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With snow and sub freezing temperatures on the horizon, we spend the last warm day gathering firewood from our 9.5 acre wooded homestead. Will we have enough to heat our barndominium shop house through a harsh north Idaho winter? #woodheat #tamarack #hardwork
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[@mtlefty8687]

My wife and I used to supply 90% of our winter heat with "free" firewood as well. When one considers the time, gas, oil, equipment and effort involved, it is really rather "expensive". The good thing was there was never a need for a gym membership! Like others have suggested...get a log splitter asap and your years of being able to continue this will be greatly enhanced.

[@et5222]

Log spiltters are for old folks : )

[@c50ge]

@@et5222 How old are you?

[@duett445]

No do not get a log splitter until you are absolutely incapable of spilling by hand, , splitting wood his highly beneficial to you health, I am 79 and I chop my wood with a mallet and an axe .

[@halliwilljon]

Been splitting my wood by hand for 25 years, gonna do it that way till i cant swing my fiscars anymore...

[@TheFoMoCo1903]

Yeah it does add up if you intend to keep up with the neighbors. Log splitter, trucks, trailers, saws, chains, outdoor wood boiler, heat exchangers, plumbing, skid steer or tractor with attachments the list goes on.

[@johng5284]

I love that truck! It reminds me of childhood drives with my dad. Tough and reliable with classic good looks

[@thomasjones3005]

I believe Liz is the hardest working woman ever. High 5 kiddo. You 2 make a great team..

[@genewileyopa]

Those trees were long, makes for lots of fire wood. Hard work pays off. Be safe. Iowa was watching 4 degrees last night :)

[@LaidBackLiving]

Brrrr! 19 here last night

[@tcpete2000]

Liz good to see you help with the splitting. I enjoy watching you put Mike's truck through its paces. I hope you continue to get good service from that invaluable homestead tool.

[@paulyh4531]

I'm sure that truck is the same model from the 80s show the fall guy lol

[@jimcrowell5093]

Tiring work but the pay off is the reward come the cold🌨❄⛄great job you two 👌 👏 🔥✌till the next one😁

[@larryhronesz5693]

Nice score on the wood there was a lot more than what it looked like at first

[@diggerdog9096]

A good feeling to have a wall of wood ready for winter.

[@LaidBackLiving]

Can’t beat that feeling. Thanks for watching!

[@sweetkellymay]

Most "homesteaders" have a $70,000 dollar truck, and a $5,000 dollar log splitter. You guys rock..

[@fisherus]

Mike, you're quite a feller, tree feller that is. Liz is also quite the splitter. You two really compliment one another in the things that are not only necessary but those that are enjoyable in your lives. Great video content and glad to see you have merch coming out.

[@LaidBackLiving]

Thanks Craig! We are lucky to have found each other

[@onababona6101]

@@LaidBackLiving That was DESTINY !!! :-)

[@OurCabinInThewoods]

I can never get bored with this channel/Love it keep up the good work.💪

[@LaidBackLiving]

Thank you!

[@ladyryan902]

WOW you laid it right where u wanted..talent😃 I grew up in the mts doing exactly that..its exhausting..n now 30yrs later I'm exhausted watching you split lol..

[@russellwatters5891]

I think it's cool that the state allows ppl with permits to help clean up the dead trees and use them for firewood. Win win for everybody involved. Liz, you swing the maul like you know what you're doing, glad to see both of ya'll working towards a common dream! Love ya'll ❤

[@209_zerocool]

Dead tree clearing permit? Maybe if you live in a national forest or something.

[@meme-dj3ig]

so glad that other notice that she kicked ass, she did what needed to get the job done. good job.

[@lestatangel]

When spring comes you need to start harvesting firewood again for next winter.

[@Juliegriffiths1]

I really enjoy your channel, and the work you do together to keep everything rolling along smoothly. You are doing a great job showing us what its like to self build a home and work space off grid from scratch. No mean feat. Keep the great content coming.

[@LaidBackLiving]

Thank you Julie! We appreciate you!

[@chuckhaynes6458]

Liz you are not only easy on the eyes, but tough on the logs. Ah yes to be young again. Yous guys are special. I really enjoy your adventures. I moved to the Sierras in the early '80's.

[@deejohnson5163]

HARD WORKING COUPLE

[@rona-husky9019]

Great job, couple good loads of wood , log splitter would be a smart investment , saves time and bonus saves your back , still plenty of workout , cutting , loading , and unloading👍😎cheers

[@LaidBackLiving]

It’s in our future. Thanks for watching!

[@JLGWoodscapes]

Love your channel and how well you two work together. You are a great team!! That is a lot of firewood! Oh love the dogs too! Gotta have dogs! Keep the videos coming!

[@paulyh4531]

They are fab 👍

[@JLGWoodscapes]

@@paulyh4531 Agree! Fun to watch!

[@johnwinden8511]

Love the old square body chevys

[@jimfriday4909]

What a lot of wood. A woman that will chop wood is unique. Thank you for sharing

[@terryboomershine6812]

Mike u are one lucky man..you better be good to that gal ,she's a worker and cute to boot...lol great video keep up the awesome lifestyle..

[@mybelovedchaos]

I love how well you two work together, I can only hope I would work that well with my partner.

[@LaidBackLiving]

Thank you! We wish it for you!

[@onababona6101]

:-) :-)

[@vner]

Guys, you need a small 4 wd tractor. But good work, and Liz you are good with the axe ;) :)

[@brandonbutela6269]

I'm sure you've heard the saying about firewood warming you more than once. Cutting1, splitting2, stacking3 and then burning4. It's very satisfying at the end of the day knowing you've done a hard day's work and making sure you won't freeze through winter. No one was hurt and no equipment was damaged, it was a great day. Stay safe and God bless.

[@beetreefarms4471]

That girl will work..!!!!! Actually both of y’all..!!!

[@onababona6101]

Young lady... you know how to split them ! Just like THAT!!!! :-)

[@josephhead8345]

Just found your site today. Love it. Definite follower.

[@unitabob]

nothing like hard work

[@angelapalmieri3883]

Wow amazing the way that tree came down exactly where you wanted it.... awesome wood chopping skills wonderwoman Merry Christmas Happy New Year

[@thestead2464]

And all in a days work!! Nice job. It’s beautiful out there!

[@robbender4129]

Also...much respect for the wood splitter you have now...definatly a keeper💪

[@vetmarie6215]

Watching from SC USA 💗

[@manbearpig2164]

I live in north Idaho and I went out a couple weeks ago and got some firewood also, it's fun

[@jeffely1828]

I love the old jimmy is that a one ton it don’t even squat with a load of wood

[@jdub229r]

Liz is a beast! Love the decals. I started keeping my firewood in IBC cages last year, super convenient. With the tractor loader forks, I can move a cage into the sun to dry or bring a dry one into the garage as needed. Have tarps over them to keep them dry. Stole the idea from the Morgan’s, I’m sure they stole it from someone else!

[@darlene6670]

We have been heating our home with a wood burner for about 45 plus years, I'm here to tell you, there is nothing free about it! It's hard intensive back breaking labor.... And then there is the gas and oils, the time to re-sharpen blades or replacing blades, and there there is the gas and oils into the pick up truck to haul said wood, and time to chop saw, split load unload stacking, no there is absolutely nothing free about it! BUT once you have your winters supply in, no you don't have a heating bill coming in except the fans off the wood burner. You can not put a price tag on having a home heated with wood, it is so amazing, I don't think I could ever go with out a wood stove, I would freeze LOL... Sometimes we might have to "heat the outside" by opening doors and windows, that's happened more than once :-) But if one was to pair fair labor costs and all the costs I mentioned I'm not entirely sure it's very much cheaper, but absolutely not free~

[@marvinoliver3676]

Man ain't nun like a ol beat up Chevrolet truck to get the job done💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@bobmiller4343]

Nice work guys!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Mike and Liz

[@wildgiver9922]

Looking good!

[@paulrice1918]

I have sure taken a liking to that Elizabeth gal. Mike you better take good care of her cause it is a real long trip from central Pa to Idaho but then again I could stop and see Martin and Julie . Aah maybe some day.

[@thewizard636]

Liz is a serious worldie 🔥😍

[@OffGridGrowing]

Just found yall and love the channel. Great video 😁

[@jamesrivis620]

Oh man you guys warm my heart putting up this winter's fuel for the wood-stove. I ( now 79) just LOVED the whole process, which is why I subscribed"

[@paulyh4531]

Perfect cut down Mike , looks like you done your exercise for the day also Liz, chopping the wood like a demon 👍

[@mehmet284]

amazing job greetings from the netherlands

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Love that GMC square body!! My Dad had one when I was a teenager....many, many years ago. Just looks so cold there (compared to Florida)!!

[@LaidBackLiving]

They are such great trucks! And nice to look at, too!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

@@LaidBackLiving yes sir. When they went back square body in 2014, I had to get one. Probably keep it forever!!

[@teresaatwater672]

Great days work! You make it look so easy which I know it isn’t! Time to relax and a nice evening.

[@roberto.peterson9917]

Suggestion that invest in a winch and mount it on hitch type stinger so it can be swapped to different vehicle atv /tractor front or back bumper of truck

[@raymondfrank9202]

I cut oak this morning. I also heat my house with a woodburner stove

[@l.m.leblancjr6748]

get to love it !!

[@rockmack7343]

A good days work to be sure.

[@jonkzak]

I am totally impressed at the wood chopping skills displayed! You go Woman!

[@kennethhudson8013]

You have a sweetie for a wife. It is obvious God put you two together!

[@LaidBackLiving]

We think so too! Thanks for watching!

[@jayrichards3672]

Sorry Mike, the reference at 6:47, I hit that gap just like, huh....too funny.🤣😂🤣

[@earlkarow1342]

Good job , 2 things , wear a hardhat when felling trees and maybe use a splitting block when splitting wood . You wont get the bounce like splitting on the ground . Stay safe

[@denniscarreno8151]

You guys work hard....but ata safe...and warm

[@justintime2277]

👍 From Cadillac Michigan

[@sam.man.TX22]

I like seeing manual labor done. Makes everything seem more worth it IMO

[@georgemoreno2806]

Turn unwanted branches brush into charcoal ,good for your garden ,wood stove etc.

[@juanalban6485]

Subscribed. I like your vibe. Best of luck.

[@morgansword]

Three rows of sixteen inch long makes for four foot high by eight feet high is a cord anywhere. I cut firewood for many years and it was good hard work... depending on how hard it split and toss to the road. One crazy time, I found some really nice wood above the road but a very long toss to the road so my resourceful mind was in overdrive. I stretched a cable really tight from a tree next to where the wood was at and then down the hill to a tree close on side of road and got it pretty tight. I split the wood in chunks my cable would handle and was high enough off the ground to staple big staples in the sides of the blocks of wood. I left just enough room on the staple to let it slide on the cable and then turn them loose to slide down to the road, hit the tree and knock the staple out so it could go on the truck .... getting wood that way is not easy and sometimes even harder than just tossing it but there were times it worked great and watching the blocks of wood hit that tree at the bottom and come loose from the cable was also more fun to get wood out. I got the idea from splitting shake bolts for the cedar mills and we used small staples on the split clean cedar boards and would move over two cords a day every day.... It got your milk by weeks end an you needed a day to go pick up staples off the ground. We would go with sacks full of staples and when we ran out of staples, we knew our day was over. Finding a spot to make a cable high enough to make it all work was the biggest challenge. Winter is here as well in alaska an for a good while was below zero by ten and more degrees... so far I think and I am done with it that cold as my old bones don't like it. Take care kids

[@brianstielow9169]

You guys should be getting next years would now. Always a year ahead

[@KirillRedkin]

You guys are cool!

[@bobjoncas2814]

...LOOKIN' GOOD, A WARM COZY TIME IS COMIN' UP...LOL...STAY SAFE,,

[@TaMoose101]

Get a petrol powered chipper and create some ground covering mulch

[@joshwatson1185]

You two work great together. Wish my wife chopped wood like that lol.

[@Eric-gi9kg]

Just stumbled upon your channel..looked it over... You have a new Sub

[@jameshicks4831]

Have you guy heard about the state of Idaho trying to take home owner water rites just a little FYI. Here is another little fyi whith that big back window I'd build a headache rack to protect it even if you use what we all ways call rabbit wire it will save you a very cold ride out of the woods. Been their and done that and it was not any fun AC at 30 degrees can be chilling.

[@sinbads.4189]

How many cords do think it will take for the winter? I'll say at least one more depending on if we ever get anymore snow. Nothing measurable here so far.

[@ronallen6578]

Liz, You are a firewood splitting machine!! Mine, you better marry this girl or I will!! You 2 are doing a good job. Keep it going!! Ron

[@deanhatch4179]

Have you ever thought of getting a snatch block and some cable? Would make things much easier.

[@LaidBackLiving]

We have one! Just didn’t use it this time.

[@dogcreek8547]

I just love low maintenance gals

[@larrywarren2431]

You through away some good burning wood

[@bpdp379]

Fun fact, the Western Larch (AKA Tamarack) is the only conifer to lose it's needles every fall. They turn a brilliant yellow before falling and then regrow in the spring.

[@ThisOffGridLife]

They are beautiful. We have a larch thief that cuts them in our area all winter, claiming they thought the tree was dead 🙍‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@willisdockery3972]

Cool back in my day I burn green fire wood ..hickory white oak and red oak. Clean flew 2 times a winter worked great ..big Ashley heater filled once am and once pm 😆 Enjoyed

[@LaidBackLiving]

Thanks!

[@BuildALotAcres]

Hello Mike and Liz. New sub here. Great looking home.Liz did great on those rounds.

[@bigears4426]

Use a block on hard logs they will split easier

[@steveanthieny7067]

Wife said "she really works fast" 🤣 I say "those that burn wood get hot twice"

[@steveanthieny7067]

I've been in the heating and air business for the last 30 years, been burning wood for at least 50 years 🙂 Getting older now and finally installed a three head ductless heat pump, and loving it.(still have the propane furnace and AC) still love a wood fire! Mostly burn (and split) eucalyptus & Olive

[@thomasbrown5005]

You guys are awesome 👏

[@NorthCountryOffgrid]

Hello from NCOG

[@LaidBackLiving]

Good seeing ya!

[@richardtitcomb5894]

Great job guys! I was just curious. Does your wood stove burn all night? Or do you have to get up in the middle of the night and put wood in it?

[@renitameares3838]

Nice timber felling. Liz is a wood splitting machine!

[@chrlsraines]

Should make it easier for all those “non pros” when felling trees, the “notch” should ALWAYS be 1/3 the diameter of the tree you’re falling and the back cut should be parallel with the notch BUT “atleast” 1 1/2” - 2” higher than the bottom cut of the notch! And you should never have to cut all the way through to the notch. If done properly the tree will “hinge” and fall before the cut is all the way through. A “proper” notch and back cut will always make falling trees SO MUCH easier. Always notch the side the tree is leaning to! If you need the tree to fall in another direction than the lean, you’ll NEED pull ropes and/or wedges and possibly more experienced cut techniques. For instance if you are more experienced you can adjust the back cut by leaving more “meat” on the side in the direction you want the tree to fall (if there are power lines, house, buildings, etc. that must be avoided and you aren’t very experienced, the best way to control the direction of fall for safety reasons is a pull rope). DO NOT take short cuts in those dangerous situations!! NOTE: if it is within the power line easement t or ROW call the power company and they will send contractors to call it safely at no charge. If it’s outside the right of way or easement call and they may send contractors to top it below the wires free of charge. Either way if you call they will send someone to inspect it either way free of charge, and they will advise you. DO NOT take the chance of dropping trees on live power lines…!! Live power lines on the ground are NOTHING to play around with or risk!

[@yooperman4621]

Be very careful burning the tamarack, it burns very, very hot !!! mix it with other wood as you burn. Been heating with wood for 47 years and have learned a few things the hard way.

[@punjabseth260]

nice

[@Susan.I]

When it gets cold!!

[@brendenney9677]

Seems like another channel. Huh? Keep up the good work.

[@curtisharlan9230]

Hello to mike and liz

[@Hudson-1947]

Henry Ford said: "Pile your own wood and it will warm you twice"

[@onababona6101]

:-)

[@irajackson6423]

I’ll save you some time , get a fiskar splitting axe . Love from Texas

[@davesanders9203]

Maybe Santa will provide you with a powered log spliter?

[@jamesbarry9795]

Little trees

[@kipkaniper4679]

Heads up Idaho water rights check out North country off grid November 21st this year

[@raymondfrank9202]

oak and juniper (cedar)

[@livinglifewithlindascott8658]

Looks like a lot of great firewood there!! How’s the kitchen coming along?

[@1025227]

A day of manual labor is not bad

[@sam.man.TX22]

Seen a guy had welded to axe blades to another to have a 3n 1 axe that just cuts the wood in 4 at one whack

[@sam.man.TX22]

Two*