Off Grid HOT TUB: Building a DIY, Wood Fired Outdoor Bath for my Tiny House Cabin | Ep. 6

An exciting week! I built a wood fired hot tub/bath for my Tiny Home Cabin! But lets just say, I wasn't very clean afterwards...
I'm Jacob. A recently unemployed, boat dwelling filmmaker, learning, and sometimes failing to build tiny homes for my new business. Follow my journey as I try and get “Little Orchard Hideaways” off the ground, andddd my life back on track.
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I go a little stir crazy without a project, so I thought I would document my idiotic challenges, buildings, and musings. Thankfully, life on the water, in a Dutch Barge that is half-built, throws all kinds of weird and wonderful things at me.
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[@JacobHarrell]

Team! I've set up some social media accounts for Little Orchard Hideaways, It would help me hugely if you could give them a follow, and get them off to a good start! Cheers Legends. instagram.com/littleorchardhideaways/ facebook.com/LittleOrchardHideaways twitter.com/LHideaways Also, my friend Max helped me out with this idea, his instagram is amazing, check him out: instagram.com/maxreestore/ instagram.com/jacob_harrell/

[@IMGreg..]

Try a hotwire foam cutting tool next time may have cut 3 or 4 hours off of removing the foam from the hot water tank.

[@mattityahubentzur6220]

Now you need to watch primitive skills channel and make some Roman concrete. You should be able to sift what you need from the stream.

[@kateorwell7203]

Please start a Little Orchard Hideaways acct with Telegram, or, Some other platform that people who have had enough of being censored can access your information from. And post your videos on BitChut, Brighteon or Youmaker too. Huge numbers of people are abandoning the big tech megalomaniacs who think they run the world these days.

[@territarheel5163]

@@kateorwell7203 Hear, hear! I second those good ideas for Jacob!

[@acjccharlesworth8718]

This guy is literally the purpose of KZbin, he shares, funny, unfaked videos and his attitude is he can do anything with the help of KZbin!

[@Szaroptka]

I do agree :)

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

Agreed - And his thumbnail showed a bath being fitted outside - the real deal - not a naked lady. Top marks to the guy - and to the lady who helped him in the early stages, but didn't get a mention in the title!

[@tinahawkins7619]

This is the first time someone takes a bath and is dirter than when he went in 😆 your so funny! Thank you!

[@PatinaEdochie]

Right 😂😂 I’m glad he built it tho cause I was wondering on the other video how was he going to bath so yea he did that 😂💯👌🏽

[@tmmartinesq.6216]

Peeps do enjoy mud baths 🛁

[@EDMF_Jack]

I love how unprofessional and yet so professional he is.

[@cass_p]

Next up: a rainwater collection setup that includes a filter on the output.

[@JacobHarrell]

A filter is a bloody good idea 😂

[@CH-sl1ug]

isnt it dumb that that is illegal where i live?! Oregon state, usa. i am ready to go wherever my soulmate is...

[@kblewis3331]

@@JacobHarrell Check outthe KZbin channel "Life Uncontained" shipping container build. they have a completely offgrid home they are working on. they go to great lengths to collect rain water, store it, and filter it such that it is safe even for drinking.

[@dscrerar1111]

@@kblewis3331 I've been watching that.

[@valeriebay7838]

@@CH-sl1ug shouldn't a soul mate come to you?

[@monnasampaio]

There's such a weird Britishness about this! I'm hooked.

[@patelrock1]

Looks awesome! Move the "heater" closer and you can feed it from the tub! Also, the less excess piping the less you have to heat it and insulate it to keep the warmth in.

[@JacobHarrell]

Two great points here! And not having to get out to feed the fire is definitely something I want! Thanks :)

[@patelrock1]

@@JacobHarrell Can't wait to stay in one of the homes! I live in the US but my brother is living in the UK and I shared these videos with him.

[@DawnOldham]

You are quite the trooper! Anyone who gets inside of a tub of filthy water with that much excitement is doing what he is meant to be doing! So happy for you!!

[@-That_Girl_Lexi-]

You should do some merchandise, some of your quotes are simply priceless! "A slightly podgy man getting into a bathtub". And the one on the table build "Oh my God, I'm a woodworker!" "Perfectly wonky".

[@JacobHarrell]

😂Ah yes, most things I make are perfectly wonky!

[@susanshaver912]

And "Naked with Wellies"!

[@XpurlX]

Joy is so simple, and he provides us his funny demonstration how to. You must love him!!😂

[@suzylaevens4924]

Just found Jacob. My goodness, this is pure gold! I admire the spirit, tenacity and skill. (Moreover I enjoy your self abasing humour.) Such a great feel. I shall watch more! I wish all the best. Cheers! :)

[@territarheel5163]

Jacob, you are decidedly NOT "mental" for getting in that water! I could FEEL how ecstatic you were at your creation and you SHOULD have been. I marveled at your abilities and wonder where you gained such a variety of skills. And: given the direction of the world today, starting a tiny home business and, until it grows enough to keep you occupied full time, you might consider offering tutelage for your amazing skills. Bravo!

[@domjkof5327]

Man...Looking at you so satisfied makes me feel joyous like I've dont it myself. I'm so sincerely happy for you, that you have found the path that fills you with satisfaction. Please do continue to let us be part of this joy. JEEZ YOU TOOK A BATH IN THAT WATER!!! hahah

[@JacobHarrell]

Thanks mate! What a lovely comment, I will continue!

[@domjkof5327]

@@JacobHarrell Just telling the truth 😁

[@mamaowlbear3366]

I appreciate that you show how long things actually take, and that you show things when they are functional but not perfectly beautiful yet. I hope to someday visit in post Covid era. :)

[@JacobHarrell]

Thank you Cass!

[@ellenh1799]

My Dad wants an outdoor shower/bath and I am definitely going to show him yours! It's a great idea and you're not mental.

[@JacobHarrell]

Thank you Ellen!

[@lynnbarclay4241]

The best part was “I didn’t bring a towel” hahahaha

[@sashahera5679]

‘It’s actually working 😂😂😻😻😻🤩🤩🤩🤩’ loving all this

[@aaronvallejo8220]

Excellent off grid hot tub. I suggest drilling some air holes through the bottom of your copper stove and insulate your water pipes. I made a similar tub up the mountain in BC. I placed the fire directly under the old cast iron tub and had a similar foam cover. It took me all day of feeding the fire and shoveling fresh into the tub to get the tub full and nice and hot. You are right it is a great bath though! Now I always have a 40 gallon canner full of hot water from fresh snow sitting on top of the fire stove inside my cottage we use for all our washing.

[@MissJudyJetson]

Your video just popped up on my feed...... awesome. I love how genuine you are. Dont change, your great, just subscribed. 👍🏻😁

[@JacobHarrell]

Thank you Ineke! Great to have you aboard 🎉

[@arthurwalls9091]

Congratulations , you just built a Moonshiners Still.... Albeit one that doesn't make liquor but just hot water ...👍👍👍Now all you need to finish this project off is a couple dozen walkway pavers to keep your feet clean & to build a PVC GEODESIC DOME covered in Plastic Sheeting the you could use it no matter what the weather is like ...😁😁😁😊😊😊👍👍👍

[@Chromaticosomaermati]

Swap the pipes over so hot water is poured into the bottom and rises, cools, then is drawn back to be heated again. I know the heat makes the water rise in the coil but that force should be enough to force the hot water down a slight angle down to the bottom of the tub, and hopefully that makes a more even temperature. :)

[@JacobHarrell]

Good point Scott! Then it wouldn't require mixing all of the time 🎉

[@ganesha99999]

Was going to say the same, decided to check comments first. :) Jacob, thanks. Emigrated from Cotswolds to Canada back in 2012, and it's a delight to see this project and the familiar countryside.

[@louisejohnson5364]

A similar contraption was used to heat water for showers and baths in outback Australia called a "donkey " which was an empty drum on its side. A fire was lit under it and it had a cold inlet pipe going into the bottom of the drum and the hot water outlet pipe at the top. I worked on a cattle station when I was younger and it was my job to get the fire going every day to heat the water. Most of these remote cattle and sheep stations are still off grid and have to generate their own electricity so back in the day they relied on diesel generators to run households and coldrooms to keep food fresh. Delivery of diesel was hugely expensive so the savings of heating water was made by the innovative "donkey". Nowadays most stations use their own solar array to generate power and gas to heat water so that old outback innovation is obsolete. Seeing you so excited by your contraption was a bit of nostalgia for me. Thank you for being inventive and willing to have a red hot go at your off- grid experience and for sharing that with us 👍🏻

[@forestreese1704]

You can fill the bottom of the water heater with sand to keep the coils from getting burnt out and to keep it warm for a while after the water goes out

[@JacobHarrell]

Damn good idea!! I will do this

[@madspotato7844]

What did we learn today we learned this man literally will just yeet himself into the bath at any given moment

[@JacobHarrell]

True! It was far too important

[@Zabigdog]

Yesss! Also: my brother! Well well well done you. Can't stop grinning at/with/for ya.

[@niknikolaeff7620]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@justaolelady4101]

You are an absolute delight. My hot water pipe, in the slab of my house, started leaking last night. I am without water, waiting for a portion of floor and wall to be cut out tomorrow to dry. I have no running water in house. Will have repiping in attic. I took a relaxing bath in a teacup today so watching you in the bath was pure joy. Wishing for my own tiny house right now. Cheers. Looking forward to your next adventure.

[@AccessibleCruises]

Love it! Don't forget to make a way to take the fire ash out.

[@paperveils]

I think I'm honestly going to have nightmares about that bathwater 😂

[@JacobHarrell]

Haha I already have 😂

[@private15]

Why? People swim in lakes and rivers all the time. Water just the same with mud under your feet!!

[@coffeekatk4067]

Besides the temperature must have killed any bacteria! 😃

[@josejuangarcialanderos7009]

A creative funny young man...this Is one reason why i love foreighners...different funny way to be. Saludos desde México

[@jeniallenby8389]

our outdoor bath overlooking our mountain currently takes 43 kettles raced from our cabin, so we truly appreciate your achievement here ❤️

[@Azzanakos]

Keep at it you mad lad.

[@JacobHarrell]

This comment is very appropriate haha

[@VikingMan222]

Goodness what a beautiful distillery that would have made! Perhaps a side business... "Little Orchard Spirits" I'm in.

[@Mark723]

There you are, you handsomely talented individual - so glad my KZbin feed offered this video up as a recommendation! I truly love your work and how you've reinvented yourself for the times. Little Orchard Hideaways: how wonderfully evocative. You, sir, are a national treasure. "Right - well let's get this to the land!" Said with such conviction right before he humbly hobbles towards the exit...agreed: so dramatic. One must recognize and appreciate the droll comedic genius of the English.

[@mikbe2579]

See if you can find an old, wood-fired bath stove somewhere (Ebay classifieds/scrap dealers). Then build a small hut around the bathtub and the bath stove and have a bathroom module next to your tiny house. And for bathing water, you collect rainwater with gutters at the tiny house and the bath house.

[@dawnrobarts4657]

You young man are adorable. Good luck on your new adventures making small homes or vacation spots. Great ideas.

[@Thea_MojaveOutliersWhipmakers]

Three hours sounds about right. We stayed in the desert at a cabin one time, and they had a 10' galvanized stock tank with a submerged wood stove in it (so bigger set up all around) and it took about three hours to get the water hot. We LOVED it! We did have to keep the stove going, but we made dinner and had cocktails in the meantime, so we didn't really bother about the time it took. So, brilliant! I wish you much (more) fun and luck with this!

[@DavidStavis]

I love the gritty reality in this video. Inspiring!

[@JacobHarrell]

I felt gritty afterwards 😂

[@tomc9224]

😂😂😂😂😂 Please never change 🙏💪

[@janisosborne166]

I'm smiling ear to ear, you ARE a genius!! lol That's incredible work! Must be fun to be so talented. Yahooo!! Do the happy dance! 😄

[@nancytaylor511]

I love watching you create. Never stop!

[@snezanajelic2076]

WOW 👏👏👏 Well done! Dirty water... but pure joy ...🤗😉😄

[@williamleach6082]

Respect for getting in that water.

[@JacobHarrell]

Haha, watching back I feel like I've lost some respect for myself 😂

[@williamleach6082]

@@JacobHarrell yes and it's too late to change your mind now. You're on the Internet.

[@cringirl]

I just found you, and your vids are ace! Keep on!

[@hafdissigurdardottir3176]

This video should be seen by a million people 👏👏👏👍👏👏👏

[@relocatetoItaly]

Im so into this.... Loving it. Outdoor bath wood heated And a glass of wine. Heaven !!!!

[@darkdaygirl]

You’re like a survivalist getting excited about making fire with your bare hands. So great! I totally get it, it’s supposed to work but it also seems a bit fantastic. And the fact that it works is mind blowing! I’m looking forward to seeing it look all pretty but I’m glad you went ahead and posted your success. Dirty or clean, I would’ve gotten in the hot water too!!! After all, I’ve been swimming in lake water and in the river, and even in the ocean. Not all water is bath water clear but that doesn’t mean it’s horrible. It’s going to be so relaxing when it’s all fixed up with pretty stuff. I’m jealous!

[@sheilaa1333]

🤣 Hilarious! I grew up with a wood burning water heater (because my dad had off-grid dreams), but thank god it was indoors. Thanks for a walk down memory lane.

[@grayfox2185]

Jacob Harrell, I admire your determination & drive 🤗

[@kathyrobinson9959]

Your enthusiasm is contageous! Great job!

[@debrawilliamson8133]

Jacob, I just had your videos pop up today....OMG!!! I have never laughed so much and so hard in my life!!!!!!! You are a star already...never stop doing YOU!!!!!!!!!!!💙👨🏼‍🎓🤣😂

[@TheQKatie]

omg Jacob you are a crazy mad genius. It's incredible how much you've done. Keep going, dude!

[@JacobHarrell]

Haha thank you Katie!

[@redlily8101]

So glad I found you early on, this is going to be such fun!

[@MildlyEducational]

Every video just keeps getting better and better. Loved every minute of it!

[@vdurant3850]

Brilliant idea. Love the independence

[@nancyturner3959]

Brilliant, Jacob!

[@kathleenj3647]

Please start wearing a mask when you're doing these projects; metal dust is not something you want to breathe in. Keep those lungs safe so you can keep doing these awesome projects for as long as possible.

[@heiditobin4341]

What fun! Jacob you are a hoot!

[@JacobHarrell]

Haha thank you Heidi!

[@seveninthecitimedia]

I love you, your work & your channel!! I’m new here, I ran across your channel tonight & I’m hooked!! Tonight I’m watching every video you’ve posted! Thanks for sharing!!

[@stilcrazychris]

What a great idea Jacob. To bad it's not closer to add your wood into your fire as you set in the tube. I was having back surgery when you released this video. I'm just catching up. Good job my friend from across the pond!, Chris from Missouri

[@galewhiteman2047]

Jacob...you are adorable!! I love what you created...awesome!

[@Trish....]

New subscriber from NC, US🇺🇸 Watched the time-lapse build, & now I'm hooked! Thx for the hot tub idea - very ckever; however, someone must maintain the fire! You could also try putting in an outdoor shower, somehow heating the water the same way. Make it out of wood, insulate it, use green board instead of sheetrock, add tile, put in a decorative door w/double paned glass, frosted on inside. Make the door highly sealed, then put a plexiglass top on the little wooden structure (you could had portals) so it's open to the sunshine & the sky! The steam would heat the whole thing, so it'd be ok to have the glass not insulated. At least, I think it could work. You could then put a put a seal on the bottom, add the pipes & connect to a shower head. Dunno about hot/cold handles??? Add a drain pipe that takes the dirty water & feeds it into a tank (or the ground if you use biodegradable dhampoo/soap). Add a layer of rocks to cover the pipes, then add slats of wood that have just a little bit of gaps, & it'll give the illusion that the water just seeps into the ground. Will look more natural & rustic, too! You could build different sizes of drums/barrels to hold the coils. What about coal? It would burn longer, right? I have a million ideas - watch lots of these vids:) Never seen an outdoor shower, tho. Just an idea:)

[@melimoo6656]

My fav episode!!! Love your pure joy!! ❤️

[@JacobHarrell]

Honestly, one of the best days of my year!

[@ramblingrosie3762]

Hahaha, hilarious, I feel the genius. Thumbs up. I am embarrassed to admit there were doubts.lol

[@julesiou12]

I've just found your channel today and I've binge watched your tiny home build. You're totally barking which makes you so much fun to watch. I love what you're doing!

[@JacobHarrell]

Welcome aboard!

[@tomfrank9447]

Found your channel by coincidence... it's fun to watch you enjoy the little things you succeeded in doing. It's worth a subscription to me ... there is sure to be more to come!

[@JacobHarrell]

Thank you Tom!

[@evanmatthew3439]

Cant wair for when it become beautiful!!

[@debbiethatcher1338]

Jacob you are a joy. your enthusiasm is contagious and just what another redundant person needed right now. Off to look up Little Orchard Hideaways.

[@kristiesutton6103]

Looking forward to the pretty version of ur hot tub hide away room....though this was super interesting to watch . Thanx

[@bairbreoharte9383]

LOL....well you do give great directions on how not to do something!😄 Came back for my nightly laugh session.

[@lovingmayberry2000]

Your excitement is contageous!!!

[@kai_unix]

Hey man i really hope you keep up this production quality and the momentum because this is the type of stuff that makes a youtube channel good and get popular. Dont overwork yourself and keep a steady pace man, hope to see more good content like this

[@JacobHarrell]

Thank you mate!

[@angelagalloway5275]

I'm howling your so entertaining the bath lol lol it's brilliant wooden surround lol be great

[@martinpfrogner6689]

Your enthusiasm is so real- feel like i'm gettin addicted to it xd

[@georgethecactus7499]

You probably think I’m crazy: -sits in bathtub -with dirty water -naked -in the middle of the woods

[@Nalaniikaleomana]

😂🤣😂🤓👍

[@ViktoriaPurple]

but I like this real genuine madness)))

[@mrmd8497]

Doesn't he know there's a pantsless Winnie Pooh out in those woods somewhere?

[@AZHITW]

If you had a cast iron tub you can just build the fire under the tub, that's what we did when we lived on property with no running water. We used a piece of wood with holes drilled in it to keep from burning our butt on the hot cast iron. :)

[@moniquem783]

Doesn’t it get too hot? Surely if you want to have a long soak you’d be simmering.

[@gaaforever3354]

Brilliant!!!

[@BrLambert]

How very cool, your own petrie dish x 20. This would be very cool on a T-shirt Very nice though. Can't wait to see the progress you make with this.

[@mothermedicinemusic]

You are quite humorous and much laughter has ensued, lovely. Such talent you are and love the adventure!

[@richardbinell2053]

Hilarious. Thanks for sharing your joy.

[@akeno_plays779]

Glad you're doing what you love keep it up!

[@JacobHarrell]

Thanks, will do!

[@denisvincelette9758]

You have done well today . Keep up the good work.

[@GoldenKim]

I feel like I just made my own hot water outdoor bath! 👏💁‍♀️😊

[@Olhamo]

i love your joy and delight, that the water gets hot! I would be so thrilled! and the beautiful job you did on the boiler. I hope you don’t get too glitzy with your videos.

[@ernaverheijdt2925]

I like your comedy. its entertaining. But you never give up on your goal. you're inspiring.

[@randomvideouploader2022]

This is a great way to promote a business, plus KZbin is a second business that will provide just as much or more income in the future. Very much an entrepreneur well done Jacob

[@Battlestar31164]

Beautiful restoration/renovation craftsman work.

[@kymspicks2763]

I'm so happy for you! This is amazing and with some minor tweaks it's going to be very rewarding. Some things I thought about, temp control and drainage? I guess I'll have to keep a look out to see how ya figure those ones out. Regardless though, congrats! I laughed so hard I snorted 🤣

[@Angle-ky5ro]

Wow you have ads now? Congrats! In so little time your channel has grown so much, keep it up

[@HiGrrr]

I think it genius what u did enjoyed the video and keep the realism :D you could build a Taras there and make an outdoor kitchen with a stove above the heater for the water and a wooden roof above it all wood, magic. So happy for u buddy!

[@danamccarty4542]

Awesome job and it's so funny you forgot a towel

[@elijahschulz3749]

Sick video!, Couple ideas, why dont you shorten the pipes leading to and from the bath because heat would be escaping from them as the water travels through them, or insulate them, also to make the fire hotter and the water heat up faster, make a lid for the fire box that u can open when putting in wood and close when the fire is stoked to retain and trap heat. Amazinf video and i kinda wanna make somthing similar now! Cheers eli

[@JacobHarrell]

Great points mate, I will look into insulating the pipes and trapping more heat. thank you mate! And go for it, If I can do it, you definitely can haha!

[@janefaceinthewind6260]

You are wonderful!! I love your energy!

[@azzababy]

He's back at it !! Brilliant job Jacob. We need to see the finished product of both the Tiny house and the bath pleeeease :) oh I hope you've built a a wine glass rack too haha that would be perfect 🥰

[@JacobHarrell]

Yes!!! I will be building a wine glass rack don't worry!

[@gelodequito4704]

Im now a fan of your patience and persiverance..new subscriber here from philippines

[@Elena-zm4fc]

Who knows, there are maybe some people who would want to pay for such weird experience!))) You can hire out your little house adding optional extra ‘taking a bath in a dirty water in the middle of the woods’))) Rich bored people may get interested)))

[@marypaintscrossbow5654]

Bravo👏👏very well done job👍I can imagine your satisfaction 🥰🥰🥰

[@kennethmaese4622]

So your most recent video was in my suggestions which I enjoyed but then I watched this video and decided to subscribe because although your clearly quite mad for sitting in that... let’s say “mineral” water, you are hilarious and actually quite brilliant. Well done!

[@dlenderman11]

You are crazy but in a good way!! Awesome job!

[@Battlestar31164]

Genuine perspective. Thank you for sharing your clever hot tub journey!

[@denisvincelette9758]

Did you put an ash tray clean out on the bottom of your heater?

[@susanshaver912]

Absolutely mental, and genius:) Naked with wellies ! Sorry, don't do instagram, just KZbin.