Spencer, you are so smart to be able to do all the various aspects of building a home. Where did you gain all this experience and ability? I'm impressed! And McKenzie, your laugh and humor just add to your cuteness. I am so impressed with you both.
@ILGuy20125 жыл бұрын
A trick to getting the ground rod driven easier into the soil is use some water. Fill a jug or container with water. Then start driving the ground rod into the soil. Stop and pull it out of the hole. Then fill the hole with water and let it soak into the ground. Then put the rod back into the hole and drive it down some more. Pull it back out and pour more water into the hole and repeat.
@donhudson57965 жыл бұрын
As a former rural mail carrier, if you are a half mile or less from the road, mail carriers are SUPPOSED to come to the house and deliver your package. Whether they will or not, hard to say. A big box placed near the mailbox (if possible), can also do the trick - one of my mail customers did that for USPSl, UPS and FedEx package deliveries
@jennyc51323 жыл бұрын
In Australia in the country or in many rural areas they use old milk urns mounted sideways for mail, or old refrigerators etc, something you can chain up to prevent theft of your mail..eg leave it open when empty and get the postie to lock it if he leaves something...just an idea🤗
@annemalin68492 жыл бұрын
I have a 2000 CRV too and even though I’m hitting 200k miles I don’t want to get rid of it. Honda’s do t die. Just found your channel and love it.
@ronaldwilliams96064 жыл бұрын
Vince, I can see your a very humble and hard worker, we could use a guy with your talents over here in Afghanistan, your videos' are a great source of entertainment when we are not kicking down doors or getting shot at. Your a real stud. Master Sergeant Williams USMC Semper Fi...…..(Always Faithful)
@jedfenske6942 жыл бұрын
I like how the electric wires are organized. Some people don't do that and it's a pain. 😄
@marlysmilligan30152 жыл бұрын
Lavender and bug replant, Or vic's vapor rub, keep you warm in cold water. But they do work.
@davidmiracle3986 жыл бұрын
I've been watching your steps in creating your off grid home, today.... I think you both (and Bear) are great. As long as you stay healthy and energetic the way you are now, your vision of the place you want to create will happen... Thanks for taking the time to show the progress in your dream. I find your videos to be wonderful.
@chriscannon92932 жыл бұрын
I came to see what batteries you guys used for your solar power and it amazed me to see how much you guys have grown and prospered!!
@DanDelzell2 жыл бұрын
100 Subs. I wish I could go back in time and show you what you two will accomplish.
@hazrdrosenyc93852 жыл бұрын
I’m learning a lot watching y’all. Your doing great 👍 planting mint, sage, basil, lavender and lemongrass will keep flys and mosquitoes away. You could try making a package box next to your mailbox, letting them know drop here not 45 min away .
@glimmersbytanya4 жыл бұрын
I love following your journey! You two are relationship goals.
@julianarevill61662 жыл бұрын
Told you about the bull, such pain. I wouldn't be able to sleep listening to all the howling all night, it would sh.... me up, lol. Xx
@valfunk4669 Жыл бұрын
Yay one more step to getting solar up and running!!!!
@harlaryder14005 жыл бұрын
learning myself Moved into an rv put solar panels on the roof have 9 panels setup is 3 sets of 3 strings seems to be working much better now i have a midnight mppt 150 60 im averaging 46 v and 46 amps at first hooked up parallel didnt have much power you did nice work and dont stop learning and living
@paulbenard97135 жыл бұрын
You both are doing wonderful things. I am an old man. I remember restoring a home in Norman, OK. Good luck.
@davidharbison68615 жыл бұрын
If you pour water in the hole for your ground rod all you have to do is work it up and down and it will go down in the ground without wearing your forearms out. Make sure you use plenty of water.
@scienceteach24 жыл бұрын
didn't see your post, when I made the suggestion also--it is much easier!
@goinnowhere25162 жыл бұрын
We live in northern Oklahoma, lotsa rock. Electrician pointed out to me that ground rod doesn't have to go down vertically; they can be run at an angle.
@sakei5394 жыл бұрын
Omg the coyotes at the end freaked me out!! But I’m loving these videos. So inspiring
@mountainman79975 жыл бұрын
Just a thought. I've heard that if you have a hot fire it will sterilize the ground underneath it. So if you're going to have a fire do it where you plan on driving, parking cars or don't care if anything grows.
@susanlee95326 жыл бұрын
Someone in Idaho left a weighted trash can by the end of their road. Think I would build a 2 sided wall to hide it a bit from the road, then have your mail carrier leve it in the can any time you have a package. I have the same problem here ...over 73 miles RT. You may also call the P.O. and ask for redelivery and meet him at the end of the road. Have him call when he is close to your place
@rokrise21543 жыл бұрын
caught this after you installed air con so now watching right from beginning very proud of you guys doing this adventure
@scottsutton79896 жыл бұрын
You guys will do just fine! Love to see the progress !!! Cheers
@IggyDalrymple5 жыл бұрын
Regarding the biting flies, the old remedy in the Florida panhandle was to daub Lysol household liquid cleaner on your clothing.........and for fishermen to daub it around the perimeter of your boat.
@dixietenbroeck87173 жыл бұрын
*Video #12 in "VIDEOS" LIST.* *Thanks!* 🖖
@mohamadhadi73714 жыл бұрын
you guys are the best journey couple ever !
@mountainman79975 жыл бұрын
You could have already done it. But shoot a little foam or silicone in those holes where your black wires are coming in your box. I've heard bugsand snakes will crawl up there.
@joycebowen19475 жыл бұрын
Ok
@geethedirisinghe36923 жыл бұрын
You guys are wonderful.
@beardeddealking44956 жыл бұрын
If you haven't figured out a solutions to the package mail issue, place a storage box out by the mail box for the delivery person to place the packages in.
@francistheodorecatte6 жыл бұрын
yup! you can lock it too if you give a copy to the post master at your post office, local fedex/ups distribution center, etc. living in a rural area, this isn't an unusual thing to do at all. where I used to live, the post master had a lock box full of package drop keys. 😺
@s.j12153 жыл бұрын
I'm loving watching this short series you guys have made!
@mountainman79975 жыл бұрын
Very very brave not putting a temporary fence around those panels. Cows don't really know their own strength.
@SidneyBoud5 жыл бұрын
1 or 2 strands of barbed wire should do.
@nadegeaugustin61775 жыл бұрын
MountainMan79 thank you
@rushbayou52304 жыл бұрын
ya a BIG solar bug zapper..... keep dem big fuzy pests away...
@pepecorleone90216 жыл бұрын
My grandparents live in a rural area and my grandpa built a large drop box out of bricks solves the package issue for all but the largest boxes.
@israelnemitz83232 жыл бұрын
👌nice work
@sunseeker47752 жыл бұрын
I know I'm 3 years behind, but I hope those cows don't start scratching their backs on your solar setup. Well done!
@drphu3 жыл бұрын
100 subs then and nearly 1 million now!
@locovidepro5 жыл бұрын
You guys are awesome. I am watching all of your videos with my wife.
@pocketchange19515 жыл бұрын
Amazon carries almost all of the wiring and connections ❤
@josecampos-yk9cu4 жыл бұрын
This guy is the man very humble I admire you bro
@scienceteach24 жыл бұрын
like watching your videos but noticed you "beat" the ground rod into the ground. Learned long ago to form a small pond and pour water into it then you can just manually move the rod up and down and it will push its way down easily without hitting it with anything--except near the end--but with the water it will go in easily!
@ExperienceShare4 жыл бұрын
Great work....
@lorihowell51883 жыл бұрын
Vicks vapo rub is supposed to keep bugs away and soothe bug bites.
@patriciahazeltine99863 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, I did not realize that this was the battery type you were using. Are these still working for you 3 years later???
@donrsanders47725 жыл бұрын
Also, a company called Arbico in AZ sells all organic and natural methods of insect control. We have used the predator wasps for about 5 years and they greatly cut down the fly numbers. Give them a call. don
@bananna983105 жыл бұрын
Lemon mint has worked here for mosquitoes and citronella candles. Hope you find something that works. I enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.
@Megaw7674 жыл бұрын
Wow 100 subscribers! I’m a late comer, watching this when you guys have over 600k subs now! Amazing job guys!!
@SamKhan-lk5pf4 жыл бұрын
Me too watching the whole god dame playlist 😂
@reallyaznokidding3 жыл бұрын
100 subscribers then.... go forward to April 2021 to 1'000,000. WOW
@tristanyoung95956 жыл бұрын
this is amazing, one day I would love to do something similar. so excited to see the end result of your hard work!!!
@chuckdillonsr93202 жыл бұрын
Me and the wife have been watching you folks but missed these early videos. I was wondering why you didn't get a older RV trailer to live in while you were building your dream? Also wonder on your solar panels you didn't mount them so they would track the sun. What part of Texas are you building in? I've noticed you seem to get a lot of rain which is great for a rain catchment system. We live Close to Casa Grande, Arizona and rain catchment won't work for us. Not a lot of rain and hotter than heck. I also noticed a electric pole with a transformer on it by your shop. Does that mean you could have had electric service? Being rural like you are I would guess you would have a lot of outages like we did 20 years ago.
@shanelewis6176 жыл бұрын
That's why I, a New Yorker, ended up in BAKERSFIELD California! No bugs, no snow, no hurricanes, just waiting for the BBBIG ONE!!! I'm ready!😎🚬
@jayedavies36866 жыл бұрын
Good to see you finally help out two people do twice the amount of work as one
@lafortunato28944 жыл бұрын
I loved the conversation between bear and the coyotes!
@billmorris26134 жыл бұрын
Good morning from St John Parish, Louisiana 9 AUG 20.
@mateodiego34816 жыл бұрын
Great videos. Just started watching from the beginning after stumbling on to you channel. One comment about where you have the batteries mounted. Being the ply is mounted just in front of the metal sheathing I would have considered putting insulation behind it. The sun will heat that metal and your batteries reducing their life. Better would have been to mount them on the internal wall of the barn. Just a thought. Cool bit at the end with the coyotes.
5 жыл бұрын
They should put styrofoam panels between the stringers all the way around that building, not just in the ceiling.
@patriciahazeltine99863 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness you have really changed, grown!! Smellovision...lol.... still looking to see just how many batteries you are using.
@mofo51425 жыл бұрын
Guys thoose thorns could be a tree thats has been used for cattle fencing for years. Where your at is geogrhicaly right but i cant think of the name. Also used to make bows, really good and strong wood.
@captsam546 жыл бұрын
Keep up the great work and the Great Humor.... love it...
@cafoster104 жыл бұрын
That is a toothache tree. The native american's used to break off the little gizmos and use them on painful teeth.
@fradd40455 жыл бұрын
love the smell of tea tree oil
@glenw38145 жыл бұрын
Get chickens to break up the cow patties and eat the fly larva. See what I'm talking about in Joel Salatin videos on partnering chickens with cows.
@blackwaterdogs42565 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, there`s no free lunch with this problem. Chickens will bring rats, and you`ll have another pest problem....
@electricalartgallary3 жыл бұрын
u can add satalite receiver in ur home.
@elainegallagher7814 жыл бұрын
Hi from Scotland Uk. You guys are awesome. I've followed You s from the start, I'm getting more excited. Cant wait for end result. X
@mackruner5 жыл бұрын
Enjoying catching up on videos I haven’t seen yet
@janholman61924 жыл бұрын
Try some Avon Skin So Soft lotion/oil. It also acts like insect repellant! People have been using this for decades and swear it works for your problem!
@1180gecko5 жыл бұрын
Wow 100 I just found you guys and now you are at 84k
@Free_Time4246 жыл бұрын
I love it. City folks gone country!
@QuiChiYang23 жыл бұрын
Do you guys have a biodigestor? Good for all that chop & drop & cooking with methane gas. Which as you know is carbon neutral when burned. What about wicking boxes to detoxify your gray water & assist in making gallons of compost tea!
@mrhonda845 жыл бұрын
I know you were still hooking the panels up in this video, but I'd recommend keeping them clean.
@bobo22444 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel and started binge watching your great videos. I'm not a professional but I used to install solar panels on a boat and I was wondering if your cable diameter from the panels to the barn is big enough so you don't lose half of the produced power?
@duskeyowl25073 жыл бұрын
I'm from the future. I came back to rewatch the past.
@johyn4 жыл бұрын
those are probably the best words spencer has heard- I can not always be halping him.
@ninanina-sx3pv6 жыл бұрын
I dont think the horseflies can smell anything so no oils are gonna work, try googling that. There are some clever DIY traps you can build - on KZbin 👍
@bryan172936 жыл бұрын
Hope the farm animals don't rub up against the panels. They tend find ways too scratch.
@puter20035 жыл бұрын
Bryan Turley #fence
@Sassygrannyvlogs2 жыл бұрын
💓
@drsolar6 жыл бұрын
Great job and beautiful build. What did you use as interconnection between the batteries? The screws that came with mine were too small and I could not put a lug on top of another
@drewmead83483 жыл бұрын
Best opening line ever!
@louisesposito48032 жыл бұрын
Where in Texas is that area? I went there when I joined the Air Force and went to 2 bases and I only saw brown dessert areas . wherever your at is so green and beautiful.
@Superduty_596 жыл бұрын
Are you guys using a BMS for your Tesla batteries?
@hollandspinehaven26346 жыл бұрын
Love the videos! Please keep your dog in at night. Those coyotes will kill him if they get to him..
@TheOaksHeart20244 жыл бұрын
I love yall. Inspiring
@josephineflatt746 жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your projects nice job so far, you guys are young and will have many years to complete your dreams. love you kids.Keep up the good work and keep me posted.
@gregorythomas3336 жыл бұрын
Please remember to check for "Red Flag" warnings before burning...your phones (if they have service) can be set to alert you of that.
@diogo20126 жыл бұрын
Hi guys. I was born and raised in a big city and never had to deal with flies/bugs, I kinda know what you are going through right now. Sunrise and sunset are the worst right? While it's not repellent, I use alcohol in a tiny spray bottle to stop the itching. It also heals the bites faster. There are some plants that you can add to your garden that might help with that in the future. Check on Pinterest, there's good info there. Meanwhile, if TX is anything like Southern Italy, enjoy your next 6 months of bug bites :-D
@life.uncontained6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, we’ll surely look that up! We have noticed them a little more in the morning and evening but they bite throughout the day also.
@narendrasaini82573 жыл бұрын
Keep do'in
@richard163725 жыл бұрын
How are you going to keep those batteries cool? In the car they ran coolant thru them to keep them cool.
@JohnLJones-ws7ew6 жыл бұрын
Put a thermometer in with the batteries. Tin buildind can cook the batteries
@JohnLJones-ws7ew6 жыл бұрын
Free power for life
@cmac9564 жыл бұрын
Hi, when I was in Viet Nam ,I used vinegar it work's good to help get ride of the bug's.
@celsopdacunha0005 жыл бұрын
Yes, pretty ones, I'll follow you, but please fix the problem of the loud music.
@FrankenLab3 жыл бұрын
Agree about the loud music, it's like late night TV with the commercials blasting and waking everyone up. It seems like the newer videos are better, but watching these older ones is painful.
@donnale38813 жыл бұрын
I’m watching your video now, in October 2020, you’re up to 954k subscribers! Yay!
@terrydubay91135 жыл бұрын
Hi love your videos!!! Could you list your specs of the solar system IE panel wattage, Tesla battery specs,
@sebastianstephens84013 жыл бұрын
I second that
@rustyshepard96596 жыл бұрын
Hey man that long ground rod you worked hard driving doesn't know whether it's vertical or horizontal just that it has good contact with the ground
@humanperson22245 жыл бұрын
Herculean task💪🏻
@offgridmangogrower2 жыл бұрын
Horse flys They can be small or large…we have them but no grazers…any tips to interrupt their cycle.?
@hadessahsmith72705 жыл бұрын
You need to get out there and worm your donkeys and shave any white specks off the legs of the donkeys with a disposable razor even on the cattle. Well, actually I learned about this when I was a kid in a 4-H horse club. If you talk to the feed store they will tell you if the "horseflies" are not flies which is the treatments I just described. You will have to get a "bolling" gun and force the animals to take the medicine down their throats, please check àt the feed store for the medicine and it's pretty easy to do, you can do it! Love your channel!
@BobbieLWashington4 жыл бұрын
You need to place your interior cover back in your panel box per NEC Code.
@kirankande64485 жыл бұрын
Love you both
@coolmusic15795 жыл бұрын
I got bit by a horsefly on my forearm, warm sensation and swelling lasted for a month. Horsefly's suck!
@bigdan34765 жыл бұрын
HAVE YOU TRIED AVON'S SKIN SO SOFT? IT SMELLS BETTER THAN TEA TREE OIL.
@maryvanessa99096 жыл бұрын
Avon - Skin so Soft - , is cheap, kills bugs, keeps them off you, I use it on my horses, dogs , myself because big horseflies, keeps all kinds bugs off without chemicals, and it’s cheap from Avon, just spray light amount on,
@danielloveall29526 жыл бұрын
It's spooky and not positive but I think that one tree where you cleaned out the shrubs was a sliver maple.. and if that's the case eventually you can tap it for maple syrup .. good luck and I'll be watching you hehe. Lol😀