Having been a homebuilder for many years, this is going to be entertaining. I'm going to get a big batch of popcorn ready for next week.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank - hope you're enjoying our videos!

That pathway is going to be natures challenge so many times when it comes to weather, growing woodlands, winter season, you name it. I do wish the best and yes a tractor to get out of predicaments is wise.

@AdventurousWay

Жыл бұрын

Our tractor has turned out to be far more useful than we ever imagined!

The safety gear is the best idea. I knew of a story that did not end well when someone got hit with a falling tree. We like you around.😀

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, too many stories of bad things happening to not take safety seriously!

Great job guys! Looking great.

@AdventurousWay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good job, a lot of hardwork ahead but your on your way.

Not bad for never doing it before. Glad to see you kept the chain out of the dirt, dirt will dull the chain really fast.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, I was trying really hard to keep the chain out of the dirt. I was keeping an eye on the teeth and think I managed it - they all looked clean and sharp!

what a great adventure! Look forward to seeing future videos about your homestead.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Love seeing the progress!

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s only a small step, but it felt great to see the progress!

I saw oneof those pole saws by coincidence today at the local Restore. Probably work with a new battery. I don't need it. I notice it is fairly heavy, due to leverage of course. i just use a folding ladder and a reciprocating saw, for the limited limbing I do to create a space below for fire safety. In Vermont no wildfire problem. I lived in Vermont for 30 years and although not knowledgable about property ownership issues, I never heard that Vermont soil was impermeable. What I knew about the perc test was in connection with large developments, which sometimes had a problem. Assuming your land is not all rock, or swamp it is hard to believe you need to pump your sewage up. I think they are giving you s snow job. (No, snow job is not a Vermont expression--it just means smoke & mirrors). Considering you started with a wish to avoid building codes altogether, I personally would be offended to have the very choice of the house site dictated by circumstances beyond my control. Or otherwise, big Shekels. ut on the other hand, contractors are great when they are good. I had a septic system installed, in California, by the best contractor locally ( Levelled the trenches with laser precision) but that was only possible because it was 2009. ) I am even as we speak awaiting another downturn in the credit economy. The same contractor now is still friendly but too busy for me. I am low income. The state and the county make much of the their work and of course commercial development which--unlike Vermont-- proceeds apace. What I can see for sure is you need a whole lot more town meeting and meeting the local town people. I just hate to see you get marketed a commercial grade of Vermont. Please, at least do not judge- until you get clear of the commercial interests. But this is all retrospective. And by now, you two ARE the culture, as a result of your video. Another point I meant to make is that places with no zoning also might tend to attract toxic extremists. It is not good to be in complicity with irresponsible neighbors, whose crimes descend into who knows where.? Ignorance itself.The dread mire of smalltown Hell.

@garagefabroart

19 күн бұрын

Nobody acknowledged this fantastic comment so I figured I would. This is great advice!

Congratulations on y’all new adventure!

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paula!

Piece of advice, cut off and dry all the birch bark from the dead trees I saw. Excellent firestarter and natural too. Be advised also, your subscribers count will climb higher than it ever would have as an RV channel. KZreadrs with off grid/homesteading/building as a noob have some enormous subscriber counts. Good luck to you and enjoy it as much as you can.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip, thank you! We’ve been discussing with our forester how to make the best use of the resources on our land but that idea hadn’t come up! Aside from doing this safely, our goal is to have fun!

Congratulations to you both, love the video

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The tractor sounds like a really good idea 👍

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

We can’t wait!

Great job clearing a pathway for your truck! Glad that you have chosen to take care of your health with the safety gear!

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, safety is a top priority, we want to enjoy our land for many many decades.

Yea mosquitos are pretty much unavoidable in Vermont from late May through September. Worse in spring but they never really go away until a killing frost.

Great video. Really appreciate the attention to safety…you can never be too safe. I prefer battery tools too, it’s much less fatigue on my arms and shoulders. You may want to consider including a non-disclosure clause in you contractor agreements as per your location to protect your privacy moving forward. I would do it!

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Tracy! Yes, we definitely want to keep our privacy as much as possible.

Those long handle pruners are called Loppers, I love mine and use them all the time. They make it so easy to cut branches. When I first bought my electric chain saw it swung close to my leg and it was a miracle it didn't get any of my flesh. From that point on I took better safety precautions, used better angles to cut from but that was really scary. I did watch KZread videos to properly cut trees, logs and large branches but I don't recall any of them talking about safety of the body in detail. Luckily I didn't have to learn the hard way, you guys certainly did it correctly with the safety aspect and the path looks great!

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks! Weren’t sure what they were called! We are trying to stay as safe as possible - want to avoid any near misses (or worse!) if we can!

OMG, the helmets are priceless! I've been doing this kind of work my whole life, but like everything you do you'll quickly surpass me with your knowledge. But those helmets..... : ) Better to be safe . . . I love that kind of work.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, definitely better to be safe!

Nice job guys! We carry shears like the long handle green ones in the jeep to clear trails of needed.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea! If we had those when going off-roading maybe we would have less scratches :D

Beautiful land +40 acres Wow, how nice. I would need to hire at least two people crew to get the heavy stuff. Springtime at that, Nature on the go. I don`t know if you have Whiperwills (birds) but the Males make calls out as their name sounds at nite, Very Cool. A lot of good comments. Two thumbs Up for all safety-mindedness (me too).

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott! With the think walls of the RV we hear all sorts of birds, including at night. Unfortunately we don't know enough to identify the birds.

just found your channel.. welcome to VT! This really is a great state to live in and yes. the mosquitoes are awful in the woods. I often will not hike in my local woods just because when I do I pick up about 10,000 of them in less than 1000 ft into the woods (it is very swampy though as I live right on lake Champlain

@AdventurousWay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We have absolutely fallen in love with VT and everyone has been so welcoming! We treated our work clothes with permethrin spray from REI and it seemed to really help. In fact, since we treated them we haven't seen a single tick, and it really helped keep the mosquitoes at bay. Wearing long sleeves and pants while doing hard work in the hot, sticky weather wasn't much fun, but it was better than thousands of mosquito bites!

I follow overlanders that carry battery powered chain saws to clear their paths when needed. Saves a ton of labor and work.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m impressed so far. I’m not going to compare it to a gas chainsaw but the convenience aspect is awesome and it has enough power for what I’ve needed so far.

Make sure you make a turn around spot

I'm wishing I was there with a wood chipper to grind all that brush you have cut down. :) Looks amazing. Love your channel.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Us too! We've been trying to plan out how we can make best use of all the slash and trees that we've cleared so far as well as the stuff we'll have to clear for the driveway and house site. We don't have much use for firewood (the house itself will be all-electric, so it'll just be for outside use like campfires, etc) so we're looking at what can be milled, what can be used for wood chips (e.g. laying on the trails) and any other uses we can find!

@Avscout

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdventurousWay Wood chippers are generally good for stuff smaller than about 3 inches in diameter. You can have a massive pile for footpaths from all you are trimming. A lot of folks will come get the firewood or you can sell it, just put up a sign with your number. 😃

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

@@Avscout that’s our thinking - maybe give away some firewood to the neighbors. For the chipper, there’s a rental place nearby that rents chippers that’ll take anything up to 15” diameter! I’m thinking things larger than 10” might be good for milling and less than that can be chipped for our trails. It’s gonna be a big pile!

Once I sell my current house and land, my intent is to build some sort of a house with large garage, probably more like a garage/shop with an attached house, because the shop/garage will be bigger than the living quarters. Here's what someone did in Idaho, check out his channel: kzread.info/dron/erx3Bhn4Nl5tbaSbdjxSXg.htmlvideos Search KZread for "shop house" and "barndominium" and you will never get bored of all the info you can find.

Hope you had a fabulous dinner tonight !!!!! Happy Anniversary!!!!

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry - we had a wonderful meal!

There are bio-based mosquito control rings for ponds and pools that are an alternative to chemical controls.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, I will check those out.

Please keep a running tab on all of the equipment you have to buy.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

We are keeping lots of very detailed records on everything! We've shared a little more detail on the specific tools we used over on our blog: www.adventurousway.com/blog/clearing-the-road

Looking good guy’s. Keep up the good work Before you know it you will be putting a mailbox out front.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

It’s funny you say that, I’m really looking forward to getting a mailbox installed but there are a surprising number of things we have to do first!

Seeing as you're going to be buying a ton of tools, check out Project Farm on KZread for some of the best unbiased tool comparisons :) He covers both tools and consumables like blades etc

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

I love that channel - straight to the point, objective comparisons, boom! I've watched so many comparisons of things that I have no intention of ever buying, I just find it fun!

Why empty out the oil if you are going to use hours/next day later?

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

I read a lot of reviews saying this chainsaw in particular likes to leak oil from the automatic bar oiler when not in use. Most people just put a rag under it in the garage but it’s not quite that easy for us given it’s in the truck bed. Figured it’s easier to drain the oil off myself than have it all leak out everywhere!

@utahredrock1

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've never done that, and have many, many hours of chainsaw use (mostly gas). But this could easily be a good thing to do, though not yet on my list.

I need that driveway a wee bit wider for our TREMOR, please....😂

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Working on it! We have a spot with your name on it!

I haven't watched the video yet, but if you don't have them already, invest in some logger's style chaps. They are embedded with Kevlar (or something similar) and will bring the chain to a screeching halt if things get out of control and you hit your leg with the chain. It's like my motorcycle riding boots, I feel naked without them.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Spoiler alert: you might like the video 😜

Mosquito eater fish maybe for the pond? We get them free upon request from our County abatement department.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

I've never even heard of such a thing - we'll have to look into it! Thanks for the suggestion :-)

Hope you have time to do some metal detecting!

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

We’ve already found a few old items on the property. Who knows what other mysteries are waiting to be unearthed!

Have fun checking for ticks! Watch out for poison ivy!!

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Eurgh, yeah, ticks are no joke! We've protected all our clothing with permethrin, tuck pants into our socks, keep collars as tight as we can, and wear gloves. We still do a tick check after each session too. I've heard from some locals that the worst of it seems to be over this season, so that's good I guess! Once we clear some of the brush it should be a little easier.

In your previous working life did you ever see yourself strapping on chaps and running a chainsaw? Going to be a fun journey developing your property. Come on tractor.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, nothing quite this hands-on, although I've always been something of a maker - I'd come home from a day of meetings and slide decks and get to work in the garage, either working on my ATVs or doing some woodworking. That tractor can't come soon enough!

Do you know what poisen oak and ivey looks like????

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately both of us are very familiar with both!

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Hi. Why do you need to empty the oil every time in the chainsaw?

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of reviews of the Dewalt chainsaw were using say it likes to leak oil from the automatic bar oiler when not in use. Given ours is in the truck bed, I’d rather not have it leaking oil everywhere in there so figured it’s easier to empty the oil each time we’re done for the day. Only takes a few seconds.

@utahredrock1

3 жыл бұрын

Adventurous Way stick it in a plastic bag to see if it actually leaks. Even if it does that may be a better way to control it than emptying the oil.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea! It really doesn’t take long to drain the oil - to be honest, the chainsaw was almost empty after going through a battery anyway!

Having issue with finding gasoline for the chain saw? I wonder if they realized their truck uses gasoline, but BOY are they in for a surprise when it runs out of gas and they try to plug it in somewhere!

@AdventurousWay

Жыл бұрын

I would highly recommend using ethanol free gas in a small engine like a gas-powered chainsaw. At least around here, that's not all that easy to find, and is only available in 93 octane premium gas - i.e. it's expensive and the nearest gas stations that sell it are a little way away. My truck is perfectly happy with regular 89 octane gas, so we don't run the same gas in the chainsaw as the truck. Obviously that's not an issue with our electric chainsaw which runs on regular Dewalt Flexvolt batteries that we can recharge in our RV using solar or our generator.

Why do you pour the oil back out of your equipment...dont understand, i have cut wood for many years...please inform

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a very fair question! Ordinarily I wouldn’t, except there are loads of reviews of this chainsaw saying it likes to leak oil when left in storage, and I don’t want it leaking out in the back of my truck as we drive around. If I were just storing it on a shelf in my garage I probably wouldn’t bother.

@rickmadison7241

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you now i understand good luck to you as i intend to watch all the way im looking to get out of communist calif and looking in the wyoming idaho or maybe south dakota area...

Just found you guys, is Diana Dutch?

@AdventurousWay

Жыл бұрын

I'm Latvian!

Check out “Ambition Strikes”, they are doing exactly what you re doing

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, we will check them out! Thanks for the recommendation!

I'm from Canada and love Vermont and Bernie Sanders Vermont history is rich and a great Republican governor and two great senators I think only state that has three political parties and one of the cleanest and safest state in America and Bernie Sanders pushed employees ownership family farm produce to restaurants and grocery stores and shops and products made in Vermont wines beers maple syrup chabot cheese ice cream and product made in Vermont best state in America

@perrybelcourt5441

Жыл бұрын

I always watch your channel pretty good and wonderful your commitment thank you very much I kinda older and if younger and smarter I would do what your doing bringing peace and love

Buy a Granberg 12V chain sharpening tool to sharpen your chains and a Stihl hand file tool to dress the chains in the field. Buy an old Homelite XL 2 cycle gas chainsaw at a garage sale. You will be amazed at the performance difference between gas and electric. An old XL is small, light and cheap. The saw is not so powerful that you will be afraid to use it. If you use Amsoil synthetic 2 cycle oil you can reduce the gas to oil mix ratio if you don't like the smoky exhaust. I like the smoke.....it smells manly and keeps the mosquitoes away.

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

I actually scored an electric chain grinder on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago and have a hand file in a kit in the truck in case we need it!

@davidp8563

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdventurousWay Haven't used a chop saw style grinder but understand there are compound angles in accurate chainsaw sharpening. Hand filing is good enough for a quick freshen up but every 3rd time accuracy is required. (In my opinion based on home-owner experience)

@AdventurousWay

3 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty much exactly my plan! The electric grinder has 3 axis of control and should be pretty accurate. The hand file would get us by in the field.

@davidp8563

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdventurousWay Check out this review of the Stihl hand file sharpener. When filing by hand it is difficult to accurately hold the compound angles. Ya know you can return products that you are dissatisfied with. Steve's Small Engine Saloon reviews the Stihl sharpener. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5Wm3KmafdScoLA.html

Hope their crooked Environmental court doesnt come after you!

@AdventurousWay

7 ай бұрын

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