@@Chasemtb2392 if you like big rock slabs and rolls its alright lots of chunky stuff to have fun on, but we don't have a single machine built trail in the entire state, so its all pretty low level compared to anywhere else. Luckily I'm super close to mass so I just do most my mtb biking over there where they actually build jumps lol
It is one of the most effective ways I've found to pack relatively flat terrain. The rolling motion does a better job than a plate compactor IMO. That being said it doesn't work well on rollers because you'll drag the nose/tail even if you adjust the setting in the app. Also sometimes there's not quite enough torque and your wheel will get stuck in soft dirt. I would love a bigger tire + higher torque version, but otherwise it's pretty great.
Phil, I can’t thank you and Haley enough for the comment that you create. Your content is informative, entertaining and you both seem like genuine people and you deserve nothing but happiness and success because you both work very hard. Love the trails, I wish they were in my backyard.
I’ve been waiting for this vid for a while thanks for making it I love the way you build and ride but in vid a while back you said you want to make a bridge in the gap of the double after the flyover I would like to see that keep making awesome vids
Yeah, the bridge is still in the plans, a but lower priority right now but still on the to do list. That's actually one of the reasons I built that partial access road where I'm towing the wooodchipper the second time. That's so it will be easier to get lumber out there when it's finally time to build. This year I really wanted to make a point of getting some full runs up and running and having them be functional and fun. The first year we built features that were thumbnail worthy but weren't really loopable without hiking. The second year we roughed in some trails, and then this year we made thing functional. A huge battle is making things resistant to rain and building good drainage which is super time consuming but the payoff is huge when it works well. Next year id like to make a few more fun features and side hits. I've also been toying with the idea of making a full northshore/trialsy course.
Great stuff Phil! Would love to hear about your experience acquiring the property, what you've learned and your recommendations for someone looking to do the same. I know the laws etc differ depending on location. Keep it up!
This is a great video!! I am currently trying to get my town in New Jersey to put in a bike park very similar to yours. These trails are great for people to get out there and have some fun - especially with kids to get them riding!!
🤔If there's any scifi/fantasy world I enjoy most its HP. So i don't hate that suggestion! I've thought of calling it Nonamo as a play on Nanaimo. Somebody had suggested haileys commet last year, but that seemd more appropriate for the rock booter at the end
Great building and landscaping , and wonderful opportunity of flying thru the Vermont Hills...👍👍 With friends, etc over to ride, are you required or plan to have a comprehensive accident insurance for that area... thanks..
My city got a grant for $2m to a build a trail sytem in Eugene Oregon (Suzanne Arlie park). I'd be shocked if it turns out this well. Submit your bid Phil!!!
I just did a quick walk a second ago and some parts look fine but the wet spots might rut up. I also need to finish the bridge rebuild on lower washout. I started rebuilding it with Hailey but stopped when we ran out of light and wood. That was 3 weeks ago lol.
I need you to come talk to the directors of my local trail association. They think that good use of elevation is miles of featureless trails that go up for 2 minutes and then go down for 14 seconds, kind of like a built in 10 mph speed limit.
Phil when are you gonna upload again I’m so bored having to watch other people but please upload another video soon I’m bored out of my mind and I just want to watch your videos and I want to watch all the new ones too
have you tried asking your neighbors if you can continue the trail uphill onto their property? alot of people who have properties with alot of woods really dont care if people use them as long as they dont mess it up or anything.
@skillswithphil love the video and you all put a lot of hard work into those trails! I also have to ask what kind/brand of bumper case you have on your Apple Watch? I’m assuming its a rubber material?
Its been a lot of hard work, but well worth it! It's a spigen bumper (rugged armor?), and i run a the smaller apple watch but with the bigger watch solo loop. I've also run the spigen bumper/strap which looks similar and better but the clasps dug into my wrist while riding.
oh, build your own bike park! and run as a business or just donation supported? Were you out working on the driving range last summer any... between that and cochrans these "bike park" like trail systems are amazing places? I'm wondering where your bike park will be!? I can't wait!
Yeah, i was out volunteering at most of trail days at the driving range last summer while i was also building a lot of this stuff. Sometimes I'd build on both in the same day. The location and shape of the park is TBD, and the idea will be dependent on what i can find but i do want to make it happen soon. I'm getting antsy
2nd channel? How did I not know about this?? TH-cam algorithm is seriously the worst. Phil is an instant click and full watch, but not a single recommendation. Do better TH-cam!
I have 3, an echo rancher, a 16 inch dewalt battery powered and a 20 inch dewalt battery powered. The 16 inch dewalt is the one I've used the most by a long shot. It's super easy to use and more than enough for most my needs. That being said, the 20 is much better built but it's also a bit heavier.
We did one leaf blow pass after all the maple leaves had fallen but before the beech leaves came down.I was planning to experiment and not leaf blow this year, but it couldn't stand riding leaf covered trails. It was so much extra work to maintain speed. Not leaf blowing works better on high traffic trail systems IMO.
@@SkillsWithPhil yeah that's the trick... Trails needs traffic. You've probably seen it already how your trails hold up vs lift served mountain trails. I've been leaving them on my locals but they're more XC, less gravity so it's less impact but always end up breaking a spoke or two. Leaves will aid in Spring recovery and prevent soil erosion. If you can stay off the frost heaves it shouldn't matter I guess. Nice work! Wish I had all those toys on my locals.
@@SkillsWithPhil I usually just walk the trails before I ride when I can and pick up sticks hiding in the leaves. I'll have to check out your other channel. I love this stuff!
My parents let me build some small dirt jumps in the front yard when i was in 2nd grade. It's been a a dream of mine to get to this point. I just wish i had the same energy as I did when i was a kid. Being an adult is exhausting :P
Those are some awesome trails to have in a backyard!
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already has better jumps than ANY trail system in the entire state of rhode island
@@BodieMTB are there good trails there
@@Chasemtb2392 if you like big rock slabs and rolls its alright lots of chunky stuff to have fun on, but we don't have a single machine built trail in the entire state, so its all pretty low level compared to anywhere else. Luckily I'm super close to mass so I just do most my mtb biking over there where they actually build jumps lol
Its awsome to have a forest as your backyard. That land must be worth millions.
Dude packing with the one wheel is probably the best idea I've seen this year!
It is one of the most effective ways I've found to pack relatively flat terrain. The rolling motion does a better job than a plate compactor IMO. That being said it doesn't work well on rollers because you'll drag the nose/tail even if you adjust the setting in the app. Also sometimes there's not quite enough torque and your wheel will get stuck in soft dirt. I would love a bigger tire + higher torque version, but otherwise it's pretty great.
@@SkillsWithPhil shit man with the right changes that could be a commercial product.
BTW, You and Seth inspired me to get back into MTB. Going to Santos tomorrow.
Be well
Phil, I can’t thank you and Haley enough for the comment that you create. Your content is informative, entertaining and you both seem like genuine people and you deserve nothing but happiness and success because you both work very hard. Love the trails, I wish they were in my backyard.
How effortlessly Phil links those challenging, rapid-fire features is so impressive.
And talking about it while he's doing it, while also staying articulate.
While he points his finger at the trees
You have gotten so much better at the voice overs and editing. Videos have become very professional!
Feel like they already were quite professional, but yes he has imprived
You two are so blessed! What a beautiful chunk of land. Love the way you use the one wheel to pack dirt!
So cool, definitely my dream to have something like that in my backyard!
This is like my dream backyard. Trails on your own property now that would be awesome!
That sledge hammer technique is on point.
Lol at the one wheel packing job you did there. Creative way to pack down!
I love the bike trail in your yard! The rain part of the video was hilarious!
Awesome trails! When you have kids, they are going to love them.
Your own slice of paradise! This inspires me to get a property with a lot of land!
I’m convinced you could make a great pit bike track there too.
Awesome use of a Onewheel!
I’ve been waiting for this vid for a while thanks for making it I love the way you build and ride but in vid a while back you said you want to make a bridge in the gap of the double after the flyover I would like to see that keep making awesome vids
Agreed
follow his second channel and you would be pretty up to date on it
@@TheDonkDonk420 I know I’ve been watching the second channel videos for a while
Yeah, the bridge is still in the plans, a but lower priority right now but still on the to do list. That's actually one of the reasons I built that partial access road where I'm towing the wooodchipper the second time. That's so it will be easier to get lumber out there when it's finally time to build.
This year I really wanted to make a point of getting some full runs up and running and having them be functional and fun. The first year we built features that were thumbnail worthy but weren't really loopable without hiking. The second year we roughed in some trails, and then this year we made thing functional. A huge battle is making things resistant to rain and building good drainage which is super time consuming but the payoff is huge when it works well.
Next year id like to make a few more fun features and side hits. I've also been toying with the idea of making a full northshore/trialsy course.
Great stuff Phil!
Would love to hear about your experience acquiring the property, what you've learned and your recommendations for someone looking to do the same. I know the laws etc differ depending on location. Keep it up!
take a shovel to go to your backyard and dig
Congrats Phil!!! Seriously bro...CONGRATS!!! You are fully dialed!!!
Looking forward to the bike park! Thanks!
Everything looks great Phil! I wouldn’t have expected anything less from you.
Wow, dream backyard right there!
Really cool seeing it all, havent seen the previous vids.. The rock/boulder work is VERY sick aesthetically!!
This is a great video!! I am currently trying to get my town in New Jersey to put in a bike park very similar to yours. These trails are great for people to get out there and have some fun - especially with kids to get them riding!!
One day I’d like to own some property and build some trails like yours! Super nice trail build! Keep up the good work!!
Awesome trails. Much better than Berm Peak trails. More flows. Also, much better personality than Seth.
your backyard is just the dream! Honestly, I have to say I love your building vlogs more than your riding content ... 😜
skills with the mini excavator too....
you're pumptrack skills damn nice
Super SICK Phil...wish I had this kind of backyard. Soon!
Thanks for sharing the backyard. 🚲
That looks like a lot of fun!!!
Really interesting to see how it's all come together! 🤘🏼🤙🏼
The dream too have trails in ur yard
Nice! Been wanting this video.
Awesome tour of your backyard trails!
Looks sick!!!
Could call noname , Phil's Thrill
FINALLY!!!!!!! About time you made this video!
Looks amazing Phil! I wish I had the land to be able to build trails of my own.
I love it we need more of this
Let's go Phil!
Nice video Phil! The only thing I see that is missing is a river gap and a short but big jumpline
Good fun! The no name trail, or - "The Trail That Shall Not Be Named" (if your into Harry Potter). Keep doing what you do! 👍‼
🤔If there's any scifi/fantasy world I enjoy most its HP. So i don't hate that suggestion! I've thought of calling it Nonamo as a play on Nanaimo. Somebody had suggested haileys commet last year, but that seemd more appropriate for the rock booter at the end
@@SkillsWithPhil I am most definitely a Potter nerd too!😁👍! (I’m with you, “Hailey’s Comet” would be an awesome name for the rock booter trail.)
A one-wheel is the ultimate trail-building tool 😂
NICE JOB........BRAZIL HERE
Call it No Name, as No Name Street is (one of in not the)the shortest streets in the UK(in Sandwich SE England)
Looks amazing!
this is so cool. i wish i had land to do a mini bikepark of my own!
Very cool stuff!
Awesome
Great building and landscaping , and wonderful opportunity of flying thru the Vermont Hills...👍👍 With friends, etc over to ride, are you required or plan to have a comprehensive accident insurance for that area... thanks..
- Look at my yard!
- Bro, that's a forest?
- Exactly 😁
Haha! 🙌
My city got a grant for $2m to a build a trail sytem in Eugene Oregon (Suzanne Arlie park). I'd be shocked if it turns out this well. Submit your bid Phil!!!
I need friends like Phil!😂
Team Phil: Wear eye protection when you are sledging rocks!! rock chips in the eye are no fun. Trails look awesome!
I usually do, but i used a healthy dose of safety squints that day instead as i misplaced my glasses and couldn't find them.
Sooo awesome cool epik trail 👍🤘❤❤❤
Your cat is awesome!
She meows in agreement with you.
Incrediblee
Super ride ❤🤘🤘🤘💯💯💯
Damn, you are a good looking man, Phil. If Hailey talked you into that hair, she is a genius.
Yup. I continue to be jealous.
looks great back there! are the trails closed for the season? asking for a friend 😉
I just did a quick walk a second ago and some parts look fine but the wet spots might rut up. I also need to finish the bridge rebuild on lower washout. I started rebuilding it with Hailey but stopped when we ran out of light and wood. That was 3 weeks ago lol.
I need you to come talk to the directors of my local trail association. They think that good use of elevation is miles of featureless trails that go up for 2 minutes and then go down for 14 seconds, kind of like a built in 10 mph speed limit.
Wow this is awesome. How big is that?
Wish we had the land to do the same.
Sick trails! But pls wear glasses when smashing rocks with a sledge hammer haha, I've learned the hard way.
I usually do but I misplaced the once I brought out with me in the ferns. When I don't I close my eyes right before impact. #Safetysquints
When do you open? Is there lodging nearby? Seriously Phil thats awesome trail building.
Smashing rocks without safety glasses is giving me anxiety 😁
Safety squints :)
Very nice I'm thinking about doing the same thing how much land you guys have
I live in New Jersey ride a mt creek 100% would go to ur park if u opened one exciting
Phil when are you gonna upload again I’m so bored having to watch other people but please upload another video soon I’m bored out of my mind and I just want to watch your videos and I want to watch all the new ones too
I see a missed opportunity with the second channel name.
It totally should've been "Phils other skills"
Wo very nice. How much land did you buy?
Great property. How many acres?
Hi. Will the 29 3.0 tire fit the gt sensor?
have you tried asking your neighbors if you can continue the trail uphill onto their property? alot of people who have properties with alot of woods really dont care if people use them as long as they dont mess it up or anything.
@skillswithphil love the video and you all put a lot of hard work into those trails! I also have to ask what kind/brand of bumper case you have on your Apple Watch? I’m assuming its a rubber material?
Its been a lot of hard work, but well worth it!
It's a spigen bumper (rugged armor?), and i run a the smaller apple watch but with the bigger watch solo loop. I've also run the spigen bumper/strap which looks similar and better but the clasps dug into my wrist while riding.
@@SkillsWithPhil thank you and keep riding! Stay safe
what bike were you using phil
oh, build your own bike park! and run as a business or just donation supported? Were you out working on the driving range last summer any... between that and cochrans these "bike park" like trail systems are amazing places? I'm wondering where your bike park will be!? I can't wait!
Yeah, i was out volunteering at most of trail days at the driving range last summer while i was also building a lot of this stuff. Sometimes I'd build on both in the same day.
The location and shape of the park is TBD, and the idea will be dependent on what i can find but i do want to make it happen soon. I'm getting antsy
Day 27 of asking Skills with Phil what bars he uses
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New Hampshire or Vermont?
very cool dude! great job!
What gloves are those?
Like the wide shots of you riding. You don’t see that much.
2nd channel? How did I not know about this?? TH-cam algorithm is seriously the worst. Phil is an instant click and full watch, but not a single recommendation. Do better TH-cam!
Hi
How much property is it?
what chainsaw do you use?
I have 3, an echo rancher, a 16 inch dewalt battery powered and a 20 inch dewalt battery powered. The 16 inch dewalt is the one I've used the most by a long shot. It's super easy to use and more than enough for most my needs. That being said, the 20 is much better built but it's also a bit heavier.
Beautiful cats, what’s her name?
Smokey. She was a rescue. Her former owner was a long haul truck driver which makes her name even more appropriate.
Why You changed a steam for shorter?
Nothing changed, that's the same stem as before.
Thx. I am 188 and i ride sensor L with 50 stem
can you make a map?
Theres and fairly updated one in the first two minutes of this video th-cam.com/video/cPrDquYEJN0/w-d-xo.html
Are you moving leaves or leaving them (no pun intended)?
We did one leaf blow pass after all the maple leaves had fallen but before the beech leaves came down.I was planning to experiment and not leaf blow this year, but it couldn't stand riding leaf covered trails. It was so much extra work to maintain speed. Not leaf blowing works better on high traffic trail systems IMO.
@@SkillsWithPhil yeah that's the trick... Trails needs traffic. You've probably seen it already how your trails hold up vs lift served mountain trails. I've been leaving them on my locals but they're more XC, less gravity so it's less impact but always end up breaking a spoke or two. Leaves will aid in Spring recovery and prevent soil erosion. If you can stay off the frost heaves it shouldn't matter I guess. Nice work! Wish I had all those toys on my locals.
@@Nosnhojyerffej I've toyed with up the leaves on the trail for an in between solution but that'd be pretty time consuming.
@@SkillsWithPhil I usually just walk the trails before I ride when I can and pick up sticks hiding in the leaves. I'll have to check out your other channel. I love this stuff!
Excellent use of the OneWheel. 1-1/2miles of trail, how many acres?
For privacy reasons I don't want to give out specifics but it's less than 10.
i want to have a backyard-trail
My parents let me build some small dirt jumps in the front yard when i was in 2nd grade. It's been a a dream of mine to get to this point. I just wish i had the same energy as I did when i was a kid. Being an adult is exhausting :P
Day 21 of asking Skills with Phil what bars he uses.
Deity bars and stems
@@CP-qx2ff i know but there are many different deity bars
At this point on the no name trail Phil can’t even see the trail it’s just implanted in his brain
oh man, this may sound a bit ridiculous but I was cringing during the sledge vs rock clip... eye protection please! 😅
Dude you cut your hair lol I'm just seeing this now
What happened to Phil? no videos for 2 months.
Winter = Off season.
@@SkillsWithPhil lol. Okay.