You need to create a swale system for the water to drain away from your home and other outbuildings during storms like this one. Like what they did at Tiny shiny house.
Tiny shiny home is in my opinion an oversized swale for how small the property is... As Geoff Lawton says, smaller property, smaller swales, bigger property, bigger swales. Multiple small swales work effectively as well.
You can adjust the handlebars a little more towards your body so your hands & arms are in a more comfortable position. We love ours! Helmets are a must for proper safety.
I just realized after all these videos you've made of your building, it's an amazing success story. There are going to be people who would like to do the same thing in the future and they could reference your videos in order to succeed building their own compound. And congratulations on your new bicycle. Nice way to have a picnic somewhere. Thanks for making me smile.
Seeing all that rain and winter around the corner, wondering when you will waterproof your home roof and sides. Seems like the weather will erode. Sadly after all that work. Any idea? Amazing builds and life❤❤❤
Been watching you guys for nearly a year now! So happy y’all are getting a sweet sponsor! The e-bikes are amazing, the root cellar is to die for! And omg the garden 😍😍 seeing all those birds is so cool
Seeing that lovely frog makes me wonder if you have a little ladder in your water cistern should creatures find their way in. Ive seen photos of similar things on the sides of pools. Thanks for sharing your super interesting projects & helping us learn about cool building techniques
You can never have enough berms or swales. Basins are never large enough. How much water in the inground cistern? What does the inside of the dome loo like? Haven't seen it in a while? What caused the delay in this weeks video? I was getting ready to put out an APB and request a welfare check from the neighnors.
WOW glad I found your channel after a year without.Evrrything is looking good.Tireless,determined homesteaders.Kudos on those jazzy E-Bikes.Makes a whole of difference with economic mobility(gas prices) accessing areas,rec time and freedom.Makes you look young again.
Love the e bikes guys😁👍 Wow it's been so long! I wanted to stop by and see how things have been coming along our there and it's great😊 Those storms are real crazy☺️ Looks like you guys enjoy that water💙 Nice seeing you two and I'll check in again sometime🤗
Good morning you guys are good afternoon hope you guys are having a wonderful day but looks like it's raining out there alright Jim you guys have a great day and God bless you guys
Howdy. Good to see you guys again. Great progress on the back filling. A lot of work for sure. I really enjoyed the trip up to Leslie Canyon. I haven’t been up there in a year or so. Great memories. I used to maintain that road years ago. Thank you for the memories. The e bikes look like a lot of fun. Appreciate the information on them. Stay safe and can hardly wait for your next video.
A truck load of wood chips in a strategic location would soak up a lot of water, and could be used as compost or mulch for garden in future. Makes for mud free pathways too.
Having recently aquired an ebike, I can tell you that the weight of the bike, rider, and any gear being carried, play into the distance you can travel/amount of battery used.
Beautiful I love toads and frogs, at 17:16 I love the seed head of this yellow daisy like flower it has a green flowers after the yellow what a beauty, before seeds dries. So please your swales work channelling the water away from the root cellar. On these bike you have speed and more excess to the open air, and a little exercise looking good thanks for the video.
Isn’t it weird how those Colorado river toads just pop right up out of the ground when it rains, they’re kind of cute. We had one that for several years sat under our back porch light at night, eating all the moths. It was Like a pet, we would walk past him back-and-forth and it didn’t even bother him❤
What a cool little trip, especially on e-bikes. I’m laughing right now because my brother got a new e-bike that is rated for a max speed of like 30 mph. When he tried it for the first time, he got it up to like 40 and was super excited....until he realized it was displaying in kilometers per hour! 😂 Jim’s bike is probably set to kph and Jess’ bike is reading mph, which she showed in the video. Let us know if that’s the case. 😊 Can you update us on what’s going on with the cistern?
You need to review your tipping technique to empty wet dirt from the full wheelbarrow. Run the risk of injuring your back. Either fill half way then tip. Or shovel one third, then tip. You will have more control. Hate to see you mixing cob at ankle height. Prefer a more ergonomic height off a low tabke/stand. Great that you can both enjoy some away time riding the ebikes.
You could save on fuel for your car when you want to go to the store for a couple of items and not a big load, and it don't cost you nothing to keep it charged up. Those bikes looked like a lot of fun to ride.
Wow! Full water tanks! That's terrific! I have been giving serious thought to getting an e-cargo bike. I'll have to save up for it though. Your ride sure looked like a lot of fun.
Hi J and J! Hello from Australia! New subscriber here. Initially found your channel through the rain harvesting tips video and subscribed. Love the channel
Be careful of the batteries exploding, keep the dry as you can , and store them out of your house and not in the bike , charging in an area outside of your living area
I get that your property has only a "gentle slope". I still think a ditch clear across in front of your building area , intercepting the slope and directing water where you want it to go, is needed. And nice to hear about the fully poly and IBC tanks, but conspicuous by its absence is whether there's water in the in-ground reservoir. Maybe it's down for repairs?
Maybe I'm just paranoid a bit, but maybe you should keep specific coordinates private i.e. Leslie Canyon, 10 mi. ride from homestead etc. Just looking out for you safety. Love your content. (I understand if you delete this comment🥰)
Pull or drill through the old casing. Pressure flush existing hole it will clear the debris. Need to use a heavy sediment pump on the top end. More than likely will have hire a pumper to come in due to the head pressure.
I don't remember anything about pumps or filters when you built the cistern and that water has been in there for a very long time. What keeps it from going stagnant? Love you guys
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Be careful where you park those bikes, they apparently have a problem with bursting into flames from the battery. I would keep them outside away from any buildings, well not your buildings because I don’t think your Cobb buildings would burn but your trailer surely would burn down. ❤
That's a lot of work,but can't you guys start waterproofing your finished cob on your new home before moving on to work with cob elsewhere?!It's sad to see a part falling down with every rainpour
You have power not used. 240dc or 24 dc hudrolic engine. For a small bobcat. In a small area. Run a live cable. Or batteries. 24 volt. Will not last long. But heat is a killer. I know........ Please put water pipes under the solar system. Contacting the back of panels. Solar panels get hot. You loss power. To hot. Solar need stay at a normal temp. ... Use the hot water for other projects. So many things can do with hot water and steam. It a shame no run pipe under the house for winter. Australia in wa in aboriginal community it get bad hot. 1 inch ran a hr. But snow . No. Cold yes -3 sun up 15 dc tops. My first message. Keep the love And allways look wife when talking ❤ Love mick Australia 🇦🇺
You need to create a swale system for the water to drain away from your home and other outbuildings during storms like this one. Like what they did at Tiny shiny house.
We have earthworks, rainwater harvesting basins. We show them in this video
I think he means expand and improve as you go.
Tiny shiny home is in my opinion an oversized swale for how small the property is... As Geoff Lawton says, smaller property, smaller swales, bigger property, bigger swales. Multiple small swales work effectively as well.
I dug a swale and it made a huge difference.
You can adjust the handlebars a little more towards your body so your hands & arms are in a more comfortable position. We love ours! Helmets are a must for proper safety.
We'll definitely be getting some helmets.😁
I just realized after all these videos you've made of your building, it's an amazing success story. There are going to be people who would like to do the same thing in the future and they could reference your videos in order to succeed building their own compound. And congratulations on your new bicycle. Nice way to have a picnic somewhere. Thanks for making me smile.
Seeing all that rain and winter around the corner, wondering when you will waterproof your home roof and sides. Seems like the weather will erode. Sadly after all that work. Any idea? Amazing builds and life❤❤❤
Love watching your journey.
_Please_ invest in helmets. People are soft, the ground is hard. Ask me how I know.
GOD BLESS THE RAINS!!!!... SO KOOL TO SEE ALL YUR STORAGE SO FULL. CONGRATS ON THE 2ND ELEC BIKE, AND A GOOD DAY OUTSIDE. ENJOY THE AUTUMN DAYS!👍👍🙏🙏🌥🌦
Nice to hear and see Jess - where her health is allowing her feel a lot happier... Haha love the white CROCS in the mud
Been watching you guys for nearly a year now! So happy y’all are getting a sweet sponsor! The e-bikes are amazing, the root cellar is to die for! And omg the garden 😍😍 seeing all those birds is so cool
It’s so nice to see you both smiling on your bike ride - looks like lots of fun!❤
I 👍🏽 agree
I haven't checked in on you guys in a while. Highest respect for living in the desert off grid! You guys are amazing!
looks fun! have fun, stay safe thank you ALL
Seeing that lovely frog makes me wonder if you have a little ladder in your water cistern should creatures find their way in. Ive seen photos of similar things on the sides of pools.
Thanks for sharing your super interesting projects & helping us learn about cool building techniques
You can never have enough berms or swales. Basins are never large enough.
How much water in the inground cistern?
What does the inside of the dome loo like? Haven't seen it in a while?
What caused the delay in this weeks video? I was getting ready to put out an APB and request a welfare check from the neighnors.
What a nice bike trip! It's good to see the tires held up to our rocky dirt roads.
The trip was fun! Those tires are definitely nice for these rough roads.
Hey brother Jim you guys are doing well and we are so excited to see it when it’s all done buddy we love you both out there
WOW glad I found your channel after a year without.Evrrything is looking good.Tireless,determined homesteaders.Kudos on those jazzy E-Bikes.Makes a whole of difference with economic mobility(gas prices) accessing areas,rec time and freedom.Makes you look young again.
First 2 days of fall it was over 100f here. Then yesterday got shy of 2 inches of rain, breaking the heatwave.
Bikes are pretty cool. Looks like you guys had fun :)
Love the e bikes guys😁👍 Wow it's been so long! I wanted to stop by and see how things have been coming along our there and it's great😊 Those storms are real crazy☺️ Looks like you guys enjoy that water💙 Nice seeing you two and I'll check in again sometime🤗
Nice to see you both smiling and having some fun! 🎉
Good morning you guys are good afternoon hope you guys are having a wonderful day but looks like it's raining out there alright Jim you guys have a great day and God bless you guys
Howdy. Good to see you guys again. Great progress on the back filling. A lot of work for sure.
I really enjoyed the trip up to Leslie Canyon. I haven’t been up there in a year or so. Great memories. I used to maintain that road years ago. Thank you for the memories.
The e bikes look like a lot of fun. Appreciate the information on them. Stay safe and can hardly wait for your next video.
Super inspiring as always! We are excited for you! ❤
Video opening is great, Jess! Nice video❤
so great to see you feeling so well Jess!
Happy to see enjoying each other's company
The forecast is for even more rain this season than last year.
What a great way to get your mail. Easy and exercise all in one
I like the utility aspect of the bike
Hi thanks for an awesome video.
A truck load of wood chips in a strategic location would soak up a lot of water, and could be used as compost or mulch for garden in future. Makes for mud free pathways too.
Having recently aquired an ebike, I can tell you that the weight of the bike, rider, and any gear being carried, play into the distance you can travel/amount of battery used.
Cool bikes, and a really scenic ride. Really happy you guys did not get flooded out, but yet got your water nearly full.😊
Cob...⛈ re-cob...⛈ re-cob...⛈ re-cob...⛈🌽💫🙄
Love your content, will watch again! LOVE THE E-BIKE!!! Thanks for showing how great it it!👏
Bro u need to do the ken barbie bit. “Hey barbie wanna go for a ride”😂😂
Awesome! Y’all are so hard core it’s all beautiful and inspiring!
Glad to see the monsoon didn't ruin the root cellar again.
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, having fun is also important.
Love the bikes, what fun! Good seeing you two take a break. Thanks, enjoyed the video.
Keep on keeping on!!! Nice to see you having fun.
Chasing the cows looked fun 🐄🚴♂️
Maybe she can raise the handle bars and or lower her seat to improve her issues with her hands.
Beautiful I love toads and frogs, at 17:16 I love the seed head of this yellow daisy like flower it has a green flowers after the yellow what a beauty, before seeds dries. So please your swales work channelling the water away from the root cellar.
On these bike you have speed and more excess to the open air, and a little exercise looking good thanks for the video.
Looking Good👍♥️🙏🥰
Isn’t it weird how those Colorado river toads just pop right up out of the ground when it rains, they’re kind of cute. We had one that for several years sat under our back porch light at night, eating all the moths. It was Like a pet, we would walk past him back-and-forth and it didn’t even bother him❤
What a cool little trip, especially on e-bikes. I’m laughing right now because my brother got a new e-bike that is rated for a max speed of like 30 mph. When he tried it for the first time, he got it up to like 40 and was super excited....until he realized it was displaying in kilometers per hour! 😂 Jim’s bike is probably set to kph and Jess’ bike is reading mph, which she showed in the video. Let us know if that’s the case. 😊 Can you update us on what’s going on with the cistern?
You need to review your tipping technique to empty wet dirt from the full wheelbarrow. Run the risk of injuring your back. Either fill half way then tip. Or shovel one third, then tip. You will have more control. Hate to see you mixing cob at ankle height. Prefer a more ergonomic height off a low tabke/stand.
Great that you can both enjoy some away time riding the ebikes.
You should of played,"Raindrops keep falling on my head" from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, when you and Jess rode the bike.
You could save on fuel for your car when you want to go to the store for a couple of items and not a big load, and it don't cost you nothing to keep it charged up. Those bikes looked like a lot of fun to ride.
I wish i could afford one. It would let me get exercise. I like the one w cargo carrier and it looks easier to get on and off.
Wow! Full water tanks! That's terrific!
I have been giving serious thought to getting an e-cargo bike. I'll have to save up for it though. Your ride sure looked like a lot of fun.
Very cool bikes, looks like alot of fun
Hi Jim and Jess,,I just got an ebike and man are they a blast, looks like you guys had fun
Hi J and J! Hello from Australia! New subscriber here. Initially found your channel through the rain harvesting tips video and subscribed. Love the channel
With her skills she can make a nice cushion the backseat. Also, that thing will be awesome for taking the dogs on a little jog.
Great video the bikes are sweet,everything looks amazing Jim and Jess and Peter always working hard!
Wow, you got lots of water!
Be careful of the batteries exploding, keep the dry as you can , and store them out of your house and not in the bike , charging in an area outside of your living area
It should ALWAYS start with water diversion.
What a rain!😎
I am surprised the cobb on the outside of your dome stood up to all of that rain.
House is looking great.
It’s been a while since I last watched you guys must say…things looking good 🙏
This is what family looks like.
The green one looks a little tall for Jess
It's not too bad.
I get that your property has only a "gentle slope". I still think a ditch clear across in front of your building area , intercepting the slope and directing water where you want it to go, is needed. And nice to hear about the fully poly and IBC tanks, but conspicuous by its absence is whether there's water in the in-ground reservoir. Maybe it's down for repairs?
We have the basins for rain.
Maybe I'm just paranoid a bit, but maybe you should keep specific coordinates private i.e. Leslie Canyon, 10 mi. ride from homestead etc. Just looking out for you safety. Love your content. (I understand if you delete this comment🥰)
Awesome bike for sure, I want both of those hem myself
Pull or drill through the old casing. Pressure flush existing hole it will clear the debris. Need to use a heavy sediment pump on the top end. More than likely will have hire a pumper to come in due to the head pressure.
I don't remember anything about pumps or filters when you built the cistern and that water has been in there for a very long time. What keeps it from going stagnant? Love you guys
OMG! It’s on!!!!
Thanks for sharing 👍😀
That was cool my friend.
❤TY for the VIDEO 😊 PEACE
Jim, please show us how much water you have in the Big Underground water tank.
Love it keep it up as always 💘
When stopping on a bike with a too tall seat, get off the seat and stand on the pedals. Then put one foot down when stopped.
Great watching you guys.❤
Jesse I feel your seat could go a bit higher less stress on your legs😅
Thanks for watching!
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how much water is in the cistren now ?
Hey they look great, nice to see around where you live
Liked the video, guys❤
You're wife and I carries the same knife LoL I paid $15 and it has all the features I need. Not fancy by any stretch but it gets the job done...
Good stuff!!!😊🎉❤
Great video always interesting 👍 👌
Helmets are essential!!!!
Could you get into town and back on the hovecart? That would probably really get you a ton of utility on the homestead.
Really nice storm to wrap up monsoon season. Did the fresh cob on the owl box get damaged?
Be careful where you park those bikes, they apparently have a problem with bursting into flames from the battery. I would keep them outside away from any buildings, well not your buildings because I don’t think your Cobb buildings would burn but your trailer surely would burn down. ❤
Glad you got a good top off on the water situation, how is the big cistern doing?
Jess was on the boys bike
👍👍Definitely want to join your 🚲 biker 🚲 gang!🤠
I think that was a monsoon river road, a very rare species. LOL
Has your cistern filled up also?
Cool Everything held up in the monsoon. Check how to calibrate the odometers.
Nice you both have bikes now.
When are you guys going to move into your dome house?
Hey Jim and Jess, I have wanted to ask this for a while now. How wide are your earthbag walls without cobb, and with cobb?
Thank You!
That's a lot of work,but can't you guys start waterproofing your finished cob on your new home before moving on to work with cob elsewhere?!It's sad to see a part falling down with every rainpour
You have power not used.
240dc or 24 dc hudrolic engine. For a small bobcat. In a small area. Run a live cable. Or batteries. 24 volt. Will not last long. But heat is a killer. I know........
Please put water pipes under the solar system. Contacting the back of panels. Solar panels get hot. You loss power. To hot. Solar need stay at a normal temp. ...
Use the hot water for other projects. So many things can do with hot water and steam.
It a shame no run pipe under the house for winter.
Australia in wa in aboriginal community it get bad hot. 1 inch ran a hr.
But snow . No.
Cold yes -3 sun up 15 dc tops.
My first message.
Keep the love
And allways look wife when talking ❤
Love mick Australia 🇦🇺
The speedometers should be calibrated to the tire size. Are you sure you both started at 0?
I like your bikes. God bless.
Glad you like them!