Things DON'T go as planned... Homesteading off-grid

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  • @simplyme6558
    @simplyme6558 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Good things come to those who wait… I enjoy watching you young’ns do the things I did when I was younger. 65 now and living vicariously through your videos. ❤ your projection of life! Raised in the 60’s and 70’s with peace, love and harmony, how I miss those times! Good luck and many years of happiness ✌️

  • @MelissaMalzahn
    @MelissaMalzahn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I call it a sliver too. Yes you can only do what you can each day. Homesteading is always working.

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sun up to sun down while trying to enjoy the little things like taking our little fur babies for a hike in the woods :)

  • @mickeysumner8780
    @mickeysumner8780 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Reconsider how you plant the pines (or any tree for that matter), do not bury below the crown. It is okay for the crown to be above the ground, but below the surface will stunt its growth.

    • @YourSoundStudios
      @YourSoundStudios 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Others call it the root flair.
      The short of it is your roots can handle being exposed and will grow a protective layer while your bark cannot handle being covered by dirt and your trees will suffer if you plant them too deep. It's very easy to add some dirt around a tree if you plant it so high that you are concerned but it is very hard to remove dirt from around a tree because then your tree is in a puddle.
      Howard Garrett the Dirt Doctor has a great article on planting trees at his website.

  • @IntoTheWoodsWithJessicaandCurt
    @IntoTheWoodsWithJessicaandCurt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thanks for another great video y'all, see ya on the next one, have fun!

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thrilled to have you here with us friend :) See you later. Have a great week

  • @edb2478
    @edb2478 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    You two are awesome! Love having my Sunday morning coffee with you! Keep on keeping on! God bless you!

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We love having you here :) Thanks for supporting us and being apart of the wild ride.

  • @hikingandbackpackingadventures
    @hikingandbackpackingadventures 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's a splinter! A sliver is when you slice your finger with a grater while slicing potatoes and it doesn't bleed. 🙂

  • @tinabugmercer9520
    @tinabugmercer9520 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Here's you a story, I bought my storage building in July 2023. Moved November 2023. Had a major stroke Sunday after thanksgiving.. and I still hadn't started my house yet. But spring is coming. I know about unplanned circumstances

    • @lyndaabrahamson3244
      @lyndaabrahamson3244 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      OMG, that's horrible. Hope you're doing well now. Please be sure to take enough time for your body to heal. All the work will still be there. But I know it's hard to rest, when so much needs to be done. Hope all goes well for you. Take care.

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      We are so sorry to hear that. Life definitely can be ups and downs sending nothing but good vibes and much needed rest your way :)

    • @HillsideHomesteadOG
      @HillsideHomesteadOG 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      We have a similar story. My husband and I moved off grid to build a cabin in October 2021, 4 months later he had a major brain hemorrhage and stroke at just 44. Now he's 80% recovered and we're eagerly awaiting spring 🌼 ❤

    • @tinabugmercer9520
      @tinabugmercer9520 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@HillsideHomesteadOG oh no! I'm so sorry. Yes, spring is the time for all new beginnings!

    • @tinabugmercer9520
      @tinabugmercer9520 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @lyndaabrahamson3244 I'm still resting alot. Sleep quite a bit. I'm taking things alot slower these days. ❤️, thanks 😊

  • @lanarenz4559
    @lanarenz4559 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bailing wire and duct tape is what my husband called while farming. When you are out in the field and trouble brews sometimes duct tape and/or bailing wire temporarily fix a problem.

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sometimes temporary fixes to make the near future days better is what you need at the time. Thanks for being here with us as we slowly form this raw land to a home.

    • @muleb384
      @muleb384 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Duct tape and a wish is what we always said growing up

  • @lanarenz4559
    @lanarenz4559 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I call it slivers too.

  • @michaelamaestas4950
    @michaelamaestas4950 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have been a homesteader ,, for decades, it takes 5 years to get going.. Love to you all .

  • @kaestable3709
    @kaestable3709 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i was raised on sliver or splinter or a hitchhiker at times. thank you for the comments on the timeframe. its amazing how quickly time goes by and how things always end up a interesting parody of the original plans. Keep up the great work and videos, you are inspiringly realistic

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much for the support this has been a wild ride but we are really looking forward to what is next for us here at the ranch :)

  • @donovanfoto3263
    @donovanfoto3263 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don't forget the worms. Worms are GREAT recyclers. Slivers are different from Splinters. Splinters are smallersand thinner. Hopefully the pine trees survive,

  • @OrangepeelCAN-AM1
    @OrangepeelCAN-AM1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I look forward to Mondays to see your homestead progress. Even if the road to your final destination hasnt been smooth the results will be accepted by your hard work. Well DONE!

  • @patbo3577
    @patbo3577 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I use the word sliver.
    But I also use splinter.
    Sliver is a small piece of wood. Splinter is the larger version of a sliver.
    Like twig is to branch.

  • @Mkropka.
    @Mkropka. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Absolutely ❤your couch 🛋 and love the content on your channel ❤❤

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks :) we love our couch too, we are here for the vibes lol

  • @lyndaabrahamson3244
    @lyndaabrahamson3244 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hello Matt & Cass. I think you've been having to do a lot of the old saying: hurry up & wait. But, you two take it all with grace. Proud of you for that. Even though some thiings are going slower than you would like, things are getting done and the homestead is is coming together. Cass, I too grew up saying, sliver. Awesome video. Take care.

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Slowly but surely! sometimes it feels like we are making high progress, and sometimes it doesn't, but it is all a part of the journey! We appreciate your support so much! See you on the next one

  • @lindabell125
    @lindabell125 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hate getting slivers! I've never heard anyone call them splinter. Weird, must be what parts of the country your in, people call them different. You two make me smile
    I think its because you were meant for each other, one can see your love. Plus the fact that you get excited with doing new things and your positively even when things don't go as planned. It's a learning experience so most the time it won't, trail and error. But it will all become second nature as time goes by. Blessings to you both.

  • @capt.ronswoodworks9344
    @capt.ronswoodworks9344 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My childhood was spent in western Mass., and we always called them slivers. Cass needs a garden cart to be carrying that compost from where it was to the bins. I did similar with pallets for my compost bins. Those two empty wooden boxes could make a couple of raised garden beds. Love watching your postings and all the energy you both have and easy for me in my late 70's to be able to sit down and enjoy them.

  • @JesterTop
    @JesterTop 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This last year has taken some crazy turns in my life. I would have never thought I would be living in my own Astro Tiger this time last year. Finances and winter weather have made fixing things up a lil slower than I wish but things have been coming along. You guys have been quite the inspiration. (What you've done to Joleen is also a perfect template for me) Keep it up! Hopefully you will have a tiger den we can meet up in this year! 🐯❤😊

  • @SunraeSkatimunggr
    @SunraeSkatimunggr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The old term is, "Bubble gum and baling wire", but it can be modernized to, Duct tape and supper glue!!!

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      haha :) Love that.

    • @ph7599
      @ph7599 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RunawayMattCass I grew up with "duct tape and baling wire"

  • @gerrierichardson7127
    @gerrierichardson7127 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for sharing all your thoughts for yourselves and on the homestead. It makes a lot of cense.You two are go getters. And want the same things it seems. A great team. Good luck in the future plans. Can't wait to see it all. Until your next video.😊

  • @gingerlane1510
    @gingerlane1510 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sliver 😂

  • @rlawry
    @rlawry 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I work as an auto glass installer and often get a sliver, so it sounds perfectly normal to hear you call wood a sliver

    • @CarmenDL1
      @CarmenDL1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yes! - glass, wood and more- can give you slivers haha

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      We are here for the great debate of sliver VS. splinter

  • @utes-herbal-corner1916
    @utes-herbal-corner1916 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    we love you guys sadly we are to old now but man would this have been a thing for us , Love & Light to you two

  • @patthornton1212
    @patthornton1212 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I always feel good after watching your adventures Thanks

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can't explain how happy this comment makes us feel. Thanks for being here. We will see you on the next one.

  • @CrossroadToCountry
    @CrossroadToCountry 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought we'd be in a house already too. 2 years in, and we're still clearing. Again. lol. Keep at it. we'll all get there eventually.

  • @bobholland9924
    @bobholland9924 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been off the grid for 16 years and I can tell you will always half dozen projects going at once . And that never stops.

  • @jeannecotter2795
    @jeannecotter2795 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YES I grew up calling them slivers! My folks were from East TN and that is who I learned it from 😂

  • @tubularguynine
    @tubularguynine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    'Duct tape and baling wire'...and a 'sliver' is a glass splinter. Glad Y'all are getting the missing shed! (Subscribed)

  • @chevytough8629
    @chevytough8629 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Typically one gets a "sliver" with metal, and a "splinter" with wood... But I have used it when there's a loose, sharp piece of wood on lumber that has the potential of becoming a splinter...
    Also use it in reference when answering someone about having a piece of pie or cake... I'll have a "sliver" rather than an entire slice...

  • @monicalifornia_
    @monicalifornia_ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These two have kept such an amazing attitude after dealing with some serious nonsense.

  • @rockycanyonchorin
    @rockycanyonchorin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a 55 year old Oklahoma homesteader, you two bring fresh energy to my projects. You are on an excellent journey. Certainly worth all of the work. #rockycanyoncreekhomestead

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love this :) Thanks so much for supporting us from the beginning of this journey and looking forward to hearing more about your homestead and sharing our little slice of paradise here with ya'll #therunawayranch

  • @stus1171
    @stus1171 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My in-laws in Michigan call splinters, slivers. They were the first people I ever heard to call them that.

  • @garybaldy2907
    @garybaldy2907 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jason at Coq Hill Farm said that you shouldn’t replant a tree or a bush too deep in the ground. It seems it’s best to not cover the base of the tree that has been above soil where it previously grew with soil.

  • @inervizionz
    @inervizionz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've always heard splinter. The only time I've ever heard sliver, was a type of creature card back when I played MTG.

  • @donhwilson8031
    @donhwilson8031 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t really read the comments my vision will not allow me to read that small print, but I would like to say it might be a good idea to put some sort of weed cloth on the bottom of your composting bins that would stop grass from growing up into your compost so that then when you transfer the dirt to your garden, you won’t transfer weeds that may cause you trouble with your vegetables

  • @lindasteller
    @lindasteller 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We called them slivers too. I grew up in Connecticut. Glad you're getting a new shed. Sorry it will take so long.

  • @donnap4703
    @donnap4703 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Save veggie scraps in a baggie in freezer. When collect enough make veggie stock and can.

  • @andreapretlow2897
    @andreapretlow2897 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm another old (69) person living vicariously watching your videos. I don't have animals, but I do plant a veggie garden. Did you get your seed catalogs and your seed orders in yet!?

  • @williamshaven8289
    @williamshaven8289 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Slivers are made of glass. Have a Great Day.

  • @kennethmclaughlin9538
    @kennethmclaughlin9538 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍👍👍💗👍👍👍way to go you two !!!

  • @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837
    @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video ! Guys I just have to say, Rome wasn't Built in one day :) each year you will still be building , changing , adding to the flock EXT... Work hard but remember we still have to make things fun, enjoy life , live free :))

  • @ScrappingwithGrandpa
    @ScrappingwithGrandpa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome story

  • @markcarscadden8421
    @markcarscadden8421 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sliver, you have it correct!

  • @beckypennington79
    @beckypennington79 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Today was a really good show Alice and I really enjoy watching you young people and your cute little poochies thanks

  • @paulawilliams7030
    @paulawilliams7030 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The couch is cool and it fits the trailer.

  • @kingglizzer
    @kingglizzer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So glad Atali and Stetson are enjoying their new dog coop. 😅Nobody at Lowe's knows what happened to the other half of your shed shipment, or it never arrived? We viewers also forget it's work to move your recording equipment, and then editing content. 🥰At least the baby pine trees survived your holiday returning home trip from hell. If projects are taking twice as long as you thought, then you're doing pretty well. Weather and supplies don't cooperate. I needed to do some roofing, and the supplier missed the ship date by one week, which was the last week of sunny and 50 before -10 and wet for the next two months. Will you seal your wood boxes with a food-safe oil so they last longer in the garden?

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      haha :) We finally have put wire around it and they are for sure not happy and now taking walks over to Blayne and Vanessa place to see if they can find their compost pile because mom and dad ruined the fun over at their ranch haha. Thanks so much for knowing how much these videos take to create, we appreciate the love more than you know :) The weather is always up and down just gotta change your plans depending on what it is deciding to do that day lol. We may had a food safe oil one day but there is a chance this compost bin is more temporary and we will update it to a better system before we need to actually do oil on th boxes. We will see. See you on the next one :)

  • @janedoe-wt4vo
    @janedoe-wt4vo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A sliver is a wee shard of glass and a splinter is wood, that's my recollection 😊😂. I just started watching your videos tonight and I'm hooked, I've been watching loads of your videos, the best, most honest and natural vids I've see with people off grid. You both have such a beautiful rapport too. I'm happy you are allowing us to be following your journey. Much luck for the future. I wish I'd done similar when I was younger now, especially after seeing the amount of land you've bought.
    Namaste xx

  • @donnabaldwin5824
    @donnabaldwin5824 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I absolutely loved this episode ❤you guys are rocking it, happy growing Noel xxx

  • @MelissaMalzahn
    @MelissaMalzahn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was homesteading in Michigan from 1987-2011. A heart attack and then heart surgery had me moving to Arizona. Now I'm almost 60 and healthier but not as happy. ❤❤

    • @lyndaabrahamson3244
      @lyndaabrahamson3244 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Glad you're in good health. Hope you can find happiness as well. Take care. God bless.

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We are so sorry to hear that but happy you are healthier try and take that sun in as good energy get a little cactus garden going for old time sake. Sending good health your way friend

    • @MelissaMalzahn
      @MelissaMalzahn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@RunawayMattCass I did have alot of different cactus but over it. I miss the water and woods. Momma doesn't want to move so I'm stuck. Hopefully I can buy a piece of land up north in the mountains.

  • @edwardriddle5575
    @edwardriddle5575 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've called it sliver, too. I called tree pitch and everyone was telling me it's sap

    • @drbosshard
      @drbosshard 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just a thought on that - Sap would be runny, like the maple sap you gather for syrup. Pitch, on the other hand is usually from pine/fir/spruce trees that's sticky and smells like you're in the midst of a pine forest!!

  • @suethomas5387
    @suethomas5387 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In our household it was duct tape and wire. We farmed!

  • @Hopeful-w7h
    @Hopeful-w7h 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel this message is for me and my hubby! I’m old enough to be Matt& Cass’s mama, and we are building our homestead from the ground up. Is it hard at our age? Yes! But we can do hard things. And it can be frustrating learning as we go, being exhausted, dealing with bad weather. But What an adventure for an old granny and papa! Never feel you are too old to do new things.

  • @val2952
    @val2952 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Multiple projects ensure proof of progress!! Good job! ❤️

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Val :) Little projects eventually turn into bigger projects. See you on the next one!

  • @nadinemcgregor1354
    @nadinemcgregor1354 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In Canada 🇨🇦 I call it slivers 😆 love❤hearing your ideas can’t wait to keep watching

  • @GiMom19
    @GiMom19 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It is definitely called a “sliver” 😁❤

  • @florencestaheli7459
    @florencestaheli7459 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Installing Deer Fencing On Our Off Grid North Idaho Property (Part 1) Good Simple Living

  • @davidasimkosr4641
    @davidasimkosr4641 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another great video for us to see , thanks for sharing your life on starting a homestead.

  • @sharleengraff8115
    @sharleengraff8115 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I say sliver too, 😂 I never heard the word slinter until I came to Texas. Im with Cass on this one. I'm 56 so its been around for a while....like a sliver of hope. All you need is a tiny piece. Xoxo

  • @billcorey-v9q
    @billcorey-v9q 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cass, you are not alone. I call them slivers too.

  • @MoonFireForest
    @MoonFireForest 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You guys are so awesome! Watching you gets me so excited to start our own adventure on our 27 acres.

  • @CareyTarbox
    @CareyTarbox 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would put a big heavy old blanket around the water storage tanks so that they won't freeze and dig a hole and set them down into it about half way and it will keep them even warmer to

  • @patrickdeserisy2634
    @patrickdeserisy2634 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Things will progress faster for you this coming year I believe. One day at a time one project and determination! Y’all got this.

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks sir! We feel a good energy and big progress to come in this next year!

  • @lynettecarner
    @lynettecarner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bubble gum and bailing wire is the term my Dad used 😊

  • @AltheaWest
    @AltheaWest 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Team sliver here ❤😂 nice work guys!

  • @timothymoore1162
    @timothymoore1162 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you from Tim & Theresa, Linden, TN. Your videos are very helpful.

  • @suzysadie
    @suzysadie 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s a sliver!! I’m with you Cassie. It’s also pop and couch. We speak right in western New York! 😆

  • @Mericel1
    @Mericel1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I grew up using both terms splinters and slivers 🦋🦋🦋

  • @mickichikwinya5519
    @mickichikwinya5519 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    OMG, the puppy is huge!!! I'm glad you are showing the reality of things needing to be flexible. Especially the last few years with supply issues, one has to be flexible.

  • @tammieschiermeister3672
    @tammieschiermeister3672 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have always called them slivers too Cass 🙃

  • @kathleenjones817
    @kathleenjones817 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We call them slivers too!

  • @jazzthespot1493
    @jazzthespot1493 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I call it slivers! 😊

  • @Nataliamelisandre
    @Nataliamelisandre 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “sliver ” kid here! lol love your channel. It’s my dream …absolute DREAM… to do what you both are doing. I’m all eyes and ears.

  • @hdjohnk
    @hdjohnk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Being in the moment and then sitting back and admiring the results are the rewards. Its definitely looking good. ✌️❤️🍻

  • @wadetyler5056
    @wadetyler5056 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like that you chose Tito Puentas music!

  • @maxiumgolf1
    @maxiumgolf1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍🏼 great way of life! Happy for you guys

  • @herbertkermick3082
    @herbertkermick3082 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wood is a splinter, metal is a sliver.

  • @kevin-n6w8w
    @kevin-n6w8w 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fun

  • @CustomPortraitArtist
    @CustomPortraitArtist 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We called them slivers growing up. I grew up in Utah. We never called them splinters. Lol!
    Y'all are survivors! I am too. It's in our nature... We like coming up with solutions and perfecting processes. Creation is mandatory. Peeps like us are all busy bodies.

  • @SherrieJohnson-i8s
    @SherrieJohnson-i8s 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    64 years old and it has always been known as a sliver to me!

  • @yeg994
    @yeg994 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I also grew up calling it a sliver 😀 Love watching you guys on your homesteading journey!

  • @melanieeaton3344
    @melanieeaton3344 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love how you used the spare wood to create a locking gate on the compost pile. As always, blessings from Oregon.

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks :) Use what you have. It is important to not overthink it sometimes and just have it working. See you on the next one

  • @KamberBCT
    @KamberBCT 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I called them slivers too.

  • @DGrip06
    @DGrip06 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i grew up in WA and we called them slivers!

  • @juneaufabrellos
    @juneaufabrellos 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I grew up using both words… splinters are small and slivers are large… hope that makes sense 😊

  • @johnstrickland956
    @johnstrickland956 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Was sliver for me too growing up. But nowadays I also call it a splinter.

  • @Bee_Fork_farm
    @Bee_Fork_farm 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching y’all work on the compost area makes me want to get started building mine

  • @barrybridgeford530
    @barrybridgeford530 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hey Cass! Don't you have a wheelbarrow somewhere? Moving dirt a shovel at a time?
    And, as for transplanting evergreens .. they'll do better in the later spring. Cold dry winter wind will dry out the needles unless the roots are already established in the ground, sustaining internal moisture levels.

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the advice :) We can always go back to NY to take more from his dad if these don't stick and try what you suggested. Appreciate you. And ya I had a wheelbarrow but it was just as easy to do that haha the wheelbarrow was on the other side of the property lol

  • @KunesRGr8
    @KunesRGr8 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had slivers all of my life, stickers had glue on them and splinters were very large slivers. Btw, I’m also in love my mid 60’s and grew up in northwest Oregon. It’s kind of like like my wool cap, stocking hat, tobaggon, beanie. I think it’s a different name for the same thing depending on where you you grew up and who you grew up with. I don’t think either one is wrong, it’s just a different way of naming it. I do like seeing you young couple taking on the challenges and doing what you’re doing. My wife and I have had the same dream since we were teenagers but didn’t find each other until 111/2 years ago and are almost in our second year

  • @susanlewis6734
    @susanlewis6734 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Grew up in Michigan-they are slivers to me, too! 😂 Keep up the good videos.❤

  • @vonheise
    @vonheise 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You need to build or buy a bicycle wheel cart to haul stuff instead of moving compost one shovel at a time! They are much easier than a wheel barrel. I used one for years until I could afford a zero turn mower and trailer.
    Depending on the type, pine trees can dump very heavy limbs in wind, snow, or ice, which Tennessee can produce on a regular basis. I have no pine trees, however neighbor's had busted a picnic table, and privacy fence, and another neighbors AC unit and part of his garage.
    I am past project age, but one thing I learned that I needed to do was to make a paper list and hang it on the refrigerator. I had to set priorities and work the one on the top of the list as many hours as I was able or as I had the materials for. Before I started setting priorities from most important down to future projects, I would work on four different things in one day and not make real noticeable progress on any of them. I built a 12' x 16' deck with a tin roof which remained a second priority for 2 summers. I would work on whatever was the top priority first every day, and if there wasn't one above it, I would work all day on it. My wife was working so I had to figure out ways to hold a board or upright in place so progress was slow at times, but now we love it.

  • @wadeprior5203
    @wadeprior5203 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey how you doing today I hope you guys are having a wonderful evening I hope you're just take it easy and one step at a time and I just hope you're able to get that cabin together one of these days all right take it easy

  • @NorthernCountry
    @NorthernCountry 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve personally had slivers and splinters. Just depends on the size and depth!

  • @norrisdabney4298
    @norrisdabney4298 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The ranch is looking good

  • @enzodunn2577
    @enzodunn2577 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You guys are awesome. I love how creative you are with your videos. I give you a 10 lol.

  • @trinamoyer9302
    @trinamoyer9302 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Put it on paper. Draw out your plans and where you want to place things. You can do this with your garden as well

  • @vonheise
    @vonheise 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't know the saying, but when I was in college, my car was held together with duck taped seats and headliner, and headliner and clothes hangers keeping the tail pipe and muffler off the ground. At age 77 I still use both on a regular basis...
    It always seems like the less satisfying or obvious projects take the longest like a compost surround container.

  • @jeffer2350
    @jeffer2350 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really enjoy your videos because they motivate me to get my own stuff done (though I am not living off grid). I could imagine that your videos would be a great learning experience for anyone who plans to live off grid since they are honest and provide a lot of subjects that must be considered when living that way.
    Keep on smiling and enjoying life. Thanks for another great video!

    • @RunawayMattCass
      @RunawayMattCass  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks so much bud :) Your support really keeps us going. We try and keep it as real and fun here on our channel. Daily chores here to keep us up and running are the most important things here on the property.

  • @michaelleclair2387
    @michaelleclair2387 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    they were always slivers on our farm.

  • @foresthomesteadidaho
    @foresthomesteadidaho 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In Idaho, grew up calling them "slivers" too!