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That mural is absolutely STUNNING!!!!
I just love how it looks, I want to create one somewhere.
@@dharmaqueen Really!! Looking at that "Mural" for any length of time would Drive a Person MAD!! It's "Dizzing"!! Is this this Permanent Decor.??
My FIL used to work for Overnite and UPS, and I can't imagine him refusing to deliver. Glad you were able to get the setup. YT can make things seem easier than they are, but watching Barron install those panels during the rain on your metal roof after hauling each one up a ladder was a reality check. Y'all are stronger in so many ways because of how you've allowed this life to teach you.
james is one of those people who is so knowledgeable in every thing and can figure stuff out so great...he is priceless to have as a friend and neighbor...everyone needs a james in their life :)
And how about THANK YOU FEDX FOR GETTING THE PANELS OUT THERE!! WAY TO GO FEDX!!!
That’s what my comment said
Thanks to him their about to shine light on their property 🎉
You are absolutely gorgeous and don’t need makeup. You and Barren are awesome
My thoughts exactly. She is so naturally beautiful!
Always a kick watching James and Baron work a project.
I am tired just watching Barron climbing all over the roof, and then having to take apart the car. I'm in awe of all the both of you do!
When I catch myself doing a classic Elsa "woooopdiddlyoooo", I giggle & smile! 😆😘🫶
Me too 😁
omigosh, elsa -- remember when you guys first got into this and one of your youtube golden rules was to always show up as yourselves. it hurts my heart to hear that you are feeling pressure to change that to compete. as a mother of a daughter, I am always reminding her and myself to resist the societal expectation to 'beautify ourselves'. be strong, friend!
Your topographical map is absolutely the coolest!
Thank you!!
@@ElsaRhae It's my favourite thing about your house.
Is that the local topography?
@@dharmaqueen it is their land that they live on and own ❤
Fluoride is a industrial production byproduct, initially from nuclear production..(Manhattan Project) The US military industrial complex didn't want these byproducts to be discovered by "the enemy" so it was put into municipal water supplies and retail products, then propagandized through advertisements as health benefits.
I’ve said it before - The topographical wall is stunning.
Put peppermint oil in your car it will keep mice away put on a cotton ball and place under the hood. We had mice problems in our home, I read up what can keep them away. We ended up catching them all then put peppermint oil all over the house. In corners etc. This was in the house but I am sure it would work for the car too. We have not had a mouse in the house since and that was a year ago. So try that. Worth a shot.
Works for spiders too
I do that for our RV also. I place peppermint soaked cotton balls on each tire and around inside.
This! I did the same thing but soaked cotton balls and tucked them into all sorts of places and I haven't had a mouse since!
Will the peppermint oil hurt the dogs? I thought it wasnt good for them
Peppermint oil is poisonous to dogs, both ingestion and skin contact.
You two are just so good together. I mean you guys spend so much time secluded and together and remain best friends. I know it’s not always easy but you just make it work.
And you both have such beautiful eyes. Not being weird because I’m an old grandma, just telling the truth…❤
Try Irish Spring soap shavings. That’ll keep the mice away!
Clean the yard up😊
Barron is a stud. I've built two off-grid homesteads and soon my third (and hopefully final one). I love the level of both you guy's go-get-it-done attitude.
Pretty impressed with the house so far. Cant wait to see what’s in store the rest of summer. I also love the relationship you’ve built with James and Doreen. They are such great people!
We have an overabundance of Black walnut trees. I have been harvesting the walnuts in the fall. Small batches as it is a lot of work. Also, I have been researching how to make Black walnut syrup. You can harvest from different kinds of trees to make syrup.
Cotton balls soaked in peppermint oil works like a charm to deter mice from certain areas. I promise!
Oh the joy of living off grid 😐 Plus side it's unbelievably satisfying when you fix the problem 😁😁😁😁 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Love from the UK x
Critters that chew are endless! We've had damage to all three vehicles, living in a similar climate, also with no garage. Instead of scents we use ultrasonic rodent repellers, which flash strobes and generate very high pitched noises. In my RV, I have a Loraffe unit wired to the engine battery. I use a solar panel on the roof to run a 12V charger to keep that system nicely charged. In the Tacoma and Bolt, we have battery powered Loraffe units that run on pairs of C-cells. We got lithium C's that have a USB C port for charging, and they last about 3 weeks on a charge. This mostly does the trick, but Frank also added some 1/4 inch welded wire screen on top of the cabin air filter in his Tacoma. It got invaded much like your Subaru did, they built a nest on top of the filter. I wish vehicles were designed to keep rodents out! It's just one of the difficulties of a rural lifestyle. By the way, I have a spare Loraffe unit, the kind that runs on C cells. You could try it out really easily, and order some for your own vehicles if you like it.
Baron. You can add a resistor(s) to reduce fan speed to suit. Borrow a bench power supply. Adjust voltage to the desired speed with car running. Note the voltage drop you need. Note current, too. Divide the two to get resistance. Power rating is current squared times Resistance. Amazon will sell you resistor(s). Drone will deliver, oh, not that far out.haha!
Elsa! You don’t need makeup you’re a natural beauty!! Nice work on the subie Barron! ❤😎👊🏽
Awe, happy your solar batteries finally arrived. Loved the make package you opened, what fun and all of those goodies looked amazing. Hope your garden is thriving!
Nice to see you today!. So absolutely Love your Topo wall Elsa! Great job
Also, if you turn on the recirculate air before you turn your car off, the rodents cannot get inside. The rodents are terrible this year in Colorado. We set traps outside to help reduce the damage caused by the nasty they create.
"Barronica" thats so good
You guys are amazing!! Elsa your artistic skills are crazy ! Baron, your ability to figure out any problem is crazy. Thank you both for your videos!!
I’m early! Enjoying rainy pizza dinner with my hubby and watching! So glad the solar stuff finally arrived 😊
You can use pine syrup! Some like it more than maple! Try it. Tap a 5needle pine tree. Slow cook down to thicken. Cool low and slow.
Maple syrup gives me Christmas vibes. So yes, Christmas trees 🌲. I love the mural, Elsa. Never played Tropico. But I think I would love to learn.
Your mural wall looks SO amazing ❤
We had the same problem for years
We live in the woods
Have tried many things
Finally found something that works very well
Bounce Dryer Sheets under the hood and inside the car
Along with Irish Spring chunks on the ground under the car
We live out of city limits, not quite out as far as you are, and found a product at Tractor Supply Company, brand name, Fresh Cab. It is a botanical rodent repellent that looks like a little bag of potpourri that hangs in the engine bay. It works for our vehicles. Not sure if you've tried something like this or not, but worth a little research.
Not a gamer ✋ but that game you and Barron were playing, the description alone sounded intriguing! Then how Barron gave a training almost epic!! And very easy to follow thanks Barron! 😂 loved it!
Also!! As a long time follower I feel like we have seen Kamp become an OG ♥️ it’s so beautiful the journey he’s been on with you guys to see him in your guys home at this point in his life brings so much happiness 😊😊❤
Elsa you do not need makeup. You are great just as you are. Can’t wait for the videos about the ins and outs of the off grid life.
Your house is looking so cozy!
Loved the rainbow! Everything looks great! Time to clean up your yard.
It’s always a good day when I see a new video by Barron and Elsa 😅
I am the same when it comes to the Maple -Pine thing. Like I know maple syrup comes from Maple tress but my brain always associates Maple syrup with pine trees. Brains are so weird. 🤣🤣
I did not realize I had this association until Barron started talking 😅
Hey guys! Remember that you may have to do maintenance, repairs, or replacements on your lithium/solar electrical system, even under difficult weather conditions. When you're choosing where to house the stuff, you may want to consider everything and do some work arounds in order to locate your system not too far away from your home. Just a thought......
I LOVE Tropico!! I have been playing it for years! Excited to see others play it too!
Love that mushroom chair!
Ship lap or tongue n groove stained would be beautiful on your ceilings.
Elsa…your hair is gorgeous!!!👠🚌👠
It is crazy how often mice cause absolute havoc! I make CZcams videos in a similar spirit as you guys and after over a year of roadlife we bought a vintage caravan that we just renovated out in the middle of nowhere. The number of times since we've been out here that we've had issues from mice/voles is too many to count. We actually just discovered this week that mice are getting into one of our cars... love learning from you guys! Keep on keepin' on!
Hey guys I’m from Central Oregon. Lived off grid for a few years tons of downs but some ups that make it a adventure - I now live in a tiny town on grid
Baron, you’re highly intelligent- have you already given consideration to the amount of snow you get in winter and how it’s going cover up your solar panels?
Can't he brush the snow off ? I am unfamiliar with solar and snow...
@@donnab9015but then he has to
Climb on the roof every time is snows. Maybe the track tilts?
Seeing sugar maple tree tapped in the spring is amazing. Even more visually stunning is the trees in the fall. Absolutely gorgeous colors ❤️
Barron is a beast, great job!
You both have been blessed for doing it smart. I'm sure it's been harder bc of the long wait for it but too many want it right now. Keep up the smart wrk.👍👍
I love the game Tropico! I feel like you can get a lot of life lessons from it. Also, that mural you did is so cool!
When I was in Canada the most popular thing that was in the grocery store I went to was maple cookie’s. I still don’t like the smell of maple lol I smelled maple everywhere up there ( well it seemed like it especially after going to maple groves, they were HUGE!😂)
You 2 got this!! Thanks for sharing this moment in time and adventure with us today!! C ya in a bit!!!!
EDIT::: YAYYYYY!! Success all around!!
A/C got fixed..solar installed.. aaaannnddd.. we got to see Barron,n, Elsa...be creative on many levels!! ---- And---- we got to enjoy James' energies!! Awesomeness..c ya on the next video!!!!
Byeeee!!
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The mural is spectacular! Truly talented people. ❤
I have no experiential basis to say this, but it seems to me that there is a huge front end learning curve when setting up off grid but once it's done, I would think the aggravation quotient drops off considerably...🤞🤞🤞
You got it. Heavy upfront investment of time and money! But we’re making these choices for our future!
@@ElsaRhaeit actually doesn't need to be super expensive! You'll be set for about $5000 for basic (pretty extensive) needs
Also yes there are some trade offs like not being able to do laundry at night but the trade offs are easy, small life changes that anyone can make with the right resources and information. Even with 800 watts of solar you can easily light your home any time, cook on infra red appliances, power your computers and devices, and run a water pump for your sink whenever you want. Washing machines can be added at this amount of solar, but you will have to compensate some of the washing and drying abilities with natural solar sources and smaller appliances.
@@feliciajohanna1031Maybe I'm not understanding, or you're priveledged enough to have some pre-existing assets, but I feel like you're missing very major steps if we're talking about setting up off-grid for the *future* and being able to meet your physiological needs of food, shelter, water, and rest. If you're intending to set up shelter and make efforts to become fully self-sustainable, you're going to first need land and shelter (even if you're not building a home, you can compare it to when these guys first moved on to their land - they still needed their vehicle and Scamp). If we're talking about becoming nomadic, you need shelter, transportation, and money to keep you going long enough to either make more remotely or become completely self reliant.
This is why so many van life influencers are young folks who used their daddy's money to commit to that investment or who didn't budget correctly and are now faking their CZcams videos by either hiding the fact that they are not full-time off-grid and are couch crashing or something, or are being disingenuous and are glamorizing the life they are _actually_ having in having to move their vehicle every night or multiple time a night because they're staying in parking lots, have no money to drive their home or eat (or who haven't had a well-balanced meal in months), or who don't have the ability to take care of their own hygiene (the young women who are acting like it's not _terrifying_ to be alone and sleeping in a vehicle at night get me the most).
It's a HUGE up front investment plus way more money until you finally don't have to keep going back on the grid to stock up. I have a little over $5K in my bank account right now and I can guarantee I would not be able to go off-grid with that. A _reliable_ car + insurance + trailer (or van) and the equipment I'd need would drain me before I even got to food or gas.
I really don't understand your thought process, but would definitely like to. I would _love_ to go off-grid. As a 29year old with nobody to gift me any of the things I need to do so and no pre-existing assets (which barely any millennial and definitely no Gen Z kids have), including a vehicle, there is no way that $5000 is going to cut it.
Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly, since I've been here from the beginning (came for Elsa's body-painting videos), but didn't even these two move back in with their folks for a little bit to be able to save up to buy the Scamp? To have a wedding (and an extremely low-cost one, at that) my coworker/neighbour and his fiancé had to rely on the graciousness of their parents and move back in so that they could actually save. We both have above-average-paying jobs, too, and him and his wife split the rent (I pay $2200 for a one-bedroom apartment). It's damn near impossible to save, now.
I sincerely hope you don't take this as an attack, but I feel like everyone underestimates the cost of actually doing something like this.
@@feliciajohanna1031 Yep! We bought our Scamp and the most basic solar setup for less than 5k and lived in that for 6 years! We know how to live on very little!
I’m completely with Barron on the maple syrup / Pine tree correlation. 🤷🏻♂️🤣
Soft maple trees (sugar maples) are the source of a sap that is tapped from the inner bark during early spring when the sap starts moving in the trees.
It's then slow boiled to reduce to thick syrup.
About 10 gallons of sap = 1 gallon of syrup.
It's actually 40 gallons sap to one of syrup, which helps to explain why maple syrup is so expensive. Continued boiling and prep beyond the syrup stage, done right, will produce maple butter, and even further boiling to a candy stage will produce maple candy.
@@francesw.6774
Thanks for the update.
My homstead is full of soft maples but I've never tapped them.
Your walls look so nice!! I’m glad you got your solar batteries!! Poor Subie!!
Blessings!!💚💚💚👫🐕🐕
Just all of this brings me such joy. Love seeing yall build the life yall want.
Ahhhhhhh Tropico!!!! I haven’t thought about that game in yyyyyyyyears!
Silver maples are where you get syrup from. Tap the trees, boil it then pkg it. We did this w my grandparents in Michigan. Yummy
You can tap a silver maple, but the sugar content is much lower than a sugar maple so you need a lot more sap to create syrup consistency. Definitely still delicious but not the most efficient method of making syrup!
@@HJPeet I think I've always called sugar maples silver. 😂 maybe my grandmother called it a sugar maple I and I thought silver. We planted 150 sugar maples on our 160 acres when I was a kid but there was already 50 trees. Miss those days.
No makeup is a clue that this is worth watching.
Please make a video on the pros and cons of living off grid I would love to see that:)
Glad you could get the car fixed and Baron has good skill set. Elsa you look beautiful.. I know if I lived off grid that I would be so happy to be able to wash clothes at home! Do you have a wringer washer? See you soon
Barron. Get 2 cats and you won't have mice or rats!
The coyotes will think the cats are a snack.
Buy 2 airdale terriers
Cats will decimate all of the local critters, not just the mice. They’ll kill the birds, bugs, rodents. Not good for the ecosystem.
cats wont last out there...too many predators...only indoors if i were them..
like 3 hours from a home depot it gives me anxiety being that far away from things. you just never know
Hello, from Michigan!
Hi...gini, watching from the North coast of Scotland......❤
Hi, from Oklahoma 😊
Hi...central Texas
OMG…Tropico! I played the crap out of that game back in the day. “ Exelency …the people are tired of watching the grass grow” 😂 looking forward to seeing the solar system come together. It can be daunting, but once you got it dialed in, you’ll be so happy. And you can always adjust it for your needs. ☺️✌️
The solar panel blow is giving N64 flashbacks. Been a hot minute since I’ve seen that move lol
Hahaha I thought the same thing!!!
lolol I'm a Vermonter and your maple syrup convo is hilarious.
Congratulations to both of you!! Going completely solar is excellent!! you’ve made it possible with all those extra solar collectors.. you can have your washing machine!! Yeh!!
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You need to make a trip to vermont and visit these people who been sending the maple syrup and make a video of it
I have used a product called Fresh Cab for years and have never had a rodent problem. It is made using balsam fir oil and smells pretty good as well.
Elsa n Barron I fell asleep during live been watching now so happy for you guys getting solar! How cool 😎 We love Maple Syrup here in the South 😆
Haa Canadian here, Maple Syrup comes from Maple Trees, but the Log Drivers Waltz rules!
My favorite cartoon!❤
Upstate New York, where I am, is a LOT like CANADA! Even POLITE!
@@MamaMudskipper I thought he was channeling Jessica Simpson. This is seriously something from a Canadian cartoon??
You are 100% perfect just as you are. Both of you are so amazingly beautiful in every way possible. I love you guys so much! Keep up the good work ❤
I admire the topographic wall with each shot of area 🤗. Nice work of transporting those batteries, nd panel install. I could almost smell the car when you were cleaning it. Nice job by you and your friend on the blower 👍👍. I love pure maple syrup too. And no, I don’t think of pine trees when thinking of the syrup. 🤣
Elsa you are beautiful with or without makeup! Thanks Barron for the tips on solar! I put it in my notes. Had no idea the difference between parrellel or series! You both are so awesome and I love how hands on you both are.
I used Battle Born batteries and Rich Solar panels along with the Victron components and blue tooth monitors. I have been very impressed. Hoping you have success as well.
Well you have done an amazing job on everything and I can’t wait to see more. ❤❤
Well I live off grid in NH but 15 minutes to amenities, it's civilization off grid. I finally put the house on grid electric after 5 years but it's only a back up. I leave the main off at the box but it's a nice option. Still I have enjoyed watching and about to pull the trigger on a gently used 16 foot scamp. Cheers from Keene NH
And most of all Thank You Fed Ex guy for going the extra Miles!!
That guy rocks 🥳🥳🥳
We keep up with the health of our solar system by passively listening to the sounds the inverter and charge controller make. The hum at night helps us sleep better too. Just some food for thought.
Tool check plus is awesome , great handy acquisition
Hello, the Wera tool-check plus kit is made in the Czech Republic. It looks so handy, may purchase one for each our son and daughter. They are both outdoors zone people. 🤭🇨🇦
Elsa playing Fallout!? Niiice! Well invested considering off grid psychology 😎🤣
I. Use some. Makeup for myself. I am old and widowed and have very thin almost invisible eyelashes and eyebrows. You are young and beautiful. You don’t need makeup. Also, if you only use it once in a while, it spoils, so you have to buy more. You should use sunscreen. Moisturizer . Take care and be well.
I loved the conversation at the end. Good stuff.
I used to spend hours playing Tropico
Nice!!
Often, all your interior car stuff are wired together, so if you blow a fuse for the fan, your interior lights don't work either. If you get a workshop manual for you car, often only 20$, it gives you useful tips.
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That contour line wall is amazing …….i love it.
You have a great home, very artistic ☺️. The hard work is worth it 💯
We (my guy) just installed solar on our 24 ft 2013 travel trailer. We just camped off grid last weekend and loved every second ! Hoping to take 3 months south and west and north and west next year just bouncing around to all the sights.
Ahh so glad you had an amazing trip!!
Way to go guys
I've always asked why Barron doesn't have a gaming channel or tech channel? I would watch it all day, and it's another source of income.
You are not the only one, Barron! 😂😊🤓 I believe that we associate pine trees with like maple syrup because pine trees are the first trees where like their bark is sticky, and we associate sap with that tree in particular. Like we know that maple trees are like the stable in Canada, and we also know that their leaves are in a certain 5 section shape. But I have never in my life seen a maple tree being tapped for sap, nor have I ever felt maple tree bark and felt it to be sticky
They don't call it a squirrel cage fan for nothing.....lol
I am so excited to glean off of the solar set up!!!