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@WeTheLeoFam5 ай бұрын
Love the video. Build your house on solid rock. Amen.
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Thank you! ❤️🙏
@peopledustcanada5 ай бұрын
Looking forward to your determination and progress of the homestead. Nature is beautiful but also harsh to put it nicely...
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
You said it perfectly. Thanks for following along!
@Maddie2u5 ай бұрын
@@OffGridWithGinaThi A simpler life, not an easier one! One thing I hear on another KZbin channel 'don't confuse comfort for happiness'....totally resonated with me. As a woman who grew up in Northern Ontario I would have loved to have done this in my lifetime....if only I had technical ability, KZbin for info and ......courage! ♥️🇨🇦
@genegreear41835 ай бұрын
You’re smart for getting a tractor. Now with a failer mower on the front and a grapple. You can clear up that property in maybe one summer. What a great adventure your family is on. Good luck. Later
@jx72305 ай бұрын
Great video Excited to see your future projects!
@brianmurphy553Күн бұрын
Hi there you should try to put dark cover over and around your tote to help prevent legionella bacteria growing in it.
@rachelbatista20355 ай бұрын
Awesome video! I really like these types of videos showing Thi preparing the land! 🙌🏼
@brendaferrier81325 ай бұрын
Dryer sheets work really well at keeping mice away. We used to put them in our antique car that we stored away for the winter.
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Really?! We've never heard of that! They tried getting into our smaller car too. Going to try it out. Thanks for sharing Brenda!
@LADHP5 ай бұрын
@@OffGridWithGinaThiyup! We would get 2 or 3 boxes for our trailer and strew them about like it was a fryer sheet party, every fall when we closed our trailer. Never had mice! Put one on every shelf in every cupboard, in the fridge, the stove, on the beds, under the beds, hang them from the ceiling! Bonus is that the trailer smells good when you open it up in the spring! 🤣
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
@LADHP love that... just bought a bunch to put in our other trailers that we use for storage!
@MissX9054 ай бұрын
Those and bars of Irish Spring soap that's what we throw in our little tent camper in the fall.
@acanadianineurope8145 ай бұрын
"no wonder I cant get anything done" I hear that, brother.
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Something always comes up lol. Thanks for watching!
@edwardcarberry10954 ай бұрын
You should have where your { IP, Iron Pegs White posts } are. To find them then you know how things lay? As well to burn I see the stumps and that before you have no burning season. Get a small chain saw for making trails, small burn piles as you go. Small tree tops, branches as a way of removing them.
@Maddie2u5 ай бұрын
This woukd gave been my father 70 years ago. He built two houses on the ourskirts of the Sault years ago ... The older I get the wiser my parents seem.... tho tough post war immigrants... ♥️🇨🇦
@rockingredpoppy91195 ай бұрын
Great job on getting the pump going; I look forward to your next video. 👍
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Thanks for so much for watching and following along!
@LivingthedreamDIY5 ай бұрын
Love the channel, seems like you can never get caught up.
@sharoneverall94194 ай бұрын
Let the learning curve begin!
@OffGridWithGinaThi4 ай бұрын
Yes... we are learning so much everyday! Lol
@JamesCouch7775 ай бұрын
You definitely have your work cut out for you but you will get there, one step at a time. We have some challenges with our water and what we do is minimal filtering for the house and a Berkey filter for drinking and cooking. Outside water is unfiltered. Very simple and works great.
@georgewhitehouse86305 ай бұрын
❤ The clean up work is going to take you hours and then you can deal ❤
@dana_d_shade9825 ай бұрын
The small bird on the road at 11:18 is called a Woodcock.
@danielva3sdo4905 ай бұрын
Don't use spray foam they will eat it. Use steel wool. Also, check the rock and tree trunks for the moss. It should be thicker on the north side of them. If you ever get lost, look at the moss.
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
I used a combination of hardware cloths first and then spray foam. Thanks for the tip about the moss! We didn't know that!
@markstruble26495 ай бұрын
old fashion way is using mothballs also for when possessions are stored
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
We might try that. Thanks.
@mountaindweller36045 ай бұрын
Agree with mothballs. Scent last longer. We drilled holes in small containers and placed them strategically in areas around our vehicles engine, inside and under car. We took them out when we needed to drive one of them. I suggest you do the same for your tractor engine compartment and wherever wires are located,. Wouldn’t hurt for under your trailer or inside battery room too. So excited to see your family taking needed steps to live off-grid. God bless!
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
@mountaindweller3604 this is great. Thank you!
@Maddie2u5 ай бұрын
Where do you pick up mothballs nowadays?
@markstruble26495 ай бұрын
@@Maddie2u I got mine at the dollar store here in Canada
@al99295 ай бұрын
Glad you are getting back into project. What is the name of the plumbing fitting that attaches at water exit of tote?
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. The fitting is listed on amazon as "IBC tote adapter/fitting" this is the one I got: amzn.to/3WTd4LT
@jackready85825 ай бұрын
Hello guys, That creek touches the property line in a few spots...along the south. Get a GPS it will show you
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
We will check again... Thank you!
@LADHP5 ай бұрын
@@OffGridWithGinaThitry a drone too!
@jackready85825 ай бұрын
@@OffGridWithGinaThi Keep on working at...you are doing fine. Use whatever tool does the job at the time...In my prayers for your success...Arnie
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
@jackready8582 thanks for all your help! It was a blessing!
@dog_guy-c8x5 ай бұрын
Something you may want to be sure of is that your still on your own land. Would be the pitts if you built your house and found out your not on your land. Keep in mind you bought 40 acres not 400. Also I have watched you walk through the woods there and I have noticed not a lot of large trees as well as a lot that seem to be uprooted I would deffinatly dig down a bit to make sure your not in real wet area. Just a thought
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the advice!
@nicholaslapenna35925 ай бұрын
Needs lots of insulation on the pump.don't want it to freeze
@stephenlett92085 ай бұрын
If I can offer some advice, from a guy that has built a house by himself. You need to clean up and get organized. It's incredibly challenging to your mental health to have so many things in disarray. Design your builds for twenty plus years of duty cycle so nothing is temporary, but you can add on as money and time permits. Good luck
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Yes we mentioned in this video that we are going to clean up... we are actually already doing that! We can't build like this. We just got back on the land, so we are cleaning everything up before any building happens... there's so way to build like this. Thanks for advice and watching! Appreciate it!
@LivingthedreamDIY5 ай бұрын
Didn’t know I needed to add channel link www.youtube.com/@Maintenance101.
@chriscardinal70074 ай бұрын
Ur going to have to cover your water cage....you will get Algae, green goop not good. I think u can wrap tote in black, a cover.
@OffGridWithGinaThi4 ай бұрын
Hi Chris! Yeah, we had algae form last year and learned the hard way... we aren't using the totes anymore. Our water is connected straight to the trailer. We are going to wash that one and then cover it up like you said and use for emergency only.
@chriscardinal70074 ай бұрын
@@OffGridWithGinaThi Keep up the great work! God bless:)😁
@OffGridWithGinaThi4 ай бұрын
@@chriscardinal7007 thank you so much! And thanks for the advice! Always appreciate them! 🙏
@Dale-qn5tb5 ай бұрын
Camfor balls for mice.
@paulfrizzell315 ай бұрын
👍
@dog_guy-c8x5 ай бұрын
good luck combating bugs thats what you get up north
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yupp , we experienced it last year... not fun!
@janbastein73555 ай бұрын
What Province, area please. Thanks.
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Hi! Northern Ontario :)
@Maddie2u5 ай бұрын
Are you an engineer Thi? ♥️🇨🇦
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
😂 I wish! Maybe someday... I would like to study electrical engineering. Thanks for watching.
@bobstewart85845 ай бұрын
you said it looks like a dump, I thought it was the dump!
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
👍
@mikeharms83884 ай бұрын
Just get two fixed cats
@mikeharms83884 ай бұрын
No more mice
@mikeharms83884 ай бұрын
You need two dogs as well
@OffGridWithGinaThi4 ай бұрын
@mikeharms8388 we have 2 dogs. So far, we haven't had any mice or chipmunks break in 🤞
@OffGridWithGinaThi4 ай бұрын
Yeah we have 2 large dogs!
@froggy01652 ай бұрын
Loud music
@georgewhitehouse86305 ай бұрын
Your tractor 🚜 gets hot 🥵 and close
@HanneloreDaniels-jb8ep4 ай бұрын
You really need to turn that music down and your videos. They’re too loud. You got good stuff going on, but it’s hard to understand with the loud music. . Just saying.
@OffGridWithGinaThi4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the advice! Will keep that in mind for future videos!
@plaintruth46375 ай бұрын
Let me guess……you come from the city…..
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
We lived in the country before moving off grid... let me guess you're here to judge us... 👍
@DonTrell5 ай бұрын
"i got a lot of trees to clean up" grab a battery powered chainsaw... i cant laugh hard enough.
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
Lol🤣 I have a gas one too, don't worry. It will be making an appearance soon
@runningfromabear83545 ай бұрын
Have you seen the electric ones recently? Charge in 30 minutes. Took down 4 trees in one morning with power left over. Don't have to pay to run it. We have both diesel and electric but prefer the electric one ❤
@runningfromabear83545 ай бұрын
Dewalt I think is the one on our property
@OffGridWithGinaThi5 ай бұрын
@runningfromabear8354 nothing wrong with electric especially if it gets the job done well and it's good to have different options. As you can see our cheaper electric one got the job done great... thanks for sharing this!