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@@andyslittlehomestead6705 I'm not lookin' for "cool" merch. I'm all stocked up with cool. Have you looked outside lately? Give me something . . . Anything WARM!
Sounds like a little b.s. 8 feet of snow so far this season and you have 4" on the ground? Houghton / Hancock haven't so far. Lowest temperature I've seen is -2 in the UP. First video of yours I've seen where about are you I'm in marquette County . Just curious!
@JoeDaManTheHC I agree with you about keeping them warm but if you bring them inside you need to vent them to the outside battery's " off gas" produce oxygen and hydrogen in a sealed container can go boom if any sparks . Just trying to be safe
I have a friend who built a roof over large camper. Keeps the snow off in the winter and the searing sun in the summer. He put solar panels on top of the roof that he built to keep everything going with electricity. So I advise ANYONE with a camper trailer to build a roof for it... 4 poles set in concrete in the ground and a nice roof wide enough to either create a front and back overhang large enough for a porch or at least a front overhang to keep the snow and rain off. This will also keep your trailer from aging so quickly.
@@donsab-xz4soIf only it was that simple. We overwintered at a campground where even the roof wasn't possible. We live in New Hampshire and all of the campgrounds closed for the winter. There was a single campground of the state that was open during the winter which supplied electric and buried water lines. We were fortunate enough to be able to find a spot even there. We had to pay an electric bill, the rent for the campsite, and that 100 lb of propane every single week gets real expensive real quick! It cost less to rent a house when we finally found one to rent. Building codes would prevent even this in so many places! Walls mean a foundation, grading/site work, driveway, framing, siding, insulation, electrical, plumbing, heating system, owning the land, permits, skilled labor, loans....If you build, it has to be done to code. Getting a loan means using skilled labor. The mortgage company lending you the money needs to ensure that if you default on the loan or something worth selling. $100k + when a used trailer might be $10-30k? Even a MOBILE HOME easily costs $150-300k!!! Living in a mobile home means a mobile home park which means that you are subject to paying another $500 to 1,000 per month to rent the land below your mobile home. The mobile home park can evict you or raise your rent at any time without notice. No you're stuck with a 150 to $300,000 home on a piece of property that you've been evicted from. It's going to cost another 50 grand floss to move that home somewhere else. Many people have ended up just abandoning the home. Mobile home parks are being taken over by corporations which end up doing many of these nasty things to people. Read up on it It's pretty sad. And if you question the price of $150,000 mobile home, try to get something cheaper. If you do it'll be unlivable and you'll need a construction loan on top of $150,000 loan just to make it livable. Again, mortgage companies won't lend you money if they can't evict you and sell your home to recoup what they loaned you. With that being said, even buying a foreclosure requires having your $100,000 to $300,000 cash upfront. Many places have banned tiny homes. Even if you can afford to build, it may take you 3 years to get a contractor who actually do the work. Rising rent pushes many out of being able to rent the place that they're in. If you're living in a three-bedroom house and the rent has gone astronomical, at this point even moving to a single bedroom apartment for studio may be More than you could afford. Even if you could afford it, there's no place available to rent. Even if you do find somewhere that's available to rent, you will have to have perfect credit history b/c there are 10 people online to rent the same place. And good luck if you have a pet that you want to bring with you... Or if you have 4 kids going from a 3br place is a logistical nightmare. Your ex will probably call child services on you stating that you can't take care of your children. The owner of the house or apartment will probably rent to a single couple rather than trying to fit six people into a single bedroom apartment. If you are lucky enough to find somewhere, will also need first month, last month, and moving fees to cover all up front. So if you're struggling to make the rent, you probably don't have 3 months of emergency funds set aside. This is just a sad reality of the situation we all find ourselves in... Count your blessings every day...
Just checked out your wood stove video and decided to check this one out. I think you are meant for you tube. Love your comical relaxed scence of communicating and am looking forward to more of your builds and what not. Just subbed.👍
My husband was just watching your video and I gotta say that keeping a camper warm will never be something that we’ll need to do but I listened anyway. Hollering at your dog to shut up was literally a LOL moment! Your wife giving you the finger at the end was EPIC! I’m a fan!
Lol....memories....we lived in a 32 foot Damon Challenger for about 7 years....northern middle Tennessee - so difficult in winter, but nowhere near where you live....behind our ragged out 1983 HUD double wide (unliveable....at the time)..... New subber.... We put a hideous winter RV skirt on every year around November....improving every year....styrofoam panels, reflectix, several layers, tons of duct and gorilla tape, then 6 mls plastic under and over all of that, with straw bales in black plastic trash bags under the outer layer of plastic. We had a central propane unit that was so loud, but.....COLD HAS NO MERCY, so we were always grateful for warmth.....heated water hoses.... We have great compassion and support for the "unshelterd." There but by the grace of God go I......
dying in your sleep is the way to go out!I just found your channel,Doublewide in very rural western NY,my water used to freeze,insulated it in no issues. Diesel is the way to go for power,just picked up a military genset with nothing more than break-in hours.backup to the backup!
We are also in a camper! We did the kerosene thing last year and was over it, so we put a woodstove in. I'm currently trying watching your video and it's 88°f inside. I feel the water struggles of winter. Stay warm and keep the laughs coming! We watch all the time from West Virgina!
I want a wood stove! Please tell me about it. Did you buy yours outright like at tractor supply? Is it special for a camper? Did you have a professional install it? If so, where did you find the professional?
@loriflarson4236 We installed it ourself. It's a woodstove from the 60s, not special for a camper. Installed it just like you would in a house, we removed the master bed and turned it into the woodstove room.
@loriflarson4236 definitely keeps us warm, sometimes it's 90+°in the camper but it's better than being cold. Just look for a small stove, I know tractor supply has a small one this year
In Alaska. We bought a 2500 gallon water tank and built a cheap shed (24 inch centers, inch of foam board, metal roof no sheathing.) We put a 500 watt stock tank heater in tank and it keeps it thawed down to -20 and water keeps flowing
Lived in a camper in the west tx chihuahua desert. I had the same struggles. Cooling in the summer and heating for both days of winter. Probably the hardest but best times in my life. And you are 100% right. Attitude is everything. Love the content. Hope you keep it coming
Just found you. Truly enjoyed your video. After my own heart....I'm 67, female in Northern Michigan, my 30,000 btu the furnace which kicks a** decided after moving the camper to a different location 8 miles from the original place on Dec 21, 2024....to quit. Chose to not get enough power. From research that told me my issue is a loose negative ground. I am on SSI and SSDI, and have no family. I am the last. So if it's going to be it's up to me. My converter is working fine, cord is good, adapter to shore power new. Being I have a 2005 Coachman, same year as my F-150 both in great shape. But I haven't had heat since that date. With the exception of a radiator oil heater and a new radiant heater that is unplugged from an outside source when I'm not here, which is every other day for about 5 hours. I have cats. Means I can't see my breath in here and the cats water isn't freezing on the floor this year....Yet! But I'm going to have to pull out my converter under my stove/ oven after removing mouse hole for my shore power cord. After of course shutting all power from camper. While trying not to turn into a popsicle while I'm doing it. Is there anything else I need to know before I start this project? Cause the Lord knows I don't have money to call an RV specialist to do this. I'm living in a camper because I can't afford to rent anywhere and eat too. Thank you kindly.
Owning a Camper we were blessed to meet some very wonderful people with allot of knowledge. It took awhile but we stripped all our walls and insulated our whole camper with Aluminum Insulation and we utilized foam spray. It made a HUGE difference. Blessings on your channel
Just built a 24x12 shed , fully insulated and all that jazz preparing for winter and now I have another thing to do. Your simple explanation has now inspired me to close up the underside of the “shed” (it’s basically a small house I built for my workshop. I said “ah ha, he’s right” outloud and had to explain to my wife “Andy … is cold smart” 🤣
Lived in a trailer for a bit, when temperatures dropped below 20 degrees, I covered the whole thing with a big ass tarp. It made it 20 degrees warmer, and I was able to heat it with a couple electric oil filled radiant space heaters, which only cost me about $50 a month.
I have two of those radiators and they work great but if on high they can trip a breaker pretty easy. Perfect for a bedroom that has a closed door because all the heat stays in. We had our first cold spell and front last night and it was warm all day with me running an overhead fan in the bedroom until about 7pm the front moved in with high winds and rain and this morning I got up at 4:30 to make coffee and check on my cats. I have one of those heaters in the hallway and a two quartz heater in the bathroom to take a little sting out of the cold that comes in due to having the vanity door open under the sink that allows the cats to go in and out when they feel like it. One cat was missing this morning which was strange because he is one of the chow hounds and is usually always indoors in the early mornings. Maybe he found a warm place when all that rain and wind hit. It was 37 in Baton Rouge this morning and I am about 35 miles west so we are usually several degrees colder. Wind chill was 20 and my 3 indoor cats are all wrapped around this heater in my bedroom. Tonight my electric blanket goes on duty for the winter, that wind is terrible and today it is not going out of the mid 40s.
how does it only cost 50 a month ?!? i have two set to eco on the lowest setting (60) and it went was roughly 200 bucks or more just to keep the place around 60 when it was 20 outside in vermont
I used to watch you before I moved in 2021 and with all the distractions and stuff going on lost track ... Now you tube finally sends your channel back to me. You'd of thought that their Algo discombobulater would have piped your channel to me but no not till now..... Glad to see your still going got more subs and even aged a little!!
Something to consider an A-frame made of cedar Over the camper With a heavy mil dark plastic roof And clear plastic on the sides to create a greenhouse effect an 5 kW diesel heater. I lived in my camper for a couple years in the northern Michigan A challenging experience to say the least Advice from a Yooper.
I bought a diesel heater a year ago, and for the amount of diesel it uses and the area it heats it would be ideal for heating a room or 2 of a mobile home.
I live in a Glendale 36 1/2 ft park model RV in Southern Ontario Canada and I have for the past 3 years, I removed the propane furnace and went with an RV safe wood stove 6-inch pipe house size you can touch the sides of it when it's running (us stoves from canadian tire) I built a small 4 x5 mud room on the side, heated water hose (camco amazon), purchased a Maciator toilet and a heat trace pumped into the septic tank (lowes) now I never touch the sewage, all systems automated, gone thru 1 grey water pump due 2 kitchen grease, I too was always told I was going to freeze to death by my friends and family😅 or front door is always cracked open lol. 90 degrees is hot. We own a house up North, I work in the south for five more years staying in my son's driveway. We love it now , if done correctly no problem I 100 percent agree with you 👍 I will subscribe to your channel
We spent 8 months through the winter living in our camper till we could get a house. We already had property with all the utilities, so we pre planned and dug dedicated water and power over from our well house, and installed underground lines for propane with a 1000 gallon tank. Did full 2x4 insulated skirting. It was still a learning experience with some miserable days (furnace quit when it was -35) but we lived. Do it again when we build our new house on the property. God bless you and the family, and happy new year!
I love your humorous spin you put on RV life. I'm in a motorhome in the middle of Central Oregon. It's cold, snowy, and icy here, too. Last winter, I thought I'd die. This winter, I'm more prepared. Thanks for the laughs and the great info!
Grew up in Iowa, living in a 100 year old 2 story farm house that still had an oil burning furnace. Would wake up in the mornings with frost on the ceiling of my bedroom. We had kerosene heaters for those times that the power went out during a blizzard. It was amazing how much heat 2 of them could produce.
Ahh Andy! I am glad i found your channel again! I started watching your videos right when i first got sober 4 years ago! I have learned so much from your videos, & your positive outlook is much needed. Im in Michigan too & i appreciate your tips.
I know how this scenario works out. I've lived (more on than off) in an RV for 30 years. Underpinning is absolutely the need for surviving. The frozen water lines are just an inconvenience. You have it figured out pretty well. Thanks for your insight and helping others to make their experiences more comfortable. (BTW, awnings are just a very expensive umbrella that are built to fail Hehehe).
Hey Andy I just found ya! I live the same way you do. I like the way you put a spin on what some would consider, a miserable way of living, to sound like paradise. Because it is and I wouldn't change a thing...
I'm so excited to see your happy face. Your forthrightness and honesty are unmatched. Even your mundane videos are exceptionally entertaining to watch Andy, you are the inspiration for the rest of the Internet.
We got a camper this past year new. My wife got her fireplace. I didn’t get my gas heater. After spending some time on the side of the road and nights in truck stops I got a Chinese diesel parking heater. That thing works great.
I’m in a camper with my Great Pyrenees as well. I just got my metal barn up in mid November in MI. Hopefully gunna get a pellet stove running in January. Times are hard but that positive attitude and being grateful is a huge blessing. Also yelling shut up now I don’t feel bad when my Boy is yelling at a deer 3 miles away and I am trying to talk to someone 😂
that's absolutely wonderful Andy my sweetheart does the same thing your wife does we are blessed I love your dog and cats we've got cats we live up in Rochester New York I just got a new job and we're going to go get a little more rural like you guys you are blessed
I have lived the past 3 years in a 5th wheel. A year ago, I installed a mini wood stove because my central heating/cooling system doesn't work. Keeps me toasty. But, our temps rarely drop below 30°.
Andy, so glad to see yet another of your wonderful videos. Your humor is so unique, and always makes me smile. (a giggle every now and then) Thanks for making these, I really look forward to the next one, even a repeat is good!
Hey Andy, if you haven't researched into them, look into Chinese diesel heaters. I run one in my camper van and just put one into my side by side (UTV). A camper your size, I would guess two would have to be used. I prefer the Hcalory brand as I've had no issues. Stay warm, best wishes.
I use a diesel parking heater. You can get them from Vevor for around $100. It uses about a gallon of diesel per day on low and 2 to 2.5 gallons on high. No odor and quite.
Keep an eye on the condition of the wick in the kerosene heater. I almst died due the wick partially burning out in the night. Black smoke everywhere. Love the videos good to see ya Andy.
Hey Andy: Oh man, can I relate! Regarding rhe propane, I have, (as you may remember from fighting a fire atbour property on Bonnie Lane), two RVs running on propane up here in Alba. I get my propane from Ellsworth Farmers Exchange in Antrim County, and have one 250 gallon pig for the RVs, and one 350 gallon pig for the standby generator. It is a little late this year, but Ellsworth Farmers Exchange, in August, allows one to buy propane in advanceat a reduced price. Regarding the (POS) Suburban furnaces, I have several that may be good for parts if you are interested. Happy New Year to you and Carlos! Steve on Bonnie in Alba
High humidity in the summer sucks but cold winters usually have very low humidity so it's more comfortable to run a humidifier than a de-humidifier in winter!
Andy here is a thought for next year take and make a small room about 8x8 pick up a wood stove and set it in it of course insulate it and set it about six or seven feet off your camper pick up a pipe and run it from the room to the camper You could run it to your exhaust fan from the cook stove and put a thermostat on the fan turn it around so it is pulling air instead of pushing it make a good fire in your eight by eight room when you need the heat the fan comes on with the thermostat and heats the camper for you! I take it you have slab wood from the mill free heat instead of using propane and kerosene!
Advice ... bales of hay make excellent insulation for a temp barrier around the camper base. There was a guy in Pahrump Nevada that built a house using bales of hay for outer wall insulation and of course there were no inspections at that time but I can imagine it worked very well. The coldest I ever experienced was -4 in Oklahoma City and I walked to school about two blocks and always wet my hair to comb in the mornings, my ear muffs were frozen to my head by the time I walked that two blocks. That was enough cold weather for me. I had a kerosene heater just like that one, it was 35000 btu. It would heat a fifty foot trailer front to rear and I always kept a window cracked in the front room to allow fresh air in. The first few times I used it I would try to keep the flame low but found out much later it was the wrong way to use it, you must have a white bright flame to make the catalyst on top burn that carbon before it exited. That was 16 years ago and to this day I still have a dark trace at the edges of all my ceiling in this old trailer I live in, where it found an exit. At the time I was using that heater kerosene was about 5.50 a gallon and I would have to drive all over the place to find it. After the soot bath and a nasty chest cold due to the dirty air I finally figured things out and stopped using it. It was using about a gallon and a half running high for 13 hours. It would have been perfect for a hunter who wanted to heat his camp site, you could have sit it outside with a tent around it with a center vent hole and it would have been warm enough to sleep. If you ever need to replace the wick pay someone to do it, unless you don't mind lots of little holes in your hands. In Korea that is just about all they use for winter heating, small ones for bedrooms of course but they don't have natural gas.
Enjoyed your presentation. You know how to make it interesting and, dare I say, humorous. The way I keep from being to cold in the winter was move to the south. We have cold weather that on occasion dips below zero, but not that often. Kudo's for keeping a good attitude.
THanks for your tips. I live in one of the oldest lived in houses in North Carolina. While not as cold as where you are we still suffer through frozen pipes and winter weather. The main part of the house I live in was built when the Britosh were in charge. Hard to keep warm in the winter but as you said, it is doable and always have a backup system in place just in case. Have a blessed New Year, stay safe and warm and God bless.
I used to live in Japan when my ex was stationed there and our house off base was a very thin wooden type house with tatami floors (woven grass mats, kinda). We had to use kerosene heaters to warm up the "living room" just barely fit the loveseat and box type tv. Let me tell you it about toasted is out! So we'd open a shoji doors (thin doors made of, I think, rice paper) to the "dinning room" just barely fit a 4 top table and chairs, anyway to have the dinning area warm up, too. Upstairs we only had electric blankets, that if your not careful could melt the plastic housing and almost caught fire, but they kept you warm in like 0° temps! So while I live in a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment with central heating and cooling in Ozark, Missouri. I can remember the days of kerosene heaters and freezing my behind off! I will pray that you and your family will someday have your house built with some creature comforts to finally enjoy. Love your videos and the occasional appearance of your lovely wife and children. Also, praying for her health. God bless. ❤
Been living in a travel trailer since 2016. Started my adventure up in the cold Northeast. I skirted, 2 100lb propane tanks, and a smaller kerosene heater, put installation bubble and foam on windows. Had backup systems when one thing failed, was ready to go at a moments notice. Put a 250 watt space heater under the trailer with a remote switch so I could toggle it to keep tanks and pipes from freezing. I had a heat gun on really cold nights, my door would freeze shut. So in the morning I had to thaw it out. Installed a regular wifi thermostat and replaced my analog controls for the roof top AC with a digital one, and tied my furnace into the thermostat. That way I could monitor the temp inside. Replaced my fridge with one from iceco, and love it, it uses 12/24 volts or AC, I run it exclusively off solar. Have 600 watts on roof, 2 deep cycle batteries, and 2 solar generators. I had fun not freezing to death up north. In 2020 I moved south to Florida, now I don't freeze but dodge hurricanes. My solar and generator keep me working pretty well, went with the starlink mini because it uses DC, and uses less power. During hurricane season my 58 gallon fresh water tank stays full, and I stock up on diesel in a tank I have in my truck so I can bug out of Florida if necessary and not have to worry about finding fuel. Going to have to replace my roof top AC soon, will probably go with a RV built mini split roof top, or just a regular mini split, and , my furnace quit working, it starts, blows, then turns off until I hit the reset button. Since I am in Florida, don't really need heat anymore, so I just use my lil buddy with a co detector to take the chill off if I need heat. I will probably replace the heater in the RV with a diesel heater. I love RV life no matter where I am, I make it work.
A friend of mine ended up having to live in a travel trailer for a year up here in the middle of Canada and he was burning through propane like mad. So I suggested that we go to the store and buy the foam with reflective foil on either side. It hasn't turned out. We found a place that was selling it at a discount because they had a batch that had gotten some damage. We were able to get 2 in foam with foil on both sides. 4 ft wide by 8 ft long and enough to cover his 40-ft long camper on the roof and the walls on the outside and cover his slide out. We did it just before a big blizzard hit taping all the seams and everything cutting out just a few windows so he had some light but covering up most windows in the sleeping area and the bathroom and we managed to be able to get him down to just one 500 gallon propane tank every month and that was here in Canada but we also supplemented with a small space heater because he did have access to grid electric. But the electric heater was mostly just for the bedroom area because it was furthest away from the furnace He was much more comfortable after we did that and he figured he probably saved a few thousand dollars by spending the money on the insulation
I love what your about brother, I live in upstate ny and have had some situations. You'll be done with the chicken house soon enough. Stay strong and proud, cuz I am of you and your family. Perseverance will get you where you want to be. It will happen.
You crack me up man. Glad I stumbled across your channel. I pipelined for 12 years and wintered many times in Wyoming and Colorado in our 5th wheel. Best wishes.
Andy ive been watching your channel since like forever. Im 55 yrs old and would love to come and spend a season with you n yours and help with everything i can but South Africa is very far from you. Love your vids Bud. Keep it up!!
Your Dog will keep you both Warm and you can keep him Warm. Also you can lower your heat in the trailer by using a emergency blanket under your bottom sheet, as the emergency blanket will reflect your body heat back up towards your body. Also you could invest in sleeping bags rated for below zero temperature. Saving more on your heating bill, during the Winter.
My first time seeing your channel. Awsome! Good content and great presentation and editing. Love the added humor. Great job! Thanks for sharing your knowledge so people don't have to keep inventing the wheel.
Andy, you’re killing it! No boss other than your wife and living your dream, not someone else’s. As industrious as you are it will all come together just as you want it to.
me and my wife bin living like that for 5 years now andy we bought 25 acers land put a camper on it and love it no rent no bills only prop[ane gas and wood good ifnfo my friend
Fantastic video! You have incorporated all the scientific principles to make life comfortable. A very practical guide for survival! Thanks so much and looking forward to your next video!
Also in northern Michigan in a camper. We built an add on with a woodstove that sits on the ground. Love what you are doing, good to see there are others with similar problems.
I have pretty much the same set up and I have 6 450watt 36volt solar panels. I have found that it is enough to supply power but not enough to charge. Just double the amount of panels and you'll have enough solar power. I also use one of those chinese diesal heaters works great and helps keep it warm inside.
It looks so cold, myself. I don't know how you and your family do it . I will stick with the desert. Happy New Year to you and your family. God bless 🙌
😂 So glad that I stumbled upon your video this evening! You are a riot and I sure needed a good laugh! thank you so much & may God bless you and keep you safe and warm this winter! 🙏♥️✝️👑🙏
Doing the same thing in KS. What I did was put the slide out in the bed room in, it made a big difference. Make sure that it doesn't cover the heat vents. I'll be building a high tunnel greenhouse to park mine in. Plastic cover in the winter and 50 percent shade cloth in the summer. You can get the hoop bender from bootstrap farmer. It uses chain link fence top rail for the tubing. Plus you can grow some vegetables for a big part of the year.
@whoobitt bootstrap farmer is a garden growers supply place out of Texas. Google search or you tube will get you there. They have a lot of videos on green houses and growing food. The DIY high tunnel video series is really good. I bought the hoop bender for the 20ft. Wide one. at that width the height should be right at ten and a half feet. But can be increased by using longer ground posts. I'm always willing to share ideas back and forth.
I don't watch much of this kind of videos but i saw this and you seem real. From Michigan awesome! One other show like this is Kyle's Cabin from Michigan... Your climet much like ours, here in Maine... You have it much worse but closer. Rock on 🎉
I live in my camper in Northern Utah it was negative 17 last winter I was warm and cozy. I put half inch foam insulation with the silver on the one side and it keeps it all good. I don't use water in it during winter
Great video, super helpful for this northeastern Minnesotan who is wintering in a camper this year. Imma have to get one of those kerosene heaters. Our biggest struggle is definitely gas for our generator and propane.
Hey I lived in the exact same camper for 4 years I found a used vinyl billboard sign an threw it over the top used some 2x4 to make a make shift a frame left one side open for ventilation an man what a difference in heat it made u won’t even need that kerosene heater bud ! Best thing it was 200 bucks an I still have it today 13 years later I cover my trash with it ! I suggest buying one man ! Love the content stay warm bud 😊
Spent my childhood with the keosene poverty heater. Had to light it myself after school. Was a life saver for blizzard of 93 in Va. No power, cooked everything on it and had warm water to wash with for over a week.
I used straw bales and wood lattice to keep them in place. It worked well in SW Virginia. I filled the tank daily when I got mome from work, ran the internal heat at 50 to keep the pipes from freezing. At that time propane was pretty inexpensive. I had a good quiet generator that provided good power for electic heat strips in the internal system, the rest was propane, I feel all of what you have going on. Love you guys!
We felt a breeze around our front door, took off the trim & you could see daylight streaming in 🤣🤣🤣 A little bit of Great Stuff. Oh, man, did it keep us warmer 😀 By the way, I'm right there with your wife. I really should get outside more often. Blessings from Northern Minnesota (up North of the Headwaters of the great Mississippi River 🌹
I live in a motorhome in northern Michigan myself. It's an interesting time sometimes, but I've been doing it almost 6 years now between two different motorhomes. Good video dude. I already utilize all of these tips but always fun to look for new ideas.
Lol I love your wife I thought you were going to talk about your càt keeping her warm nope, she flipped you off that's great i love her. She's my new spirit guide lol.😂
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Sounds like a little b.s. 8 feet of snow so far this season and you have 4" on the ground? Houghton / Hancock haven't so far. Lowest temperature I've seen is -2 in the UP. First video of yours I've seen where about are you I'm in marquette County . Just curious!
@JoeDaManTheHC I agree with you about keeping them warm but if you bring them inside you need to vent them to the outside battery's " off gas" produce oxygen and hydrogen in a sealed container can go boom if any sparks . Just trying to be safe
🌹🌿 Plant Grow Lights In Your House, help with the need for Vitamin D
I have a friend who built a roof over large camper. Keeps the snow off in the winter and the searing sun in the summer. He put solar panels on top of the roof that he built to keep everything going with electricity. So I advise ANYONE with a camper trailer to build a roof for it... 4 poles set in concrete in the ground and a nice roof wide enough to either create a front and back overhang large enough for a porch or at least a front overhang to keep the snow and rain off. This will also keep your trailer from aging so quickly.
I have seen those occasionally in my travels, always thought it was a good idea.
@@peterpiper487 That is smart
and if you build a roof, and add 4 walls, you don't need a camper!
@@donsab-xz4soIf only it was that simple. We overwintered at a campground where even the roof wasn't possible. We live in New Hampshire and all of the campgrounds closed for the winter. There was a single campground of the state that was open during the winter which supplied electric and buried water lines. We were fortunate enough to be able to find a spot even there. We had to pay an electric bill, the rent for the campsite, and that 100 lb of propane every single week gets real expensive real quick! It cost less to rent a house when we finally found one to rent.
Building codes would prevent even this in so many places! Walls mean a foundation, grading/site work, driveway, framing, siding, insulation, electrical, plumbing, heating system, owning the land, permits, skilled labor, loans....If you build, it has to be done to code. Getting a loan means using skilled labor. The mortgage company lending you the money needs to ensure that if you default on the loan or something worth selling. $100k + when a used trailer might be $10-30k?
Even a MOBILE HOME easily costs $150-300k!!! Living in a mobile home means a mobile home park which means that you are subject to paying another $500 to 1,000 per month to rent the land below your mobile home. The mobile home park can evict you or raise your rent at any time without notice. No you're stuck with a 150 to $300,000 home on a piece of property that you've been evicted from. It's going to cost another 50 grand floss to move that home somewhere else. Many people have ended up just abandoning the home. Mobile home parks are being taken over by corporations which end up doing many of these nasty things to people. Read up on it It's pretty sad.
And if you question the price of $150,000 mobile home, try to get something cheaper. If you do it'll be unlivable and you'll need a construction loan on top of $150,000 loan just to make it livable. Again, mortgage companies won't lend you money if they can't evict you and sell your home to recoup what they loaned you.
With that being said, even buying a foreclosure requires having your $100,000 to $300,000 cash upfront.
Many places have banned tiny homes. Even if you can afford to build, it may take you 3 years to get a contractor who actually do the work.
Rising rent pushes many out of being able to rent the place that they're in. If you're living in a three-bedroom house and the rent has gone astronomical, at this point even moving to a single bedroom apartment for studio may be More than you could afford. Even if you could afford it, there's no place available to rent. Even if you do find somewhere that's available to rent, you will have to have perfect credit history b/c there are 10 people online to rent the same place. And good luck if you have a pet that you want to bring with you... Or if you have 4 kids going from a 3br place is a logistical nightmare. Your ex will probably call child services on you stating that you can't take care of your children. The owner of the house or apartment will probably rent to a single couple rather than trying to fit six people into a single bedroom apartment. If you are lucky enough to find somewhere, will also need first month, last month, and moving fees to cover all up front. So if you're struggling to make the rent, you probably don't have 3 months of emergency funds set aside. This is just a sad reality of the situation we all find ourselves in...
Count your blessings every day...
Now your wife, she is a genius! I love her plan!
I live off grid in my camper. This is the funnest happiest life I've ever lived. I was able to "semi retire" at 50.
Just checked out your wood stove video and decided to check this one out. I think you are meant for you tube. Love your comical relaxed scence of communicating and am looking forward to more of your builds and what not. Just subbed.👍
glad to see your back at it again... believe it or not, your videos help me with my depression.... thank you
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It's so much easier KNOWING you aren't suffering alone.@@janzimmerman5353
My husband was just watching your video and I gotta say that keeping a camper warm will never be something that we’ll need to do but I listened anyway. Hollering at your dog to shut up was literally a LOL moment! Your wife giving you the finger at the end was EPIC! I’m a fan!
Well, Andy, you and your lovely wife just earned yourself a new subscriber.👍
How refreshing! A Genuine Person. Rare these days! I appreciate your pointers.
That’s what struck me, seems very genuine.
Lol....memories....we lived in a 32 foot Damon Challenger for about 7 years....northern middle Tennessee - so difficult in winter, but nowhere near where you live....behind our ragged out 1983 HUD double wide (unliveable....at the time).....
New subber....
We put a hideous winter RV skirt on every year around November....improving every year....styrofoam panels, reflectix, several layers, tons of duct and gorilla tape, then 6 mls plastic under and over all of that, with straw bales in black plastic trash bags under the outer layer of plastic.
We had a central propane unit that was so loud, but.....COLD HAS NO MERCY, so we were always grateful for warmth.....heated water hoses....
We have great compassion and support for the "unshelterd." There but by the grace of God go I......
If you can build a shelter( like a car port )over your camper you can cover it every winter and it will make a big difference ...
Man! Content and editing are top notch! Humor...is at another level! Love your channel. You should be at a 1mil subs!
dying in your sleep is the way to go out!I just found your channel,Doublewide in very rural western NY,my water used to freeze,insulated it in no issues. Diesel is the way to go for power,just picked up a military genset with nothing more than break-in hours.backup to the backup!
Love the attitude, humor and authenticity. TH-cam suggested this video to me. For a change, it was something I liked. Wish you well.
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We are also in a camper! We did the kerosene thing last year and was over it, so we put a woodstove in. I'm currently trying watching your video and it's 88°f inside. I feel the water struggles of winter. Stay warm and keep the laughs coming! We watch all the time from West Virgina!
I want a wood stove! Please tell me about it. Did you buy yours outright like at tractor supply? Is it special for a camper? Did you have a professional install it? If so, where did you find the professional?
@loriflarson4236 We installed it ourself. It's a woodstove from the 60s, not special for a camper. Installed it just like you would in a house, we removed the master bed and turned it into the woodstove room.
@pinewoodcabinWV ok, thanks. That gives me hope that I may get one some day soon
@loriflarson4236 definitely keeps us warm, sometimes it's 90+°in the camper but it's better than being cold. Just look for a small stove, I know tractor supply has a small one this year
In Alaska. We bought a 2500 gallon water tank and built a cheap shed (24 inch centers, inch of foam board, metal roof no sheathing.) We put a 500 watt stock tank heater in tank and it keeps it thawed down to -20 and water keeps flowing
Lived in a camper in the west tx chihuahua desert. I had the same struggles. Cooling in the summer and heating for both days of winter. Probably the hardest but best times in my life. And you are 100% right. Attitude is everything. Love the content. Hope you keep it coming
as a native Texan.." both days of winter"😂😂😂👍🏻
Just found you. Truly enjoyed your video. After my own heart....I'm 67, female in Northern Michigan, my 30,000 btu the furnace which kicks a** decided after moving the camper to a different location 8 miles from the original place on Dec 21, 2024....to quit. Chose to not get enough power. From research that told me my issue is a loose negative ground. I am on SSI and SSDI, and have no family. I am the last. So if it's going to be it's up to me. My converter is working fine, cord is good, adapter to shore power new. Being I have a 2005 Coachman, same year as my F-150 both in great shape. But I haven't had heat since that date. With the exception of a radiator oil heater and a new radiant heater that is unplugged from an outside source when I'm not here, which is every other day for about 5 hours. I have cats. Means I can't see my breath in here and the cats water isn't freezing on the floor this year....Yet! But I'm going to have to pull out my converter under my stove/ oven after removing mouse hole for my shore power cord. After of course shutting all power from camper. While trying not to turn into a popsicle while I'm doing it. Is there anything else I need to know before I start this project? Cause the Lord knows I don't have money to call an RV specialist to do this. I'm living in a camper because I can't afford to rent anywhere and eat too.
Thank you kindly.
Please don't forget to find your local food pantries, sometimes they also have food for your pets and other items that are useful to you.
Owning a Camper we were blessed to meet some very wonderful people with allot of knowledge. It took awhile but we stripped all our walls and insulated our whole camper with Aluminum Insulation and we utilized foam spray. It made a HUGE difference. Blessings on your channel
Breathing in the toxins released from foam spray love it, that is just as bad as drinking water from a plastic bottle
Just built a 24x12 shed , fully insulated and all that jazz preparing for winter and now I have another thing to do. Your simple explanation has now inspired me to close up the underside of the “shed” (it’s basically a small house I built for my workshop. I said “ah ha, he’s right” outloud and had to explain to my wife “Andy … is cold smart” 🤣
It took me a few years to get there. Lol
Lived in a trailer for a bit, when temperatures dropped below 20 degrees, I covered the whole thing with a big ass tarp. It made it 20 degrees warmer, and I was able to heat it with a couple electric oil filled radiant space heaters, which only cost me about $50 a month.
Exactly
I have two of those radiators and they work great but if on high they can trip a breaker pretty easy. Perfect for a bedroom that has a closed door because all the heat stays in. We had our first cold spell and front last night and it was warm all day with me running an overhead fan in the bedroom until about 7pm the front moved in with high winds and rain and this morning I got up at 4:30 to make coffee and check on my cats. I have one of those heaters in the hallway and a two quartz heater in the bathroom to take a little sting out of the cold that comes in due to having the vanity door open under the sink that allows the cats to go in and out when they feel like it. One cat was missing this morning which was strange because he is one of the chow hounds and is usually always indoors in the early mornings. Maybe he found a warm place when all that rain and wind hit. It was 37 in Baton Rouge this morning and I am about 35 miles west so we are usually several degrees colder. Wind chill was 20 and my 3 indoor cats are all wrapped around this heater in my bedroom. Tonight my electric blanket goes on duty for the winter, that wind is terrible and today it is not going out of the mid 40s.
how does it only cost 50 a month ?!? i have two set to eco on the lowest setting (60) and it went was roughly 200 bucks or more just to keep the place around 60 when it was 20 outside in vermont
I used to watch you before I moved in 2021 and with all the distractions and stuff going on lost track ... Now you tube finally sends your channel back to me. You'd of thought that their Algo discombobulater would have piped your channel to me but no not till now..... Glad to see your still going got more subs and even aged a little!!
Something to consider an A-frame made of cedar Over the camper With a heavy mil dark plastic roof And clear plastic on the sides to create a greenhouse effect an 5 kW diesel heater. I lived in my camper for a couple years in the northern Michigan A challenging experience to say the least Advice from a Yooper.
How far are you from carney michigan we could build it in a day
I bought a diesel heater a year ago, and for the amount of diesel it uses and the area it heats it would be ideal for heating a room or 2 of a mobile home.
It’s amazing how much heat they put out and not a lot of fuel used.
I love my diesel heater. It heats my tiny house great and is very fuel efficient. Much cheaper than propane would be.
They use them in rural Alaska. Works very well!
I am one of the 6 wondering about the solar situation - thanks for answering the question before I asked!
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400 watts this time of year hardly keeps my TV going but a lil 1000w genny saves the day..workin on five years OG in my Camper. Keep warm Y'All
Like others have said, one of those Chinese diesel heaters for $120 and some simple rigging and it would toasty all the time.
They are great, use one in our camper, but have ordered a Bureck thermostat for a real controller. $100 for heater, $50 for stable heat. Works great.
Brother, you're a breath of fresh air. I'm glad I found your channel.
I live in a Glendale 36 1/2 ft park model RV in Southern Ontario Canada and I have for the past 3 years, I removed the propane furnace and went with an RV safe wood stove 6-inch pipe house size you can touch the sides of it when it's running (us stoves from canadian tire) I built a small 4 x5 mud room on the side, heated water hose (camco amazon), purchased a Maciator toilet and a heat trace pumped into the septic tank (lowes) now I never touch the sewage, all systems automated, gone thru 1 grey water pump due 2 kitchen grease, I too was always told I was going to freeze to death by my friends and family😅 or front door is always cracked open lol. 90 degrees is hot. We own a house up North, I work in the south for five more years staying in my son's driveway. We love it now , if done correctly no problem I 100 percent agree with you 👍 I will subscribe to your channel
We spent 8 months through the winter living in our camper till we could get a house. We already had property with all the utilities, so we pre planned and dug dedicated water and power over from our well house, and installed underground lines for propane with a 1000 gallon tank. Did full 2x4 insulated skirting. It was still a learning experience with some miserable days (furnace quit when it was -35) but we lived. Do it again when we build our new house on the property. God bless you and the family, and happy new year!
I love your humorous spin you put on RV life. I'm in a motorhome in the middle of Central Oregon. It's cold, snowy, and icy here, too. Last winter, I thought I'd die. This winter, I'm more prepared. Thanks for the laughs and the great info!
Grew up in Iowa, living in a 100 year old 2 story farm house that still had an oil burning furnace. Would wake up in the mornings with frost on the ceiling of my bedroom. We had kerosene heaters for those times that the power went out during a blizzard. It was amazing how much heat 2 of them could produce.
I always like your positive attitude.
I try my best! Some days are better than others. On the others I don't turn the camera on. Lol
What's your dog's name?
@@andyslittlehomestead6705 thanks for sharing the better ones amigo
Ahh Andy! I am glad i found your channel again! I started watching your videos right when i first got sober 4 years ago! I have learned so much from your videos, & your positive outlook is much needed. Im in Michigan too & i appreciate your tips.
I know how this scenario works out. I've lived (more on than off) in an RV for 30 years. Underpinning is absolutely the need for surviving. The frozen water lines are just an inconvenience. You have it figured out pretty well. Thanks for your insight and helping others to make their experiences more comfortable. (BTW, awnings are just a very expensive umbrella that are built to fail Hehehe).
Hey Andy I just found ya! I live the same way you do. I like the way you put a spin on what some would consider, a miserable way of living, to sound like paradise. Because it is and I wouldn't change a thing...
I'm so excited to see your happy face.
Your forthrightness and honesty are unmatched.
Even your mundane videos are exceptionally entertaining to watch Andy, you are the inspiration for the rest of the Internet.
Always a good day when a new video drops!
We got a camper this past year new. My wife got her fireplace. I didn’t get my gas heater. After spending some time on the side of the road and nights in truck stops I got a Chinese diesel parking heater. That thing works great.
I’m in a camper with my Great Pyrenees as well. I just got my metal barn up in mid November in MI. Hopefully gunna get a pellet stove running in January.
Times are hard but that positive attitude and being grateful is a huge blessing. Also yelling shut up now I don’t feel bad when my Boy is yelling at a deer 3 miles away and I am trying to talk to someone 😂
Yep, just found you. Keeping it real man. Thank u
that's absolutely wonderful Andy my sweetheart does the same thing your wife does we are blessed I love your dog and cats we've got cats we live up in Rochester New York I just got a new job and we're going to go get a little more rural like you guys you are blessed
Hi Andy. Every time I see videos of people in the north Usa or Florida I feel fortunate to be in Kentucky
I feel bad for the ones in Texas who were not ready when it happened.
I really enjoy your humorous presentation.
Thank you sir.
I have lived the past 3 years in a 5th wheel. A year ago, I installed a mini wood stove because my central heating/cooling system doesn't work. Keeps me toasty. But, our temps rarely drop below 30°.
You got it down. I lived in a camper for a year kind of rough in the winter but you figure things out. God bless ya
Andy, so glad to see yet another of your wonderful videos. Your humor is so unique, and always makes me smile. (a giggle every now and then) Thanks for making these, I really look forward to the next one, even a repeat is good!
Hey Andy, if you haven't researched into them, look into Chinese diesel heaters. I run one in my camper van and just put one into my side by side (UTV). A camper your size, I would guess two would have to be used. I prefer the Hcalory brand as I've had no issues. Stay warm, best wishes.
I've seen first hand people put in diesel heaters and they work great.
I use a diesel parking heater. You can get them from Vevor for around $100. It uses about a gallon of diesel per day on low and 2 to 2.5 gallons on high.
No odor and quite.
Keep an eye on the condition of the wick in the kerosene heater. I almst died due the wick partially burning out in the night. Black smoke everywhere. Love the videos good to see ya Andy.
Carlos burn at the end was epic!
Hey Andy:
Oh man, can I relate!
Regarding rhe propane, I have, (as you may remember from fighting a fire atbour property on Bonnie Lane), two RVs running on propane up here in Alba. I get my propane from Ellsworth Farmers Exchange in Antrim County, and have one 250 gallon pig for the RVs, and one 350 gallon pig for the standby generator. It is a little late this year, but Ellsworth Farmers Exchange, in August, allows one to buy propane in advanceat a reduced price.
Regarding the (POS) Suburban furnaces, I have several that may be good for parts if you are interested.
Happy New Year to you and Carlos!
Steve on Bonnie in Alba
I love your wife's attitude!
High humidity in the summer sucks but cold winters usually have very low humidity so it's more comfortable to run a humidifier than a de-humidifier in winter!
That's right the moisture in the air makes it feel warmer
Andy, I love that you share your life with us, ups and downs, love watching the progress, and as always the verse at the end.❤
"Degrees of people who haven't been on the moon" 😂🤣 best put down ever!!!!
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I'm adapting this to my everyday life and any measurements other than imperial 😅
Moon landing is a hoax
Until you realize they used metric to get to the moon because that's what the German scientists who got the space program going used... ;-)
Germans don’t use imperial
Andy here is a thought for next year take and make a small room about 8x8 pick up a wood stove and set it in it of course insulate it and set it about six or seven feet off your camper pick up a pipe and run it from the room to the camper You could run it to your exhaust fan from the cook stove and put a thermostat on the fan turn it around so it is pulling air instead of pushing it make a good fire in your eight by eight room when you need the heat the fan comes on with the thermostat and heats the camper for you! I take it you have slab wood from the mill free heat instead of using propane and kerosene!
Advice ... bales of hay make excellent insulation for a temp barrier around the camper base. There was a guy in Pahrump Nevada that built a house using bales of hay for outer wall insulation and of course there were no inspections at that time but I can imagine it worked very well. The coldest I ever experienced was -4 in Oklahoma City and I walked to school about two blocks and always wet my hair to comb in the mornings, my ear muffs were frozen to my head by the time I walked that two blocks. That was enough cold weather for me. I had a kerosene heater just like that one, it was 35000 btu. It would heat a fifty foot trailer front to rear and I always kept a window cracked in the front room to allow fresh air in. The first few times I used it I would try to keep the flame low but found out much later it was the wrong way to use it, you must have a white bright flame to make the catalyst on top burn that carbon before it exited. That was 16 years ago and to this day I still have a dark trace at the edges of all my ceiling in this old trailer I live in, where it found an exit. At the time I was using that heater kerosene was about 5.50 a gallon and I would have to drive all over the place to find it. After the soot bath and a nasty chest cold due to the dirty air I finally figured things out and stopped using it. It was using about a gallon and a half running high for 13 hours. It would have been perfect for a hunter who wanted to heat his camp site, you could have sit it outside with a tent around it with a center vent hole and it would have been warm enough to sleep. If you ever need to replace the wick pay someone to do it, unless you don't mind lots of little holes in your hands. In Korea that is just about all they use for winter heating, small ones for bedrooms of course but they don't have natural gas.
@TomMaterene be careful with hay bales keep them dry or they will compost and self combust .
Enjoyed your presentation. You know how to make it interesting and, dare I say, humorous. The way I keep from being to cold in the winter was move to the south. We have cold weather that on occasion dips below zero, but not that often. Kudo's for keeping a good attitude.
THanks for your tips. I live in one of the oldest lived in houses in North Carolina. While not as cold as where you are we still suffer through frozen pipes and winter weather. The main part of the house I live in was built when the Britosh were in charge. Hard to keep warm in the winter but as you said, it is doable and always have a backup system in place just in case. Have a blessed New Year, stay safe and warm and God bless.
I used to live in Japan when my ex was stationed there and our house off base was a very thin wooden type house with tatami floors (woven grass mats, kinda). We had to use kerosene heaters to warm up the "living room" just barely fit the loveseat and box type tv. Let me tell you it about toasted is out! So we'd open a shoji doors (thin doors made of, I think, rice paper) to the "dinning room" just barely fit a 4 top table and chairs, anyway to have the dinning area warm up, too. Upstairs we only had electric blankets, that if your not careful could melt the plastic housing and almost caught fire, but they kept you warm in like 0° temps!
So while I live in a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment with central heating and cooling in Ozark, Missouri. I can remember the days of kerosene heaters and freezing my behind off!
I will pray that you and your family will someday have your house built with some creature comforts to finally enjoy. Love your videos and the occasional appearance of your lovely wife and children. Also, praying for her health. God bless. ❤
Been living in a travel trailer since 2016. Started my adventure up in the cold Northeast. I skirted, 2 100lb propane tanks, and a smaller kerosene heater, put installation bubble and foam on windows. Had backup systems when one thing failed, was ready to go at a moments notice. Put a 250 watt space heater under the trailer with a remote switch so I could toggle it to keep tanks and pipes from freezing. I had a heat gun on really cold nights, my door would freeze shut. So in the morning I had to thaw it out. Installed a regular wifi thermostat and replaced my analog controls for the roof top AC with a digital one, and tied my furnace into the thermostat. That way I could monitor the temp inside. Replaced my fridge with one from iceco, and love it, it uses 12/24 volts or AC, I run it exclusively off solar. Have 600 watts on roof, 2 deep cycle batteries, and 2 solar generators. I had fun not freezing to death up north. In 2020 I moved south to Florida, now I don't freeze but dodge hurricanes. My solar and generator keep me working pretty well, went with the starlink mini because it uses DC, and uses less power. During hurricane season my 58 gallon fresh water tank stays full, and I stock up on diesel in a tank I have in my truck so I can bug out of Florida if necessary and not have to worry about finding fuel. Going to have to replace my roof top AC soon, will probably go with a RV built mini split roof top, or just a regular mini split, and , my furnace quit working, it starts, blows, then turns off until I hit the reset button. Since I am in Florida, don't really need heat anymore, so I just use my lil buddy with a co detector to take the chill off if I need heat. I will probably replace the heater in the RV with a diesel heater. I love RV life no matter where I am, I make it work.
Oh my gosh! You are so fun to watch! I’d give anything to live in a camper!
A friend of mine ended up having to live in a travel trailer for a year up here in the middle of Canada and he was burning through propane like mad. So I suggested that we go to the store and buy the foam with reflective foil on either side. It hasn't turned out. We found a place that was selling it at a discount because they had a batch that had gotten some damage. We were able to get 2 in foam with foil on both sides. 4 ft wide by 8 ft long and enough to cover his 40-ft long camper on the roof and the walls on the outside and cover his slide out. We did it just before a big blizzard hit taping all the seams and everything cutting out just a few windows so he had some light but covering up most windows in the sleeping area and the bathroom and we managed to be able to get him down to just one 500 gallon propane tank every month and that was here in Canada but we also supplemented with a small space heater because he did have access to grid electric. But the electric heater was mostly just for the bedroom area because it was furthest away from the furnace He was much more comfortable after we did that and he figured he probably saved a few thousand dollars by spending the money on the insulation
I love what your about brother, I live in upstate ny and have had some situations. You'll be done with the chicken house soon enough. Stay strong and proud, cuz I am of you and your family. Perseverance will get you where you want to be. It will happen.
You crack me up man. Glad I stumbled across your channel. I pipelined for 12 years and wintered many times in Wyoming and Colorado in our 5th wheel. Best wishes.
Andy ive been watching your channel since like forever. Im 55 yrs old and would love to come and spend a season with you n yours and help with everything i can but South Africa is very far from you. Love your vids Bud. Keep it up!!
Thanks for the laughs, loved this video, subbed instantly.
Your Dog will keep you both Warm and you can keep him Warm. Also you can lower your heat in the trailer by using a emergency blanket under your bottom sheet, as the emergency blanket will reflect your body heat back up towards your body. Also you could invest in sleeping bags rated for below zero temperature. Saving more on your heating bill, during the Winter.
You’ve got a smart lady. Stay warm up there.
My first time seeing your channel. Awsome! Good content and great presentation and editing. Love the added humor. Great job! Thanks for sharing your knowledge so people don't have to keep inventing the wheel.
I loved your wife's "salute" at the end!! 🤣
Did that mean that Andy is #1 ?!?!?!?!?
@@JasonBlanchette-sq1ry when my husband gets the "salute", he says he is glad he is still number 1 after all these years.( 35 ) LOL
@@cherylriffle6871 I'm sure he does....lol
That was a California howdy…
Andy, you’re killing it! No boss other than your wife and living your dream, not someone else’s. As industrious as you are it will all come together just as you want it to.
B8facial solar panels do well in the snow. I think vertical mounting gets the most.
And the cold will get you a bit more output.
Keep at it, mate!
me and my wife bin living like that for 5 years now andy we bought 25 acers land put a camper on it and love it no rent no bills only prop[ane gas and wood good ifnfo my friend
It’s not helping your typing or spelling skills
Fantastic video! You have incorporated all the scientific principles to make life comfortable. A very practical guide for survival! Thanks so much and looking forward to your next video!
So glad to see a one of your videos again...missed you!!
Also in northern Michigan in a camper. We built an add on with a woodstove that sits on the ground. Love what you are doing, good to see there are others with similar problems.
I have pretty much the same set up and I have 6 450watt 36volt solar panels. I have found that it is enough to supply power but not enough to charge. Just double the amount of panels and you'll have enough solar power. I also use one of those chinese diesal heaters works great and helps keep it warm inside.
It looks so cold, myself. I don't know how you and your family do it . I will stick with the desert. Happy New Year to you and your family. God bless 🙌
Love the sustainable and simple homesteading approach!
Good to have you back. Your back country wisdom is much needed these days...
Happy New Year, Andy & and family. Here's to a great year ahead
Glad you are back, we missed you.
I just found your page on Facebook, and have been wanting to do something like this for a couple of years! Thanks for all the tips!
First time watching your video, HA Laughed all the way through it! and subscribed.
😂 So glad that I stumbled upon your video this evening! You are a riot and I sure needed a good laugh! thank you so much & may God bless you and keep you safe and warm this winter! 🙏♥️✝️👑🙏
Doing the same thing in KS. What I did was put the slide out in the bed room in, it made a big difference. Make sure that it doesn't cover the heat vents. I'll be building a high tunnel greenhouse to park mine in. Plastic cover in the winter and 50 percent shade cloth in the summer. You can get the hoop bender from bootstrap farmer. It uses chain link fence top rail for the tubing. Plus you can grow some vegetables for a big part of the year.
Who is "bootstrap farmer"? This sounds interesting.
@whoobitt bootstrap farmer is a garden growers supply place out of Texas. Google search or you tube will get you there. They have a lot of videos on green houses and growing food. The DIY high tunnel video series is really good. I bought the hoop bender for the 20ft. Wide one. at that width the height should be right at ten and a half feet. But can be increased by using longer ground posts. I'm always willing to share ideas back and forth.
I don't watch much of this kind of videos but i saw this and you seem real. From Michigan awesome! One other show like this is Kyle's Cabin from Michigan... Your climet much like ours, here in Maine... You have it much worse but closer. Rock on 🎉
I live in my camper in Northern Utah it was negative 17 last winter I was warm and cozy. I put half inch foam insulation with the silver on the one side and it keeps it all good. I don't use water in it during winter
Great video, super helpful for this northeastern Minnesotan who is wintering in a camper this year. Imma have to get one of those kerosene heaters. Our biggest struggle is definitely gas for our generator and propane.
Hey I lived in the exact same camper for 4 years I found a used vinyl billboard sign an threw it over the top used some 2x4 to make a make shift a frame left one side open for ventilation an man what a difference in heat it made u won’t even need that kerosene heater bud ! Best thing it was 200 bucks an I still have it today 13 years later I cover my trash with it ! I suggest buying one man ! Love the content stay warm bud 😊
Spent my childhood with the keosene poverty heater. Had to light it myself after school. Was a life saver for blizzard of 93 in Va. No power, cooked everything on it and had warm water to wash with for over a week.
I live in the mountains of Virginia. It gets cold in these hills. I love kerosene heaters.
Merry belated Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours Sir ‼️ Glad to see you and God bless 🙏❤️🙏
I used straw bales and wood lattice to keep them in place. It worked well in SW Virginia. I filled the tank daily when I got mome from work, ran the internal heat at 50 to keep the pipes from freezing. At that time propane was pretty inexpensive. I had a good quiet generator that provided good power for electic heat strips in the internal system, the rest was propane, I feel all of what you have going on. Love you guys!
I used 2 cement blankets up on the roof on my 5th wheel when I was working in central, Idaho. -28 last year was no problem.
We felt a breeze around our front door, took off the trim & you could see daylight streaming in 🤣🤣🤣
A little bit of Great Stuff.
Oh, man, did it keep us warmer 😀
By the way, I'm right there with your wife. I really should get outside more often.
Blessings from Northern Minnesota (up North of the Headwaters of the great Mississippi River 🌹
I live in a motorhome in northern Michigan myself. It's an interesting time sometimes, but I've been doing it almost 6 years now between two different motorhomes. Good video dude. I already utilize all of these tips but always fun to look for new ideas.
All you did was talk about your failures. This helps future success. Thank tou.
Lol I love your wife I thought you were going to talk about your càt keeping her warm nope, she flipped you off that's great i love her. She's my new spirit guide lol.😂
I lived in an RV for a couple years, you learn all kinds of tricks to keep warm in winter and cool in summer. Great video Andy
Love ya Andy, hope you and the family are doing well!