THE FARMHOUSE. The Fish House Camper. Getting ready for ice fishing Cutting wood. Farmall M. Icog.

Getting everything ready in the Ice Castle fish house for our trip to Upper Red Lake here in Minnesota. Getting everything ready for our fist time on the ice with the castle and our first time going to the ICOG (ice castle owners group) get together. Cutting wood for the wood boiler. Farmall M.

[@rustylawrence726]

I’ve done a lot of ice camping, and I’ve never seen so much shit in all my life put into a camper 😂

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Well you obviously do not have an Ice Castle. LOL. Subscribe to the "ice castle owners group" facebook page and you will see way more cool shit that we have.

[@rwoods6132]

Even the Ice Castle has a weight limit for the frame of the camper! @@NorthernSeclusion

[@rogerpultz5597]

Great video Really enjoyed watching 👍👍

[@dianehall5345]

@rustylawrence726- Yes Rusty, I'm a NH farm wife and glad I lived long enough to see this 😅 Made my day!

[@bryanb5413]

A scoop of kitty litter in the Loo bag first is a life changer. It only takes one torn bag to know why... Thanks for sharing with us..

[@tpalshadow]

Yeah, TheOutdoorGearReview here on KZbin has a great video on their travel bathroom system. It works great.

[@dianehall5345]

Wow, the ice castle is a hoot! Now thats MN! I lived on the outskirts of Brainerd in the 90s. You made my day! I am impresssed. When I was returning home to my native state of New Hampshire, the folks in MN asked me why? I replied , " I'm going home to warm up!! ". We live a 1940s rural New Hampshire way of life on our 350 acre farm, but you guys take the cake! All the best and YES, do put a key in the damper of your restored kitchen wood stove ~ Diane

[@BK245595]

1st to like. only 23 seconds after posting. most of the time when is a new post it already has a couple hundred likes.🥰🥰 Thanks for all your work putting out excellent contact

[@ethanholmes3998]

Who cares? How old are you ?

[@Roarmeister2]

And we all congratulate you on your promptness and dedication to watching videos. You are such a hero to the rest of the "community". You have achieved much squatting next to your computer.

[@vickiconley3638]

​@@ethanholmes3998 It's a thrill! Lol

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Thank you BK. I appreciate that you watch.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Have a great time on the ice. Hope you catch a lot of fish too and have fun with everyone. Stay safe and see you all on the next video. Fred.

[@fredvandevorle4215]

nice video happy holiday my friend

[@craigwavra3495]

I remember scaling bluegills when we were young!! Took forever and you ended up with scales all over yourself!!

[@texastimcebuph]

The snow looks beautiful enjoy your ice fishing watching from the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@marygordon3032]

Hey Joe you’re very neat and thorough all the time, and me I have to make notes in my phone lol. 👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

[@MrHowieZ1973]

You need to put that thing on some scales and see how heavy it is loaded . Have Fun , Joe 😁

[@rustylawrence726]

Just the food alone! 😂

[@NorthernSeclusion]

19,000 pounds.

[@queenbee3647]

​@@NorthernSeclusiondang!

[@ronaldstarrett1957]

Love seeing you preparing for another adventure Joe. Y’all enjoy and have the time of your life.

[@luvchild]

Me too,his excitement is always priceless

[@suepeterson5675]

Joe Melissa , Good luck fishing & have fun , stay warm ,stay safe. 😊

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thanks Joe! Always enjoy your channel! I know you had a great time!

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Thank you Deanna.

[@cindyblair1283]

Truly have missed your videos joe! So happy to see this one. Praying everyone is doing good. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@tomlongbeard6071]

Might want to build a wind break around the boiler.

[@suzisaintjames]

79/50f here in sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵 today. Sending lots of love 💖. Take care of yourself and each other 😷.

[@pesto88]

I hope you start a new tradition, “Ice Fishing - The Movie” 😂👍🏻

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Great idea.

[@nojnoj3069]

Woohoo....welcome home Joe.....we all missed you!

[@lscblackwell9202]

I love watching your videos! It just like rambling around our farm with my husband watching him do similar things. Except it much more pleasant not stomping around in the cold and the mud - 😂😂😂. Hope you and Melissa have a great time camping with the puppers. Good luck and be safe! 😊😊👍👍

[@davidmonnin2792]

Congrats Joe on a nice homestead. Especially love the sound of the old Farmall! Have a great time on your ice fishing adventure!!

[@jmar665]

Enjoyed something positive for a change tonight. Great video.

[@randycornell9796]

Enjoy,please catch more than Melissa. Lol. Stay safe and have a great time.🤓👍🤓👍.Randy.

[@theimaginator16]

I miss seeing Melissa and her great cooking videos!

[@madampolo]

I hope you catch some nice fish! Have a great time!

[@nolandraper3504]

Love that ice house camper ! Looks like the only way to ice fish to me .

[@stephenwismer5876]

Hey Joe - they make special bags for the loo. Contains an outer and inner bag with a coagulant in it that solidifies the liquids. When done you tie up the inner and fold down into the outer bag that is really heavy duty with a ziplock top. Can put in normal trash even. Should get several uses out of one bag even.

[@odahithedubious2017]

I'm really looking forward to the video about that water filter unit. We're still working out our solution for emergencies, we have water stored but if the problem lasts a long time, that filter might be really good to have. Thanks for the video, Joe. All the best to you, Melissa, and your family.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Watch the video I just posted tonight, the ice fishing video. You will see me use it and it worked really well.

[@odahithedubious2017]

I'm looking forward to your review. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your channels, you are younger, and with far more energy than this old man. All the best to you.

[@northcountry9240]

I've been watching your videos for a couple years now and really enjoy them . But one thing i have noticed you need more STUFF. would love to see you more prepared LoL. thanks again for your time and hard work putting these videos out.🇺🇲

[@Bouba07]

It's incredible how much stuff you own...how do you remember where everything is? lol

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Took me awhile to find the pressure washer today but I did track it down. Lol.

[@mikeodonnell3390]

When it’s not hooked to the truck plug you shouldn’t have any hot wires!! Sounds like you are back feeding the wire to the running lights with something in the fish house!! Have a good evening!!!

[@beckyrobinson5672]

I hope youns have a wonderful time. God bless youns.

[@rollenswollen6694]

It's about damn time! Been jones'n for a new NS video😉👍🏻..

[@DrDementoRI]

I was about to comment about the drip! I’m glad you saw it

[@jamestoth1256]

Great video.

[@harleymax01]

Jeremiah Johnson is such a classic!

[@bigbuxdown]

Joe I can't help but to think, when you break out the 409 that there are 1000's of wives around the world, saying to their husbands "You need to be more like this Joe guy". Meanwhile 1000's of husbands are thinking where should we hide his body ...rofl. All joke's aside, hope your fishing extravaganza goes great! :)

[@michaelfleming6788]

Thanks Joe, needed one of your videos tonite!!

[@st1291]

Was anyone else yelling "your chains are still on!!" Then saw what Joe was doing :) - "oh ok - whew!" Love your videos Joe!!

[@RichardL7836]

Great video Joe. Hope you guys had a wonderful time. I'm looking forward to the ice castle video as well.

[@mindym.1166]

Can’t wait to see the fish house camper in action!

[@robertrockwell7581]

have fun Joe and Melissa. stay safe.

[@lynnsenger9950]

With Mellissa planning meals, we know you ate more than frozen burger patties on white bread and pork steaks (which I love). Hope you caught some fish so you can try out the new scaler.

[@JayBirdsDay]

Jeremiah Johnson is one the best!

[@robmetcalfe8902]

Awesome

[@John-kl3ue]

Gee were I live in outback Western Australia it’s 44 C degrees atm ..very hot .that snow looks so good...looking forward to the fishing video mate ..good stuff ..have a ball

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Hoping you get a week or two use of your fish house camper on the ice this year. Awesome.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Stay tuned, 4 nights on the ice is already edited.

[@vickiconley3638]

​@@NorthernSeclusion yippee!!!

[@debbiemcclure2874]

I hope yal are having the greatest time and catching a ton of fish. Yal get some rest too, lol. Both of you work too hard. Tyfs God bless

[@bloodyeyeful]

Good for you Joe and Melissa. Ever heard of The Bahamas? Blessings.

[@tpalshadow]

Boy, I thought I took a lot of stuff with me in my shanty, haha!

[@joelhenderson5404]

Joe that Ole M Farmall sound good. It's tying every bundle. PS you may hafta tighten that air conditioner seal down.

[@tilks05]

Joe you need the Berkon power tongue kit.. absolute game changer especially for lifted trucks.

[@robertparker3580]

lot's of preperation Joe,but well worth it,enjoy your time ice fishing!

[@TheDobbermn]

Holy Moley that's a lot of tupperware

[@MikeZMonroe]

You’re prepared for sure. Not much you haven’t thought of. Hope your fishing experience is a total success. Hmmm. With all the food and snacks you might need some extra plastic bags for the Loo. 😊

[@vickiconley3638]

Lol

[@istepheniadeluca8531]

Darn Joe, we're jealous of your snow! We (RI) get the cold, but just a dusting. My friends in Anchorage Alaska got 8 feet. they said they send me some, but I would have to pay for the shipping 😂😂

[@vickiconley3638]

Good one!

[@danog6077]

Hope you're catching a lot of fish big ones too 😮

[@patrickbenoit5495]

lost the sled!!! took me a minute to understand !! 🤣 had to watch it again !!

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Took me a few seconds to figure that out myself when it happened. Lol.

[@TonyGeneseo]

Seems like a lean-to roof next to that front garage might be a really good idea to park the ice castle under just so you don’t have to clean it off all the time. Especially if you had room to circle around and drive it under or just back it under.

[@rickvollmer3646]

Wonder how much that trailer weighs fully loaded ? Probably as much as a 18 Wheeler with a load lol

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Roughly 10,000 pounds. 19,000 truck and fish house.

[@michelleherren3264]

Joe, what did you name the little brown puppy? You never say it. Did you even keep it? I’m here for the dogs, Joe! Love me some Joanie and Chunky and I wait with baited breath to see a glimpse of them. But what did you name the puppy??? It’s driving me crazy!

[@NorthernSeclusion]

I have told this and said this in many videos. Her name is Annie. Stay tuned, you will see a lot of her in the upcoming ice fishing video.

[@rodneyrote6261]

That wood a little green yet

[@snacklofter]

👍👍

[@arte96]

If its not a far walk you could dump the ashes in the garden 🍺

[@j.j.clingman4083]

Oh Joe I definitely can’t wait to see you Melissa and the pups out ice fishing in the new ice house for the very first time I believe it is or maybe you have been out once with it but anyways I bet you will both have a blast out there!!! Well at least if you are able to get set up in a really good place and the fish flow threw your area!!! Hopefully you won’t get set up and don’t get on any fish and have to end up moving to another spot!!! Oh Joe I have a live scope panoptic garmen unit that I would be interested in selling if you are interested in??? I’ve had it for 3 or 4 years and was not able to use it for two years because I was sick and in the hospital during ice season!!! I did put a Dakota lithium battery in it to help take about half the weight of the led acid batteries that come with them!!! I am definitely glad that I did because it is much lighter and the battery will last pretty much all day long also!! I did get it in the ice bundle kit when I had baught it!! Let me no if you might be interested in it???? I have definitely enjoyed using it during I’ve fishing!! It would definitely help me not have to drill a bunch of holes to try and find fish and it would help me be able to get on fish much quicker instead of having to search as much as I would have to with out it!!! Awesome video Joe and I wish you the best luck out ice fishing!!! Oh I just thought about it you could go out on the ice drill a hole and drop down the live scope unit and see about where all the fish might be at and then go drill another hole on top of the area that you had seen the fish in and either drill another hole above them to see if you are on top of them and then pull the ice house above the area and set the ice house up that way you wouldn’t have to set up drill a hole and come to find out that the fish may or may not be roaming around underneath the ice house?? It would definitely help with setting up the ice house also for sure and save some time!!! Just an idea I had heard you say that you might be interested in getting one in the future and I have one that I would be interested in selling if you would be interested in it??? Well good luck with the fishing once again!!!

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Email me. They are quite a ways out of my price range but maybe in the future I would be interested. [e-mail]

[@danieldeanmasterfinisher4715]

If you have experienced the pain of roughing it once ❄️🌬️ 🥶 then that’s enough 😂 Give me the icehouse anytime 👍👍

[@JohnTalbot-k6xi]

A+ Lot o Work to get ready

[@Robert-bt1bo]

It amazes what you can do for a guy your age you can work around a 21 year old a 21-year-old can't do the work that you can do you chapter firewood you got the fish house ready you packed all the food in the refrigerator and freezer and the fish House you packed everything away where everything has to go you back in the forest you got the propane you got the water for a guy your age you are you can work harder then a 21 year old

[@Adam-om5kx]

You seem like a smart dude but id stop at a truck scale and see how much the house/truck combo weighs. Youre pretty fully loaded in that house.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Just about 19000 pounds. There were 26,000 pound rigs out there. Always trust the resort, never take a castle that big out on virgin ice.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Sorry, the next video is the one where we are out on the ice. Lol.

[@MsHunne62]

❤❤❤❤❤❤While just starting to watch this episode it would have been a good idea to put Melissa's things in one of those Cubbies separate from yours so if you had to look for her things you would know all her things are in this cubby and this one or two cubbies 1 or 2 right there close then you don't have to look for it any further. Just my opinion.

[@user-gb6xm6yc7s]

Just watched your video, for future reference, where do you put the poo bags that are in the galvanized can outside? How do you dispose of it? Thanks, Nova Scotia here, 😊

[@NorthernSeclusion]

We put a garbage bag in the galvanized can and then all the bathroom bags go in there as well as any garbage. Once home, that bag goes into the home garbage can and the garbage man picks it up.

[@ronhart4166]

🚨🚨Joe I have seen some campers wire their running lights on an interior switch to have an outdoor lighting at night. You might check your panel for an extra panel switch.

[@tomzee3701]

joe, when do you think you will start finishing the guest house? other than that have fun, relax and catch a lot of fish.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

I am going to work out there some when Melissa goes to Louisiana. She leaves on the 10th of February.

[@geoffreyryan1609]

What are your thoughts on the reverse feature on your Strikemaster? I never remember to use it.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

It pushes the ice shaving down the hole and under the ice quite nicely. When going through the ice the auger got kind of stuck like they do when going through that last half inch. The reverse backed it out very easily.

[@rickardjohnson4524]

How do you stop diesel from jelling up there in those temps? Thumbs Up, Kool... Neat...

[@NorthernSeclusion]

When you get diesel at the gas station, it is already pre treated for the cold. They treat it differently through the winter. The blend you get now is treated down to -40 F. You never have to worry about that.

[@SlackingSince1969]

​@@NorthernSeclusion I have friends in Australia who've asked me the same question. My dad worked for Imperial Oil here in Canada. It's quite an involved process for the fuel companies. I'd rather they do it then carry around a bunch of chemicals in my car. Then stand outside in the cold or rain trying to get the mixture right. I've seen your posts on FB. You clearly had a great time. Cheers.🍻

[@vickiroyce2891]

Not that it makes any difference at all but just curious why you and Melissa always drive separately I know going to the tent you go up early before she gets off work but when you went camping this summer you traveled separately as well 🤷‍♀️

[@seansmith3747]

They got three dogs and an ass load of gear!

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Dogs and if pulling something that big (the camper) and I have some sort of car or camper trouble, we have a back up plan. mainly the dogs.

[@robwoods5537]

Have the people that bought ur old work trailer picked it up ?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Not yet, I imagine it will go back for sale.

[@calvinhakker5618]

You should take that across a scale to see what it weighs with the truck and all the supplies you’re carrying. I’m just curious

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Around 19,000 pounds.

[@karene9131]

Hey Joe how often do you have to sharpen the chain on your chainsaw?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

It depends, if it is clean wood with no dirt you can go awhile. Once you hit dirt, I will sharpen every time.

[@jeffwagner8068]

What's the weight of that with all that stuff in it plus your truck and its weight as well. How do you know your limit?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Around 19,000 pounds. Stay tuned, the next video is a good one.

[@davidloy6406]

Hey Joe what was the name of the water filter?

[@FARMALLL666]

so joe are you retired for good now ? or do you do construction just in the summer ?

[@thestouts2431]

What is the design on that towel that is hanging on the stove in the fish house?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

I will have to look. Lol. I cannot remember. Stay tuned 2 videos from now, I just wrote your question down. I will look and answer.

[@williecourthers9450]

Joe I thought you sold the work camper. What happened?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

She never got here before winter. If she does not come in the spring, I will put it back for sale.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Actually, I would sell it right now if someone wanted it.

[@jackwarnick1866]

hey joe when are you too geting married??????

[@dewayneoutdoors2423]

Hello Joe we've been watching you for a long time I'm just wondering tell the truth you've peed through the hole in your fish house right

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Never through the hole. Lol.

[@dewayneoutdoors2423]

True you are eating the fish

[@user-pg3sg6tg4h]

sounds like you’ve done that yourself. gross

[@reddyman6915]

Would it be possible to show a little bit of footage driving the ice house on the lake for the first time ? Thanks

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Stay tuned, you will see all of that on Thursday at 5 central when I put up the actual ice fishing video. We were over 2 miles out on the ice and there were hundreds of other ice castle fish houses on the ice.

[@longjohn1027]

Like , you are not prepaired 😅

[@kimcartman]

When are you having surgery?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

March 5th.

[@Norton-67]

How many months you going to be there?

[@johnguarino1273]

Fish house is stupid!!!!!! Real ice fishermen stand out in the elements!!!!!

[@NorthernSeclusion]

I have done that many times and will do it many more times. You have at it, I will wave at you through the Ice Caste window.

[@markeldred1017]

Lol​@@NorthernSeclusion

[@user-se1du4ye7p]

How much shit do you need to go fishing ??? Simplify. You'll learn or maybe you won't.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Since I explained that in THIS video I will say two words to your stupid ass comment. Fuck Off.

[@dano616]

Hey numb nuts you ever spent 4 days ice camping it takes a lot of stuff to be comfortable

[@OldManCad]

Cant wait to see the ice fishing vid. Always wanted to get and Ice Castle but we don't get ice here in Texas...lol Maybe I can slap some pontoons on it and use it that way.

[@user-gd7oj4gc6q]

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