Homestead Firewood Production - Sustainable Harvesting - Axe Splitting
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- Keeping the home fires burning requires a lot of work in the bush. Many people assume this is an easy task - it is nothing of the sort; however, the workout you obtain from this labor is awesome.
This video shows what it takes to obtain firewood from your woodlot.
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Greetings Rob!.....I hear you on this one. We lived in a travel trailer for 3 years up here with no running water, no flush toilets, no bath and were running off 12 volt batteries and a generator for the first year. The first winter we had 4 feet of snow, I had to build a 3 sided shack onto the end of the trailer and had a big dirty woodstove in it which would take 2 foot logs. I used the heat in the shack to heat the end of our trailer up leaving the back (bedroom) window open. Before the shack we had to sit on the ice cold porta potty to take care of business and dump the waste in a pit in the forest, sometimes it would freeze rock solid before we dug out the cover of the pit beneath the snow. Needless to say I have done a lot of clearing of widowmakers, dead standing trees, diseased trees, I have had a few close shaves in the process. But it is true the whole process is a gym workout and I recall when I was 66 having a decent 6 pack. I am still hard at it at 70 despite sustaining a legacy of injuries, I have adapted to the situation and enjoy it. I split all my wood by hand and always have a few cords top give to those less able or fortunate than myself. Long may you continue to embrace this lifestyle friend, All the Best, Chris
Hello Chris, awesome story my friend. I posted this one just to show the young kids that what they call living off grid is a total fallacy. The fact that they can capture their lifestyle on digital media and post it proves that they are connected to the world and not "off grid" as they claim. You and I come from a place where there were no phones, no roads and certainly no such thing as social media. That came in the form of our parents newspapers which were obtained via a long boat ride, then a car ride to the nearest town. Once a week. I truly wish I could retrace time and go back to living as we did. So much has changed and we have lost much in the process. That said, I plan to keep this lifestyle up for as long as the universe lets me. I hope you are doing well Chris - thanks so very much for reaching out.
It is true what you say friend, I love re-purposing old gear nowadays but as a young man, as many do, I craved for the new gadgets associated with my interests in camping and hiking and lightened my bank account in the process. I still have and use a 1950's Coleman White Gas Stove that I love and it works great, I have numerous old axes that I have picked up and breathed new life into. Memories of camping with my dad in the post war England have given me eternal good memories. interestingly my son who is 29 has embraced my passion for vintage gear and simpler camping.@@RGWrighthawks