i grew up on these types of properties, drinking spring water straight out of the side of the mountains. I'm my 20s, i was a surveyor's helper and witnessed hundreds of beautiful, family-owned properties get parceled out because the families could no longer afford taxes. now, here in Virginia, town houses are everywhere. it's soul crushing
OH MY!!! To have such a piece of property! I was excited just driving on the old road.. And then the trees!! Magnificent. Glorious! If each behemoth was worth $100K in lumber, I couldn't cut even one of them down. What a special place..
Suzuki Samurai, Flatfender Willys jeep, Geo Tracker or an old beater XJ Cherokee that you don't care about getting scuffed. Enjoyed the video, thank you. Your family's property is wonderful!
I admire your love for your properties . I share your enthusiasm because I am equally proud of my piece of land that was purchased by my great grandfather . I'm on the other side of north America and my land is a piece of the Acadian forest . Mostly made up of old growth hard maple , both yellow and white birch , and a few species of spruce .
You remind me of how calm and easy goinf and funny my dad was! Love watching you. Beautiful land. I am 76 now, a retired nurse that always had horses. I miss my 35 acres! Watching your videos brings me joy! Thank you.
I bought a Subaru and it will handles those roads no problem and you will get way better gas mileage too. I hunted last year in it and it performed almost as good as my Jeep. Perfect for your NorCal ranch. Beautiful Ranch
What a nice place you all have. Thanks for sharing with us all. While everyone is telling you get what's. Sit back and relax and dont forget the drink of your spring water 😉👍
hell not! I would not like to live in a society where property isn't the fruit of your work but simply inherited. This primitive system is so unjust (I guess you have to have to be born from poor parents to understand it).
@@at_3831 There is a difference between being an optimist and being delusional . Rural land that was selling for 800 dollars an acre 25 years ago is now selling for as much as 5000 to 8000 dollars an acre in some places today ... on top of property tax hikes . The statement was accurate unless you win the lottery or have a favorite aunt or uncle named Walton ...
@@at_3831 Calm down and stop being hateful. OP wasn't crying and making a fuss, just pointing it out. We lost most of the land we had out in the country due to petty squabbling. Thankfully my mom bought a small plot decades prior to that. Now there's no anchor for us to rely on when going up to it. It's a shame.
Looks like your entire family have been good stewards of their land! That is really good to see! Looks like it’s time for a little side by side (Gator?) to get around on. Save some fuel and better for your big truck not to be making all those short trips.
I have never owned a subaru but i have read and heard many comments from a variety of people that have experience with them that their awd systems are the best performing and reliable ! My 2 cents!! By the way, you are living my dream !! I love big trees,woodworking and solitude ! Subscribed!
Such a nice piece of property! Nothing like family that holds on to property and passes it down. Awesome! I do get a teeny bit jealous all the time when I watch TH-cam because I never figured life out (problems, not weak or lazy). I would do almost anything for just a piece of property somewhere in the Bush. My family growing up has always been into camping, but 5 years ago when I discovered REAL camping on TH-cam it has really changed my life for the better!
You need one of those cab-over Japanese mini trucks. That’s what I use for getting around my woodlot. Mine has the dump on it and it’s surprisingly heavy duty for something so small.
So you use a battery powered saw, obviously more convenient and good enough for the job, but no battery powered car. Lada Niva is the small 4x4. At least I saw one last week on the supermarkets parking lot with many scratches, painted rust, and still going.
I have had a great experience with the old Subaru Baja. It's AWD not 4WD, but I've taken it trough much rougher terrain than you showed in the video and its never gotten stuck. Also its early 2000s who cares about the paint, and the aftermarket is full of parts to fix them.
Japanese mini truck, KEI Truck. 4x4, 6' bed, two person cab, low gear and often a diff lock. All will be imported and therefore 25+ years old. You can't register in Oregon though, you need to know some one in Washington to get a plate.
I have an old series land rover which is perfect for those kinda trails. With a soft top of canvas/hoops (which you can temporarily remove) and lower the windscreen, the tallest thing would be you and you can just duck under branches. You get 4x4, high clearance, narrow body, low over head, and fun. Just bring a lot of spare oil.
An old military surplus jeep like a Willys. If you put the windshield down that is lower than the others. If you have the hardhat on you might just avoid the branches.
I've got a Honda Foreman 450. I altered the racks to fit my pelican box and Eberlystock duffle. It would be perfect and would easily fit into the bed of your truck like it does in my scratched up old f150.
Your family is very blessed, thank you for sharing your experience If I were in your situation I'd probably look for a 4wd Honda acty or a Suzuki carry
how big is the “up the hill property” it’s awesome. So many good smaller truck options. I have a maverick hybrid which is very small and probably not for you. But I imagine a ranger would work well for you.
Sorry fella. You’re the youngster. You could ride a bicycle up the road but you’re still going to be the one cutting in for your uncle and old man. I don’t make the rules!! Love your videos!
Hello, My wife and I are Celeste and David WILSON. Perhaps we are distantly related! We are currently living in Florida but lived most of our lives in the Boston area. I need to do a genealogy. My Father James Wilson claimed the family are descendants of the James Wilson who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. My Father claimed the ancestral family comes from Glasgow Scotland. We wish you the best with your grandfathers land. David Wilson
Well your grandfather was something special, to carry all that stuff up there when there was no road. Just building it was a titan work. I feel so pitty with my 7 acres flat clay. But still, it´s my paradise.
Sounds like a good spot for a Kei truck if you can fit into one. Smaller than a ranger with a big bed and fold-down walls. A Toyota TownAce would be a smidge narrower than a Ranger with a longer bed too
I worked in a saw Mill in the 70s- 1992 we cut many logs that were 60" + the most beautiful lumber you have NEVER SEEN. I Built our shop and house out of it. 4"-12" floor joists free of Hart centers Tite grain, no knot's.
If he's wanting to slack off on the trail management duties, I'd suggest looking at some used Subarus. AWD, can find some with a mild lift kit, winch, and even brush guards. Most are wagons or small SUV format, so not lacking in utility. Just got to do the homework on which models are more likely to have the head gasket issues.
My family had rural property with these kinds of roads on it but keeping it clear of trees and their branches was only half the problem. We'd have to bring a grader thru twice a year to flatten out the surface and fill in any wash-outs. And finding heavy equipment operators willing to go that far into the hinterlands for what they considered a small job was tough.
I learned alot in your video. The douglas fir is massive(so were the bear prints holy cow). I love the fresh spring water too. I'd be interested in the ownership structure of the property(is it in a trust or handed down in a will by name?) because I want to leave a legacy as well with the best tax advantage. Lovely video, well done.
I live outside of Kansas city, and do a lot of bigfoot research, Would love to use a thermal drone and parabolic recorders at night for a week there just seeing what is happening in the night there. Awesome place you have there.
In UK we have Fiat Pandas, and Dacia Dusters, which are really small 4x4s. Also they might have enough room for your electric chainsaw. We also have Mountain Springs, but the moorlands were mined for Lead, so I am not too sure if that contaminated the water. In some areas the streams have a rusty residue, caused by mining.
I see a lot of tan Oak in there, figure your ranch must be not that far from my ranch. The scenery looks quite the same. Somewhere like Scaggs springs, or Gualala, or at least within 15 miles of such. Yes, my Subaru wagon, well beat up, is a great vehicle for such terrain. Your springs are nice. Mine are mostly smaller, but still couple thousand gallons a day each.
You live the life others only dream of..you’re a blessed man.
Amen.
That's very beautiful property. Your great grandfather was a smart man to invest in it.
i grew up on these types of properties, drinking spring water straight out of the side of the mountains.
I'm my 20s, i was a surveyor's helper and witnessed hundreds of beautiful, family-owned properties get parceled out because the families could no longer afford taxes.
now, here in Virginia, town houses are everywhere.
it's soul crushing
OH MY!!! To have such a piece of property! I was excited just driving on the old road.. And then the trees!! Magnificent. Glorious! If each behemoth was worth $100K in lumber, I couldn't cut even one of them down. What a special place..
Thanks for the tour.
DOUG out
I'd cut about 20 and retire.
$2m will get you about $160k income a year
Suzuki Samurai, Flatfender Willys jeep, Geo Tracker or an old beater XJ Cherokee that you don't care about getting scuffed. Enjoyed the video, thank you. Your family's property is wonderful!
Need to find yourself an old Suzuki Samurai.
That is the first vehicle I thought of. I rented one on Cayman Island, and it was tiny...but full featured and remarkably well made.
Was literally about to write that.
I have one that works great here around the property.
Or a Subaru Brat. It's lower.
Import a 20 year old kei truck. Even has a neat hydraulic lift bed.
Beautiful country, if that was my land no one would ever see me. Thanks for the vides and stay safe.
I own some acreage and it is true that once you are home you do not want to leave.
The scenery in your videos alone make them worth watching. But you’re pretty cool too Wilson. 😁
❤
love your sense of humor
Buster Scruggs lives on :) Beautiful place.
I appreciate your dry wit thank you.
You’re like a one man Yellowstone. Without as much “drama.”
Props to the old timers getting stuff up the mountain on mules, we have such an easy life now
'So, what did you do for summer break?'
"Oh, cleaned the drive and filled the pool"
Looked like railroad ties lining the pool. I hope it was untreated lumber.
I admire your love for your properties . I share your enthusiasm because I am equally proud of my piece of land that was purchased by my great grandfather . I'm on the other side of north America and my land is a piece of the Acadian forest . Mostly made up of old growth hard maple , both yellow and white birch , and a few species of spruce .
Holy crap that fir was big!
You remind me of how calm and easy goinf and funny my dad was! Love watching you. Beautiful land. I am 76 now, a retired nurse that always had horses. I miss my 35 acres! Watching your videos brings me joy! Thank you.
Used an artic off road to get on the trails on my land. Never wide enough for a vehicle. Or a horse lol.
Thank you for sharing a tour of your property! Beautiful!
Beautiful. Thank you for posting……this current urban dweller enjoys remembering the woods from her childhood very much.
I bought a Subaru and it will handles those roads no problem and you will get way better gas mileage too. I hunted last year in it and it performed almost as good as my Jeep. Perfect for your NorCal ranch. Beautiful Ranch
What a wonderful place to be. Enjoy, Bruce
It was really fun to join you doing your forest work. What a beautiful place!
As usual fantastic seeing what you and your family own. How much land do you own altogether. It is wonderful it’s still in the family
What a nice place you all have. Thanks for sharing with us all.
While everyone is telling you get what's. Sit back and relax and dont forget the drink of your spring water 😉👍
U R Funny. I know. And you know. ~ That your family appreciates very much all that you do. ~ I appreciate your sharing this. Thank you. New Hampshire.
Older Subaru wagon with a stick, hurrah for mtn springs 🤔
Yes! My ancient 2002 Subaru Forester, manual transmission, would fit the bill.
Beautiful high country timber. Hope you can hang onto it for generations.
hell not! I would not like to live in a society where property isn't the fruit of your work but simply inherited. This primitive system is so unjust (I guess you have to have to be born from poor parents to understand it).
@@ytrew9717 so you would rather have it given to you instead of acquiring it through purchase?
No wonder you’re poor.
Thank you for letting us ride with you. It is a beautiful property - God's creation. Enjoy it fully.
How about a Polaris ranger? Small bed for saws, 4x4, don’t have to worry about scratching it either.
The only way a normal person can have property like that is if it was purchased many generations before and handed down through the years.
Not true hard work and determination stop being a victim
@@at_3831 There is a difference between being an optimist and being delusional . Rural land that was selling for 800 dollars an acre 25 years ago is now selling for as much as 5000 to 8000 dollars an acre in some places today ... on top of property tax hikes . The statement was accurate unless you win the lottery or have a favorite aunt or uncle named Walton ...
@@at_3831 Calm down and stop being hateful. OP wasn't crying and making a fuss, just pointing it out. We lost most of the land we had out in the country due to petty squabbling. Thankfully my mom bought a small plot decades prior to that. Now there's no anchor for us to rely on when going up to it. It's a shame.
@@zendell37 another victim triggered
@@at_3831lmao relax
I’m 100% with you on the truck thing, get your self a Honda side x side to run up the mt on. The pioneer 520 will fit in the bed of that superduty!
You're having too much fun doing the tree cutting for the family. Keep the big truck
Looks like your entire family have been good stewards of their land! That is really good to see! Looks like it’s time for a little side by side (Gator?) to get around on. Save some fuel and better for your big truck not to be making all those short trips.
What a place! You’ve got some magnificent country over there.
Great property. Thanks for sharing. Worth my sub
I have never owned a subaru but i have read and heard many comments from a variety of people that have experience with them that their awd systems are the best performing and reliable ! My 2 cents!! By the way, you are living my dream !! I love big trees,woodworking and solitude ! Subscribed!
Wow. Beautiful Doug!
Such a nice piece of property! Nothing like family that holds on to property and passes it down.
Awesome! I do get a teeny bit jealous all the time when I watch TH-cam because I never figured life out (problems, not weak or lazy). I would do almost anything for just a piece of property somewhere in the Bush.
My family growing up has always been into camping, but 5 years ago when I discovered REAL camping on TH-cam it has really changed my life for the better!
just found your site.
got chills when you said grandfather.
tear to my eye when you said great grandfather.
what a life...
What a beautiful area. Thank you for sharing.
Suzuki Samurai or Sidekick would qualify as smaller 4 wheel drive vehicle. Beyond that, you are in the territory of side by side ATV/UTVs.
Japanese K truck they are cheap small and 4 wheel drive
I recently got a polaris ranger for the property and it’s been a great tool for me.
You need one of those cab-over Japanese mini trucks. That’s what I use for getting around my woodlot. Mine has the dump on it and it’s surprisingly heavy duty for something so small.
Bumpy ride on that terrain.
I had a new appreciation for grandpa and his mules after that climb up the hill in your truck.
Wow, wonderful rolling hills/grassland you drove through.
Your grandfather's land is beautiful.
Good to know you like fresh cool springs! 🤪
Thanks for the meteorology lesson. Very interesting.
So you use a battery powered saw, obviously more convenient and good enough for the job, but no battery powered car. Lada Niva is the small 4x4. At least I saw one last week on the supermarkets parking lot with many scratches, painted rust, and still going.
Just get yourself a older 1990- 2005 pick-up truck. And keep cutting. If that's the worst you got it. You live a pretty blessed life. Great video !!
A “Barbie Jeep” would be perfect!
This is nice hope you keep that way thanks for the video
You need one of those vehicles everyone in Hawaii has. Can’t think of it. Oh, Samurai! 😀✌🏻
Try a all wheel drive Subaru. 🚙
Wow … beautiful countryside
Beautiful. Thanks for bringing us along
OMG that place is beautiful 🤩
That old relative did a lot of work and the shade growth was cool for his form of transport
Simply said, great video, thanks for sharing.
I have had a great experience with the old Subaru Baja. It's AWD not 4WD, but I've taken it trough much rougher terrain than you showed in the video and its never gotten stuck. Also its early 2000s who cares about the paint, and the aftermarket is full of parts to fix them.
You have a hell of a piece of property. The area and land size and features is my dream idea of living.
Thanks for an enjoyable video ! An excellent vehicle alternative for you to explore is the Mahindra Roxor with the 55 hp diesel
Subaru Justy.
Proper locking centre, locking rear and LSD front, fits ATV tyres too lol
What’s your method to tapping into those springs? Got several on my farm and trying to pipe them like that!
Thanks for any tips…
Great to see you learnt the correct use of a battery chainsaw.
The quick jobs.😂
I use an atv on our property. Very nimble and with a trailer you can pack a lot of gear in.
Japanese mini truck, KEI Truck. 4x4, 6' bed, two person cab, low gear and often a diff lock. All will be imported and therefore 25+ years old. You can't register in Oregon though, you need to know some one in Washington to get a plate.
Or just keep it up there as the off-road only vehicle.
And you could register it as farm use only
I enjoyed the drive with you at 1.75 and your humor is great at that velocity also! Cheers! Your Alaskan cousin Gold Miner 😊Wilson
Very interesting environment. Never seen a wild ponderosa pine near the coast here in Oregon but have never been up that high
Impressive looking land my friend
What a beautiful place! A quiet haven to get away from the crowd madding place down below.
I have an old series land rover which is perfect for those kinda trails. With a soft top of canvas/hoops (which you can temporarily remove) and lower the windscreen, the tallest thing would be you and you can just duck under branches. You get 4x4, high clearance, narrow body, low over head, and fun. Just bring a lot of spare oil.
This is a awesome cabin in the woods!
Just own the scratches and wear them like a badge of honor.
'Round here we call them "Tennessee pinstripes"
Ha! That's pretty funny, I'll remember that one but I'll let people think I made it up.
Art from Ohio
Rocky Mountain pinstripes out West
An old military surplus jeep like a Willys. If you put the windshield down that is lower than the others. If you have the hardhat on you might just avoid the branches.
I've got a Honda Foreman 450. I altered the racks to fit my pelican box and Eberlystock duffle. It would be perfect and would easily fit into the bed of your truck like it does in my scratched up old f150.
Your family is very blessed, thank you for sharing your experience
If I were in your situation I'd probably look for a 4wd Honda acty or a Suzuki carry
how big is the “up the hill property” it’s awesome. So many good smaller truck options. I have a maverick hybrid which is very small and probably not for you. But I imagine a ranger would work well for you.
Sorry fella. You’re the youngster. You could ride a bicycle up the road but you’re still going to be the one cutting in for your uncle and old man. I don’t make the rules!! Love your videos!
Beautiful area for sure
Love the was you idle the corn binder "up the mountain".
Hello,
My wife and I are Celeste and David WILSON. Perhaps we are distantly related! We are currently living in Florida but lived most of our lives in the Boston area. I need to do a genealogy. My Father James Wilson claimed the family are descendants of the James Wilson who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. My Father claimed the ancestral family comes from Glasgow Scotland.
We wish you the best with your grandfathers land. David Wilson
a long time ago there was the AMC eagle, nice little 4WD (not AWD) hatchback sedan
Wicked sense of humour 😂
Interesting video, thank you
Well your grandfather was something special, to carry all that stuff up there when there was no road. Just building it was a titan work.
I feel so pitty with my 7 acres flat clay. But still, it´s my paradise.
Sounds like a good spot for a Kei truck if you can fit into one. Smaller than a ranger with a big bed and fold-down walls. A Toyota TownAce would be a smidge narrower than a Ranger with a longer bed too
What a lovely family retreat. Hmmm… smaller & older than a Ford Ranger or a Jeep. How about a ‘70’s VW dune buggy?
Beautiful property !
That doug fir was huge! Can't even imagine the sawmill needed to mill that tree or the equipment needed to move it.
I worked in a saw Mill in the 70s- 1992 we cut many logs that were 60" + the most beautiful lumber you have NEVER SEEN. I Built our shop and house out of it. 4"-12" floor joists free of Hart centers Tite grain, no knot's.
Buy a Polaris ranger both my boys have them good machines
I have a 3/4 ton GMC so I'm in the same boat as you, but I do have a 31 year old honda 4 wheeler but it does need some work!!!
If he's wanting to slack off on the trail management duties, I'd suggest looking at some used Subarus. AWD, can find some with a mild lift kit, winch, and even brush guards. Most are wagons or small SUV format, so not lacking in utility. Just got to do the homework on which models are more likely to have the head gasket issues.
My family had rural property with these kinds of roads on it but keeping it clear of trees and their branches was only half the problem. We'd have to bring a grader thru twice a year to flatten out the surface and fill in any wash-outs. And finding heavy equipment operators willing to go that far into the hinterlands for what they considered a small job was tough.
Wow, pretty cool place well, you got plenty of firewood. That’s for sure.
I learned alot in your video. The douglas fir is massive(so were the bear prints holy cow). I love the fresh spring water too. I'd be interested in the ownership structure of the property(is it in a trust or handed down in a will by name?) because I want to leave a legacy as well with the best tax advantage. Lovely video, well done.
That is a stunning piece of property. May I ask how large of a ranch it is?
Very interesting a long way from Pa you are lucky
I live outside of Kansas city, and do a lot of bigfoot research, Would love to use a thermal drone and parabolic recorders at night for a week there just seeing what is happening in the night there. Awesome place you have there.
In UK we have Fiat Pandas, and Dacia Dusters, which are really small 4x4s. Also they might have enough room for your electric chainsaw.
We also have Mountain Springs, but the moorlands were mined for Lead, so I am not too sure if that contaminated the water. In some areas the streams have a rusty residue, caused by mining.
At some point he was just bragging on the other hand my blood pressure dropped a few points to just watching this. Well done sir.
I see a lot of tan Oak in there, figure your ranch must be not that far from my ranch. The scenery looks quite the same. Somewhere like Scaggs springs, or Gualala, or at least within 15 miles of such. Yes, my Subaru wagon, well beat up, is a great vehicle for such terrain. Your springs are nice. Mine are mostly smaller, but still couple thousand gallons a day each.
You need a Mahindra Roxor. Its sold as a side by side but it really is a traditional ladder on frame Jeep with 4x4 manual and can haul logs.