Off Grid Solar Panels and Batteries for My Secret Yurt in the Forest | Showering Off Grid

Off Grid Solar Panels and Batteries for My Secret Yurt in the Forest | Showering Off Grid
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[@VeganAthlete]

Help us keep going!!! We need everyone...become a patron to support our videos and Off Grid project here: www.patreon.com/jakenicole

[@hermosacalif3692]

@Ian Wonder if Jakes ever had a real job??

[@spaceexposed]

The mushrooms @4:34 are Cantharellus! They are very exclusive ! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantharellus_cibarius

[@brockm1663]

Quit begging for money. Makes ya look really bad.

[@gardengirl50t30]

How bout get a job!!!!??? And stop having your girlfriend that you will NEVER marry stop posing topless!!!! #gainsomerespect!!

[@spaceexposed]

​@@gardengirl50t30 I can see that he loves her and will do right by her. If he doesn't someone else will. I agree with the topless mess though. Their videos are interesting enough.

[@RTCommuter]

Wow, again with people flipping out about the thumbnail. I get it, you don’t agree with their method... but remember it’s their channel, and you can choose to NOT watch. They are documenting their journey, and invited us to come along, only asking that if you like the content to consider joining the Patreon group. Even I don’t agree with ALL their methods, but I enjoy their content and keep an open mind and remember it is THEIR channel. Anyone reading this, be blessed and keep on with a positive attitude!

[@rockjockchick]

When a cat slow blinks at you it is saying I love you. :) happy kitties!

[@donaldanderson1798]

I lived off grid 14yrs with my 11 horses and woman. Loved it

[@jameswulzen590]

love to watch you two as you go through life together and get those exciting times together building your relationship, it's very refreshing indeed. We live in Hawaii and have been here 48 years ( guess we like it) I watch you both and see the Love and the partnership you two have developed, beautiful, stay happy and keep up the task at hand living your adventure called life. Aloha Nui Loa Jim Wulzen

[@musicfan28]

British Columbia is a wonderful and stunning province full of Natural beauty. 😍😍😍♥️

[@rockjockchick]

Omg. Those old growth trees are magnificent.

[@h.almoharib6314]

Wow it is beautiful life with the one you love in a free space far from the hustle and bustle of humanity🌺🌹👍

[@BrentBear1]

These videos make me so envious. It's hard to go to work in my day job when I want to be building my own off-grid life. It's nice to see a couple who remind me of my wife and myself. You clearly are best friends as well as co-conspirators in building a cool home. Seeing your energy and zest for life inspired me to grab my spear, dust the cobwebs off my neurons, and make the plum flowers proud.

[@aileencarupo8082]

The view is spectacular!! The trees!! So amazing. Wish i can live like that

[@irreverentrevelator779]

You! I thought I was te only person I to off grid living and martial arts. I was like, " that's the same guy, but how does that make sense?" Living life to the fullest sir. I tip my hat.

[@rb67mustang]

3:25, I love the view and the peacefulness of the location.

[@fancyman6840]

I love the way Nicole moves it! I love the way she grooves it! She's thumpin and a bumpin! She's shapin up and workin out! She can work you out!

[@loucinci3922]

watching again - lots of GOOD info on solar - THANKS!!! Well done.

[@swhabby]

Great Solar starting video. This should be included in every start list “must watch”

[@eyeofventure]

That's a magical Forrest 👍🏻🙏🏻☮

[@bernapadilla7716]

You guys are great loving watching......

[@karenblanck7726]

Nicole...please protect your feet. And take other safety precautions when needed like eye protection, etc. It’s no joke. It takes a split second to become distracted or for something to go wrong with the tool you are using or something around you happens and you could lose a toe...or even your foot. You guys are not anywhere near immediate medical attention. You could lose your entire dream of living the life you want to live in a heartbeat or it could become drastically altered simply for not following some simple basic safety precautions. Take it from someone who knows....I was helping to move a couch in bare feet about 30 years ago when I was your age....and let’s just say I regret daily to this day.

[@betpatpatten3840]

Karen Blanck You are correct Karen! Nicole needs better shoes to protect her feet in ALL SEASONS, Better to be safe at all times than sorry for all time!!!

[@rockjockchick]

Yep

[@vegaswoman7020]

The Baghdad Battery or Parthian Battery is a set of three artifacts which were found together: a ceramic pot, a tube of copper, and a rod of iron. Corrosion of the metal and tests both indicate that an acidic agent such as wine or vinegar was present in the jar.[1] This led to speculation that the liquid was used as an acidic electrolyte solution to generate an electric current from the difference between the electrode potentials of the copper and iron electrodes.[

[@bloodhaus4677]

You guys are amazing and very inspirational keep up the good work a person can learn a lot if they free their mind and watch

[@southsidecarly7427]

I love the Grand daddy tree❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️There’s a forest my cousin took me to She lives in Santa Cruz and it was a few miles outside of there and it had massive old growth trees I forgot the name and story of the place but it had a cool history.Oh I love chanterelles they are delicious!Sweet 🐱 kitties💜

[@cynthianunez1]

Wow!! Your video is so relaxing. I love how the rain sounds plus the scenery is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your videos. Also can you please do more recipes. I love your healthy recipes.

[@cderekgowilken9251]

I'm sure at one point, Lithium will be a great investment for Off-Grid Power, though they do require certain temps. What you have work great! Believe I'd construct a box outside of the home, run solar panel wiring to the batteries. Great video, know you two are busy, busy, busy with all that you have to do, getting ready for upcoming Winter Season. Thoroughly enjoyed watching each and every build video this Summer. Great job you two!

[@cderekgowilken9251]

@Carpe Diem There are power lines in their area, but if you watch at the very beginning of when they move to the Island, Jake explains the HUGE investment to connect to the Grid. Yes, there are Power Lines, simply because there used to be a Hydro-Dam on the Island. Unless things have changed, I don't believe they've connected to the Grid.

[@homy4046]

The rain drops is so satisfying...

[@chrissherwood5914]

Love watching your videos. not only are they entertaining, they also have been very informative on ideas and trials of ways to do things. thanks for great videos. you two are awesome

[@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369]

THANKS COOP ...

[@zenpaganwarrior]

I've found that lead-acid batteries are so archaic, messy and inefficient (and dangerous)...I ditched my lead-acid 8-battery bank in April and went full LiFePO (Lithium-Iron-Phosphate) hooked-up to a 4 kw 18-panel system. It was $10K to make the batt. upgrade, but well worth it. Love what you guys are doing...I'll be setting up my 16-ft. yurt later this month in N. CA. Cheers to the off-grid lifestyle!

[@cderekgowilken9251]

is there any way I can contact you about where you obtained your LiFePo batteries? I hope to be fully Off-Grid at this point next year, though no idea what location Just hope to never return to Central Florida and it's craziness.

[@erwin5911]

Guys, a solar water heater is quick and easy to build. A couple hours of direct sun and you have 120+ degree water for the shower. I built one out of 50' of coiled black plastic tubing in a 1" flat box I painted black on the inside and covered with glass and a 5 gal plastic bottle. Just mount the bottle above the coil and let convection circulate the water.

[@debbiemaddox2483]

LOVE THE IDEA OF A CAT ARE FOR THE FUR BABIES

[@patriciakoester1580]

All so Amazing ♥️♥️

[@sc-dw6gt]

Hey, loving going on this adventure with you both (my part has been SO EASY! :). A useful thing some people don't know, that's great for garden planning, solar gain planning, and so on is this (no tools or knowledge needed): outside on a full moon night at midnight, the shadows you see are falling where the sun's shadows will be falling in six months. I've found this knowledge so handy all my life, hope it's useful for you too.

[@rockjockchick]

Thank you!!

[@MichaelScootpowerMilstead]

pics of the young lady are perfect...complainers are just jealous they never had a dedicated women who understands and appreciates a good man...beautiful people doing beautiful stuff...keep going my friends

[@davesullivan8073]

Thanks for the solar explanation; good illustration with the belt thing.....

[@waderue]

aw really cute kittens

[@lomgshorts3]

I think you both should get your Amateur Radio licenses, it is easy, and Alaska has a special frequency for emergencies that we in the lower 48 listen to just in case. You can use handheld radios to keep in touch with each other, or an H-F radio for news and talking to others! Good for weather info, too.

[@ziprun2005]

Fascinating journey. Just watched most of your videos to catch up. Subscribed and look forward to more content. Keep it up!

[@bymancini1]

Very beautiful place !

[@lordmugglestone]

thanks for the info on the soar panel system, I learned something....Hope to see more when you get it up with a installing video. (That shower looked like it was cold)

[@-whackd]

Omg you gotta make use of that tree cave

[@betpatpatten3840]

duke1duke1 For sure...would make a good place for your batteries IF..you can figure how to make a roof!!!!

[@davids6533]

I really like the music you choose. Most of it is new to me.

[@icicicles]

What I love about Vancouver BC is the rain-forest, so much like Washington state below you. Vancouver is a giant size of my my state of Washington minus the Grizzlies, though rarely do they swim to the island. You, us, we deal with the Bigfoot instead. LOL

[@SuperMontsta]

Ah, they're up by Vancouver? My first thought was Washington too, being from the area myself.

[@user-nt7qm6en8k]

Ваши деревья и природа это просто невообразимо! 🙂

[@shirleyfrancisco2876]

Wow amazing tree😘

[@bmaccrypto]

Wild food foraging looks fun, enjoy those shrooms!

[@tuttova]

I support what you are doing: it's tremendously great and smart. That's like Real TV, waiting for your next episode! I didn't see you insulate the bottom of the Yurt's floor on the outside. Did I miss it? If not, get ready to freeze in wintertime. Ciao! RR

[@markwilkins8758]

Jake and Nicole work together, haters can't deal with that..........

[@icicicles]

Jake and Nicole, If you want to pump water to anyplace on your property at elevation height of your gutters then all you have to do is replace the down spot with 4 inch untreated sewer pipe (non perforated). Then add a shut off valve at the base and just above the base install a 3/4 pipe to 3/4 garden hose fitting into the 4 inch untreated sewer pipe. Water seeks it's own level so the 4 inch untreated sewer pipe will send water to anywhere on your property to that level. My down spots are 25 ft high from ground so I can send water anywhere on my property up to 25 ft high no mater the distance! No machines just nature to do the work. If you need better description of this then just send me a message.

[@mickamoo1]

I’m going to have to look into solar , hydro is so expensive now. I’ve moved the crop into the greenhouse because of all the rain and have a heater, 2 fans and a dehumidifier running. Bracing myself for a huge bill. Loving all the videos. ♥️

[@TennesseeDudScratcher]

this is awesome ,,, yall stay safe

[@nicolelove54321]

Seems like a dream come true.

[@waynemcphail7825]

Excellent video!

[@rusty1850]

Thank You for Your Video. Entertaining Informative

[@thomasweeks7992]

You guys keep it coming great Info

[@sjpropertyservicesllc9096]

Intersting information . Thanks!

[@huntinghistorywithmark4753]

Nice showering Part 😂 dont forget the slowmos 😉

[@Harlock2day]

The round shape of the building led me to click on this video.

[@richardellis1556]

You guys need to build a Donkey water heating system. Gravity fed hot water, it is the best!

[@suzannabradley3576]

Wow from temple Az to nature woods forces.

[@redwood9741]

Very good video !

[@bassline5633]

You heard of Paul Gaucci (is that how you spell it?), known for his "Back to Eden" garden? That forest is full of natural wood chips, these plants will do great!!! Companion planting is great too! there are books on this... Plants will protect, or nurture other plants.

[@mothermedicinemusic]

You should be able to find usnea growing on tree branches in those pristine forests. Usnea can be processed into an oil for salve bases, drank as tea to fight infection, works well with Oregon grape root in a natural antibiotic salve

[@dieptranthingoc4067]

Beatiful🍁

[@mavilmaignacio7581]

i'm exsited to your vedio nice home sweet home we love you guys💛❤️💚💙🇵🇭

[@FindPlace]

Love y’all passion family and information good looking out for ya that need to be off grid me and the wife will follow yalls path one love and bless

[@c490cuK]

I understand where you're going with your solar panels and I also understand about solar panel banks I too have been very interested in the solar as a source of power. I know how to build solar panels and how to hook them up. So some day I too will have my own solar system. but till then I'll just watch and learn, because if you want to learn anything you just got to look online like KZbin. lol

[@d.cantrell4591]

I wish you luck. I must tell you to keep all batteries from touching the concrete it drains them. Would like to see the rest of the new electrical system.

[@russellpalmer5610]

Coldwater makes the towels move faster. In Vietnam, we used to have 55 gal drums sitting in the sunlight all day to warm the water.

[@williamshelton4265]

I dont know if you'll see this but I work for a solar company and I install systems for living and if I could give you advice I would recommend building a bettery bank with lithium they last longer they have a lower drain rate which means you can use power where as lead acid has more maintenance doesn't last as long and they have diy systems you make from recycled batteries ans build your own solar wall bank a little at a time and you'll only need a few panels I would recommend the LG 365 panels they use inline inverter and you can put them on a sun tracker system.

[@doorider79]

I like the bag of weed and pipe in the background behind the cats.

[@kevinelton3466]

looking good nice video thanks

[@kell353]

Very interesting video. I live in rural, Southwest Mississippi. We often deal with power outages due to hurricanes and wind events and I have been wanting solar backup for refrigeration, lights, fan etc.

[@ThomNeale]

Jake, The car battery connections should be completely enclosed in a box while inside a yurt-to protect your cats and avoid a fire hazard.

[@363alexey]

Ребят, вы отличная пара молодцы, удачи вам!

[@triumphmanful]

nice shirt but at $116.00 each, its a bit pricey for me ! T shirts are $35.00 too !

[@tfoley455]

I am confused at how your friend has been in the last 3 videos but in this video your going to get him

[@davidoutdoors74]

Nice video, Have you guys ever thought of making biogas which is methane produced from your food scraps, with this setup you could cook or heat your hot water.

[@spaceexposed]

I really like your videos Jake and Nichole but I would use relevant thumbnails ;) I like how Jake uses the different belts in martial-arts. The white-belt of being off the-grid is having a Croft, an outhouse and a non-municipal water and toilet system. I would suggest that people try that first, it's a great learning experience. The black-belt of being off the grid would mean being totally off without any grid support. Like building a log-cabin/house with non-store bought materials, a non-municipal water or toilet system, a non-store bought electrical system (virtually impossible or you could skip electricity all together), hunt, fish and or grow all of your own food, non-store bought tools or vehicles and make all of your clothes, shoes and furniture. I guess it's back to the stone and iron-age? I think we should look at being off-grid as a means to cut our consumption and save our environment and money. We buy a bunch of crap and we throw it away, it's not sustainable. My future plan is to become an off-grid minimalist in moderation, that is if my wife can live without her toe and nail polish LOL.

[@enginestore7092]

I'm not sure how "off grid" they actually are considering if you go to the "timeline" video scroll to about 8 minutes in. The aerial view by drone clearly shows powerlines within 50 yards of the yurt.

[@stjameso15]

lol people in the third world do it every day , its not a boutique lifestyle,,they dont call it "offgrid living" , just Life!

[@BreeUSA]

Lets all watch topless, holding a solar panel. 👍

[@ThisHandleIsNotAvailable.]

🌮🔥

[@rbrack54]

Click bait, they must be desperate for viewers

[@crypt0bank446]

@@rbrack54 Made you click.

[@rbrack54]

@@crypt0bank446 No sorry I clicked back when Jake lived in AZ he had a great garden show, then for me, he went to main stream commercial and I lost interest

[@crypt0bank446]

@@rbrack54 so why are you still here commenting in his channel? Weird......

[@mistygoldstone8068]

Those are lead acid batteries. Be careful of the lead getting into your blood system. I used to work at Trojan Battery Company in CA many years ago. Great video. Good luck with the solar energy projects. 🙂

[@victoriajohnson5304]

FOR OUR SECRET YURT...WOULD SOUND SO MUCH NICER...AND PURE

[@bostonquad2068]

I would love to live like that everyday I think I do better off by myself than around people

[@tysonvslewis12]

Hello jake! I love your channel! Are you done making martial arts vids? Great advice on how to live off grid! Beautifully filmed area!

[@jonmason9700]

You can use a rv12v pump they have a built in pressure switch so that it only runs when you turn on the facets. A switch next to the sink is standard in a RV. I use my RV from may to October traveling around and selling at events. Several events have no hook ups. I now have 3-100watt solar panels on the roofirst mounted flat with a slight raise about an inch all around for cooling air flow. When they get hot output drops a bit. Led acid is the least expensive type of battery. If you can find battery packs front a wrecked hybrid or even vehicle, they store more energy per pound. The Tesla battery is the best at around $1000. This is my next step up in power storage

[@dimitrastavrou3761]

THANK YOU FOR THESE INFORMATION . I HAVE A N OLD HOUSE ( NOBODY LIVES THERE NOW ) SOROUNDED BY FIELDS ONLY .

[@pocketchange1951]

New sub, love the channel, gotta go to the beginning, totally support you both👍❤🇨🇦

[@denpion6917]

Kalau di luar negri enak ya,buat apa saja dihutan bebas dan aman,tidak ada yang mengusiknya.sukses selalu bro

[@joeivy246]

You could drill a small hole in your floor put the wires from the controller thru it and build a small rack under the house for the batteries. Then you wouldn't have to carry them in and out and it would be alot safer not sure I would like large batteries in my house.

[@VeganAthlete]

joe ivy we can’t do that because the yurt is not in the sunniest location

[@joeivy246]

@@VeganAthlete I guess I meant at night you wouldn't have to carry them all the way inside the Yurt. but with the new system, they will probably be outside anyway. You could get longer battery wire and bury it underground in PVC from the panels to under the Yurt, place the batteries there and never have to move them at all or leave the batteries near the panels and get longer control wire and bury that and bring it through the floor. just thinking of ways to help

[@user-pn8jg8wv1h]

super

[@jonhemstock8543]

I wish,I was this smart And talented

[@ThisHandleIsNotAvailable.]

17:45 It means _direct current._

[@raddcore7517]

Damn i miss your fruit forest.

[@coldfinger459sub0]

Surprise you have not got a hot water jacket insert to the woodstove with a small fireplace woodstove you could heat all the hot water you would ever need plus a hot tub 24 seven. That’s what we used to do in our house out in the woods.

[@thehiesenberg1.0]

Love u guys. Very informative show and become and big fan of both of you. Love you from Pakistan🇵🇰

[@kirky9347]

Wait you've had that boat all along? You should rent it as an Airbnb!

[@MichaelStewartArt]

They live with her parents, I think he mentioned that before they moved on another videk

[@bluesquidny]

Use a simple idea to explain a simple idea. Genius

[@carmenolan1836]

I love the beauty of the forest I believe lightning it that tree that's why it's only burn on the inside

[@luso86]

You guys need to make some mosquito traps, like 50...

[@double-aoutdoors1964]

The babies are getting sooo BIG...

[@estanislaupassoscordeiro5390]

Fui criado no sítio.num lugar afastado da cidade muito bonito boas lenbranssas

[@galadrhim1]

You CAN build a wind tower above the trees. It's just pricey.