Saplings, Zip Ties and Fireball

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Күн бұрын

I had to fix my shelter so that winter wouldn't kill it with heavy snow and strong winds. Also, terrible news about my well situation. It gets worse. And at the end, a fireball.

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@hermitholllerhomestead2080 Ай бұрын

Nice innovative repair to the storage tent. On the water well situation, if you treat the water for bacteria and filter it I would go ahead and use it. When the water level goes back down it would be good to seal the black/blue barrel seam with food grade silicon chalking. In the future I would put a submersible pump in the well and run a water line up to the cabin, or investigate the possibility of putting in a well closer to the cabin.

@jonhamilton5789 Ай бұрын

Don’t use expanding foam, you don’t want to introduce toxic chemicals into your well. Wait until spring and replace the black perforated pipe with a longer piece that sticks out of the ground by a couple of feet. Wrap the entire length in filter cloth and add gravel right up to ground level. Dig a drainage trench around the well to divert ground water away from the exposed part of the well.

@soldier-Dave Ай бұрын

Spot on!

@sharontouchstone7400 Ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@randallcaldwell4611 Ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Russell and City Girl. I wish you have many blessings in the New Year!🙏❤️😀🐾🇨🇦

@suezaple4950 Ай бұрын

Hey Russel, Nice fix on your shed that should keep the snow out, I am sure you shall get that well sorted out soon enough fingers crossed , at least the water is clear which is nice , Hey live and learn lol, Youll know after its sorted out , Spring run lines up to the cabin , 4 months to go . , Yup you have your Berkie . Awww Junebug is getting so old looking still both are such sweet doggies . , Merry Christmas Russels , City Girl, Willow & Junebug if we dont see ya before . Christmas video yup cool.!

@rosannelacey6295 Ай бұрын

I love love the well videos. I am impressed! Zip ties are great. Good idea.

@EmerickKing-j4o Ай бұрын

Shawn, and the city girl, merry Christmas and happy new year. Take care, my friend ❤ .

@johnpoole2912 Ай бұрын

Russell, You did a great job on the shed. As for the well, I have a couple of thoughts. If you can reach down, fill the larger voids between the two with some of the leftover "well" fabric. I imagine there's some kind of food grade silicone out there. Then maybe cut a 4" strip long enough to cover the seam, securing it to the barrels with the silicone. It's kind of like fiber glass. Will it work? Who knows. You asked for ideas. Those are mine. Keep up the good work. Peace ✌️

@sharontouchstone7400 Ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Raspberry Rock! Thank you for the video! ❤

@paulpjy4996 Ай бұрын

Thank you Russell another great video. Look forward to them every week. Merry Christmas to you and City Girl with many blessings.🎄🙏🎄

@kristingrounds4163 Ай бұрын

You did a great job repairing the shed! Super Duper!!

@BerthaRamsey-e9o Ай бұрын

Love your videos and your style of doing them ❤

@ptlfabrication569 Ай бұрын

I’m getting the Dewalt saw you have. Seeing your saw made me want and need one. Nice video sir.

@livin_life_321 Ай бұрын

Russell, we went into town today and picked up some Eggnog and fireball. OMG, that's good! 😊

@Izzzy40 Ай бұрын

Nice quick little repair job on the structure.

@gewing61 Ай бұрын

Russ, you could shave with that axe. Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventures! That beverage certainly sounds good. Unfortunately I cannot try it myself but will prepare one for my good wife. Hope you and your family have a great festive season!!!

@judyschepp8748 Ай бұрын

Thanks for another lovely video, Russell🎉🎉🎉❤❤

@themanonthestreet Ай бұрын

Out in the boondocks or not, Christmas tree and lighting is a must.

@JoReggelt-c3m Ай бұрын

I love your kitchen, thanks for the eggnog drink recipe. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! All the best with the well!

@SurvivalJourney0812 Ай бұрын

I really like the way you share knowledge.

@pavelusa3423 Ай бұрын

I might mention gray owl a British lover of outdoors loved beavers and befriended them..his book was well written..Gr8 vid ta

@rickhewitt9529 Ай бұрын

Junebugs not buying what you're trying to sell her. Merry Christmas and Happy New year Russell and City Girl.

@rubybirdseye1503 Ай бұрын

Great video Russell, you’re getting so much done. You really do enjoy the winter. Love the repair job on the shed. Please do a Christmas video, I love those!!

@bettgantt7043 Ай бұрын

Zip Ties, Super Glue and Duck Tape.✔️ American Staples. 😂

@tomg8187 Ай бұрын

next level to duct tape if u can get your hands on shrink wrap tape that they use for wrapping boats , this stuff is amazing just saying lol

@noyopacific Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video Russel ! If the testing lab doesn't like to test untreated water I might take the water from my well and treat it by boiling & filtering it the way I usually do before I send it in to the lab to be tested. Good luck & seasoned greetings ! 😛

@dancallaghan3314 Ай бұрын

So cleaning snow off my portable garage like yours I have a push stick(like a wide push broom) that I use INSIDE to lift the tarp and that makes the snow slide off. Easy and protected while you do it

@peterdaly6560 Ай бұрын

Russell, Merry Christmas to you both. I use a small fan to circulate air around my enclosed generator. Try using eggnog on semi stale French bread for incredible French toast. Enjoy!

@raycaster4398 Ай бұрын

I once gave you specifics on building an outdoor wood-fired water distillation setup. Do it. Have the Mr. Fix-it guy in town weld it for you. Result: 100% pure water, demineralized though.

@raycaster4398 Ай бұрын

You would: Pour your raw water through a clean 5 gal. Elastic Top Strainer (get at box store or online) into your clean 5 gallon bucket. An interesting project for a new video would be making a DIY water filter with gravel, sand and charcoal. After gross filtration, you will distill the water with your outdoor wood-fired distilling unit and collect the water. Then finally for the best result, run it through your indoor water filtering system. Wow! What wonderful water. But it's going to take some work, Russell. (Uh-oh)

@algonquinbriar5647 Ай бұрын

Hello Russell. Nice work on the rock! I wish you and Alicia a Merry Christmas. Stay safe and warm.

@kengardiner8106 Ай бұрын

Christmas videos keep doing them they are what you enjoy and that's what the holiday is having fun and family. The fix on your small problem is in the summer or spring an old tractor rubber inner tube split and wrap it around the two well plastic tubes and using pipe strapping you can tighten them enough to stop water seepage between blue barrel and black field tile also you could make a filter with cheese cloth on the end of hose to kind of filter dirt or small Debrie from entering the pump. I hope my explanation is understandable. Keep safe.

@robkovanchak7131 Ай бұрын

russell you did a great job on the well but you need an overflow pipe to control the height of the water in your well. you will have to drill a half inch inch or so hole about 4 inches down from the top of your black pipe and dig the dirt with a shovel on the outside of the pipe deep enough that you can install an overflow pipe and the overflow water is dispersed far away from the well

@LongsQuest Ай бұрын

Personally, I think the blue barrel should be sealed to the black barrel even though the black barrel has the slots all the way up getting towards the top. I'm far from being an expert, but I've done a fair amount of research when it comes to developing a spring. I believe some of the techniques could be beneficial for your well. Basically, you have something like a sand filter where water is flowing underground, with a bedrock bottom. I think a large tarp or sheet of plastic with a hole the size of the blue barrel cut out in the center should be placed over the ground around the well to limit the amount of surface water from entering near the well. Cover the tarp/plastic with dirt to hold it in place. This should basically increase the size of the natural biological filter surrounding the well. What do you think?

@chrischrisman516 Ай бұрын

For a minute there I thought I was watching Shawn James ❤. Merry Christmas!

@DoubleTap40 Ай бұрын

Now that’s funny!😅😅😅😅

@effimiakitsaki861 Ай бұрын

Nice job Russell! My best wishes for a very merry Christmas to you and the City Girl🎄🎄🎄

@jamesgoodman6243 Ай бұрын

Russel the reason why it collapsed is your failure to scrape off the snow off the roof. It must be done after every snowfall no matter how significant. Or risk further damage. Mayb in the spring you could build a more secure shed out of lumber

@marthaneuhauser1019 Ай бұрын

Merry Christmas 🎄 🎁 🎄 🎁 from your friend Martha Neuhauser in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA ❤❤❤❤❤ be safe and safe travels this holiday season everyone!!!!!

@TNBredRose Ай бұрын

Hey Russell. What's up. Hope you and CG are going to have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Blessings ❤

@willenehall9698 Ай бұрын

you can get water purification tablets and clean the water and start hauling it to your water storage, and use it, get water in town for drinking and cooking until you get it tested. The summer may not be so much water. You did a good job. Definitely connect the blue to the black

@machellem7436 Ай бұрын

I love your Christmas videos. Look forward to them. Please do one !!! Merry Christmas to you and City Girl 🎄.

@rosannelacey6295 Ай бұрын

The recipe for the egg nog was great. Thank you.

@brucetodd868 Ай бұрын

Possibly a liner , like a smaller diameter plastic culvert cut to the full length with no seam.

@DebbieDee-lx6uk Ай бұрын

I love Christmas videos!!! Ill be there ❤

@heathercrawford3127 Ай бұрын

Have a merry holiday and a great new year to both of youse and both the dogs.

@danaceven Ай бұрын

Merry Christmas! Will definitely have to try that drink. One for the holidays I've been into lately is a Chocolate White Russian, equal parts vodka/Kahlua/chocolate bailey's.

@kimmurray8594 Ай бұрын

I love to see the Christmas Video. I love them.

@pattiwhite9575 Ай бұрын

Smart work on the barn. I would continue the wood all the way to the back. It had no support in the center areas. You have really tucked into some projects. I would not use foam inside the water barrels. TOXIC I was thinking more in the line of metal tape. You will need to go around it twice to overlap it. But that is the way to go.

@jantefft2442 Ай бұрын

Merry Solstice,Merry Christmas to you Russell & City Girl! 🌲❤

@OffgridwithJayandJen Ай бұрын

Rainbow cloud dog......what a thing.....what a thing.

@janinewelle4429 Ай бұрын

Hi Russel merry Christmas enjoy your Christmas together 👍💖💕❤️🥰🇺🇸🙏

@RichardOgren Ай бұрын

It would be a lot of work Russell, but I think you should start over with a longer. Piece of pipe. You want? It to be the best it can be for the long haul. You may need to wait until Spring.

@upnorthandpersonal Ай бұрын

At least you still have sun this time of year :)

@jenniferwilson3489 Ай бұрын

hi Russell, my only constant comment is , way to go! From Vancouver Island 🇨🇦

@Sandramce60 Ай бұрын

For a second, I thought you meant when you mentioned Fire Ball. It was a drink yummy stuff, lol

@CarolSchreffler Ай бұрын

Greetings from Northeast Ohio. Russell Russell Russell. Why the music when you are fixing your tent roof? Just let us listen to the sound of the quiet or the woods Thank you.😊

@kylejones2075 Ай бұрын

Nice job

@vader0ne Ай бұрын

I made up a drink ,fireball and ginger-ale, I call it a hot red head delish.

@ernestkooistra1559 Ай бұрын

Exactly like I would have done it! And, so this is Christmas, wishing you's some Pea Soup ✌

@whatwhat3 Ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to you and city girl. And, happy new year

@LB-gr7gu Ай бұрын

Feet up .. happy Holidays 🎄

@carolineindacityphx Ай бұрын

"It's like sliding down a rainbow, and somebody hands you a hotdog with all the fixins that you like." Bartender! I'll like to have some of that please. Egg Nog!!! PS: I like all your videos Russell!

@jamesgoodman6243 Ай бұрын

Black pipe should of been at least 4foot longer well above ground level. Chances are in the spring you will have too redig it out replace the black with a longer one an rebury it then build a small shed type cover for it

@raycaster4398 Ай бұрын

Correct. Two-piece is an error.

@jillchurchill3073 Ай бұрын

Yes Please do the Xmas food and decorations I love watching that Merry Xmas y’all 🌈☔️☔️🍹🌭🎄

@davidbulzak2396 Ай бұрын

Absolutely do a Christmas video!! Merry Christmas!!!

@kastah Ай бұрын

What if you turn the tarp the other way?? Then you can cover both front and the back tooMerry Christmas🧑‍🎄🤶🎅🎄🎁

@jefflocke9029 Ай бұрын

Cheers !

@lynh8378 Ай бұрын

Yay Christmas videos 🎉

@redcanoe9810 Ай бұрын

Could you insert another pipe with a smaller diameter that's higher then your present set up?

@59chevt Ай бұрын

Sump pump set just below the seam to make sure the water does not get that high.

@jeep12rc Ай бұрын

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

@gordbrown5075 Ай бұрын

Is it possible to dig a good sized trench/ditch to drain the surface water to the beaver pond, make the trench at least six to eight inches deep so there isn’t any standing water near your well…just a suggestion carry on…been there and made most of the same mistakes…..best of luck

@MrCraigsavagesr Ай бұрын

Hey Russell, could you put a rubber gasket between the two barrels and then screw them together?

@gilbertolson6356 Ай бұрын

check the muffler screen on the generater

@rfastkats924 Ай бұрын

you could use the black spray expanding foam that has been developed for fish ponds and waterfalls. It is safe for fish so it should be safe for humans, Amazon sells it

@loufarbus2330 Ай бұрын

Excellent video. Will there be toxins in the expanding foam?

@manolisgledsodakis873 Ай бұрын

Lots.

@LA-tw3qr Ай бұрын

Russell, remove green garden hose from pump..... get a piece of pvc pipe 3/4 with elbow and hose end and screw to pump.... let pvc straight down to bottom of water... quit fooling with it LA tampa

@heathercrawford3127 Ай бұрын

Tire rock, or some kind of weight at the end of the green hose. It’s to keep it straight.

@scottthefoodie3045 Ай бұрын

Russ, how about using Flex Seal tape? That might work to solve your issue.

@shailynnblair7993 Ай бұрын

Hey I didn’t catch your live Friday. So I have a few questions. How is Ray doing haven’t seen him on ? And how is City Girl hope she is doing great ! Also Merry Christmas 🎉 ! Ps. We miss your trips to the auction house ! Hope to see more trips to there

@brendakelly6965 Ай бұрын

❤

@YvonneSebastian1980 Ай бұрын

Yes I like those videos.. especially if y’all sing.. and drink that damn water ( if it’s clean) lol.. merry Christmas!

@WilleneHall Ай бұрын

Merry Christmas

@Snowdog070 Ай бұрын

Hey Russell. I would say that the expanding foam you suggest as a sealant wouldn't work well. I don't think its designed to be water tight and that's what you want. Isn't there a can of stuff advertised on TV that you can apply under water to seal pool leaks and the like? Maybe try that. I don't have a name brand for you though. I see now that you plan to treat the water before use. That would negate most of my previous comments about avoiding any surface water infiltration but still, to reduce the bacti concentrations as low as possible take all reasonable steps to ensure that the water in the well is ground water and not surface water. Good luck.

@janeanson8520 Ай бұрын

❄️🎄Happy Friday!!!🎄❄️ Please do the Christmas video. 🎄🎄❤️🎄🎄

@PatriciaSmalldon Ай бұрын

I like your videos & yes a Xmas one Anything you can say or explain about day to day living off grid as my daughter is planning it Do you have back up for heat etc

@livin_life_321 Ай бұрын

Hi Russell, why are you pumping out the water from the well and not using it? At the very least, the dogs could drink it.

@SgtCude59 Ай бұрын

That’s crazy on water testing we are on a well we had it tested twice in the 34 years living here. If it treated why test it ?

@steeveoneil130 Ай бұрын

Why don’t you tape a stick to the hose inside the well so it won’t curle?

@davidallen1418 Ай бұрын

Probably a silly question, why did you cut the well pipe so short?

@windchimerainbow136 Ай бұрын

I agree with other people, don't use that foam. I don't know if there is any rated for food grade and that won't degrade into unhealthy stuff during the hot summers or always wet? So sad for you after all that work. Isn't there someone you could hire to come out and fix the top part of the well, and advise you on anything else? Safer for you, less work for you, and getting it done more permanently for you? I hope! Aside from that it was very interesting watching you build it, and even recover your tool shed.