ? And Jenn and I love your laugh and when you joke around with Jay 😉🤣 sorry Jay

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Everything is working out great my friend

[@stonelayermoe]

Thank you for your answers as to how you take care of those personal needs...the Amazon pump system is a affordable alternative....Happy New Years!...soon...

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Happy New Year to you as well!

[@alyciapeters5073]

Jen I love your turtles Christmas sweatshirt!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Thanks! I got a bunch of shirts for free after last holiday season and they're all old school 90s shirts. I wore them pretty much every day in December 🤣. Merry Christmas

[@Susan-n3o3e]

Another good video that’s amazing melt your snow ❄️ Thank you for sharing it.❤

[@mikeneeley1836]

Love your channel. Thank you

[@fraydnot]

What about doing laundry in the winter? Jenn looks happy, did she complete the puzzle? Thanks for the information.

[@lorettaandjasonoffgrid]

Love the shirt Jen!!! Collecting snow is about to become our way of life soon too! Woot woot!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Jen Found a Pile Of Christmas Shirts and Has been Rocking them for a month....She is Festive to say the least....I know its no surprise tho, lol. Very excited for you guys and your plunge into the full time Off grid Life....WOOT WOOT

[@ericvanbernum7799]

One of the thing have you watched Kyle's cabin he had a well put in and he runs it by firing up the generator so he always has water right outside the door it's another thought have you guys thought about that

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

We would love to have a well......it would have to be installed down by camp though, as no drilling truck could get up to the cabin

[@phil_makethewaystr8_9242]

I enjoy watching your channel, and truly, both of you are the experts on off grid cabin living, I'm just an armchair off gridder myself. But, here's the question, and I know it means more work in the beginning for you. Why can you not build a small room onto your cabin that can house at minimum two water totes, hide the totes with two wooden louvered doors, and allow the heat you already have in the cabin keep the water above freezing? That way you can still keep your indoor plumbing operating. Make all your piping so all the branches of plumbing are in parallel. Install a pump suitable for your existing power, and install an aquastat so it can sense the water temperature to turn your pump on so it can circulate to prevent freezing. Make sure the totes are filled up before winter. Another question how much water do you use in the winter? The next problem would be how to fill the tanks when the water runs out durning the winter? O well, just a question, will not be offended if you said it was a stupid idea.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

All great ideas.....this just happens to be the way we are doing it for now. Not set in stone to never change, just what worked for our time and budget while building.

[@juliederry3719]

You guys are perfectly prepared for off grid living, wishing you both a very Happy New Year, tfs x Julie 🇬🇧

[@gregmckee951]

Like your videos, we have a place we go on weekends in Brown County Indiana. We have city water and electric, but wanting to go off grid over the next three years. Building a pond for water and plan to put up solar panels once we get more clearing of trees for the pond. We have an old goat shed the people had for goats and hay storage, going to turn that into storage for a battery bank, and storage for log splitter, mower, lawn tools, etc… building a lean too off the back to be able to park tractor under and work under when it’s raining. Maybe we could trade vacation homes sometime?

[@MinnesotaMegOffGrid]

When you shower & do dishes in winter, do you still drain into the underground drainage you put in? No freezing drain pipes?

[@MinnesotaMegOffGrid]

Uffda, septic! Septic was the word I couldn't think up.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

It has drained fine all last winter and good so far this year

[@jwmiller1995]

Living like royalty! Shower together and save water! LOL

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OFFGRID_Trucker]

Well.. CONGRATS people. Your the first video I'm watching with my Starlink from here on my offgrid land in AZ. LOL... Hope you both had a nice Merry Christmas..

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Awesome to hear! Hope it works as well for you as it has been for us!

[@pmartin6759]

I love your laugh Miss Jenn.....just be yourself let the "sour people" stay sour.....

[@anietahurler4014]

Frohes Neues Jahr 2025 🍀Wünsche ich euch 🐞Anita

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Happy New YEAR to you as well Anita!

[@shawnd.8551]

Would it be feasible to have a 1000+ storage tank and placed under ground near the cabin? Allowing rain water to fill most of the year and pumped to cabin that wouldn't freeze in the winter months.

[@wobdeehomestead]

Hard core having to melt snow for your water. Maybe a well house down at your old camp in your future?

[@robbrouse5867]

How did you get that spigot on that jug?

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

We bought the tank with it already installed.....think Jen found it at a garage Sale. Sorry i couldn't be more help

[@shirleyalynn]

Where's your happy face and laughter?

[@EarlieGirl517]

So do you guys not use your Berkie water system any longer ?

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

in the winter it is hard when we come and go for the holdays. it freezes often. Also we show you other options as it helps others know what's out there and helps support our channel

[@Red-yn9fv]

We are still in the planning faze of our off grid cabin and we were thinking about doing a icb tote in the winter and insulating it and maybe putting a pump in it to circulate the water since we don’t get super cold winters for very long here in Missouri, anyway we were thinking of doing a propane cook stove and possibly a hot water heater in the winter and we were just curious how often you all have to run into town to refill your propane tanks? Do you exchange tanks or do you have bigger tanks you just have refilled? Anyway my wife and I love your videos. Keep up the good work. Also the garage solar setup with the deep freeze seems to still be working well.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

We use 20 pounders on the shower heater when using that and they last 3-4 weeks. We have a 100 pounder hooked up to the cook stove and it is going on 3 years and still going

[@BradC44]

Jay and Jen, do y'all have to put antifreeze in the gray water line from time to time? Or does the tank being buried sufficient to keep everything flowing smoothly in the sink and shower? Thanks for the video. Happy New Year🎉

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

So far it flows just fine. Only time we put antifreeze in drains is for when we leave for a few days

[@janetjohnson2714]

Do u need any 4/5 gallon water jugs?

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

We have a lot of buckets around and just picked up extra pots during black Friday sales. Thanks for asking

[@dnhman]

1700 watts?

[@ericvanbernum7799]

Have you ever thought of adding on one more room and make that the room where you keep the water tank so you could keep say a big tank of water in the house rather than being outside world freeze

[@morgansword]

Marry into money or powerball/LOL. I see something quite similar to living in the desert. Just not my thing when ya get old. Better new years coming kids

[@Steviegtr52]

Question. I see you have quite a few auto's etc, how do you keep the batteries topped up when you are away.Greetings from the UK.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Most the stuff we have is pulll start with no batteries. The two SxS we just start them and let them run once a month for an hour or so. No problems

[@KC0ZTR]

Hey Jay! Put on some pants. It’s cold out there! Giving me the shivers!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Lol

[@JasonandLauraoffgrid]

The Berkey water system didn’t work good?

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

They do, but this is another option.

[@JasonK716]

I love your Frosty shirt! Do the dogs try and drink out of the pots of water on the floor by the fireplace? Thanks for the video!🎉

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

I have caught them only once..Kinda funny

[@michiganjfrog5714]

♥

[@loraelliott2628]

Jen you are brave to hold the funnel for Jay. You have a high risk to scald your skin. Get yourself some thick rubber gloves. I would hate to see you get injured.

[@MikeQuint-d8u]

Laundry?

[@jsuttona1]

Why not use your hand shower in reverse to pump stove water, instead of lifting that heavy pot. You might have to temporarily unscrew the shower head to fit the plastic water jug.

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Smart.....now they Jen has upgraded here pots they are getting a bit heavy, so i might try that. Thanks

[@godsgreenacreshomestead708]

I'm very lucky to have some former off grid neighbors that live in town now and in the winter they let me come once a week to have a nice shower and do laundry. When it's warm outside I wash off behind a tarped off area out back of my shed. I heat up water on my little stove and just dip a small pot and pour it over me. I have a shower system like that on the big list, but honestly I'd almost put building a simple enclosure with a roof and windbreak higher on the list! 🤣😂🤣. Getting a little weary of the wind blowing hard here in Missouri and the tarps slapping me all the time! Texas Deb ❤️

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

It is a blessing to have good people in our lives to take some pressure off of us at times. 😁👍

[@godsgreenacreshomestead708]

@OffgridwithJayandJen It most certainly is! God is good all the time. A shower sure beats bathing wipes! And I have long hair, so getting to wash it is close to heaven too ☺️

[@marikajohn6522]

😊😊

[@tyfrazier2905]

👍

[@kenishaw1040]

Takes a lot of snow to get very little water.

[@marikajohn6522]

😊😊.

[@stevestenger974]

Just make sure you don't grab the yellow snow

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Lol

[@anietahurler4014]

Ich habe ein Packet geschickt und das ist 3 mal zurück gekommen die Adresse die ihr hier angegeben hat gehen nicht ich brauche eine richtige Adresse dann schicke ich euch das Packet das ist sehr Teuer das schicken Anita bin sehr Traurig

[@ross-owen]

Do you harvest yellow snow? hahahahhaha

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

😁😆🤣

[@jedidiah5131]

Your contract must have read....you must say Water Drop a minimum of 20 times...

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

387 actually

[@anietahurler4014]

Pass auf das du nicht unter gehst bei dem vielen Wasser

[@JoesPalace]

Do you guys ever feel like coworkers? I guess most married people do!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

We are working alot together now, lol