Please put gutters on cabin and catch rain water off of your roof. Build a pump house with water catchment inside to store water. It will provide year round water to draw from even in the winter, throw a livestock water heater in the tote if u had to. I did that with my cabin. Its Like having a well. Pump house is the way to go.

Dave and Brook are knee deep in projects too, and are now working on restoring the abandoned cabin on the property they bought. Who knows though, Dave's brother is helping them so maybe he will make time to help, they are great people...

Spring is so exciting! Water! Yay! Lol. And Maple syrup! Yay! 😁🍁🌄💕

Jay your water looks perfect You are doing everything right Great filter's, you and Jen have A Great Day love Ginger L USA ALABAMA ❤

Awesome, looking forward to maple season!!!

Jen - you look like a shy little blue elf in the opening shot. Too cute!😍🇨🇦

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

😊🙂😉❤️

Thank you Jay and Jen 👋🏻God Bless 🙏🏻 Appreciate you my friends!

It's going to be another fun summer!

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

🙂 looking forward to it too 😀

Lots of things happening in spring. Would love to see you build a couple cold frame boxes for your early growing. The extra windows you found would be perfect for the lids.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

That would work nice right? Good idea

Oh wow I never heard of snow fleas.

Yup saw the video when Brooke and Dave interviewed the two of you nice interview . Ya we have those snow fleas pretty strange critters , Nice that you can get the water going again Yay for you and Jen. Spring is coming . Happy tapping that will be a nice watch with the maple syrup Until next time God bless take care .

Guys thanks for including us on your journey.

My heart skipped a beat last thing I knew you were rolling the tarp up on your truck and then your truck was moving then I realized it was you in the truck lol

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Ha....sorry to do that to ya. Lol

Water water everywhere and lots of drops to drink. Welcome to spring.

@eileenspamer

4 ай бұрын

the plants will love the rain ,, dont let evil biden cut that off uk granny

Love your new hairstyle Jen. Looks great 👍

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Oh thank you!

Jay You had to go and make this video all about water 😊 ( Kidding) Glad you were able to get the system back up and running. Wishing you the best of success with rain water access this year.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

😁

Glad to see you home safe and sound. Hope you enjoyed your trip. All you need now is some rain. Stay safe. God Bless!

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

They are really a type of harmless springtail that eats decaying leaves and fungus. They have a series of proteins that allow them to survive in cold and freezing temperatures. These proteins are being studied to see if they might prolong the length of time harvested organs can last before being transplanted.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Wow....very cool

Love you guys👍👍

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Lots of love my friend

Nice!

Brooke @GirlInTheWoods has opened a coffee house with her daughter, Belles Coffee House in Big Rapids!!

You guys are so awesome!

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

😊😊😊

Love your videos and enjoy watching them. May the lord bless and protect you and Jen and working on the homestead and getting water

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I saw the interview with Brook and Dave, one of my favorites with you two.

I'll be doing the same at our camp first week of April. I use washing machine hoses too, makes it easy to dis/reconnect.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Works great 👍

It’s March 11th and we still have 3+ feet of snow here at the cabin and it’s supposed to snow later today and for the next few days. I am ready for spring and no snow but still have a month or more before that happens. Enjoy your day.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Ewe.....we feel for ya. Although it is winter still.....an early spring is always welcomed

love the video jay and jen ....cheers

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Cheers buddy

Hey Jay u should take the belt off the cluch it make the sled move easy it let the track move 😂

@OffgridwithJayandJen

19 күн бұрын

Ha....probably the better way, lol

WOOT WOOT.......spring has sprung .......rain water and maple sap......I bet having water now, frees up your time from doing winter water chores, so now you can do more fun stuff.....cheers and be well

Good see ya all back. You could try putting heat tape on water supply above ground. This would keep it from freezing. For a few days if necessary. Its worth a try anyway. My parents used heat hope on roof and gutter system. When snow started laying they turn it on. Worked good

Good to see you back at the cabin.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Well, I've done it. I burned through from the very beginning to current Jay and Jen. What an awesome journey! Watching the progression from novice KZreadr to incredible and refined videos was amazing. You guys have done such an incredible job and built such an amazing life up there in the woods. Looking forward to seeing the new projects moving forward! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with all of us.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

You rock buddy.....thank you so much for the support and joining us. Glad to have ya

Get your torch out. No more snow flees!! Welcome back. Nice vacation video you did!

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Hey....thank you. I was really happy with that vacation video, glad you liked it too. 😁

Man I can’t wait to get my rain catchment up and going !! Yall are my hero’s lol

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Oh man..you are going to be impressed with the rain catchment in the next video or two.

never heard of snow fleas till you mentioned it today. lived in Wisconcin for almost 40 years. always learn something new.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Cool....ya I guess they help break down leaves and make things decompose well.

Saw you on Sean in Alaska live the other day! Nice to see everyone getting together! Another great video as always! Exciting to get the water back on too.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

I agree Deb.....Sean was one of my earliest subscribers, Great guy....I really enjoy his Lives =)

❤ Easy peasy let the trees flow forth thy tappy.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Woot woot

no snow yet in yorksire uk hu29 yet lol

Never even heard of snow fleas. Wonder if those were what Ryan from Surviving Ringworm found on his last video. He found a bunch of bugs right after it warmed up or something. He's somewhere in Michigan as well.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Wow...ya they blanket the snow top in winter. I guess they are a critical part to decomposing material in the soil.

@nahnotsomuch2292

4 ай бұрын

​@@OffgridwithJayandJenI'm in Minnesota. Can't say I've ever seen them here. But, I guess I haven't looked for them either. We got almost no snow this year though.

With all of the blue hues in the thumbnail it finally looks like you got your off grid cabin in Santorini. Enjoyed the video as always.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

😀

I let my tote lid say slightly loose in order to let air in as the water is used... otherwise a suction occurs that causes a flow problem. I also use a 4 gallon under sink pressure tank on the 12V system. It takes a bit to refill or fill from empty but what is nice is that I can use some small mounts of tap water for sometime before the pump runs. Without the tank, the pump will run every time I open the tap. As the wife or husband are sleeping the other may run a little water without waking up the sleeper.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

I like those improvements.....my pump seems to surge sometimes....Maybe if I loosen the lid that will help. Thanks a ton David

Your new hairstyle is very becoming Jen

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

🙂❤️

Dave puts together some good vids for sure. I've learned alot. A well is certainly a good idea. Make it happen, yo. 3 weeks food, but only 3 days water and ur dead. kek

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Yikes

Do you put a trap on the rain water before it goes into the tank? Some bigger diameter traps have a cap at the bottom that you might open and let the sediment drain out. This might help the quality that gets into the tank have less sediment.

@anthonyc1883

4 ай бұрын

Shows in the final seconds of the video Jay stretching a nylon-type sock over the inlet to the tank and then positioning the gutter downspout right into it.

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

I don't do anything fancy to filter the rainwater at first. Only while transferring it. I do use cheap filter socks to catch the big stuff

You may have potential for a standpoint well at the bottom of the hill on your property.

Couple things do you have your drive belt off ?? Also never tow your machine that way ,you will snap your steering components. Look up proper way to tow a snowmobile

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for looking out David, =)

Woot woot! Water at the cabin! Did you get a hair cut Jen it looks super cute! Who was the winner of the bottle of syrup? or are you giving it away with this years batch was curious because I saw you get all the buckets and hoses to tap some trees

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Jen picked 3 winners a couple days ago....she made a community post about it. So far only one of the three claimed theirs. Might have to pick a couple more soon if unclaimed

What is the green store?

@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Menards

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@OffgridwithJayandJen

4 ай бұрын

Woot woot

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