Welcome to the UP. I grew up in the backwoods of the central UP, no electricity, no indoor running water, no indoor plumbing. We didn't call it off grid living, just poor living in the woods. Hope you guys do alright, this can be a harsh place to live. If you have any questions feel free to contact me on Twitter. I live about 6 miles outside Gwinn. Again welcome to the UP.
Oh wow! I love hearing stories about living in the woods before it was “cool”! Both my wife and I had spent lots of time up here as kids camping. Haven’t spent much time up here in the winter. But the winter has been quite well this year so far! 🤞 I’ve never done that Twitter thing yet. Maybe we’ll check it out one day! Thank you for watching! It was nice to meet you. Have a great weekend!
I live in Ontonagon, but I am in Indiana right now to see my family, and make some money, (just for 10 days). But I wake up in the middle of the night and watch TH-cam videos about the UP...Cause, I miss being home, and I miss the snow. So, your video hit the spot. When you closed the door on the wood stove and it read, Leo Nippa, Bruce Crossing, Mich....I felt at home. Thanks!
Thank you! That sledding hill is a good time! Not sure if we can still get down that road anymore. We had a very hard time getting back out of there! Even in the Jeep! But Cmon out and bring Dave so he can push when we get stuck! 😆 Hope you guys are having a great weekend and staying warm! And thank you again for everything!
Man thank you for all the hearts.... Of course I'm in Lawrence Kansas at Walmart camping for over a week for payday.. yeah the disability check you know some of us get those for reasons... I sure miss the up.... I hope I'll be able to find a place to stay cuz they're going to have to put up with me no matter what.... And escanaba even the sheriff said once you have a beer you just stay there in your bus and drink more and just don't leave.... I look forward to seeing him again I know he had an accident right after I left.. Armageddon on Wheels I loved it... I've lived in this bus 16 years and it's a big bus.... The simple life is grand God is Grand that's for sure he loves our simple ways
Now that I am retired, I don't miss getting up in the dark and getting the fire going, doing all the chores, plowing the drive and heading to work (still in the dark). The best part, was driving home in the dark, doing all the chores and if I was lucky and I had tv reception, getting to watch the hockey game before going to bed and doing it all the next day. It gets better (and as frustrating as it can be at times, most of the time it is a nice change from what I was doing all day.) Thanks for sharing.
Our wood stove stays burning all night usually. For a while we would have to get up and load it. But we got it down now. And yes the chores is definitely a change from the daily grind! We definitely try not to let the frustrating stuff get to us because we know that it’s all part of the great adventure! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!
Y'all are living the life right on. We are going to be getting a taste of your UP ❄️🥶 winter here in northeast Texas next week. I retired from from GM after thirty years and moved to the coast of Texas 13 years ago and then we moved again and are living in northeast Texas. So I did what I used to do take the chainsaw and fill up the truck with wood. I'm looking forward to seeing your beautiful family adapt to being off the Grid and Thriving. Dave and Brooke are groovy folks and will help you find out how to not to just survive but thrive. God bless Y'all and much peace and love from northeast Texas.
Oh man yeah I heard about that crazy cold weather coming down there! Our kids are adapting quite well so far! My wife not as much. 😆 but we’re gonna be alright! And yeah Dave and Brooke definitely know how to live life! Some very good people that’s for sure!We appreciate you watching our videos! Looking forward to chatting some more! Have a great weekend!
Dig a hole under the floor big enough for a 5 gallon bucket. Flip the bucket so the open end is down and drill a hole same size as the drain pipe. Put 3/4” sewer rock around the bucket. There’s your drain.
Thank you! The trick is to make all the work fun and make it more about spending time together and just talking about everything while working. We appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
Can't say that I envy you, but I do have a ton of respect for you and the family 👍.... Sledding looked like sooo much fun.... The drain not so much 🤣.... Great video 👊👏👏👏
Love it . Keep the Humor in your life . It makes life a lot easier. I'm also in Michigan but on the Troll side . We have us a off grid part time homestead. We are working up too full time in another couple years . Getting everything done and ready for retirement life off grid. Bush radical is always a good chanel too learn from also . Thank you guys for putting out the content to learn from . Rooster
Awesome that’s exciting! You don’t have to wait until you’re completely ready to move in full time. The struggle is half the adventure! And yeah Bushradical is a great channel! Have a great weekend and thanks for watching!
Great video as usual. 👍 The sledding looked like so much fun. I used to LOVE to go sledding, it was the highlight of the winter season. We had a Tabogin(I think I spelled that right 🤔) when I was a kid, my dad would pull us around the yard behind his tractor AND it was great to ride on going down a giant hill, it held at least 5 of us, my friends loved it. Lots of great memories for me as well as you all 💗😁👍
Yes those huge tobagons or yuh know were some big sleds. It really hurt to crash them going down a big hill with the sled full of people! But man that was fun!
Just love your little family. What an awesome life you're giving your girls! They'll grow up so self reliant and with so many amazing memories. Lucky girls! Lucky you!
Thank you! We won’t deprive them completely of electronic devices and such because the world is obviously evolved in quite the electronic way of life so knowing that will be a great asset to life as well! But having a good ground to stand on really helps the foundation as well! Thank you for watching!
@@9252LIFE agree! There's no way getting around some electronics I'm sure but it's just got to be the best feeling in the world knowing they've got so much opportunity to learn and grow. I love the fort they did, just cool stuff that you don't see many kids doing these days. My son is on the spectrum and hates outdoors, sports, genius level IQ, but he'd never survive without his gadgets. My daughter is the opposite, hockey player, firefighter, paramedic, nurse, travels all over by herself....I wish my son had gotten my love for the outdoors dammit.... I'm afraid when I move north he'll never come see me. Lol. 🤣
Great video. Reminds me of my days on my homestead in northern Maine in the late 90s and 2000's. Nothing like coming home and the sewer pipe is frozen solid. They're cutting it off and put a new one in at fifteen below zero. Feed the animals bring wood in and it's time to go to bed to get up for work again the next day. LOL
Nice video. Looks like lots of fun sledding, even the dog loving it. I once spent a winter digging my firewood out of the snow every day. Man, that was frustrating. Got smart and built a woodshed and stacked it proper the next year. Much easier!
Thank you! Yeah digging this wood out is no fun that’s for sure! 😆 I do however get a kick out of it every day! I quote to myself, “That’s using your head!” Lol very sarcastically that’s for sure! We’ll definitely have something ready for next year! Thanks for watching!
KIds doing what is always a natural thing for kids to do - Having heaps of delicious fun, oh & mum n dad has joined in to add to laughs - not 4getting Isaac - where was puppy? Cheers
Fun times sledding. We don’t get the snow down here (mid state )like we used to when I was kid. Have to say all parts of your video brought back some memories.
Thank you! It’s been nice for the most part! We did find that this cabin had built in a/c in the floors in the winter time! 😂 Have a great week and stay warm!
was watching the video you and your family did with girl in the woods ,thought i,d come visit . i like what i saw ,a little bit of fun mixed with a dose of reality .i think im gonna enjoy following .thanks for doing this .
Nice video! I've done a lot of camping up there and have been tempted several times to move up there but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I live about 30 miles below the bridge so it doesn't take long to get up there on the weekend and enjoy all it has to offer. Really nice to see a family out having fun together in the snow, that's the real America
Thank you! We’re originally from Fremont in the lower peninsula. We’ve done a lot of camping up here as kids. Have a great week and thanks for watching!
Love watching you and your family enjoying life off grid....one of my fondest childhood memories was playing in the snow... sledding . .building forts out of snow...good times...now we only see snow on TH-cam..I love hearing you say you know your family more now than you did a year ago...your kids will learn what they live and pass that on to there family's....your truly blessed 😁🙏❤
@@9252LIFE just looked to see what the temperature was in Newberry Michigan which I think is about an hour from you....BURRRRRRstay warm stay safe....😁❤🙏
Well if I had boys they’d be tough too! 😆 And thank you very much Diane! We really appreciate you taking the time to watch our videos and leave such a nice comment! Have a great weekend!
You need to stop doing things I do to fix stuff🤪🤣. Thanks for sharing all the hard work you guys have to do...and the fun...stuff as well. Take care my friend and stay warm ... blessings 💞💗🤗
Thank you! Glad you like our adventures! Some of our videos may be a bit off topic and crazy but living in the woods makes us feel alive! Free! I don’t know if you seen the really crazy bug season video from last spring but man did those mosquitos about take us away!! Here’s the link. th-cam.com/video/4mp61UN5tZc/w-d-xo.html
@@9252LIFE I get them bad at my place too. A Thermacell does wonders, they actually work! I need to find a cheaper source for the butane cartridges though...
City life definitely has some distractions and influence that’s for sure! We don’t want to confine them from the rest of the world completely. But rather show them a good adventurous childhood base before being brought into the worldly lifestyle.
Thank you Sandi! Hope the weather is treating you good out there in the warm zone! It’s fun in the snow. Even though it can be a pain in the but too! 😆
I like how you're following the Dave Whipple style. Good choice! I found you on either Dave or Brook's channel, I can't remember, but you've got great mentors there & you're obviously, wisely listening. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! Yeah I’ve never really listened to people and always just did it my way! 😆 but I know good advice when I hear it! Lol And Dave and Brooke are some good people and obviously have a great history of having such a great adventurous life! Have a great weekend and thank you for watching!
We did the bucket under the sink routine all last winter then this summer I dug a hole and placed a 200gl plastic septic tank with drilled holes in the bottom into the hole and ran the pvc into it. I also insulated the pvc run and so far no problems even with these recent -30 temps.
Cheers! Yes your time can really get away from you these days with all the electrical devices at our fingertips! Thanks so much Alicia for taking the time to say hi and leave a comment. We very much appreciate you! Have a great week!
Love this! Just found you. We moved to the U.P. last year and are just getting our homestead set up. Thanks for the idea with the birch trees. We have several on the property. Also we were just saying we need to find a good sledding hill. Thanks for sharing. Subscribed and looking forward to watching more!
Lol. We are in Eben Junction. We have 20 acres between Marquette and Munising. Loving it here so far. Was worried we would not like the cold and snow but going out every day and doing chores has become our meditation.
Great video, parents don’t spend time with there kids no more, sledding is lots of fun, my parents share that with me when I was young.oh also I hung out in Roseville when I was younger, was there when the riot broke out in the 68
Great time sledding making memories that will last a lifetime.well you sure have work ahead of you,just a little suggestion for another video,build a make shift lean-to,to put your wood under. hate digging out wood from snow and ice.😉💪👍
Thank you! Yeah we definitely have quite a bit of work ahead of us that’s for sure! We definitely plan on building a wood shed! 😆 Have a great weekend!
Gonna sound crazy, But i been watching alot of up north videos, and you are the first person i seen removing ash from the woodburning stove. good to see someone showing the stuff you have to do daily, we are moving from fenton mi to winter U.P. But dont have the courage to stay over winter yet.
Thank you Jonathan! It does seem like we’re always emptying ashes whether it’s in the shower house or the cabin 😆. Don’t be so scared of the winters. It’s not nearly as bad as it sounds. It’s really a nice fresh breath of air. Good luck on your move and enjoy! Thank you for watching we really appreciate it!
Burrrr! Life up north is so much different than here. So cool to see how you do things for the day to day. The family time looked like a blast! Also The bucket, Perfect solution for now.
It’s cold yes but it makes the air just so much more fresh! Especially with the snow covering everything. The family time sledding was great! I actually missed the snow! Didn’t you guys have a little snow a little while back? I think I remember your kids jumping on a trampoline in the snow in one of you videos? Maybe I’m wrong? I’ve always got a lot going on! 😆 Someone told me about a product called Roto Drain that will thaw out the drain. I may try that. Thanks for watching! You guys take care and enjoy the process of this big move! Don’t let the little things get you down! Those little things are all part of your great adventure! 😉
@@9252LIFE Yes we had snow but it was only for like 2 days. Dont last too long out here but was nice while it lasted. Roto Drain huh? I dont know the first thing about living in Ice (Gary might, but I'm clueless lol) Well i hope that works for you guys but until then or if not - keep on gettin er dun! Buckets work! :D Stay warm friends! Hope you have a great day!
I grew up as a tomboy, too. You are raising some really great well rounded humans. And theyre really beautiful, too. All of those skills/lessons will serve them well in life. Ps: I am such a fan that I dont even skip the ads😀
Oh thank you Stacy! Glad you enjoy the videos! We’re all learning together out here. My wife and I are pretty confident that these girls will do great in life with the decision we made to live this lifestyle. At least that’s the plan. 😆
What I liked most about the UP was when it got up to -25 degrees. And the snow was so deep all you could see of the snowplow was the flashing light on top as it went by. 9 months of snow and 3 months of bad sledding.
Thank you! The Whipples are some great people! I’m just glad that some of my off the wall crazy kind of videos haven’t scared people away yet! When you’re out in the woods for a while your creativity can really come out! 😆 We really appreciate you watching our videos! Have a great weekend!
@@kristatjaden2780 I was actually thinking about that today while waiting in line for an hour at the flower shop! We just have a few hundred things to do this weekend! Our firewood is almost gone! 😱 🥶 and we may be picking up another guardian puppy. We’ll see!
Hey that’s a great idea! Then I could hang it up after the shower! What the heck man! I always miss the simple things! 😂 Thanks man! Hope it’s not to cold down there!
Ahhhh, yes... you are making far more work for yourself than is actually needed. Part of my life I grew up in the UP in a farm house. We had a kerosene burner in the center of the house and a wood burner in the kitchen. Wood was tucked under a lean to. Or a wood shed. Dead pine sticks are not great for your chimney. On the other hand, you have quality family time that cannot never ever be replaced. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
The extra work is definitely quality time but we’ll for sure make things easier as we get stuff in place. Our intentions were to live a bit rough for the first year to understand it better. Thank you for watching and have a great night!
That was so cool!! Never stop enjoying those beautiful young ladies....as a father to a daughter, they grow up way too fast but they never, ever, stop being your little girl! Kind of surprised you don't keep some fatwood handy for starting those fires...best stuff ever for fires! And that black eye....only took me a couple of years to learn to say "yes ma'am" when she speaks!!!👍
Here in the south we call it fatwood but it's just certain parts of an old dead pine tree where the resin has packed itself in...like down near the stump area or where a branch intersects the trunk...really rich in very flammable resins...it'll almost light itself and it'll burn when the wood is damp. It's kind of a pain to harvest it if you're old and lazy like I am now so you can buy it in bags or boxes...doesn't take much to get a fire started and it burns for several minutes. I still keep some handy ....( from Home Depot)!
Hey Chad, really like seeing your adventures in the UP. I was born and raised in Newberry. I know the challenges. Many. My brother in Jeff (I think you work with him) told me about your channel.i just subscribed. We have friends that moved from Troy several years ago and did the same thing. Same area (3 Mile road) only with 4 boys. Great videos. Keep it up. Scott
Welcome to the UP. I grew up in the backwoods of the central UP, no electricity, no indoor running water, no indoor plumbing. We didn't call it off grid living, just poor living in the woods. Hope you guys do alright, this can be a harsh place to live. If you have any questions feel free to contact me on Twitter. I live about 6 miles outside Gwinn. Again welcome to the UP.
Oh wow! I love hearing stories about living in the woods before it was “cool”! Both my wife and I had spent lots of time up here as kids camping. Haven’t spent much time up here in the winter. But the winter has been quite well this year so far! 🤞 I’ve never done that Twitter thing yet. Maybe we’ll check it out one day! Thank you for watching! It was nice to meet you. Have a great weekend!
Lucky. I go to houghton a lot have u heard of mass city??
@@unitedzone6445 never been to mass city, but I've been to Ontonogon and Silver city
I also am off grid about 6 miles from Gwinn. In sands township.
I live in Ontonagon, but I am in Indiana right now to see my family, and make some money, (just for 10 days). But I wake up in the middle of the night and watch TH-cam videos about the UP...Cause, I miss being home, and I miss the snow. So, your video hit the spot. When you closed the door on the wood stove and it read, Leo Nippa, Bruce Crossing, Mich....I felt at home. Thanks!
Good to hear! Whenever I hear Ontonagon I think of deer camp with lots of friends and family back in the 50’s
Great video! That sledding hill looks EPIC! I wanna go!
Thank you! That sledding hill is a good time! Not sure if we can still get down that road anymore. We had a very hard time getting back out of there! Even in the Jeep! But Cmon out and bring Dave so he can push when we get stuck! 😆
Hope you guys are having a great weekend and staying warm! And thank you again for everything!
Man thank you for all the hearts.... Of course I'm in Lawrence Kansas at Walmart camping for over a week for payday.. yeah the disability check you know some of us get those for reasons... I sure miss the up.... I hope I'll be able to find a place to stay cuz they're going to have to put up with me no matter what.... And escanaba even the sheriff said once you have a beer you just stay there in your bus and drink more and just don't leave.... I look forward to seeing him again I know he had an accident right after I left.. Armageddon on Wheels I loved it... I've lived in this bus 16 years and it's a big bus.... The simple life is grand God is Grand that's for sure he loves our simple ways
Glad to see a family having fun in the snow.
It sure brought back some great childhood memories that’s for sure! Thank you for watching! Have a great weekend!
I enjoy all of them you have a wonderful family we have 3 daughters they work all the time our girls lot older y'all have a Bless Day 😇🇺🇲💖🇮🇱🎼🤗
Thank you Richard! That’s awesome! Girls are awesome
Good life 😁👍🏼 But man Im soooo happy to be in ARIZONA 👍🏼😁👍🏼
Lol I’ve been there in July! No thank you! 😂 🥵
@@9252LIFE 3 months of hot weather compared to 4/6 months of freezing 🥶 No thank you 🤣😂🤣 plus Northern Az is cooler than the valley Az (Phoenix) 👍🏼🤣👍🏼
It’s not as cold as it looks... 😂 ok it’s cold! 😂 but I can dress warm! It’s hard to dress cold.. 😂
Fellow Yooper here. You truly are living your best life with your family. Carry on with the plan of the day, and the spring mudfest.
Oh yeah Scott the mud fest will be a good time! 😆
Now that I am retired, I don't miss getting up in the dark and getting the fire going, doing all the chores, plowing the drive and heading to work (still in the dark). The best part, was driving home in the dark, doing all the chores and if I was lucky and I had tv reception, getting to watch the hockey game before going to bed and doing it all the next day. It gets better (and as frustrating as it can be at times, most of the time it is a nice change from what I was doing all day.) Thanks for sharing.
Our wood stove stays burning all night usually. For a while we would have to get up and load it. But we got it down now. And yes the chores is definitely a change from the daily grind! We definitely try not to let the frustrating stuff get to us because we know that it’s all part of the great adventure! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!
Y'all are living the life right on. We are going to be getting a taste of your UP ❄️🥶 winter here in northeast Texas next week. I retired from from GM after thirty years and moved to the coast of Texas 13 years ago and then we moved again and are living in northeast Texas. So I did what I used to do take the chainsaw and fill up the truck with wood. I'm looking forward to seeing your beautiful family adapt to being off the Grid and Thriving. Dave and Brooke are groovy folks and will help you find out how to not to just survive but thrive. God bless Y'all and much peace and love from northeast Texas.
Oh man yeah I heard about that crazy cold weather coming down there! Our kids are adapting quite well so far! My wife not as much. 😆 but we’re gonna be alright! And yeah Dave and Brooke definitely know how to live life! Some very good people that’s for sure!We appreciate you watching our videos! Looking forward to chatting some more! Have a great weekend!
Very Cute Family! Thanks
Thank you
Dig a hole under the floor big enough for a 5 gallon bucket. Flip the bucket so the open end is down and drill a hole same size as the drain pipe. Put 3/4” sewer rock around the bucket. There’s your drain.
Yup for sure joy in a new environment, it will wear off in due time though and the harsh weather will not be so joyous
Oh Harry we were both born and raised in Michigan. It’s not bad. It’s a bit of a break from all the hard work in the warmer months.
I love the family fun y'all are having
Thank you Karen!
The classics always grow with age ! This was a good one.
Ah yes it’s about to be nice and white all over again. 😆
This is awesome! :) Thank you!
Thank you Ronnette for watching and leaving a comment! Nice to hear from you!
What a girl she even makes pushing the sled full of wood fun
You guys are great parents and work hard
Thank you! The trick is to make all the work fun and make it more about spending time together and just talking about everything while working. We appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
Love a wood stove amd smoke coming out of the outside pipe👍👍👍❤
Nothing cozier! I’d choose a nice cold snowy day in a warm cozy cabin with a wood stove over a hot sandy beach any day!
Thanks for sharing these great videos. Yiu can see there's a lot of love in your family!
Thank you! Have a great weekend!
Can't say that I envy you, but I do have a ton of respect for you and the family 👍.... Sledding looked like sooo much fun.... The drain not so much 🤣.... Great video 👊👏👏👏
Thank you! Sledding was a blast! It brought me way back down memory lane! Have a great weekend!
Lots of fun in the snow. The girls will always remember the fun times.
For sure!
I live in northern Michigan and love to go to the up that is my happy place
We’re from Fremont Michigan and went to school with Alderton’s. Becky I believe was in my class.
@9252LIFE I don't think we're related there's a lot of aldertons in Rose City and I don't believe I'm related to them
Used motor oil mixed with diesel from the water separator drain help too!! Not that I would ever do that...HA!
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Thanks for the video.
You’re welcome thank you
I enjoyed that, tough life but also fun and rewarding, nice to see your family having all that fun in the snow ❄️👍🏼
Thank you! It’s definitely nice to have some fun every now and then! Have a great weekend!
Nice video Chad. Great to see the whole family and the girls having fun in the snow. The twins would LOVE to sled like that.
Well come on up and we’ll do some sledding!! 😆 dress warm! Have a great weekend!
I just stumbled upon your video. Love it. Look forward to more. Great family!
Awesome thank you! Glad you found us! Have a wonderful week!
Love it . Keep the Humor in your life . It makes life a lot easier. I'm also in Michigan but on the Troll side . We have us a off grid part time homestead. We are working up too full time in another couple years . Getting everything done and ready for retirement life off grid.
Bush radical is always a good chanel too learn from also .
Thank you guys for putting out the content to learn from .
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Awesome that’s exciting! You don’t have to wait until you’re completely ready to move in full time. The struggle is half the adventure! And yeah Bushradical is a great channel! Have a great weekend and thanks for watching!
Started my off grid life last year in Sands twp and loved everyday of it! Keep on keeping on!
Awesome! Thank you
Beautiful life, many blessings to you and your family
Thank you.
Wow that is great that your girls want to help. God Bless you and your family.
Thank you! Have a great weekend!
Living every minute. Great video. Be well and happy.
Thank you! You be well and happy too! Have a great weekend!
Great video as usual. 👍 The sledding looked like so much fun. I used to LOVE to go sledding, it was the highlight of the winter season. We had a Tabogin(I think I spelled that right 🤔) when I was a kid, my dad would pull us around the yard behind his tractor AND it was great to ride on going down a giant hill, it held at least 5 of us, my friends loved it.
Lots of great memories for me as well as you all 💗😁👍
Yes those huge tobagons or yuh know were some big sleds. It really hurt to crash them going down a big hill with the sled full of people! But man that was fun!
Awesome, Thanks
Just started watching y’all..you are living one of my dreams..thanks...hard work and well worth it
Awesome Jay! I believe if it is one of your dreams you should be working towards it!
Great video!! Love that sledding hill
That is a pretty fun hill!
Just love your little family. What an awesome life you're giving your girls! They'll grow up so self reliant and with so many amazing memories. Lucky girls! Lucky you!
Thank you! We won’t deprive them completely of electronic devices and such because the world is obviously evolved in quite the electronic way of life so knowing that will be a great asset to life as well! But having a good ground to stand on really helps the foundation as well! Thank you for watching!
@@9252LIFE agree! There's no way getting around some electronics I'm sure but it's just got to be the best feeling in the world knowing they've got so much opportunity to learn and grow. I love the fort they did, just cool stuff that you don't see many kids doing these days. My son is on the spectrum and hates outdoors, sports, genius level IQ, but he'd never survive without his gadgets. My daughter is the opposite, hockey player, firefighter, paramedic, nurse, travels all over by herself....I wish my son had gotten my love for the outdoors dammit.... I'm afraid when I move north he'll never come see me. Lol. 🤣
@@joolzbohr as long as your kids are happy that’s all that matters. I’m sure he’ll come north and visit you.
What an amazing family, you take each day as it comes, hard work, long hours but still have time fun, fantastic videos, Best wishes to you all👌👍
Thank you Thomas! We just try to sleep a bit faster so we can do more fun stuff! 😆
Great video. Reminds me of my days on my homestead in northern Maine in the late 90s and 2000's. Nothing like coming home and the sewer pipe is frozen solid. They're cutting it off and put a new one in at fifteen below zero. Feed the animals bring wood in and it's time to go to bed to get up for work again the next day. LOL
Thank you!
Nice video. Looks like lots of fun sledding, even the dog loving it. I once spent a winter digging my firewood out of the snow every day. Man, that was frustrating. Got smart and built a woodshed and stacked it proper the next year. Much easier!
Thank you! Yeah digging this wood out is no fun that’s for sure! 😆 I do however get a kick out of it every day! I quote to myself, “That’s using your head!” Lol very sarcastically that’s for sure! We’ll definitely have something ready for next year! Thanks for watching!
KIds doing what is always a natural thing for kids to do - Having heaps of delicious fun, oh & mum n dad has joined in to add to laughs - not 4getting Isaac - where was puppy? Cheers
We didn’t have the puppy yet.
Dude, you’re awesome. Got a wife and couple kids in northern mi too.
Hahahahaha Soooo Awesomenessssss....Thanks for the Adventure
Thanks! Have a great week!
I bet a wood shed would be a pretty useful addition to the place too.
Most definitely! Lol
Fun times sledding. We don’t get the snow down here (mid state )like we used to when I was kid. Have to say all parts of your video brought back some memories.
Oh that’s nice to hear! The sledding brought back some memories for me also! Have a great weekend!
Beautiful home! Glad y'all are staying warm, it's been cold out there!
Thank you! It’s been nice for the most part! We did find that this cabin had built in a/c in the floors in the winter time! 😂 Have a great week and stay warm!
Thanks, I will!
was watching the video you and your family did with girl in the woods ,thought i,d come visit . i like what i saw ,a little bit of fun mixed with a dose of reality .i think im gonna enjoy following .thanks for doing this .
Thank you! Good to have you in our TH-cam community! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend!
Good video, nice to visit again , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Thank you! Have a great weekend!
That was a very relaxing video!!!!
Thank you! Have a great week!
Nice video! I've done a lot of camping up there and have been tempted several times to move up there but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I live about 30 miles below the bridge so it doesn't take long to get up there on the weekend and enjoy all it has to offer. Really nice to see a family out having fun together in the snow, that's the real America
Thank you! We’re originally from Fremont in the lower peninsula. We’ve done a lot of camping up here as kids. Have a great week and thanks for watching!
Love watching you and your family enjoying life off grid....one of my fondest childhood memories was playing in the snow... sledding .
.building forts out of snow...good times...now we only see snow on TH-cam..I love hearing you say you know your family more now than you did a year ago...your kids will learn what they live and pass that on to there family's....your truly blessed 😁🙏❤
Thank you! You should plan a trip to the north and go on a sled dog ride or something! 😆 have a great weekend!
@@9252LIFE just looked to see what the temperature was in Newberry Michigan which I think is about an hour from you....BURRRRRRstay warm stay safe....😁❤🙏
@@simplisticminimalistic7435 thank you! It’s a bit cool out today.
What a great day in the snow! :)
It sure was! Thanks for watching! Have a fantastic weekend!
Your right. Girls rock. They are tuff. Boys can’t even come close. You have a great family
Well if I had boys they’d be tough too! 😆 And thank you very much Diane! We really appreciate you taking the time to watch our videos and leave such a nice comment! Have a great weekend!
Gotta love the 906!
You need to stop doing things I do to fix stuff🤪🤣. Thanks for sharing all the hard work you guys have to do...and the fun...stuff as well. Take care my friend and stay warm ... blessings 💞💗🤗
Thank you! I think half assing stuff is what they mean when they call off grid living simple? 😂 have a great weekend! Stay warm!
Great memories of my four sisters and 1 brother up there sledding. And yes Girls are tough! Lol
Your poor brother! 😂 that’s a lot of sisters!
Hope your having a great weekend and staying warm!
Really glad I stumbled onto your channel off GITW's channel. Enjoying watching your adventures...
Thank you! Glad you like our adventures! Some of our videos may be a bit off topic and crazy but living in the woods makes us feel alive! Free! I don’t know if you seen the really crazy bug season video from last spring but man did those mosquitos about take us away!! Here’s the link. th-cam.com/video/4mp61UN5tZc/w-d-xo.html
@@9252LIFE I get them bad at my place too. A Thermacell does wonders, they actually work! I need to find a cheaper source for the butane cartridges though...
We're suppose to hit -21 tonight in the Colorado Rockies where I live. Nice to see a family doing it right!
Oh wow! Stay warm! Have an extra heat source ready! Thank you!
God bless you all
Thank you! God bless you as well!
L❤️VE this family!😍
We L❤️VE you too Sarah!😍
Oh the Joys of the UP!!!! My oldest daughter was born in ironwood MI. And we always feel at peace when we go back to visit the magical UP✨
It’s definitely magical up here! How often do you get up here?
Not often enough. We are hoping to plan a trip this summer🌞
@@juliafisher1402 you should definitely plan it! Don’t hope to because it usually won’t happen. Lol at least that’s how it works with us.
You have a beautiful life and you are smart to move away and off grid .
Thank you!
I wouldn't want my girls growing up in the city.
City life definitely has some distractions and influence that’s for sure! We don’t want to confine them from the rest of the world completely. But rather show them a good adventurous childhood base before being brought into the worldly lifestyle.
Great video Chad!!! I miss the snow.....Love the snow hill.
Thank you Sandi! Hope the weather is treating you good out there in the warm zone! It’s fun in the snow. Even though it can be a pain in the but too! 😆
Looks like you guys are having fun! Minus the plumbing!
The only plumbing we have in the whole cabin and it freezes! 😂 not anymore! Thanks for watching! Have yourself a great weekend!
Hey! New here, we are in Ontario-living thru the same conditions you guys are. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
Oh awesome!! How long you been in for? 😆
Great vid fab family 👍
Thank you!
Love that sledding hill!!
It was a blast!
A few weeks ago we were repluming a frozen line up here in the UP. But spring is upon us now and it's getting warmer.
It’s 20 out right now! 😆 yeah this weekend is looking to be in the 50’s. Time for spring cleaning and some real work!
Super awesome fun video!! Take care you nut😁👍
😂 thank you! You take care as well! Have a fantastic weekend!
Grew up in northern Wisconsin so had lots of sledding like that! So much fun!
Oh yeah sledding is a blast! Even for us grownups! 😆 Are you still in Wisconsin?
@@9252LIFE yes but 2 knee replacements I can’t sled like I use to! Enjoy as long as you can!
@@janhardginski990 ouch! Hopefully it wasn’t due to sledding!
I like how you're following the Dave Whipple style. Good choice! I found you on either Dave or Brook's channel, I can't remember, but you've got great mentors there & you're obviously, wisely listening. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! Yeah I’ve never really listened to people and always just did it my way! 😆 but I know good advice when I hear it! Lol And Dave and Brooke are some good people and obviously have a great history of having such a great adventurous life! Have a great weekend and thank you for watching!
Awesome amazing
Awesome video
Thank you!
Making some fire to shower seems very relaxing! just discover all your videos, Chad. Pretty awesome and inspiring man!
Thank you! We hope you’re having a great weekend!
@@9252LIFE Enjoying Sunday and watching all the 9252LIFE Off Grid videos...feeling cozy!!
We did the bucket under the sink routine all last winter then this summer I dug a hole and placed a 200gl plastic septic tank with drilled holes in the bottom into the hole and ran the pvc into it. I also insulated the pvc run and so far no problems even with these recent -30 temps.
Yeah we’re going to have to do something different for sure!
Cheers from central upper michigan. We grew sledding like that every chance we could. We didn't have phones and computers. Much simpler time.
Cheers! Yes your time can really get away from you these days with all the electrical devices at our fingertips! Thanks so much Alicia for taking the time to say hi and leave a comment. We very much appreciate you! Have a great week!
Love this! Just found you. We moved to the U.P. last year and are just getting our homestead set up. Thanks for the idea with the birch trees. We have several on the property. Also we were just saying we need to find a good sledding hill. Thanks for sharing. Subscribed and looking forward to watching more!
Oh cool! How’s the homestead coming along? What part of the UP are you in? Maybe I’ll tell you the secret sledding hill location. 😆
Lol. We are in Eben Junction. We have 20 acres between Marquette and Munising. Loving it here so far. Was worried we would not like the cold and snow but going out every day and doing chores has become our meditation.
@@YooperCountry it’s good stuff!
Great video, parents don’t spend time with there kids no more, sledding is lots of fun, my parents share that with me when I was young.oh also I hung out in Roseville when I was younger, was there when the riot broke out in the 68
Thank you! Sledding was always fun as kids and still now as adults! 😆 Not familiar with Roseville? What was the riot about?
Great time sledding making memories that will last a lifetime.well you sure have work ahead of you,just a little suggestion for another video,build a make shift lean-to,to put your wood under. hate digging out wood from snow and ice.😉💪👍
Thank you! Yeah we definitely have quite a bit of work ahead of us that’s for sure! We definitely plan on building a wood shed! 😆 Have a great weekend!
Like yr all videos! Keep going 👍
Thank you! Will do! Hope you’re having a great week and enjoy your weekend!
Thank you! Will do! Hope you’re having a great week and enjoy your weekend!
Welcome to the UP. 8 months of winter, 4 months of tough sledding
Good thing you got that sauna!!
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Thank you! It’s much colder than I remember as a kid! 😆 That sauna is quite lovely this time of year!
@@9252LIFE Marquette county, little village of Palmer here. Wishing you guys good luck.
@@arbdapeish Luce country here. Near the big falls. Thank you! Have a great week!
@9252lifeoffgrid we’re in Luce, too.
@@christinepleiman3685 well high neighbor! How long have you been here?
Gonna sound crazy, But i been watching alot of up north videos, and you are the first person i seen removing ash from the woodburning stove. good to see someone showing the stuff you have to do daily, we are moving from fenton mi to winter U.P. But dont have the courage to stay over winter yet.
Thank you Jonathan! It does seem like we’re always emptying ashes whether it’s in the shower house or the cabin 😆. Don’t be so scared of the winters. It’s not nearly as bad as it sounds. It’s really a nice fresh breath of air. Good luck on your move and enjoy! Thank you for watching we really appreciate it!
Burrrr! Life up north is so much different than here. So cool to see how you do things for the day to day. The family time looked like a blast! Also The bucket, Perfect solution for now.
It’s cold yes but it makes the air just so much more fresh! Especially with the snow covering everything. The family time sledding was great! I actually missed the snow! Didn’t you guys have a little snow a little while back? I think I remember your kids jumping on a trampoline in the snow in one of you videos? Maybe I’m wrong? I’ve always got a lot going on! 😆 Someone told me about a product called Roto Drain that will thaw out the drain. I may try that. Thanks for watching! You guys take care and enjoy the process of this big move! Don’t let the little things get you down! Those little things are all part of your great adventure! 😉
@@9252LIFE Yes we had snow but it was only for like 2 days. Dont last too long out here but was nice while it lasted. Roto Drain huh? I dont know the first thing about living in Ice (Gary might, but I'm clueless lol) Well i hope that works for you guys but until then or if not - keep on gettin er dun! Buckets work! :D Stay warm friends! Hope you have a great day!
Great job... Loved it
Thanks man! You have a great channel!
Thanks man! You have a great channel!
@@9252LIFE thanks brother
@@9252LIFE thanks buddy
I grew up as a tomboy, too. You are raising some really great well rounded humans. And theyre really beautiful, too. All of those skills/lessons will serve them well in life.
Ps: I am such a fan that I dont even skip the ads😀
Oh thank you Stacy! Glad you enjoy the videos! We’re all learning together out here. My wife and I are pretty confident that these girls will do great in life with the decision we made to live this lifestyle. At least that’s the plan. 😆
@@9252LIFE ❤️❤️❤️🙏
I love your Off Grid place.
Thank you!
Thank you! It’s quite peaceful out here! How you doin down in Texas?
@@9252LIFE I love Texas, a lot of freedom down here.
Good video my friend! I know i don't comment on every video but i watch all your videos. Keep up all the good work!
Oh thank you! No problem!! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!
Came from Girl in the Woods...great content!
Thank you!
What I liked most about the UP was when it got up to -25 degrees. And the snow was so deep all you could see of the snowplow was the flashing light on top as it went by. 9 months of snow and 3 months of bad sledding.
At that temp the snow looks like diamonds when the sun shines on it! We barely got 5 months of snow this last winter.
You been talking back again, huh, Chad!? Lol!! Miss y’all so much!! We’re coming to visit! (AFTER the snow is gone! Lol)
After snow? 😂 wimps! Cmon with it!
Just a simple family .So happy the whipple family got us to subscribe y'all
Thank you! The Whipples are some great people! I’m just glad that some of my off the wall crazy kind of videos haven’t scared people away yet! When you’re out in the woods for a while your creativity can really come out! 😆
We really appreciate you watching our videos! Have a great weekend!
@@9252LIFE oh life to short not to have fun . you guys should make a funny kinda video for valentine day .lol
@@kristatjaden2780 I was actually thinking about that today while waiting in line for an hour at the flower shop! We just have a few hundred things to do this weekend! Our firewood is almost gone! 😱 🥶 and we may be picking up another guardian puppy. We’ll see!
Nice looks like you'll having a great time. Need to put mat in shower lol. Keep warm bud
Hey that’s a great idea! Then I could hang it up after the shower! What the heck man! I always miss the simple things! 😂 Thanks man! Hope it’s not to cold down there!
You have a great hill for sledding!!
We’re not exactly sure who’s hill that was.. 😆
Ahhhh, yes... you are making far more work for yourself than is actually needed. Part of my life I grew up in the UP in a farm house. We had a kerosene burner in the center of the house and a wood burner in the kitchen. Wood was tucked under a lean to. Or a wood shed. Dead pine sticks are not great for your chimney. On the other hand, you have quality family time that cannot never ever be replaced. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
The extra work is definitely quality time but we’ll for sure make things easier as we get stuff in place. Our intentions were to live a bit rough for the first year to understand it better. Thank you for watching and have a great night!
Enjoyed
Awesome thank you! Have a great weekend!
That was so cool!! Never stop enjoying those beautiful young ladies....as a father to a daughter, they grow up way too fast but they never, ever, stop being your little girl! Kind of surprised you don't keep some fatwood handy for starting those fires...best stuff ever for fires! And that black eye....only took me a couple of years to learn to say "yes ma'am" when she speaks!!!👍
Thank you Jim! They are growing fast! What is fatwood?
Here in the south we call it fatwood but it's just certain parts of an old dead pine tree where the resin has packed itself in...like down near the stump area or where a branch intersects the trunk...really rich in very flammable resins...it'll almost light itself and it'll burn when the wood is damp. It's kind of a pain to harvest it if you're old and lazy like I am now so you can buy it in bags or boxes...doesn't take much to get a fire started and it burns for several minutes. I still keep some handy ....( from Home Depot)!
Interesting!
Good on ya man..!!! the UP is a tuff place ... J
Thank you! It definitely can be tuff that’s for sure. It sure keeps things interesting! 😆 have a great weekend!
Yeah, Girl 👧 power!!
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Hey Chad, really like seeing your adventures in the UP. I was born and raised in Newberry. I know the challenges. Many. My brother in Jeff (I think you work with him) told me about your channel.i just subscribed. We have friends that moved from Troy several years ago and did the same thing. Same area (3 Mile road) only with 4 boys. Great videos. Keep it up. Scott
Thank you! Definitely many challenges! But it is all part of the fun! 😆 Are your friends off grid as well?
@@9252LIFE yeah our friends were off grid for while. They to moved to Tennessee.