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With snow and sub freezing temperatures on the horizon, we spend the last warm day gathering firewood from our 9.5 acre wooded homestead. Will we have enough to heat our barndominium shop house through a harsh north Idaho winter? #woodheat #tamarack #hardwork
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@BirdYoumans 2 жыл бұрын

He/She who gathers their own firewood gets warm twice! First time seeing you guys. Enjoyed it!

@whodamongrel1 2 жыл бұрын

OMG…. Dude..she is a real keeper, the amount of chopping she done in just this video, and didn’t back away from it saying ”it’s to hard” so much respect for this kid.

@stoffes 2 жыл бұрын

KID? LOLZ grown woman

@jayrichards3672 2 жыл бұрын

@@stoffes I hear'd she's from Texas!

@jonkzak 2 жыл бұрын

I am totally impressed at the wood chopping skills displayed! You go Woman!

@mtlefty8687 2 жыл бұрын

My wife and I used to supply 90% of our winter heat with "free" firewood as well. When one considers the time, gas, oil, equipment and effort involved, it is really rather "expensive". The good thing was there was never a need for a gym membership! Like others have suggested...get a log splitter asap and your years of being able to continue this will be greatly enhanced.

@et5222 2 жыл бұрын

Log spiltters are for old folks : )

@c50ge 2 жыл бұрын

@@et5222 How old are you?

@duett445 2 жыл бұрын

No do not get a log splitter until you are absolutely incapable of spilling by hand, , splitting wood his highly beneficial to you health, I am 79 and I chop my wood with a mallet and an axe .

@halliwilljon 2 жыл бұрын

Been splitting my wood by hand for 25 years, gonna do it that way till i cant swing my fiscars anymore...

@TheFoMoCo1903 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it does add up if you intend to keep up with the neighbors. Log splitter, trucks, trailers, saws, chains, outdoor wood boiler, heat exchangers, plumbing, skid steer or tractor with attachments the list goes on.

@edricketts6887 2 жыл бұрын

An old neighbour said to me once when i was chopping wood. That - Wood fires keep you warm twice, Once when you're cutting, chopping and stacking the second when you burn it!

@sweetkellymay 2 жыл бұрын

Most "homesteaders" have a $70,000 dollar truck, and a $5,000 dollar log splitter. You guys rock..

@jerrypruitt7432 2 жыл бұрын

some people dont realize how much you can save burning wood. i love working with wood an burning it and im 70 years old. hope i can do this till i leave this world. i admit that its work but well worth it. never have to worry about getting cold. take care GOD bless.

@rowdybroomstick1216 2 жыл бұрын

If you'll carry the cut piece's back to the house and split them early in the morning when everything is froze hard you'll notice the wood splits alot easier, then you won't have near as many hits where the wood didn't bust and you had to hit it multiple times to get it split! I burned wood for 4 year's living by myself and I learned a lot about saving energy by splitting when the wood is frozen, it truly makes a big difference. I'm a bit older and working smart and not so hard makes every little bit help. Great video! Hearing that 4WD low gear whine brings back memories, I had a 79 just about the same make and color, definitely tough trucks

@garyl148 2 жыл бұрын

Tamarack splits easy anyway. Some people make shakes out of it.

@kimberlyshelton4563 2 жыл бұрын

You both are going to be popular on youtube in just a couple of years your videos are very inspiring interesting. This family is a down to earth kind of people . AWESOME love your videos.

@johng5284 2 жыл бұрын

I love that truck! It reminds me of childhood drives with my dad. Tough and reliable with classic good looks

@thomasjones3005 2 жыл бұрын

I believe Liz is the hardest working woman ever. High 5 kiddo. You 2 make a great team..

@bobhekker4060 2 жыл бұрын

"Team work makes the dream work". I noticed the rear window of the truck is not protected. Many years ago I accidently busted a rear window when I tossed a piece of split wood onto the pile in the back of the truck. Great team work!!

@larryhronesz5693 2 жыл бұрын

Nice score on the wood there was a lot more than what it looked like at first

@scottfoster2487 2 жыл бұрын

Throwing away a piece of firewood is crazy. Got to hoard all the wood you can. Team work sure makes life easier.

@genewileyopa 2 жыл бұрын

Those trees were long, makes for lots of fire wood. Hard work pays off. Be safe. Iowa was watching 4 degrees last night :)

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

Brrrr! 19 here last night

@thomasweeks7992 2 жыл бұрын

Cutest little girl ever you two are awesome young people enjoy your life to the fullest.

@breakheartorchard4761 2 жыл бұрын

I love firewood days. Always exhausted by the end, but you can see your progress right away.

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

So true! It’s one of the best workouts there is

@brandonbutela6269 2 жыл бұрын

No doubt and you sleep like a baby!

@diggerdog9096 2 жыл бұрын

A good feeling to have a wall of wood ready for winter.

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t beat that feeling. Thanks for watching!

@campgas5344 2 жыл бұрын

Nice team work, keep up the good work!! I have been with my wife for 25 years. She was helping me stack firewood about 20 years ago. She went to the bathroom, I am still waiting for her to come back. (stacking firewood) Stay safe!!!!!

@jimcrowell5093 2 жыл бұрын

Tiring work but the pay off is the reward come the cold🌨❄⛄great job you two 👌 👏 🔥✌till the next one😁

@meme-dj3ig 2 жыл бұрын

so glad that other notice that she kicked ass, she did what needed to get the job done. good job.

@russellwatters5891 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's cool that the state allows ppl with permits to help clean up the dead trees and use them for firewood. Win win for everybody involved. Liz, you swing the maul like you know what you're doing, glad to see both of ya'll working towards a common dream! Love ya'll ❤

@209_zerocool 2 жыл бұрын

Dead tree clearing permit? Maybe if you live in a national forest or something.

@poo2764 2 жыл бұрын

Well done you two hard work but great rewards warm during the winter!

@tcpete2000 2 жыл бұрын

Liz good to see you help with the splitting. I enjoy watching you put Mike's truck through its paces. I hope you continue to get good service from that invaluable homestead tool.

@paulyh4531 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that truck is the same model from the 80s show the fall guy lol

@fisherus 2 жыл бұрын

Mike, you're quite a feller, tree feller that is. Liz is also quite the splitter. You two really compliment one another in the things that are not only necessary but those that are enjoyable in your lives. Great video content and glad to see you have merch coming out.

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig! We are lucky to have found each other

@onababona6101 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaidBackLiving That was DESTINY !!! :-)

@et5222 2 жыл бұрын

Great job of showing how to get firewood to the house with handling at the minimum.... Biggest rookie heating with wood fail is excessive handling/moving/tossing/stacking. You guys are pros.

@ladyryan902 2 жыл бұрын

WOW you laid it right where u wanted..talent😃 I grew up in the mts doing exactly that..its exhausting..n now 30yrs later I'm exhausted watching you split lol..

@brandonbutela6269 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you've heard the saying about firewood warming you more than once. Cutting1, splitting2, stacking3 and then burning4. It's very satisfying at the end of the day knowing you've done a hard day's work and making sure you won't freeze through winter. No one was hurt and no equipment was damaged, it was a great day. Stay safe and God bless.

@joeg.6785 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job Mike on the tree fell. Dropped right where you wanted. Liz you are a log splitting machine. Thanks for the videos. I enjoy them and they are entertaining as well as informative. Thanks again.

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@robertdouglas8895 2 жыл бұрын

Good job on the tamarack. When it's tougher to get through trees, a cable longer than the tree pulled with the truck will help.

@TripleThreatFirearmsDefenseInc 2 жыл бұрын

Love the way you all work as a great team. Your wife is definitely doing it...I saw you all on another channel, where they were traveling to different homesteads and you all was featured in it. Great job and many blessing on the completion of the homestead.

@Juliegriffiths1 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your channel, and the work you do together to keep everything rolling along smoothly. You are doing a great job showing us what its like to self build a home and work space off grid from scratch. No mean feat. Keep the great content coming.

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Julie! We appreciate you!

@garyl148 2 жыл бұрын

Makeing firewood is one of my favorite things to do in life. We use around 6 cord per year, maybe 7. Also in North Idaho.

@royoliveira6039 2 жыл бұрын

gathering firewood is always satisfies and rewards!

@kevinbode6483 2 жыл бұрын

She is definitely a keeper and the square body Chevy is nice.

@l.m.leblancjr6748 2 жыл бұрын

get to love it !!

@chuckhaynes6458 2 жыл бұрын

Liz you are not only easy on the eyes, but tough on the logs. Ah yes to be young again. Yous guys are special. I really enjoy your adventures. I moved to the Sierras in the early '80's.

@samthompson1270 2 жыл бұрын

Solid days work for both of you. I would think you slept well that night. LOL Good job you two and great video.

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

So good! Thanks for watching!

@wildgiver9922 2 жыл бұрын

Looking good!

@thestead2464 2 жыл бұрын

And all in a days work!! Nice job. It’s beautiful out there!

@BUD100ify 2 жыл бұрын

I like the leather work over alls....warm and safe

@ethanschwartz1510 2 жыл бұрын

Team work makes the dream work!

@deejohnson5163 2 жыл бұрын

HARD WORKING COUPLE

@allenbo8234 2 жыл бұрын

You go girl. Hell yes.

@turklayher4794 2 жыл бұрын

Great video you guys work so well together ❤ 👏

@lestatangel 2 жыл бұрын

When spring comes you need to start harvesting firewood again for next winter.

@thomascallaghan5988 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video

@loucinci3922 2 жыл бұрын

Digging Liz swinging that big maul! You go girl. Nice score on the wood. Thanks for sharing

@kopenhagenkid 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Mike and Liz

@terrydoyle4298 2 жыл бұрын

Stoked

@johnwinden8511 2 жыл бұрын

Love the old square body chevys

@gayle4804 2 жыл бұрын

The both of you are quite a team congratulations on your hall

@chazleighann 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are amazing !!!

@Hunterpete15 2 жыл бұрын

Nice drop on that tree. Made it look easy!

@onababona6101 2 жыл бұрын

Young lady... you know how to split them ! Just like THAT!!!! :-)

@robbender4129 2 жыл бұрын

That's the way to get the wood outta the woods... that how I do it...get it put on the road to process..love your pickup ....awesome video👍

@robbender4129 2 жыл бұрын

Also...much respect for the wood splitter you have now...definatly a keeper💪

@OurCabinInThewoods 2 жыл бұрын

I can never get bored with this channel/Love it keep up the good work.💪

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jailbreak852 2 жыл бұрын

nice work, you two

@laruedouglas7972 2 жыл бұрын

Looking like a lot of great wood for a start.👍

@manbearpig2164 2 жыл бұрын

I live in north Idaho and I went out a couple weeks ago and got some firewood also, it's fun

@bobmiller4343 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work guys!

@teresaatwater672 2 жыл бұрын

Great days work! You make it look so easy which I know it isn’t! Time to relax and a nice evening.

@leslietarboxjr4287 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this video brought back memories of my youth growing up in northern Maine. Every fall we wood fell trees and split wood for days in order to stay warm for the long Maine winters. Wish Liz was around back then, she is a log splitting machine but then again, we didn't have fast forward back then. LOL. Still, she can split some wood. Mike, excellent felling of that huge tree. Perfect placing.

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Leslie! We are glad to bring back memories for you 😀

@unitabob 2 жыл бұрын

nothing like hard work

@thomasbrown5005 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome 👏

@rona-husky9019 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, couple good loads of wood , log splitter would be a smart investment , saves time and bonus saves your back , still plenty of workout , cutting , loading , and unloading👍😎cheers

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

It’s in our future. Thanks for watching!

@josephhead8345 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your site today. Love it. Definite follower.

@darlene6670 2 жыл бұрын

We have been heating our home with a wood burner for about 45 plus years, I'm here to tell you, there is nothing free about it! It's hard intensive back breaking labor.... And then there is the gas and oils, the time to re-sharpen blades or replacing blades, and there there is the gas and oils into the pick up truck to haul said wood, and time to chop saw, split load unload stacking, no there is absolutely nothing free about it! BUT once you have your winters supply in, no you don't have a heating bill coming in except the fans off the wood burner. You can not put a price tag on having a home heated with wood, it is so amazing, I don't think I could ever go with out a wood stove, I would freeze LOL... Sometimes we might have to "heat the outside" by opening doors and windows, that's happened more than once :-) But if one was to pair fair labor costs and all the costs I mentioned I'm not entirely sure it's very much cheaper, but absolutely not free~

@KirillRedkin Жыл бұрын

You guys are cool!

@beetreefarms4471 2 жыл бұрын

That girl will work..!!!!! Actually both of y’all..!!!

@zbigniewpioro9952 2 жыл бұрын

Cutting own wood is not only mentally rewarding but also a way of life! No matter what the effort is I feel just great after such exercises 💪Winter is coming also here to Poland now (-5° now) so I also cut 2 trees last weekend. Luckily dried standing... Split with an axe this time, gosh... Liz, I can only repeat after the others, You are just a machine 💪😉 but pls get the log splitter. Will save You a lot of effort!.

@jimfriday4909 2 жыл бұрын

What a lot of wood. A woman that will chop wood is unique. Thank you for sharing

@hlarsen27 2 жыл бұрын

You two make a winning team

@denniscarreno8151 2 жыл бұрын

You guys work hard....but ata safe...and warm

@PurpleCollarLife 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! We use mostly firewood to heat our home too.

@cabguy1006 2 жыл бұрын

Well I would say this video shows who the worker is between you two, she is incredible, wow ! 😉

@loseyourlife4042 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@garymonsarratt6048 2 жыл бұрын

Heated my house for 15 years with wood { a lot of work and i had a splitter } great video

@vetmarie6215 2 жыл бұрын

Watching from SC USA 💗

@seanhurley6662 2 жыл бұрын

Nice I live it

@PineyGroveHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Love that GMC square body!! My Dad had one when I was a teenager....many, many years ago. Just looks so cold there (compared to Florida)!!

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

They are such great trucks! And nice to look at, too!

@PineyGroveHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

@@LaidBackLiving yes sir. When they went back square body in 2014, I had to get one. Probably keep it forever!!

@paulyh4531 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect cut down Mike , looks like you done your exercise for the day also Liz, chopping the wood like a demon 👍

@MrMonkeyfarmer1 2 жыл бұрын

I really like you young people. This is the 1st video I came across of you guys. I think I'm subscribing just because I like you guys

@allentruitt8632 2 жыл бұрын

We just had our 20 acres logged and are working on clearing the tops. It's a lot of wood, man. We're gonna mill all the straight stuff for siding and the rest we are splitting for firewood. Looking for the right sawmill now.

@Diego_Leon 2 жыл бұрын

Good job!!! I love the place where you live..

@tj1be118 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, enjoy the warm fire. Regards from Switzerland

@jeffely1828 2 жыл бұрын

I love the old jimmy is that a one ton it don’t even squat with a load of wood

@justintime2277 2 жыл бұрын

👍 From Cadillac Michigan

@johnslugger 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe you have so little snow on Dec. 7th. Great the work done while it's still easy!

@LaidBackLiving 2 жыл бұрын

One day later and we have quite a bit more!

@tonicasaesmeralda8612 2 жыл бұрын

That is all coming along good there! :) Likewise the same, I chopped a dead 20cm oak tree down with an axe today while waiting for my goats to finish grazing. :) There just is something about harvesting your own firewood with an axe! :)

@ewidmer1 2 жыл бұрын

Wow those are long trees

@terryboomershine6812 2 жыл бұрын

Mike u are one lucky man..you better be good to that gal ,she's a worker and cute to boot...lol great video keep up the awesome lifestyle..

@JLGWoodscapes 2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel and how well you two work together. You are a great team!! That is a lot of firewood! Oh love the dogs too! Gotta have dogs! Keep the videos coming!

@paulyh4531 2 жыл бұрын

They are fab 👍

@JLGWoodscapes 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulyh4531 Agree! Fun to watch!

@jamesdickman8315 2 жыл бұрын

Looking at that tree concerned me if the base wasn't eaten through making it very dangerous to fall but you got it down no problems. Way to go !

@angelapalmieri3883 2 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing the way that tree came down exactly where you wanted it.... awesome wood chopping skills wonderwoman Merry Christmas Happy New Year

@Kebowinarang 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos. I'm from Indonesia I really enjoy this video

@mehmet284 2 жыл бұрын

amazing job greetings from the netherlands

@vner 2 жыл бұрын

Guys, you need a small 4 wd tractor. But good work, and Liz you are good with the axe ;) :)

@ModernMountainLiving 2 жыл бұрын

It’s kinda funny that when I am at the house in North Idaho I can’t watch your vids but have to drive back to Colorado to see them. We got our “have to” list done like concrete, fence posts and meter posts and left since the snow keeps coming. Be Blessed