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Merry Christmas too!

We were going to hike tomorrow but 90% chance of a cold rain, so maybe not. It does make the waterfalls spectacular, so maybe.

yea we went to Tim Ernst's gallery today since it was raining. Another cool place you would never expect out here.

@HomesteadReliance We have hiked every fall in his books. He came to our town one year and spoke at our college. We have not been to his gallery.

@ the gallery is really cool. Very unexpected location but really cool

Thanks again!

It’s great to hear you are looking! We love our homestead! The search and can be so hard, but well worth it! Good luck and thanks for watching!

This is the best time to go hiking! This is right in Ponca called the Lost Valley Trailhead. Super easy to get go and really nice. No snakes for a few months. Guessing it's too cold for them now. No hybrid wolves yet on my cameras. Only deer so far on the game cameras. Merry Christmas too!

@ Ponca! I’ve heard a lot about. Sounds good.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too! Hope you have a great holiday season! Yes loving the hiking this time of the year!

Merry Christmas to you as well! It's been a great year for us on the homestead. Lots of work but worth it! Thanks again!

I hope you have a great Christmas too! I'll have to check out that channel. I just took a peak at it and it looks good. Yes it's going to be a small Christmas for Jen and I. We celebrated with family over thanksgiving. We are planning a hike it weather is ok. I'll have to check out some good movies for Christmas. I still love die hard but Jenny does not think it's appropriate.

it's crazy how many cool outdoor places are so close to where we live right now. All of them free too!

thanks for watching?

It’s great that you were able to help your family out with those soups and yourself! This is why we prep! thanks again!

That is great! It’s never too early to start! Having moved stuff we already owned helped us so much. The less you have to buy when you retire will be a big help!

We are the same but currently less farmer due to the move. Luckily we put away tons of stuff from the hold place. We too are planning a green house! I love the prepping community but at the same time the simplicity of the homesteading life. I at times get attracted to the gear and movies (like I can't wait to watch the movie Homestead)

@@HomesteadReliance I've never even heard of the movie "Homestead" is it coming to theaters or Netflix or someplace else? We both enjoy some of the prepping stuff as well. We don't go hugely overboard, or at least we don't think so, we just make sure we have back ups to stuff.

it's from Angel studios and it's coming to some select theaters. One in Harrison is going to have it. I'm going to wait for stream or DVD. We are the same with backups as the mantra from the military is always there " two is one, and one is none". here is the link to the movie and TH-cam has some trailers too www.angel.com/movies/homestead

I agree fully! We are just the current tenants on our government rented property sadly. We can never be fully free here. Thanks for watching!

It is definitely a lot of work to be off grid and solar can be tricky! We had to double our battery capacity that we had at our old homestead to make it through winter. The good thing in the ozarks we have a lot more sun in winter than Wisconsin had. Without our huge battery bank we would need a generator. We get a lot of wind and were looking at a wind generator too in the future.

Thanks for watching!

The other day I heard lightning right after the flash. It was danger close. That can be scary! At least I was inside. Glad you're ok.

It's a great feeling for sure! Unfortunately the way things are going when we need a new vehicle that will probably change. I sold my old 2007 FJ cruiser in 2017 for $9000 with 200k miles after owning for 10 years (paid 26k new). I wanted to get another one and they are over $25k for ones with over 200k miles. 4runners are the same. There is no more affordable body on frame 4x4' SUV's anymore. We will have to live like paupers just to put away money for when a newer vehicle is needed.

Very true!

Great idea!

Wrong, it’s possible to be self sufficient. I know how to grow 100% of my own food. I don’t need electricity or internet either it’s an unnecessary luxury

Yes and know. I know some subsistence homesteaders who do it and trade for what they can't produce. I would not want to live like that though. As stated in the video I like some items that we can't make and some luxuries (solar and battery so we live like regular Americans) It's possible but I would not want to struggle that much. I agree Most content creators do it for the view. I would not do TH-cam at all if I did not like it. I could make more money selling firewood to campers and take less time. We limit what we need. It's been two weeks and we are making a Walmart run this week. I "want" ice cream, Starbucks cafe mocha in a jug, half and half (when we have guest that don't want goat milk for their coffee) and some more comfort food. Thanks for calling me a logical person! Always like chatting with like minded people on here!

I agree with this but would not want to live like that. We like our little luxuries.

I liked it . The coffee was great though and when going south I stop too! Jenny doesn't drink coffee only teas. There is another good coffee place in Leslie (and a really good restaurant too)

Thank you so much! I’m always trying to be more organized! Thanks again!

It is such a cool setup! I use it all the time! I do like the new model of rugers that take down easier though.

Glad you liked it! Hope to do more fun videos once settled in a bit more!

@@HomesteadReliance Thanks. I carry a Keltec P17, which is threaded but I don't have a suppressor yet.

once you get a suppressor you will love it! Game changer!

It's great to have the pantry as backup! Glad to hear it's helped you! I love to hear stories like yours as both my parents were also too. We are working on our gardens now and it's a challenge on top of this mountain. We had great soil in Wisconsin and here it's something (mostly rock and sand). I'm curious how that Greenstalk planter works out for you. We are tying modified Hügelkultur for the garden. Not sure if it will work. Thanks again!

Thank you so much! Hope this episode was helpful to you! Thanks again so much!

Thank you, It's a work in progress, but we are happy with it! Thanks again for watching!

oh wow. They have not gotten in the office since I taped the seams. I think the nest is in the roof or soffits and they crawl down the corner voids to the heat of the office. The dog was barking at one of the corners a few times too after I taped it. I thought I heard sound in there too. I ordered a tool to remove the staples that are holding the 1/4 plywood wall coverings and I plan on opening it up on the next cold day.

lol yes it does! I have some work ahead of me!

they are! I can't believe it took me so long to the get voltage tester. Inspection cameras I used to use at work all the time and when the price came down I got one. Lots of properties we looked at had exposed wires and such and I didn't know if they were hot or not. This property was no exception.

Thanks so much for this great comment! I love hearing things like this. I'm having my wife read this too as she does all the canning. I love the idea of doing our own condiments someday. They are putting high fructose corn syrup in everything. We originally bought the freeze dryer only for the goat milk as my wife did not like the texture of canned milk. It does so much more. I always tell people find a neighbor or a friend with one and they will help you out. The price is still pretty high for one. I hope someday being self reliant is normal again. People like us who were raised with it are not the normal nowadays. I tool love watching others to learn. Thanks again!

At one point when we were raising our kids, our garden was about 2 acres. My husband worked, and I did the gardening and canning. The only things we bought were things like flour, some bread, oil, oatmeal, rice, some meat, milk, etc. All vege- were grown and things like sauerkraut and pickles came from garden.

Love this! We are working on getting as close to this as possible! Jenny even has a grain mill to make her own gluten free flour too if needed.

I just subscribed and can't wait to see your pantry!

Prepping is important and a way of life for us (and probably you too) Yes the big move was rough but worth it!

You're welcome! We are still prepping and learning! Thanks again for watching!

We do have black out curtains (took them down for filming to get better light) We try to control light and temp as best we can. Thanks

Glad you liked it! It's still a work in progress. Thanks again!

Thanks for the Tips on false closures and the need to take the screw lids off! As to the other ones ,those were not metals sheets. They are the thin plastic sheets made for the shelves. We have another metal shelf in storage and didn't have the space to store them yet when I filmed (working on that today). Putting that other shelf together today.

Thank you for subscribing! Glad you liked the food content! Thanks!

Glad you liked the pantry! We love BC Canada too!

Hopefully you can trust them a bit! If not that wouldn’t be good but I see what you are saying! The more I read your comment, the more it resonates! Thanks!

I hope We are prepared! We are working hard to build this homestead and you never know what will come next. My early retirement hit us a little hard and this pantry really helped!