Bob, thanks again for coming to check out my progress here at the property! I've got lots of plans to really dial in my place this year after winter passes. I've cleared additional land to install a dozen more raised garden beds, identified key areas to plant fruit trees, and will be restoring native grasses at my place. If all goes well, I'll be canning food by the end of summer. I absolutely love it out here.
You are doing what I wish I could. The more I learn the more I am turning to the earth for restorative health. I wish I could afford to come buy land next to you and learn more.
Great interview and tour! This is almost exactly how I want to utilize land once I find the right place to buy! Thank you, Bob and Brian for collaborating and sharing this! I have been following both of your channels for years! Keep up the awesome work!
I would try rabbits more than chickens. Chicken food is expensive nowadays, especially if you’re growing meat bird who are bred to convert purchased food mainly. Rabbits are way easier to process and grow faster than chickens. I would skip goats. Kill deer or antelope instead. Tastier and easier. I’ve done it all and you know what they say free advice is worth😂.
Brian! You are the perfect person to have purchased that land so much so that I'm sure the land is happy to have you and will continue to bless you many times over.
Brian ; Congratulations on successfully cultivating your property! Blessings to you and many more years of peace and happiness 👏👏👏property is looking great 👍
Brian makes the decision making process sound so easy, but really it takes knowledge & vision of which he is very blessed! Thank you both for this inspiring video!
Very cool video. Brian was one of the first TH-camr I listened to when I was making my camper shell into an inexpensive weekend retreat vehicle. He had a lot of good info then and still continues to be an inspiration. I have no doubt he'll be successful in becoming self sustaining going forward. Thanks!
Glad to hear ur thinking of getting a brother fir ur girl, if u gave a cat living on or around ur property, she us going to need backup...one male, one female, PERFECT and a good rifle...especially If u r going to have cx...😅😅😊😊
Love that area and considering it for my future. How many bark scorpions are you seeing out there? We have tons of them where I'm at in Texas. ALso, how are the fireants there?
A man full of knowledge, bless his soul for being open to help others, just like you Bob. He has done a great job with his property and you with another wonderful tour! Much love and many blessings
That is so fantastic!!! I can see why you love living there. I grew up in the desert and used to walk everywhere and find relics from the past, lots of arrowheads mostly, but other items too, it’s so much fun to find things from actual people who lived there before you. I will definitely be tuned into your channel 😊❤ Stay safe and thanks for sharing Susie, way up in Michigan
I think I saw his video that had the results of the rain. Some constructive criticism: according to some wetland restorers, the most efficient check dams are one rock dams. You make them one rock high, but make more of them. The idea is two-fold: for the same work, you get more dams, and the water has less distance to get up speed. Sediment carrying capacity increases with the square of the flow speed. So you really reduce the ability of water to carry sediment away. The other thing is that if a dam gives way, there’s less built up energy behind it, reducing the risk of a big blowout.
I love what you have done with your property Brian. My first question is how do you keep your Dog safe from rattlesnakes? Also how do you procure water? I have been following Bob for quite a while now and his videos are inspiring.
PS Bob, you are the best! You’re in my prayers. Thank you for all that you do and thank you for being such a wonderful proponent of personal locator beacons. I feel like You and David, Paulides are the only other two people that think the same as I do on that topic.
@joeglennaz thank you for mentioning the personal locator beacons. I paused tge video to go search for what that is...definitely adding this to my future shopping list.
His property is stunning! And easier to deal with versus the giant pine trees and such in where I’m at to clear land. He’s really made a useable space for human habitation and enjoyment, while still respecting the land and making it look natural,
This is kind of what I'm doing. Spent some time in a pickup camper on the back of a truck, then plopped it down on a cheap piece of property that was owner financed
Excellent video, but at your elevation don't you get snow and freeze that makes it not possible to grow lemons and oranges? What is your location please? What is your growing zone number?`Thank you Robert
Would like 👍 to see you put in a Walipini greenhouse! Perfect for the desert 🏜 and than put a aquaponics system inside of it ! You use 90% less water 💧 doing aquaponics you can grow fish 🐟 with fruits and vegetables inside the Walipini greenhouse and it will stay warm all year you can even grow fruit trees inside of it like bananas ,dragon fruit etc and you can look into harvesting your own rain 🌧 water also ,add a bigger solar farm buy used way cheaper solar panels from SanTan Solar I do ,just some ideas 💡 😉
Love your place! Please keep those trees to help your land store water. Also im not sure if you want to get the wind blowing. Lots of permaculture desert designing you want to block the wind and help build soil. Im in quartzsite and if not to far from me id live to give you some free permaculture tups for designing your land
Are you harvesting rain water from your trailer cover? I would get a few chickens right away. They're easy to take care of, and eggs are a powerhouse of nutrients! But with your eagle, you'll need them covered.
So impressive Brian! I've been a long time viewer of both your channel and Bob's channels - it's been a real privilege to follow both your journeys! Thanks for sharing your homestead and your plans.
Oh my heavens!! This is a jackpot interview/video. Incredible homestead Brian. How wonderful, and just so interesting. I’m sure there could be 8 more parts to this beautiful property and all that has been done. I’m a regular follower of you both, and always love the content. I’ve got about two more years of prep work, and my pups and I are hitting the road. First on the list is Arizona and I can hardly wait. If I’m blessed I will meet one or both of you somehow. Keep these super stories coming and take good care. And Brian, I’m sorry about your Sierra, but we all know she could not have lived a better life. You gave her everything! And congratulations on your new baby girl❤ Looking forward to watching her grow with you. Thank you Bob!!😊
Food independent in Arizona? If that was possible, would the southwest still be so undeveloped? With so many abandoned homesteads? If it is possible, you seem like the guy who could do it!
I believe that is a pithouse foundation from the basket maker period. Lithic flakes and absence of pottery sherds. They used to use rock gardens like those for their gardens the large rocks shelter the earth from the sun and retains more water. You should seek out those areas and plant melons, beans, squash and sunflowers. Also enjoy the piñon. I’m jealous, keep up the good work.
Thank you Bob for the second part video Brian definitely is a man with a plan and an inspiration and that he shows that there is hope for people to live their life on their terms and not the rat race of what's the rest of society does thank you again Bob and Brian for the great content that you give to help so many of us that need hope and encouragement 💪✌
Wow I love this! I would love to have property there. He’s doing a great job. Goats would be a great addition and chickens are so easy to raise. Wonderful, wonderful!!!
@@michaeltaylor4984 😊 SOooo true. PLUS add wire overhead = birds of prey also like chick-filets! Also wonder about orange / lemont trees in cold temps up there.?? Great video, such motivation /determination & its contagious😊😊❤ HAPPY TRAILS from NM
My only problem was he said HOA. If the wrong people get put in charge things can change fast. I’m looking a 18 acres I rural Alabama with no restrictions or permits. You stay 8 feet from the property line and build anything you want. 18 acres is $38,000. But it’s within 45 minutes of a major hospital and a hour to an airport. Plus the winter is mild in Alabama. They hardly see snow. And it’s pretty warm in the winters. Water rights are not a thing. If water run through your land it’s yours. You can dam it up and build a lake. The only permit they require is the driveway culvert $35. It’s for 911, you buy the culvert and the county puts it in and logs it for 911. 🇺🇸🦅
GOALS GOALS GOALS! 33 at the time of writing and this is a dream. Wondering how I can do this when I’ve worked lower end income jobs and have no intention of going corporate. Good luck to all trying this out, this should definitely be more accessible 🌲
There is a book by Gary Nebhan "Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land: Lessons from Desert Farmers on Adapting to Climate Uncertainty". It has all of the tips and tricks of the native people and Spanish settlers for that area and from a 300 year old oasis in Morocco.
Thanks for sharing all this so openly. I will go back to watch the whole story. OH, I wish I had realized all this (was coming) when I was much younger goofing off with a woman who had to leave. Now I wanna leave. At 67 I wanna do this but I keep trying to be realistic. I'd be lucky to go camping twice in the summertime. Have had the camper for three years but love to stay in the backyard. Nothing free to camp around this part of the country. So much to learn (so little time), and then you die.
Has your dog been rattle snake trained? If not, it could save him/her from a very painful death, plus would make great content. I think domestic animals dealing with wild animals is an important facet of off grid living. When you raise your own chickens, you'll be attracting predators and scavengers: rodents, snakes and coyotes. Please keep that in mind when you consider the locations of your pens and coops. I think what you're doing is great, I'm just trying to be supportive with my comments.
Brian, hot dang if you haven't found a truly gorgeous corner of the world for your homestead! Would you be willing to tell us what county you're in? I had previously been eyeballing Cibola County in New Mexico, but decided that things might be better over the state line in Apache County, Arizona. I'm nowhere near ready to buy, though, so I'm ready to look elsewhere.
Bob, thanks again for coming to check out my progress here at the property! I've got lots of plans to really dial in my place this year after winter passes. I've cleared additional land to install a dozen more raised garden beds, identified key areas to plant fruit trees, and will be restoring native grasses at my place. If all goes well, I'll be canning food by the end of summer. I absolutely love it out here.
You are doing what I wish I could. The more I learn the more I am turning to the earth for restorative health. I wish I could afford to come buy land next to you and learn more.
Great job on the property Brian. I’m a new subscriber and am enjoying your channel. Thanks for sharing all your experiences and knowledge.
Great interview and tour! This is almost exactly how I want to utilize land once I find the right place to buy! Thank you, Bob and Brian for collaborating and sharing this! I have been following both of your channels for years! Keep up the awesome work!
I would try rabbits more than chickens. Chicken food is expensive nowadays, especially if you’re growing meat bird who are bred to convert purchased food mainly. Rabbits are way easier to process and grow faster than chickens. I would skip goats. Kill deer or antelope instead. Tastier and easier. I’ve done it all and you know what they say free advice is worth😂.
Hey Brian, so glad Bob posted this video. I had lost track of your channel and was wondering how you were doing.
Brian! You are the perfect person to have purchased that land so much so that I'm sure the land is happy to have you and will continue to bless you many times over.
Brian, your knowledge of restoring your land is amazing! Really enjoyed hearing about your projects and seeing what you have accomplished so far!
awww good for him, the simple life ...out of the hussle of the city
Miss Brian and Sierra, not by accident you popped up..
Much love everyone, from McDermitt Oregon free to stop by if you wish (or need a hand)
Brian ; Congratulations on successfully cultivating your property! Blessings to you and many more years of peace and happiness 👏👏👏property is looking great 👍
Brian makes the decision making process sound so easy, but really it takes knowledge & vision of which he is very blessed! Thank you both for this inspiring video!
Great resource! Love all your ideas! Keeping busy on your land with some unique goals.
Will you did for a water well? I’m loving your property. Oh the possibilities!
Very cool video. Brian was one of the first TH-camr I listened to when I was making my camper shell into an inexpensive weekend retreat vehicle. He had a lot of good info then and still continues to be an inspiration. I have no doubt he'll be successful in becoming self sustaining going forward. Thanks!
This is the way.
Hey Bob, you're looking good. When can we expect your weight loss video?
My man needs to bring in a couple beavers and they will do natures job terraforming the water flow.
Just WOW!
Glad to hear ur thinking of getting a brother fir ur girl, if u gave a cat living on or around ur property, she us going to need backup...one male, one female, PERFECT and a good rifle...especially If u r going to have cx...😅😅😊😊
Love that area and considering it for my future. How many bark scorpions are you seeing out there? We have tons of them where I'm at in Texas. ALso, how are the fireants there?
Would orange grow in snowy area?
I live in Yavapai County and have a second little place in Overgaard (Navajo Country). Are you in Navajo or Apache County? Closest city?
Does it snow where you are. Is the property accessible in winter.
A man full of knowledge, bless his soul for being open to help others, just like you Bob. He has done a great job with his property and you with another wonderful tour! Much love and many blessings
Brian has done an amazing job on his property. Love his future ideas on the property. All the best to him.
Love how the dog is keeping tabs on the interview.
Great job! But Arizona, in the outback, and sandals? Rattlesnakes, scorpions, I would be wearing hiking boots.
That is so fantastic!!! I can see why you love living there. I grew up in the desert and used to walk everywhere and find relics from the past, lots of arrowheads mostly, but other items too, it’s so much fun to find things from actual people who lived there before you.
I will definitely be tuned into your channel 😊❤
Stay safe and thanks for sharing
Susie, way up in Michigan
Hi Susan, I agree...the record of human history out here is fascinating. Hope you are having a great start to the day up in Michigan! ~ Brian
Hey Susie,
You a yooper?? I'm a troll from SE Mich.
I think I saw his video that had the results of the rain. Some constructive criticism: according to some wetland restorers, the most efficient check dams are one rock dams. You make them one rock high, but make more of them. The idea is two-fold: for the same work, you get more dams, and the water has less distance to get up speed. Sediment carrying capacity increases with the square of the flow speed. So you really reduce the ability of water to carry sediment away. The other thing is that if a dam gives way, there’s less built up energy behind it, reducing the risk of a big blowout.
This is WAAAY more work than I could do! But I admire anyone who does.
Just love how enthusiastic and knowledgeable this guy is about the land. Thanks for sharing.
I love what you have done with your property Brian.
My first question is how do you keep your Dog safe from rattlesnakes?
Also how do you procure water?
I have been following Bob for quite a while now and his videos are inspiring.
I was waiting for this next episode. Thank you guys hello from Phoenix.
I remember when he was in that tent in Colorado. I was in San Miguel County Co praying for him as snow kept coming down with high winds.
What an inspiring guy- motivating and hopeful! Excited to go subscribe to his channel.
May the good Lord watch over you and your family and friends. Peace and Love 😊
WOW a great set up ... hope to find my piece of land this spring in Canada.
I’m super happy for this guy, so awesome he’s done a great job. What a hard worker.
PS Bob, you are the best! You’re in my prayers. Thank you for all that you do and thank you for being such a wonderful proponent of personal locator beacons. I feel like You and David, Paulides are the only other two people that think the same as I do on that topic.
@joeglennaz thank you for mentioning the personal locator beacons. I paused tge video to go search for what that is...definitely adding this to my future shopping list.
Been following Brian back when he winter camped. Amazing plans for self sufficiency and he works HARD. Smart man! Thanks for featuring this!
Now that’s about the coolest hot tube I’ve ever seen 💪
you've never seen it? called a hillbilly hot tub lol
About 15 years ago, I hauled many hundreds of tons of scrap metal from all over Northern AZ. I like yer vision.
The hair truly stood up on my neck watching that hunting blind and arrowhead. What an amazing discovery and such a treasure to have in the area!
His property is stunning! And easier to deal with versus the giant pine trees and such in where I’m at to clear land. He’s really made a useable space for human habitation and enjoyment, while still respecting the land and making it look natural,
Brian is the OG! So fun to watch his progress. He's got a no b.s. approach to living that we can all learn from. Kudos, man. This was a great video.
He's a smarty. Kudos!!!
I can't wait to see his land 8 years from now.
One of your BEST videos for 2024 so far. Others are great too. But this one is fabulous...all the best to Brian.
Beautiful, beautiful piece of land!! Thanks Bob for covering this one 😊
This is kind of what I'm doing. Spent some time in a pickup camper on the back of a truck, then plopped it down on a cheap piece of property that was owner financed
Awesome interview. Thank you Bob and Cody. 😊🙏🐾😎
Brilliant. A good steward of the land.
Excellent video, but at your elevation don't you get snow and freeze that makes it not possible to grow lemons and oranges? What is your location please? What is your growing zone number?`Thank you Robert
❤❤❤ I subscribed to your channel. I love nature and like to do simple stuff not to leave in a rush and expensive city life. God bless you all.❤❤❤
❤ this! Brian is my kind of people. Congrats, Brian. Blessings to you 🙌
Can u do quarterly tours with Brian. Would be so fun to see the changes through the seasons. You both Rock and the pups! RIP Sierra were a sweet pup.
Of all the videos I have ever watched through the years, this is now my favorite. Living my absolute dream he is!! Thanks for sharing Bob!!!
You have an incredible piece of land!! Dude, I can sooo see some underground dwellings and storage .built into one or more of those slopes.
Would like 👍 to see you put in a Walipini greenhouse! Perfect for the desert 🏜 and than put a aquaponics system inside of it ! You use 90% less water 💧 doing aquaponics you can grow fish 🐟 with fruits and vegetables inside the Walipini greenhouse and it will stay warm all year you can even grow fruit trees inside of it like bananas ,dragon fruit etc and you can look into harvesting your own rain 🌧 water also ,add a bigger solar farm buy used way cheaper solar panels from SanTan Solar I do ,just some ideas 💡 😉
😊
Location (city) San Tan Solar. Please
Happy Trails
from
NM mountains.
Wow!❤❤❤ So impressive on so many levels!
Love your place! Please keep those trees to help your land store water. Also im not sure if you want to get the wind blowing. Lots of permaculture desert designing you want to block the wind and help build soil. Im in quartzsite and if not to far from me id live to give you some free permaculture tups for designing your land
😮😊hello from Lolland Denmark xpost Bjarne thanks for video 🧤🏞🏜🗽🚃🚙🚌🚜🛻🌅🇺🇲🇩🇰
great idea for the rock check dam to build up the soil/ sediment and spread out water!
Amazing land, love it. But the amount of work would be to much for me. Especially as I get older, I can't work physically that much any more.
Great to see that he's ecologically minded in working with the land! Absolutely LOVE what Brian's doing here in AZ!
I would be interested in knowing (generally) more about property opportunities and prices. The ridge is pretty!
Are you harvesting rain water from your trailer cover? I would get a few chickens right away. They're easy to take care of, and eggs are a powerhouse of nutrients! But with your eagle, you'll need them covered.
Will citrus trees grow about 5,000 feet? seems like it would be to cold for them in the winter and spring.
So impressive Brian! I've been a long time viewer of both your channel and Bob's channels - it's been a real privilege to follow both your journeys! Thanks for sharing your homestead and your plans.
Love what Brian has accomplished on his land.
Oh my heavens!! This is a jackpot interview/video. Incredible homestead Brian. How wonderful, and just so interesting. I’m sure there could be 8 more parts to this beautiful property and all that has been done. I’m a regular follower of you both, and always love the content. I’ve got about two more years of prep work, and my pups and I are hitting the road. First on the list is Arizona and I can hardly wait. If I’m blessed I will meet one or both of you somehow. Keep these super stories coming and take good care. And Brian, I’m sorry about your Sierra, but we all know she could not have lived a better life. You gave her everything! And congratulations on your new baby girl❤ Looking forward to watching her grow with you.
Thank you Bob!!😊
Food independent in Arizona? If that was possible, would the southwest still be so undeveloped? With so many abandoned homesteads? If it is possible, you seem like the guy who could do it!
Great video. Both of you have great channels. Respect.
I believe that is a pithouse foundation from the basket maker period. Lithic flakes and absence of pottery sherds. They used to use rock gardens like those for their gardens the large rocks shelter the earth from the sun and retains more water. You should seek out those areas and plant melons, beans, squash and sunflowers. Also enjoy the piñon. I’m jealous, keep up the good work.
Beautiful chunk of land you got🎉🎉👍👍🙏
Cool vision! I wish I could flash forward 10 years and see how it turned out.
Great stuff 👏. Thanks for sharing. The NEW American Dream.
Thank you Bob for the second part video Brian definitely is a man with a plan and an inspiration and that he shows that there is hope for people to live their life on their terms and not the rat race of what's the rest of society does thank you again Bob and Brian for the great content that you give to help so many of us that need hope and encouragement 💪✌
Awesome plans for your land. Can’t wait for the fruition😊
Nice job, love that work, too old now to get much done. Looking good 👍 👍
Does the owner of the land get address for letters?
Wow I love this! I would love to have property there. He’s doing a great job. Goats would be a great addition and chickens are so easy to raise. Wonderful, wonderful!!!
Yes! Goat milk is so much better for you than cow's milk! And another grat source of meat if he wants to take it that far.
Wild carnivores love goats and chickens, too. Need a 7 foot fence.
Yeah....coyotes love easy pray!
Prey.... not pray!
@@michaeltaylor4984 😊
SOooo true. PLUS add wire overhead = birds of prey also like chick-filets!
Also wonder about orange / lemont trees in cold temps up there.??
Great video, such motivation /determination & its contagious😊😊❤
HAPPY TRAILS
from NM
Projectile or meat scraping tool?
Awesome Video, Brother Bob and Brian!!! 👍👍👍👍
Those dams is what indains did when they were in the area
Ur best video! So positive and encouraging!
Love that guy's channel, thanks for the tour of the property! What he's doing up there is really amazing!
Great work brother, you’re living the dream.
Brilliant loved the tour cheers from NewZealand
We always love finding old and historic relics left behind over here, too.
Thank you for sharing this video update of your homestead.
Love the plans for restoring the land
This is awesome! The history with property is very interesting. What a peaceful life😊
He got a beautiful land. Congratulations! Ty for sharing with us.
My only problem was he said HOA. If the wrong people get put in charge things can change fast. I’m looking a 18 acres I rural Alabama with no restrictions or permits. You stay 8 feet from the property line and build anything you want. 18 acres is $38,000. But it’s within 45 minutes of a major hospital and a hour to an airport. Plus the winter is mild in Alabama. They hardly see snow. And it’s pretty warm in the winters. Water rights are not a thing. If water run through your land it’s yours. You can dam it up and build a lake. The only permit they require is the driveway culvert $35. It’s for 911, you buy the culvert and the county puts it in and logs it for 911. 🇺🇸🦅
Wood gathering. SEPT AND Oct. Wood shed FULL fir the winter...😊😊😊
Wow! A visionary. That Apache hunting blind is amazing!
GOALS GOALS GOALS! 33 at the time of writing and this is a dream. Wondering how I can do this when I’ve worked lower end income jobs and have no intention of going corporate. Good luck to all trying this out, this should definitely be more accessible 🌲
Junipers are incredible water users and limiting their numbers will allow you to have more water available for your uses.
@ 6:12 Dog: "I'll be in the Rock Garden" @ 8:59 Dog " Finish it up Arrowhead"
I love this! Brilliant 😃
There is a book by Gary Nebhan "Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land: Lessons from Desert Farmers on Adapting to Climate Uncertainty". It has all of the tips and tricks of the native people and Spanish settlers for that area and from a 300 year old oasis in Morocco.
Thanks for sharing all this so openly. I will go back to watch the whole story. OH, I wish I had realized all this (was coming) when I was much younger goofing off with a woman who had to leave. Now I wanna leave. At 67 I wanna do this but I keep trying to be realistic. I'd be lucky to go camping twice in the summertime. Have had the camper for three years but love to stay in the backyard. Nothing free to camp around this part of the country. So much to learn (so little time), and then you die.
Has your dog been rattle snake trained? If not, it could save him/her from a very painful death, plus would make great content. I think domestic animals dealing with wild animals is an important facet of off grid living. When you raise your own chickens, you'll be attracting predators and scavengers: rodents, snakes and coyotes. Please keep that in mind when you consider the locations of your pens and coops. I think what you're doing is great, I'm just trying to be supportive with my comments.
Brian, hot dang if you haven't found a truly gorgeous corner of the world for your homestead! Would you be willing to tell us what county you're in? I had previously been eyeballing Cibola County in New Mexico, but decided that things might be better over the state line in Apache County, Arizona. I'm nowhere near ready to buy, though, so I'm ready to look elsewhere.