Exploring abandoned off grid cabins on our island! | S1 E3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- In this episode we explore an abandoned off grid cabin we found in the woods on the west side of our island. At one time it was regarded as the most beautiful off grid cabin on the lake. Come along with us as we search the surrounding area and discover even more interesting surprises that point to a whole community living on this off grid island wilderness!
This island has been abandoned for decades now and the surrounding woods have reclaimed much of this former homestead. It is a wonder to imagine what life must have been like back in the days when the sounds of life and laughter reverberated through the trees...
This all feels like an archeological expedition! Why did the former inhabitants leave? Discover clues which will explain the reason that forced the former inhabitants to leave their wonderful off grid cabin lifestyle on this beautiful island paradise.
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RESOURCES:
Season 1 Playlist: • Season 1 - Starting out
Music by Epidemic Sound
. Driving Me Crazy - Will Harrison
. My Island - Sindradi
. September Tears - Will Harrison
. Miss Those Nights - Will Harrison
Links
Photo of moose by Lesly Derksen on Unsplash
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
03:03 Trouble on the Water!
04:46 Fox Encounter
08:52 First Recon Mission - Deadfall Everywhere!
16:40 Ryan Has a Bad Dream
21:47 First Look at the Cabin
28:25 Wait, What? Four Cabins! (Well, not really)
35:16 What on Earth is That... a Crocodile?
39:52 Another Structure Found!
42:01 Our Vision is Coming Together
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#offgridliving
#homesteading
#fishing
How's she goin'? I was just looking at this video to get an idea of what your island was like!! She's a beauty eh!! What an adventure you two are going to live!! Enjoy!!!
Hey there!!! Thank you for checking our channel out! Truly, this island feels like the most beautiful place on earth and the adventure of a lifetime! Thank you so much for joining us. 🌱
The Land Rover came over on ice.
Drove over the lake in winter to bring over all the stuff for the cabins like the fridge, stove, windows, generator.
Generator probably powered all the log cabins
That does makes sense. One of the children (in her 70s) told us that her Dad brought it over on a raft. So interesting to see how they must have lived there all those years ago.
yep, and that is a series 1 or early series 2 as well!
Wow! That is so neat! We just couldn't be sure about what it was... Thank you for watching! 💚
Before you burn all of that, you should go through and take whatever boards and items you can use again somewhere down the line and whatever’s rotten burn it. And if you’re gonna live on that island and build on that island, I’d recommend bringing a camper out on a barge and setting it up there so you have someplace to live while you’re building.
You are correct, of course. A tent is just not going to do. A small camper would be nice, but we would need roads and some way to get it off the barge. We're just not there yet, but we can dream! Glad to have you along for the ride... -Ryan
So much better than watching tv lol I went exploring my woods and found a frame for an old 3wheel 1 ton truck or something like that and parts scattered … back in those days there wasn’t garbage pick up lol ppl made their own landfills and just dumped stuff in the woods ! No neighbours and no cars … it’s perfect !
Thank you so much for watching! Oh yes, those were the days alright 👍 💚
Hi folks , Born2Wander2 here 😊. I just happened upon your channel , love the Canadian Wilderness. I'm looking forward to seeing it for the first time in spring of 2025. I'm striking out for full-time Nomad off-grid life . OMG that old cabin 😅. My first thought was, that's not a cabin . That's termites holding hands 😂. But definitely serious potential there. Looking forward to beginning Season 1 Ep. 1 and go from there. Thank you for allowing us along on your journey. Its folks like you that inspire us to strike out and pursue our dreams. God bless you and keep you safe on your travels 🙏
😆 🤣 That made us laugh!! Termites holding hands 🐜!! We are excited that you are following our journey from the beginning... it truly is the dream of our lives 💚
Main cabin is GREAT love the logs how they come together !!! You can replace the roof with other material !!! A lot of older cabins back in them days had stone floors or wooden ones !!! Cooking on the deck at night for canning and eating would be GREAT THERE and listen to the LOONS then !!! It would be a Kitchen outside for a Lady in those days and now !!!
I'm so sad this old cabin is falling down. Apparently the roof was unstable and everything just collapsed... I'd love to repurpose some of the logs for other things here too, just for posterity's sake.
And you both deserve it 😀. We work our whole lives and raise our children and do everything we need to do , now that the children are grown . It's our time to enjoy our lives . The old saying " you only live once " that's incorrect, we only die once . We live everyday ❤. I just began season 2 of your journey, thank you for sharing your special time with us. I'm 61 , I'm from the Chicago area, I just bought a 26' travel trailer and I plan to be be completely off-grid. Going to travel from Alaska to Mexico, cut across Canada and head Southeast down to Key West Florida. I hope perhaps I can meet you folks . We can share a campfire. I'm quite the accomplished campfire chef 😂. Looking forward to Season 2. I retire September of 2025 . I'll be 63 . Just my pup and I . God bless you and keep you safe on your journey's.
😊Opal does not like riding in the boat! She'll get used to it.❤
You're right about that (back then) you should see her now!! 😆
Thats so exciting for you both..and Adventure many dream of.
We appreciate such a nice comment! Thank you for watching 💚
Vehicle looks like an English Land Rover, which typically had aluminium body parts but a steel chassis. These are now collectors items for mint ones. Good luck restoring it. Lindsay NZ
That is just so neat! We are going to do a bit more research on this old Land Rover... we might do a quick video on it as we go over it. Thank you for the information!
@@mywildholm Planning on selling the car. It should be as untouched as possible.Trying to fix it up will probably lower the value. Originality in every detail is what they want. It can be completely renovated but it will probably cost more then the finally value. Takes a shop and lot of know-how. I'm just saying it's a lot of job. Then you can do whatever you want off course, making it an adventure in itself, working on it, selfmade is great feeling, sitting there it's doomed, or make a flowerstand of it or whatever. Each project on this island is many years of work. Seems you got the spirit. If it was me loosing that nail, I'd probably go home for a while, getting doctor and painkillers. Me, not returning to adventurous stuff in wilderness next day. Only seen this video. When cleaning up, try to save old metal stuff and do some documentation, my advice only. Working shoes and gloves. Have the best.
Omg that fox is so sweet wow. 😊. I can't get over the water. Wow.
Sweet little guy right? Oh yes that water!!! We were in love the moment we saw it all! Thank you so much for watching! 💜
Thanks for sharing your adventure and the beautiful area and views. Hope your toe healed well. Cheers mate!
Thank you so much for watching. Ohhh this area is just incredible! He healed up well, thank you! We appreciate your comment 💚
A lovely old Series11 Landrover too! I bet the main cabin cab be fixed!!
Do you think so? We went and took a closer look at it yesterday and it actually does have part of the motor in it still... we didn't think it did. We'll do a short video about it soon 💚
I have seen Lake Superior as clear as that lake, it's a amazing sight 😊😊
Oh I bet!! Is it still so lovely?
That's a beautiful spot for a cabin
Oh thank you Lorrie - so grateful for it all! 💗
We used to have a cottage on the creek, I loved the creek in the morning. So gladsy
Aww... I grew up with a creek outside my bedroom window as a child too... I love the sound at bedtime. Happy memories.
Vehicle is a land rover. Made in England. Probably a series 1. They were an off-road vehicle and used all over the world especially Africa and Australia.
Cheers Dave from the land down under.
We just find that so interesting. I wish I knew more about where they got it from - and then bring it all the way here to the wilderness of BC 🇨🇦
@mywildholm locate the vin tag number inside engine compartment the look landrover vin numbers on google. This will give you heaps of information as each number is a code showing where she was made etc etc.
Cheers Dave from downunder
We are definitely going to do that today! Thank you! We'll let you know what we find!
Series 1 parts off Land Rovers are very sought after in the UK , very expensive Vehicles over here when original
That is such interesting information! I looked for a serial number on the motor the other day but I couldn't see it and not sure of where to look. It sure would be nice to find. 💚
This very adventurous. Lot of clearing out. It will definitely be beautiful when finish. Love to see what’s next.
We are working on Season 2 right now and we've got some fun stuff coming!! 💚
The little plants growing with the Moss are called Liverworts. They look like miniature trees.
Ohhh hey... thank you for that! 🍄
The vehicle is a series 1 Land Rover built in England, all aluminium body on a steel chassis, late 40s early 50s, hang on to it, it's a collectors item, might even be garden art and a conversation starter
It turns out it result has been a topic of conversation. We want to learn more about it too. Thank you for watching!
Opal’s eyes say I love being with you but this boat thing? Lol it truly is beautiful there. ❤oh man not the toe. Ouch. I can’t imagine walking with boots after that for awhile. So fun to see, thank you for sharing 😊
😁Oh yes - - that all happened in his sleep... he really might need to wear his steel-toed boots when heading to bed. Lol
very cool video you guys! love it as innocence we don't normally see...
Thank you so much for watching! It really is tons of fun sharing it with people that are interested in the process! It's always a pleasure! 💚
Some good wood mixed with bad.time for burn barrels.at least it can be contained.sorted and burned for a couple years..or cover up the area you want to burn with plastic cover and come back in winter to burn contained area with no wind.lots of dry trees there..thats how people used to do this.Always think safe out there.clear safety exits.
Yes that's exactly right. We'll do a bit more burning each Fall as well... closer to the waterfront, when the winds are low and we have access to water - keeping the piles low as well. Thank you so much - always working towards safety 🌟
So many old structures & history there! That's so cool!! We love exploring, it'd be so awesome to have a whole island to explore 🖤
Oh such fun to explore... It's the dream of our lives
Looks like an old jeep...Toyota? You folks are stoked! Good for you!
Hey there!! Welcome to our channel... it's kind of looking like it's an old Land Rover from what people are telling us now. So interesting!! 💚
Continuing our binge watching evening.
Oh my goodness Ryan... your poor toe!!! Can't believe you were able to walk around the island, cabin exploring, after that injury. Ouch!!!
Wasn't that just horrible?! He was so excited to get out there that he hardly noticed once he was outside... Poor guy! 😔
Wow! What a magical spot!! Not on here as much as I used to be, but still looking forward to following along when I can. Sooooo neat and extremely interesting! ❤
It's so great to see you again! Thank you for watching - we'll always be here - so much more to come! 😆 💚
I thought I watched this video before, but surely I didn't, because i would have commented ❤I loved all the old structures ❤ It gives your island special meaning and caricature 😊
Oh yes, you are right - sadly the cabin that we have grown to love will not stand much longer. It seems it gets closer to the ground each day - the weight of the winter snow is hard on it. I will be sad to see it go. 😢
They drove the Land Rover across the ice in the winter, probably towed the generator in with it.
That really does seem like the likely scenario
Brought in on a barge!
That's right! What a journey! 😆
This was a very interesting walk about the island. looking forward to the next video.
Thank you for watching!! 💜
Such an amazing place the peace and quiet is so amazing great property guys
Oh thank you! Peace on the earth is what we get on the island for sure - it's a whole new world 💝
I loved this episode! I did the same thing to my toenail moving the couch one time. It hurts so bad when you do that!!!! You can't rip it off because the cuticle is holding it on. That is what I tried first! I ended up cutting mine back real short and then I soaked in an epsom salts every morning and night. A new toenail eventually grew and it healed within a week. I have found that bear are more scared of me than I am them when I see them in the woods. I just stand still and they'll leave. I'm not sure which plant you were wondering about it looked like the start of some stinking Benjamin flowers and the other looked like princess pine to me. I bet the family on the island had a bunch of cabins that they rented out for their income. Be careful walking around the cabins in case there's an old well there somewhere. I have never seen a black fox before that was so awesome! 👍♥️😁
Hey there!! What a great synopsis! Thank you for your support. Poor Ryan - good thing he didn't listen to me, cause I thought he needed to just pull it off... my sister's a nurse and said, uhhhh no. We have some upcoming information about the family on the island... we will share that soon. Love watching your channel too.
That'a so interesting we are intrigued to find out about the history of the island before you guys.
We've been so interested as well 😊
So calm ... "We all did" ... lol
😂 Lol!! You caught that!
Great video
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. The rest of the journey has its ups and downs but it's still all just incredible to experience... some days a little more than others 😆
Well, if the engine isn't dragged through salt water, that Land rover is perfectly saveable... they can take quite the beating, BUT i don't know how good the spare parts situation is for an old english out there...
We are going to make a video very soon so you can check that all out 💚
The Mark One is highly sought after
Very interesting!
I love this. Exploring places where people use to live but are now abandoned. And you two get to settle there and build memories of your own. That toe made me cringe. I've done that before. Just use clippers and cut the nail as close as you can. If you can pull it out, do it. But a couple days and it will come off on its own.
It's been a gift beyond measure in our lives! We will build wonderful memories here with our family and it truly gets better every day ❤️ Thank you for watching! 💚
I can't believe how many old structures are on your island! So cool! The bones are creepy though.
We were so surprised too... We knew about the one cabin but the others were new information - so much fun finding out about them and meeting one of the people who lived there over 60+ years ago... (on another episode)... Thank you for watching! 💚
This is my second video watching what a beautiful island you have
Thank you so much Rebekah! We welcome you to our journey! 😊
Hahaha. HMS Opal Ice Breaker. Soooo good. Another award winning production.
Thank you so much! The two of you should come visit us sometime!
@@mywildholm We definitely will. We're travelling up your way - or what I think is in your direction, as we head up to do the Alaska Highway for the first time this year with our little truck/camper.
Stoked that the trip might include seeing firsthand what you're doing.
The vehicle is an old Landrover! Looks like a series 1 crikey in the UK people would be falling over themselves to buy that shell 😂
Oh really?? That is what we've been wondering. We really haven't wanted to part with it and looked it up yesterday to find out more. I think the first Landrover came out in 1948. Thank you for your comment and thank you so much for watching!
@@mywildholm I’ve driven land rovers since I passed my test at 17 still drive them today (currently a Discovery sport) I live in the English countryside. “Defenders” as they’ve been known for the last 20 odd years are my absolute favourite vehicles series 1 were first made in 1948, they’re iconic now. Without seeing it properly obviously I’m not 100% certain what series it actually is. The hard top roof makes would age it between 1958 - 1969 series 2 or 1A after 1970 they’re series 3.. which ever it would still be classed as classic. They’re built for rugged terrain, brilliant workhorses so to speak, so I’m surprised to see one but not, if that makes sense, who ever brought it there knew what they were doing, because it would have made short work of the terrain you are in, when running that is 😂. That vehicle is probably how the generator was put where it is. (Love the videos btw)
Wow!! You are a wealth of knowledge! Now we are going to take a closer look and see if there are any more identifying marks that might tell us more. Is there anything else we should look for? Thank you so much for watching! 💚
Wow! Sorry about the Toenail Ryan! That just looked so painful. I'm oops, opal, hopefully she won't try that again.
Wow must have had lots of relatives there! I so love exploring as well. Woah, thank thing looked like a primitive creature, glad you researched and found it to be a moose. So can't wait to see what's next😊many prayers and Blessings!!😊
Wow! You really do watch through the episodes!! I haven't seen them in a while so that was a happy reminder of what happened - such wonderful memories in this journey we have! ❤
Enjoyed this episode. 😊
Thank you for watching! 😊
I've just joined your story from England. Looking forward to following your journey.
Welcome to our channel! Thank you for watching! We love that you've joined our adventure - it's been a huge learning experience and we look forward to the days ahead! 💚
I admire your courage, not entirely sure you appreciate the length of time, and energy you will require to fulfill your ambitions. Naivety will not help, but hinder you achieving your goals.
We appreciate your insight. We do truly appreciate the amount of time, resources and energy this has already taken just to get as far as we have come. Neither of us ever take on anything without giving it our entire 'all'. That's who we both are. We have run successful businesses our entire working lives and this is even more valuable to us. It's our future. We've fully invested in this life and it's an amazing adventure that we both have taken on in its fullness. Thank you for watching! We always appreciate insightful comments 💚
Looks like you are going to have many new treasures :) looks like a willy's jeep maybe, and for the bones guys after skidding that many logs the old mule just had enough lol !
We wondered about what kind of jeep it is - Clara (one of the original residents as a little girl - which you'll see on an upcoming episode) felt it was a Land Rover... it's been such an amazing adventure every single day for us! Thank you for watching!!
I don’t think you’ll ever have a problem finding fire wood.
I think you're right!! It is shoulder to shoulder!
Just passed you pulling into Albuquerque, safe travels
Hi Ashley!! Thank you for your well wishes! This has been quite a day 🌞. We are happy to have you follow our journey 🌸
Beautiful fox you guys are amazing ❤
Awww!! He was a cutie - thank you guys! 😊
Really awesome 😂😂😂❤❤
Thank you so much!! 💚
Suggestion: Put a tether on that ice-breaking tool and tie it to the boat. Without, it would be exceptionally easy to drop it into the drink when trying to use it.
(Probably a good idea to tether the trolling motor and outboard too. 😉 )
Very smart! You know, we really appreciate comments and suggestions by viewers who care like you! Sensible ideas like yours are most welcome Thank you for watching. -Ryan
If and when you ever clear all those buildings, it would be interesting to metal detect around them to see what all you can find. And I thing the Green generator is fixable.
That is the best idea ever!! We hadn't even thought of using our metal detector there... Ever heard of Oak Island? 😆 you think that old generator could work again? Ryan is interested in your thoughts 😃
@@mywildholm well, if all the parts are there, diesel engines will run a million miles or more. The electric generator on the other hand may have blown seals from being exposed to rain which could have gotten in the motor and froze. And we all know how ice expands and breaks things. However, i think you have a great chance of reusing that generator. Im no mechanic but its just my 2 cents worth. Ryan will definitely have fun trying. You folks have a wonderful channel and we look forward to watching more.
@@LAZYDAYZAHEAD thank you for all the input - Ryan just may try to do something with it... He's quite handy. We'll be sure to show you the outcome 🔧
Some of those old Land Rovers are very desireable and valuable. That generator was neat, looks to have a diesel engine, if it isn't froze up it would probably run.
We've heard that about the old Rovers... Not sure if the diesel motor for that generator is all there, I'll have to take a closer look when time permits. Resurrecting that would be a fun project. Thanks for watching! -Ryan.
I would presume that the fridge, stove & generator , plus the vehicle , all came over on the ice in the dead of winter .... happy exploring !
I feel like you may be right! Apparently the vehicle came on a floating raft - I believe that's what the daughter of the family that lived there mentioned. Pretty brave and innovative people. We hope we do it all justice in their name.
Congratulations !
I'm so glad I found you guys ! You are living my dream. Sadly due to health reasons it can never be for me now. I am so envious. This is My first video of yours. I look forward to catching up on your story. Best of luck.
We are so glad you found us too! This journey has brought the loveliest people our way - it's an unexpected gift in this whole adventure 💚 Thank you for watching!
@@mywildholm ♥️
The road could be the ice of winter.
We actually heard that the patriarch of the founding family floated that Land Rover over on a makeshift barge made from logs he lashed together! How nervy was that?! -Ryan
That old frig wood make a good smoker
We did think about that... Ryan makes a decision on that while I'm away from the island tending to a family medical emergency... stay tuned to watch that in an upcoming episode 🌞
That is super cool!! This is a great channel and I’m only 3 videos in.😂
I wonder if maybe that old Land Rover was a parts vehicle for the other one they might have had there?
Going to be interesting, listening to the story of why they left the island how long they were there in what years they lived there.
Fascinating stuff.
I’m bet you can get that old diesel engine running.
We were told that the Land Rover was actually brought over on a raft and was used for logging. I think Ryan might look into getting that engine running at some point just for posterity's sake... Fun stuff!! Thank you for watching 💚
Ha aLoved your vid ,I felt I was with you, I watched it last nite, first thing this mornin haha wake up to good luck kids
Aww, that's lovely! You can live vicariously through us and we welcome you 💚 Thank you for watching!
Exact same toe I dropped a Dodge tailgate on and broke it 3 different ways at once. Now I have ten toes and 9 toenails. Eddie
Nooooo... that sounds so incredibly painful!! 😑
the VIN plate is a small aluminium tag and it will be in the engine bay
Thank you for that - we'll take a look!
At one time there might of been a sand bar from one of the main islands to your island !!! If I am thinking right doing the Depression time it would have dried on up around your island and the 1 across so they drove it over to your island!!! It is a thought !!! The generator is workable will take time to get it to working order !!! And find the parts but they can be made there on the island !!! Other thing about the Rover is air lift to your island !!!
Interesting thought... Apparently the land rover actually did come over on a makeshift wooden raft.. Pretty brave of them 😊
It would be interesting to hear about the other people. 😊
Good morning! That is coming up on one of our episodes... 💚
No noise pollution - couldn't quite hear that ! Nice hearing the water lapping the boat when quiet though.
Yes, we agree...It's so incredibly beautiful! 💚
I had to sub you two are awesome.
Welcome to our channel and our adventure! We love that you've joined us 💚
It's land rover mark one that thing dont need a road anyway just started watching it fun👍🇬🇧
Oh it is?? How cool! Thank you for letting us know and thank you for watching! More to come 💚
in the winter across the ice 40:16
You would think so, but we interviewed descendants of the founding family and they told us they floated it over on a log raft! Can you imagine?? -Ryan
I'm surprised they still let you own property in Canada.
That's a land Rover btw and you could definitely make the generator run if it's not locked up or cracked from freezing.
Thank you for watching! We are learning more about this little vehicle. The generator is likely locked up but I think Ryan is going to have another look at it. Should be interesting 😆
I'd use all these materials and make a new cabin!
We really want to repurpose what we can. There is a fair bit of rotten wood but I have especially asked that we be able to repurpose some of it for sure. 💚 Ryan understands the 'assignment' 😂 Thank you for watching!
Maybe brought the land rover on the ice to haul the generator looking forward to more I jus subscribed 👍👋🇨🇦
Hello there! Welcome to our channel! We are so happy that you've joined us and commented too. We look forward to finding out more about this Land Rover. There have been many people providing insight about it and it's made us interested. Have a wonderful day! Thank you for watching! 💚
🤠 I live in west dorset in the UK but that looks like a dead Moose to me. good luck
That's what we thought it must be too... thank you for watching! 💚
I saw your trailer on i5 with your username!
Hey there Paige!! So fun that you reached out! We love meeting new people!! Hope you can follow our journey 🌸 keep safe!
Hi from the UK guy's, that truck, wagon, vehicle, is a short wheel base British land Rover. How bout calling your Island "Holm Haven".
Welcome to our channel! We have just recently begun hearing about the vehicle on this island. Very interesting!! I love the name you've come up with... more to come on that though... we didn't realize it already had a name 😳Thank you for watching 💚
Holm sweet Holm???
Yes, yes!! You get it! That's actually one of our slogans on our T-shirts and hoodies 💚
Its called an ice road during the winter.
Hello there! Thank you for coming into our channel. It sounds like you're answering a question but we can't remember what it was 😊 We'd be interested to know what you are referring to 💚
I think they would have used the vehicle more in the winter getting across the lake. But you never know they could have had a big road doesn't take long for things to start overgrowing 20 years you'd never know there was a road there.
It was really interesting. We got to speak with a member of the family in an upcoming episode and she told us how they got it there. We think we've found the area that they may have used for a bit of a road for logging - newer growth trees look like they are there among the older growth in a bit of a line. It was over 75 years ago, you're right the regrowth would be substantial.
A doer upper.. what colour curtains and door will you have?
You have hilarious comments!! Thank you for watching us!💚
Size of the teeth, I'd definitely say a baby moose!!!
A baby? Interesting - those are small teeth you think? I agree that's likely a moose... maybe it died at birth?
@@mywildholm possible !
Hey I hope y out guys have good life and do your dreams, this was a dream I had to do too but what is sometimes isn't real, but I can still dream ,I dreamed of my ponies they all came true, so i was lucky , they were my dreams now memories make em all good,with love Mare
Welcome to our channel Mary - what fun to share this all with you. You let us know what we should be doing differently if it's your dream too :) We love hearing new ideas. 💚
The Land Rover probably worth a few quid in the uk I’ve seen worse than that up for sale 👍
My goodness! You have? Ryan was just saying yesterday that he didn't think there was enough there. No motor, just a shell. I'm fascinated by it though. Thank you so much for watching! 💚
I bet that old fridge still works
Sadly, it was beyond saving. Too bad too, it was kinda cool looking. -Ryan.
You guys are definitely going to need a tractor with a front loader and backhoe. Looking forward to watching this journey.
Oh yes! Good point! We have been trying to make a decision on it all. Ryan has decided that a track loader (with attachments) might be the way to go. He was all for a tractor but it seems the terrain might not be well enough cleared quite yet.
Vehicle probably on an ice road. Did that in northern ontario to restock cabins.
That's an interesting job. We were told the original family brought the land river over on a raft and he used it for logging.
@@mywildholm i flew a DHC-2 in norhern Manitoba, and norhern Ontario for 10 years. Lots of old military ‘ducks’ back in the 70’s and 80’s used during the spring and summer before freeze up. In the winter, ice roads. At one resort I found a model A frame with trees growing out of it and a Minnesota plate with 1927 date in the Lac La Croix area adjacent to the US border. That too, was on an island!
Now that's fantastic! What an interesting story you have! I suppose one just never knows what they'll find on an island! 😆
The car was probably brought over on a barge along with the generator
We were told by one of the original family members that it was brought over on a raft 💚
What Too DO ? / Be Thee Fastest Runner in The GROUP !!!
Lol, yes that is a natural instinct to be sure. I couldn't live without my wife so if we did encounter a bear, I would stick around and fight to save her. Thanks for watching! -Ryan.
The gas fridge is probably worth saving
I thought so too... Ryan didn't necessarily agree - more to come on this 💚 Thank you for watching!
The truck is likely a Range Rover Defender.
Thank you for watching and thank you for the information - I think we got it wrong on film for sure.
@@mywildholm No worries. It’s one of my interests. By the way, even that derelict old body might be worth quite a bit. You’d be surprised.
That is really surprising 😮
@@mywildholm Oh was I thinking? Thanks for being kind. I confused my rovers. Land Rover series 2 probably. But I stick by the possible value.
Oh my, no apologies necessary, we are learning so much from all of you. Thank you for watching 💚
Did you notice the name above the door at 27.06 ?
Oh wow, you've got an eagle eye! I now see an etched word of some sort... we never noticed it before. Can you see what it says? Thank you for watching! 💚
Car is a series 1 LandRover by the looks
With a bit of money to collectors/Restorers
It's such fun to have this information come in about this sweet little vehicle. I'll do a close up video of it. It's been through the ringer, sitting outside for many many years. Thank you for watching! 💚
The vehicle is an old series one 39:55 british Landover.
That is what we heard yesterday too... we are going to take a look at it today to see if there are any more identifying marks at all. Thank you for watching!
You drive the car over in the winter to use on the ice to get back to the mainland.
Thai does make sense... the daughter of the family that lived there, said he took it over on a raft to use for logging.
You're wondering how the car got there but you're not wondering how the generator got there obviously they got their the same way
So true, but I think I was just more smitten with the Land Rover... something made it seem bigger and more awesome to me 😆
@@mywildholm I totally understand you should keep it and fix it up and get that generator running
You think it would be worth it to do? Perhaps even for the sake of posterity...
@@mywildholm of course it would be worth it because you know that feeling you get when you take on something you're really not sure you can do it or fix it and you accomplished it I forget what they call that feeling but it's a really good feeling because you pushed yourself to do it instead of saying I can't do it and are you guys planning on building a house on that island log cabin or something I was wondering is there any way you can dig up more history on this island and those cabins I don't like saying this but maybe that wasn't an island at one time and either heavy snows or heavy rain raised the water level and due to flooding that became an island I hope that's not the case I hope it's always been an island for decades or centuries but anyways awesome video I'm happy for you guys and you should invest in weapons if you have bears black bear or grizzly or wolves or mountain lions you should have weapons better to be safe than sorry and don't trust bear spray people are still getting killed using that bear spray and sometimes it's not the animals you have to worry about it it's also humans just a suggestion
Done the toenail flip up like that. Let it just fall off and it’ll grow aback.
Oh wow! How did yours happen? Painful lesson over here... 😑 Thank you for watching!
@@mywildholm opened a glass door that was the perfect height to throw the parachute up. I still cringe, if suck had an older meaner brother that’s the suck level of my wanna be race car of a toenail. Ughhh
Ouchhhhhhhh! So sorry... 😐
prob all 3 but at least 2 of them..They all swim well...
Welcome to our channel! What are you referring to so we can get a good understanding... we love reading comments that we can learn from 💚
@@mywildholm Um...Bears, black and grizz plus moose- Guessing all could easily get there plus a large animal known as a sasquatch or Sabe in Canadian terms per the 1st nation...I have viewed them in Central CA in the Western Sierras...
Hey! Checking back in with you two!!! Awesome Channel!
Hey there!! Thank you for checking in! We have lots of great episodes coming up... We get back to the Island with our materials and then the adventure really begins 😊. Great to have you on our channel!
The problem is that jeep landcruiser to tow the logs to the woods
I imagine they did... the daughter that we spoke with menthol that I was used to tow logs. Apparently the vehicle is a real work horse... so neat to see it still here.
Series 1 Land Rover
That is the neatest thing!
That was the movie call
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That toenail hurts me just looking at it. Did you cry? Come on, admit it.
Okay, you got me... but don't tell anyone. 😑 😂 Just kidding... it was a breeze 😆
Hey up how many acers is your island
Hello there. Our island is 62 acres. Thank you for watching!