OFF GRID Winter Prep ep. 8 - SURVIVING FREEZING TEMPERATURES, RENOS & INSTALLATION CONTINUES

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

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[@cathtf7957]

Put cement board under and behind the stove. Then add spacer against the wall and add another layer. Nothing flammable within two feet of stove. That stove you have is going to make your life so, so much better. And save you a fortune 👍👍👍. You can easily dry clothes in that room on a rack with stove on.

[@peopledustcanada]

Time and manpower is of the essence in your case... harvesting and milling and drying for own logs and lumber for a house would take with one person 3 or 4 years...not to mention prepping the foundation, and so on...thats a lot of winters to live in the trailer...imagine people have done it, anything with enough grit and determination...wood stoves are key for the northern winters:-)

[@AlmostOffGridGrandmacre-zs5eu]

Happy belated birthday Nicholas 🎂A ring around the moon is called refraction. This is when moonlight passes through ice crystals in clouds and causes the light to bend or refract, making it look like a ring around the moon. It's like an optical illusion 🙂

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you! It was such a cool experience!

[@joemc2529]

Good man , honest , humble , industrious , hardworking respect and well wishes to you and your family

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you for the kind words and the well wishes. All the best to you!

[@annailla]

Guys, bless you. Stay strong continue to do your thing especially in those freezing weather you are going through through I admire your strength resilience, and commitment 🙏💕✊ Can't wait to see what the future has for you guys

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you so much! Happy Holidays!

[@answatkins4677]

Homesteading is hard work but fantastic experience. Enjoy and be Blessed

[@dje7335]

The comforts of having electricity? Haha. You're working for it buddy! Our Canadian winters are ruthless. Ignore the critics. I admire your guys' determination! A thought for under trailer supplemental heat: a side vent kit can be put on dryer. Exhaust through floor and then exit outside after roughly 10 feet of solid vent pipe. Keep elbows minimal, 2 45°'s are more efficient than a 90°.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks for the kind words and the great tip! All the best!

[@bettysperber7011]

What a great guy Not bougie seems you can still enjoy creature comforts while living off grid Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Merry Christmas!! All the best!

[@TheProjectOverload]

Congratulations on your success 2024. Remember to look back to see how much you have accomplished in such a short amount of time. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you!! Happy New year!

[@hughroney6342]

Put the water pipe inside a bigger pipe and leave a vent open at the supply end of it and it will never freeze! We had one supplying the farm house that we had many years ago, the pipe was only down 18 to 20 inches over a distance of 150 feet from the well head to the basement and it never once froze in the 25 years we were there! As for your frosting windows, there is a plastic you can buy that goes on with 2 sided tape and is shrunk to tighten it up with a hair dryer. I have used it in a 35 foot travel trailer in the winter before and it works well for keeping frost off the windows, plus makes it easier to heat. Those trailers only have single pane glass

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

That's a great idea for the water line. Thank you for sharing. Yes, I should definitely start using that plastic film on the windows. Thank you for the tips and for watching. All the best!

[@SJPLilac]

Happy Birthday, Michael! You guys are doing a great job! You're putting a lot of thought into your projects, and it shows. I know you will make the right choices for your family, going forward. I hope you have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year🎉!!

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

So appreciate it! Happy Holidays! All the best!

[@debragarza8312]

You guys are so blessed having that property, 36:03 having a sawmill you could pick the best trees best wood not just for the home but for your furniture bless you guys merry Christmas to you and your family

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Very true. Thank you for watching!

[@SusanBooker-g9j]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. All the best for the holiday season and throughout the new year. I am looking forward to watching your videos in 2025.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

So appreciate it! Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

[@lavalleyk]

Merry Christmas, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday... I commend you all for sticking it out and living out your dreams... with all the hard work that comes before the comforts of your efforts brings knowledge, strength, bonds, and achievements that you did it on your own. Keep on working towards your goals, eventually the hurdles will get smaller and you will prevail ... the small steps you take now will only lead to the huge success you have set for your family!!! :D

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you so much! Happy Holidays!

[@killahjeep]

those campers wont last very long with the slideouts out, and all the snow load and ice on them... I would highly recommend building a carport like structure to encolse them.. the roofs are not very sturdy, and you are losing a LOT of heat.. another option to look at would be one of those large garage tents, or a metal arch building (like what they use for military hangars) and put the RV, and your vital tools in them.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks for the tip, I might do that in the new year coming up. Thanks for watching! All the best!

[@onamissionfortruth6326]

I love your channel and watching all the progress. You have a lifetime to get there. First things first and all other will wait. The Laundry Room is a great, well thought design. It's going to be so nice when it's complete. Definitely will suffice for the long haul through your journey. And a BIG Happy Birthday to the little one! Merry Christmas to you as well.

[@Opinionated363]

I do not understand why you don’t want to do laundry when you go into town to get groceries. Why put up,with issues of freezing temperatures to do laundry when you can save a few weeks worth and do it at a laundromat. Summer is fine , but winter has its challenges and uses lots of electricity. I am sure the pioneers did not wash clothes often in the winter.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you so much! So appreciate your kind words! Merry Christmas! All the best.

[@juanitakauffman6336]

You are making progress. As soon as you get the 2nd area finished things will be better. Merry Christmas.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Merry Christmas! You're right. We're looking forward to the next steps! Take care!

[@Wlachancegofordividend.]

You have done so much in the span of a year congratulations. If you use some of the reflective insulation on the ground under your propane tanks it will help to keep the cold from coming out of the ground. A vapour barrier and insulation and save on your heating when you have to put some in that area. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎉🎉

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you for the tips and merry Christmas and a happy new year to you as well!

[@caroleingram5278]

Merry Christmas to your family!! Wishing you all the best for 2025❤❤

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

All the best!! Take care!

[@mauricebrown9094]

One foot in front of the other, Rome was not built in a day, You are all committed to your goals, your future, and your dreams. Keep it up ,your going great. Love your video's..

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks for the encouragement! All the best!

[@laruedouglas7972]

Merry Christmas to you and your family 🤗

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Same to you! All the best!

[@merrycraker1262]

The trailer you are rebuilding is looking great!! Hope you all have a blessed Christmas!

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks so much! Merry Christmas to you, too!

[@offgridandunorganized]

Good job! Everything is coming along! You do have a point about quiting electricity cold turkey, that's what we did. Sold our house, got rid of EVERYTHING that used electricity and moved to an atv/snowmobile access cabin with nothing at all, now that was an adapt and learn senerio. One adapts if they are forced too but it's rough for a while that is for sure! And likely not something most should do. You are way ahead of most, most start with nothing and work their way into fancy washers and running water.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

It definitely takes a lot of adaptation and hard work to be off-grid, I agree!thanks for the support and encouragement!

[@Saskatchewan1984]

You quit electricity and everything that uses it , yet you’re able to comment ? Wow whatever are you using to make these comments ? I assume you have a off grid place to live and another place to live with electricity , They are living full time off grid ,

[@offgridwanabe]

We always said the Moon Dogs meant more snow coming soon. Merry Christmas and these memories will be the best 20 years from now.

[@lifewithginab]

Really?! Oh no lol 😅 but we can't even complain I don't feel like we have got too much snow. Merry Christmas!! :)

[@Saskatchewan1984]

You are ahead of most who go off grid , the camper may not be perfect but atleast it’s a place to live , some start out with just a tent , so a camper sure beats a tent , and the wood stove will definitely help , and electricity is easy to get use to , but all a guy can do it try limit your use , best you can , look for a old wood cook stove for when you get a cabin , that way you can cook meals and warm the cabin at same time , in winter and summer make a outdoor cooking area with a fire pit to cook the meals ,

[@Forest_Actual]

That ring around the moon are ice crystals. Thank you!

[@douggibson9084]

Merry Christmas Guys, enjoy your family.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Same to you! All the best!

[@al9929]

Great work. Your utility camper is really coming together well. Nice hit with Bluetti. God Bless!

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks 👍

[@JamesCouch777]

You don't have to justify using electricity, living like you do is hard enough as it is. Most people would never do what you guys are doing. May God bless you and your family as you continue your journey!

[@ashleypnw6922]

We are starting a similiar journey in Northern Idaho, USA. I'm finding there are no rentals in the area. And Wall Tent/ (possilbe camper) will be our options while we build our new house on acreage. I'm a homeschool mom of four. Your channel is giving me encouragement we can make it through this new season

[@johnleach740]

Good luck camping in that weather. I’ve done -18 before in a class C and it wasn’t fun. Merry Xmas.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

So far its been manageble, just expensive buying propane.... Merry Christmas to you, too! All the best!

[@mehiochawich380]

wish you a Merry Christmas, a new year of progress, and a happy holiday with family and friends.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

All the best! Happy Holidays!

[@hondraburton5069]

If you want more solar power, the panels should be 15° more angle than your latitude in winter. Snow will fall off at that angle. I know you mentioned you will adjust when ready. Love watching your videos.

[@Minuette913]

Do insulate the water lines get some pool noodles cut them along the way to wrap them and then get some insulation tape. That should create some warmth or at least keep them from freezing hopefully just an idea idea

[@annsinclair555]

Merry Christmas to you both and the whole family!!!

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@moniquevelasco20]

Merry Christmas guys!!! Love and be safe!😘❄⛄VE

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Merry Christmas! We wish you the same! :)

[@Riverside_Homestead_Off_Grid]

I love your videos! Lots of people with suggestions on how to make life better off the grid. Some may be good, some may not, like the straw insulation. You do your thing, you know your property and climate better. I enjoy your journey and am grateful that you are so calm and don't make drama like others constantly produce for views. You are doing a very good job! Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁❄

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you for the kind words. Merry Christmas to you as well. All the best!

[@larryculham2858]

Refraction of light from ice crystals in the atmosphere. The winter equivalent of a sun dog is a .moon dog. And we were taught that meant snow would be coming in the next day or so because there is lots of water in the atmosphere.

[@royboyle1299]

Merry Xmas to you both, you are on a great adventure which is going to leave you with some great memories to retire with. Good luck in all you do, you will get ups and downs but you will only remember the good times. Stay safe and may the future bring you both the happiness you deserve.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you for the encouraging words. Merry Christmas. All the best!

[@wenknight8586]

Merry Christmas from Australia.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Merry Christmas! 🇦🇺

[@jimstelfox6120]

You could ratchet strap the washing machine down it’s going to vibrate and possibly fall off when you’re not there, or a lip round the base.

[@ChuckRoss77]

I just happened across your channel...Love it! Also, the ring around the moon is known as a "Moon Dog" caused by the refraction of moonlight by hexagonal-plate-shaped ice crystals in cirrus clouds or cirrostratus clouds.

[@BadMax1962]

Don't know if its been mentioned, but you want to use 3/4 in pex for your plumbing. 1/2 in pex necks down at joints and elbows to 3/8 really restricting water flow. On a low pressure RV pump flow will be very slow. Not saying it won't work but will be really noticeable on something you use daily

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks for the tip! All the best!

[@robertlemoine3500]

Merry Christmas to all 😊

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you!! All the best!!

[@richardcrandell7678]

Merry Christmas

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Merry Christmas! All the best!

[@Jessp367]

Merry Christmas! 😊 always enjoy watching!

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you so much! All the best!

[@patrickscottbest]

Be weary of anything at Home Hardware or anywhere else "on sale". 12" benchmark clamps that don't clamp. Check those dates on the caulking too.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

💯. Thanks for watching!

[@dianamazzullo9065]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and also, happy happy birthday 🎈🎁🎂 Nicholas.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

[@bobmonztr]

A couple of locals are built underground with one large side exposed, when a fire comes through no need to worry about the house, plus one of them doesn't use the wood stove till -20C as most underground homes stay at 68f year-round I am 8 years away from building my own. As for solar this is the week to map out the light path from 9am to 3pm, beyond those times you get nothing in winter my 11.6kw only got 8kw today average overcast crud. If you can get a tandem axle 5t truck to the new site highly recommend a large LPG tank to fill once a year or april and sept so 2000 gal based off the usage you stated. Soon guests can stay in the current trailer, that will be a happy day. You might want to consider a 40x40 concrete pad with in-floor heating using a boiler, fill with wood every few days a bit of extra heated area for a utility room and small garage in one corner, best part if that heat stops working it will stay warm for a day or 2, build in the footprint maybe a flat roof if you plan to expand to a 2nd floor open concept to let the heat up. If you get time, you should try 1 array vertical see if it works for you like it does for me then convert to vertical, never clean the panels except for 4ft snow drifts was the only time.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you for all this great information. It really does help. All the best to you and happy holidays!

[@Saskatchewan1984]

You are ahead of most who go off grid , the camper may not be perfect but atleast it’s a place to live , some start out with just a tent , so a camper sure beats a tent , and the wood stove will definitely help , and electricity is easy to get use to , but all a guy can do it try limit your use , best you can , look for a old wood cook stove for when you get a cabin , that way you can cook meals and warm the cabin at same time , in winter and summer make a outdoor cooking area with a fire pit to cook the meals , also it’s a lot to do on your own , I’d say buy cordless power tools nailed guns and that may seem like a lot of money but will be a huge time saver when building can get a lot more don’t in a day with a nail gun and proper tools , I’d say build a modern cabin with log siding , could always build a smaller log guest house afterward , but log home takes a lot of time to make ,

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks for the advice! We really appreciate the support. Thanks for watching. All the best!

[@johnmccormick175]

Merry Christmas and all the best in the new year

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Same to you!! :)

[@jimstelfox6120]

Put the diesel heater under the RV when you connect the log burner up

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing! And thank you for watching!

[@michaelmartineau1373]

Thanks for taking us along on your journey of independece. Hope you have a very happy time over thr holidays. Also so wishing you the best for 2025 may you realise all you dreams.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks for the encouragement! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@GarettTy]

Happy new year! Great video as always

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks for watching! Happy new year!!

[@irisashton9295]

Happy Christmas & happy new year 🎄🎁

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Same to you! All the best!

[@christinawalsh7209]

Merry Christmas!!

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@spinmarion1]

You never clear too much because of fire 😊 it's really hard work but worth it !have a fun holiday and happy new year 🎉🎉🎉 and me God bless the familie 2025 ❤❤❤love from Greece 😊😊😊

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you for the kind words. All the best!

[@longtimelurker2022]

might want to look into an alaskan sawmill for your future builds neve mind i saw at the end you have a mill. but a chipper might be good for getting rid of wood stuff and help the land.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Yes. We have a 3" chipper it's what we could find and afford. Ot works well on smaller stuff. It will be a great tool for landscaping. Thanks for the tips. All the best!

[@ro-yp9zf]

There's a minimum clearance distance between the wood stove and walls, it depends on how much heat output from your stove. We also have a hearth mat on our wall behind the stove.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Yes I've been doing some homework on all that needs to be done. Last thing I want is a fire.... my woodstove says it requires a minimum of 15ft of chimney vertical... does that sound right? That would be like 11ft above my rv roof. Im afraid it will be hard to brace it. What are your thoughts?

[@loubas8785]

I'm definitely not trying to tell you what to do, buuuut, snow is an insulator, I comprehend that you may be worried about to much weight on the roof, and if it was like 25 inches thick, then yes I would clean some of, buuuut, it looked like it was only about a foot of snow on it, so I would leave it up there as an insolation helper. love that you guys are following your dreams, and your husband is a king.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

We noticed water leaking from our ac... probably from melting snow or ice. Maybe I should have covered my ac?.... Thank you for watching! All the best!

[@danmiddleton3246]

Where you located in northern Canada I’m in Ontario Canada merry Christmas

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Hi! We are located in Northern Ontario :) Merry Christmas! All the best!

[@GF-pc5bt]

Merry Xmas !

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Same to you!

[@easternfeller3890]

You are doing a good job. I enjoy your content. That 30 lbs propane in novascotia is almost 80 bucks

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

😮 wow, that's a lot for propane... I guess we have it good here 😅. Thanks for watching. All the best!

[@tonybeach3792]

Wishing you a happy Christmas and prosperous new year 2025 from a friend in Ireland

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

🇮🇪 all the best!! Thank you!!

[@dmanmovie50]

Look up sand batterys put it on the wood stove

[@valeriefrench9405]

You have to burn your first woodstove burn outside so the fumes burn off it and you don’t breath it in

[@saradutoit8239]

Merry Xmas 🎄

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

All the best! Merry Christmas!

[@oliverowens3329]

The propane tanks need to be vented to outdoors, in case of a leak or a relief valve opening, be safe😊

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks for the tip! I'll make sure I check that out. 😊 All the best

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

Yes it's a lot of work when you start, Great videos real life 👍, Hope you can get your 1200square foot cabin together next summer :) You spent many hrs doing what you have I kinda feel you should of just done the cabin, You just have to have a floor plan in your head that will work for you :) I only have 800 square feet started in may moved in Oct , (5& of the work done by myself, Try not to do what your going to just have to just take apart , Time is money out here 😃, Merry Christmas

[@dog_guy-m6b]

I reameber when my wife and I went of grid was over 40 years ago. We cleared a road in to our property about a quater of a mile long, I cleared the building sight and put up the logs to build our log house the first summer. The next summer I built the log house 900 sq ft we moved in that fall raised 3 children and still live there . We run gas fridge and stove in the summer and wood cook stove in the winter, oh ya we also run gas lighting. Our well is at the bottom of the hill leading up to the house in summer we pump the water up to the house and in winter we run down the hill with buckets and walk back up the hill with them full. We have and old ringer washing machine and a little 1500 watt gen that runs it. We also built a sauna at the same time we built the house that we use as our bath house wood fired of course. Our children are on there own now and well we still live the same way. One thing I will say you do everything a little slower as you get older. We would not have it any other way.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you for the advice. All the best!

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Wow, that sounds like a great journey. Thank you for sharing. All the best!

[@shawndonohoe2789]

2 full totes is 2 heavy. Read up on diesel heaters

[@bertandbuckscott7808]

Merry hoho

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Happy Holidays!!

[@offgridwanabe]

Moon dog Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Moon_dog A member of the halo family, moon dogs are caused by the refraction of moonlight by hexagonal-plate-shaped ice crystals in cirrus clouds or cirrostratus clouds.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

It was our first time seeing the moon dog. Pretty cool!

[@offgridwanabe]

@@OffGridWithGinaThi Yes that one you captured is a huge full circle which is not usual mostly we just get the two sides and not the top and bottom but you caught a beauty.

[@jimstelfox6120]

Moonbow

[@alittleheavenonearth]

❤❤

[@redneckrebuilds5624]

Use your sawmill

[@shawndonohoe2789]

Vent the dryer inside the trailer

[@dje7335]

Moisture is the enemy

[@Fuzzyedgz]

Plus it would be miserable in summer

[@shawndonohoe2789]

@@Fuzzyedgz Who uses a dryer in the summer?

[@Fuzzyedgz]

@shawndonohoe2789 people who want their towels fluffy 😆 🤣

[@shawndonohoe2789]

Are you in an unorganized township? If not you won't be able to build with self milled wood.

[@dog_guy-m6b]

Depends on how good of terms your on with your building inspector. Besides have you had a look at the garbage there trying to sell you at the lumber store now???

[@phaedrus2633]

To be honest, these videos just seem a little to low energy to watch.

[@Riverside_Homestead_Off_Grid]

Bye bye and Merry Christmas.

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thanks for the feedback. Merry Christmas!

[@markhuston9250]

Watching you guys from the wet west coast. Merry Christmas 🇨🇦

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Merry Christmas and happy new year! Thanks for watching 🇨🇦

[@deborahashaw6044]

Happy Holidays Keep up the good work on making your home fit your needs! 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you so much for the support! Happy Holidays!

[@mthompson5048]

I don't think Home Depot would want publicity that they sold defective screws on sale or note ,I would take the box back and demand a new box for free?

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

It was home hardware. I believe it said "final sale" they probably got tired of people returning them.... I think they knew what they were doing....

[@alexandramccaffrey2463]

May 2025 Be a SUCCESSFUL Year for your family. Amazing couple well determined. Definitely subscribe! A Blessed future to your family. Be healthy and stay safe. Wow…I am amazed and wish you growth in subscribers. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🕊🕊🕊🕊🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐💐💐❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@OffGridWithGinaThi]

Thank you so much! Happy new year!