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Off-Grid Joshua Tree Ep. 2 - Land Grading
Breaking ground is exciting because you really see things start to change. Join us as a parade of heavy equipment prepares the pads for the auxiliary building and the tiny home in the desert near Joshua Tree.
Prequel - Well Drilling 1: czcams.com/video/384ZHLjO6ag/video.html
Prequel - Well Drilling 2: czcams.com/video/pI8rN56jj1I/video.html
Ep. 1 - Survey Markers: czcams.com/video/gkRREAG-uhs/video.html
Ep. 2 - Land Grading: czcams.com/video/jaGcha9yP4k/video.html
*Not* a sponsored video but if you use my Amazon links, you pay the same, but as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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Off-Grid Joshua Tree Ep. 1 - Survey Markers
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It begins!! We drilled the well over a year ago and since then have been designing and preparing for our off-grid (tiny) home and workshop; a place to enjoy nature, look at the stars, and make crazy art. We're *finally* through architecture, engineering, plan-check, and have pulled the permits! Join us for this journey, and in this first episode where I explain the use of building corner survey...
Buying a Kubota L3302 tractor from a flood auction. Will it run? Am I nuts?!
zhlédnutí 138KPřed 7 měsíci
I bought a flood-damaged brand new Kubota L3302 in an auction. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?! :) If you’re as curious as I was about how a tractor arrives at the dealership or how I went about seeing if this tractor was going to run, I hope you enjoy! FYI this is *not* a comprehensive run-down on tractor PDI/dealer prep nor on tractor maintenance. As mentioned in the video, this amazing (and tr...
Off Grid Solar Powered WiFi Mesh and Camera station, Part 2
zhlédnutí 15KPřed rokem
(find part 1 here: czcams.com/video/Iq-K7g5BNfc/video.html) Our off-grid homestead moves along with this project for a solar-powered wi-fi mesh and camera station. In this Part 2 video, I narrate our way through the mechanical prep and physical on-site install of the camera/wifi pole, electronics box, solar array, and connecting conduits/wire. *Not* a sponsored video. If you use my Amazon links...
Off Grid Solar Powered WiFi Mesh and Camera station, Part 1
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Our off-grid homestead moves along with this project for a solar-powered wi-fi mesh and camera station. In this Part 1 video, we walk through the project goals and the electrical hookup of the main components, with special attention on the implementation of DC-powered POE and the use of a bluetooth-enabled solar charge controller. This video is a bit more "classroom" discussion than normal, but...
Testing the water from my deep desert well near Joshua Tree, using TapScore
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An analysis of the water testing process for the deep desert well that was drilled in these videos: Part 1: czcams.com/video/384ZHLjO6ag/video.html Part 2: czcams.com/video/pI8rN56jj1I/video.html Includes an overview of the TapScore water testing product and what the results and treatment might look like. Turns out if you go looking, you might find things you didn't expect ;) 00:00 Intro 01:08 ...
No-Drill Shipping Container Solar Panel Mounting!
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In search of a way to semi-temporarily mount some solar panels to a shipping container without drilling any holes in it or resorting to complex racks, I came up with this system using magnets! Not the right solution for every case, of course, but I hope you find it useful. Products used/shown (not sponsored). If you use my Amazon links, you pay the same, but as an Amazon Associate I earn from q...
Well drilling near Joshua Tree. Did we find water? (part 2)
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More than 99% of my viewers aren't subscribers and it would really help me to convert some of y'all so please, please click the subscribe button so you can keep on top of my new content! Thanks for watching! View the part 1 video here: czcams.com/video/384ZHLjO6ag/video.html Did we find water? How much PVC goes into that hole?! What pump did I use? Watch this part 2 to find out! *Not* a sponsor...
Deep well drilling in the desert near Joshua Tree (part 1)
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More than 99% of my viewers aren't subscribers and it would really help me to convert some of y'all so please, please click the subscribe button so you can keep on top of my new content! Thanks for watching! View part 2 here: czcams.com/video/pI8rN56jj1I/video.html Let's learn about drilling a deep, DEEP water well, through mostly granite, in the middle of the desert in Southern California, nea...
Jokari Cable Stripper: How did I not know about this?!
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With tons of wire strippers in my drawer, I didn't know what I was missing by not having this cable jacket stripper! Jokari model T10160. It even comes with a spare blade. Who knew?! If you're interested in picking one up, try my link: amzn.to/3giR7jn You pay the same, but as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
OPTE makeup printer: What is this thing doing?!
zhlédnutí 4,7KPřed 3 lety
An engineer and product designer's look at how this crazy makeup printer actually works! Including a cool shot of the makeup actually being shot from the print-head. For a live chat about the OPTE with a real user, including a conversation about its industial design, check this out: czcams.com/video/WOMGXa41tA8/video.html To see how well it works, check out my girlfriends post on actual use: in...
"LUMENous GARDEN by FoldHaus" Kinetic Origami Exhibit at Pacific Place, Art Basel Hong Kong
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Video Credit: Pacific Place, Hong Kong I help lead the all-volunteer kinetic artwork collective, FoldHaus, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Recently we were hired to bring 2 of our "Shrumen Lumen" works and one "Blumen Lumen" together to form a mini origami garden at Swire's Pacific Place in Hong Kong. Aided by Art Partners HK and SPARK in New York, we are super grateful to have the opportu...
Burning Man 2018: RadiaLumia, by FoldHaus Collective (drone edit)
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I am one of the leads of a group we call "FoldHaus Collective" which creates large-scale kinetic origami-based works of art for Burning Man and beyond. We're all volunteers, and with many of the us being professional product designers, engineers, or software developers, the works are very heavily "engineered." Our last work, Shrumen Lumen, is a grouping of large, moving origami mushrooms, which...
Why your "Peanut Butter" might not be Peanut Butter
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[4/17/2021 update: This video was published when the channel was still called "Jesse MAKES"] NOT a video about organic or "natural" peanut butter or about stir vs no stir. Instead, let's take a look at the "Standard of Identity" for Peanut Butter which gives the FDA's legal requirements for a product to be called that. And in the process, hopefully learn why all of the words on food labels mean...
What it looks like inside a dust collector (my hack for adding a viewing window)
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What it looks like inside a dust collector (my hack for adding a viewing window)
Bosch 10.8v vs 12v batteries: what's the difference?
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Bosch 10.8v vs 12v batteries: what's the difference?
Get it straight! (How to Mill Lumber/Wood)
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Get it straight! (How to Mill Lumber/Wood)
Ember Coffee Mug Review: Things you need to know.
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Ember Coffee Mug Review: Things you need to know.

Komentáře

  • @edwardfurtak5701
    @edwardfurtak5701 Před 2 dny

    Great video ! I’m installing a similar situation in Costa Rica where we’ve got lots of sun as well. I will be adding a Pepwave BR1 for 5G Internet. With everything you have in the video plus a Pepwave Router, how long would all of that last during days of overcast with the battery that you chose? Also, if you didn’t mind day only camera transmission could you power the camera directly off the panels without a battery and possibly less hardware ? So as the sun comes up , the cameras all wake up too ? Any help appreciated!

  • @isaacfernandez6210
    @isaacfernandez6210 Před 2 dny

    Gracias desde España.

  • @user-pv1ch9wz6o
    @user-pv1ch9wz6o Před 3 dny

    I could not see the finished product out of drilling, i wanna see the water flowing from the pipe or a faucet

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 3 dny

      The water storage tank and pressure pump haven't been installed yet. You can see water coming out of the well in my water testing video though.

  • @rickstevens2870
    @rickstevens2870 Před 5 dny

    Screw you

  • @timthompson8297
    @timthompson8297 Před 6 dny

    I would definitely have a good filter system

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 6 dny

      Yep! Definitely R/O for the drinking water and something like a softener and some carbon and sediment for the household use. Thx for watching!

  • @timthompson8297
    @timthompson8297 Před 6 dny

    So what was the cost? 20 years ago I had to replace my well pump,which was over 300 feet deep and that still cost $6,000.

  • @Mylifelovingit
    @Mylifelovingit Před 8 dny

    Here in South Africa, that will be stolen the same day it is put up

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 7 dny

      Some places are like that. But also you'd have to find it. Nobody unknown has been here in a year.

  • @solidsnake6405
    @solidsnake6405 Před 8 dny

    What are the 3 pins on the back side of the battery?

  • @shawndmiles6747
    @shawndmiles6747 Před 11 dny

    They forgot the centering rings that keeps the pipe centered in the well casing.

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 11 dny

      Does it matter? (Genuinely asking) Water just needs to seep into the tiny slits and it'll do that even if touching on one side because of the roughness of the hole and difference in diameter. Can't think of why it matters to be perfectly centered.

    • @shawndmiles6747
      @shawndmiles6747 Před 11 dny

      I don't know if it matters or not to tell you the truth but our well is bored though granite and that's possible why there are pipe centering rings every 20' on ours or it's possible because our pump is 1 1/2 HP. You could always ask a well driller about centering rings.

  • @sekaopelaelo1934
    @sekaopelaelo1934 Před 11 dny

    Lots of love from Botswana 🇧🇼🔝🔥... I'm planning on moving to my family land for farming about 30 hectares, and first things first we need to get water , nice informative series

  • @bowenfibre
    @bowenfibre Před 14 dny

    I don't understand but i do understand why he's doing mesh wifi, but doing UBNT PTMP would be so much better. it would come to 26-35watts for everything. if he ran fibre or stung fibre alone poles to the main and tallest pole, the fibre ptp uses only 5V/3.5watts at load and brings 1gb or can bring 10gb depending on SFP module. Just need a trench and conduit run that single fibre to the main tall pole and then use a UBNT 120 or 90 degree all in on sector which are cheap and then use nanostations for each camera/wifi/sensors pole. these poles can be 10kms - 40kms away with enough bandwidth for those two cameras or three cameras with the wifi also. this all using 35watts-45watts-55watts depending on which equipment is used. But a wireless PTMP with proper equipment for PTMP would be so much better for this project. Truly. I have my own 56 acre land here in Australia and we have one 120 degree sector but using a rocket ap 5GHz for the PTMP which has 44 clients and we use solar panels and also use hydro power for the equipment near the river that never stops flowing our equipment is usually in the middle of the pole besides the batteries. we have close to 140 cameras on our property, sensors for automatic gates, sensors for water levels where we can push a button an the water will fill the bath back up. we have so many sensors over the property we hvae close to 300-350Mbps coming back to the house and roughly around 40Mbps going out.But out property is a smart farm with auto feeders, auto lights, auto fill stations for water, auto almost everything. IT was a HUGE project I went on I might have to post this on reddit and show the map and photos of certain locations. IT's been running perfectly for over 5-6 years no issues besides my side losing street power. everything else ran no problems due to solar panels and batteries. We now have UPS on the main house side and the UDM PRO so everything keeps recording and running our lenovo and raspberry pi server. It works perfect I also used fibre ptp to run from my home to my front gate for cameras and gate control and controlling lights and doorbell and intercom, we have 4 cameras on the gate and 5 cameras along the drive way from gate to house we used fibre, we did this using a multi core fibre so each pole/light had a camera and a box for battery and fibre converter. it just worked. it's complicated but works. at the end of the day I would go fibre to the main pole and do UBNT PTMP for these cameras it will be cheaper and work much better. Truly.

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 14 dny

      Wow that was a rant! 😜 I appreciate that wired (incld fiber) always works better but it's not like trenching here is easy or cheap and although it would work better I don't need any more than I have. Dealing with renting the trencher and having to manually jackhammer every rock i come across that it can't move just to have higher bandwidth for my 2 cameras is not objectively better to me even with the bandwidth. Agreed that using a ptp radio would be better for bandwidth and reliability as well (mesh isnt great for bandwidth I know) but all that station needs to serve is the 2 cameras and a person or two taking a wifi phone call while on the build site and it's worked great for those. Your situation clearly does call for the bandwidth! So I don't disagree technically, but I do disagree whether it's worth it or necessary, you know? Either way much appreciate the comment 🙏 (Btw there is no main pole...im off grid 😁)

  • @herbnalis3723
    @herbnalis3723 Před 15 dny

    The end reminds me of a song about a place in a little town where the waters VERY HARD TO DRINK.

  • @juniorvelasquez2716
    @juniorvelasquez2716 Před 16 dny

    How much did you pay ?

  • @stevenworton
    @stevenworton Před 16 dny

    I'm not sure if this is true but I heard that when you drill for water the ground shrinks. In California this has been proven to be true with farmers drilling for water

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 15 dny

      Well the ground doesn't really shrink but since part of what supports the surface is the layers below (including water) if you remove a lot of water, the surface can lower. And yeah, it's the case everywhere a lot of water is being pumped from the ground and is a real problem. My tiny personal well that is just for a house of 2 and no agriculture isn't contributing to that but it's a phenomenon for sure.

  • @saulomeneghinidebritto9249

    Very nice project!

  • @siriosstar4789
    @siriosstar4789 Před 18 dny

    wow 600 ft ! i use to have twenty acres near Lake Orville and wells there at about 800 ft elevation off of the valley floor were consistently in the 300 ft range . the rock was granite and the water crystal clear . i think i got about 15 gpm which was very good in that area . i'm amazed that there is ANy water at all where you are . congratulations

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 18 dny

      Thanks! We don't get anything near 15 gpm so everyone has a big water storage tank that the well fills slowly and then the pressure pump system pulls from that for the instantaneous usage. But yeah, thrilled to have water! Thx for watching and commenting!

  • @kasianchukandrii4471
    @kasianchukandrii4471 Před 20 dny

    I was looking for this info. Thanks for the discharged stats too!

  • @rickschlosser6793
    @rickschlosser6793 Před 21 dnem

    The reason your tubing string from the pump to the surface is Schedule 120 pipe is because you are almost 300 psi, likely a little more, at the bottom of the string by the pump. A lot of pressure for plastic pipe.

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 21 dnem

      Good call! At .43 psi per vertical foot it certainly adds up. I will say also the pump and all of that pipe are HEAVY and every pipe and fitting has to support in tensile strength all of the weight below it but the psi you mentioned is definitely a factor. Thanks for commenting!

  • @naserjader2368
    @naserjader2368 Před 22 dny

    Hello, my 10.8V battery has died. Can I use 12V?

  • @unknownme9700
    @unknownme9700 Před 22 dny

    6:39 plane on sky

  • @roypublic3269
    @roypublic3269 Před 23 dny

    Well, that's a pretty interesting video but I was left wondering: How many Gallons Per Minute did this Joshua Tree Well produce?

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 23 dny

      The wells out in the desert are very low producing... In the 2 to 4 gpm range so everyone has a big water storage tank. The well can produce at a low rate but for longer, and a pressure pump pulls from the storage tank for instantaneous usage. Totally fine for a household but not suitable for agriculture, etc. thx for watching!

    • @roypublic3269
      @roypublic3269 Před 23 dny

      @@LetsOverthinkThis I posted before looking at the comments where it revealed a Part 2. Watched it also. Answered a lot of questions....

  • @particletrap_inventor

    Is the depletion of aquifers/fossil water/groundwater, that is, the naturally stored water in the Earth's crust, part of the reason why certain parts of the Earth's crust are sinking (southern Sweden) and sea levels in certain parts of the world are rising by 1 mm per year (magnetic anomalies) regardless of how the polar ice caps fluctuate, as well as the glaciers on land fluctuating over millennia?

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 14 dny

      I'm not a geoscientist but my understanding is the first part, yes. Pumping out extreme amounts of ground water does lower the surface level in some places. My tiny well is not really contributing to this, more agriculture and huge developments. The second part, no. The ground is lowering because the thing underneath it (water) was removed. It's not displacing anything that would cause the sea level to rise. That, to my understanding, is both ice melting but more that water (like everything) expands when it gets warmer so when a planet worth of water goes up a degree or two it takes up more space. Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @NormanSilver
    @NormanSilver Před 24 dny

    Artesian Well south of Baghdad. 2400 GPM 24/7

  • @joshuawhalen9192
    @joshuawhalen9192 Před 26 dny

    How much was it to dig that well? ..they did nice job

  • @tizer476
    @tizer476 Před 27 dny

    Great part 1 and 2 but whats your actual internet service/modem?

  • @mr_mnky
    @mr_mnky Před 27 dny

    how much did this cost, all-in?

  • @lv7603
    @lv7603 Před 28 dny

    Looking forward to future content. So far everything you do has been interesting to me 👍.

  • @FarukhSoudagar-in2no
    @FarukhSoudagar-in2no Před měsícem

    Names are only gimik

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před měsícem

      True but there is some logic here.... Nominal vs max voltage for this number of lithium cells.

  • @psjasker
    @psjasker Před měsícem

    You hired real professionals … worth every penny

  • @Lee-zw9rn
    @Lee-zw9rn Před měsícem

    Wow ni!

  • @user-cr5yy4te3i
    @user-cr5yy4te3i Před měsícem

    The problem with groundwater in Cali is that this area is geologically active with crustal thinning. Because of this, hydrothermal processes are very important....You have a high heat flow, upward movement of magma full of various elements and mechanical deformation. All of this means that the groundwater will have a high load of dissolved minerals.

  • @generhodes8634
    @generhodes8634 Před měsícem

    what would the cost be on a well like that,,, would it be cost effective for someone gold prospecting

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před měsícem

      It's really pricey... Scroll down to see the detail. Answered this many times. Thx for watching!

  • @kene4478
    @kene4478 Před měsícem

    WELL DONE PV. Heat from top and below (heated container roof). you will be amazed by performance increased if you raise the PV up a little bit to let air flow under the PV

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před měsícem

      Totally valid point though there is a lot of airflow already since the roof isn't flat.... It has a corrugated profile and the magnets are attached to the ribs not the valkeys. But fair point!

  • @alexlabs4858
    @alexlabs4858 Před měsícem

    Dang. My well is only 60’. I use blackroll pipe and have a little 3/4HP pump. If anything goes wrong I can just yank it out of the ground myself and replace the pump with an extra I keep lying around. 600’ is hardcore. PVC is tough too since it’s not DIY friendly. If you need a new pump a crane will have to come out to pull the pump. Hope your well lasts you a good long time! One of the deepest residential wells I’ve heard of. Doing the treatment system for it yourself is easy since that’s on the surface at least. Given this was over a year ago I assume you’ve gotten that all figured out.

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před měsícem

      Yep, where are you located? Having a shallow well sounds awesome but my guess is that you're not in a desert 😉 Thanks for watching!

  • @killgazmotron
    @killgazmotron Před měsícem

    what was the price of this there?

  • @felipedamo159
    @felipedamo159 Před měsícem

    Good job

  • @satriyowibowo6486
    @satriyowibowo6486 Před měsícem

    Anjing....gak ada obat 😂

  • @appannaammanna6935
    @appannaammanna6935 Před měsícem

    Did you find water.??

  • @razisaif1869
    @razisaif1869 Před měsícem

    Finally water presure is very slow 😂😂😂😂

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před měsícem

      Out here we use a pressure pump from a water tank so our household water pressure is normal. 👍

  • @ferminreyes2911
    @ferminreyes2911 Před měsícem

    So great to see talented people doing these kind of life saving work So sad to hear a person talking about drilling a weld 800+ feet’s on the desert of California. For same elegiacal incoherente reason.So sad, so sad. To see and hear that video.

  • @IO-zz2xy
    @IO-zz2xy Před měsícem

    It looked like they strapped the electric cable to the pipe with tape? That is an absolute no-no in boreholes. They should be using zip-ties. Not impressed by that at all. Regards from South Africa

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před měsícem

      I've seen tape used a lot in the US. Not sure why it's a big no no though. Explain?

    • @IO-zz2xy
      @IO-zz2xy Před měsícem

      @@LetsOverthinkThis tape can loose it adhesive properties in the damp well conditions and unravel and drop down the shaft. This can clog up and block the intake of a pump. It is a known problem using tape and not zip-ties and has led to pump failure. Regards from South Africa

  • @franciscody9622
    @franciscody9622 Před měsícem

    How much did it cost?

  • @syedsaleem2639
    @syedsaleem2639 Před měsícem

    I want to buy this tool please, reply me

  • @johnpartridge7623
    @johnpartridge7623 Před měsícem

    Very good Video 👍

  • @johnpartridge7623
    @johnpartridge7623 Před měsícem

    Very interesting Video & thanks for sharing 👍

  • @shitfuckshitshit
    @shitfuckshitshit Před měsícem

    Very cool video. How much did this project end up costing?

  • @user-qv8df9vj2o
    @user-qv8df9vj2o Před měsícem

    I live in WV and our well is 575 feet. Friend that has farm few miles away has one that's 750.

  • @vergaratwins9536
    @vergaratwins9536 Před 2 měsíci

    Wheres the next video?

  • @davidkirksey8521
    @davidkirksey8521 Před 2 měsíci

    What would happen if ten neighbors drilled wells and began watering plants 24/7?

    • @LetsOverthinkThis
      @LetsOverthinkThis Před 2 měsíci

      Would be bad for the water supply but it's really unlikely. Also each well doesn't produce much water so there's a limit there already.

  • @TheBurnsStuff
    @TheBurnsStuff Před 2 měsíci

    This has given me some great ideas for my remote property. Thank you for making both of these videos!