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No. Unfortunately I am incapable of supporting that type of machine, yet. There are uses for gasoline powered machines due to the ease of infrastructure. Carry gallons of fuel with you! In fact, I use a gas powered chainsaw for my milling. I suspect there will be other things. Propane for example is an excellent fuel for long term storage and it's terrific for cooking. I do intend to build the infrastructure needed to support an electric ATV and electric snow vehicles as well as cooking. That takes a lot of kilowatts which is challenging to carry around with you. Gasoline powered machines are not fossils yet AND they, in general, still produce more HP per CC but the applications where you 'must' use gasoline are shrinking. I have attempted to use my ryobi 18 inch 40v chainsaw to mill with and failed. The failure wasn't due to lack of power but rather heat. In order to mill with electric you will need more batteries and more patience and it will be somewhat slower, but it can be done. My personal attempts make that clear. In a grid down situation a sound and robust battery powered arsenal of tools is a force multiplier.

I appreciate your comment but your premise is untrue and flawed, let's examine: The splitter tool costs $899, With a 4ah Battery $999. This is hundreds of dollars cheaper than an equivalent gas power machine with a much smaller weight and profile. The battery alone costs $179. Electric wins the acquisition cost. The batteries can be recharged several thousand times before losing any of their capacity. For the sake of this break down let's use 2500 cycles. A 4ah battery will power this tool for several hours continuously before needing to be recharged. This is roughly equivalent to a gallon of gas in a gas machine. A gallon of gas is, currently, about $3. Therefore, to use a gas powered machine for equal time the fuel cost will be about $7500 [$3 x 2500 gallons]. $7500 will buy about 42 batteries. Electric wins the fuel cost. Agas powered machine will require a lot of maintenance over 2500 gallons of gas. A brushless electric motor is FAR less complex than a gas engine and will require virtually no maintenance [cleaning and care]. Electric wins the maintenance cost. This is not a scam, it is a sound financial decision. Using solar power, this machine is a free to operate fire and forget solution. A one time cost that is more reliable, will last longer and is far cheaper to run than a gas machine.

Total agreement. Animals are food but that doesn't mean we should kill them indiscriminately. In fact, when fishing or hunting, I only harvest what I personally will eat (or preserve) and release everything else.

It takes time and patience and a fair amount of good luck! Choose your path and then walk it.

43.25 acres that's roughly square shaped.

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@@humansustainability It's amazing how you can live alone in the wild for a year and shoot 123 videos🤔

@@weili-kv3lm I don't live on the land yet but I want to!

I have talked about "the grand plan" in great detail many times and in many videos but, in short, I'm building a homestead. The area in this video is the "parking lot", a staging area for equipment, gear and supplies. As for the downed trees being left to rot? All I can say is you must be new to the channel. If you have real interest, and I hope you do, you can watch every step of the journey starting with playlist 22.

@@humansustainability From my personal experience I can say with full confidence that if you let an Aspen trunk sit still for a year after being downed, its just no good anymore. When it comes to milling those logs. Do you even have a ripping chain? Because if you don't, then you're gonna burn out your saw very quickly.

@@KK19825 I really enjoy your engagement in my journey! It is also very obvious to me that you are new to the trek. I encourage you to watch my entire suite of video's before being so critical of a single sample. These trees that you see in the background of a SHELTER video are building material that I will be working in the coming season. If you are here on my channel to critique me I welcome that as long as it's a well thought critique... I would love to have a conversation with someone who understands the difficulties of staking a pole in the ground within RAW land. Speak to me about item's I've already covered as if those considerations are the only thing to consider and I will rapidly place you in the bucket of "attention seeker". Please don't be that shallow.

That's a good idea. I had considered "taking up the slack" in that way but decided against it due to the added complexity of adjusting the height of the ground

I looked it up your Kit with Rainfly and Insulated Pad: 7 lb 10.5 oz / 3472 g (My as well say 8lbs) That is WAY to heavy for a pack. Ok for car camping. This is without sleeping bag. With Dan Durston's tent I run only weighs 2.2 pounds now toss a pad in it and that weighs 3.2 pounds with my quilt 4.2 pounds in total. The pad that comes with yours is R3 Which is horrible for winter. Do not attempt to sleep in cold temps with that. I run thermarest Pads R7 and they are good for -20. Pads run with a R rating. The higher the number the colder you can go. Search my channel for "Ultimate Sleeping Pad Showdown: Exploring Tent Pads for Your Best Night's Sleep!" I explain pads in compete detail. Yeah its good for car camping but not for a backpack. oh also with my tent its a 2 man and my German Shepard can also come in my tent and get out of the bugs. The pads they are offering with this setup is to much weight over 2lbs just for the pads. A NEMO Tensor Insulated pad weighs 1 pound with a R value of 5.5 Which is great for fall or spring. Summer is ok too. But when it gets cold I switch to the thermarest r7 pad which takes me to -20 When you lay on this pad you feel the heat coming off it right away.

This is the Haventents Safari which is their largest offering and weighs 12.5lbs for the tent and pad. The accessories add another couple pounds. Their smallest tent weighs half that

You make good points, no doubt. The road is going to be one of those things that will need nearly constant maintenance for years to come.

@@humansustainability Are you northern MN?

@@steveklick I'm familiar with that area yeah 😃

I think that might be a generational thing? I know that I always feel better about everything after a few days of physical labor. For some reason physical labor done for your own benefit clears the mind, centers the heart and replenishes the soul.

That was the plan when I brought all those trees down last season. I've got a lot of milling to do so the chainsaw is gonna get a workout this coming year!

@@humansustainability I do understand!

Everything shown plus a tarp, blanket, hygiene kit and document bag comes in just under 60lbs. There is an additional weight consideration for a sidearm [3 reloads] and rifle [6 reloads] so an additional 30ish lbs. This is heavy bag that not all people are capable of carrying for distance. Please assemble your bag according to your personal fitness. It is useful to walk about 5 miles with your INCH bag to ensure you can judge your ability to carry it. Assume 30 miles/day if your in a hurry to your bugout location.

I know. I caught it. ck the description LOL Still a lot of $$

Thanks for the opportunity to share what I'm doing. I've been watching for a long time, it feels good to contribute back. There are a million ways to do what I'm describing & lots of more info out there - thanks for taking the time to watch.

Thank you! Yes, I watched CP for a long time until he became more marketing and sensational. He did turn me onto the silky saws and they are great. I've used them to clear paths, trails and roads with ease. They are the best folding saws I've ever used. A little pricey but buy once cry once, they are good saws.

Thanks for watching! Some expensive stuff in here for sure. My thought is buy once cry once. There are several items here that I don't have doubles for bcuz of price. 1 is none, 2 is 1 but for INCH I'm not going to carry 2 of the heavy stuff!

@@humansustainability Check out my bug out bags ...atb

good suggestions. The first aid kit has equivalent items but I didn't dig that deep into those smaller kits. I agree, those types of items are generally overlooked and should be sited explicitly.

absolutely! massive time saver

I'm very pleased this helped you. There is certainly an aspect of human impact on future sustainability and there are many docuseries about that subject. I believe more people are seeing the impact personally and are becoming alarmed about their own future sustainability. Impacts to the Earth sure, but also impacts to themselves. The system we live in is incredibly complicated and interwoven. You can see everything from the beginning if you start at the 22 playlist czcams.com/play/PLQMONt5GLVzDGple-vJrgRP0Iy_cVi_mi.html 🤠 Stay safe!

thanks for the tip!

What makes you think I don't have geocaches in various places? A bicycle is a good idea but I didn't include that in my bag any more than I would include my truck or firearms. If the roads are clear I'll be in my truck, if that doesn't work out I have a bike, if that doesn't work out I have a bicycle. Still working on getting a monowalker or something similar but I wouldn't include that in my bag either 😁

good advice!

Me too!

Clearly! Actually I think it was a small doe. There's 1 or 2 frames at the start of the cap that looks like an ear.

I always feel like I'm not getting enough done! I'm a glutton for punishment I guess

Purple is awesome 😁