Earthbag Cabin Exterior Complete! Aquaponic Modifications & Making a Mousepad | Weekly Peek Ep192
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- Garen and Ellie button up the exterior of the earthbag cabin complete with building supplies removed and a pathway to the outhouse :) Modifications are needed for the aquaponics systems to keep the fish and plants alive. Ben researches how to make a mousepad and shares his project with us. Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July and may it continue through the weekend!
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“😂😂😂I’m working with fabric mom are u proud of me?” Ben’s humor fits right in with your family
Your Mom and Dad are really awesome parents!
You guys have an awesome Dad.. :)
Love you're work you're the kind of human beings that the world needs👁❤😉😎
Y'all should do a updated room tour for each bedroom plz
Wow, the "cabin" and grounds look AMAZING!!! So glad you all really tidied up the place rather than leaving piles of off cuts and debris. It just looks GREAT!
The sound of the falling water from the hydroponics will be very relaxing when you're outside.
YES !
Hi everyone! The cabin is beautiful 😍. The aquaponics is freaking awesome 😊 😍😍😍😍😍. Shelly and Gary you both have amazing and super talented children!!!! You all are truly inspirational to me!!!! Thank you for all the awesome videos!!!
Ben's custom mouse pad is super cool! ♥️💜😍. Thank you so much! Looking forward to the next video!!! Huge hugs from CT ❤️💗
Make sure to cover the tanks with some sort of netting. Birds love fish too! 😉
Window Screens work well, or just more garden fabric
Build a lid over those fish because a bird will sit there and pick them right off the surface and have a good meal
Not to mention the water can get really hot. Keeping the sun off will help with algae problems too.
Maybe do a dark clear plastic cover over the tanks, so some sun still gets through an keeps unwanted gust out ...
Great point. Perhaps use more of the sun shading materials that they used over the plants. Raccoons love sushi on the fly. They come looking for the water source and stay for the chilapa rolls.
Or the cat will fall it and drown...
Perhaps a mesh lid to keep cats, birds & raccoons out, but something a little more substantial for the canopy to keep the sun out.
I like Dad's tshirt design. I like the way the mousepad turned out Can't wait to see the aquaponics plantsproducing fruit
I have been binge watching your channel. Wonderful family. You all are Blessed. Would like to see 2x week vids. LOL!
It's all looking great! I don't know what I missed, but I was under the impression that Garet and Ellie were going to live in the cabin. Would love to see the inside finished and how that turns out.
Me too. I just was going to say that. And let one of the girls paint red shutters around the windows. Or maybe just paint some fancy headboard type of decoration at the top. That cabin is scream red shutters with a heart cut out in middle. Must be the Swiss-german talk that reminded of the chalets with shutters up in the Alps.
Also some one mentioned concrete on path to out house. I have one of those plastic pattern concrete forms to make your concrete look like stone. It's real easy to use and it won't be a flat slick surface to fall on. Can't wait till you start on the inside. Do you worry about any people hiking thru the woods and lodging in your cabin when your not around? Most people would be respectful...but there is always one bad apple in the bunch. Hope your family had a great 4th. Now are you going to get back to your kitchen project, or are we going to see other projects?
My God the ingenuity is top notch in the family! But I think the fish need some protection too! 🤷♀️
I love the fact that Ben always tries to make something to contribute to your homestead. I think he is cute and fun.
Katherine McChesney is Ben a son or a friend?
You should put a trail cam out so when your not there you can catch any wild life and show everyone... could work for security also... love how the cabin looks and the fish tank looks...
Im waiting for pay day. I want your dads t shirt. Been going through a rough time and thats going to be an amazing reminder.
Hugs I hope things get better soon.
I just binged watched ALL the videos! By far the best family I’ve ever come across on TH-cam and I don’t even remember how but it was worth it. All this is new to me and I’ve learned so many things from watching you all. You guys are very inspiring! 👍🏼👍🏼
Seeing the learning curve instead of just the perfected finished product is very helpful. It doesn't feel like the end of it when something I make doesn't come out perfectly the first time around. So many videos just show the procedure and not the issues they overcame. Thank you for this.
I look forward to your videos every Friday! You all always teach me something new and always put a smile on my face. You all are great and I’m so glad I found your channel a year ago. I’ll be waiting for your next weekly peak! Have a great weekend/week. ☺️
I just have to tell you that I just LOVE how this family explodes with LOVE for each other and it spreads out on anyone that watches these videos. The co-operation in each project is so lovable......GOD LOVE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU... AND ALL THE ANIMALS AS WELL.. I love them all as well.
I really do enjoy watching your channel cant wait till each new one comes lovely family and great outlook on life and living thank you so much
Not many couples can say that they built their own home, together, with their bare hands and a couple power tools. Y'all worked so well together. It is beautiful.
Love watching the progress...Then we can go back and binge watch once a project is complete :-)
Gosh, I am so addicted to your channel...every Saturday I get my pleasure watching what your family is doing. I love this show!
I wonder what new build projects y'all may have in store. Those are always my favorite My Little Homestead content!
I wish I had a five dollar bill for all the solutions you can make from pool noodles. I'd have enough to buy a bunch of pool noodles! Bryson's shade tunnel for the Aquaponics garden looks like a, Burning Man functional art installation! Much respect for all of you, and for the day job, Gary. I know its rough but rewarding. People who do what you do helped me learn to cope when I lost my fiancee. Thank you and all who do the type of work that you do!
Langdon Plaster Hugs
I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your fiancé. My heart goes out to you.
May your memories bring you peace and loving comfort.
Hugs from Texas
Hang in there. You are the best.
Love every video ya'll create! Where else can you find ingenuity, creativity, humor, and a close knit family.
I have a problem with your videos ......... I don't get enough of them! I just love you guys! I can hardly wait for Friday to come to see the next one and when it's over I know I have to wait a whole nother week , so sad. Great video as always. Wonderful job on finishing the outside of the house, looks good with the cleanup done. Loved the giant mouse pad teriffic job! I have enjoyed following along with the aquaponic project, glad you found out so quickly what some of the issues were. I bought shade cloth myself for my green house, couldn't believe how much it lowered the temperature!! I'm going to get some more and find a way to suppend it over my garden area above the outdoor tomatoes to protect them from the harsh sun and extend the tomato growing season. Good job guys. See you next week, Love and blessings to all, MiChelle
Oh great I've been waiting for you guys all week where's my popcorn
I just love your puns, the whole family is such a pleasure to watch
Oh great job Ben on the Mousepad, it's awesome!
Excellent way to solve a problem.
Another very cool video. Glad your getting the aquaponic system worked out. Also great to see the cabin finished, maybe we'll see a complete project video of it. Always a great way to relax on Friday night, and again thanks for working so hard for us to enjoy.
Great show. Don't know if anyone has said this before? The railing to my porch steps is galvanized Steele pipe. Heat in Florida is no joke n being handicapped I don't have a ramp so I use that railing to get up the steps some times pull myself up depending on my pain level. That pipe in the sun heated up n it left burns on my hands n any skin touching it. So lol we found a pool noodle on the side of the road. I made my daughter stop n get it. She thought I was nuts. Got that pink bad boy home n cut a slit long ways like was done with y'all's fence n no more burns n if it rains it's quite cool to touch. This summer I am seeing pool noodles on all railings in my neighborhood. Apparently my landlord is putting them on all metal railings.
Oh no!!! I’m so sorry you got burned from grabbing the railing, that’s just awful. I’m disabled too so my heart goes out to you...I’m really happy you found a solution with a pool noodle and your landlord was good with it, even adding more around the complex...that’s a great landlord. I was expecting you to say the landlord removed your noodle. Thank goodness for an understanding one, I know there are a lot of apt. complexes that would’ve said no to them here in Texas and it gets really hot here as well.
Anyways I hope you having a wonderful weekend and stay cool.
Hugs from Texas
@@BeccaBullard8 thank you n it was just bad first degree burns except 3 that blistered. But no scars. N my Landlady thought it was pure genius. We have several elderly here n my Landlady is strict but in terribly kind. Lol she has a big out door pool she put one on her handrail. The other upside to those noodles is they are neon n show up well in headlights it makes it easier to find your trailer n steps at night too.
Rebecca Miller well that’s good that is was only 1st degree burns and some blisters with no scarring, but I know it still hurt like heck.
You know I never would’ve even thought about noodles being neon and helping at night to see the stairs...that makes it even better. It was definitely a genius idea not doubt about it.
I’m betting everyone is glad you came up with that idea since your landlady has added them to their railings as well. It’s definitely safer for everyone. You would think that manufacturers would come up with a material that doesn’t get hot to build railings with especially in the South where it get extremely hot. You know just like they did for the slides in the playgrounds.
I remember when I was young we couldn’t enjoy the slides during the summer because they were metal and would burn the heck out of us, it only took one time to learn not to get on the slide... lol
But nowadays kids don’t have to worry about the slide being to hot, thank goodness 😅.
Well have a good night and sleep well.
@@BeccaBullard8 lol it was TH-cam hack. When you was about 3 I was wearing black patten leather shoes n a frilly synthetic lace dress at a family party at my uncle's. He had a floor furnace n it was winter those shoes were like ice skates I I fell on my right side. Burned my right thigh from side to back n my right arm from hand to elbow. I am 54 now n I wake up from night mares from those burns they were 3 Rd degree. Back then they washed burned like that everyday. N trip to hospital was almost 40 miles each way. Remember I had to stand in the car between my dad's legs cause I couldn't sit down. Car trip was faster than ambulance back then. He couldn't t hold me cause I was burned so bad. Lol I still cannot grill our use a gas stove cause of it. It's been 50 years since that happened. So burning my hands are nothing but if I don't need to hurt I am gonna figure away to stop it. Latest burn incident was went to Walmart got a riding cart been sitting in the sun I didn't feel it at first had jeans on. But Lord took half hour to cool my but off. Without thinking swore n told my brother in front god n everybody ...If you smell bacon it's my ass on fire this seat is hot. Lord bunch of church people selling crosses fell out laughing. But that seat later set off my PTSD. I am over it now but it's the dumbest things you do. My brother got a couple of pillows n sewed to pillow cases together length wise so I go out to stores n use the riding carts I wo t get burned again. Now that is an original idea. Lol my Bro is my caregiver. Helps me cause I am fall risk n have severe health issues. Gotta love my siblings he takes care of me n my sister's take care of each other. N we still fight. But my Bro is a genius. Night ms Becca sweet dreams.
Everything looks great! Cant wait to see the veggies
I live in Tucson and have been raising blue tilapia and growing my own food in aquaponics for over 8 years now. To save energy for air I use a Venturi instead of air pumps. I also use a combination of grow beds with a bell syphon and a constant flow for my towers and buckets. The bell syphon in a grow bed will allow more airashion for the roots to breathe and be able to grow a bigger variety of plants. Something to think about is the Bio media, without a grow bed for the beneficial bacteria to grow you might want to look into installing a biofilter after the solids filter. I use k2 kaldnes with a venturi system to keep the media moving. The idea is to keep it moving so that any dead bacteria will not build up and potentially crash your system.
Hope this was helpful :)
I enjoy the creativity your family has and can’t wait for the next video!
Oh they definitely should have painted The rocks heading towards the outhouse. That would have been so cool to see black and red walkway to the outhouse... Also that black really helps bring out that house it is gorgeous Love it. More black on the front porch!
I love what you did with the water in the black shades I would be putting fairy lights all throughout the whole thing and painting the rocks different colors all over the place that's just me fun fun fun you guys are awesome great family blessed beyond belief. Definitely love the new shirt!
Anjle Dube Paint the rocks with glow in the dark paint.
@@martymaloney1032 with some beautiful Bible verses or awesome saying that they say every day of their lives that would be great just to see some affirmation every single time they are blessed we are blessed and we get to watch them and action amazing family thank you for being so nice God bless
Hi guys! I love your videos. I want to suggest that you put a pipe about 3 to 4 inches across into your outhouse waste area. The pipe should down into the box area up the inside for a short ways then out side of the building and make about 3 to 3 feet taller than then the roof. Paint the outside pipe black and it will exhaust gases from your out house. You really don't want to wait until everyone is using it to do this. Because of the frog strangling rain that occurs in the mountains put a cap with a mesh over the top of the pipe. Bugs will otherwise take up residence in it and appear in the lower portion when you least expect them. Another suggestion after using the out house, put a handful of old hay or straw in the pit. Sporadically add wood ash from your fires or outdoor fire pits. Both will help keep the odor down somewhat. After pit is full move the outhouse over and cover pit with compost and wood ash then soil. Wait about 3 to 5 years and plant a tree in it. You'll have a happy tree. Y'all take care. Cat Weekly
So cool;the fish plants and sun shade. Absolutely love your creative adventures❣️😁😊
Great job on the cabin guys. You guys are all so talented I like that you think outside the box and that you create with what you have. And we did have a great forth
I dont have my hoop house in yet, but wanted to do aquaponics inside. These tips are so great! Thank you!
Super stuff MLHFamily! Garen & Ellie, the cabin looks really great! The rock footpath made me think of the old joke about a book. Ten Yards to the Outhouse by Willie MakeIt. Illustrated by Bettie Dont. It truly has been a pleasure watching all the family in the projects & just the fun of family. Thanks again for opening up this little window into the MLHFamily's Activities. Have a Fantastic Week.
Love it
Gary I love u. I'm serious. You are always ready to work on something, always have a smile, work towards the good of your family and make sure things run smooth. Blessings. And hugs dear man. And this family is so kind and loving to one another. Mom you are a ray of bright sunshine daily. I'm so impressed by all of you. If only more families were like yours.
I think you guys are amazing! From every earthbag housebuild to recycling and home modifications running free and wild. The only reason I am posting something for the very first time EVER is...did I miss something? I was watching the outhouse build and got as far as the patchwork chipboard roof and then I never saw the finish on that. Ok I went away on holiday for four weeks, but I can't find the finished building. Maybe it's another project moved to the back burner for some reason. You are like the Swiss family Robinson and Cheaper by the dozen rolled into one. Awesome family!
Love your Fathers expression, wrote it down for encouragement.
Garen and Ellie, You probably know this but when you build a fire you need to put rocks in the fire pit first because roots can catch fire under ground and then spark a forest fire miles away. Great job on the property!!
Maurice Powers how is that possible?
A fire requires 3 things
Oxygen, fuel and heat
If you remove just one of those things you have no fire.
So can roots underground catch fire without oxygen?
I’m truly curious about how what you said can happen, so please don’t take offense, that’s not my intention.
Hugs from Texas
I love how everyone learns and growths in such a positive supportive way.
Fish tanks and plants looking great.
Love the weekly videos.
Thank you for sharing.
💛🌻💛
I was Wondering if the DESERT Sun would Cook your budding plants or not. lol glad ya fixed it before it was to late. for all the plants. good idea those shade screen BTW.
Also Winter is coming... and ya may want to get a heater for those giant tubs. I know most fish can go Dormant when the ice forms but most pumps cant. I don't know if it gets cold enough for a long enough period of time to make it necessary but better safe the sorry. :-)
but what do I know you Live there Not me :-P
Nice Mouse pad, and the Cabin looks so much better now , I couldn't live with an Outhouse, got to have plumbing myself.
piggy-wiigy wants a shower. lol
Garen and Ellie fantastic job on the cabin and the landscaping. It looks very inviting. The hydroponic system is getting really interesting and can't wait to see your first harvest. Ben's desk size mouse pad is perfect for a giant mouse. Now he needs to get a ten button mouse if they make one (lol). Thank you for another wonderful Friday video everyone. Have a great weekend.
they're called mmo mice and i'll never not have one now. I don't even play MMOs anymore, but having twelve programmable buttons on the side of the mouse is amazing for all gaming and even general computing.
@@NicWormwood
Wish I knew about those when I was doing equipment designs for the agricultural industries. Might have saved me a lot of time. Thank you sir.
That shadecover would be great for the fish too
Awwe! As individuals you all rock! As a family you are a breath of fresh air and totally bring out the best in each other. So happy for the newlyweds Ellie and Garen. They are such a great team, and did an amazing job on their cabin. Bryson: those fish are so lucky! Great job bud! Bre, Shae, and Mom the plants/veggies are so pretty, and make the fish look even better. Ben, your mouse pad is so cool. (Theres your fortune kiddo! I bet they would sell on Amazon) And Gary, love your tee shirt message. You should create one a month. 😊 #Inspirational
The air stones in the tank don’t actually add air to the tank. The bubbles circulate the water and create surface agitation. And where there is surface agitation that is where the oxygen exchange happens in your H2O.
You will also want lids for the tanks. Direct sunlight is the main cause of algae in an aquarium and if you have a shiz load of algae it will feed on the nitrates that you want your plants to use!
The algae shouldn't be a problem in the future. In my tanks the tilapia maintain the algae by eating it. Once the tank is fully stocked I see the the only areas that might get bad is any open water without the tilapia in it and the pipe draining the water back into the system. You can counter the algae build up from that pipe by feeding it to your Tilapia.
The cabin looks great.
Thanks family! Loved your hydro system Bryson! Cabin is so cool Garyn and Ellie, l don't know how you can leave it!! Great shirt idea Gary and Bri! !'Where's Mom?!? Awww...yes!! She is manning the camera and creating great videos for us! Shay and Ben, l want curtains and a bedspread out 9f that material you used....!! Have a terrific weekend and upcoming week everybody!! Peace to All of Us!! ;) 💜💙💜
Zen hugs and lots of love from Texas!
It’s so cool to see everything you guys built much support
White sand or pebbles on rock lined pathway will make it more visible at night for nocturnal outhouse travels without flashlight
WHAT can I say, but I LOVE THIS FAMILY and ENJOY every thing you do !
Ben has really come into his own. I don’t even have a name pun this week; just very impressed with that design and his creativity
apb7721 who is Ben? Is he bry’s bf?
“We had a few extra rocks” proceeds to create and entire path with them.
And a fire pit!!!! 🔥
WOW your cabin looks AMAZING job very well done you guys. Congrats on the sun screen over your poor little plants, hahaha and is great that your fish tanks are looking so healthy and was an easy fix that didn't loose your fish first. Great update everyone! Thanks for sharing with us.
There is a Swiss chocolate store in downtown Portland Oregon if you ever get a hankering for more. It’s more expensive than buying it in Switzerland and bringing it back but there’s all that shipping that has to occur. Also I’ve been told it’s not something you let sit around or toss in the freezer for later...eat it soon. I prefer the Champagne Truffles. 😊🍾 they are excellent!
Gary, thank you so much for the great shout-out! So glad you enjoyed the book! And that sad part gets me and my husband every time. ;-) Shae, enjoy the books!
Thank you. You wrote a great book.
@@mylittlehomestead Thank you for that encouragement! It's a challenge, being an English Indie writer in a non-English-speaking country, so word of mouth goes a long way to help get the word out, but it also encourages me to keep writing and keep honing my craft! Five books and counting. ;-)
Loved seeing all your smiling faces again...beaming smile from Bryson was awesome; fantastic work on the cabin! Love the color, looking rich with warmth...
I like watching the progress of the projects at both locations. The completion of the different phase of them are sure rewarding. Keep up the great work.
Kirk
Another great video! I love the positivity!
Love your content Everytime. Sometimes I search backwards to see if I've missed an episode. Thanks
It's so great to see the cabin finished and the area all cleaned up.. What a lovely place it turned out to be...
Truely enjoy every video! I cringe a little when I see all the bugs. I love that none of you are afraid of them! I am sure if I was there it would be quite comical watching me RUN from all the bugs! They were all over the aquaponic system but I guess they are just doing what they are suppose to and helping the system grow and thrive!!! Please keep the videos coming I love the updates and seeing how you are all doing! The cabin looks awesome, can't wait to see the inside and what you will do in there!! Hope everyone is having a great summer! Ben's custom mouse pad was really nice too. I am not good at crafts but I love watching what you all come up with to fix things that go wrong. Hoping your enjoying your Jul 4 weekend. We just recently celebrated Canada day! Take care! Ben is a lovely addition to the family as well :)!
The cabin looks great! Can't wait for it to be finished on the inside. I am glad you got the aquaponics system figured out. The fishies will love you for it. :) Everything is looking good around the little homestead, although I don't think it is so little anymore. lol Blessing to your family!
Garen and Ellies little homestead turned out awesome! Im a little sad its more of a holiday home but at the same time I get it, you guys have your reasons. Either way all your hard work payed off and it looks super cozy.
i watch your video's every week, I never get tired of them. Thanks!
Good weekly peak. Like Gary’s design of the week.
Love the way you all problem solve and work together. The cabin looks amazing 😉
Love the getaway property. Great job and shades 👍 a good thing plants should thrive.
Always some fun projects going on at your place!..looking forward to some bee vids
Oh no you guys haha those snails breed so so so fast haha
But yes they do a great job cleaning.
Great job on the Cabin, looks so good. Glad the fish and plants survived.
The cabin looks great , keep up the good work on ur “garden “ love u guys
the sunrise shot was amazing
Thanks to Ben.
Consider putting a lid over your fish tanks. As someone else said, it will protect them from predators. It will also keep them from jumping out when the get larger. Finally, covers will help reduce the algae you will have in your system by reducing the light that it needs to grow. Don’t worry about the fish getting enough light. They like darker, cooler places in the heat of the day anyway and you will still get plenty of light through the sides of the tanks you are using.
The cabin is just so nice, great job, and the aquaponics looks great and the mouse pad, just great.....so good work all of you.
Yay First!! Love all that you guys do. Keep up the amazing content
Your creative projects inspire me to keep doing my own. Love the video!
Good job guys I can’t wait to see more
Love the cabin! Colors are great!
The hydroponic fish tank and garden is awesome!
HHangin'out with y'all is a highlight of my week! Thank you for sharing.
Gotta love that little pig!
Thank you so much. I have to wait for your video every Friday. Enjoy it so much. Don't comment much, but wanted you to know I really like the things your family does. The love each one shows to each other is heart warming.Can't wait until next Friday.
Another great video with growth and advancement! MLH videos always are a joy to watch!
Nice work all around!
I love watching your show, I always learn something, you all are just so talented.
Great job on the cabin Garen and Ellie. Looks great. Love the aquaponics systems.
Loved the cabin montage at the end.. awesome job. Garren and Ali.. good save with the hydroponics!!
I can't wait to see what you guys do for the interior of the cabin!
I use Pool noodles for the back rail and handles on my Walker. People really can't get over how flashy this old lady's' wheels are! Bright Green Noodle taped with Bright Orange Duck Tape.
i would send you hundreds of those ramshorns for free, lol
Love your videos! I look forward to them every week.
Another great video! I always look forward to fridays/saturdays so I can watch the newest MLH video!
Another breath of fresh air
Hope the family had a beautiful 4th., Good job on the cabben, it looks great !, thanks for savin the fishies.. hope the plants grow crazy now... The furbabbys looks happy as ever, other than the heat lol, looked forward to the episode an Fridays to roll around, thank you all for sharin 😊😊😊