Thank you all so much for following my Off Grid life ! I would like to thank ECO-WORTHY for sponsoring today's video :) For my viewers they are having a special sale 25% off using this code: WQ5UB8UA Only from Dec26/24 until Jan 31/24 www.amazon.ca/dp/B0969SSC5L MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
Hi Bob hope you had an awesome Christmas ! & hopefully another great year ahead :) I was pretty warm we just learn how to dress a little different everyday lol, Yes some days out their I feel like a kid & really have to fight the crazy stuff off :) We don't heal as fast as we get older :( Like to play but at 60 we have limits lol :) Have a great evening"
Good morning Don that snow sure looks good. You’re going to have a nice trail. Once you get it groomed packing it down is key. These batteries sure are the way of the future. They are extremely light fast charging and high output. Stay safe, my friend. Have a great week merry Christmas.
Yes, we will be trying to keep the trail open, I'll keep you posted on the progress! These batteries are amazing now days what they can do ! Stay warm"
For those that don't understand the north woods environment, winter is the best time for overland travel. No mud, no bugs and no high temps. Truly the best time to gather cordwood. And have much enjoyment going for a ride through pretty scenery. Nice video.
Right Right & Right :) Was just out was a bit late getting loaded because I was sitting in the meadow watching the sun go down lol :)) No mud on my boots no bug bites but I did run a little warm, To many cloths :) Have a great evening"
Snow is adding up 😊Excellent for travelling through the country back woods 🙌 The trails are looking great. Awesome review on the battery. Hope you had a lovely Christmas and wish you all the best in 2025 😊❤ Take care , stay warm and enjoy every moment ❤🌻🌻🤗
Hi Don! Hope you had a great Christmas with your family. We used to break our woods roads down with a skidoo in winter like you do cause we used a farm tractor and wench to haul firewood . Where the skidoo would ride up on the trail had to be wide enough for the tractor. Those are really good batteries. They last a long time.
Thanks I did :) Hope you did as well ! Yes some times we a dump of snow then wind & you can't even see the trail then if you fall off your stuck :) Our snow most years get to deep to make new trails by the end of Feb that's why I try to get lots opened up early & just keep them open incase I need to cut in there :) Have an awesome day !
@ we had an awesome Christmas other than I had to plow Christmas Eve til 5am Christmas morning and our son who still lives home had to plow both days but in daytime hours. It all worked out in the end. I can’t get into Christmas cheer, being on call sucks.
Morning Don - super interested in these batteries when I get properly set up. I've seen several videos on these now and they seem like they're really capable. I'll be exploring for sure. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Ya for sure :) I only have one right now but it's been keeping up with that little freezer all by it's self for a week even with a couple cloudy days in there, Hope you had an awesome Christmas :))
Don another Grooming course today from you. Great job. You got some deep snow. Hey really like the battery promotion you have going on. Don't want snow in your pockets Mr. Sure hope your family time was good yesterday.
Yes that snow sure made nice trails now ! Now I can pull the drag behind my sleigh & groom & get wood at the same time :) Enjoy the trails ! Yes we had an awesome Christmas :) My little granddaughter didn't like grandpa wearing that big red hat lol,
Maybe someday Don if we all get rich, it be nice to have a snowmobile with reverse. I believe they would be kind of fun to have but like anything takes money.
We finally got some cold and snow in Maine but now the next 4 days we are going to be in the 40's Fahrenheit with over 2 inches of rain. Oh well. Hopefully we will get some real winter soon.
Wow that sucks ! Hate that rain in the winter but our snow never leave us once we are in Nov, You always have to keep the ATV handy for when the big melts come, Last year was like no other up here we had mid Jan rain right after that big Polar Vortec left us, Went from -52c up to +5c & rain all in 10 days, Have a great evening"
Oh never heard of them ! Are they Lithium ? I'll have to check them out see what they have, So many companies out there now making them, Thanks for the comment"
Quite the ride in that deep snow! We need a snowmobile with reverse. Lol. No way Loretta could pull a machine out like that! Don’t need any more back surgeries! Maybe just stick to the Can-Am's 😂
Yes we have lots :) Yes reverse would be nice the lifting was just about to much for my hernia :( I could of started the saw :) Never leave home without the saw then you don't need reverse ! Always remember never go farther than you can walk lol :) You could pull a sleigh with can-am too, Have a great evening"
Another thing that blows my mind is hunting when for same money 💰 you could buy 2 tons of rice beans coffee..... But respect to our ancestors. Absolute Dawgs. The women would put us to shame dropping babies and skinning mammoths with sharp rocks.
I Not a big rice eater so I get hungry for high protein wild meat nothing better :) If you ever been on a moose hunt & shot your first moose, You would be back for more ! They don't make woman like they use too ! No offence to woman, I haven't met a woman in the last 50 years that could do what my Mother did homesteading in the 50's & raising 8 kids, But no mammoth please :) We were all spoiled with technology ! But because I see more & more taking the off grid journey maybe people will start enjoying life again :)
Merry Christmas & a Happy new year to you as well :) I think they enjoy my adventures ! It's just a little bit of home for my Mom when they watch :)) Have an awesome evening"
Hey Don, Just my 2 cents, if it's in yor budget get a portable winch with an Honda engine, you would love it. I got my from Explorer industries in edmonton. Later on I saw one on sale at Princesauto.
Ya not really in my budget, But if I need to go drag out big trees I have a 12,000lb winch On my truck, just can't get my truck in on my trails lol :) But incase me getting stuck on stumps or skis get under a log I carry a 20f two inch ratchet strap everywhere I go :) Can never carry everything we need everyday is different :) Thanks for the comments"
Good morning friend. Your packing it down to make it hard so it’d be like an ice road so you can pull your wood and whatever you need to pull in it makes its own hard surface so it beats itself right into the ground like almost like pavement and you’re making it wide enough that you won’t have any problems in the future that’s just my opinion, but I don’t know too much.❤
Yes life is only as hard as we let it be ! With new tech like we have now days Off Grid is not hard, But people get spoiled & I was to 15 years ago then life changed for me & back to the old simple way of life :)
It is amazing the difference, I got two days of could & had to switch back to the 7 but with 3 or 4 I think they would work great even when we only get 3 hrs of sun a day, They charge up pretty fast if it's sunny :) & yes not 90lbs each, Have a good evening"
Hi Don. Hope you had a great Christmas Day. 🎄🎄👋👍🏻🪵🪓🔥 A buddy of mine is into snowmobiles and I asked him about your Tundra. He said they are a great machine, light and able to pull a good load. He figured around 35 hp or so. He said some of the older type snowmobiles were only 15 hp. Any way, just interesting to me the specs on things. That’s my hobby, find out about stuff. That’s quite a battery. Should be a good one. Have a great day. Very white Christmas here, but the January thaw is coming back next week. 5C and 6C degrees and rain. 🤦🏻♂️ Will have to wait and see what happens. 👋👋👍🏻👍🏻
It was awesome Noel hope yours was awesome as well ! They are a good old skidoo for sure, Horse power interesting ! Mine I modified a bit by adding a more aggressive track so I don't spin as much :) I had to much horses & not enough traction so I fix it , That's why I blew the head bolt last year, She grabbed traction under high rpm with a big load lol :) I'm glad we don't get the big rains in winter here, The snow is here to stay lol, Take care stay warm
Good morning friend. Your packing it down to make it hard so it’d be like an ice road so you can pull your wood and whatever you need to pull in it makes its own hard surface so it beats itself right into the ground like almost like pavement and you’re making it wide enough that you won’t have any problems in the future that’s just my opinion, but I don’t know too much.❤
Yes sir :) when you get a good dump of snow & wind some times hard to follow a trail without falling off then get stuck ! If I fall off mine it's because to many wabbly pops lol :) Thanks for the comments " stay warm"
Thank you all so much for following my Off Grid life ! I would like to thank ECO-WORTHY for sponsoring today's video :)
For my viewers they are having a special sale 25% off using this code: WQ5UB8UA Only from Dec26/24 until Jan 31/24
www.amazon.ca/dp/B0969SSC5L
MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
that felt like I was on the snowmobile except I'm nice and warm
Hi Bob hope you had an awesome Christmas ! & hopefully another great year ahead :) I was pretty warm we just learn how to dress a little different everyday lol, Yes some days out their I feel like a kid & really have to fight the crazy stuff off :) We don't heal as fast as we get older :( Like to play but at 60 we have limits lol :) Have a great evening"
Good morning Don
that snow sure looks good. You’re going to have a nice trail. Once you get it groomed packing it down is key. These batteries sure are the way of the future. They are extremely light fast charging and high output. Stay safe, my friend. Have a great week merry Christmas.
Yes, we will be trying to keep the trail open, I'll keep you posted on the progress! These batteries are amazing now days what they can do ! Stay warm"
For those that don't understand the north woods environment, winter is the best time for overland travel. No mud, no bugs and no high temps. Truly the best time to gather cordwood. And have much enjoyment going for a ride through pretty scenery. Nice video.
Right Right & Right :) Was just out was a bit late getting loaded because I was sitting in the meadow watching the sun go down lol :)) No mud on my boots no bug bites but I did run a little warm, To many cloths :) Have a great evening"
Don, Merry Christmas & Happy New Years!🎉🙂
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you too, thanks for watching!
Thank you Don for showing us your new battery charging system! Pretty neat!🙂👌
Glad you liked the new setup, it's been working great so far!
Snow is adding up 😊Excellent for travelling through the country back woods 🙌 The trails are looking great.
Awesome review on the battery.
Hope you had a lovely Christmas and wish you all the best in 2025 😊❤
Take care , stay warm and enjoy every moment ❤🌻🌻🤗
Thanks for watching my videos, my life, Hope you had a great Christmas! Thank you for all the support glad you enjoy :)) Have an awesome weekend"
Hi Don! Hope you had a great Christmas with your family. We used to break our woods roads down with a skidoo in winter like you do cause we used a farm tractor and wench to haul firewood . Where the skidoo would ride up on the trail had to be wide enough for the tractor. Those are really good batteries. They last a long time.
Thanks I did :) Hope you did as well ! Yes some times we a dump of snow then wind & you can't even see the trail then if you fall off your stuck :) Our snow most years get to deep to make new trails by the end of Feb that's why I try to get lots opened up early & just keep them open incase I need to cut in there :) Have an awesome day !
@ we had an awesome Christmas other than I had to plow Christmas Eve til 5am Christmas morning and our son who still lives home had to plow both days but in daytime hours. It all worked out in the end. I can’t get into Christmas cheer, being on call sucks.
Morning Don - super interested in these batteries when I get properly set up. I've seen several videos on these now and they seem like they're really capable. I'll be exploring for sure. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Ya for sure :) I only have one right now but it's been keeping up with that little freezer all by it's self for a week even with a couple cloudy days in there, Hope you had an awesome Christmas :))
Don Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 and a Happy New Year thanks for sharing that new battery and system you have 👍
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too, glad you enjoyed the video!
Don, do you carry spare snow machine parts with few tools ? Break down with long walk home is always possibility i imagine!
One can learn alot from you with all your backwoods knowledge!
Don another Grooming course today from you. Great job. You got some deep snow.
Hey really like the battery promotion you have going on.
Don't want snow in your pockets Mr.
Sure hope your family time was good yesterday.
Yes that snow sure made nice trails now ! Now I can pull the drag behind my sleigh & groom & get wood at the same time :) Enjoy the trails ! Yes we had an awesome Christmas :) My little granddaughter didn't like grandpa wearing that big red hat lol,
Maybe someday Don if we all get rich, it be nice to have a snowmobile with reverse. I believe they would be kind of fun to have but like anything takes money.
Yup & electric start lol :)
We finally got some cold and snow in Maine but now the next 4 days we are going to be in the 40's Fahrenheit with over 2 inches of rain. Oh well. Hopefully we will get some real winter soon.
Wow that sucks ! Hate that rain in the winter but our snow never leave us once we are in Nov, You always have to keep the ATV handy for when the big melts come, Last year was like no other up here we had mid Jan rain right after that big Polar Vortec left us, Went from -52c up to +5c & rain all in 10 days, Have a great evening"
Don, u can get the siekon battery for 160 bucks.
We got 12 of them.great battery
Oh never heard of them ! Are they Lithium ? I'll have to check them out see what they have, So many companies out there now making them, Thanks for the comment"
Quite the ride in that deep snow! We need a snowmobile with reverse. Lol. No way Loretta could pull a machine out like that! Don’t need any more back surgeries! Maybe just stick to the Can-Am's 😂
Yes we have lots :) Yes reverse would be nice the lifting was just about to much for my hernia :( I could of started the saw :) Never leave home without the saw then you don't need reverse ! Always remember never go farther than you can walk lol :) You could pull a sleigh with can-am too, Have a great evening"
Another thing that blows my mind is hunting when for same money 💰 you could buy 2 tons of rice beans coffee.....
But respect to our ancestors. Absolute Dawgs. The women would put us to shame dropping babies and skinning mammoths with sharp rocks.
I Not a big rice eater so I get hungry for high protein wild meat nothing better :) If you ever been on a moose hunt & shot your first moose, You would be back for more ! They don't make woman like they use too ! No offence to woman, I haven't met a woman in the last 50 years that could do what my Mother did homesteading in the 50's & raising 8 kids, But no mammoth please :) We were all spoiled with technology ! But because I see more & more taking the off grid journey maybe people will start enjoying life again :)
Merry Christmas buddy, I believe my sister is visiting your mum
Merry Christmas & a Happy new year to you as well :) I think they enjoy my adventures ! It's just a little bit of home for my Mom when they watch :)) Have an awesome evening"
Wow 😅
Thanks for watching ! Glad you enjoyed :) Yes we have snow"
Hey Don,
Just my 2 cents, if it's in yor budget get a portable winch with an Honda engine, you would love it. I got my from Explorer industries in edmonton. Later on I saw one on sale at Princesauto.
Ya not really in my budget, But if I need to go drag out big trees I have a 12,000lb winch On my truck, just can't get my truck in on my trails lol :) But incase me getting stuck on stumps or skis get under a log I carry a 20f two inch ratchet strap everywhere I go :) Can never carry everything we need everyday is different :) Thanks for the comments"
$1200 in 2018. Good for pulling trees , boats/ATVs, or pickup trucks.
Good morning friend. Your packing it down to make it hard so it’d be like an ice road so you can pull your wood and whatever you need to pull in it makes its own hard surface so it beats itself right into the ground like almost like pavement and you’re making it wide enough that you won’t have any problems in the future that’s just my opinion, but I don’t know too much.❤
I appreciate the comments"
Eskimos 1700s what R we talking about here? Mammoth Hunters. Africa 150000 years ago. ESKIMOS lived up there. Farther north no trees. Insane.
Yes life is only as hard as we let it be ! With new tech like we have now days Off Grid is not hard, But people get spoiled & I was to 15 years ago then life changed for me & back to the old simple way of life :)
Acid batteries can't keep up with the lithium batteries. So much lighter and smaller and less of them. It's definitely the way to go.
It is amazing the difference, I got two days of could & had to switch back to the 7 but with 3 or 4 I think they would work great even when we only get 3 hrs of sun a day, They charge up pretty fast if it's sunny :) & yes not 90lbs each, Have a good evening"
Morning! I'm interested but your link does not work. :)
Good morning :) Sorry I put one wrong letter I was tired I guess ! It's fixed now it will work :) Merry Christmas !
Hi Don. Hope you had a great Christmas Day. 🎄🎄👋👍🏻🪵🪓🔥
A buddy of mine is into snowmobiles and I asked him about your Tundra.
He said they are a great machine, light and able to pull a good load. He figured around 35 hp or so. He said some of the older type snowmobiles were only 15 hp.
Any way, just interesting to me the specs on things. That’s my hobby, find out about stuff.
That’s quite a battery. Should be a good one.
Have a great day. Very white Christmas here, but the January thaw is coming back next week. 5C and 6C degrees and rain. 🤦🏻♂️
Will have to wait and see what happens. 👋👋👍🏻👍🏻
It was awesome Noel hope yours was awesome as well ! They are a good old skidoo for sure, Horse power interesting ! Mine I modified a bit by adding a more aggressive track so I don't spin as much :) I had to much horses & not enough traction so I fix it , That's why I blew the head bolt last year, She grabbed traction under high rpm with a big load lol :) I'm glad we don't get the big rains in winter here, The snow is here to stay lol, Take care stay warm
Good morning friend. Your packing it down to make it hard so it’d be like an ice road so you can pull your wood and whatever you need to pull in it makes its own hard surface so it beats itself right into the ground like almost like pavement and you’re making it wide enough that you won’t have any problems in the future that’s just my opinion, but I don’t know too much.❤
Yes sir :) when you get a good dump of snow & wind some times hard to follow a trail without falling off then get stuck ! If I fall off mine it's because to many wabbly pops lol :) Thanks for the comments " stay warm"