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That's very impressive that you're off-grid! That's certainly our goal, but we found this home which was connected to the grid and then you can get too accustomed to the ease of it. However, it certainly feels very good to have home made electricity when there's power outages several times a year and we want to be independent. We are actually also going to look into canning next growing season yes. Thanks for reminding me! We've never done it before, so do you have any tips on what brands are good?

@@northernhomestead2024 I will be sending you an email regarding my recommendations.

Thank you!

Thank you! It really is a mess. I had hit a tarp last winter as well, but that just ripped the tarp. This was a first for me and it took me a lot longer to get it out than shown in the video (as you'll know from experience!)

So far it's treating us very well 😁

It was very tasty! Especially with hot sauces of course 😁

Thanks! 😁

Thank you!

Thanks! All done with leftovers and some beams that I cut on the bandsaw :-)

I'll have something interesting to say at my next dinner party...

Thanks VP! You'll be happy to know that I did level it in the end lol

We had the same. I remember it, cause people were supposed to come visit us, but instead we just got snowed in!

Like the muppet I am, I actually pressed the wrong button which made the skylift go sideways and then the weight of the turbine did the rest. It slid off and I think it was best I didn't manage to hold on to the turbine, cause that particular skylift was really wobbly and almost fully extended, so god knows what would've happened!

@@northernhomestead2024 Haha yeah good decision to let go

Surprisingly that actually never happened, even though it gets clogged so quickly

Hej! Yes I am. My wife is Scottish, but still my Dutch accent will never leave me I'm afraid 😅 Where are you from? Your name looks Dutch... Thank you for watching my video btw, and very happy to hear you enjoyed it!!

Absolutely 100% correct!

Thanks a lot! I certainly wouldn't be able to the things I do today physically and mentally if I hadn't quit the booze. At the same time it's also thanks to being out here that it was easy to quit, so it's a wonderful balance!

Thank you!

Yeah, solar is certainly popular up here. We have only 2 panels and they provide a lot of electricity. We need some alternative in the dark winter months however, although 1 wind turbine is not gonna cut it. We have one "neighbour" who is building his own wood gasifier, which he'll connect to a generator and get electricity that way, which sounds like a very good solution.

Thank you! They still trust me, even after that experience 😅 The ewes are a different story though, but I'll win them over one day...

Thank you! Without the internet we would certainly not be able to do the things as fast, or as well as we are doing them now!

OK, get the disinfectant ready!

Thanks! And thanks for agreeing with my ON-line does not equal OFF-grid theory 😁

Thanks VP! Fluffy passed away a long time ago. He only became 3 years old. But the second cat Fraggle has been with us all throughout our travels and is now bringing home mice every night 😁 Hope all is well with you! Greetings from the north

Thanks Lou!

I made 200 of these in the end! Sick of hay bales 😂