Great job! Just make sure you seal bottom to the ground or weight the edges. I've had trouble keeping critters from digging under and setting up house keeping. Skunks and possums. Good luck.
Skirting is ok. But my advice? See if you cannot find enough square straw bales that can go all the way around the perimeter. Let the front of the trailer down to get them set around the back side, and jack it up and cram them under the front.
When I lived year round in my Jayco trailer I built a garage type enclosure for it just for the winter months, I used 2x4's and clear tarps and manufactured a chimney out of sheetmetal. It lowered my heating costs greatly.
use pool noodles for your piping and hoses to help keep from freezing. you can also use heating tape with the pool noodles .. its a awesome hack to help keep pipes and hoses from freezing. also inexpensive.
Great idea. Thank you for sharing. I've thought about that, but I'm not sure I'll have enough energy to run the heating tape.... being off grid deffenetly makes things more complicated. Thank you for watching!
I ran my reflectix vertical so I just cut the tape seams and retape, for your door a coat hanger frame on both pieces then tape the cut with tuck tape, I only cut my way in 6 times last year, battery upgrade, check , add heater and forgotten tools lol.
I skirted my RV like you did and I ended up with major humidity in the RV. Hope you don't have the same problem. Looks like you have lots of wood on your lot. In my case I didn't have any dry wood, so I used two diesel heaters for the last two years. They needed 12 volt power, but the nice thing is you can control the heat better. Vevor has them on sale for about $100 dollars. I tried my propane furnace and it burnt through a 30 pound tank in about two days.
I got a diesel heater in my small cabin too, they are great. Cheap and very efficient, they sip diesel and electricity, 10L last me all winter but I only visit on weekends.
Great idea for a little extra space until you get a chance to build your house 👍, Good woodstove & a little fan you should be set my friend :)) Yes beautiful pups you have :) take care stay warm
One thing I would suggest is to get bigger propane tanks. When it's cold you go through alot more. If you can put a small electic heater underto keep water from freezing.😊
Hey guys that's cute that's a really nice video lots of good comments and I think you should really read it some of the really good ones now for the things you've done right you put gravel down really important but you can put enough and you didn't compact it that's one of your biggest problems if you put gravel down first before you put anything down there 2 in then run a compactor over it to compact gravel really tightly it almost makes it like cement keeps plants from growing and it allows the water when it rains too percolate through that's the main thing and in the winter the gravel helps a little bit for the first few inches of snow and ice. Remember you're in Northern Ontario and it gets mighty cold mighty like in January or before so your idea is kind of good but you still need to back up wood stove in your other RV a smaller one in the middle someplace. Now remember burning wood keeps you warm but you have to keep your wood stove clean keep the creosote down you don't want to have a fire in your chimney you will burn your house down. That's the other problem right now I'll tell you personally the thing about the trees you were saying this is the time it's been one half of the day dropping all those trees you want to drop and letting them season till next year to dry out. Don't get me wrong I love what you're doing but you're an RVs and I don't know about you but most of those RVs or not usually rated to minus 30 C and it doesn't matter how much heat you have it's going to lose that RV fast. I would listen to one of the people that left a comment and you should definitely have one a winner Arctic tent preset up with a stove in there and enough wood for a week just in case you need it like if you find out those RVs are not cutting it on Arctic tent are designed for really cold weather. You can look on other TH-cam videos there are people that have used them for long term living and I'm very comfortable living well I hope everything goes okay. cool hand San Pedro California
Thank you for watching! Thank you for the suggestion. We try to reach a broad audience, and it can be challenging at times. We'll keep that in mind. All the best!
How did you seal the skirting insulation to the trailer? I would have concern that water or moisture will give you grief keeping the top sealed to the retailer? Youve done lots of hard work getting this far. Im hoping you cans stay warm,dry and trouble free through the winter!!!
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good job i look forward to seeing the next video, why dont u hinge the rear of the trailer so u can use the tractor to lift the large tote inside ... just an idea , cheers good luck
Thank you. I'm still behind on my firewood. I have lots of wood, but unfortunately, it is not split or seasoned. Worst case, I'll order some firewood. But I'm hoping I can make it work with what I have.
Thank you for making videos of your family journey! It’s really inspiring!
Great job! Just make sure you seal bottom to the ground or weight the edges. I've had trouble keeping critters from digging under and setting up house keeping. Skunks and possums. Good luck.
Careful building your house on the hillside, may eventually have problems years from now
Skirting is ok. But my advice? See if you cannot find enough square straw bales that can go all the way around the perimeter. Let the front of the trailer down to get them set around the back side, and jack it up and cram them under the front.
When I lived year round in my Jayco trailer I built a garage type enclosure for it just for the winter months, I used 2x4's and clear tarps and manufactured a chimney out of sheetmetal. It lowered my heating costs greatly.
use pool noodles for your piping and hoses to help keep from freezing. you can also use heating tape with the pool noodles .. its a awesome hack to help keep pipes and hoses from freezing. also inexpensive.
Great idea. Thank you for sharing. I've thought about that, but I'm not sure I'll have enough energy to run the heating tape.... being off grid deffenetly makes things more complicated. Thank you for watching!
I ran my reflectix vertical so I just cut the tape seams and retape, for your door a coat hanger frame on both pieces then tape the cut with tuck tape, I only cut my way in 6 times last year, battery upgrade, check , add heater and forgotten tools lol.
I skirted my RV like you did and I ended up with major humidity in the RV. Hope you don't have the same problem. Looks like you have lots of wood on your lot. In my case I didn't have any dry wood, so I used two diesel heaters for the last two years. They needed 12 volt power, but the nice thing is you can control the heat better. Vevor has them on sale for about $100 dollars. I tried my propane furnace and it burnt through a 30 pound tank in about two days.
I got a diesel heater in my small cabin too, they are great. Cheap and very efficient, they sip diesel and electricity, 10L last me all winter but I only visit on weekends.
Put some plastic down because the moisture is coming up from the ground.
We are definitely getting one of those diesel heaters. Thanks for the tips, and thank you for watching. All the best!
Thank you for the advice. I'll try to do that.
Doesn’t diesel heaters produce moisture? Wood heat is much more drying.
Thi, you putting the pressure on your mom for not watching the channel was hilarious😂
😂 Thank you for watching, bro!
Almost forgot...
God Bless!
Great idea for a little extra space until you get a chance to build your house 👍, Good woodstove & a little fan you should be set my friend :)) Yes beautiful pups you have :) take care stay warm
Thank you for the encouraging words, and thank you for watching. All the best!
I lovvve that tractor! You are an ace on it now, hey!? Great job!!
Thanks! That thing has been a lifesaver. Thank you for watching!
Step by step. Good progress
Thank you!
Winter is long in your part of the country and frost creeps in at -30 insulation is less work than cutting fire wood lol Good luck
Thank you. This is definitely going to be a learning experience. Thanks for watching!
@@OffGridWithGinaThi Take care my friend wishing you and your family the best.
Very cool idea to connect the two RV's together. We live in a 40' RV right now with 10 of us and having a 2nd RV hooked up would be awesome!
The extra square footage will definitely come in handy 🤣😅. Thank you for watching!
Very nice video awesome place to live
Thanks so much! We really love it here! Thanks for watching.
Good video keep the dream alive
Thanks, and thank you for watching!
good job buddy 👍
Thank you. Thanks for watching!
Nice work, the site work & video, keep going
Thanks, and thank you for watching!
You will need some kind of heating under the trailers to keep water from freezing for sure…
This will be my first winter here... you're probably right. I want to get a wifi thermometer to keep under the trailler so I can keep an eye on it.
Once you pack snow against the bottom then it will be very well insulated. Heating tape around pipes might be good idea.
One thing I would suggest is to get bigger propane tanks. When it's cold you go through alot more. If you can put a small electic heater underto keep water from freezing.😊
Thank you for watching and the suggestions. All the best!
Your dogs are the main character in this channel 😂❤
😂 They can be a handful at times. But they are cute and we love them. Thank you for watching!
just brilliant! best of luck from us in Japan!
ps.....that big rock of ypurs,,,,my wife - Japanese says that is a magnificent rock and deserves to be in your garden..........
I'm glad to hear we have someone from Japan watching. All the best to you. Thank you for watching!
😂 thank you, I'm sure we'll have plenty of those around.
Hey guys that's cute that's a really nice video lots of good comments and I think you should really read it some of the really good ones now for the things you've done right you put gravel down really important but you can put enough and you didn't compact it that's one of your biggest problems if you put gravel down first before you put anything down there 2 in then run a compactor over it to compact gravel really tightly it almost makes it like cement keeps plants from growing and it allows the water when it rains too percolate through that's the main thing and in the winter the gravel helps a little bit for the first few inches of snow and ice. Remember you're in Northern Ontario and it gets mighty cold mighty like in January or before so your idea is kind of good but you still need to back up wood stove in your other RV a smaller one in the middle someplace. Now remember burning wood keeps you warm but you have to keep your wood stove clean keep the creosote down you don't want to have a fire in your chimney you will burn your house down. That's the other problem right now I'll tell you personally the thing about the trees you were saying this is the time it's been one half of the day dropping all those trees you want to drop and letting them season till next year to dry out. Don't get me wrong I love what you're doing but you're an RVs and I don't know about you but most of those RVs or not usually rated to minus 30 C and it doesn't matter how much heat you have it's going to lose that RV fast. I would listen to one of the people that left a comment and you should definitely have one a winner Arctic tent preset up with a stove in there and enough wood for a week just in case you need it like if you find out those RVs are not cutting it on Arctic tent are designed for really cold weather. You can look on other TH-cam videos there are people that have used them for long term living and I'm very comfortable living well I hope everything goes okay. cool hand San Pedro California
Really enjoy watching your journey and seeing the progress.
Would you reconsider the music to something more calming?
I personally really enjoy the music! Goes well with the video. Great job on the progress!
Thank you for watching! Thank you for the suggestion. We try to reach a broad audience, and it can be challenging at times. We'll keep that in mind. All the best!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. All the best
How did you seal the skirting insulation to the trailer? I would have concern that water or moisture will give you grief keeping the top sealed to the retailer? Youve done lots of hard work getting this far. Im hoping you cans stay warm,dry and trouble free through the winter!!!
Thank you for watching. Moisture is definitely a concern. I might run the dehumidifier under the trailler once in a while. All the best!
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We're glad you enjoy the videos. All the best! Thanks for watching.
good job i look forward to seeing the next video, why dont u hinge the rear of the trailer so u can use the tractor to lift the large tote inside ... just an idea , cheers good luck
Thank you for the suggestion. Thanks for watching. All the best!
Well done Pal. Do you have enough firewood to get yourselves through the winter.?/
Thank you. I'm still behind on my firewood. I have lots of wood, but unfortunately, it is not split or seasoned. Worst case, I'll order some firewood. But I'm hoping I can make it work with what I have.
@@OffGridWithGinaThi what does it cost for a load of wood up your way, and how much will you order, or will you go and get it yourself.??
Unfortunately, I think you will find the wood too wet. Order some. It must be pretty cheap up there. Or you can find some dead trees to cut and split.
Are you going to use a rocket stove? I thought I saw you toying with one a while back.
N. Ontario? Better prepare for -40 for a couple weeks at a time.
I'm not looking forward to that 🥶, but it's inevitable..... thank you for watching!