Hi. It's Cat here.....The one who found the hidden Trinidad Colorado coffee when you visited all of the states. I bought 35 acres in the mountains when i moved here 3 years ago. The first thing i learned when building roads was..... The center of the road needs to be higher than the sides, and you need drainage ditches on both sides of the road. (Make the driveway wide enough that you won't get the wheels of your vehicles stuck in the ditches.) Observe where the water naturally pools (the lowest area) and dig a pond so you can divert all of the water there. If the water needs to cross the road that you are building, use a culvert under the road so it won't wash it out. I love you guys so so much! Good luck! ❤❤❤l

@user-by9zy5dy7i

3 күн бұрын

Spot on! "Crown" the surface for water diversion and dig ditches for collection and drying out the body of the road.

@tracymhobson

3 күн бұрын

Hey cat, thanks for sharing. I just closed on 40 acres in the mountains of Trinidad last week.

@mimiso516

2 күн бұрын

Very good advice.

@peterdubyoski4622

2 күн бұрын

Best describes my driveway, 1 1/4 mile with what we call SWALES. Look it up an tell me if I got it right?

@sherenastreete6819

2 күн бұрын

​@@tracymhobsonHi welcome to Trinidad, I live there you will love it best wishes

Turning a muddy driveway into a usable and stable driveway involves several steps to improve drainage, reinforce the surface, and ensure long-term durability. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you transform your muddy driveway: 1. Assess the Situation Identify the cause: Determine if poor drainage, soil type, or heavy traffic is causing the muddiness. Check the slope: Ensure the driveway has a slight slope to facilitate water runoff. 2. Improve Drainage Ditches and Trenches: Dig ditches or trenches alongside the driveway to direct water away from the surface. French Drains: Install French drains under or beside the driveway to channel water away. Culverts: If the driveway crosses a natural water flow, install culverts to allow water to pass underneath. 3. Prepare the Base Excavate: Remove the top layer of mud and any soft or unstable soil until you reach a firm base. Geotextile Fabric: Lay down a geotextile fabric to prevent the mixing of soil and the gravel above it, improving stability and drainage. 4. Add a Sub-Base Crushed Stone: Spread a layer of crushed stone (often called base rock) over the geotextile fabric. This should be 4-6 inches thick and compacted thoroughly. Compaction: Use a plate compactor to compact the sub-base material. Proper compaction is crucial for stability. 5. Top Layer Options Gravel: Spread a layer of smaller gravel (like pea gravel or crushed stone) over the compacted sub-base. This layer should be about 2-3 inches thick and also compacted. Recycled Asphalt: An affordable and durable option that compacts well and reduces dust. Crusher Run: A mix of stone dust and gravel that compacts well and creates a solid surface. 6. Final Touches Edging: Install edging materials such as timber, bricks, or metal to keep the gravel in place and define the driveway’s edges. Maintenance: Regularly rake and add gravel as needed to maintain a smooth surface. Check and clear drainage ditches and trenches periodically. Tools and Materials Needed Shovel and rake Geotextile fabric Crushed stone and gravel Plate compactor (can be rented) Edging materials (optional) Drainage pipes (for French drains or culverts) Step-by-Step Process Excavation: Remove the top layer of mud and soft soil. Geotextile Fabric: Lay down the fabric to separate the soil and gravel. Sub-Base: Spread and compact a layer of crushed stone. Top Layer: Add and compact a layer of smaller gravel or another top material. Drainage: Ensure proper drainage systems are in place to prevent future mud issues. By following these steps, you can turn a muddy driveway into a stable and usable surface, ensuring proper drainage and durability. Regular maintenance will help keep the driveway in good condition over time.

@teresajames5993

3 күн бұрын

That’s normally what you would do but they are just cutting into a forest. With the water around like it is any digging into it will just fill up with water. The cement added may be enough to dry it out a bit then adding a log road to lift it. After that the aggregate can be added.

@johnpayne2629

3 күн бұрын

This is the way to go if you want to have a safe and suitable solution for the application you have in mind.

@unchained20000000

3 күн бұрын

The cheapest way is highway millings, aka crushed aggregate. You could get it free if a road crew is milling/grading a road/highway near by.

@maybeme94

3 күн бұрын

Very cool how generous you are to share what you know!

@danawelch3985

3 күн бұрын

Excellent of the prep that is involved. The tree-cutting and rain caused much of this problem for now, but leaving the logs on the mud would be the best way to clear the path. You can use them for traction until they are ready to make a proper road. I would wait for the rain to clear and dry up to remove the logs.

Your driveway has to be higher than its surroundings. You have no choice but to have a lot of rock and gravel brought in to build your driveway higher nature is telling you where it wants to place the water.1. The dumps will back up to the edge of the driveway and slowly drop the 3 inch rock as it backs up (on dry ground), spreading the rock. Then add the road gravel on top the same way. That road gravel will get harder with rain and compaction.

@critterkarma

3 күн бұрын

And culvert swales on either side of the road.

@critterkarma

3 күн бұрын

Adding logs and dirt will only be a temporary solution. They’ll rot, break down, and you’ll be back to square one. You will need tons of compacted gravel.

@Fire-Proof

3 күн бұрын

Well, you gentlemen have said exactly what I was thinking. Logs are a bad idea. Culverts and swales are a good idea. Stones in the ditches keeps them from washing out, headwalls on the highside of the road will keep the culverts from washing away. But yeah gravel and rocks and stones are how you thicken up a muddy driveway. Maybe those new plastic forms that you lay down in the driveways shape, then fill with rocks will be a faster option. It seems amazing to me. They keep the rocks in place so they can't wash away. kzread.info/dash/bejne/loV1zpaJqpaxkaw.htmlsi=thWhNb_FFl7SAl98 here is a link to the video.

@TommyParker1

3 күн бұрын

I would use all that mulch from all those trees as a layer then lay about 2 feet of dirt high on the driveway thenay the rock!!!

@danawelch3985

3 күн бұрын

@@TommyParker1@TommyParker1 : Yes, they just need a temporary path to cut down more trees. I think just focus on tree cutting and wait for the rest later.

Hey Nomads ❤ check out Tyler and Todd’s channel!! They did the same thing (successfully) on their land that you’re trying to do on yours - taking raw 100% undeveloped land and making a viable home out of it somehow, building a road, etc. They live in Nova Scotia I think, which has nearly identical climate and terrain as you guys in northern Vermont. ❤ They might have some tips for you. Ps love your channel and am rooting for you guys. And your little munchkin is so precious. Keep thriving ❤

@elisethomas459

3 күн бұрын

Tyler and Todd are awesome!!! Good advice!

@NayaStone_AWAKE

2 күн бұрын

Yes Tylor and Todd are sure a to go address, love them!!

Van wives did an amazing job of what you just described. If Jordon needs a visual (like me) they show it all.🥂

@wdjoseph1

3 күн бұрын

I was coming here to say the same thing! Tyler and Todd did it too, but I feel like the Vanwives showed it a bit better. They're in Nova Scotia, and they did just what you're planning with the fabric and the crusher gravel. They put in drainage ditches on either side and culverts to drain the water away from the road. You got this!! ❤

As hard as it is, the rain is a blessing in disguise. It’s kind of forcing you to do the right thing the first time and not have issues in the future.🙏🏼

I've been hesitant to say anything because i know when in Panama you do as the Panamanians, but please, please buckle Sadie properly in her carseat with the shoulder straps over her shoulders and the buckle over her chest; no one thinks its going to happen to them but accidents are called accidents for a reason and i've seen some pretty tragic outcomes to kids not being buckled in properly. Sadie is an absolute gem, believe me when i say you would never forgive yourselves if something happened to her because you didn't buckle her correctly. Love watching you guys and all your adventures, what an amazing journey y'all are on!❤

Hey guys!! It's Paige here, we have met a few times at the roasterie! If at anytime you feel like you could use a hand for brush clearing or anything Id love to help you both and I am not to far ! You guys are crushing it👊

@abuzaidkhan99

3 күн бұрын

I love this community. 🤟

I had eleven kids. They're all grown up now. Hell I even have grown up grand kids. Life goes by fast. Really enjoy watching all the kids growing up. Yours too. Keep her safe.

You're lucky to see how much water is possible so that you can plan for it.

@jobethk588

3 күн бұрын

My first thought!

Send out an SOS to Curt & Snow, van travelers who have spent decades working on roads. They are currently touring in Eastern Europe. Great people & a good resource! Cheers!

@virginiaschott4482

3 күн бұрын

I bet if they were in the US they would love to be the General Contractors for the driveway. Remember how excited Snow got when she came home went to the rode site with her nephew and brother. That was great.

@eydienoteddie

3 күн бұрын

That would be awesome!

You need to put drainage pipes in to take the water out to a place away from the living area put in a French Drain to contain the water and lots of crushed rock

@andreewert1925

3 күн бұрын

Culverts in Metal 24 inch plus diameter

@dougsaxon3671

3 күн бұрын

First thing is remove all organic material no wood or wood chips and light soil get to hard pan clay then on the sides dig trenches and install pipe make shore you get corrugated pipe withe holes around the top and sides of the pipe to allow water to flow into the pipes to take the water away then find a lower spot on your land dig a French and connect the drainage pipes to the French drain also were your putting your trailer you must also put the drainage pipe in and take them to the french drain start your road with large crushed rock and compact it then smaller crushed rock finally use gravel to level your road needs to be much higher than your land to allow the water from collecting on the road I have been building hoses in Canada for 40 years

G. I think you have did pretty darn good considering all the rain. I don't think anybody else could get any better. Sadie is looking prettier and prettier. Well, happy trails And love. To you three.❤❤❤

We all need to get used to unusual weather. The times, they are a changing.

Look into a material called road base. Its gravel, crushed rock, and cement. It provides a compactable drainable surface. You will also probably need to put in drainage across the road so you don't have water pooling on the side.

@anneturner2018

3 күн бұрын

Crusher Run is a great alternative to gravel…

The rain just follows you whereever you go.

You cannot build a driveway in the rain. Period. It has to be higher, yes. Gravel will help. Runoff is a must.

Greetings from Maine! 2" stone...several truckloads. We don't use that fabric here where we are. Bank run gravel after the 2" stone to help lock it together. Every other year, just add more gravel. A box blade will be useless until you put the gravel down. Direct the water where it naturally wants to go with drainage ditching and culverts. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Have fun!

For security purposes when you are gone and your trailer is sitting there you need a few things. 1. Security cameras. Ones you can see and ones you can’t see. Also one or more inside the trailer. 2. Internet connection so the cameras record video to the cloud. 3. Driveway gate. Heavy duty. That means a gate that a truck can’t go through. The important point is someone should not be able to drive the trailer out with their pick up truck. Not much you can do if someone walks into the land. But you will get them on video. 4. Trailer lock on hitch so no one can connect your trailer to their hitch. My video cameras operate on batteries and last weeks. Then recharge by USB. They work great. You can see in real time with an app. You will need power for the internet connection.

Start with a very large aggregate and gradually get to the finish size of stone!!

@teresajames5993

3 күн бұрын

The roadway needs to be built up higher before you can put the aggregate down. Log road best on top of what they have done.

@OssoLily-ix5vz

3 күн бұрын

⁠@@teresajames5993Yes, his driveway MUST be MUCH Much higher. Plus he needs to allow it to dry.

I love to hear Sadie laugh. It does my heart good. Plus she's beautiful just like her mom. I love you guys❤❤

@kookietherapy9398

3 күн бұрын

Sadie looks like her Dad, though.

Give thanks for Mother Nature showing you where the water flows! Better to know ahead to actually save you later after your driveway is finished.❤️🙏

This channel, by far, is the best one that I watch. I look forward to seeing Sadie. I watch only channels about family and Sadie is with some amazing parents. God Bless and I know the road will work out!!!

Kudos to all experienced humans sharing what they know 🎉👏

Every time I watch your videos, my coffee machine never gets a break. :) Anyway, here's how you might be helped: Dig trenches one yard deep every ten feet across the entire length of your site and road. Lay down road fabric in the trenches, temporarily securing the edges to the trench walls with garden staples. Fill with eight inches of gravel, ensuring a slope of half an inch per three point two linear feet. Then lay French drain pipes, fill with gravel, and cover the road fabric edges, followed by backfilling the trenches with soil. Route all French drain pipes to a collection well. Next, lay road fabric across the entire road and site area and fill with eight inches of sand. Compact the sand with a vibrator, then cover everything again with road fabric and fill with eight inches of fine gravel, preferably using plastic geogrid, and pour with cement milk.

Guys if your Air stream will be there for a long time,you will need to build a cover over it,to protect it from the elements.Building a road is not an easy task,but I no you two can do it.🤗❤️❤️❤️

Hang in there. I hand built a road 1000 feet to my place. Buckets of rock from the quarry. Don’t even know how many plus, two dump trucks of large rocks to fill in a huge hole. Took me every day for 3 months. About 30 buckets every day, give or take a bucket. My point is… You got this! I believe in your energy.

I’ve learned from building my first driveway to install a Culbert. Whether you think you need it or not. You will need to give the water a place to drain off. In Panama, you didn’t need it because your slope was significant. Maybe build a creek through your driveway then you will need many loads of rock to build the height up. The last thing that y’all want is the road to be the lowest point because it will drain there and become the creek. You’ve got this!

From someone who used to live there and someone who still does, the best way from a do it yourself, is to use old fashioned back woods logic. If you watch The Boss of the Swamp he shows how he built his driveway by placing those trees across along with drainage pipes to move the water from the culverts on one side to the other before placing dirt on top to hold the gravel and allow grass to grow and hold it all together. Otherwise it will just continue to be a sea of mud and washed-out pathway. This mud is nothing compared to the mud that will come during "Mud Season" You'd do well to remember that it will get worse and you need to plan ahead.

It's Vermont. There's going to be weather. It's part of the dream up there. Speaking of which...logs, at some point, you can use. Stack 'em, dry 'em-maybe split a bunch-and, in the not-too-distant future, burn 'em for heat in the fireplace/hearth of the cabin/house/home you know you're going to build some day up there. Think of what a blessing it will be if the first trees you cut down are also the first ones to bring warmth into your home! Also, I gotta ask: you're entering the property from what direction: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW or NNW? NNE, ENE, SSE and WNW - best entrance/exit locations ESE, SSW, WSW and NNW - worst entrance/exit locations The others-the Cardinal directions [exactly N, S, E, W] and the Convergent directions [exactly NE, SE, SW, NW]-are best avoided I know it's none of my business but you've got virgin land and the directional strength (and weaknesses) of where you build on your property can make a huge difference in how much joy is channeled in (or out of) your lives. Just a thought.

You watch, when Jordon goes back to Panama he'll want all new machines 🤣🤣

I'm from Canada I built roads in the bush for logging, 1 of 2 things can be done, 1, we called quater it place small tress cross ways on the road,dry fill on top, 2 use 4 inch plus stone to build a bottom the cloth then 1 inch stone, hope this helps

@marilynlautner2454

3 күн бұрын

Gosh! I suffered through this with you. I read the comments. You’ve got some good advice.

@2Chimbleys

3 күн бұрын

Like any good stump dump, or with your short-term method, trees will rot and make dips in the road.

@bobmonztr

Күн бұрын

adding 4 passes with a D9 wouldn't hurt, only local guy here showed up with a cat200 did my whole pad and 100yards of driveway 4hrs.

Hello Kaylee, Jordan and sadie your doing great don't give up you got this

You are an amazing team. It is a joy to watch all of your projects. Sadie radiates joy. Thank you for sharing all you do.

You need to design places for water to run to , a " pond ", for it to go to.

@GenXHeart

2 күн бұрын

I just keep hearing the nightmarish "Eeeeeeee" of childhood mosquitos in my head every time I see those muddy puddles. Maybe make a pond that's deep enough to have some tiny fish in there year round so they eat the larve? Lol Seriously, the only thing worse than the "Eeeee" was the silence when it stopped. 😅 If you know, you know.

Hi guys I really think you’re going to have to build your road up and put in culverts. Bring in dirt rock and stone to raise your road. I also put drains down the sides of the road and the culverts underneath the road in a few spots so the road doesn’t wash away. Well that’s what I would be doing. Good luck I’m sure what ever you guys do it will turn out great anyway from Vickie Australia 🇦🇺

@DanMFya247

3 күн бұрын

I should have readed ypur comment first before typing mine. You are correct.

First thing you do is clear the top soil off the top down to the clay. Bring clay in or dig a dugout for clay. Build it up with clay to a foot or so higher than the soraunding area pack it with a packer as you build it up. Then lay your road fabric its like a thick filter cloth that keeps your 3/4 road crush out of your clay. Bring the 3/4 road crush in and pack it the same as you did the clay. And build it up at least 4-8 in thick this will give you a good base to finish it any way you won’t in the long run and don’t forget to add your Calverts for drainage before you start bringing In clay! This will give you the best results check out our drive way in any of our videos you will see what I’m talking about. I hope this helps❤

We built a mile long driveway in Massachusetts woods. Mud is New England. Watch where your water is pooling. You may need to install culverts they don’t have to be pricey. we us3d a long heavy plastic pipe with holes in a bad area and it completely solved the problem. Drainage, building the road up (higher) and bank run gravel. Consider a cement pad for the airstream. You can dig a pit for the gray water, we put septic in for black. I know you’re getting lots of advice. We did it on a shoe string and the road is now better than the town roads. Every year we added bank run gravel and some reprocessed asphalt. My husband just has a tractor its implements.

Well done 👍 so tip - i hired a road crew to build a proper winter paved road into a house - $7,000 for 70 feet x 10 feet wide. Actually couple hundred dollars under but just so you know. they brought all the heavy equipment needed and 10 guys 🇨🇦 trucks filled with the crushed stoned - rollers to compact and then asphalt came month later. But you could just compact the stone - turns to pave-like finish.

Keep going guys you can do it. You are my FAVOURITE channel love from Australia ❤❤❤❤

At least you were able to see where the water collects before the airstream arrives. ❤❤❤

I have ALL the faith in ANYTHING you do, Jordan. Great job! I can't wait to see the land come together!

So great to see subscribers offering solutions and help! Jordan you enjoy a challenge and I'm sure you will find a solution. Kaylee, you are a great "videographer" and support for your family🌻

Yup, we built a driveway on our land about 2 years ago. We had to scrape away all the top soil, then spread barrier cloth, haul a ton of large stone for a solid base, and then top with gravel/crushed stone. Anything less will be a muddy mess, and wash away in the rain. Wish it would get easier for you folks! Best of luck...

Gravel! You need to add a base a middle level and a top coat of gravel! You need quite a few truck loads !

Drainage ditch on both sides and build it up to be higher than the surrounding ground surface once you have it higher than you lay the road fabric and gravel

You little one is so smart, loving and fun.❤❤❤❤❤

Do you have access to decomposed granite sand? You need a good base layer of sand and gravel to raise the grade of your driveway that will impermeable enough to run the rain off instead of soaking in to the driveway surface.

My Friend your answer is right next door to your coffee shop in Vermont buy the Bnb!!!!!

Hey, put a call in to Trent and Allie. Their start on the mountain was full of mud, deep mud.

Keep the trees as far away from the trailer..you can build a deck out the door of the trailer with a carport over the trailer so everything is safe during summer to winter ..

Wow, you folks have a lot of work ahead... Boquet was a lot easier, even though it rains a lot, but still easy. I'm rootin' for y'all; before you know it, it'll be done and made in such a way that will benefit y'all in the long run. Y'all got this!!💪😊💕

I lived in Oregon for 13 years. That cured me of rain forever! Now I live happily in Arizona!!! 😆😃🤣😂😃😀😀

After that drys try a log road, you sure have enough trees cut down to do a substantial amount. With bid trees you can cut them in half with the chainsaw. It helps to build up the road with fill you already have. ❤❤good luck guys. Oh and I got my coffee the other day, fantastic!!! 🎉

When you're pulling stumps don't forget to shake off as much soil as possible. It will make leveling and compacting the earth easier.

I'm living in a travel trailer and it's sitting on a concrete pad. If you park the Air-stream on the dirt, it may just sink in the mud over time. Then the driveway could be gravel, but proper drainage is necessary, too. P.S. You might be able to find some railroad ties and build a retainer wall around the pad to keep the dirt from washing away

Lay the cut trees down on driveway dump crushed rock on top it will compact. Once you're back far enough to park rv dry pour concrete pad for it. ❤love you guys

Crushed Limestone (White Rock) About 8 Inches Thick....Should Be a Start.!!! Once You Get The Cloth Down You Should Get a Bigger Footprint. God Bless & Good Luck

I think you have to dig a ditch on either side of the road and then dump gravel. the road must be higher than the forest. this is going to cost a lot of money. I think it would be cheaper to buy a 4 wheel drive truck with a winch in the front bumper. It's not always this wet. The mud dries up and you can then drive over it normally.

It’s a blessing to have the rain now so you aren’t surprised down the road

If you can’t build the road up, then dig down to allow water to drain and driveway becomes higher than water table. Find low area and dig a big hole off the side that will fill up with water naturally like a pond and add the soil removed to build up the driveway. Trench on either side of the driveway. Trench along the main road the width of property, use soil to build up apron. How does the water leave the property, is there lower ground nearby the water ultimately goes to? If so, drain the water in that direction. If not, dig holes 10-20ft off the driveway to fill up with water.

There is a product that has a grid texture that holds gravel from washing away made for driveways

Ney guys havent seen your channel in a long time I seem to have lost a lot of channels I used to watch . Good luck on the driveway and new land . Hooe I get to watch more

It is very good that big rain came during the process, you guy are loved by the Universe

I love all the good suggestions! And like several people have said, the rain is actually a blessing! You’re learning where the water flows before you put your airstream there. I’m gonna echo several others, saying that you need a support under for the dirt to be on top of. If we go back and look through history at places like Machu Picchu. They terraced the mountains, first with large stones, and then on top of the large stones they filled in with medium stones, then small stones and dirt. Having a base or foundation allows you to build upon it. Also allow for drainage. And lastly slant your road to one side or make sure the center is slightly raised. This will allow water to drain off. You guys are doing a great job!

Sadie Is so sweet 🩷✨. You're doing a great job 👍!!! I think the rain has been a Blessing just so you are aware of how the natural flow of water goes!!!

As a lifetime Vermonter, it is sadly becoming the norm that June/July is very wet. The rain so far luckily pales in comparison to last years massive flooding.

You could watch some tutorials on how to build your road. Also, once you get your trailer parked, you should think about building some kind of roof structure of the trailer to protect it against the harsh Vermont weather. It will also keep you warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.

Hey guys I do this all the time. You need to back drop some #1 rock down to give you a base then put #5 dust on top of that and you will have a solid driveway. Love watching you videos good luck!

Jordan has become a pro on the tractor. I received my Honey Harvest coffee from the live sampler. Thank you so so much. You are all absolutely wonderful for all that you do. Much love from Florida.

You will get it done!!! 🥰🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Good for you Jordon, you are very capable of anything you put your mind to. Remember 🥰 all these struggles are lessons 🥂🙏

Good for you. You have generous and faithful patrons. Keep up the good works. You all are doing great.

I love you both because of the simplicity you choose to live.❤

If you haven’t already watch some later episodes of Ambition Strikes. They built a road in the mountains of Idaho. Hope this helps. Kyle

I got my "Definitely not organic" coffee over a week ago, today I went to my storage in 114 degrees heat and found my grinder. I am finally ready to make my coffee. Enjoy your weather, it's hot and still no rain here in Arizona.

Keep your wood for Firewood.

At least you can see where the water wants to go now -- looking on the bright side, at least you didn't finish the driveway in the dry, and then realise as soon as it rained it needed more fill!

Sorry for all the problems with the rain, but you 2 just keep on plugging ahead 🎉. It will all work out, because you are not daunted by the many problems, keep going, much love for all the efforts ❤❤❤

Basically grew up here and worked in the upper valley for a couple of years moving to Ohio to start my adult life. This video brought back so many memories in particular that cider. Oh my god so good! Yall are in paradise soak it in… oh yeah and get used to that rain it actually is normal… usually one part of the summer is really wet and the other is dry. Best of luck!

you can also add sand the sand is the number one choice to dry out clay and stuff. been doing it alot in norway and here it rains 240 days a year. works well

Here. Where we live, you put down a rock base to build your road on after you've cleared the path. Then you bring in dump trucks, and they put down rocks, the size of baseballs and that goes down and then that gets compacted in and then you can put your lighter Rock On top of that and you have a good solid base for a driveway. you're trying to skip a step. You also need drainage ditches on both sides of driveway. The cement could have been used then on top of that if necessary

Put it on rice, like your drone when we were in Alaska.

I had a similar problem so we brought in larger boulders and rolled it into the mud, graded the land so the water ran off properly and put the final top layer of gravel over top. No more swamp.

I'm no expert in any of this but I think you need a higher roadway and to create catchment ponds... You'll get there. Enjoy the rest break!

In Russia they put lots of crushed rock/cement down on/into permafrost marshes to build roads I have a feeling that additional base is needed from the main road to the end of your road to not get bogged unfortunately ✌️👏👍

#1: I would put up a metal building pole barn to park your camper in . #2: Sheets of treated plywood like they were cardboard in a corduroy pattern, Is how Michigan (Marsh land) loggers kept working . We used the same to build up a road on our property with railroad carpet on top then large stones more carpet smaller stones then covered with Road gravel. Good luck ❤

"Sadie's Farm!" is the quote of the Video! Awesome!!

WOW! What great black soil for a vegetable garden!

Take the logs and lay them down across the driveway road. They used to build roads through swampy areas that way. They were called corduroy roads. Use the logs for a base to put the gravel on top of and you won’t use as much.

We had the same issue the first year we moved into our current house that is on a big chunk of land. We had a lot of snowfall that winter and when spring came, our driveway was such a sinking mess that we had to stay in a hotel because we couldn’t access our house anymore. Unfortunately you will have to build the road up. We had to have SO much gravel and larger rock spread and packed down to build our driveway up (it’s a little over a 1/4 mile long) so that we could utilize it again. It was such a trying time because we were like you… completely at a loss for how to move forward. My husband is very smart and handy and even he couldn’t fix it himself. His bobcat got stuck when he was trying to do it himself and so did his heavy duty work truck. So, as someone who dealt with this same scenario… you will need a lot of gravel and larger rock and it will need to be packed down after each layer is spread. I would say to not try to do this yourself in all honesty. It took big rigs to do it for us and trust me- my husband is such a penny pincher that if he could’ve done it himself, he absolutely 1000% would’ve! Best of luck!

The Definitely Not Organic coffee is the best coffee I've ever had! I ordered more yesterday but will sadly miss it when it's gone! The rain helps everything grow, including your knowledge on how to build a driveway! I hope the situation is resolved quickly!

Rent a track loader with a tooth bucket. Used a Takeuchi TL12 with a tooth bucket to put in miles of driveway in less than a weekend. Just drop the bucket and drive through the area and act like it’s a bulldozer only digging up like an inch or two or ground. Any tree bigger than softball size diameter will need a chainsaw. But anything smaller you can just bull dozed right over. Have rock delivered spread it out with the same piece of equipment. Though if you get a decent truck driver they should be able to tail gate the rock in reverse so you don’t have to spread the rock at all. Hope this helps.

The vanwives channel did a video about the same problem, very helpful

You can use clay dirt, or you can use the rock you have and put it down as a base on the ground! From where I live, we use rock, which is called 610! It has rock and powder mixed, so when it gets wet, it gets hard! So can take that cement and the rock you have and mix it all together, too!

3 inch lime stone, cover it with 1.5 inch lime stone, then lime stone chips. First layer 6 inches thick, then 2 inches, then the top a good 2 inches. Keep a slight crown to help shed water.

My uncle used to lay tarmac roads and he once laid new tarmac at Kensington Palace and met Princess Diana while he was working 👸

That's the best time to see your land, that way you know where to build your things.

💚 Wowzers, that is SO much rain! Seems you just have to let it dry put and build the driveway up above the rest of the area. 💚

I bought a house in Florida that was unfinished, and it had the same problem. I contacted a guy that specialized in this. He brought in septic sand, and crushed aggregate/ recycled road material. My property had a lot of clay under the soil. I didn't add the drainage ditches until a year later. The driveway stayed dry and very compact. It was about 300 ft long. Not sure if you have that available in your area, or what the cost would be. But it worked great.