The love he has for his wife is heartwarming.

@kurtcurtis2730

6 ай бұрын

Very.

Nice to see how your dog is so happy now, totally different dog than when you first got her, she is now a very happy dog with a great home, and become a loved member of the family.

It is so good to see Jess talkative and smiley and happy. She's beautiful! Floor in the Root Cellar looks awesome too! I'm a fan in Oregon. ❤

Giving prayers to Crew

If I hadn't seen it ,I wouldn't have believed the tremendous amount of work that you Jess and Jim have accomplished ,with Crew cheering it on every step of the way.HEALING TO CREW.

people have been watching you two dig,mix,fill dirt bags for five years. of course we know whats next mix more dirt.

Prayers for Crew.🙏🙏❤️

"Straw-heavy, unsifted dirt." Such rich, descriptive language I'm able to relate to in a very heartfelt way. Thank you.

You two have said the word cob more than anyone else on the internet. Lol

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

💯😅

I wish my wife was still healthy anuff too do something like this. I'm getting old but I think I could definitely do it. Such a cool looking place.

I'm praying for crew, and you guys just watching the progress is so awsome

A lot of work, Jim. You guys are doing so much and it really shows. Our prayers for Crew.

You both can look an say we did this an be so proud of yourself 🥰🥰🥰

Wishing Crew a speedy

You two are so sweet together! I'm so happy that progress is happening for you and that you have some options for the winter. Hope Crew gets well soon.

Thank you for my journey with you today…..hope your dog really get well soon

It's funny how money don't mean much when someone you love is sick.

Love watching you two, my husband and I have been married 55+yrs.and I have to say that the laughter and fun between you two reminds me of you guys.. Keep it up.

It’s ok when break eye contact with camera for being natural while listening and talking to each other . Love your spirits with living concern for family and homestead as well as our earth. Sharing your talent is a gift to us. Thanks. Best healing light to ‘puppy’

I encourage my wife to become a neighbor in a already started earthship id not have a idea of what to expect if I hadn’t been following you for four years I think from way back in the beginning anyhow

It looks to me like Jim can do just about anything he sets his mind to

Love and prayers for Crew! I will think positive thoughts towards his operation. He is a strong boy! Bless you all.

Some of us are getting soooo tired from watching you ! LOL! Wishing you good health for your wonderfu dog.

Maybe consider a layer of sand over the cob floor. It won't retain moisture, will fill in the cracks and level things out.

@mrbreeze9777

7 ай бұрын

Or maybe tamped it down a bit while it was damp.

“That’s my spinach!” 😂😂😂

I'm impressed. Jessica is so sweet. So happy to see Crew. I hope the surgery goes smoothly. Jim you need to take some time to go slower for a bit. Just to give you body a break .

It’s coming along Jim & Jess. Keep up the great work 🤙

I hope Crew gets well soon!

Now is when to tamp it down and level the surface. Or, then was. A sweet couple showing us a strong relationship, pursuing self-sufficiency. 👍

Always look forward to your next video ❤❤❤🙏

Glad to be updating on Crew. Good luck. Root sellar looks good. Hard work will pay off

Jess you are a very different person since the teeth surgery. You kind of like really have to make a ton of progress in your living in the dome and start to get your veggie plots built to fill that roor seller... Keep up the good work

It looks really good, I'm eager to see what type of roof design you've chosen. Love your channel.

@dharmaslife3361

7 ай бұрын

Love it!

I just found this channel a few days ago I guess, and I’m loving it. You are such a hard, hard worker. I wish the very best for you and your lady and of course your dog !!

Make a wheelbarrow full of cob and drop them in from above....it's cool enough to not dry out so after a few dumps go in and level.... a bit late and me being a back seat driver. Either way nice work. Did Crew get bit by spider?

Nice job Popeye, 👍👍👍and the L8 bloomers. Good to hear about Crew's upcoming treatment 🫂 hope the Doggy Dr doesn't sting your bankaccount too savagely. Looking good team 👌 👍🏻 👏 😎

Sweat love Long live your love psalm 23

Love your channel! Do you guys have any sketches of your plan to connect the root cellar with the main building? If you did it in a prior video, we missed it. Would love to share your vision in more detail!

Big rains coming this winter guys (El Niño) get ready... models suggest the SW to get record rain falls this year... stay safe... love y'all!

A lot of hard work making a root cellar but once complete your laughing💚🙏🏻🇬🇧

Hope Crew is better!😎 keeper up guys!

I am a little curious about trying to insulate the floor of the root cellar? Seems you would want as much coolness as possible- Think the mixture you are making would be a nice insulation filler for the rafters. Staple some burlap to the underside of the rafters possibly a few sticks nailed across and lightly pack the straw cob in. possibly do long screws through the side of the rafters to help lock the cobb in. let dry and then add multiple layers on the top tell you get about six inches above the rafters. imped some more branches spanning across the rafters as you build it up- each new layer of cobb have less hay in it. First thought was build it like a beaver. Tarp over it allowing airspace for it to dry- run a fan inside pulling the very dry desert winter air through to help dry - Then a thin layer of that cement you do. Build the stone gabions around the side and do temporary roof/ tent over the top. with a little chimney opening at the peak- so during the summer- air would be sucked through the wide gaps between the rocks up to the peak of the tent and hot air would flow out the top. having a gap between the earth roof and the outer roof would also keep solar gain down. Always amazes me how something like just a 1 inch gap will cut down on heat transfer with ovens and appliances.

Amazing progress, your dedication and hard work is really paying off! Through it all you're smiling and joking and hopefully getting some rest now that the floor is done. It was good to see Crew out and about. I'm sending prayers for his surgery to go well and your nerves to stay calm during the wait. He's such a beautiful dog, I know it must have a difficult decision for you both to make and talk to us about.

We are waiting to see all it done soon that way

CONGRATULATIONS EXCELLENT work great results 🇺🇸👀👀

I'm so stoked for you guys.

I am so glad to see yall happy and smiling. I have been praying for yall . Yall are doing a very good job , on the root seller , and everything else that yall are working on and doing . I love yall's animals they are so cute . Be blessed and safe. Miss . Linda . ❤🙏🏽❤

You guys are amazing!!!

Awesome guys it looks like your home is three fourths done. Exciting can't wait to see how you furnish/decorate your home.

Job well done! I cant wait until you get the roof on before the snow come your way xxx

Flooring is good but if it was me I would have thought ROOF to protect everything inside. Yes, more light but what if it rains (I know not likely where you are and this time of year) heck you might even get snow, LOL.

@freddymax5256

7 ай бұрын

It will never be finished, he will start another project and let this one deteriorate like last time, just like the dome in the background. So much time and energy wasted.

@nomadicprincesss

7 ай бұрын

@@freddymax5256 why do u watch if it bothers u so much lol thats not very nice

@nela9994

7 ай бұрын

Now, that’s somewhat unfair, they have finished several major projects, including the huge cistern, the solar mark 1 and mark 2 build, the water roof, and guttering around that, the chicken structure, the geodesic garden, and the whole first dome build. It was heart-breaking when the root-cellar flood took out so much of the wall, but, before that, the root-cellar mark 1 was pretty much all built and sealed up waiting for finishing. And the outside and inside of the house dome is coming along. They’ve almost got living spaces. Would I have prioritized things differently? Maybe. But they are on their own trajectory, making decisions with factors we never see. They are learning and sharing their chosen life with us, and we get to live vicariously through them. They listen and learn and test and build, and sometimes tear down and rebuild, with lessons learned as they go. Every step takes them a step closer to their dream-in-reality. What shape it will be? We never know, because today always shapes tomorrow, no matter the plans of yesterday. I believe, the original was to have two beehive domes, side by side, with a hallway between them, but, over time that shifted. They don’t even know what the end-shape might be at this point, but they are working toward a dream. When will the get there? I’ve owned my (already built) house for decades, and I’m still working off my project list. Will they ever be “done”? I don’t know, but, probably not while they still have strength in their arms and dreams in their heads. Will it reach the point where they are living, full-time in the structures they built with their own hands? Probably, and not in too many years. Is it slower than the instant-gratification generation who wants to be entertained would get to? Yes. For those, go watch those “dug a secret underground home with a pool, by hand, in the jungle, with just a stick and some stones” entertainment stories, and then see how much actual work anything along those lines would be. I expect that the Sombrero portion of the dome will be done before high summer, possibly sooner, but … *shrug* everything moves at its own pace. Maybe the interior of the dome will be done sooner, and we can see them moving into that living space, maybe, as they said, they will stage into the root cellar before that. Only time will tell. I know I’m looking forward to whatever muraling or decoration the interior walls of their house will have, and how it is lit both by the bottle windows, and by whatever other lighting solutions they come up with. But first the walls have to be completed, and that, in and of itself might be more than a years-long project. Time and space for the creativity to flow. That is what they share with us.

@BigDreamsTinyBudget

7 ай бұрын

​@@freddymax5256 I bet they have accomplished and completed more projects this year than you have in a lifetime!

Two COBBERS… Cobber is an old Australian word for Mate.. buddy.. friend.. pal..Don’t hear it too often now… you two are definitely good Cobbers in every sense of the word…👍🇦🇺🦘😁 Can’t wait to see the next stage of this root cellar..❤️

I can see Christmas lights on the dome...make it look like a ufo for Santa!

Love you guys....😊

I hope Crew gets better, soon.

Great job! I am curious about 1 thing, why take down the door frame when you have to put up a door eventually? Won't you need that to anchor the door to? Just asking.

@dharmaslife3361

7 ай бұрын

Im worried about the stability of

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

It's not a door frame, that wood just keeps the bags in place as we build.

@debrabrooks6138

7 ай бұрын

oh ok, was just curious. :)@@ourselfreliantlife

It looking great Jim you sure are doing well on your roots, solder flooring we are so happy to see you both doing well out there brother Jim and sister Jess

Good to see Crew up and going. Hopefully he's ok!

Surely she will be impressed! LOL Well done yall.

Nice progress

If you had a sheet of plastic to cover the floor you could pack it down good before it dries.

Looks awesome. ❤🎉😊

So why are you not using the cement mixer to make the floor cob? Also dont get why you are putting cob on top of straw ...I could see putting damp earth down there and tamping it but not cob . once it drys as soon as you walk on it , it will crack

@robertbuckley9303

7 ай бұрын

I was wondering this too. But I imagine there's an explanation, since these two have more practical experience with cob than most of us do.

You two are cute. Great job Jim!

Your hard work is paying off it looks great.

Big hugs for Crew

You should use a trowel with more water to level it out more. Don't know if that helps but just an idea

Love it so much keep it up as always 💘

nice work 👍

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Y'all are doing a great job.❤😊

Thanks OSRL, y'all are getting things done.

You two work soo[ hard bless your heart....looking good ..good job

Exciting to see all your progress! Probably too late now, but it would have been good to use your tamper on the floor once it was firm enough when you could walk on it to pack it and get any voids/air out.

Wow! Zooming on the floor!

Prayers for Crew.🙏 You’re doing such a great job.

Cellar floor is done and drying out. About 4" of a base layer of straw. Plus 4 to 6 in of cobb. As a combined moisture barrier. Roof next? What was Jess cobbing? Hoping Cru's surgery goes well.

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good work guys 👍😁💪👌👏👏👏.

'He lookah like a man' lol, yup...I am that old, too. Congrats on getting the floor down!

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 😁

Excellent Work ❤

Thanks!

@ourselfreliantlife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the support!

Get you a piece of plywood or two that you can stand on and use your tamper in the packet down and get it leveled out as you walk around on the plywood and moving the pieces of plywood wanted to turn and going back-and-forth all of them that will pack it down tiger and make it more compact where it won’t crack a split on the

Setting those everlasting foundations !!!

lookin good man. stay warm over there.....got to 27 last night here by the airport

I also still have jalapenos growing in December can you believe it

I still can't forget a comment from months ago accusing Jim of being lazy. What!? That was a nonsense statement for the record books!

yeah, every ting I tell you.

Poor Crew 😢

Looking really good

Fantastic progress, really enjoyed your video and seeing you guys doing great stuff. Love, love that floor! I really get the engineering of it with that straw: straw has a hollow core which is brilliant for both insulation and a cozy floor with great bounce!

I only see one person working doing the the heavy labor. You look like you need more help. But if that’s all you have it’s one bite at a time right. You’re doing an awesome job wow. Can’t wait to see it finished.

Our son has already discovered that termites like cob. The only cob he has in his house is one coat on the inside of his hyperadobe walls. I'm surprised they found it! He put bait stakes around the perimeter of his house, so hopefully that will take care of them. It also seems like the straw might absorb moisture from the ground? Best wishes, it's looking good! 🌞🏜️

Are you going to put some shelving around your route, seller for your potato beans and onion beans and utter bins for all your beautiful vegetables?

Great job, Mr. Swan. You work...like a man!💪 Healing vibes to Crew...❤

My 31 gal. Galvanized Trash Can Smoke is doing EXCELLENT. 👍👍 I Greased all the insides, and burn it out, and season it. Today i did a smoke grill chicken and squirrels on it YUM ! It don't take much wood nor charcoal to smoke or cooking things on it either. I dearly love it

@JamesCouch777

7 ай бұрын

Squirrel is very good 👍.

I must have missed something, why are you putting straw and cob on the floor? I thought a dirt floor can be made hard and slick. When are you guys going to seal the outside and inside of your dome home? Is that going to be a slick or rough texture? You guys have made a lot of progress. I enjoy watching your videos.

We love your tanacity and go to it-ness 101 points

Awesome!!

Watching from Danville Illinois.

You guys are so awesome that is definitely hard work but you guys are doing so well we I can't wait to see the finished the building a house is we love love you

Lots of hard work.