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I like that you add Celsius when you talk about temp, I convert to Fahrenheit for my American friends

Your refreshing confidence and positive attitude in light of any demoralizing encounter is what makes for Oliver’s happy and comfortable upbringing. He’s very lucky to have you two!

You two are an inspiration to people who want to live off grid. First of all, you are so knowledgeable - nothing phases you - and, secondly, you are always cheerful and loving. It's a joy to watch you both

GREAT filming on this one guys! It doesn't always have to be a project. We just like seeing the whole gang and what you're up to. Riley, Courtney, Oliver, the dogs, everyday life.. This is awesome!

Love watching Courtney running the equipment. The obvious joy she gets from it is contagious. Riley has energy to burn. You two are made for each other! Oliver is a cutie!

I think your next big pre-winter project is to build enclosed garages for your vehicles...or maybe at least some covered carports would help a little. 😄

I really love the 30 minute videos they are awesome not to long to get boring not to short to not enjoy it its perfect i hope you can continue doing these 30 minute awesome videos

Wow, dealing with winter out there is no joke. Also, love seeing Oli's personality coming out. We have a 11 month old and freshly turned 4 year old and know it's nice to see babies become toddlers!!

I see next summers project. Outdoor permanent charging for the lightning, along with heater / charger outlets for the other vehicles. might need to run the generator a few extra times. Easier starts for everyone. Added bonus is that batteries last longer.

Oliver is such a cutey. He seams like such a happy baby. What a mischievous smile... 😊

I love Oliver. Does that child ever cry?.. OMG I love his demeaner. 😘

OLIVER IS SUCH AN ADORABLE LIL FELLA. MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN NEW ZEALAND AND NO BAMBINOS UNFORTUNATELY. I SURE HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE MORE KIDS BECAUSE KIDS ARE WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT ESPECIALY IF YOU ARE AMAZING PARENTS. 4 OR 5 KIDS IS A GREAT GO BUT ITS A LITTLE LATE TO START A BROOD OF KIDS. GOD BLESS AND BE WITH YOU ALL.

Thank you for sharing Oliver, he such a joy.

After you get below 10 degrees F you need to look at mittens with a glove inner liner.

Your family is beautiful. Just enjoy that time with Oliver .

You two make fun video showing all of your escapades but the best parts are Ollie smiling and laughing. He is such a great little guy. Blessings to you three.

You should save the "ashes" from the furnace toilet in something like a 50 or 75 gallon plastic lidded trash can and use it as fertilizer for a flower or vegetable garden. Poop and ashes as well as kitchen compost and fish heads and guts make wonderful fertilizer and since the poop is burned and "sterilized" there is no health concerns with it being human poop and possibly causing any illnesses, plus with the right "hanging bag" planter solution you can grow fresh veggies ( tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zuccini, hot peppers, strawberries, garlic, onions, even potatoes with a indoor window planter box ) year round indoors with heating and appropriate access to sunlight ( windows ) or a grow light. In snowy winters just bring a bucket or two of snow inside to melt in the warm living space for irrigation so no drain of your limited water supply.

An utterly absorbing episode! Thank you for bringing us along.

Wood ash makes excellent soil improvement especially for anything that needs potassium fertilizer.

I’ve got the same issues with my batteries on top of my mountain, my solution was an insulated box around them with a flat chicken coop heater connected to a thermocube thermostatic switch, kicks on at 35 if I recall. Cheap way to make sure you don’t freeze your batteries and no trips to the shed to control temps.

I love your wife's willingness. Its a great quality to have in a life partner. Having that YES support system gets so much more accomplished that really in turn helps her and the whole. I wish more women understood this.

So very cool seeing Boondog and Bailey out frolicking like the pups they are, and Laughing Oliver brightens the day every time.

I appreciate you guys keeping it real. 👍

Oliver steals the show.

Miss one before winner check, check belt on sand spender

Oliver is looking good today. The snowblower on the skid steer works great too.

For the kindling ,use an old tire and put logs in the circle of the tire. Then chop at the logs while they were in the circle of the tire and they won’t go flying all over the place. It saves a lot of bending down and up time.

Y’all need some outside electrical service points, for battery tenders, engine heaters. In extreme cold, engine heaters take a ridiculous amount of time to warm a cold soaked engine, if ever, for lack of circulation. Salamander style heater is a better bet.

Oliver is so adorable! He always brings a smile to my face. You guys are doing such a great job!

I’ll take a foot of snow over any ice! I absolutely love your together attitude, and of course, baby Oliver❤

I live in the forest on 50ac. Trees falling over is very common. I always carry a proper battery chainsaw in the car. I decided on a Stihl with the most expensive batteries + charger. I always carry a spare chain for it too - helps when you put it in the dirt to have chain ready to go. Totally easy hand tensioning system on mine. Chain changes require no tools. The torque of it is very impressive. 1 battery lasts longer than my capacity to cut in one session which is about 35 - 45 mins continuous at full power with a fully charged battery. It will go longer if all you're cutting is small limbs or cutting up a crown to get access to a trunk. It will almost but not quite cut through a trunk the same diameter the bar is long. It wasn't cheap, with everything it was about $1300 IIRC. I got the most expensive charger for it too, which with 2 batteries was unnecessary. Project Farm did a test on battery saws and it was middle of the pack but the point is proper battery chainsaws are 10 out 10 amazing and I do know what I'm talking about. I have 3x gas saws, S, M & L and the battery saw gets 10x more use than the others combined. I always use it and the torque of it is highly addictive. At least with a Stihl you get aftersales service & backup. Spare parts are available for them too. The others, if they break well that's the end of them. Not plugging Stihl, I just hate spending good money on things that let you down when you need them most. 5 years I've had it. Re lithium lasting longer than lead-acid, when they've been around for about 50 years then the manufacturers' claims may or may not have some validity. Right now no one can prove they don't last longer. Laboratory tests are not real world use. What matters is how long they last in years not how many cycles they 'might' theoretically handle at 15deg C with no temperature variation and perfect charging. Deep cycle lead-acid can be great and the technology is getting on for 150 years old. Tech is very well understood and its life can be verified. You just need more of them to get the same power as lithium-ion and if you don't regularly go below say 30% DoD with 6v batteries they'll last 15 years extending them beyond their design life by quite a few years. The cost of them is pretty cheap now. Even with a large bank the cost is roughly half lithium for about the same storage capacity. Like anything they have their drawbacks. If you ever flatten them badly and leave them flat for a week, then you strip about half their life from them. Also they can't handle getting hot so you need a cool room for them. So long as you don't get them hot and/or flatten them they're great. Nothing is perfect. 48v deep cycle AGM types are great value for money. Nothing against lithium at all, just I can't afford them and I don't believe the claims can be backed up in the real world yet because there simply hasn't been enough years to collate the field data to verify the claims. I have technical background therefore run on veracity LOL.

If you split a log in half and space the two flat surfaces of wood an inch apart inside your wood stove, you will no longer require any kindling. Place a sheet of newspaper between the two flat surfaces and light it. The flames will travel vertically and the heat will radiate back and forth between the two flat surfaces. I have used this method for over 40 years. I can start my fireplace in literally minutes with only one sheet of newspaper and two flat surfaces of wood facing each other.

A nice adventure with you guys. Glad to support you a little.

Oliver is such a lovely boy happy chap really enjoying your snow fun 👍😁

Good Morning Sweet Family!! ☕️ ❤✨️🌞

Great job running the skid steer Courtney

Excellent video, thanks. I’m intrigued by the Ford Lightning and would appreciate a video dedicated to its cold weather functionality and how it drives in the snow.

Thank you for including C°.

Great video Riley and Courtney also Oliver

We moved to Mullan in Sept. of 73. By march of 74, we couldn't see out our windows due to snow. I could literally walk off my roof. So yes, it does snow a lot up there sometimes.

You two are a riot, and super mom is great. Riley I hope you know how lucky you are to be married to such an awesome woman. She is so jazzed to work as hard as you do and both of you will make Oliver a great person from your teaching Keep up the good work.

Your little boy is gonna have a blast stair playing with all those toys that his dad built he’s gonna have so much fun

the infamous powerstroke cold start rattle...

1/30/24 it was over 80 here in Texas, got a sunburn working on my truck. 1967 International pickup. Y'all enjoy the snow & cold.

TYVM Little Oliver is now the star of the SHOW!!!! ❤🌟🌟🌟

No don't waste the ashes ,spread them on your ice spots . It work alot like salt ,and gives crazy traction.

Just a helpful hint, I use full sythetic oil on all of my vehicles and equipment. Makes the world of difference when starting in cold weather

I am thankful that the temperature where I live rarely gets below 15 degrees C. It gets up to 35C but as long as there is shade and a fan it is tolerable.

So cool you got a Lightning! I've had mine a year and a half, 18kmi. and its by far the coolest thing I've ever owned, you will love yours... and A great place to use and store that extra solar power too... Can't wait to see it chained up and eating snow (or maybe a set of Hakkapeliittas)... also, it will 100% tow anything your 7.3 will up that hill🙂

Oliver looks so happy riding in the army truck.

I’ve got one of those handy splitters … I love it!

I think I missed you getting a lightening! Sweet!

Great video! Sorry I couldn't live there in the winter, my old bones just wouldn't move! Take care, Tom

Oliver is a lucky boy to have such awesome parents who love and care for him so well and I can tell by his smile.

Great video! Consider building a rack off the deck that you can set a tote of firewood on with the skidsteer.No more carrying wood up steps.

You might want to hang some type of barrier inside the shipping container from the ceiling to floor near the end with the batteries to the keep most of the heat from the space heater on the batteries. Right now, convection will move heat towards the door.

next project : a roof for the cars?

What an awesome life you two have created! Oliver will never forget riding with his dad in the snow truck & these videos are pure gold. You deserve a minimum 500k subs 👏👍💕

Open the two internal flaps to wide open on the sander chute, so it drops straight onto the spinner. That will help with the clogs. Adjust the lower flaps to keep material in the driving area. 37:01

You can put a block heater in line through the heater hoses easy 😅

You have a mind of a engineer your amazing ! I love your channel content .

Thanks! Oliver is so expressive! It brings Joy to my soul to watch the five of you work together, work, play and fulfill your dreams. Blessings.

You folks have deservedly built a channel that provides some financial 'perks'. Hard to imagine how folks with a more modest financial base deal with conditions you encounter.

Coming from someone that has worked and repaired sheet metal equipment over 50 years. Picking up that brake by the bed is an excellent way to warp it.

Hi, from INDIA 😀✌ No 1 DIY family😊💪

I saw another video of a guy living in the city that took a battery operated leaf blower and used it to clean off his driveway and vehicles parked on the driveway. Just thought that would work at cleaning the deck at your place full of snow. Another video I saw took hot water mixed with softener salt and added sugar to it. The sugar keeps ice from forming and the salt is as usual breaks down the snow piles. I think that is what the guy stated in his video.

So love how u covered up the bright headlamp while filming yourself...

For the space heater you could get a smart thermometer sensor to turn on and off the heater depending on the temperature in the shipping container

Haha. I have the exact same toolbox full of chains

thoroughly enjoyable watching- thank you for sharing :)

The little guy is a happy camper.

Winter is tuff in your area I can relate , Hometown Cleveland Ohio we had whats called Lake Effect snow like Buffalo NY .71yrs old now moved to a warmer climate on o few acres very rural but not as much as your property I can handle it for now .Wife is not a very healthy person But we've lasted over 48 years . Enjoy your enthusiasm . Don't care for winter weather much I Worked outside my whole life in construction . Take care seems like the family is coping very well .

So did you install new Back-up propane generator and replace broken one? Short video Please

Oliver is so stinkin' cute! I am so happy that cold snap is over, was fun but also learned a lot about the limits on my property. lol. -20 was too much. Give me 5-25 all day, lol. This video was AMAZING. Thanks for taking us along for the full adventure. Looking forward to seeing what comes now that you guys' have a brake again. Looking forward to the other updates with those fun little easter eggs.

Little Oliver is SO CUTE!

Wood chopping gloves are the absolute best for keeping your hands warm. A nice knitted mitten with a leather cover. Treat them with mink oil and you're good to go.

Time to create a firewood elevator

Usually the sanding trucks run the exhaust around the sander tub to keep it from freezing.

Try to add a plastic certain in your battery container. Add it about 2 feet away from the batteries. It will make like a small room so the heater won’t have to heat up the whole container and just heat up the small area. I would Velcro it to the walls and ceiling, to make it easy to remove and add on when needed.

Where 😊😊does Oliver get his big beautiful blue eyes?

Got to love winter! @ 28:30 The expression you’re looking for is to “hunker down.” To “bunker down” is not actually a thing.

Thanks for showing what it is like up here when it is cold

Get a Bluetooth diesel heater for the battery bank. If you get a portable one you can use it to heat vehicles or whatever. The turd burner …. Deuce to dust!

How fid you get that heavy snow blower up those steep steps?😊

Where did you get the heated gloves? When did you get the lightening?

Put some reflex insulation on the side of the container so it reflects light to the back of your solar P, this is a bubble wrap insulation with silver coatings. Cost is low and will boost panel output.

I really believe that you guys underestimated the cold weather in Idaho. You need indoor storage space for your vehicles, at least the ones you are going to drive in the winter months. It is truly dangerous to underestimate cold weather. I have lived in very cold weather and we tried to be prepared for emergencies. We weren’t as remote as you guys are. Take care and remember you’re only over prepared when nothing bad happens.

You should set up a feeding station for your local wildlife. The reason those deer were there is because you cleared the snow and it gave them the opportunity to look for food without digging for it. All you need is a small spot you can clear with the skidsteer, get a roll bale of hay, build a small overhead roof for it, and watch the critters come - day and night. A mineral/salt block and maybe a corn dispenser. You son would rally enjoy seeing the animals as he gets older.

Get mittens. Don't use gloves at that temp.

On the 7.3s cycle the glow plugs 3 times when it's cold like that

Congrats on the Lightning. We bought a Rivian but still have our GX470 as well. We've taken our Rivian to our winter home as well but it's only been in the teens so no battery issues.

How did you clear off the container shed roof?

Is the Kohler generator fixed?

I've stumbled on your channel here a few days ago and have been watching several of your videos. I love the content and wanted to say that your home and it's location are beautiful! You're a lucky family all things considered with the little one and the property... Keep the content coming. New subscriber here ;)

I really like the patina look of the garage door. To keep it from going to far south look at Dry Juice. I watched a couple put it on their van.

When did get the Ford Lighting? saving on fuel cost I see

Cant you use your split a/c in the container for heat?

Whoh! Love watching the snow maintenance! Growing up in the cold them moving South I dont get to see or play in it anymore!

Kids are the best :) i like to watch any kid smile. never had any myself but i got to take care of a kid from birth until he was 6 years old when he moved 500 Km away.