The Dream Builders

[@c.atoffer1146]

Hey, I'm over 60yrs old and the advice you gave has been handed down for generations. Yet some just want to take the easy way out! Bravo to you. Carry on 💪

[@kyleighkitchenmaster5794]

I got the say man, you are one of the most inspiring creators out there. I grew up on 3 acres of land and it was never utilized to its full potential. Now I live in the suburbs on a quarter acre of land and I have a composting set up, I just built my first garden bed and i will be purchasing my first chicks later this week. I’ve never been happier to have dirt on my hands.

[@frankvillari4703]

Learning to do things on your own is a great message for everyone nowadays. People shouldn’t be afraid of trying to do things on their own. I was fortunate to have a great father that instilled in me the idea of making instead of buying or pay for someone else to do things for me. Love your videos!

[@zacheisele2290]

I just want to say, I have just recently found your page. You are doing everything I'm too scared to do. I am so thankful for your videos. They make me want to take more steps toward this dream. Thank you so much for these shorts. I have taken very small steps but your videos remind me that it takes time. Dont expect a change overnight. Thank you.

[@michaelrudolph9696]

The pessimistic comments are because you are always positive! Opposites attract! Stay positive man!

[@sirloinstakes6067]

I do not consider myself anywhere near being a homesteader, but, It is because of you and your videos that encouraged and solidified in me the ability to do the repairs i needed on the home i purchased last year by myself. It has been a long and hard road and I have made many mistakes but i could not have been any more proud with the my success and failures. Thank you for all of your tips, kind words, and the motivation you have given to people like me.

[@colombia289]

Best of energies from all of us who are actually inspired with what you share!! Thanks so much for including us!!

[@Daily-Bread_Homestead]

Been watching your channel for awhile and you’ve motivated us to document our own homesteading journey! Thank you for your inspiration!

[@wamindustries]

Thanks for your videos! I find them encouraging! While I do a lot of DIY projects, I someday want to try what your doing. The way things work as a loop plants to animals to compound then back again fascinates me. Keep the videos coming!!!

[@thebeardedbast3red218]

We need an individual like this teaching our kids life skills in school. The perspectives this man has are epically humbling and grounding and full of realistic support. Appreciate you !

[@SerenityHomestead]

Faith, Hard work, and determination. Loving our homesteading life ❤

[@renee.w333]

Thank you! You gave me the kick in the butt I needed! I just planted my first garden this year. I never did it because I felt I didn't know what I was doing. So this year I just started it! Thanks man!

[@potatoturtles4life]

You can read 1000 books on how to hammer a nail, or hammer 1000 nails into a book.

[@BCola2978]

“I’d rather be an optimist and be wrong, than a pessimist and be right”! You my friend are a well documented example of what dedication and commitment are. Truly a Man in a sea amongst assholes you are and I appreciate seeing that. Enjoying the videos ma man, Keep’em coming! Many Blessings

[@beeplk7290]

I'm sorry to hear you get a lot of pessimism. Your channel is one of my favorite new finds. I always find you positive and encouraging. Even though I've just got a backyard garden.

[@gregmckinney2877]

Great attitude and belief,you shall succeed!! Keep rolling.

[@inherentnature]

Don’t listen to the hate, brother. I discovered you on accident and have enjoyed every second of your passion and ideas; I too am trying to dabble in the homestead life and your videos have been super reassuring to me when I’m failing. Keep it up, we are hearing you and supporting you. - Fellow Homesteader

[@DerrickUtz]

Dude, no matter what other nay-sayers are spouting, you are awesome in my book and I appreciate your attitude. You have a great approach to solving things you don't know and it's a great lesson to us all. Stay great and know you have a friendly fan here

[@RB-hj7qc]

You're an inspiration. The nightclub industry was the wrong one for a highly intelligent, knowledgeable and talented man like you. Wish you the best.

[@lasersight70]

Your stringers look great! you may be learning as you go, but that's more effort than a lot of people these days! I doubt it will ever happen, but if you get stuck, and need advice, tips, or tricks from a professional carpenter please don't hesitate to reach out!

[@peachykeen7634]

I think the reason that people say “it’s impossible to be at home, Cetera” - is because our culture thinks you can get a degree in whatever it is you want to do. Or you can watch a couple tick-tock videos and become whatever you want to be. There’s no easy way to become a homesteader. We are reclaiming skills that have been largely collecting dust in society’s attic for almost 100 years. I’ve been homesteading since 2015. It started out with having way too many apples from the food pantry and so I had to figure out how to make applesauce. And then I heard of something called. “canning.“ Then we were grossed out by how chickens were treated, and we wanted to see if we could raise some chickens for eggs. I didn’t even know how to buy a chicken! Now we are processing hogs and goats and building our own chicken tractors, and I know my way around multiple power tools And I am learning a lot of things as I go. This life is not impossible! But it’s exactly what you’re saying, folks have to be willing to be teachable, to take risks, and definitely be willing to ask for help from anyone remotely wise in your life! You should ask all the old people you can find how to do things!

[@gottagoguylo]

Great job 👏. I’ve always learned best by trial and error. My wife believes in me way more than I believe in myself, her pushing has built decks, interior walls, floors, tiled showers and floors, window installations. I’m thinking with her we could build a farm.

[@marking-time-gardens]

​@@alexhuber2837So how many of these people do you know personally that you can make this statement? All the the ones we know personally started out with nothing just like we did. We just chose to not do youtube.

[@livingintoday1073]

This clip reminds me that even when I'm told I can't do it....I can and I am🥰 Slow and steady...1% each day...love the accomplishment... positive self talk. I'm doing it😊 Peace and Love Neighbors ❤️

[@john-michaelsher3175]

Your channel gives me motivation and helps me work through my anxiety about starting my homesteading journey. Thank you for everything that you do.

[@Dogoodthings314]

You are super inspiring bro. Thank you for everything you do 🤟🏼

[@ranjitbhamra1695]

Well done Sir! You are living the life the rest of us only dream of.....wishing you all the very best 👍

[@LiamG903]

Taking advice is the biggest one, learn from those who simply know more than you and learn from it. I have done and seen a lot and there is always one old timer or someone more experienced that says something to me and I'm like hmmm that does sound better and easier. The other key thing is, never expect things to go smooth or be easy, it rarely does

[@MakeBritainGreat]

Pick up a hammer. Exactly right. Plenty of books and videos but there are many right ways to build a house. Just do it. Dream workshop there too!

[@NoVIcE_Source]

"Whether you looking for ways to realize your dreams or looking for an excuse for why you can't, you're gonna find what your looking for" Damn, this is true.

[@jameshunt2905]

“Boulder” being a key distinction in both the title and the video let alone broader conversation. Personally I’d honor the opportunity to meet if work with you. We all benefit from such clarity and drive!

[@brandytaylor2840]

I didnt even know it was called a stringer. I woulda called it a stair frame support thing beam. Lol but id still get them made!

[@greenhorngrove]

I believe that’s the technical term, thingie… whatsit…. Magoofer

[@user-wi3ox2pt4o]

Always Insightful answers 👏👏👏👏

[@socialdeviant13]

My spouse went to carpentry school. Then taught himself leatherworking and blacksmithing. I taught myself crochet, sewing, candlemaking, lotionmaking, and soapmaking. He taught me how to make preserves. We don't homestead, but we've been learning the trades since we were teens, and after i finish school, our dream is to move up north where he can homestead and I can provide medical care to rural communities.

[@greenhorngrove]

That sounds awesome

[@davidsto9064]

Im good with a bunch of things, very good with a few. But one thing I have never been good with I machinery. I can screw up something in ten mins that ran for longer then Ive been alive. But yesterday. I took apart, cleaned my Briggs and Stratton carburetor. (The simplest carbuertor on earth to clean) put it together and one pull start! Ya, it’s a small step in a direction Ive never been comfortable. (Ive restarted hearts but usually my small engines go to the shop….. we all have our things ) 😂😂

[@kariw.160]

We do, and we are all needed.

[@sixtofigueroa499]

I love the way you tongue and grooved your shop ceiling 👍

[@halucinator1]

You are becoming quotable! "No teacher better in the world than hands on experience." I agree with this because it's how I learn. A lot of people do terrible in school but learn jobs so quickly.

[@thelkandi]

Good on you keep on trucking Haters gonna hate , ignore

[@garrett8073]

Ignore the haters, I'm a fairly knowledgeable general contractor with several college degrees, and I think you're awesome and inspiring. Keep at it and please keep sharing.

[@maryefromky]

its way more possible to be a homesteader than it is to be a traditional home owner in most places, especially in my area in KY. its never not been a thing here, lol, homesteadings been around since the country was founded. never went away here, just waxes and wanes depending on the economic conditions. there's lots of undeveloped land in KY, depending on the area it can be pretty affordable. homes used to be cheap here, but thats changed so i think for a lot of people, you're down to renovating an existing home, or having a small house built ... or do what i plan on doing, having the shell of a pole barn house built, and finishing it out myself. there's more than one way to skin a cat and there's a lot of different ways to go about homesteading. pole barn house, trailer, traditional stick-frame home, shed-to-house, shipping container / silo homes, or something even less traditional like a cob house. just gotta find the option that works for what you want ... a lot of people would probably want to move to do it though. you need to be in a place that's a little bit outside a big city, both for convenience, and for lower costs, lower taxes, and less restrictions.

[@Amy-jn7oi]

thank you for your awesome content, advice and epic editing! its one thing to do everything, and and whole seperate job to film, edit and upload it! I'm sure the stairs will be fantastic 👍

[@toniferguson6465]

Well said!! I truly appreciate your mentoring/ sharing. The negative will fade away soon. Keep rocking it 😉

[@chrisvanhooren6017]

Dude your videos are so inspiring. I am gonna do this!!

[@KaleSchlegel]

Stringers are a good test . Keep it up. First hand experience is better than any book could be.

[@ROTTNHOMESTEAD]

Don't let the haters get you down brother! I'm far behind you with only 33 followers and i get em too, just people that have no goals or direction in life. Stay strong keep up the hard work.

[@thesoftballer16]

And oh my gosh the feeling you get! When you have trouble and had to stop and think on it re work and try again when you finally get that project conquered best feeling ever 😊

[@warrencolegrove1]

You’re doing great! I love this channel

[@dantheman4065]

Keep going Bro. Love the videos. Keep up it.

[@jsun9513]

Truth! If it's easy, it's not worth it. Nothing more satisfying than doing something yourself.

[@edie2849]

Nice workshop!

[@user-fo5sr5in1w]

Can i be optimistic comment ? You are an awesome person and Many people are inspired by you!!

[@TheAturner1971]

It's not at all impossible! It is hard but what ain't. The homestead is where you can and will find contentment and accomplishment (if you work at it). You are awesome dude 😎 I love all this 😍 AWESOME SAUCE. Bottle it up!!!

[@keno4811]

Good for you. Great message and not buying into peoples negativity. Personally i wouldnt have responded, but you gave honest real world answers.

[@haha14544]

I find this funny, because my brother and i both lived very different lives. He a nurse and i worked construction. Today we are both building our own homesteads, and simultaneously building chicken coops. I'm four days in and about to paint, and he's about a month in and struggling to get it done. Moral of the story, nothing beats first hand experience

[@greenhorngrove]

Sounds like you should go give the man a hand. You might need a medic on your shtf team someday.

[@bethoverton-]

I love how you show up and post. Keep it coming, I am learning a lot!❤

[@neobyte999]

Having a workshop the size of my house doesn’t hurt either

[@greenhorngrove]

Pole barns are surprisingly affordable for the size they are.

[@BramvanVliet]

Thank you for your motivational words. I'm gonna be a homesteader ❤

[@user-oz7dw3qr9n]

Love your content & have learned because of it, so thank you! Genuine questions though, did you have to save up a certain amount to get started? What sort of nest egg, if any did you have when you quit your 9-5? Anything you would have done differently if you could go back?

[@greenhorngrove]

The key was selling an overpriced house in an urban area and buying an undervalued property in a very poor rural area tbh

[@user-oz7dw3qr9n]

Thanks for the reply! Scale of 1-10, how nerve wracking was it?

[@kellykienleitner3386]

Drilling the mid-point (between rise & run) first before cutting the riser & step notch - helps them not split over time

[@boriskogan666]

good advice, thank you.

[@prepertruckin8525]

⭕️thats the difference... you're actually putting in the efforts... while they're waiting for someone else to do it for them.

[@PaleGhost69]

Homesteading doesn't seem impossible to me. Dwelling in cities that are unaffordable while living off debt and big macs seems impossible.

[@danyf3116]

I learn everything I know by myself. I read, watch, and search and then attempt to recreate what I see/saw. when I FAIL, I use it as a learning tool. Remember this. FAIL is the acronym for First Attempt In Lesson So if you FAIL once, you will be ready to finish your project with no further problems.

[@aircommuter]

I built all my houses starting in the seventies, learn and make it better, I used the equity from the first house to build the second and so on. No house payments for 45 years. New house is 5300 square feet with a detached 7700 square foot shop. I started as an auto mechanic in my dad’s one man shop. I also built my own passive retirement.

[@JackTulsen77]

You can read a thousand books on how to hammer a nail. OR... you can hammer a thousand nails.

[@dangalvin3922]

When everyone is saying “I can’t “. I’m saying “I’ll figure it out”

[@rceleo]

you have a great voice and great advices!

[@vanderm49]

Preach it! Nothing but truth here.

[@Robert-fr7ud]

I'm really happy to hear that you have haters and pessimists leaving you messages because brother I got to tell you if you ain't got haters you're not doing it right so you must be doing things pretty good to have burned them... Lol So cheers to that and keep up the good work man love your content

[@irafranklin5908]

Nice stringer.... my dad was a carpenter....looks 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@greenhorngrove]

The measuring and angles was the hard part. After that the cutting wasn’t bad.

[@kevinb2264]

I got rid of "friend's" that said I can not do something. Like work on my car or have some land. I got rid of them. Now, I repair my own car and doing a small homestead. Getting rid of the ones that keep you down is a big step.

[@alphaomega7498]

Homesteading isnt for the weak or faint of heart. There is most certainly a humbling experience in it

[@ericturner2477]

I'm building my own deck, and I've never done anything like this before. I could completely fail, tear it out, and build another one for the same price that contractors quoted me. So there's little financial risk. Only my time, and since I'm doing it in my free time, my time is free.

[@jimkienholz9905]

killing it dude, so inspiring.

[@spencercoots]

Either way, it’s a major victory; because you learned something. You might not realize it yet, but you did.

[@ROMCADRANCH]

"Whether you think you can or you cant, youre right."

[@joaquincornejo2490]

My father always says me "if you want to live in you home you need to know how to take care of you home "

[@andujunior4756]

Hi, Hsauce here. 😂 The Vsauce of homesteading.

[@elliottwooding9931]

Nice stringer! Not the easiest thing to make! Now let’s see if it fits right 😏

[@patricksober2023]

❤ awesome job!! 💯

[@paperburn]

You can urban homestead as well, you do not have to be self sufficient in everything but just something.

[@greenhorngrove]

I advocate a lot for smallsteads and urban homesteads. Under 1 acre is the most sustainable model.

[@laurensummers11]

You are very inspiring and i know you have made a video on this before. But do you do for money?

[@bryanfox2735]

STRAIGHT UP BROTHER!!!!💪🇺🇸🦅💯!!!

[@Greg-xw6xx]

Well let’s see the stairs my dude!

[@spacecowboy8890]

I believe you also need to be willing to sacrifice. Sacrifice your old life style so you have room for the change. Not impossible, just a period of adjustment.

[@dougcharles6845]

I definitely need to start somewhere!!

[@rplayer360]

Congrats man

[@Maythe4cebwithu]

You go dude!!!!!!

[@julierobison1087]

We would love to homestead. Do you have a job outside of your homestead? I'm always wondering how you have the money to do all these projects. That's what makes me think we couldn't do it. Where did you get your first inspiration?

[@greenhorngrove]

That field past my garage will be all sunflowers and lavender. Sunflowers sell for $3 per stem. Lavender makes essential oils that sell for $9k a gallon. I also sell produce, rare chickens… it’s a business.

[@Ammmm18462817mm]

It is 100% impossible to homestead in todays age, as long as you have that mindset! But if you are positive and aren’t afraid to fail, nothing is impossible.

[@jimgentry682]

A negative mind never accomplished anything.. 😊

[@kariw.160]

That’s just good life advice man.

[@jillmascarella4064]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@debragriffith6628]

Well you obviously didn't get a huge homestead, nice house and a woodworking building full of tools unless someone else was a hard working carpenter and gardener. Were your parents the builders and gardener's? A lot of my skills were from my grandparents and have figured out a lot on my own. You have a wonderful set up there and seems you have all the tools you need for any building or gardening project. Most new homesteaders start with next to nothing. Does your family help you any? I've never seen them working in your videos. We all work together, even kids can help and learn. Enjoy your content.

[@chadsnyder33]

Brother you know your homestead is worth money sitting on that land you bought before the market spiked

[@Pterodactyl-kn3ve]

Let them say it impossible. They’ll be the first to go hungry when the time comes

[@OrganicMommaGA]

If you BELIEVE, WORK, STUDY, and TRY you will acheive much more than if you don't. I'm "too old", "too handicapped", "too uneducated"... I'm working where I am and not accepting others' labels for me.

[@CreeperCustomPaintball]

I'm about to make my first stringers ever tomorrow actually.

[@greenhorngrove]

It wasn’t that bad.

[@DavidWenzel-lo8cs]

No negative comment here sir you are an amazing man proud lur country still has some real men around seems like all around are soy boys these days

[@xFrumpy]

damn I was hoping he was gonna build another gate

[@greenhorngrove]

I’ve already built two. Only need so many gates.

[@ariebossley2509]

At 57 my hands are my tools and everything I place in them is an extension of that. I never pay labour, I buy the tools and/or equipment to do it..... going to spend the money one way or the other. Learn something. You may even stumble across a new trade you had no idea you were interested in until you did it.

[@nuriancastro2970]

I want your tools soooo bad. 😂