Building a winter cabin around an RV / Camper

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  • čas přidán 31. 03. 2024
  • Sawmill campsite setup:
    •. Camper is docked on locust piers.
    • Wood stove with triple walled insulated pipe exiting. (Wall pipe surface barely warm to touch when fire is optimal.)
    • solar powered 12v heaters keep the well house and camper water storage above freezing. (It was 14F out when I filmed this.)
    • spring-fed well house refills the 50 gallon storage drum via water hose. (When needed)
    • Waste exits into an on-site septic system.

Komentáře • 21

  • @oldfarmer9004
    @oldfarmer9004 Před 2 měsíci +7

    That’s a nice setup! Uniquely precise to your needs. I do like the idea of putting the camper inside like that. If it goes to the ground. Blocking the wind and snow will certainly make it easier to keep the pipes from freezing. The rustic look makes it blend in nicely. You could stay there all winter long

  • @40intrek
    @40intrek Před 2 měsíci +8

    I've been thinking about this kind of set up for years as a more affordable way to live outside of our government tax structure. Basically, park my van in a barn with lower property tax. Thanks for the vid

  • @mikerilling6515
    @mikerilling6515 Před měsícem +2

    A friend of mine and I did that several years ago, but we had it completely enclosed with a rocket mass heater in the front , long wall,
    and the end wall where the trailer hitch was attached to the rest of the structure with bolts so that in the future, we could unbolt that wall with the gable
    remove it
    hitch up the trailer,
    pull it out,
    and we would still have the structure intact with a magnificent rocket mass heater installed
    no matter how cold it got outside we could easily keep that outside structure above freezing inside
    which meant it was much more easier to keep the camper comfortable inside

  • @MissVonDerBishh
    @MissVonDerBishh Před měsícem +2

    Fantastic set up!!!!!

  • @jamesabbott9301
    @jamesabbott9301 Před měsícem +1

    A few chickens? Then a barn in use? Good RV Storage😉😉

  • @pelenaka
    @pelenaka Před 2 měsíci +2

    Very nice. We lived out of our tt while completing our cabin. Antifatigue Matts from Harbor Frieght are greatlow cost alternative floor insulation. Easier to maintain.

  • @MegaRetr
    @MegaRetr Před měsícem

    Fantastic set up) love it)

  • @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837
    @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Great tour ! you got it closed in pretty good, You get a little snow but it must not get very cold there ? Love the one seat coffee shop with a view !

    • @worknmanslife
      @worknmanslife  Před 2 měsíci +1

      Some winters we get 2-4ft. Not this winter.

  • @DumbGrunt0311
    @DumbGrunt0311 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Nice...Looks like water all winter, can't beat that! Was that a thermostat?

  • @user-gz4xc1nc2o
    @user-gz4xc1nc2o Před 2 měsíci

    Very nice

  • @dinaruiz52876
    @dinaruiz52876 Před 26 dny

    Cool setup but it’s driving me nuts that the snow wasn’t dusted off the solar panels 🤪

  • @mauricebrown9094
    @mauricebrown9094 Před měsícem

    First video I have watched of your's. Very nice I thought. Great idea to enclose the RV. just one thing, cold air falls, In saying that will you be putting some kind of insulated skirt right down to ground level on your RV Shack at some stage????

  • @grouptherapy812
    @grouptherapy812 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Why? It's a RV/Camper.

    • @worknmanslife
      @worknmanslife  Před 2 měsíci +4

      Needed something setup quick to stay in while making lumber for a cabin. The outer shell around the RV keeps the weather off it, and camouflages it.

  • @JonVicha
    @JonVicha Před dnem

    Camp Jim Ross ATL

  • @cdamauser1963
    @cdamauser1963 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Nice speedy tour, minus the music soundtrack, philosophical reasonings and watching you make coffee and cook a meal. That seems to occupy 99% of most of the off grid videos.

  • @Annhieusebeo
    @Annhieusebeo Před měsícem

    Hi❤❤❤❤