Some random thoughts: I cannot even begin to express how much respect I have for you and your achievements. Al is a great role model for modern homesteaders. A good supply of firewood is more valuable than money in the bank, imo. Thanks so much for sharing all of it with us! You are a wonderful story teller!

It’s inspiring seeing how you slow down and take care on everything. I wish I was more like that.

You are a very smart young man,you recognize what you’ve been blessed with and what you need to work on,something I learned later in life,but I have a son almost exactly the same age as you and I love watching you grow and learn almost as much as him. It is so uplifting to see that not all the future generation is going to be scary. You have a good set of values and your mother and fathers raised you well.

So happy to see you stock piling lots of wood, and helping clean up roadside at the same time! Great friends to help find and share the work. Al is a sweetheart .

Great video. You should invest in a BackRack for your truck so a log doesn't kick up and smash your window. Happened to me and my dad one time, he was not happy.

Wedges my brother. Flea market iron wedges. I keep a couple in my truck always. Although, since I buy them every time I see them I bet I have 50 lol 😊

Battery powered chainsaws are great for the typical home owner. I switched all of my lawn tools to kobalt 80v many years ago. All still going strong and they get charged from solar.

Just a piece of advice. It would probably be better to cut your wood in longer but manageable lengths when away from home and junk it up at home as to maximize the amount you can get before you need to recharge your batterys. And I find you can get more in a bed by taking it in lengths by leaving the tailgate down and letting it run a couple feet out past the tailgate.

The music you listen to is on point!!! Killing me softly! Yes!! Hello from Nebraska!!!

Hey Dude, proud of your choice of battery saw, etc. I changed from Stihl gas to my Greenwerks 18" chainsaw with two 6 volt battery's and charger going in my truck plug in and I can cut all day long! An ole man from Canby, OR. Keep up the good channel gas free!😊

Put the round blocks inside a tire. Makes splitting a lot faster. Maybe keep 2 significantly different rim size tires around.

This guy looks legit. I am now happy to subscribe. Hope he continues to provide raw and real content.

A great deal of hard work, friends helping friends and you have cleaned up a road while harvesting your wood supply cant get much better than that . Real nice to see Al again another hard working individual and such a gentle sole Loved this video thanks for sharing

Tks for wood videos....love them....enjoy what I have done when young, now 63 yrs old.

Kudos to you my friend. At least you have appreciated your gratitude, & as well your humble pie . Till next time !¡!

I love how you do stuff. Keep it up. Learn as you go and listen to the old timers.

My favorite part of this video...resting on the sticks!!! Thank you for providing a great video about your thought process to gathering the wood.

I think your doing it rite your a good guy thanks for sharing your videos I love watching them ❤️✌🏼

Hi Diego, I love ur sign tht ur grandma made you. Love watching ur videos and listening to u. U remind me a lot of my son and how strong u both r. Ur longer videos r good for me so I can do my exercises while listening to u and watching how active u r in everything u do. ❤until next time

Good to see you weren't involved in the emergency situation out there the other day. I use a watt saw for small stuff but gas fired saws for anything over ~6", youll have what you need eventually. At least you can get wood...

I have both, The battery one is cheaper to run. I use it when I can't buy gas and oil

Howdy Diego!! Well, that's certainly one way to keep you fit!!!! That's a great public service plus you get all that free fire wood at the same time!! Having good neighbors is very beneficial!! I think is wonderful that you help Al so much!!! Big bear hugs from Kenny in Ohio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude... making me jealous over here! I miss cutting up and splitting firewood. It's been too long. The best workout for sure :)

Looks like you would benefit from a trailer, so you can double or triple your loading capacity, awesome to collect trees like that, and that makita saw works great! Also, I love how you clean up after you as you go, good quality to have!

I like the Makita chain tightening system over stihl. Never thought of using an inverter to charge my batteries in construction. I love using battery powered chainsaws for limbing but prefer my gas powered for big logs. I might put a piece of plywood in to protect your back window when throwing in wood.

Do what’s best for you Diago, don’t listen to anyone who is not in your situation. I love your videos and have a lot of respect and appreciation for you in that you give others respect and appreciation for their small gifts of life. Thanks

It's a good thing you have a STRONG BACK. My back is aching just watching you!!

Probably be way more efficient letting the gas chainsaw do the cuttin and the other person splitting a bit and loading.

Really enjoyed this one - long form is great.

I love you and al, the best duo here on yt. Thank you for always make good videos❤

I owned a Nissan Navara truck,,absolutely fantastic machine,,owned it from new,,for 3 years never ever let me down..

Keep up the good work you’re doing all right as long as it works for you keep it up

Good video. I wouldn't recommend stacking your firewood straight from the ground up. The wood soaks up the moisture from ground. Get some pallets or something to stack the firewood on top of. Good luck.

You'd make an excellent engineer. I really appreciate your organizational skills and for being meticulous. Having order is imperative for sure. Awesome as always.

Furriest firewood I ever seen !

Thankyou for sharing Im new to your channel take care and have a good day and your right for using electric tools,, are the best. thankyou again..also thankyou for beening friends with the elsders be safe and have a good day.

You are a young man cutting wood. I'm a sixty year old woman cutting her own fire wood. I use only Stihl. Gets hard at times but I still get it Done.

Good job. You will going your own way. Keep going. Greetings.

You did well chopping that all up, well done.

That sausage looks good! Same with breakfast ;)

Having a second chainsaw is helpful - especially if you get one bound up! Gas or electric. Have a few wedges as well - they can help when prying is tough to free up a bound up saw.

Another great video. Your videos are my guilty pleasure. After a stressful day (week) I look forward to just relaxing and watching your content.

Totally awesome video

Enjoyed video! Lots of hard work!😊

I love how gentle you are when you talk with Al! Seeing you do things the “harder” way validates so many of the things I have to do the “hard” way in my own life!

Got my bar pinched in a 2 foot tamarac tree when I was 13 years old . Was so ashamed of myself I cut the tree down with an axe non stop in like 10 minutes and was soak and wet from the sweat but not one person seen it and I was on the main skidoo trail !

Your so blessed!

I love my Dewalt 60v saw. Like you I had a bunch of batteries already for numerous tools. It wasn't much money and the noise alone makes it worth it for me. Of course I'll run my big gas saw for large stuff but for what most people need a saw for they are fine.

So great🎉🎉🎉

Keep doing what you love

Great video putting in the work

Once we have watched more than 2 of your videos we understand you are: A. Not perfect, I like you like that, you are smart enough to make a difference in all of our lives if we open up and see your value! You are great dude! #DiegoTries

Thanks for sharing. even with a wood shed your gonna wanna keep a supply of wood on the porch to feed your inside supply. and also the battery powered saws although im not excited about it are the way of the future.

Well done ❤ watching from Philippines...

Being grateful, thankful, appreciative of what we have is the secret to happiness. I think young man you are rich in all the important qualities in life that make you happy appreciate what you have. You come up with ideas that work out fine for you for the time being. That’s the main thing it is taken care of to suit you. Life is a learning experience. When we are open minded we will learn until the day we die, when we know better we do better. This is the very reason that life is fun, exciting, enjoyable, we are always trying mew things on our own to see how it works out. You have a great idea for your wood works great as it’s less steps for you its dry out in the air to dry it more. If we spent our lives Pleasing others we would never be happy. We be living our lives threw them, some people are to opinionated. You have got it made, you are living your life the way you chose to live it, not everyone can say that. I am new just the second video I enjoy your way of living, thanks for sharing.

Nobody was born with all the knowledge... oh comes with life...not the goal is important but the wat it leeds to it.. good job well done. Great video.. Take care grtz from Holland from a 75jrs old lady ego still stack her wood❤

I live alone have this to do every year so it is relaxing to watch someone else do it. I put a piece of wood up so that I can drive my wheelbarrow right up to pile it saves a lot of steps get done quicker. First time seeing your video.

My new fav channel. I have been binge watching all night. I live on an acreage property on the Gold Coast of Australia and wish i had half the energy that you do.

this video is awesome

I love this video

Watching from the Philippines ❤

That's a lot of hard work. So proud of you. Keep up the amazing work. Have the greatest day ever, love and peace.

all that time gathering firewood, awesome. now stacks it directly on the ground

Adoro tiver nessa natureza exuberante

First time seeing you but not the last ! Wish I knew where you are I need a cabin in the woods to be all by myself and NATURE. TAKE CARE AND ENJOY

Man, I feel you on getting rid of scrap lumber. I still struggle with burning or cutting up some of the random 2x4 or 2x6 pieces that are stored in the top of the garage for “future use” same boat. 3 foot pieces maybe a few 5 foot chunks. Have to get into the throw it away mode and stop hoarding like my dad. lol.

immediately subscribed after seeing that detailed drawing. keep going buddy

Great job keep it up

Diego, I give props to your friend Al, he do a great job for his age, Not saying 83, is old, but he just keep goi

Diego remember STICK on the Ice 🧊, SAW in the WOOD 🪵 and RUBBER on the ROAD . 😊

t'a raison, elle déchire cette petite tronçonneuse Makita, ceux qui critique c'est ceux qui n'ont pas idée de ce que ca apporte comme souplesse. Elle est juste abusivement chère =p

its always the day after you got rid of the old lumbers there's something popping up requiring said lumber 😂 fingers crossed its not the case here

Liked it a lot. Get more wood! Keep getting strong.

very interesting video, thank you

i work in a lumber mill for 12 years now cedar is nice has a good smell but a few things about it #1 it dulls up your saws fast #2 it puts off awesome heat...but burns up really quick...#3 if you have any type of allergies cedar will plug you up bad #4 cedar makes awesome outdoor chairs and such due to it can handle water better

See, that was fun. Though I did notice your editing. Seems like you had a bit of fun with it. Jason @ Gone with the Wynns , a sailing channel, says it takes him an hour per final minute of uploaded vlog. I say that to be encouraging, not judging. It's great that your neighbours are nice, too. Looking out for you, as well. It's the tail end of summer here, and your snow looks wonderful.

I love watching this,if I was younger and single I'd love to tryiving like this.i take my hat off to you

Try to always have a second or third sharp chain along. Try not to cool down to much when you take breaks, put a shirt or jacket back on. I used to cut wood for my own use and for sale. Largest tree I cut out of the forest was 42in Ponderosa Pine. You are doing good work, stay healthy.

I used to love doing firewood! You like all the same music I do. Classic rock and George Strait is my favorite! Come to Expect it from me is a good old tune

As long as the job gets done, does it really matter how you do it everybody’s gonna have an opinion I would just do what is best for me and let them worry about what’s best for them ……Tiny Houston MS

I understand the reasons for using the Makita 2x18v saw, but having a more powerful gas saw, even as backup would also be a big benefit if ever you were in a tight spot

Definitely suggest some temporary side rails for hauling wood

i love you diego...watching here in saudi arabia

I love seeing how many views this video has been getting! Great job man! Keep up the great work, its paying off!

Great. I find it easier to do 4ft logs in truck then cut split at home. I get more wood per trip. Split wood makes air gaps. Oh and... People said refrigerators were no better than ice boxes. Shesh ! Ash hard wood burns long. Cedar soft wood burns fast. Dont use pitch wood that will create cinder in the stack. Always use super dry wood. Need a wood shed. Lets cut up these 2x6 hmmm Great close to the video. You rock!

Love it

Diego, if you have an oscilating multi tool (or need an excuse to get one 😊), you might get some good use of the carpet or shingle blade to zip a line through the bark instead of using the chainsaw before splitting your rounds.

I gotta say it but that first tree was not ash lol it was a Doug for! If you can split the wood right where it lies when you cut it using a golf swing, saves a lot of energy. Nothing wrong with saving lumber you may be able to use someday..add a section on your woodshed for lumber storage you'll thank yourself later when you really do get old.

Hello there. So are you off grid. I used to live in a static caravan. I had a wood burning stove. I burnt anthracite. It used to cost me £480 pounds English money a winter season. If I burned gas it would be twice as much. I'm retired now and live in a flat in town. I have diabetes and really bad leg ulcers. I used to enjoy living on the land like you do. I envy what you are doing. A simple way of living is the best. So good luck to you.

Clean up nature, firewood for Diego ... talk about a win-win.

Mad Season...

Great video Bud ! Firewood fresh air exercise:) Dry wood on the porch Is good , wood shed will be nice for your ready to use wood, but drying green it really needs the sun & the wind, looks like you have high humidity there with all the moss I'm sure it takes a year or more to dry the wood properly. My green stuff i stack & leave out in in the sun & wind then cover just the top just before the snow comes then leave it that way until fall then i put it in the wood shed :) I always have just about two years worth cut ahead !

That big tree was a douglas fir. The maple (1st tree) burns hot and fast, the fir burns a bit slower, and cedar is good for kindling.

You should try to split fire wood put the log inside of a tire it helps a lot

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Hello Diego, please we need more videos 😆

Jackery needs to sponsor you, Diego!

Stay safe brutha!

Hey, good to see you work. Can you please explain the long thing on the gas cans that you filled at the station? My guess would be some kind of pressure indicator or relieving mechanism.

When you stack wood on the ground try to put a barrier between the wood and the ground. If you dont moisture will suck up into your bottom row of wood. I use old tin or cut long saplings a few inches in diameter and stack my wood on top of that.