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Welcome ! Hope you enjoyed a little of my everyday life :) Not all work we have to have a little fun too ! I'm at the end of civilization all crown land beyond, I'm 200kms from NWT border, That's why when you see my fishing videos I'm in the NWT for the best fishing clean cold water :) Thanks for stopping I have 300 videos you will probably enjoy most of them, Have a great weekend"

Yup, chinooks are nice when they come but if we don't get out & take advantage they don't last long lol :) without them it's a long winter for sure. Have a great weekend my friend"

Welcome ! those are some awesome memories you made, I have many trips as a kid to look back on too ! :) We try a couple times a year as weather permits with the little ones :)) My videos are not all work lol :) Have you seen any of my road trips in the north ? You will probably enjoy ! Thanks for the comment"

It was a beautiful day out :) Yes his 97 & they have my other 98 but it needs a little wiring done on it, No bravo because I don't like shoveling it won't make it 40 feet out in that meadow lol, No skidooing we dipped to -33c again last night, Have a good day"

Thanks :) Yes we take advantage everyday we can with the little ones they won't be little long ! Thanks for watching"

Welcome ! Awesome :) Take every minute you can because they grow so fast, I have two older grandsons but they live a long ways away so usually a summer time visit, Ya I improve where I can when I can afford too, Maybe a direct vent propane heater in the future just incase of having to be gone in winter for some reason, for now just wood :) Have a great afternoon thanks for the comment"

Yes so much nicer on a bigger screen for sure ! Yup you don't see that often lol, I think I had two naps in the last year so couch don't get used much ! Thanks glad you enjoyed Have a great evening"

Thanks! Yes, it can be a challenge but I have no regrets, I just keep puttering along and making my life easier one project at a time & try to show things in the way that most can understand, some things just having to share a little more detailed from what most see & if they don't work or I had to make changes to the plan you will see that you :) Thanks for the comment hope your wintering well through the cold "

You have it now , What Province do you live or are you in a state ?

Lol ! Spring is coming we'll thaw :) When you live like this you just learn to dress for the temp on the day & you watch the weather & do your chores that need done outside then don't have to go out when it's cold, Set up with a warm shop always something to do where it's warm :) We get some pretty hot weather in the summer here if you have seen any of my summer or fishing videos ? We don't get tornado's hurricanes or sunomies & we don't have Trump but we have just as bad ! Have a good afternoon"

@@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837 I have a fair understanding of working in the cold temperatures of Labrador. Where I am now, we rarely gets below -20 C . Humidity plays a big part in body comfort. Your -40 is quite dry.

Ya you understand ! Your -20 is like our -40 very dry here & when it's -40 it's usually clear shies & calm , the odd time we get -35 then a bad wind so feels like -50 but no need to be out in that when you have lots of wood, just cabin chores :))

Thanks for stopping to check it out :) Yes I have the info if you go to my channel info I think my email is there , if not message me back I'll give it to you :) Have a great day"

Sorry it's not there ! It's donaldg65@hotmail.com

Thanks :) I'm going to have a more detailed video in the spring when this 3 foot of snow is gone so it will be able to be seen a little better :) Yes I am lucky to have an awesome sponsor & lots of little ones to it sure helps :)) Yes my one of a kind wood box won't be one of a kind for long now !! After my injuries my back don't like packing arms full & aways makes a mess packing through the cabin so when I started this build it was all in the floor plan :)) Have a great day"

Welcome ! Yes 11 years it was tough i started after i had got hurt in a trucking incident & put on dissibility, with a lot of neck & back injuries, But i have to keep moving or i really sieze up , start ever morning with coffee & ice on my back to relax the mussels , I just putter away with a little each day & slowly life gets easier :) We had a good country until Trudeau destroyed it but we will get it back to good again soon :) Hope your uncle is in a warmer part lol ! Thanks for the comment have a great afternoon"

Thanks :) Yes the loons are beautiful music in the evening ! The simpler life :) being fully off grid I don't get out much in the winter way to much to do around the cabin so I can take breaks in the summer :) Thanks for the comment"

Welcome ! Glad you enjoyed :) I do it all alone putter a long share a little along the way that might help someone else :) I try to keep it simple so people can understand my life a little more & maybe the tips will help them not make the same mistakes I did , I'm warm I have lights TV running water good food what more does one need, Not all work just a little of my life I have some fun videos too :) Thanks for watching"

When I started building a yard site I rented a big 320 cat hoe , Went down 19 feet & dropped a sand point in did the foundation & built over the well :) Foundation insulated so warm in my 3f crawl space , Never freezes ! Thanks for the comment"

Welcome ! It is awesome to not have to pack arm loads through the cabin making a mess everyday, I think it's one of a kind but more will be built now lol :) Thanks for the comment have a great evening"

Welcome ! Yes it is so peaceful, I live right on the edge of the end of farm land it's all crown for as far as you can see north from my wood patch :)) No lake or river probably a good thing or I'd be fishing every warm day lol ! Yes back through my videos I have over 100hrs now on my HM122 love it :) I'm only half a mile off paved road the one you see me cross & roll lol, 40kms from town & a small country store only a couple miles from me where I get my propane & gas, So just a nice day for a ride through the back tails to get there :) Have a great evening"

Thanks so much ! I will do a little better in more detail in the spring when this 4 foot of sow is gone lol. Yes it's an awesome stove :)) even if i can't see the fire i sure feel it ! Getting up putting wood in the stove at night is for young people that haven't learned yet it don't have to be that way" Have an awesome evening Tammy "

You are so very welcome Don , much appreciated ❤️ Have an awesome day ❤️🌻🌻🤗

Thanks Russ ! I always say it's only as hard as you let it be :) with some good planning & doing with out a few little things people that spoil us are so much happier :) Thanks for the comment"

Thanks :) It would be a long video to explain it all ! Little steps but many :) I might set something up so if people want to come for a week live it take notes that's the only way to learn simple the way I done it, I can become a teacher one on one ! Have a great evening"

Welcome ! I will try to get more of the first things i did in another video :) Hope you get a chance to go back & check out some of the summer builds , milling or fishing videos or road trip, Just trying to get set for more play time less work ! Thanks for the comment glad you enjoyed"

Oh yes :) I'm going to try to explain a little more in a spring video, If it's done right or what was right for me anyway never freeze ups or heat loss through the roof like i see on many even houses in town all iced up ! just thing about those things when you build :) Have a great evening"

Welcome ! Yes we try to be careful, I actually had a roll of stuff fall of a load when I was trucking it tore up my neck & back & put me on disability so I can't wear anything on my head more than a few minutes even a dry hard hat is to heavy, I just have to not take them tumbles :) Thanks for the comment"

@@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837 In that case, wear a smile....you'll look better when they plant you (lol).

Yes if the bush takes me I'll go doing what I love :)

Thanks Ken ! Off grid is only as hard as you let it be ! I have everything your house has except microwave & a cloths dryer oh & a furnace, I have a heated shop car is always warm :) Thanks for the comment"

Thanks ! Yes much different now it was a rough go the first few years but everyday get easier now I've learnt a lot that I didn't know 11 years ago :)) Have a great evening"

Thanks ! I appreciate the comments :) Yes that's awesome you have 15 on me, I sure hope my back lasts My dad cut wood until he was 84 before he quit and took town life, He always said when his legs stopped then he didn't want to live, He could still get around when he past at 89, Use it or you lose it right, Glad you enjoy following :) Have a awesome evening"

@ my wife is wanting to move to town, she says we are to old for all the hard work. I tell her I still believe I can do it. Most of the time I am in the bush cutting by myself and she worries about me.

Yes they worry, Maybe just have to find a helper for the bush days, I know what it's like though we get a little slower & mistakes can happen, My daughter made me start carrying my phone all the time & wanted me to check in everyday & I told her if she wanted to call me every evening that's ok but don't expect me to remember lol, I just keep thinking of little things that make my life easier for now :) We all know one day we will have to leave it behind, Take care work safe"

Thanks ! I'm back at a little building & trying to keep up with the snow that won't stop, That's harder than cutting wood lol :) Thanks for the comment"

Ya not sure why but I've done the same, but if you click off then back on it always refreshes it's self , Every time someone clicks on it to watch it will do that a lot of TV watchers that can't Sub or like but I think it bounces every time there is a view no matter how long they watch, But yes TH-cam Pushes it out to people that watch firewood or off grid or solar depends on what I # for instance , But you can watch & give it 5 thumbs up if you want it all counts to help the cannel grow :)) Thanks for the comment" Question,

She is bread for outside , She is trained as a watch dog , I have 12 inch insulated walls & roof styro floor & lots of dry straw with a door flap it all built under my insulated deck floor :) Different breads adapt to the weather just like cows horses sheep goats coyote & wolves that live out in -60 temps, When fall comes they grow a new undercoat to protect them, Many breads that are kept inside very hard on them because their body keeps trying to grow the coat but keeps falling out because they are to warm, Thanks for the comment"

Thanks so much for the comment ! Yes that it is & temps can very by 40* from one end to the other, From mountain to swamp to prairies to fields & a ton of snow for us this year :)

Thanks ! Yes just my life & how I keep it as simple as possible & still get the work done :) Have a great evening"

Yup for sure :) Always nice to get tips from people to help us but usually to late already done by the time we share but some times we can still go back & change what we are doing without to much work, We just learn as we go & try to share a little of things that work for me or in some cases that don't work ! Google tips that help :) Have an awesome afternoon"

Thanks Ron :) Hard to explain much in a few minutes but I'll be more in depth with some thing in the spring ! Have a great day"

Welcome ! Glad you enjoy :) I'm about 40kms from town so around me bare land around $40,000 to $60,000 for 10 acres, Have a great afternoon"

@@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837 Thank you for the reply. I wish you a great 2025.

4feet by4feet by 8feet full cord :) My wood shed by the cabin hold apx 12 cord, For my cabin I cut 14"-15" long my shop 18"-20" my cabin wood box is 40"s by 48" & I pile 6 feet high so good for a few day when it's cold :) Thanks for stopping have an awesome day"

Yup you are so right work smarter not harder, & never have to reload wood lol ! Have a great day"

Cape Breton Island, Don has great videos.

Thanks for coming along :) Always nice to see where people are watching from, Have an awesome day"

It's fun to go back to the beginning and watch.

Yes if you don't love the outdoor or think -20 is to cold not a life for you in the north :) Glad you enjoy thanks for all your support" Yes you get to understand my life a little better if you go back so you can see the changes over the last three years, Many Tips how I made my life simple ! Thanks for the comment"

Yes a lot of planning in a short time but now I can focus more on making it look nice so they can tax me more lol :) Thanks for the comment"

Welcome ! Not fat the way the crow flies lol, Glad you enjoy :) Appreciate the comment"

Glad you enjoyed it, hope you learned a little something :) Thanks so much Lori"

Glad you like them, Yes nothing better than wood heat to sooth the old bones :) thanks for watching!

Propane is good at --40 as long as the bottle is not less than 20% not enough pressor the reg will gel, When it was -50 last winter I put insulation around it for a couple weeks because my tank was low & gelled up once , Thanks for watching"

Good morning Don I watched your videos and a lot of awesome tips so anybody reading this you really should watch videos from start to finish sometimes we think we’re a little younger than we are but oh well that’s just life.That wood box man I’m designing mine just like your great video stay safe I have to run we had -32 here last night and the diesel heater quit frozen pipes lol

Ya. So propane stops making pressure at -44C. The places up north that have the big horizontal propane tanks, they lite fires under them to heat the tank so it will vaporize the propane. Hoping there is no leaks. 🤭🤭🤭🤭

Appreciate you watching all the way from Australia! Thanks John :)

So true

Thanks :) Logic & common sense goes a long way, I call it thinking outside the box some times to find the answer ! I try to leave tips along the way with most things I do even if the tip is not high lighted if people pay attention when I'm doing little things, If one person goes away saying they learnt something new Awesome :) Thanks for the comment"

Welcome ! Thank you so much Ron :) There is just about 300 videos most doing or explaining something along the way, & of course some fun times to, Road trips or fishing just my day to day life :)) Have a great afternoon"

Yes no two trees are fell the same ! You see most Tamarack i cut in the seems to die at 6-8inch they like open swampy areas where other trees don't grow, The canapy shades them & they die, But they is some 20' one mixed in the bush that are green :) Ya gets dark some times but i don't worry about being eaten by wolves lol, Thanks for the comment"

She was a gooder ! Man it's kept me warm through this cold :) Thanks for stopping"