My momma had a fluted glass bowl like the one the potato salad was in. She passed unexpectedly 5 yrs ago. I would sure love to find a bowl like that somewhere. Watching you at 3 am makes me hungry. HUGS~Donna
We had an old gasoline Caterpillar 15 crawler, in the cold of Western PA, we would fill the radiator with kerosene and keep it in all winter. Great video !
Hello Joe, Just a word about warming up your truck. Modern engines warm up best during use. Just sitting there it takes it longer to reach a good operational temperature! That doesn't mean you get in and tear off you have to go easy. But usually with the load of the truck alone she'll warm up faster moving then sitting still. Though of course you inside will be cold to heat comes. Just a thought.
I need to let loose more on the seasoning, yummy. Home cooking needs to be very satisfying. If I built a compound, would probably go with fewer but larger insulated buildings and have room for car, truck, and tractor. Wonder what the indoor humidity is when 30 below? Also, the diesel itself has anti gel I imagine. Here in baton rouge, the teens are a crisis.
Love the BBQ. I was stationed at Minot AFB ND FOR 11 years. Learned real quick you'll go nuts if you let the cold get ya down. Learned that any weather is BBQ weather....
Hope everyone is fairing well there. I'm in Georgia and we only dropped to the lower 20s here. I can remember a few times having 0 temps but that has been a long time now. It was brutal for us LOL. Lasted awhile with a lot of wind during the day. Probably back in the 80s
Happy Birthday Sam! i love the place mats! Melissa pick them out I bet,Thanks for video,hope it warm's up this global warming is out of control..they must of mixed the wrong chemicals..
My Dad is in Michigan with similar Temperatures. I believe Detroit was a minus 36 the other day. Brutal!!! Stay Warm Fam, stay warm! Love the Videos!!!! Happy Birthday Sam.
It's -22 right now here in west central MN as I watch this at 3 pm. Supposed to get -30 to -35 here the next 2 nights. It's been quite a while since it's been this cold. Thanks for the video.
Aren't those temps fairly normal, or has it been awhile since it's been this cold there? I guess it has been awhile. I can remember specifically in the 80s hearing about how cold MN was...maybe 82...not sure.
if you get bored in that cold weather, you should check out the Fargo series (BillyBob in 1st season)...majority of the seasons were about gang wars between the dakotas & minnesota...pretty interesting I must say! stay warm my friend!
Stupid question, but why do you plug your truck in? Is it because the battery dies in such extreme temperatures? I've only seen -25 Celsius once in 49 years, usually -7 to -10 degrees is the lowest we ever see in S Wales, and I've never seen more than about 6 inch of snow.
Because it is a diesel I plug it in, it has nothing to do with the battery at all. I copied and am not pasting exactly what "plugging in a diesel" does: Diesel engines have a harder time starting in the cold than gasoline engines, because Diesel fuel has a different composition. ... The cord that you may notice from Diesel vehicles is called a block heater. The block heater keeps the combustion chamber and glow plugs at a temperature that is conducive to igniting the fuel. It will start quite good down to about 0 and then she starts complaining, If it is going to get below 0 I plug it in.
You should add more anti freeze concentrate to your radiator to help combat extreme low temperatures. The recommended amounts are on most jugs of anti freeze.
The house thermostat is set at 72 degrees and the house stays right there at 72 and the furnace has no problem with that at all. It comes on awhile and then shuts off and then later comes back on. You can not at all tell that it is even cold outside. Up here the houses are insulated well.
This video makes me glad I live in the south, WV that is!! Wow I have never seen it that cold here. Wednesday, tomorrow, it is suppose to be like in the teens and tomorrow night get to zero to negative single digits, but by the weekend end be up in the 50's again! Now I have cooked in the snow before, when a man wants a steak he wants a steak!! LOL. Happy Birthday to Sam! Juddie - J & J TOA
I'm originally from northern PA and I honestly don't remember it ever being that cold. Even with the lake effect winds and snow. We lived 1/2 a block from Lake Erie. That was back in the late 50's early 60's. Now I live in Zephyrhills FL. and don't have to worry about it.....lol
Yes, International Falls is taking a cold beating as well. It is actually exciting because it is more than the boring -20 we get used to. As long as it does not last a long time. Lol.
Grilling today? 🤣 wow. I worked night shift in St Paul last night and my eyes started to freeze on the walk from the parking ramp to the building. You are braver than I. ~Heather
I am a spring chicken. Hahaha. I do not have to look at pictures to feel old, Melissa is always reminding me that it is just 3 short years away from me being 55 and getting discounts. Haha.
@@NorthernSeclusion LOL! I turn 53 this summer. Being asked if you qualify for the 55 discount is NOT the highlight of my day. I guess I relate to a lot of what you post due just to that, 52 is OK. Fistbump.
I don't know if you've ever done this before but when it gets that cold you can take a pot of boiling water and throw it out into the air and it instantly turns to snow
Anything past - 25 C is just plain cold eh We have been fortunate to only see - 20 this year up here in N BC. All the best to Samantha and stay cozy folks.
Hi joe i live in florida and of course we don't have that problem with the snow. What do you mean when you say you have the truck plugged up? Please excuse my ignorance😊
Plugged "in".... You plug it in and there is an engine heater (for lack of getting into great detail) that heats the things that need to be heated so it will start in very cold temperatures. With a diesel truck it is fairly critical that you have it plugged in (to electricity) so it heats it up (the engine) when it gets this cold. I do not much worry about it down to about 0 degrees. Below that I do. Very good question Barbara. Thank You.
I lived in NW Minnesota for 43 years and those days when it's that cold I was glad I worked inside. Hopefully it warms up for you and cold doesn't linger around that's when it really sucks.
I am not going fishing when it is 20 to 30 below and it has been like that for almost 3 weeks. I will be going fairly soon but I may do the Tent winter trip first now.
i read somewhere that people that live in an extreme cold climate that they typically have a secondary place to escape to in case of fire or an emergency
Good point about the coolant Joe. Most people don’t really think (or have the need to) about the freezing point of their coolant. I may be mistaken but I have heard that because your cooling system is pressurized, that enhances both the freezing and the boiling points providing a slightly broader range. Looking forward to the next tent video
Hi. Do your family come from Scandinavian ? I am from Norway. Many of my family left Norway and traveled to USA (and Canada and New Zealand) This was in 1900 - 1930 and in 1960's.
@@NorthernSeclusion Cool 😊 I guess most of the people in Minesota is from Scandinavia ?? Did the Jensen's come from Norway or Denmark ? ( The name Jensen is danish and/or norwegian)
two questions: 1. do you use an additive in your diesel fuel? (anti gel) 2. why don't you put your vehicle in one of the garages on the property? Just asking. Love your videos
Diesel fuel up here is pre treated for 40 below zero this time of the year right out of the pump, so I add nothing. Right now we have no room in the taller front garage to put my truck in there. Things will get rearranged next year once it is warmer but right now I am not always up there anyway. My truck is too tall to fit in the garage closest to the house.
@@NorthernSeclusion Makes sense. Thank you for taking the time to reply. I was just wondering. Wishing you and your family the best during the extreme cold you have had. I am a huge fan and watch every video. Keep up the great work. Take care.
I remember being stationed in northern Maine in the early 80’s. We hit 60 below, I stepped out and my breath crystallized like little diamonds, now that was cold.
10' f and going down suppose to be - 21' f here . Right now the wind is 25mph and Gusts up to 45mph In Southern Ontario we have the moisture in the air which means you really feel it. I have been up north and I know what the difference is. Heavy snow and all most white out at times
@Northernseclusion today in Alabama with a temp of 37° we where supposed to have at least a 1/2 inch of snow today, so they shut the whole south of the mason-dixon down for today! wellllll nothing happened lol, and now even though they got out of school today everyone is upset lol. lol
The food looks good. And happy birthday sam
Good times and more great memories you’re making Joe. Thanks for taking us along!
My momma had a fluted glass bowl like the one the potato salad was in. She passed unexpectedly 5 yrs ago. I would sure love to find a bowl like that somewhere. Watching you at 3 am makes me hungry. HUGS~Donna
We had an old gasoline Caterpillar 15 crawler, in the cold of Western PA, we would fill the radiator with kerosene and keep it in all winter. Great video !
When I lived in Minot I was sure glad I had remote start!
You guys stay warm I'm in antigo wi I didn't even leave the house yesterday
what a beautiful family, thank you for sharing.
Lovely video Joe
Great pic of Zach on the tractor when young and a similar tractor grown up. Keep warm and safe
Dave from England UK
Love seeing the family together......Melissa really knows how to do it up. Yuuuuummmy!
Hello Joe, Just a word about warming up your truck. Modern engines warm up best during use. Just sitting there it takes it longer to reach a good operational temperature! That doesn't mean you get in and tear off you have to go easy. But usually with the load of the truck alone she'll warm up faster moving then sitting still. Though of course you inside will be cold to heat comes. Just a thought.
Happy B-Day Samantha.
-30 is great tent weather. I bet the walk across the lake is bone chilling.
Thanks for the video Joe.
I need to let loose more on the seasoning, yummy. Home cooking needs to be very satisfying. If I built a compound, would probably go with fewer but larger insulated buildings and have room for car, truck, and tractor. Wonder what the indoor humidity is when 30 below? Also, the diesel itself has anti gel I imagine. Here in baton rouge, the teens are a crisis.
Aww such nice pics from when he was a youngster :) love that you took one of him today too. They grow up too fast! Hbday Sam! 🇨🇦
Great video Joe, thanks for the share. Happy birthday SAM 🎂
Very cool pics Joe. Thanks for sharing! :)
Good looking lunch!
Man you know it's cold when the snow crunches and squeaks. Oh man, that's that weather when you breathe in your nose hairs freeze lol! Stay warm.
@Dev JB ,,,,my old bones sound like that when I move.
It's .normal in norway
Love the BBQ. I was stationed at Minot AFB ND FOR 11 years. Learned real quick you'll go nuts if you let the cold get ya down. Learned that any weather is BBQ weather....
Yummy food and that cake looks good! Happy Birthday Sam!!
Hope everyone is fairing well there. I'm in Georgia and we only dropped to the lower 20s here. I can remember a few times having 0 temps but that has been a long time now. It was brutal for us LOL. Lasted awhile with a lot of wind during the day. Probably back in the 80s
Wow what a feast! Happy birthday!
Love that tool box mounted on your old farm all.....You see that on a lot of 🚜 tractors.......Keep warm .......T.Gunz.......
nicely done that lunch looked incredible
Now I want cake. Happy birthday Sam.
Make sure you and Melissa stay warm it's a balmy 48 degrees in the state of Washington in Bonney Lake Washington be safe nice video
Beautiful barbecue . Well done!
Melissa , that potato salad and those cheesy vegetables look amazing 👍🏻Stay warm and cozy 😘
Happy Birthday Sam! i love the place mats! Melissa pick them out I bet,Thanks for video,hope it warm's up this global warming is out of control..they must of mixed the wrong chemicals..
My Dad is in Michigan with similar Temperatures. I believe Detroit was a minus 36 the other day. Brutal!!! Stay Warm Fam, stay warm! Love the Videos!!!! Happy Birthday Sam.
It's -22 right now here in west central MN as I watch this at 3 pm. Supposed to get -30 to -35 here the next 2 nights. It's been quite a while since it's been this cold. Thanks for the video.
I think we were all forgetting what being a Minnesotan was all about. Attitude is adjusting these next 2 nights for sure.
Aren't those temps fairly normal, or has it been awhile since it's been this cold there? I guess it has been awhile. I can remember specifically in the 80s hearing about how cold MN was...maybe 82...not sure.
Burrrrrrrr! Glad I live in Virginia!
if you get bored in that cold weather, you should check out the Fargo series (BillyBob in 1st season)...majority of the seasons were about gang wars between the dakotas & minnesota...pretty interesting I must say! stay warm my friend!
Stupid question, but why do you plug your truck in? Is it because the battery dies in such extreme temperatures?
I've only seen -25 Celsius once in 49 years, usually -7 to -10 degrees is the lowest we ever see in S Wales, and I've never seen more than about 6 inch of snow.
Because it is a diesel I plug it in, it has nothing to do with the battery at all. I copied and am not pasting exactly what "plugging in a diesel" does: Diesel engines have a harder time starting in the cold than gasoline engines, because Diesel fuel has a different composition. ... The cord that you may notice from Diesel
vehicles is called a block heater. The block heater keeps the
combustion chamber and glow plugs at a temperature that is conducive to
igniting the fuel.
It will start quite good down to about 0 and then she starts complaining, If it is going to get below 0 I plug it in.
HBD Sam, great pics of Zach Joe and stay warm 👍👍👍👍!
Wow that's cold! We are freaking out in Ky. For getting to -3F tonight. The coldest I remember here was - 25 in 77 during the blizzard.
"Well, It's *warmed up* to 30 degrees below zero!!" 1:32
hahahaha
You should add more anti freeze concentrate to your radiator to help combat extreme low temperatures. The recommended amounts are on most jugs of anti freeze.
Ya all have snow running through your vanes right???...lol..lol..stay warm guys!
Such a sentimental person. Just like my dad.
great photos of young Zach
That food looked amazing. I’ve had supper but I’m hungry again!
Not looking forward to that artic air. We are getting it on Wednesday night into Thursday. Oh boy. The food looked so good. Great job.
If you call -35C "Extreme cold" what do you suggest we call the -58C that we get in Northern Manitoba..?
HardRockMiner -35 F
@@David-jd5lp - That's even worse. 35°F isn't even below freezing. Its 1.66° C.
HardRockMiner negative 35
@@David-jd5lp - Ah gotcha! 👍
HardRockMiner 🥶
I hade one there to hard to clean.
Have you ever had a heat houser, They are canvas sides that channel the heat back to the seat area. Some of them have windshields.
I have been looking at used ones. I am not sure how that would work around the hydraulic levers but I keep looking anyway.
@@NorthernSeclusion my dad had them on a couple IH 400's with hydraulics.
This is good tent weather Joe!
tree feller
No it isn’t! But nice try!
I would be the one frozen solid on the lake halfway to The Tent Jim. Hahaha.
More reason to start building the cabin!!! This way all you have to do is get across the lake.
Very funny.
At 30 below, how warm can u keep the house?
The house thermostat is set at 72 degrees and the house stays right there at 72 and the furnace has no problem with that at all. It comes on awhile and then shuts off and then later comes back on. You can not at all tell that it is even cold outside. Up here the houses are insulated well.
The picture you showed that said it was zach 15 yrs ago-xander looks like him in that picture!
Don't you have glow plugs in your truck? You should give them time to preheat before going to start on the ignition.
This video makes me glad I live in the south, WV that is!! Wow I have never seen it that cold here. Wednesday, tomorrow, it is suppose to be like in the teens and tomorrow night get to zero to negative single digits, but by the weekend end be up in the 50's again! Now I have cooked in the snow before, when a man wants a steak he wants a steak!! LOL. Happy Birthday to Sam! Juddie - J & J TOA
Enjoyed. TFS
Stay warm you guys.......it's frigid out there....
Question.....Wouldn't your drinking water be Great out there in the country??? Why all the Water bottles in the Kitchen???
Because we want to?
NorthernSeclusion Sorry, wasn’t trying to be negative. I just thought that the cold, clean underground water sounds delicious!!
I'm originally from northern PA and I honestly don't remember it ever being that cold. Even with the lake effect winds and snow. We lived 1/2 a block from Lake Erie. That was back in the late 50's early 60's. Now I live in Zephyrhills FL. and don't have to worry about it.....lol
Do you ever get nostalgic for days long gone?
Be safe out there! My family is up there in International Falls, and have those same terrible temps!
Yes, International Falls is taking a cold beating as well. It is actually exciting because it is more than the boring -20 we get used to. As long as it does not last a long time. Lol.
That meat looked so good I'll be thinking about it for days! :)
Happy Birthday Sam!!
All looks yummy
I see ya'll are getting an ALDI store !! great store...
Just another day in the northland.
I wish that I, was 25 ha ha ha,,,,,happy birthday Samantha
Grilling today? 🤣 wow. I worked night shift in St Paul last night and my eyes started to freeze on the walk from the parking ramp to the building. You are braver than I. ~Heather
Wow! I've heard of that before. Stay safe. I'm in Georgia and we only dropped to the lower 20s here. I was disappointed. People think I'm crazy.
grilling outside in those temperatures is true blue hero type shit. well done joe
Joe, does that make you feel old when you compare pics of Zach from years back to now...time flies. Proud dad for sure.
I am a spring chicken. Hahaha. I do not have to look at pictures to feel old, Melissa is always reminding me that it is just 3 short years away from me being 55 and getting discounts. Haha.
@@NorthernSeclusion LOL! I turn 53 this summer. Being asked if you qualify for the 55 discount is NOT the highlight of my day. I guess I relate to a lot of what you post due just to that, 52 is OK. Fistbump.
Don't know where you live, but if it were me, I would move in a southerly direction!
I don't know if you've ever done this before but when it gets that cold you can take a pot of boiling water and throw it out into the air and it instantly turns to snow
Anything past - 25 C is just plain cold eh We have been fortunate to only see - 20 this year up here in N BC. All the best to Samantha and stay cozy folks.
OMG! That’s COLD!.........I’ve never been south of -27, and that was Central Indiana in the 80’s..........ribs looked Sooo goood!
How do you heat? No wood stove?
Nope, not yet. Just the furnace, it stays very nice and warm in the house, you would have no idea that it is 60 below windchill out there.
I believe it, im in Connecticut an were getting down to 13 below, with the wind Thursday, stay warm joe
Happy Birthday Sam!
I thought I saw Melissa flying south as a plane went over
Now that's hilarious!
Happy birthday !!!!! Sam ✨💥
-37 ? Did the flames from the grill freeze? :)
Hi joe i live in florida and of course we don't have that problem with the snow. What do you mean when you say you have the truck plugged up? Please excuse my ignorance😊
Plugged "in".... You plug it in and there is an engine heater (for lack of getting into great detail) that heats the things that need to be heated so it will start in very cold temperatures. With a diesel truck it is fairly critical that you have it plugged in (to electricity) so it heats it up (the engine) when it gets this cold. I do not much worry about it down to about 0 degrees. Below that I do. Very good question Barbara. Thank You.
What do you use to keep your fuel from Jelling?
In Minnesota it is pre treated down to 40 below right out of the pump so I do not have to add anything.
@@NorthernSeclusion That's really good here in WV It's treated to about 10 below
I lived in NW Minnesota for 43 years and those days when it's that cold I was glad I worked inside. Hopefully it warms up for you and cold doesn't linger around that's when it really sucks.
Where going to that here tomorrow and tomorrow night we got 30 below windchill here right now here in Manchester Iowa its going to be cold all over
I bet Sam looooved you using that picture of her lol
I know the winter chores are a lot of work but that’s a really nice area.
HeyJoe, what happened to the ice fishing trip??
I am not going fishing when it is 20 to 30 below and it has been like that for almost 3 weeks. I will be going fairly soon but I may do the Tent winter trip first now.
i read somewhere that people that live in an extreme cold climate that they typically have a secondary place to escape to in case of fire or an emergency
I have heard that on one of that fake tv reality shows also and maybe they do somewhere but nobody around here does that at all.
Hey Joe thank goodness for fuel additives I've had fuel freeze up in my dozers at- 10.
Another snow day today, and were off again tomorrow. Yessss!
Bailey vlog's And more well Bailey, I hope you were productive with your time. My kids were pretty lazy!😉
Good point about the coolant Joe. Most people don’t really think (or have the need to) about the freezing point of their coolant. I may be mistaken but I have heard that because your cooling system is pressurized, that enhances both the freezing and the boiling points providing a slightly broader range. Looking forward to the next tent video
It's a good idea to flush and refill your coolant periodically as it loses its Effectiveness over time
Yum and brrr. Stay safe and warm.😎🇺🇸
Hi. Do your family come from Scandinavian ? I am from Norway. Many of my family left Norway and traveled to USA (and Canada and New Zealand) This was in 1900 - 1930 and in 1960's.
Yes they did. I have a sign off the original barn built on the first Jensen homestead when they came over on the boat. The sign says 1896.
@@NorthernSeclusion Cool 😊 I guess most of the people in Minesota is from Scandinavia ?? Did the Jensen's come from Norway or Denmark ? ( The name Jensen is danish and/or norwegian)
BRRRR! But at least your lunch brought back memories of summer. 😉
Happy birthday Sam.
two questions:
1. do you use an additive in your diesel fuel? (anti gel)
2. why don't you put your vehicle in one of the garages on the property?
Just asking. Love your videos
Diesel fuel up here is pre treated for 40 below zero this time of the year right out of the pump, so I add nothing. Right now we have no room in the taller front garage to put my truck in there. Things will get rearranged next year once it is warmer but right now I am not always up there anyway. My truck is too tall to fit in the garage closest to the house.
@@NorthernSeclusion Makes sense. Thank you for taking the time to reply. I was just wondering. Wishing you and your family the best during the extreme cold you have had. I am a huge fan and watch every video. Keep up the great work. Take care.
I remember being stationed in northern Maine in the early 80’s. We hit 60 below, I stepped out and my breath crystallized like little diamonds, now that was cold.
Brrrrrrr! Baby it's cold outside! Samantha's BD meal sure did look larruping!
10' f and going down suppose to be - 21' f here . Right now the wind is 25mph and Gusts up to 45mph In Southern Ontario we have the moisture in the air which means you really feel it. I have been up north and I know what the difference is. Heavy snow and all most white out at times
Those cold days and nights with added humidity really really suck, that stuff gets you right to the bone.
@@NorthernSeclusion you guys stay warm and safe
do you have propane or electric heat?
Fuel oil.
@Northernseclusion today in Alabama with a temp of 37° we where supposed to have at least a 1/2 inch of snow today, so they shut the whole south of the mason-dixon down for today! wellllll nothing happened lol, and now even though they got out of school today everyone is upset lol. lol
looking great mellissa im down 60 pounds since august
You should use Archoil additive in that truck. Stops stiction.
Thanks Joe - Melissa's lost a lot of weight - well done! atb snack.
Is that just too cold to work outside? Stay warm my friend. By the way it's only about +30 in Utah today.
I saw people working outside but not many. That is too cold for me yes.
They grow up so quickly 🙏
How is the truck running? Are you happy with it?
I love my diesel. It runs awesome.