Hang tough, kiddo. You're a living , breathing marvel. No one else can do what you do. You''re an inspiratinal role model for us all.

@gedfi

11 ай бұрын

Hear, hear!

@edovelthuis

11 ай бұрын

Agree, 100%. Love the way you navigate life. You are an inspiration.

@plainnpretty

11 ай бұрын

I agree

@moiragoldsmith7052

11 ай бұрын

Yes...this is indeed correct. Well said!💕🌻🥳

@RUDOLF2994

11 ай бұрын

Реально работяга👍

“Just use me brain instead of diesel.” Love it. Keep at it mate, you’re honestly an inspiration

What a beautifully done kzread.infoUgkxYGamVaHfdHiPlAQaLa7zkwR02OKpGYDU ! The instructions and the photographs are brilliant. It is thorough and genuinely informative. Ryan got another winner! No one does it better!

You and Dot are shining beacons of hope on this mad planet and the fact that you do it yourself as much as you can is why over 500,000 people subscribe to your channel and keep coming back to see your progress is tantamount to who you are and what you do. The barn will be a roaring success however you achieve it and we are all looking forward to partaking in the continuing journey. Carry on being you Kris and with Dot on board it will be epic and rewarding.

Kris, you're a genius. Choosing what you enjoy vs. what's expedient. That's got to be one of the secrets to life.

I normally skip through most of the video channels I follow but in your case I watch from start to finish

I watch your channel expressly because you love doing things that challenge you, not because you love things done. I feel a kinship with you in that regard. My feeling about your channel changed as you geared up for a large team cutting the joinery and putting up your barn. I was excited to see the barn go up but couldn't describe why I wasn't as excited as I'd been in the past for your projects. You described it exactly - it stopped being about learning and challenging your self while building and became about getting something built. I'm so grateful and pleased that your channel will return to what's always drawn me to your work; you sharing _your_ experiences about learning and making things. Thank you!!

When a craftsperson is enjoying their work, the quality skyrockets & the injuries/mistakes plummet!

To make things yourself and being a Jack of all trades are the things that make life more rewarding and satisfying. Anyone can say I paid to get that done. To do things yourself and learn by your mistakes is far more satisfying than paying some so called expert. My father was the one who showed me Enginuity. You are a lucky man and a great inspiration to me. Thanks Kris.

Absolutely loved this format of all the little jobs in one video! What you both achieve is beyond amazing.

"use my brain instead of diesel" now you're officially my hero!!❤ 💪

Your opening discussion on how you have reset to your original plan of building bcs of all the stress with the organizational stress of conventional construction is simply brilliant Kris . Keep posting We will keep watching sir 😎

Happy to hear the change of pace Kris. It's been great watching the guys in the barn and happy you were able to get some help, but I always admired your inventive approach to getting-by by yourself. Looking forward to seeing more of that, and you having more fun again!

Kris, that was amazingly enjoyable, and the fact that you're smart enough to do what you love is what keeps us coming back. I think we all secretly wish we could escape the grind like you did, and I really think the pressure of "put the barn up in 3 weeks" was reminding you way too much of the grind. Bravo for realizing that and adjusting. And can we all just take a moment to appreciate that custom hat with the cutouts for the ear defenders? :D

@om617yota8

11 ай бұрын

Some of us wish so, not so secretly!

You've made the right call.... This is supposed to make you happy. If it isn't. You're doing it wrong.

I am so happy that you got your Mo-Jo back and can happily return to doing what you enjoy

Many dream of a creation like yours, the relationship between you and Dot, the land and the drive knowledge and age to fulfil you ideas before it's too late. I know because I'm one of them and gain much from your efforts. We are living through dark times but you bring the much needed sanity. Thanks in short.

Kris - really appreciate your opening comments. It’s a great skill to acknowledge stress, identify the cause and then reset. An excellent model for us all.

You expend more energy just surveying your tasks, than most people in a year

Very enjoyable watch on this one! You get up, decide what’s priorities, set your own pace, savor the process versus achieving a result, and answer to no man-schedule-deadline. I especially enjoy the interactions with the geese and sheep. Kris, you and Dot are living the dream! Thank you for sharing your life! Glad you decided to reset your plan.👍

Good for you, Kris! Keep your joy. All us followers are 100% behind you!

Never apologise for the amazing life you both have and the outstanding content you create for us to watch. I've learned something new on every video you've ever done. While you needed help with the fabrication of the barn structure, you know you made the right choice to slow the build down and enjoy the process at your pace and use your skills to finish it. Thank you 🙏🏽

Hahaha Kris, you can't measure the joy you bring me with your decision to go back working your own pace. I can totally relate to that and all the stressful parts you've mentioned. Anyway, thanks for everything, BRAVO to the carpenters : amazing craftmanship ! Keep being yourself, love your way of life.

You've made the right decision. Frankly I'm amazed that you do so many projects that require such a broad range of skills AND find the time to video it all! The thought that there may be some errors with dimensions becoming apparent during the build crossed my mind too, but I'm sure you'll find solutions. Your videos are entertaining and interesting, many thanks and good luck.

So refreshing to see you back at what you love. To be honest, the carpentry stuff was a bit monotonous. Love how you were able to step back, take a breather and get your mojo back. Love to see all your livestock and how you genuinely care for them. Be strong Kris!

I totally understand how the stress of a situation can make you reassess what you really want to do. I applaud you for having the presence of mind to be able to do it the way you want, which will relieve your stress and bring you to enjoy the task again. Don't let anyone turn you otherwise.

Hey Kris good morning! Looking forward to the barn raise! All the best. [edit] To tell the truth I prefer seeing you doing all the work and improvising. I didn't really enjoy the segments where the jointers were working, they did amazing and beautiful work but that's what they are paid to do. I would have enjoyed it more seeing you figure it out yourself but I do appreciate you need to pick your fights otherwise things take far too long. Agree 100% and look forward to the new phase.

I came to this channel for your “Pioneer self reliance and your skills as a ? Guy work’n hard and liv’n a simpler less complicated way . Good on ya Kris

Speaking from experience of building quite a few barns sometimes it’s easier to stop, take a break, go a bit slower and not get stressed. We built a 60’ by 50’ barn lifting big Timbers by hand, ropes, a cheap tower scaffolding etc It took us 2 years but we kept costs to a minimum…

@lisaletto7337

11 ай бұрын

And get an increasing crowd of energetic friends🤭

@meatman655

11 ай бұрын

When you are done with your lift for your timber frame, that piece of work you made would be a good start for a trebuchet.

Keep it up bro, we all appreciate watching your videos. Take your time and enjoy yourself.

I enjoy watching all the little things you do around the farm. Don't worry about what people think. You do a Great job. Thank you for your content.

I love the video's like this personally. I very much enjoy seeing your gardens,animals and farm in general aswell as the building stuff. I'm glad you've realised what makes you happy and are following that. The world is too fast as it is, taking it slower is, I suspect a large appeal for many of us watching your channel.

Seriously man Kris. You have so many people that care about you and watch your videos. You have made it already. You are what ‘living the dream’ is all about. Thanks

I am coming up 80 (Australia) and was thinking about this as I was doing my 20 foot high hedge today and the effort that goes into every one who puts up videos for us to watch and we appreciate your efforts.

It honestly doesn’t matter what you’re working on, it is all extremely fascinating to watch. Your thoughtful and skillful approach to solving any problem is real joy. Best wishes and stay safe during the barn raising!

Its hard to stop up and think like you did about what makes you happy and then do it. Props man. That moment where you are telling about dot getting you nice light shirts and then say "She's lovely" has to be clipped and released on its own as a short :D gave me the biggest chuckle and smile. Its so nice to see how happy you two are together.

@crouqetoo2

11 ай бұрын

My chuckle was when Kris told Dot she wouldn't get foot rot,. during the spraying of the lambs foot

@Muck006

11 ай бұрын

@@crouqetoo2 He got that wrong though, because he sprayed her hands, not the feet (unless there is something later that wasnt recorded).

@TR-rz1xt

11 ай бұрын

@@Muck006 Her hands are her front feet!

I think Kris's a modern era witcher. Thanks for being an inspiration and good luck on the path.

Your hard work and creativity inspires us all, I see it as a great gift to be able to share in seeing how you do things.

Good decision on putting the timber frame up yourself. It's also more interesting for us viewers seeing it go together piece by piece. 💪

@Aiyqk

10 ай бұрын

yeah and especially how you can do it alone by improvising and mostly relying on yourself

Good to see someone in Wales looking after the feet of their sheep. I was shocked when I came back from France at the state of some of the sheep here. I always docked my lambs tails with a rubber band and never had a fly strike problem.

If I was closer I would volunteer and give you a hand. I did my own small frame on my own….100%. Cut my own trees, milled my own timbers, cut all my own Joinery (by hand). Erected myself and my backhoe!! Took over a year. Cannot do much here in the winter…..4 feet of snow lol. Finally closing it in 12x16 frame Keep at it bud!! BTW we are 100 % off grid.

I thought we had lost you there, great to see you resisted the tyranny of commercialization, Stay happy that is the aim, no stress from all the madness.

Brains or Diesel? That is why I watched you breathlessly for so long. Enjoyed the talents of all those workers. Admire it no end, but you know, I was not enjoying it! Thanks for going back to the magic!

Hallo Kris, ich schaue schon lange deine Videos, und du hast viele komplizierte Dinge gemeistert. Also, durchatmen, und locker angehen.

I really enjoy these 'bit of everything' update videos.

Completely get it, you have to be true to yourself. We all came here to be with you, so you do what you need to. Slow and steady and good mental health is worth everything. Hang in there mate 👍🏻

@garrysekelli6776

11 ай бұрын

I wonder what the row was about. The carpenters sounded pissed.

@jaspermay5813

8 ай бұрын

​@@garrysekelli6776When did they sound pissed?

@garrysekelli6776

7 ай бұрын

@@jaspermay5813 when they were yelling and arguing n sh and getting up in each other's faces. Like the comments guy said they need to explore mental health options.

@jaspermay5813

7 ай бұрын

@@garrysekelli6776 I didn't see any of that. Timestamp?

@garrysekelli6776

7 ай бұрын

@@jaspermay5813 12:57

Wish you could post more often. You are my favorite youtube channel and I cannot thank you enough for sharing your problem solving with us

First four minutes - BRAVO! I LOVE IT KRIS. So much better when your heart is into it. GREAT DECISION.

Watching your videos and seeing how your mind and heart work brings quite a sense of calm. That cat always makes me smile too. Keep doing what you're doing. We love seeing not only the work but the resulting satisfaction it brings you.

For me as a subscriber, I’m quite impressed that you could analyze what was bringing you down, and am quite happy that you will be building at a slower pace. THATS A MORE CONTENT GUARANTEE! 😂😂 Keep it coming Kris, I for one thoroughly enjoy watching your resourcefulness in these building projects. Keep up the good work, and do what makes you happy. Thanks for continuing to share your endeavors 😊

I look forward to watching your videos every week Kris. They are clean and good wholesome entertainment and inspiration. You guys are a blessing. Peaceful Dot, Tiger puss and yourself are just great. I pray for you friend. May the Lord bless you and grant you grace to know Him and find salvation in Christ.

Chris follow your natural processes that you are comfortable with. You have developed a following who enjoy your methods and outlook. Good for you to recognize you needed to assess what to do and how. Thank you for superior content.

Big respect for your honesty and also self awareness to see what's not working for you and changing things up.

You’ve gotten all this way and all these things built by doing it your way. Don’t switch things up now. Just do your thing and it will be an epic build!❤️🤗🐝

Looking forward to a more normal pace for the rest of the barn build! The slower pace makes it easier to follow along. Less stress, better videos, happier Kris seems like a win win win. 🎉🎉 looking forward to the barn rising!!!

I respect your decision, but I for one loved seeing the joiners employ their time-honored skills. What an opportunity to learn from and show case a craft that they are preserving. Working with others can be challenging and their labors probably do not come cheap. I loved their work and would have loved to see more of it but respect that you need to be happy and content in what you are doing.

Its brilliant what your doing dont be hard on yourself too love the hatching chucks proper self sufficient 👏

Fascinating diverse insight into your working life on your latest video offering. Anyone watching your channel will quickly realise that you thrive on working out your own problems which are thrown up on your homestead. I am sure that your own thorough and steady approach to erecting the barn will work out just fine as usual, with you and the volunteers hard work, just stay safe. It was great seeing the old team back again with a few new additions. Great job all round Kris 👍😎

Farm chores were peaceful this rainy Sunday..Thx

I looove these “bits of everything” videos. Bravo. Much better 😊

Two thirds of a job is the prep. Farm work is even more so. Great video.

Having built a cabin, an outdoor bathroom, chicken house and a few other bits and bobs with my own hands the past 2 years, I can say that nothing compares to that feeling of creating something yourself. Hate to sound like a cliche but sometimes it really is the journey that matters more than the destination.

Chris, it’s so nice to hear you refer to your new family members as “him” or “her” and not “it.” To many people that seems like a small or silly distinction, but it’s a HUGE leap in how one looks at other living being. When one calls a goose or a cat or whomever an “it” you make it into a thing, like a hammer or a shoe. But when a goose has gender, they become someone special. You are recognizing that they are a living, breathing, feeling creature. Keep it up.

This episode I think highlights a really fundamental point for this account that is relevant to us all. In engaging external help for the barn build it was evident to see how Kris' ownership of the project slowly shifted. There was a subtle but clear loss of control and a shift from the joy and satisfaction of doing a job yourself to managing others doing a job for you. This is exactly the opposite of what Kris and Dot represent to me and it doesn't surprise me that the internal conflict for Kris led to a loss of interest in the whole project. Kris your ability to recognise this and halt immediately (despite the great risks and pressure your outlined) is hugely courageous and as you've shown in this episode once again, by grounding yourself in owning your own life and the many tasks (which we might prefer to off-load to others) we actually gain much much more.

Nice to see you enjoying the farm work and I'm glad you are doing more of the work yourself again.

I love this new style of video, where we get to see a bit of everything 👍🏼

Well done Kris, bit of everything, wonderful to watch, You and puss and Dot and goose, total harmony.

Personally Kris, i’m stoked that you are going back to your original methods, I personally enjoy the content much more & i learn more from watching you problem solve than watching trades people do their daily jobs. I am really looking forward to more great content of which this video was full off.

You thought it out well. You are the one who decides when the job has to be finished.

So very happy for you both! Thanks Kris for showing the egg incubator again. Big hearts and best wishes 😋

I'm sure you will make the most of it, doing it yourself with a small team. We all look forward to seeing you do it the old-fashioned way, with blocks and tackle 👍 It will be more rewarding too

DEEP RESPECT for all you do. Do what you feel is right at nothing else!. This is one of the best channels I'm following! LOVE IT!❤

best video you've put out for a while mate, really glad you're going back to basics.

Really enjoy watching you two farm every day very interesting keep up the great work!

This style of vid is great Kris, lets us see your whole operation. You never cease to impress. Great garlic crop, btw. Good luck with the heavy lifting. Safety first, second and third. 😉

You’ve done such a great job transforming this land over the past few years. I love seeing these “day in the life” vids. Your solutions to problems are really nice to see. And, to be honest, even though I enjoyed your recent series with the timber framing crew, I much prefer when you do it using your own brain and figure out how to do it without diesel! Can’t wait to see the barn raising!

💯 You and Dot are artists living a particular kind of life that not everyone has access to, like lying in the grass and feeding the goose. That's right! Do more of that, perhaps. I think people subscribe because of your approach, not because of the people you pay to do it for you. Keep Going!

Life for the hard worker is not easy but the end result is fantastic and worth it

Really pleased you are doing it yourself Kris. It’s why I liked this channel in the first place.

Isn't it such a good feeling when you've done a bit of thinking and come to realize exactly what you want to do?

All the little jobs add up to the whole homestead.. love to see these things , it’s the reality of this life style. Thanks for sharing.

I love all your videos, but especially those which show more of your day to day dealings. Love seeing the ducks and the sheep as well as video of Dot. I’m so proud of all you’ve accomplished. Keep it up!❤

A good friend of ours, when we were building our yurt rental business, once advised us when things started getting stressful for reasons similar to what you explain, said to me "Just keep doing what you're happy doing" or in other words , do what you enjoy doing. Best advise I ever had.

brilliant, sometimes we get swept along with technology and machines because it’s quick n easy , but to step back to basics also brings the pleasure & enjoyment with a bigger sense of achievement. nothing like your scale but moved my 4 mtr log cabin with two scissor jacks and a few broom handles solo,, sat there afterwards with a bottle of cider & a smile !! thanks for sharing your journey 👍

Absolutely get everything you described - I got myself in a pickle, with a team of lovely builder friends, doing a complete rebuild with natural materials of my terraced house in Bristol a few years back. Had I known the stress of having 6 people on site - the pace at which things would move, the pressure on me to be constantly getting more materials on site, and the rate at which money would be leaving the budget ... I'd have said "thanks, but no thanks". I stopped the madness after two weeks, and despite it taking me 6 years to finish it myself, it was absolutely joyous in comparison. Conventional building is all about time, rushing to the finish line, and nothing about taking the time needed to fully express your creativity, and to feel your way to solutions. Really glad you're back in your groove, and look forward to watching for the next umpteen years as you continue to unfold plans on your land. Enjoy it :)

Dont blame you. That session in the big barn was a bit of a race against the clock,though fascinating watching the men at work.

I have huge respect for you; and also for your preferred way of working. However, please don’t forget to appreciate the people helping. Especially the ones at the barn. Don’t say you do… just think that help can’t be appreciated enough. Enjoy your progress.

I just found your channel today as I was searching for timber built post and beam barn videos. I am planning to mill lumber from trees off of my property to build a horse barn, and your attitude and ways of working greatly appeal to me. I am really happy to hear your decision to raise your barn on your own and in your own time. Very much looking forward to those videos! Thank you for taking the time to share your lifestyle with us.

Let the fun begin would rather watch you doing it your way, than the way the frame build was done😊

“I’m gonna use my brain instead of diesel “ that is it Kris in a nutshell, keep your chin up and go for it 😊

Kris. Glad to see you have made peace with the barn and have a way forward. Good lessons for the house when you get to that point. also - it was brilliant to see Dot showing her Welsh heritage with that flying tackle on the poorly sheep. Get her signed up for the national team it would be amazing to see her at Twickenham

Amazing opening thoughts. Why I love this channel, we have the pleasure of joining you on the journey and the content not just being created for the views. Cheers again, Keep it real ..

You need to make a weight for the back of your tractor, most farmers use a 40 gallon drum, put a bar through it and fill it with weak concrete, rocks, stones, old iron etc

Good choice mate. Stay motivated.

We got you bro! The best way is your way! Look at your results! Your the G.O.A.T. at creating your own lifestyle and sticking by it no matter what!!

Kris, I have had over 40 years in construction with all the stress that can entail ,I have recently had a real crisis of confidence and motivation , primarily to do with the weight of decisions that affect production and finance ,I understand exactly how you are feeling and have made the same decision as you . Enjoy your build it’s going to be a masterpiece.

Hi Kris, Love your reasoning for changing the barn raising plan: 1. Putting mental health first. 2. Keeping in perspective that the barn need not go up in an instant. 3. Cost containment 4. Will require creative thinking for lifting all the parts [good for #1] 5. Seriously better sense of satisfaction when it's up [good for #1] 6. GREAT content for the channel! [good for all of us viewers!] 7. Environmentally friendlier [good for the planet!] Keep up the good work and good thinking. Err on the side of safety and caution! I'll be watching. Hello to Dot! XO

I really enjoy this kind of videos. It shows how life really goes on a small farm.

Slow-raising means more content! Yay! Thank you again, KH!

Really enjoyed this video, thanks for opening up about how you were feeling and recognising what to do about it. Made me rethink my own pressures. It was great to see you doing tasks at your own pace 🙂. Thank you for sharing