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Homesteading isn't about relaxing while you're building it. Pt1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2023
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Someone is watching too many cottage core influencers if they think homesteading is supposed to be relaxing.
Cottage core..😆 🤣 😂 ☠️
"I believe in watching, listening, taking note."
"I even still believe in continual education & self education in most things!"
"Now this homestead is one of my favorite learning places!"
"Things happening I have a distant part in because I pray for all here, on the homestead, all around it, the neighbors, the contributors, venders etc."
"Feel good about contributing & will eventually get some of the products to gift for sure & have been encouraging others to look in here!"
* "Most positive experience!"
"""👍😎👌"""
Self directed physical labor is incredibly relaxing imo
Yeah no they’re thinking of the rich people who buy vacation homes in “rural” areas (usually just small towns)…if that’s all that comes to mind when they hear homesteading I’m guessing they’ve never really spent time in the woods themselves.
Yea hot tubs are so not relaxing.
You taught me that homesteading isn't about disconnecting from the world and relaxing. It's about working for yourself in the most literal sense of the word.
yeah after seeing nate i understand its not relaxing, its rewarding. itll be the hardest work youve ever done but when its done itll be the most satisfied youve ever been
No, it's being a business owner, not homesteading.
@@politicalfisherman540 both in this case
@@yasgamer my own opinion, but it can't be both. That means I'm a homesteader because I cut my own lawn. Don't get me wrong, I love his lifestyle. It's how I live mine..
Obviously not moccasins you've walked in.
My eventual goal isn’t to escape and do nothing, but to do work that is truly rewarding and worth doing. That’s better than rest.
What I have learned is that work is inevitable, but work isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's just the type of work.
Do you want a manager constantly looking down on you treating you like trash? Or do you want to have to deal with coyotes?
Do you want to deal with rude customers? Or do you want to deal with hand washing clothes, or far less luxuries?
It's picking your poison, about what type of life you want.
If we all live 70-80 years, sometimes less, then all life is just a series of days and how you spend those days. You want to spend those days doing things you find rewarding.
It seems relaxing because of your attitude, and people forget about all the hard work behind the scenes that they don’t see.
It’s a testament to how well you are doing that makes it look relaxing.
I homesteaded when I was younger, and I always used to laugh when people said, 'Ah the simple life!' Simpler, maybe, but definitely not easier!
At least this way you feel like you're actually getting something done rather than just... having everything there...
Working a job doesn't feel fulfilling because it amounts to nearly nothing. Sure you get money, but that's variable, and you could do much more.
Living on a homestead or being self sufficient means all the problems you face fall on you. Anything you need done, you do, and you can actually accomplish something directly beneficial to you.
Or, at least that's how I view it. Maybe I'm wrong about something....
@@Not_interestEd-how on earth does that make it relaxing, simple or easy???
@@caliglid that is the exact opposite of what I said. Homesteading from what I've seen is neither relaxing or easy, but in a lot of scenarios, it is simpler, and a whole lot more fulfilling than working a 9-5 like everyone else.
Does that answer your question?
@@caliglidit makes it none of those things, but it's better
@@Not_interestEd- yes, i don’t know why i said that i must’ve been in a bad mood i apologize
Whoever thought being self sufficient would be easy has another thing coming lmao. I imagine It’s rewarding knowing that all your hard work feeds directly back to you, but it’s still hard work!
I used to want to homestead until I realised that I just wanted to do stuff without involving other people coz I'm kind of a loner. Turns out homesteading is 500% more difficult without a community to lend a hand, and to add back into.
Also, ya gotta be prepared to reap zero rewards for inputting a ton of labour. It won't happen that way often, but it WILL happen. And it can be deflating to see an entire season of work go up in smoke (sometimes literally)
@@benny_lemon5123😂 I do just fine I don't need help. You may just not be cut out for it
@@leviluikart977did you not read his comment? You literally just said what he said back at him like its new
@DeleteTheTalmudwild fire gets the crops
Freak hailstorm kills the crops
Flood
Wild hogs
Bear breaks into the larder
Well said
Ppl that don't live this way really wouldn't have a clue how much time and effort goes into it, full respect love your channel
Well duh, thats why hes explaining it.
Yup! When my rabbits get startled by a leaf, I'm outside in my pajamas ready to go to war with the raccoons again. They did take one of my babies last year and it makes it hard to sleep at night when I'm responsible for their little fragile lives. EVERYTHING under the sun (and moon) wants to eat a rabbit.
I take my stewardship of these innocent spirits very seriously. I try to make sure my animals all live happy, healthy, loved lives before a painless harvest. It's hard work and often endless... but when everything I put on the table is clean and healthy, coming from the labor of my own two hands it feels SO good. Like those instincts from our ancestors are lighting up and I feel powerful, vital and FREE.
But I learned it at home: my parents raised a thousand sheep before I turned 3. My dad taught me to pray in gratitude for the little lives that give us strength. Even my dad who's built like a lumberjack would shed tears over a beautiful buck that fed our little family all winter. A tradition from my mother on how to never waste an ounce of an animal and put every part to good use.
Homesteads are a beautiful partnership between God who makes things grow and the animals to multiply,
and little human me; feeding, watering and weeding around the everyday miracles of birth and fresh sprouts from lifeless seeds.
I think everyone should raise their own animals and plants, it's good for your SPIRIT as well as your mental health :)
If you live in the country and have any kind of acreage, there is ALWAYS something you do. It's a never-ending cycle. But it's worth it!
Yup! My grandfather pretty much always had something to do. He took care of livestock and owned a business. Financially he was doing just fine, but just because he was his own boss didn’t mean he worked any less. If you want things to run properly, you have to be present and involved pretty much all the time. It’s a different kind of hard work, but it’s work nonetheless.
Yep
@Disabled.Megatronthat would be on the bottom of a to do list🤙
@Disabled.Megatron we have just under 3 acres. I grew up on an acre, but our neighbor across the road owned everything around us, including the barns next to our house because our house used to belong to his family before they sold it out of the family. Anyway, he was awesome and used to let us play in the big grain barn and let us play in the old tractor tires. He would get our cats down from the loft when they were kittens and would get stuck up there. Also, let us play in the corn, and in the tree stand he planted with his grandfather as a boy. Had our best friend Daisy (a border collie/German Shepard that had been dumped at our house and some abuse of some sort) and she would trot with us on all our adventures. Life was just good. Miss those days.
I can’t wait I hope to own lots of acreage someday and im excited for all the management stuff
Homesteading is work 24/7. Except its in various forms. You are your own everything.
I'm pretty sure OP was talking about the beard oil he is trying to sell everyone.
As a homesteader, I think that is the most hilarious comment I've ever seen! Homesteading is work, and building a homestead is a LOT of work!
You are an inspiration. Hard work and perseverance are worth it.
Trust me after 15 years in the work force busting my ass everyday hard work don’t get you shit. It’s all about who you know and what you inherited. Blue collar guys just don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay off their debt and go off grid. That included buying property and materiel. Which both are insanely overpriced right now. Gotta have money to do things like this which is sad. Can’t even live off the land without money these days
Simple life isn’t any easier. Just filled up with different types of chores. ❤
Yeah its just called chores instead of working... but its still mostly working, just for yourself and not only for money, but for your actual life
I agree. My husband and i did homesteading cared for animals and garden PLUS driving to. Town ( 40 + miles 1 wat ) to work full time carpentry job. We worked together and i wasnt pampered. For extra money we hauled hay and building stone, sold firewood. Happiest time of my life.😅😅
my grandparents dream was to start a homestead. they saved up, bought the land in ‘77, and spent the next decade or so traveling back and forth from Philly to the land with my mom. as far as i know they used helen and scott nearing’s writings as their main guidelines, and lived in trailers until they built the first basic structure, and then lived in that for a while until the house was livable. they didnt get running water or electricity until the mid ‘80s i believe. my mom got married on the farm, my sister and i were born in the upstairs bathroom, and my grandmothers ashes are scattered under the weeping willow she always wanted. my popop is 86 and still goes out every day to prune the trees, mow, and get the tractor stuck in a field for months (lol). i am so thankful for my family and the work they put in, and i feel so incredibly lucky to live like this. i was born on this land and one day i’ll die on it too. i love your videos because of the perspective it gives me on the work my family put in in the beginning. its one thing to hear about it, another to be able to see someone actually doing it.
I lived in rural Colorado for the largest chunk of my life and I have met countless homesteading families. NONE of them are people who want to do no work. They're working every single day and it's actually hard to get them to relax sometimes! The best way is to get a group together and go do a bunch of work for them so they have time!
My favorite part about these is when he records outside and walks while talking and there’s always an animal following him
You can tell they love and trust him
Nate is just one of a kind. We love the content Nate sooo ty. 👍
I love how you " dumb it down " in such a nice way for the ones who just do not get it ! Lol love your content ,this is what it should be !
All that hardwork now, will pay off down the line! Reminds me of a quote: Wise men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit
Your honesty is refreshing. I appreciate it. Thank you ❤
Great video.Thanks for keeping it real. I had a nice and productive permaculture farm that I built up and eventually sold. But I tell you the truth, the amount of blood, sweat and tears that it took to get it "over the hump" to get it productive and sustainable could fill an ocean or at least a small lake. For real. It takes a lot of work, money, creativity, ingenuity, sacrifice and most important of all -- plenty of thought and the humility to ask for help from others that have been there before you. And a lot of them are watching to see if you stay and tough it out or throw in the towel and pack up and leave.
Off grid 20+ years now and I ran a local pest control company for many years. Running a business is it's own headache though and I was able to retire at 49 to just make off grid videos, write books and go on adventures with my dogs. You can do it!
You’ll appreciate it more . Patience is key . Great progress.
I feel this haha. As relaxing as I find spending time in nature, since I'm still just starting out, all the digging and building I have to get done is soooooooo exhausting. Maybe in 5 years things will be more chill but you really have to put in the initial work first
Likely you will get stronger and more accustomed to it as well. Office work doesn't build muscle for digging and toting.
I've wanted to homestead since I was a teenager. Not once did I ever think it would be easy. It's hard work, but it seems like it would be the most satisfying.
I love your honesty. I don't hear you sugar coating anything.
I hope you continue to enjoy and find your new adventure rewarding. I think you possess the skills and fortitude to take your homestead as far as you want it. Keep rockin bro
Nat, you and Minnion need a Great Pyrenees to take the night shifts. You can sleep like a baby once it understands what you expect.😊
Yup, I was just thinking this. Get two of them for protection, and you'll never worry about anything again.
Came to say the same thing, would be great for content too. Can’t go wrong with a big floof teddy bear.
Donkey better.
He recently got a livestock guardian puppy being trained
I swear when Nate finally gets everything finished it’s gonna be awesome 😎
Homesteading is hard work you have to have a passion for it I have a full time job and have a small garden i can what i grow and make things from scratch like bread and fermented foods and I HAVE NO TIME for anything else and I’m always sore and exhausted from doing it but I love it wish i could do this full time 😊
You are so right on ! I moved in November with no power , I got the solar in on Monday! woohoo . I only have 40 but life is good
Shyeeeeht Nate ! 😂 I thought you were sipping pina coladas and lying on your back under a palm tree 🌴 😂 this whole time
That's just bananas.
@@scottcooksey5284You just close your eyes and throw seed into the wind. Then go lay back and wait for the earth to give you food.
Everyone on tiktok knows this!
@@scottcooksey5284it's called sarcasm my friend 😂
@@lewischristie2285 ohhh, that's just bananas!
It's appreciated seeing reminders how easy living in the suburbs really is.
The work always gets tougher near the top of the hill but it’s sooo worth it when you get to the coasting part best wishes and I’ll be here to watch it all
@@Wungus_Bill yes there is always something to do but for two people there will be a point where they have enough for themselves and only need to upkeep what they have. The homestead will only need to grow if the family grows.
Hard work does pay off. I’m living proof of that. You’ve got this Nate. Your dream home will be the best ever.
There is a simplicity to certain lifestyles, but the support for simplicity is long, hard days. For instance, in my youth, we had only wood heat ( and an outhouse). To have the wood heat, my father and I chopped wood during daylight hours on weekends. I’d do homework at night. They were very long days. It was hard work, but the reward was sweet: time with Dad. I wouldn’t trade the memory.❤
Thanks for the real talk! Going through my own version of an off-grid journey myself currently - ups and downs. Winter heat being the trickiest part.
You ain't alone brother! I'm always doing shit at all hours when I should be asleep. But I wouldn't have any other way.
You're a major inspiration
We homestead growing up. There were never "days off," but the rewards were spectacular
I commend ur ultra human effort to homestead. Surprisingly, we , even in an urban setting have many of the same challenges. Raccoons, and skunks. Even though we didn’t have to do all the same hard labor, and we only have a small city lot, there is a huge responsibility, cost, and effort.I can’t imagine anyone thinking maintaining ur huge property would be a vacation!!! ❤🎉😊
Hell, that's why I live the way I do. I'm always busy doing something to make life better on the farm..never bored..man, can you imagine fighting traffic twice a day? Owned and driven by the almighty clock..I don't miss it a bit...
Be careful , you said farm(ing).
Keep on pushing brother! You are doing AWESOME!!! Godspeed to ya!!
This! I'm in the beginning of the exhausting phase. Homesteading noob here. Moved in November, 3 people, 18 ft camper. First spring in tornado land. But it's something I'll never look back on. Exhausting and difficult but worth it. Cheers 👏
Regular "worldly" days make me depressed. This is my dream...I would love this for myself and my family. I'd have my hair braided and out working hard because it's for myself and my family. ❤ keep up the amazing work ❤
Just went thru this (what I called my sacrific stage). So, I can relate.
It's interesting watching this after the current videos with Az, Jen, a working shower, and the new living quarters making life a bit more chill.
This is super important, homesteading is farming on a whole other level. You don’t get to relax unless you buy an already running farm that does everything without you, and that’s expensive as heck. My grandmother was the child of an OG farmsteader. She helped her father build their one room house and their barn from the trees that grew on the property they bought. Modern conveniences make it easier, but it’s still not a walk in the park.
Nate....your a real man...a rare resource this day in age. God bless you and Minion! The world needs more of both of u. May not mean much but sometimes people need to hear it. Best to all of you ND yours
Remember if you take a break nothing is going to go away it will be there when you get back
Not true with animals. They can be attacked in no time flat.
A few ducks might be gone though! Or the whole lot if a stoat or a mink finds a way into the shed.
My dad lived this life. I was there every other week growing up. So, nooooo thank you sir!!
Just like running a bar!!😂 cheers for sharing what you do, it's an inspiration.
Homesteading also requires you to be extremely social. You GOTTA know your neighbors, your town, all of that.
Still trying to work on that.
I hope you are truly enjoying yourself, it sure appears so. Being a cancer patient that can no longer spend the time in the woods and fields as I previously did I can gain some enjoyment from watching others appreciate the outdoors. Keep up the good work.
Hey, you rock! You are really an inspiration to the rest of us. Love your videos!
The work that this takes is so rewarding that I would rather do the work than do nothing. 🥰 I've wasted too much of my life, already, watching TV in the suburbs.
Your voice and attitude make it glamorous!
Sooo feel you there my friend!! We’ve been actively starting our homestead for about 18 months so far. Never one second of the day that is not spent either protecting or upgrading our space… whew.. it never ends on the farm!!! 😂lol
Homesteading is NEVER easy, however, it is the most satisfying.❤ Keep on keepn on my dude
I come from a farming family from lapland who immigrated to America and farmed here. They drilled into my head the amount of work it took to have a functional farm. Which they ran for a long time. They eventually got tired of farming 24/7 for 40 years and just sold all 200 acres and moved away. I'm hoping to get back into slowly.
Appreciate these videos dude, this is the exact side of homesteading I want to see! Not the people with a giant lumpsums to start off with builting huge cabins for themselves and frivolous stuff like heated floorboards for a storage shed. There's definitely a place for those types of builds and lives but this is what I want to see, a dude with his ducks and dogs doing his thing and making a living
I only have a couple acres for my homestead and it's alot of work. Sometimes I have my headlamp on watering or planting still. After it rains I pull weeds cause it so much easier. I chop my own firewood. I definitely wouldn't trade a thing though. I am literally poor financially but everything I have is paid for, so no financial stress. I did work at one time and was wise with buying my property. I was caught in the recession of 2010 and did an about-face on my life style. I already had my land because I was going to build a log cabin. I made the self reliance change then after losing alot of things. What's happening now is so much worse. I wish you all well out there. It's time for people to pull together, for groups to be able to lessen the burden of all.
I'm still not quite grasping exactly what Homesteading is. But you're day-to-day life is very fascinating and cool.
Nate, I think you forget about the internet sometimes cause most people wanting this life are glued to their computer or phone, and they think God will just provide for them. I'm not sure he will, but miracles do happen😂😂Love how real you are, great stuff!
It's healthy to respond to positive interactions only. Try not to respond to things that aren't true false or deliberately aggressive. Love your channel. 🎉 It's a good ethos to try to follow.
I couldn't have done what you did. Showing up.on an empty lot, starting from scratch, true homesteading like the 1700's.❤😂 much respect!!! I have a house an additional building 28ft x 55ft, fencing electric wire, all creature comforts but in transition with shtf grid down on the horizon preparedness. Backing up with alternate heat, ac, water, food, garden, etc that's difficult enough😮
I have a ton of respect for you and what your doing! Homesteading is definitely not a easy way of life thats for sure!
Homesteading and farming is anything but relaxing! I entered it strictly because I knew it would be hard work but also it'd be more rewarding. 😂
I thinks it’s a common misconception but people forget how hard and long everything was to do homemade/old fashioned way. It’s basically non stop work but some find joy in it. That’s the simplicity in it
They also lived as a family of 4-5 generations all on the same homestead. More hands make easy work.
Plus it was important for all to hear the eldest tell of "storms like this" from when they were a kid, or the stories of those who had come before them, that they had heard as a kid. Then the kids would pull out the slate and do math, timelines, and history.
Yeah. Honestly i know its a teeny tiny fraction of the amount of work comparitively but id compare it to my experiences camping and backpacking. Like REALLY camping out there and such. Theres almost always work to be done but when you get that hour or two to wind down, its all worth it. Its why its important to have some sort of hobby that involves expression of some kind. The human desire to create is strong
@@Wungus_Billthey were done so you can do more work and acquire more finances through bigger crop yields or more butter made whatever you want to sell you can make more of and make more money and I same time. Now as far as large a group Ultra knows it has gotten way easier the tractors drive themselves their air-conditioned and everything is GPS stole a lot of work to do but they went from being Farmers to basically just businessmen awesome can't even work on their own Clinton anymore because of laws or manufacturer
We're happy to hear your stories, watch your humor pop up all the time and enjoy what you love and nurture. Very interesting time spent, thanks.
I had plans at one point to take the camper I purchased after my wreck and converted to solar energy so that I could Homestead somewhere. However that plan completely bummed out due to the greedy people around me. I'm just glad that people like you can still make it out there
I lived on a small farm. Garden, canning. Sheep 🐑, 🐖 pigs, rabbits 🐇 up early in the morning 🌄. Forgot...also chickens
As a business owner and homesteader its all familiar. But you just find ways to make things easier. Like pen your chickens at night mulch the garden less weeding and watering. Canning food takes longer but if the power grid goes down you don't loose your food.
I never said anything but the reason I like this channel so much is because you're cool and your minions are awesome and az.. it's the fact that you're a homestead you live off great cuz I was doing the same thing still doing it when I first discovered you out I was like wow this guy is doing the same thing I'm doing I'm just in northern Michigan it can be tough but it's our way of fighting back and winning..💜💜💜🐕🐩🐶🐕🦺🐾🇺🇸😇🙏👽👽👽👽👽👽
I hope you can show these elements because it is beautiful as well.
Indeed. This life is simple, yet very difficult, especially when you're doing it on a small budget.
❤ Thank tou for the time you sacrifice to inform and improve ❤🎉🎉
I love listening, your voice is very calming,
You're absolutely right. Want something easy, go another way.
Good honest hard work is what keeps a man alive...so I'm learning...
20 years being a homesteader. Workaholic runs deep in my bloodline. My father had his first heart attack while vacationing. The stress of nothing to do was too much for him.
I have learned to be able to relax for and hour or two daily. And have accepted that I am but one man trying to do a 10 man's job. What gets done is much more than most can do and living my best life.
So true.....my other half wants to homestead and keeps saying in a couple years he gets to retire...and I repeatedly tell him, that he's still gonna be working, that it takes work...especially the start.
Even when your homestead is built the way you want it. Theres still so much there has to be done!
We had a history of war bodies found on the Gunnison mountain up top last year or this Spring. I think, and it was a mother, a grandmother. And the mother's teenage son. They'd gone up there to start homesteading with absolutely nothing. And it was last year was one of the worst winners we've ever seen in a long time we've seen, and unfortunately. They did not make it, they probably made it okay during part of the summer, but they were extremely immediated. And yeah, you don't walk into a Homestead thinking. It's going to be easy because it's not. This man is telling you the truth. You've got to work hard, and you've got to be prepared as best. You can and you still have to be making some kind of income. I would imagine good job. I'm glad somebody's being honest.
I really enjoy having Nate go through all of these trials and what he does to experiment with solutions. I think it's cool. It keeps my mind active and makes me think and I'm more solution driven way
I’ve been dreaming of homesteading since I was very little, like that’s what I wanna do when I grow up type of thing.(I’m so close!)
When I have shared these dreams with people I’ve gotten quite a few comments (from younger folk mostly) going “oh that’s my dream retirement!” “Yeah I’d love to do that when I retire” etc. I always just laughed because I don’t think they understand it’s full time work and not just relaxing in the woods. I wish them luck lol. My plan for “retirement” is to just have all the major construction out of the way 🤣🤞
I love your channel because you're showing the real side of homesteading and I love it!
Facts!!! I live off grid and I work more now than before I retired
I would never think homesteading would be easy.
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It's the difficult work that *makes* homesteading so appealing. Hardly ever are you gonna have nothing to do on a given day. That lack of idleness is in sharp contrast to modern life where we have to go out of our way to find things to do, otherwise we languish in boredom. As the saying goes, "Idle hands are the devil's plaything", so despite all the work that's involved, I imagine it's a very fulfilling life to live at the end of the day
I like that the work is for you by you that’s what makes this appeal to me
Tell’em!!. I had a Grandfather that was a homesteader took him years to get what he wanted mined you I got to see the finished product which was AMAZING!. Anyways again I love the content man!.
Great post and reminder to everyone. You my friend need to get that Guardian dog you've spoken of as soon as possible as your evening duties will lighten up some.
Reminds me of setting up a fish tank or reptile enclosure. There is prep work, and the more effort and research and generally resources that go into it, the easier it will be later. But that setup phase is potentially monumental
Personally. I like to live my Homesteading dream Vicariously through you Nate! 😂
Currently remodeling our storage shed for living quarters, and converting the barn into a storage building, alongside trying to save all my dad's stuff that's currently under a collapsing roof. Everything is chaos hahaha
It’s a journey to be enjoyed and frustrating at times but rewarding
There's a limit to how much relaxing one needs 😆
There are so many amazing and supporting comments in all the videos I really hope you see them nate ❤❤❤